Events

Next year’s Spalding Festival is promising ‘A Little Bit’ more with chart topping band Liberty X the first headliner to be confirmed. The band currently containing Michelle Heaton, Jessica Taylor and Kelli Young will top the bill at the Spalding and District Round Table and Spalding Spalding Ladies Circle event.Formed from contestants on reality show Popstars, the band are known ...

South Holland businessman Matt Clark has taken on the running of the Spalding Festival this year which returns on May 24 and 26. The Spalding and District Round Table and Spalding Ladies Circle run event is a staple on the calendar and huge charity fundraiser.Matt Clark whose numerous boxing events have raised well in excess of £100,000 in the process ...

Skaters of all ages are invited to bring their best tricks to Spalding at the weekend. A skate jam is being held at the town’s skate park from noon to 4pm.Organised by the independent members of South Holland District Council, the event will also welcome BMX and scooters to the Holbeach Road venue.There will be demonstrations as well as music ...

Local legend Pavanotti is putting on a special gig in his own village. The opera singer, aka Jeff Woods, is putting on Pavanotti and Friends at St Mary’s Church, Pinchbeck, on Saturday, May 4.Oksana Ponaida, Cormac O’Hara and the John Bland Memorial Choir will also be performing in the show at 7pm.“It’s a special one for me as I haven’t ...

There will be plenty of partying and dancing as Pinchbeck Village Hall gets set for two gigs raising money for charity. Tribute band Shoddywaddy plus local group Mullered at the Mill are playing gigs at the venue.First up is the Showaddywaddy tribute on Saturday, March 30, in aid of The Stroke Association.Then on Saturday, April 13, Mullered at the Mill ...

A hypnotist is coming to the South Holland Centre tomorrow (Friday, March 8).Andrew Newton’s show The Hypnotist Live is sure to be an interesting experience.A spokesman for the South Holland Centre said: “Andrew Newton has more than 40 years experience in hypnosis and hypnotherapy.“Seen worldwide, he has hypnotised more than 62,000 people and over 6,000 public and TV appearances.“In the ...

Ayscoughfee Gardens will come to life on Saturday, March 23, for Light Night, a special event of creative installations, sculptures and performances to celebrate the venue’s heritage, local and global historical links. The free event, which will run from 6pm to 8pm, will include fire displays, musical acts, interactive performances, light displays and arts and crafts workshops, as part of ...

Flooding in Lincolnshire is the topic this Friday for the Spalding Gentlemen’s Society’s Lecture this Friday (February 9). Dr Mottram is Director of Research at the School of Humanities at the University of Hull.He is a specialist in interdisciplinary approaches to 17th century literature in its religious, social and environmental contexts.In his current work, he collaborates with environmental specialists from ...

England’s most capped men’s footballer Peter Shilton is boosting a South Holland charity at a special fundraiser in April. The former Leicester City, Stoke City and Nottingham Forest keeper is heading to Springfields Events Centre on April 25 from 7.30pm.He appeared in four World Cups and two European Championships as well as winning two European Cups and the English league ...

Due to a late change in programme, the first Spalding Gentlemen’s Society lecture this year will be given by Dr Bryn Hammond, Principal Curator of Collections at the Imperial War Museum and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. First World War historians still know little about the armies of their allies – especially the French.However, in a modern internet-connected ...

What do Suella Braverman, Vladimir Putin, South Holland District Council and Mickey Mouse all have in common? They all feature in Act II Theatre Company’s Revue 2023! This irreverent, topical and cheeky show is now into its 11th year and once again takes a swipe at the year’s news; local, national and global.Expect fast-paced sketches, scenes and songs from the ...

Details have been revealed about Spalding’s Christmas celebration. It will take place in the town centre from 11am to 5pm on Saturday, November 25.Among the attractions will be a performance by Rapunzel and a chance to meet the princess after.There will also be a fancy dress competition with the winner getting to turn on the Christmas tree lights following carols ...

A special bingo session is taking place to raise money for the chair of South Holland District Council’s chosen charities. Coun Andrew Woolf is hosting the fundraiser for Blood Cancer UK and Mencap at Nene Court Community Centre on Saturday (October 28) from 3pm.It’s being supported by Coun Rob Gibson who has provided some of his ward budget alongside Coun ...

You’ve got talent, and the Spalding and Welland Rotary Club want to put you on stage. For 30 years now the group has put on a talent show raising money for a good cause.An incredible array of acts have taken part over the years.This year’s show included dancers, singers, including an ABBA tribute, magicians and Spalding Folk Club.The next event ...

The annual Twolips Ball fundraiser returns this Saturday with local band Zebra once again playing. The event, organised by the Spalding and Welland Rotary Club, is taking place again at Springfields Exhibition Centre this Saturday, October 21.Rotary president Diane Ridpath said: “We are all looking forward to this exceptional band to make this event the success it was last year, ...

The next lecture in the SGS Winter programme will be presented by Dr Bas Boots, who is a senior lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University. The subject is Soil and Dr Boots will talk about his exploration into the links between ecosystem functioning and microbes in a wide variety of habitats is interdisciplinary: merging ecology, microbiology, environmental science and biochemistry.Spalding Gentlemen’s ...

The Spalding and District Young Farmers are putting on their annual Tractor Working Day this Sunday. It takes place at Fold Lane, Moulton with sign in from 9.30am and the ploughing action from 10am.Entry for the main competitions is 10am.There will be a barbecue and drinks all day along with competitions to enter.A spokesman said: “All are welcome to come ...

Spalding’s ever-popular annual Pumpkin Festival will return to Spalding this Saturday (October 7) between 11am and 3pm. The event will celebrate the district’s proud horticulture and harvest traditions with a great range of activities for families to enjoy including live entertainment, food and gift stalls, arts and crafts and fantastic games.Coinciding with Spalding’s usual Saturday market, visitors will be able ...

The Spalding Gentlemen’s Society’s latest lecture season kicks off tomorrow (Friday September 29). Dr Carenza Lewis was scheduled to be the first lecturer, but she’s had to postpone due to unforeseen circumstances. Instead society president Tom Grimes will step in with a lecture entitled “The City of London: History, Pageantry and 20 per cent of the British Economy”.Spalding Gentlemen’s Society lectures ...

A Spalding man is to perform his new Arts Council backed show to the town. Henry VIII Used To Hate Us is described as being ‘Like Peaky Blinders but in the Fens’.Created by Ryan Gilmartin, it looks at the history of the local area in a production which includes live music scored by John Dipper who has scored for The ...