Things to do

In celebration of Lincolnshire’s daffodil bulb and flower growing heritage, the Lincolnshire Daffodil Society is holding its 106th daffodil competition and spring flower show this weekend. The show takes place at Springfields Events & Conference Centre, Spalding, and includes competitions for daffodil enthusiasts, schools and other groups, as well as classes for digital photo and painting entries in a range ...

South Holland Centre, Spalding Box office 01775 764777 Act II Theatre Company presents Into the Woods Today (Thursday), tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday, 2.30pm (Saturday only) and 7.30pm. Bolshoi Ballet – Ivan The Terrible (Live screening) Sunday, 4pm The Boy Who Bit Picasso Tuesday, 11am and 1.30pm Maxine Peake as Hamlet – screening from Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre Tuesday, 7pm Vincent ...

Top DJ Charlie Hedges is the latest act to take to the Loaded decks. The Kiss FM DJ will be live at the Spalding nightclub on Saturday, May 23. Influencing a weekly audience of 5.6million listeners as presenter of the award-winning Kiss FM breakfast show, Charlie Hedges’ insatiable thirst for music impressively takes in every hour of the waking day, ...

The students of Act II Theatre Company are taking to the stage this month with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s deliciously dark yet sumptuous musical based on a number of Grimm fairy tales. Director Charlotte Gernert said: “It’s an ambitious project, with some very complex music, but one that we are relishing with much enjoyment.” Like the trees in the ...

It’s been a while since I’ve really rated a Keanu Reeves film – but John Wick serves as a massive return to form for one of the top male actors in the business. Reeves has starred in a number of films I’ve loved over the years, be it Devil’s Advocate, Johnny Mnemonic, The Matrix trilogy or even Constantine. But I’ve ...

TODAY South Holland Singers, 7.30pm-9.30pm, St Paul’s Primary School, Queens Road, Spalding, 01775 761106. South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, Holbeach Services Club. Meet your local Health Trainer, 9am-4pm, Sutton Bridge Community Centre, 07532 236616. Holbeach and Spalding Explorers: Spalding, 7pm-9pm; Holbeach 7.15pm-9.15pm, for 14-18 year olds, www.handsscouts.com Tots and Carers Group, 9am-11.30am, Moulton Village Hall. Vitality classes, Broad Street Methodist ...

Moulton will be the place to be over the weekend of April 24, 25 and 26, with several events taking place in the village. Crafts in Moulton takes place at Moulton Methodist Church in Bell Lane. A great opportunity to see specialist crafts made in this area, the show is open from 6.30pm-9pm on April 24 and from 10am-4pm on ...

A fundraising 60s night takes place on Saturday, May 2, at Pinchbeck Village Hall, from 7pm to midnight. Tickets cost £12.50, which includes a hog roast, live entertainment and a raffle. Proceeds will go to the Lincolnshire Air Ambulance.

The second Spalding Model Engineering and Hobby Show takes place at Springfields Event Centre, Spalding, on Saturday and Sunday, April 25 and 26. Show organiser Dave Webster said: “Building on the success of the first event held last year, it promises to be a great show with something to interest all model engineers and hobbyists.”

A flavour of Italy will be brought to Spalding on Sunday when the town hosts an Italian Piazza. The market is being held on the Sheep Market car park from 10am. There will be 16 speciality stalls selling freshly made Italian breads, salumi (cured meats), cheeses, pasta, olives, herbs, extra virgin olive oil and luxury Italian chocolates to name just ...

South Holland Centre, Spalding Box office 01775 764777 Polka Dot Pantomimes presents The Wizard of Oz Today (Thursday), 1.30pm and 4.30pm Cara Dillon Saturday, 7.30pm Act II Theatre Company presents Into the Woods Wednesday, 7.30pm King’s Lynn Corn Exchange Box office 01553 764864 Lavender Hill Mob Theatre Company Presents Sleeping Beauty Friday and Saturday, 2.30pm (Saturday only) and 6.30pm Des O’Connor ...

Polka Dot Pantomimes presents The Wizard of Oz South Holland Centre, Spalding Today (Thurday), 1.30pm and 4.30pm Tickets £12, £10 (concessions) and £40 (family ticket) Box Office 01775 764777 www.southhollandcentre.co.uk For the perfect Easter treat for children of all ages take them along to the South Holland Centre today (Thursday) as a sparkling new adaptation of The Wizard Of Oz ...

I’ve got a lot of love for the Fast and Furious series. It almost feels like I’ve grown up with Dom Toretto, Brian O’Connor and the crew, with the first film in the collection released way back when I was at secondary school. The series belongs in the ‘acceptably crazy’ bracket. A lot of what you’ll see in the previous ...

Transported aims to increase the number of people in the South Holland and Boston areas engaging with and participating in the arts. Funded by Creative People and Places from Arts Council England, the programme is moving into its third year and is organising lots of different arts events and activities to take place during 2015. An open update meeting is ...

TODAY South Holland Singers, 7.30pm-9.30pm, St Paul’s Primary School, Queens Road, Spalding, 01775 761106. South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, start Holbeach Services Club. Meet your local Health Trainer, 9am-4pm, Sutton Bridge Community Centre, 07532 236616. Holbeach and Spalding Explorers: Spalding, 7pm-9pm; Holbeach 7.15pm-9.15pm, for 14-18 year olds, www.handsscouts.com Tots and Carers Group, 9am-11.30am, Moulton Village Hall. Vitality classes, Broad Street ...

One of Spalding’s most historic tourist attractions is keeping pace with the 21st century by introducing 3D printing. Chain Bridge Forge Museum can now produce small plastic models of virtually anything. The subject is scanned and a model formed from Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS), a low-cost engineering plastic which is easy to machine and fabricate. The manufacture is seen by the museum ...

The story of Eva Cassidy will be brought to life thanks to a unique show at the Long Sutton Market House on Saturday, April 18. Intimately Eva features the breathtaking vocals of Lesley Curtis and tells the story of Eva’s life through a selection of classic songs such as Songbird, Fields of Gold and the sensational Over the Rainbow. Tickets ...

South Holland Singers are at present rehearsing William Llewellyn’s On Earth in Concert Sing and John Rutter’s Requiem in readiness for their spring concert to be held at St Mary and St Nicolas Parish Church, Spalding on Saturday, April 18, at 7.30pm. Tickets £12 (students free) are available from Bookmark, Spalding,choir members and on the door on the night.

A community arts project is under way to revamp the boarded-up windows at Holbeach cemetery chapels. Efforts are being made to repair and regenerate the monument chapels to create a community focused space. While a steering committee applies for funding, arts programme Transported is helping with some artistic care. The project will create four bespoke photographic murals, which will take ...

Don’t miss the ever popular giant Easter egg hunt that starts on Saturday and runs right through to Easter Monday at Springfields, Spalding. Explore the Festival Gardens, find the clues and crack the code to receive a delicious Thornton’s Easter egg worth £4. Everyone taking part will also receive an activity sheet, free entry into the colouring competition where the ...