{"id":1284,"date":"2011-12-16T11:48:31","date_gmt":"2011-12-16T11:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1284"},"modified":"2011-12-16T11:48:31","modified_gmt":"2011-12-16T11:48:31","slug":"rbl-gets-2k-donation-from-somerset-garden-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/rbl-gets-2k-donation-from-somerset-garden-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"RBL gets \u00a32k donation from Somerset garden centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Somerset garden centre has raised over &pound;2,000 for the Royal British Legion (RBL).<\/p>\n<p>All of the money received was thanks to the poppy appeal conducted by staff at Sanders Garden World, the Westonsupermare People reports.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Burks, general manager of the store, said he was &quot;delighted&quot; with the sum of cash collected for the good cause.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We have been supporting the charity for eight years and this year the total amount is the most we have ever 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