What's on this week in Stamford, Rutland, Bourne and the Deepings
There's plenty going on in the next week in Stamford, Rutland, Bourne and the Deepings.
To include your event in diary dates, email: smeditor@stamfordmercury.co.uk by 5pm on a Monday.
Friday, May 12
Art exhibition - by Welland Valley Arts Society, Stamford Arts Centre. Until tomorrow (May 13). Free entry, 10am to 8pm Monday to Saturday.
Paul Young Behind The Lens - 7.30pm, Stamford Corn Exchange. Tickets £32: www.stamfordcornexchange.co.uk
Oakham School concert - 7.30pm, St Nicholas Church, Thistleton. Part of Thistleton Music Festival. Tickets £5, under 19s £2.50: administrator@thistletonchurch.org or call 07751 398466
Deepings Heritage present a talk by Tony Wood on Peterborough’s Blue Plaques - 7.30pm, Community Centre, Market Deeping. Admission £3 for non-members.
Barn Dance and Social with the James Joyce Band - 7.30pm to 11pm - Borderville Sports Centre, Ryhall Road, Stamford PE9 1US. Bar and raffle - tickets [cash on the door] Adults £10,under 16s £5, under 5s free. In aid of the Wajir Mission, North East Kenya
The Oxley-Meier Guitar Project - 8pm, The Cellar Bar, Stamford. Tickets £12: www.stamfordartscentre.com
Saturday, May 13
Stamford Model Railway Show - 10am to 4pm, Stamford Welland Academy, Green Lane. More than 25 layouts including interactivity. Trade stands, refreshments. Tickets in advance: mdmrc.org/stamford-exhibition-2023
Sultan Stevenson Trio, 7.45pm, Stamford Methodist Church. Young composer and pianist from the London jazz scene. Tickets £15, Conc and 11-18s £10 from Stamford Arts Centre box office on 01780 763203
Eleanor Turner (harp) and Claire O’Connell (cello) - 7.30pm, St Nicholas Church, Thistleton. Part of Thistleton Music Festival. Tickets £5, Under 19s £2.50 from administrator@thistletonchurch.org or call 07751 398466
Lyddington Village Fete - 1.30pm - 4.30pm, Village Green. Raffle, tombola, fun dog show and a static display of classic cars and motorcycles. Circus performer and chance for children to tightrope walking, juggling and plate spinning, as well as showing off some magic. Plants, bric-a-brac, toys and books. Tea tent, Pimms tent and barbecue.
DogFest - Belvoir Castle. Also on Sunday. Tickets from £20: https://dogfest.co.uk/
Star Wars Day - 10am - 2.30pm, The Deepings Library. Meet a Stormtrooper between 11am and 1.30pm.
Postcards from America concert by Rutland Sinfonia - 7.30pm, St Peter’s Church, Oundle. Also featuring solo pianist Anne Bolt. Tickets, at £12 for adults, £10 concessions and £3 for under 18s and full-time students: www.rutlandsinfonia.org.uk/tickets/
Coronation coffee morning - 10am - 11.30am, Eastgate United Reformed Church, Bourne. Hot drinks, sausage rolls, cakes, raffle and stalls.
The Rock Lawn Tennis Club open days - 2pm on the grass courts at Stamford Recreation Ground. Aimed at people who have played tennis and know the rules. Details: rocktennis1919@gmail.com.
In the footsteps of Ewan MacColl - 7.30pm, Stamford Arts Centre. Songs from the 2006 new Radio Ballads. Tickets £18 from Stamford Arts Centre.
Sunday, May 14
Stamford Model Railway Show - 10am to 4pm, Stamford Welland Academy. See Saturday for details.
Rocks by Rail Museum Open Day - Diesel Driver for a Fiver. Ticket information: rocks-by-rail.org
The Old Vicarage, Whissendine 1.30pm - 4.30pm. Open for the National Gardens Scheme.
Songs of Praise - 3pm, St Nicholas Church, Thistleton. Not a service but a chance to enjoy the singing and listen to a couple of pieces by the choir. Followed by afternoon tea. Free event.
Spring Evening Concert with Harry Jacques - Tenor/Alan Thomas - guitar - 7pm (doors 6.15pm), St Peter’s Church, Barrowden. Cash bar. Tickets £12 from Barrowden Community Shop, Harry Jacques - 07989 777987, Steve Preston - 07754 118257, www.wegottickets.com/event/577879/. Proceeds in aid of restoring the bell tower.
Bowmen of Rutland Archery Club Open Day - 10.30am - 3.30pm, Greetham Valley Golf Club ground. Part of the national Start Archery event hosted by Archery GB. £3, minimum age five years old.
Monday, May 15
Georgian singing workshop with Ialoni ensemble - 3pm - 5pm, Empingham Audit Hall, Empingham, Rutland LE15 8PH. Refreshments and CDs available to buy - cash only. Tickets www.tickettailor.com/events/pitchblend/894131
Flower arranging demonstration - 7pm (6pm doors). Stamford Methodist Church, Barnhill. Demonstrator David Wright creates five large floral arrangements on the theme of ‘20/20- A vision’. Membership of Stamford Flower Club not required. £6.
Tuesday, May 16
West Deeping Heritage - 2pm, Vine House Farm, Main Road, Deeping St Nicholas, Spalding PE11 3DG. AGM in the cafe followed by a visit to the barn at 2.30pm, which houses Nicholas Watts’ collection of old agricultural implements. Numbers limited - contact Maggie on 07808 585189 or email wdheritage@hotmail.co.uk
Thursday, May 18
Funhouse Comedy Club - 6.15pm doors, 7.15pm last orders for food, 8pm show, Grainstore Brewery, Oakham.. Features Andrew Bird, Nathan Caton, David Eagle and compere John Mann. Tickets £13 in advance from www.funhousecomedy.co.uk or 01572 770065
Grimsthorpe Castle Lecture Series - 6.30pm, the Chapel, Grimsthorpe Castle. Professor Corinne Fowler (University of Leicester). Tickets £10, £9 students: www.grimsthorpe.co.uk
Opening concert - 7pm to 9pm, Stamford International Music Festival. Tickets £22. All-inclusive festival pass £110. Concerts free for 16s and under. Bookings: simfestival.com or Stamford Arts Centre box office 01780 763203.
Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters - 7.30pm, Rutland County Museum, Oakham. Adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs for the Rutland Arts Theatre Society. Tickets £10 from Oakham Wines and wegottickets.com/event/568334
Ketton Horticultural Society talk on Herbs, by Debbie Cooke. Thursday 18 May at 7.30pm at St Mary’s Congregational Hall, Ketton. Visitors welcome and can pay on the door.
