Nottinghamshire Community Foundation is appealing for volunteers providing free lunches for the elderly at Christmas to get in touch.

Chief executive Nina Dauban said: “We are so grateful to those who remember the vulnerable and provide a special lunch for them over the Christmas period.

“It is a time when those who are alone feel the most isolated and we want to help show them we care.”

A local charity or community group with a history of providing Christmas lunch for the elderly can for a grant to help cover costs or to make extra dinners this year.
Email [email protected] for further information.

The Community Foundation has launched an appeal asking people to show their support for those in need this winter.

It is asking those who can afford to forego the Winter Fuel Payment (WFP), which is paid to the over-60s, to donate the money to those for whom it is not enough.

Nina said: “We believe if a small percentage (of people) could donate their WFP, we will be able to help many vulnerable and elderly people feel someone cares at Christmas.”

To donate, send a cheque to Nottinghamshire Community Foundation, Pine House B, Ransom Wood Business Park, Southwell Road West, Mansfield, Notts.