AN art exhibition helped celebrate a major fundraising landmark.

The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice held the photography and design show at the House for an Art Lover to celebrate the success of its Evening Times-backed Brick by Brick Appeal, its appeal to raise funds for its new build in Bellahouston Park.

After three years the appeal has now raised £16 million of its £21 million target.

Hospice Chief Executive, Rhona Baillie said: “We wanted to take the time to celebrate the success of The Brick by Brick Appeal so far and to thank the people of Glasgow for their support and generosity.

"Glasgow has raised £16 million in the last three years and we only have £5 million to go to reach out £21 million target.

"We are asking all of our supporters and donors to stay with us until the end of this journey and continue to support us.”

“This was a chance to celebrate and to see two exhibitions that highlight the two main aspects of The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice that we are most proud of; our people and the designs for our new hospice.

"As anyone who has passed through The Hospice’s front door at Carlton Place will know, the staff and volunteers are the hospice’s lifeblood, every one, each helping in their own way to support patients and their families and provide the best possible end of life care.”

The Design Team’s, Nord Architects, Burns Design, Ertz Landscapes, Turner and Townsend, atelier ten, Woolgar Hunter and AECom put together the joint exhibition of the new hospice.

The new hospice facility, for Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, Cambuslang and Rutherglen will provide the ideal environment for patients and families to receive end of life care.

The new bespoke designed hospice will also look after teenagers in specially designed, age appropriate patient bedrooms.

The private bedrooms will have pull down beds and overnight stay facilities for families and friends and patient’s kitchens to be able to cook their own food, if they wish.

There will be lush out door garden areas with quiet contemplation areas, plus a hydrotherapy pool and sensory room.

The much loved Hospice in Carlton Place for the last 32 years, has been adapted and expanded as much as is physically possible and has provided a home where first class care has been delivered for all of the patients and families.

But the 18th Century building no longer fits the 21st Century vision for the future care that the hospice staff want to provide for the people of Glasgow.

Rhona said: “The final leg of any Capital Appeal is always the toughest hurdle. It feels as though we are trying to push an elephant up a ladder.

"We are working with philanthropic Scots in London, New York and Hong Kong to reach our final target and I know, with everyone’s support, we will do it.”