OWL RIGHT: Owls are being displayed by birds of prey experts from 11am to 4pm in Dobbies Garden Centre, from Saturday to Monday, May 4 to 6.

CLASSIC FLOWERS: Classic with a Twist is the title of a demonstration to be given by Diana Joyce to the Cestrian Flower Club at its opening night on Thursday, May 2, from 6.30pm, in the Park View Community Centre.

FOLK NIGHT: Tom Pacheco will be the guest star of the Beamish Mary Folk Club, No Place, at 8.30pm next Tuesday. Tickets are £2.

AFTERNOON TEA: The congregation of Birtley Meth-odist Church will hold an afternoon tea from 3.30pm to 5pm on Sunday, to say fare-well to their minister, the Reverend Linda Williams, who is to take up a new appointment in Wales.

CLUB MEETING: The annual meeting of Sacriston and District Everyman's Club will start at 7.30pm next Tuesday, in the lounge of St John's Court.

PLANT SALE: Chester-le-Street Chrysanthemum and Dahlia Society will hold a plant sale in Dobbies Garden Centre from 10.30am on Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5.

ALL THAT JAZZ: Savoy Jazz will entertain members of Jazz in Birtley from 8pm to 11pm on Thursday, May 2, at Birtley St Joseph's CMS Club and Parish Centre. Tickets cost £2.

NETWORK NIGHT: Janet Burdon, who worked as a mission partner in Tonga, will be the guest speaker at the pie and peas supper of Birtley Network at 7.30pm on Monday, at Birtley Methodist Church. Tickets cost £2.50.

BOXING FESTIVAL: A Gala Boxing Dinner will be held by Birtley Boxing Club on Friday, May 3, in the Lancastrian Suite of the Federation Brewery. Tickets for the black tie event are £25, and are available by calling 0191-492 3723.

ACE SERVE: The Action Team for Jobs secured funding that enabled David Ester, 17, of Perkinsville, to gain coaching qualifications and become a coach at the East Cornwall Tennis Centre.

MEMBERS NEEDED: New members will be welcomed by the Hard of Hearing Club, which meets in the Chester-le-Street Community Centre on Fridays, from 8pm to 10pm. Further information can be obtained from 0191-388 4752.

TOWN MISSION: Pastor Davy Farcus will accompany members of the Chester-le-Street Evangelical Church on a town mission on Friday.

PIE AND PEAS: Bethel United Reformed Church, Low Chare, is hosting a pie and peas supper with raffle in aid of Cancer Research UK from noon until 1pm on Friday, May 3. Tickets are £2.50.