Events

Those who have generously donated to 2430 Holbeach Squadron Air Cadets were thanked at an official recognition event. The event thanked local businesses, charities and councillors who donated funds to the squadron following the launch of its fundraising initiative back in October. Those invited included South Holland district councillors Gary Taylor and Tracey Carter, Dave Bryant and Robin Thorpe, on ...

A new dementia café run by volunteers has opened at a Spalding nursing home. Tanglewood Cedar Falls in Little London. has allowed use of its premises for Memory Lane. Residents and families get to enjoy a cuppa and cake and have a chat. Tony Westland, of Whaplode, whose mother Lilian is in the nursing home, said: “It was the idea ...

SPAR Pinchbeck has celebrated a store refit with a grand re-launch event and healthy lunch giveaway for more than 300 local schoolchildren. The store on Knight Street re-opened its doors last Thursday (February 25) after a major refurbishment. It now features a brand new Daily Deli food service department, offering hot and cold food to go, and an improved fresh ...

Madonna, Super Mario and the team from Hi De Hi were just some of the guests at an annual 80s themed disco night. For the fifth year running Ian Haynes and Duncan Wright have organised the event at Spalding’s South Holland Centre to raise funds for Cancer Research following Ian’s diagnosis with oesophageal cancer in 2009. Music on the night ...

Litter picks have been organised for Spalding to coincide with a national initiative. Clean For The Queen is a three-day event with local groups throughout the country encouraged to clean up their villages, towns and grot spots in readiness to celebrate her 90th birthday later this year. District councillors will join other volunteers and are hoping other people join them at two litter-picks ...

Former two-weight world champion David Haye was a hugely popular attraction at Spalding and District Round Table’s annual boxing night. About £10,000 was raised for local good causes, taking the total raised over the event’s 22-year history to about £250,000. Haye proved to be a great booking. When he agreed to attend, it was before he had announced his comeback ...

Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Rotary Club Two Lips black tie charity ball. The Rotary Club of Spalding and Welland will be hosting the ball on Saturday, May 7, at the Castle Sports Centre, Spalding. The featured band at this year’s event will be the UK’s number one Beach Boys tribute act and the good causes nominated ...

Residents are being urged to sign up to a campaign to “Clean for the Queen”. The campaign aims to give the country a tidy-up ahead of The Queen’s 90th birthday in April and is being backed by South Holland District Council. The campaign, also supported by the Government, organisations including the Women’s Institute, the National Trust and the RSPB, businesses ...

Spalding and District U3A had an entertaining but serious talk from Spalding Fire and Rescue Service. Members were told how electrical fires are a problem in Lincolnshire and were advised not to leave electrical appliances running at night, such as phone chargers and washing machines. The group’s next monthly meeting is at Surfleet Village Hall on Thursday, March 3. Doors ...

On April 6, the law in England will change to make it compulsory for every dog to be micro-chipped and registered to a national recognised database. In preparation for this, Alder Veterinary Practice in Bourne Road, Spalding, has a special microchipping event on Saturday, February 27 (noon-4pm) for not just dogs but cats too at the reduced price of £8. ...

A group of Spalding Fulney Women’s Institute members took to the stage to entertain members of other WIs, their family and friends. They performed Cinderella to two sell-out performances at Bromley Memorial Hall in Pode Hall. The audience particularly enjoyed the antics of the Ugly Sisters, the missing cat, as well as numerous WI jokes. The cast and stage crew ...

Members of community groups, not-for-profit organisations and charities are invited to a free workshop to ensure their group is fit to achieve its goals, is sustainable and eligible to apply for funding. The session, run by Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS), is designed to help groups carry out a health check of their organisation to ensure it is able ...

The first-ever Spalding Beer and Music Festival is to take place in May. The event at The Castle Sports Complex is being jointly run by Spalding and District Round Table and Spalding Ladies’ Circle. Tablers have been working alongside well-known town musician Mark Le Sage and Priors Oven landlord Charlie Rawlings to stage the festival over Spring Bank Holiday weekend. ...

The annual Johnson Community Hospital ball will happen this year after “overwhelming” support for it to continue. And to underline its popularity the 500 tickets have already sold out. It had been announced that last year’s event would be the last, but the organising committee has been bolstered with new members and A Beach Ball will take place on Saturday, ...

by Jess Horn, community development officer at South Holland District Council Timebanking is a great way for people to help others in their community and be rewarded for it in time. It is a simple concept that can have a lasting impact on communities and people’s lives. They are about making things happen, offering people the opportunity to make a ...

A group established in Spalding to support mental health issues is beginning a running club to promote wellbeing through exercise. Community Mind Matters is planning weekly runs, with the first being on Friday, February 12 (meet outside South Holland Centre at 11am). Anybody is welcome. Vanessa Browning, one of Community Mind Matters’ founders, said: “While it is really just about ...

Social group Spotless Spalding is calling for more volunteers as it prepares to take part in the Clean for The Queen weekend. The group, which attracts people of all ages, meets on the last Saturday each month to litter pick. The next purge is at St Paul’s park on Saturday, February 27, at 4pm. Spotless Spalding is taking part in ...

Bookings of Gedney Dyke Village Hall have become so popular that permission is being sought to have licensed activities more often. Its committee has applied for a variation to the hall’s premises licence so that functions with a bar can be catered in the daytime. One reason for this is the increasing popularity of the venue for wakes. The opportunity ...

Tickets to see an internationally renowned orchestra in Spalding next month are still available. The European Union Chamber Orchestra will be performing at the South Holland Centre on Thursday, February 11 from 7.30pm. Directed by Hans-Peter Hofmann and featuring Tillett Trust Young Artist Platform soloist Soh-Yon Kim, the concert is being presented by Orchestras Live and will include a special ...

by Jess Horn, community development officer at South Holland District Council It’s getting towards that time of year again – South Holland Open Arts is nearly upon us. The popular exhibition has been running since 1999 and previously attracted artists and visitors from all over the East of England. This year it will be taking place at the South Holland ...