The Marie Curie charity is looking for Wirral helpers in the run-up to Christmas.

Readers are being asked to help cash collection buckers at supermarkets in the area to raise funds for one-to-one nursing care for terminally ill people in their own home.

Community fundraiser for Marie Curie Tina Robinson said: “We have amazing volunteers and a fantastic fundraising group, but we always need more to make sure we don’t miss out on valuable donations from festive shoppers.

“We’re really lucky that local supermarkets and shopping centres have been so generous in offering us dates to collect – we just want to make the most of this opportunity to raise much needed funds for end of life care.

“Christmas is a time for families and our nurses will again be working over the festive period to provide vital care and treatment to people with cancer and other terminal illnesses, enabling them to be at home, surrounded by their families and the things they hold most dear.”

For more information on how to volunteer call Tina on 0151 801 1405 or email Tina.Robinson@mariecurie.org.uk