10 of the best

Your guide to events you must not miss this week

1 Burghley Halloween Trail Burghley House, Oct 20-28 Follow the Burghley Halloween Trail around the Sculpture Garden. Tread through the crispy autumn leaves and find the hidden spooks to receive a treat. Plus, Spooky Tours are returning, with local ghostly expert Martin Tempest, from October 17-31. The tours are designed to be scary, but fun.

www.burghley.co.uk

2 Halloween Trail Peckover House, October 20-28

Snoddlesworth the snail will be leaving a curious trail for children to follow around the garden, each clue leading to the next. At the end of the trail there’ll be a specially baked autumn biscuit in the Reed Barn as a prize.Open from 11am to 4pm, cost £1 per child plus normal entrance for non National Trust members.

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ peckover

3 Circus Funtastic Cardea Playing Fields, until October 21

Action-packed Big Top performances raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Tickets: 07447 986900

4 Cosmos Roadshow Peterborough Cathedral, October 22-25

Children can pop along from 10am to 5pm for interactive, hands-on fun.

peterborough-cathedral.org.uk

5 Talk - Peterborough’s Astronomer Cathedral Visitor Centre, October 23

George Alcock was a Peterborough-based

amateur astronomer, known worldwide for his discoveries of comets and novae. Join Dr Richard McKim for an illustrated talk about Alcock’s life and work.

peterborough-cathedral.org.uk

6 Sawtry History Society WI Hall, tonight, 7.30pm

The Life and Times of Thomas Dolby- a Notable Sawtry Resident - is the subject of a presentation by Marilyn Gautreaux.

Tel 01487 831441

7 Concert St John’s Church, city centre, October 25 at 1pm Hear Edward Elgar’s

poignant Cello Concerto, played to a piano accompaniment by A-level student Nathaniel Watson. Nathaniel, who lives in Oundle, is a gifted cellist who has given recitals in the cathedral and at Fotheringhay and Oundle churches, and played for 5 years with the National Children’s Orchestra.

Free with retiring collection

8 Funhouse Comedy Club The Lightbox, Bridge Street, october 23

Headlining is winner of ITV’s ‘Show Me The Funny’ the instantly loveable and unique Patrick Monahan, with his trademark

hyperactive and freewheeling charm. Support comes from the laid back Michael Fabbri. He shifts between harsh, controversial topics and light-hearted silliness, resulting in a diverse and brilliantly funny act. Completing the line-up will be the 2014

English Comedian

Of The Year winner, Jack Campbell. Compere for the night will

Paul Revill.

www. funhousecomedy.co.uk

9 Crafting Live East of England Arena, October 19 and 20 Peterborough-based TV

craft channel will be filming at the show, as well as having their famous goody bags for sale at their stand and a range of favourite products. www.createandcraft.com

10 Peterborough Jazz Club Peterborough Theatre Suite, October 21

Leading trumpeter and band leader Max Roberts plays the music of great be-bop trumpeter Kenny Dorham. with an all-star sextet - George Grant (alto saxophone), Riley StoneLonergan (tenor saxophone), Chris Eldred (piano), Daisy George (double bass), and Sam Gardener (drums).