Cash boost for luncheon club

ELM Road Luncheon Club, in Shildon, hosts an evening of music through the decades by Relativity Plus One. There will also be a raffle and bingo at the event at Elm Road Workingmen's Club, on Saturday, at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £2 and are available on (01388) 777658 or at the club. Proceeds will go towards outings for the senior citizens' luncheon club.

LICENSING MEETING: A meeting of Wear Valley District Council's licensing committee will be held on Thursday, at the Civic Centre, Crook, at 6pm.

Country night: Crook Town Cricket Club is hosting a country and western evening with Gary West, on Saturday, at 8pm. Tickets cost £2 and are available at the door.

Line dancing: A line dancing evening with entertainment from Dave Maddison, takes place at Crook Town Cricket Club tonight at 8pm.

BAND FUNDRAISER: Teesdale Pipes and Drums will be performing at the Forresters pub, at Coundon, on Sunday, from 3pm. There will be collections throughout the afternoon to raise money for the Bubble Appeal, Newcastle General Hospital's children's bone marrow transplant unit.

MUSICIANS NEEDED: Teesdale Pipes and Drums are looking for new members, both learners and experienced musicians. Contact Barry Waldron on (01833) 660562 for more information.

EURO TALK: Durham Euro MP Stephen Hughes will visit Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College, in Darlington, on Thursday to talk to students about European issues.

POETRY COURSE: The Workers' Educational Association's Darlington branch will hold a poetry writing for beginners' course at 14 Horsemarket, Darlington, on Saturday, April 13. For more details, telephone (01325) 357801.

STITCHERS' SALE: The National Council of Women's Darlington and District branch is holding a stitchers' sale tomorrow, at Blackwell Grange Golf Club, Briar Close, from 10am to 12.30pm. Admission costs £2, including coffee and biscuits.

FLORAL MEETING: Tony Brown, from Derby, will give a talk, called A Taste of Thailand, at Darlington Flower Club's next meeting in the Liddiard Theatre, Polam Hall School, Darlington, on Wednesday, March 27, at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £5, available on (01325) 374205 or at the door.

CONCERT DATE: Darlington band The Shining will be playing at the Tap 'n Spile pub in Bondgate, Darlington, on Saturday, May 4. Tickets cost £3 and are available from the pub or by contacting info There will be a 60s and 70s disco at the Ambassador Suite, at Darlington Football Club, on Saturday, April 6 to raise money for Leukaemia Research. Tickets cost £6, including pie and peas supper, are available from Eileen Hornby on 07989 830733.