DOZENS of people put on their walking boots and strolled round a Southampton park to raise awareness of heart conditions.

Clad in wacky fancy dress, supporters, previous and current patients of the Wessex Cardiac Centre took part in the inaugural Wessex Heartbeat Walk A Mile event.

The walkers, led by chief executive officer D’Arcy Myers, set off from the Holiday Inn and walked around Mayflower Park to raise money for the charity.