FAMILIES can learn to create fabulous flower pots at an Easter holiday craft drop-in session from 11am to 3pm on Wednesday, April 10, at Hardwick Park, Sedgefield, County Durham. It costs £2 per child and is free for adults.

LADIES NIGHT: Hardwick Hall Hotel in Sedgefield, County Durham, is hosting a Ladies Day in aid of the Butterwick Hospice from noon to 6pm on Sunday, April 28. Guests will be treated to a two course lunch and will be entertained by Shaun Conley Foster, of ITV comedy series Benidorm, and boy band The Risk from X-Factor. Tickets cost £30 per person. Contact 01642-628930.