Items collected across Stirling to aid those fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine are being transported across Europe.
In Bridge of Allan, a massive donation drive was held at the parish church there. The collection has now been paused as two van loads have been dispatched to the Polish border and an additional 3.5 tonne lorry has gone through the Salvation Army in Alva.
Reverend Dan Harper, the minister at Bridge of Allan Parish Church, said: “We still have somewhere in the region of five tonnes of goods, which will be stored until the logistical issues faced by the overwhelming generosity of not just Bridge of Allan, and Scotland but the rest of Europe, are worked through both at this end, but more importantly on the ground where the Ukrainian refugees have been displaced to. The rest of what has been collected will then be transported through contacts in the Ukrainian and Polish churches, and the Salvation Army.”
