Nights Out

There will be plenty of Magic Moments at The South Holland Centre this Saturday (August 20) thanks to a soulful tribute. Soul Kinda Wonderful is coming to the Spalding stage, an award winning tribute to The Drifters, The Four Tops and The Temptations featuring Richie Sampson. The group itself were award winners at the National Tribute Awards in 2013, 2016 ...

I’m going to go all in from the outset: Bullet Train is one of my favourite films of the year so far. I was sceptical going into the David Leitch-directed offering at Boston Savoy, but – a few dodgy cockney accents aside – the action-comedy is an absolute blast from start to finish. With likeable characters that are all well ...

A toe-tapping, evening of great music and fun is promised in Moulton Chapel Community Centre this Saturday (August 6). The renowned Gary Wood Swing Band is heading to the village playing music from the Rat Pack and beyond for your listening or dancing pleasure. A spokesman for the centre said: “Gary is not only one of Britain’s best trumpeters and ...

Three top comedians are heading to The South Holland Centre next month. The Spalding venue’s The Best In Comedy showcase will see Andrew Maxwell joined by Harriet Kemsley and Jarleth Regan. Andrew is something of a veteran of the comedy circuit and you may also remember him from the 2019 series of I’m A Celebrity (Get Me Out Of Here!). ...

Holbeach is getting ready to party this weekend. The town’s Music and Beer Festival is back with a bumper line up of brilliant local bands and fantastic tribute acts. Kings Field, off Fen Road, will be full of fun for all the family from Friday to Sunday. Among those taking to the stage are the Arctic Monkeyz, Kazabian, Planet Abba, ...

The popular Donington Summer Festival is making a return this year after a two year lay-off due to the pandemic. Things are slightly different for 2022 as the festival will run from 5pm to 11pm on Saturday (July 30). Previously the festival ran through the afternoon, but the committee wasn’t sure how it would go after the break. “We thought ...

Tom Cruise and Jodie Comer are among the stars on the screen at the South Holland Centre this week, both in critically acclaimed performances. Comer is being beamed in live from the Harold Pinter theatre in the West End where she’s been wowing audience in the solo show Prima Facie. The showing of Suzie Miller’s award-winning play is at 7pm ...

As somebody who isn’t overly enamoured by the extremely successful Toy Story films, this Buzz Lightyear spin-off at least felt like something fresh for the Disney Pixar series. Toy Story 4 felt like the end of the main story for the mostly popular films, so Lightyear – which is the origin story for Buzz – seems a natural place for ...

As somebody who ranks the original Jurassic Park film as one of my all-time favourites, the Jurassic World films have been something of a bonus. It’s fair to say that the sequels that followed Spielberg’s 1993 classic were more low key, but the emergence of Jurassic World in 2015 managed to capture the feel of the original without directly copying ...

Scottish duo James ‘n’ Wood are heading down to Gedney Dyke for this Sunday’s helping of country music. Steve James and Martin Coulson are from Glasgow but appeared at festivals throughout the country. The pair will be backed by Ed Cox. Doors open at 1.30pm for a 2.30pm start. To book a seat ring Mary 01406 362782.

Over 30 albums, well over 4,000 gigs and 20+ singles and EPs later, The Blues Band train is finally pulling into the sidings, but not until after their final tour steams into Spalding. It is now 42 years since five experienced musicians, no strangers to the pop charts of the 60s and 70s, decided they’d ignore the cultural slurry of ...

My expectations were high ahead of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. I had it my head that Benedict Cumberbatch’s latest outing as the Sorcerer Supreme would serve as a major game-changer for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) – and had hopes for plenty of high-profile cameos, too. While the second part of that paragraph delivered in surprising ways, ...

Go your own way to the South Holland Centre for two exciting musical acts. On Saturday one of the UK’s leading Fleetwood Mac tribute acts is coming to Spalding. Fleetwood Machine bring to the stage a celebration of one of rock’s biggest ever bands. The show is performed by five experienced musicians who have found each other through their passion ...

One of the original Sultans of Swing is heading to Spalding tonight (April 28) to talk about his time in one of the biggest bands of the 1980s. Dire Straits founding bassist John Illsley is at the South Holland Centre from 8pm. As part of the show The Life and Times of Dire Straits, he and some of his musician ...

He’s been treading the boards for decades and now he’s heading to Spalding. Wayne Sleep is appearing at The South Holland Centre on Friday, May 6 (7.30pm) where he’ll be talking though his long and distinguished career. The 72-year-old dancer, director and choreographer has shared the stage with some of show business’ most famous faces. Now he’s touring the country ...

Veteran band Troubadour Country and legend Mervyn Futter are the star attractions as Spalding Services and Social Club looks to raise money for the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance in May. The High Street venue is putting on a special country music night on Saturday, May 7 from 7.30pm to 10.30pm. Troubadour Country are a five-piece band playing old and ...

The new summer brochure for King’s Lynn Corn Exchange has something for everyone to enjoy over the coming season. With popular poet Pam Ayres taking to the stage on Monday, April 4 to Dinosaur World Live on August 1, there is a huge range to choose from as live entertainment is back for the holiday season. Musical highlights include the ...

My hopes were high for The Batman after what looked like top choices on both the director and cast – and, thankfully, it delivers big time. With a dark detective-like storyline, an incredible sound track, a brutally brilliant Batman and perhaps the best version of The Riddler yet, Matt Reeves has delivered a truly great film for DC fans. And ...

I don’t know why, but crazy disaster films that are about 7/10 at best are one of my favourite genres – especially at the cinema. Moonfall has always looked to have that kind of potential, especially given that it’s directed by Roland Emmerich, who is the absolute Don when it comes to this kind of movie. The likes of Independence ...

Considering the quality of the material out there, it’s a mystery as to why video game hits seem to struggle to convert to the big screen. As a regular gamer, I can tell you with absolute certainty that some of the best stories I’ve seen told exist in that medium. One of the biggest modern franchises, which is exclusive to ...