Nights Out

St Nicolas Players take to the stage next week with their latest production A Bunch of Amateurs and you could see the show for free. We have three pairs of tickets for any night to give away. The show takes place at the South Holland Centre, Spalding, from March 16-19. Written by Ian Hislop and Nick Chapman, A Bunch of ...

Mark Steel heads to King’s Lynn Corn Exchange next month for a rescheduled show on April 7.His sell-out show, Who Do I Think I Am? revealed his father was a world backgammon champion.Mark’s also the star of Radio 4’s Mark Steel’s in Town and a newspaper columnist of the year.He toured the show around the UK and he has also ...

Jeremy Vine, one of the UK’s best known broadcasters, is appearing at the King’s Lynn Corn Exchange in April. In more than 30 years at the BBC, he has presented Newsnight, Panorama, Crimewatch, Eggheads and Points of View – as well as his daily Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2, the UK’s most listened-to radio news programme. Plus he ...

Comedian Geoff Norcott blames the parents and he’s heading here to Spalding to tell you all about it. The comedian has become a regular on TV and radio shows in the last few years, be they political satires such as The Mash Report, Mock The Week or The News Quiz or showcasing his talent for anecdotes on the likes of ...

‘Good Golly Miss Molly’ it’s time to ‘Hippy Hippy Shake’ at the South Holland Centre next month as Merseybeat legends The Swinging Blue Jeans bring their 60s rock and roll to town The band have made their mark on musical history and continue nearly 60 years after their debut single ‘It’s Too Late Now’ arrived in the UK top 40. ...

Spalding’s South Holland Centre has been granted the ‘See It Safely’ mark to guarantee attendees it’s following all Covid-19 guidelines and keeping them safe. The Market Place is currently showing the pantomime Dick Whittington until December 30. A spokesman for the centre operated by South Holland District Council, said: ”We have been granted the use of Society Of London Theatre ...

Santa was the special guest as Whaplode’s Elizabethan Centre was treated to a fine display from Kirton Brass Band last Saturday. Musical Director, Andy Scott led the band who delivered pitch-perfect renditions of trusted favourites and more contemporary Christmas celebration music. The evening was introduced by South Holland District Council chairman, Coun Paul Redgate. Mr Scott said: “We were so ...

Kirton Brass Band will be making a return visit to the Elizabethan Centre later this month. There will be an evening of Christmas music and carol singing after missing out last year because of thepandemic. Coun Paul Redgate, chairman of South Holland District Council, will open proceedings on Saturday, December 18. The Elizabethan Centre and Social Club is a free-to-join ...

South Holland theatre Company Act II is putting the finishing touches to this year’s Revue. Now a firm fixture on the calendar, the show has adult themes and adult content. “Once again this year has been generous and forthcoming with content to satirise, lampoon and generally have a good laugh at,” says the company. Tickets for the show are £7 ...

Panto season is here – oh yes it is! Dick Whittington arrives at the South Holland Centre in Spalding today (Thursday) with fun for all the family. Polka Dot Pantomimes’ annual event is back after last year’s enforced break and the stars are ready to thrill once again.Audiences can expect the usual mix of crazy characters, awesome adventure, singing, dancing, ...

There’s something for all the family as the South Holland Centre screens several films this week. Acclaimed director Wes Anderson’s latest comedy The French Dispatch is on every night at 7.30pm from Friday to Sunday. As with all of his films it’s a quirky, star-studded romp about an American newspaper in an almost dream-like French city in the 20th century. ...

When it comes to the films in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe (MCU), you’re probably either enjoying every one by now… or simply sick to the back teeth of them. The inter-linked movies are hugely successful and attract some of the world’s biggest names, but can often be accused of following a similar formula. That’s simply not the case with Marvel’s Eternals, ...

By Nigel Chapman How does a pint and the chance to play a traditional pub game sound? Well, that’s what’s being offered in a new pop-up pub at West Pinchbeck Village Hall this month. Families are being encouraged to support the move by enjoying time in a friendly atmosphere. The licensed bar will have beers, lagers and ciders as well ...

A Spalding band’s regular ‘Spooktacular’ proved a success and raised hundreds of pounds in memory of a woman who died from a brain aneurysm. On Saturday (October 30) Zebra’s annual Halloween special returned with the group of musicians playing a free ball at The Deepings Stage. And this year was a poignant one as part of the £300 raised on ...

Pianist, singer and composer Joy Ellis finally comes to the South Holland Centre tonight (Thursday, November 4). The London based musician accompanied by her quartet of Pedro Velasco on guitar; Amy Baldwin on double bass; and Adam Osmianski on drums play the Spalding venue in a rescheduled date. The tour was originally meant to be in support of her second ...

If you want extra fizz on your bonfire night, a household name comedian is launching into Spalding. Live At The Apollo and Mock The Week star Ed Byrne finally brings his If I’m Honest tour to the South Holland Centre on (Friday, November 5). The show has been years in the making (largely due to half the shows being postponed ...

There are plenty to choose from given that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a backlog of blockbusters, but Dune is the film I’ve been most looking forward to this year. Based on the hugely popular 1965 science-fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, the combination of director Denis Villeneuve – of Bladerunner 2049 fame – and a loaded cast made ...

Spooky goings on at Spalding Services and Social Club on High Street, don’t end with the Halloween disco this year. November 4, 5 and 6 sees St Nicolas Players present a seasonal ghostly treat with their play Spirit Level, a supernatural comedy by Pam Valentine. Spirit Level has an ever-bickering ghostly married couple evoke the strange power of their even ...

One of the UK’s finest observational comics finally continues his nationwide, biggest tour to date as Ed Byrne gets back on the road this autumn. Join him at the South Holland Centre, Spalding, on Friday, November 5, as he takes a long hard look at himself and tries to decide if he has any traits that are worth passing on ...

For the first time in 16 months dancers returned to the floor of a Spalding nightclub in the early hours of Monday morning. XO was booked out in advance as restrictions were lifted at the Westlode Street venue. DANPICS ©Stephen Daniels/DANPICS 19/07/2021 Owner Matt Clarke, said: “There was a lot more demand than we thought and everyone just seemed to ...