Durham Ramblers will be walking on the Cleveland coastline on Sunday, August 17.

A coach will take walkers to and from Durham. For further information call 0191-372 1664.

PARK LARK: The next Lark in the Park takes place in Allensford Park, near Consett, tomorrow, from 11am to 4pm, featuring Merlin the Magician. Admission is £3, but adults and children under-three are admitted free.

GIVING BLOOD: Blood donor sessions take place tomorrow in Boldon Community Centre, New Road, Boldon Colliery, from 3pm to 7pm, and St Aidan's Church hall, Ryhope Road, Sunderland, from 2.30pm to 7pm.

ART SHOW: Artist Joan Van Hove will give a demonstration of her work at the Glass and Art Gallery, in Medomsley Road, Consett, on Saturday. For further details, contact (01207) 583353.

GIRLS' FOOTBALL: Mini-football sessions for girls aged eight to 14 take place on Tuesday, from 4.30pm to 5.30pm, at Belle Vue Leisure Centre, Consett. For further details, contact (01207) 218151.

GOLF LESSONS: Tri-Golf, an initiative aimed at getting youngsters aged five to seven to take up golf, takes place at Hobson Golf Course, in Burnopfield, near Stanley, next Thursday, from 1.30pm to 2.30pm. Admission is £1.50. To book a place, contact (01207) 218014.

BIKE RIDE: A bike ride from Crawleyside to Beamish, near Stanley, takes place on Wednesday, August 20. The ride is open to cyclists aged eight and over. Derwentside Leisure bus picks up at the Louisa Centre, Stanley, at 9.30am and the Belle Vue Leisure Centre, Consett, at 10am. To book a place, contact (01207) 218014.

NATURE WALK: Consett and Vale of Derwentside Naturalists' Field Club meets on Saturday for a walk from Cold Hesledon to Easington Colliery. For further details, contact (01207) 563117.

HEALING SESSION: The National Federation of Spiritual Healers will be holding a healing session on Saturday, between 1.30pm and 4pm, in The Shakespeare Hall, North Road, Durham. Sessions are held on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month.

ADVICE AVAILABLE: Durham Citizens Advice Bureau is holding drop-in sessions today at Brandon Community Hall, from 11am to 12.15pm; New Brancepeth Village Hall, from 12.30pm to 1.30pm; and West Rainton Jubilee Hall, from 2pm to 3pm.

ORGAN MUSIC: Belmont Parish Hall fundraising committee will hold an evening of music by Durham Cathedral organist James Lancelot, on Thursday, September 25, at 7.30pm in St Mary Magdalene Church, Belmont, Tickets cost £5 and are available from 0191-386 7824.