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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Members of a South Holland slimming group are getting in early with their festive celebrations. The group has already lost a total of 120 stone so far this year, and they marked the start of their annual season slim down with a pre-Christmas celebration, complete with decorations and party food. “Christmas is a magical time of year and the weeks ...

Two students from South Holland have completed their first solo gliding flights. Lewis Nicholls (17) from Spalding and Joe Messina (17) from Crowland both attend Peterborough Regional College (PRC) and were selected after a rigorous process in which six candidates took part in a “fly off” with an experienced instructor. According to his instructor, Lewis had “a smile the size ...

South Holland District Councillors agreed to defer plans for 81 homes in Donington after it failed to satisfy their concerns over a number of issues. Going into the meeting, the recommendation was to approve the plan but at the October planning committee meeting of South Holland District Council, councillors raised concerns about the reduced numbers of affordable housing, the density ...

The Pumpkin Parade returns this Friday, October 13, with fun for all the family. The annual South Holland District Council Pumpkin Parade celebrates everything autumnal with parades and games. This Friday evening, families in fancy dress will parade through Spalding in a celebration of the fun side of the season. Festivities begins at 11am and run all day to 8pm. ...

A school choir spread the sweet sound of music through Holbeach Hospital as part of their harvest festival celebrations. The Chamber Choir of University Academy Holbeach visited Holbeach Hospital to deliver donated produce and to entertain the residents. They performed a range of songs that included Only You and Any Dream Will Do, said Ms Graper, Head of Music at ...

A coffee morning in memory of the late Eric Loveridge helped raised more than £1,000 for Sepsis Trust UK. The charity event was organised by Eric’s widow Marlene and daughters Diane and Elaine. Diane and Ian Tilley chose Sepsis as this year’s recipent due to their youngest daughter being unwell with the illness, said Ian. Family and friends presented a ...

Free Macmillan cancer advice and support is coming to Spalding next week to provide advice and promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month. On Wednesday, October 18, Macmillan Cancer Support’s mobile service will be at Hall Place, Spalding, from 10am till 4pm. Cancer information specialists will be on hand to answer questions and provide information. The team encourages anyone with worries relating ...

A Spalding man who was the region’s first ever paramedic has celebrated his 40th year in the ambulance service. Tony Fell (62) joined the service aged 22 and still works full time in what he described as “the best job in the world”. “It’s been a great joy to serve people in the community at their time of need,” he ...

There was a real baking marathon before a fundraising coffee morning could be held at a Spalding school. Spalding Parish Church of England Day School held the event to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Relief. School instructor Sarah Hendry baked more than 150 shortbread biscuits with the Year 6 pupils ready for the coffee morning. The school also received a ...

Three district councils are joining forces for a new campaign to fight fly-tipping. South Holland District Council is working with Boston and East Lindsey councils with the “Most People” campaign. Launching on Monday, the crackdown aims to raise awareness about the duty of care people have when getting rid of unwanted items. “Fly tipping blights the area for everyone making ...

A group of volunteers who take to the town centre on Friday and Saturday nights is looking for volunteers. The Spalding Street Pastors are from local churches and they help vulnerable people. Offering blankets, bottled water and flip-flops for the footsore, the group keeps an eye on those who may be out enjoying themselves. The street pastors are also first ...