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What's on in North Lincolnshire - March to May 2010

Exhibitions

Tuesday 2 February until 28 March

Scunthorpe Society Art Group Exhibition, North Lincolnshire Museum. 01724 843533.

Saturday 6 February until 20 March

Peep Exhibition - 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. 01724 297070.

Saturday 13 February until 15 May

Culture, Alienation, Boredom and Despair Exhibition - 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. 01724 297070.

Saturday 13 March until 11 April

Twitter Exhibition - The Ropewalk, Barton. 01652 660380.

Saturday 13 March until 22 May

Memoirs of Mr Faceless - Exhibition by Lee Coleman - 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. 01724 297070.

Tuesday 16 March until Sunday 13 June

An Actor's Life for Me Exhibition - North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. 01724 843533.

 

March

Every Friday and Saturday in March

Candlelit Tours - 7pm, Old Rectory, Epworth. £5. 01427 872268.

Wednesday 17 to Friday 19 March

Essence of Ireland - 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. £18.50 / £17.50 concessions. 01724 277733.

Thursday 18 March

Film: My Sister's Keeper (12a) - Ropery Hall, Barton. £3 on door. 01652 660380

Friday 19 March

2010: A Space Oddity - 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £8 or £10 on door. 01652 660380.

Landermason (Musical duo) - LiveLincs Rural Touring, 8pm, Epworth Thurlow Pavilion. 01427 872491

An Evening of Astronomy - 7pm to late, Waters' Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Join the East Riding Astronomers for an evening of stargazing. £2.50 including refreshments, please book. 01652 631500.

Saturday 20 March

Landermason (Musical duo) - LiveLincs Rural Touring, 7.30pm, Burton upon Stather Village Hall. 01724 720108.

Clare Teal - 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. £16.50 / £15.50 concessions. 01724 277733.

Junk Portraits Workshop - 10am to 5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in, suitable for all ages. 01724 297070.

Brian Willoughby and Cathryn Craig - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £10 or £12 on door. 01652 660380.

Family Fun Day - 10.30am to 3pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Take part in four different activities and receive a prize. 01724 843533.

"Food glorious food" - 10am to 1pm, Scunthorpe Church of England School, Gurnell St. Free family learning event about healthy food options. 01742 280323.

Saturday 20 March until 18 April

Jake and Dinos Chapman Exhibition: My Giant Colouring - The Ropewalk, Barton. Free admission. 01652 660380.

Saturday 20 March until 5 June

Graham Underhill - The Persistent Object Exhibition - 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. 01724 297070.

Sunday 21 March

Photography Workshop - Birds of Prey with Paul Hobson - 10am to 4pm, Waters' Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Please book, £38. 01652 631500.

Monday 22 March

Scunthorpe Museum Society - 7.15pm, North Lincolnshire Museum. Illustrated talk on Medieval accountancy and navigation: origins of words we still use. Mon-members welcome. 01724 869440.

Tuesday 23 to Saturday 27 March

Forget Me Knot - Presented by Broughton Dramatic Society, 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. £6. 01724 277733.

Thursday 25 March

Reminiscence Group - 10.30 to 11.30am, North Lincolnshire Museum. For anyone over 60 who is interested in sharing memories, meeting new people and being involved in an informal friendly group. Free, refreshments provided. Booking is essential. 01724 843533.

Film: Howards End (PG) - 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £3 on door. 01652 660380.

Felt Jewellery Workshop - Flower Brooch - 7pm to 9pm, Live, Love and create, Wrawby St, Brigg. £18 including materials. Please book. 01652 600992.

Friday 26 March

Megson - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £10 or £12 on door. 01652 660380.

Saturday 27 March

Fab Finds Day - 11am to 12.30pm, North Lincolnshire Museum. Bring in any archaeological finds for identification. Free.

Museum Club - 1pm to 2pm, £2.75 per child. Please book. 01724 843533

Mini Tikis Workshop - 10am to 5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in, suitable for all ages. 01724 297070.

