RESIDENTS at Bield’s Grants Bank in Dunfermline have been putting their knitting skills to good use to take part in CHAS’ Seven-Mile Scarf Challenge.

Since April, Grants Bank volunteer Betty Morrison and Bield night shift worker Marta Strachan have been meeting with four older people from the development to make six one-and-a-half-metre scarves.

The knitters from Grants Bank, which is accommodation in the heart of Dunfermline operating as both a care home and sheltered housing service, are almost finished their part of the challenge with only a few more knitting sessions to go.

Their scarves will be added to 7511 other scarves donated worldwide to CHAS in time for a 24-hour ‘Stitch-a-thon’ in October.

Karen Brown, senior care assistant at Grants Bank who has been involved in the challenge, said, “The residents were very interested in taking part in the Seven-Mile Scarf Challenge and have been knitting since April.

“We have been donated wool which has been great and everyone has really enjoyed knitting the scarves for the charity.” After the scarves have been stitched together they will be taken apart and sold to charity, with some of the more extravagant scarves being auctioned at a charity dinner.

Residents from Bield’s Gillie Court, Hoggan Road care home have also been getting crafty and have been busy stitching a giant welcome sign.

The huge six-foot by 15-inch sign took the stitching group just over three months to complete and was revealed at a small ceremony put on by staff.