SUPPORTERS of Durham Foodbank, which provides emergency food parcels to people in need, is staging a food collection day at Morrison’s, in Chester-le-Street, on Saturday (May 11). Extra volunteers are needed between 10am to 4pm. For more information, call 0191-303-7559.

POLICE PLAN: City of Durham and Easington Conservative Association will hold a meeting with Ron Hogg, Police and Crime Commissioner for County Durham and Darlington, at the Honest Lawyer Hotel, in Croxdale, near Durham, on Saturday (May 11) from 10.30am to noon. This will be an opportunity to discuss Mr Hogg’s Police and Crime Plan. Conservative supporters and residents are welcome. To register, call 07971-706-756 or email: durhamconservatives@hotmail.co.uk

WOODS WALK: Durham Ramblers will hold a four-mile walk through Beamish woods on Monday (May 13). The walk is described as easy. It starts at 6pm at Eden Place car park. For more information, call Richard Fletcher on 0191-384-3193 or 07974-352-372.

RAILWAYS TALKS: Tony Attle, from Locomotion, will give a talk titled Railways on the Western Front at Clayport Library, on Millennium Place, Durham, on Saturday (May 11) at 10.30am. David Butler will discuss Christina’s Bridge at 2pm. Both talks cost £1 per person and should be booked in advance by calling the library on 03000-265-524.

WOMEN’S WALK: Alington House Community Centre’s Women’s Group will hold a leisurely walk around Durham’s riverbanks on Thursday, May 9. The walk begins at 11am. The cost is £2 per session. For more information, call 0191-386-4088.

ANN RACHLIN: Renowned music educator Ann Rachlin will present an illustrated talk on the life and music of Mozart at Durham University’s Grey College, South Road, Durham, on Sunday (May 12) at 2.15pm. Entry is free and open to all. The talk will be held in the college’s Holgate House. For more information, call 0191-334-5900.