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

Bat 'N' Ball Sports Courses for Children, Harrison Playing Fields, Lammack Road, Blackburn.

Star:Track Scheme, Seedhill Athletics Track, Nelson.

Medieval Mayhem, Burnley Children's Library, 2pm-3.30pm.

Elkie Brooks, King George's hall, Northgate, Blackburn, 7.30pm.

"The Wind in the Willows," Darwen Library Theatre, Knott Street, Darwen, 2pm.

Chatterbook Reading Club, Livesey Library, Cherry Tree, Blackburn, 3.30pm-4.45pm.

Summer Fun for five -11 year-olds, YMCA, Blackburn, 10am-noon and 1pm-3pm.

Danny Moss, at the Rhythm Station, Rawtenstall, 8.30pm.

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

"Bollywood Greats" Exhibition, Blackburn Museum. Until September 14.

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

Rossendale Schools' Art Exhibition, Rossendale Museum, Whitaker Park, Rawtenstall. Until August 4.

Paintings and Miniature Exhibition, Whalley Library.

Yoga for Beginners, Nazareth Unitarian Chapel, KnightsHill, Padiham, 2pm and 7pm.

Clitheroe WI Market, Parish Church lower hall, York Street, Clitheroe, 10.30-11.45am.

Stonyhurst College and gardens, Clitheroe, open to the public until August 26, 1-5pm.

Surprises in Store Exhibition -- art work and treasures, Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Le Mans Crecent, Bolton, 10am-5pm.

Painting for Pleasure, Religious Society of Friends, Walverden Road, Brierfield, 2pm-4pm.

Over 50s Club, Queensgate Pentecostal Church, Burnley, noon.

Yoga, White Ash School, Oswaldtwistle, 7pm.

Tea Club, Parish Rooms, Worsthorne, 1.30pm-3.30pm.

Natural History Collections, Towneley Hall East, Burnley.

Rockwater Bird Conservation Centre, Foxstones Lane, Mereclough, Cliviger, Burnley.

Ribblesdale Camera Club, Ribble Lane, Chatburn, 7.30pm.

Aquarium, Bolton Museum, 10am-5pm.

Nelson Camera Club, Holmefield House Community Centre, Gisburn Road, Barrowford, 7.45pm.

Line Dancing, Guide Conservative Club, School Lane, Guide, 7.30pm-10.30pm.

3D Karaoke, Hare and Hounds, Padiham.

Pub Skittles, Brewers Arms, Oswaldtwistle, 6pm. Children welcome but must be accompanied by an adult.

Craft Group, St Andrew with St Margaret and St James, Burnley, 1.30pm.

Belmont Morris Dancers, Westbury Gardens, off Audley Range, Blackburn, 6-9.30pm. Girls aged five and over.

Line Dancing, Railway Club, Rosegrove, Burnley, 7.30pm.

Bolton Astrological Society, Ukranian Centre, Castle Street, Bolton, 8pm. Beginners welcome.

Folk Night, The Bay Horse, Osbaldeston, from 8.30pm.

Victorian Industrial Landscape, The Weavers Triangle, Burnley.

Line Dancing -- beginners 7pm-8pm; intermediates 8pm-10pm, Mellor Village Hall.

Territorial Army meeting, Moss Street, Daisyfield, Blackburn, 7.30pm-9.30pm. New members welcome.

Yoga, Raphael Holistic Centre, Bank Chambers, Belgrave Square, Darwen, 7.30pm-9pm.

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

Free Computer training, Daisyfield Centre, Blackburn.

After School Club for four to 11-year-olds, Burnley Boys Club, 3pm-6pm.

Trevor's Quiz Night, White Lion, Burnley Road, Rawtenstall, 9.30pm.

Tae Kwon Do, Padiham Town Hall, 5.30pm-6.30pm.

Lunch Club and Social, noon-3pm; Youth Club, 7pm-9pm, Livesey Community Base, 132 Brookway, Blackburn.

Children's Street Dance Class, Sanderson Dance and Fitness Centre, 10 Churchill Way, Lomeshaye Industrial Estate, Nelson, 5pm-6pm.

