ACTIVITIES: TAKE a three-hour cruise on Windermere and relax with a lunch and entertainment by the New Hall Jazz Band. The Windermere Lake Cruise takes place tomorrow (Saturday) and departs from Bowness pier at 12.30pm. For more information and to book a place, call 015394-42600.

BUILD a bird box in the Birdbox Bonanza at Rheged, near Penrith, tomorrow (Saturday). For more information, call 01768-860016.

FIND out how to draw skateboarding bananas, exasperated eggs and much more with Westmorland Gazette cartoonist Colin Shelborn, tomorrow (Saturday). The cartoon workshop starts at 10.30am at Forum 28, Barrow. For details call 01229-894900.

BANDS: BURNESIDE brass band will be performing at Staveley Village Hall on Sunday to raise funds for Staveley United football club. It starts at 7.30pm.

THE Old Friend Ceilidh are playing at the Institute, Troutbeck, today (Friday) at 7.30pm.

CONCERTS: MUSIC returns to the Drawing Room at Brantwood, Coniston, tomorrow (Saturday) with music from Debussy, Martinu and Beethoven. The concert begins at 7pm. For more information, call 015394-41396.

MUSIC: AS PART of the series of classical concerts, Lakeland Sinfonia will be performing at Kendal Leisure Centre, Kendal, tomorrow (Saturday) at 10am. Thierry Fisher will conduct music by Wagner, Bruch, Haydn and Falla. For more information, call 01539-722533.

EXPERIENCE the sounds of reggae at the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal, tomorrow (Saturday) at 8.30pm. For more information and to book tickets, call 01539-725133.

THE Glenn Miller Orchestra will be performing at the Coronation Hall, Ulverston, in aid of Barrow and District Society for the Blind. It takes place tomorrow (Saturday) at 7.30pm. To obtain tickets, call 01229-587140.

KENDAL Midday Concert Club's Lunch Time Recital takes place at Kendal Town Hall, Kendal, on Wednesday at 11.50am. The concert will feature the sounds of Beethoven and Rachmaninov. For more information, call 01539-725768.

PRINCIPAL clarinet of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Nicholas Coz will be performing at the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal, on Thursday. The concert will start at 7.30pm and tickets can be obtained by calling 01539-725133.

SPORTS: KENDAL Rugby Union Club have a rearranged home match against Sedgley Park in National League Division 2 tomorrow (Saturday) and have brought forward the kick-off time to 2pm because of the England v France international in the Six Nations Tournament, which is to be shown live on BBC television.

KENDAL Town's footballers go looking for a sixth consecutive victory away to Lincoln United in the UniBond League's First Division on Saturday (3pm kick-off).

ON WEDNESDAY, Kendal attempt to reach the final of the Marsden BS Lancashire Junior Cup. Between them and a place in the showpiece lie UniBond Premier Division leaders Accrington Stanley, who host the semi-final tie (7.45pm kick-off).

TALKS: CUMBRIA's wealth of wildlife is the subject of discussion at Dallam Community Centre, Milnthorpe, on Monday. The talk given by David Muir will starts at 7.45pm. For details call 015395-63323.

THEATRE: THE thrilling pace of Robert Swindell's award-winning novel is transferred to the stage today (Friday) at 1.30pm and 7.30pm. Abomination is performed by Theatre First at the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal. To purchase tickets, call 01539-725133.

EDUCATING Rita is Willy Russell's masterpiece being performed at the Dukes Theatre, Lancaster, until the end of the month. The performance is about a woman in the north of England in 1980s, desperate to know everything about literature in order to change her life. It starts at 8pm today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday) and then runs at 7.30pm from Tuesday until Thursday next week. To book tickets, call 01524-598500.

WORKSHOPS: SPRINGBOARD, the half term theatre workshops for young people, returns to Forum 28, Barrow. Improvisation and acting will be taught on Monday and Wednesday. No experience is necessary and further details can be obtained by calling, 01229-894900.

WALKS: ENJOY a winter walk at Leighton Moss RSPB Nature Reserve, Silverdale, on Wednesday. Winter Warmer Guided Walk starts at 10.30am. For more details call 01524-701601.

February 13, 2003 11:00