Wildlife Gardening - 10am to 3pm, Far Ings Visitor Centre, Barton. £25, please book. 01652 637055.

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.

Spring Fine Art and Antiques sale - 9.30am, Brown & Co., Brigg. Viewing 2pm to 7pm Friday and morning of sale from 8.30am. 01652 650172.

Constructed Glass Adult Workshop - 10am to 4pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. £25, please book. 01724 297070.

The Creation - Scunthorpe and District Choral Society with the Cantata Orchestra, 7.30pm, The House, Brumby Wood Lane, Scunthorpe. Tickets £12 adults, £5 students and children from Scunthorpe Library and Plowright Theatre. 01724 860161 / 277733.

Saturday 27 March until 19 June

Tiki Today Exhibition - 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. 01724 297070.

Saturday 27 March until 23 May

Dionne Swift Exhibition : New Grounds - The Ropewalk, Barton. 01652 660380.

Sunday 28 March

Free Open Day at Normanby Hall Museum and Country Park - 10.30am to 4.30pm. 01724 720588.

Easter Decorations Day - 11am, Waters' Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Please book, £3.50. 01652 631500.

Woodland Working Party - 10am, Barton. Free, over 16s only. Please book. 01652 637055.

Monday 29 March

Felt Jewellery Workshop - Necklace - 1pm to 3pm, Live, Love and Create, Wrawby St, Brigg. £18 including materials. Please book. 01652 600992.

Tuesday 30 March

Spring Wildlife Walk - 10.30am, Alkborough to West Halton pub for lunch (7.5 miles). Please book. 01724 721269.

April

Thursday 1 April

Wild Life Encounter - 7.30pm, Methodist Hall, Barnard Avenue. Illustrated talk by Brian and Linda Sykes of Louth for Brigg and District Horticultural Society. Members free, non-members £2. 01652 653985.

The Long Good Friday (18) - 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £3. 01652 660380.

Thursdays 1, 22, 29 April

Reminiscence group - 10.30am to 11.30am, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Booking essential. 01724 843533.

Friday 2 and Saturday 3 April

Easter Garland Workshop - 10am to 5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in, suitable for all ages. 01724 297070.

Saturday 3 April

Noddy in Toyland - 1pm and 3pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. £10 / £9 concessions. 01724 277733.

Elsham Hall Gardens and Country Park opens for the season - 11am to 5pm. 01652 688698.

Saturday 3 April to Monday 5 April

Easter Craft Fair plus Egg Hunt and Colouring Competition - 10am to 5pm, Waters' Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Egg hunt £1, colouring competition 50p. 01652 631500.

The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft Easter Trolleydays - 11am to 5pm, junction 2 M180. Trolleybus rides, exhibitions, play area, free parking. Adult £5, seniors £4, concessions £3, family £15. 01724 711391.

Sunday 4 and Monday 5 April

Normanby Hall Country Park - Easter Egg Hunt - 1pm to 4pm. The Easter Bunny has hidden wooden eggs around the park. See how many you can find. 01724 720588.

Open Days at 51 Fleetgate, Barton - 10am to 4pm. Visit the oldest residential house in North Lincolnshire. 01652 632928.

Sunday 4 and Monday 5 April

Easter Bunny Weekend - 11am to 5pm, Elsham Hall Gardens and Country Park, near Brigg. 01652 688698.

Monday 5 April

Wrawby Mill Open Day - 2pm to 5pm, Mill Lane, Wrawby, near Brigg. The last remaining postmill in the north of England. Adults £1, children 50p. 01652 653699.

Tuesday 6 April

Wild Art - 11am, Waters' Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Please book, £3. 01652 631500.

'Yellowbelly Years'- Talk by John Rhodes about his childhood in Brigg for BASH (Brigg Amateur Social Historians), 8pm, Brigg and District Servicemen's Club, Coney Court. All welcome.

