* Croydon Brass band are playing for Gareth Cox who is working in costa Rica with Raleigh International 2002, on Saturday, December 15 at Selsdon Baptist Church, Addington Road, Selsdon.

The performance starts at 7.30pm and tickets are £5. Call 020 8651 4308 (church) or Gareth Cox on 020 8657 9535.

* Robert Dean will conduct the Philharmonia Chorus and London Mozart Players during the performance of Handel's Messiah at the Fairfield on Friday, December 14.

The performance begins at 8pm and is an opportunity to enjoy Mozart's personal arrangement of Handel's Messiah.

Tickets cost £10-20. To book call 020 8688 9291.

* Laugh this one off comedian Jack Dee has proved so popular in Croydon that his return visit to the Fairfield on Sunday, December 16 has sold out.

For those lucky enough to get tickets, his stand-up routine begins at 7.30pm.

December 13, 2001 16:30