CO-ORDINATORS of the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal thanked people for their generosity, raising more than £15,000 in the area.

Darron Back, from the Legion’s Bordon and District branch, said: “We have raised £15,763.73 in Bordon, Whitehill, Blackmoor, Sleaford, Oakhanger and Kingsley for the 2017-2018 Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

“Many thanks to the shops, businesses and individuals who worked so hard to sell poppies and all the people who donated.”