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PEOPLES We’ve been hearing for years that the big superstores, (with a bit of help from the internet), have been killing off the traditional high street retailers, but this year there have been hints that perhaps the out of town bubble is about to burst. It seems that many people have grown bored with doing a huge once a week out of town shopping run and prefer to shop local and daily or every other day.

#propersh In recent weeks the major stores have announced that they’re making huge losses on their delicatessen and fresh food counters and they’re planning to start a programme of closures. Many retail analysts are now predicting a resurgence of the kind of niche retailers that made the high street a great place to shop. So in our next issue we’re planning a celebration of proper shops and we’re looking for butchers, bakers, candlestick makers, fishmongers (they don’t just sell fish, they mong it), greengrocers, toy shops and hardware stores, plus lots of others, to come on board and join us in a feature celebrating the best of specialist shops.

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CLEETHORPES BAND PRESENTS A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES There’s a very special afternoon of movie music in prospect for Sunday 12th May at 3pm when the Cleethorpes Band present a Movie Music Matinee at Grimsby Central Hall. There’ll be lots of your favourite film music to enjoy plus a movie themed fancy dress rail and the chance to get your photo taken on the red carpet, film posters to be won and even the chance to win a piece of sheet music signed by a Hollywood star MAY and relating to a film he starred in! All of this and there’s complementary popcorn too - it’s going to be lots of fun and tickets are only £10. There’s a limit of one hundred seats though so best be quick!

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Your indispensable guide to what’s going on where you live Over the past few years we’ve seen some fantastic big name performers at Market Rasen Racecourse including the Kaiser Chiefs, Tom Jones and Jess Glynne - and 2019 is shaping up to be even bigger and better than the rest because, following on from the announcement of Craig David, who’s scheduled for Saturday 17th August, The Jockey Club Live and Market Rasen Racecourse have announced a visit from the legendary Madness on Friday 7th June. Combining ska, reggae, Motown, rock’n’roll and classic pop, and with charismatic frontman Suggs on vocals Madness have become one of the best loved British bands and their sense of humour and ability to find poetry in everyday reality, has led them to hits including Baggy Trousers, It Must Be Love, Our House and the

1982 #1 House of Fun. They have also delivered historic performances at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee concert and at the 2012 Olympic Games closing ceremony, confirming them as one of the nation’s most beloved and successful bands. Jockey Club shows are renowned for their fun and excitement and the visit of Madness to Market Rasen promises to be one of Lincolnshire’s music highlights of recent years. Tickets are on sale via www. thejockeyclublive.co.uk with hospitality packages available to suit all budgets.

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CELEBRATING VIKING WOMEN AT THE YORVIK VIKING FESTIVAL Europe’s largest Viking Festival returns to York from Wednesday 20th27th February, telling the stories of Viking women through the voices of seers, queens and shield maidens – women whose influence was as great as any mighty warrior. There’ll be Best Beard and Strongest Viking Competitions on Saturday 23rd February and on the same day it’s the parade of hundreds of warriors from York Minster to Coppergate. Full details of all of the events in this year’s JORVIK Viking Festival can be found at www. jorvikvikingfestival. co.uk.

CANNIBALISM ON THE WARDS: AN EVENING OF ABSURDITY AT THE CAXTONS The Woman in the Safari Outfit, the Woman in Armour (aka Joan Of Arc) and the Woman with the Gavel, have called a meeting. The business at hand is how to attack the men’s ward before they attack the women and eat them. A ruse is needed so they decide to kill another of their number, an Aviatrix named Amelia Earhart. This is a classic piece of theatre of the absurd by one of the originators of the genre and it promises to be a fascinating evening, the like of which you’ve never seen before. Chamber Music is in the Studio Bar from Thursday 4th April to Saturday 6th April and all tickets are £5.

THE GAME’S AFOOT AT THE CAXTON THEATRE FOR HOLMES AND THE RIPPER One of our highlights of 2018 was the Caxton’s production of Murder Weapon, a stylish thriller from the pen of Avengers screenwriter Brian Clemens, so it’s good to see that they’ve found room in this year’s schedule for another Clemens effort. Based on the book Jack the Ripper, the Final Solution by Stephen Knight, Holmes & The Ripper has the world’s greatest consulting detective and his stalwart

companion Dr Watson becoming embroiled in the famous series of grisly murders in fog wreathed Whitechapel in 1888. It’s a fast moving and thrilling show, based on one of the most popular theories about the identity of the Ripper, and it’s guaranteed to have you on the edge of your seats.

KEEP IN TOUCH THURSDAYS or KITT nights for short are informal social nights, held most months, in the Studio Bar. All are welcome - members old and new, friends, family and those thinking of joining. It’s a good chance to meet, catch up and chat. The next KITT night is scheduled for 21st March. Why not pay a visit and see if the Caxtons is for you.

