Exhibitions
5 June until 5 September
North Lincolnshire National Open Print Exhibition - The Ropewalk, Barton. 01652 660380.
12 June until 18 September
The Ladykillers Exhibition by James Pogson - 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. 01724 297070.
26 June until 4 September
Throwaway World Exhibition - 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. 01724 297070.
26 June until 6 October
Photographs Exhibition by Alison Walker-Smith - 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. 01724 297070.
Tuesday 29 June until 19 September
School's out - Gallery exhibition - North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. 01724 843533.
Tuesday 6 July until 16 September
Newspaper Times in North Lincolnshire Exhibition - North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. 01724 843533.
Sundays 25 July until 5 September
Toad Rescue – 10.30am, Waters’ Edge Country Park, Barton. Please book, 50p. 01652 631500.
August
3 August until 27 September
North Isle of Axholme Photographic Display – North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. 01724 843533.
Friday 27 August to Wednesday 1 September
Holiday Postcards - 10.30am to 3.30pm (except Sunday and Tuesday 1.30pm to 3.30pm) North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. 01724 843533.
28 August until 26 September
David Hilton Exhibition – The Ropewalk, Barton. 01652 660380.
28 August until 6 November
David Hancock – Game Exhibition - 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. 01724 297070.
September
Wednesday 1 to Saturday 11 September
Hello Dolly – Presented by Wilton Productions, 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. 01724 277733.
Thursday 2 September
Much Ado about Nothing – 7.30pm, Performed by Chapterhouse Theatre Company, Elsham Hall Gardens, near Brigg. Grounds open for picnics from 6pm, Refreshments available, bring your own rugs or low backed seating. Adults £12, students and children £8, family (two plus two) £35 from Elsham (01652 688698), Brigg Tourist Information Centre (01652 657053) or tickets
Museum Mayhem – Summer Holiday Activity - 11am to 3pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Free drop-in craft sessions. 01724 843533.
Felt Making - 3pm to 4pm, Live, Love and Create, 23 Wrawby St, Brigg. £8 including materials, please book. Suitable for ages six plus. 01652 600992.
Friday 3 September
An Evening with the Housekeeper - 7pm to 9.30pm, Normanby Hall. Join the Housekeeper for a drink and tour of the hall. Including light supper, please book, £11.50. 01724 720588.
Friday 3 to Monday 6 September
Paper Planes Activity - 10.30am to 3.30pm (except Sunday 1.30pm to 3.30pm) North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. 01724 843533.
Saturday 4 September
Heritage Trail Walk – South Ferriby and Humber Bridge – 10am. Please book. 01724 721269.
Railtour around the iron and steel making plant at Scunthorpe - Standard tour 1.30pm for 2 ½ hours. Must be pre-booked with Brigg Tourist Information Centre 01652 657053. Admission free (donations welcome).
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 September
Lamberts of Lancaster Optics weekend – 10am to 5pm, Far Ings Visitor Centre, Barton. 01652 637055.
Sunday 5 September
Pride and Prejudice - Presented by Ilyria for Barton Tourism Partnership, 6pm, Thornton Abbey. Bring a chair, picnic and torch. Adults £12, under 16s £8. Gates open 5pm, performance lasts approx two hours 45 minutes. Please bring your own seating, warm clothes and picnic.01652 660380.
Beaded Watches and Unique Gift Adult Workshop – 1pm to 4pm, Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Please book, £28 including materials. 01652 631500.
Tuesday 7 September
RAF Elsham Wold November 1943 to May 1944 – Illustrated talk by Ken Duddell for BASH (Brigg Amateur Social Historians), 8pm, Brigg and District Servicemen’s Club, Coney Court.
Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 September
Lincolnshire Heritage open days free events. 01529 461499:
- Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 September
Lincolnshire at War : Blitz Anniversary - 10am to 4pm
Wilderspin National School Museum, Queen St, Barton. See the unique historic schoolroom and playground designed by the Victorian education pioneer Samuel Wilderspin.
Special Opening of St Andrew’s Church, Epworth – Thursday 11am to 4pm, Friday/Saturday 10am to 4pm, Sunday 2pm to 4pm. Exhibition featuring the Isle of Axholme at War.
