Madam, Through your publication can I, as Poppy Appeal Organiser for the town of Ross-on-Wye, thank everyone for their generosity in making the recent collection an even greater success than last year, I must give my sincere thanks to the number of people who worked extremely hard by giving their time to collect for the appeal either by House to House, Street Collections, in the local supermarkets or at Labels Outlet Shopping.

Once again the tremendous support that was received from local shops and establishments within the town by having static collection points was amazing and very much appreciated.

One element for the large increase in the collection this year was the tremendous assistance given by our three Cadet Forces and Guides who worked hard for two Saturdays manning the street collections, plus two senior Sea Cadets who in their time off from Technical College assisted manning the points in the Supermarkets and Labels.

Here is a list of amounts collected by our collectors: M Collett £3854.95, Leading Cadet J Lilwall SCC £1216.54, Mrs & Mrs Pridgeon £487.09, D Gaylard £454.99, Catherine Gittens £415.66, L Lowther £834.43, Mr & Mrs Weatherhead £287.17, E Roberts £72.46, Able Cadet T Dunn SCC £291.63, R Ceci £184.57, I Hedges £624.53, B Head £370.84, Mrs & Mrs F Jones £412.33, V Plumb £345.48, M Jones £665.60, P Luker £146.44, P Fitzpatrick £77.71, E Drummond £52.02, E Warrington £326.55, A Downs £412.82, R Ryan £52.83, R Tyler £222.33, P Jennings £125.08, A Sumner £389.34, C Utting £48.66, Mr & Mrs Fry £255.28, J Fortey £99.18, J Ursell £152.85, D Roberts £99.26, Mrs Colbourne £35.45, M Carter £113.98, K Newton £100.48, A Wells £67.79, L Taylor £64.26, Mr & Mrs Bowell £227.88, Fontaine Court £65.72, Goodrich Court £69.68, Bernard Hackett Court £53.95, Ross Garden Store £40.44, Chaseview Vets £21.57, Chase Hotel £68.06, Barclays Bank £41.76, GD Parker £98.13, Connelly's £19.83, A Callwood £28.62, JK Retirement Club £15.25, Kings Head £21.58, Peter Charles £112.78, Man of Ross £43.56, Hope & Anchor £7.52, Riverside £22.97, Merton House £14.62, Horse & Jockey £22.93, Perfect Measure £19.54, Cafe Elegance £46.88, Spar £132.94, Field Fayre £30.00, King Charles £70.16, The Eagle £88.63, JD Cafe £20.68, Lucas Motorcycles £9.50, Gwalia £15.43, Morrison's Fuel Station £82.07, Larruperz Centre £42.92, The Drop Inn £15.69, The Plough £29.64, Ross Court £63.19, Miss in Ink £5.46, Dawe Brothers £51.54, HSBC £46.60, Edinburgh Wool £ 35.39, Santander £15.16, Coleman's £77.52, Pots & Pieces £71.11, Priory Coffee House £20.53, Lloyds TSB £62.57, Royal Hotel £40.52, WH Smith £46.47, Superdrug £13.87, Country Casuals £11.79, Lucy Grey £24.83, Mr T £33.65, Hunky Dory £14.86, Cornwall Butchers £10.14, Post Office £45.48, Conservative Club £14.63, Lawford House £11.31, Chasedale Hotel £16.00, Tudor Stores £40.17, Audrey's Fish Bar £35.74, Archenfield Vets £33.28, Pendeen Surgery £47.17, Alton Street Surgery £16.51, PGL £17.95, Bradford's £8.66, Ross Feeds £44.98, Abbotsfield Funeral Directors £2.00, Simply Stunning £9.90, Travellers Rest £81.62, Starbucks £114.81, BP Ross Spur £38.99, Ashfield Park School £138.37, St Josephs School £24.33, John Kyrle High School £142.89.

Peterstow: Pengetheley Manor Hotel £18.01, Pengetheley Garden Centre £111.50, Pengetheley Farmshop £40.78, Peterstow Post Office £51.97, The Yew Tree £18.44, New Inn £41.12.

Total Amounts collected by the Youth Organisations: Sea Cadets £2476.12, Army Cadets £507.23, Air Cadets £101.41, Ross Guides £250.96.

Total Amounts collected in Supermarkets and Labels: Morrison's £9727.23, Labels £1834.36, Sainsbury's £643.03.

Donations: The Ross Gazette £104.48, Mr J Rooke £30.00.

To date over £19000 has been banked, once all contributions for wreathes etc. have been received it is estimated that we will have achieved a new record of £20000, and there is still 11 months to run until the end of the 2012/13 appeal year.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Ross Gazette for printing the edition featuring the Poppy Appeal and their kind donation, also a big thank you to all the advertisers who supported it

On behalf of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal, a VERY BIG THANK YOU.

Sue Lampert, Poppy Appeal Organiser, Ross-on-Wye MJA40

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