Things to do

Imagine uprooting your family to an unfamiliar country on the very same day that a disturbingly violent political uprising takes place. That’s the situation facing Jack Dwyer (Owen Wilson – Wedding Crashers) in director/co-writer John Erick Dowdle’s (Quarantine) thriller No Escape. Whatever its shortcomings – and it has quite a few – No Escape will at least resonate with most ...

As somebody that considers himself an avid video gamer, it often surprises me that some of the many top titles available don’t make the successful transition to the cinema screen. Some of the best stories I’ve ever seen told originate from the vast video gaming industry, be it the Mass Effect trilogy, the Uncharted series, The Last Of Us or ...

TODAY South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, start Holbeach Services Club. Meet your local Health Trainer, 9am-4pm, Sutton Bridge Community Centre, call 07532 236616. Holbeach and Spalding Explorers: Spalding, 7pm-9pm; Holbeach 7.15pm-9.15pm. Open to 14-18 year olds. Visit www.handsscouts.com. Tots and Carers Group, 9am-11.30am, Moulton Village Hall. Vitality classes, Broad Street Methodist Church Hall, Spalding, 11.30am-12.30pm and 1.45pm-2.45pm; Weston Village Hall, ...

The Hovenden House gala has been resurrected and takes place on Sunday, from noon to 4pm. This was a massively popular event until 2009 when the last gala took place. Attractions at the Fleet-based Leonard Cheshire home will include crafts, games, a raffle, classic cars and bikes. Admission is £5 per car. All money raised will go to the residents’ ...

South Holland Centre, Spalding Box office: 01775 764777 NT Live: The Beaux’ Strategem Today (Thursday), 7pm Street Dance Monday, 5pm Blackfriars Arts Centre, Boston Box office: 01205 363108 Absolution – Revue Bar Show Tomorrow (Friday), 7.30pm Heritage Opera presents La Traviata Saturday, 7.30pm Stamford Arts Centre Box office 01780 763203 Philippa Massey Talks – Poetry/Talks Today (Thursday), 7.30pm Harmonica workshop ...

There will be a charity 80s disco night at the South Holland Centre, Spalding, on Saturday, September 26. The event runs from 7.30pm to 1am and is in aid of Breast Cancer Care, Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust and Ovarian Cancer Action. Tickets cost £12, fancy dress is optional and there will be a raffle and grand prize draw on the ...

Moulton Park Country Show takes place on Sunday with plenty on offer to keep the family happy. The show, which is now in its 20th year, starts at 9am and attractions include vintage tractors, a classic car show, an arts and crafts fair and vintage fair rides. For the children, entertainment includes a clown, pony rides, bouncy castles and face ...

The Market House Photography Group is holding two special events this weekend. On Saturday there will be a Photography Day at the Market House in Long Sutton. At 9.30am the winners of the Lincolnshire Churches Competition announced. This is followed by a photography presentation by award-winning photographer Jamie Hall from 11am to 1pm. Then from 1.30pm to 3.30pm, there will ...

As somebody not familiar with the old National Lampoon’s Vacation films and subsequent spin-offs, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this sequel. Perhaps it was the presence of Ed Helms, but I was thinking (or rather hoping) that Vacation would grab my attention like the first Hangover film did back in 2009. First things first, Vacation is most certainly ...

A trip to Spalding’s Springfields outlet shopping during the summer holidays offers more than just shopping. Today and tomorrow youngsters can enjoy storytelling with Melissa, a teddy bears’ picnic and fun in the Play Barn, and the famous and much loved Sooty and Sweep. Next week from August 24 to 28 enjoy Springfields by the Beach featuring vintage fairground rides ...

Stamford Arts Centre Box office 01780 763203 Theatre In A Week! Today (Thursday), 10am and Friday, 11am Summer Recitals – organ recital by Nigel Stark Today (Thursday), 1.05pm Paint A Pot With Tooty Monday, 10.30am and 2pm Superheroes Drama Sessions Tuesday and Wednesday, 10am Othello – RSC – Satellite Screenings Wednesday, 7pm The Key Theatre, Peterborough Box office: 01733 207239 ...

Looking for somewhere to go this upcoming Bank Holiday weekend? Then look no further. The seventh Rauceby War Weekend takes place on August 29, 30 and 31, giving visitors the chance to step back in time. Over the weekend there will be fashion shows, hair demonstrations, dancing lessons with Air Raid Jive, living history displays, re-enactors, a large selection of ...

Hansel and Gretel Drama Day South Holland Centre, Spalding Monday, August 24 10am to 3.30pm Cost £17 for four to seven-year-olds, £32 for two siblings Box office: 01775 764777 www.southhollandcentre.co.uk A fun-packed day working towards a performance of this classic story. What will happen when Hansel and Gretel stumble upon a house made entirely of sweets in the forest? Can ...

TODAY South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, Holbeach Services Club. Meet your local Health Trainer, 9am-4pm, Sutton Bridge Community Centre, 07532 236616. Holbeach and Spalding Explorers: Spalding, 7pm-9pm; Holbeach 7.15pm-9.15pm, www.handsscouts.com Tots and carers, 9am-11.30am, Moulton Village Hall. Vitality classes, Broad Street Methodist Church Hall, Spalding, 11.30am-12.30pm and 1.45pm-2.45pm; Weston Village Hall, 2pm-3pm, £1.50, 01529 411941. Vibe Contemporary Youth Choir, 5.30pm-7pm, ...

The annual Fenland Working Weekend takes place in Branches Lane, Fleet, over the weekend of September 19 and 20. This popular event, held near Holbeach, attracts many tractors with farming machinery plus many farming enthusiasts who are able to take their tractors and machines along to plough and cultivate the fields in the traditional way. The event is open to ...

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 ...

The Spalding Festival of Food and Drink is ready to welcome visitors this weekend (August 29 and 30). Spalding and District Area Chamber of Commerce is keen to promote the “culinary delights” of the district and is staging the festival weekend on Saturday and Sundayat South Holland District Council offices in Priory Road, Spalding. Trade exhibitors will be showcasing their ...

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 – ...

TODAY South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, start Holbeach Services Club. Meet your local Health Trainer, 9am-4pm, Sutton Bridge Community Centre, 07532 236616. Holbeach and Spalding Explorers: Spalding, 7pm-9pm; Holbeach 7.15pm-9.15pm, www.handsscouts.com Tots and carers, 9am-11.30am, Moulton Village Hall. Vitality classes, Broad Street Methodist Church Hall, Spalding, 11.30am-12.30pm and 1.45pm-2.45pm; Weston Village Hall, 2pm-3pm, £1.50, 01529 411941. Vibe Contemporary Youth Choir, ...

Youngsters can enjoy a variety of fun-filled arts and sports activities in Sutton Bridge on Wednesday thanks to Activate! The aim is to give young people aged between eight and 19 the chance to try a range of activities including arts and crafts, rowing machine sessions and wall climbing. All the activities are free and there is no need to ...