North Lincolnshire Events January and February 2009
Tuesday to Saturday 13-17 January
Red Riding Hood - Presented by Scunthorpe Little Theatre Club, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. 01724 277733.
Thursday 15 January
Orchids for beginners - Slide show by Roy Creek for Messingham Gardening Club, 8pm, Messingham Village Hall. 01724 762640.
Thursday to Saturday 15 to 17 January
Captain Hook’s Revenge - A Pantomime presented by South Bank Players, 7.30pm (plus Sat Matinee 2.30pm), Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £4 / £3. 01652 660380.
Saturday 17 January
Pen and Brush : Poet and Painter - 10am-1pm or 2-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Workshop with the construction of simple, three line, haiku poems followed by an exploration of a variety of techniques that can be used to create lively abstract watercolours. Adults 16+, please book, £5. 01724 297070.
Wader Walk - 9am, Alkborough Flats. Booking essential. 01724 721269.
Saturday 17 January and Tuesday 20 to Friday 23 January
Cell Creatures - 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Suitable for all. Under 8’s should be with a participating adult. Free, drop-in. 01724 297070.
Friday 23 January
Look all around you again - 7.30pm,Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. Another concert by young people in the presence of HRH Prince Seeiso of Lesotho. Tickets £6, proceeds to orphans of AIDS in Maleala, Lesotho. 01724 277733.
Mamma Mia! (PG) - 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £3. 01652 660380.
Scunthorpe and North Lincolnshire Concert Series - Jennifer Pike (violin) and Daniel Tong (piano) - 7.30pm, John Leggott College, Scunthorpe. Adults £12, juniors and full time students free (free places must be pre-booked on 01724 764293).
Saturday 24 January
Brigg Farmers’ Market - 9am-3pm, Brigg Market Place. Visit this award winning 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.
East Yorkshire Motor Services Brass Band - 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. Tickets £8.50, all proceeds to orphans of AIDS in Maleala, Lesotho. 01724 277733.
Saturday 24 January and Tuesday 27 to Friday 30 January
The Ox Box - 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. To celebrate the Chinese New Year make a miniature ox inspired box. Suitable for all. Under 8’s should be with a participating adult. Free, drop-in. 01724 297070.
Sunday 25 January
Brigg Ghost Walk - 7.30pm from the White Horse Pub, Wrawby St. Tickets £3 from Brigg Tourist Information Centre. Under 7 yrs free. 01652 657053.
Holocaust Memorial Ceremony - 4pm, Angel Courtyard, Brigg. Everyone welcome. 01652 659402
Tuesday to Saturday 27 to 31 January
The Office Party - Presented by the Hospital Players, 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. Tickets £8. 01724 277733.
Tuesday 27 January
The Wilders (American hillbilly band) - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £10 / £12 on door. 01652 660380.
Wednesday 28 January
Volunteer Day - Owston Ferry Castle Local Nature Reserve. Please book. 01724 297028.
Thursday 29 January
Somers Town (12a) - 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £3. 01652 660380.
Friday 30 January
Lights Out - Rockin’ at the Ancholme Inn - Brigg, 7.30pm. £6 on door. 07517 868903.
Saturday 31 January
Pluck - 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Not so much a classical trio as a classical mistake! Tickets £10 advance, £12 on door. 01652 660380.
Saturday 31 January and Tuesday 3 to Friday 6 February
UK Landfill - 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Make a 3D landmark to help fill our large-scale map of the UK. Suitable for all. Under 8’s should be with a participating adult. Free, drop-in. 01724 297070.
Sunday 1 February
Guided Bird Walk - 10am-1pm, Far Ings Visitor Centre, Barton. £2.50 including soup and roll afterwards. Please book. 01652 637055.
Brian Houston (folk/rock) - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £10 advance, £12 on door. 01652 660380
Tuesday 3 February
The Lincolnshire Rising of 1536 - Illustrated talk by Bill Brocklesby for BASH (Brigg Amateur Social Historians), 8pm, Brigg and District Servicemen’s Club, Coney Court. 07904 814820.
Tuesday February 3 until Sunday March 1
Art Group Exhibition - North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. An exhibition of original artwork by Scunthorpe society art group. 01724 843533.
Wednesday 4 February
Volunteer Day - Axholme Line Local Nature Reserve. Please book. 01724 297028.
Thursday 5 February
Fracture(15) - 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £3. 01652 660380.
Thursday / Friday 5 / 6 February
Mercury - 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. Tickets £14.70. 01724 277733.
Friday 6 February
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £7 advance, £9 on door. 01652 660380.
Saturday 7 February
Winter Brake Van Railtour around the iron and steel making plant of Corus Scunthorpe - 11am for 3 hours. Unsuitable for under 10s. Admission free (donations welcome). Must be booked with Brigg Tourist Information Centre. 01652 657053.
Saturday 7 February until 11 April
Matthew Sibley - Vanitas Art exhibition - 20-21 Visual Arts exhibition, Scunthorpe. “Vanitas” was a form of Dutch Still life painting in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Sculptor Matthew Sibley has used this as a starting point for a series of brutal and expressive figure sculptures. 01724 297070.
Saturday 7 February and Tuesday to Friday 10 - 13 February
Spindly Silhouettes – 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Using wood string and cloth, create a spindly sculpture. Free, drop-in, suitable for all. Under 8’s should be with a participating adult. 01724 297070.
Saturday / Sunday 7 / 8 February
Valentine’s Day / Mother's Day Craft Fair - 10am-4pm, Waters' Edge Country Park, Barton. 01652 631500.
