Macmillan Cancer Support is urging people in Pembrokeshire to help raise funds by taking part in the World's Biggest Coffee Morning.

Last year, hundreds of Macmillan coffee mornings were held across Wales raising more than £300,000. But this year the charity is hoping more people will join in the fun and hold coffee mornings in their homes, community centres, villages, schools and work places to help raise millions of pounds by being part of one of the biggest fund-raising events in the UK.

Sue Reece fund-raising manager for Macmillan in South West Wales, said: "Macmillan is here to help from the moment someone is diagnosed with cancer and the support we provide is vital. Our doctors and nurses offer specialist medical care and emotional support, while our benefits advisors help cancer patients get the government money they are entitled to. Macmillan also provides grants to people with cancer who are struggling financially to help with essential equipment, clothes and to pay fuel bills. We rely on the money raised from events like the World's Biggest Coffee Morning to fund these vital services."

Macmillan has around 200 professionals working in hospitals and out in the community across Wales. As well as their well-known nurses, there are Macmillan occupational therapists, welfare benefits advisers, pharmacists and physiotherapist who all support people affected by cancer in Wales.

Liz Griffiths and Caroline Allen, Macmillan cancer nurse specialists, working in Pembrokeshire, are both supporting the World's Biggest Coffee Morning this year too.

Liz said: "Every day, we help people affected by cancer have more good days. When you're living with cancer, it's the little things that can make a huge difference. Being able to get an answer to a question that's been troubling you, knowing that you can pay your next gas and electricity bill, knowing that when you finish treatment, there'll be somebody there to help you get back to a sense of normality."

Caroline added: "I'd like to encourage as many people as possible to support this year's World's Biggest Coffee Morning so that Macmillan professionals like us can continue to support as many people affected by cancer as possible to have more good days."

Rowan Parkes is this year's voluntary World's Biggest Coffee Morning intern for Macmillan in South West Wales and will be helping to make the event an even bigger success across Pembrokeshire this year.

She added: "The World's Biggest Coffee Morning is a really fun event that is really easy to take part in, especially as you can tailor it to suit yourself - just use your imagination! All that matters is that you take part and help us raise more from this year's coffee morning than ever before."

To take part in the World's Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday, September 24, go to http://www.macmillan.org.uk/coffee">www.macmillan.org.uk/coffee or call 0845 602 1246.