BOLTON TOWN HALL SQUARE. Christmas Lights Switch On. Thursday November 16. Starts 5pm to 7pm.

ACCRINGTON TOWN CENTRE. Christmas Lights Switch On and Firework Display with Christmas Carols performed by local schoolchildren. Thursday November 16. Starts 6pm.

ACCRINGTON TOWN HALL. Christmas Fair. Saturday November 11. Starts 10am. Also, Carers Time Out Day. Starts 10am to 3.30pm.

SALFORD TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE, 1 The Quays, Salford. A talk on Bill Naughton's Bolton. Ken Beavers describes how the author of Alfie and Spring and Port Wine grew up in Bolton. Wednesday November 15. Starts 2.30pm. Tickets £2.50. Ring 0161 872 7463.

BOLTON CHA RAMBLING CLUB. Ring Bolton 697610.

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. December 5, glass making from Ancient Egypt to 19th Century Europe with John Brooks. December 12, Christmas Lunch. Ring Bolton 301969.

Horwich RESOURCE CENTRE, Beaumont Road, Horwich. Horwich Heritage lecture A Post Horn Gallop by Joan Holding. November 14. Starts 7.30pm.

THE MET ARTS CENTRE, Market Street, Bury. Snare Drum Workshop for those interested in learning how to play the Snare Drum. Sunday November 12. Starts 12.15pm to 1.45pm. Tickets £3, £2 and £1. Ring 0161 761 2216.

KING GEORGES HALL, Northgate, Blackburn. 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.

MEN ARENA, Manchester. World Championship Wrestling. Sunday November 12. Tickets £15. Also, Saturday November 11, Manchester Storm v Nottingham Panters. Also, Sunday November 12, Manchester Storm v Newcastle Riverkings. Also, Thursday November 16, Manchester Storm v London Knights. Ring 0161 903 8000.

SCULPTURE HALL, Manchester Town Hall. Dazzle Jewellery Exhibition. A wealth of designer pieces featuring the work of over 50 designers displaying items made from bone, wood, plastic, acrylic and feathers to titanium, aluminium, gold and semiprecious stone. Open Monday to Saturday 10am to 6pm and Sunday 11am to 5pm. Runs from November 6 to December 30. Admission free. Ring 0161 234 1733.

LANCASTER OLD CALENDAR WALKS. Friday November 10. Starts John O'Gaunt Gateway, Lancaster. Ring 01524 32878.

BLACKPOOL BOROUGH INDOOR BOWLS CLUB, Blackpool. The Visually Handicapped National Indoor Triples Bowling Tournament. Saturday November 11 and Sunday NOvember 12. Ring 01253 725734.

PARK HALL HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTRE, Chorley. Medieval Banquet. Saturday November 11. Ring 01257 455000.

WALTON HALL AND GARDENS, Warrington. Bridal Fair Exhibition. Ring 01925 262908.