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A couple who met when they literally bumped into each other in Glasgow have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary - and have donated the proceeds to the NHS team who cared for them during a difficult five-month stay in hospital. ‌

Gordon Thallon, 77, and his wife Valerie, 78, from Kirkintilloch , handed over a cheque for £1,700 to the Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit , as thanks for the care and rehabilitation Gordon received there. ‌

The couple celebrated their golden anniversary on August 29, 51 years to the day from when they met. ‌

Valerie said: “I first laid eyes on Gordon when he literally bumped into me in the street.

“I was shopping in St Vincent Street when it happened and, being the gentleman he is, he asked if he could take me for a

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