A Fife charity's coffee morning has raised more than £800.
The event, which took place at the start of December, was organised by Seescape, a charity that supports people who are blind or partially sighted across Fife.
The coffee morning was held at the charity's Glenrothes hub and saw supporters, service users, and the community come together to raise money and learn more about Seescape's work.
As well as stalls, there was a bake sale and information about the charity and what they do to support both those affected by sight loss and the wider community.
Former Prime Minister and honorary patron of Seescape Gordon Brown attended the event, visiting stalls and chatting to visitors.
Seescape supports more than 3,500 people every year across Fife, helping them to live more independently.
The charity provides services including training in rehabilitation and independent living skills, early intervention advice, counselling, and accessible technology support.
It also offers social opportunities to those with visual impairments across Fife, as well as community-based assessments, home visits, and drop-ins at its visual impairment hub in Glenrothes to give information on the latest support and technologies available.
As well as the coffee morning, Seescape ran their annual grand prize draw with prizes including an overnight stay at a luxury hotel, fine dining experience, and festive hampers.
This year the draw attracted a record-breaking number of entries and raised more than £3,000.
This winter, Seescape’s hub is acting as a local ‘warm space’ location – a Fife Council initiative to work with community groups to offer warm places for anyone struggling with the cost of living.
The centre is open to all every weekday between 10am and 4pm.
Lesley Carcary, chief executive of Seescape, said: "We are absolutely delighted with the success of our annual coffee morning and Grand Prize Draw.
"Each year they both get bigger and better and that is thanks to those who support us.
"Seescape provides vital support to those suffering with sight loss in Fife and the money raised will help further support us and our projects going into 2025.
"We are also pleased to be a warm space in Fife.
"This can be particularly helpful for anyone struggling to keep their home warm or looking to spend time with others.
"It means we can open our doors to all the community, not just people with sight loss and we’ll have hot food and drinks for anyone popping in."
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