Drop off your donations here

■Toys and gifts – Gifts should be new and unused and left unwrapped. This year we would ask supporters not to donate cuddly toys as the charities may have difficulty placing these for health and hygiene reasons.

This year, given current Covid restrictions it would be appreciated if items are handed in as soon as possible to ease the timetable for handling and distribution, however items will still be welcomed up to Christmas.

Vouchers – Given the current pandemic, we are also giving the option of donating gift cards and vouchers to offer some flexibility to both those donating and to the charities. Please mail vouchers and cards, marked‘give A Gift’, to Stirling Observer, 34 Upper Craigs, Stirling, FK8 2DW. Please include details of the value of the gift card or voucher. If you would like a confirmation of receipt, provide your name and postal address or email address.

■Drop-off points - The Observer office is closed for the time being and will not act as one of the drop-off points this year. However, we are grateful to the many other drop -off points who will be happy to accept the items.

These include: STIRLING – Morrisons supermarket, Springkerse Retail Park; Barber Co, 20 Upper Craigs FK8 2DG; Nationwide Building Society, Port Street; Jintz Express, 1, 5 Munro Rd, Stirling FK7 7SY; ABERFOYLE – Station Coffee Shop, Main Street; BALFRON Andrew Anderson & Sons, 64B Buchanan Street G63 0TW; BANNOCKBURN – Jintz Express/post Office, 17 Quakerfield; BRIDGE OF ALLAN: Tesco Express, Henderson Street; CALLANDER - Tesco Express, Main Street; DUNBLANE – Beech Tree Cafe, 2 Beech Road; RAPLOCH - Andrew Anderson & Sons 90 Drip Road FK8 1RN. Please note some of these may be subject to change given current Covid restrictions.