SUMMER trips and a Christmas party should be on the cards for 45 Wiltshire pensioners starting a fundraising campaign at the next giant car boot sale at Castle Combe circuit on June 16.

Volunteers from Yatton Keynell Luncheon Club will be out in force among the crowds of bargain-hunters hoping to raise up to £1,000 to finance a programme which looks after pensioners living in villages within a ten-mile radius of the racing circuit.

Organising secretary Ann Woolford said that the funds from the event not only finance their day trips and Christmas party but also go towards providing wheelchairs and a donation to the Village Link local transport service.

"We have to raise a substantial amount of money and the Castle Combe car boot sale will give us an excellent start for the campaign this summer," she said.

"This is our biggest fundraising opportunity and provided the weather is fine we should benefit from the generosity of the crowds there."

The Luncheon Club is one of eight local good causes selected by Castle Combe Circuit to raise funds at its massive monthly boot sales.

Circuit chairman Howard Strawford said that the car boot sales are proving particularly successful this season with one local charity raising more than £1,200 from their special day.

Browsers and buyers donate 25p each to the chosen charity, while sellers are charged £8 per car and vans pay between £10 and £25 depending on size. The boot sale is open from 8am to 2pm on June 16.