Exhibitions
20 May to 14 September
China: The Silk Empire Exhibition - Science and Technology in Ancient China. Investigate inventions and discoveries made in China including printing, silk, gunpowder and the compass. North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Open Tuesday to Saturday, bank holiday Mondays and school holiday Mondays 10am-4pm, Sundays 1pm-4pm. Admission free. 01724 843533.
776BC: The First Olympics Exhibition - Discover the ancient Greek Olympics - The inspiration for our modern games. North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Open Tuesday to Saturday, bank holiday Mondays and school holiday Mondays 10am-4pm, Sundays 1pm-4pm. Admission free. 01724 843533.
Saturday 28 June to Saturday 13 September
Dreams Made Manifest Exhibition by Halima Cassell - 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. 01724 297070.
Saturday 5 July to Saturday 11 October
Out of the Jungle Exhibition by Chris Roantree and Beijing Dreams Exhibition. 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. 01724 297070.
Saturday 12 July to Saturday 27 September
The Things That Constrain Me Also Set Me Free - Exhibition by Sue Goldschmidt, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. 01724 297070.
August
Friday 29 August
Bobcats - Rockin' at the Ancholme Inn, Brigg, 7.30pm. £6 on door. 07517 868903.
Friday 29 and Saturday 30 August
European Market - Crafts and food, 9am-5pm Friday, 9am-4pm Saturday, Brigg Market Place. 01652 657053.
Tessellations - 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Help fill the gallery floor with bold tessellated patterns. Free, drop-in, children must be supervised. 01724 297070.
Saturday 30 August
Railtours around the iron and steel making plant at Scunthorpe - Short railtour 10.30am for 1½ hrs. Standard tour 1.30pm for 2½ hours. Places must be pre-booked with Brigg Tourist Information Centre 01652 657053. Admission free (donations welcome).
Evening Batty Ramble - Waters' Edge Country Park, Barton. Please book. 01652 637055.
Portable Antiquities Finds Day - 11am - 12.30pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Bring in any archaeological finds for identification. Admission free.
Archaeology Club: Greek Pots - 1pm-2pm, suitable for seven to 15-year-olds, £2.50 per child. Booking essential. 01724 843533.
Antique and 20th century furniture, collectables and household effects sale - 9.30am, Brown & Co. Brigg. Viewing 2pm-7pm Friday and morning of sale from 8.30am. 01652 650172.
"Discover your true colours" Saturday Workshop - 9.30am-3pm, John Leggott College, Scunthorpe. Come along and find out what you should be wearing. Please book. 01469 531603.
Sunday 31 August
Deer - Seen and Herd - Normanby Hall Country Park. Please book, £3 plus park admission. 01724 720588. Ancholme River Jazz Band - Playing for two hours between 1.30pm and 4.30pm.
Normanby Park Open Fishing Match - Book early, draw 9am, pegs available, £10 each. 01724 732309.
The Real Macaws Outdoor Music Performance - 2pm, Waters' Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Jazz/Latin/funk fusion ensemble from Leeds. Bring a chair and picnic. 01652 631500.
Craft Fair - 10am-5pm, Waters' Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. 01652 631500.
September
Tuesday 2 September
Tessellations - 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Help fill the gallery floor with bold tessellated patterns Free, drop-in, children must be supervised. 01724 297070.
Queen Victoria, Grandmother of Europe's Royal Families - Talk by Marilyn Roberts for BASH (Brigg Amateur Social Historians) 8pm, Brigg and District Servicemen's Club, Coney Court. 07904 814820.
Wednesday 3 September
Midweek ramble - Worlaby/Elsham, Meet 10.30am, Main Street, Worlaby (careful parking on roadside). 01652 688247.
Wednesday 3 until Saturday 13 September
Singin' in the Rain - Presented by Wilton Productions, 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. 01724 277733.
Friday 5 September
Moonlight Country Music Club (Dave Whitmore) - 7.30pm onwards, Elsham Village Hall. £3, bring your own drink. 01652 680364.
