Falkirk Provost urges local communities to support poppy appeal
Provost Buchanan, whose wife Fiona is the local coordinator for the annual poppy appeal, said he was glad to help at a time when the appeal was desperately short of cash.
Street collections have been scaled back and the charity urged people to donate online if they couldn't find anywhere to buy a popppy.
But in Bonnybridge, the appeal went ahead.
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Hide AdProvost Buchanan said: "Usually it's Scouts and Guides and the likes go out collecting but obviously they can't do that this year.
"Poppy Scotland is going to lose hundreds of thousands this year - but the people of Bonnybridge haven't let them down.
"A number of people came to my wife's assistance and we were absolutely delighted with the response from everyone."