FRIDAY
CARDS FOR GOOD CAUSES – Multi-charity Christmas shop at St John's Church, Stamford daily (except Sun) 9.30am-4.30pm.
CHRISTMAS TASTER DAY – Stamford Country Market at the Arts Centre 8.30-11am.
PLANNING DEVELOPMENT ROADSHOW – P'bro City Council at Wittering Village Hall 1-7pm.
HACCONBY HEALTH WALKERS – Walk around Hanthorpe. Meet 1.50pm. Details – 01778 570650.
OAKHAM COUNTRY MARKET – Congregational Hall 8.30-11.15am. Home cooking & produce, crafts etc.

SATURDAY
CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR – Duddington Village Hall 10am-4pm with hand-made Advent calendars, Christmas gifts and stockings, charity stalls in aid of a Kenyan orphanage, cards, food, refreshments etc. Adm £1, including tea/coffee. Book a table with Audrey Kilsby – 01780 444668.
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR & COFFEE MORNING – Meadow Close Community Centre, Bourne 9.30am-12.30 in aid of Breathe Easy group.
CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR – Priory Church Hall, Deeping St James 10am-4.30pm with cake stall, raffle, light lunches.
CHARITY CRAFT DAY – Bourne Baptist Church 10am-4pm with Tearcraft stalls, home-made soup & cakes etc.
FAIR TRADE FAIR – St Peter's Church, Oundle 9am-2pm.
PETTICOAT LANE – Ryhall Village Hall 2pm with crafts stalls, bric a brac, tombolas, refreshments etc. Adm 20p, children free. Tables £5 – 01780 754621.
BINGO – Sewstern Village Hall 7.30pm.
CHERNOBYL CHILDREN'S APPEAL – Charity sale of toys, books, Christmas goods etc at All Saints Church Hall, Park Rd, P'bro 10am-12. Coffee & cakes.
INDOOR BOOT SALE – Welbourne School, Goodwin Walk, Werrington, P'bro 1pm in aid of Mill House Animal Sanctuary. Spaces £5 – 01733 573057.

SUNDAY
BIRDING ABOUT – Rutland Water Nature Reserve. Book a place – 01572 770651.
NORTH LUFFENHAM WALK – With Rutland Ramblers - 9 miles. Meet 10am Oakham Burley Rd car park. Details – 01572 755742.
CHILDREN'S WILDLIFE WATCH – Tour of Swaddywell Nature Reserve nr Helpston 10am-12 - £2. Details Helen Jones – 01778 347231.
WALK, RUN JOG – Meet Rutland Hash House Harriers in Colsterworth 10am. Details Steve – 01572 767336 or see www.rutlandhhh.co.uk
110% WALK – Sponsored 5K walk at Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Huntingdon 2pm in aid of Parkinsons Disease Society. Details – 020 7932 1356.
QUIZ NIGHT – Falcon Hotel, Uppingham 8.30pm.
SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE – Peterborough Cathedral 10.45am with parades before and after.

MONDAY
COFFEE MORNING – Stamford Free Church, Kesteven Rd 9-11.30am with bring & buy.
BIRDWATCHING FOR BEGINNERS – Learn about woodland & water birds with Paul Stammers, meet birdwatching centre, Rutland Water 10am - £5. Book on 01572 770651.
STAMFORD HEALTH WALKERS – Meet Fineshade Wood car park 1.45pm. Details – 01780 482048.
SPAIN'S WILD PLACES – David Garner returns with popular presentation for P'bro Natural History Society at Peakirk Village Hall 7.30pm. Adm £2. Non-members welcome.
BELL, BOOK & CANDLE – Blue badge guide Jill Collinge talks about the influence of the church on society in the past for Witham on the Hill Historical Society, parish hall 7.30pm. Adm members £2, non-members £2.50 – book on 01778 590204.

TUESDAY
OSCAR RADIO – Begins broadcasting from Oundle School, 96.3 frequency
WATERCOLOUR PAINTING DAY – With artist Sandra Peck at Barnsdale Gardens 10.30am-4pm - £60, including lunch. Paint Book – 01572 813200.
GARDENS OF CHINA – Ancient & Modern, talk by Duncan Coombes for Hardy Plant Society, Uppingham CE School, Belgrave Rd 7.30pm. Non-members welcome - £2.
STAMFORD SPIRITUAL GROUP – Guest medium Abla, Tinwell Village Hall 8-10pm. Admission £3. All welcome.
CHRISTMAS OPEN EVENING – Deepings Flower Club at Deeping School with demonstrator Nick Grounds. Tickets £6.
REMEMBRANCE SERVICE – Cathedral Square, Peterborough 11am.

