Poppy Day Collections 

Northam and Westward Ho! branch of the British Legion collected over £77 in a Poppy Day collection (1958).

Details: Miss Capper, £1 3s.4d. ; Miss Evans, £1, 15s.7d. ; Miss Feist, £3 2s.9d. ; Mrs. B. Hookway, £5 19s.7d. ; Mrs. Hulme, £2 16s.4d. ; Mrs Humphreys, £2 4s.2d. ; Mrs James, £2 17s.3d. ; Mrs. Jeffery, £5 8s.5d. ; Mrs. Jenkins, £2 11s. ; Mrs. Jubb, £2,10s.10d. ; Mr. H. T. Kendall, £1 4s.2d. ; Mrs. Lumbly, £2 16s. 10d. ; Mrs. Otway, £6 16s. 3d. ; Miss Paravicini, £3 2s.8d. ; Mrs Pound, £1 7s.7d. ; Mrs. C. Prouse, £2.6s.1d. ; Mrs. Vaggers, £1 10s.9d. ; Mrs. Wilson, £2 12s.8d. ; Mrs. A. Woodland, £1 12s.9d. ; Mrs. L Woodland, £1 6s.2d. ; Northam Parish Church, £8 4s. 3d. ; Northam Congregational Church, £5 8s.2d. ; Northam Square, £2 18s.1d. ; Northam Garden of Remembrance, £2 17s.8d. ; Northam Golf Club, £1 8s.3d. ; Northam School, £1 6s.11d. ; Northam Post Office, 6s.1d. Total: £77 14s.7d.

A Record £275.20 was raised by Torrington and district Poppy Day Collections (1972)

Torrington £177.20, St. Giles £31.73, Monkleigh £8.17. Huntshaw £4.55, Yarnscombe £2.94, Little Torrington £16.16, Alverdiscott £10.36, Weare Giffard £14.74, Merton and Huish £9.05.