SKtoday Autumn 2015

Autumn 2015

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Cover shot: Our Georgian Festival was launched with costumed characters helped by youngsters (l-r) Frances Collinson (5) Kimberley Yarlett (6) and Isabella Collinson (7)

Higher loan value means more choice for first time buyers C ouncillors have agreed to change the maximum loan value on our Local Authority Mortgage Scheme to £200,000 to widen the choice for buyers in more expensive areas of the district.

This means first time buyers looking for the keys to their own front door will now be able to purchase a property valued up to £210,000 thanks to SKDC guaranteeing 20% of the deposit leaving them to find just 5%.

Chief Executive, Beverly Agass, said the scheme had been extremely successful over the last few years with more than 60 people now enjoying life in their new homes – but most of them had come from the Grantham area.

“Looking at the figures it’s quite clear that the majority of the uptake is in the NG31 postcode,” said Mrs Agass.

“The conclusion drawn is that the current loan amount is too low to help first time buyers to consider the LAMS Scheme when buying in the south of the district, particularly Stamford.

“This is supported by local estate agents who have been contacted for their views before we made the decision.”

The LAMS scheme was launched back in 2011 and so far over £1.2 million has been committed to helping local people get on the housing ladder.

Research of house prices in the four main areas of the district shows that the average

price for a two bedroom house is: • Grantham £106,091 • Stamford £186,599 • Bourne £129,884 • Market Deeping £144,840 Mrs Agass added: “The scheme is designed to help increase the supply of affordable housing for those who need it and to help the local housing market and in turn the local economy. It is recognised that a first time buyer purchasing a property releases a further six moves on the housing chain.

“It has been a success but we want to do more for wouldbe home owners right across our district and help achieve our aim of supporting good housing for all.”

Current Grantham market layout to continue

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rantham’s market is continuing with its current trial layout following feedback from traders, businesses and the public.

The current layout was the second format to be trialled that saw stalls condensed into an area on narrow Westgate and utilise the Market Place in July.

It has now continued with slight amendments with some traders’ locations and this adapted version now allows traffic to flow on Conduit Lane and the north part of Westgate in addition to Wide Westgate and Guildhall Street.

Our Venues and Facilities Business Manager, Paul Stokes said: “We thank all traders,

businesses, the local business community and the public for taking the time for their continued feedback.

“We appreciate the recent

trials have meant changes for all parties and we will endeavour to minimise any further disruption before we propose a permanent solution.”

ON THE MARKET: The current layout is increasing traffic flow in the town centre

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ore than 1,000 tickets had been snapped up within days of them going on sale and the packed programme promises a big emphasis on entertainment that stretches into Saturday evening and right through the weekend.

A curtain-raising presentation on Friday night at Stamford Arts Centre by TV historian Lucy Worsley was an early sell-out and a second appearance was quickly organised.

As Chief Curator at the Historic Royal Palaces, Lucy is well known for fronting programmes like Dancing Cheek to Cheek with Strictly’s Len Goodman and several BBC 4 series on historical topics including The First Georgians.

Her evening talk starts at the same time as a Georgian Costume Ball in the Arts Centre Ballroom with dancing, music and card games.

Festival highlights include a return for the ever-popular Horrible Histories, with a new Barmy Britain show in the Corn Exchange direct from the West End and, new this year, an impressive mail coach and horses taking passengers through Burghley Park.

Stamford’s infamous Bull Run will again take centre stage thanks to international carnival specialists Shademakers. Schools and community

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groups will be taking part, with workshops preparing people of all ages to participate in both the parade and the evening’s finale on The Meadows.

Markets with around 50 traders will enliven the streets on both weekend days with encampments and Georgian traders on The Meadows, and the Town Hall will be open for tours to show off its unrivalled collection of civic memorabilia.

Mock trials are set to rekindle the harshness of the Georgian legal system, with an interactive trial in the Town Hall’s old courtroom of the 1749 trial of Elizabeth Taylor, flogged for stealing clothes.

Two actors from the Galleries of Justice will stage a family show to involve children in rolling back the years!

Browne’s Hospital’s picturesque almshouses will stage short performances from the Shoestring Theatre, with costume character John White again entertaining visitors.

The festival has a melodic prelude on Thursday evening (24 September) with a choral concert in St John’s Church commemorating the late Georgian era of Admiral Lord Nelson and the Battle of the Nile. The popular Burghley Voices, with soloist and orchestra, will be conducted by Fergus Black.

HANGMAN: Thomas Turlis at the Georgian Festival launch.

