Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2010

Although a little late, I wish to say a huge thank you to the people of Metheringham and the surrounding area for the generous donations towards the 2010 appeal. The Royal British Legion is trying to raise a million pounds in the coming months to mark its 90th anniversary. With the amount raised by you, they are well on the way to reaching the target.

The breakdown of what you raised is as follows:
Wreaths - 225.00
Remembrance Service - 98.71
House to House & Businesses - 758.14
RAF Digby - 733.40
Total - £3015.25

This is well above last year's total and will go a long way towards helping those in need. Of course, the total could have been even higher if it had not been for the mindless, selfish, disrespectful actions of a person(s) who broke into the Star and Garter PH on the Sunday night after Remembrance Day and stole all the money from the various charity collection boxes, including the two belonging to the Poppy Appeal. Hopefully the police caught the perpetrator.

I would like to thank all volunteers who go house to house selling poppies. You have done really well. Also I would like to thank those businesses that have poppy boxes on display for customers to donate, and the Parish Council, for their very generous donation. Well done everybody

Anita Yorke (Organiser) - 01522 820345