Things to do

Video game review: Destiny

Destiny review (played on Xbox One) Rarely in gaming history has a new franchise been as hotly-anticipated as Destiny. The new shooter from Halo creators Bungie has been the talk of the industry for much of the last year. Has it delivered on the promise? Well, yes and no. I’ve enjoyed the time I’ve spent with Destiny so far. Let’s ...

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Macmillan fundraiser

Pop along to Whaplode Village Hall on Monday and help raise cash for Macmillan Cancer Support. Organised by Mary Botham, Brenda Morris, Carol Houlden and Trish Bleck, the event will run from 10am to 4pm. Attractions include adult and children’s tombolas, Water or Wine, Strings (prize every time), the chance to win a bottle of Whyte and Mackay whisky, guessing ...

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Wings and Things 2014

The Fenland and Spalding Model Club holds its annual Wings & Things exhibition this Sunday. The event takes place at Spalding High School, Stonegate, from 10am until 4pm. The show brings together the best of plastic modelling from across the country. Displays include aircraft, ships, figures, armour, science fiction and much more. Youngsters can have a go at building and ...

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What’s on: September 18-24

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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Centre transforms into a funhouse

Funhouse Comedy Club South Holland Centre, Spalding Friday, September 19, doors 7.30pm, show 8.15pm Tickets £10 in advance Box office: 01775 764777 www.funhousecomedy.co.uk The Funhouse Comedy Club is back at South Holland Centre, Spalding tomorrow (Friday) for a laughter-packed night. Headliner is Christian Reilly who at the age of 15 joined a band to get laid. The Salvation Army had ...

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Reliving Buddy Holly’s classic hits

Buddy Holly: A Legend Reborn Blackfriars Arts Centre, Boston Friday, September 19 Tickets £17 Box office 01205 363108 The UK’s number one Buddy, Marc Robinson, arrives with the fabulous Buddy Holly – A Legend Reborn concert show. Marc revives classic hits like Peggy Sue, That’ll be the Day and Oh Boy. Backed by a band reminiscent of the Crickets in ...

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Best jazz by Miles

The Jay Phelps Sextet ‘Projections – of Miles’ South Holland Centre, Friday, October 10, 8pm Tickets £15, £13 concessions, under 26s £7.50 Box office 01775 764777 www.southhollandcentre.co.uk Trumpeter Jay Phelps has put together an all-star line up to re-arrange and perform the wonderful music of Miles Davis spanning over four decades. Joining Phelps on the front line will be American ...

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Win the loot at cops ‘n’ robbers night

It’s time to pull on the uniform and search out the swag for a cracking night of cops and robbers. Spalding’s Loaded nightclub is holding the themed night on Saturday, (September 20), when there will be the chance for one lucky party-goer to be the one going home with all the loot. Everyone is invited to go along dressed up, ...

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Livin’ on a Prayer with Bon Jovi tribute

The Bon Jovi Experience King’s Lynn Corn Exchange Friday, October 3, 7.30pm Tickets £19.50 Box Office 01553 764864 www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk The Bon Jovi Experience is an outstanding tribute to Bon Jovi. They are the only Bon Jovi tribute band in the world to have actually played and shared a stage with Jon Bon Jovi himself! Fans will have thought there were ...

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One-day show about county’s jet age role

Lincolnshire’s important contribution to the development of jet and gas turbine propulsion will be revealed in a unique exhibition at the county’s archives. The one-day event unveils scores of rarely-seen historical documents, charting the area’s legacy as a centre for jet-age innovation and flight. “Lincolnshire is sometimes regarded as a sleepy backwater, but the county played an important part in ...

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What’s On: September 11 – 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, contact ...

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The funny man from Iran

Omid Djalili – Iranalamadingdong South Holland Centre, Spalding Sunday, September 21, 8pm Tickets £23 www.southhollandcentre.co.uk Box office 01775 764777 This comedy favourite back on tour with a new show, following a sell-out four week West-End residency and a sold-out season at the Edinburgh Festival. A firm favourite with his legendary performances, Omid’s stand-up awards include the Time Out Award and ...

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Film review: Sex Tape (15)

Sex Tape (15) review It had to happen sooner or later. Having enjoyed a year that has seemingly delivered blockbuster after blockbuster, I’ve finally stumbled across a bit of a stinker. It’s no great surprise, given the slightly smutty nature of the title, but Sex Tape is one of the more tacky films that I’ve seen in a while. That’s ...

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Dance the night away

A ceilidh night at Spalding will raise money for the Butterfly Hospice. The event is at Springfields Event Centre on Saturday, September 20, from 8pm-11.30pm. Music will be provided by Lincolnshire ceilidh band Akmeds Camel. Tickets are £10 from the Butterfly Hospice charity shop on Station Street, Spalding, the shop in Market Place, Boston, or by contacting Clair Bint on ...

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Step back in time with heritage days

Towers and tunnels, factories and follies, chapels and synagogues – thousands of England’s most unique and undiscovered historic sites will be throwing open their doors for free, as Heritage Open Days celebrates its 20th anniversary. The following events are happening across South Holland: Crowland Abbey – Open day for prayer and visitors, with a chance to see displays depicting the ...

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Photography workshop

Professional photographer Nigel McMillan is holding a photography workshop on Saturday, September 20. The workshop is perfect for beginners in digital photography who want to learn how to use their cameras to take better photographs. The workshop is at Unique Cottage Studios, Low Fulney, from 10am to 4.30pm and costs £75 including a buffet lunch in the cafe. Numbers are ...

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Big star DJ to perform at Assembly Rooms

After the recent success of renowned DJ Kissy Sell Out taking over Boston Assembly Room’s ball room for an electrifying set the club has secured another amazing DJ! On Saturday it will be playing proud hosts to DJ Andi Durrant – one of Europe’s most respected champions of electronic music. He’s the man Daft Punk go to when they want ...

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Grudge match at Vista wrestling extravaganza

After a sell-out show in February, the larger than life grapplers of Falling Starr Wrestling return to St Nicolas Hall in the Spalding Vista on Saturday for another action-packed evening of bone-crunching mayhem. Falling Starr Wrestling (FSW) is one of Britain’s premier professional wrestling companies and you can expect big moves, colourful characters and high-flying action on an evening of ...

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Illustrated planets talk

Twenty years ago astronomers were not sure whether planets existed around other stars in the universe or not. Today we know of over a thousand. Tonight (Friday), Professor Andrew Norton will be giving a talk on Exo-Planets and How To Find Them at the South Lincolnshire Astronomical and Geophysical Society meeting. Prof Norton, who is vice president of the Royal ...

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What’s On: September 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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