What's on this week in Stamford, Rutland, Bourne and the Deepings

If you're looking for something to do this week, check out our diary dates.

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Friday, Jan 20

Chase the Goose family trail - £2. Lyveden New Bield. Runs until February 6.

Museum workshop - 10.30am, Oddfellows Hall, Church Street, Market Deeping. Hosted by Nene and Welland Oddfellows. Contact Barry on 01778 560059.

Psychic medium Stuart Michael - Stamford Corn Exchange, 7.30pm, £19 from stamfordcornexchange.co.uk/stuart-michael-psychic

Bingo pub night - 7pm, Bainton Reading Room. Whatever you bring you consume and anything left you take away with you. Five games on a card for £5.

Saturday, Jan 21

Bourne wassail - 4.30pm, community orchard off Beech Road.Music and dance by Bourne Borderers, mulled cider, apple juice and cake. Donations welcome for Friends of Bourne Wood.

Ketton Wassail - 4.15pm, Hall Close, Ketton.

Letz Zep: Zeppelins Resurrection - doors 7pm, gig 8pm, Stamford Corn Exchange. The number one tribute to Led Zeppelin. Tickets £24 from www.stamfordcornexchange.co.uk or 01780 766455. More at www.letzzep.com

Sunday, Jan 22

Plant a fruit tree for the Queen’s Canopy - 2pm to 4pm, Hudd’s Mill, Stamford (on the bank of the River Welland). As your contribution to the Queen’s Canopy and memorial come and plant a fruit tree. Park cars in Aldi car park, Uffington Road (but only for up to 2 hours free!). Walk down the bridleway on the opposite side of the road. Bring wellington boots, gloves and spade. Register at https://www.scog.org.uk/whats-on. Rearranged from December 11.

Extinction Road - Mama Liz’s, North Street, Stamford, 4pm to 6pm. Back Lounge, free entry. Eclectic mix of folk and pop.

Wednesday, Jan 25

Funhouse Comedy Club - 8pm (doors open 7pm), The Blue Bell, Easton-on-the-Hill. Featuring Patrick Monahan, Duncan Oakley, Dominic Hatton-Woods and compere Jack Campbell. Tickets £12 in advance from 01780 763003 or from www.funhousecomedy.co.uk

Thursday, Jan 26

Funhouse Comedy Club - Grainstore Brewery, Station Approach, Oakham. £12 in advance. 8pm. Emmanuel Sonubi, Mark Simmons, Peter Buckley Hill, compere James Cook. Info and tickets www.funhousecomedy.co.uk

Surprise bingo - 2pm, Oddfellows Hall, Church Street, Market Deeping. Contact Jenny on 07768 534290.

Katharine of Aragon Festival - 7.30pm, via Zoom. Festival speaker Professor Theresa M Earenfight of Seattle University, who will give an online talk about how objects associated with Katharine of Aragon - baby blankets, shoes, portraits and clothing - can tell us more about her. Tickets are £7 per viewing from www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/katharine.aspx

Friday, Jan 27

Belvoir Castle Spectacle of Light - the magical after-dark experience for all the family - New for 2023! Until February 19. More at https://www.belvoircastle.com/spectacle-of-light/?mc_cid=263c3264a4&mc_eid=13770f999e

Life in Medieval Leicester - 7.30pm, Barrowden Village Hall. Matthew Morris, project officer from University of Leicester Archaeological Services, discusses the latest archaeological evidence for post-Roman settlement at Leicester; from castles and abbeys to lost parish churches and coaching inns. The city’s archaeology reveals what life was like in the medieval world. Tickets are £15 each from Barrowden and Wakerley Community Shop or 01572 748655 or 01572 747628.

Stamford Holocaust Memorial Day Service - 11am St Michael’s Churchyard, Stamford.

Katharine of Aragon Festival - 11am, commemoration service, Peterborough Cathedral; 2pm, Tudor Peterborough Walk from Peterborough Museum; 5.30pm, Cathedral Choir sing Vespers; 6.30pm - 8.30pm, a Cathedral open evening with Henry VIII, Katharine of Aragon and numerous courtiers in period costumes. 9pm, the sung monastic service of Compline. More at www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/katharine.aspx

Saturday, Jan 28

Amber Squad’s new single launch ‘After all these years’ - 8.30pm, the Grainstore Brewery in Oakham. Free entry.

Desperado - 7.30pm, Stamford Corn Exchange. A tribute to the Eagles. Tickets £25 from www.stamfordcornexchange.co.uk or 01780 766455.

Tabletop sale/coffee morning - Bourne Corn Exchange, 9.30am. To book a table, ring Audrey on 01778 426487. Filled rolls and homemade cakes available. Proceeds to the NSPCC.

The Blue Town Trio - doors 6.30pm, starts 7.30pm, Twyford Village Hall, LE14 2HU. Presented by Burrough Jazz and featuring vocalist Zoe Francis, Jim Mullen on guitar and Ross Stanley, on hammond organ. Licensed bar. Tickets £20 from eventbrite.co.uk and more details at www.burroughjazz.com

Katharine of Aragon Festival - 10am to 4pm, Peterborough Museum - Children’s activities including meeting Tudor characters, trying out food and finding out about life for people in the 1500s. Family tickets are £12 and can be purchased on the door. Last entry is at 3.30pm. 10am, Family service, Peterborough Cathedral for children to commemorate Katharine. This is followed by At Court with the Tudors, a day of craft activities including ‘King on a thing’, decorating a crown and making a gable hood to wear. The Royal Courtiers (Regal Rose Historical Portrayal) will be present from 11am to 3pm, so there will be plenty of opportunities to pose for photos with Tudor royalty! More at www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/katharine.aspx

Sunday, Jan 29

Stamford Ramblers Walk - A nine mile walk starting at 10am from Morrison’s car park, Stamford. The route follows the river to Uffington, across the fields to Barnack, then along the edge of “Hills and Hollows”, returning along the Hereward Way past the Walcott estate and through Burghley Park back to Stamford. Further information at www.ramblers.org.uk/stamford

Monthly Jazz Jam Session - 6pm-9pm, The Theatre Lounge, Stamford Corn Exchange. Come along to sing, play or listen to an evening of jazz. Led by professional house band Jay Stebb Jazz quartet, you can bring your instrument or vocals to join in or chill with a drink. Free entry.

Monday, Jan 30

Holocaust Art Exhibition - 10.30am to 3.30pm, Stamford Town Hall. Artwork from local schools on display. Runs until Friday, February 3.

Wednesday, Feb 1

Lyddington Manor History Society - 7.30pm, Lyddington Village Hall, Lyddington. Professor Elizabeth Hurren speaks on The Golden Age of the Gibbet –Landscapes of Punishment in the Countryside. Everyone welcome. Members free and non-members £5.