Clubs and Groups

Youngsters who want to get into the arts have the chance to plan, organise, perform at or run a mini-festival at the South Holland Centre. South Holland Centre’s Youth Takeover Team and Lincolnshire One Venues network host the Emerge project that aims to give young people a start in the arts. The scheme will also offer an arts award. “There ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

Spalding theatre group Act II will perform the stage version of Sister Act at the South Holland Centre. Director Karl Gernert describes the show as “two hours of unashamed fun” and he says the music by Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors/Disney’s Beauty and The Beast) is “outstanding.” “They take the best bits of the film and add a great ...

Jive dance couple Claire and Neil Seabrook celebrate two years of their company Boston Jive with a sold-out show at the South Holland Centre. Claire and Neil teach retro 40s and 50s dancing across South Holland five nights a week. To celebrate two years of Boston Jive, the couple have put on a dance night at the South Holland Centre ...

Reasonable rental rates and a clear space suitable for almost all events put village halls at the heart of their local community. The diverse events on offer at our local hubs – from exercise classes to film clubs – are testament to the creative and community-minded organisers who book the space. Whaplode Village Hall is an excellent example of a ...

A scheme aimed at getting more people in South Holland walking has celebrated its tenth anniversary. The Walking for Health initiative held a special event at the South Holland Centre which was attended by 130 walk leaders and volunteers. New members are always welcome to join the club which has eight walking clubs across the district offering 13 walks. A ...

Pinchbeck Photographic Group will enjoy a presentation entitled “My Photography” by David Gibbins next Thursday (May 12). The show illustrates several aspects of photography that David enjoys and the second half focuses on his international exhibition work. All are welcome to the event at The School Hall, Pinchbeck East Primary School, Fennell Road, Pinchbeck, from 7.30pm. Admission is £3.50 for ...

A “funky” young choir is offering singers the chance to try out their voices and join them. Choir Vibe began in 2009 and since then they have sung songs in seven languages, from 12 different countries, from genres covering jazz, pop, musicals, world music, classical, and by composers from Queen to Prokofiev and Snow Patrol to Meghan Traynor. The group ...

A chance to make your own cocktail and meet new friends is on offer. Spalding and District Ladies Circle has a cocktail evening at Mulberry’s Bar @ The Chequers in Swan Street, Spalding, on Thursday, October 15 from 7.30pm. Entry is £5 (first cocktail free). For more details email spaldingladiescircle@gmail.com

Spalding and District Round Table is offering a free night out on Monday (September 21) to potential new members. The organisation is for men aged between 18 and 45 and anyone who might want to join is invited to join Tablers to enjoy ten-pin bowling at AlleyCatz followed by a meal at Indian restaurant Indus. It will be an opportunity ...

It’s happy 40th birthday today (Thursday) to Spalding and District Dog Training Club. It was on September 10, 1975 that its first committee meeting was held. Since then hundreds of dogs across many breeds and of all ages have been trained to become more obedient and even better examples of man’s best friend. Club chairman Dot Asplen – one of ...

There are just a few days left to enter photographs for the 2015 Lincolnshire Churches Competition. There are two age categories in Long Sutton’s Market House Photography Group competition – adult (17 and over) and junior (16 and under), with cash prizes for three places in each. Photos must have been taken in Lincolnshire and a maximum of entries should be sent ...

One of the volunteer team behind a successful martial arts group in Holbeach hasn’t been able to use her kitchen table in years. It’s covered in the paperwork that goes with Gemma Holland’s administrative role with Storm UK – and she wouldn’t have it any other way. “I get more out of this than I do anything else,” she said. ...

Steampunkers and like-minded people are welcome to a monthly social meet up for tea and a great time. The Fenland Steampunk Revolution launches a new group in Holbeach on March 11 and is looking to recruit new members and bring the fun and creativity of steampunk to the Fens. Steampunk is inspired from either Victorian England or America’s Wild West ...

As Spalding branch of the Western Front Association celebrates it’s 20th anniversary, Spalding and South Holland Voice finds out more about the group which aims to keep alive the memories of World War One. Each month around 20 like-minded people get together to listen, learn and share their knowledge of one of the darkest periods in British History. In the ...

Spalding Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society (SADOS) is looking for a new musical director. The society produces one musical and one full play each year in the South Holland Centre, as well as several other productions. If you think you could take on this role and assist in maintaining SADOS’s high production standards email your details to sadosmail@googlemail.com

Holbeach Youth Centre is struggling to stay open due to a lack of volunteers. The popular place would appear to be a victim of its own success. One adult is needed for each 15 young people and sometimes around 80 attend the sessions, requiring six grown-ups. Lynn Katze, youth development officer for Holbeach Youth Centre, said: “We’re really struggling to ...

The Fenland branch of CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) has been supping pints for 40 years – and is planning to brew a beer called Fenland 40 to celebrate. Back in 1974 the first informal meeting was held, at The Bull in Pinchbeck. On June 21 that year Fenland branch was formed at The Bull Inn at Market Deeping, with ...