The regiment is one of the region's many Territorial Army units

Soldiers from the Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire areas gave the facelift to the Broomlee Centre at West Linton in Scotland.

The centre now has refurbished buildings, new footbridges and garages.

Children, mainly from Scotland but also from elsewhere in the UK, take part in the centre's outdoor activities.

The 75 Engineer Regiment (Volunteers) sent 60 soldiers from its headquarters in Oldham Road, Failsworth, as well as its training base in Harrowby Road, Birkenhead.

It's a fantastic opportunity for the regiment to help out using the many trades and skills we have at our disposal Warrant Officer Eugene Austin

They were joined by 10 members of Liverpool University Officer Training Corps (LUOTC).

LUOTC is a North West Territorial Army (TA) unit which offers students the opportunity to develop their personal skills and interest in the Armed Forces. It has training bases in Liverpool and Lancaster.

The revamp project was designated a Military Aid to the Civil Community (MACC) task, when military units agree to use their expertise, skills and manpower to provide assistance on appropriate community schemes.

Warrant Officer Eugene Austin, Regimental Sergeant Major, said: "We often get asked to support projects like this and it's a fantastic opportunity for the regiment to help out using the many trades and skills we have at our disposal."

The regiment is one of the North West's many TA units.

Its military role is to enable the Army to live, move and fight, by providing a specialist engineering capability in bridging, demolitions, water supply, field fortifications, heavy earth moving and construction.

TA soldiers are part-time paid professionals.