Turning red will be the order of the day in Coppergate, York, tomorrow.

With the support of local shops, the British Heart Foundation's new initiative will create York's very own red square.

The Wear Red For Heart campaign is aiming to raise funds for children with congenital heart disease.

The Lord Major of York, Councillor Chas Hall, will be there to lend his support, along with children from Warthill Primary School in the morning and Clifton Pre-Preparatory School in the afternoon.

Pat Le Masurier, the British Heart Foundation Area organiser for the North and East Yorkshire, said: "We have had a terrific response from stores and their staff and it promises to be a really fun day."

Students from St Peter's School will be selling the new BHF Wear Red For Heart emblem throughout the day.

Updated: 11:30 Thursday, June 12, 2003