Things to do

June will be an extra special month at Moulton Mill as it celebrates its 200th anniversary with four days of festivities around the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The whole of the village is set to get involved in the events from Thursday, June 2. In the evening there will be a lantern parade around the village from the green to coincide ...

South Holland Concerts are returning this weekend bringing yet more top musicians to the area. Moldovan violinist Ionel Manciu and pianist Kaoru Wada are at Broad Street Methodist Church this Sunday (February 27) from 3pm. Together the pair will perform, Beethoven’s violin sonata number five ‘Spring’, Profokiev’s violin sonata number one and Cezar Franck’s violin sonata. Ionel has been performing ...

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 ...

Talented people of Moulton Chapel are being sought as part of 300th anniversary celebrations. St James’ Chapel in the village is celebrating its third century this year and a programme of events is being put together. And it includes a Moulton Chapel’s Got Talent event being organised by local entertainer Jeff Woods aka Pavanotti. It will take place at the ...

Spalding Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society (SADOS) are on the look out for actors to bring a modern classic to life. The local theatre company is going to put on Ghost The Musical and is inviting anyone over 18 years to audition. A read-through is taking place at the group’s current base at The Shed at Monks House Playing Fields ...

A Hollywood star is on his way to inspire an amateur theatre group. That’s the premise of St Nicolas Players’ latest production A Bunch of Amateurs. They’ll be performing the play by Ian Hislop and Nick Chapman at the South Holland Centre from March 16 to 19. A spokesman for the group said: “To boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood ...

Legendary darts player John Lowe landed in Spalding this weekend. John Lowe popped in to Spalding Services and Social Club on Sunday, January 30 to take on 14 local players in a night of entertainment MC’d by Ian Tilley. And there were famous wins for six of the local darts players – Tracy Harness, Amie Newton, Eileen Barnard, Steve Stancer, ...

Act II Theatre Company are taking on a show like no other this week. Their Advanced Skills group will be telling the story of London Road: an innovative and ground-breaking verbatim musical by Alecky Blythe and Adam Cork. This show tells the story of the residents of London Road, Ipswich, around the time of a series of murders that shocked ...

By student writer Charlie Jiggins Ricky Gervais’ After Life returns for its third and final instalment to a relatively unchanged narrative that we have seen for the last two seasons. Nonetheless, I still enjoyed it despite the hammering from critics. Following on from season two, Tony (Gervais) is still struggling to cope with the loss of his wife, Lisa (Kerry ...

A South Holland theatre group is on the lookout for its latest new stars. Act II Theatre Company put on a host of events throughout the year and are this Saturday (January 29) holding an open day as they look to attract yet more talent. The group’s Karl Gernert said: “As we start to emerge from the pandemic, South Holland’s ...

Bringing back beloved film franchises has been a bit of trend in recent years, with varying results. You only have to look at Star Wars, The Matrix and Ghostbusters to see that bringing back iconic characters resonates with their fans; and now it’s time for Scream to get that treatment. If (like me) you enjoyed Wes Craven’s popular 1996 slasher ...

‘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. ...

Holbeach is set to get medieval as part of a free new festival in the town. The Holbeach Medieval Festival is taking place at a number of locations in the town on July 2 and 3. Living encampments are set to bring the period to life. Not only will there be military re-enactments but there will also be opportunities to ...

Don your kilts for a special celebration of Burns Night later this month in Whaplode Drove. The Elizabethan Social Club is putting on a special night for the celebration of the Scottish poet Robbie Burns. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start for the evening of entertainment. It will include a three-course meal and of course there will be ...

For many people, the original Matrix film (1999) still stands up as arguably the best science-fiction film of all time. I’ll be honest, I’m one of that crowd – and I even loved the sequels Reloaded (2003) and Revolutions (also 2003), which is something of an unpopular opinion. Another Matrix film has long been mooted, but when it was revealed ...

Two big performances will be beamed into Spalding from London in January. The South Holland Centre is showing Puccini’s Tosca live from The Royal Opera House at 7.15pm on Wednesday, January 19. Then on Thursday, January 27, Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt is being screened live from the West End. The acclaimed writer of Shakespeare In Love’s creation tells the story of ...

A Spalding Institution is to open up its doors every week. The Spalding Gentlemen’s Society is to open the doors to its Broad Street based collection every Wednesday from 11am to 1pm. It’s also looking to open up for a spell on Sundays at some point in 2022.SGS volunteers will be present at the Transported Stall in Spalding Market Place ...

Spider-Man is comfortably one of the most used superheroes in film history – but I’m here to tell you that No Way Home is his best-ever outing on the big screen, by some distance. Boasting more surprises and Easter Eggs than you can possibly imagine, villains used expertly, a huge cast and emotional gut punches galore, Tom Holland’s third outing ...

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 ...

A new fundraising charity quiz has been created, to raise funds for The Gentlemen’s Society, and to help exercise those little grey cells. The theme is ‘Quiz Mix’. and it involves 100 questions. For those filling it in there will be three prizes, £20 for first place, £10 for second, and a £5 random prize, drawn from all entries. Entry ...