AN Ayrshire woman has been given a prestigious award for her decades of work at the Ayrshire Society for the Deaf.
Margaret McLean was presented with the British Deaf Association's Francis Maginn Award earlier this month.
The award is given to people who have demonstrated exceptional service to the British deaf community.
She has served as secretary and treasurer at the Ayrshire organisation for more than 40 years, and has been a loyal and committed deaf club member.
Margaret said: “This is the first time of my life that I was awarded for my volunteering. I give my thanks my late father - gone for 26 years - for making me who I am.”
Ayrshire Society for the Deaf is based in both Ayr and Kilmarnock, and allows deaf people to meet and socialise using British Sign Language.
A spokesperson for British Deaf Association Scotland said: "She is a great supporter of BDA Scotland and always welcomes us to the Deaf club in Kilmarnock for meetings and workshops.
"She is very proactive and recently adapted the Deaf club to become more Dementia friendly, arranging displays of photos and trophies.
"We are proud of Margaret for her decades of volunteering within the deaf community in Scotland."
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