There’s a lot going on next week in Stamford, Rutland, Bourne and Deepings.
Be sure to review carefully so you don’t miss out.
To include your event in the diary dates please email: smeditor@stamfordmercury.co.uk by 5pm on Monday.
Friday, October 13
The Gondoliers – 7:30 p.m., Stamford Corn Exchange. A Stamford Gilbert and Sullivan Players production. The newest production of the classic Gilbert and Sullivan play, first performed by the Stamford group in 1905. Tickets £17, walk-in £16, under 12s £8 call 01780 766455 or www.stamfordcornexchange.co.uk.
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Stevie Jones and The Wildfires show – The Doors at 7:30pm, curfew at 11pm at Mama Liz’s. Tickets are £7 in advance, £10 on the door. Concert dedicated to the presentation of the new album Clarity in Dusk. Features music by Yodaclub and Nick Corney and the Buzzrats. www.wegottickets.com/event/589426 or mamaliz.co.uk/whats-on/
Raising Rita – 7.45pm, Kings Cliff Village Hall. A King’s Cliffe Players production of the comedy-drama starring Annie Corrigan and Clive Giddings. £10 www.kingscliffeplayers.org/tickets
Malcolm Moyes’ Deepings Legacy talk – Respite in Lincoln – 7.30pm, Community Center Main Hall, Market Deeping. About a local woman convicted of murder in the 19th century. Entrance fee £3.
Impressive exhibition – from noon to 17:00, from Tuesday to Sunday until October 25. Willoughby Memorial Trust Gallery, Morley Lane, Corby Glen. Duty-free import.
Rutland Adults Open Art Exhibition – Rutland County Museum, Oakham. Will last until October 21. All items are available for purchase. Operated by Arts for Rutland: www.a4r.org.uk.
Saturday, October 14
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Christmas Market – 10:00 to 11:30, Bourne Reformed Church Hall. Christmas gifts, cards etc, cakes, raffles and refreshments. Funds were raised for the church.
The Gondoliers – 5 p.m., Stamford Corn Exchange. A Stamford Gilbert and Sullivan Players production. The newest production of the classic Gilbert and Sullivan play, first performed by the Stamford group in 1905. Tickets £17, under 16s, under 12s £8, call 01780 766455 or www.stamfordcornexchange.co.uk.
East Anglia Group Workshop – Oddfellows Hall, Market Deeping, PE6 8AN. 14:00. Come and meet CEO Jane Nelson. Members only. Book with Karen on 01778 342006.
Raising Rita – 7.45pm, Kings Cliff Village Hall. A King’s Cliffe Players production of the comedy-drama starring Annie Corrigan and Clive Giddings. £10 www.kingscliffeplayers.org/tickets
Jumble Sale – 13:00 to 15:00, Bulvik village centre. Clothing for adults and teens, books, and household items will be on sale. Admission for adults is 50p and sales are cash only. All proceeds go to the annual gardening show fund.
Preloved Items Sale – 10am to 2pm, The Coach House, The Angel Hotel, Bourne. Household items, personalized clothing, furniture, trinkets, collectibles. Tea and coffee £1.50 and cakes. Duty-free import.
Open Day – 10am to 4pm at Wood Grange Care Home in Bourne. Enjoy homemade cakes prepared by the in-house chef and you’ll have the opportunity to meet the team and take a tour of the house.
Cathedral Classics Concert – 7.30pm, St Mary’s Church, Stamford. St Peter’s Singers performing under the direction of Jeremy Jepson with Chris Brown on organ. Tickets £15 from Stamford Arts Centre, Helen Drake, 01780 763443 or on the door.
Find out about the Rotary session – noon to 2pm, Wake House, Bourne. Organized by the Rotary Club of Bourne. Everyone can find out how the club can benefit them.
Sunday, October 15
Indoor Farmers’ Market – 10am to 2pm, Bourne Leisure Centre, Queen’s Road, Bourne, PE10 9DX. Explore 50 stalls selling artisan food and drink, local produce and handmade crafts.
Rocks by Rail Museum Open Day – 10am to 4pm, Cottesmoor, LE15 7FF. Take a ride on the Rutlander Train and the Quarry Railroad Day. The end of an exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of the closure of Rutland’s last ironstone quarry in Exton Park. Ticket information: rock-by-rail.org.
Gift Wrapping Workshop – 2pm, Careby, Aunby and Holywell Village Hall. Hosted by Jane Means, author of Giftwrapper, who appears on television and has worked with brands including Chanel, Harrods, Dior, Fortnum and Mason and Victoria Beckham. Places cost £25 per person. As well as tea, cake and all the supplies, you’ll receive a goodie bag to take home, including all your wrapped creations. Profit to the village council. Find out more at carebyvillagehall.co.uk.
