Clubs and Groups

Holbeach Guides and Brownies were given a special tour of Holbeach Fire Station on Monday evening (March 6). They were told about the role of an ‘on call’ firefighter by James Tye and Nick Cott. Fire plans and the importance of smoke detectors were also relayed to the youngsters. They were then given a chance to try out a hose ...

Eurovision is coming to the UK later this year but you don’t have to wait that long nor travel to Liverpool for a taste of continental cheesy pop fest. Instead Spalding’s Act II are bringing Eurobeat (The Pride of Europe) to the South Holland Centre tomorrow (Thursday, February 16) and Friday. Members of its Advanced Skills Group are representing 10 ...

More than 300 people enjoyed a show celebrating 15 years of Diamondz School of Dance. The celebration of Unify through Creativity also included music from Rock School Bus youth band, poetry, British Sign Language interpreter and video from Unify dance company. Members of the Spalding-based Diamondz School will also be performing at the Pride in South Holland Awards which will ...

A Spalding dance school is celebrating its 15th anniversary with the help of some friends at special shows this weekend. Diamondz School of Dance is putting on Unify Through Creativity at Havan High Academy in Marian Road, Boston, on Saturday and Sunday. As well as showing off some brilliant routines pupils have been working on, it’s set to include the ...

Civilian committee, staff and cadets of 2430 (Holbeach) Squadron of the RAF Air Cadets enjoyed a formal ‘Dining In’ evening at Whaplode St Catherine Memorial Hall on Saturday. The evening consisted of a three-course meal followed by entertainment. Flight Lieutenant Keith Bate RAFVR conducted the formal ceremony which was enjoyed by all. Air Cadets meet at Church Street, Holbeach on ...

A Spalding-based dance group is to celebrate its 15th birthday by putting on special shows. Diamondz School of Dance is to showcase all aspects of what it does on Saturday and Sunday, February 11 and 12, at the Haven High Academy in Marian Road, Boston. It’s set to include performances in contemporary, street dance, cheer dance and musical theatre in ...

It’s your last chance to nominate your community heroes to ensure they get the recognition they deserve. January 31 is the last day to get your nominations in for this year’s Pride of South Holland Awards. The big event takes place on Sunday March 5. There’s already plenty of nominations, but there’s still a bit of time to get your ...

A 14-year-old from Spalding has reached new heights by flying a glider solo. Elliott Dunbar’s skills have been deemed so impressive he’s been allowed to take to the skies solo at the minimum age you’re allowed to. The Peterborough and Spalding Gliding Club member has been trained by his dad. After taking a couple of training flights with his instructor ...

East Anglian country legend Brian Mann is among the guests as Gedney Dyke Village Hall’s country music Sunday afternoons return for 2023. Brian has been performing since the 1970s and has been presenting a country show on BBC Suffolk for over 30 years. He’s joined on the January 15 bill by Steve Lane. Doors open at 1.30pm for a 2.30pm ...

South Holland Singers are back later this month with a special concert. The community group will perform ‘Music for Peace’ on Saturday, January 28, at St Johns Church in Hawthorn Bank, Spalding. A spokesman said: “It will feature the Armed Man Choral Suite by Karl Jenkins, among other pieces which have peace as their theme. “It will be exploring how ...

Spalding Photographic Society is looking to put January in the picture with a special open evening. On Wednesday, January 11, a special presentation on wildlife photography is being held by Andy Hayes. It takes place at the Castle Outdoor Bowls Pavilion, Albion Street, Spalding PE11 2AJ at 7.30pm. The club’s treasurer Bruce Hayes said: “After the excitement of the festive ...

There’s plenty of love for Shakespeare coming up at the South Holland Centre with Act II Theatre Company set to put on a Bard double bill. First up, on Tuesday, November 22, there will be a production of Twelfth Night from 6.30pm. That’s followed up on Thursday and Friday, November 24 and 25 with a production of Shakespeare In Love ...

Get ready for a celebration of dancing as a hugely popular local group returns to the South Holland Centre. Spalding School of Dance is putting on 14 Holly Street from Thursday to Sunday, packed full of brilliant displays from its pupils. The Rangell Gate-based group has been working hard on a host of routines sure to wow and entertain. A ...

A local art group’s first exhibition in a while proved a big hit. Spalding Arts and Craft Society decked out the town’s library with some of its recent creations. And the feedback was positive as the club looks to hold another one this coming September. The club’s chair Maggie Goodsell said: “It proved very popular with quite a few paintings ...

The next Spalding Gentlemen’s Society lecture is dark matter.Ed Daw, Professor of Gravitational Waves and Dark Matter Physics at Sheffield University, will introduce a talk on the latest theories behind the mysterious substance that makes up 90 per cent of the known universe.It takes place at Broad Street Methodist Church at 7.30pm on Friday, March 4.There’s an admission fee of ...

King’s Lynn & District Ostomy Support Group has resumed following the pandemic.The group meets at the Reffley Community Hall in King’s Lynn from 2pm-4pm on the first Saturday in March, June, September and December.The group covers North & West Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire and is run by colostomy, ileostomy and urostomy patients for patients, their families and friends. Informative talks ...

A new fundraising charity quiz has been created, to raise funds for The Gentlemen’s Society, and to help exercise those little grey cells. The theme is ‘Quiz Mix’. and it involves 100 questions. For those filling it in there will be three prizes, £20 for first place, £10 for second, and a £5 random prize, drawn from all entries. Entry ...

Do You Wanna Dance? Everybody’s surfing down to Broad Street Methodist Church next week as Act II’s choir sings the hits of one of the world’s most iconic and influential bands. There will be plenty of Fun, Fun, Fun in their show Surfin’ and Singin’: The Music of The Beach Boys which will take place at Broad Street Methodist Church ...

Two friends are looking to set up a chess club in Long Sutton. Rick Henry and Steve Kent have been meeting up at The Shed at Sutton Barns to play the game. Now they’d like others to get involved. “This has all come about by accident,” Rick said. “I’m not the best player in the world, but I like a ...

Volunteers who have helped hundreds of young people in the district have been thanked for their long service. For the first time in 18 months the Spalding and District branch of the Rainbows, Brownies, Guides or Rangers were able to get together to celebrate those who have reached long service milestone with their respective organisations. Among those being celebrated are ...