FUNDRAISERS in the Malvern area have been staggered by the response to collections for the Asian tsunami appeal.

During three days at Strensham Services on the M5, Malvern and Upton Rotary Clubs raised more than £10,000.

The Oxfam shop in Church Street has collected a further £16,000.

"That's just from street collections and money people have brought into the shop. It does not include proceeds from events," said manager Tina Payne. "I particularly want to mention our volunteer Audrey Butt, who has been so tireless in arranging street collections."

The Malvern branch of Save the Children collected £6,350 last Friday outside Waitrose and Somerfield in Great Malvern and Barnards Green.

Checkout collections at Great Malvern's Somerfield raised £1,423 in three days.

Manager David Locke said: "It's a fantastic response and we continue to have the collecting buckets on our checkouts."

Morrisons, in Townsend Way, is also holding a checkout collection.

Deputy manager Andy Mears said: "Last Friday alone, when we first put the buckets out, we collected in the region of £2,000."

The Cross Keys pub raised more than £1,320 at a New Year's Eve party. The money has been given to Oxfam.

Landlord Reg Reynolds, who often travels to south-east Asia with co-licensee Ann Holden, said he was staggered by the response.

"People were so generous," he said. "Raising money is really all we can do to help."

In the Bredenbury group of parishes, near Bromyard, more than £6,000 was raised with an event on Bank Holiday Monday.

People got together at Shortwood Farm, Pencombe, for a shared lunch, auction, bring-and-buy and draw. One local family, the Hadleys, did their bit by washing cars for £2 a time.

Bransford Golf Club is planning to donate entry fees from its monthly medal competition tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday, to the appeal.

Malvern Rotary Club is appealing for more people to get involved with its appeal. It plans to send out Aquaboxes filled with essential supplies to those affected by the disaster.

Just £250 will pay for an Aquabox 30, capable of purifying 33,000 litres of water, while £50 will provide a box to treat 22,000 litres.

The boxes will be sent to affected areas filled with cutlery, toiletries, clothing, tools and baby equipment.

The club hopes people will buy a box to fill, just pay for a box or just fill a box. The branch has eight large and 20 small boxes. Contact Sandy Gibson on 01684 563429.