Brendan Jameson, leader of South Lakeland District Council

“This campaign is a brilliant idea and The Westmorland Gazette needs to be commended for it. I think you have got to give people the opportunity to have a better quality of life, or prolong their life. What you have might be useful for somebody else, and when I am no longer here I would like to think that somebody else could use one of my organs. I do carry a donor card, and also donate blood platelets once a month. I would really like to see more people signing up.”

If you want to sign up to donate your organs, go to www.organdonation.nhs.uk or telephone 0300 1232323.