Things to do

I do like a film about ancient Egypt, no matter how ridiculous they can be. The Mummy films were full of nonsensical stuff but still worked, while I didn’t mind the more recent Exodus: Gods and Kings despite it being much more serious in tone (while also keeping plenty of crazy threads). Gods Of Egypt cranks up the crazy to ...

Rhythm of the Dance Key Theatre, Peterborough Wednesday, June 29, 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets £25 Box office 01733 207239 www.vivacity-peterborough.com This incredible live show celebrates the rich history of Ireland and the art of Irish dance, from the disciplined Celtic Step to the sensual, ancient Sean Nos dance style. Rhythm of the Dance creates a new era in Irish entertainment, ...

Paintings by a Spalding artist who won the public vote at this year’s South Holland Open Arts competition can be admired at Ayscoughfee Hall. A selection of work by Dina Perejogina is on display in the Geest Gallery at the historic venue throughout June. The work includes paintings of farm animals from the South Holland area as well as animals ...

Gruffalo’s Child King’s Lynn Corn Exchange Thursday, June 23, 1.30pm and 4.30pm and Friday, June 24, 10.30am and 1.30pm Tickets £11.50 Box office 01553 764864 www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk Following hot on the heels of The Gruffalo’s monstrous success comes The Gruffalo’s Child – with attitude! Just how brave is she? The Gruffalo said that no Gruffalo should ever set foot in the ...

The Rick Parfitt Jnr Band has been announced as the headline act for this year’s Holbeach Music & Beer Festival. Plans are well underway for this year’s event, which takes place on August 5, 6 and 7 at The Holbeach United Community Sports Academy. Organiser Sean Taylor promises a “high standard” in the music line-up with special headline acts to ...

The Proclaimers The Cresset, Peterborough Sunday, August 7, 7.30pm Tickets £30 Box office 01733 265705 Strikingly individual, twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid have enjoyed huge successes across the globe and in April last year released their tenth album. They have carved a niche for themselves where pop, folk, new wave and punk collide as the emotional honesty, political fire, ...

Holbeach Town and Country Fayre takes place this weekend offering something for everyone. The annual event takes place at Kings Field, Ravens Gate, Holbeach, and runs from 10am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. There will be plenty of stalls, along with displays of vintage tractors and farming equipment, classic cars, military vehicles, motorcycles and steam engines. Events in the ...

Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man South Holland Centre, Spalding Thursday, June 23, 7pm £13.50, £12 concessions Box Office 01775 764777 www.southhollandcentre.co.uk Dance fans will have the opportunity to watch an incredibly powerful reworking of a classic opera at the South Holland Centre’s screening of The Car Man. Performed by Matthew Bourne’s Dance Company, New Adventures, award-winning The Car Man is ...

Pinchbeck Carnival takes place this weekend (June 10-12) with the theme 90 Glorious Years. Events at Rotten Row Playing Field start with bingo on Friday from 6.30pm. On Saturday the parade leaves Wimberley Way at noon going down Rotten Row, Brownlow Crescent, Bear Lane, Knight Street and back to the playing field for 12.45pm. Roads will be closed as the ...

Divers Voyces will be putting on a concert at Crowland Abbey on Saturday night. The concert will feature music by Palestrina, Parsons and Mouton, and starts at 7.30pm. Admission is £8, payable at the door.

Families are invited to celebrate the Queen’s birthday by enjoying a picnic and Royal-themed fun and games at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens. The historic Spalding venue is hosting a special event on Saturday from 11am-2pm to tie in with celebrations taking place across the UK. Families are invited to bring a picnic to enjoy in the gardens and take ...

The Rainbow Summer Solstice Festival takes place on Saturday, June 18, and promises to be even bigger this year! In the field behind The Five Bells at Tydd St Mary and organised by Rainbow Festivals, this really is a fabulous day for all. A great atmosphere, an array of over 100 arts, crafts, magical and fair trade stalls, alternative and ...

All Folk’d Up Saturday, June 18, 7.30pm Blackfriars Arts Centre, Boston TIckets £18 Box office: 01205 363108 www.blackfriarsartscentre.co.uk All Folk’d Up were formed by lead singer and accomplished banjo player Pauric Mohan during his days as a student of music in Dublin in 2009. The band quickly found themselves signed to a residency at the World Famous Temple Bar and ...

Crowland Amateur Dramatic Society is ready to take to the stage at South View Primary School with the farce Flying Feathers on Friday and Saturday.(June 10 and 11) Rehearsals have been something of a rollercoaster with the leading lady having to pull out through ill health. A spokesman said: “We were delighted a week later when one of the young ladies ...

I wasn’t sure what to expect ahead of watching Warcraft: The Beginning at Boston’s West End Cinema. As somebody that loves video games, it’s a shame that film adaptations of popular gaming titles generally have a pretty rubbish reputation. Although I’ve never played Blizzard’s mammoth PC game World of Warcraft, I’m acutely aware that it’s one of the most popular ...

There’s a funday at the Lighthouse Church in Spalding on Saturday. Running from 1pm-5pm, there will be a range of stalls, face painting, glitter tattoos, balloon modelling, a bouncy castle and games. The event will raise money for a new minibus to get children to and from the Supaclub, after their minibus was written off in an accident.

Join Brian Blessed, actor and explorer, who will be live on stage at the South Holland Centre in Spalding on Thursday, June 9. Brian will be sharing tales of his adventures to the North Pole, climbing Everest, training as a cosmonaut and more. A seasoned Shakespearian actor and well known film and TV personality, Brian’s credits include seasons with the ...

Visiting a farm on Open Farm Sunday, this weekend, is a wonderful way to discover the world of farming. Modern farming is incredibly diverse and impacts on all of us – from the food we eat, to clothing, medicine, fuel and manufacturing. Agriculture is vital to our future too – so go along and find out more! Hundreds of farms ...

The Friends of Johnson Community Hospital hold their annual summer fayre at the hospital on Saturday. The programme of entertainment provides the chance to relax and enjoy light refreshments (indoors if wet) while enjoying music and dance. This year, the Slap Dash Dancers will perform a programme of Appalachian dances and the Beauvale Ensemble will play a variety of music ...

Author Ruary Mackenzie Dodds will visit Spalding next month to talk about his new book The Dragonfly Gardener. Ruary’s an entertaining and enthusiastic speaker who will have you thinking about dragonflies in a whole new way! He will be at Bookmark on July 5 at 7.15pm. Tickets are £3.50 from The Crescent shop.