Tia Mcgraff - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. A fantastic singer said to remind the listener of an early Linda Ronstadt. Tickets £8 advance, £10 on door. 01652 660380.
An evening with the housekeeper - 7pm-9.30pm, Normanby Hall. Join the housekeeper for a drink and tour of the Hall. Including a light supper, please book. £10.95. 01724 720588.
Saturday 6 September
In Your Shoes - 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Make a pair of miniature shoes. Free, drop-in. Children must be supervised. 01724 297070.
"Last Night of the Proms" featuring Barnetby Silver Band - 7.30pm, St Andrew's Church, Kirton Lindsey. Tickets £7.50, interval refreshments. Patriotic dress optional! 01652 648885.
6 September to 7 October
Autumn Hues exhibition - Ropewalk Contemporary Art and Craft, Barton. 01652 660380.
Sunday 7 September
Railtour around the iron and steel making plant at Scunthorpe - Standard tour 1.30pm for 2 ½ hours. Places must be pre-booked with Brigg Tourist Information Centre 01652 657053. Admission free (donations welcome).
Hound of the Baskervilles - Presented by Illyria, 7pm, Thornton Abbey. Bring a chair, picnic and torch. Adults £5, children £3, concessions £4. 01652 660380.
Hog Roast with dancing to Blue Rox - 6pm for 6.30pm, Thornton Abbey. Tickets £20 in aid of St Lawrence's Church. 01469 532940 / 01469 531214.
Emergency Service and Courts Open Day - 10am-4pm, Laneham St, Scunthorpe. Live rescue drills, visit the Magistrates' court, experience a prison cell, try "bouldering", children's games and rides.
Wednesday 10 September
Volunteer Day - Humber Bridge Viewing Area. Please book. 01724297028.
Scunthorpe Camera Club - "Looking through a glass onion", illustrated talk by Andrew Foley, 7.30pm, Central Community Centre, Scunthorpe.
Thursday 11 September
No Country For Old Men (15) - 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £3. 01652 660380.
Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 September - Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days. Over 80 free events, including:
Thursday 11 and Sunday 14 September
Open Days at Epworth Old Rectory - Thursday 10am-4pm and Sunday 2pm-4pm.
Thursday 11 and Friday 12 September
View the "Amy Howson" Humber Sloop - 10am-4pm, Ferriby Sluice on River Ancholme near South Ferriby. Meet at the car park opposite Hope and Anchor pub, sloop is not wheelchair accessible.
Friday 12 to Sunday 14 September
Open Days at 51 Fleetgate, Barton - 10am-4pm. Visit the oldest residential house in North Lincolnshire.
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September
Wilderspin National School Open Days - 11am-4pm, Queen St, Barton.
St Peter's Church, Barton, Free Access Days - 10am-5pm. Family activities and events.
Guided tours of South Street Pumping Station - 10am, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3pm, Owston Ferry (on road to West Stockwith). Pre-booking essential. 01529 461499.
Thornton Abbey Gatehouse Free Access Days - 10am-5pm. Family activities and events.
For more information on Lincolnshire Heritage days, call: 01529 461499
Friday 12 and Saturday 13 September
Father's Day - 7.30pm, a comedy by Eric Chappell presented by the South Bank Players, Ropery Hall, Barton. Adults £4, concessions £3. 01652 660380.
Saturday 13 September
Autumn Fine Art and Antique Sale - 9.30am, Brown & Co., Brigg. Viewing 2pm-7pm Friday, and morning of sale from 8.30am. 01652 650172.
Cross Stitch in the Jungle - 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in. Children must be supervised. 01724 297070.
Batty Bats Walks - Waters' Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Please book. 01724 297028.
Railtour around the iron and steel making plant at Scunthorpe - Standard tour 1.30pm for 2½ hours. Brake van tour, 4.30pm for two hours, not suitable for children under 10 years. Places must be pre-booked with Brigg Tourist Information Centre 01652 657053. Admission free (donations welcome).
