In pictures: Remembering Scotland's berry picking summers

Picking strawberries and raspberries shaped the summers of thousands of Scots who took to the fields of the fertile east to earn a pound or two. PIC: One Voice Photograph Collection, Blairgowrie.

Here we look at the families and children who became central to the industry that, at its height, employed around 40,000 people.

Many will remember boarding the early morning 'berry bus' and the long hours in the fields in return for some coins, or a few notes if you were lucky.

Although conditions could be hard, a day at the berries was, for many, a day out with pals - with your pocket money thrown in at the end.

Picking strawberries and raspberries shaped the summers of thousands of Scots who took to the fields of the fertile east to earn a pound or two. PIC: One Voice Photograph Collection, Blairgowrie.

It was often a family affair in the berry fields with parents and their young often travelling to Fife, Angus and Perthshire from the Central Belt for the chance of summer work. PIC: One Voice Photo Collection, Blairgowrie

It was in Blairgowrie - known as Berry Town - where Scotlands soft fruit industry was born in the early 1900s with Fife and Angus also becoming key picking areas. PIC: One Voice Photograph Collection, Blairgowrie.

Travellers were an essential part of the workforce but the whole community was involved in the seasonal effort. PIC: One Voice Photograph Collection, Blairgowrie.