It might have finished after 66 years last year, but a club for the elderly in Holbeach is still have an effect. The Friday Club was set up in 1954 to give pensioners somewhere to go and it’s associated daily Pop In Club officially closed last September. Now the funds built up over the years are being spent on local ...

It’s attracting people from across the globe looking to make life better for the entire world – and it’s right here in Holbeach. Researching how the elderly eat food to aid care homes, using air vacuums to hoist up delicate berries to stop them bruising while placed in meals, finding more eco-friendly ways to produce foods and looking at methods ...

Legendary darts player John Lowe landed in Spalding this weekend. John Lowe popped in to Spalding Services and Social Club on Sunday, January 30 to take on 14 local players in a night of entertainment MC’d by Ian Tilley. And there were famous wins for six of the local darts players – Tracy Harness, Amie Newton, Eileen Barnard, Steve Stancer, ...

Amid criticism of the operator of South Holland’s leisure facilities new options for them are being pursued, it’s been claimed. Coun Angela Newton has been among those leading the calls for replacements for the likes of the Castle Sports Complex. And at a budget scrutiny meeting last week she criticised operator Parkwood’s closure of facilities, particularly the cafe, while the ...

Spalding’s Ayscoughfee Hall School has responded to requests from their pupils to pick up litter in and around the school area. Reception teacher Emily Patman’s Eco Club has received donations from Spalding Wombles and has enjoyed patrolling the community area outside of school to pick up litter. Mrs Patman said: “We found the most litter right next to the benches ...

Act II Theatre Company are taking on a show like no other this week. Their Advanced Skills group will be telling the story of London Road: an innovative and ground-breaking verbatim musical by Alecky Blythe and Adam Cork. This show tells the story of the residents of London Road, Ipswich, around the time of a series of murders that shocked ...

Deanna Smith has gone above and beyond during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Nicola Follen, who nominated her as a Selfless Superstar. Nicola said: “Deanna has come in to cover overtime to ensure she could still take part in activities as well as planning activities to support and engage the people she cares for while they were unable to take ...

Two new Good Mood Cafes in South Holland will connect people to the community and provide mental health support. The cafes in Long Sutton and Sutton Bridge are being launched by Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire Mind (CPSL Mind). Good Mood Cafes are weekly, informal ‘get-togethers’ designed to connect individuals to like-minded people within their communities. The 90-minute, morning sessions ...

Anyone looking to brush up on their art skills or just looking to make new friends can attend a village’s art club. The Moulton Chapel Arts and Friendship Group meets every Monday from 9am to noon at the village’s community centre on Woodgate Road. And they’re always looking for new members. A spokesman said: “We are a friendly group of ...

Plans for 68 new homes in Weston look likely to be approved by planners. The application by Ashwood Homes is due to go before the members of South Holland District Council’s planning committee for discussion on Wednesday. Officers have recommended approval for developing the site north of High Road in the village. The parish council objected to the application on ...

Police are investigating the death of a 34-year-old man whose body was found in a Spalding home yesterday (Monday, January 31). Lincolnshire Police say the death is currently “unexplained” after being called to a property in Park Road at 9.11am. A 38-year-old man has been arrested and released on bail in relation to the incident. A police spokesman said: “We ...

Local police officers have asked councils to look at installing hydraulic bollards to stop people driving in Spalding’s market place when they’re not meant to, saying their attempts to enforce it are met with abuse. PC Craig Lockton asked members of Spalding Town Forum last week whether policing the traffic restriction order (TRO), which restricts most vehicles from driving through ...

A Spalding road is currently closed after a car collided with a property. Albion Street in Spalding is closed following a collision involving a BMW which was reported in the early hours of this morning (Saturday, January 29). A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “The collision happened at around 1.21am today, Saturday. “This was a damage only collision. The driver ...

A whole house has been destroyed in a fire in Holbeach St Johns. Fire crews are still on the scene at St John’s Road following the blaze reported at 6.44pm yesterday (Friday, January 28). A spokesman for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue said: “@HolbeachFire@longsuttonfire@SpaldingFire & @Crowland_fire attended a house fire on St John’s Road, Holbeach St John’s. Severe fire damage to ...

There’s hopes M&Co will stay in Spalding as South Holland District Council says it’s working with the shopping chain to find new premises. A closing down sale began at the Bridge Street store last month which is due to shut its doors for the final time in mid-February. Coun Christine Lawton asked council officers what they were doing for the ...

The first entrant to our Selfless Carers competition to be featured is Sarah King. Sarah is the mum of 17-year-old twins, who both have autism. She said: “Life is never with out challenges. I’m constantly pre-empting things to keep things running smoothly and calmly. “One of the boys goes to Stamford College, the other to Boston, which is yet another ...

Spalding’s Civic Society has launched a petition urging a historic drinking fountain be brought back to the town centre rather than put back in Ayscoughfee Gardens. As The Voice reported last week, South Holland District Council is working on planning permission to site The Johnson Memorial Fountain there. It was previously removed from Ayscoughfee to make way for the war ...

A Holbeach farm worker who crashed his car into the back of another car after drinking alcohol, has been banned from driving for four years. Andrei Pavel, 35, of Washway Road, admitted driving with excess alcohol when he appeared before district Judge Peter Veits sitting at Boston Magistrates Court. Prosecuting, Marie Stace said police were called to a two vehicle ...

A Spalding man whose father took his own life has pledged to help those struggling with mental health by becoming an ambassador for a local group. Mark Le Sage has joined local group Community Mind Matters to become a mental health ambassador. He recently took part in a January walk around Spalding, one of many held throughout the country for ...

Darts players were on target with their fundraising efforts at a Spalding pub last week. The Lincoln Arms in Bridge Street put on a ‘crazy blind pairs’ competition in aid of the local Macmillan organisation. There was also a raffle and auction leading to a final total of £1,200. The competition was sponsored by Steve Smith who kindly donated £100 ...