A new focus for remembrance is taking shape in a north-east town.
Plans to convert a disused sports pitch in Fraserburgh’s James Ramsay Park into a memorial garden are well underway.
Councillor Ian Tait, a vocal supporter of the project, said using the former pentaque field as a site for quiet contemplation would benefit the whole community.
“It will be well used by the people of Fraserburgh,” he said.
“It’s going to be a lovely thing. I’ve supported it for a long time and everything is ready to go.”
The Fraserburgh councillor and local resident stressed the garden would not be simply a war memorial, but a place for all to visit and remember friends and relatives.
He continued: “The war memorial is a beautiful thing, but there are many people who don’t have the closure of burying their loved ones, or those who have but want a place to visit.
“I would love to see this garden of remembrance become a place of quiet solitude and remembrance which will be well used and appreciated by all those grieving for a deep loss or simply wishing to remember a dearly departed loved one.”
The paths surrounding the new garden, off Strichen Road, will also be upgraded as part of the proposals.
There will be a formal entrance on to Strichen Road and all of the paths on the site will be re-laid.
A copy of the plans for the memorial garden is available to view at the local library.
It is understood the memorial garden project could be complete by October of this year.
Mr Tait said council workers due to renovate the site have been occupied with other landscaping duties across Aberdeenshire over the summer.