HALL EVENTS: A housing surgery will take place from 9.45am to 10.45am next Thursday, in Delves Lane Village Hall.

The centre is to start an evening community learning championship certificate course on Monday, March 17. To sign up, call Anne Westgarth on (01207) 583174.

PARENTS TALK: The Bumps and Babies club will hear a talk on Things That Get Under Your Skin by Melinda Daley when it meets at 6.30pm on Tuesday, March 4, in the Surestart Building, Stanley.

OLD Weardale: Peter Bowes will give the Stanley Men's Thursday Club an illustrated talk on 19th Century Weardale at 10.30am next Thursday.

MUSICAL MAGIC: Louis Armstrong's music will be performed by Terry Lightfoot and his Jazzmen at 7.30pm on Friday, February 28, at the Empire Theatre, Consett.

PARTY TIME: A party night with Five Alive will be held from 7.30pm to 12.30am on Saturday, March 1, in Consett Civic Hall. Tickets are £10. To book, call (01207) 501687.

NEW DIRECTORS: New non-executive directors of Derwentside Primary Care Trust include Kathleen Duggan and Sister Collette O'Byrne.

PLAY TIME: A play session will be held by Stanley Surestart from 10am to 11am on Tuesday, March 4, in Quaking Houses Village Hall.

INN LICENCE: An entertainment licence has been granted to the Farmhouse Inn, East Stanley, until 11.30pm on Fridays and Saturdays.

AFRICA APPEAL: A Christmas collection at St Mary's RC Church, South Moor, raised £628 for the southern Africa appeal of Catholic Aid.

TABLE-TOP SALE: Catchgate Church School Room will hold a table-top sale from 10am to 2pm on Saturday.