GOLF club members dug deep into their pockets to help children and adults affected by a life-threatening disease.

The retiring chairman of Bishop Auckland Golf Club presented £4,600 to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust at the end of a busy year.

He presented a cheque to Lucinda Fleming-Jones, whose two year old son Dylan suffers from the disease.

Some of the money came from a tournament at the club when 30 teams of four paid £120 to enter.

Mr Milne said: "The members have been brilliant. They have supported me really well."

Cystic Fibrosis is the UK's most common life-threatening inherited disease affecting 7,500 people.

Sufferers produce a thick mucus that clogs their lungs and digestive systems, making it difficult to breathe and absorb food.