July 31, 2016 10.20 am
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30 things to do in Lincolnshire during the summer holidays
Stuck for things to do this summer? Lincolnshire Reporter has compiled a list of events throughout summer, perfect for the whole family! VW Camper Van Day, Lincoln When: August 7, 10am – 4pm Where: Brayford Waterfront Price: FREE Volkswagen owners and enthusiasts will gather on Brayford Waterfront in Lincoln for an amazing display of VW Campers. For more…
There are many events going on throughout Lincolnshire over summer.
Lincolnshire’s biggest airshow will have re-enactors, Lancaster taxy runs, trade stalls, vintage cars, military vehicles and much more to give you an excellent family day out.
Experience seventeenth century life as the Royalists attack the castle. Witness what the Civil War was like with weapons drills, a living history encampment and a battle re-enactment both days.
Everyone is invited to the city’s Brayford Waterfront, where there will be something for all the family. Browsers and buyers can go bargain-hunting for memorabilia, arts and crafts and vintage clothing.
When: Throughout summer until September 4, 10am – 5.30pm
Where: Lincoln Castle
Price: FREE
Thousands of ceramic poppies, seen previously in a famous Tower of London installation, have formed a wave of scarlet reaching for the walls of the castle as part of the UK-wide tour. Open until September 4.
Join the North Lincolnshire Morris Minor Owners Club and step back in time to see classic motor cars from around the world. See Morris Minor, MG, Triumph, Wolseley marques and more.
Heckington Show is Britain’s largest village show and attracts thousands of visitors with a range of stands, activities, exhibits and attractions spread over 30 acres of land.
The very best in live music, kustom art , burlesque, rockabilly, steampunk and Tiki vendors will gather at Lincolnshire Showground. Tons of traditional and custom painted vehicles from across the country will take over the grounds.
C&C training team and Singleton Associates warmly invites people to join us in raising money for STRUT, St Barnabas Hospice and local charities. Come and Learn how to do CPR, what to do if someone is choking, and how to use a defibrillator. There will be an ambulance and a fire engine to explore,
cake stalls, ice cream van, face painting, childrens entertainer, raffle, music and more
With a background in theatre, circus & pantomime, Feet First Entertainment’s Adrian Ley will be performing and teaching circus skills. The event is inclusive to all abilities.
The event has a little taste of Lincolnshire for everyone from cooking demonstrations, to local hot and cold food stalls displaying the finest cheese, local meats, jams and preserves.
The Festival celebrates artisan foods produced in the county and combines this with fitness, exercise and games – something for all the family to come along and participate in.
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A celebrity couple living in Lincoln have big plans on the horizon after expanding their local theatre school and moving to a three-storey former city ballroom building.
Former CBeebies presenter Sarah-Jane Honeywell and her actor husband Ayden Callaghan, best known for his roles in Hollyoaks and Emmerdale, leased the former Montana ballroom on Clasketgate in April this year as their Curious Theatre School continues to grow.
They moved into the new premises on April 1 after having previously been based in Bailgate Methodist church hall and Wolsey’s Rest on Grantham Street in Lincoln. The theatre school, which now has just over 90 students, was proving so popular the couple needed to find a bigger premises.
Sarah and Ayden are proud to move into a bigger premises with their renamed ‘The Curious Theatre School at The Montana Ballroom’. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
The old main ballroom is where the theatre school’s biggest dance studio is located. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
It is now called The Curious Theatre School at The Montana Ballroom as the couple wanted to “re-stablish the Montana name and reposition it in the community as an artistic space”.
The building was last used as a ballroom in the 1950s and has also been various restaurants and an amusement arcade since then. In September 2020, former occupiers – Chinese restaurant Shoo Cuisine – said it had to close for good due to “rising costs and uncertain times” and the impact of the coronavirus lockdown.
The former ballroom is still owned by the grandson of the man who built it, who Sarah and Ayden have leased it from.
This room on the third floor will become the John Partridge Studio. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Another room inside The Curious Theatre School. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
The three-storey building has around 20 rooms, of which nine are currently in use and there are already plans for the others in the coming months. The biggest dance studio is located where the main ballroom used to be located.
Several rooms which formerly housed karaoke booths will be turned into audition and dance studios, as well as a chill out room for the students. The old kitchen will be turned into a dressing room or another dance studio, and there are plans to turn some of the upstairs into office space for local charities.
The third floor includes a student common room and an area that will be turned into the John Partridge Studio, which is named after the actor best known for the role of Christian Clarke in Eastenders.
There is also an original stage hidden and boxed in behind the bar, which the celebrity couple want to bring back into use in the future.
The Curious Theatre School was founded in Lincoln by Sarah-Jane Honeywell and Ayden Callaghan. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
The Curious Theatre School founder Sarah, who also presents an 80s/90s show on BBC Radio Lincolnshire every Sunday, told The Lincolnite: “It is really important to get a bigger space to do more classes and expand the school and lease out studio space.
“It’s really exciting, we moved in, prepped for our big show and are now settling in. All the parents have been so supportive.
“We want it to be a community theatre school accessible to everyone no matter what their ability or financial status.”
Ayden and Sarah stood in the John Partridge Studio. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
The Curious Theatre School performed its first show – Wonderland – at the LPAC in April 2022. | Photo: The Curious Theatre School
The Curious Theatre School is currently recruiting for new singing and drama teachers.
And there are still places for new students to book with prices ranging from £5 an hour for dance to £20 for three hours of musical theatre. For more information about the theatre and the various classes available email [email protected].
It has been a very successful year for The Curious Theatre School so far as, along with the new premises, the students performed their first ever show, Wonderland, at the LPAC in April, which Sarah said was “really special”.
Ayden Callaghan, co-founder of The Curious Theatre School in Lincoln, is well known for his previous roles in Emmerdale and Hollyoaks. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
The Curious Theatre School also does scholarships, with Michelle Blair Management looking after the students in terms of sending off audition tapes and trying to find them work.
One of the students – 16-year-old Harry Brook from Sleaford – featured in a Lidl commercial which was released on Mother’s Day this year.
The theatre school’s co-owner Ayden reiterated the importance of the theatre school becoming a community hub, to help local talent thrive in what is a very competitive industry.
A new family-run restaurant and takeaway serving authentic Greek food has opened in Lincoln city centre, and The Lincolnite went to check it out.
Spyridon Tsichlis and his wife Marisofi Kiourtzidou came up with the idea for The Greek Brothers and opened their first restaurant and takeaway in Mansfield in February 2021.
After visiting Lincoln Spyridon said he loved the city and the “beautiful atmosphere” and an opportunity came up to purchase the lease of the building next to Wilko off the High Street on Waterside South, formerly occupied by JayDees and The Fish King.
The Greek Brothers serves a variety of Gyros including chicken, pork, halloumi, and burger. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Souvlaki is another Greek favourite on the menu. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Spyridon bought the lease with his father-in-law Dimitrios Kirtikos and, after a lot of work inside including renovating the kitchen, The Greek Brothers welcomed its first customers on Monday, May 9.
The Greek Brothers takeaway and restaurant is open seven days a week between 11am and 7pm, and Spryidon said he is hoping to extend these hours in the future. Customers can also order authentic Greek street food from the takeaway, including via Deliveroo.
Gabby Kennedy and Spyridon Tsichlis from The Greek Brothers in Lincoln. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Take a look inside! | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
The new takeaway and restaurant has created four new jobs, with an additional six to be hired in the future.
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Gabby Kennedy and Spyridon Tsichlis from The Greek Brothers in Lincoln. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
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