WEST Somerset MP Rachel Gilmour met with actress and Marie Curie ambassador Alison Steadman at an event in Westminster to mark the charity’s annual ‘Great Daffodil Appeal’.

Mrs Gilmour pledged her support to the appeal and urged people across West Somerset and Exmoor to donate and wear one of Marie Curie’s iconic daffodil pins.

She said: “There is only one chance to give somebody the best possible end of life, which is why the Great Daffodil Appeal is so important.

“That is why I am proud to be supporting Marie Curie and their mission to ensure that everybody at end of life can get the care and support they need, when and where they need it most.

“I know the importance of good palliative care and support, especially in a constituency like mine, where rurality, poor transport links, and a higher than average age demographic, are all present.

“I am urging people across West Somerset to show their support for the Great Daffodil Appeal in any way they can.

“Every donation is a chance to ensure that more people receive expert care and support at the end of life.”

Ms Steadman, who starred in the television series ‘Gavin and Stacey’, said: “As somebody who has supported Marie Curie for many years, I have seen for myself the incredible difference they make to people and their families at the end of life.

“They cared for my mother, and I will never forget the kindness, comfort, and dignity they gave her.

“It meant the world to us.

“What Marie Curie does is truly vital.

“Their nurses make sure people are not left in pain, or frightened, or alone, they bring compassion into the hardest moments.

“The Great Daffodil Appeal comes round just once a year, and it helps Marie Curie reach so many more people who need that care, whatever their illness.”