Durham Recorded Music Society meets in Belmont Parish Hall on Wednesdays from 1. 30 to 3.30pm to listen to mainly classical music. Anyone interested is welcome. For information call 0191-388 3055.

Folk night: The Beamish Mary Folk and Acoustic Night is on Thursdays at 8.30pm in Stables Bar at the Beamish Mary Inn, No Place, near Stanley. Singers and musicians are welcome.

Junior thespians: Chester-le-Street Theatre Group’s junior section, for the under-18s, meets on Fridays from 6 to 7.30pm For details call Bill Stephenson on 0191-388 4752.

Carers’ group: Carers Anonymous, a support group for people looking after substance misusers, meets on most Monday evenings from 7 to 9pm in the Bullion Hall, Bullion Lane, Chester-le-Street. For details call 07807 487636. Spiritualist church: Chester-le-Street Spiritualist Church meets on Wednesdays from 6.15pm to 9 pm in Chester-le-Street Community Centre, Newcastle Bank, Newcastle Road.