Fundraising

A band comprising senior-aged musicians has no interest in making money – other than for charity. RetrospeKt is seven friends aged from 65 upwards based in Moulton Seas End. The band emerged after guitarist and vocalist John Heron placed a ‘wanted’ ad in shops and a magazine. He said: “I was in a band in Essex before I moved up ...

Holbeach Beer and Music Festival has donated £7,365.20 profits to local charities and good causes. The second running of the August event was another huge hit with the public. Organiser Sean Taylor thanked Holbeach district councillors Francis Biggadike, Tracey Carter and Paul Foyster and South Holland District Council deputy leader Nick Worth for their support. He added: “We had a ...

Nine months of fundraising this year by Lincolnshire Co-op staff members and customers has led to £59,201 being presented to MS Society. The donation to the the society’s charity partner would pay for 150 home adaptations, which are essential for comfort and stability, 75 adapted cars and 275 short breaks. Lincolnshire Co-op’s community engagement manager Sam Turner said: “From colleagues in our food stores teaming ...

Age UK Spalding District is asking for knitting help for an annual fundraiser. General manager Liz Walmsley said: “Every year we knit little bobble hats for the Innocent Big Knit campaign raising awareness for winter warmth. “These little hats are put onto Innocent smoothie drinks in Sainsbury’s in the winter and we get 25p for every one knitted for our charity. ...

A coffee and cake morning in support of Macmillan Cancer Support at Steadfast Training’s headquarters in High Street, Spalding, on Friday (Oct 7) raised £425.72.

An IT manager from Spalding raised the money necessary to fund a cancer support nurse for a day by running 118 miles in a month. Simon Lilley (43), of St Helena Drive, took on Out Run September for Macmillan Cancer Support as a personal challenge and to add to recent fundraising efforts. He raised £235, surpassing his original target of ...

Sneath’s Mill Trust has been presented with a £1,000 grant from the Freemasons’ Provincial Grand Lodge. Each year the 74 Masonic Lodges within Lincolnshire have the opportunity to request a grant to support one or more of their local charities – this year from a pot of £73,500. Fenland Daylight Lodge 9825 at Long Sutton put forward one request – ...

Spalding Hospice Foundation Committee held a fundraising stall at Johnson Community Hospital to support its Tulip Suite. Sales of plants, costume jewellery and bric-a-brac raised £152 to help the committee carry on its work supporting patients, their families and staff. Pauline Seymour, wife of South Holland District Council chairman Michael, donated a large number of hand knitted toys, which proved very popular. ...

A chef who was the youngest-ever person to be diagnosed with a particular form of cancer – and almost died – is ready to run a half-marathon on Sunday. And Rob Green has celebrity backing for the Perkins Great Eastern Run in Peterborough – comedian and social media star Dapper Laughs has pledged £500. Rob was just ten years old ...

Shoppers at Tesco Holbeach had the chance of getting ‘a little extra help’ last Saturday (Oct 1) in the way of having their cars washed by firefighters. Members of Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue’s Holbeach crew did a car wash in aid of the Fire Fighters’ Charity, raising £261.

Staff at Spalding Bakery have presented the proceeds of a tough fundraising walk to the summit of Snowdon. It took Andy Murray, Chris Gadd, George Dickson, Sheryl Bullock, Trace Dance, Paul Palmer, Sam Brittain, Jason Griffiths and Jon Tomlinson three and a half hours to do the 7km climb, battling 60mph winds near the end. But it was worth it ...

Dog walkers took to the streets of Spalding on Sunday to raise funds for the Lincolnshire East Branch of the RSPCA. Around 60 dogs were registered for the first RSPCA Big Walkies event which started at Ayscoughfee Hall Gardens in Spalding. Walkers came from across south Lincolnshire to participate in either a 3km or 5km sponsored walk along the riverside ...

When Andrew Woolf failed to secure a place in the ballot for the Royal Parks Half Marathon on October 9, he thought that was it for this year. But then he entered an online raffle and won a place! Andrew, of Moulton, said: “I would not consider myself as a runner, but I supported two friends last year when they ran ...

A team from Chattertons Solicitors won accountancy firm Moore Thompson’s annual charity quiz night. Some of the region’s top business brains were at The South Holland Centre for the event in aid of the practice’s in-house charity, the Moore Thompson Charitable Fund CIO. Helped by a raffle with prizes donated by local businesses, the evening raised £1,479.70 for the fund. Chattertons’ team, comprising ...

Wheelchair users being weighed at Johnson Community Hospital will have an easier and much more comfortable experience thanks to a donation by Spalding Round Table. Last year’s Table chairman, Sam Nundy, had the hospital as his chosen charity and the wheelchair accessible scales – costing just over £1,000 – were bought from profits at Round Table’s annual boxing event in ...

A father and son team have raised more than £1,400 for a children’s charity after climbing Britain’s highest peak. Nigel (54) and Henry Mynott (19) joined The Ben Nevis Challenge with Action Medical Research, a charity dedicated to improving the health of babies and children. The pair took a poster for family business Moulton Pet Stores to the peak with ...

Dog walkers are being encouraged to take part in a charity fundraiser next month. The RSPCA Big Walkies is taking place on Sunday, October 2, and will start from Ayscoughfee Hall Gardens in Spalding. The event aims to raise funds through sponsorship for the Lincolnshire East Branch of the RSPCA and runs from 10.30am until 3pm. There are two walks ...

Spare a thought for a group of fundraising cyclists riding from Land’s End to John O’Groats this week.(Sep 14) The friends have so far endured extremes of weather on the 1,000-mile route – with rain on day two last Saturday and hot sunshine more recently. Kev Gray, Jason Booth and Mark Orton – all members of Spalding Spinners cycling group ...

A free workshop is being offered, giving advice on how to apply for a new Big Lottery grant for one-off community events and activities. Between £300 and £10,000 is available through the Celebrate! programme for one-off events or activities which bring local communities together. Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS) is holding the ‘Celebrate – writing a good funding application’ ...

The second South Lincolnshire Walking Festival gets under way next month with a plea for financial support. The festival runs for five weeks through September and October, with 80 varied walks for families to choose from. But financial pressures mean its future is under threat and people are being asked to chip in to keep it going. Festival co-ordinator Beverley ...