Raise your glasses to beer festivals in Brigg and Barton

Details of beer festivals in Brigg and Barton have been announced.

Brigg District Lions' annual festival will run from Thursday to Saturday, May 16 to 18.

Raise your glass to the Lions' beer festivals in Barton and Brigg

Barton Lions will be hosting their event on Friday and Saturday, May 31 and June 1.

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Tuesday 12 March

10.30am - Spot’s Birthday party - Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. £12. 0844 854 2776.

7pm – Country Boy’s Struggle – Performed by Contact Theatre, Invenio Academy, Foxhills Road, Scunthorpe. 01724 292920.

7.30pm – Clannad – Baths Hall Scunthorpe. £28.50. 0844 854 2776.

Wednesday 13 March

10.30am to 3.30pm – Glass Painting Adult Workshop –Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. £20, booking essential. 01652 631500.

6.30pm – A Bird in your Ear – Performed by Snail Tales, Vale of Ancholme School, Brigg. Suitable for families with children 3 – 11 years. www.snailtales.org 01652 652908.

7.30pm - The Hairy Bikers – Baths Hall, Scunthorpe. £25. 0844 854 2776.

Thursday 14 March

7pm – A Bird in your Ear – Performed by Snail Tales, St Norbert’s Catholic School, Crowle. Suitable for families with children 3 – 11 years. www.snailtales.org 01724 710249.

7.30pm – Talk on Hedgerow Medicine by Debbie Lincoln for Lincs Wildlife Trust, St Hugh’s Church Hall, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe. 01507 526667

7.30pm - Film: Lawless (18) – Ropery Hall, Barton. £4. 01652 660380.

Friday 15 March

6pm – A Bird in your Ear – Performed by Snail Tales, Luddington Viallage Hall. Suitable for families with children 3 – 11 years. www.snailtales.org 01724 798227.

7.30pm – Barton Civic Society - “For those in Peril on the Sea” talk by Stephen Bloy.An outline of the growth of the Grimsby fishing industry between 1850 and 1900 and the terrible price that was paid in hardship and fatalities. Assembly Rooms, Barton.

8pm - Patrick Monahan (comedian) - Ropery Hall, Barton. £14 advance, £16 on door. 01652 660380.

Friday 15 and Saturday 16 March and Thursday 21 to Saturday 23 March

7.30pm - Off the Hook – performed by Haxey Amateur Dramatic Society, Haxey Memorial Hall. Tickets £5 from 01427 754294.

Saturday 16 March

10am to 4pm - Magical Motion Fun Day – 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, suitable for all, under 8s should be with participating adult. 01724 297070.

10.30am to 4.30pm – Cyanotyping Workshop – The Ropewalk, Barton. £35. 01652 660380.

8pm - Monkey Poet’s Murder Mystery (Comedian-ages 16+) - Ropery Hall, Barton. £8 advance, £10 on door. 01652 660380.

Sunday 17 March

7.30pm - Russian Cossacks - Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. £18.50. 0844 854 2776

Monday 18 March

7.15pm - Scunthorpe Museum Society - North Lincolnshire Museum. Dr. Robert Armstrong gives a talk on “Japan in Winter – a birding extravaganza”. Non-members welcome. 01724 869440

Monday 18 until Friday 22 March

10am to 4pm – Captured Creature Crafts Activity Table – 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in, suitable for all ages, under 8s must be with a participating adult. 01724 297070.

Wednesday 20 March

7pm - Barton Ghost Walk - Walk leaves 7.30pm from Baysgarth House Museum. £4 / £3 concessions. 01469 531003.

Thursday 21 March

7.30pm – Painted Flowers: Their Depiction Through the Ages – Presentation by Dr Maureen Ille for Messingham Gardening Club, Methodist Hall. £1 members, £2 visitors including refreshments. 01724 762640 / 762037.

7.30pm – Fake Thackray – Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. £10. 0844 854 2776.

7.30pm - Film: Private Peaceful (12) – Ropery Hall, Barton. £4. 01652 660380.

7.30pm – Hell Said the Duchess – Female accordion trio, suitable for families, St Andrew’s Church, Burton on Stather. www.differentstrings.co.uk 01724 721135.

