MACMILLAN Cancer Support’s World Biggest Coffee Morning event is fast approaching and we would love for readers in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to get involved.

Having become a national institution since it launched in 1990, it has raised millions to help change the lives of people living with cancer, including here in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.

Last year some 200,000 people said they planned to take part - in homes, workplaces and schools across the country.

The idea remains as simple as ever: come together as a community in support of people living with cancer and raise money for Macmillan.

Cancer can affect every aspect of a person’s life, from day-to-day living and relationships to finances and mental health.

Macmillan is here to help people with cancer live life as fully as they can.

Offering a broad range of cancer information and support services - including a free support line and a community of over 7,700 healthcare professionals - demand for Macmillan’s services is constantly growing and we rely on the generosity of the public to provide this support.

Macmillan’s Coffee Morning takes place on Friday, September 28 (but people can host whenever they want) and people will be making a difference however they get involved.

Whoever they invite and whatever they serve, people are highly encouraged to host a Macmillan Coffee Morning in a way that suits them.

If baking isn’t your thing, that doesn’t have to stop you.

Throughout September, headline partner M&S will be selling a selection of limited edition Coffee Morning products - including cakes, biscuits and two exclusive mugs - with 10 percent of proceeds going to Macmillan.

Homes, workplaces and communities from the Shetland Islands to Land’s End will be hosting Coffee Mornings this year; readers in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire can find events nearby using the interactive map on the Coffee Morning website (macmillan.org.uk/coffee).

Thank you to everyone who gets involved: every Coffee Morning changes lives.

Joanna Lumley

London