Tickets have been flying out of the door for Stamford’s second Georgian Festival (September 25-27).

We are proud to present our second Georgian Festival (September 25-27).

We have drawn together an exciting extended programme with preview events on Thursday evening, launch

THURSDAY 24 SEPTEMBER

events on Friday, entertainment stretching longer into the evening on Saturday and with more for visitors to see and do on Sunday.

In 2013 the festival drew 22,000 people to Stamford on

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the Saturday, the most ever drawn to the town in one day.

Major favourites are back, with Horrible Histories, colourful markets, music, costume, coach rides, military re-enactments, fireworks and a dash of magic.

GHOST WALKS

Leaving from the Arts Centre.

7.30pm and 8.30pm. Duration 1hr.

Age 8+ Tickets £5 Soak up the haunting atmosphere of the streets of Stamford

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26 STREET MARKET ON BROAD STREET 10am - 4.30pm FREE

VICTORY FOR NELSON!

COSTUME BALL

Opening concert by Burghley Voices with soloists and orchestra conducted by Fergus Black.

Period ball with dancing, music, period card games, buffet supper and welcome drink.

St John’s Church, Red Lion Square, Stamford – 7.30pm Tickets £10

THE BEAUX STRATEGEM – THE NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE

Arts Centre Theatre – 7pm.

Tickets £14 (£12) £10 students / groups of 10 or more Two charming, dissolute young men who have blown their fortunes but have a recovery strategem!

STAMFORD TOWN HALL TOURS

Every hour between 10am and 4pm Free but tickets must be obtained from the box office Visit the Mayor’s Parlour with its treasures before visiting the original prison cell.

Arts Centre Ballroom – 7.30pm for 8pm until 11pm Tickets £35

Free street entertainment including a Punch & Judy show, Flea Circus and stilt performers, plus: • Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards 1815 camping on the Meadows • Georgian traders • Georgian Magic Eye! Camera obscura re-created ... interactive experience

OMNIBUS HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE RIDES

Leaving from St George’s Square.

Tickets £3.50 Approx. 10 minute ride. 10am 4.30pm No unaccompanied children under 16 riding on top.

MAIL COACH RIDES

Leaving from Cattle Market car park. Approx. 25 minute ride.

DR LUCY WORSLEY Arts Centre Theatre – 3pm and 8pm 10am till 4.30pm Tickets £8.50 Tickets £20

Lucy Worsley takes you on a journey Once-in-a-lifetime ride taking in with the story of her favourite queen, Burghley Park. No unaccompanied children under 16 riding on top Caroline.

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WALKING TOURS

Leaving from the Arts Centre at 11am and 2.30pm Tickets £4.50 Historical facts and figures on a gentle walk around Stamford’s stunning streets with Blue Badge guide Jill Collinge.

HORRIBLE HISTORIES’ BARMY BRITAIN

The Corn Exchange Theatre, Broad Street – 2pm Tickets Adults £15 / children £12 / family of four £46 Direct from London’s West End

A COMEDY OF FOLLY

Shoestring Theatre. Browne’s Hospital grounds.

11.30am and 1.30pm Tickets £2.50 Regency prose and poetry about love, life, marriage, smoking and even toothache.

WATERLOO – A PEDLAR’S TALE Browne’s Hospital grounds – 2.30pm. Tickets £2.50 Matthew Chapman’s eye-witness account of the Battle of Waterloo.

THE BIRTH OF FRANKENSTEIN TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS

Galleries of Justice. The Old Courtroom, Stamford Town Hall 11am and 3pm Tickets £6 Interactive reconstruction of a real life trial from Stamford in 1749

ANTIQUE BOOK FAIR Arts Centre Ballroom Free all day

CARD MAKING AND PAPER CUTTING WORKSHOP Stamford Library. 11am – 1pm Free Make your own Georgian cards and papercraft techniques.

SILHOUETTE DRAWING Stamford Library. 2pm – 4pm Free Join artist and silhouette cutter Steve Abbot.

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GIN AND GEMS

Arts Centre Ballroom – 7.30pm Tickets £15 Speciality gin tasting with award winning distillery Warner Edwards and local goldsmith Matthew Powell

A JOURNEY INTO GEORGIAN ARCHITECTURE Arts Centre Ballroom – 7.30pm Tickets £4.50 Join conservation architect and architectural historian, Valeria Passetti.

Browne’s Hospital grounds – 4pm.

Tickets £2.50 Background to Mary Shelley’s novel by local playwright Becky Cooper.

