I WOULD like to take this opportunity to say a big ‘thank you’ to your readers for their continued support to the charity over the last year.

If they have donated goods or shopped in our stores in, in Cowdenbeath, Glenrothes, Dalgety Bay, Leven, Kirkcaldy, Cupar or St Andrews they have done their part in supporting our local services, as the profits from our stores goes directly towards supporting the charity’s work with some of Scotland’s most disadvantaged children and young people in the area.

Many of your readers are or have become volunteers for the charity in our services and shops or supported events and have become foster carers - without this army of support we simply wouldn’t be able to function.

And finally our thanks to you for supporting us by telling your readers about our events, news and campaigns and helping to raise awareness of the work we do in the local community.

So a big ‘thank you’ to you and your readers for supporting us through 2018 and the Year of Young People and we look forward to their continued support in 2019.

MARTIN CREWE,

Director, Barnardo’s,

Scotland.