CRAFT and sewing sessions will be held at the Barlow Institute in Edgworth next month to help promote International Women's Week.

Experts will be on hand during the daily two-hour sessions, throughout the week beginning March 4, to advise on needlecraft, knitting, patchwork, decoupage and tatting.

The week of activities, organised by the Edgworth Women's Institute, will also include a craft exhibition.

There will also be a fashion show by Whittaker's of Bolton at the institute on Wednesday, March 8.

Full details of the week's activities at the Barlow Institute or tickets for the fashion show can be obtained by calling Judith Scanlon on 01204 853512.

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