FOLK NIGHT: Jimmy Crowley is the guest star of the Davy Lamp Folk Club today in the Biddick Art Centre.

COURSE OVER: Cadets Peter Regan and Shaun Lamb have completed an Army highland piping and drumming course at the Cameron Highlanders depot near Inverness.

VOLUNTEER AWARD: Colin Laidler, a volunteer advisor with the Washington Citizens Advice Bureau for 14 years, has been awarded the Volunteer of the Year Award presented by Nestle UK to its employees.

STUDIO FOR HIRE: The recording studio at the Washington Arts Centre is available for hire six days a week, including evenings, to groups and individuals. For more details contact the studio on 0191-219 3455

COLLEGE COURSES: Full-time courses in business studies, childcare, health and social care, information and communication technology, public uniform services, secretarial and travel and tourism will start in September at Washington Business College. For more details call 0191-416 1100

LITTER PICK: Sunderland Voluntary Countryside Rangers have organised a litter pick from 10am today at Low Barmston Farm House. The day will finish with a barbecue.

STORY TIME: A book start craft activity and story session for children up to the age of four will be held from 10.30am to 11.30am on Wednesday in the Washington Millennium Centre.