THIS year, the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support takes place on Friday, September 30.

We’d like to ask your readers to think about hosting a coffee morning for friends, family, classmates or colleagues.

In Wales, more than 19,000 people are diagnosed with cancer every year. Our goal is to make sure no one faces cancer alone. We provide medical, emotional, practical and financial support, as well as campaigning for better cancer care.

Last year, more than 12,500 people in Wales signed up to hold Macmillan coffee mornings to raise funds to help people affected by cancer.

The money raised helps to pay for Macmillan professionals working in Wales to help people affected by cancer, including our specialist cancer nurses, welfare benefits advisers, speech therapists, physiotherapists and dietitians.

If you’d like to find out more about holding a coffee morning for Macmillan, you can visit our website to request a free Coffee Morning Kit at http://coffee.macmillan.org.uk/

It has everything you need to host a brilliant coffee morning. For information or support from Macmillan, call us free on 0808 808 00 00 (Monday to Friday, 9am–8pm) or visit macmillan.org.uk

Susan Morris

Head of services

Macmillan Cancer Support in Wales