Books of condolence have been opened in Fife to give people the chance to show their solidarity with Norway following last week’s atrocities.
Fife has long enjoyed strong links with Norway through town twinning over the years and the council hopes locals and visitors alike will take the opportunity to sign the books over the next fortnight to pay respects to those who lost their lives a week ago today.
The world was shocked when Anders Breivik embarked on a 79-minute shooting spree at a youth camp on Utoya Island killing 68 people this after a further eight had died in a bomb blast in Oslo.
One of those signing the books at Fife House in Glenrothes on Thursday was Fife Provost Frances Melville, who encouraged others to do so before they close on August 12.
“Once the books are closed, we will send them on to the Norwegian embassy to highlight that the country and its people are in the thoughts and minds of everyone in Fife at this extremely difficult time,” she said.
Books of condolence are at Fife House, Kirkcaldy Town House, the County Buildings in Cupar, Burntisland Lib-rary and Dunfermline City Chambers.
Provost Melville has also sourced a book for the Cosmos Centre in St Andrews, while one will open at Carberry House in Leven today.
Burntisland has been twinned with Flekkefjord since 1946, the year after Dunfermline twinned with Trondheim.