Arabian Nights - 2pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £3 / £2 under 16s. Suitable for three to seven-year-olds and their families. 01652 660380.

Children's Felt Making Workshop - 3pm to 4pm, Live, Love and Create, 23 Wrawby St, Brigg. £6 per person, suitable for ages six and above. Please book. 01652 600992.

Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 April

TrainTag -10am to 5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in, suitable for all ages. 01724 297070.

Thursday 8 April

Museum mayhem - Masquerade masks - 11am to 3pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Free drop in children's session. 01724 843533

Friends of the Museum - Talk by Kevin Harrison on North Lincolnshire towns, 7.30pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Visitors welcome, £3. Please contact 01724 843533 if you would like to become a member.

Lip Balm and Soap Making - 10.30am and 1.30pm, Waters' Edge Country Park, Barton. Please book, £4, bring old apron or t-shirt. 01652 631500.

Family Fun on the Farm - 10am, Alkborough Flats. Please wear suitable clothing and wellies. Free, booking essential. 01724 721269.

Easter Outing - 2pm to 4pm, Waters' Edge Country Park, Barton. Stroll round the park with a wildlife quiz, children must be accompanied. £2.50, please book. 01652 637055.

Thursday 8 and Friday 9 April

Tiki Masks - 10am to 5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in, suitable for all ages. 01724 297070.

Friday 9 April

Snake Davis Band - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £13 advance, £15 on the door. 01652 660380.

Decorate a Ceramic Hanging Egg - 3pm to 4pm, Live, Love and Create, 23 Wrawby St, Brigg. £6 per person, suitable for ages six and above. Please book. 01652 600992.

Saturday 10 April

Henry Priestman - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £10 advance, £12 on the door. 01652 660380.

Ranger Ramble - 13 miles with pub stop, meet 10.30am, Waters' Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Free. 01652 631500.

Faceless Finger Puppets - 10am to 5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in, suitable for all ages. 01724 297070.

School Reunion - 10am to 12.30pm, Wilderspin National School, Barton. £2 admission including coffee and cake. Share your own photos and look at our archive. 01652 635172.

Monday 12 April

Scunthorpe Museum Society - 7.15pm, North Lincolnshire Museum. Illustrated talk "An astronomer's trip to the North Pole to see the eclipse of the sun" Non-members welcome. 01724 869440.

Ceramic Sponge-it Animal Coasters - 3pm to 4pm, Live, Love and create, 23 Wrawby St, Brigg. £6 per person, suitable for ages six and above. Please book. 01652 600992.

Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 April

Tiki Surprise Workshop - 10am to 5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in, suitable for all ages. 01724 297070.

Tuesday 13 April

Crazy Creatures - Junk Modelling - 1.30pm, Waters' Edge Country Park, Barton. Free drop-in session. 01652 631500.

Mercury and Venus - the Innermost Planets - 8pm til late, Far Ings Visitor Centre, Barton. Adults £3.50, children, £2. 01652 637055.

Wednesday 14 April

RHS Special Event - Vegetable Growing made easy - Normanby Hall, £9.95 (RHS members £7.95). Please book with RHS Hotline 08456 121253.

Wet Felting - Pictures and Pebbles - 10.30am and 1.30pm, Waters' Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Please book, £4.50. 01652 631500.

Thursday 15 April

Museum mayhem - Popular puppets - 11am to 3pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Free drop in children's session. 01724 843533

The Far Ings Great Egg-scape - 2pm to 4pm, Far Ings Visitor Centre, Barton Please book, £2.50, children must be accompanied. 01652 637055.

Children's Felt Making Workshop - 3pm to 4pm, Live, Love and create, 23 Wrawby St, Brigg. £6 per person, suitable for ages six and above. Please book. 01652 600992.

Thursday 15 and Friday 16 April

Emoticon Badges Workshop -10am to 5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in, suitable for all ages. 01724 297070.

Saturday 17 April

Jingle Jangle - 10am to 5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in, suitable for all ages. 01724 297070.

