The 11 best things to do in and around Peterborough this week
Pancake racing
Peterborough Cathedral, March 5, at 12noon
Teams of four are invited to compete in the relay race which takes a route around the Cathedral Precincts. The winning team will be judged on their successful pancake flipping, as well as the speed with which they complete the course. Organisations’ mascots are also invited to take part individually, in a separate race around the Cathedral Green. Pancakes and frying pans will be provided.The entry fee is £20 per team of four, and free of charge for the Mascot Race.
www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk
East of England Model Show
Queen Katharine Academy, March 3
Model makers from across Britain will head for the largest event of its kind in the region.
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Hide AdThe annual event, organised by the Peterborough Scale Model Club, and sponsored by Stamford based Airfix Model World magazine, raises thousands of pounds for local charities.
This year it will break all records with 62 clubs and 28 traders in attendance with countless scale model aircraft, military vehicles, ships, figures, racing cars, model trains and more on display.
Alongside the club displays, traders will be selling all the latest kits and equipent.
The entire proceeds from the show will go to the Stamford-based Anna’s Hope children’s brain tumour chrity.
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Hide AdThe previous show raised more than £2,000 for Great Ormond St Children’s Hospital.
The event will be open from 10am until 4pm, admission is £3 adults, under 15s free. On site parking is free.
Comedy Night
Castor and Ailsworth Village Hall, March 2
Enjoy an evening of stand- up comedy to raise money for the National Literacy Trust, which is working to improve the literacy levels of disadvantaged children in the Peterborough area. Tickets are £12.50 in advance, and £15 at the door.
Tickets from Darranda at 07835 831 054 or John at 07738 083 233.
Beyond The Barricade
The Cresset, March 2
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Hide AdCelebrating 20 years of touring, the UK’s longest running musical theatre concert tour features past principal performers from Les Misérables delivering over two hours
of the best of Broadway and the West End.
www.cresset.co.uk
The Herd
Stamford Arts Centre, March 5-9
The Stamford Shoestring bring to the stage Rory Kinnear’s The Herd, a warm, witty and heartfelt look at a family falling apart – and pulling together – when life doesn’t turn out quite the way they hoped.
www.stamfordartscentre.co.uk
Georgie Fame
Key Theatre, tonight
In this very special and intimate evening, the audience will be treated to Georgie’s hits, alongside music from the artists that have influenced him.
Tickets : vivacity.org
Rebellious Sisterhood - John Clare Theatre, March 1
A new play for the centenary of women gaining the vote takes a rare glimpse behind the scenes at the private lives
of the leaders of the Suffragettes.
broadhorizonstheatre.co.uk
Peterborough Arts Cinema
John Clare Theatre, tonight
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Hide AdNae Pasaran charts the incredible true story of the Scottish Rolls Royce factory workers who managed to ground half of Chile’s Air Force, from the other side of the world, in the longest single act of solidarity against Pinochet’s brutal dictatorship in 1974.
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The Best of WHAM!
Key Theatre, March 1
Featuring the best of George, Andrew, Pepsi and Shirlie, with sensational vocals, choreography, costumes and a live band.
Tickets at vivacity.org
Bye Bye Baby
The Cresset, March 3
Having performed in over 400 venues since 2013, Bye Bye Baby is a jaw-dropping
tribute to the timeless, iconic music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.
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Hide AdIt’s a musical journey through the career of this iconic group, whose story is told in music and film hit Jersey Boys, and their songs have graced such films as The Deer
Hunter, Dirty Dancing and Grease.
Tickats at www.cresset.co.uk
Exhibition
Norman Cross Gallery until March 2
There is still time to explore this solo exhibition by Margie Nottingham, a graduate of the inter-nationally recognised Glasgow School of Art. The exhibition, which opened on February 15, f eatures a collection of her abstract works.
Open Tuesday to Saturday from 10am – 4pm