Falmouth Rotary Club's musical festive float will take to the road this Saturday, November 25, at the start of the club's annual charity collection.

The float will be outside Falmouth Parish Church on Saturday and again on December 2, 9 and 16 and will be at Asda on Sunday December 17.

Also, between 6pm and 8pm in the evenings between December 6 and 19, the float will be serenading the residents of Mawnan Smith, Boslowick, Conway Road/Lambs Lane, Longfield and Goldenbank areas. This year's collection is in aid of Cornwall Air Ambulance and the Falmouth RNLI appeal to improve facilities for the new inshore lifeboat.

Last Christmas, the club raised about £3,000, which was shared between Age Concern Falmouth and two charities which provide bereavement counselling - CRUSE Cornwall and Penhaligon's Friends.