A pub plans to fill a meals-on-wheels gap as Suffolk County Council prepares to shut its service to the elderly.
The Five Bells in Hessett is looking for volunteers to help provide meals, alongside the existing service, if sponsors sign-up to the plan.
County council subsidies for the service stopped in 2011 leading to a rise in meal prices from £3.55 to £5.
A council spokesman said it was aware of the plan and would consider working with private providers from 2013.
The service is currently supplied through charity WRVS, whose contract with the council expires next year.
Landlords Louise and David Anthony will hold a meeting at the pub on 6 February, to gauge how many people would help with the service.