Friday 22 March

7.30pm – Swinging at the Cotton Club - Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. £17.50. 0844 854 2776.

8pm – Old Dance School – Ropery Hall, Barton. £12 advance, £14 on door. 01652 660380.

8pm – Hell Said the Duchess – Female accordion trio, suitable for families, Epworth Thurlow Pavillion. www.differentstrings.co.uk 01427 872491.

Saturday 23 March

9am to 3pm - Brigg Farmers’ Market - Brigg Market Place. Visit this FARMA accredited award winning market and buy delicious local food from the people who produce it. Now with over 30 stalls selling everything from ostrich to smoked salmon and home-made cakes to sauces. 01652 657053.

10.30am to 4.30pm – Sketchbook to Print Workshop – The Ropewalk, Barton. £35. 01652 660380.

10.30am – Recycled MAD March Hare Adult Workshop – Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. £18, booking essential. 01652 631500

2pm – Walk: Messingham Sand Quarry – Led by Lincs Wildlife Trust Scunthorpe group. Meet in car park grid ref SE 908032. 01507 526667

7.30pm – Samson by G F Handel – Scunthorpe Choral Society with The Cantata Orchestra – The House, Brumby Wood Lane, Scunthorpe. £12 adults, £5 students and children from Scunthorpe Central Library 01724 860161 or Plowright 01724 297862.

7.30pm – Limehouse Lizzy - Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. £16. 0844 854 2776.

7.30pm – De Mowbray’s Musicke - All Saints Church, Winterton. Concert of Renaissance music on period instruments. Tickets £8, under 16s free, with refreshments. 01724 734285 / 732268.

7.30pm – Hell Said the Duchess – Female accordion trio, suitable for families, Kirton in Lindsey Town Hall. www.differentstrings.co.uk 01652 648435.

8pm – The Magic of the Beatles – Baths Hall, Scunthorpe. £20. 0844 854 2776.

Saturday 23 until Wednesday 27 March

10am to 4pm – Mini Magnificent Machines Crafts Activity Table – 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in, suitable for all ages, under 8s must be with a participating adult. 01724 297070.

Saturday 23 March to Monday 15 April (Closed Good Friday 29 March)

Elsham Hall Gardens and Country Park Open - 11am-5pm. Adults £5.50,children £4.50 OAPS and disabled £5, children under 2 free, family ticket £19. 01652 688698. www.elshamhall.co.uk

Sundays 24 and 31 March

11am to 5pm - Lambing Sundays - Elsham Hall Gardens and Country Park. With entertainment from Feet First. 01652 688698.

Monday 25 March

7.15pm - Scunthorpe Museum Society - North Lincolnshire Museum. Mrs. Jean Howard speaks on “All Stuff and Carpets: the last 250 years of Lincolnshire’s Wool Trade”. Non-members welcome. 01724 869440.

7.30pm - The Gospel of Matthew – Baths Hall, Scunthorpe. £8.50. 0844 854 2776.

Thursday 28 until Saturday 30 March

10am to 4pm – Easter Bunny Ears Crafts Activity Table – 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, drop-in, suitable for all ages, under 8s must be with a participating adult. 01724 297070.

Thursday 28 March

7.30pm - Film: Killing Them Softly (18) – Ropery Hall, Barton. £4. 01652 660380.

Friday 29 March

10 to 11am – Brigg Passion Play – Brigg Market Place. 01652 657053

Normanby Hall opens for the summer season – 01724 720588.

10am to 3pm – Fun at Far Ings, Barton. Free activities for everyone. 01652 637055.

8pm – Comedy Club Night – Ropery Hall, Barton. £10 advance, £12 on door. 01652 660380.

29 March until 13 April

10am to 4pm – Easter Activity Table – 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, suitable for all, under 8s should be with participating adult. 01724 297070.

Saturday 30 March

9am to 3pm – Epworth Spring Food Fair – Market Place. 01652 657053.

10.30am to 3.30pm - Easter Egg Hunt - North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Free family fun activities with prizes. 01724 843533.

