Things to do

Did you start Spalding Gleed Girls School in the early 1970s? If so Carol Smylie is looking for you.   Carol (was Gray) has made it her mission for 2018 to find her old school friends and organise a reunion. She is appealing for anyone who started the school in September 1970, 1971 or 1972 to get in touch. She ...

Cowbit motivational speaker and author Taz Thornton is no stranger to cameras, so felt right at home welcoming TV star Tanya Bardsley around to talk about alternative therapies for a new show. Tanya, best know from Real Housewives of Cheshire, invited Taz on Tanya’s Extreme Therapies after finding out about her skills online. Taz took Tanya and co-host Adam Hemadou ...

Spalding Gentlemen’s Society took artefacts from its museum to a meeting of a dementia group in Spalding. Members of the Tonic Health Movement 4Memory Dementia Cafe enjoyed the talk from Tom Grimes from the society. Mr Grimes gave an overview of the museum’s collection. It was also a hands-on afternoon – group members were able to examine and pass around ...

Giant wicker rabbits have appeared in Surfleet’s Glen Park. The four 7ft by 5ft sculptures were hand-made by artist Alison Walling, who braved the winter weather earlier in the year to create the long-eared giants in time for spring. “I was working through the colder months of January and February but did have to yield to the travelling conditions on ...

The hottest rock and roll acts from across the country will set Springfields hopping at a red-hot rock and roll weekender. This weekend (May 12 and 13), the Hot Rock n Boogie Weekender welcomes 13 bands and three DJs for two days of jiving and dancing at Springfields Events Centre. The weekender is run by dance tutors Boston Jive, who ...

After serving up 18 films in ten years, it always felt like all roads in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe (MCU) were leading towards Infinity War. The third Avengers film has perhaps the biggest cast ever assembled – and also showcases the MCU’s big bad Thanos, who has been teased numerous times in the past. If you’re not aware of the MCU, ...

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more fitting title for a film than Rampage. It’s exactly the kind of word I think of when you mix Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson with an over-sized gorilla, alligator and wolf and put them in the middle of a city. Imagine Transformers or Pacific Rim with genetically enhanced creatures and you won’t go ...

Imagine for a moment that the late Steve Jobs left his stake in Apple to anybody who could complete three video-game related tasks within his software. Having a controlling share in a major worldwide company is a huge prize – and that’s the kind of stakes on the line in Steven Spielberg’s latest offering, Ready Player One. Now, I’ll be ...

A Pinchbeck musician will launch his album at a free afternoon gig at Uptown Vinyl Records. Roger Fullilove, who releases his album under the name Dodge Rogers, will play the record shop on Saturday, (April 7) at 1pm. Uptown Vinyl Records is not only the host of the show, as Roger’s album is also the first release on its newly ...

Hot drinks, cake and chat are on the menu for a new social scheme. Community Cuppa events launch throughout April, aimed at anyone aged over 50 who would like to find out more about what is going on in their local area. The scheme is designed to build connections between people in communities around Lincolnshire, helping tackle loneliness and social ...

What’s not to like about gigantic robots fighting equally massive monsters on the big screen? That’s the question the Pacific Rim franchise asks – and, if I’m honest, I’m in complete agreement with them. The 2013 original may not have boasted an impressive story, but the action served up was breath-taking. That won Guillermo del Toro’s all-action offering a solid ...

It’s that time of the year again – the Spalding Water Taxi sets sail for the 2018 season on Good Friday (March 29). The link between the town centre and Springfields has its first journey at 11am tomorrow and it will continue every day throughout the summer until the end of September. Last year the not-for-profit organisation ferried over 10,000 ...

Easter holidays are here and the South Holland Centre has a packed schedule of entertainment across the whole two weeks. Entertainment on offer includes films and a show. First up is Early Man, starting today (March 28) and running until April 5. Early Man is the latest film from Bristol-based studio Aardman Animations, best known for their lovable creations, Wallace ...

Let’s be honest, we all like games – especially if you’re the competitive sort. Getting together with your friends and challenging them to some sort of competition is a notion that will resonate with almost everyone. And, at its core, that’s what Game Night is all about. The story follows Annie (Rachel McAdams) and Max (Jason Bateman), who star as ...

Red Sparrow might just be the most brutal film I’ve seen in some time. For some of you, watching one of Hollywood’s top female talents – the excellent Jennifer Lawrence – go through a number of dehumanizing ordeals will be enough to turn you off this spy-thriller. But, if you can see past the extreme violence and abuse that goes ...

The Pennygate Foundation is promising a taste of The Ritz this Mother’s Day (Sunday, March 11). Every year since its inception the Spalding community drop-in centre has held a special event to celebrate local mothers. This year is no exception as its doors open from 2pm to 4pm for a fantastic afternoon tea experience from just £5 per person. Brenda ...

With a hefty 13 Oscar nominations to its name, I was certainly intrigued by The Shape of Water ahead of seeing it at Boston’s West End Cinema. Sure, films nominated for Best Picture aren’t always the most popular with the average cinema-goer, but they’ve usually got something that little bit special or different about them. In the case of Guillermo ...

After his impressive Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) debut in Captain America: Civil War, I was never that worried about how good Black Panther’s first solo outing would be. Chadwick Boseman’s charismatic turn as King T’Challa of Wakanda (a fictional African nation) and his awesome Black Panther suit were met with near-universal approval, but we only got a glimpse of his ...

I’ll be honest with you from the outset, the first two entries in the Fifty Shades of Grey series are among the worst films I’ve seen. I’ve never really bought into the story, while the dialogue between lead characters Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) and Ana Steele (Dakota Johnson) goes way beyond cringeworthy. While there was always likely to be sex ...

Community music group soundLINCS has received a £20,000 boost towards growing their New Tricks project. New Tricks provides people over 50 years old of all musical abilities the chance to shape a new musical group around their passions. The project takes place across the county and the South Holland session is in Spalding at the South Holland Centre. The £20,000 ...