A FULL line-up of entertainment is on offer this spring from one North Yorkshire venue.

Helmsley Arts Centre is promising what it says is its strongest season yet.

The Antiques Roadshow's Henry Sandon is appearing in February to talk about his early career and will discuss pottery brought in by the audience.

Artist Edward Ardizzone, who was an official war artist, will be highlighted in April with a lecture and exhibition.

For music lovers, Paul Jones and Dave Kelly, of the Blues Band, also perform in April.

Bill Jones, new to the folk music scene, visits in February, and Russian virtuosos Leonid Gorokhov and Nikolai Demidenko will be there in March.

Cat's Eye Theatre, from Windermere, returns in March with a hard-hitting comedy, and March also sees actor Colin George perform.

And the season starts with a touring production of the Alan Ayckbourn comedy Relatively Speaking.

The season ends with Martin Vander Weyers' debut play.