2pm – Children’s concert by the Isle of Axholme Orchestra – New Life Church, Scunthorpe. A concert for children this Easter featuring The Gruffalo, Harry Potter,Tubby the Tuba and the Toy Symphony,Activities and the opportunity to get up close to orchestral instruments Family ticket £10. www.isleofaxhomeorchestra.co.uk

8pm - Rebecca Pronsky ( New York folksinger / songwriter - Ropery Hall, Barton. £10 advance, £12 on door. 01652 660380

Saturday 30 March until Monday 1 April

10am to 5pm - Easter Craft Fair – Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Free admission. 01652 631500.

11am to 5pm - Easter Trolleybus Days - Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, junction 2 M180. Trolleybus rides, exhibitions, play area, free parking. Adults £7, seniors £6, child £5, family £22 (2 adults + 2-4 children). 01724 711391.

Sunday 31 March and Monday 1 April

1 to 4pm - Easter Egg Hunt – Normanby Hall Country Park. See how many eggs you can find and win a prize. 01724 720588.

Monday 1 April

6.30am to 1pm – Barrow Meridian Rotary Club Car Boot Sale – The Playing Field, Barrow upon Humber, DN19 7BD.

2 to 5pm - Wrawby Mill Open Day - Mill Lane, Wrawby, near Brigg. The last remaining postmill in the north of England. Adults £2, children £1, family ticket £5. 01652 653699.

Monday 1 to Sunday 7 April

11am to 5pm - Easter Bunny Week - Elsham Hall Gardens and Country Park Open – Entertainment from Nutty Norman on Monday. 01652 688698. www.elshamhall.co.uk

Tuesday 2 April

8pm – Illustrated talk on the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington for BASH (Brigg Amateur Social Historians), Brigg and District Servicemen’s Club, Coney Court. Free. 01652 657053.

Wednesday 3 April

10.30am or 1.30pm – Paper Making Children’s Workshop – Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. £3.50, booking essential. 01652 6313500.

Thursday 4 April

7.30pm - Brigg and District Horticultural Society – Methodist Church Hall, Barnard Ave, Brigg. Illustrated talk on Fuschias. Members free, non-members £2 including refreshments. 01652 653985.

Saturday 6 April

10.30am or 1.30pm - Pottery Planters Adult Workshop - Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. £30, booking essential. 01652 6313500.

Sunday 7 April

11am to 5pm - S-con – Presented by North Lincolnshire Libraries, Baths Hall, Scunthorpe. Tickets £5 and £10 FORM Central Library. 01724 297869. www.s-con.co.uk

Monday 8 and Friday 12 April

10.30am or 1.30pm - Pottery Easter Rabbits Children’s Workshop - Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. £5.50, booking essential. 01652 6313500.

Monday 8 April

7.15pm - Scunthorpe Museum Society - North Lincolnshire Museum. Botanist Mr. Patrick Harding gives an illustrated talk on “Wild flowers of the Peak District”. Non-members welcome. 01724 869440.

Tuesday 9 April

10.30am - Felt Pebble Pets Children’s Workshop - Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. £5, booking essential. 01652 6313500.

Wednesday 10 April

10.30am or 1.30pm - Pompom Animals Children’s Workshop - Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. £3.50, booking essential. 01652 6313500.

10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 2.30pm – Peter Rabbit and friends in the Park – Normanby Hall. Meet outside entrance to Walled garden for Beatrix Potter’s classic tales told by N Lincs library staff. Under 8s must be accompanied by responsible adult. 01724 860161.

Friday 12 April

7.30pm - Millennium Eagle Jazz Band - All Saints Church, Winterton. Tickets £10.50 including light supper and wine. Please book early. 01724 734285 / 732268.

Friday 12 to Sunday 14 April

7.30pm - Fur Coat and No Knickers by Mike Harding – Performed by Broughton Drama Group, Broughton Village Hall. Tickets £5 including refreshments from Brigg Tourist Information Centre, 01652 657053 or 07852663031.

Saturday 13 April

9am to 1pm - Barton Farmers’ and Speciality Food Market – King Street. From home-baked pies and Lincolnshire cheese to freshly harvested vegetables, buy your produce from local suppliers. 01652 657053.

