A NEW centre for Scotland's deafblind community received the royal seal of approval.

HRH The Princess Royal yesterday opened Deafblind Scotland’s Learning and Development Centre ‘Field of Dreams’ - a first of its kind in Scotland.

The centre has taken a decade of campaigning and fundraising - and was supported by The Evening Times as we told throughout 2015 of the work being done by the charity.

Princess Anne enjoyed a tour of the £2million state-of-the-art facility, which will become a place where the charity’s 800 plus members can socialise and find support.

Ruth Dorman, CEO at Deafblind Scotland, said: “Having supported Deafblind adults in Scotland for over 25 years, we aim to have a society in which deafblind people have the permanent support and recognition necessary to be equal citizens.

"We hope our centre will provide everything our members could need to make them feel at home in the community.”