Things to do

X Factor boyband Stereo Kicks to appear at Spalding nightclub Loaded

X Factor boyband Stereo Kicks will be at Loaded Nightclub in Spalding later this month. With the ITV show attracting more than nine million viewers a week, the band is the biggest profile act welcomed to Loaded so far. Previously known as ‘New Boy Band’, Stereo Kicks are an eight-piece consisting of Barclay Beals, Chris Leonard, Tom Mann, James Graham, ...

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What’s on: December 11 to 17

TODAY (THURSDAY) South Holland Singers, 7.30pm-9.30pm, St Paul’s Primary School, Queens Road, Spalding, 01775 761106. South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, start and end at Holbeach Library, contact Donna Lill on 01522 870252. Moulton Seas End Youth Club, 6.30pm-8.30pm, £1.50 for ages seven to 16, contact Margaret Hains on 01406 371796. Meet your local Health Trainer, 9am-4pm, Sutton Bridge Community Centre, ...

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Festive fun at RSPB Frampton

If you are at your wits end with the kids this Christmas holiday, get down to RSPB Frampton Marsh for some festive fun. Running during the school holidays, starting on December 19, you can explore the Twelve Birds of Christmas treasure trail. Collect an entry sheet from the heated visitor centre before venturing out onto the reserve’s surfaced paths to ...

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Film review: The Pyramid (15)

The Pyramid (15) review My expectations weren’t too high ahead of catching horror flick The Pyramid at Boston’s West End Cinema – but it wasn’t quite as bad as I was expecting. Granted, there is nothing too original about the script and there are no real stand-out performances from the cast. Yet it did (mostly) keep me interested right through ...

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Horrible Bosses 2 review: Cast reunite for second dose of black comedy

Horrible Bosses has got to be on my list of top ten comedies of all time so when I heard there was a sequel on the way I was excited and sceptical in equal measure. Everyone knows that sequels rarely measure up to their originals and more often than not viewers are left disappointed. Well, I shouldn’t have been worried. ...

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What’s on: December 4 to 10

TODAY (THURSDAY) South Holland Singers, 7.30pm-9.30pm, St Paul’s Primary School, Queens Road, Spalding, 01775 761106. South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, start and end at Holbeach Library, contact Donna Lill on 01522 870252. Moulton Seas End Youth Club, 6.30pm-8.30pm, £1.50 for ages seven to 16, contact Margaret Hains on 01406 371796. Meet your local Health Trainer, 9am-4pm, Sutton Bridge Community Centre, ...

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Blood Brothers comes to King’s Lynn Corn Exchange

Blood Brothers King’s Lynn Corn Exchange Monday, March 16 to Saturday, March 21, 7.30pm, matinee performances at 2.30pm on Wednesday and Saturday Tickets £30.50-£17 Box office: 01553 764864 Written by Willy Russell, the legendary Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again ...

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Swing into Christmas

Swing into Christmas with RAF Swing Wing & Matthew Ford South Holland Centre, Spalding Today (Thursday), December 4, 7.30pm Tickets £19 Box office: 01775 764777 The RAF Swing Wing, which features the very talented musicians and operational service men and women of the RAF, are again joined by the UK’s top big band singer, Matthew Ford, in a benefit concert ...

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Theatre: What’s on this week

The Cresset Peterborough Box office 01733 265705 That’ll Be The Day Christmas Show 2014 Today (Thursday), 7.30pm. The Key Theatre Peterborough Box office 01733 207239 Jack and The Beanstalk Today (Thursday), 7pm; Friday 1.30pm and 7pm; Saturday, 11am, 2.30pm and 7pm; Monday, 1.30pm and 7pm; Tuesday, 1.30pm and 7pm; Wednesday 10.30am and 1.30pm. Blackfriars Theatre and Arts Centre Boston Box ...

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What’s on: November 27-December 3

TODAY (THURSDAY) South Holland Singers, 7.30pm-9.30pm, St Paul’s Primary School, Queens Road, Spalding, 01775 761106. South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, start and end at Holbeach Library, contact Donna Lill on 01522 870252. Moulton Seas End Youth Club, 6.30pm-8.30pm, £1.50 for ages seven to 16, contact Margaret Hains on 01406 371796. Meet your local Health Trainer, 9am-4pm, Sutton Bridge Community Centre, ...

