A women's club based in Oulton celebrated its 50th anniversary at a social evening attended by founding members.

Oulton Ladies Group held a buffet at the Park Hill Hotel, Lowestoft, at which 34 members attended.

The group was formed in 1967 as a place for the younger wives of the Pound Farm community to meet for a social evening once a month.

One of the founding members, Janet Betts, attended the golden anniversary celebrations.

Joyce Aguss, group secretary, said: 'It was a very enjoyable evening - we even had cakes made for us by a previous guest speaker which was very nice.'

The group meet on the first Wednesday of each month with a programme of speakers who discuss a variety of subjects.

Prospective members are welcome to go along to taster meetings before deciding to join up. Membership to the group is £5 annually or £2 a meeting. For further information call 01502 569165.