A TEMPORARY skate park will open on the tennis courts in Exhibition Park, Newcastle, from Saturday until Monday. City council officers hope that in between pulling off daredevil tricks and stunts, the skate boarders, BMX bike riders and in-line skaters will take part in a consultation exercise to find out what permanent facilities youngsters want in the town. Officers from Northumbria Police will also be on hand promoting the event and also enforcing the no-skate zones in the city centre.

ELVIS NIGHT: More Tea Vicar ? - a band who specialise in classic rock and blues covers - will be performing at The Daisy Hill, Heugh Edge, near Sacriston, on Friday, at 8.30pm. Admission is free. On Sunday, Paul Priestley and the EP Band, an Elvis Presley tribute group, will play at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £2.50. For more details, call 0191-371 0288.

GARAGE PLAN: Durham City Council is being asked to grant planning permission for a single-storey pitched roof garage to be built at the side of a house in Long Acres, Durham.

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL: Durham Indoor Bowling Club membership renewals and league entries for the 2002-2003 season are now due. New members are welcome. For further details, call 0191-384 0700.

ADVICE AVAILABLE: Residents of Ushaw Moor will be able to receive advice on a range of problems when Durham Citizens Advice Bureau holds an outreach session at the village's Community House, between 10am and 11am.

GARDEN ART: Art in the Garden, an exhibition of living statues, calligraphy and sculptures, is being held in the grounds of Crook Hall, Durham's medieval manor, every day in August, except Saturdays, between 1pm and 5pm. Admission costs £3.80 for adults, concessions £3 or £9.80 for a family ticket.

CLUB MEETS: The Beamish Mary Folk Club meets tonight in the Stables Bar of the pub at No Place, near Stanley, at 8.30pm. Admission costs £1. For further details, call the pub on 0191-370 0237.

DONOR SESSION: Sessions for blood donors will be held today at All Saints' Church, Carr House Drive, Newton Hall, Durham, between 3pm and 7pm, and at Fulwell Methodist Church, Dovedale Road, Fulwell, Sunderland, between 2.30pm and 7pm.

CRAFT FAIR: A craft fair will be held in Durham Town Hall on Saturday, between 9.30am and 4.30pm, when a wide range of locally-produced crafts will be on sale. Admission is free. For more details, call the Durham Markets Company on 0191-384 6153.

WATCHDOG MEETING: This month's meeting of the North Durham Community Health Council, the area's health watchdog, will be held on Friday in the boardroom at Appleton House, Lanchester Road, Durham, at 10am. Members of the public are welcome