Durham County Youth Choir will be in festive mood as it performs a selection of seasonal favourites at a coffee morning at All Saints Church, Newton Hall, Durham, on Saturday December 22.

All are welcome to the church, in Carr House Drive, for the fundraising event, which runs from 10.30am - 12-noon. It features an array of stalls with plenty of refreshments available.

The choir will then be joined by members of its alumni for a public carol singing performance in the Market Place, Durham, at 1pm.

VALLEY RECLAIMED: Countryside enthusiast George Wharton leads a 4.5-mile guided walk, Deerness Valley Reclaimed, tomorrow (SUNDAY DECEMBER 16). It starts from the car park behind the Co-op store in New House Road, Esh Winning, near Durham, DH7 9JX, at 1pm. The walk is classed as of ‘medium’ difficulty and is expected to take about three-and-a-half hours to complete.