WITH cold weather fast approaching, Lions club members are again hoping to help people in and around Farnham who will have trouble keeping warm this winter.

The seventh Project Wenceslas was officially launched by town mayor David Attfield at Squires Garden Centre in Badshot Lea.

The Lions are inviting those who receive a winter fuel allowance and feel they don’t need it, to donate all – or part of it – to Farnham Lions Club to help families who are seriously struggling to cook hot meals and keep warm this winter.

Last year, the Lions received more than £18,000 from the residents of Farnham and Haslemere, which was used by Citizens Advice and other assistance agencies to help clear fuel debts of their clients.

In addition, some of the fund was used to make useful grants to top up pre-pay meters to help users and their families over last winter.

The Lions estimate it helped nearly 300 people – parents, children and the elderly – in Farnham and Haslemere during one of the coldest winters for a long time.

The mayor commented he hoped this “very worthwhile project” would have the full support of the people of Farnham.

Details of the project are in the flyer circulated with this edition of the Farnham Herald. Donors can donate via

justgiving.com/lions-wenceslas.

Farnham Lions president Phil Alexander said: “Donors can be assured all the funds raised are used to relieve fuel debt and poverty by making payment direct to the utility companies. There are no overheads – every £1 is spent on fuel.”