11am to 2.30pm – Table Top and Book Sale - Wilderspin National School, Barton. Free. Book a table on 01652 635172

8pm - Henning When - Ropery Hall, Barton. £12 advance, £14 on door. 01652 660380.

Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 April

10am to 5pm - Sparkle and Stuff Extravaganza – Handbags and scarves galore at Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Free admission. 01652 6313500.

Monday 15 April

7.15pm - Scunthorpe Museum Society - North Lincolnshire Museum. Mr. John Hornbuckle talks on “Birds of China and Mongolia”. Non-members welcome. 01724 869440.

Friday 19 April

7.30pm – Barton Civic Society – “Live Fast Die Young” talk by Pam Tatum.A look at annual and short-lived perennial plants , Assembly Rooms, Barton. 01652 632928.

7.30pm – Scunthorpe Concert Series – Victor Sicard (Baritone) and Anna Cardona (Piano) – Brumby Engineering College, Cemetery Road, DN16 1NT. Adults £14, schoolchildren and students free (must be accompanied by paying adult). 01724 764293.

Saturday 20 April

10am to 12noon – Coffee Morning and Textile Collection Day – All Saints Church, Winterton. Free entry, bring along your unwanted textiles for recycling. 01724 734285 / 732268.

10.30am – Felt Flower Making Adult Workshop - Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. £22, booking essential. 01652 6313500.

2 to 4pm – Charity Fair – Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Winterton. Join Winterton Disabled club for stalls selling second hand books, toys, card and cake, plants and much more! 01724 733441.

20 April to 6 July

Exhibitions – Jason Carlisle Portraits and Lineaments of a Coast by Pippa Llewellyn and Heather Pickwell – 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. 01724 297070.

Monday 22 April

7.15pm - Scunthorpe Museum Society - North Lincolnshire Museum. Peter & Brenda Knudssen present a history talk about “Quakers in Lincolnshire”. Non-members welcome. 01724 869440.

7.30pm - Victorian Violas - A talk by RHS award winning Sue and Rob Chapman of the Lincoln based company Victorian Violas. Vicar's Rooms, High Street, Barrow upon Humber. Admission £2.50. Organised by Thornton Curtis WI Gardening Club. 01469 530530.

Thursday 25 April

7.30pm (Doors 7pm) – World Book Night Quiz – North Lincs Central Library, Carlton St, Scunthorpe. £4.50 per person advance, £5 on door, no more than 5 on a team. 01724 860161 or buy online at www.northlincs.gov.uk/librairies

Friday 26 April

7pm – Charity Fashion Show – Angel Suite, Brigg. Tickets £7.50 from Petticoats. 01652 654284.

7pm – Scunthorpe Cooperative Junior Choir – All Saints’ Church, Winterton. Tickets £6, under 16s free, with refreshments, in advance only. 01724 734285 / 01724 732268.

8pm – European Arts present Four Farces - Ropery Hall, Barton. £10 advance, £12 on door. 01652 660380.

Saturday 27 April

9am to 3pm - Brigg Farmers’ Market and Spring Food Festival - Brigg Market Place. Visit this FARMA accredited award winning market and buy delicious local food from the people who produce it. Now with over 30 stalls selling everything from ostrich to smoked salmon and home-made cakes to sauces. 01652 657053.

10am to 3pm – Appleby Frodingham Theatrical Society promote their performance of “Calendar Girls”, The Podium @ Scunthorpe Market. 01724 297774.

7pm Scunthorpe Male Voice Choir Concert – St Barnabas Church, Barnetby. 01652 659127.

8pm – Faustus – Ropery Hall, Barton. £15 advance, £17 on door. 01652 660380.

27 April until 29 June

Exhibition by Simon Woolham – 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. 01724 297070.

Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April

10am to 4pm - Artisans in Action – Crafts and Arts exhibition and Sale plus demonstrations – Forest Pines Hotel, Broughton. Free entry. 01469 540118 / 531000.

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Tuesday 2 May

7.30pm - Brigg and District Horticultural Society – Methodist Church Hall, Barnard Ave, Brigg. Illustrated talk on Ferns and Fronds. Members free, non-members £2 including refreshments. 01652 653985.