STAMFORD TOWN HALL TOURS

Every hour between 10am and 4pm Tickets Free but must be obtained from the box office Visit the Mayor’s Parlour and all its treasures before visiting the original prison cell.

SIR JOSEPH SCOTT

Burghley House – 12 noon Saturday only. Listen to ‘Sir Joseph’s’ amusing anecdotes from his stay at Burghley and other great houses (ticket price included in admission price).

BURGHLEY HOUSE ORGAN RECITAL Burghley House Chapel 4.30 for 4.45pm Tickets £3.50

THE GEORGIAN MAGIC EYE!

Castle House (Wildcats Theatre Academy) St Peter’s Hill, Stamford – 7.30pm Tickets £4.50 The camera obscura explained.

THE STAMFORD BULL RUN From 6.30pm – 9pm The bull run once again weaves its way around the town centre. The bull will finally meet its fate on the Meadows in a spectacular finale event.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27 STREET MARKET ON BROAD STREET

WALKING TOURS

Leaving from the Arts Centre 11.30am. Tickets £4.50 Blue Badge guide, Jill Collinge.

Browne’s Hospital grounds Tickets £4.50 Historic gardener Michael Brown

OMNIBUS CARRIAGE RIDES

GEORGIAN FASHIONS

PATCHWORK AND QUILTING WORKSHOP

Stamford Arts Centre, Art Room.

10am – 1pm. Tickets £3 Workshop drop in with artist Jane Schofield to create the Georgian Festival Patchwork or take-home patchwork.

MAIL COACH RIDES

Galleries of Justice. The Old Courtroom, Stamford Town Hall Tickets £6 (See Saturday)

STAMFORD TOWN HALL TOURS

GEORGIAN FASHION SHOW Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom Tickets £8 From the outrageous to the simple.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

Stamford Arts Centre Theatre – 3.30pm Tickets £8.

Join Dr Jane with tea and cake beforehand at 3pm.

The Meadows from 1pm.

Organised by Stamford Rotary Entries accepted on the day or complete an entry form online.

HORRIBLE HISTORIES’ BARMY BRITAIN

TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS

Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom – 1pm. Tickets £4.50 The secrets of creating the fashionable Georgian shape.

CHARITY SEDAN CHAIR RACING

Leaving from Cattle Market car park – 10am till 4.30pm Tickets £8.50 (see Saturday)

The Corn Exchange Theatre, Broad Street – 1pm and 3.30pm Tickets Adults £15 / children £12 / family of four £46 Direct from West End (See Saturday)

Browne’s Hospital grounds – 4pm Tickets £2.50 (See Saturday)

THE HISTORIC GARDENER

10am - 4.30pm Free street entertainment. (see Saturday)

Leaving from St George’s Square 10am till 4.30pm. Tickets £3.50 (See Saturday)

WATERLOO – A PEDLAR’S TALE

THE GRUESOME SIDE OF CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Stamford Arts Centre Theatre.

11.30am. Tickets £4.50 Georgian and Regency hangings and floggings with Thomas Turlis.

A COMEDY OF FOLLY

Shoestring Theatre. Browne’s Hospital grounds – 11.30am and 1.30pm Tickets £2.50 (See Saturday)

Every hour between 10am and 4pm Tickets free but must be obtained from the box office. (See Saturday)

HAYDYN IN LONDON

Chameleon. Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom – 6pm. Tickets £10.

Soprano Janet Forbes with Douglas Hollick, 1809 Broadwood grand pianoforte.

EVENSONG SERVICE

All Saints Church, Red Lion Square – 6.30pm With music from the Georgian period.

THE ENRAGED MUSICIAN

Stamford Arts Centre Theatre – 7.30pm. Tickets £14 (£12) Cultural Contrasts in Hogarth’s London. Jeremy Barlow and members of the Broadside Band.

www.stamfordgeorgianfestival.co.uk Tickets from Stamford Arts Centre. 01780 763203

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More households than ever go green M

ore than 26,500 households have already re-joined our garden waste service for 2015/16 smashing the previous year’s total by over 200.

Executive Manager for Environment, Ian Yates, said: “More people than ever have joined our green waste service this year with much of the summer still left. This is great for residents and for the council as we are able to put more money in to the service and into additional waste and recycling services.”

It is not too late to join this year

and the charge for collection has been maintained at the same level as last year at £25 for a single wheeled bin and £10 for each additional bin. The collection period runs until 31 March 2016.

