A SERVICE for bereaved families who have lost children at birth or soon after will be held at Northallerton's Friarage Hospital on Saturday.

The Reverend Sue Wilkins leads the ceremony in St Luke's Chapel at 2.30pm, although refreshments will be served half an hour earlier to give all those who attend the opportunity to see the new Book of Remembrance which has been opened.

A collection will also be taken towards a fund set up to cover the cost of a new Garden of Remembrance project.