Staff and cadets from 487 (Kingstanding and Perry Barr) Sqn Air Training Corps have once again pulled out all the stops and raised thousands of pounds for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

The Sqn has traditionally worked with the RBL branch in Kingstanding and this year was no different. The sqn's staff and cadets travelled to Birmingham City Centre on two occasions in November 2010 and they also collected in the local area on the final Saturday prior to the Armistice Day parade. Many staff and cadets also took poppy boxes and collecting tins home with them and these were soon been rattled under friends and families noses, not to mention work colleagues.

The Sqn actually raised a grand total of: £3,374.25

Although this figure is slightly down on last years total, in fact it's a great achievement because we did not have the help of cadets collecting in Erdington High Street this year.

It was announced at the Sqn's recent presentation evening that Sgt Andy Hudson ATC had collected the most amount of money. He actually collected over £330 pounds, and he was duly presented with the RBL Kingstanding shield on the night.

e go forward into 2011 and the 90 th anniversary of the Royal British Legion pledging that we will continue to help those who have served their country, both now and in the past.