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A Saracen’s Head man broke a world record, while Spalding United’s kit man made it £37,000 for charity at Sunday’s London Marathon. Simon Killen dressed as Nintendo’s Super Mario clocked two hours, 52 minutes, 57 seconds to set the world record of Fastest Marathon in a Videogame Costume.He knocked four minutes of the existing record and was met by a ...

Volunteers of all ages helped local anglers in getting litter out of the River Welland on Sunday. With the river levels being so low, the Peterborough and District Angling Association decided to take advantage.And they were joined by members of the Wombles of Spalding Common who have already cleared up some parts of the river.Rob Harris, from the association, said: ...

Sessions teaching people how to cook so they don’t spend so much money on food are proving so successful in Holbeach they are being rolled out in Spalding as well. The sessions are being laid on by Tonic Health and came about after conversations between the Community Connectors the South Holland charity works with and the Agape food bank.One of ...

Members of the Spalding Round Table have donated £5,000 to an end of life care suite at the Johnson Hospital. The money came from profits of last year’s Spalding Festival and help with the refurbishment of the relatives’ lounge and overnight accommodation.The work is being organised by the Spalding Hospice Foundation.Sue Wray, from the foundation, said: “Prior to the presentation ...

A bakery is helping provide bread where it’s needed thanks to two South Holland-based charities.Ella’s Project has teamed up with Boxes of Hope and David Wood Baking Limited.The bakers are providing fresh goodies which Mark Le Sage, of Ella’s Project, picks up and presents to Mandy Baxter at Boxes of Hope who passes to those families who needed it most, ...

Three fathers who are taking on charity walks to raise awareness and money of a suicide charity are holding an event in Sutton Bridge next month. The 25-day long Walk of Hope 2024 is being taken on by Andy Airey, Mike Palmer and Tim Owen whose daughters Sophie, Beth and Emily all took their own lives.The walk is their latest ...

Next year’s Spalding Festival is promising ‘A Little Bit’ more with chart topping band Liberty X the first headliner to be confirmed. The band currently containing Michelle Heaton, Jessica Taylor and Kelli Young will top the bill at the Spalding and District Round Table and Spalding Spalding Ladies Circle event.Formed from contestants on reality show Popstars, the band are known ...

The public are being asked to help the banks of the River Welland bloom again in Spalding by sowing wildflower seeds this Saturday (April 20). The East Mercia Rivers Trust is putting on the event paid for by National Lottery Funding at 10am.Places are limited though and need to be booked by email patricia@eastmercia.orgA spokesman said: “Help us make the ...

The closing Chosen charity shop in Holbeach is continuing to hand out the cash. Recently members from the 2430 (Holbeach) Squadron of the RAF Air Cadets were presented with a £600 cheque.A spokesman for Chosen said: “They’re such an amazing group of people.”It takes the total donated by Chosen since this January to nearly £25,000.

A dinosaur was seen running amok in Holbeach last week. It was, in fact, the new mascot of South Holland charity Tonic Health.A spokesman for the charity said: “Due to them being from a very different area, they were very unsure of what Holbeach has to offer so we showed them the town centre.“Our new staff member has been brought ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Spalding’s Phab group had a run-in with the law recently – but they all had a great time. PC Jack Craft and PSCO Paul Coupland, of Spalding police, were guests at the group’s regular meeting.At the ‘999 Night’, members were able to learn about the work of the police, as well as viewing some of the equipment they use including ...

A Spalding soldier has raised thousands for a suicide prevention charity by running more than 75 miles around the Isle of Wight in one day. Elliott Lea (24) took around 17 hours to complete the feat for the Papyrus charity.The lance corporal serving with the 23 Para Engineer Regiment began his run at 5am on March 30, finally completing a ...

A Moulton mum is putting on a Zumbathon for a charity which has helped her daughter who has a brain tumour. Both Jannine Sandell and her 16-year-old daughter Lily have a condition called Neurofibromatosis or NF1 for short.Due to the condition, Lily has a brain tumour, hydrocephalus, scoliosis, mobility issues and social and emotional issues. Jannine has minimal symptoms as ...

A local weight loss support business, have raised over £1,600 for the Alzheimer’s Society. Members of Helen Webster’s Change Your Weigh With Helen, which has meetings in Pinchbeck and Spalding, have raised the funds by holding a weekly raffle and various fun events last year, including a fabulous awards night.Helen said: “Many members of the group have been touched by ...

A Pinchbeck man has written a book about the 50s pop star who left him all her memorabilia after she died. Lita Roza was the first British woman to have a number one single in the UK chart with her 1953 cover of (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?She also had hits with Hey There and Jimmy Unknown ...

Holbeach Brownies recently held a meeting at a care home. Residents at Holbeach Meadows were keen to spend the evening supporting the Brownies to achieve their painting badge.Home manager Gemma Woodcock said: “We used a variety of media, including canvasses and pastels, but the favourite was poster paint and fingers – the Brownies led the way and the residents were ...