NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE, Birmingham. Festive Gift Fair. A variety of Christmas gifts and ideas. Runs until Sunday. Ring 020 8742 2020. Also, Antiques for Everyone. Thursday November 23 to Sunday November 26. Ring 0121 767 2760.

LOWTHER PAVILION, Lytham St Annes. Quality Craft Fair. tomorrow and Sunday. Ring 01744 750606.

CHESNUT COURT NURSING AND RESIDENTIAL HOME, Newton Street, Bury. Market day with stalls of clothes, jewellery, gift ideas, flower arranging. Monday. Starts 2pm.

BOAT MUSEUM, Ellesmere Port. Grand Christmas Craft Fair. Saturday and Sunday. Ring 0151 355 5017.

WALTON HALL AND GARDENS, Warrington. Red Lion Ramble, a guided walk around the grounds of Walton Hall. Sunday. Ring 01925 601617.

ORFORD PARK, Warrington. Bugbox, a guided walk around the park. Sunday. Ring 01925 658098.

BRITISH LAWNMOWER MUSEUM, Southport. BBC Children in Need Charity Day. Thursday, November 30. Ring 01704 501336.

MEN ARENA, Manchester. Manchester Storm v Cardiff Devils. Tonigh. Starts 7.30pm. Adults £8 and £5 concessions. Also, Sunday, Manchester Storm v Belfast Giants. Ring 0161 930 8000.

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.

SIZERGH CASTLE, Nr Kendal. Hooky and Proddy, a rag rug making demonstration by Sue Gilmartin. Sunday. Starts 1.30pm. Ring 015395 60951.