Monklands toy appeal – and there’s still time to get involved and help make it a merry Christmas for local youngsters. Gifts for young people aged under 16 have been rolling into our supermarket donation points, with volunteers so far collecting and distributing nine trolley-loads of items from Morrisons and Tesco in Airdrie and Asda in Coatbridge.Santa’s helpers from Airdrie community group XACT have also helped Monklands residents add to the pile of presents for local youngsters by staging collection points at Airdrie and Faraday retail parks.New and unused toys, books, toiletries and gifts can be handed in to the three supermarkets until this Sunday, December 13 – and presents for infants, older teens, boys of all ages plus games are in.
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