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Live Shows to enjoy over Christmas & New Year
Beauty & The Beast, 9th December:
Join Ballet Theatre UK with one of the most enchanting love stories of all time, Beauty and the Beast, at Stamford Corn Exchange. Call 01780 766455 for more information or visit the website www.stamfordcornexchange.co.uk. n
Another great shopping destination is Oldrids of Gonerby Junction just off the A1. The company has access to 250,000 lines in total and its buying power and space on its 25 acre Downtown site means plenty of undercover shopping. Beyond great shopping though, Downtown this season offers a great festive day out, with an indoor ice rink throughout December (£7.50/adults, £5/children) and Santa in his grotto from 1st-24th December. Look out, too, for the centre’s giant snowglobe where you can enjoy an ‘indoor snowball fight.’ Festive Entertainment
Speaking of blending festive shopping with lots of fun, Stamford will host its Christmas lights switch-on and festival thorughout the town, from High Street to Ironmonger Street, Broad Street, Sheepmarket and Red Lion Square on Sunday 25th November from 10am, with
Santa’s grotto, craft and food stalls, a fun fair and of course, wonderful shopping from the town’s independent retailers.
Christmas for us doesn’t begin properly until the first Monday in December, when Oakham’s All Saints Church hosts a charity concert for the NSPCC. Organised by Margaret Wheeler and others, the event has raised over £190,000 for the charity in its 11 year history, and features festive readings from prominent local faces as well as music with plenty of audience participation.
Snow White, 6th January:
RATS (Rutland Arts Theatre Company) this year presents Snow White, at Brooke Priory School Theatre, Station Road, Oakham, starting at 2.30pm. Tickets are £8 for adults and £5 for children. Email robin@oakhamteam.org.uk. n
There’s yet more festive entertainment at Burghley House’s Angel Fair Champagne Reception on 5th December, hosted by Lady Victoria Leatham, with 30 chalets and a large festive marquee of stalls offering seasonal gifts alongside the stately home’s food and drink fair from 6th - 9th December. n
Gates Garden Centre, 01664 454309, www.gatesgardencentre.co.uk. Oldrids Downtown, Gonerby Junction, A1, 01476 590239. NSPCC Concert, All Saints Church, Oakham, call 01572 813626. Burghley House, 01780 752451, www.burghley.co.uk.
Sleeping Beauty, 27th Dec - 1st Jan:
Stamford Pantomime Players are also hosting a pantomime at the Corn Exchange this year. Sleeping Beauty features three funny fairy sisters to Princess Aurora - Moonbeam, Sunlight and Stardust. Call 01780 766455 or visit stamfordcornexchange.co.uk. n
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