In the 1830s a group of Welshman moved to Middlesbrough to work as ironmakers when the industry was expanding.

When two of the workers were killed in an accident at work, the group of Welshmen performed a concert for the widows and orphans of those killed to raise money for them.

It was from this performance the Apollo Male Voice Choir was formed in 1887.

Now, more than 135 years on, the male choir is still going strong.