Springfields go Gold for lights

It’s true! Pop star Martin Kemp will switch on the Springfields Christmas Lights at the end of October.

The event will be hosted by Joseph Begley and John Marshall from Lincs FM and will feature entertainment from St Paul’s Community Primary School Choir.

The switch on takes place on Thursday, October 24. Entry is free and all shops will stay open until 9pm.

Martin Kemp fronted the pop group Spandau Ballet in the 1980s, reforming in 2009.

He has also had a long career as an actor, most famously portraying Steve Owen in Eastenders.

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