The Easter weekend from April 22 to 25 may be great for its four-day weekend and hollow chocolate eggs. However, after gorging on hot cross buns, unless you go to church, you may find yourself with nothing else to do — especially as banks will be closed and some shops using Sunday opening times.
Fortunately there are plenty of events and activities happening across Lincoln for the Easter break, for all members of the family.
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Party & Disco
7pm – 9pm | The Showroom | Price: £2
Children 11 to 14 can get some entertainment with a good party and disco in one of The Showroom’s new rooms, dedicated to disco.
Battle of the Bands
7pm – 11pm | The Showroom | Price: £3
For older teenagers and adults, The Showroom will also be hosting a live music event, featuring some of Lincoln’s finest local talent. There will also be free warm up gigs from 5pm in the iCafe.
Wizard of Oz
1pm and 4pm | Theatre Royal | Price: From £10
Theatre company Polka Dot will be returning to Lincoln for a special Easter performance of the Wizard of Oz. Featuring all your favourite characters and songs.
Ms Dynamite
10pm | Wahoo | Price: From £5.00
Hip Hop artist Ms Dynamite will be entertaining Easter clubbers by performing in Lincoln’s newest bar, Wahoo. This event is strictly over 18s.
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Hard Graft What Became of the Red Shoes?
1.30 pm | Drill Hall | Price: £8
A great performance for young children, about a pair of red shoes in grandma’s attic. Along the way, curious child Ruby meets animals, a pirate and even has a trip to space.
Easter Family Fun
10am – 5pm | Lincoln Castle | Price: From £4, under 5s free.
Get the whole family into the swing of Easter at the castle, with various Easter-themed craft activities, walkabout characters and plenty of egg and spoon races.
Easter Egg-Citement
12pm – 3pm | Hartsholme Park | Price: From £3.20
It wouldn’t be Easter without an Easter egg hunt, and Hartsholme Park is providing just that. Starting at the Visitor Centre, children can go on a hunt for chocolate treats that the Easter bunny left behind.
Tony Christie and his musicians
7.30pm | Theatre Royal | Price: £20
Tony Chrisitie, best known for his hit Is This The Way to Amarillo, will be performing for your enjoyment at Lincoln Theatre Royal, celebrating his 50th anniversary and new album Now’s The Time!
Sekushi and Hotel Chocolat
10.30pm | Sakura | Price: £5 before midnight
As part of its Easter bonanza, Sakura will be holding one of its regular nights in conjunction with chocolatiers Hotel Chocolat, giving away goodies to lucky winners in the club. Strictly over 18s only.
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Lincoln Artists Market
10am – 4pm | St Mark’s Square | Price: Free
If you fancy a nice stroll around town, there are plenty of craft stalls in St Mark’s as part of Lincoln Artists Market. From paintings to glassware, there’s local artistic talent to admire, or even buy.
Classic Car Rally
10am – 4pm | Brayford Wharf North | Price: Free
After admiring the art, cross over to the other side of the Brayford to drool over some well-preserved or restored classical cars along the waterfront.
Easter Chicken Fun Run & Walk
11am | Lincolnshire Showground | Price: Free parking, from £8 to take part
Those will to have a bit of a laugh at Easter could dress up in their best chicken outfit and do a 5k run around Lincolnshire Showground for charity.
Chas & Dave
7.30pm | Theatre Royal | Price: From £17.50
Dave has come out of retirement to tour with Chas as part of their band, Chas & Dave. Together they will showcase the history of the outfit, including hit singles from the 70s and 80s like Gertcha and Rabbit.
Easter Egg Hunt
10am – 4pm | St Katherine’s | Price: Free, £1 per activity
If you couldn’t make the Hartsholme Park egg hunt, St Katherine’s in South Park has given you a second chance. Let your kids hunt out Easter treats — there could be an extra prize in it!
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Imps v Cheltenham
Kick off 3pm | Sincil Bank | Price: From £6
Get into the game with a home kick off for the Imps. What is your score prediction?
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We are saddened to report that a 27-year-old man has lost his life in a road traffic collision today (2nd December).
We were called shortly after 7pm to reports of a road traffic collision involving a motorcycle at Station Road, Tydd Gote. Despite the efforts of medical staff, the man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
The A1101 was closed at around 7:40pm.
We are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the collision to contact us immediately. If you were driving in the area at the time and captured dashcam footage, we would like to hear from you. There are a number of ways to get in touch.
By calling 101 quoting incident 346 of today’s date.
We are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision on the A1.
Officers received reports of a two-vehicle collision at 5:41pm involving a black BMW X5 and a silver Citroen C5.
The driver of the BMW sustained minor injuries and the driver of the Citroen sustained serious injuries. Both were taken to hospital.
| Photo: RSM Photography
| Photo: RSM Photography
The A1 remains closed in both directions while emergency services are dealing with the incident.
We would like to hear from you if you witnessed the collision or were driving in the area at the time and captured dashcam footage. If you can help, there are a number of ways you can get in touch.
By calling 101 quoting incident 304 of today’s date.
Children at a Lincoln school were treated to a PE session led by Team GB medallist Sam Oldham.
The pupils at Lincoln Carlton Academy were specially selected by Persimmon Homes South Yorkshire to enjoy the unique training session as part of the housebuilder’s partnership with Team GB.
Gymnast Sam Oldham, who won a team bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games, was guest of honour at the school where the pupils completed a warmup session, an obstacle as well as admire his medal and Olympic torch.
Year 1 teacher, Leah Catten said: “It has been wonderful to welcome Sam to our school. We aim to give each child the best start in life so they can succeed with confidence and Sam’s inspiring session helped the children to understand that anything is possible, if you work hard.
“He talked about uncovering his own potential and that’s what we want for our pupils. He has been absolutely wonderful, and the children were amazed by his back flip.”
Sam said: “It was wonderful to be working with the children.
“It feels great to give back at the end of my career. I am approaching my final chapter, but these guys are just starting out.
“I never had an athlete come to my school to talk about the amazing things sport can do for you, so hopefully the kids will feel really inspired today to get into sport because it is so important for their mental and physical health – maybe some of them could even be Lincolnshire Olympians of the future.”
Alastair Hart, sales director of Persimmon Homes South Yorkshire, added: “The school is not far from our Greetwell Fields development, and we are always keen to support the communities where we are building.”
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