TOWN residents are being asked to give blood at a donation session this month.

NHS Blood and Transplant is appealing to blood donors to make appointments for the session at Pavilion on the Park, Eastleigh.

The event is set to take place on January 29 and donors can call or go online to book.

An NHS Blood and Transplant spokesperson claimed safety measures are in place at sessions with temperature checks on arrival, hand gels and hand washing facilities available and masks worn by both staff and donors.

They said: "We need people who are fit and healthy to keep donating as normal during the coronavirus pandemic.

“Our sessions and donor centres are still open and travel to a blood donation session is essential for the NHS.

"Blood donation is a reason to do something amazing. Blood donation saves lives.

“We need people to keep donating to make sure we can keep supplying the blood hospitals need in the coming weeks and months. Patients and doctors are relying on us to be there.”