A DRUNKEN clubber who urinated on a Bolton war memorial wants to make amends — by selling poppies for the Royal British Legion.

Daniel Orrell pleaded guilty to outraging public decency when he committed the act in Nelson Square on July 27 — a crime described as “disgusting” by Bolton Magistrates’ Court.

But following his conviction, Mr Orrell has been determined to put right what he did wrong and will today be joining Legion members when they hold a collection in Asda at Burnden.

The 24-year-old, from Farnworth, said: “So many emotions ran through my head when I saw The Bolton News and my face on the front of it in my local shop.

“I was worried about my family — I just felt like I’d let everyone down.”

What followed was a public outcry with people taking to the internet to slam Mr Orrell for his actions — something he says he completely understands.

He said: “This was the worst decision I have ever made and I completely get why people feel the way they do. The memorial represents the people who sacrificed themselves for others and it’s been a really big learning curve for me.”

Mr Orrell, who works in Salford Quays, has admitted to being drunk when he committed the offence.

He added: “I’ve got to take responsibility and learn from this, learn to know my limits.”

Mr Orrell has not been out into Bolton town centre since the incident.

In a bid to make amends he contacted the Bolton branch of the Royal British Legion and volunteered to help out as part of the Poppy Appeal, which supports members of the Armed Forces and their families.

Mr Orrell said: “I was talking with my dad about what I could do and when we thought of working with the legion it made complete sense.

“I’m not saying it will make up for what I have done, but hopefully it’s a start and I will be able to do more things in the future.”

And his willingness to atone for his error has been welcomed by members of the Royal British Legion in Bolton.

Chairman Glynnis Knapman said: “This is a very positive move and it shows that Daniel knows that what he did was wrong. Maybe he didn’t realise what he was doing at the time.

“It is brave to put himself back out there.”

Police heard about his idea on Twitter and have helped to organise the initiative.

PC Carol Winrow, of Farnworth police, said: “We are keen to promote the idea of restorative justice and, when we saw the negative reaction that Daniel was getting on Twitter, we thought this would be a good idea — but he had already contacted the Royal British Legion himself, so we helped to facilitate the day.”