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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

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

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

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

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

Life of a Tommy

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

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
A popular community band raised hundreds of pounds for Macmillan Cancer Support with a concert at Melton Theatre.
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Three of the performers at October's community concert to be staged by The Spotlight Theatre Group, from left: Thomas Corden, Belvoir Big Band and Lady Lindy

Local acts to perform in glittering concert at St Mary's Church

A previous Melton Mowbray fireworks event in Play Close Park

Tickets on sale for Melton park's annual fireworks spectacular

Syston Knitting Banxy's Aardman characters displayed outside De Montfort Hall

Knitted Banxy promotes concert for Wallace and Gromit's creators

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

Rosie Evans and Fiona Hawk. Picture: Myth-Fits

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

Graham Bett, chair of the Town Estate trustees

Town Estate scraps Events Village set-up in Melton parks

Miss England contestants

Tickets on sale for Miss England and Mr England competitions at Melton Theatre

The Melton Musical Theatre Company rehearsing for Footloose

Classic musical to be performed this week at Melton Theatre

A stallholder at a recent ChocFest event at the Stockyard

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

Belvoir Big Band performing a previous concert at Melton Theatre

Melton Theatre to host charity band concert for cancer cause

Barbara Gill celebrates her 100th birthday with grand-daughter Emma Lovegrove and 103 The Eye's Christine Slomkowska (left)

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Members of Melstrum Ukulele Orchestra entertaining audiences in Melton Market Place

Ukulele players invited to join popular Melton Mowbray group

Cheesemakers showing off their products at a recent East Midlands Food Festival at Melton

WIN tickets for the East Midlands Food Festival at Melton Mowbray

Global Harmony performing a concert at the bandstand in Melton

Melton's thriving community choir invites new singers to join

Drinkers enjoying last year's Melton Beer Cider and Gin Festival at the Stockyard

Two-day Melton Beer Cider & Gin Festival begins this week

Visitors looking for vinyl at a previous Melton Record Fair

Live music to be performed at latest Melton Record Fair

A flashback to the Vale Conker Championships at Long Clawson in 2024

Preparations in place for the 42nd annual Vale Conker Championships
Villagers at Long Clawson are getting ready for one of their biggest community events of the year – the 42nd annual Vale Conker Championships.
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103 The Eye presenter Ian Smith with Bob White, of the Melton prostate cancer support group, at a recent Melton parkrun

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A previous Land Rover Show in the grounds of Belvoir Castle

Thousands set to converge on Belvoir Castle for Land Rover spectacular

Cyclists taking part in a previous Ride+Stride fundraiser for Leicestershire churches

Seven Melton churches taking part in annual Ride+Stride fundraiser

Belvoir Wassailers pictured during a concert performance last year

Vale of Belvoir choir to host free singing workshop for men

Three of the performers at October's community concert to be staged by The Spotlight Theatre Group, from left: Thomas Corden, Belvoir Big Band and Lady Lindy

Theatre group to hold Melton community concert to celebrate its first birthday

One of the musicians takes centre stage during The Melton Band's concert on Sunday

Hundreds support Melton Mowbray Bandstand concert

Visitors enjoying The Soulshine Photo area at McCue The Music's recent free community event Soulshine Summer Socials in Melton Mowbray

Melton music event for Dementia UK

A previous bandstand concert in Melton Mowbray

Musicians call for full summer bandstand concert programme to be restored

Bill Gregory, president of the Rotary Club of Melton Aurora, presents a cheque for £500 to 103 The Eye's Christine Slomkowska

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Melton Ska Fest 2026 attracted around 1,600 music fans to Play Close Park

Melton Ska Fest organisers praise music fans but apologise for technical issues

The Rod Stewart Songbook is to perform at Melton Theatre

Rod Stewart tribute concert launches busy August programme at Melton Theatre

Adrian Kerr and Rob Thring, who will be peforming folk rock music at St John's Hall

Folk rock concert and craft fair lined up at Melton's new community hall

Xodus, the UK’s top Bob Marley tribute act, are to perform at Melton Ska Fest

Ska, reggae and 2-Tone music fans set to converge again on Melton Mowbray

A cheque is presented by Gillian Geddes, artistic director of Burrough Jazz, to Sue Measey, PCC Treasurer, and other members at St Mary the Virgin, Burrough on the Hill

Jazz musicians donate thousands of pounds to historic church restoration

Jon Jayes, the founder of Belvoir Big Band, who has died aged 76

Warm tributes for Belvoir Big Band founder following his sad passing

From left, Fflur Harris-Wakelam, Millie O’Shaugnessy, Grace Cullingworth are dancing in Swan Lake at Nottingham

Three young girls thrilled to be taking the stage for prestigious ballet

Councillors Glancy and Butcher, heritage society chair Mark Orridge and representatives of Snowdon Homes gather to unveil the new blue plaques on Thorpe Road

Blue heritage plaques unveiled to guide tourists at historic Melton site
Two blue plaques have been unveiled at the entrance to a new Melton Mowbray housing development to guide tourists and locals to a former Victorian workhouse site.
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The heritage information boards at Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe in Melton Mowbray

Party lined up to celebrate pork pie shoppe's 175th birthday

Calipso's Circus is coming to Melton this weekend

Circus performers come to town this weekend

From left, Danny Lawrence BEM (CMA and Gateway 978 Basildon); Councillor Jim Adcock (Melton Mayor); Patrick McCracken (103 The Eye executive director) at the summer gathering

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Global Harmony community choir

Community choir to perform fundraising concert in Melton Mowbray church

Actor Jim Carter conducting The Melton Band at the Nevill Holt Festival at the weekend

Downton Abbey star joins Melton Mowbray brass band for special performance

Comedian Jon Pearson

Melton Mowbray comedian looking forward to performing back on home turf

Richard Griffiths, manager of Ye Olde Pork Shoppe, shows off the hamper to be won in our competition

WIN a hamper to celebrate Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe's 175th birthday

Supercars at a Father's Day event at Belvoir Castle

Supercars and live entertainment at Belvoir Castle Father’s Day event

James Hall - the new evening show presenter on KISS

James lives his dream presenting national radio show

A band playing at this year's Glastonbudget at Wymeswold

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