People of all ages came to give their views when the Courier Referendum Roadshow bus entered Angus for the first time.
Children from P4 to P7 at Glamis Primary School came to cast their votes when the bus arrived at the village on Thursday afternoon shortly followed by a 94-year-old Better Together supporter.
The pupils have just started a class project on the referendum and teachers Jenny Sandeman and Claire Tanner said the topic had sparked plenty of questions about the prospect of an independent Scotland.
Their votes cast by placing ping-pong balls into Yes or No tubes showed a clear preference for keeping the Union.
This view was shared by Thomas Simpson, 94, who felt Scotland needed the financial support of England.
Glamis resident Sandy Carle said he would be voting for independence though suspected the No Campaign would be victorious.
He said: “I think Scotland has all the attributes needed to be a successful independent country, but a lot of people have a fear of the unknown.”
Earlier in the day, the Roadshow bus was in Letham, where there was strong support for the Yes campaign.
Former Forfar SNP councillor Bill Roberton was keen to share his views and said he was “increasingly confident” the independence campaign would be successful.
He added: “I’ve always had the ambition that Scotland could be an independent country which makes its own decisions for its people.”
Letham man Jim McGugan said he had supported independence since taking part in an Arbroath Abbey pageant and hearing the Declaration of Arbroath.
“Immediately after hearing those words I joined the SNP,” he said. “People used to think people in the SNP were mad and would laugh at us but they are not laughing now.”
However, Elaine Saunders, who has settled in Letham from England, said she felt an independent Scotland would mean higher taxes.
She said: “Scotland would need a separate tax system and bodies like the DVLA, which will all need to be paid for.
“Other small countries like Norway and Sweden all have high taxes and that’s what will happen here. My husband and I would seriously consider leaving Scotland if it were to become independent.”
Meanwhile Bill Fotheringham, who had cycled from Forfar to Letham, said he was still undecided.
He said: “The English keep saying that we’re not going to get the pound well it’s our pound too. That makes me want to vote Yes.
“But then you hear the nonsense that Salmond talks and I don’t want him to represent me either.”
Follow the full tour at www.thecourier.co.uk/indy-roadshow.