Clubs and Groups

Holbeach Town Band is hosting a UK charity Music for All – Learn to Play 23 event on Saturday, October 7. The event, between 10am and midday, offers new and returning musicians a chance to receive a professional music lesson for free.The event is open to all comers, regardless of age, experience and background and aims to inspire, encourage and ...

The South Holland branch of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is launching its latest season of lectures. The events take place at Pinchbeck Village Hall on Tuesdays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.The first event is this Tuesday (October 10) and features a talk from Charlie Kitchen.Other events coming up include The Unique Life of a Ranger on Blakeney Point by Ajay Tegala ...

A long-standing flower club has raised £900 for palliative care at Spalding’s Johnson Hospital. The majority of the money was raised at Saracen’s Head Flower Club’s annual charity China Tea Party on September 5.The evening commenced with tea, which was supplied by the flower club ladies, followed by a flower demonstration by Ann Purts who created five wonderful arrangements.Following the ...

This year’s Open Night for Spalding Photographic Society is a special one as the club celebrates its 70th anniversary. Its inaugural meeting was held on March 23, 1953.Its stated aims were to promote the art and science of photography in the Spalding area and this was to be achieved by:* The sharing and enjoyment of the hobby.* The learning and ...

Spalding Arts and Crafts Society has a new exhibition launching on Friday, September 8. Some of the group’s work will be on show at Spalding Library until October 2 and all work is for sale.The club’s most recent demonstration came from Amanda Jackson (pictured) who painted in acrylics on the theme ‘Beach Light and Reflections’.A spokesman said: “It was another ...

Ahead of its debut in the Olympics, a dance school is launching new breakdancing class. Initially the sessions by Diamondz School of Dance, in partnership with Wild Technique Breakers, will be for boys only, but the Pode Hole-based group is hoping to open it up to girls too soon.Breaking with Jordan Wildman classes will take place every Monday with the ...

Amanda Jackson will be the guest at Spalding Arts and Crafts latest evening on Tuesday (August 1). The subject is ‘beach light and reflections’ and will be a demonstration on acrylics.It takes place at Pinchbeck Village Hall in Knight Street from 7.30pm with entry £3 for members and £5 for visitors.It follows last month’s demonstration by Graham Laughton.A club spokesman ...

Spalding group the St Nicholas Players has won two National Operatic and Drama Association (NODA) awards. It’s performance of A Tomb With a View was named the Best Play in the district by the judges, who visited hundreds of shows across the country over the year.And the group was hailed a Lockdown Hero for its production of Spirit Level in ...

Lights, camera, action for Spalding School of Dance’s latest production. Film Night is coming to the South Holland Centre with six shows, the first at 6pm today (Thursday, July 13).There’s another at the same time tomorrow (Friday) and at both 11am and 4pm on Saturday and Sunday.A spokesman for Spalding School of Dance said: “Enjoy singing, dancing and many characters ...

Diana Ridpath is the new president of the Rotary Club of Spalding and Welland. She officially took over the role from Barry Elliott following a handover evening at The Woodlands hotel last week.She also named Sarah Chalcraft as her president elect for next year.A spokesman for the club said: “Barry Elliott has completed an excellent year as President, during which ...

Get ready for yet another HEATWAVE – this time courtesy of Polka Dot Academy. The locally-based dance school is putting on its annual summer sizzler at the South Holland Centre.There are two shows on Saturday, July 1, a matinee show at 1.30pm and one at 6.30pm.A spokesman for Polka Dot said: “Come, enjoy and embrace our local talent in this ...

A team from Spalding Ramblers was successful in defeating nine other Lincolnshire Ramblers teams on Sunday, June 11 at Westwoodside in the north of the county when they took part in the annual Ramblers Goodban Trophy Competition. The Goodban Competition is a treasure hunting competition open to all of the 11 Lincolnshire ramblers’ groups and consists of finding clues via ...

It’s Madness for Act II this Saturday (June 17). The local youth theatre company are putting on its tribute to the 80s band Absolute Madness at the South Holland Centre.A spokesman said: “Come and join the party and Act II promise to make it One Better Day!“Get your Baggy Trousers on, take the Night Boat To Cairo and join Act ...

Pinchbeck Photographic Group are back hosting regular meetings and they have two interesting talks coming up this month. The first at 7.30pm on Thursday April 20 is entitled ‘ Is Photography Art?; and being presented by Trina-Fitzalan-Howard MA.A spokesman for the club said: “It’s a lighthearted romp through the topic that keeps us awake.“Guaranteed not to answer it, but to ...

A Spalding choir is urging the district to help it ‘Sing for the King’. Spalding Community Choir have written a song of that title and they want everyone to get involved with singing it.Musical director Zeph Churchill has written Sing for the King along with pianist Jack Wheatley to commemorate the coronation.Members of the public of all ages are welcome ...

A 15-year-old from Pinchbeck has become the first Girl Guide from the Spalding district to win a Gold award. Florence Sweetland from 1st Pinchbeck (St Mary) Guides has been presented with her Gold award.To celebrate the Guide unit went for a meal at Shanghai Garden in Spalding.While there, Florence was presented with her award by Spalding District Commissioner Carole Baker.As ...

The largest gathering of its type for farm toy enthusiasts in Britain returns to Spalding for the 37th time on Sunday, April 2. The Spalding Model Tractor Show is back at the Springfields Exhibition Centre.A spokesman said: “Since first held in 1987, its become something of an institute.“The Spalding show regularly attracts traders and enthusiasts from across Europe. Expect to ...

Local artist and regular visitor Phil Biggs gave Spalding Arts and Craft Society his usual excellent painting demonstration at their March meeting. Working in watercolour Phil produced two paintings, one a pen and wash of Holbeach, the other a watercolour of Mungrisdale in the Lake District.He kindly donated the finished Lake District painting to help with club fund raising efforts.The ...

There may not be any actual mountains to climb in these parts but that won’t stop Act II Theatre Company in their staging of The Sound Of Music this month. This beloved musical comes to the South Holland Centre, featuring all the favourite Rodgers And Hammerstein classics, including Do-Re-Mi, Sixteen Going On Seventeen, The Lonely Goatherd and So Long, Farewell, ...

The final lecture in the Spalding Gentlemen’s Society Public Lecture Programme 2022/23 will be given by Dr Richard McClary, a Senior Lecturer in Islamic Art and Architecture at the University of York. Dr McClary has lectured on the topic of Medieval Islamic architecture around the world and has conducted fieldwork in India, Turkey, central Asia and the Middle East. A ...