We will also continue to provide alternate weekly collections all year round apart from December, January and February when collections will be once a month, due to the lack of green waste at this time of the year.

Mr Yates, added: “Everyone has the choice about joining

our garden waste service and if residents decide that it is not for them that is absolutely fine, however we would encourage anyone not in the scheme to be responsible with their garden waste. You can recycle it at your local waste and recycling centre or alternatively compost it.”

If you would like to continue to receive the collection service and have not joined yet this year please make your payment using one of simple ways described at the foot of this page.

To make your payment online, go to www.southkesteven.gov.uk/greenbin or telephone 01476 40 60 80

(You can pay over the telephone using a credit or debit card).

Once we have received your payment, we will write to you with a welcome pack which will include a sticker for your green bin(s). This will help us to identify which green bins have been paid for to ensure that we only empty green bins belonging to users of the service.

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Tattoo hygiene rating scheme is here - think before you ink!

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he council has introduced a tattoo hygiene rating scheme in the district to provide information on hygiene standards to help residents choose where to get a tattoo and think before they ink!

The scheme, the first by an authority in Lincolnshire and only the second within the East Midlands, was introduced earlier this year following a trade workshop for the 13 registered studios in the district.

Inspections took place earlier in 2015 and the council has now published ratings for each studio from four, very good down to one, needs improvement.

Our Executive Manager for Environment Ian Yates said:

“Tattoos are increasingly popular, prompting a number of businesses to take up trading in the district in recent years.

“We welcome these businesses and know the majority run safe practices that residents can be confident of using safely without the health risks such as HIV and Hepatitis that can be associated with unsafe tattooing.

“This scheme is there to give added peace of mind as a safety net and customers an independent view on which studios take hygiene very

seriously. We expect the scheme to grow in a similar fashion to the food hygiene ratings scheme.”

All studios must by law be registered with the council and are currently inspected annually.

To join the rating scheme is voluntary. To see which studios are registered and rated visit www.southkesteven.gov.uk/body Studios with a hygiene rating also receive a window sticker.

Very and good rated premises should display their stickers prominently on their premises.

For more information on the scheme or to report suspicions of illegal home tattooing taking place in South Kesteven, please call us on 01476 40 60 80 or email ehs@southkesteven.gov.uk

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Sporting stars in

Grantham for Meres events GOLDEN GIRL: Oly mpian Denise Le wis at Gra ntham Me res

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lympic gold medal winning athlete Denise Lewis OBE was in Grantham to urge more than 1,500 youngsters from throughout the region to be the best of the best.

Denise was the special guest at the David Ross Educational Trust’s Summer Cup – a sporting event contested by Trust schools throughout the region staged at South Kesteven District Council’s Meres Leisure Centre.

She told the youngsters: “This event is fantastic for you and enables you to come together and compete, try different sports and it is great to see so many of you participating.”

Denise, who is a retired track and field athlete, won gold in the heptathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Also in attendance was TV presenter and former international gymnast Gaby Logan with her husband, retired Scottish rugby player Kenny Logan.

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The venue also played host to the eighth annual inspire+ Mini Olympics, themed around the 2015 Rugby World Cup. More than 1,000 children from 33 schools took part in a range of activities.

This year five world class sportsmen and women attended including Sam Ruddock, Paralympic track and field athlete, Clive Wright, paraplegic power lifter, Olympic swimmer Sophie Allen, retired Leicester Tigers forward Louis Deacon and GB badminton player Chris Adcock.

Chris Graves, Operations Manager for inspire+, said: “This is the highest number of school children we have ever had and they have all really entered into the rugby theme. Every year it gets better and better.”

Our venues and facilities business manager, Paul Stokes said: “Both events really show off how fantastic a facility the Meres really is.”

GRAND E NTRANC E: St Ma into the st ry’s School process adium

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SKDC’s venues and facilities business manager, Paul Stokes said:

“Both events really show off how fantastic a facility the Meres really is.”

Hundreds of children

compete in Sainsbury’s School Games in Grantham

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olsnhir e spor t Masc ot Ma x

NET ASSET: Kirsty MacKay at the Meres

undreds of children from across the county came together for the Sainsbury’s School Games Lincolnshire Summer Festival.

Grantham Meres Leisure Centre hosted the event that saw youngsters compete in goalball, volleyball, athletics, hockey, rounders and tennis.

The event, a national initiative launched by central government, is a chance for all Lincolnshire schools to build on existing work and boost school sport.

Great Britain hockey goalkeeper, Kirsty Mackay, was guest of honour and encouraged the children to do their very best throughout the day.