FREE SECURE PARKING FOR CAXTON’S MAIN THEATRE PRODUCTIONS ON ORWELL STREET CAR PARK

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Thursday 4th April to Saturday 6th April in the Studio Bar CHAMBER MUSIC Directed by Gillian Shields Saturday 27th April to Saturday 4th May HOLMES & THE RIPPER Directed by Jack Scott Saturday 8th June to Saturday 15th June AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Directed by Gemma Dodds Saturday 20th July to Saturday 27th July DECISION HEIGHT Directed by Debbie Shepherd Saturday 7th September to Saturday 14th September BOUDICA Directed by John Smith Saturday 19th October to Saturday 26th October A BUNCH OF AMATEURS Directed by Debra West

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A REQUIEM AN OUTRAGEOUS PRAYER FOR PEACE THE ALAN BARNES OCTET WITH JOSIE MOON AT THE CENTRAL HALL FRIDAY 15th FEBRUARY 2019

THE HUMAN LEAGUE ANNOUNCED FOR HULL’S ZEBEDEE’S YARD

band the League achieved their breakout with their 1981 album Dare and in 1982 they won the Brit Award for Best Breakthrough Act. Hits like Don’t You Want Me, Mirror Man, Keep Feeling Fascination and One of the most influential The Lebanon kept the and important pop bands band at the top of the charts through the 80s and of all time, The Human 90s and their reputation League, the creators of for live performances the original Sheffield is second to sound, are to play Hull’s none. For more AUG Zebedee’s Yard on information and Saturday 24th August. tickets go to Originally an www.vmstickets.co.uk. experimental electronic

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TICKETS FOR THE HUMAN LEAGUE AT ZEBEDEE’S YARD

The Human League play Hull’s Zebedee’s Yard on Saturday 24th August and we’ve got a pair of tickets to be won. Just visit our Facebook page, find the Human League post and give it a like or a comment to be in the draw.

here was an excited buzz at the Central Hall on Friday 15th February when the Roy Kemp Hall was the venue for the first performance of A Requiem, a new collaboration between Alan Barnes, Pat McCarthy and poet Josie Moon Subtitled ‘A suite of music and poetry to commemorate a century of war and to call for peace in our time’, it’s powerful stuff, with Josie Moon’s storytelling more confident and emotional than ever. She’s not afraid of taking on a big theme and telling it her way and she deals with the causes, nature and history of the century or so since the Great War, via the Second World War and up the present day with the proxy wars of Southeast Asia and the Middle East, and coming right up to date with the carnage of Aleppo, Baghdad and Basra. The battle between war and peace, light and dark, is played out over changing landscapes and in shifting light, but there are always those who seek to gain advantage from the hostilities, appearing in the text as crow men, carrion eaters who derive their wealth and sustenance from carnage. The Alan Barnes Octet were on excellent form as ever and with a line up including some of the best of contemporary British scene, including Mark Nightingale and Neil Yateson on horns, Gilad Atzmon and Robert Fowler on reeds, Pat McCarthy on guitar, Dave Green on bass and

Seb DeKrom on percussion and of course Alan Barnes himself there was some virtuoso playing and excellent composition on display. What was particularly nice to hear, for those of us who can’t help approaching the whole event like an essay and who sit there trying to follow the argument, was that there was a much stronger connection made between the music and the words than was the case with their previous collaboration, A Fish Tale, making both words and music easier to follow and much more compelling. Alan Barnes and Pat McCarthy have created a set of pieces of chamber jazz, infused with elements of cool jazz and bebop, with a breadth of imagination and colour to match the range of the poetry. The overall effect is not just sadness but also a righteous and bright burning anger. A recording of the work will soon be forthcoming and there’s an extensive tour planned for later in the year. The Alan Barnes Octet will return to this area for another performance of A Requiem on July 8th at the auditorium as part of a special summer concert with MAPAS.

FRIDAY 19th – SUNDAY 21st JULY HILLSBOROUGH PARK, SHEFFIELD

his year Sheffield’s biggest party, the Tramlines Festival will be at Hillsborough Park again, this time from Friday 19th to Sunday 21st July and after a fantastic 10th edition in 2018, with Stereophonics, Noel Gallagher and Craig David topping the bill on the main stage this year promises to match that standard or even go better. At Tramlines 2019, crowds will be in indie, rock and disco heaven when the festival welcomes three heavy hitting headliners: Two Door Cinema Club, Courteeners, and Nile Rodgers & Chic. Other highlight performances will come from Wales’ finest, the Manic Street Preachers and Rag’n’Bone Man who recently topped the charts with Giant with Calvin Harris. There’ll also be the highly anticipated return of indie outfit Doves after a nine year hiatus, Madchester scene leaders Happy Mondays, Sheffield favourites Reverend and The Makers, co-frontman of the Last Shadow Puppets Miles Kane, Circa Waves who are back with third album What’s It Like Over There, Brits Critics’ Choice Award nominee Lewis Capaldi, hedonistic south London four piece Shame, and Peter Hook & The Light who’ll be performing their own material as well as tunes from the New Order and Joy Division back catalogues. This comes alongside some of the finest UK emerging talents: the BBC Sound Of 2019 nominated Sea Girls; Liverpool four piece Clean Cut Kid; Sports Team whose new track ‘M5’ was premiered by Annie Mac on Radio 1 only last week, and Easy Life who made it into Radio X’s Best New Bands for 2019 list. The breaking talent list continues with when young, Another Sky, Anteros, Bloxx, Hey Charlie, Bedroom High Club, and flying the flag for Sheffield and South Yorkshire, Casey Lowry, Oddity Road, The Reytons, The Wired, The Seamonsters, Cora Pearl, and Children Of The State.

