Things to do

Long Sutton’s Ruby’s and Diamonds Party Boutique is staying open late this Saturday (October 28) for Circue De La Sinister, its day of “face art and special FX”. The shop’s facepainting, costume and prosthetics experts will be on hand to transform visitors into the zombie, ghoul, Gruffalo or any other creature they want to be this Halloween. Costumes will also ...

The cast has been revealed for this year’s pantomime at the South Holland Centre and tickets are selling fast, organisers say. Aladdin is produced by Polka Dot Pantomimes and stars Vince Williams as Widow Twankey. Panto regulars will recognise Vince from his turn as Dame in the 2016 production. Josh Davis plays Aladdin and the Genie is played by West ...

The prestigious Song For Lincolnshire competition will for the first time be held in Spalding. Hosted by BBC Radio Lincolnshire, the event is in its 23rd year and features live performances from the finalists, as well as sets from professional bands. Proceeds from the evening will go towards the Children In Need charity and the event will be broadcast live ...

A novel Halloween happening takes place in the spooky surroundings of an old hall this weekend. The Ghostly Tales show at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum in Spalding will feature a 41-strong cast and ghost story telling a local legend. Written and performed by theatre group Act II, Ghostly Tales tells six spooky stories suitable for secondary school age and up. Act ...

The ‘Groundhog Day’ concept has been done to death over the years. The ‘Groundhog Day’ concept has been done to death over the years. For every Edge Of Tomorrow – which is my favourite ‘live the same day’ film of recent years – there’s a sub-standard rip-off of the 1993 Bill Murray classic. Happy Death Day may not sound all ...

Boasting a very strong cast and based on best-selling source material, The Snowman (no, not that one) has long-looked like being one of the big films of the year. Led by the always excellent Michael Fassbender as flawed police detective Harry Hole, Rebecca Ferguson, JK Simmons, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Toby Jones, Val Kilmer and James D’Arcy all star in the big ...

Members of a South Holland slimming group are getting in early with their festive celebrations. The group has already lost a total of 120 stone so far this year, and they marked the start of their annual season slim down with a pre-Christmas celebration, complete with decorations and party food. “Christmas is a magical time of year and the weeks ...

The Pumpkin Parade returns this Friday, October 13, with fun for all the family. The annual South Holland District Council Pumpkin Parade celebrates everything autumnal with parades and games. This Friday evening, families in fancy dress will parade through Spalding in a celebration of the fun side of the season. Festivities begins at 11am and run all day to 8pm. ...

One of the hardest tasks is cinema is delivering a sequel – but that pressure is ramped up to the extreme when it comes to following bona-fide classics. Enter Blade Runner 2049, which serves as a direct sequel to Ridley Scott’s cult 1982 hit Blade Runner… a film considered by many to be one of the best science fiction offerings ...

Tomorrow (Thursday, October 12) comes the chance to explore Edwardian Sussex with a merry band of men who on their four-day trip travel 92 miles and polish off 300 pints of beer. The journey will take place on the stage of the South Holland Centre and takes the form of The Four Men, a play adapted from a story by ...

If you’re planning a trip to the cinema this weekend, I’d wager that Blade Runner 2049 is on your radar. That’s right, Ridley Scott’s iconic 1980s sci-fi film finally has a sequel some 35 years later – and the early rumblings are that it’s going to be pretty awesome. If you’ve not seen the 1982 Harrison Ford classic, it’s perhaps ...

A group of South Holland women will be adding their voices to a charity concert later this month. Sing for Life will raise money for Sue Ryder’s Thorpe Hall Hospice in Peterborough. The gala will be at The Cresset, Peterborough, on Sunday, October 21 and more than 100 specially-recruited singers will take part in the fundraiser. Tickets are available via ...

A free course in Holbeach will give creative youngsters the chance to write, craft and record an original song before making a music video ready for YouTube. George Barnett from Spalding indie-pop duo Alfie Jack – who gig nationally and have appeared on the BBC – runs the six-week course at Holbeach Hub. Alfie Jack have released two EPs and ...

A talented family of potters and painters will display their crafts at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum this October. Anthony Edwards and his wife Di this year celebrate 45 years of master craftsmanship. The couple run Tydd Pottery at Pode Hole and their Step By Step exhibition is at Aysoughfee Hall Museum throughout October. Anthony’s stepson Mike and Mike’s partner Emma will ...

A Spalding superstore is due to re-open its tomorrow (Thursday, September 28) after a refurbishment and extension. Children from St John the Baptist Primary will be part of the celebrations at Aldi on St Thomas Road when they help to officially cut the ribbon. The green-fingered pupils will receive a donation of gardening materials from the store to help maintain ...

It felt like 2014’s Kingsman: The Secret Service flew a little under the radar – which was something of a surprise given that it was one of the better action films of the year. The tables have turned a little for the hotly-anticipated sequel, The Golden Circle, with expectations through the roof this time around. Let’s get one thing out ...

The only thing finer than coffee and cake is coffee and cake for a good cause. So choose your venue for the Macmillan Big Coffee Morning on Friday, September 29. Across the district, cafes, libraries and community hubs are hosting coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Research. Pick your place and turn up for good food, a cup of ...

The latest South Holland Centre cinema programme has been released and features a selection of independent films chosen by the Lincolnshire One Venues (LOV) Young People’s Programme arts network. The cinema listings up to the start of December are now out. Alongside mainstream films such as The Emoji Movie, Victoria and Abdul and Murder on the Orient Express, LOVFilm Project ...

A parade to remember the 1st Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers takes place in Donington on Sunday. The 1st Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers were billeted in Donington for nine months before departing for The Battle of Arnhem, known as Operation Market Garden and made famous by the film A Bridge Too Far. The parade will set off from the Market Place ...

Few films start as well – or as brutally – as American Assassin. We’re introduced to main character Mitch Rapp (Dylan O’Brien) in an idylic beach setting, but it soon becomes the scene of a horrifying terror attack that lays the foundation for a pretty solid revenge thriller. Fast forward 18 months and Rapp’s something of a vigilante after failing ...