A SERIES of talks are planned at St Andrew’s Church, Bishop Auckland, for the next three months.

Rowena Hackword, chief executive of the Auckland Castle Trust, will give a talk about Auckland Castle on Wednesday, May 15.

On Wednesday, June 12, Nick Grieveson, headteacher at King James I Academy, will speak about academies and the freedom to choose.

Retired consultant physician Dr David Carr will lead a talk about diabetes on Wednesday, July 17.

All the talks start at 7.30pm and admission is free.