Saturday 4 May

8pm – Mark Steel – Ropery Hall, Barton. £15 advance, £17 on door. 01652 660380.

Saturday 4 to Monday 6 May

10am to 5pm – Five Art Exhibition – Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Free. 01652 631500.

Sunday 5 and Monday 6 May

11am to 5pm - Magical May Day Weekend - Elsham Hall Gardens and Country Park - Adults £5.50,children £4.50 OAPS and disabled £5, children under 2 free, family ticket £19. Entertainment from Mr Shiney. 01652 688698. www.elshamhall.co.uk

Saturday 4 to Monday 6 May

10am to 4.30pm - Model Engineer’s Festival – Normanby Hall Country Park. Train rides from 1pm. 01724 720588.

Sunday 5 and Monday 6 May (plus Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays until end of September)

2 to 5pm – Owston Ferry Smithy and Heritage Museum Open – 01427 728361.

Monday 6 May

2 to 5pm - Wrawby Mill Open Day - Mill Lane, Wrawby, near Brigg. The last remaining postmill in the north of England. Adults £2, children £1, family ticket £5. 01652 653699.

Tuesday 7 May

8pm – Illustrated talk on “Rabbits to Russia via Risby” for BASH (Brigg Amateur Social Historians), Brigg and District Servicemen’s Club, Coney Court. Free. 01652 657053.

Saturday 11 May

RAF Kirton in Lindsey and Hibaldstow Association Reunion – Afternoon service at Hibaldstow airfield followed by flypast of Lancaster bomber, subject to weather. 01652 653916.

Sunday 12 May

8am onwards - TSW Printers Border Classic Car Run – Brigg Market Place, cars leaving at 10am at one minute intervals. 75-85 cars expected. Entry forms from Bell Watsons in Brigg , TSW Printers in Scunthorpe or 01724 347223.

10.30am to 4.30pm - Classic and Vintage Cars - Normanby Hall Country Park. 01724 720588.

Thursday 16 May

7.30pm – No Nettles Required – Talk and Slideshow on Wildlife Gardening by Dr K Thompson for Messingham Gardening Club, Methodist Hall, Messingham. £ members, £2 visitors inicluding refreshments. 01724 762640.

Thursday 16 to Saturday 18 May

Brigg Lions Beer Festival - 7-11pm Thursday and Friday, 11am-11pm Saturday, 12-3pm Sunday, Unit 5, Atherton Way, Brigg. 01724 720064.

Thursday 16 May to Sunday 19 May

Scawby Hall Open - 1.30-5pm, conducted tours in groups of max 12 people. Adults £6.50, concessions £5, children (5-16 yrs) £2.50, under 5s free. Family ticket £16. 01652 654272.

Friday 17 May

5 to 8pm - Museums at Night, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. Free activities. 01724 843533.

6 to 8pm – Museums at Night - Epworth Old Rectory Costumed Tours – 01427 872268.

7.30pm – Barton Civic Society - Life at a Japanese University by Tricia Coverdale Jones, Assembly Rooms, Barton. 01652 632928.

Friday 17 and Saturday 18 May

6pm and 7.30pm – Museums at Night – Railtours around the TATA iron and steel making plant in Scunthorpe, each lasting 1 hour. Places must be booked with Brigg Tourist Information Centre 01652 657053. Admission free (donations welcome).

Saturday 18 May

10am to 4pm – Ulceby Church Open Day / Fayre – Photographic display “Ulceby Down the Years”, geneaology corner, refreshments, table top sale, advice on bell-ringing, plant stall and crafts, games. 01469 588562.

10.30am – Pottery Fish Lantern Adult Workshop - Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. £30, booking essential. 01652 631500.

10.30am to 3.30pm - Summer Craft Fair – North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe. To book a stall contact enquiries@westpromotions.co.uk. 01724 843533.

4 to 9pm - Museums at Night – 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Performances, bell ringing and singing. For all ages. 01724 297070.

7 to 9pm – Museums at Night – Wilderspin National School, Barton. Playing around with light to make optical illusions. 01652 635172.

