JCB’s £1 million appeal for the NSPCC is riding high after members of Meynell and South Staffordshire Hunt raised £1,500 for the cause.

The Hunt – which covers large parts of Derbyshire as well as Staffordshire, and was established more than 200 years ago – made the donation after staging a promise auction at JCB’s headquarters in Rocester.

A £1,500 cheque was presented to JCB group HR director Joanne McAdam prior to a February meet at Wootton Hall, in Staffordshire, which is owned by Johnny Greenall, joint master of the hunt.