A STORE and its shoppers have been thanked for raising £195 for the Newent and District Branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL).

The NISA Foodstore in Broad Street has collected for several years for the RBL, including previously as Costcutters.

President of the Newent branch, John Celino, said: “We must thank the NISA store and the people of Newent for their generosity in continuing to support the Royal British Legion.

“I cannot stress enough how much this means to our branch. The Royal British Legion is totally voluntarily funded, relying solely on such collections.

“The Royal British Legion plays a vital role in providing help for service personnel, veterans and their dependants.

“As a purely voluntary organisation it relies on volunteers and is always looking to recruit more.”

The branch is appealing for helpers, and you do not need to be serving in the armed forces or ex-service personnel.

Contact the secretary at email newent.secretary@rblcommunity or the branch meets at the Memorial Hall at 7pm on the last Thursday of each month.