GENTLE exercise classes for retired people will be held in Portbury from this month.

For people looking to keep a healthy mind and body, the classes will be held in the village hall in High Street from 10.30-11.30am beginning on May 18.

The first session will be free and just �1 after that.

The programme has been devised as part of Age UK Somerset’s Partnership in a national project called Fit as a Fiddle, which is supported by the Big Lottery Fund.

For more details call Di Ramsay at Age UK Somerset on 0845 643 4702 or email dianne.ramsay@ageuksomerset.org.uk