She said: “I first represented England Hockey when I was 13.

It is one of the best feelings I get when I represent my country and I hope to compete in the Rio

Olympics next year.

“Give everything you can to be the best you can be.”

Lincolnshire Local Organising Committee Chair, Chris Beckett said: “I would like to thank all members of the organising committee for all of their hard work which has made this event possible and thanks to SKDC and 1Life for the use of their facility.”

The council’s venues and facilities business manager, Paul Stokes said that it was great to see so many children taking part in sport.

“It reminds me of my own school days and I hope that the children had a great time taking part in all of the events, he said.

“We are so lucky to have such a great venue in our district and this type of event really shows it off.”

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What’s on

in South Kesteven

GUILDHALL ARTS CENTRE Grantham

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ONLY FOOLS AND BOYCIE SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 7.30PM £15 Enjoy an intimate evening with John Challis, one of the nation’s greatest comedy actors, best known as Boycie in BBC1’s Only Fools and Horses. In this one-off show the national treasure will reveal secrets from the set with stories and anecdotes from his dazzling career.

Having worked with some of the biggest names in show business, he’ll be spilling the beans about Only Fools and Horses co-stars like Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst and friends and fellow performers like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Oliver Reed and George Best. He’ll also recall tales from his time in Dr Who, Coronation Street and other TV classics.

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PLAYING MAGGIE Wednesday 21 October 7.30pm £12 / £10 concessions /£8.50 students Pip Utton in ‘Playing Maggie’.

Not merely a reflection on how to portray this lady but a live audience with Margaret Thatcher. Pip Utton IS The ‘Iron Lady’! Saviour or witch? Love her or hate her? Not for Pip

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to decide, only to portray. She divided the nation like no other politician. Hear her philosophies, her inspiration and her logic.

Known throughout the world for spellbinding portrayals of Adolf, Churchill, Dickens, Chaplin, Hancock and many others. ‘Maggie’ is probably Pip’s greatest challenge yet. Pip not only becomes Margaret Thatcher but risks taking audience questions, and answering them as Maggie!

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST PANTOMIME THURS 10 DECEMBER 2015 – SUNDAY 3 JANUARY 2016 £13 / £12 concessions / £44 family of four / £7.50 schools / £10 groups of 10+ Polka Dot Pantomimes present Beauty and the Beast – a classic story for all the family.

There will be plenty of audience participation, modern songs to sing along to, huge amounts of laughter and a great story to ensure that everyone leaves with a smile on their face. There will be new and familiar faces in our professional cast and a very special appearance by Grantham’s most talented canine resident, as our panto pooch makes his theatrical debut!

A full list of dates and times can be found online www. guildhallartscentre.com

STAMFORD ARTS CENTRE

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LIL’ JIMMY REED Wednesday 23 September 8pm £14 / £12 concessions Leon Atkins, better known as Lil’ Jimmy Reed, is the real deal, as will be attested to by anyone who has heard his stinging guitar work, gritty vocals and haunting harmonica.

A tall charismatic figure, Lil’ Jimmy is one of the last of a generation of classic blues artists. Born in a shot-gun shack, near the Mississippi river, his music whether joyous or sad embodies a raw Louisiana blues tradition that has its roots in the bayous of the Deep South.

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BALLET CYMRU PRESENT Tir / Celtic Concerto An Outstanding double bill of new Welsh Dance Wednesday 7 October 7.30pm £15 / £14 concessions / £12 students and groups 10+ Cerys Matthews’ iconic album of Welsh Folk Music ‘TIR’ is the inspiration behind this new dance work; Ballet Cymru choreographers Darius James and Amy Doughty have used 11 of the songs from the album to create a unique work especially for the dancers of Ballet Cymru.

Cerys’ self-produced album of traditional Welsh songs, ‘TIR’,

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is the biggest selling Welsh language album of the past decade.

CELTIC CONCERTO - Ballet Cymru recently collaborated with renowned harpist and Walesbased composer Catrin Finch to produce a stunning new dance piece, performed with music based on Catrin’s first composition, ‘Celtic Concerto’.

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HOW THE KOALA LEARNT TO HUG by Steven Lee The People’s Theatre Company Saturday 24 October 2.30pm £8 / £7 concessions / £28 for family of four Based on the best-selling book by Steven Lee this charming family

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musical has been written especially for children aged three and above to enjoy with their grown-ups.

