GARDENS GROW: Gardeners can learn how to create the perfect compost at the allotments, Dorset Road, Elmers End, this Saturday at a free event. Workshops start at 11.15am and noon. The event is being run by the London Community Recycling Network in partnership with Bromley Council. Call 020 7324 4690 or email compost@lcrn.org.uk

WAR TOURS: Biggin Hill Airfield will host tours of installations from the Battle of Britain on September 17. An aircraft blast shelter and an exhibition are all on offer at the Scott Aviation Centre, Churchill Road, Biggin Hill. Tours begin at 10.30am, 11.30am, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm.

HEALTHY MEETING: Bromley Primary Care Trust is meeting on September 28 at Ripley Arts Centre, Sundridge Avenue, Bromley, at 1.30pm. A copy of the trust's annual report is available at bromley.nhs.uk or by calling 01689 880601.

HISTORIC TALK: Historian Roy Hopper will give a talk about Chislehurst. The talk takes place on September 16 from 7pm at Chislehurst Methodist Church, Prince Imperial Road, Chislehurst. Call 020 8461 7646.

HELP POLICE: St Mary Cray's police station is open every Monday and Tuesday between 11am and 1pm. The station is looking for volunteers. Call 020 8284 8782 or email sara-jane. flynn@met.police.uk