COUNTRY sites around east Cleveland will be hosting Halloween fun and games.

There will be Spooky Spokes, a gentle guided bike ride in fancy dress on fairly flat ground at Flatts Lane Country Park, Normanby, Middlesbrough, on Friday, October 31, from 2pm to 3.30pm.

The event is suitable for children aged five and over.

Half-Term Horrors will take place on Guisborough Forest and Walkway on Wednesday, October 29, with sessions from 10am to noon and 1pm to 3pm making gruesome masks and batty mobiles.

It will cost £1 and bookings must be made in advance.

The Guisborough Walkway also has a Halloween Whodunnit on Thursday, October 30, from 6pm to 8pm. Entry is £1 and includes a hot drink.

Places should be booked in advance by calling (01287) 631132.

* Kirkleatham Museum in Redcar is organising four events over half-term.

On Tuesday, there are sessions from 10am to noon and 1pm to 4pm to make apple dolls, originally made by the North American Seneca Indians.

Participants should take along a large apple.

On Wednesday, between 10am and noon, and 1pm and 4pm, children can try their hand at making traditional corn dollies with modern materials.

On Thursday, also from 10am to noon and 1pm to 4pm, youngsters will be able to make swinging scary spider mobiles which wobble when shaken.

On Halloween, the 10am to noon and 1pm to 4pm sessions will show youngsters how to make a mini witch fly around the bedroom.

For further information, the museum can be contacted on (01642) 479500.