LAST DROP VILLAGE, Bromley Cross, Bolton. Craft Fair. Sunday December 10. Starts 10am to 4pm.

WINBOURNE LEISURE AND EQUESTRIAN CENTRE, Blackpool. Tower Dog Training Club Obedience Dog Show. Saturday December 9. Ring 01253 314471.

WALTON HALL AND GARDENS, Warrington. Craft Fair. Saturday December 9 and Sunday December 10. Ring 01925 262908.

LANCASTER CASTLE, Lancaster. Murderers' Tour. Wednesday December 13. Ring 01524 64998.

MEN ARENA, Manchester. Manchester Storm v Sheffield Steelers. Sunday December 10. Starts 5pm. Also, Manchester Storm v Bracknell Bees. Thursday December 14. Starts 7.30pm. Ring 0161 930 8000.

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. December 12, Christmas Lunch. Ring Bolton 301969.

KING GEORGES HALL, Northgate, Blackburn. Ring 01254 582582.

ROYAL ARMOURIES MUSEUM, Leeds. Open from 10.30am to 5.30pm. Adult prices £4.90, children/concessions £3.90 and family tickets £14.90. Ring 0990 1066 66.

ARTBASE STUDIOS, The Old Fire Station, The Crescent, Salford. Creative Ceramics Course. Demonstrations and tuition to learn about coiling, slabbing and throwing, the use of glazes, electric and raku kiln packing and firing. Open Monday to Friday 9am to 4.45pm and Tuesdays, 6pm to 9pm. Price £6.50 per session. Ring Paul Smith on 0161 737 1040 for further details and to book.

SCULPTURE HALL, Manchester Town Hall. Dazzle Jewellery Exhibition. A wealth of designer pieces featuring the work of over 50 designers displaying items made from bone, wood, plastic, acrylic and feathers to titanium, aluminium, gold and semiprecious stone. Open Monday to Saturday 10am to 6pm and Sunday 11am to 5pm. Runs to December 30. Admission free. Ring 0161 234 1733.