Saturday 18 to Saturday 25 May (Tuesday to Saturday)

10am to 4pm - Flowers in the Gallery, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Spectacular floral displays. 01724 297070.

18 May until 13 July

Signs for Sounds Exhibition - 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. 01724 297070.

Sunday 19 May

10.30am to 4.30pm - Normanby Regional Food Festival – A great choice of local produce together with entertainers. 01724 720588.

Friday 24 May

7.30pm – Wesley Day Rally – Wesley Memorial Methodist Church, Epworth. 01427 872268.

Friday 24 to Tuesday 28 May

1.30 to 5pm - Scawby Hall Open - Conducted tours in groups of max 12 people. Adults £6.50, concessions £5, children (5-16 yrs) £2.50, under 5s free. Family ticket £16. 01652 654272.

Saturday 25 May

Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May

Art for All Exhibition - Broughton Village Hall, near Brigg. 10am-6pm Saturday, 10am-5pm Sunday. Admission free. 01652 652592.

Saturday 25 to Monday 27 May

11am to 5pm - Weekend Trolleydays – Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, junction 2 M180. Trolleybus rides, exhibitions, play area, free parking. Adults £7, seniors £6, child £5, family £22 (2 adults + 2-4 children). 01724 711391. Epworth Wesley Arts Festival – Various venues including dancing, music and strawberry tea at Epworth old Rectory from 11am to 4pm on Monday 27 May. 01427 872268.

Sunday 26 May

Registration 7 to 7.45am - Keyo Brigg Bomber Quadrathlon (European Championships) – 1.5k river swim, 7k kayak, 36k bike and 10k run from Ancholme Leisure Centre, Brigg. Presentation at Leisure centre approx 1pm. 0791 8731343 www.lincsquad.co.uk

10am to 4pm – Macro Photography Adult Workshop - Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. £35, booking essential. 01652 631500.

Saturday 25 May to Saturday 1 June

10am to 4pm - Half Term Activity Table – 20-12 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe. Free, suitable for all, under 8s should be accompanied by participating adult. 01724 297070.

Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 June

11am to 5pm - Elsham Hall Gardens and Country Park Open for School Holidays - Adults £5.50,children £4.50 OAPS and disabled £5, children under 2 free, family ticket £19. Entertainment by Flo the clown on Sunday and Magicella and Sheep Shearing show on Monday. 01652 688698. www.elshamhall.co.uk

Monday 27 May

11am to 4pm – Victorian Extravaganza – Wilderspin National School, Barton. Children’s activities, charity stalls, afternoon teas and more. 01652 635172.

2 to 5pm - Wrawby Mill Open Day - Mill Lane, Wrawby, near Brigg. The last remaining postmill in the north of England. Adults £2, children £1, family ticket £5. 01652 653699.

Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 May

10.30am or 1.30pm – Pottery Mermaids Children’s Workshop - Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. £5.50, booking essential. 01652 631500.

Wednesday 29 May

10.30am or 1.30pm – Lip Balms and Soap Children’s Workshop - Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. £4.50, booking essential. Please bring apron or old t-shirt. 01652 631500.

12 to 3.30pm - Bears’ Booknic – Normanby Hall Country Park. Bring your picnic and join N Lincs Library staff for stories, rhymes and more! Under 8s must be accompanied by responsible adult. 01724 720588.

Friday 31 May and Saturday 1 June

Barton Beer Festival - 5.30-11.30pm Friday, 12-11.30pm Saturday, organised by Barton Lions, Baysgarth Park. 01652 634267.

Saturday 1 June

10am to 12.30pm – Plant Fair – Woodsmoke Cottage, 6 Main Street, Worlaby. £2.50 including coffee and cakes. Sale of plants to raise funds for community magazine. 01652 618762.

10am to 2pm - Brigg Pump Dressing – Brigg town centre, with music and dancing from Grimsby Morris Men, Tatterfoals and the Bootleggers and the Lootbeggers (old Time String Band) and a grand parade in the Market Place. 01652 657053.

10.30am or 1.30pm – Pottery Mermaids Adult Workshop - Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. £25, booking essential. 01652 631500.

