Celebrate May Day in a traditional way by watching local schoolchildren dance round the maypole on Centenary Green. Free to watch.

Venue:

Centenary Green, next to Octavia Hill's Birthplace House, South Brink, PE13 1JB

Contact:

Peter Clayton info@octaviahill.org

opens for the new season until 20 December

Venue:

Elgoods Brewery, North Brink, Wisbech, PE13 1LW

Contact:

01945 583160 info@elgoods-brewery.co.uk

Marc James

After Hours Live is a monthly live music event that takes place on the first Friday of every month in Wisbech, the heart of the Fens. It combines first-class entertainment with a twist of faith. Performers come from far and wide across the UK, as well as some great home-grown local talent.

Profits made in the café go to our local homeless charity, The Ferry Project.

Venue:

Octavia's Cafe 10-14a South Brink PE13 1JQ

Contact:

via website or Facebook

All dog breeds welcome.

Raising money for Rough & Smooth Collie Rescue UK and Cancer Research UK.

Please see the schedule for all show details.

Venue:

Car Boot Field, Emneth, Wisbech, Cambs, PE14 8BG

Contact:

Hayden Feetham haydenfeetham@yahoo.co.uk

Kviečiame visas mamytes, močiutes į šventinį vaikų koncertą, skirta Jums mielos mamytes. Renginyje bus loterija.

Special concert for mums and grandmas!

organised by Rima's ladies and families

Venue:

Queen Mary Centre, Queens Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. PE13 2PE

Contact:

follow link to Eventbrite

Live Music from Half Price Drinks

Entertainment nights are open to everyone
If you would like to use the club on a regular basis we would like you to become a member
Single membership £25.00
Double membership £30.00

Venue:

Ex Services Club, Alexandra Road PE13 1HQ

Contact:

01945 584672

Raising money for Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Rescue and Breast cancer Research.

Family day out, all dog breeds welcome

Something for everyone!

Please find all details on the schedule

Venue:

Car Boot Field, Emneth, Wisbech, Cambs, PE14 8BG

Contact:

Alison Feetham Contact details : lioara.pwd@gmail.com

A pitch costs just £5 for a car, and £10 with a trailer. All funds raised from the car boot sale will be donated to Scotty's Little Soldiers.

The event will run from 9am until 1pm, those selling items are encouraged to set up from 8am. The car boot is free to enter for buyers and unrestricted parking will be available on the ground floor of the car park.

Venue:

Horsefair Shopping Centre PE13 1AR

Contact:

For further details contact Kevin Smith, Centre Manager, on 01945 584109.

Event followed by talk on 'The Big Ben story', the story of the great clock and bell of Westminster and the boxer, Benjamin Caunt.

Venue:

Octavia Hill's Birthplace House, 7 South Brink, Wisbech, PE13 1JB

Contact:

01945 476358 (OHBH)

Ceramics workshop with Mandy Caldon of Precious Earth Art Collective. Book in advance.

Venue:

Octavia Hill's Birthplace House, 7 South Brink, Wisbech, PE13 1JB

Contact:

01945 476358 (OHBH)

A drop-in session with local PCSO's and Fenland District Council Community Safety Project officer

10am-11am

Venue:

Wisbech Library Ely Place PE13 1EU

Contact:

N/A

A new day for the Over 60's Friendship Club. Join in with a range of activities.

Just £3 including tea & coffee.

Why not give it a go and join us on Tuesday 7 May 19 and every Tuesday 10:30am - 1:00pm

Venue:

Rosmini Centre, 69 Queens Road, Wisbech, PE13 2PH

Contact:

For more information please call Stewart on 01733 352213 or email: friendshipclubs@ageukcap.org.uk

Fenland Running Club 2019
Get Back to running for beginners and returners.
Starting Tuesday 7th May to Thursday 11th July 2019
Do you want to:
• Give running a try, but don't know how to start?
• Feel fitter and healthier?
• Make friends with like-minded people in a safe and supportive environment?
• Have lots of fun?
Then this get back to running programme is for you.

