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There was nothing sketchy about the first Drink and Draw event last Thursday at Gin Bar in Spalding.Organised by Weston comic shop Strange Apparitions and Spalding Picture Framing, the event brought together the region’s creatives for a night of drawing, which included a beer mat decorating competition, won by Jason Martindale.Strange Apparitions owner Alexander Hunt said: “It was so nice ...

Get a slice of the action on Friday as the Pumpkin Parade returns to Spalding. Now in its 18th year, Spalding Pumpkin Festival, which starts at 11am and closes at 8pm, attracts thousands of visitors with lots of things to see and do for all the family.Among the attractions will be charity stalls, a face painting competition, stilt walkers, a ...

A popular BBC food show will be broadcast from a Spalding venue next week, and you can get free tickets to attend.BBC Radio 4 show The Kitchen Cabinet is presented by Jay Raynor and will be on at 6.15pm on Tuesday, October 15.During the interactive show, Raynor will field audience questions.A BBC spokesman said: “The show is witty, fast-moving, and ...

A charity effort five years ago has inspired a Spalding six-year-old. India-Rose White wondered why her mum Rachel Wood was completely bald in pictures at the Wygate Road home. In fact it’s because Rachel shaved her head raising £1,000 for Macmillan in solidarity with a friend who was remission from breast cancer at the time. Hearing about that has led ...

Local food firm Bakkavor has presented over £24,000 to local charities. The cash was raised at its annual Fun Weekend and Party in the Park music event. The firm described this year’s event as “the biggest ever” with the music event attended by a “record breaking crowd”. Every year Bakkavor financially matches all proceeds made from the two-day event which ...

A Spalding woman who organised a charity ball to help her through her battle with cancer has helped raise over £17,000. Tina Rowe (41) put on the Boobie Ball at Springfields recently with the funds being split between Breast Cancer Care and Prostate Cancer UK. Over 500 attended the event, including Emmerdale stars Bhasker Patel, Liam Fox and Jonny McPherson. ...

A new community ball planned for Holbeach will take place in March next year, 100 years after its theme – the roaring 20s. Organised by parish councillor Isobel Hutchinson and daughter Sophie, the ball at the community centre will raise money to fund projects in the town. Coun Hutchinson said: “We are both passionate about are town and are already ...

Rats, snakes, millipedes and lizards were among the creatures raising interests for the residents of a Spalding care home. Southernwood Care Home in Matmore Gate invited those residents that wished to enjoy some more exotic animals last week. Barbara Thomas and snake Chris Knowles from the company Zoolab brought in a host of exotic animals for the residents to hold ...

Pupils at South View School in Crowland have had a phenomenal response to the Recycle with Michael initiative, collecting unwanted clothes and shoes for the Salvation Army. Upon collection of the bags by a representative of the scheme, the school was bursting at the seams with donations. The clothes are sent to the charity, whereby they will be weighed and ...

Spalding Air Cadets have landed a cash boost thanks to local firm Bakkavor. Members of the 1406 (Spalding) squadron of the RAF Air Cadets have been given £3,200 by Bakkavor. It follows the cadets assisting with car parking at its annual Party in the Park in July. Flight Lieutenant Marc Fowler, Officer Commanding, said: “I am so grateful for the ...

A Spalding woman has celebrated her 100th birthday – and puts it down to a hearty breakfast. Joan Stanhope was born on September 21, 1919 and until two years ago, lived at Spring Gardens in the town and spent her working career at Johnson Hospital. She celebrated her birthday at her relatively new home of St John’s Care Home in ...

It’s that wonderful time again, when you can wolf down cake, tea and coffee with a good conscience as it’s for a good cause. The 2019 Macmillan Cancer Support World’s Biggest Coffee Morning takes place nationally on September 27. There are plenty of places in South Holland taking part, why not try to fit in a couple and double your ...

Pros and amateur dart players stepped up to the oche and raised a fantastic £7,000 for the Johnson Hospital with a charity darts night on Saturday. James Clayton beat Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor in the final of the tournament that included Wayne Mardle and Joe Cullen at Springfields. The organisers They also took on members of the public. Organiser and ...

A tree-planting day will take place at Holbeach’s Hallgate Cemetery, this Sunday (September 22), starting at 10am. Recent cemetery improvements have included a memorial wall and garden, as well as resurfacing the roadway. Parish Council member Coun Rudkin said of Sunday’s event: “The cemetery has really come a long way since it opened in 2009 and I have been glad ...

A Spalding woman who organised a Memory Walk and bake sale has raised more than £100 for the Alzheimer’s Society. Sandra Hudson, who is registered blind, set up the walk after her mother, Margaret Croft, was diagnosed with vascular dementia. She said of Thursday’s walk: “We all enjoyed a fabulous day in the Springfield’s garden and shopping centre. “The staff ...

A women is celebrating a year of being cancer-free in style by throwing a spectacular Boobie Ball this weekend. Stars from Emmerdale are set to be in attendance for the event organised by Tina Rowe of Spalding to raise money for Breast Cancer Care and Prostate Cancer UK. The 41-year-old who runs Rose Letting Agency said: “Me and my mates ...

The flags were flying high at The Elizabethan Social Club on Saturday as it held a special Last Night of the Proms. The Holbeach Town Band serenaded everyone and there was also some excellent solo songs from Sharon Bingham at the Whaplode Drove venue. The hall was decorated in red, white and blue while everyone was supplied with hats and ...

A dementia charity has set up a new social group and want new members to join. The Forget-Me-Not Café is for people with dementia and their carers in and around Crowland. Spalding-based health and wellbeing charity Tonic Heath, Abbeyview Surgery, Crowland and Crowland Cares, a small charity organisation of the community, have joined forces in order to create the Forget-Me-Not ...

There was some big love for a new community group’s first event. Love Weston’s Big Picnic proved a huge success on Sunday with a fantastic turn out at the village park. The field was filled with activities including face painting, tug-of-war, bouncy castles, rock painting, vehicle displays and more. One of the most popular activities was the ‘Welly Wanging’ competition ...

Sunday morning saw another convoy of both modern and vintage tractors set off for the annual West Pinchbeck Tractor Run around the village and surrounds. More than 30 tractors took to the streets on September 8, after meeting at the village hall, where refreshments and entertainment were on offer. West Pinchbeck Tractor Run from the air (picture by Lincolnshire Drones). ...