DOG lovers are invited to a fundraiser to help raise cash for animal welfare charity Blue Cross.

Organised by the Canine Connexon dog training school, in Richmond, the event will take place at Tunstall Village Hall on Sunday, April 6, between 11am and 4pm.

Local businesses to be represented on the day include Paws Pet Shop, in Catterick Garrison, Ben G Potter's Birds of Prey, Sure Dewhurst's Pet Portraits and the Canine Connexon school.

All proceeds from the event will go to the Blue Cross rescue centre at Topcliffe, near Thirsk, to help rebuild the ageing kennel facilities.

For more details, or to offer a donation, call Canine Connexon on 01748-818577.