- Friday 10 to Sunday 12 September
The Legacies of War Exhibition – 12pm to 4pm, Baysgarth House Museum, Barton. Featuring the Stanbury Taylor letters telling the war story of the heir to the Baysgarth Estate
Elsham Wolds Association Memorial Room – 11am to 4pm, Elsham Water Treatment Works, Middlegate Lane, Elsham, DN20 0NU – A tribute to the airmen who lost their lives while flying from Elsham.
- Saturday 11 September
Take cover – The World War II Experience – 10.30am to 3pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Workshops last one hour, please pre-book. 01724 843533.
- Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 September
Come aboard a Humber Super Sloop – Saturday 10am to 4pm, Sunday 11am to 4pm, Keadby Lock, off A18 near Scunthorpe. Model ships also on display.
Horkstow, St Maurice and 2000 years of history – 2pm to 4pm both days. Display in church showing village and church history. Horkstow is on the B1204, one mile south of South Ferriby.
- Sunday 12 September
Local History Walk – 2pm, Frodingham School, Scunthorpe. Please book. 01724 843533.
Friday 10 September
New Orleans Heat Jazz Band Concert – 7.30pm, All Saints’ Church, Winterton. Tickets £10 including light supper and wine, in aid of church funds. 01724 732684 / 01724 734285.
Friday 10 and Saturday 11 September
Unoriginal Sin – 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Comedy by David Tristram. Tickets £5 / £4. 01652 660380.
Saturday 11 September
Ranger Ramble (eight miles, with pub stop) - 10.30am, Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Free. 01652 631500.
Railtour around the iron and steel making plant at Scunthorpe - Standard tour 1.30pm for 2 ½ hours (any age), brake van tour 4.30pm for two hours (age 10 +). Must be pre-booked with Brigg Tourist Information Centre 01652 657053. Admission free (donations welcome).
Precious Metal Clay– Jewellery Revolution! With Alex Hallowes - 10am to 4pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. £30 per person, additional material fee £25 to £35. 01724 297070.
Autumn Fine Arts and Antiques Auction – 9.30am, Brown and Co, Brigg. Viewing Friday 2pm to 7pm, Saturday 8.30am to 9.30am. 01652 650172.
11 September until 10 October
Gaolyard Exhibition – Ropewalk Contemporary Art and Craft, Barton. 01652 660380.
11 September until 17 October
Sights and Sites Exhibition - Ropewalk Contemporary Art and Craft, Barton. 01652 660380.
11 September until 30 October
More Pieces of Eight Exhibition – 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. 01724 297070,
Sunday 12 September
Emergency Services and Courts Open Day Event - 10am to 4pm, Laneham St, Scunthorpe. Free family event. 01724 292280.
Historical Tour of Far Ings – 10.30am to 12.30pm, Far Ings Visitor Centre, Barton. Please book, £2.50. 01652 637055.
World War II Dress me Dolls Activity - 1.30 to 3.30pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. 01724 843533.
Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 September
Stationary and Miniature Traction Engine Rally - 10am to 4.30pm Normanby Hall Country Park. Engines of years gone by and small steam vehicles. 01724 720588.
Monday 13 to Wednesday 15 September
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - 7pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. 01724 277733.
Thursday 16 September
The World’s Wife – 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £8 advance /£10 on door /£5 students. 01652 660380
Wet Felting Adult Workshop – 10am to 2.30pm, Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Please book, £35. 01652 631500.
Friday 17 September
Barton Civic Society - "A Tudor Royal Progress – but what did he see? 7.30pm, Assembly Rooms. Non members welcome, £1. 01652 632928.
Saturday 18 September
Railtour around the iron and steel making plant at Scunthorpe - Standard tour 1.30pm for 2 ½ hours. Must be pre-booked with Brigg Tourist Information Centre 01652 657053. Admission free (donations welcome).
Corinne West and Kelly Joe Phelps – 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £12 advance /£14 on door. 01652 660380.
Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 September
Insight 2010 - Open Studio event celebrating the talents of artists from North and North East Lincolnshire. 01652 660380.
Roman Brooch Making - Saturday 10.30am to 3.30pm, Sunday 1.30pm to 3.30pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Free. 01724 843533.
Funky Fossils Activity - Saturday 10.30am to 3.30pm, Sunday 1.30pm to 3.30pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Free. 01724 843533.