National Car Wash Day - 10am-4pm, Fire Station, Laneham St, Scunthorpe. In aid of Fire Service Benevolent Fund.
September 13 to 16 November
Noel Black : A Retrospective - Exhibition - Ropewalk Contemporary Art and Craft, Barton. 01652 660380.
Saturday 13 to Thursday 18 September
Prelude exhibition - Work that was shown at the Chapter House at Lincoln Cathedral for the University of Lincoln's BA (Hons) Furniture and Contemporary Decorative Crafts degree exhibition. Ropewalk Contemporary Art and Craft, Barton. 01652 660380.
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September
Trolleydays - 11am-6pm, the Trolleybus Museum, Belton Road, Sandtoft. An opportunity to look at the world's largest collection of historic trolleybuses with rides, exhibitions, café, picnic area and museum shop. 01724 711391.
Stationary and Miniature Traction Engine Rally - 10am-4.30pm Normanby Hall Country Park. Engines of years gone by and small steam vehicles. 01724 720588.
National Gardens Scheme Open Weekend - 56 Burringham Road, Scunthorpe. 10am-5pm, Admission £2, children free. 01724 334480.
Monday 15 to Wednesday 17 September
Ladies Down Under - Presented by Hull Truck Company, 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. 01724 277733.
Thursday 18 September
Kite Runner (12a) - 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. 01652 660380.
Friday 19 September
Boo Hewerdine and Heidi Talbot - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £10 advance, £12 on door. 01652 660380.
Saturday 20 September
Scunthorpe Male Voice Choir Concert - 7pm, St Mary's Church, Barton. 01652 659127.
Hanging by a thread - 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Create a sculptural hanging. Free, drop-in. Children must be supervised. 01724 297070.
A Walk on the Wildside - Join the famous "Goose man" for a walk along the banks of the Humber from Alkborough Flats. Booking essential. 01724 721269.
Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September
Insights Open Studio - 10am-5pm, Waters' Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Exhibition by a local artist. 01652 631500.
Sunday 21 September
Railtour around the iron and steel making plant of Scunthorpe - Standard tour 1.30pm for 2 ½ hours. Places must be pre-booked with Brigg Tourist Information Centre 01652 657053. Admission free (donations welcome).
Epworth Festival of the Plough - 10am-4pm, High Burnham Farm, Epworth. Shire horses, vintage tractors, craft stalls. 01427 872350.
Tuesday 23 September
Brigg and District Flower Club - "Sensual Delights" by Caroline Jackson, 7.15pm, Angel Suite. 01724 842049
Tuesday 23 September to Saturday 27 September
Home is where your clothes are - Presented by the Hospital Players, 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. 01724 277733.
Wednesday 24 September
Scunthorpe Camera Club - An evening with Jane Evans from the Yorkshire Monochrome Group, 7.30pm, Central Community Centre, Scunthorpe.
Volunteer Day - Brumby Wood Local Nature Reserve. Please book. 01724 297028.
Epworth Ghost Walk - 7.45pm, meet at "Axholme Arts", Queen St. Follow the lantern bearer into the graveyard to glimpse the horrifying history of Epworth and the legendary Isle of Axholme. Adults £4 (under 16s £3) including hot home-made soup. Not suitable for children under 10. 01427 873947.
Thursday 25 September
Arsenic and Old Lace (PG) - 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. 01652 660380.
Friday 26 September
Martin Simpson - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Winner of two awards at BBC Folk Awards 2008. 01652 660380.
The Rapides - Rockin' at the Ancholme Inn, Brigg, 7.30pm. £6 on door. 07517 868903.
Saturday 27 September
Brigg Farmers' Market - 9am-3pm, Brigg Market Place. Visit this FARMA accredited market and buy delicious local food from the people who produce it. Now with over 30 stalls selling everything from ostrich to smoked salmon and home-made cakes to chilli dips. 01652 657053.
