Things to do

I’m always a fan of action-thrillers that involve a big actor playing something of a one-man army. Be it Liam Neeson in Taken, Denzel Washington in The Equaliser or Keanu Reeves in John Wick, I enjoy the genre. Sure, it’s becoming a little crowded, but if you can shake off their obvious shortcomings, all of the above are enjoyable offerings. ...

Traditional music will have a traditional setting this May Bank Holiday Monday when John Dipper and Dave Malkin host an afternoon of workshops and an evening concert in the unique setting of the art barn at Woodlands Organic Farm at Kirton. Workshops will take place from 2.30pm, dissecting technique and exploring the intricacies of performing and arranging traditional music. All ...

South Holland has two big attractions to keep families busy this Bank Holiday weekend. Tulipfest from Saturday to Monday will include spectacular flower displays in Springfields Festival Gardens, where thousands of tulips are coming into bloom as part of the celebrations for the 50th birthday of the opening of the gardens in April 1966. Over the weekend there will be ...

This year is the 100th anniversary of Spalding Arts and Crafts Society. The society will be holding its Centenary Exhibition from May 1 to 30 in the Geest Gallery, Ayscoughfee Hall, Spalding. Entry is free and visitors will be encouraged to participate in the People’s Choice Award by voting for their favourite painting.

Spalding’s Bookmark is hosting author Adam Daubney on Thursday at 7.15pm. Adam will be talking about the research that went into his new book on Lincolnshire’s rich archaeology which covers thousands of years of diverse history. 50 Finds From Lincolnshire charts some of the most intriguing and enigmatic objects discovered by the public, including finds from Long Sutton, and it illustrates ...

Truckfest returns to the East of England Showground, Peterborough, over May Bank Holiday weekend bigger and better than last year! Each year the event grows with more trucks and people attending the hugely popular event. And this year brings more trucks, more celebrities and more entertainment. Ice road truckers stars Lisa Kelly and Todd Dewey will be greeting fans all ...

There is a quiz night at the Elizabethan Centre in Whaplode Drove on Saturday, 8pm for 8.30pm. Teams of four are welcome and the cost is £1 per person.

South Holland Singers are presenting a feast of choral music in All Saints Church, Holbeach, on Saturday, May 14 and will be accompanied by The Lincolnshire Chamber Orchestra. This is an opportunity to attend a concert of classical music involving a total of some 100 singers and musicians which is rarely available in south Lincolnshire. The main work of the ...

TODAY South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, Holbeach Services Club. Holbeach and Spalding Explorers: Spalding, 7pm-9pm; Holbeach 7.15pm-9.15pm (14-18 years), www.handsscouts.com Tots and carers, 9am-11.30am, Moulton Village Hall. Vitality classes, Broad Street Methodist Church Hall, Spalding, 11.30am-12.30pm and 1.45pm-2.45pm; Weston Village Hall, 2pm-3pm, £1.50, 01529 411941. Vibe Contemporary Youth Choir, 5.30pm-7pm, South Holland Centre, Spalding, £3.50. 1st Holbeach Brownies, 5.30pm-6.45pm, 01406 ...

The next Lincolnshire Rural Touring event coming to the Market House in Long Sutton is a welcome return visit from Ginny Davis. Fashionably Late continues the exploits of the Rich family. Ginny Davis and James Goldsworthy skilfully perform 13 characters in this delightful show. The Rich family are planning joint birthday celebrations for Dad’s 60th and Fred’s 18th. Granny insists ...

This year’s Holbeach Town and Country Fayre is on course to be one of the biggest to date as more and more inquiries come in from people expressing involvement in this outdoor event. The two-day event is being held in King’s Field, Ravens Gate/Fen Road, Holbeach, by kind permission of local businessman Ashley King on June 18 and 19. Much ...

St Mary Magdalene Church at Fleet holds its flower festival from Friday, April 29 until Monday, May 2, from 10am to 4pm each day. There will be various stalls including cakes,a tombola, jewellery, wooden items, plants, vegetables and books. For more information call 01406 424113.

A Northern Soul/Motown & 60’s Vinyl Soul Night takes place at Holbeach Community Centre on Saturday. In aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital, the event runs from 7.30pm to midnight. Admission is £5 on the night or tickets are available from Let’s Get You Moving and Escape Hair Salon, both in Holbeach, JK Sheds in Crowland or by calling 01406 ...

I must admit, I wasn’t really expecting there to be a follow up to 2012’s Snow White and The Huntsman. Sure, the Rupert Sanders-directed action epic starring Twilight’s Kristen Stewart did a good job of re-imagining the age-old Snow White story – but I didn’t think that world was exciting enough to host another similar tale. But The Huntsman: Winter’s ...

Transported, in partnership with the artsNK aerial dance programme for Lincolnshire and the South Holland Centre, is bringing aerial dance classes to South Holland. After running well received aerial classes as part of circus skills workshops in Boston in 2015, and with artsNK seeing how popular sessions have been in North Hykeham, it was decided to look into offering regular ...

Welland Yacht Club is holding Sunday junior sailing sessions over the coming months. Sessions run on: April 17 and 24, May 8, 15, 22 and 29, June 19, July 10, 17, 24 and 31, August 28, September 11, 18 and 25. The sessions are designed at introducing anyone under 16 into the national sailing scheme. No previous experience of watersports ...

Aaron Chalmers, star of popular MTV reality show Geordie Shore, is set to appear at Loaded Nightclub on Saturday, April 23. Aaron, who has been an integral member of the Geordie Shore family since season eight, is a popular character and follows in the footsteps of co-stars Gary “Gaz” Beadle and Holly Hagan, who have both appeared at Loaded. Aaron ...

Buddhist nun Gen Nyingpo has 20 years’ experience of practising and teaching meditation. She will be teaching a new course on Mindfulness at the South Holland Centre every Thursday until May 19. Sessions run from 7.30pm-8.30pm and cost £5. Each class in the course can be attended on its own on a drop-in basis as well as attending the whole ...

Acapella group The Queen’s Six are performing in Pinchbeck as part of this year’s church flower festival. Based at Windsor Castle, the members of The Queen’s Six make up half of the Lay Clerks of St George’s Chapel, whose homes lie within the castle walls. This rare privilege demands the highest musical standards, as they sing regularly for the Royal ...

As somebody who enjoyed the best years of his youth in 1990s England, Eddie The Eagle was synonymous with being absolutely terrible at something. With that in mind, you would be forgiven for thinking that making a film about a British ski jumper who famously finished last at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary was largely pointless. But you’d also ...