MASTER MASON: Master stonemason Brendan Teasdale will carve Anglo-Saxon designs in stone this weekend in one of the first events to mark the return of the Lindisfarne Gospels to Durham on loan. The event takes place at Lindisfarne Priory at noon on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is £5.20 for adults, £4.70 for concessions and £3.10 for children. For further details, please ring 01289 389200.

CHARITY WALK: TV presenter Jane Witherspoon is to take part in a fund raising walk for Marie Curie Cancer Care in the grounds of Gibside, near Gateshead. The 10km walk around the National Trust property takes place on August 31 and will be followed by fireworks and entertainment.