Community

Pupils at The Spalding Special Schools are getting around in a new minibus thanks to support from Lord’s Taverners and Lady Taverners and 13 South Holland district councillors. The Garth School and The Priory School, which cater for children with complex needs between the ages of 3 to 19, match-funded the wheelchair accessible minibus with £28,000. The Lord’s Taverner’s minibus ...

The Rotary Club of Spalding and Welland is holding its fifth annual Two Lips charity ball at Springfields on Saturday, March 18.     The event will feature top tribute band The Driftars together with a disco, three-course meal, auction, raffle and gift tree.   The popular auction this year will have several outstanding lots, including two tickets for the ...

by Karen Johnson – community development officer at South Holland District Council We would like to call out to all sports clubs and organisations in South Holland. We have a “Give it a Go!” taster event coming up on Sunday, April 2, 10.30am-3.30pm, on the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, Spalding. We would encourage clubs interested to get in touch ...

A Spalding man who spent nearly a quarter-of-a-century in the Royal Air Force has just completed an amazing adventure for the Help for Heroes charity.     Chris Heeley, of Leiden Fields, spent ten days in Burma trekking across the South East Asian country to raise funds for the charity.   The 66-year-old is hoping his efforts will break the ...

Community groups can take part free in a workshop on Monday focused on managing volunteers with extra support needs. The workshop at South Holland District Council offices, in Priory Road, Spalding (1pm-4.30pm) is by Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS). Ruth Copleston, LCVS senior community development officer, said: “This half-day workshop gives an introduction to managing volunteers with extra support ...

Events organised at their homes by twin sisters Diane Tilley and Elaine Ladds raised £855 for Boston Breast Unit at Pilgrim Hospital. Diane and her friends raised £565 with a coffee morning in Westminster Drive, Spalding, and Elaine made £290 through craft days at her bungalow in Fosdyke. They said: “We wanted to raise the money in memory of our late ...

South Holland residents are being encouraged to support a charity auction at Spalding Market on Saturday, April 4. It will raise funds for the RNLI service at Skegness. Organiser Justin Grimshaw, of Pendragon Antiques, who will be assisted by M&A Auctions, says there are no limits to what type of goods can be entered – but they must be regarded ...

Spalding Photographic Society’s annual print exhibition is under way. About 50 superb images are adorning the walls of The Geest Gallery at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum until Thursday, March 30. The prints, which cover a wide range of subjects from wildlife to landscapes, include  submissions by beginners through to experienced photographers. The society, which meets monthly from September to April at ...

The first two winners in South Holland Open Arts 2017 have been announced. The best newcomer prize, sponsored by Riverbank Studios, went to Jenny Wood for her seascape painting View to Isle of Arran. The best photography award, sponsored by Shutter Hub, went to Seamus Bryans. Coun Gary Taylor, South Holland District Council’s portfolio holder for arts development, said: “I would like ...

Several roadsides in Spalding are looking much tidier thanks to a spring clean by Spotless Spalding and friends last Saturday. The group started near The Robin Hood pub in Bourne Road and covered Winsover Road, Green Lane and St Thomas’s Road, including behind a wall which is becoming known as a litter hotspot. Spotless Spalding founder Jack McLean, a South Holland ...

Customers at Springfields Home and Garden Centre in Spalding who bought carrier bags have supported Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance. The £912 proceeds, which garden centre manager Joe Garland is pictured presenting to Anne Palmer, a volunteer at the charity’s Spalding shop, includes donations to collection boxes.

People living with dementia and their carers can meet others, get active and join in a range of activities at a short course of free sessions in Moulton. The ‘Keep Healthy, Keep Active’ sessions, offered by Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS), may include activities such as quizzes, cooking, gardening, laughter yoga and seated exercise as appropriate. There will be ...

Spalding and District Young Farmers’ Club have new logoed clothing thanks to a donation by Spalding Beerfest and Music Festival. Spalding YFC gave volunteer help at last year’s first annual beerfest, organised by Spalding and District Round Table and Spalding and District Ladies’ Circle. The beerfest committee gave a £1,000 donation to Spalding YFC by way of appreciation and this ...

The Rotary Club of South Holland has formally thanked the many clubs and  organisations which helped with the 2016 Christmas Sleigh Collection. Representatives attended the Rotary Club’s meeting at The Woodlands Hotel last week and were presented with cheques in recognition of their groups’ help. Club president Steve Colby said: “Since we first began the sleigh collection in 1986 there ...

Holbeach Hospital resident Annie Limming celebrated her 101st Birthday on Thursday (Feb 23). Annie was a familiar face to shoppers at JW Limming pet and garden supplies in Fleet Street, Holbeach, from the day it was opened by her late husband Jack in 1960 until her retirement 25 years later. Jack and Annie were married for almost 40 years until his ...

Villagers have rallied to support the owner of their local shop after a break-in – launching a fundraising bid for beefed-up security and quickly topping £500. So many people turned up to help in the clear-up of Cowbit Village Store after up to £1,000 of cigarettes and alcohol was stolen that owner Colin Foxwell had to turn some away. Shop ...

Donations by members of the public wowed by Jack Turner’s well-known annual Christmas lights display raised £1,058 for Holbeach and East Elloe Hospital Trust last year. Each year the Fleet Road homeowner puts on a spectacle which attracts visitors from miles around. Hospital manager Maxine Winch said: “On behalf of Holbeach and East Elloe Hospital Trust, I would like to ...

A singing extravaganza with a Welsh theme will be held in Pinchbeck on Wednesday (March 1) to mark St David’s Day. Anyone who enjoys a good old-fashioned sing is invited to the Big St David’s Day Sing (7pm start) where the church choir and soloists will be performing. Pinchbeck singer Jeff Woods (aka ‘Pavanotti), who lived in the Rhondda Valley ...

Moulton Ladies have made donations totalling £1,000 to seven good causes. Representatives from Macmillan Cancer Support, Moulton Mill, St Barnabas, Moulton Community Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn radiology department, The Salvation Army Boston and Holbeach Hospital collected cheques at this month’s meeting. The group holds various fundraising events throughout the year and then decides at its annual general meeting in ...

The popular Holbeach Horticultural Society is keen to welcome more members after celebrating its 20th anniversary. The group – which held its first meeting on January 9, 1997 – was the brainchild of Heather Beedle, aided by Betty Humphries and Ann Wellington among others. Whether a novice or experienced gardener, or just interested in seeing the beautiful efforts of others, ...