 Get back to running programme is FREE for ten weeks
 Membership to Fenland Running Club upon completion of the programme cost ( £15 to April next year)

Venue:

Wisbech Rugby Club, Chapel Road PE13 1RG

Contact:

Fenland Running Club via Facebook page

Celebrating 150 years of St Augustine's

Doors open 7pm

tickets £7 on the door

Venue:

St Augustine's Church, Lynn Road PE13 3AH

Contact:

buy tickets on the door

Live Music from Hotwired

Entertainment nights are open to everyone
If you would like to use the club on a regular basis why not become a member

Venue:

Ex Services Club, Alexandra Road PE13 1HQ

Contact:

01945 584672

10am - 4pm

Entry £4

Venue:

Elgoods Brewery, North Brink, Wisbech, PE13 1LW

Contact:

01945 583160 info@elgoods-brewery.co.uk

Boogie tots every Monday 10-11am (term time only )
Music and movement for 0-5 year olds
Fun instruments
Colourful parachute
Bubble disco
Fun for grown ups and their little ones
No booking needed

Venue:

Queen Mary Centre, Queen’s Road, Wisbech Cambridgeshire, PE13 2PE

Contact:

Gary Tustin 07807951771 garytustin25@gmail.com

Come and join us for our brand new Bingo Nights in 2019! Family Bingo is on every 2nd Monday of the month. Doors open 6:30, eyes down 7:15. Lots of great prizes, a bonus game and a cash game. There will also be a raffle and a tombola, and even a free children's game if we have enough kiddies on the night.

Venue:

Marshland Hall Smeeth Road Marshland St James PE14 8JB

Contact:

Tracy at Marshland Hall Contact details : tracy@marshlandhall.org.uk

A new day for the Over 60's Friendship Club. Join in with a range of activities.

Just £3 including tea & coffee.

Why not give it a go and join us on Tuesday 7 May 2019 and every Tuesday 10:30am - 1:00pm

Club Activities include:
Traditional board games
Day trips
Quizzes
Crafts
Music
Painting
Gardens
Brain training
Guest speakers
Indoor games
Nattering
Keep-fit

New members and volunteers welcome

Venue:

Rosmini Centre, 69 Queens Road, Wisbech, PE13 2PH

Contact:

For more information please call Stewart on 01733 352213 or email: friendshipclubs@ageukcap.org.uk

Meeting every 2nd Tuesday of the month - Local branch of self-help group.

The IBS Network brings together sufferers and expert medical information in a relaxed atmosphere.

Free entry.

Venue:

Visitor Centre, Elgoods Brewery, North Brink, Wisbech, PE13 1LW

Contact:

Contact name : Janice Willis Contact details : theibsnetworkwisbech@gmail.com

Connie is a retired domestic science teacher. Emily, her daughter, is enjoying hosting her first TV cookery show: Connie's Colander, bringing her mother's recipes onscreen and up to date. Sensitively, with humour and tenderness this newly written play traces the evolving relationship throughout their lives, and the impact of Connie's Alzheimer's. Can their relationship, and the TV show, survive?

Running time 50 mins.
Followed by a 20 minute post-show Q&A with a dementia specialist.

An informal atmosphere is created for the Q&A, facilitated by the two actors, with local dementia specialists able to signpost people to their local services. Building on the story within the play, the audience is also encouraged to share their own experiences, both to 'offload' and also to help support fellow audience members, if appropriate.

Free but donations welcomed

Venue:

Wisbech Library Ely Place PE13 1EU

Contact:

Book in the library or email Wisbech.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Gigantic Book Sale 9.30am - 4pm. Grab your holiday read for a bargain.

Wisbech Library Friends are also hosting a coffee morning between 10am & Noon featuring "What have you got in Your Memory Box" - come along and share you box and/or your ideas. We would love to see and hear them and show you ours.

Tea, coffee and cake/biscuits at a modest cost.

Venue:

Wisbech Library Ely Place PE13 1EU

Contact:

jakki.racey@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Free taster sessions for a range of activities 10am - 4pm

Venue:

Marshland Hall Smeeth Road Marshland St James PE14 8JB

Contact:

enquiries@marshlandhall.org.uk

10am - 12noon

there will be cake!

