A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside.

Sabden Horticultural Society show, St Mary's Church Hall, Sabden, 2pm.

Darwen Gale parade starts from Anchor Road, Darwen, 12.30pm, arriving at Borough Road field, Bold Venture, for 1.30pm.

Grange Bowling Club coffee morning, Arthur Wilson Centre, Pickup Street, Clayton le Moors, 10am. Stalls, book sale, etc.

Cycle rides, organised by Lancashire County Council. Meet leader Mike Hutchinson at Slaidburn car park, 10am. 30 mile trip, 5-6hrs, unaccompanied children must be over 16.

Spring Vale Ramblers meet Barley car park 2pm. Leaders Bob and Mavis Briggs, (8 miles).

Pottery making sessions, Witton Park Visitor Centre, Blackburn, 1-4pm.

Car Boot & Table Top Sale, St James Church car park, Church Street, Haslingden, 9am.

Vintage and Classic Sports Car Show, Tatton Park, Knutsford, 9am-5pm.

British Waterways walk along Leeds-Liverpool canal, Haigh Hall River and Douglas Valley (5-6hrs). Meet White Bear Marina, Adlington, 10am.

Accrington and Blackburn CHA Club meet Whitehall Park gate, Darwen, 1pm for summit of Waddington Fell B6478 cattle grid, 1.45pm. Leader Margaret Kirk.

Coffee Morning and Bring & Buy sale, Woodlands Grove, Padiham, 10.30am.

Open Day at the nursery, Brockhall Village, Old Langho, near Whalley, 2-4pm.

Trouble At Mill, Eanam Wharf, Blackburn, 8pm.

Sequence and ballroom dancing, Tony's Ballroom, Blackburn, 7.30-11pm. MCs Frank and Denise.

Perseid Meteor Shower, Venus and the quarter moon on view at the Planet Earth Centre, Bacup Road, Todmorden, 8.30-11pm.

50/50 Dance Night, Town Hall, Accrington, 8-11pm.

John Chapman's Lancashire Exhibition, Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery. Until September 28.

Summer Exhibition, Haworth Art Gallery, Accrington. Until August 26.

"Witchcraft" Exhibition, Clitheroe Castle Museum, 11am-4.30pm. Until December.

"Bollywood Greats," Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery. Until September 14.

Pendle Arts Gallery, Pendle Heritage Centre, Park Hill, Barrowford, 11am-5pm. Until September 6.

Centenary exhibition, Rossendale Museum, Whitaker Park, Rawtenstall, 10am-5pm. Until September 8.

"Forkbeard Fantasy," Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery. Until August 31.

Guided Tours, Stonyhurst College, Hurst Green, 1pm-5pm. Until August 26.

Canal Boat Trips, Barden Mill, Burnley. Until September 8.

Snorkelling Club, Waves Fun Centre, Nab Lane, Blackburn, 8am-9.45am.

Free Internet Sessions, ICT Learning Centre, Turf Moor, Burnley, 10am-noon.

Matt Wood -- Northern Underground with Alex Yates, The Chocolate Bar, Duke Street, Blackburn, 9pm.

Damian Lee, Lounge Bar, Duke Street, Blackburn, 9pm.

Jacobean Manor, Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham.

Rhet Set Disco -- 1950s Galore, Blackamoor Inn, Roman Road, Lower Darwen, 8.30pm.

Aerobics, Barden Community Centre, Burnley, 5pm-6pm.

Children's Line Dancing (age six-16), Revidge Fold United Reformed Church, Pleckgate, Blackburn, 10.30am-noon.

Disabled Swimming, Daisyfield Swimming Pool, Blackburn, 7pm-8pm.

Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museums, Towneley Park, Burnley.

60s Music, Churchills, 58a Bank Street, Burnley.

Alex Yates, The Chocolate Bar, Duke Street, Blackburn, 9pm.

Dance Circle, Barlow Institute, Bolton Road, Edgworth, 7.30pm-10pm.

Formation Dancing, Brunshaw Youth Centre, Morse Street, Burnley, 10am-noon.

Pub Idol, The Bay Horse, Osbaldeston, from 8pm.

Blackburn School of Irish Dancing, West End Youth Club, Clayton Street, Blackburn, 10am-2pm.

Museum, Gift Shop and Tea Room, Pendle Heritage Centre, Park Hill, Barrowford, Nelson.

Creme of Commercial and Classic Dance Anthems, Priviledge Nightclub, Darwen, 9.30pm.

Dance Night, The Derby, Scotland Road, Nelson.

Girls Football Classes (under-15s), Shadsworth Leisure Centre, Shadsworth Road, Blackburn, 11am-noon.

Victorian Industrial Landscape, The Weavers' Triangle, Burnley.

Saturday Morning Club for five-14 year-olds, Vanguard Community Centre, 65 Bevington Close, Burnley, 10am-1pm.

Ballet and Tap Dancing for children age two years upwards, Debra McLaren School of Dancing, Bank Street, Rawtenstall, 9am-9.45am.

Only Foals and Horses Animal Sanctuary, Redshell Stables, Redshell Lane, off Haslingden Old Road, Oswaldtwistle, 1pm-4pm.

Children's Disco, Freestyle and Rock 'n' Roll Dancing, all ages and all grades, Sandersons Dance Studio (Tony's), Town Hall Street, Blackburn, 9am, 10am and 11am.

Sequence Dancing, (The Ritz), New Era Complex, Accrington, 7.15pm.

Children's Dancing Lessons (ballet, tap, disco) 9.30am-12.30pm, Darwen Community Centre.

Kill or Cure: Medicine Through the Ages, Liverpool Road, Cadishead, Salford. Until December.

Star Trek: Federation Science, Museum of Science and Industry, Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester. Until October 27.

A City's Pride -- entire collection of L S Lowry's work, The Lowry Galleries, The Lowry, Manchester. Until September 22.

Hot Ice, The Arena, Pleasure Beach, Blackpool. Until November 3.

Mystique, The Horseshoe, Pleasure Beach, Blackpool. Until November 3.

Comedy Bonanza 2002, Grand Theatre, Blackpool. Until October 26.

Legends, The Showbar, Central Pier, Blackpool. Until October 27.

Storm Force, The Star, Ocean Boulevard, Blackpool, 8pm. Until November 2.

The Bradley Beaver Show, Beaver Creek Theme Park, Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Until November 3.

Eclipse -- circus musical, The Globe, Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Until November 3.

Our Commonwealth: Our Home, Bolton Museum, Art Gallery and Aquarium. Until August 31.

CINEMA

APOLLO, Burnley: Men in Black II (PG), Scooby-Doo (PG), Eight Legged Freaks (12), Sum of All Fears (12), Goldmember (12) Spider-Man (PG), Stuart Little 2 (U), Spy Kids 2 (U), Minority Report (12), Sat morning Cats and Dogs (PG), Thurs only Panic Room (15).

WARNER, Walton-le-Dale: Spy Kinds 2 (U), Sum of All Fears

(12), Eight Legged Freaks (12), Men in Black 2 (PG), Goldmember (12), Stuart Little 2 (U), Scooby-Doo (PG), Minority Report (12), Sat only resident Evil (15), Sat and Sun only Cats and Dogs (PG).

APOLLO, Blackburn: Sum of All Fears (12), Spy Kids 2

(PG), Stuart Little 2 (U), Goldmember (12), Eight Legged Freaks (12), Scooby-Doo (PG), Men in Black II (PG), Sat only The Musketeer (PG), Thurs only Harts War (15).

GRAND, Clitheroe: Scooby-Doo (PG), Men in Black II (PG).