A HAMPSHIRE charity is being recognised by an international film festival being held this month.

Southampton based Wessex Heartbeat is being supported by The End Of Pier International Film Festival that takes place in Bognor Regis between April 25 and May 3.

The Wessex Heartbeat was established in 1992 to enable the Wessex Cardiac Centre at Southampton General Hospital to become one of the UK's leading centres of excellence for cardiac care. The centre treats more than 20,000 people a year, including 1,000 babies and children.