Days Out

A chance to discover the occupations of Victorians buried in a Holbeach cemetery and see inside its Grade II listed chapels is on offer on Saturday.(April 22) The open day is the latest event in a diary of activities being supported by a £49,000 Heritage Lottery Fund award. Gill Graper, a trustee of Holbeach Cemeteries Chapel Trust, said: “There aren’t many ...

South Holland’s first high ropes course is due to open this month following a £200,000 investment and five-month project. It’s the latest attraction at Weston’s Fun Farm – originally a farm diversification project into soft play, which later expanded to include Laser Storm laser tag game. Owner Albert Slator said: “We wanted to do something different. From Easter through to ...

A pilot who has flown the iconic Lancaster aircraft across the globe is coming back to Ayscoughfee Hall to talk on his fascinating career.   Mike Chatterton, who taxies the Lancaster “Just Jane” at the Lincolnshire Heritage Aviation Centre will be visiting the historic venue on Saturday, November 19, from 2pm.   The talk follows a previous visit from Mr ...

This Sunday sees a family fun day at Woodlands Farm, Kirton. The event runs from noon to 4.30pm. The gates open at noon for picnics (take your own food and drink) and there is a walking tour of the farm between 1.30pm and 2.30pm. Holbeach Town Band will play a Last Night of the Proms concert at 3pm. Refreshments will ...

You don’t need to go far to find a fun, interesting and educational way to spend a few hours this Easter holidays. The Gordon Boswell Romany Museum is a gem hidden right here in South Holland – introducing visitors to a glimpse of a bygone age and the Romany lifestyle and traditions. At the museum you can see a collection ...

Looking for somewhere to go this upcoming Bank Holiday weekend? Then look no further. The seventh Rauceby War Weekend takes place on August 29, 30 and 31, giving visitors the chance to step back in time. Over the weekend there will be fashion shows, hair demonstrations, dancing lessons with Air Raid Jive, living history displays, re-enactors, a large selection of ...

The Spalding Festival of Food and Drink is ready to welcome visitors this weekend (August 29 and 30). Spalding and District Area Chamber of Commerce is keen to promote the “culinary delights” of the district and is staging the festival weekend on Saturday and Sundayat South Holland District Council offices in Priory Road, Spalding. Trade exhibitors will be showcasing their ...

This summer holiday, get your family out into the countryside with fun events at RSPB Frampton Marsh. Right through the school break, you can take part in special activities designed to get kids closer to nature. Running every day, put your brain to the test with a “fabulous” treasure hunt. Pick up your entry sheet from the visitor centre before ...

The second annual Holbeach Food Festival takes place on Saturday and there will be loads to see and do. The event will be held at the William Stukeley Primary School, off Spalding Road, from 10am to 4pm. Admission is free and there will be plenty of chances to sample some quality food and drink. The day is organised by Coun ...

The esteemed Spalding Gentlemen’s Society museum is likely to move – but not anytime soon. The Broad Street premises – which was purpose-built in 1910 – is in a poor state, is too small and has limited disabled access. Chairman Nick Casswell said the society is looking into alternative premises but it would need a lot of grant support. He ...

Holbeach Town and Country Fayre takes place next weekend and one of the main attractions is the unique cabbage hurling competition. This annual event is a coming together of the country summer show and a classic car and vehicle show. The event is on Saturday and Sunday, June 20 and 21, from 10am to 5pm each day and takes place ...

Open Farm Sunday Worths Farms, Fleet Estate Office, Holbeach Hurn Sunday, 11am-4pm On Sunday, hundreds of farms across the country, including Worths at Holbeach Hurn, will be opening their gates to welcome the public for Open Farm Sunday. This annual event organised by LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming), offers a great way for people to find out more about where ...

Moulton Mill, the tallest windmill in the country, has recently celebrated ten years as a tourist attraction. To mark the occasion and all the hard work which has gone in over the years to restore the mill to its working glory, an open day was held to give visitors the chance to look around one of the area’s “hidden gems”. ...

Holbeach Flower Festival takes place at All Saints’ Church from today (Thursday) until Monday and visitors will be able to see a very special model of the church. A 2ft long wooden model was made to scale by former church warden David Duncan and verger Clare Stupples has spent the past year building it up with 5p coins to represent ...

Moulton Windmill, the tallest working mill in the UK, celebrates its ten-year anniversary on Wednesday. To mark the occasion the Mill will be open to visitors from 10am to 4pm. Why not go along and celebrate with staff and take a free tour of the Mill? Spalding Folk Club will be performing in the tearooms from 1pm to 4pm and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chain Bridge Forge on High Street, Spalding, is open over the Easter weekend with free admission. The Forge will be offering blacksmithing demonstrations with an opportunity to make items yourself. Children over five will be able to have a go at making a coat hook (£5 fee). The forge is open on Good Friday from 10am-3pm, Easter Saturday from 11am-3pm, ...

Baytree Owl and Wildlife Centre now hosts a range of native animals as well as the birds that its title suggests. After being taken over 15 months ago, the centre has received a great deal of time and work to bring it back to life. On the verge of closure in September 2013, new manager Mark Birdsall took it under ...

Spalding’s Polka Dot Academy is promising its most spectacular musical yet when Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat opens at the South Holland Centre on Thursday (March 26). Limelight Youth Theatre students’ singing, acting and dancing will be complemented by pupils from St John The Baptist Primary School and Spalding Primary School who will perform as the show’s choir on ...