Empirical - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £12 advance, £14 on the door. Winners of the EBU/European Jazz competition 01652 660380.

Free Easter egg hunt -11am to 3pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. 01724 843533.

Minibus Tours - 10.30am and 2pm, Alkborough Flats. Please book, free. 01724 721269.

Star Light Star Bright - 7.30pm, meet in main car park, Normanby Hall Country Park. Please book, £7 including soup. 01724 720588.

Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 April

Trolley Weekend - 11am to 5pm, junction 2 M180. Trolleybus rides, exhibitions, play area, free parking. Adult £5, seniors £4, concessions £3, family £15. 01724 711391.

Beekeeping Course - 10am to 4pm, Waters' Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Please book, £60. 01652 631500.

Sunday 18 April

Classic and Vintage Cars - 10.30am to 4.30pm, Normanby Hall Country Park. All marques welcome by the Lincolnshire Austin A30/A35 Owners' Club. 01724 720588.

Monday 19 April

Scunthorpe Museum Society - 7.15pm, North Lincolnshire Museum. Illustrated talk on the birds of Northern India. Non-members welcome. 01724 869440.

Thursday 22 April

Stuck - Presented by Theatre Company Blah Blah Blah for LiveLincs Rural Touring, 5pm John Leggott College Drama Studio, Scunthorpe. Suitable for ages 12 and above. 01724 407019.

Monochrome Plate Workshop - 7pm to 9pm, Live, Love and create, 23 Wrawby St, Brigg. £20 per person including materials and refreshments. Please book. 01652 600992.

Friday 23 April

Barton Civic Society - 'A Brush with Aviation and Motoring' talk by Keith Woodcock, 7.30pm, Assembly Rooms. Members free, non-members £1. 01652 632928.

Scunthorpe and North Lincolnshire Concert Series - Meryon Trio (clarinet, cello, piano) - 7.30pm, John Leggott College, Scunthorpe. Adults £13, juniors and full time students free (free places must be pre-booked on 01724 764293).

Saturday 24 April

Serial Stickers Workshop - 10am to 5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in, suitable for all ages. 01724 297070.

Chris Sherburn and Denny Bartley - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £12 advance, £14 on the door. 01652 660380.

Museum Club - Roman Theatricals - 1pm to 2pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. £2.75 per child, please book. Fab Finds Day - 11am to 12.30pm. Bring archaeological finds in for identification. Free. 01724 843533.

Green Man Ceramics Adult Workshop - 10am to 12.30pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. £15, all materials supplied, please book. 01724 297070.

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.

1940s Dance - 7.30pm, Barnetby Village Hall. Kings of Swing 1940s war time record show plus Hits from the Blitz by Marlaina Rube. In support of Help for Heroes, 1940s dress encouraged. Tickets from Barnetby News, Top Cut Hair and Beauty Winterton, Tastee Foods, Barton or 01652 650049.

24 April until 30 May

Ten Years On Exhibition - The Ropewalk, Barton. 01652 660380.

Sunday 25 April

Zoe Lyons - Miss Machismo - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £8 advance, £10 on the door. 01652 660380.

Wildlife Painting Day - 11am, Waters' Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Please book, £3.50. 01652 631500.

Tuesday 27 April

Brigg & District Flower Society - 7.15pm, Angel Suite. "Globetrotting 3" with Rosemary Green (Spilsby). All welcome. 01652 650158.

Friday 30 April

Fashion Show - from 7pm, Angel Suite, Brigg. Tickets £6 (including first drink and nibbles) in aid of Brigg and District Breast Cancer Support Group. 01652 654284.

 

May

 

Saturday 1 May

 

Paper Swaps Workshop - 10am to 5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Suitable for all ages, free. Make what you want but can’t have out of paper and add it to our showcase in the gallery.

01724 297070.

