The guide: Things to do

The Brit Chix will be doing their bit for Children in Need on Friday 20 November

Your guide of things to do in Lincolnshire

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Friday 20 November

Children in Need variety night - Haven High School, Boston

Rap, dance, rock & pop music, including The Knights of Skirbeck and The Brit Chix. Plus Abba tribute act Abba Eyes. Venue: Haven High Technology College, Marian Road, Boston PE21 9HB.

Licensed bar and raffle - Tickets are available from: Toucan Taxis of Boston, either from their office at Boston Enterprise Centre, Gilbert Drive, or by calling (01205) 40 40 40 - Adults £8, Children £6, Family ticket £25

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Saturday 21 November

Boston Operatic Society present Oliver

From Saturday 21-28 November - Blackfriars Arts Centre. Box Office 01205 363108.

Boston Operatic Society bring a fantastic offering of one of the best loved musicals of all time. Enjoy the wonderful music and songs of Lional Bart performed by the cast and accompanied by a full orchestra.

Tetney Christmas Fayre

St John's Methodist Chapel in Tetney is holding a Christmas Fayre on Saturday 21 November 2009 at 2pm.

£1.00 on the door, children free. Craft stalls, cake stall, white elephant stall, games, raffle, refreshments - All welcome.

Christmas Fair Coffee Morning

Leasingham Village Hall on Saturday 21 November from 10am till 12 noon.

Fairtrade refreshments will be served. A Grand Raffle, Tombola, Bottle stall, Cakes and Preserves, Children's lucky dip and a silk flower stall.

All are welcome and all proceeds go to St Andrews Church, Leasingham.

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Sunday 22 November

A Woodland Wander

With autumn turning our trees to brilliant golds and reds, why not join CountrysideNK in Skellingthorpe Old Wood to learn more about this ancient woodland?

Owned by the Woodland Trust, Skellingthorpe Old Wood dates back to the Domesday Book and has seen lots of changes over the years. Until 1987 the wood was a Site of Special Scientific Interest due to the number of rare butterflies. These diminished as the pines introduced in the 1950s formed a thick canopy, preventing the light from reaching the flora and fauna underneath.

For some time the Woodland Trust has been removing the exotic conifers and allowing the wood to regenerate naturally, returning to its native glory.

WatchNK ranger, Steve Donagain, will guide you through the wood to observe the many types of native trees and see how nature is fighting back!

To join this woodland walk, meet at Skellingthorpe Community Centre car park at 10.30am on Sunday 22 November before driving on to the wood itself.

Suitable footwear and clothing for a woodland walk should be worn. Children under 16 years must be accompanied by an adult.

Christmas Bazaar and Grand Draw

D.O.C.A.T.E.F (Detection Of Cancer And Treatment Equipment Fund), which is based at the Pilgrim Hospital in Boston are holding a Christmas Bazaar and Grand Draw (1st Prize £100) on Sunday 22 November 2009 starting at 1.30 pm at Old Leake Community Centre, Furlongs Lane, Old Leake, near Boston - Various Stalls and competitions, refreshments available.

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Monday 23 November

Louth Film Club shows El Baño Del Papa

On Monday (23 November), at the Playhouse Cinema, Louth Film Club will be showing a charming Uruguayan comedy drama, El Baño Del Papa.

Released in 2008, the film is set in 1998, in Melo, close to the Brazilian border, during a real-life visit by Pope John Paul ll. Beto, a kind of South American Del Boy, tries to cash in on the event by building an outdoor lavatory for the hordes of pilgrims expected to descend on the town. Besides its wry, whimsical humour, El Baño Del Papa offers a sobering reflection of the poverty that afflicts the town's inhabitants. "An emotionally rich and tender film," was the verdict of Time Out reviewer David Jenkins.

El Baño Del Papa, in Spanish with English subtitles, is Certificate 15. The show starts at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £3 for members, standard cinema prices (£5 or £4 concessions) for non-members. The club's award-winning website Louth Film Club has links to trailers for El Baño and future club films.