Open Days at 51 Fleetgate, Barton -10am to 4pm. Visit the oldest residential house in North Lincolnshire. 01652 632928.
Model Weekend Weekend - 11am to 5pm, Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, junction 2, M180. Featuring model trolleybuses, trams and trains on working layouts. Adult £5, seniors £4, concessions £3, family £15. 01724 711391.
18 September until 4 December
20-21 Open Art and Sculpture Exhibition - 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. 01724 297070.
Sunday 19 September
Epworth Festival of the Plough - 10am to 4pm, High Burnham Farm, Epworth. Shire horses, 100 vintage tractors, steam threshing, steam ploughing, steam gallopers, craft stalls. £4 adults, accompanied children free, in aid of local charities. 01427 872350.
Beads Day – 1pm to 4pm, Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Children’s craft day, please book, £3.50. 01652 631500.
Tuesday 21 September
Film: Amelia (PG) – 2pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. £3.50 film, £6.50 film plus fish and chip lunch (lunch must be booked). 01724 277733.
Tuesday 21 to Saturday 25 September
No Dinner for Sinners – Performed by The Hospital Players, 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. 01724 277733.
Wednesday 22 September
Epworth Ghost Walk - Follow the lantern-bearer into the graveyard to glimpse the horrifying history of Epworth and the legendary Isle of Axholme. Meet 7.50pm, Axholme Arts, Queen St, £4 adults, £3 children under 16. Unsuitable for under 10s. 01427 873947.
Thursday 23 September
Film: An Education (12a) – 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £3. 01652 660380.
Friday 24 September
Drew Nelson – 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £10 advance, £12 on door. 01652 660380.
Saturday 25 September
Railtour around the iron and steel making plant at Scunthorpe - Standard tour 1.30pm for 2 ½ hours. Must be pre-booked with Brigg Tourist Information Centre. 01652 657053. Admission free (donations welcome).
Brigg Farmers’ Market - 9am to 3pm, Brigg Market Place. Visit this FARMA accredited award winning 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 sauces.01652 657053.
Photography – 2pm, Alkborough Flats. All levels and any camera welcome. Please book. 01724 721269.
Fab Finds Day - 11am to 12.30pm. North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Bring archaeological finds in for identification.
Museum Club - Stained Glass Window - 1pm to 2pm, North Lincolnshire Museum. £2.75 per child, please book, suitable for seven to 15-year-olds, must be accompanied by adult. 01724 843533.
Patrick Monahan (support Alan Seaman) - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £8 advance /£10 on door. 01652 660380.
Collector’s Toy Auction - 9.30am, Brown and Co, Brigg. Viewing Friday 2pm to 7pm, Saturday 8.30am to 9.30am. 01652 650172.
Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 September
Insight 2010 - Open Studio event celebrating the talents of artists from North and North East Lincolnshire. 01652 660380.
25 September until 27 November
Paula Chambers – Bird Exhibition - 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. 01724 297070.
Sunday 26 September
The Brigg Sprint Triathlon - Starts 8am from Ancholme Leisure Centre. 400m swim, 20Km cycle, five Km run. 0789 6041665.
Apple Day - 1pm to 4.30pm, Normanby Hall Country Park. Displays by the Northern Fruit Group and children’s activities. Trees for sale. 01724 720588.
Wirework Beading for Beginners – 1pm to 4pm, Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Please book, £28, including materials. 01652 631500.
Tuesday 28 September
Brigg & District Flower Society - 7.15pm, Angel Suite. "Autumn Splendour" with Val Wilson (Brigg). All welcome. 01652 650158.
Thursday 30 September
Film : Crazy Heart (15) – 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £3. 01652 660380.
All of the information listed above is believed to be correct at the time of publishing. North Lincolnshire Council cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies.
The 'What's On' in North Lincolnshire list is published by Brigg Tourist Information Centre. For more information on events listings please contact the centre on 01652 657053 or email: brigg.tic@northlincs.gov.uk.
Find out more about what's on locally on the Visit North Lincolnshire Today website.
Fancy a trip to the theatre? Visit our Plowright Theatre page for more information and a full programme listing.
For bus services to the above events please ring the Traveline on 0871 200 22 33.