 

Saturday 1 to Monday 3 May

 

Model Engineers Festival - 10am to 4.30pm, Normanby Hall Country Park. Models, miniature steam vehicles, and railway engines running all day. Train rides from 1pm. 01724 720588.

 

Extravaganza Trolley  Weekend - 11am to 5pm, Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, junction 2 M180. Trolleybus rides, exhibitions, play area, free parking. Adult £5, seniors £4, concession £3, family £15.  01724 711391.

 

Sunday 2 May

 

Dawn Chorus - 5.30am, meet in the main car park at Normanby Hall. Round off the morning with a bacon butty and a mug of tea. £7, please book. 01724 720588.

 

Sunday 2 and Monday 3 May

 

Magical May Day Weekend - 11am to 5pm, Elsham Hall Gardens and Country Park. 01652 688698.

 

Open Days at 51 Fleetgate, Barton - 10am to 4pm. Visit the oldest residential house in North Lincolnshire. 01652 632928.

 

Monday 3 May

 

Wrawby Mill Open Day - 2pm to 5pm Mill Lane, Wrawby, near Brigg. The last remaining postmill in the north of England. Adults £1, children 50p.  01652 653699.

 

Thursday 6 May

 

Orchids - 7.30pm, Methodist Hall, Barnard Avenue. Illustrated talk by Ray Creek of Luddington for Brigg and District Horticultural Society. Members free, non-members £2. 01652 653985.

 

Back to the Land Girls – Presented by Badapple Theatre Company for LiveLincs Rural Touring, 7.30pm, Wroot Village Hall.  01302 771802.

 

Aboriginie Ceramic Plate Decoration Workshop - 7pm to 9pm, Live, Love and create, 23 Wrawby St, Brigg. £20 per person including materials and refreshments. Please book. 01652 600992.

 

Thursdays 6, 13, 20, 27 May

 

Reminiscence group - 10.30am to 11.30am, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Booking essential.

01724 843533.

 

Friday 7 May

 

Eric’s Tales of the Sea - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £7 advance, £9 on the door. 01652 660380.

 

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Flypast – Brigg. 01652 657053

 

“Wish me Luck” 1940s night - To celebrate V.E. day, organised by BASH (Brigg Amateur Social Historians). Tickets £15 from Brigg Tourist Information Centre. 01652 657053.

 

Saturday 8 May

 

Dennis Rollins’ Velocity Trio – 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £12 advance, £14 on the door. 01652 660380.

 

Tiki Tapa Tees Workshop - 10am to 5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Drop-in, suitable for all ages, free. Make tiki art that you can wear. 01724 297070.

 

Ranger Ramble (eight miles with pub stop) – Meet 10.30am, Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Free.

01652 631500.

 

All Bound Up! Book Binding Day - 10am to 4pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Explore the world of book making and create your own individual book with the help of artist and book binder Mags Bradley. £25 per person. Additional minimum charge of £2.50 for materials on the day. Must pre-book. 01724 297070.

 

Dawn Chorus walk and breakfast - 4.30am, Alkborough Flats. Please book, £3.50, including breakfast at the Paddocks Tearoom. 01724 721269.

 

RAF Kirton in Lindsey and Hibaldstow Association Reunion - Flypast approximately 3.30pm, subject to weather, followed by service, Hibaldstow airfield.  01652 653916.

 

8 May until 6 June

 

Nostalgia Exhibition – The Ropewalk, Barton. Admission free. 01652 660380.

 

Sunday 9 May

 

Beekeeping Taster Day - Short one day course, please book, £40, must be over 16 years. 01724 860660.

 

Back to the Land Girls – Presented by Badapple Theatre Company for LiveLincs Rural Touring, 7.30pm, Scawby Village Hall. 01652 655595.

 

Thursday 13 May

 

Friends of the Museum AGM - Talk by Claire Potter from Epworth Old Rectory, gates open 6.45pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Visitors welcome, £3. Please contact 01724 843533 if you would like to become a member.

