PUB regulars in a North Yorkshire village are to take part in a carol singing event next month.

Dave Kinsley, tenant at the Black Bull, Melsonby, near Richmond, has teamed up with regular customer Gary Chilton to organise the sing-along to raise money for Leukaemia Research.

Mr Kinsley said yesterday: "Gary is based at Catterick and is a member of the King's Division Waterloo Band. He and several other bandsmen - all brass players - will accompany the group as they go around the village."

He hopes they can raise more than the £200 gathered for Marie Curie Cancer Care last year. The band and singers will meet at the Black Bull, in West Street, at 3pm on Sunday, December 23.