WEDNESDAY
VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY – Morkery Wood near Castle Bytham 10am-3pm. Book a place on 07774 730212.
DISCOVERING RED KITES – Top Lodge, Fineshade Wood nr Stamford 2.30pm. Costs £2. Book on 01780 444691.
PLANT PROPOGATION – Workshop at Barnsdale Gardens, Exton 10.30am-12.30 - £15. Book on 01572 813200.
GET ACTIVE HEALTH WALK – From Top Lodge, Fineshade Wood nr Stamford 1.30pm. Free, no need to book. Also Birdwatching For Beginners 6-7.30pm - £2. Book on 01780 444691.
HEALTH WALK – Meet Bourne Wood car park 1.50pm. Details Kate of Heartbeat Kesteven – 01476 406157.
RUTLAND FRIENDS OF THE EARTH – Meet Friends Meeting House, Gaol St, Oakham 7.30pm. All welcome. Details Gabrielle – 01572 737752.
GEOLOGY IN ANTARCTICA – Talk by Dr Morag Hunter for Stamford & District Geological Society, Tinwell Village Hall 7.30pm. Visitors welcome. Details – 01780 752915.
THE GRIM REAPER – Guided walk with Colin Crosby. Meet Leicester Town Hall for 7pm. Costs £3.50 or £2.50 pre-booked - 0116 2611576.

THURSDAY
HEALTH WALK – Meet RC Church, Deeping St James 1.45pm for Crowland walk & tea. Details Anne Elvy – 01778 420250.
HELPSTON WALK – Meet Thursday Strollers outside The Blue Bell 1.30pm for 5-mile hike. Details Sheila – 01733 349396.
GUY FAWKES – Talk by John Reynolds for local history society at Caldecott Village Hall 7.30pm. Visitors welcome.
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR – Petwood Hotel, Woodhall Spa 10am-4pm in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. Adm £4.50, to include coffee. (preview eve Wed 4-9pm £6.50 – 01476 576000)
NEXT WEEKEND
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14
BBC CHILDREN IN NEED – events across the county, see www.bbc.co.uk
PLANNING DEVELOPMENT ROADSHOW – P'bro City Council at Northborough Village Hall 1-6.30pm.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15
AUTUMN BAZAAR – Uppingham Town Hall 10.30am-2pm with stalls, cakes, lunches.
CHRISTMAS FAIR – Northfields Farm, Cold Overton 10am-4pm with Clarissa Dickson Wright signing copies of her book, crafts, food, walks, falconry, music.
MINI-BAZAAR – Bourne Conservatives' offices 10.30am-2pm.
ART ON THE MAP – Painter John Lincoln & furniture-maker Angus Grooby, both Deeping St James, are taking part in Open Studios (& Sun).
CHRISTMAS FAYRE – St Mary & St Augustine's Church, Stamford 10.30am-3.30pm.
COMPLEMENTARY HEALTH DAY – Stamford Museum 10am-4pm. Free, no need to book.
MIND, BODY & SPIRIT DAY – Uffington Village Hall 10am-4pm. Adm £2.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16
RED KITE WALKS – Guided winter walks to see red kite roosting site begin at Fineshade Wood 2.30pm-dusk & run every Sun & Wed to Feb 2. Tickets £6, children £1.50. Book a place – 01780 444691.
ANTIQUES & COLLECTORS FAIR – Barnsdale Lodge Hotel 9.30am-4.30pm.
GARAGE SALE – Wakerley Rd, Barrowden 10am-2pm.

BOOKINGS
NOVEMBER
OLEANNA – Theatre Tours International with David Mamet's shocking play at Uppingham Theatre's Williams Studio, Fri Nov 14 at 7.30pm. Tickets £8.50 – 01572 820820 or Uppingham Bookshop or www.uppthearts.co.uk
SPORTS DINNER – Former England cricketer Mike Smith & professional golfer Peter McGovern are guest speakers at Burghley Park Cricket Club's dinner at Lady Anne's Hotel, Stamford, Friday November 14. Tickets £27 from David Billings – 01733 243311.