 

Stick and Splodge - 10.30am to 12pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. A fun and messy session for under fives and parent/carers to explore and discover together. Led by support teachers from North Lincolnshire Councils Early Years Team. Free. No need to book. Suitable for ages 0 to four. 01724 297070.

 

Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 May

 

Brigg Lions Beer Festival - 7pm to 11pm Thursday and Friday, 11am to 11pm Sat, 12pm to 3pm Sun. Unit 5, Atherton Way, Brigg. 01724 720064.

 

Friday 14 May

 

Museum at night - 5pm to 8pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Free. Children can take part in some night craft events. 01724 843533.

 

Portrait of a Lady - 7.30pm to 9pm, Normanby Hall. £14.95 including coffee and cake, please book. Inspired by 18th century paintings, journals and costume items. 01724 720588.

 

Saturday 15 May

 

Abracadabra – German Humour goes Global – 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £8 advance, £10 on the door. 01652 660380.

 

Giant Mosaic Workshop - 10am to 5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Drop-in, suitable for all ages, free. Smash up some tiles to help us make a giant mosaic.  01724 297070.

 

Scunthorpe Male Voice Choir Charity Concert - 7pm, The House, Scunthorpe. Tickets £7. 01652 659127.

 

Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 May

 

Trolley Weekend - 11am to 6pm, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, junction 2 M180. Trolleybus rides, exhibitions, play area, free parking. Adult £5, seniors £4, concessions £3, family £15.  01724 711391.

 

Beekeeping Course – 10am to 4pm, Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Please book, £60.

 

Sunday 16 May

 

Scawby Spring Fayre - 10.30am to 4pm, Scawby Village Hall. Over 20 stalls of handcrafted items, home made refreshments, free admission.

 

Merrie England - Presented by Scunthorpe Gilbert and Sullivan Amateur Operatic Society, 7.30pm, The House, Ashby Road. £10 / £9 concessions from The House 01724 407539 / M Sanderson 0780623173.

 

Tuesday 18 May

 

Tour of "An Actor's Life for me Exhibition" - 2pm to 3.30pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Please book. 01724 843533.

 

Back to the Land Girls – Presented by Badapple Theatre Company for LiveLincs Rural Touring, 7.30pm, Huntcliff School, Kirton Lindsey.  01652 648435.

 

Friday 21 May

 

Free back scenes tour - 2pm to 3.30pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Please book. 01724 843533.

 

Back to the Land Girls – Presented by Badapple Theatre Company for LiveLincs Rural Touring, 7.30pm, West Butterwick Village Hall.  01724 782181.

 

Barton Civic Society - “What the Victorians did for us, talk by Sue Hoy from Normanby Hall Gardens, 7.30pm, Assembly Rooms. Members free, non-members £1. 01652 632928.

 

Friday 21 and Saturday 22 May

 

Scawby Hall Open - 1.30pm to 5pm, adults £6.50, concessions £5, child (five to 16 years) £2.50, under 5s free, family £16. Walled garden also open on weekdays. 01652 654272.

 

Saturday 22 May

 

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 plus). 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.

 

Tiki Door Hanging Workshop - 10am to 5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts centre, Scunthorpe. Drop-in, suitable for all ages, free. Make a special hanging for your bedroom door inspired by tiki art.  01724 297070.

 

22 May until 6 June

 

Lincolnshire Wolds Walking Festival - Including walks in North Lincolnshire. 01507 601111.

 

Sunday 23 May

 

Photography Workshop – Reptile Day - 10am to 4pm, Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Please book, £28. 01652 631500.

 

Beads Day – 11am, Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Please book, £3.50. 01652 631500.

 

Tuesday 25 to Monday 31 May

 

Scawby Hall Open - 1.30pm to 5pm, adults £6.50, concessions £5, child (5-16) £2.50, under 5s free, family £16. Walled garden also open on weekdays. 01652 654272.

 

Tuesday 25 May

 

Brigg & District Flower Society - 7.15pm, Angel Suite. "Let's celebrate" with Maureen de Banik (Grantham). All welcome. 01652 650158.

