Events

Shoppers in Spalding were given advice about eyesight condition macular degeneration as part of a special event. A stall promoting Macular Society was set up at Spalding Market last week by local opticians Molsom and Associates. The stall aimed to help raise awareness of the condition, which is the most common cause of sight loss in the UK. Staff from ...

Nick Kendrick works as a health and safety officer for Compass Point Business Services (East Coast) Limited, a back office service of South Holland District Council. Nick says each week brings different challenges – no two weeks are ever the same. “I see it as my duty to dispel the myths of ‘elf and safety’ and make sure that the ...

If you need help or advice with using your laptop, tablet or smartphone, an event in Moulton on Thursday, October 16 will be just the ticket. To mark Get Online week, Moulton Community Centre is holding Techy Tea Party 2 between 2pm and 4pm. It will follow the same format as last month’s original tea party, with committee members bringing along their ...

The ever popular sounds of the 60s and 70s filled Spalding Grammar School hall when Spalding Lions held its latest fundraising event. This year the proceeds are being donated to the charity Hope for Tomorrow, which aims to bring a mobile chemotherapy unit to our local hospital. The evening, as in previous years, was a resounding success. The hall was ...

no images were found This year’s Spalding Pumpkin Festival has been hailed as a great success and may have attracted a record attendance. Thousands of adults and children packed into the town centre to enjoy an enchanting celebration of all things pumpkin on Friday. Although final figures are not yet known, it is thought that the event may have drawn ...

World War Two veterans from the 1st Air Troop Royal Engineers and 1st Parachute Squadron, including one who is a Chelsea Pensioner, made their annual pilgrimage to Donington for a moving parade on Sunday. It commemorated the 70th anniversary of Operation Market Garden in Arnhem. The Royal Engineers were based in Donington before they left for Arnhem and veterans return ...

Round Tablers and their families from Spalding’s twin town in Germany had an “awesome” time in Lincolnshire last weekend. Visitors from Speyer were hosted by members of Spalding Round Table and 41 Club. The 18 guests flew into Stansted last Friday and, after drinks at The Bridge Inn at Crowland, the party was taken by water taxi to Welland Yacht ...

Long Sutton and District Civic Society attracted more than 250 visitors to its exhibition at the Royal British Legion Hall, commemorating WW1. The service records of men named on our local war memorials were displayed along with the histories of many survivors of the war with a local connection. The exhibition of photographs was augmented by displays of militaria of ...

The centre of Spalding will be transformed into a colourful celebration of all things autumn at next week’s Pumpkin Festival. The popular event takes place on Friday, October 3 and promises to be another spectacular day out. The festivities – which have been a popular diary date for over a decade – are organised by South Holland District Council, sponsored ...

Talented young people are being urged to think festive and get involved in this year’s Christmas celebrations in Spalding. Organisers of the festive fair are keen to recruit more choirs to show off their vocal skills in a competition which will bring the sounds of Christmas carols to the town centre. The competition forms an integral part of the celebrations ...

A sellout audience filled the Corn Exchange at the Market House Long Sutton last week and listened spellbound as 97-year-old Jack “Tiger” Lyon spoke about the three years he spent as a prisoner of war in Germany in the 1940s and particularly about his involvement in what we now call the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III. Speaking without referring ...

The centre of Spalding will be transformed into a colourful celebration of all things autumn at next week’s Pumpkin Festival. The popular event takes place on Friday, October 3 and promises to be another spectacular day out. The festivities – which have been a popular diary date for over a decade – are organised by South Holland District Council, sponsored ...

Beautiful weather added to the atmosphere at Moulton on Sunday for the village’s annual country show. The show took place at Moulton Park and attractions on offer included horse and dog shows, displays of vintage tractors and classic cars and motorbikes and plenty of stalls and trade stands.

All kinds of weird and wonderful was on display in Spalding at the weekend thanks to Kustom Kulture Blastoff 5. The event at Springfield Events Centre is described as the most amazing rock n roll art show you will find in the UK. Attractions over the weekend included live music, working tattooists, artists displaying, demonstrating and selling their work, the ...

Long Sutton St Mary’s Redeemed Theatre Group will be performing This Is Your Life at the church on Sunday, October 20. The performance begins at 6.30pm and members of the church’s drama group have been working with Spalding-based Act II Theatre Company. The group is pictured at one of their rehearsals. Photo: VNG200814-14

The new school term may be just around the corner but while many will not be looking forward to going back to school, there will be plenty of excitement to look forward to at this year’s Spalding Pumpkin Festival. The popular annual event, sponsored by David Bowman Pumpkins Ltd, takes place on Friday, October 3 and promises to be another ...

Residents will have an opportunity to speak to Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Alan Hardwick, when he visits Spalding next week. Mr Hardwick will be visiting the Spalding Estates Community Policing Panel on Wednesday, September 10. The meeting at the Baptist Church Hall, Swan Street, begins at 6.30pm.

Final touches are being put to plans for filming of a television commercial to promote what Spalding has to offer. The town centre, market, Ayscoughfee, water taxis and The Crescent are likely to feature, as is Springfields Outlet Shopping Complex. The television advert, which is likely to air next Easter or summer, is a joint enterprise between South Holland District ...

Youngsters are enjoying a revamped play area in Moulton Seas End. The £50,000 project came to fruition after villager Tracy Andrew wrote to Moulton Parish Council asking for the equipment to be improved. The council worked with Tracy, who made a grant application to WREN (Waste Recycling Environmental Ltd), and a host of companies to modernise the play area. Ward ...

South Holland and The Deepings MP, John Hayes will be hosting his annual charity cricket match on Sunday at the Moulton Harrox Sports Field. The two teams – the Lords & Commons XI and the Moulton Harrox Irregulars – will be competing once again for the John Hayes Moulton Harrox Trophy. Last year’s charity cricket match and hog roast attracted ...