A Christmas fair is being held next Saturday at Elsdon Avenue Church in Seaton Delaval.

The event, from 11am to 2pm, will include a Santa's grotto and stalls piled high with toys, books, cakes, cards, and Christmas decorations.

Entrance is 20p per person.

The melodic harmonies of the Backworth Male Voice Choir are coming to Elsdon Avenue church in Seaton Delaval.

The choir are holding a concert, on Saturday November 14 at 7pm, with guest soloist Susan Robertson.

Tickets are £6, in aid of the church's funds.

The work of 12 artists from Northumberland will be on display at St Paul's Church in Seaton Sluice later this summer.

The exhibition - on the theme of contrasts - will see pews removed from the church to make the building better suited for viewing the art. It takes place from August 29-31, from 11am to 4pm.

A church has completed the first phase of its transformation to become a vital centre for art in South East Northumberland.

St Paul's Church in Seaton Sluice has just had £27,000 of work carried out to it on its way to becoming an exhibition gallery for talented artists in the district.

If more fundraising is successful, further phases will see changes costing between £200,000 and £300,000 to complete the work and turn the church into a multi-purpose centre.

An art exhibition organised by the Bottleworks Project will be held at St Paul's Church in Seaton Sluice over the Bank Holiday weekend.

The exhibition features pieces by children at Seaton Sluice First School and a number of people who have taken up art in their retirement. In all, 13 artists work is featured.

It runs from Saturday to Monday, 11am-4pm.

The first phase of an arts project in a Northumberland church has been finished.

Work has been ongoing to remove the pews from St Paul's Church in Seaton Sluice.

The overall aim of the Bottleworks project is to provide a permanent gallery and coffee shop in which the work of local artists can be displayed.

Today marks a special day on the North East calendar as we celebrate the life of the patron saint of Northumberland, St Cuthbert.

Often regarded as the most popular saint of medieval times and one of the most important, March 20 sees people celebrate the anniversary of the death of the region's own patron saint.

Pilgrims make their way across the causeway to Holy Island on Good Friday, 2006

Born in 634 AD, Cuthbert was born in the Lammermuir Region where he grew to work as a young shepherd.