A Bridge of Weir care home is set to grow its own fruit and vegetables after it was awarded a three-figure funding boost.

Staff and residents at the Quarriers Fountainview Service were delighted to recently receive a cheque for £500 from Gryffe Valley Rotary Club.

The money will allow the care home, which supports seven adults with learning disabilities, to buy beds and start planting produce this summer.

Fountainview resident Andrew Spence is particularly excited about plans to grow fruit and vegetables.

He told The Gazette: "I am a keen gardener and previously was a gardener at Finlaystone Estates, so I'm really looking forward to helping everyone grow carrots, leeks, strawberries and tomatoes."

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Lorna Gordon, project manager at Fountainview, said: "I am delighted with this generous donation as this money will allow us to continue with previous hobbies, as some of the people we support once worked in large country estates as professional gardeners, and we will commence new hobbies with the residents who have not had the opportunity to grow vegetables before. 

"All our residents will take great pride in their achievements and will enjoy the outcome."

David Fairbairn, convenor of Gryffe Valley Rotary Club, and Hugh Kerr, convenor of the Community and Vocational Service Committee, visited the service to see how their donation would brighten the garden and to find out more about what the service does.

Mr Fairbairn and Mr Kerr also explained the aims of Gryffe Valley Rotary Club, and the charitable sectors they support, those being the local community, youth and international projects.