NUMBER HELP: Fun with Numbers, a free ten week course to help families become more confident with numeracy, will start at Mount Pleasant Children’s Centre, in Darlington, on Wednesday, January 15, between 1pm and 3pm. Places must be booked in advance by calling 01325-248021.

VETERANS CLUB: Age UK Darlington hold a social club for veterans on the first and third Wednesday of each month at its Bradbury House headquarters, in Beaumont Street. The Veteran’s Café is open between 10am and noon. Call 01325-362839 for more details.

PACT MEETING: The next police and communities together meeting (Pact) for the Harrowgate Hill area of Darlington will take place at Harrowgate Hill Working Men’s Club, on Salters Lane, between 6.30pm and 7.30pm on Wednesday, January 15.