Memorial plaques salvaged from an ill-fated Valleyfield club are to be given pride of place in the village.
The plaques bearing the names of local men lost in the Second World War and the Valleyfield Colliery disaster of 1939 were rescued from Valleyfield Community Sports and Recreation Social Club after it closed owing to financial problems last year.
With fears items inside the club could be seized, Councillor Kate Stewart and Rab McKenzie from High Valleyfield Mining Disaster Group made sure the memorials were taken out of the building and kept in a safe place until a new home was found.
Local people are now set to be consulted on how best to display them, with ideas including a cairn or a statue similar to the Kelty Miner.
It is hoped they will be in place for the 75th anniversary of the tragedy, which claimed 35 lives, taking place on October 28 this year.
The most obvious location for the monuments is next to the existing sandstone memorial in the village. Poignantly, the pit disaster happened in the same year the Second World War broke out.
Ms Stewart, who lost relatives including her grandfather in the pit explosion, said a consultation would be launched so residents could submit their ideas for the memorials.
“There are people in the village who still have family connections to the disaster and it’s important they get involved,” she said.
She added that funding would be provided by Fife Council, with the possibility of further support from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust and other agencies.
Mr McKenzie said: “The plaques used to be in the old Miners’ Institute in High Valleyfield, where the statue is situated now.
“The institute fell into disrepair. They were moved along to the social club and because we didn’t know what was going to happen, we took the decision to go in and try to save them, along with other artefacts.
“People have already pledged some donations so hopefully we’ll get this up and running by the end of October for the ceremony. All the usual dignitaries will be there.
“There are people still alive today who remember the disaster happening. The war had just started.”
There are also plans to clean up the area around the obelisk, which is the only marker of where the colliery used to be.
The Valleyfield disaster happened when the pit was in full operation. A gas explosion set coal dust alight.