A £7million investment on the electricity network is underway in Spalding. The initiative involves Western Power Distribution (WPD) laying 7.5km of 33,000 volt cable between Clay Lake and Park Road, as well as upgrading two grid transformers and equipment at Spalding Grid substation. The project also includes the replacement of the two primary transformers at Park Road substation. All of ...

A Crowland student is celebrating after signing his first publishing deal with Zelos Deep Records, and taking his music on tour through the UK and Germany. Mark Crawford initially enrolled on New College Stamford’s level two diploma in music, but after completing his level three music tech qualification, he successfully achieved a place on the college’s sought-after Foundation Degree for ...

Donington’s Flinders Founders had some fun in the sun at their annual fun day. The event took place at the village’s Flinders Park and saw a good attendance. There was a whole host of activities on offer including games and face painting. Musical entertainment was provided by the ever-popular Holbeach Town Band. Flinders Founders’ next event is the Party in ...

An annual football tournament has boosted a charity’s coffers to the tune of £900. The Bakkavor charity football tournament, organised by Bourne Prepared Produce and held at Spalding’s Castle Sports Complex, raised cash for EACH (East Anglian Children’s Hospices). Trevor Hewson, operations manager at Bourne Prepared Produce, said: “Teams from as far as Somerset and Scotland made up 24-team competition ...

Campaigners trying to save Lincolnshire’s libraries from closure have launched a fundraising appeal to help cover High Court costs. Save Lincolnshire Libraries needs £7,500 to fight for libraries in the High Court. The appeal has been started by campaigners to help Lincoln resident Simon Draper in his challenge of Lincolnshire County Council’s proposal to cut the library service by £2million. ...

TODAY (THURSDAY) South Holland Singers, 7.30pm-9.30pm, St Paul’s Primary School, Queens Road, Spalding, 01775 761106. Moulton Seas End Youth Club, 6.30pm-8.30pm, £1.50 for ages seven to 16, contact Margaret on 01406 371796. Meet your local Health Trainer, 9am-4pm, Sutton Bridge Community Centre, contact Theresa on 07532 236616. Holbeach and Spalding Explorers: Spalding, 7pm-9pm; Holbeach 7.15pm-9.15pm. Open to 14-18 year olds. ...

Your young Chris Packhams and Michaela Strachans can spread their wings with a family fun day at the RSPB’s Frampton Marsh nature reserve on Sunday. The day is themed around butterflies and dragonflies, with lots for your kids to do. Help attract butterflies to your own garden by making a butterfly feeder or create your own butterfly puppet. Your kids ...

Ug-A-Lug: Four Caveman and a Prehistoric Pencil is the perfect picture book to sit down and share with your little one. It’s my grandson’s favourite book (he is four) and he knew it inside out within a couple of days of having it – so it comes highly recommended! Colin, Clive, Carlos and Flint are four cavemen drawn by a ...

The D Day Darlings present The Songs That Won The War Key Theatre, Peterborough Saturday, June 7, 2.30pm and 7.30pm £15 (£13.50 concessions including RBL members) Box office: 01733 207239 www.vivacity-peterborough.com To mark the 90th anniversary of the Royal British Legion the delightful D-Day Darlings have packed up their troubles in their old kit bag and are marching around the UK ...

Comedian Jimmy Carr brings his latest stand-up show to Peterborough next month. There’s still time to get your hands on a ticket or two but you’ll need to get a move on as they are selling out quickly. The Eight Out of Ten Cats frontman will be entertaining the audience with his Funny Business show at Peterborough’s Cresset theatre on ...

Leap into summer with a night of scorching soul music from The Soft Tone Needles. The full ten piece line up will be playing in the South Holland Centre’s top floor function hall tomorrow night (Friday). The Soft Tone Needles’ shows are packed with energy and fluid musicianship as they escort their audiences through some of the finest stompers, groovers, ...

The UK’s leading distributor of horticultural products has signed a unique bulb partnership deal with a Dutch company to develop research and new products across the world. The Butters Group has signed the joint venture agreement with Dutch bulb producer Kébol BV. The deal will create a business that combines the production and innovation of Butters with the supply chain ...

More than £4,000 was raised for Help for Heroes at a spectacular concert held in Spalding. The RAF Swing Wing concert, organised by Graham Dark and held at the South Holland Centre, raised an amazing £4,249, which takes the total raised from RAF band concerts, to more than £30,000. Mr Dark said: “The concert was again a great success and ...

TODAY (THURSDAY) South Holland Singers, 7.30pm-9.30pm, St Paul’s Primary School, Queens Road, Spalding, 01775 761106. South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, start and end at Holbeach Library, contact Donna Lill on 01522 870252. Moulton Seas End Youth Club, 6.30pm-8.30pm, £1.50 for ages seven to 16, contact Margaret Hains on 01406 371796. Meet your local Health Trainer, 9am-4pm, Sutton Bridge Community Centre, ...

If comedy’s your thing you’ll be spoilt for choice this week! King’s Lynn Corn Exchange hosts its regular Comedy Club tonight (Thursday) from 8.45pm. The line up consists of Pierre Novellie, Angela Barnes, David Whitney and George Egg. The Corn Exchange Comedy Club is always a very popular night out. The winning format of four comedians in a relaxed cabaret ...

Pigeons Farm near Thorney is the perfect day out for all the family. Youngsters can get up close to many breeds of farm animals and birds and then let off steam in the large outdoor play area. On June 8, the farm is taking part in Open Farm Sunday, when there will be free entry to the farm. Children will ...

The Tulipmania Prince and Princess are riding round in style thanks to Spalding’s Gibbons Cycles. Prince Joseph Porter, a pupil at Swineshead St Mary’s Primary School, and Princess Georgie Van Dyke, who goes to Sutton St James Primary School, went along to the Winsover Road store to choose their bikes which are part of their winner’s package. Joseph and Georgie ...

Have you discovered the wonderful series of Tom Gates books yet? If not, hurry to Bookmark now! Perfect for nine years and upwards, author L. Pichon won the Roald Dahl funny prize for the first book in the series and each book since has made Tom’s many fans chuckle! The latest book in the series is A Tiny Bit Lucky ...

Pinocchio South Holland Centre, Spalding Saturday, June 7, 1.30pm Tickets £5.50 Box Office 01775 764777 www.southhollandcentre.co.uk There’s a magical adventure for families coming up at the South Holland Centre when Hiccup Theatre bring their fast-paced adaptation of Pinocchio to the main stage. Audiences will follow Pinocchio and his grasshopper friend as they set out to find some fun. If only ...

Polka Dot Pantomimes in association with the South Holland Centre are looking for children to take part in this year’s festive extravaganza, Cinderella. The Spalding-based company is looking for an all singing, all dancing chorus of boys and girls, who are full of personality aged between eight and 18 years of age. No previous dance, acting or singing experience is ...