A successful coffee morning by residents of a sheltered housing complex in Whitland has raised over £600 for a lifesaving charity.

The residents at St Davids Avenue, which is a Council run sheltered housing community, made a collective decision to support the Wales Air Ambulance.

Last year the residents raised over £500 for Macmillan at their popular coffee morning and next year they plan on fundraising for the Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Resident John Seeley who was one of the organisers said: “This year we excelled what we raised last year and we’re only a small group. It was a great morning, and we were ecstatic to raise over £614.”

The fundraising event, which was open to everyone, not just residents, included a combination of beautiful homemade cake sales and a raffle.

The Bric-a-Brac stall raised £200 alone and the morning saw copious amounts of tea and coffee consumed.

The residents were delighted that they had the support of local businesses who provided prizes for the raffle, and want to say a huge thank you to them for their support.

Mike May, Regional Fundraising Manager for the Wales Air Ambulance said: “It was lovely to meet the residents at St Davids Avenue who worked so hard to make the coffee morning a wonderful fundraising event.

“They were delighted to exceed their fundraising amount from last year, and we are delighted that our Charity was chosen this year. We wish them all the best of luck with their future fundraising coffee mornings.

“The charity needs to raise £11.2 million each year, and without support like this we wouldn’t be able to be there for the people of the Wales when they need us most. Thank you to the organisers, residents and everyone who helped them raise these vital funds.”