NETBALL COUSE FOR SHOOLGIRLS: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council's sports development team is inviting girls in years seven to nine to attend a seven-week netball training course, run by qualified coaches from Grangetown Netball Club, at Grangetown Youth and Community Centre every Friday from 6pm to 8pm.

Sessions cost £1.50 each and start on June 9. For further information, call (01642) 495714 or 07719 937171.

REDCAR WRITERS: Redcar Writers meetings will now be held on the second Monday of each month, at Redcar Central Library, from 7.15pm to 9pm.

The annual competition will be titled The Joan Dalton Memorial Competition, in honour of the former president, who recently died. New members welcome. For more information, call (01642) 478699 or visit www.communigate.co.uk/ne/redcarwritersgroup

PRIZE APPEAL: The Diabetes UK South Cleveland Branch is looking for raffle prizes for fundraising events. Volunteers will collect any unwanted gifts or stock. For collection, call Alan (Brotton) on (01287) 678150, Derek (Marton) on (01642) 315938 or Peggy (Middlesbrough) on (01642) 816906.

ALZHEIMER'S TALK: John Canham from the Alzheimer's Society will give a talk at the next meeting of the Cleveland Retired Men's Association next Wednesday, in the Coatham Road Social Club, Redcar, from 9.45am. The talk starts at 10.30am.

LUNCHTIME TALK: There will be a talk and guided tour at Ormesby Hall, Middlesbrough, on Friday, June 2, at noon. The event is free. For more information, call (01642) 324188.

MUSICAL EVENT: St Peter's Church, in Redcar, will host a musical evening in memory of Linda Short and in aid of Macmillan Cancer Relief, on Saturday, June 10, at 7pm. Tickets, priced £4, are available from the vicar or at the door.

COFFEE MORNING: The Redcar Liberal Democrat Group is holding a coffee morning at the Literary Institute, Redcar, on Saturday, from 10am to noon. Admission is 50p, including refreshments.