What's On News

Fittingly for the ‘Year of the English Garden’ – 2016 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of English gardening guru Lancelot ‘Capability” Brown, whose longest commission was at Burghley.

Join Hairy Maclary & Friends this Easter, for canine capers and animal adventures, as they bound off the page and onto the stage at Stamford Corn Exchange on Sunday (April 3).

Funhouse Comedy Club returns to the Grainstore Brewery, in Oakham on Thursday, March 31, for a fun-filled night of laughter.

Tickets are now on sale for a charity fashion show taking place on Friday, next week (April 1) at Castle Bytham Village Hall.

Rumoured to be playing Glastonbury this year, the hotly tipped Bristol seven piece ‘Screamin’ Miss Jackson and the Slap Ya Mama Big Band are set to perform in Stamford next week.

Oakham Castle will reopen its doors to members of the public on Monday, May 30, with a fantastic day of Norman celebrations.

Truckfest - the UK’s largest truck show - will make a huge return to East of England Showground in May... and we have five pairs of tickets to give away.

Hop along to Sacrewell for The Big Bunny Hunt taking place today (Friday), tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday.

A cast of more than 30 youngsters brought two hours of fun to Peterborough’s Key Theatre at the weekend as packed audiences followed the Yellow Brick Road to see the Wizard of Oz.

Churches from across the area will again be bringing the story of Easter to the wider public during Walk of Witness processions on Good Friday in Stamford, Rutland and Bourne.

There’s plenty of ‘egg-citing’ events taking place across the area this Easter - including the chance to meet the Easter Bunny!

Come on down to the beautiful village of Wing in Rutland for a Spring Gift and Food Fayre on Sunday, 11am to 4pm.

The Stahl Theatre in Oundle presents a rare opportunity to see the A Level theatre studies pupils from Oundle School in action, doing what they do best.

Cellist and string arranger Audrey Riley, who has played with The Smiths, Coldplay and the Communards will be performing two pieces at a fundraising concert being held at Little Bytham Church, tonight.

From the Emmy Award-winning team behind the mega-hit television series, Friends, comes Rapunzel, an exciting musical perfect for all the family!

The theme of this year’s beer festival hosted by Empingham Cricket and Social Club is Yorkshire, with 18 real ales and a fully stocked bar.

The most wonderful time of the year at a farm is Spring and at Sacrewell it’s no exception.

A sixth branch of the award-winning Hambleton Bakery - specialising in artisan bread made with traditional ingredients, and baked using traditional methods -opens next week in Oundle.

Winners at this year’s Grantham Music Festival received their trophies at the presentation evening in ChristChurch on Saturday following a week of competition.

Easter is just around the corner and celebrations are already underway at St Michael’s Church in Langtoft.