Things to do

Comedian Jimmy Carr brings his latest stand-up show to Peterborough next week. There’s still time to get your hands on a ticket or two but you’ll need to get a move on as they are selling out quickly. The Eight Out of Ten Cats frontman will be entertaining the audience with his Funny Business show at Peterborough’s Cresset theatre on ...

Spalding Ukulele Orchestra will be joined by Eric Wayman and the South Lincs Concert Band for a special fundraising concert on Friday night. The Anne Van Der Weyden Memorial Concert takes place at St Norbert’s Church, St Thomas’ Road, Spalding, from 7pm. The event is in aid of Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. Tickets are free but must be obtained in advance. ...

Annabel Hobley, producer of the BBC series Shopgirls and co-author of the book by the same title, will be at Bookmark on Tuesday, September 2. Shopgirls lets us glimpse the lives of the incredible women behind the counters of Britain’s most famous – and not so famous – stores, with characters such as arsonist suffragette Gladys Evans, jailed for her ...

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, ...

Join Strangeface for a exciting new piece of mask and puppet theatre that tells the tale of trickster fairy boggart, Fen Boy. Based on local folklore, this is the story of a tiny creature, made from mud, which is found by a farmer – who soon gets the better of his new master! This piece will tour around on the ...

It might only be a couple of weeks before it’s time for the youngsters to go back to school, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t time to squeeze in a bit more holiday fun. Next Wednesday (August 27), Southview Primary School in Crowland will become an adventure playground for young people aged eight to 19. From 11am to 3pm, those ...

Four South Holland churches will be looking lovely over the Bank Holiday weekend as they host their annual flower festivals. Whaplode St Mary’s Church is celebrating 50 years of its flower festival and the theme this year is 50 Bloomin’ Years! The festival starts on Friday at 10am and ends with a hog roast at 6.30pm on Tuesday. The programme ...

Live music, a fun fair and market stalls are just some of the attractions at Long Sutton’s Music in the Park on Sunday. Organised by EELS (Events and Entertainment in Long Sutton), the free event takes place at Winfrey Park, from 10am to 10pm. Attractions include: Alison’s Street Dancers face painting and balloon art by PartyAngelz Robbie Dee – 1920s ...

Take a trip to Rauceby this weekend and travel back in time to the war era. Rauceby 1940s weekend takes place over Saturday, Sunday and Monday, from 10am to 5pm, and offers fun for all the family 1940s style. Attractions over the weekend include living history displays, re-enactors and a large selection of military vehicles and classic cars. There will ...

It’s the time of year to be out and about so make sure you don’t forget to take along your I-Spy book! The perfect way to get children interested in and talking about all there is to see in the world around them, the I-Spy series of books have been loved for generations. Covering almost every possible spotting opportunity, you ...

There will be a chance to relive a bit of Holbeach history at a special event taking place in the town on Saturday. The Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society (LVVS) is holding the event at the former Chandlers site in Boston Road where there will be at least four vintage buses on display. At 11am, 12pm and 1pm, there will be ...

The Expendables 3 (12A) review There’s something amazingly nostalgic about The Expendables films that seems to just work for a lot of people. Maybe it’s me beginning to show my age, but a loaded cast full of action heroes from the 1980s and beyond has always been a formula that appeals to me. Sylvester Stallone? Check. Arnold Schwarzenegger? Check. Jason ...

There’s a week of fun lined up at Long Sutton Baptist Church to mark the last week of the school holidays. Registration for the annual holiday club is on a daily basis between 9am and 9.25am with activities beginning at 9.30am with a story. Then youngsters can relax with games and craft activities with a break for refreshments during the ...

People wanting to know more about photographing the stars and planets could benefit from a talk in Spalding on Friday  (7pm). South Lincolnshire Astronomical and Geophysical Society (SoLAGS) is holding the free event at St Paul’s Church in Fulney. The society said: “This is a public event and our resident astronomer will guide people through the methods of using their digital ...

Zumba workshop by Helen Lea’s Fitness Definitions Health and Fitness Gym For ages five to 11 Monday, August 18 to Friday, August 22 11.15am to noon £4 per day or £16 for the week Email legswarmersrin@hotmail.com Phone 07595 597023 In recent years Zumba has taken the fitness world by storm – not least because it is a really fun way ...

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, ...

Back to the 80s Part 2 King’s Lynn Corn Exchange Friday, September 5 Tickets £11 Box office 01553 764864 It’s time to dig out your legwarmers and shoulderpads once more as Back to the 80s Part 2 transports you back to the greatest decade in the history of music. Join the KLFM gang for an evening of great live music ...

The Inbetweeners 2 (15) review I’ll fess up and admit that I was pretty sceptical when I heard about this Inbetweeners sequel. The first movie was largely successful, but it kind of felt like the end of the line for Jay, Will, Neil and Simon after their three hit TV series’. There didn’t seem to be much more that could ...

Now’s your chance to book early to avoid disappointment as Spalding’s South Holland Centre lines up a series of special broadcasts of “live” shows. After the kids are back at school it might be time for parents and grandparents to treat themselves to a bit of “me” time and what could be better than taking in a stage or music ...

Central Park situated on Park Crescent in Peterborough is well worth the short journey for a few hours of fun enjoying the great outdoors. It has won the national Green Flag award for the fourth year in succession. Several areas of the park have been refurbished in the last few years including the sunken garden, the sensory garden and two ...