A new event, designed to help orchestrate the recovery of a north-east town, has been hailed as a success.
The Macduff Revival Weekender took place on Friday and Saturday and involved performances, exhibitions and film screenings.
Organisers used empty shops and other venues to host the festival, which aims to inspire people to come up with their own ideas for transforming their community.
One of the most eye-catching art installations was the conversion of an entire Duff Street store into a scratch card.
People were allowed to scratch off parts of it in exchange for their ideas on ways to boost Macduff in the years ahead.
The interior of the building was coated in a special paint and there were cash prizes for anyone who found a pound sign.
The concept was the brainchild of artist Alicja Rogalska who spent the whole of last week preparing the walls of the former bakery for the event.
Macduff Revival producer Tessa Fitzjohn said Ms Rogalska’s unique work was a massive hit.
She added: “People found the whole scratchcard thing fascinating and we have a whole list of ideas from it.
“We asked people to come up with a snappy headline for a project that could happen further down the line.
“That was the whole point of the event really. We wanted to look at shops, culture and the future of Macduff.
“We are all absolutely thrilled by those who came along. We had people coming from Aberdeen, Huntly and Macduff.”
Mrs Fitzjohn said there were plenty of comments about how busy the streets were during the proceedings.
She added: “People were telling us how lovely it was to see people coming and going on the High Street.
“I was running a walking tour and was going round the town talking about its future and how we could regenerate it.
“A lot of people were meeting for the first time and there was a real sense of community about it.
“During the weekend, there were lots of discussions about what we are going to do next.”