More than just a quality music festival, Tramlines 2019 will feature a side-splitting comedy line up programmed by the Leadmill, and its Into The Trees familyfriendly area will return with even more activities and entertainment than before. Whilst the Tramlines line up gets bigger each year, it remains seriously good value for money. Tickets are now on third tier and priced from £65.50 plus booking fee for all three days with VIP upgrade tickets are available for an additional £50. Under 12s go for free. For all the latest news and updates go to www. tramlines.org.uk. or follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

There’s a lot of great music on its way to our area over the summer including the Cleethorpes Gathering which brings the Ibiza experience to the UK, with a day of trance, house, hardcore and club classics at Cleethorpes Meridian Showground in June and the Call Of The Wild Festival at the Lincolnshire Showground in May bringing some big rock names, including the Wildhearts among a top quality line up.We start with our nearest major festival and a great weekend,Tramlines.

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A WORLD OF FANTASY AND ADVENTURE COMES TO THE CENTRAL HALL

rimsby’s Central Hall echoed to the clatter of lightsabers, the squawking of macaws and the occasional heartfelt expelliarmus on Sunday 3rd February when local event organisers Secret Keepers staged Febcon 1, their first comic book and sci-fi convention. There were some fantastic costumes on display, signings by actors from the telly and the silver screen and lots of memorabilia and collectors items to be bought. Our favourite was the magnificent Lego townscape belonging to ten year old Kendra Theaker-Gregerson who has created a magical world of bricks to raise money for the Sheffield Children’s Hospital which she attends for treatment. It certainly makes for a spectacularly colourful display with lots of hidden detail to be discovered. Secret Keepers have lots more events on the way and you can find them on Facebook, so take a look and see what’s on the way!

COME ON AND FEEL THE NOIZE AS ROCK OF AGES BRINGS THE SUNSET STRIP TO GRIMSBY AUDITORIUM

Facing page top: Kevin Clifton as Stacee Jaxx; Right: Jodie Steele as Sherrie and Kevin Clifton as Stacee Jaxx; Far right: Rhiannon Chesterman as Regina; Above: Luke Walsh as Drew; all photos by Richard Davenport

e’re back in the late 1980s and down in LA they’re knee deep in the hoopla and getting deeper all the time. A wicked father and son team of property developers have persuaded the mayor that what the city needs is to rip down the strip, including the legendary Bourbon Room (based on the real life Whisky A GoGo) and the bulldozers are ready to move in. Protestors are chaining themselves together on the streets and things are looking bad for the city built on sex (some of it with llamas) and drugs and rock and roll. And booze of course. Don’t forget the booze. This is the era of Motley Crue and Quiet Riot we’re talking about here. Wannabe actress Sherrie, a small town top as possible - there are no tinkling girl living in a lonely world, (invested pianos and gentle ballads here and with just the right blend of brass and you probably don’t want to be taking vulnerability by Jodie Steele), has the kids with you because this is arrived in town just in time to get definitely adult themed entertainment. mugged and has no choice but to Of course the star of the show, take a job waiting tables for bar owner especially with an audience this Dennis, played by the gloriously over partisan, is local hero Kevin Clifton as the top and surprisingly acrobatic the thoroughly debauched lead singer Kevin Kennedy, (that’s Curly Watts to of rock gods Arsenal, Stacee Jaxx. you and me). We’re all aware that Kevin can dance Soon she meets up with Drew, (great a bit but I’m not sure that anybody vocals here from Luke Walsh who has anticipated just how well he can act a remarkable capacity for holding a and he tackles his vocal duties with note), another wannabe, this time of considerable panache. He’s obviously the singing and songwriting variety, having a great time and revelling in the and their fate is written in the stars and chance to play a bad boy and there’s superintended by the sublimely seedy no doubting his charismatic star Lonny, (a gleefully seedy performance quality - expect to see him in plenty from Lucas Rush), whose interactions more stage musicals in future. with the audience are a highlight of the Rock Of Ages is loud, brash and in show. Best watch out if you’re in the your face but it’s also fantastic fun, front row. a joyful celebration of an era when What follows is a gloriously raucous nothing succeeded like excess, and and raunchy tour through everybody’s anything was possible just as long as favourite soft rock showstoppers, you didn’t stop believing. featuring copious quantities of hair and simulated fellatio, lots of beautiful Rock Of Ages is at the Auditorium people in remarkably little clothing, until Saturday 9th February fantastic lighting and choreography, a and if you love a bit of glam smattering of toilet sex and American and the chance for a non-stop gothic and all played out to the singalong then it’s the show for accompaniment of a live band who you! Tickets are available via ensure that the pace never drops. grimsbyauditorium.org.uk or call It’s a show that takes positive delight the box office on 0300 300 0035. in being as in your face and over the