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A local charity is once again helping collect toys for young people this Christmas.The Donate a Cuddle appeal by Ella’s Project wants your new and nearly new soft toys and also toys to give to children in the local area.Donated toys must still display the kitemark.They can be dropped off at Birchgrove Garden Centre or any soft toys provided to ...

A former agricultural worker who has lived in West Pinchbeck all his life has celebrated his 100th birthday.Herbert Strickson marked his special day on November 16 with visits from family and friends.Herbert was married to the late Marjorie for more than 60 years.They had three children, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.Herbert, who was born in West Pinchbeck, spent most ...

There was a lot of bear behaviour across South Holland when fundraisers did their bit for Children in Need. Staff and pupils at St Bartholomew’s Primary School in West Pinchbeck dressed in pyjamas and onesies to raise cash for the national appeal.They topped £200 by selling merchandise as well as holding the school’s non-uniform day.Ivy Reynolds (8), who attends Spalding ...

For the second year running Courtyard Footcare, Health and Beauty is a collection point for our Give A Gift appeal.Linda Drury, owner of the salon in Swan Street, Spalding, will be happy to receive your donations.We have already received many gifts for this year’s campaign but we still need more presents.Launched by Coun Harry Drury, the appeal makes a huge ...

The merger of two special schools is to take place next year with the creation of Tulip Academy Spalding. The Priory and The Garth Schools will respectively become the Waterside and Springview campuses of the new school now intended for all ages and all abilities. It was first proposed in 2017 as part of what Lincolnshire County Council called at ...

Crowds turned out in their hundreds to remember the fallen at services across South Holland on Sunday. Notes from The Last Post echoed around war memorials in towns and villages throughout the district to mark the start of two minutes’ silence observed by all. Veterans aged 100 mingled with teenage cadets in the event which also marked the centenary of ...

Thanks to everyone who has donated to this year’s Give A Gift campaign so far but we still need more presents. The appeal makes a huge difference to struggling families across South Holland and Boston, ensuring children who wouldn’t get a present have something to open on Christmas Day. We’ll be delighted if you decide to support the appeal, which ...

Any rivalry between blue light services was put to one side to help raise money for charity on Sunday night. Members of the county’s fire and rescue and police officers from Spalding pulled on their football boots for a fiercely contested match. “The game did not disappoint and massive thanks go to everyone involved in setting this up,” said firefighter ...

Spalding Lions, South Holland Rotary Club and Spalding Fire Crews will be out and about with their Santa sleighs again this year, raising money for local good causes. Here’s where and when you can see Santa. Spalding Lions will be taking him around local villages with visits starting at 5.30pm unless otherwise stated. Wednesday, December 1: Pinchbeck – Brayfields, St ...

A decision to charge market stall holders in Long Sutton more than anywhere else in the district has been called-in by members of South Holland District Council. The council’s own cabinet backed a move to implement a new handbook for the district’s markets at a meeting last week. The move would see stall holders in Long Sutton pay £8.50 while ...

As the festive season creeps ever closer, we are asking you to support our Give A Gift campaign and help make a child smile this Christmas. While you are doing your Christmas shopping if you would consider buying an extra gift to donate to our campaign it would be very much appreciated. The Spalding and South Holland Voice has once ...

A group for the over-55s is back meeting after the recent enforced break. Welland Senior Forums held its first meeting recently after the COVID-19 restrictions were lifted. The discussion centred on future meetings and building the sessions back up. The next meeting is due to be held on Tuesday November 16 at the United reformed Church Hall on Pinchbeck Road ...

South Holland will pay its respects to those who have lost their lives in armed conflicts over the new few days. On Armistice Day today (November 11) there will be a service led by Rev John Bennett at Springfields War Memorial. Muster at 10.30am outside the shopping centre. On Saturday, November 13 a short Service will take place in Spalding ...

Two emergency services are to clash on the football pitch, all in the name of charity this Sunday, (November 14). A team from Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue will take on a Lincolnshire Police XI for the Inter Services Remembrance Day Trophy at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field in Spalding at 7.30pm. The Remembrance Sunday event is being played to ...

Spalding Gentlemen’s Society (SGS) will be making its debut on national television on Monday November 15 when it will be showcased on Bargain Hunt at 12.15pm on BBC One. While filming in Peterborough the Bargain Hunt team visited Spalding. A spokesman for the SGS said: “The programme shown on October 22 featured the Chain Bridge Forge. “They also visited the ...

The craft fair at Holbeach Women’s Institute Hall takes place on Sunday (Nov 7), not Saturday as reported in this week’s edition of The Voice. The event runs from 10.30am to 4pm.

A Spalding man has walked 310,000 steps to raise money for a charity that supported him and his wife when they lost their baby. Ryan and Kirsty McClenaghan lost their baby boy Rory in August at 27 weeks and six days – 13 weeks before he was due. Ryan McClenaghan Since their loss, the couple, who married on May 22 ...

A Spalding band’s regular ‘Spooktacular’ proved a success and raised hundreds of pounds in memory of a woman who died from a brain aneurysm. On Saturday (October 30) Zebra’s annual Halloween special returned with the group of musicians playing a free ball at The Deepings Stage. And this year was a poignant one as part of the £300 raised on ...

Volunteers who would like to help at a Remembrance Parade in Holbeach are being invited to a training event on Sunday. Health and safety will be on the agenda at the Anglia Motel, Fleet Hargate, owned by veteran’s supporter Harold Payne. He has taken on the organising of an unofficial parade in the town on November 14 after the parish ...

A charity that helps domestic abuse victims in Lincolnshire had an average of more than five referrals every day in the last financial year, its been revealed. Between April 2020 and March 2021, EDAN (End Domestic Abuse Now) Lincs received requests for help for 1,997 individuals, 343 of whom were children, the organisation’s AGM was told. Of those, 1,016 were ...