About The City Brief Grantham
Your Personal Newsletter For All Local Events in Grantham
You can find Grantham’s weekly highlights across the town, from the bustling Grantham Market at Market Place, where fresh produce and crafts fill stalls each week, to arts events near St Peter's Hill. These gatherings reflect how public spaces shape daily life: a community performance at Westgate Hall or an intimate summer concert on Wyndham Park’s riverside path. The heart of these activities lies in the town centre, where events like the Newton Science & Arts Festival and Grantham Forum take place. This biennial festival, held each spring, celebrates Sir Isaac Newton's legacy with science exhibits at Castlegate, interactive displays near The Workhouse, and talks by local educators. Monthly pop-up cafés also draw visitors to Corby Glen via March Mare Tea Rooms. Landmarks like Belton House (NT), within five kilometres of Grantham town centre, inform seasonal access and heritage walks. The Isaac Newton Birthplace in Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth similarly contributes to the annual festival cycle through educational outreach. Residents experience continuity across neighbourhoods: a picnic at Queen Elizabeth Park or an arts programme in Spittlegate. The City Brief tracks these shifts with attention to how civic infrastructure and local identity intersect.
What we Cover
Each week The City Brief highlights events happening across Grantham – live music, theatre, food, family activities, markets and more.
Have a look at what's happening this week and this coming weekend.
About The City Brief
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About the editor
The City Brief Grantham is edited by Dean Withey, founder of The City Brief. A former RAF pilot turned founder and investor, Dean has built and sold two technology companies, including ubisend, a conversational AI platform used by the NHS and BAE Systems, and has shipped more than thirty enterprise AI systems over twenty years in tech. He is based in Norwich, England.
Why this site exists, in Dean's words: "In an AI-powered world, you can no longer trust what you see and hear online. The future is local: trusting only what you can see for yourself. The City Brief is the trusted brief for what's happening in your city."
Listings are gathered from venue websites, official box offices and event platforms, then checked and curated before publishing. AI tools assist with drafting; every published page follows our editorial policy.
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