A north-east charity has been given £80,000 to help develop activities for those diagnosed with dementia.
Aberdeen FC (AFC) Community Trust will use the funding boost from Life Changes Trust to develop activities like walking, football and park games across the Granite City.
It is thought the provision of these facilities will promote good health, inclusion and raise awareness of the condition in the wider community.
Ally Prockter, chief executive of AFC Community Trust said the award was a very important step in delivering community programmes in the north-east.
He added: “We already work in partnership on a number of initiatives which are ideally suited to allowing for greater integration by those living with dementia.
“We are fully committed to raising awareness regarding the many aspects of living with dementia, as well as providing much needed support and a bit of fun to those affected by it.”
The news comes as an estimated 88,000 people in Scotland have dementia with this figure expected to double by 2038.
Anna Buchan, director of the Life Changes Trust dementia programme, said: “Many people living with dementia stop taking part in activities that may have given them great pleasure in the past, or which allowed them to mix with their peers.
“Initiatives like these bring people together in a dementia friendly community of interest where they have opportunities to be part of something that is meaningful to them, as well participate in healthy, stimulating activities.”