Almost £2,000 has been raised for Alzheimer's Research UK through a concert in Dorchester.

Music lovers turned out en masse for The Occasional Singers Baroque Masterworks concert, recently held at St Mary's Church in Dorchester.

The choir chose to support Alzheimer's Research UK, specialising in finding preventions, treatments and a cure for dementia, and raised £1,800 thanks to the generosity of those in attendance.

The Occasional Singers presented a concert of short Baroque masterworks for voices, oboe and strings and were joined by soprano Alison Rose and tenor Lawrence Thackeray.

The event was partly inspired by the death of the husband of one of the choir's members. Susan Adams' husband, Graham, died of early onset dementia and was a great supporter of the choir.

Susan said: "Graham would have loved the music at the concert and would have been delighted that we performed for such an important cause."

James Warren, regional fundraising officer at Alzheimer's Research UK, said: "We're so grateful to Susan and all of The Occasional Singers for supporting Alzheimer's Research UK.

"Dementia affects a significant proportion of the population - more than half of UK adults know someone who has been diagnosed with dementia.

"Fantastic fundraising efforts like this will help us make life-changing research breakthroughs for people with dementia."