Bras For Bunting In Kirkcaldy

A chain of bras is running from lamppost to lamppost in Chestnut Avenue, in a bid to raise awareness of breast cancer.

Smeaton resident Vicki Lister came up with the idea to support her neighbour Angela Taylor, who has just been diagnosed with the disease.

What started as a decoration outside the venue of one of the many fundraising events she has organised has turned into a Fife-wide campaign.

Over 400 bras have been donated from as far afield as Burntisland and Methil.

Ms Lister told Kingdom FM News the community spirit has been amazing:

October is breast cancer awareness month. Every year nearly 55,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK, that is the equivalent of one person every 10 minutes.

One in eight women in the UK will develop breast cancer in their lifetime.

Incidences of the disease in Fife are slightly above the national average, at 86.1 per 100,000 people.