What’s On

Tickets are now on sale for Lead and Silver a new locally written play being performed at Stanhope Community Centre on 13th and 14th November at 7.30pm. 3 Dales Theatre will be transforming the big hall at SCC into an

A supernatural mystery described as ‘Byker Grove meets Scream’ will have its regional premiere this month. Durham County Council’s Gala Durham will be showing feature film The Brook on Monday 19 October. Created by Durham-born filmmaker Paul Stainthorpe, of Hazy

It’s not too late to book yourself on to the writing workshops in our fantastic Weardale village venues. Try something different this year:STORY TELLING with Sam and Jessie, 23 October at St. John’s Chapel Town HallCREATIVE WRITING with Alison Curry,

The second auction of the year will take place in Rookhope Village Hall this Saturday (October 17th). Viewing will be on Friday evening and on the morning of the sale – which starts at 11am. All proceeds to Rookhope in

BBC presenter and Britain’s Got Talent impressionist Alfie Joey is bringing a festive favourite to Bishop Auckland this December with a captivating one-man performance of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Taking place at 1pm at St Peter’s Chapel, Auckland Palace,

OPEN HOUSEWhere all visitors are welcome… or are they? Something mysterious is happening at Jack Drum Arts this Halloween… Join us for OPEN HOUSE, an immersive Halloween theatrical experience created by the talented young people from Action Station, working in

A little monster and his friends are heading to Durham for a fun, family adventure.   There’s a Monster in Your Show is coming to Durham County Council’s Gala Durham as part of its sixth UK tour from Wednesday 28

One of Britain’s best-loved jump, jive and swing bands and a New Orleans-inspired quintet will take to the stage for Durham Jazz Festival’s closing-night double bill. The inaugural three-day event, which runs at venues across the city from 23 to

Welcome return of Britain’s got talent finalist Jean Martyn! If you’re looking for an afternoon of popular music interspersed with humour this is the concert for you. Don’t miss this opportunity to see and hear the Mighty Wurlitzer played by

A popular Antiques Roadshow star will be bringing their expertise to County Durham this autumn. Durham County Council will be welcoming renowned medals and militaria specialist, Mark Smith, to Bishop Auckland Town Hall. Considered one of Antiques Roadshow’s most popular

Award-winning North East filmmaker Dean Midas has announced the official release of his latest short horror film, The Stitcher, dropping tonight (Friday 2nd October) at 6:00 PM across YouTube & Facebook. Filmed entirely on location in and around Durham, The

Christine Bennett from Wolsingham has taken on the job of co-organiser, running the weekly Tuesday Markets in Crook Community Centre along with Doreen ‘Dot’ Simpson. Every Tuesday, there will be stalls, many of which are home crafters, inside the hall,

Eugene Boudin ‘Beach Scene at Low Tide’ The Bowes Museum presents Impressions of Light: Masterpieces from MuMa Le Havre andThe Bowes Museum, a major exhibition tracing the evolution of landscape painting frompre-Impressionism to post-Impressionism.Marking a significant international partnership with the

PHOTO: Dan Millard Weardale Railway’s popular Gin & Cheese Train is returning this autumn, giving passengers another chance to enjoy locally produced food and drink while travelling through the picturesque Durham Dales. Following the popularity of previous events, the indulgent

Friday 23 October Story Telling workshop and performance. Absolutely no experience necessary for this adventure into creating stories and performance. Delve into Weardale’s buried past with story teller Jessie McMeekin and musician Sam Slatcher. 2 p.m. 5.00 p.m. light supper