WORLD'S BIGGEST COFFEE MORNING: Cakes, cookies and all the caffeine you can drink

On Friday, Macmillan cancer support is asking everyone to take part, either by signing up to host a coffee morning or attending someone else’s coffee morning.

There are scores of fundraising coffee mornings happening across the area, and, below, we tell you what’s going on where you live.

Bertie the Macmillan mobile cancer information and support bus, will be in Commercial Road, Portsmouth, on the day of the coffee morning, from 10am to 4pm.

Experts from the charity will be giving advice on all aspects of living with the disease – from the physical to financial impact.

Kim Appleby, Macmillan fundraising manager for Portsmouth, who will also be attending, said: ‘We want to make sure no one has to face cancer alone but we can’t do it without the amazing people who fundraise for us.’

Last year, 3,270 coffee mornings were held in Hampshire, raising almost £700,000 to help towards vital services and support for people affected by cancer.

Fergus Jones, business manager at Contemplation Homes, a care home in Waterlooville, said: ‘We’re hosting a coffee morning for Macmillan as part of our new partnership with them.

‘We’re really excited to be part of this event.’

To take part, find a coffee morning near you or for further information visit coffee.macmillan.org.uk.

What’s happening where you are on Friday

Portsmouth

Salix Health And Wellbeing Centre, 33 High Street, Old Portsmouth 9am

Large & Gibson Solicitors, Kent Road, Southsea, 10am

BH Live, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, 11am

M&S, Commercial Road, Portsmouth 11am

Nationwide Building Society’s, Commercial, 9am

Rachel Lee hair salon,

74 Locksway Road, Milton, 9am.

The Milton Arms, Milton Road, Milton, 3pm

Lisa’s Coffee Morning, 99A Laburnum Grove, North End, 11am

Graham Harvey’s, 102 Albert Road, Southsea 10am

Truckstops, Walton Road,

Farlington, 8am

Cosham Community Centre,

Wootton Street, 10am

Hillside & Wymering Centre,

Cheltenham Road, Paulsgrove, 9.15am

Gracie Annes Tearoom, Port Solent, 2pm

The Port House, Marina Keep

Port Solent, 10am

The Coach & Horses, London Road, Hilsea, Thursday, 11am

Nationwide Building Society,

North End, 9am

Seeded, 125 Winter Road, Southsea, 10am

Gosport

Nationwide Building, High Street, 10am

Solent SMSK, Gosport War Memorial Hospital, Bury Road, 10am

Foresters Arms Gosport, 61 Anns Hill Road, 10am

Benchmarx Fareham, Unit 100, 166 Fareham Road, 8am

Rowner Bowling Club, Rowner Lane, 10am.

Brendan coffee and tea morning, 1 Harcourt Road, 11am

Fareham

M&S Coffee, 5 Delme Square, 10am

Kate Preston Hair & Beauty 70 Arundel Drive, 8.30am.

Titchfield Community Centre, Mill Street, 10am

The Fernes, 6 Samuel Mortimer Close, 2pm

Leightons Opticians, West Street, 10.30am

1Insurer Ltd, 1st Floor Forum 4, Parkway Solent Business Park, Whiteley, 10am

M&S Whiteley Village, 10am

Havant

M&S Havant Simply Food

Solent Road, 10am

Nationwide Building Society

20 West Street, 9am

Tri Synergy Ltd

15 The Oakwood Centre, Downley Road, 10am

Souls Journey, 9 Park Parade

Leigh Park, 11.30am

Emsworth

Hampshire Health, 97 Havant Road, 10am

Emsworth Methodist Pastoral Centre, High Street, 10am

Prinsted Care Home, Prinsted Lane, Prinsted, 10.30am

Willow Lodge, Stein Road, 10.30am

Waterlooville

Springwood Community Centre, 110 Springwood Avenue, 10am

Nationwide Building Society

3 Clock House, London Road, 9am

M&S Waterlooville Simply Food, 10 Wellington Retail Park, 10am

Berewood Primary School

Kentidge Way, 8.30am

The Chairmakers Arms, Forest Road, Worlds End, Hambledon, 10am

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, Waterlooville Health Centre, Dryden close October 7, 11am.

Taylor My Beauty’s, 6 Charminster Close, September 30, 10am