THIS year's Poppy Appeal in Pershore run by the Royal British Legion has collected over £24,500 in the district with still more to come.

Roger Sainsbury, Pershore's Poppy Appeal Organiser would like to thank all those who helped with the appeal, collecting in the villages, collecting in Asda and Strensham Services and helping on the legion stand in Chapman Court on the 3 Saturdays of the appeal.

He would also like to thank all those shops and establishments that agreed to have a Poppy Appeal tin, but most of all he would like to thank the public who gave to the Appeal.