Ambitious plans to rejuvenate Dunfermline town centre are being pushed ahead.
City of Dunfermline area committee has agreed to give £20,000 of funding to light up the town’s most iconic buildings.
The project will see the installation of enhanced lighting around the City Chambers, the ornate gates to Pittencrieff Park, Andrew Carnegie’s statue in the glen, Dunfermline Abbey and the Carnegie library.
It has been many years since the town’s architectural gems have been lit up, as a previous floodlighting scheme flickered and eventually went out.
Now, with match funding of £30,000 from leisure and cultural services, there will be a phased approach to improving a number of key historic sites.
Area services manager Joe McGuinness said: “We need to be sticking our chests out a bit more and showing off Dunfermline.
“Imagine people coming across the Forth bridges and seeing our buildings all lit up. There is a lot we should be proud of in Dunfermline.”
Councillors also gave the green light for £10,000 of funding to the Friends of Pittencrieff Park, a charitable group run by volunteers, to expand play areas in the Glen.
This would see the facilities be made more inclusive for youngsters with disabilities and promote the wider use of the park for children and younger people.
These projects complement the work being carried out in the park as part of the Heritage Lottery Fund project and the proposed improvements to Nethertown play area.
This year Fife councillors agreed to a £1 million funding package to take forward plans for the town. But Mr McGuinness said he hoped that sum was only the start and aimed to use it to attract more financial backing.
“The entire issue is one of civic pride,” Mr McGuinness said. “If we want people to be proud of their city, that pride has to be reflected by the council. We need to show off the things we have.”