BURLESQUE CABARET Burlesque performers Ruby Moonlight, Virginia Velvet and Mistress Harley are among those performing at the Voodoo Kitchen Cabaret on Friday January 31. The event, held at Darlington’s Voodoo Lounge on Skinnergate, will also feature live music from Los Capitanes. Tickets are £5. Call 01325-467555 for more information.

TEADANCE CANCELLED Age UK Darlington’s monthly tea dance, scheduled for the end of January has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. The next tea dance will take place on Tuesday February 25 at Bradbury House from 3.15 until 4.45 and will have a 1940s/50s theme.

CHARITY NIGHT A charity night to raise funds for MS-UK will take place at The Fighting Cocks in Middleton-St-George on Friday January 31 from 8.30pm. Tickets are £5 each and include supper. To book, contact Ailsa Bradley on 07793-021587.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED Darlington’s Café Create, an arts hub in the middle of the town’s cultural quarter, is appealing for volunteers to work in their kitchen for around four hours a week. Anyone interested in volunteering should email info@cafecreatedarlington.org.