Things to do

The Spalding Gentlemen’s Society Museum will be opening for visitors more frequently in the coming months. The next Open Day will be on Sunday, December 19 between 2-4pm and then on each Wednesday starting on December 29 between 11am and 1pm. The museum also plans to open on a Sunday afternoon once a month in 2022 A spokesman said: “Entry ...

Long Sutton’s Christmas Fayre takes place on Sunday (December 12) with plenty on offer. The event takes place in the Market Place and St Mary’s Church. There is a funfair, starting at 12pm, and Santa’s Grotto is in the church from 1pm for children aged ten and under. Children must be supervised by an adult. All current Covid guidelines must ...

Kirton Brass Band will be making a return visit to the Elizabethan Centre later this month. There will be an evening of Christmas music and carol singing after missing out last year because of thepandemic. Coun Paul Redgate, chairman of South Holland District Council, will open proceedings on Saturday, December 18. The Elizabethan Centre and Social Club is a free-to-join ...

South Holland theatre Company Act II is putting the finishing touches to this year’s Revue. Now a firm fixture on the calendar, the show has adult themes and adult content. “Once again this year has been generous and forthcoming with content to satirise, lampoon and generally have a good laugh at,” says the company. Tickets for the show are £7 ...

Panto season is here – oh yes it is! Dick Whittington arrives at the South Holland Centre in Spalding today (Thursday) with fun for all the family. Polka Dot Pantomimes’ annual event is back after last year’s enforced break and the stars are ready to thrill once again.Audiences can expect the usual mix of crazy characters, awesome adventure, singing, dancing, ...

I’d suggest that you’d need to have been living under a rock for much of the past 25 years if you’ve never heard of sisters Venus and Serena Williams. Two of the top female tennis players of all-time, they dominated the sport for the best part of 20 years and took the ladies’ game to new levels on and off ...

Festive shopping will have an exciting difference on Saturday, December 11, with the next free pop up event taking place in Spalding town centre. Transported and South Holland District Council are working together to launch Spalding Super Saturdays, which take place on the second Saturday of the month until February.At the December event, Spalding town centre visitors will be treated ...

The festive spirit is back in Holbeach this Christmas with a host of events returning as well as some new additions to the calendar. Ever popular event such as the Holbeach St Nicholas Fayre and Lantern Parade are returning. And there will be new incentives to visit the many brilliant local businesses in the town. The Christmas season has already ...

The festive spirit will be in full flow in Spalding on Friday and Saturday, December 3 and 4, as the town’s Christmas celebration takes place with stalls, games, rides, attractions and much more on offer. The Friday festivities will run from 4pm till 8pm, with musical entertainment, a fancy dress competition and street entertainment including Polka Dot Pantomimes and Rhubarb ...

Spalding Lions, South Holland Rotary Club and Spalding Fire Crews will be out and about with their Santa sleighs again this year, raising money for local good causes. Here’s where and when you can see Santa. Spalding Lions will be taking him around local villages with visits starting at 5.30pm unless otherwise stated. Wednesday, December 1: Pinchbeck – Brayfields, St ...

There’s something for all the family as the South Holland Centre screens several films this week. Acclaimed director Wes Anderson’s latest comedy The French Dispatch is on every night at 7.30pm from Friday to Sunday. As with all of his films it’s a quirky, star-studded romp about an American newspaper in an almost dream-like French city in the 20th century. ...

Do You Wanna Dance? Everybody’s surfing down to Broad Street Methodist Church next week as Act II’s choir sings the hits of one of the world’s most iconic and influential bands. There will be plenty of Fun, Fun, Fun in their show Surfin’ and Singin’: The Music of The Beach Boys which will take place at Broad Street Methodist Church ...

When it comes to the films in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe (MCU), you’re probably either enjoying every one by now… or simply sick to the back teeth of them. The inter-linked movies are hugely successful and attract some of the world’s biggest names, but can often be accused of following a similar formula. That’s simply not the case with Marvel’s Eternals, ...

More than 2,500 people went along to Springfields Outlet Shopping in Spalding for the annual fireworks display. The display was choreographed to great music for all generations, put together especially for the event and was a tribute to Springfields charity of the year, the Royal British Legion, which is celebrating its 100 year anniversary, and will receive a donation from ...

Two friends are looking to set up a chess club in Long Sutton. Rick Henry and Steve Kent have been meeting up at The Shed at Sutton Barns to play the game. Now they’d like others to get involved. “This has all come about by accident,” Rick said. “I’m not the best player in the world, but I like a ...

Panto is making a welcome return to South Holland – oh yes it is! The ever-popular Dick Whittington will be taking to the stage at the South Holland Centre from December 9 to 30. After a break due to the pandemic, Polka Dot Pantomimes are back with the rags-to-riches tale. Audiences can expect the usual mix of crazy characters, awesome ...

ACT II’s Pint-Sized Players are taking to the stage with an adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The performance is an adaptation of the novel specially designed to be performed by a young cast (aged six to 11).Victor Hugo’s seminal novel is being performed against the backdrops of the magnificent Crowland Abbey and St Mary and St Nicolas Church, ...

Springfields Shopping Outlet’s Winter Wonderland Walk is now open for bookings, with all proceeds going to the Royal British Legion. It runs from 4pm every day until December 23 and tickets are available from the Springfields website.Simon Stone, Director of Springfields, said: “Christmas is Springfields at its very best. “We have focused on bringing everyone a truly festive experience to ...

By Nigel Chapman How does a pint and the chance to play a traditional pub game sound? Well, that’s what’s being offered in a new pop-up pub at West Pinchbeck Village Hall this month. Families are being encouraged to support the move by enjoying time in a friendly atmosphere. The licensed bar will have beers, lagers and ciders as well ...

A Spalding band’s regular ‘Spooktacular’ proved a success and raised hundreds of pounds in memory of a woman who died from a brain aneurysm. On Saturday (October 30) Zebra’s annual Halloween special returned with the group of musicians playing a free ball at The Deepings Stage. And this year was a poignant one as part of the £300 raised on ...