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Audition for Oliver!

Open auditions for the Rare Productions show Oliver! take place on Thursday and Saturday. Auditions will be held at The Cresset, Peterborough. There is nothing to prepare and no need to book, just go along to the free workshop audition. Auditions on Thursday are from 5pm to 6pm for seven to 12-year-olds and from 6pm to 7pm for 13 to 21-year-olds. On ...

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Mirror, mirror on the Corn Exchange wall

Snow White King’s Lynn Corn Exchange   Friday, December 5 to Wednesday, December 31 Tickets £19, £17 (£1 off for concessions); family (3) £54, £48; family (4) £72, £64 Box office 01553 764864 Mirror, Mirror on the wall, a perfect panto for one and all! Nothing is more dangerous than a paranoid Wicked Queen! Will Snow White escape her jealous ...

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Putting county art on the map

Artists across south Lincolnshire are opening their studios to visitors, also known as Art on the Map for the second time this year. AOTM provides a chance for residents and tourists in the county to see close-up the products of many high quality Lincolnshire artists and craft-makers. It also gives visitors the opportunity to meet the members in their place ...

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Polka Dot will get you into the Christmas spirit

Polka Dot and Limelight Youth Theatre present A Christmas Carol South Holland Centre, Spalding Saturday, November 29, 1.30pm and 6.30pm Tickets £11/£10, £40 family of four Box office: 01775 764777 Polka Dot Academy and Limelight Youth Theatre are preparing to wow audiences as they take to the stage this weekend with everyone’s favourite Christmas classic, A Christmas Carol. The production ...

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Theatre: What’s on this week (November 27-December 3)

The Cresset Peterborough Box office 01733 265705 Oliver! Open Auditions Today (Thursday), seven to 12-years-old 5pm to 6pm; 13 to 21-years-old 6pm to 7pm. Saturday, seven to 12-years-old 2pm to 3.30pm; 13-21-years-old 3.30pm to 5pm. The Cresset’s Christmas Ladies Night! Tomorrow (Friday), 7.30pm, £10. Comedy Club Tomorrow (Friday), 8pm, £13.50/£11.50. The Key Theatre Peterborough Box office 01733 207239 Glasshouse Acoustic ...

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Kick off Christmas at Ayscoughfee Hall

Families can get into the festive spirit at a Christmas Fair at Ayscoughfee Hall in Spalding. The fun-filled event takes place this weekend and is set to feature a variety of activities for people of all ages. Coun Howard Johnson, portfolio holder for Ayscoughfee Hall, said: “This promises to be a fantastic day out, we hope to see as many ...

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Film review: The Hunger Games – Mockingjay Part One (12A)

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One (12A) review If you’re a fan of the series or not, one thing is clear after watching Mockingjay Part One: Forget what you thought you knew about the Hunger Games. The first two films, which I very much enjoyed, had a similar structure without being carbon copies of each other. Without wishing to spoil ...

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What The Dickens? takes to the stage

What The Dickens? Key Theatre, Peterborough Tomorrow (Friday), 7.30pm Tickets £12 Box Office: 01733 207239 Young Charles Dickens is a rookie reporter on The Morning Chronicle. Whilst investigating the foggy slums of Ye Olde London Towne, he accidentally stumbles on a story that could make his reputation. Follow our hero on the adventure of a lifetime! This inventive and gripping ...

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Izzy wizzy, let’s get busy with Sooty

Sooty King’s Lynn Corn Exchange Wednesday, April 1 11am and 2.30pm Tickets £13, under 16s £11, family (3) £30 (4) £40 Box office: 01533 764864 Izzy wizzy Let’s get busy – it’s The Sooty Show! Direct from Citv, Sooty heads into King’s Lynn in a fabulous new show to delight the whole family. Joining the nation’s favourite bear will be ...

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Time to sing along

  High School Musical The Cresset, Peterborough Today (Thursday), tomorrow (7.30pm) and Saturday (2.30pm & 7.30pm) Tickets £14.50/£13 Box office: 01733 265705 RARE Productions present High School Musical. Set in East High School, Troy Bolton, captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella Montez, a newly- arrived and very academic student, decide to audition for the school winter musical. Sharpay and ...

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