VICTORIA SQUARE, Bolton. Monday August 28. Victorian Street Fair featuring a variety of stalls and traditional costume.

BOLTON CHA RAMBLING CLUB. Saturday September 2, coach trip to North Wales for walks around Betws-y-Coed. Departs Bolton 8.30am. Ring 697610.

BOLTON'S BLUE BADGE GUIDE WALK. Victorian Times. A light hearted costumed walk around Bolton with Margaret Davies giving an insight into 1900 and how things affecting everyday life have changed. Sunday August 27. From 2pm-3.30pm. Cost £3 for adults and £2.25 for children with one free child place with every accompanying adult. Ring 334400 to book.

CROAL IRWELL VALLEY COUNTRYSIDE SERVICE. Sunday August 27. Heather and History. Join the rangers for a walk looking at the industrial history of the moorland and the effect on its wildlife habitats. Meet at Smithills Hall Ranger Base, Smithills Dean Road, 10am.

CROAL IRWELL VALLEY COUNTRYSIDE SERVICE. Sunday August 27. Nature's Harvest. Find out about food grown in the hedgerows. Meet at Clifton Visitor Centre, Clifton House Road, Salford, 2pm.

BOLTON ART CIRCLE, exhibitions, third Sunday of the month, art fair in the Penny Farthing Suite at The Last Drop. 11am to 4pm. Ring Bolton 847607.

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.

DOLL AND TEDDY FAIR, Rivington Hall Barn, Bolton. Open 10am to 4pm.

RSPCA GALA DAY, a day of games and fun with an official opening by the Mayor and Mayoress of Bolton. There is also a fashion show and auction, Deane Leisure Centre, 1pm. September 3. Admission £1 for adults and 50p for children.

KING GEORGES HALL, Blackburn. Tuesday September 5. An Evening of Clairvoyance with Stephen O'Brien. Starts 7.30pm.

GRAND CINEMA, York Street, Clitheroe. Sunday September 24. Film show screening Beau Travail, the retelling of the Herman Melville story Billy Budd. Starts 2.30pm. Also at 7.30pm the screening of The Last September, based on Elizabeth Bowen's novel about the end of British rule in Ireland. The British Federation of Societies are also holding their AGM from 1.30pm. Admission £1 to each showing.

CONCERT ROOM, The Beer Engine, Poolstock Road, Wigan. Saturday September 2. The 8th Annual Laurel and HarDay show. Join Laurel and Hardy fans from across the country. David Wyatt will be explaining about Laurel and Hardy and the Will Hay Connections. Douglas Brown will be showing rare football from the foreign language versions of Laurel and Hardy and there will be the 4th World Earsy, Kneesy, Nosey World Championships. Starts 1pm. Admission £5 and £3 for children.

HEATON PARK, Manchester. Trans-Lancs vintage and historic vehicle rally organised by the Museum of Transport. The calvacade of vehicles including historic buses, coaches, cars, lorries and motorbikes leave the Museum of Transport, Boyle Street, Cheetham at 11am travelling via Rochdale Roiad, Middleton, Slattocks, Castleton, Sudden, Springfield Park, Heywood, Hopwood and Bowlee before gathering in the Park. Sunday September 3. For further information ring 0161 205 2122.

LYME PARK, Disley Stockport. Craft Fair organised by Cheshire Fayre. To Monday August 28. Admission £1.50 per adult into the marquee. To Tuesday August 29 Art Exhibition featuring work by local artists in the Servants Hall at the House. Admission 50p per adult. To Sunday August 27 The Cage is open. An 18th century banqueting tower offering the chance to view miles around the surrounding countryside. Ring 01663 762023.

SOUTHPORT FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR. To Sunday. Over 50,000 are expected to attend one of the country's top fireworks event which includes the British Musical Fireworks Championship, an exhibition of fireworks, displays for the BBC, Granada TV, Virgin and the Orient Express. Phoenix Fireworks have provided fireworks to accompany celebrities Tommy Steele, Edward Heath and Robbie Williams. Displays over the Marine Lake are played to music from show tunes and film themes. Saturday: Quicksilver and Phoenix Fireworks display, 9.45pm. Also, Sunday August 27, the Amabalino Pryo Displays start at 9.15pm and Jubilee Fireworks, 9.45pm. Gates open 7pm each evening. Admission £3 for adults and £2 for children. Family ticket for 2 adults and 2 children under 12, £8. Family pass for three days £22.50 available from the Tourist Information Centre, Lord Street, Southport.

WEAVERS TRIANGLE VISITOR CENTRE, Manchester Road, Burnley. Saint Monday Celebration. Circus Sensible will be plate-spinning, juggling and unicycling. There is also stalls, games, refreshments, performances by the Burnley Alliance Junior Band, demonstrations by East Lancashire Lacemakers and a chance to board the British Waterways Canal Boat The Kennet. Monday August 28, 11am-4pm.

BRIDGEMERE GARDEN WORLD, Bridgemere, Cheshire. August 27 to 28, Bridgemere Flower Show. Ring 01270 521100 for further details.

CAPESTHORNE HALL, Siddington, Cheshire. August 27 to 28, Classic Car Show. Ring 01625 861221 for further details.

HOYLAKE LIFEBOAT STATION, Hoylake Promenade, Hoylake, Merseyside. Monday August 28, Hoylake Lifeboat Open day. Ring 0151 547 2366 for further information.

UNITARIAN CHURCH, Bank Street, Rawtenstall. Saturday September 2. Annual Show of Flowers and Vegetables. Local amateur gardeners show their produce. Also, cookery, handcrafts, floral, art and pot plants stalls. Starts 2pm.

LLANWRTYD WELLS, Powys. Monday August 28. The 15th World Bog Snorkelling Championships. The battle takes place in a 60 yard long and 4 feet deep trench in a peat bog. Contestants will be equipped with snorkel and flipper and need to complete two lengths of the course. Starts 2pm.

SAMLESBURY HALL, Preston New Road, Samlesbury, Preston. From Monday August 28 to Sunday September 3. Demonstrations by artist Terry O'Toole and woodturner Alan Southworth. Also, to September 3, Norma Wheatley displays her artwork in the tea room. To September 10. Craft Guild of West Lancs exhibit a selection of their work including ceramics, paintings, wood-carving, painted silks and china painting. Open from 11am to 4.30pm. Admission £2.50 for adults and £1 for children. Ring 01254 812010.