Fundraising

A host of local charities have benefitted after Santa Claus’ 100 mile trek around Spalding. Every year the Spalding Lions help Father Christmas go round the town visiting as many children as possible in the run up to Christmas.Volunteers walked alongside him taking collections for charity.Two members, Nigel Gedney and Rodney Maltby, went on every leg of the journey, both ...

A celebration of Burns Night has raised a huge amount of money for charity. The Spalding Lions put on the special evening last month at the South Holland Centre.A spokesman said: “We would like to thank everyone who supported the evening making it a fabulous event.“Thanks also must go to Rachael and her team at Clark Catering from Morton for ...

A nine-year-old has raised hundreds of pounds for charity after having 14 inches chopped from her hair. Bethan Wilson took on the cut to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust and National Multiple Sclerosis Society with the hair going to the Little Princess Trust to be turned into a wig for a young person who has lost their hair ...

A charity has honoured a Holbeach resident who has raised £33,000 by allowing her to plant a tree it is dedicating to her. Ann Gregory was among those top fundraisers invited to Jerry Green Dog Rescue’s Broughton base, near Lincoln, to carry out the ceremony, accompanied by her own dog rescue dog Poppy. Ann has raised the money after holding ...

The Holbeach Hub and Gosberton Youth Centre have both been given grants by the Lincolnshire Co-Op. Its Community Champions scheme has donated £161,428 for 45 groups and projects across the county.Holbeach Hub will receive £6,75 and Gosberton Youth Club £1,523.A Co-Op spokesman said: “As the effects of the cost-of-living crisis and the pandemic have continued to filter down through families ...

A nine-year-old is looking to raise money for two charities in memory of loved ones. Bethan Wilson is having her hair cut off for the Teenage Cancer Trust and also raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.It’s the second time she’s donated hair in memory of her auntie Louise Miers (who Bethan called Scooby) who ...

A family of fundraisers have presented a cheque to Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital. The Loveridge family – mum Marlene, Elaine, Diane and Jayne – have been holding coffee mornings in Spalding and selling crafts each year raising much needed funds for different charities since 2011.The efforts are in memory of their dad Eric, who passed away from lung cancer.Last year they ...

A Spalding teen has for the third year been collecting and wrapping presents to give to those who are less fortunate. Jake Winkett has been an ambassador for the charity KidsOut for several years and taken part in its giving tree initiative for the last three years.Mum Julie, said: “He thoroughly enjoys working alongside the charity.”

Golfers have raised over a grand for a charity that provides supporting living in the county. Every Thursday the Spalding Golf Club Social Group meet up at the club to play paying £2 to enter.Of that £1 goes to the winner, 50p towards a Christmas dinner and 50p to a charity.They held that Christmas dinner last week and invited Tess ...

A charity run by a local councillor is urging Spalding Voice readers to check-in on their elderly neighbours this Christmas. District councillor Mark Le Sage runs Ella’s Project which is named after his daughter.It has a host of initiatives and helped with the Give a Gift initiative alongside The Voice, which has once again been a huge success.His festive community ...

Two elves caused trouble across Spalding last week, raising £200 for Alzheimer’s UK. Debbie Grogan and Leigh Hayward, who both work at Lincolnshire Home Care used their Wednesday, December 6 afternoon off to run around the town and collecting money.“We do it every year,” Debbie said. “We look after a lot of clients with Alzheimer’s so we ran around a ...

Golfers have set temperatures rising at a Spalding charity that helps bring the town’s elderly together. The seniors’ section at Spalding Golf Club have clubbed together to raise a fantastic £3,000 for The Meadows.And the charity has used the money to fund a much-needed replacement boiler as well as a new cooker.The centre can continue to put on events and ...

The Holbeach Community Larder has received another brilliant boost thanks to a town business.The Original Factory Shop raises money for the charity every year by customers purchasing hangers, bags and from a secondhand book stall.This year they’ve been able to donate over £700 to help feed those in Holbeach who need it most.“Our company values the importance of helping our ...

Thanks to everyone who has donated to this year’s Give A Gift campaign so far, but we still need more presents. The appeal makes a huge difference to struggling families across South Holland and Boston, ensuring children who wouldn’t get a present have something to open on Christmas Day.The Spalding and South Holland Voice has teamed up with Coun Mark ...

Members of the Spalding Rotary Club have been out supporting the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. They sold poppies and accepted donations from shoppers at Sainsbury’s Spalding store.A spokesman said: “We were delighted to see a most generous response from many shoppers who stopped to buy their poppy to wear with pride in memory of those who have suffered and ...

A host of projects in South Holland, including the funding of council projects like providing market gazebos and the creation of a spring festival for Spalding, have been given government funding. Chain Bridge Forge, Long Sutton Youth Shed, and the University of Lincoln will also benefit from the UK Shared Prosperity and Rural Prosperity Funds (UKSPF/REPF) latest distribution money.The South ...

Spalding Lions president Stuart East, together with other Lions members, recently presented a cheque for £1,500 to Dr Liz Murray who is a volunteer for the Hope For Tomorrow charity, after raising funds at a recent 60s, 70s and 80s evening held at Ayscoughfee Hall School. Dr Murray explained to Lions how vital donations are to keep this unit up ...

A South Holland charity which has grown from a woman’s kitchen to an international organisation in a matter of months, is on the lookout for storage help. Boxes of Hope was first started by Mandy Baxter creating aid-filled shoeboxes for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the invasion by Russia last year.The charity is about to send its 24th lorry-load of aid to ...

A Holbeach eight-year-old has had 14 inches cut off her hair and raised hundreds for charity in honour of her late grandma. Leila Kay Hawley took on the big cut after raising £700 for the Little Princess Trust charity.Her hair will also go to the charity to be made into a wig for a young person who has suffered hair ...

A group of friends who all grew up in a South Holland village raised money for charity. Pinchbeck Village Hall hosted an evening of entertainment to boost the coffers of a charity supporting those with prostate cancer.The women organised the event after having family ties to people with the condition.Organisers (pictured above from left) Annie Ironmonger, Gloria Philips, Jane Major, ...