A MEETING to inform organisations about grant aid to support community-based projects will be held in Heighington Village Hall tomorrow, at 7pm.

TOURING SHOW: The Kepow Theatre Company will stage The Game of Love, at Cotherstone Village Hall, on Saturday, September 28. For details call 07759 597113.

TABLE-TOP SALE: Witham Hall, Barnard Castle, is hosting a table-top sale on Saturday, from 10am to 4pm.

STYLE TALK: Darlington Historical Society is staging a lecture on designer Charles Rennie Macintosh, on September 18, at 7.30pm, in Walkington House, Vane Terrace, Darlington.

GALA DAY: A gala day is being held at Barnard Castle cricket ground on Sunday, September 15, at 1pm.

SOCCER TIPS: Football coaching for six to 13-year-olds starts at Hurworth Grange Community Centre, from 10am to 11am on Saturday. Call (01325) 388406.

SURNAMES TALK: David Simpson will give a talk about the meaning of surnames to Sedgefield Family History Group, at Ceddesfeld Hall on September 16, at 7.45pm.

WI MEETING: The next meeting of Sedgefield Women's Institute will be at the parish hall on Wednesday, from 7.15pm, when Caroline Randell, of Bowes Museum, will give a talk on antique fabrics.

2000 COMMITTEE: A meeting of the Ferryhill 2000 Committee takes place on Wednesday, at Ferryhill Town Hall. There will be an update on Millennium Projects, and a report on the summer gala. Ideas will also be invited for the Christmas gala.

MARKET STALL: St Andrew's Church, Sadberge, is seeking items for a fundraising market stall on Saturday. Books, toys, bric-a-brac, pictures and videos should be handed in by Wednesday. Cakes, jam and chutney can be delivered in sealed bags to the church on Friday.

ADVANCED TEST: Four Darlington drivers have passed their advanced driving test with the Darlington Institute of Advanced Motorists. They are: Ian Bremner, Rosa Elliston, Brian Day and Cliff Longbottom.

COMEDY NIGHT: Asian comedy group the Funjabis will perform This is Your Life Mr Funjabi, at Darlington's Arts Centre, on Saturday. For tickets call (01325) 486555.

MINISTER'S PLEDGE: The Reverend Phil Clarke, new minister at Darlington's Elm Ridge Methodist Church, has vowed to visit every member of his 300 congregation before Christmas. Mr Clarke has moved from Derbyshire, where he was director of evangelism for the Methodist Church.

CRAFT MARKET: A craft market is being held at the Bowes Museum on Saturday from 11am to 4pm. A reduction in the museum's admission charge gives entry to the craft market.

CAMERA CLUB: A meeting of Darlington Camera Club takes place tonight at Walkington House, Vane Terrace, Darlington at 7.30pm.