Among carol services planned in the area are:

Today

Romaldkirk Reading Rooms, at 7.30pm

Carol singing with pupils from Woodham Day Nursery at the Thames Centre, Newton Aycliffe, 10am.

St Helen's Church, St Helen Auckland, carol service with children from Copeland Road Primary School, 1.30pm.

Saturday

Christmas concert at Bishop Auckland Methodist Church, 7.15pm.

Sunday

St Peter's Church, Byers Green, 6pm

Sedgefield Borough Mayor Lucy Hovvels hosts a civic carol service at St Alban's Church, Sedgefield, 3pm.

Mayor of Great Aycliffe Mary Dalton hosts a civic carol service at St Clare's Church, Newton Aycliffe, 5.30pm.

Hutton Magna Parish Church 9.30am

Scargill Parish Church, 2pm

Forest Methodist Church, 2.30pm

Barnard Castle Methodist Church, 4.30pm

Barningham Parish Church, 6.30pm

Barnard Castle Parish Church, 6.30pm

Eggleston Parish Church, 6.30pm

St Andrew's Church, Spennymoor, 6pm

Etherley Methodist Church, 10am

Monday

Mayor of Ferryhill Ron Greenwell hosts a civic carol service at St Luke's Church, Ferryhill, 7pm.

Tuesday

Whorlton Parish Church, 6pm

Wednesday

Richardson Hospital, 2pm

Wycliffe Parish Church, 7pm

Mickleton Village Hall, 7pm, for all denominations, with Middleton in Teesdale Silver Band.

Stainton and Streatlam Village Hall, 7pm

Thursday

Green Lane School, Barnard Castle, 9.45am.