I’m sure the new-look roundabouts on the A16 in Spalding are going to be magnificent.Trying to persuade people to stop and visit when the smell hits you at the Springfields roundabout is another matter entirely.The overpowering sewage smell must put off potential visitors. There must be a solution. Name and address supplied

Generous shoppers in Spalding are being encouraged to help an in-store fundraising campaign from Monday, April 22 to Sunday, April 28 to support medical research into food allergies. For the fifth year running, Tesco is working with The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, the UK’s food allergy charity, to help raise awareness and support clinical research into food allergies by contributing ...

So, the officers and councillors of SHDC have proudly hoisted the Union Jack flag at the Priory Road offices in celebration of 50 years in existence.Now, I am staunchly proud to be British but may I ask, why not fly the Lincolnshire county flag as I’m sure our councillors would claim to be proud Lincolnshire yellowbellies?Travelling through our county it ...

I think that there must have been some oversight as I read through your list of members appointed to the new Town Board and Stephen Timewell was not among them!Surely a mistake as this individual has done more to revive the fortunes of the town than many in years of purportedly ”serving it’.Let’s hope it is rectified asap!Judy StevensDeeping St ...

The Rotary Club of Spalding is to return to its traditional name, something it’s celebrating this weekend. It’s name was chosen back in 1937, but in recent years it had ‘The Welland’ tagged on the end after merging with the previous club of that name.Now members have voted to ditch that suffix and go back to the original name of ...

Anglian Water is to respond to criticism over sewage in local waterways by investing £2.6m into its Gosberton Water Recycling Centre. The company is to install new equipment to remove phosphorous from wastewater.“This will improve the river water quality in Lincolnshire,” the company says. “Phosphorous is widely used in soaps and cleaning products but can be harmful to wildlife when ...

A group of over 55s from Holbeach tried tap dancing for the first time at a fun, free taster evening held at the Holbeach United Services Hall last month. The free tap dancing social evening was part of First Time for Everything, a programme designed by Royal Voluntary Service to support physical and mental health and wellbeing.Supported by players of ...

The Pride of South Holland Awards looks to celebrate our area’s amazing volunteers such as the Wombles of Spalding Common’s Deanne Gough and Andy Tilly. They picked up the Volunteer of the Year Award in 2023.Now the town’s Woodhead Brothers are looking for volunteers for this year’s category.The company, which is part of Morrison’s, has sponsored the award for the ...

A newly-branded car show is motoring ahead with plans for the summer. Holbeach Motor Mania is due to take place on Sunday, June 2.The rebranded car show is being run by the Holbeach Community First group and will take place at the Lawns and Lakes campsite in Fleet between 10am and 3pm.One of the organisers, Sophie Hutchinson, said: “We’ve been ...

An appeal has gone out for clubs and groups to help mark the centenary of Holbeach’s Carter’s Park along with volunteers to help out both the celebration and other events. The free celebration marking 100 years since the park was opened, will take place on Saturday, June 15, and is close to the 80th anniversary of D-Day (June 6), which ...

Boston Musical Theatre Group (BOS) returns to the Blackfriars stage with a brand new production. The story of Big Fish will be familiar to anyone who has read the 1998 novel by Danny Wallace, or seen the 2003 film starring Ewan McGregor and Danny Devito.The musical version had a successful run on Broadway, followed by its West End premiere in ...

Act II Theatre Company are bringing the Disney version of The Little Mermaid to life this week. Both a senior and a junior cast are putting on shows at the South Holland Centre.The first show with the junior class was last night (Wednesday) at 7.30pm with another performance from them on Friday at the same time.The senior cast’s first production ...

South Holland businessman Matt Clark has taken on the running of the Spalding Festival this year which returns on May 24 and 26. The Spalding and District Round Table and Spalding Ladies Circle run event is a staple on the calendar and huge charity fundraiser.Matt Clark whose numerous boxing events have raised well in excess of £100,000 in the process ...

Spalding United went into Wednesday’s Lincolnshire County FA Senior Cup final on the back of a nine-point boost to their league promotion hopes. The Tulips were due to take on Scunthorpe United at Lincoln City’s LNER Stadium after the Voice went to press (see next week’s edition for report and pictures) but were lifted when they learned Pitching In Northern Premier ...

Fleet’s Chloe Payne is celebrating her first major trophy after winning the plate competition at the Ultimate Pool Tour in Blackpool. Payne beat Lucy Walker 5-3 in her opening group game but lost the other two 5-4 to Fran Calvert and Sue Fletcher respectively.That put her into the plate where she beat Louise Sutton 4-0 in the first round and Jenny O’Loughlin ...

Spalding Colts suffered a heartbreaking defeat against Ilkeston in the NLD Colts Bowl Final at Chesterfield. A penalty from the last play of the match secured the Derbyshire side a 13-12 victory.Spalding took an early lead when Jack Bowser sliced through Ilkeston’s defence for the opening try, with James Holland convertingIlkeston battled hard against the wind but with half-time approaching, ...

A Holbeach martial artist has been selected to compete for the United Kingdom at the European Tae Kwondo Championships in July. Graham Pound, of the Lone Wolf Tae Kwondo Club, qualified as an individual and is also in the selection process for a place in the team event.He said: “We took a team to compete at the Nationals and came ...

Youngsters at Long Sutton Hockey Club enjoyed an Easter Camp, learning a range of scoring techniques, creating obstacle courses and plenty of game play. Junior training is on Saturdays, 9-10.30am and is open to all children aged five to 13.Spalding Hockey Club have started junior coaching sessions at their Surfleet base,They are taking place on Saturdays, 9-15-10.45am, until May 18.

Halmer Harriers runner Richard Williams finished sixth in the weekly Parkrun at Snowden Field in Crowland on Saturday. The veteran men’s 40-44 runner completed the 5K course in 23 minutes 22 seconds. It was his 116th Parkrun and 69th at Snowden Field, where his best time in 22:36. His overall best Parkrun time of 21:51 was set at King’s Lynn ...

South Lincolnshire-based G&S Racing have stepped up to the British Supersport Championship after the winter demise of the Junior Superstock class. All three of their 2024 riders were with the team last season – Dutchman Jorel Boerboom has switched from the Superstock 1000 to join former Junior Superstock riders Asher Durham, from Ireland, and Lincoln’s Sam Laffins on the new ...