Earcroft Community Base, Hawkshaw Avenue, Darwen: Basic IT training with creche 9.30-11.30am; public access IT noon-2pm; Teeny Group for 5-10 years 4.30-6pm.

Gawthorpe Hall -- Jacobean Manor House, Burnley.

Hippings Vale Artists, Harvey Street Community Centre, Oswaldtwistle, 9.30am-noon and 1.30pm-4pm.

Painting for Pleasure, Religious Society of Friends, Walverden Road, Burnley, 2pm-4pm.

Disco and Quiz Night, Thatch and Thistle, Surrey Road, Nelson.

Great Harwood Male Voice Choir rehearsals, Antley Methodist Church, Accrington, 7.15pm-9.30pm.

Sequence Dancing, Silverman Hall, Nelson, 7.30pm.

Bingo, The Collinson Club, Harvey Street, Oswaldtwistle, 1.45pm-4pm.

Mental Health Support Group, 9.30am-11.30am; Senior Social Club, 1pm-3pm; Smarties Parent and Toddler, 1pm-3pm; Junior Youth Club (age eight to 11), 3.45pm-5.30pm; Exercise Class, 6pm-7pm; Senior Youth Club, 7pm-9pm, Darwen Community Centre, Knott Street, Darwen.

Tea Dances (easy sequence), Accrington Town Hall, 1.30pm-4pm.

Line Dancing (beginners and intermediates) 7pm; Advanced, 8pm, Mellor Village Hall.

Aromatherapy, reflexology, facial and beauty treatments, Ageing Well Centre, Age Concern, 4 King Street, Blackburn, 10am-3pm.

Group for anyone with addiction problems, THOMAS project, St Annes House, France Street, Blackburn, 2.30pm.

New Friends of Hyndburn Widows Club meet 13 Hereford Close, Accrington, 7pm-9pm.

Luncheon Club, 12 noon; OAP Club, 2pm-3pm, Derwent Hall, George Street, Darwen.

Sequence Dancing, Padiham Town Hall, 1.30pm.

Line Dancing, Beechwood Club, Little Harwood, Blackburn, 7pm.

Sequence Dancing, Senior Citizens Club, St Paul's Church, Audley, Blackburn, 1.45pm-3.45pm. New members welcome.

Social Bridge, Whalley Village Hall, 7pm.

Volunteer Drop-In, New Era Centre, Paradise Street, Accrington, 10am-2pm.

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

Carnival Messiah, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Quarry Hill, Leeds.

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

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

Comedy Bonanza 2002, Grand Theatre, Blackpool, 8pm. Until October 26.

Fandango, The Dukes, Lancaster. Until August 10.

Eclipse, The Globe, Pleasure Beach, Blackpool. Until November 3.

Joseph, Opera House, Winter Gardens, Blackpool.

Startime, North Pier Theatre, Blackpool, 7.30pm. Until October 24.

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

CINEMA

GRAND, Clitheroe: Stuart Little (U), Thurs only Men in Black 2 (PG)

APOLLO, Blackburn: Stuart Little 2 (U), Goldmember (12), The Crocodile Hunter (PG), Scooby-Doo (PG), Resident Evil (15), Minority Report (12), Sat only Snow Dogs (PG), Thurs only Italian for Beginners (PG), Thurs preview Men in Black 2 (PG)

WARNER, Walton-le-Dale: The Crocodile Hunter (PG), Goldmember (12), Stuart Little 2 (U), Scooby-Doo (PG), Resident Evil (15), Bad Company (12), Minority report (12), Spirit (U) Spider-Man (12), Thurs preview Men in Black 2 (12)

APOLO, Burnley: Goldmember (12), Stuart Little 2 (U), Minority Report (12), Scooby-Doo (PG), Resident Evil (15), Spider-Man (PG), Crocodile Hunter (PG), Jason X (15), Thurs only Lord of the Rings (PG), Sat only ET (U), Thurs preview Men in Black (PG)