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Some of South Holland’s top young talents have been recognised for their school achievements by the Spalding Lions. Every year the group asks schools to nominate a student for their Walk Tall awards for those whose achievements have stood out for a host of different reasons. Over the last few weeks the of school term the Lions visited the schools ...

Grab a trowel, the second annual Festival of Archaeology takes place this weekend at Ayscoughfee Gardens in Spalding. On Saturday and Sunday (July 28/29), visitors can dig deep into dirt pits to unearth fossils and get hands-on with a host of activities and crafts, as well as talks, walks and demonstrations. The first festival weekend last year was a success ...

There is no reason for youngsters to get bored during the school holidays. South Holland District Council has arranged a series of free family days through the Activate! programme. Starting on August 1 in Holbeach, the days are designed to give young people and their families the chance to try new sports and arts activities within their community. Activities include ...

The long hot summer has continued this week with some truly scorching temperatures across the area. Great news if you are on the first few days of the summer holidays and enjoying the glorious weather. Not quite so great if you are a gardener and trying hard to keep your parched flowerbeds from baking solid or your hanging baskets from ...

Moulton Seas End is set to host a number of legendary cricketers for a charity match next month. West Indian batting great Gordon Greenidge as well as former England cricketers Philip DeFreitas, Devon Malcolm, Chris Lewis and spinner John Emburey will feature for the Lashings XI taking on a Batten Disease Family Association (BDFA) XI at Seas End Hall on ...

Around 500 people flocked to Moulton last weekend for the village’s annual Garden Crawl and Scarecrow Festival. Villagers dotted a host of straw-based creations around the area while 14 private gardens were open to enjoy for one weekend only. As well as trails and games for kids, there was the opportunity to vote for the best scarecrow. The winning entry ...

The South Holland Centre is Spalding has a packed summer holiday schedule, starting this month. A Family Arts and Crafts morning for two to 11-year-olds takes place on Monday, August 20, with a space theme. Sessions run from 10am to noon so drop-in or stay for the whole two hours. Sessions cost £6 per child, £3 for siblings and there’s ...

Fantastic summer weather helped families have a ball at the annual Bakkavor weekend. Thousands of visitors made the most of glorious sunshine and packed the Springfields venue over both Saturday and Sunday. With a funfair, refreshments, live music, stalls and displays, there was plenty to keep everyone happy. Sunday was a classic, with cars and motorbikes from a bygone era ...

Pupils at a Holbeach school were positively glowing when they turned up for the school’s fund-raising “bright day”. On July 11, youngsters at William Stukeley Church of England Primary School dressed in orange to match the colour of the MAGPAS air ambulance. They were treated to a talk by MAGPAS advocate Richard Thacker and held a raffle, drawn by opera ...

East Midlands in Bloom judges visited Long Sutton last week to enjoy the town’s efforts. Judges Chris Beale and John Constable were met at the library by members of Long Sutton in Bloom and taken on a tour of the town by Marian Rowlands and Kay Jenkinson, followed by afternoon tea with all the “Bloomers”. The town takes part in ...

A special birthday party in Saracen’s Head provided double the opportunity to remember the village’s past. Saturday’s party took place to mark the 40th anniversary of the Village Hall and it doubled as the official unveiling of a new plaque erected to serve as the village’s war memorial. It was designed and provided by Saracen’s Head’s Best Kept Village group. ...

A Pinchbeck woman who volunteers with the police to help vulnerable victims of scams repeatedly uses just three words to describe her work: “I love it.” Chris Taylor has been volunteering with Lincolnshire Police’s REVIVE scam victim support service – the only such service in the country – for eight months. Volunteers receive training to help the district’s most vulnerable ...

Chosen Holbeach officially opened its brand new shop on Saturday, July 14. The High Street shop is the second one to be opened by the charity that raises funds for local good causes. It follows up on the hugely successful first store on Fleet Road. The charity has celebrated by continuing to dish out the cash. The latest donations include ...

The annual Moulton Garden Crawl and Scarecrow extravaganza is taking place this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday July 21 and 22, the village will be dotted by straw based creations. The Garden Crawl will involve 15 private gardens opened for all to see. Attendees can pick up a programme and admission token for £2.50 from the village green from noon ...

Councillors from South Holland District Council and Deeping St Nicholas Parish Council joined forces to fund new play equipment and interactive speed signs in the village. Councillors Angela Harrison, Jim Astill and Bryan Alcock from the District Council along with the Parish Council, (through funding from the Windfarm Committee), all contributed to support the insertion of the new slide and ...

A special exhibition on women of the suffragette movement is open at Spalding’s Ayscoughfee Hall. Opened as part of the inaugural National Democracy week (July 2 to 8), the new exhibit, looks into the lives and environments of the women of the suffragette movement. This year recognises the 100th year of the first women getting the right to vote. July ...

An 85-year-old who has been a patient at Munro Medical Centre since he was born in 1933 helped it celebrate the 70th anniversary of the NHS last week. Frank Blades (85) and his wife Bernadette (84) have been involved with the West Elloe institution, which moved to new premises in 1996, for many years. The Cathedral Drive couple were invited ...

This month has marked the acceleration of change in Holbeach. In the past few weeks, the town has seen a new restaurant open, Polka Polish Restaurant in the old String of Horses, Chosen charity open a second shop, Fabric Fae move to larger premises, a gym is being built in the former Limmings site, and a community bookshop is about ...

Frantic final preparations were made to floral displays, installations and town streets ahead of a visit from East Midlands In Bloom judges. Holbeach in Bloom judging took place last week, while Spalding’s scrutiny was on Monday. Spalding in Bloom Chairman Coun Angela Newton was the guide for judge Peter Benham in the morning heat. Stops included Ayscoughfee Gardens, Springfields, St ...

A selection of textile artworks made by creative Holbeach residents has gone on display at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens. The stunning textile panels produced last year, under the guidance of Fiona Guerney, by over 20 adults and 50 schoolchildren are now on display at Ayscoughfee in the main hallway. A Cemetery Chapels Trust spokesman said: “The panels reflect aspects ...