MORE than £3,700 of cash aimed at Help for Heroes tumbled into collecting buckets when the Beaufort Hunt held its charity meet.

Three young soldiers from 29 Regt at South Cerney, Iraq veteran L/Cpl Vili Silatolu from Fiji, Pte Awai Fuseini from Ghana and Glaswegian Pte Lucca Feria, were at Leslie Milsom's farm near Sopworth on Saturday (JAN26) to collect the money.

Join master Ian Farquhar, who is also vice-chairman of the Masters of Foxhounds Association, which is promoting the collection nationwide, was delighted with the figure.

He said: "Many other hunts have already followed suit and others are still planning to do so and we hope that between now and the end of the season a considerable sum will have been collected."

Help for Heroes founder Bryn Parry added: "We have had the most overwhelming response to our appeal to support our wounded servicemen and women who are injured while serving their country. "There can be no politics nor prejudice in supporting a young man or woman who has been wounded and has to face life with a disability and it would be wonderful if some of these brave people will eventually be able to take up riding as part of their rehabilitation."

The Berkeley Hunt is holding a meet at Berkeley Castle on February 23 give another boost to the charity.

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