Work is well under way to transform a converted bus into a mobile community centre for elderly people in the Isle of Man.
The Age Concern CHAT bus, a former Protours vehicle, has arrived back on the Island after a major conversion at a coachworks in Kent, and is now being kitted out in time for a celebration launch at the end of this month.
Many Island firms have contributed to the fund-raising target of £80,000.
The CHAT bus, which stands for Community, Health, Advice and Training, will take a range of services to some of the Island's most isolated communities.
Age Concern's chief executive Penny Creighton says a vision over many years, is nearly a reality: