DIDCOT residents have said they want to assure families of the "missing three" they have not been forgotten seven weeks after the devastating power station tragedy.

Chris Huxtable, from Swansea, Ken Cresswell, 57 and John Shaw, 61, from Rotherham are still missing beneath 17,000 tonnes of twisted metal after half of the boiler house at Didcot Power Station collapsed on February 23.

Those who saw the collapse and were down at the scene to help rescue teams say they still have the families of the missing three at the forefront of their thoughts.

Mum-of-three Lisa Veralander enlisted the help of children from Stephen Freeman Primary School to bake eight loaf cakes and 60 cupcakes for staff on site in the days after the collapse.

The full-time carer said: "We started this amazing wave where people were just coming down with food and baked goods to feed all the people they had down there.

"I know we managed to get Sainsbury's involved who donated food to the rapid relief team.

"It meant that they didn't eat into their budget they had set aside for being down at Didcot.

"It was brilliant to be able to do that for them, even if it was only a small part of the bigger rescue operation."

Mrs Veralander, who lives in Great Western Park, said on the 10 week anniversary of the collapse pupils at the school, in Freeman Road, will write cards to the families.

She said: "They have not been forgotten. We want them to know we are still thinking about them.

"It is so hard because you want to do something to help. I think it is important for the children to get involved and know about the scale of what has happened."

A book of condolences, which was opened just days after the disaster, now has more than 150 messages of support.

The Mayor of Didcot Des Healy said: "Although the situation remains very much unchanged we are still thinking about the families.

"I said to the Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils that we would keep the book of condolences available with no time limit.

"Unfortunately the workers have got to be so careful. We have had enough tragedy, we do not want anymore."

For those wishing to leave a tribute, the book of condolences is held at Didcot Civic Hall,

A recovery mission was launched on March 14 which has seen workers on the site from dawn to dusk every day picking through the tonnes of iron and steel.

Spokeswoman, Kelly Nye, for RWE which own the site, said they were continuing to assess the stability of the standing half of the boiler house.

She said: "Nothing has been finalised and if it had been we would always talk to the families first.

"We have said this before - the recovery could take weeks.

"If it had been done by a demolition expert as planned, it would take six months to clear the debris."