New College in Durham has been awarded a Kitemark accreditation.

The college received the award after working with other colleges and groups in County Durham to develop non-accredited learning and widen participation among people who are difficult to attract or retain in learning.

WEBSITE INVITATION: Sports clubs, leisure centres and community groups in Durham can create mini websites for free by registering their details at www.n-e-life.com/lifestyle. The website contains information ranging from nightlife to shopping and culture in the region.

ART WORKSHOP: An art workshop on colour and composition will be held next Saturday, at Bearpark Community Centre from 10am to 3.30pm. Beginners are welcome. The workshop costs £20 for the whole day, or £12 for half a day. For details call Barrie Ormsby, on 0191-373 4726.

GIG NIGHT: Ice Pick Willie will play in the Blue Boar, Front Street, Stanley, tonight, at 8pm. Admission is free. For details call the pub on (01207) 231167.

ANNIVERSARY SERVICES: Framwellgate Moor Methodist Church will celebrate its 134th anniversary with services at 3pm today and 10.30am and 5.30pm tomorrow.

ROCK NIGHT: TT Blue will play at the Coach and Horses, on the Coach Road Estate in Usworth, Washington, at 8pm tonight. Admission is free. For details call the pub, on 0191-416 0374.

LUNCH CLUB: A luncheon club meets every Tuesday between noon and 1.30pm at Sherburn Hill Community Centre, Front Street, Sherburn Hill. For details call 0191-372 0024.

ADVICE SESSIONS: Durham Citizens Advice Bureau is holding drop-in advice sessions on Monday, at The Hawthorns, Quarrington Hill, between 10 and 11am, and at Brandon House, Brandon, from 11.30am to 12.30pm.

DUTY CHEMIST: Moss Chemists, at the William Brown Medical Centre, Manor Way, Peterlee, are the duty chemists for the Horden and Peterlee area tomorrow, from noon and 1pm.

ARCHIVE EVENT: Archivist David Butler will be showing local and family history enthusiasts how to use the documents kept in the county archive, at County Hall, Aykley Heads, Durham, on Thursday. The event starts at 6pm and costs £2 (concessions £1).

MUSIC WORKSHOPS: Durham's Old Fulling Mill Museum of Archaeology is holding workshops in Tudor music today. Palatine Waits will run a children's session from 11.30am to 1pm and an adults' workshop from 1.30pm to 3pm. The sessions cost £2 and for details call 0191-374 7911.