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KATHRYN TICKELL AND THE SIDE Friday 20 November 8pm £18 / £16 concessions Channelling their diverse musical experiences into a powerful new sound The Side stay true to the spirit and essence of Kathryn’s own Northumbrian folk tradition whilst unleashing the talent and creativity of each individual musician.

Evocative slow airs that could break your heart move seamlessly into life-affirming jigs and reels; Amy storms into a clog dance; Kathryn’s dizzying rapid-fire piping contrasts with the richness of the cello and

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Ruth’s sparkling harp playing melds it all together – a very special evening is in store in the company of Kathryn and The Side.

MERES LIVE

Meres Leisure Centre, Grantham, NG31 7XQ

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JIMMY CARR FUNNY BUSINESS SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 2015 8PM £25 plus £1 booking fee Jimmy Carr is currently best known for hosting and appearing on TV panel shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats, QI, and The Big Fat Quiz of the Year.

As a stand-up, he tours relentlessly; notorious for his dark jokes and edgy one-liners, not to mention his quick witted comebacks, it’s a brave audience member who tries to take him on with a heckle.

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SOUL LEGENDS FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER 7.30PM £22 / £20 concessions / £18 each for groups of 6+ Plus £1 booking fee Brand-new, live on stage, coming to you direct from the USA. . . it’s the music of soul legends Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Tina

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Turner, Lionel Richie, Barry White, Sam & Dave, Chaka Khan and many more!

Talented singers and musicians, jaw-dropping choreography and costumes revive hits such as Respect, Soul Man, Midnight Hour, River Deep Mountain High, Ain’t No Stopping Us Now, Get Down on It, I Feel Good to name just a few!

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THE CARPENTERS STORY SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER 7.30PM £23 / £21 concessions / £19 each for groups of 6+ Plus £1 booking fee The Carpenters Story features Phil Aldridge’s lavish arrangements, and Claire Furley’s uncanny representation of Karen Carpenter.

Hits on offer include Yesterday Once More, They Long to be Close To You & We’ve Only Just Begun.

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BOURNE CORN EXCHANGE

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THOROUGHLY MODERN MUSICALS TUESDAY 6 OCTOBER 2PM £11.50 / £10.50 concessions Join us as our stunning vocalists take you on a journey through some of the biggest musicals from the West End and Broadway, including songs from Les Miserable, Miss Saigon, Mamma Mia, and Grease to name a few.

Add some glittering costumes and sparkling sets and this show becomes a must for anyone who loves a musical.

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Visitors to the Wedding Fair will receive a goody bag, and can also be in with the chance of winning some great prizes in the free prize draw.

So why not come along, and see not only see what the Bourne Corn Exchange can offer you for your special day as a venue, but also what local wedding suppliers can offer you?

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JACK AND THE BEANSTALK PANTOMIME TUESDAY 1 DECEMBER – SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER Tickets: £12 / £11 concessions / £42 family of four / £7 schools BOURNE WEDDING / £9.50 for groups of 10+ FAIR One of the best loved pantomimes SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER comes to the Bourne Corn 10AM – 2PM Exchange and tells the story of Free entry Jack, his mother Dame Trott and The event will take place in the their battle with the evil Giant, venues main hall, and filled with Blunderbore. many excellent local wedding A high energy mix of singing, services and suppliers, including dancing and comedy, coupled photographers, cake makers, with spectacular scenery and jewellers, transport and much more. costumes.

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Groups and family offers not available online, please contact directly.

Ways to book your tickets: Visit, or call the Bourne Corn Exchange on 01778 423579 Visit, or call the Guildhall Arts Centre in Grantham on 01476 406158 Visit, or call the Stamford Arts Centre on 01780 763203 Book online: www.southkesteven.gov.uk/bournecornexchange

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Summer Fun 2015

hildren from throughout the district have taken part in a range of summer activities aimed at promoting sport, arts and leisure.

Children and young people aged from 18 months to 18 years have taken part in activities organised by SKDC and partners throughout the district during the summer holidays.

SKDC’s venues and facilities business manager, Paul Stokes, said: “I am delighted that so many young people have been taking part in sports and arts events throughout the district this summer.”

There was a lot to see and do

in all four of our market towns over the six week holidays including; football, cricket, dance and music classes and events at our arts centres.

There was also a varied range

of play schemes and activity weeks organised by schools, sports charity inspire+, local fire stations, youth and community centres and the SKDC leisure centres.

MONSTROUS MOMENT: Action from a movie making session in Stamford

BUILDING BLOCKS: Jo Green (6) in action at the Lego session at the Grantham Guildhall

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