Events

Twenty volunteers spent over two hours cleaning graffiti from Spalding’s riverside on Sunday.(April 24) Graffiti is a regular item brought up at The Community Riverside Forum meetings. So with the help of town business Premier Property Management, which supplied materials and manpower, social group Spotless Spalding got to work on the clean-up. Spotless Spalding organiser Coun Jack McLean said: “Thanks ...

Villagers are being invited to get creative to make Moulton Chapel Tulip Time Parade go with a swing. For the second year, the village is holding a scarecrow festival and people are being urged to have a go and see their creating displayed in a prominent position. There are also prizes of £50 and £25 up for grabs for the ...

Spalding firefighters are thanking the local community for their generosity after raising nearly £600 at a car wash. Crews raised money for The Fire Fighters Charity, which provides life enhancing support for serving and retired firefighters and their families. Despite poor weather, many people turned out to show their support and gave generously to help raise almost twice as much ...

Free blood pressure tests are being offered in Spalding next week. South Holland Rotary Club is holding its annual Know Your Blood Pressure Day event at the South Holland Centre on Saturday, April 16, from 10am to 3pm. Rotary member Peter Kite said: “This is obviously an important health check and problems that could be occuring can be picked up. ...

With seven weeks to go until the first Spalding Beer and Music Fest, the event is really starting to take shape. Seventeen acts have been booked to appear across the three-day bank holiday event at The Castle Sports Complex from Friday, May 27 to Sunday, May 29. The music genres range from Country and Western to pop to rock. And ...

John Mann will be playing the Compton and Wurlitzer theatre organs at the Burtey Fen Collection in Pinchbeck on Sunday, April 17 at 2.30pm. John became well known locally during the 1970s when he played for summer seasons at the Embassy Centre, Skegness. Since then, besides concerts nationwide and abroad, he has been entertaining holidaymakers in Eastbourne – this year ...

The next block of workshop sessions in Transported’s arts and health project Taking pART starts on Thursday (April 7) in Spalding library. Graphics, art and design artist Amber Smith will lead a four-week programme exploring a range of visual arts practices including observational drawing, collage, mixed media and sculpture. From May 5, socially engaged artist Katie Smith’s activity “You Know More ...

Women’s choir Mirinesse Singers gave its second concert on Saturday at Fleet Church. Directed by Samantha Graper, the choir sang a range of music about Mary, the mother of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. The first half of the concert focused on Early Music, including Gregorian chant and Hildegard of Bingen, but also included a world premiere of a setting of ...

A free 12-week programme encouraging more children to take up exercise and learn more about diet, nutrition and healthy eating is starting in Spalding next month. Spalding Health and Wellbeing Community Interest Company received funding from the Bromhead Lincolnshire Healthcare Fund to set up Aktiv Kids. It will run at Tonic Health, Broadgate House, Westlode Street on Thursdays from 4.15pm ...

The Fenland branch of CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) is having a social/committee meeting at The Crown Inn at Surfleet on Tuesday, April 5. Members and non-members are welcome (7.30pm start). Meanwhile, the next monthly walk is at Sutterton on Sunday, April 17. Meet in the Market Square for 10.30am. Further details at www.fenland.camra.org.uk

The Spalding Water Taxi service prepared for its season launch on Good Friday (March 26) with a litter pick of the water and banks. Three vessels and ten personnel were used on the River Welland and Coronation Channel across the two-day pick. Thirty five bags of rubbish were collected as well as prams, TVs and bikes. Water taxi manager Simon ...

Green Party supporters in South Lincolnshire have pledged to campaign for a vote in favour of the UK’s continued membership of the European Union. Ahead of the referendum on June 23, the local campaign was launched last Friday (March 18) at Stamford Arts Centre. The meeting was attended by Kat Boettge, who was recently selected as Green Party lead candidate for the East Midlands region ...

Spalding Art and Craft Society learned more about mixed media during a demonstration by artist Isabel Coe. Isabel created an estuary scene in watercolour and pastels. The group, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, will welcome Malcolm Cudmore to its meeting on Tuesday, April 5, where he will be demonstrating coloured pencil techniques. The meeting is at Pinchbeck Village ...

A craft fair held to raise the profile of a new village library hub has been hailed a success. Pinchbeck Library and Community Hub is holding monthly table top and craft sales to encourage people to go along and learn more about what is on offer, including enhanced library opening hours. The latest event, which included a “Pretty Pinchbeck” stall ...

In 2014, three brown piglets helped artist Dina Perejogina win the public vote at South Holland Open Arts contest – and this year it’s a brown bull. Dina’s painting Head Strong has led to her becoming the first artist to win the coveted trophy twice, following a poll at the exhibition in the South Holland Centre. Dina, of Spalding, said: “I ...

Spalding Fulney Women’s Institute has thanked former president Ann Holness for her six years at the helm. Members gave her a gift and card and Jenny Manning – a former president herself – thanked Ann on behalf of everyone. New president Rosemary Knight is pictured (on left), with Ann, treasurer Rosie Edwards (right) and former committee member Trina Nicholson.

The cadets of 1406 Squadron Air Training Corps (ATC) Spalding had friends, family and special VIP guests at their annual presentation evening. The ceremony represents the chance for cadets to show the culmination of a full year’s hard work. Also new junior cadets formally take their oath of allegiance to the corps. Guest was Long Sutton’s Olympic clay shooter Aaron ...

A free networking event including tips and advice is being held for community groups and organisations across South Holland. Organised by Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service, it will give the chance to share experiences and good practice and learn what’s new in the voluntary sector. Speakers will include Pinchbeck Parish Council clerk Barbara Camps, speaking about the Pinchbeck Community Hub ...

Two areas of Spalding are looking tidier this week after litter picks by volunteers. The purges – carried out in showery weather on Saturday lunchtime – were part of last weekend’s Clean For The Queen campaign, which encouraged communities to smarten their areas in readiness for the monarch’s 90th birthday celebrations. One group targeted Spalding town centre riverside and another ...

Stallholders on Spalding market are holding a prize tombola for customers on Saturday (March 5), with prizes having a Mother’s Day theme. The draw follows the success of a similar promotion last month when 12 Valentine’s Day prizes were offered by traders. David Burgess, chairman of the recently-formed Spalding branch of the National Market Traders’ Federation, said it went “very ...