The doors have opened at two new unique services in Paisley for blind and partially-sighted people.
Scotland’s largest vision impairment charity, Royal Blind, has constructed Jenny’s Well – a specialist 54-bedroom residential care home for visually-impaired older people – in Hawkhead Road.
And, next door, sister charity Scottish War Blinded has built the Hawkhead Centre – a state-of-the-art activity centre for veterans of the armed forces with sight loss.
Scottish War Blinded supports veterans regardless of how and when their vision impairment happened.
The £17million project has created around 150 jobs in Paisley.
Nearly 100 military veterans have already signed up to use the Hawkhead Centre and 11 residents of Jenny’s Well have started the move into their new home.
Mark O’Donnell, chief executive of Royal Blind Group, said: “We are delighted to officially open Jenny’s Well and the Hawkhead Centre.
“This has been a unique project for the Royal Blind Group as it is the first time that we have constructed a Royal Blind service and a Scottish War Blinded service side by side.”
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