IF YOU live in Dumfries or happen to be visiting today, don't be

surprised at the fashions some people may be wearing. Organisers of this

year's Vintage Vehicle Cavalcade are encouraging people to wear 1940s

garb for the occasion. The cavalcade will come into town around 2pm for

judging in the town centre.

Dundee is today celebrating European Heritage Day with a Doors Open

Day. Buildings rarely accessible to the public will be open. Some are

holding musical recitals, exhibitions, demonstrations, and guided tours.

They include the university's West Park Centre, the repertory theatre,

Caird Hall, several churches, and St Mary's Tower, the most substantial

mediaeval church tower in Scotland. Open Day is from 10am to 4pm.

There's also a Doors Open Day exhibition in the Seagate Gallery from

Tuesday.

Some 50 buildings are also open in Edinburgh, including the Central

Fire Station, Lauriston Place, and Dundas House, St Andrew's Square, HQ

of the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Model and engineering buffs can make a weekend of it at the Summerlee

Heritage Trust, West Canal Street, Coatbridge, where today and tomorrow

clubs from throughout Scotland are displaying working and static models,

everything from boats and railways to earthmoving machines and Meccano.

The fair is open 10am to 5pm both days and is free.

One of the last of this year's agricultural shows is at Philiphaugh,

Selkirk, today. The Yarrow & Ettrick Pastoral Society Show is one of the

major Border events, and apart from the goats, sheep and horses, there's

a host of children's entertainments on all day until around 4pm.

Admission is adults #2, concessions 50p.

We're also nearing the end of the road in this season's Highland Games

calendar, but you can take in today's Pitlochry Games at the Recreation

Ground, from 11am to 5.30pm.

Edinburgh's city centre comes to a standstill tomorrow for the second

Standard Life Princes Street Mile. The event costs #500,000 to stage and

the afternoon programme of road races has attracted some top

international middle distance runners including a strong Kenyan presence

and Ireland's Sonia O'Sullivan who won gold in Stuttgart. Racing starts

at 12.15, with the main men's and women's races at 1.15 and 1.30.

More runners, this time at Strathclyde Country Park tomorrow afternoon

for the annual Motorola Fun Run in aid of charity. Several hundred

runners and their supporters will compete in a series of races for

youngsters and grown-ups. The racing is at the Bothwell end of the park.

Concerts: Tomorrow at Brodick Castle, Arran, the Arran Brass Band is

playing from 3pm. At Culzean Castle, Ayrshire, the Johnstone Silver Band

gets into tune at the Fountain Court from 2.30pm.

Twitchers take note -- the first purpose-built seawatch bird

observation facility on Scotland's west coast is now open at

Machrihanish. It's the result of the efforts of Kintyre Bird Club

members, and anyone interested in visiting this new sheltered facility

should first contact secretary Rod Angus at 0586-554397.

The 10th Grampian Motorcycle Convention is being held at the Grampian

Transport Museum, Alford, tomorrow. It starts at 11am and goes on until

5pm. Admission is: adults #2.50, OAPs #1.50 and children #1. The

children's charity SPARKS will benefit.

A lone Spitfire aircraft will bring back war-time memories at Moffat,

Dumfries-shire, tomorrow, where the annual commemorative service to Lord

Dowding takes place at 3pm. As Air Chief Marshal he master-minded the

Battle of Britain campaign. A former pilot who took part will read one

of the tributes. An RAF pipe band will play in the High Street from 2pm

before joining the service.

Finally, a special fund-day today at Glamis House Cheshire Home,

Pitteuchar, Glenrothes, includes the World Worm Charming Championships.

Part of the gala organised to raise funds for the home -- the Singing

Kettle opens the events at 12 noon -- the worm charming starts at 2pm.

Last year's winner charmed 170 worms out of the ground in 15 minutes.

Admission is free.