Appeal total

RESIDENTS of Whitchurch raised almost £1,100 for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal despite the coronavirus lockdown.

Collection boxes at the Ferryboat and Greyhound pubs and a third hosted by appeal organiser Diana Marriott raised £63, £55 and £47 respectively.

Clare Maslen raised £365 by selling crocheted poppies and one person donated £100 to the cause. IT firm SecureCloud+, which is run by villager Pete Williamson, then matched both of these.