SPARKING CLOG PUB, Radcliffe Moor Road, Bolton. Classic Car and Bike Show. Also, barbecue and tombola. Sunday April 29. Starts 10am to 3pm.

CORNERHOUSE, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester. Ring 0161 200 1500.

BOLTON DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY, Lecture Theatre, Central Library, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton. All meetings held at 10.45am, subscription for year £22, single lectures £4, pay at the door.Ring

Bolton 301969.

Harwood LIBRARY, Lee Gate, Harwood, Bolton. An exhibition of oil and watercolour paintings by Tom Watkins. Runs to April 27. Admission free.

HARROGATE SPRING SHOW, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate. The 74th Harrogate Spring Flower Show. Displays include the largest Daffodil Show in the North and the Early Season Tulip Show. Runs from to Sunday April 29. Open Friday, 9.30am to 5.30pm, tickets £10 on the day, £8 in advance, Saturday, 9.30am to 5.30pm, £10 on the day, £8 in advance and Sunday, 9.30am to 5.30pm, £9 on the day and £7 in advance. Children under 16 admitted free. Ring the ticket hotline on 0870 758 33 33.

THE CHINESE STATE CIRCUS perform their 2001 UK tour. Southport. Runs to Sunday April 29. Ring 01704 395511.

CHAMPAGNE, COGNAC AND NEW ZEALAND. Richards and Richards, Bury. Thursday May 3. Ring 01829 720130.

BOLTON MAN OF THE YEAR AWARDS AND CHARITY DINNER. Reebok Stadium, Middlebrook, Horwich. Friday May 4. Tickets £20. Ring 331090.

LEIGHTON MOSS NATURE RESERVE, Silverdal eCarnforth. Bitterns at Bedtime Guided Walk. Listen to the amazing boom of the male bittern through the reedbed. Tuesday May 1 and Friday May 4. Starts 7.30pm. Adults £3 and RSPB Members £2. Ring 01524 701601.

VEHICLE ROAD RUN: THE CHESHIRE RUN. Poplar 2000 Services, Lymm. Sunday April 29. Ring 01925 652647.

BLACKPOOL TOWN CENTRE, Blackpool. Exhibition: Puppet up! 2001. Ring 01253 292486.

CHRISTADELPHIANS. Bible Lecture, Is The Holy Spirit Possessed Today? Tuesday May 1. Green Room, Central Library, Le Mans Crescent, 7pm. Ring 655433.

DRAMA SUNDAY. Victoria Hall ADS presenting a Christian act of workshop featuring song, dancing and sketches. Sunday April 29. Starts 10.30am. Ring 0161 703 7570.

Turton TOWER, Chapeltown Road, Turton. Rag Rug Making Workshop. Monday April 30. Starts 10am to 4pm. Admission £14.50. Ring 852203.

ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR, Town Hall, Market Square, Masham, Ripon. Saturday April 28 and Sunday April 29. Starts 10am to 4.30pm. Ring 01423 711773.

HERITAGE TRAIL. The walk around the old Jewish quarter of North Manchester passes the former Talmud Torah building and the Jews School building on Derby Street. Departments from Manchester Jewish Museum. Sunday April 29. Starts 2pm. Tickets £4.75, £3.25 concessions, families £14. Ring 0161 834 9879.