England and Middlesbrough footballer Danny Mills bore down on Warwickshire Golf Club to help raise £33,000 for a spina bifida charity.

Mills was joined by Boro defender Gareth Southgate, Leicester City goalkeeper Ian Walker and Leeds United striker Alan Smith, who all swopped their boots for golf clubs at the pro-celebrity golf event.

ASBAH -TheAssociation of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus - is aiming to raise £300,000 to establish a helpline to provide information and advice for families affected by the condition.

Danny Mills, whose baby Archie died of spina bifida in 2002, said: "I approached ASBAH after what happened last year and they were great.

"Luckily we have a supportive family, but ASBAH were also a huge help and were able to answer many questions.

"Through our experience I would just like to help people who go through the same thing. A helpline that worried parents and families can turn to for information, help and support would make such a difference for so many people."

While at the tournament, Mills met two-year-old spina bifida sufferer Sara Bousseta, from Canley in Coventry.

Fourteen teams played in the golf tournament in Leek Wootton, with 130 people attending a celebrity dinner in the evening.