HEART AND SOUL: Wilton Male Voice Choir, under the direction of Maureen Tanner and accompanied by Eileen Moores, appeared in concert at the Great Ayton Working Men's Club in aid of the Take Heart Support Group, introduced by compere Tommy Diamond.

MUSICAL KEY: Cleveland Accordionaires, led by Les Kerridge, entertained Billingham Ladies Friendship Club at St Cuthbert's Church Hall, Billingham Green, introduced by Hilda Reevely.

OLD MEN AND THE SEA: Cleveland Retired Men's Association heard from former seaman Tom Robson, who recalled his life as a Boy Seaman - a 15-year-old who joined the Royal Navy. The Association's 76 members met in the Regency Hotel, Redcar, to hear how Tom rose through the ranks to become a Chief Petty Officer. Mr Robson traced the history of boy seamen from the Napoleonic Wars, when children aged 14 were press ganged into the Navy or were recruited direct from orphanages.

SING-A-LONG: Redcar musical group The Melody Makers entertained at Thornaby Senior Citizens Club, in the Pavilion, at the invitation of Beryl Thomas, before moving on to the Saltburn Cricket Club for an old fashioned sing-a-long night at the request of Gill Battison.

HUNTSMAN HELP: The Take Heart Support Group, which offers practical help and encouragement to recovering cardiac patients throughout Middlesbrough and East Cleveland, is £200 better off thanks to staff at Huntsman Polyurethanes, Wilton. With 14 classes running each week at nine venues, each supervised by a qualified tutor, the group needs to raise more than £25,000 each year.