Events

Learn to help dementia sufferers with gardening activities training

Carers and individuals connected with people living with dementia are invited to a training course aimed at helping them to set up therapeutic gardening activities. ‘Gardening for the Brain’ is a new one-day training course being held by South Holland District Council in conjunction with Green Synergy, a charity which uses community gardening and horticultural therapy to help improve people’s ...

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Final call for entries into South Holland Open Arts Exhibition

Artists have just a couple of weeks left to enter a competition designed to showcase the best work created by professionals and amateurs across the region. Deadline for entries into the 17th South Holland Open Arts Exhibition is Monday, January 30. Artists can submit their work and an independent panel of judges will choose the pieces which will be displayed at ...

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Jack tells of rewarding Rotary Young Leadership Award challenge

A Spalding man who earned the Rotary Young Leadership Award has been recounting his rewarding experience. Jack Wycherley (26) was The Rotary Club of South Holland candidate and went to a members’ meeting on Tuesday (January 10) to be presented with the award and talk about his experiences at Grafham Water, near Huntingdon, last July. He spoke about the friends he had made, the ...

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Bakkavor teams up with Tonic Health to educate children on importance of healthy diet

Food manufacturer Bakkavor has teamed up with Spalding-based health and wellbeing charity Tonic Health to promote healthy eating among local schoolchildren. An educational workshop for children aged between 5 and 12 on the importance of fruit and salads for a healthy diet was led by Sam Hetherington, development chef at Bakkavor Salads in Spalding. The workshop at Tonic Health’s base at Broadgate ...

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You’re having a laugh! (in Spalding…and feeling better for it)

With the festive season a fading memory, your credit card bill on the horizon but your summer holiday not, you could be forgiven for finding little to laugh about this month. But help is at hand in the form of a one-hour laughter yoga and mindfulness session in Spalding on Monday.(January 16) Holistic therapist Linda Nightingale (pictured) is a Laughter ...

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Service to celebrate very active life of Spalding ‘gentleman’ George Hastings

A service to celebrate the life of a “gentleman” who lived in and loved Spalding and was a very active member of the community is to be held next week.(January 12) George Hastings died at his home on December 19, aged 88. Mr Hastings – the last mayor of Spalding Urban District Council and the first chairman of South Holland ...

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Senior citizens enjoy free Christmas party thanks to Spalding Round Table

About 70 sheltered housing residents enjoyed a free Christmas party on Sunday.(Dec 11) It was the second annual staging of the event hosted and funded by Spalding and District Round Table. The senior citizens were transported to Surfleet Village Hall for a meal by Dunmore’s Catering, entertainment by singer Dennis George and Ex Gleed and Welland Brass Band Association and ...

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COMMUNITY COLUMN: Plenty going on in Sutton Bridge

by Karen Johnson, community development officer at South Holland District Council There have been various activities taking place recently in Sutton Bridge organised by the community development team and funded thanks to a successful bid with Leisure in the Community. So far, we have seen some cooking sessions at the Children’s Centre with the first five week course starting on ...

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Service of dedication for church’s new poppy memorial

A service of dedication has been held for the new poppy memorial in St Nicholas Church at Lutton. It comprises a poppy for each of the men named on the village’s war memorial, with five original Tower of London poppies and a further 20 which were commissioned. They were mounted on to a steel frame, constructed by Lin Secker and ...

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Handmade Christmas tree for Crowland nearing completion

The fruits of a festive knitting and crocheting project by Crowland Crafters is expected to be ready to display any time now. Some months ago the group decided to make a Christmas tree and decorate it with handmade decorations. Julie Smith, secretary of Crowland Community Hub said: “We get lots of people involved including the WI and around 50 people ...

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Visitors enjoy two Holbeach Christmas events for the (zero) price of one

Visitors to Holbeach on Sunday were delighted to be able to enjoy two Christmas events and have praised organisers’ efforts. St Nicholas Fayre – held on both days over the weekend – was based around All Saints’ Church and the separate Holbeach Hub Christmas Celebration took place in Boston Road South. St Nicholas Fayre was so successful that after donations ...

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Visitors happy with parish council festive day in Long Sutton

Long Sutton Parish Council laid on a terrific Christmas fair in the town on Sunday.(Dec 4) The highlight was more than 350 children getting to see Father Christmas in a grotto in St Mary’s Parish Church. The council had leafletted local schools and Santa – who arrived on a Long Sutton fire engine – was kept busy throughout. Grown-ups particularly ...

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Ready for the off with two Holbeach Christmas family events

It’s all systems go for two big Christmas events in Holbeach this weekend. (Dec 3 and 4) Holbeach St Nicholas Fayre is centred around All Saints’ Church on Saturday and Sunday, and Holbeach Hub Christmas Celebration is in Boston Road South on Sunday. For St Nicholas Fayre, it is the third annual running of the event. Organisers say this year’s ...

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Beer festival with an ironic twist is a first for Gosberton hall

Gosberton Public Hall is staging its first-ever beer festival this weekend. The event is being held to raise funds towards the upkeep of the High Street venue which has recently undergone a much-needed revamp. Mick Pell, chairman of the Gosberton Public Hall trustees, explained that there was a certain amount of irony surrounding the event as the hall was originally ...

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CAMPAIGN: Give an extra gift this Christmas and bring a smile

With Christmas shopping season now in full swing we’re asking you to spare a thought and a few pounds to pick up an extra gift for a deserving local child. We’ve teamed up again with We’ll Let Your House directors Harry Drury and Jacob Bell on the Give A Gift Campaign.We’re asking readers to buy one extra present suitable for ...

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Spalding Lions’ Santa sleigh dates for Pinchbeck, West Pinchbeck, Donington, Weston, Surfleet, Gosberton and Quadring

Spalding Lions have set the dates and itinerary for Santa and his sleigh. The new sleigh was used for the first time last year after sponsorship from Euro Concept International of Spalding. Thursday, December 1: Donington – Market Place, Station Street, Barnes Road, Cowleys Road, Malting Lane, Town Dam Lane, Salters Way, Beech Grove, Chestnut Avenue, Ash Court, Top of Laurel ...

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Youngsters rewarded for doing arty activities in council promotion

Youngsters awarded medals and certificates for taking part in The Great South Holland Artsathlon are pictured with South Holland District Council community portfolio holder Coun Gary Taylor and community development officer Dani Nundy. The annual event organised by the council, invites children aged four and upwards to take part in arts activities during the summer holidays. Participants are awarded points ...

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Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes sent from Long Sutton

Shoeboxes filled with Christmas gifts for people less fortunate have been packed at Long Sutton Baptist Church. Members of 1st Long Sutton Boys’ Brigade and 2nd Long Sutton Girls’ Brigade, along with church members, sent 35 parcels for distribution in the third world via Samaritan’s Purse’s Operation Christmas Child. Brigade team leader and church deacon Corinne Cooper said: “We all ...

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Holbeach Christmas parade is cancelled over administration error

Part of the Holbeach Christmas weekend next month has had to be pulled. A parade and market stalls organised by Les Ward will not go ahead on Sunday, December 4 as the event committee was too late submitting a road closure request and event plan. Mr Ward said: “I’d just like to say sorry to everyone for letting them down. ...

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All the dates for Santa’s street visits in Spalding with Rotary Club of South Holland

Santa has announced the dates that he will be journeying around the streets of Spalding with his helpers from Rotary Club of South Holland in the run-up to Christmas. The sleigh, sponsored by Oasis Pools and Spas this year, will be trying to visit as many homes as possible during December. Evening runs are between 5.30pm and 8pm. The first outings ...

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