World’s biggest coffee morning underway in Wells

If you’re planning on a shopping trip to Wells today, why not treat yourself to a great cup of coffee and contribute to a great cause? The World's Biggest Coffee Morning is Macmillan Cancer Support's biggest fundraising event. People all across the UK - and sometimes further afield - hold a coffee morning, where donations on the day are made to Macmillan.

Last year 43,000 people registered to hold a coffee morning, raising a staggering £7.9 million! This year Macmillan are asking for your help to raise over £8 million to help change the lives of people affected by cancer.

The event started in 1990, when a local fundraising committee decided to hold a coffee morning where people came along to meet and mingle - as they might ordinarily do - but donate the cost of their coffee to Macmillan in the process.

The idea seemed such a simple, yet effective, one that they suggested the model be taken up nationally. The first National World’s Biggest Coffee Morning was in 1991, when 2,600 people registered to hold coffee mornings across the country. Since then it has raised over £60 million in total for Macmillan Cancer Support.

If you want to get involved in Wells, grab your bags, hats and head for the White Hart Hotel right now!! Mayor Tony Robbins will be attending and although the event is due to end at 12 noon, there’s plenty of time to enjoy an excellent pot of coffee, some wonderful company and help Macmillan in their great work.