Age UK Southampton is inviting local residents to a coffee morning and bake sale at Turner Sims on Tuesday, May 24 to raise funds towards its work helping older people in the city.

The charity will take over the foyer to sell tea, coffee and cake from 10am-12pm.

Funds raised will go towards supporting elderly residents in Southampton through services such as visiting and befriending, information and advice, computer drop ins, health & wellbeing and social lunch clubs.

Age UK Southampton says regular contact through its services can be life-changing and give older people the confidence they need to feel connected and less isolated.

You can help in a variety of ways:

• Come along on the day, get a cup of tea and slice of cake

• Bake cakes and savouries and bring them to the event for us to sell

• Let your friends, family and colleagues know about the event

A pay and display car park is available on site and there’s plenty of street parking around the Highfield Campus for those wanting to drive. The University is also a bus hub so can be reached by various routes from around the city. More information can be found at http://bus.southampton.ac.uk/area/highfield.html

Anyone wanting more information about how Age UK Southampton helps older people who are feeling lonely and isolated can contact the charity Monday to Friday 10am-4pm by phone on 023 8036 8636, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or online at www.ageuk.org.uk/southampton.