 

Wednesday 26 May

 

Bittern Walk - 7pm to 9pm, Far Ings Visitor Centre, Barton. Please book, £2.50. 01652 637055

 

Scunthorpe Camera Club – 7.30pm, Central Community Centre, Lindum St. Talk by Graham Heywood on “Imaginations”. 01724 342832.

 

Thursday 27 May

 

Little Artists - 10.30am to 12pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. An under fives session run in collaboration with West Street Children’s Centre. Expect giant paintings, squelching sculptures or sticky fingers! Free. No need to book. Suitable for ages 0 to four. 01724 297070.

 

Friday 28 May

 

Chris Cook – 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. £10 advance, £12 on the door. 01652 660380.

 

Friday 28 and Saturday 29 May

 

Barton Beer Festival - 5.30pm to 11.30pm Friday, 12-11.30pm Saturday, organised by Barton Lions, Baysgarth Park. 01652 634267.

 

Saturday 29 May

 

Museum Club - Magnets, not magic - 1pm to 2pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. £2.75 per child, please book. Fab Finds Day - 11am to 12.30pm. Bring archaeological finds in for identification.

01724 843533.

 

Guided walk of Messingham Sand Quarry - 2pm. Join the Scunthorpe and Brigg area group of Lincs Wildlife Trust for a walk around the reserve, entrance opposite Scallow Grove Farm. Grid ref SE 908032. No need to book. 01507 526667.

 

Inky Blocks Workshop - 10am to 5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts centre, Scunthorpe. Drop-in, suitable for all ages, free. Inspired by striking tattoo designs make your own printing block to ink up and get printing. 

01724 297070.

 

Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 May

 

Art for All Exhibition - Broughton Village Hall, 10am to 6pm Saturday, 10am to 5pm Sunday. Admission free. 01652 652592.

 

Saturday 29 until Monday 31 May

 

Lamberts of Lancaster Telescope and Binoculars Display - 10am to 4pm, Far Ings Visitor Centre, Barton. Free. 01652 637055

 

Bank Holiday Weekend - 11am to 5pm, Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, junction 2 M180. Trolleybus rides, exhibitions, play area, free parking. Adult £7, seniors £4, concessions £3, family £15. 01724 711391.

 

Sunday 30 May

 

Normanby Regional Food Festival - 10.30am to 4.30pm Normanby Hall Country Park. Supported by Tastes of Lincolnshire. A celebration of the region's finest produce. Cooking demonstrations, tastings and equipment for sale. Plus music, dancing and fairground rides, making this a great day out for all the family. 01724 720588.              

 

North Lincolnshire Adventure Challenge - 8.30am to 1pm. 36Km cycle ride from Ancholme Leisure Centre, Brigg, 10Km canoe on River Ancholme and 10Km off-road run finishing in Brigg Market Place. 07920 499066.

 

Dawn Chorus - 4am, Far Ings, Ness End Farm, Barton. Please book, optional breakfast £5. 01652 637055.

 

Far Ings Open Day - 10am to 4pm, Far Ings National Nature Reserve, Barton. Free. 01652 637055.

 

Family Ramble and Optics Discount Day - 10am to 5pm, Waters’ Edge Country Park, Barton. Special offers on binoculars and scopes. Walk with Ranger 1pm. Please book, £1. 01652 631500.

 

Sunday 30 and Monday 31 May

 

Bank Holiday Fun Days -11am to 5pm, Elsham Hall Gardens and Country Park, near Brigg. 01652 688698.

 

Monday 31 May 

 

Teddy Bear Trail - 1pm to 4.30pm, Normanby Hall Country Park. 01724 720588. 

 

Wrawby Mill Open Day - 2pm to 5pm Mill Lane, Wrawby, near Brigg. The last remaining postmill in the north of England. Adults £1, children 50p. 01652 653699.

     

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.


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