New Age Kurling is coming to Stanley. The Rotary Club of Stanley has been awarded £3,500 from the Neighbourhood Renewal Community Chest to buy 16 sets of New Age Kurling stones.

The game, which unlike ice curling can be played on any solid floor, can be played by anyone. It is particularly popular with disabled people and has won the backing of Disability Sports England and the British Wheelchair Association. The rotarians will loan the equipment to anyone interested. Call Alan Oughton on (01207) 232151 or Derwentside Voluntary Services on (01207) 218854.

HEALTHY WALK: The Walking Works Wonders partnership will hold a three-mile walk along the coast to the Free Countryside and Family Festival at Souter Lighthouse, South Tyneside, on Sunday, July 14. The walk starts at the amphitheatre, at 10.30am. Activities include music and theatre, kite-flying, woodcrafts, willow weaving and raku pottery. Animals will also be on show.

MUSIC DATES: Forthcoming musical entertainment nights at the Beamish Mary Inn at No Place include Hit the Bottle night on July 10, Open Mic night for singers on July 17 and The Happy Cats on July 24.

WARD SURGERIES: Durham city councillors for Belmont, Carrville and Gilesgate Moor will hold joint surgeries in Belmont Community Centre on Tuesday, at 7.15pm, and at Carrville Communal Hall, in Broomside Lane, next Saturday, from 10am to 11am.

CHIMNEY REPAIRS: The dean and chapter of Durham Cathedral has applied to the city council for planning permission for proposed repairs to collapsed chimney stacks at the Deanery, in The College, alongside the cathedral.

ROCK NIGHT: Hazard, a rock cover band, will play at the Gallery, Chester Moor, near Chester-le-Street, on July 14 at 8.30pm. Entry is £2.

HEALTHY LIVING: The venue for a Healthy Living Awareness Day in east Durham has been moved from Peterlee Leisure Centre to Peterlee Youth Centre. The event, hosted by Peterlee Health Forum, will take place on Wednesday between 10am and 2pm.

SPONSORED SKIP: Children from St Godric's RC Primary School, in Durham, raised £250 for the Durham Mayor's Appeal by taking part in a sponsored skip and sponsored jump. Mayor of Durham Councillor Eileen Rochford was presented with the cheque at a jubilee thanksgiving service.

PARK EVENT: Horden Parish Council is holding a teddy bears' picnic in Welfare Park on Sunday, July 14. The event includes a children's magic show and balloon modelling, bouncy castles, a treasure hunt and penalty shoot-outs. Horden Colliery Band and Horden Churches will provide music. There will be competitions with prizes from Wet'n'Wild and Warner Brothers Cinema.

ORGAN RECITAL: An organ recital is to be given in Durham Cathedral on Wednesday. It begins at 7.30pm and admission is £5.