OPERA NIGHTS: A show is being staged by the Cestrian Operatic Society, between Wednesday and Saturday, April 9 to 12, at 7.15pm in the Park View Community Centre.

SURRENDER: R Mumby will talk about the 1942 surrender of Singapore on Tuesday, April 18, at 7.30pm, in the lounge of St John's Court.

JAZZ NIGHT: Jazz fans in Birtley will be entertained by Richard Bennet's New Orleans Jazz Band on Thursday, April 10, from 8pm to 11pm, in Birtley St Joseph's CMS Club and Parish Centre. Ticket are £5.

NEW DOCTORS: Mary Earnshaw and Sarah Chandler will join the Bridge End Surgery practice during April.

APRIL MUSIC: The Chester-le-Street Civic Choir is staging All In the April Evening, in the Chester-le-Street Methodist Church on Saturday, April 5, at 7.30pm.

EASTER FUN: Fundays with fun and games, quizzes and netball with be held for eight to 15-year-olds by Fair Play from Monday to Wednesday, April 14 to 16, from 9.30am to 12.30pm, and Wednesday to Friday, April 23 to 25, at the same time. Each session costs £5. For details, call (0191) 3887139.

FALLING DOWN: A bungee jump is taking place on Monday, April 7, between 7pm to 8pm, at The Three Tuns in Birtley.