The 2020-21 Surviving Winter appeal has smashed its target, raising an incredible, record-breaking £160,000, thanks to donors.

Somerset Community Foundation’s annual appeal encourages those who can afford to, to donate some or all of their Winter Fuel Payment.

These donations provide funding and support to older and vulnerable neighbours across Somerset who, this year due to the need to stay at home during the Covid-19 crisis, have found themselves cut off from family and friends, and facing higher than usual costs to heat their homes.