Volunteers rallied together at the Kingsgate Centre on Saturday in a desperate bid to find Wee Michael Gartshore's lifesaver.

Eight-year-old Michael from Rosyth is fighting a rare and potentially life-threatening condition called aplastic anaemia.

As his body doesn’t produce enough blood stem cells, his best chance of survival is to receive a blood stem cell donation from someone with a matching tissue-type.

His family appealed for locals to register as potential donors at a special event with charity DKMS last Saturday and they weren't disappointed with the response from West Fife.

Mum Tracey told the Press on the day: "It's been very busy, and I'm really pleased with the turnout!

"I was really nervous to see what would happen because we didn't get the response we were hoping for on social media.

"But we've had people coming from different towns and others saying they only came here today so they could register - it's brilliant!"

Sadly, four out of 10 blood cancer patients in the UK will not find an unrelated matching blood stem cell donor and DKMS say only 2 per cent of the Scottish population are registered on the world-wide system.

One Dunfermline teen who knows exactly how hard it is to find a match is gymnastics coach Stuart Allan, who went to help the Gartshore's on Saturday.

Stuart, 19, a former pupil of Dunfermline High School, was also diagnosed with aplastic anaemia in December 2016 and has not been able to find a donor.

He said: "I've been having alternative treatment that has seemed to have work bringing my cell count up, but it could come back and it's not a permanent solution.

"Like Michael I was only able to be at home or in the hospital for a long time.

"Unfortunately, this treatment is only available for adults, so we need to find a match for Michael and hopefully lots of others who are in the same position."

Stuart, who has trained with the Spartans since he was a boy, devastatingly missed out performing with them on Britain's Got Talent because of his illness.

He told the Press life was very "boring" for a while but he's looking forward to the future travelling and potentially going to university.

Stuart's mum Veronica added: "This event could also potentially help my son, but we know exactly what the Gartshore's are going through, so we wanted to support them today.

"I think it's really good for Tracey to see Stuart too, so she can see how well he's doing now."

Michael's Gran Anne said: "I think it's been fantastic and it's amazing that people came out just for this.

"I think it's important that we can put a face to what's happening.

"Michael would think it's brilliant that so many people have come to help him - he's just an eight-year-old boy from Rosyth.

"He's amazed me the last few months and I know if anyone is going to get this family through this it will be Wee Michael."