Venue:

Wisbech Cricket & Hockey Club Harecroft Road PE13 1RR

Contact:

n/a

We are delighted to be taking part in this year's Crafts Council UK Hey Clay!

Join artist Rachel from Big Sky Arts from 11am - 3pm for FREE make and create in clay sessions.

Suitable for all ages, no experience with clay necessary. All very welcome!

Venue:

Wisbech & Fenland Museum Museum Square PE13 1ES

Contact:

01945 583817 (Museum)

Afternoon and evening of fundraising fun, in aid of Glennfield Care Home

KO 2pm - Ovendale FC vs Wisbech Town Legends

followed by FA Cup Final

followed by bingo - eyes down 7.30pm

£2 adults, kids free

camping available

Venue:

Wisbech Town FC Elgoods Stadium Lynn Road PE14 7AL

Contact:

01945 581511 (Football Club)

Hosted in the Market town of Whittlesey near Peterborough, BusFest is one of the area's largest Vintage Vehicle Gatherings. Following Feedback and success of 2018 we have increased frequency to Ramsey

The vehicles will be used to operate the network of free bus services which consists of five routes to Ramsey, Peterborough, Turves, Yaxley & Thorney. This is a great day out for all from enthusiasts to families.

Free buses up to every:
30mins to PETERBOROUGH
10mins to RAMSEY (Classic Car Show)
30mins to THORNEY
30mins to TURVES
30mins to YAXLEY

Parking is limited at Whittlesey, we recommend using our free buses.

Use our Free Buses to visit the Fenland Classic Car Show & many of the friendly and welcoming pubs served by our network of bus routes.
Also visit the FEN FAIR at Ramsey Rural Museum!

10am - 5pm

Venue:

Whittlesey

Contact:

http://www.easternbusgroup.co.uk/contact.html

Afternoon of musical entertainment - Kill Me Kate supported by Jay Fox

Following the success of last year's summer events and the hugely popular Christmas gig, Friends of Wisbech Bandstand say they are excited for the start of the summer season on May 19.

Kill Me Kate are covers band consisting of a trio of musicians from different musical backgrounds who have come together to create their own sound. Influences come from many different genres including Rock, Country, Folk and Blues.

They offer a fun and friendly show for all the family, with great music and a lively atmosphere.

Jay Fox performs songs from 60's to present by artists such as Bon Jovi, Oasis, Temptations, Robbie Williams and many more.

Both have recently appeared on PCRFM's 'Random Radio Show' the bandstand's event hosts and Jay Fox particularly wowed their audience with his impressive vocal range.

To keep up to date with all bandstand events, like their Facebook page

weather permitting 😎

Venue:

Bandstand Wisbech Park PE13 3DN

Contact:

info@wisbechbandstand.co.uk

IT'S BETTER WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER

Get active and enjoy meeting and learning more from others who are serving and involved in the life and lives of people in Wisbech and Fenland.

• Find out what our local physical activity providers can offer and what is already happening within the district.
• Meet colleagues from our local community and share your own news and information.
• Enjoy a WildGoose Treasure Hunt with Heidi Lemmon from ACTIVE FENLAND.

Our programme:

12.00 Meet and eat [sandwiches and drinks provided by CPFT, Heart and Soul]

12.30 Information and news exchange

13.00 Just for fun: a geo-cache treasure hunt outdoors [hunting using your phone!]

If you would like to join in a fun taster of the inter-ACTIVE treasure hunt called WildGoose download the free app called "mobile adventures" before the event. Look for this logo A treasure hunt code and all the details will be available on the day.

Venue:

Oasis Community Centre, St Michael’s Avenue, Wisbech PE13 3NR

Contact:

For more information or to book your free ticket, go here: https://springin2health.eventbrite.co.uk/

Monthly meeting

Admission £3 for non-members

Venue:

Mendis Old Market PE13 1NB

Contact:

See website & Facebook info@fenarch.org.uk

All ages welcome to this perfect surviving Victorian museum to celebrate Queen Victoria's 200th birthday. 10am - 2pm

Follow our Victorian Trail to find objects from the Great Exhibition of 1851, including model dinosaurs bought as souvenirs 170 years ago.

