Age Concern volunteer Eileen Brice still helps out at a pensioners' social club – despite being 90 herself.

The great grandmother is older than many of the other members of the club which meets at Withywood Community Centre.

Eileen, of Sturminster Road, Brislington, volunteers on a Wednesday and goes again on Friday to meet her friends.

She has been volunteering for Age Concern Bristol since 2002.

She said: "I greet people when they come in. You've got to be a good listener and to understand the needs of the people who come here.

"I couldn't stay at home in a chair and do nothing. I really enjoy it. I like meeting people."

As a young woman Eileen stayed at home to raise her three children and used to go swimming.

She had a variety of jobs in later years and has been a widow for the past 39 years.

Though she has a large extended family including three children, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren, she likes to spend time with people her own age.

Eileen and four other members of the club are prodigious knitters.

Last year they filled six bagfuls with jumpers and blankets which were sent to Romanian orphanages.

She said: "I have piles and piles of jumpers at home but we are in need of more wool. I would like to ask anyone who has balls of wool at home that they are not going to use to donate to us."

Eileen keeps her brain sharp buy doing crosswords.

She said: "You have got to keep going. It's very important to keep busy."

Eileen was presented with a bouquet of flowers by the New Beginnings Day Centre on her 90th birthday on May 26.

This week is National Volunteers' Week, a celebration of all the people who give up their time for others.

Anyone who has any spare wool to donate for Eileen and her friends should take it to Withywood Community Centre in Queen's Road.

Age Concern Bristol has more than 80 volunteers and could not provide the services it does without them.

Anyone who can spare some time each week should contact Wendy Hodsdon on 0117 929 7537 to find out more about volunteering opportunities at ACB.