Food Festival - Pink Pig Organic Farm Shop, Holme, Scunthorpe. 01724 844466.
Duck Egg Theatre Company Showcase - The Ropewalk, Barton. 01652 660380 / 07723 371833.
Railtour around the iron and steel making plant at Scunthorpe - standard tour 1.30pm for 2½ hours. Places must be pre-booked with Brigg Tourist Information Centre 01652 657053. Admission free (donations welcome).
Folk Arts and Fairy Tales Day - 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in. Children must be supervised. 01724 297070.
Archaeology Club: Finds Processing - 11am -12 noon, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Suitable for seven to 15-year-olds, £2.50 per child. Booking essential. 01724 843533.
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September
Insights Open Studio - 10am-5pm, Waters' Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Exhibition by a local artist. 01652 631500.
The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft Trolleydays - featuring six wheeled trolleybuses, 11am-6pm, junction 2 M180. Trolleybus rides, exhibitions, play area, free parking. Adult £4.50, concession £2.50, family £12. 01724 711391.
Residents' Open Weekend – North and North East Councils are working together to promote a weekend of free entry or special offers for many attractions across the area.
Sunday 28 September
Apple Day - 1pm-4.30pm, Normanby Hall Country Park. Displays by the Northern Fruit Group and children's activities. 01724 720588.
Normanby Park Open Fishing Match - Book early, draw 9am, pegs available, £10 each. 01724 732309.
Food Festival – Pink Pig Organic Farm Shop, Holme, Scunthorpe. 01724 844466.
October
Wednesday 1 October
Midweek ramble – Goxhill Haven/Barrow Haven, Meet 10.30am, Goxhill Haven (careful parking on roadside).
01652 688247.
Thursday 2 October
Brigg and District Horticultural Society – “Apples” - talk by Shaun D’arcy of Manby, 7.30pm, Methodist Church Hall, Barnard Avenue. Members free, non-members £2. 01652 653905.
Wesley Centre Art Group – Every Thursday, 9.15-11.15am, Methodist Church Buildings, Wesley St, Kirton. £2, please book. Also Tapersize – 1.45-3pm, a fun way to stay in shape, £3, please book. 01652 649500.
Elizabeth – The Golden Age(PG) – 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £3. 01652 660380.
Wednesday 1 to Saturday 4 October
Henry V - Presented by the Little Theatre Club, 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. 01724 277733.
Friday 3 October
Forget me not toddler group – Every Friday 10am-12noon, Methodist Church Buildings, Wesley St, Kirton. £1.50 please book. 01652 649500.
Angie Palmer Band - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £10 advance, £12 on door. 01652 660380.
Saturday 4 October
Recycling Sale - Every Saturday 9am-12noon, Methodist Church Buildings, Wesley St, Kirton. 01652 649500.
Discover your true colours workshop - 9.30am-3pm, John Leggott College, Scunthorpe. Learn colour co-ordination and achieve the maximum outfits for the minimum garments. Please book. 01469 531603
Mari Wilson - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £15 advance, £17 on door. 01652 660380.
Techno Trash - 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Suitable for all, free, drop-in. Under eights should be with a participating adult. Rummage through old computer parts, wires and circuits then use your findings to create a mapped out sculpture inspired by the work of Paul Matosic. 01724 297070.
Saturday 4 October to 16 October
Exhibition by Tim Needham and Richard Hatfield - Ropewalk Contemporary Art and Craft, Barton.
01652 660380.
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October
The first Normanby Country House Antique Fair - 10am-4.30pm, Normanby Hall. 01724 720588
Sunday 5 October
Brigg Sprint Triathlon - Starts 9am, Ancholme Leisure Centre. 400m swim, 20km cycle, 5km run. 07920 499066.
Regen Way Walk - 10am from Crowle Community Hall. Refreshments from 9.30am, 10 mile walk around the outskirts of Crowle and Ealand.
Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 October
Talon - 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. 01724 277733.
Tuesday 7 October
It’s a Play Thing Exhibition- North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Opens from October 7. Free admission. Join us for a celebration of treasured toys- those you remember and the ones we still love to play with! 01724 843533.
Brigg of Yesteryear - Slide show by Josie Webb and Pat Parkinson for BASH (Brigg Amateur Social Historians), 8pm, Brigg & District Servicemen’s Club, Coney Court. Free admission. 07904 814820.
Wednesday 8 October
Dominic Kirwan - 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. 01724 277733.
Volunteer Day – Sawcliffe Hill Wood Local Nature Reserve. Please book. 01724 297028.
Thursday 9 October
The Big Ballet - 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. 01724 277733.
My Kid Could Paint That (PG) – 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £3. 01652 660380.
Friday 10 October
Scunthorpe and North Lincolnshire Concert Series - Bobby Chen (piano) - 7.30pm, John Leggott College, Scunthorpe. Adults £12, juniors and full time students free (free places must be pre-booked on 01724 764293).
Laminated - Presented by Shooting Fish, 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. 01724 277733.
Saturday 11 October
Collector’s Toy Auction - 9.30am, Brown & Co, Brigg. Viewing 2pm-7pm Friday and morning of sale from 8.30am. 01652 650172.
Activity Family Fun Day - 11am-3pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Free admission. Families are encouraged to register by 11am on the day. Children’s race games in the grounds of the museum, craft activities inside. 01724 843533.
Fairy Tale Goggles - 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in, suitable for all. Under eights should be with a participating adult. Create your own magical goggles to view the exhibition Folk Art and Fairy Tales through the eyes of a goblin or fairy. 01724 297070.
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust walk - 9.30am, meet at Goxhill Haven for 2-4 mile walk. 01469 533959.
Sunday 12 October
Art in the Park - 11am-4pm, Normanby Hall Country Park. A mix of art, craft, ICT and outdoor activities.
01724 720588.
Wednesday 15 October
Floral Demonstration by Nicholas Grounds - Brigg and District Flower Society, 7.15pm, Scawby Village Hall.
01652 650158.
Scunthorpe Camera Club – 7.30pm, Central Community Centre, Lindum St. Digitally produced prints by Colin New, one of Yorkshire’s best photographers. 01724 342832.
"Bats" - Talk by Angie Neave for Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, 7.30pm, Far Ings Visitor Centre, Barton. Free, all welcome, refreshments available. 01652 632202.
Wednesday 15 to Saturday 18 October
A Tomb with a View - Presented by Group 62, 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. 01724 277733
Thursday 16 October
The Other Boleyn Girl (PG) - 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £3. 01652 660380.
Friday 17 October
Dave Swarbrick’s Lazarus - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £13 advance, £15 on door. 01652 660380.
Barton Civic Society - Talk by Richard Clark on "East Yorkshire Coast Revisited", 7.30pm, Assembly Rooms, Barton. 01652 632928
18 October to 16 November
Exhibition by Sarah Dunstan - Ropewalk Contemporary Art and Craft, Barton. 01652 660380.
Saturday 18 October
Scunthorpe Male Voice Choir Annual Concert - 7pm, The House, Brumby Wood Lane. 01652 659127.
Scunthorpe Rotary Antique and Collectables Fayre - 9am-4pm, Brumby Engineering College, Cemetery Road. 01724 8559175.
Grimmers Family Portraits - 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in, suitable for all. Under eights should be with a participating adult. Using comic books, film stills and action heroes create a peculiar portrait of your family, based on work by Nigel Grimmer. 01724 297070.
Sunday 19 October
The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft Trolleyday and St Leger Rally - 11am-6pm, junction 2 M180. Trolleybus rides, exhibitions, play area, free parking. Parades and many visiting historic vehicles on display. Adult £5, concessions £3, family £15. 01724 711391
Annual Ploughing Tournament - 10am-4pm, Northwold Farm, Worlaby Top, near Brigg. Horse ploughing, classic and vintage classes, static display, refreshments, trade stands. 01652 633171.
