Fundraising

If it wasn’t for a Spalding charity, it’s possible next door neighbours Marie Baker-Dixon and Bob Elliss would have never met. But that’s what The Meadows does, helps bring people together who might otherwise be on their own. Marie (85) was brought to the area from Ashton Under Lyme two years ago by her daughter to be looked after and ...

Spalding United manager Brett Whaley is to run the London Marathon in April alongside his wife Claire. The pair are raising money for Tommy’s, a charity that provides support for parents of premature and still born babies as well as funding research into their causes. Their fundraising is inspired by the Tommy’s help after their nephew Harry Waltonwas born prematurely ...

A Spalding eight-year-old has shown she’s a cut above by helping a charity. Chloe East recently had her long locks cut off for the Princess Trust which provides wigs for young people who have lost their hair due to a medical condition. The Wygate Academy pupil also raised £250 through a Just Giving page. Mum Sally-Anne East said: “We are ...

A brilliant total of £27,000 has been raised by the Spalding branch of the Royal British Legion for the 2022 Poppy Appeal. And members wanted to say thank you to the people of South Holland for the amount, which betters last year’s total. The main organiser for the branch, Elizabeth Carvlin, said: “This year’s total is higher than 2021. “I ...

Long Sutton’s Men’s Shed members have been busy again creating benches for care homes thanks to Tesco. The superstore’s Holbeach branch was the latest to commission work, this time it being donated to The Bancroft Care Home in Long Sutton. A spokesman for the Men’s Shed said: “Chris Harvey, the shed’s master carpenter, and with the assistance other shed members, ...

This year’s Give A Gift appeal has been given a boost thanks to the Rotary Club of South Holland. The Rotary Club made a £150 donation to the appeal, allowing us to buy a trolley full of toys. Although the appeal has now officially closed, the gifts at Sainsbury’s collection point won’t be picked up until Monday, so there are ...

People have been incredibly generous in supporting our Give A Gift appeal this year. We have already received many gifts but we still need more presents and there are only a few days left to donate. Launched by Coun Harry Drury, the appeal makes a huge difference to struggling families across South Holland and Boston, ensuring less fortunate children aged ...

A junior football team has continued to net thousands of pounds for charity. Spalding United Under-13s Blues have raised £3,500 since forming through a host of events including running the Stamford Santa Fun Run every year they’ve been able to in the last four years. This year 36 players, coaches and supporters took on the 5km course at Burghley House ...

A South Holland charity has been given a boost, just as it opens up its hubs for Warm Places session. The Safe Places project, part of health and wellbeing charity Tonic Health has been presented with a cheque for £500 by Freemasons John Bennett, Worshipful Master and John Maltby, Charity Steward from the Fenland Daylight Lodge in Long Sutton. Safe ...

Kind-hearted customers of a Holbeach shop have helped boost the funds for the town’s community larder.Donations given to the Original Factory Shop to buy hangers, used books and carrier bags, amounted to £658.10.“We were delighted to present the cheque to the community larder, a great charity which helps so many local residents,” said manager Julie Bowhill.l See our special Helping ...

A Cowbit man is celebrating five years of raising awareness of the debilitating condition he has and says his charity appeal is getting better every year. James Wilson White set up Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) on November 18, 2017 as part of the annual month of awareness for the condition.It’s a nerve problem for which there is no cure ...

Youngsters at Spalding’s Ayscoughfee Hall School donned spots and Pudsey ears to raise money for the BBC’s Children in Need appeal.At lunch time Willoughby Foods supplied a Pudsey-themed picnic for the children to enjoy and the children in the lunchtime nature art club got creative making their very own Pudsey Bear out of leaves and twigs found in the Forest ...

A donation from the NFU has helped a first responder charity deliver five defibrillators in South Holland.NFU Mutual Agents and their staff at the local Spalding agency recently nominated LIVES, to receive a donation of more than £6,000 from its Agency Giving Fund.This donation will go towards LIVES’ ambitious Defibrillator Programme, to support the charity in introducing the latest available ...

Two bank workers have supported a colleague by raising hundreds of pounds for a colleague.Mandy Ward, branch manager at Nationwide in Holbeach, with Nicky Harrell, decided to attempt to walk 100 miles each during July to raise funds for Macmillan.They chose the charity because of its support for their colleague Sarah Beasley who was diagnosed with stage four cancer in ...

A club that’s helped those with learning difficulties for 50 years is back after a two-and-a-half-year wait. The Spalding Mencap Society were unsure if they’d be able to continue with The Gateway Club after the COVID pandemic due to a lack of volunteers. But following a plea a number have come forward to help and it’s back for its first ...

A Spalding family has again raised a frightening amount for a charity that helps bring health treatments to the town. Jamie and Tracey Knight have for the last six Halloweens decorated their Cathedral Drive home to raise money for charity. In recent years the fundraising aspect has come much closer to home as they raise funds for Hope For Tomorrow. ...

A Spalding woman has raised hundreds for a hospice by holding a sale, though the there was a slight dampener on the day after some of the takings was stolen. Lisa Thomas, of West Elloe Avenue, put on the event at Broad Street Methodist Church on Saturday, October 22. She volunteers at the Sue Ryder shop in Spalding and wanted ...

An award-winning Spalding based recruitment company has set up Donation Stations to help others. Encore Personnel is celebrating 20 years in business and set up the ‘stations’ where staff members are encouraged to donate everything from food to hygiene products. “We know times are very tough at the moment, particularly for those struggling to pay their fuel bills,” said HR ...

A two-week bid by local charities to secure essentials for the homeless is going well, but there’s still time to donate this weekend. Ella’s Project, the St Barnabas Hospice Shop and the St Thomas Project have launched a two-week appeal looking for donations of duvets, blankets, sleeping bags and warm winter coats for teenagers and adults. They have already had ...

A flower club has given a blooming marvellous donation to a local charity. Saracen’s Head Flower Club raised £641 from its annual China Tea Party in September. Over the years members have raised a total of £15,000 for local good causes. This year they presented it to health and wellbeing charity Tonic Health which has recently opened its Holbeach Hub. ...