10 of the best

Your guide to events you must not miss this week

1 40th anniversary Nene Valley Railway, June 3 and 4

The main 40th annivesary celebration weekend features trips on the visiting Royal Scot locomotive. Thomas will also be part of the celebrations as he pulls his special Norwegian Coach through the tunnel to Yarwell and back. There are classic buses, van rides and trade stands.

www.nvr.org.uk

2 Open Gardens Grimsthorpe Castle, June 7

A wonderful opportunity to see the gardens at Grimsthorpe, which will be open for the National Garden Scheme from 11am-6pm. There have been gardens at Grimsthorpe since Tudor times which have evolved over the centuries and now offer 15 acres of formal and woodland gardens in a magnificent setting.

www.grimsthorpe.co.uk

3 Annie Stamford Corn Exchange, until Saturday

There is still time to see Stamford Amateur Musical Society’s production of Annie. Expect to be entertained by some memorable songs.

TEL 01780 766455

4 Exhibition - Silent Voices by Francis Reynolds Norman Cross Gallery, June 3 to July 29

The gallery welcomes back this exceptional individual artist and his work for this, his second one man show at the gallery. The aim of this exhibition is to bring together a new body of work of which a majority have never been publicly shown.

5 Charity ball Indoor Bowls Club, June 3

Tickets are still available for the Annual Summer Ball in aid of the Phoenix School for pupils with special needs. There will be a two course meal and dancing to Pentagon .

Tickets are £6 from Carol 01733 770487/ 07512 011426,

Jenny 01733 688324 /07551927985 also the Bowls Club 01733 566709.

6 Werrington Local History Group

Werrington Village Centre, tonight, 7.30pm Peterborough Cathedral operations director and PT columnist Stuart Orme will be giving a talk entitled “What they didn’t teach you in history at school.” Visitors welcome, £2.50 on the door.

werringtonlhg.wordpress.com/

7 Steve Holbrook Marriot Hotel, June 7

Expect a rollercoaster ride of emotions as Steve Holbrook, regarded by many as one of the UK’s top Clairvoyant Mediums comes to town.

steveholbrook.co.uk/

8 Queen Of Katawe Oundle Cinema, Stahl Theatre, June 7

The colourful and true story

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of 10-year-old Phiona Mutesi, a girl selling corn on the streets of rural Uganda. Her world of constant struggle changes rapidly when she meets Robert Katende, a soccer player turned missionary.

www.oundlecinema.org.uk

9 Peterborough Arts Cinema

John Clare Theatre, tonight, 7.30pm United

States of Love (Zjednoczone stany milosci) - is set in Poland in 1990. The first euphoric year of freedom, but also of uncertainty for the future. Four apparently happy women of different ages decide it’s time to change their lives, fight for their happiness and fulfill their desires.

www. peterborough arts cinema. co.uk

10 I Love The 90s The Met Lounge, Friday

Enjoy the good, the bad and the best of everything musical from the decade that defined a generation. Expect to hear the unexpected .... All Saints next to The Beastie Boys or Michael Jackson next to The Foo Fighters, Daft Punk next to Take That, Oasis next to Eminem... the list goes on. Open 11pm through to 3am. Strictly 18+ for entry.