The recent coverage of the proposed introduction of a kerbside green waste collection scheme appears to be causing a few problems with people’s dislike of wheelie bins. Having moved to Spalding from a town where wheelie bins were used, I found that even in the terraced housing areas, homeowners found a storage place for their bins so that they caused ...

We all know there is a fortune to be made in food but to be charged £1.95 for two slices of bread and butter to go with a prawn cocktail, which should be part and parcel of the dish in the first place, is one profitable step too far. So beware when eating at a certain restaurant at Springfields. It’s ...

I am writing to let residents of Holbeach and the surrounding areas know about a Staying Safe session we are holding on December 4 at 2pm at the Holbeach Hub, Boston Road. It is free and is open to anyone who feels they may benefit from advice on topics such as home security, bogus callers and personal safety. The session ...

The recent events in Paris will leave most people horrified and wondering just how vulnerable this country to such a terrorist attack. Mr Cameron recently claimed we had greater security with membership of the EU, but it obviously hasn’t done France much good on two occasions in the last year. Within in hours President Hollande closed France’s borders for security ...

Spalding Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society (SADOS) stages its latest production Family Planning by Frank Vickery this week. Set in Wales, the play introduces us to the Roberts family, their raunchy neighbour Mrs Millard, her son Jeffrey, and Bobby, Tracy Roberts’ nice but dim boyfriend. Experience an evening of misunderstandings, fortune telling and surprises as Tracy tries to tell her ...

St Norbert’s Church holds it Christmas bazaar on Saturday in the Church Hall, St Thomas’s Road, Spalding. The event, which is free to attend, starts at 1pm. With many stalls on offer selling preserves, jams, jewellery, crafts, cards and more, you’re bound to pick up some Christmas gifts. There’s a draw with the chance to win cash prizes of £100, ...

Get in the festive spirit by going along to the Yule Festival in Holbeach on Sunday. Organised by Rainbow Festivals, the event runs from 12pm to 5pm at Holbeach Community Centre. There will be live music from Whisky Before Breakfast, art and craft stalls, festive fun for little ones, hot roasted chestnuts, magical wares, home cooked food and a licensed ...

Of Mice and Men National Theatre Live South Holland Centre, Spalding Monday, 10.30am & 7pm £13.50, £12 concessions, £10 under 26s, schools & groups 8+ Box Office 01775 764777 www.southhollandcentre.co.uk South Holland audiences have the rare chance to see a piece of Broadway theatre with a screening of the hit production Of Mice and Men at the South Holland Centre ...

I happened to be in the town centre near Boots at 11am on November 11 and was delighted to see the whole area in silence and everyone stood still when the clock chimed. Others who walked into the area soon followed the majority except, sadly, a few non-English people just kept talking and walking through. At the end of the ...

I would like to congratulate Harold Payne of The Anglia Motel, Fleet, for all his hard work in organising the fireworks display on November 7. The display itself was tremendous and the two separate sessions seemed to go on forever. It was marvellous to see it so well supported and everyone attending seemed to be having a good time. All ...

Peterborough City Hospital is having an Open Day on Saturday, November 21 to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the new hospital complex at Bretton Peterborough. As a local Public Governor of the hospital I invite your readers to come and view the facilities at Peterborough Hospital. Since the improvement to the A16 there has been a considerable increase in the ...

I wonder if someone has bought something recently from a charity shop and found some wrapped jewellery inside. I have mislaid some lovely jewellery which has huge sentimental value, mostly necklaces and a bracelet, that I think I may have put inside an item of clothing/shoes. As I am unable to find them after extensive searches, and having recently taken ...

My sincere thanks to the Holbeach branch of the Lincolnshire Co-Operative Society for its generous support of local non profit making societies. Holbeach Cemetery Chapels Ltd has been awarded a cheque for £629 to help towards the restoration of the Victorian buildings in the town which are listed and on the “Heritage at Risk” register. This award has been banked ...

I note a change of subject in N Draper’s latest letter (Oct 15) and presume that this is to avoid the main point of my letter which was why he chose to live next to a railway then complain. It may have escaped his notice that not one other person between Woolram Wygate and Goodfellows is complaining but then you ...

Mr Rodney Sadd, so you were impressed with your Euro MP at the Labour Party conference? Does she not represent all of the party or just you? Your party is responsible for the situation our young people are facing now and the future. Too little, too late! We voted for a common market – not to be a member of ...

The countdown to Christmas has begun and we’re appealing to you, our readers, to help us help those less fortunate this festive season. We’ve teamed up with Spalding letting agents We’ll Let Your House to help launch their annual Give A Gift appeal, which aims to make Christmas a truly happy time for every child in South Holland whatever their ...

Remembrance. Well done Spalding! I attended my first Spalding Remembrance Service and Parade on Sunday in Ayscoughfee Gardens and was greatly impressed with the organisation of the event and the fantastic attendance, especially the large number of young people that turned out. It is extremely important that the country and we as a community continue to commemorate the loss of ...

A Spalding church has undergone a £600,000 refurbishment in the hope it will attract new people. Vision21 was launched in September 2012 by members of Broad Street Methodist Church to enhance the flexibility of the building. The £601,750 cost has been met through reserves, donations, grants and match funding. Members organised quizzes, concerts, garden parties and sales to raise funds. ...

On Friday Tonic Health is hosting a Health and Wellbeing evening put on by Spalding Health and Wellbeing (SHAW). There will be a range of holistic therapies, stalls and workshops including reflexology and Reiki tasters, handmade soaps, personal training, Tarot card readings, a Clairvoyant medium, psychic readings, traditional Chinese medicine, honey-based, natural skincare products, Forever Living products, homeopathy and Bowen therapy ...

Pavanotti, alter-ego of Pinchbeck singer Jeff Woods, is holding a fundraising concert in Long Sutton on Saturday. The evening of “Great Singing and Great Fun” takes place at St Mary’s Church at 7.30pm. Admission is £5. Pavanotti has presented several fundraising concerts at local churches – most recently at Crowland Abbey and Mouton Chapel. He has sung for some of ...