The Hands of Love charity is collecting bags of groceries across the Island today to hand out as Christmas gifts for those in need.

All donations of non-perishable items are welcome from East End to Dockyard. There will be two specially marked Hands of Love buses collecting from a number of locations around the Island.

Those who wish to give are asked to restrict their donations to non-perishable food items, not toys or clothing.

Donations can be made to the collection buses or directly at the Hands of Love depot in Camp Hill Road, Southampton.

The pick-up arrangements are:

East End:

11 a.m. St. George's Square

11.30 a.m. depart for the ice cream parlour/ No.1 Gate, St. David's

1 p.m. Shelly Bay Market Place bus stop

1.30 p.m. Collector's Hill Apothecary bus stop

2 p.m. departs for Hands of Love in Southampton.West En>10 a.m — 11 a.m. The Maritime Museum

11.15 a.m. Somerset Market Place

11.30 a.m. Arnolds in Somerset

11.45 a.m. Arnolds at White Hill Field

12 p.m. Bus departs

12.25 p.m. Barnes Corner

1.15 p.m. Heron Bay Market Place

1.45 p.m. Hands of LoB> in Southampton

Members of the public can meet the buses at any one of these stops and drop off items.