Events taking place in and around Worcester

May 17: Ballroom and sequence dance with Brian's Supersounds at Powick Village Hall. Enquiries to Philomena or Brian telephone 01905 454338.

May 17: Worcestershire Farmers' Market at Council House, Avenue Road, Malvern. Best for local produce. For further information telephone 01905 795937

May 17: Rushwick and Upper Wick Garden Club are holding a Plant Fair in Rushwick Village Hall. For further details telephone Frank Bush on 01905 421115.

May 17: Paul and Enid invite you to Come Dancing at Dyson Perrins CE High School, Malvern. Charity Dance in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice. For further details and table bookings telephone 01684 574741.

May 17: The Eastgrove Cottage Garden Nursery, Sankyns Green, Little Witley will be open in aid of The National Gardens Scheme. For further information telephone 01562 850360.

May 17: Record & CD Fair Angel Centre, Angel Place, Worcester (next to Tramps nightclub). Free admission.

May 18: Hunters Inn Farmers' Market Longdon (B4211 Upton-upon-Severn-Tewkesbury). Locally produced quality food, country crafts, entertainment and also live owls. For further details telephone Anne Mietke on 01684 833240.

May 18: Worcester and District Model Engineers Running Day takes place at the Club site, Waverley Street, Diglis, Worcester. Enquiries to Mr K Allen telephone 01905 452063.

May 18: Gardens at Culverness Cottage, Bayton Common, Nr Kidderminster; 1 Prickley Bungalows, Hockhams Lane, Martley and Shuttifield Cottage, Birchwood, Storridge, near Malvern will be open in aid of The National Gardens Scheme. For further information telephone 01562 850360.

May 21: Take Two Social Group for the unattached is meeting at The Portobello, Bransford Road, Worcester. For further details telephone 427281/27415 or 428567.

May 21: Live Wyres Social Singles are meeting at The Talbot, Barbourne, Worcester. For further information telephone 01905 797356/726142 or 821349.

May 21: The garden at March House, Evesham Road, Broadway will be open in aid of The National Gardens Scheme. For further information telephone 01562 850360.

May 22: The Evening Primrose Bereavement Support Service is meeting, at the United Reformed Church, Albany Terrace, Worcester. For further information contact Doreen Cook-Hopkins on 01905 26966.

May 22: The garden at Barnards Green House, 10 Poolbrook Road, Malvern will be open in aid of The National Gardens Scheme. For further information telephone 01562 850360.

May 23: Rock & Roll with Brian's Supersounds at Barbourne Ex-Servicemen's Club, Worcester. All welcome.

May 23: Worcestershire Farmer's Market at Market Square, Evesham. Best for local produce. For further information telephone 01905 795937.

May 24: Summer fete at St Stephen's Church, Droitwich Road, Worcester, in aid of the residents of St Stephen's Home for Older People.

May 24: Little Comberton Street Market, Little Comberton, Pershore. Telephone Edith Powell on 01386 710790 for further details.

May 24: Country & Western at Royal British Legion Club, Salwarpe Road, Droitwich Spa with Kalibre and Pure Country. Telephone Wilf Saunders for further details on 01905 771540.

May 24: The garden at White Cottage, Earls Common Road, Stock Green, near Inkberrow will be open in aid of The National Gardens Scheme. For further information telephone 01562 850360.

May 25: Worcestershire Farmers' Market at Op Dog Lane Car Park, Bewdley. Best for local produce. For further information telephone 01905 795937.

May 25: The following gardens will be open in aid of The National Gardens Scheme: Apricot Cottage, Twyning High Street, near Tewkesbury; The Clock House, Valley Road, Dodford, Nr Bromsgrove; The Cockshoot, Castlemorton Common, near Malvern; Gadfield Elm House, Staunton, Glos; St Egwins Cottage, 1 Church Lane, Norton; Whit Lenge Gardens, Whitlenge Lane, Hartlebury; White Cottage, Earls Common Road, Stock Green, near Inkberrow and Woodmancote, Wadborough, near Pershore. For further information telephone 01562 850360.

May 26: Spring plants and asparagus farmers' market, Broad Street, Pershore. Telephone Lew Hammond on 01386 565518 for further details.

May 26: Pershore Carnival. Contact Pershore Town Council 01386 561561 for further details.

May 26: Gardeners' market, good selection of hardy plants at Foley Institute, Poolbrook Road, Malvern.

May 26: Worcestershire Farmers' Market at Broad Street, Pershore. Best for local produce. For further information telephone 01905 795937.

May 26: The following gardens will be open in aid of The National Gardens Scheme: Gadfield Elm House, Stauton, Glos; Stone House Cottage Gardens, Stone, near Kidderminster; Whit Lenge Cottage, Whitlenge Lane, Hartlebury, near Kidderminster and White Cottage, Earls Common Road, Stock Green, near Inkberrow. For further information telephone 01562 850360.

May 27: The Evening Primrose Bereavement Support Service is meeting, at the United Reformed Church, Albany Terrace, Worcester. For further information contact Doreen Cook-Hopkins on 01905 26966.

May 28: Take Two Social Group for the unattached is meeting at The Foley Arms, Malvern. For further details telephone 427281/27415 or 428567.

May 28: Live Wyres Social Singles are meeting at The Perdiswell, Droitwich Road, Worcester. For further information telephone 01905 797356/726142 or 821349.

May 28: The following gardens will be open in aid of The National Gardens Scheme: March House, Evesham Road, Broadway and St Egwins Cottage, 1 Church Lane, Norton, Evesham. For further information telephone 01562 850360.

May 29: The following gardens will be open in aid of The National Gardens Scheme: Barnard's Green House, 10 Poolbrook Road, Malvern; Ivytree House, Bromsgrove Road, Clent, near Stourbridge; March House, Evesham Road, Broadway and 21 Swinton Lane, Worcester. For further information telephone 01562 850360.

May 30: Friend's of St Stephen's are holding a Quiz Night in the skittle alley at The Alma Tavern, Droitwich Road, Worcester. For further details telephone 01905 29224.

May 30/31: The gardens at Orleton House, Orleton, Stanford Bridge, near Tenbury Wells, will be open in aid of The National Gardens Scheme. For further information telephone 01562 850360.

May 31: Malvern Hills Rock 'n' Roll Club with Jive Street, at Nunnery Wood High School, Worcester. For further information telephone Shirley or Keith on 01905 617017.

May 31: Ballroom and sequence dance with Graham Darby, at St John's Sports Centre, Worcester, in aid of Leukaemia Research Fund 2003. For bookings please phone Jacque on 01905 455265.

May 31: Pershore College open day, displays, demonstrations and plant sales, advice and guidance. For further details contact David Feaver on 01386 552443.

June 1: Worcestershire Farmer's market at Royal Worcester, Severn Street, Worcester. Best for local produce. For further information telephone 01905 795937.