Redcar Take Heart Support Group has celebrated the eightieth birthday of one of its members.

Former seaman Eric Hughlock was joined by more than 25 recovering cardiac patients at the Tees Valley Leisure Centre, Majuba Road, Redcar.

Mr Hughlock, who underwent a triple by-pass operation in South Cleveland Hospital in 1997, joined the support group in 2001.

The group, under the supervision of Nora Noctor, now has 14 classes and meets at nine venues each week in the Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland areas. For details, contact the group's spokesman on (01642) 472793.