Organisers of a women's refuge in Lincoln say twice as many victims of domestic violence will benefit if their expansion plans go ahead. The Women's Aid charity wants to build a �1.7m refuge but needs an additional �100,000 to pay for the expansion.
Claire Morrison, from Lincoln's Women's Aid centre, said: "We need to move because we only have six family rooms - and we need more."
She said the current refuge in a former house, was not fit for the purpose.
The planned refuge would have 11 bedrooms instead of the current six - nine for women with children and two for women without children.
"The current refuge has a fourth floor that is not suitable for wheelchair users - which is one reason why we want to build a new refuge," she said.
Mrs Morrison added that the charity was appealing to businesses and other organisations to donate to the appeal.
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