Nights Out

Dimbleby’s talk on book

It is sometimes difficult to believe that only 75 years ago Britain was not only facing the prospect of invasion, but was also under threat of real hunger from the blocking of the seaways. This is the subject that Jonathan Dimbleby takes as his subject when he appears at the South Holland Centre in Spalding on Thursday, November 12 at ...

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Northern Soul nights to be a hit at Spalding pub

Northern Soul nights are to become a regular feature at The Hole In The Wall pub in Spalding. Landlord Dave Higgins and his partner Caroline Melville were keen to establish the music style made famous in the 1960s when they took over recently. They launched Spalding Soul Club and attracted 60 members in its first ten days. The £3 membership ...

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Big Country take to the Spalding stage

Big Country South Holland Centre, Spalding Saturday, 7.30pm Tickets £24.50 Box office: 01775 476777 Scottish band Big Country exploded on the scene in 1983, with Top Ten hit Fields Of Fire, and the million selling In a Big Country. Their debut album The Crossing sold over two million copies (and went gold in the US), and their second album Steeltown ...

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Go and have some cocktails fun with Spalding and District Ladies’ Circle

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

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Laugh out loud at comedians

Funhouse Comedy Club returns to the South Holland Centre, Spalding, tomorrow (Friday) for another laughter-packed night. Headlining is sharp and intuitive Irishman Keith Farnan, who has performed as a stand-up all over the world, from Montreal, to Amsterdam, to Hong Kong and has appeared on radio and TV including Michael Mcintyre’s Comedy Roadshow. Both charismatic and bold he delivers his ...

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Funny play about depression

Tomorrow night (Friday, October 1), the South Holland Centre in Spalding is hosting a play on national tour that has had all the critics raving. Gaining four star reviews across the national media in both the UK and New York, Every Brilliant Thing is a funny play about depression. Performed by Duncan MacMillan, it tells what happens when a six ...

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Theatre: What’s on this week (Sept 24-30)

South Holland Centre, Spalding Box office: 01775 764777 Royal Opera House Ballet: Romeo & Juliet Sunday, 2pm Roger Waters – The Wall Tuesday, 8pm 45 Years Tuesday, 2pm, and Wednesday, 2pm and 7.30pm Blackfriars Arts Centre, Boston Box office: 01205 363108 The Comedy Tea House Tomorrow (Friday), 8pm King’s Lynn Corn Exchange Box office 01553 764864 Comedy Club Today (Thursday), ...

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Hollyoaks star is coming to Loaded

Hollyoaks star Fabrizio Santino is the latest celebrity confirmed for a visit to Spalding. The actor, who plays Ziggy Roscoe in the Channel 4 soap, will be at Loaded Night Club, Westlode Street, on Saturday, October 10. Dave Charlesworth, of Loaded Night Club, said: “It has been over a year since we went down the ‘hunky male’ route and keep ...

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Ex-world champion David Haye confirmed as special guest at 2016 Spalding and District Round Table boxing night

British heavyweight David Haye has been booked as special guest at Spalding and District Round Table’s boxing event next year. Confirmation of the former world champion’s appearance has led to a surge in ticket sales for the all-male black-tie annual event at Springfields Events Centre, Spalding, on Saturday, February 20. Ringside tables cost £1,000 for 12 people and standard tables £850. ...

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Free night out to learn about benefits of being in Spalding and District Round Table

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 ...

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Bookmark appearance for authors behind shocking true story of Spalding’s Joe Holliday

The authors behind a book that has attracted international media coverage are to appear at Bookmark in Spalding. She’s A Boy is the true story of Spalding’s Joe Holliday (27), who was born a boy but raised a girl. The book was written by journalist Louise Chapman, who also lives in the town. She said: “There has been such a ...

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Talk in Spalding by leading poet and musician Benjamin Zephaniah

Poet, musician, novelist, and actor Benjamin Zephaniah heads the new calendar of Spalding Gentlemen’s Society talks and lectures. The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah is on Friday, September 25 at 8pm at Spalding Grammar School. The society said: “This is a lecture like no other. Benjamin will talk about his life from the streets of Birmingham, to a life ...

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Godspell musical coming to Crowland Abbey

A new concert version of the musical Godspell, which is raising money for churches across Lincolnshire, is coming to Crowland Abbey in September. The show has been created and is being directed by Sue Hodge, star of much-loved BBC comedy series ‘Allo ‘Allo! The Rev Mike Ongyerth said: “We’re truly delighted that Sue is bringing her production of Godspell – ...

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Promising singer Will Silver (15) handed role in Skegness summer show

Gosberton teenager Will Silver has landed a role in a top summer show in Skegness. The 15-year-old is in musical Centre Stage, which starts at The Embassy Theatre on Thursday (Aug 6) and runs weekly until September 10. Will was recommended to Janice Sutton Productions by Graham Dark, who runs Spalding 50+ Sports and Social Club, which regularly attends the shows. Janice ...

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Join us for The Voice quiz night in Spalding to support our charity

We’re holding a quiz night to kick off fundraising for our new charity. The quiz is on Friday, July 17 at Spalding Services Club on High Street (7pm for 7.30pm). Our thanks to the club committee for kindly donating use of the hall. We are accepting teams of up to eight people and tickets, priced at £6 each, include a Ploughman’s-style supper. ...

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Ballet of Cinderella

Award-winning Welsh ballet company, Ballet Cymru, perform their new production Cinderella live on the South Holland Centre stage on Saturday at 7pm. Tickets are £14.50, £13.50 (concessions) and £48 for a family ticket from the South Holland Centre Box Office 01775 764777 or www.southhollandcentre.co.uk

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Tommy takes Centre stage

Musician Tommy Loose will be launching his new album with a concert in Spalding later this month. Tommy has been performing for almost 20 years on a variety of instruments. Alongside lecturing at Coventry University in Music Performance and examining for International Exam Board “Rockschool”, Tommy has just released his new acoustic/harp guitar album Nearly Unique. Having recently opened for ...

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Theatre: What’s on this week (June 4-10)

The Cresset, Peterborough Box office 01733 265705 The Leprosy Mission concert Sunday, 7pm Reginald D Hunter 2015 Wednesday, 8pm King’s Lynn Corn Exchange Box office 01553 764864 Stewart Francis – Pun Gent Friday, 8pm The Manfreds Saturday, 7.30pm Gospel At The Movies Sunday, 7.30pm Paul Merton’s Impro Chums Monday, 8pm South Holland Centre, Spalding Box office 01775 764777 Ballet Cymru: ...

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Your artefacts examined at open museum event in Spalding

Spalding Gentlemen’s Society will be open from 7pm to 9pm on Thursday (May 14) as part of National Museums at Night. Search your attic or hunt in your garage for anything you have collected, saved for years, or belonged to your granny and take it along to Broad Street to get an opinion. Admission is free, but a £2 donation ...

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Get close to nocturnal animals

Not many of us have ever had a bat zip over our head, seen the ghostly figure of a barn owl quartering the fields or appreciated the variety of moths that take to the air after dark. The wildlife that comes out after the sun goes down is often overlooked because we are not naturally equipped to explore this environment. ...

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