Things to do

Pinchbeck Live this weekend showcases what the village has to offer. St Mary’s Church will be decorated for harvest. There will be tower tours, a quilt display, children’s crafts and stalls (Saturday 10am-4pm; Sunday 12pm-4pm). On Saturday night there will be a free concert from 7pm. The Baptist Church has a flower festival, stalls, art sale and display, with Lunch ...

Local band The Soundinjectors are looking for a female vocalist. The current lead singer is leaving after ten years due to family commitments. The band plays most weekends and could give an aspiring musician a chance to get on the entertainment ladder. The band is based in the Spalding area and rehearses once a week. Call Dean on 07790 547464 ...

Grab your dancing shoes and join the grooviest under 7s in town for the South Holland Centre’s popular Top of the Poppets family disco. This regular afternoon of music, dancing games and family fun is back on Saturday at 1.30pm. Tickets cost £3 per child, with no charge for accompanying adults and babes in arms. They are available from the ...

A range of sports can be enjoyed at a special event being held in Spalding to celebrate the Paralympics. Give It a Go takes place at the Castle Sports Complex on Saturday, 11am-3pm. The free event is open to people of all ages and abilities. A wide variety of sports will be on offer including wheelchair basketball, boccia, fencing and ...

The Fenland and Spalding Model Club holds its annual Wings and Things Show at the weekend. The show takes place on Sunday from 10am to 4pm, at University Academy Holbeach. Admission is £2 for adults and £1 for children and OAPs, Model clubs from around the country will be present as well as special interest groups, including a group who ...

East Elloe Lions Club (Holbeach and the Suttons) is holding a table top sale at Holbeach Community Centre, Fishpond Lane, this Sunday. Sellers can set up from 9.30am, while the public will attend between 11am and 2pm. Admission is 20p towards Lion charity funds. Refreshments will be available. Tables are available by calling 01406 424822.

Take your canine companion along to Holbeach St Marks on Saturday where there is a fun dog show. The event in St Marks Road runs from 11am to 3.30pm. Fun classes include prettiest bitch, handsomest dog, scurry, obstacle course and most beautiful eyes, while obedience classes include walking to heel, recall and stay as part of the Kennel Club Good ...

Two Holbeach landmarks will be open to the public this weekend as part of the Natural Lincolnshire Heritage Open Day Festival. There will be a rare chance to explore Holbeach’s hidden Cold War bunker. Heritage Lincolnshire will be running free guided tours on Sunday, with booking essential to avoid disappointment. Visitors will be able to put on a hard hat ...

Cowbit’s second annual Fun on the Field event takes place on the village playing field on Saturday. The event runs from 3pm-6pm and, for Cowbit residents only, there will be an evening karaoke session. Attractions will include village sports competitions, a circus skills workshop, a climbing wall, bouncy castles, a beer tent, plus a tombola, teas and coffees along with ...

Time to dig out your legwarmers once more and head back to what has been described by some as “the greatest decade in the history of music”. Join the KLFM gang for Back to the 80s – an evening of great live music and all of your 80s favourites at King’s Lynn Corn Exchange on Friday, September 9 (7.30pm -11.30pm). ...

There is a charity coffee morning at Spalding’s Wood Green Animal Charity shop on Friday. The event runs from 10am to 3pm, where there will be tea, coffee, juice and homemade cakes at the Swan Street shop. There will also be a tombola. All proceeds from the event will go towards the charity. Anyone who would like to make a cake ...

If you’ve always fancied trying meditation, a new course in Spalding could be the chance you’ve been waiting for. A special four-week course – The Basics of Meditation with Gen Kelsang Nyingpo – starts on Thursday, September 8. Running from 7.30pm-8.30pm at the South Holland Centre, the course costs £5 per person. Meditation makes our mind calm and peaceful. When ...

This Sunday sees a family fun day at Woodlands Farm, Kirton. The event runs from noon to 4.30pm. The gates open at noon for picnics (take your own food and drink) and there is a walking tour of the farm between 1.30pm and 2.30pm. Holbeach Town Band will play a Last Night of the Proms concert at 3pm. Refreshments will ...

Organisers of a wedding fayre in Holbeach are looking for stall holders and models to take part in the event. The Break charity shop and All Saints’ Church are working together to put on the wedding fayre in the church on Saturday, September 24, from 7pm-9pm. The fayre will feature the large collection of pre-loved wedding dresses, prom dresses, bridesmaids ...

I’ve always found the (admittedly horrifying) concept of The Purge films pretty interesting. Imagine a world where the American (or any) government sanctions all crimes – including murder – for one night of the year in a bid to allow the population to let off steam. That’s the dystopian setting all three of the films in the series have served ...

Step back in time to the era of big bands, World War Two, ration books and The Home Front at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens this weekend. The historic Spalding venue is hosting a 1940s Weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Jointly organised by South Holland District Council and the Spalding Memorial Parade, this nostalgic annual event has previously attracted over ...

Spalding nightclub Loaded welcomes another reality TV star to the venue next month. James “Lockie” Locke, from The Only Way Is Essex, will be partying with the crowds as Loaded hosts the TOWIE wrap party on Saturday, September 3. Other events lined up at the venue include Loaded’s 12th birthday celebration and the A-level results party. There will also be ...

There’s a chance to celebrate all the work that’s been done at Donington’s Teen Park over the past year on Wednesday. Organised by Flinders Founders, the Teen Park Celebration Open Day runs from 11am to 3pm. It’s a chance for members of the public to go along and see how hard the group has worked to improve the park over ...

Few movies in 2016 have been as hotly-anticipted as DC’s Suicide Squad. Perhaps only Batman v Superman (BvS) – another DC offering – arrived at the cinema with as much fanfare, but that (unfairly in my opinion) didn’t go down too well with the critics. Suicide Squad always looked like being a lot of fun and, in the grand scheme ...

Rainbow Festivals holds its annual Food & Music Fiesta on Saturday. The event takes place at The Five Bells at Tydd St Mary and gates open at 11am Admission is £1 for adults and children go free. The fiesta is a fabulous family day, with so much to do, see, buy and eat! Take the whole family (even the dog) ...