EVENTS

WALTON HALL AND GARDENS, Warrington. Walton Winter Wonderland. Saturday December 2 and Sunday December 3. Also, Family Winter Workshops. Monday December 4 and Tuesday December 5.Ring 01925 601617.

CULCHETH LINEAR PARK, Culcheth. Willow Wizardly Basketry for Beginners. Saturday December 2 and Sunday December 3. Ring 01925 765064.

NATIONAL TREE WEEK. Runs until December 3. Plant a tree with the Parks Development Officer at various sites around Blackburn. Ring 01254 691239.

BROOKSIDE GARDEN CENTRE, Poynton. Father Christmas is in residence until December 24.

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 5, glass making from Ancient Egypt to 19th Century Europe with John Brooks. 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.

BOLTON CENTRAL LIBRARY, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton, in the Green Room, 7pm, Tuesday bible lectures by Christadelphians. Every week to December 5. Ring 0161 723 3983.

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.