Heaton Amateurs, which has been going strong for 80 years, is appealing for new members to join its ranks.

The society was founded in 1930 and has entertained audiences with a variety of shows in venues ranging from Bradford Playhouse to the Alhambra and church halls.

Membership, which ranges in age from late teens to late 70s, has fallen over the years and director Andrew Howorth is eager to attract more people.

“We’re really keen to build up and develop the society and would like new members to join,” he says. “We have some quite exciting plans at the moment.”

The group doesn’t hold regular meetings, but gets together for rehearsals in the run-up to a show, at Allerton Congregational Church. Its most recent production, last autumn, was Agatha Christie’s murder mystery And Then There Were None, performed at Bradford Playhouse.

For more about Heaton Amateurs, contact Andrew on 07990 942763, e-mail bookings-heaton@hotmail.co.uk, or go to heatonamateurs.org.uk.