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Melton Mowbray Tennis Club's poignant Remembrance display

Poignant Remembrance displays created across the Melton Mowbray area

A previous Melton Mowbray Christmas Tree Festival at St Mary's Church

More than 200 entries for this year's Melton Mowbray Christmas Tree Festival

Photos from various archaeological digs across the Wreake Valley

Archaeologist to give talk about historic finds across the Wreake Valley

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A previous Christmas carol concert in aid of the Air Ambulance charity

Melton church to host Christmas carol concert in aid of Air Ambulance

Witches join the Waltham Scottish country music dance group

Eight witches join the Waltham Scottish country dancing class for a spooky treat

Arts and Entertainment

Dick and Dom (aka Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood) pictured at an awards event in London in 2018 (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

TV stars Dick and Dom to turn on the Melton Mowbray Christmas lights
Popular television presenters Dick & Dom will be special guests at this year’s official switch-on of the Christmas lights in Melton Mowbray.
Nick Rennie

Last year's Christmas Wreath Festival in St John's Church at Melton Mowbray

Church and new hall to host expanded Christmas wreath festival and craft fair

Local pianist Thomas Corden

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There are a host of public fireworks events planned across Melton Mowbray area in the first week of November PHOTO Getty Images

Fireworks events to be held throughout the Melton Mowbray area

Wallace & Gromit Lego set

15 Wallace & Gromit gifts to celebrate Aardman's 50th birthday

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Culture Creative boss Zoe Bottrell reveals the dazzling new attractions awaiting visitors this festive season at Christmas At Belton.

Ad Feature Christmas at Belton creative boss reveals dazzling new trail surprises

The Starlight Night family event in Waltham.

Starlight Night family event returns to village near Melton this weekend

Things To Do

Local air cadets marching in a recent Remembrance Sunday parade in Melton Mowbray

Melton set to honour our armed forces with annual Remembrance parade
Crowds will once again line the streets of Melton Mowbray on Sunday morning as the town pays tribute to members of our armed forces past and present.
Nick Rennie

Some of the knitted poppies displayed inside All Saints' Church at Asfordby

Hundreds of knitted and crocheted poppies at Asfordby Remembrance festival

The start of the 200th Melton Mowbray Junior Parkrun in Play Close Park

Celebrations as children take part in the 200th Melton Mowbray Junior Parkrun

Paultons Park in Hampshire

The spooky magic of Paultons Park at Halloween

The Duck at Woolsthorpe is bringing back its celebrations on Friday November 6.

Fireworks set to light up the Vale of Belvoir this Bonfire Night season

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Darren Bicknell's new cook book in aid of the BEST charity

Cook book with a cricket theme launched to support Vale of Belvoir charity

American actress Keri Russell in the Elizabeth Saloon at Belvoir Castle during the new season of The Diplomat

Belvoir Castle hosts filming of popular Netflix political thriller

Parkdean’s Celebrity Weekenders are designed as affordable short breaks, with themed entertainment and activities bundled into the stay.

Parkdean’s 80s weekender looks like a brilliant friends’ getaway

The new books published on the history of Melton Mowbray by Peter Smith and David Matthews

New books published about the history of Melton Mowbray

Life of a Tommy

Talk to give an insight into life of First World War soldier

Library picture (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

LEGOLAND brings back Brick or Treat Halloween fun with challenges

Performers at the community concert at St Mary's Church, Melton

Community concert raises the roof at Melton's St Mary's Church

Belvoir Big Band performing at Melton Theatre in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support

Belvoir Big Band raises £1,500 for cancer charity with Melton Theatre concert

Liberty X will join East 17, Atomic Kitten's Natasha Hamilton and other pop favourites at Boybands vs Girlbands at a Parkdean Resorts holiday weekend, ahead of their Popstars: The Originals tour with Hear'Say next year.

Liberty X fans can see the group at weekend event before reunion tour

Final Exhibit - the new scare maze at Scarefest, Alton Towers

Frightening Final Exhibit brings yet more screams to Alton Towers

Rosie Evans and Fiona Hawk. Picture: Myth-Fits

Three-day Viking workshop coming to Melton for children this October half term

Cormac outside the Savoy. Picture: Cormac Boylan

Man pens book about his love for The Savoy and fancy cars

Graham Bett, chair of the Town Estate trustees

Town Estate scraps Events Village set-up in Melton parks

Current members of Tetsudo Martial Arts in Melton Mowbray

Members of Melton martial arts to celebrate 45th anniversary

Melton Mowbray Lions have organised a prostate screening event

Prostate screening event to be held in Melton Mowbray

A stallholder at a recent ChocFest event at the Stockyard

Threat to Melton's ChocFest event due to work starting on Stockyard scheme

Melton Perennials Day

Over 55s invited to attend latest Melton Perennials Day

Members of Melton Mowbray Ramblers take a break at a pub during a recent walk

Melton Ramblers to visit historic Derbyshire site to begin busy October schedule

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