1.30pm and 4.30pm - Railtours around the TATA iron and steel making plant at Scunthorpe - Standard tour 1.30pm for 2 ½ hours (suitable for all ages) and brake van tour 4.30pm for 3 hours (unsuitable for under 10 years old). Places must be booked with Brigg Tourist Information Centre 01652 657053. Admission free (donations welcome).

Sunday 2 June

9am to 7pm – Messingham Show – Holme Lane. Agricultural show with emphasis on horses. 01724 763004. www.messinghamshow.co.uk

9.30am - Women’s 5k Run –Normanby Hall Country Park. A fun morning out running on paths and roads in the Park. Enter online at www.metrestomiles.co.uk

Friday 7 to Sunday 9 June

10am to 4pm – L.I.V.E.S. Information Weekend - Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Service are holding a recruitment drive and Open Day. Free 01652 631500.

Saturday 8 June

10am to 3pm –Trent Valley Mini Owners Club Exhibition - The Podium @ Scunthorpe Market. 01724 297774.

1.30pm - Railtour around the iron and steel making plant at Scunthorpe - Standard tour 1.30pm for 2 ½ hours (suitable for all ages). Places must be booked with Brigg Tourist Information Centre 01652 657053. Admission free (donations welcome).

Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 June

15 June until 1 September

Open Exhibition: Humber to the Wash – The Ropewalk, Barton. Free admisision. 01652 660380.

Sunday 16 June

10.30am to 4.30pm - Mini Day – South Lodge rally area of Normanby Hall Country Park. 01724 720588.

11am to 5pm – Father’s Day - Elsham Hall Gardens and Country Park Special Offer – Father comes free with paying child - Adults £5.50,children £4.50 OAPS and disabled £5, children under 2 free, family ticket £19. 01652 688698. www.elshamhall.co.uk

11am to 5pm - Appleby Country Fayre - Appleby Sports Field, Ridgeside, Appleby, near Scunthorpe. Entertainment, craft stalls, beer and food tents, classic cars. Free parking. 0752 2545455.

Friday 21 June

7.30pm - Barton Civic Society - 150 Years of Cleethorpes, A Rail and Social View by Bryan Longbone, Assembly Rooms.

Saturday 22 June

10am to 5pm – Summer Craft Fair – Wilderspin National School, Barton. 01652 635172.

Sunday 23 June

11am to 4pm - West Halton Open Gardens - Adults £3, children free. St Eltheldreda Patronal Festival Songs of Praise 4.30pm. 01724 734620.

Thursday 27 June until Sunday 7 July

Barton Arts Week – School Art Exhibition in St Mary’s Church 27 June until 3 July, Jazz with Wendy Kirkland at the Queens 27 June, Open Gardens 29 and 30 June, Media display in St Mary’s Church 5 and 6 July, Breakfast with Barney at the Old Mill 4 July, Lindsey Chamber Orchestra at St Mary’s Church 7 July. www.bartonarts.co.uk

Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June

11am to 5pm – Worldwide Weekend Trolleydays – Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, junction 2 M180. Trolleybus rides, exhibitions, play area, free parking. Adults £7, seniors £6, child £5, family £22 (2 adults + 2-4 children). 01724 711391.

Saturday 29 June

Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June

Wesley Historical Society annual lecture and special service in Epworth – 01422 250780.

Sunday 30 June

2 to 5pm - Wrawby Mill Open Day - Mill Lane, Wrawby, near Brigg. The last remaining postmill in the north of England. Adults £2, children £1, family ticket £5. 01652 653699.

2 to 6pm – Ulceby Open Gardens and Scarecrow Trail - Starting at St Nicholas Church to buy a map, refreshments in church and stalls available across the gardens including book stalls, plants, games. 01469 588562.

Armed Forces Day – Glanford Park, Scunthorpe. www.safdec.org.uk

INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY BRIGG TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE, THE BUTTERCROSS, MARKET PLACE, BRIGG DN20 8ER. TEL/FAX 01652 657053 brigg.tic@northlincs.gov.uk www.visitnorthlincolnshire.com