Monday 9 February
Talk on where flowers choose to grow in southern Europe and the Mediterranean - 7.15pm, Scunthorpe Museum Society at North Lincolnshire Museum. Non-members welcome. 01724 869440.
Tuesday to Saturday 10 to 14 February
Boogie Nights - Presented by Wilton Productions, 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. Tickets £10, concessions matinee only £8. 01724 277733.
Wednesday 11 February
Epworth Ghost Walk - Follow the lantern-bearer into the graveyard to glimpse the horrifying history of Epworth and the legendary Isle of Axholme. Meet 7.45pm, Axholme Arts, Queen St, £4 adults, £3 children under 16. 01427 873947.
Thursday 12 February
The Duchess (12A) - 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £3. 01652 660380.
Friday to Sunday 13 - 23 February
Get Crafty with the art crew - 10am-4pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Free drop in art activities every day during half term. Sessions run morning and afternoons. No need to book. Recommended for 4-11 year olds, suitable for ages 1-100 years! 01724 843533.
Saturday 14 February
Love Map - 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Create a map using symbols and signs to show the way to your heart. Free, drop-in, suitable for all. Under 8’s should be with a participating adult. 01724 297070.
Henry Priestman (Founding member of It’s Immaterial and The Christians)– 8pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £10 advance, £12 on door. 01652 660380.
Monday 16 February
Birds of wetland in UK and elsewhere - 7.15pm, North Lincolnshire Museum. Illustrated talk for Scunthorpe Museum Society. Non-members welcome. 01724 869440.
Tuesday 17 February
Bird boxes and bird cakes - 2-4pm, Far Ings Visitor Centre, Barton. £5 including bird box. Children must be accompanied. Please book. 01652 637055.
Tuesday to Saturday 17 - 21 February
The King and I - Presented by Barton & District Amateur Operatic Society, 7.15pm (Sat matinee 2.15pm), Baysgarth School Hall, Barton. Tickets from David Lee or 07926 187674. www.badaos.co.uk
Tuesday / Wednesday 17 / 18 February
Changing Seas - 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Come along and add to our large scale, constantly shifting seascapes in the gallery. Free, drop-in, suitable for all. Under 8’s should be with a participating adult. 01724 297070.
Wednesday 18 February
Wall-E (U) - 3pm and 6.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £3. 01652 660380.
Thursday / Friday 18 / 19 February
Art Hunt - 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Go on a voyage of discovery in the gallery and follow a map to the treasure. Free, drop-in, suitable for all. Under 8’s should be with a participating adult. 01724 297070.
Thursday 19 February
“You’ve been framed!” - 11am-3pm, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in. Make a funky picture frame to display a favorite photo. 01724 843533.
The Boy in Striped Pyjamas (12A) - 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £3. 01652 660380.
Friday 20 February
Scunthorpe and North Lincolnshire Concert Series - Dawid Kimbeg (baritone) - 7.30pm, John Leggott College, Scunthorpe. Adults £12, juniors and full time students free (free places must be pre-booked on 01724 764293)
Saturday 21 February
Appalachian Magic - An evening of Appalachian music and dance, workshops 3.30-5pm, concert 8-11pm, St Hugh’s Church Hall, Scunthorpe. Tickets from Bootleggers, 01724 843174 or email
Saturday 21 February and Tuesday to Friday 24 - 27 February
All Bound Up - 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Explore form and shape by binding and wrapping objects to create a sculpture. Free, drop-in, suitable for all. Under 8’s should be with a participating adult. 01724 297070.
Wednesday 25 February
Barton Ghost Walk - 7.30pm, meet at Baysgarth Museum with comfortable shoes and a torch, £3 adults / £2 concessions. 01652 633508.
Phileas P Souper - Presented by Loon & Theatre Mi Mi for LiveLIncs Rural Touring Scheme, 7pm, St Norbert’s School, Crowle. 01724 710249.
Volunteer Day – Frodingham Nature Reserve. Please book. 01724 297028.
Thursday 26 February
Get Carter - 7.30pm, Ropery Hall, Barton. Tickets £3. 01652 660380.
Friday 27 February
Carmen Ghia and the Hot Rods - Rockin’ at the Ancholme Inn - Brigg, 7.30pm. £6 on door. 07517 868903.
Phileas P Souper - Presented by Loon & Theatre Mi Mi for LiveLIncs Rural Touring Scheme, 7pm, Wroot Village Hall. 01302 771802.
Saturday 28 February
Brigg Farmers’ Market - 9am-3pm, Brigg Market Place. Visit this award winning 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.
Portable Antiquities Finds Day - 11am - 12.30pm North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe - Bring in any archaeological finds for identification. Admission free.
Archaeology Club: Roman Mosaics - Suitable for 7-15 year olds, 1-2pm, £2.50 per child. Booking essential, 01724 843533.
Beef - Presented by Hull Truck Theatre, 7.30pm, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. Tickets £9.30 / £8.30. Recommended for ages 15+. 01724 277733.
Saturday 28 February until 9 May
Playing with Fire Exhibition - 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. A major survey of contemporary UK enamelling. 01724 297070.
Saturday 28 February and Tuesday to Friday 3 - 6 March
Fantasy Land - 10am-5pm, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Dream up an exciting fantasy land to live in. Free, drop-in, suitable for all. Under 8’s should be with a participating adult. 01724 297070.
All of the information within this publication is believed to be correct at the time of going to press. North Lincolnshire Council cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies.
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