EAST Durham College’s Houghall Campus is getting set to host the 2016 Lambing Watch.

The event will be held at Houghall Farm, on the outskirts of Durham City, on Sunday March 20, from 11am and 3pm.

As well as the lambs there will be a number of other attractions available on the day, including tours around the small animal unit where visitors can meet the college’s range of reptiles and small mammals, as well as cows, calves and pigs and piglets.

Diggerland will once again putting on rides and there will also be falconry displays, arts and crafts activities for the kids, plants sales and demos. Refreshments will also be available.

Farm manager Keith Cook said: “I believe this event at the College will be a great opportunity to show what we are doing at Houghall Farm to meet the future needs of industry and equip our learners with the skills and knowledge to meet the needs of employers.

“We can’t guarantee a live birth on the day, but there will certainly be loads of new born lambs for visitors to see.

“We will have loads of animals on show from the farm itself and people will also be able to go and have a look round our fantastic animal care facility too.

“With all the activities we have planned it looks set to be a great day out for all the family.”

Admission is £1.50 for adults and £1 for children.