Activities
Easter panto show must finally go on
It’s third-time lucky for the New Theatre Royal in Lincoln as they finally present their Easter Pantomime, The Jungle Book, from Friday, April 8th to Saturday, April 16th. The Jungle Book was ready to take audiences on a theatrical adventure at the Clasketgate venue...
Enjoy a psychedelic fairytale world of pantomime escapism
We could all use a little extra sparkle and jolliness in our lives right now and thankfully the festive season also brings an added bit of theatrical magic with it too. If you want to be transported into a world away from our own where larger than life characters...
Stick Man’s adventures delight young audience
Songs, dancing, puppetry, colourful characters and comical adventures - the children who watched Julia Donaldson's tale of Stick Man brought to life on stage by Freckle Productions in Lincoln today (November 26th) were treated to a particularly fun start to their...
Make all your pantomime wishes come true
Are we ready to enjoy a little panto magic this year? Oh yes we are! Jamie Marcus Productions Ltd had been entertaining Lincoln with its traditional pantomimes at Lincoln Drill for 14 years until last year its well-loved programme of songs, laughs and visual...
Tale as old as time welcomes new star
A new star and popular favourites were getting ready to take to a Lincoln stage yesterday when the New Theatre Royal hosted its winter pantomime press launch. Jake Quickenden (The X Factor, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Dancing on Ice) will star in Beauty &...
Town to transform into giant playground
Newark is pulling out all the stops for local families this "staycation summer" as it’s set to be overtaken by fun with a town-centre Family Play Day this Sunday (August 15th, 2021). Organised by Newark Creates, there are events taking place from 10am to 3pm at Newark...
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Lincoln mum expands her focus to find more family fun
Lockdown has given us all the chance to think about doing things differently in our lives whether we've wanted to or not. For one Lincoln mum of two it's proved a great opportunity to expand her horizons from the city's walls to the much wider county's borders. Emma...
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A-maize-ing art
So many events have been cancelled or at least virtually modified this year that it's absolutely lovely to read about two events we've enjoyed in the past managing to take place nearly as normal. With a few Covid-19 tweaks - it's obviously even more important, if not...
#30Days Wild Days 24 to 30 – Flowers, water and more butterflies
The last week of #30DaysWild went by quickly with changing weather, lots of work commitments and attempts at home learning that were, well, variable in their success. Some of the tasks sent home from their school helped in our daily challenge as our eldest was set the...
#30DaysWild Day 23 – Natural art
Taking advantage of the nice weather we headed into the back garden to do some art work. Last time we got the paints out during lockdown the necessary clean up involved washing part of the sofa as well as showering minis number two and three so relocating to the...
#30DaysWild Day 22 – Colourful walk
Yesterday was all about daddy's day (honestly he really did want to spend it clearing out the loft...) but today we managed to get out for a walk around our estate which gave us plenty of opportunity to enjoy the colourful fruits of our neighbours' labour with all the...