A public meeting will be held this month to generate support to help save a north-east Fishermen’s Mission.
The facility in Peterhead could close its doors for good later this year if a buyer is found for the harbour-side building it currently operates out of.
It would mean that local groups which rely on the building as a meeting place would have to make alternate arrangements, and visiting fishermen would have to find somewhere else to stay while in the north-east for work.
One local man, however, is aiming to purchase the property as a community asset with a view of convincing the charity, which supports fishermen and their families, to stay.
Stephen Bruce’s effort has already been buoyed by the Fishermen’s Mission confirming that it would at least be willing to talk to the new owners of the property.
“We’ve arranged a public meeting, to try and form a committee,” Mr Bruce said.
“The interest in saving the Fishermen’s Mission has been amazing, we’re all really impressed.”
Parties interested in joining the committee or helping are being asked to attend Peterhead Football Club at 7pm on Thursday, July 28.
It is hoped the committee will be able to drive forward fundraising ideas and eventually make a bid to purchase the building.
A spokeswoman for the Fishermen’s Mission has previously revealed that Peterhead’s Mission is the last of its buildings it is in the process of offloading in favour of a mobile, office-based strategy for superintendents.
“The Fishermen’s Mission isn’t going anywhere, we will still be providing a service,” she added.
“Some years ago, the Mission trustees took a decision to sell all of our centres around the UK because they are taking up a lot of money, effort and tie people to a particular area when we would like our superintendents to be out and about more, meeting fishermen and retired fishermen.”