Tea at King’s Cliffe Village Hall – 14:30 to 17:00. Homemade scones, cakes and other baked goods with freshly brewed tea or coffee or fruit squash. Homemade jam will be on sale and our book corner will offer lots of good reading. Find us on foot along Eagle Lane next to the LONDIS store on West Street; or by car via Orchard Lane at the western end of West Street and then through Church Walk where there is parking opposite the lower entrance to the Village Hall. We have a lift to the top floor if you need it.
Monday, October 16
Badminton Club – 8pm, Stamford Community Badminton Club, Stamford Endowed School Sports Hall, Conduit Road. For information call Heather on 07749 456690.
Stamford Speakers Toastmasters Club – 6.15pm, 13 Catholic Church Hall, Broad Street, Stamford. Develop your public speaking skills. Free to wait.
Leicestershire and Wildlife Trust Rutland Group Evening Talk – 7.30pm, Hambleton Road Volunteer Training Centre, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 8TL. Jenny Harris, volunteer bat care co-ordinator for the Leicestershire and Rutland Bat Group and former conservation officer at Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, will give a talk on ‘Bats of the World’.
Bourne Scrabble Club – 2pm, 1HUB, Queens Road, Bourne. Contact Angela on 01778 426617/07706993886.
Tuesday, October 17
Rocks by the Railroad Museum Open House – 11:30 a.m., Cottesmore. An event in memory of prisoners of war in the Far East – “We Will Remember Them” – to mark the 80th anniversary of the completion of the Burma-Siam “Death” Railway in Thailand. Ticket information: rock-by-rail.org.
Art Session – 1:30pm to 4:00pm every Tuesday in the art studio upstairs at the Stamford Arts Center on St Mary’s Street. Try drawing or painting a live model. £10.00. Hot drinks and cookies included. Information: 01780 763806.
Bourne Bridge Club – weekly at 18.45, Masonic Hall, Bank of Rome, Bourne. £2.50. Book by email suebeevers1@gmail.com.
Deepings Flower Club – 7pm to 7.30pm, Priory Church Hall, Deeping St James. Demonstrator Tim Meakin works on the theme of autumn shades. Tea and coffee with a drawing of all compositions. Visitors £6. Inquiries: Sue Boardman: 01778 349419.
Wednesday, October 18
Alfie Moore: Radio Face – 7.30pm, Stamford Corn Exchange. Tickets: £19: www.stamfordcornexchange.co.uk or call 01780 766455.
Friendly Lunch – 12:30pm, Crown Inn, Surfleet. Contact Christina for more information and bookings on 07714 096801. Non-members welcome.
Long Covid Support Group – 10am to noon, Stamford Day Centre, 33 Ryhall Road. Once in two weeks.
Thursday, October 19
Brian Bilston – 7.30pm, Stamford Corn Exchange. Tickets: £16: www.stamfordcornexchange.co.uk or call 01780 766455.
Art Session – 7.30pm to 10pm every Thursday in the art studio upstairs at the Stamford Arts Center on St Mary’s Street. Try drawing or painting a live model. £10.00. Hot drinks and cookies included. Information: 01780 763806.
Raising Rita – 7.45pm, Kings Cliff Village Hall. A King’s Cliffe Players production of the comedy-drama starring Annie Corrigan and Clive Giddings. £10 www.kingscliffeplayers.org/tickets
Bourne Bridge Club – weekly at 18.45, Masonic Hall, Bank of Rome, Bourne. £2.50. Book by email suebeevers1@gmail.com.
Friday, October 20
There’s no business like show business – 7.45pm, Nassington Church. Performance by Yarwell and Nassington Britannia Band. Tony Cooper goes shopping. Tickets from Nassington, Molds Butchers and http://tinyurl.com/BritBand.
French Dancing – 20:00 (third Friday of every month), Brewery House Studio, rear of Brewery House, next to Northwick Arms, Ketton High Street. If you wish, please bring snacks, drinks and a musical instrument.
Raising Rita – 7.45pm, Kings Cliff Village Hall. A King’s Cliffe Players production of the comedy-drama starring Annie Corrigan and Clive Giddings. £10 www.kingscliffeplayers.org/tickets
Stamford’s March to the Grave and Peterborough’s Destroyers 82 – Voodoo Lounge, Mama Liz’s, North Street, Stamford. Tickets £5 from www.mamaliz.co.uk.