A YOUTH club will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a charity evening next month.

South Otterington Youth Club opened in the village, near Northallerton, in September 1957.

Organisers are looking for former members and helpers for a get-together that will raise funds for the Great North Air Ambulance. Comedian Dave Ferry will perform, and a bar licence has been applied for.

Tickets for the event, which will be held in the village hall at 7.45pm on August 30, are £6, available from Jeff Barr on 01609-771446.