A NEW season of films starts this month at Darlington Arts Centre.

The following movies will be shown: I Capture The Castle (PG) on September 29 at 2pm and 8pm; To Kill a King (12A), October 6, 8pm;

Antwone Fisher (15), October 13, 8pm; Nicholas Nickleby (PG), October 20, 2pm and 8pm; Whale Rider (PG), October 27, 2pm and 8pm; Buffalo Soldiers (15), November 3, 8pm; The Four Feathers (15), November 10, 2pm and 8pm; Standing In The Shadows Of Motown (PG); November 17, 8pm; Springtime In A Small Town (PG), November 24, 2pm and 8pm; The Heart of Me (15), December 1, 2pm and 8pm; Respiro (12A), December 8, 2pm and 8pm; Veronica Guerin (18), December 15, 8pm. For ticket details call the box Office on (01325) 486555.

HARVEST FEAST: Woodland Methodist Church is holding its harvest festival service on Sunday, at 6pm. A slide show will be held at the church on Tuesday, at 7pm, followed by a sale of produce.

MINI-MARKET: Shildon Salvation Army is holding a mini-market at its Community and Worship Centre in Cross Street, Shildon on Tuesday, from 10am to 11.30am.

SPECIAL MEETING: A special meeting of Wear Valley District Council will be held on Tuesday, at 4.30pm, in the council chamber, Civic Centre, Crook.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED: The organisers of the annual Sedgefield Medieval Fair, held on the third Saturday in May, are on the lookout for more people to assist in its planning and running of the event. The first meeting to prepare for next year's fair will be held on Wednesday, October 1, at 8pm, in Ceddesfeld Hall. New faces are welcome.

RESIDENTS MEETING: The next meeting of Chilton West Residents' Association will be held on Tuesday, in Chilton and Windlestone WMC, from 7.15pm.

BIKE THEFTS: Two Ducati motorcycles were stolen from a garage in Leafield Road, Darlington, on Wednesday. The following bicycles were also taken: a blue and white bicycle from outside a newsagent's in Yarm Road; a Polo BMX bike from a garden in Aldbrough Walk; a men's black and white Magna BMX Flyzone from Eastbourne and a silver and a black men's Raleigh Highbrid from Woodland Terrace. Anyone with information is asked to call police on (01325) 467681.

QUAD WARNING: Police in Crook have sent out a security warning to owners of quad bikes and other outdoor equipment following a series of thefts. A Honda Big Red was stolen from the Westgate area between 2pm and 3pm on Wednesday. Anyone with information is asked to call PC Shaun McCarroll on (01388) 762011.