Author Archives: Rachel Mayfield

Impressive Tigers ease to home win

Holbeach United 3Great Yarmouth Town 0 Co-boss Simon Roberts was full of praise for his Holbeach United side as they soundly defeated Great Yarmouth Town 3-0 on Saturday.Goals from Cal Davies (44), Harvey Robertson (47) and George Martin (87) gave the Tigers a second win on the spin in Thurlow Nunn League First Division North – moving them to within ...

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Top four a shot apart

It was incredibly tight at the top of Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s Stableford Pairs competion with just one stroke between the top four teams.In the end it was John Kellegher and Clive Barber who took top spot on 45 points, only edging out John Mallett and Andy Sleath on countback after they matched that tally.Behind them, Andy Bell and ...

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Duo clinch Frostbite Series successes

Geri van Haren and Alan Cox picked up wins as Welland Yacht Club’s Frostbite Series continued on Sunday.Held in grey skies and very little wind, the boats also had to contend with the fast flow of water in the river after all the heavy rain of the past week.Ten boats came to the line for race one (fifth of the ...

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Town edged out by rivals in top-of-the-table showdown

Daventry 28Spalding RFC 17 Something had to give as the two teams with 100 per cent records in Midlands Two East (South) clashed on Saturday – and it was Spalding RFC who lost 28-17 at leaders Daventry. Both teams boasted ten wins from as many games so far in the league ahead of the clash, but Town came home with ...

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Football results and fixtures

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN LEAGUEPremier Midlands (Sat, selected): Gresley Rovers 0 Spalding Utd 2; Yaxley 0 Stamford 6. UHLSPORT UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Sat, selected): Boston Town 2 Loughborough Students 2; Deeping Rangers 7 Eastwood 0; Pinchbeck Utd 2 Sherwood Colliery 6; Skegness Town 1 Heather SJ 0; Sleaford Town 3 Heanor 2; Wisbech Town 2 Kimberley MW 4. ...

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‘Great job’ as SLCSC bag big medal haul

A team of 23 South Lincs Competitive Swimming Club members returned home from the Nova Centurion November Meet in Nottingham with an impressive 32 medals. Kieran Ng was competing for the Spalding-based club in the boys’ 12 years age group and collected no less than four gold medals over the two days of competition – and set new personal best ...

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Spalding suffer home loss to Magpies

A Stu Cunnington strike couldn’t stop Spalding Hockey Club’s top men’s team from losing 3-1 at home to Harleston Magpies 2nd on Saturday.Spalding 1st remain bottom of the East Men’s Hockey League Premier Division after the defeat at Glen Park.Trailing 1-0 at the break, Spalding bossed the early stages of the second period before conceding a second.Cunnington hit back with ...

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Lightning ease into last 16

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club’s ‘Lightning’ team have progressed to the last 16 of the Egham Trophy with a 16-shot (82-66) win against Barwell.Lightning started the stronger of the two teams as they went 23-16 up by five ends and 45-33 at ten ends.The lead was extended to 64-42 at 15 ends and whilst Barwell fought back slightly to 70-55 at ...

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Full house for Gosberton

Spalding and District Billiards League leaders Gosberton B were in imperious form on Monday night as they moved six points clear at the summit.The table-toppers made it six wins from seven as they whitewashed Consti A 7-0 on home baize.Des Forbes (R60), Marcus Pell (O30) and Shane White (O50) were all on winning form, with White pocketing a 37 break ...

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It’s tight at the top of Division One

It’s tight at the top of Division One in the Spalding and District Snooker League with just three points separating the top five teams. Bourne SC A and Consti E sit at the top of the table with 42 points each, although Bourne have a game in hand.Their match against third placed Services C was cancelled on Thursday night.Consti E ...

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Santa comes to Birchgrove this weekend

Santa’s gearing up to hear what’s on children’s wishlist of gifts to find under the tree this year as he arrives for his special festive stint at Birchgrove Garden Centre, Pinchbeck. Santa will be taking up residence in his cosy, traditional grotto on Saturday (December 3) and will then be on hand every weekend in the run up to Christmas ...

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Makers market heads back to town centre

A popular makers’ market is set to return to Spalding on Sunday. It will be hosted at the Sessions House and will celebrate the best local independent makers, food producers, creatives and artists in the county.More than 35 stall-holders will be arriving at the former court building.Among those taking part will be a range of artisans including ceramics, candles, illustrators, ...

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Christmas kicks off in Spalding

Christmas kicked off in Spalding with a bang at the weekend. The town was packed with people enjoying this year’s Christmas Celebration to help get residents and visitors into the spirit.The event, organised by South Holland District Council, offered a giant snow globe, vintage carousel and swing boat ride, as well as a pop-up vintage theatre from Punch and Judy ...

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Pinchbeck road to be restored

Lincolnshire County Council’s road repair team are heading to Pinchbeck to fix a road first closed in June.Anglian Water has completed its work after a sinkhole appeared across both the footpath and the road in Enterprise Way.The rebuild will start at 7am on Monday and should end by 8pm Friday.There will be a diversion into Spalding Road, Wardentree Lane and ...

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Boosting the town larder

Kind-hearted customers of a Holbeach shop have helped boost the funds for the town’s community larder.Donations given to the Original Factory Shop to buy hangers, used books and carrier bags, amounted to £658.10.“We were delighted to present the cheque to the community larder, a great charity which helps so many local residents,” said manager Julie Bowhill.l See our special Helping ...

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MP backs medal award to veterans

News that nuclear test veterans are to receive their own medal has been welcomed by Sir John Hayes. The South Holland and the Deepings MP is patron of the British Nuclear Test Veteran’s Association and had led a campaign for recognition.The medal will commemorate the role and contribution of those serving with the nuclear test programme.“This is momentous, the culmination ...

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Annual gritter blessing hits 20

As temperatures take a dip and winter makes itself felt, the county’s gritters are ready for action.The Rt Rev Dr Nigel Peyton, asst Bishop for the diocese of Lincoln, carried out the traditional blessing service, which has been taking place for 20 years.“The reason why we do this is, quite simply, to help people be aware of the upcoming weather ...

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LETTER: Concern over immigrants

An open letter to any MP, council officials, police chief, civil service official:I write with a growing sense of concern for the criminally negligent actions of the Home Office. I recently saw footage of a council meeting in Skegness where local people attempted to gain answers as to the setting up of a ‘dilution camp’ in multiple hotels in the ...

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LETTER: Would anyone like willow wand?

Last spring, I planted a Willow Wand.This consisted of six branch cuttings from a willow tree of about 24in long, twisted together and tied at each end.This was then planted in good quality growing compost and left.Very quickly the cuttings took and started to grow.Over the last nine months I have enjoyed watching it increase in size and the tree ...

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LETTER: Thanks for hard work over lights

It is brilliant to see our wonderful Christmas lights being erected in Sutton Bridge.Huge credit needs to go to the clerk to the Parish, Robert Smith, for his hard work negotiating a compromise with the county so that our much loved celebration lights could be erected again this year.Many thanks to Robert from us all. Coun Chris Brewis

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