TV singing sensations the Zimmers are donating part of the profit from their new album to Little Haven’s children’s hospice.

The pensioners group, whose oldest member is 102, found fame after they were recruited to form a band as part of the BBC’s People Power series of programmes in May last year.

Their cover of the Who’s My Generation went to number 26 in the UK singles chart and they starred in the television documentary, the Great Granny Chart Invasion.

Their album, Lust for Life, which features cover versions of classics such as Tears in Heaven, My Way and Let it Be, will help raise money for Little Havens, Age Concern and German charity Bridge of Hearts.

Band members Frank Armstrong and Mollie P Hardie visited the hospice, in Daws Heath Road, Thundersley, to see where their money will go.

Talking about his decision to join the Zimmers, whose tongue in cheek name is a reference to zimmer frames, Frank said: “Although I’d only ever sang in the shower, I decided to send in a CD to the One Show after they appealed for new singers.

“I was not doing much with my time and just over a year earlier I’d suffered a small stroke and thought it would be good for my morale.”

Executive producer Neil Reed said: “The Zimmers are having the time of their lives at the moment with tours of Germany, the UK and Ireland promoting their album and it is amazing to see.

“However, with the band being full of parents and grandparents and, more recently, great-grandparents, it makes sense to have found a children’s charity to sing for.

“We hope this is the start of a long relationship with the hospice and we feel proud to support the amazing work they do.”