A POPULAR restaurant will aim to raise hundreds of pounds for an important charity later this month.

Morello Ristorante in High Road, South Woodford, will hold a special evening on July 23 to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.

Head chef Martino Apuzzo said: “We're going to have an Italian evening, where we're going to give away prizes and hopefully raise lots of money for the charity.

“The reason it's for this charity is because my sister and I lost both our parents to heart conditions in the last couple of years.

“We were going to hold an event and then we thought that because we just lost Mum we should do something to help the charity, so we contacted the Foundation.

“We're giving away prizes like bottles of wine or tables for two or four people, and some other people have donated prizes that we're going to raffle off on the night.”

Tickets cost £23 per person and include a hot and cold buffet and live musical entertainment.

To buy tickets for the evening call into the restaurant or call 020 8530 1027.