THE Marie Curie Darlington fundraising group would like to thank all the kind and generous people who have bought a daffodil pin during the Great Daffodil Appeal this year.

Our thanks go especially to the 58 volunteers, including members of Darlington Rotary Club and the town crier, for their valuable support.

The total raised from supermarket collections, the street collection and from the boxes in various business establishments in and around the town was a fantastic £9,261.

The money will be used for Marie Curie Nurses who care for terminally ill people in their own homes and in hospices.

Isobel Wilkinson, Marie Curie Darlington Support Group.