A 30-strong martial art display team will head the bill at the show in Spennymoor, County Durham.

Chungdokwan taekwondo club, which has groups in Ferryhill and Spennymoor, called on aikido and Chinese lion dance groups from the North-East to perform in a charity hanmadon - a martial arts spectacular.

The clubs will perform a demonstration at Spennymoor Leisure Centre on Saturday, at 7.30pm, which will be followed by a disco and bar.

The chief instructor of Chungdokwan, Steve Robinson, said: "The main reason for the event is to raise money for the Mara cancer unit at Bishop Auckland General Hospital.

"We chose to support the unit because a number of our students have had someone close to them affected by cancer and wanted to help others in the same situation."

Tickets for the show are available from Joan Britton on 0780 1501641.