A LOOK at what's happening in the local community.

ST ANNES

GET crafty at a craft sale and coffee morning on March 9 at Fylde Christian Service Church, 108a St Andrews Road North, from 11am to 1pm. Admission is 50p which will include refreshments.

HELP to save a life and give blood at a donor session at the Drive Methodist Church, Clifton Drive North, on March 1. The sessions are from 2pm to 4pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm.

LYTHAM

TAKE the last chance to visit the park at Lytham Hall this Sunday for a February snowdrop walk. This will be the final opportunity to see the grounds before late summer, due to an anticipated programme of extensive improvements. The walk is between 11am and 4pm. Last entry is at 3pm. Admission is £1 for adults and 50p for children. Free car parking. All proceeds go toward improvements to the Hall.

BISPHAM

A SERVICE for Women's World Day of Prayer will be held at Bispham United Reformed Church on March 1 at 2pm. The preacher will be Sue Leach.

FLEETWOOD

DANCE fans can enjoy authentic jazz dance when the Jiving Lindy Hoppers come to the Marine Hall on February 27. The group will perform toe-tapping rhythms from the 1920s to the 1960s. Tickets are £6.50 or £5 concessions. For further information call 771141.

A RIP-roaring olde worlde evening of laughter, music and song is on offer in the Marine Hall on February 28 at the Olde Bull and Bush Music Hall Spectacular. Tickets for the event, which starts at 7.30pm, are £7.50 and £6.50 for concessions. For more information call 771141.

ENJOY the stories of Fleetwood, Wyre, Fylde and Blackpool from 1900 to 2000 presented in music and song at the Marine Hall on March 2. The Century's People runs from 7.30pm to 10.30pm and tickets are £6, and £5 for the over 60s. For more information call the box office on 771141 or visit the website www. fylde-folk-festival.com.

IT'S Fleetwood Beer Festival from February 21 to 23 at the Marine Hall. The 20th festival promises a celebration of real beers from across Britain and live entertainment on Friday and Saturday evenings. For more information call 404143.

BLACKPOOL

ENJOY a poetry recital at the Grundy Art Gallery, in Queen Street, on March 5. February's chosen poet is 1992's Literature Nobel Prize winner Derek Walcott. Readers will be June Foster, Sheila Jardine and Mary Parry. Also featured will be Canadian poet Paul Sutherland, reading from his own work. Free admission. Refreshments available. The recital runs from 12.30pm to 1.45pm. All welcome.

THORNTON CLEVELEYS

HAVE fun with mosaics at a mosaic workshop with Heather Farquar at Marsh Mill Windmill on February 23. Make a beautiful mosaic in a day from 10.30am to 4pm. The workshop is suitable for people from age ten upwards. Cost is £10. For more details phone 860765.

BOWLAND

JOIN a ranger for a wilderness walk and explore beautiful parts of Bowland. Take a packed lunch, wellies and waterproofs. The walk runs from 9.30am to 3.30pm and costs £3. Booking is essential. The walk may be subject to Foot and Mouth restrictions. For more information call (01995) 602125.