A community group has raised nearly £3,000 for the Veterans’ Foundation to help armed forces personnel who are suffering with mental health issues. Helping Whittlesey donated £2,767 to the foundation thanks to the generosity of local businesses who sponsored the ‘poppy panels’ created by schoolchildren for Remembrance commemorations. The groups’ donation is the first major step towards the foundation raising £10,000 as part of their ‘light up a veteran’s life’ campaign. It’s a Christmas initiative to help ex-service personnel dealing with conditions such as PTSD, anxiety and depression.