Community

Crafts and cakes for hospice

Members of the Spalding Hospice Committee held a charity stall at the Johnson Community Hospital. Coun Liz Sneath said: “There was a pumpkin theme with lots of delicious cupcakes and knitted novelties donated to the foundation by kind knitters Pauline Seymour and Sue Taylor.” Coun Sneath added, “The Hospice Committee supports the four-bed Tulip Suite in the hospital where palliative ...

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Lincs songwriter competition and award-winning artists at free folk awards in Spalding

The prestigious Song For Lincolnshire competition will for the first time be held in Spalding. Hosted by BBC Radio Lincolnshire, the event is in its 23rd year and features live performances from the finalists, as well as sets from professional bands. Proceeds from the evening will go towards the Children In Need charity and the event will be broadcast live ...

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A ghostly play in a suitably spooky Ayscoughfee Hall

A novel Halloween happening takes place in the spooky surroundings of an old hall this weekend. The Ghostly Tales show at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum in Spalding will feature a 41-strong cast and ghost story telling a local legend. Written and performed by theatre group Act II, Ghostly Tales tells six spooky stories suitable for secondary school age and up. Act ...

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Council wants your take on hate crimes in South Holland

Lincolnshire County Council’s Community Safety Partnership has created a hate crime survey for the public to register incidents of hate crimes. Hate crimes include hostility based on race, gender, disability, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. The short survey is for everyone, whether or not you have been a victim of or witnessed hate crime. The survey can be completed anonymously ...

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The implications of Brexit on economy discussed at Long Sutton forum

A group dedicated to social cohesion has drawn upon leaders in business, politics and religion for its first meeting discussing the implications of the EU referendum. Social Issues in South Lincolnshire, a group run by Father Jonathan Sibley of St Mary’s Church, Long Sutton, met at Long Sutton Market House to discuss the economic implications of Brexit. Speakers included Lincolnshire ...

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Town shop wins best window in Spalding Pumpkin Festival contest

Flower and gifts shop Flowers N Things won the Spalding Halloween window display competition, judged by South Holland District Council chairman Rodney Grocock. A council spokesman said Coun Grocock toured the town, looking at the displays made by all the participating businesses. The competition was created to coincide with the Spalding Pumpkin Festival and parade. Spalding was given a spooky ...

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Final salute for Spalding D–Day veteran Tom

One of the last surviving veterans of D-Day has died at the age of 98. Tom Fowler was awarded France’s highest military decoration, the Legion d’honneur, two years ago. He attended Remembrance Parades both locally and in London and was a well-known veteran in Spalding. He died in the early hours of last Tuesday at the Cedar Falls home. “He ...

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Dinosaur day at Spalding school is a roaring success

Four dinosaurs visited Spalding Parish Church of England Day School for a day of Jurassic fun and learning. Foundation Stage and Year 1 pupils met baby dino Trixie, Ronnie, the four-metre-long T-rex and Spike the Spinosaurus, pictured above with staff. Class teacher Laura McWilliam, who organised the visit, said: “We wanted a fun and educational workshop to support our children’s ...

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Spit and tasers: police use of force figures out

Lincolnshire Police have released their latest figures detailing instances of use of force. Between July 1 and September 30 this year, police logged 256 use of force incidents in the Boston and South Holland region. Of these, trained taser operators were present at 86 incidents and the devices were used ten times. Irritant spray was drawn by officers nine times ...

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Plans to transform Spalding post-16 centre to alternative academy

Plans to breathe new life into a post-16 centre in Spalding have been submitted to South Holland District Council. The centre opened in 2008 but last year there were no students and its future was unclear. But now the Springwell Alternative Academy is hoping to transform it into a new school. “It is proposed to use the existing South Holland ...

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Campaign launched to house Spalding homeless couple

A Spalding woman and her daughter have launched an appeal in the hope they’ll be able to get a homeless couple somewhere to live by Christmas. Stephanie Lamont and her daughter, Clementine Cousins, have launched a Justgiving donations page online which people can use to give money to help homeless couple Jane and Jason Paul. Stephanie is hoping to raise ...

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Brave the Shave Emma finds human nature’s best traits

A Spalding grandmother has shaved her head for charity and in the process has encountered the best in human nature, she said. Emma Chamberlain (60), said “human nature is wonderful” after she encountered so many positive, helpful and inspiring people while collecting for her charity head shave for Macmillan Cancer Support. “People have been so kind. The charity touches so ...

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MP joins sight issues awareness event

MP John Hayes was among a group of people who negotiated Spalding town centre with their vision impaired as part of an awareness campaign. The MP for South Holland and The Deepings took part in the event organised by Spalding Lions. He wore a special pair of heavily-tinted glasses and used a white stick to get a feel for some ...

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Veteran Ken travels to Wales to honour VC hero

A memorial service was held for a Victoria Cross-winning war hero, and Spalding man Ken Willows went along to help with the service. The service was held in Aberystwyth, Wales, to commemorate the centenary of the awarding of the Victoria Cross – the highest award in the UK honours system – to Brigadier General Lewis Pugh Evans. Spalding veteran of ...

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Cue a charity match success for Donington snooker player Nigel

Snooker players have raised thousands of pounds for a cause close to the heart of a Donington man. Spalding League snooker player Nigel Brasier has raised money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association since his own diagnosis in 2013. He has a form of MND called Primary Lateral Sclerosis. A rarer type of the condition which is slower to progress. ...

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Spalding woman helping bee keepers in Africa

A Spalding businesswoman flew to Africa this week to help improve the lives of women farmers. Ann Savage joined 12 other women from the food industry who headed to the remote Nou Forest in Tanzania to build beehives. She is a non executive director of Marel, which supplies food processing systems and was previously Group Technical Director of Bakkavor. The ...

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Pumpkins are stolen from children in Donington

Heartless thieves have stolen pumpkins that a pre-school was selling to raise funds. A crate of around 15 pumpkins were taken from Donington’s Little Pickles on Malting Lane. “I can’t believe someone would stoop so low. We were raising money for halloween treats for the 44 children we look after,” said the nursery’s joint owner Dawn Parker. “A light blue ...

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Cyclists continue to cause concern in Spalding but police patrols will increase for Christmas

A Spalding businessman has said cyclists riding on the pavement in Spalding continue to be a blight, despite new signs designed to “educate” riders that it is not acceptable. Phil Davis, owner of Rumblings Cafe and Rumblings To Go in The Crescent, said a member of staff was knocked down by a cyclist going the wrong way down the one-way ...

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Spalding School embraces languages for European celebration day

Spalding Grammar School staff and pupils celebrated the 16th annual European Day of Languages with educational games, a themed dinner menu and two multilingual speakers. Head of Languages, Ms Dungarwalla, said she prepared a playlist of modern French, German and Spanish music to be played before school and during break time. Quizzes included a Guess The Country Eurovision Form Competition, ...

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Age charity appeals for varied volunteers

A Spalding charity is urgently appealing for drivers, escorts and a tech wizard to help keep operations running. Liz Walmsley, General Manager of Age UK Spalding, said the organisation needs assistance in key areas. “We currently have 33 volunteers covering 120 hours per week,” said Mrs Walmsley. “Ideally we would like two more drivers and three escorts to assist with ...

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