Venue:

Wisbech & Fenland Museum Museum Square PE13 1ES

Contact:

01945 583817 (Museum)

Saturday - raft races, live music and barbecue (entry to races is free - fancy dress encouraged)

Sunday - live bands, funfair rides, face-painting and much more

Venue:

Outwell Basin and the playing field

Contact:

outwellfestival@btinternet.com for rules, entry forms and further information about the races - stall/attraction bookings email tara.rust@hotmail.com

2-3pm

Come and celebrate Elmer's 30th birthday with a storytime and crafts.

£2.50 per child, 2-8 years.

All children must be accompanied by an adult.

We also have an excellent elephant display so come in and borrow a book.

Venue:

Wisbech Library Ely Place PE13 1EU

Contact:

jakki.racey@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Mike Petty MBE celebrates Robert Owen's birthday. Included in standard entry charge.

Venue:

Octavia Hill's Birthplace House, 7 South Brink, Wisbech, PE13 1JB

Contact:

01945 476358 (OHBH)

Live Music from Vex

Entertainment nights are open to everyone
If you would like to use the club on a regular basis why not become a member

Venue:

Ex Services Club, Alexandra Road PE13 1HQ

Contact:

01945 584672

The perfect opportunity to take the next step to improve your photography of birds in flight. There will also be ample opportunities to capture portraits in natural surroundings. All with the assistance of a professional photography tutor. This workshop runs from 1pm to 7pm to take advantage of the best evening light for photographing the birds.

Venue:

Fens Falconry, Fens Falconry, Station Road, PE13 4RY

Contact:

Fens Falconry 01945 419086

Saturday - raft races, live music and barbecue (entry to races is free - fancy dress encouraged)

2pm - Gerry Ryan
3pm - Ctrl-C
4pm - Big Phil and the Heartbreakers
5pm - The Amazing Armadillos
6pm - Loose Rocket
7pm - Hydrobats
8pm - Skarma

Sunday - live bands, funfair rides, face-painting and much more

Venue:

Outwell Basin and the playing field

Contact:

outwellfestival@btinternet.com for rules, entry forms and further information about the races - stall/attraction bookings email tara.rust@hotmail.com

A pitch costs just £5 for a car, and £10 with a trailer. All funds raised from the car boot sale will be donated to the Exotic Pet Refuge, Deeping St James.

The event will run from 9am until 1pm, those selling items are encouraged to set up from 8am. The car boot is free to enter for buyers and unrestricted parking will be available on the ground floor of the car park.

Pet Refuge Open Days are shown below. Please come along and see our collection of over 250 animals, and help us to continue our work!

There is more to the Open Days - Refreshments, Tombola, Child Entertainment, Free Parking...

Our next open day is on 16th June 2019.

All remaining open days:

• 16th June 2019
• 21st July 2019
• 15th September 2019
• 13th October 2019

Open days run from 10.00am to 5.00pm. Entry costs just £6 for Adults, and £3 for children.

If you have an enquiry; would like to make a donation of money, food or materials; or would like to become a volunteer, please contact the Exotic Pet Refuge.

Exotic Pet Refuge
102 Station Road
Deeping St James
Peterborough
PE6 8RH

Telephone: 07706 999 838 or (01778) 345 923

Email: exoticpetrefuge@aol.com

Linkedin: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/exotic-pet-refuge/41/773/49a

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExoticPetRefuge

Venue:

Horsefair Shopping Centre PE13 1AR

Contact:

For further details contact Kevin Smith, Centre Manager, on 01945 584109.

Talk by Roger Powell, biographer of John Clarkson (brother of Thomas Clarkson), who took 1,192 freed Africans back to Africa, treating them with dignity as equals, followed by unveiling of plaque to John Clarkson in the Birthplace House garden. Included in standard entry.

