A GROUP of soldiers is looking for volunteers to join them in a charity abseil today. The 34 (Northern) Signal Regiment of the Territorial Army will descend from Holy Trinity Church tower in North Ormesby, Middlesbrough, between 1pm and 4pm. It costs £5 to take part and proceeds will go to the church's Trinity Centre and the Army Benevolent Fund.

Participants, who must be over the age of 13, are asked to wear warm clothing and sensible shoes.

TEA DANCE: Redcar Ladies Lifeboat Guild will hold a jubilee celebration tea dance at 2pm on Wednesday, in the United Reformed Church Hall, Station Road, Redcar. Tickets priced £2 are available from the Central Library, in Coatham Road.

CHILDREN'S SESSIONS: Southlands Leisure Centre, in Ormesby Road, Middlesbrough, offers Tumble Time sessions every Monday and Thursday between 1pm and 3pm, for children under the age of five. On Tuesdays, they can take part in Art Antics sessions, from 1pm to 3pm, and a creche has been introduced on Saturdays from 10am to noon. For details ring (01642) 300428.

ROAD CLOSED: France Street, in Redcar, will be closed for five weeks to allow for a bus lane to be built as part of the £26m Regent Walk shopping development.

MUSIC TALK: Ralph Williams will be the speaker when Guisborough Recorded Music Society meets in the Evangelical Church, Fountain Street, tomorrow at 7.30pm.

CHURCH CONCERT: Stuart Shields will hold a concert in St John's Church, South Bank, on Thursday at 7.30pm as part of Christian Aid Week. Tickets, priced £2, are available on (01642) 286455.

JUBILEE STALLS: There are still places left for stallholders at a jubilee family fun day, at Rudds Arms, in Marton Road, Middlesbrough, on Monday, June 3. For details call (01642) 710193 or 07958 743312.

BAND CONCERT: Bearpark and Esh band will perform on Saltburn bandstand on Sunday from 2.30pm until 4pm. Tickets are £3.50 and £2.50 for concessions.

SUPPORT MEETING: Teesside Eczema Support Group meets at 6pm tomorrow in the dermatology outpatient department of the James Cook University Hospital, in Middlesbrough.