Look at trees on Waters’ Edge Local Nature Reserve - Bring the family and make something to take home. Please book. 01724 297390.
Monday 20 October
Birds of the Caribbean - 7.15pm, Scunthorpe Museum Society at North Lincolnshire Museum. Non-members welcome. 01724 869440.
Tuesday 21 October
Lecture by Dr K Leahy about the history of St Mary's - 7.30pm, St Mary's Church, Broughton. £3.50 including light refreshments. Tickets from 01652 657631.
Wednesday 22 October
An evening with Gervase Phinn and Steve Smith - 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. 01724 277733.
Thursday 23 October
John Hegley - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £10 advance, £12 on door. 01652 660380.
Thursday 23 to Saturday 25 October
Talking Heads - 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. 01724 277733.
Friday 24 October
Shooting Fish Theatre present…Laminated - 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £9/ £7 concessions.
01652 660380.
Saturday 25 October
Portable Antiquities Finds Day - 11am - 12.30pm North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe - Bring in any archaeological finds for identification. Admission free.
Archaeology Club: The Big Draw - Suitable for seven to 15-year-olds, 11am -12 noon, £2.50 per child. Booking essential, 01724 843533.
The Big Draw Bigger Picture -10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in, suitable for all. Under eights should be with a participating adult. Join artist Su Blackwell and 20-21 staff for a fun packed family day celebrating drawing and storytelling. Take part in the bigger picture, creating huge drawings using old unwanted books. Make an unusual drawing tool from the pages of old books and experiment with drawing activities, games and antics. 01724 297070.
Brigg Farmers’ Market - 9am-3pm, Brigg Market Place. Visit this FARMA accredited market and buy delicious local food from the people who produce it. Now with over 30 stalls selling everything from ostrich to smoked salmon and home-made cakes to chilli dips. 01652 657053.
Antique and 20th century furniture, collectables and household effects sale - 9.30am, Brown & Co., Brigg. Viewing 2pm-7pm Friday and morning of sale from 8.30am. 01652 650172.
Jennifer Crook - Accompanied by Bethany Porter on cello and Maclaine Colston on hammered dulcimer, 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £8 advance/ £10 on door. 01652 660380.
To Bead or Not to Bead 2 - 2pm-4pm, The Ropewalk, Barton. Scunthorpe and District Branch Embroiderer's Guild presents Eliza McClelland, members £2.50, non-members £7.50, including refreshments. Please book.
01652 635175.
Sunday 26 October
Pumpkin Day – 1pm-3.30pm, Normanby Hall Country Park. Enter your home grown pumpkin in our competition for Biggest and Best Decorated by a child, judged at 2.30pm. See the display of pumpkins and gourds in the Spooky Farm Museum. 01724 720588.
Monday 27 October
The Searchers - 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe.Tickets £15. 01724 277733.
Illustrated talk on metalwork finds from the Norman period - 7.15pm, Scunthorpe Museum Society at North Lincolnshire Museum. Non-members welcome. 01724 869440.
Monday 27 to Thursday 30 October
Halloween Half Term Week - 1pm-3pm, Normanby Hall. Bring the kids to visit the Spooky Farm Museum and enjoy the crafty kids activities . 01724 720588.
Tuesday 28 October
Brigg and District Flower Club - “Time of Change “ by Josephine Wallace, 7.15pm, Angel Suite. 01724 842049.
Autumn Art - 2pm-4pm, Waters' Edge Country Park, Barton. £2.50, please book. 01652 637055.
Tuesday 28 October to Saturday 1 November
Brigg Amateur Operatic Show - "Crazy for you" - Westmoor Hall, Vale of Ancholme Technology College. Matinee 2.30pm Saturday, evenings 7.30pm, adults £6 (concessions £5, only on Sat Matinee). Tickets from Brigg Beds, Princes St. 01652 651828 or Gloria Barnes. 01724 330874.
Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 October
Collected Charms - 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in, suitable for all. Under eights should be with a participating adult. Inspired by the work of Jennifer Collier create cute jewellery and accessories using collected stamps, labels and envelopes. 01724 297070.
Wednesday 29 October
Scunthorpe Camera Club - 7.30pm, Central Community Centre, Lindum St. " Japan", illustrated talk presented by Margaret Herbert and John Ward from Howden Camera Club. 01724 342832.
Volunteer day – Silica Park Local Nature Reserve. Please book. 01724 297028.
Claire Teal -7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. 01724 277733.
Thursday 30 October
The Jive Aces - 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. 01724 277733.
Troy (18) – 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £3. 01652 660380.
Thursday 30 and Friday 31 October
Grim Gadgetry - 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in, suitable for all. Under eights should be with a participating adult. Invent and design terrifying gadgets based on classic Grimm Brother’s Fairy Tales. 01724 297070.
Friday 31 October
Sid Kipper - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £7 advance, £9 on door. 01652 660380.
Halloween Trick or Treat in the Spooky Farm Museum - 3pm-5pm, Normanby Hall. Free entry, fancy dress competition judged at 4.30pm. 01724 720588.
Halloween Pumpkin Party - 10am-12pm, Far Ings Nature Reserve, Barton. Come dressed up and bring your own pumpkin to carve. Cost £3. Please book. 01652 637055.
Spooky Disco - 5pm-7pm, Waters' Edge Country Park, Barton. Fancy dress competition, face painting and fun activities. Suitable for 12s and under, must be supervised by adult. Honey Pot café will be serving special spooky menu. 01652 631500.
Spooky Night Walk - 6.30-8pm, Far Ings Nature Reserve, Barton. £2.50, please book. 01652 637055.
Brigg Ghost Walk - 7.30pm from The White Horse Pub, Wrawby St. Tickets £3 from Brigg Tourist Information Centre. 01652 657053.
Epworth Junior Ghost Walk. Meet 5.45pm in St Andrews church car park. Hear the stories of Epworth's horrible history that are too scary for the adults. Prizes for the spookiest costumes. £4. 01427 873947
Epworth Ghost Walk - 7.45pm, meet at "Axholme Arts", Queen St. Follow the lantern bearer into the graveyard to glimpse the horrifying history of Epworth and the legendary Isle of Axholme. Not suitable for children under 10. Please book, £5. 01427 873947.
Barton Ghost Walk - 7.30pm, meet at Baysgarth Museum with comfortable shoes and a torch, £4 adults / £3 concessions. 01652 633508.
The Producers (PG) - 2pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. £3 film only or £6 for film and fish and chips lunch - please book. 01724 277733.
Class of 58 - Rockin’ at the Ancholme Inn - Brigg, 7.30pm. £6 on door. 07517 868903
Saturday 1 November
Epworth Ghost Walk - 7.45pm, meet at "Axholme Arts", Queen St. Follow the lantern bearer into the graveyard to glimpse the horrifying history of Epworth and the legendary Isle of Axholme. Not suitable for children under 10. Please book, £5. 01427 873947.
Gruesome Get Up -10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in, suitable for all. Under eights should be with a participating adult. Create a monstrous and grotesque disguise to transform yourself into a frightening beast.
Tales in the Tower - Come along to 20-21 to join storyteller Pete Keal in the dark shadows of the bell tower. 11-11.30am, 12-12.30pm, 2pm-2.30pm, 3pm-3.30pm. All ages, free, drop-in. 01724 297070.
Brigg Lions Firework Display - Gates open 5.30pm, fireworks 7.30pm. 01724 720064.
ST-ART and Freehand Theatre present Little Red…You know who! - 11am and 2pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £3/£2 concession. Suitable for children aged three to seven and their families. 01652 660380.
Please note:
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