ART DAYS: An art exhibition by users of the Durham Day Service will be held from Friday, September 5, to Wednesday, October 1, in the Lamplight Arts Centre, Stanley.

CHARITY SHOW: Frank Wappat will compere a grand charity show in aid of Willow Burn Hospice at the Empire Theatre, Consett, next Thursday, at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £5.

LAKELAND RAMBLES: Derwent Naturalists Field Club is holding two Lakeland walks on Saturday, September 6. A bus will leave Annfield Plain at 9.30am with pick-up spots on the route. Places must be booked on (01207) 508774.

HALL EVENTS: The Ladies Craft Group will resume at Delves Lane Village Hall, on Wednesday, from 1pm to 3pm. A manicure demonstration will be held on Thursday, from 1pm to 3pm, Kozi Kids restarts in the hall on Monday, September 8, from 10am to noon.

INDIAN FESTIVAL: The annual Ganesh Festival will be staged by Kalapremi (UK) in the Lamplight Arts Centre, Stanley, on Saturday, September 6. The festival starts at 11am with a meal at 1pm and a concert at 3pm. Tickets for the meal and concert cost £5 each.

CARERS' DAYS: The Ministeracres Retreat Centre is holding a Who Cares for the Carers days from Tuesday to Thursday, September 9 and 11. For details contact secretary Joan MacMillan, on (01434) 673248.

NATURE STROLL: A four-mile nature reserve walk will start at 10.45am on Wednesday, from the Tanfield Lea Marsh Nature Reserve car park.

MINING COURSE: A basic mining history course by the Durham Miner Project begins at Craghead Village Hall, on Tuesday, September 9, at 10am. For details call 0191-388 4472.

FOLK NIGHT: Julie Felix will perform at the Lamplight Arts Centre, Stanley, on Friday, September 5, at 8pm. Tickets cost £8.

SUMMER FAIR: Crookhall Community Association will hold a summer fair on Saturday, September 6, from 1pm.

VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT: Barnardo's Charity Shop, in Consett, is appealing for volunteers. For information call (01207) 506496.

SPONSORED BOWL: Sherburn Park bowling club, Consett, raised £364 for Macmillan Cancer Relief when it held a Bowl for Macmillan event.

CHINA TALK: Missionaries Peter and June Gregory will give a talk called A Heart for China, in Burnopfield Methodist Church, on Saturday, September 13, at 7.15pm. For details call (01207) 271749.

PATIENTS WANTED: Derwentside Primary Care Trust is looking for volunteers to join the Expert Patients programme, in Stanley. For details call Pam Gwynn on (01207) 594458