Bolshoi Ballet – The Legend Of Love Live satellite screening from Moscow Sunday, October 26, 3pm Tickets £13 / £11.50 Box office 01775 764777 www.southhollandcentre.co.uk This splendid tale of forbidden love, self-sacrifice, jealousy and suffering returns to the Bolshoi stage after a ten-year absence. The Legend of Love is one of Russian master Yuri Grigorovich’s earliest choreographic works, and its ...

Rehearsals are well underway for the first big production at Spalding Grammar School for a number of years. Students have been busy perfecting their lines as well as preparing scenery, lighting and costumes for their performances of Joseph on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 6, 7 and 8. Primary schools will be invited to attend a free matinee performance the ...

Lady Like, with comedian Susan Calman Saturday, October 18, 8pm South Holland Centre, Spalding Tickets £14* / £12* concessions / £7.50* Under 26s Box office 01775 764777 www.southhollandcentre.co.uk Award-winning comedian Susan Calman comes to the South Holland Centre on her first ever UK tour. If you’ve seen her before, Lady Like will be a reassuring couple of hours spent with ...

Bookings are now being taken for Leisure Connection’s children’s fun activity camps in this month’s school holiday. Sessions are being held at Spalding’s Castle Sports Complex and Long Sutton’s Peele Leisure Centre. A spokesman said: “Our much anticipated children’s activity camp is back this October and it’s now cheaper than ever! “It was our first summer this year and we’re ...

After two years of preparation, a group of Spalding Grammar School students enjoyed the adventure of a lifetime, travelling through the hectic cities and dense, humid jungles of Vietnam and Cambodia. Bag packs, sponsored walks, non uniform days, quizzes and dances were all organised to raise money towards a journey that would ultimately lead to the main reason for their ...

Opportunity knocks for youngsters wanting to learn some moves with the opening of a new dance school. Dance Vibe Academy is the culmination of 16 years of practice and passion for 21-year-old Louisa Harrison, who now wants to share her expertise and love of dancing with a new generation. Louisa, of Weston, started dancing when she was just five and ...

Children at Spalding’s newest primary school will forever be part of its future after leaving their handprints in a special area of cement. Pupils at Wygate Park Academy were all invited to make their mark on the cement laid by Kier Housing Development to mark the opening of the new school. Academy headteacher Annabel O’Connell said: “You can regularly see ...

A Spalding charity shop is taking part in a nationwide musical instrument amnesty which aims to ensure children have the chance to play. The Oxfam shop in the town is acting as a drop-off point for the amnesty, which is being spearheaded by internationally-renowned classical pianist James Rhodes. He wants to see musical instruments passed onto UK school children who ...

This is the time of the year when we see lots of fungi. They come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colours and are an interesting bunch! Unfortunately many fungi are poisonous, many only in a relatively mild way after eating them but some are dangerous even when handled. Many cause severe vomiting and diarrhoea after ingestion, some causing ...

no images were found This year’s Spalding Pumpkin Festival has been hailed as a great success and may have attracted a record attendance. Thousands of adults and children packed into the town centre to enjoy an enchanting celebration of all things pumpkin on Friday. Although final figures are not yet known, it is thought that the event may have drawn ...

Guide Dogs for the Blind is calling on dog owners in Spalding and surrounding villages to make their pet pooch a hero for the day by taking part in Dogs Unite! The Dogs Unite event on Saturday promises fantastic fun for all the family and their pets, who can dress up in a special hero cape! Dogs Unite is a ...

A Spalding resident appeared at Lincoln Crown Court on Tuesday charged with causing the death of a motorcyclist by dangerous driving on the A16 near Crowland. Lithuanian national Edvinas Maciulevicius (25) is accused of causing the death of motorbike rider Marcel Banom following a collision on March 12 this year. Mr Banom (37) had an address in Peak Hill, Cowbit, ...

Businesses and the community are being urged to get involved with a project to transform an overgrown patch of land into a haven for school pupils. The Friends of Sir John Gleed School is the driving force behind the project to clear the area of wasteland and then revitalise it with new planting and seating areas. It is hoped pupils ...

As Spalding branch of the Western Front Association celebrates it’s 20th anniversary, Spalding and South Holland Voice finds out more about the group which aims to keep alive the memories of World War One. Each month around 20 like-minded people get together to listen, learn and share their knowledge of one of the darkest periods in British History. In the ...

Children from the reception class at Spalding’s Ayscoughfee Hall School had the chance to go shopping and try out their local market. The youngsters visited lots of different stalls and each had 50p to buy fruit and vegetables to take back to school. Ayscoughfee Hall school headteacher Clare Ogden said: “They enjoyed talking to the stall holders and were excited ...

There’s something a little bit special lurking under the stairs at Baytree Nurseries these days – a spot where you can enjoy a proper cup of coffee in a relaxing setting. The Baytree Coffee Lounge, which is celebrating its first birthday, was the brainchild of Elke Biehler-Birch, who had a vision of bringing homemade cakes and real Barista coffee to ...

A young Spalding woman is reaping the rewards of taking part in a youth leadership scheme. Hannah Gordon, of Park Road, was presented with a Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) certificate by Pat Luckett, president of South Holland Rotary Club, after she spoke to members about a course she attended recently at Grafham Water Centre. RYLA is a leadership program ...

Spalding’s Johnson Community Hospital matron Kim Barr was among a host of NHS staff to receive a Celebrating Success Award. Paralympic skier Jade Etherington was guest of honour at the Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust’s Health at Home, which rewarded staff for their hard work, and gave people a chance to find out more about the services they provide. ...

Selling good value, high quality furniture since 1919, Cammacks has become a familiar and respected presence in Boston. This year it celebrates its 95th year, during which much has changed but much has also stayed the same. From its humble beginnings as an outlet for cabinet maker Francis Cammack’s own furniture, the marble-fronted store in Wide Bargate now offers a ...

Wing first aid teams from 1406 (Spalding) Squadron enjoyed several successes when they competed at a regional competition. Both teams were placed second in their respective categories, taking them through to represent the central and east region at the corps competition. The young adults team and the youth team came second to the two teams entered by South East Midlands ...