CYRIL Winskell, a conservation architect, will give a free lecture titled Historic Buildings: Their Use and Reuse in the Williams Library of St Chad’s College, 18 North Bailey, Durham, on Wednesday, February 26, at 5.30pm. The lecture is the first in a series organised by the Durham World Heritage Site.

MILES JUPP: Comic Miles Jupp, star of The Thick Of It, will be at the Gala Theatre, Durham, on Tuesday (February 18) from 8pm. Tickets are £15, or £13 for concessions. To book, visit the box office, call 03000-266-600 or go online to galadurham.co.uk