A BIG increase for poppy collections for 2002/3 was seen over the 2001/02 total of £675.

Poppy Appeal organiser Pam Emery thanks everyone for their support.

The Women's Section held a successful coffee morning - on a very wet day - at the home of David and Linda Bish.

The £100 profit will be a good start for the purse fund after the account was emptied to donate £750 at a luncheon held at Worcester Rugby Club.

The donations totalled about £16,000, money which will be used to help less fortunate people.