BOLTON CHA RAMBLING CLUB, Saturday October 21, car ramble to Barley, Blacko Tower, Black Moss. 12 miles, 10.30am start. For more details ring Bolton 697610.

LAST DROP VILLAGE, Bromley Cross. Sunday October 15, Bolton Art Circle holding artfair/exhibition supporting Bolton Hospice. Open 11am to 4.30pm, pictures from £5 to £500, 15 per cent of all sales to Bolton Hospice.

MOSES GATE COUNTRY PARK, Farnworth. Bolton Countryside Service has organised a series of countryside workshops. Sunday October 15, making walking sticks, creating a range of head handles including duck and badger heads with hazel and ash, mainly using knives and gouges. Also, Sunday October 22, bodging, an introductory day into the basic techniques of green-wood working, using native, fast-growing timbers to make chair legs, rolling pins, spoons etc, using a shaving horse and pole-lathe. Also, Sunday October 29 willow weaving, using living, green willow to create woven panels. Workshops will run from 10am to 4pm and the organisers will teach new and interesting skills both to absolute beginners and the more "crafty". Workshops cost £25 each and you'll need to take along a packed lunch. Spaces are limited so book early. Ring Bolton 334343.

Turton TOWER, Chapeltown Road, Turton, Bolton. Until October 31 youth arts 2000 gallery trail. Also, Sunday October 29, hands behind the sculpture, Adrian Mason sculpting a badger for Turton Tower. For more details ring Bolton 852203.

BOLTON DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY, Lecture Theatre, Central Library, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton. All meetings held at 10.45am, subscription for year £22, single lectures £4, pay at the door. November 7, Christianity in Lancashire with Stephen Sartin, December 5, glass making from Ancient Egypt to 19th Century Europe with John Brooks. December 12, Christmas Lunch. Ring Bolton 301969.

THE MET ARTS CENTRE, Market Street, Bury. Bury Cinema Society presents Screen Scene 2000, Wednesday October 25, 2pm and 7.45pm, film show. Tickets £3.50, concessions £3. Ring 0161 761 2216.

KING GEORGES HALL, Northgate, Blackburn. Blackburn and East Lancashire Model Railway Society. Friday October 20, 5pm to 9pm, Saturday October 21 10am to 9pm, Sunday October 22 10am to 5pm. Adults £4, concessions £3, children £2, family ticket £10. Ring 01254 582582.

ROYAL ARMOURIES MUSEUM, Leeds. Open from 10.30am to 5.30pm. Adult prices £4.90, children/concessions £3.90 and family tickets £14.90. Ring 0990 1066 66.

ARTBASE STUDIOS, The Old Fire Station, The Crescent, Salford. Creative Ceramics Course. Demonstrations and tuition to learn about coiling, slabbing and throwing, the use of glazes, electric and raku kiln packing and firing. Open Monday to Friday 9am to 4.45pm and Tuesdays, 6pm to 9pm. Price £6.50 per session. Ring Paul Smith on 0161 737 1040 for further details and to book.

BOLTON CENTRAL LIBRARY, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton, in the Green Room, 7pm, Tuesday bible lectures by Christadelphians. Every week to December 5. Ring 0161 723 3983.

ARLEY HALL AND GARDENS, near Northwich, Cheshire, will be open to the public for weekends only during October. Crafts on October 28 and 29. On Saturday October 14, Sundays October 15 and 21 Lord Ashbrook will conduct guided walks through the Grove for members of the public. Reduced entry price of £2.50 for adults and children aged five to 15 admitted for £1. Normal admission prices to the antique and craft fairs will apply. Gardens open 11am to 5pm.

NORTON PRIORY MUSEUM AND GARDENS, Runcorn. Ring 01928 569895.

TATTON PARK, Knutsford, Cheshire. Crafts and Design Fair, featuring talent from all over the North-west. Around 50 exhibitors. Admission is free, runs from 10.30am to 5pm, £3.50 per car at park entrance, which covers parking, the adventure playground and the deer park. Also, October 21 and 22, the gifts fair, Christmas gifts and more, also November 11 and 12, the shopping fair.