WEST Fife music legends Nazareth have stepped out to help a Limekilns fundraiser and are hoping others will follow in their footsteps.

The band hare the latest to sign up for a paving stone on Beacon Way which is part of an initiative aimed at raising the £100,000 needed to restore the village's crumbling historic pier.

Members of the public are being invited to buy a special stone which will be laid close to the pier – and have the chance to have their's close to Nazareth's.

The scheme – which was launched in May 2022 – sees donations of over £100 towards the pier restoration fund acknowledged with an engraved stone which will form part of a permanent pathway on the structure.

Dunfermline Press: Nazareth founding member Pete Agnew with Limekilns Heritage Trust chairperson Russell Kelly.Nazareth founding member Pete Agnew with Limekilns Heritage Trust chairperson Russell Kelly. (Image: David Wardle)

So far, inscriptions have include a donor's name, a family member or friend, beloved pets, memories of events, local societies and commercial organisations.

The first section of paving stones have already been laid however stones are still available.

Russell Kelly, chairperson of the Limekilns Heritage Trust, was delighted to see Nazareth recognised as part of their fundraiser.

"One exciting aspect of this project is that for a small donation fans worldwide will soon be able to have their name on a tribute stone beside the band’s own special stone" he said.

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Nazareth's Pete Agnew believes the initiative is a "great idea" and was pleased to get involved.

"It is nice to see the community getting together," he said. "They tried to get lottery grants and local people have not given up and are trying to raise the money themselves. I think it will be a success.

"We wrote a lot of the stuff we did and a lot of songs, most of it all happened around Limekilns and Charlestown.

Dunfermline Press: Nazareth's Pete Agnew talks to members of the Limekilns Heritage Trust at the village's pier.Nazareth's Pete Agnew talks to members of the Limekilns Heritage Trust at the village's pier. (Image: David Wardle)

"It is bang in the middle – Dan (McCafferty) was one side in Limekilns and Manny (Charlton) lived on the other side in Charlestown. That is where we used to meet up together."

Over £50,000 has already been raised to restore the pier with the Trust working towards reaching their £100,000 to save the eroded and crumbling structure.