TODAY (THURSDAY) South Holland Singers, 7.30pm-9.30pm, St Paul’s Primary School, Queens Road, Spalding, 01775 761106. South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, start and end at Holbeach Library, contact Donna Lill on 01522 870252. Moulton Seas End Youth Club, 6.30pm-8.30pm, £1.50 for ages seven to 16, contact Margaret Hains on 01406 371796. Meet your local Health Trainer, 9am-4pm, Sutton Bridge Community Centre, ...

Blood Brothers King’s Lynn Corn Exchange Monday, March 16 to Saturday, March 21, 7.30pm, matinee performances at 2.30pm on Wednesday and Saturday Tickets £30.50-£17 Box office: 01553 764864 Written by Willy Russell, the legendary Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again ...

Swing into Christmas with RAF Swing Wing & Matthew Ford South Holland Centre, Spalding Today (Thursday), December 4, 7.30pm Tickets £19 Box office: 01775 764777 The RAF Swing Wing, which features the very talented musicians and operational service men and women of the RAF, are again joined by the UK’s top big band singer, Matthew Ford, in a benefit concert ...

The Cresset Peterborough Box office 01733 265705 That’ll Be The Day Christmas Show 2014 Today (Thursday), 7.30pm. The Key Theatre Peterborough Box office 01733 207239 Jack and The Beanstalk Today (Thursday), 7pm; Friday 1.30pm and 7pm; Saturday, 11am, 2.30pm and 7pm; Monday, 1.30pm and 7pm; Tuesday, 1.30pm and 7pm; Wednesday 10.30am and 1.30pm. Blackfriars Theatre and Arts Centre Boston Box ...

Seven writers based in the Fens are releasing their first anthology of short stories and poems in time for Christmas. The Red Wine Writers’ book Plonk will be launched on Tuesday at Bookmark, Spalding. Plonk’s seven authors meet every month over a bottle of wine to criticise, edit and argue about the short stories and poems they’ve produced. Many of ...

  …it’s all in a day’s work for Wayne Smith, the owner of Spalding’s Alder Veterinary Practice. Here Wayne gives us a run down of a typical working day. 6am: Alarm goes off and it’s all hands to the deck to clean, feed and water the eight dogs, 14 cats, two rabbits, 28 guinea pigs, two tortoises and a hamster, ...

Year 5 children from Spalding’s Ayscoughfee Hall School visited Burghley House in Stamford to experience a Tudor Christmas. Their exciting day began when they met Henry VIII and ended with a chilling ghost story in a candlelit room. They learnt about Tudor customs in the Great Hall and the children played traditional games and dazzled with their Tudor dancing. Headteacher ...

Gosberton teenager Will Silver has reached the grand final of the national Open Mic UK event. Will (15) sang It’s Not That Easy by Lemar to impress the judges at the under-16s group area final in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. He was one of four competitors chosen from 31 to make it through. Grandmother Jenny Crunkhorn, of Pinchbeck, said: “It was ...

A new lease of life could be on the cards for Spalding Magistrates’ Court if MP John Hayes gets his way. Mr Hayes, who fought vehemently to keep the court from closing, wants to see the building used by community and charity groups and hopes it might be the answer to a problem faced by Spalding’s Royal British Legion branch. ...

  Cowbit residents are being asked to dig deep to help get the church clock working again. The clock on St Mary’s Church has stopped and the committee is facing a £10,500 bill to get it going again. Part of the cash has been donated by the local council and the church has a dedicated team working to secure funding ...

  This tractor and trailer carrying sugar beet ended up in the dyke at Holbeach St Matthews on Monday morning. The accident happened at about 10.30am and Voice reader Mick Cooper took this picture.

Eight men have appeared in court charged with causing a public nuisance after an illegal rave near Bourne. The charges relate to an event in Fen Road, Dunsby, on the night of January 25 this year. Kyle Perrot (19), of Nursery Close, Long Sutton Ashley Box (20), of Daniels Crescent, Long Sutton Sam Curtis (22), of Gate House, King’s Lynn Mark Payne (37), of ...

TODAY (THURSDAY) South Holland Singers, 7.30pm-9.30pm, St Paul’s Primary School, Queens Road, Spalding, 01775 761106. South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, start and end at Holbeach Library, contact Donna Lill on 01522 870252. Moulton Seas End Youth Club, 6.30pm-8.30pm, £1.50 for ages seven to 16, contact Margaret Hains on 01406 371796. Meet your local Health Trainer, 9am-4pm, Sutton Bridge Community Centre, ...

A group of campaigners at the forefront of transport issues were disappointed that not one district councillor attended their annual meeting. The Spalding and Peterborough Transport Forum held its annual general meeting at the South Holland District Council offices last Thursday. Forum member Rodney Sadd said all district councillors were invited to attend the meeting in the hope that members ...

Open auditions for the Rare Productions show Oliver! take place on Thursday and Saturday. Auditions will be held at The Cresset, Peterborough. There is nothing to prepare and no need to book, just go along to the free workshop audition. Auditions on Thursday are from 5pm to 6pm for seven to 12-year-olds and from 6pm to 7pm for 13 to 21-year-olds. On ...

Snow White King’s Lynn Corn Exchange   Friday, December 5 to Wednesday, December 31 Tickets £19, £17 (£1 off for concessions); family (3) £54, £48; family (4) £72, £64 Box office 01553 764864 Mirror, Mirror on the wall, a perfect panto for one and all! Nothing is more dangerous than a paranoid Wicked Queen! Will Snow White escape her jealous ...

Artists across south Lincolnshire are opening their studios to visitors, also known as Art on the Map for the second time this year. AOTM provides a chance for residents and tourists in the county to see close-up the products of many high quality Lincolnshire artists and craft-makers. It also gives visitors the opportunity to meet the members in their place ...

Polka Dot and Limelight Youth Theatre present A Christmas Carol South Holland Centre, Spalding Saturday, November 29, 1.30pm and 6.30pm Tickets £11/£10, £40 family of four Box office: 01775 764777 Polka Dot Academy and Limelight Youth Theatre are preparing to wow audiences as they take to the stage this weekend with everyone’s favourite Christmas classic, A Christmas Carol. The production ...

The Cresset Peterborough Box office 01733 265705 Oliver! Open Auditions Today (Thursday), seven to 12-years-old 5pm to 6pm; 13 to 21-years-old 6pm to 7pm. Saturday, seven to 12-years-old 2pm to 3.30pm; 13-21-years-old 3.30pm to 5pm. The Cresset’s Christmas Ladies Night! Tomorrow (Friday), 7.30pm, £10. Comedy Club Tomorrow (Friday), 8pm, £13.50/£11.50. The Key Theatre Peterborough Box office 01733 207239 Glasshouse Acoustic ...

Families can get into the festive spirit at a Christmas Fair at Ayscoughfee Hall in Spalding. The fun-filled event takes place this weekend and is set to feature a variety of activities for people of all ages. Coun Howard Johnson, portfolio holder for Ayscoughfee Hall, said: “This promises to be a fantastic day out, we hope to see as many ...