The generous legacy of a Perth woman will help local people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible.
The Betty Ross Trust, which has just been launched, was established to provide financial assistance for those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability or other disadvantage in the Perthshire area.
The trust, which hopes to distribute up to £40,000 each year, is seeking applications from the elderly or disabled or others in need with the aim of providing funding or other assistance such as equipment, helping people remain in their own homes.
The trust was established in the will of the late Nancy Betty Ross, known as Betty, who was daughter of cricketer JA Fergusson who owned the Queens Hotel in Perth.
Betty loved her garden and her great pleasure was her bungalow, which she designed herself and was built in the garden of what was the old family home.
She was very “green” in her outlook, long before it was fashionable to be so, and at quite an advanced age she had solar roof panels and modern insulation installed.
“Living independently was very important to Betty and in her latter years she was helped enormously by friends, neighbours and associates and numerous carers,” said Neil Morton, trustee and a close friend of Betty.
“Betty’s wish was to ensure that any funds she had left would be used to help other people to live independently for as long as they wish.”
Application forms are available at www.thebettyrosstrust.co.uk.