PANTO TIME: The Springwell Village Hall is the venue for Jack and Jill at 7.15pm, from Monday to Friday, with a 2.30pm matinee performance next Saturday. Tickets are £4 and £3.

ASTHMA CAMPAIGN: The Asthma Awareness Campaign will be manning a charity barrow selling bric-a-brac on Monday, in the Galleries. For details, call Margaret Etchells on 0191-416 2579.

WESTERN MUSICAL: The Fatfield and District Amateur Operatic Society is staging Calamity Jane at 7.15pm, from Monday to Friday in Washington School in Spout Lane. Tickets are £6 with £5 concessions.

COFFEE TIME: Coffee mornings sponsored by Phumphey's Coffee are held at 10am on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays in the Springwell Village Hall.

LAUGH A MINUTE: The Biddick Arts Centre is holding a comedy night with Patrick Mohohen at 9pm today. Tickets are £4 with £3 concessions.

PUB PROTEST: Washington Village residents have organised a petition against the former Washington Social Club being reopened as a pub to be known as the President's Hat.

MUSIC NIGHT: TT Blues are appearing at 8pm next Saturday in the Coach and Horses, at Fatfield.

DRAMA SPONSORSHIP: The Senior Theatre Group of the Springwell Village Hall is now sponsored by Fell House (part of Highfield Care Homes) and Graham Electrical Services.

FOLK NIGHT: Scottish group the Tannahills Weavers are entertaining the Davy Lamp Folk Club at 7pm tomorrow, in the Biddick Arts Centre.

SCHOOL RECORD: Robert Briggs, a year six pupil at Blackfell Primary School has not missed a day's attendance throughout his time there. Fellow pupils Ross Bowman, Jamie Budge, Simon Davies, Carla Lawrence, Christopher Lawrence, John Robson, Rebecca Robson and Daniel Wagner all maintained 100 per cent attendance record over the 2001-2002 school year.

CHILD MINDING COURSE: The Bridge Education and Training Centre at Columbia is starting a child minding course from 10am to noon and 1pm to 3pm on Tuesday. For details, call 0191-417 2445.