Nights Out

Centre set for an Electrik night

Sweet is the Night at the South Holland Centre with a special tribute set to bring the blue skies. The Electrik Live Orchestra, a fantastic tribute to ELO are landing at the South Holland Centre on August 26.It’s a charity gig in aid of Parkinsons Disease Research at Sheffield University.Mike Lee, who has the disease has worked with the department ...

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Outdoor cinema for Ayscoughfee

An outdoor cinema is coming to Ayscoughfee Gardens later this month. For the first time a big screen is set to be erected in the historic grounds on Friday and Saturday, August 18 and 19.It will be showing a sing-along version of The Greatest Showman, Frozen and the Tom Cruise classic Top Gun.It’s being organised by the Spalding Round Table ...

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Plenty of talent in village

Moulton Chapel showed off its talent once again as Moulton Chapel’s Got Talent returned for a second year. Among those performing were members of the Church Belles choir, pupils from Moulton Chapel Primary School, a flute and a bassoon player as well as a display of gymnastics from Lily May.It was hosted by Jeff Woods (aka Pavanotti) who performed along ...

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Free music festival

A Moulton Chapel pub is putting on a free music festival to enjoy this weekend. The Jolly Farmer has a host of top local acts on stage from 3.30pm on Saturday, July 8.The Sound Injectors will be bringing their brand of energetic ska, reggae and Northern Soul to the party.The Shuttles, an 90s and 00s cover band, will also be ...

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‘Volunbeers’ are set to welcome back festival

Roaring ticket sales for this month’s Spalding Festival prove that people are thrilled to see its return. The music and beer festival is back for the first time since 2019 – and online sales are up 197 per cent on that year.The three-day event at Castle Sports Centre is run by charitable organisations Spalding Round Table and Spalding Ladies’ Circle ...

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Here’s the Heathers

A hit new musical is being screened at the South Holland Centre tomorrow night (Friday May 12). Heathers The Musical is based on the 1989 musical of the same name that’s been showcasing at The Other Place.A spokesman for the South Holland Centre, said: “Get ready for big fun – the smash hit West End stage show Heathers the Musical ...

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Latest SHC show will be the Tops

Be there at the South Holland Centre this Friday (May 5) for a tribute to the spirt of Motown. The American Four Tops Show is heading to the venue for a celebration of the soul music that lit up a generation.A spokesman for the South Holland Centre, said: “Direct from the USA – the show everyone is raving about!“The show ...

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Good times at trio of shows

The Everly Brothers, Neil Diamond and Motown are all being featured at King’s Lynn Corn Exchange next month. First up on June 9 Walk Right Back is…BACK!Featuring hits such as Bye Bye Love, All I Have To Do Is Dream and Cathy’s Clown, this unique concert-based musical entwines the wonderful, sad yet glorious, story of The Everly Brothers around those ...

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High five drop in at Spalding venue

Five brilliant comedians are heading to the South Holland Centre on Saturday. Ahir Shah heads an impressive bill having made appearances on QI, Mock The Week, Have I Got News for You and Live at the Apollo.He’s joined by Rachel Fairburn, one half of the hugely popular All Killa No Filla podcast who has appeared on Pointless Celebrities and The ...

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Act II are live with the Sound of Music

There may not be any actual mountains to climb in these parts but that won’t stop Act II Theatre Company in their staging of The Sound Of Music this month. This beloved musical comes to the South Holland Centre, featuring all the favourite Rodgers And Hammerstein classics, including Do-Re-Mi, Sixteen Going On Seventeen, The Lonely Goatherd and So Long, Farewell, ...

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Final lecture of season on historic mosque

The final lecture in the Spalding Gentlemen’s Society Public Lecture Programme 2022/23 will be given by Dr Richard McClary, a Senior Lecturer in Islamic Art and Architecture at the University of York. Dr McClary has lectured on the topic of Medieval Islamic architecture around the world and has conducted fieldwork in India, Turkey, central Asia and the Middle East. A ...

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Guitarist gears up for fund raiser gig

Singer and guitarist FRAZ will be helping raise money for a brilliant cause on Saturday, March 25. He’s the star of Pinchebck Village Hall’s annual fundraiser, this year in aid of the Stroke Association. Spokesman Alan Hansard, said: “This year we have music from the 60s and 70s provided by FRAZ. “Anyone who has suffered a stroke, or knows someone ...

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Players are set for a dressing down

The St Nicholas Players will be serving up a comedy treat next week. Don’t Dress For Dinner is at the South Holland Centre from Wednesday to Saturday, March 15 to 18. The comedy is by Marc Camoletti and Robin Hawdon. Set in a renovated barn, just outside of Paris, the audience finds Bernard. He is eager to get his wife ...

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ELO tribute set for SHC fundraiser

A Spalding man has persuaded one of his favourite tribute bands to land in Spalding later this year as part of a fundraiser for Parkinson’s. Electrik Live Orchestra will be Steppin’ Out to the South Holland Centre and playing a host of hits from Jeff Lynne’s classic band including Sweet Talkin’ Woman, Turn to Stone and Mr Blue Sky. It’s ...

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It’ll be all fright on the night

Theatre-goers are promised “an experiential ghost story, unlike anything you have ever experienced before” when brand-new production Do You Believe in Ghosts? comes to town. Show creator James Taylor, of the UK’s leading theatre show producers Entertainers, guarantees “a haunting night at the theatre” when it arrives at The South Holland Centre on Saturday, May 20. He asks: “Are you ...

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Euro going to love Act II’s show

Eurovision is coming to the UK later this year but you don’t have to wait that long nor travel to Liverpool for a taste of continental cheesy pop fest. Instead Spalding’s Act II are bringing Eurobeat (The Pride of Europe) to the South Holland Centre tomorrow (Thursday, February 16) and Friday. Members of its Advanced Skills Group are representing 10 ...

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Gig in aid of LIVES

Top local band Revolver are revving up for a fundraising gig later this month. Pinchbeck Village Hall is hosting the charity gig in aid of LIVES on Saturday, February 25. A spokesman said: “We chose to support LIVES because they helped save the life of our chairman Chris Schofield when he had a massive heart attack a few months back. ...

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Dance legend at Springfields

A legendary DJ is to bring the Ibiza vibes to Spalding in February thanks to a junior football club. Dave Pearce is playing Ibiza Classics at Springfields on Saturday, February 4, in the fundraiser for Spalding United Youth Football Club. The former host of Dance Anthems on BBC Radio One has played at the biggest clubs around the world. Next ...

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Plenty on show at SHC

Irish black comedy, live action from The National Theatre, a Marvel blockbuster and a bit of festive terrorism-busting are all on the menu at the South Holland Centre this week. On the second day of its run tonight (Thursday, January 19), the critically acclaimed The Banshees of Inisherin is showing. Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson reunite with Martin McDonagh for ...

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Peaceful return for Singers

South Holland Singers are back later this month with a special concert. The community group will perform ‘Music for Peace’ on Saturday, January 28, at St Johns Church in Hawthorn Bank, Spalding. A spokesman said: “It will feature the Armed Man Choral Suite by Karl Jenkins, among other pieces which have peace as their theme. “It will be exploring how ...

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