If you’re looking for a great family day out this weekend, then look no further than Crowland Show. The show takes place on Saturday from 8.30am at the Snowden Field. During the day there will be a variety of activities. The Clown from Feet First will be walking on stilts, riding his unicycle and playing tricks and there will be ...

A Spalding shopper is celebrating after scooping a brilliant prize. Trevor Hargrave entered the competition which was held to celebrate the first anniversary of Hughes Electrical opening in Spalding and won a Sonos Play 1 HIFI zone player. Store manager Tom Gosling, who presented the prize, said he was delighted at the response at the competition. He added: “I hope ...

Drivers, residents and business owners can learn more about how a £280million rail improvement project will affect them. Network Rail is holding two sessions, one in Spalding and another in Gosberton, to share information about its project to upgrade the line and relieve some of the pressure on the East Coast Main Line. The project will see the closure of ...

Colleagues at Lincolnshire Co-op are to clock up 12,000 miles – one for every person living with dementia in Lincolnshire – in a bid to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society. Miles for Memories will see staff at the Spalding Travel branch cycle the 70-mile distance from their branch to Alzheimer’s Research Facility in Cambridge on an exercise bike.

The first Holbeach charity tractor run has raised more than £1,100. The run took place on Sunday and wound its way 22.65 miles, starting and finishing at King’s Field on Hurdletree Bank. Kevin Pearsall, who organised the event along with Stephen Pearsall and Paul Beecham, said: “It was the first time we had done this and we were delighted with ...

Eighteen Red Hat Fen Fatales of Holbeach enjoyed messing about on the river when they took the Water Taxi to Springfields. Pat Wells said: “The river trip was brilliant and our captains were Dave and Mike. Both were very informative and we learned quite a bit about the Welland and Coronation Channel. “On arrival at Springfields we went for coffee ...

It will still be daylight when many people in Pinchbeck are in their pyjamas on Friday (June 27). Rhiannon Saunders is holding a pyjama party at the village hall to fundraise for her Sir John Gleed School trip to Tanzania next July. Pupils will help Africans as they build schools. People of all ages will be welcome at the party (7pm-9pm). ...

  Community spirit was out in force in Spalding on Sunday for the town’s first annual People’s Parade. The parade started and finished at the Sir John Gleed School field, where there were plenty of activities going on to keep everyone entertained. Parade manager Bruce Alexander said: “The event went exceptionally well and the enthusiasm from the people involved was ...

Their lives have taken very different paths since they last saw each other about 50 years ago, so Lord Paddy Ashdown and Spalding RBL vice-chairman Frank White had plenty to catch up on when they met up at Bookmark last week. The pair were in the Royal Marines’ 42 Commandos, serving in Singapore. Lord Ashdown was a lieutenant and Frank ...

A reactive sign could be put up to try and prevent speeding lorries causing further damage to Cross Keys Bridge at Sutton Bridge. The Grade II listed structure is suffering from HGVs braking on it while crossing from the direction of King’s Lynn. The speed limit is 30mph but Lincolnshire County Council claims some are doing more than 40mph. The ...

Holbeach branch of the Royal British Legion has presented £6,000 in donations. The house amenities committee of the Legion’s Break Centre, Alderson House at Bridlington, and the Legion’s residential home at Halsey House in Cromer each received £2,000. Richard Hewitt, of the Alderson House committee, and Tony Goodwin, of the Halsey House committee, spoke about the remit and work of ...

More than 100 upset residents raised concerns about bad driving in Long Sutton – despite the public meeting clashing with England’s World Cup match with Uruguay. Speeding – sometimes up to 80mph – and youngsters performing “doughnuts” and wheelspins were among the issues raised at the meeting also attended by parish councillors, South Holland district councillors, Lincolnshire County Council portfolio ...

Spalding Police have charged three people after officers were injured in separate incidents over the weekend. One officer was injured twice, including a bite. On Friday night, officers responded to a disturbance in Hallgate, Holbeach. An officer sustained some minor scratches. Carl Stewart Peacock (44), of Hallgate, was arrested for affray and assaulting a police officer.  He was charged with ...

More than 7,000 visitors to Long Sutton St Mary’s Church flower festival helped to raise £12,800 – ten per cent of which has been donated to the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance. Father Jonathan Sibley and churchwardens Ivor Peacock and Teresa Watts recently handed over a cheque to Faye Nam. Father Jonathan said: “We were really pleased with the support ...

A gang made off with a haul of cigarettes after an overnight raid on a Holbeach service station. Fleet Road Garage was targeted at about 1am on Saturday. Police said: “Three men wearing balaclavas gained entry to the premises via the shutter door and stole a quantity of cigarettes before leaving the scene in a silver coloured Audi.” Anyone with information ...

Screws and nails have been deliberately spread on driveways to cause damage to tyres, police say. Pc Tim Newell is investigating the case in Sutton St James. Police said: “Residents from a number of properties in the Old Fendyke area have reported finding the screws on the ground in their driveways and at least one vehicle has sustained damage to ...

A care home in Spalding is to close next month with the loss of 17 jobs and the displacement of nine residents. The owner of Grenoble Rest Home, in Cowbit Road, blames burgeoning government policy for her decision to shut the home on July 21 and take retirement at the age of 46. Sarah Corlett said: “It’s been a very ...

  Lincolnshire Police have revealed that the victims of two violent fights in Spalding last weekend were foreign nationals. And patrols will be stepped up in certain areas of the town centre as a precaution. Police say three three Lithuanian nationals – all living in Spalding – were injured in the incident in Hall Place at 12.45am on Saturday. Police ...

Holbeach United co-boss Graham Drury has completed his fourth capture from UCL Division One champions Oadby Town in 48 hours. He’s added captain Jake Duffy to goalkeeper Luke Pickering and strikeforce Courtney Meade and Lee Dube. Drury likened Duffy to the style of England midfielder Frank Lampard in the way he operates and knows where the net is. He said: “Jake ...

Spalding Primary School has reassured neighbours that they will have a chance for input after its hope for an all-weather sports pitch and outdoor classroom met opposition. Some residents are angry at no consultation to date. Already annoyed about ongoing parking issues at the Woolram Wygate school, they claim they only learned about the pitch and classroom proposal from last ...