A Fife Fife charity has seen hundreds of people turn up at its doors after a rally call for help for Afghan refugees brought in donations from across Scotland.

Acorn Aid (Scotland), which is based in Crossgates, posted a Facebook messaged asking for donations last week and in a just a short period of time it was seen by 95,000.

The community from across Fife answered the call but many from further a field too, with one donator travelling all the way from Aberdeen!

Acorn Aid was founded in 2016 by Brian and June Miller, and nitially aid was taken to Bosnia.

Family and friends have since joined the Charity, which now stands at 10 members, and over the last five years Acorn Aid has also given assistance to local homeless charities, purchased defibrillators and public access boxes, helped the house bound or self isolating due to lockdown during Covid 19, and much more!

A spokesperson for the charity said: “We had planned to accept donations Monday 23rd - Friday 27th, but found that our facilities were at capacity after only three evenings, with 100 visitors donating each night.

"We thought we might get one tonne of donations but by Wednesday 25th we had exceeded 35 tonnes.

"Grateful thanks to Trinity Church, Church Place, Crossgates, which was used as the drop off and sorting point. Also to Williamson Haulage, in Cowdenbeath, for transport and a 20 foot container.

"A special thanks goes out to everyone who donated. Also to the dozens of volunteers for giving freely of their time to help sort and organise donations.

"This includes individuals, groups of friends, church members, 46th Fife Scout Group and parents, Councillor Darren Watt and family, Zoe for co-ordinating in Ceres, and Mark for co-ordinating in Auchtermuchty.

"Without your help, the success of this venture would not be possible.

"And finally, Acorn Aid (Scotland) give their thanks to the Crossgates neighbourhood (as the church is situated in a tiny cul-de-sac), for their patience and understanding with the increased volume of traffic."

All donations will be given to Fife Voluntary Action on Tuesday, August 31 for distribution to the Afghan refugees.