PARKING COMPLAINTS: Ingleby Barwick Parish Council has received complaints about damage to the verges along Lowfields Avenue, caused by parents parking on them when meeting their children from school.

The council has asked parents to take more care.

FLORAL PRIZE: Ingleby Barwick garden competition is to be launched soon. The parish council-run competition is open to anyone in the village and gardens must not include work done by a contractor.

ARMOUR REQUIRED: The Yarm Border Players are still hunting for a suit of armour and a blunderbuss for their next production, The Wild Goose Chase. If you can help, call Peter Harrison on (01642) 890328

MONEY RAISED: Pupils of Cuthbert House, Yarm School, have raised £1,000 for the Butterwick Hospice through a variety of events, including a disco, and football tournament.

MARTIAL ARTS: Aikido classes take place on Thursdays, from 7.45pm to 8.45pm at Layfield Community Centre, Everingham Road, Yarm. To take part, call (01642) 765884.

AID APPEAL: The Endeavour branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has expanded to incorporate Yarm and Eaglescliffe. To help the group, call (01642) 644618.

WALKS HELD: Levendale Association, in Yarm, holds family walks of about six miles each month. For details of the next event, call Gwen Mulhern on (01642) 783310.

MEETING CANCELLED: The ladies' section of Egglescliffe Community Centre, Eaglescliffe, will not hold its meeting on March 18 as the hall is in use.

SITE BACK: The community website for Ingelby Barwick, www.inglebybarwick.com, has been relaunched. The site includes a forum, a what's on section and village history.

NEW INTAKE: There will be a meeting for parents and guardians of children due to start at Ingleby Barwick's Mill School on Wednesday, March 19, from 6pm to 8pm.

HALL PLANS: Proposals have been put forward to extend Ingleby Barwick's community hall. To have your say on the plans, call (01642) 874073.

DRIVING RANGE: Yarm Driving Range and Golf Academy, off Green Lane, has opened. To book sessions, call (01642) 780662.