CHRISTMAS FAIR: Scorton Village Pre-School will host its annual Christmas Fair on Saturday to raise funds for a Christmas party for the children. The fair will be open between 1pm and 3pm at the War Memorial Institute, in Scorton, and will feature face painting and activities for children as well as a number of stalls with cakes, jewellery, gifts and homewares. Gifts for the raffle and tombola are welcome and can be dropped off at the pre-school before Friday. For more information on the event call Andrea Wright on 01748-812825 or visit scortonvillage-preschool.co.uk

FESTIVE FUN: A Festive Food and Gift Fair, featuring local food producers and companies will be held at The Station, in Richmond, on Saturday and Sunday, November 26 and 27, between 10am and 4pm. Entry to the event is free and there will be a wide variety of Christmas food items and gifts. A special Christmas pudding has also been created by Jeffersons of Richmond, which has teamed up with the Richmond Brewery, a company based at The Station.

TOURIST WELCOME: The new private operators of Richmond’s Tourist Information Centre have teamed up with tourism body Welcome to Yorkshire to promote the area’s visitor economy. The centre was taken over by local businessman Barrie Proctor earlier this year and is run by manager Hilda Ellis and a number of volunteer staff. The match up with Welcome to Yorkshire was announced at a launch event at the TIC and attended by David Shields, the area director for the organisation in North Yorkshire. Richmond TIC is open daily between 9.30am and 5pm. For information, call 01748-828742.

MOUNTAIN RESCUE: The Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team will host a series of slide show talks throughout the winter months to help raise funds for the volunteer-led organisation. The talks will be held at the team’s headquarters in Hipswell Road West, in Catterick Garrison. The first event will feature Chris Brown, who will give a talk titled The Seven Summits, on Friday, November 27, at 7.30pm. The second talk will be held on Friday, December 9, with Graham Brown talking about the Landmmanalaugar Trail in Iceland. Entry is £4 per talk and all proceeds will go to support the mountain rescue team. Call 01748-876885 for information.