Venue:

Octavia Hill's Birthplace House, 7 South Brink, Wisbech, PE13 1JB

Contact:

01945 476358 (OHBH)

Meetings of the Board of Directors

Members of the public are welcome to attend meetings of the Board of Directors.

You will be able to ask questions and to raise any points of concern but these opportunities will be limited to certain parts of the agenda at the discretion of the Chair. These are 'meetings held in public' rather than general public meetings.

Patients and residents are being invited to attend the session with directors of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn.

Board meetings normally take place at the hospital's site in King's Lynn. But the trust's chairman, Professor Steve Barnett, said they felt they needed to be more accessible to the public across the wider region that it serves. North Cambridgeshire Hospital is an important part of the QEH family. As a board, we feel it is important to be visible to all parts of the Trust for our staff and patients. That is why we have decided to hold the next board meeting in Wisbech to allow our staff to attend as well as members of the public. I would like to encourage our Cambridgeshire patients to come along and find out more about your local hospital.

Venue:

Meeting room at the North Cambs Hospital The Park, Wisbech, PE13 3AB

Contact:

via weblink

Cambridgeshire Libraries programme of free talks at Wisbech Library

The dry land smiles: a witness' account of the drainage of the Fens by Diane Calton-Smith

Venue:

Wisbech Library Ely Place PE13 1EU

Contact:

0345 045 5225

Nene Valley Railway and March & District Model railway Club

1 and 2 June 9.30am - 4pm

layouts, trade stands, heritage train service, freight and shunting demonstrations, brake van rides

Event Prices:
Day-Rover Ticket all day travel including entry to all model railway exhibits
Adults £20,
Senior £16,
Child 3-16 £10,
Under 3 Free,
Family £50

Wansford Platform including entry to all model railway exhibits ONLY
Adult £5, Child £3.00, Family (2 Adults and up to 3 children) £15

Brake Van rides – local supplement, Pay on the Day.

Venue:

Nene Valley Railway Ltd, Wansford Station, Stibbington, Peterborough, PE8 6LR

Contact:

adminassistant@nvr.org.uk Tel: 01780 784444

To celebrate International Tabletop Day 2019 we will be hosting a series of activities and games for all of the local area, as well as welcoming folk to bring in their favourite game for a few rolls of the dice.

Building on our relationship with the Fenland Gamers and other local groups and FLGS we want to offer up a warm and friendly location for some gaming. So why not join in and help us raise money for good causes while having a great time?

This will be open to all ages, and there will be lots of people on hand to teach rule sets with a wide variety of games for a wide variety of tastes.

Venue:

Luxe Cinema Alexandra Rd, Wisbech, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, UK, PE13 1HQ

Contact:

01945 588808 (Luxe Box Office)

Excited to announce Pop Up Supper Club events this summer!

£15.00pp 3 courses, set menu.

There are more, follow Fascinating Food on Facebook for details.

Venue:

Octavia Hill's Birthplace House, 7 South Brink, Wisbech, PE13 1JB

Contact:

Alison Sloan Please book in advance on 07778 324250

Live Music from Last Minute Brigade

Entertainment nights are open to everyone
If you would like to use the club on a regular basis why not become a member

Venue:

Ex Services Club, Alexandra Road PE13 1HQ

Contact:

01945 584672

Nene Valley Railway and March & District Model railway Club

1 and 2 June 9.30am - 4pm

layouts, trade stands, heritage train service, freight and shunting demonstrations, brake van rides

Event Prices:
Day-Rover Ticket all day travel including entry to all model railway exhibits
Adults £20,
Senior £16,
Child 3-16 £10,
Under 3 Free,
Family £50

Wansford Platform including entry to all model railway exhibits ONLY
Adult £5, Child £3.00, Family (2 Adults and up to 3 children) £15

Brake Van rides – local supplement, Pay on the Day.

Venue:

Nene Valley Railway Ltd, Wansford Station, Stibbington, Peterborough, PE8 6LR

Contact:

adminassistant@nvr.org.uk Tel: 01780 784444