An exercise drop-in class for people aged 40-plus is held on Mondays in the Chester-le-Street Community Association’s centre on Newcastle Bank, Newcastle Road, from 1 to 2pm. The cost is £3. Call 0191-388 4752 for information.

Pub gig: Rock band Assume Nothing will play the Market Tavern, South Burns, Chester-le-Street, on New Year’s Eve (Tuesday, December 31). The gig starts at 9pm and admission is free. For details call 0191-388 4749.

Get fit: A weekly exercise class for the over-50s is held at the Chester-le-Street Community Centre, Newcastle Bank, on Thursdays between 1 and 2pm. The drop-in session costs £3.

Weekly worship: Ouston Christian Fellowship meets at the village’s community centre in Iris Crescent on Sundays between 9.30am and 12.30pm and from 6 to 9pm.