Fundraising

Museum’s sound new boost

The Spalding Gentlemen’s Society is to get a share of a quarter of a million pounds of National Lottery money as part of a countywide project. The music charity soundLINCS has been donated the money for its three year Future of the Past plan.Spalding Gentleman’s Society is one of six venues in the county that will take part in the ...

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Charity help from Bakkavor

More than 850 colleagues joined forces in Holbeach to invest both time and money in Little Miracles, a local charity helping families with children who have additional needs. The Bakkavor Pizza team in the town chose Little Miracles to be its charity of the year. Staff have taken part in a number of projects to support the work of the ...

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Lottery grant for Pinchbeck charity

Pinchbeck-based charity Haemochromatosis UK is celebrating after being awarded £393,500 to support its work helping people at risk of the UK’s most common undiagnosed genetic condition. The new funding from The National Lottery Community Fund will enable Haemochromatosis UK to develop a pioneering new five-year programme to advise and support communities at risk of iron overload from genetic haemochromatosis.The initiative ...

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Leagues of support for hospital

Patients at a hospital that serves the south of the district are benefitting from new and improved equipment thanks to more than £20,000 donated by a charity.The League of Friends of Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn has approved three separate funding requests for new and improved equipment for patient care and experience which totals £20,845.The hospital will soon benefit ...

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Vet’s bid to hit 48 new heights

A Donington vet has taken on the unusual challenge of climbing the highest point of every county in England. Ellie Bateman has set herself the target of a year to conquer the peaks of every one of the 48 counties to raise funds for the Vetlife charity.They range from the 978 metre high Scafell Pike in Cumbria to the 22 ...

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Sleigh was roaring success

A host of local charities have benefitted after Santa Claus’ 100 mile trek around Spalding. Every year the Spalding Lions help Father Christmas go round the town visiting as many children as possible in the run up to Christmas.Volunteers walked alongside him taking collections for charity.Two members, Nigel Gedney and Rodney Maltby, went on every leg of the journey, both ...

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Charity night Burns bright

A celebration of Burns Night has raised a huge amount of money for charity. The Spalding Lions put on the special evening last month at the South Holland Centre.A spokesman said: “We would like to thank everyone who supported the evening making it a fabulous event.“Thanks also must go to Rachael and her team at Clark Catering from Morton for ...

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Bethan is top of the chop

A nine-year-old has raised hundreds of pounds for charity after having 14 inches chopped from her hair. Bethan Wilson took on the cut to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust and National Multiple Sclerosis Society with the hair going to the Little Princess Trust to be turned into a wig for a young person who has lost their hair ...

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Ann’s tree-mendous support

A charity has honoured a Holbeach resident who has raised £33,000 by allowing her to plant a tree it is dedicating to her. Ann Gregory was among those top fundraisers invited to Jerry Green Dog Rescue’s Broughton base, near Lincoln, to carry out the ceremony, accompanied by her own dog rescue dog Poppy. Ann has raised the money after holding ...

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Co-Op’s boost for clubs

The Holbeach Hub and Gosberton Youth Centre have both been given grants by the Lincolnshire Co-Op. Its Community Champions scheme has donated £161,428 for 45 groups and projects across the county.Holbeach Hub will receive £6,75 and Gosberton Youth Club £1,523.A Co-Op spokesman said: “As the effects of the cost-of-living crisis and the pandemic have continued to filter down through families ...

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Bethan’s (9) bid for family

A nine-year-old is looking to raise money for two charities in memory of loved ones. Bethan Wilson is having her hair cut off for the Teenage Cancer Trust and also raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.It’s the second time she’s donated hair in memory of her auntie Louise Miers (who Bethan called Scooby) who ...

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£1,200 boost for hospital funds

A family of fundraisers have presented a cheque to Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital. The Loveridge family – mum Marlene, Elaine, Diane and Jayne – have been holding coffee mornings in Spalding and selling crafts each year raising much needed funds for different charities since 2011.The efforts are in memory of their dad Eric, who passed away from lung cancer.Last year they ...

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Jake’s festive feat

A Spalding teen has for the third year been collecting and wrapping presents to give to those who are less fortunate. Jake Winkett has been an ambassador for the charity KidsOut for several years and taken part in its giving tree initiative for the last three years.Mum Julie, said: “He thoroughly enjoys working alongside the charity.”

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Group clubs together for charity

Golfers have raised over a grand for a charity that provides supporting living in the county. Every Thursday the Spalding Golf Club Social Group meet up at the club to play paying £2 to enter.Of that £1 goes to the winner, 50p towards a Christmas dinner and 50p to a charity.They held that Christmas dinner last week and invited Tess ...

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Show neighbours Care with a Call

A charity run by a local councillor is urging Spalding Voice readers to check-in on their elderly neighbours this Christmas. District councillor Mark Le Sage runs Ella’s Project which is named after his daughter.It has a host of initiatives and helped with the Give a Gift initiative alongside The Voice, which has once again been a huge success.His festive community ...

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Elves’ afternoon of trouble

Two elves caused trouble across Spalding last week, raising £200 for Alzheimer’s UK. Debbie Grogan and Leigh Hayward, who both work at Lincolnshire Home Care used their Wednesday, December 6 afternoon off to run around the town and collecting money.“We do it every year,” Debbie said. “We look after a lot of clients with Alzheimer’s so we ran around a ...

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Tee-mendous boost for charity

Golfers have set temperatures rising at a Spalding charity that helps bring the town’s elderly together. The seniors’ section at Spalding Golf Club have clubbed together to raise a fantastic £3,000 for The Meadows.And the charity has used the money to fund a much-needed replacement boiler as well as a new cooker.The centre can continue to put on events and ...

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Shop’s early present for larder

The Holbeach Community Larder has received another brilliant boost thanks to a town business.The Original Factory Shop raises money for the charity every year by customers purchasing hangers, bags and from a secondhand book stall.This year they’ve been able to donate over £700 to help feed those in Holbeach who need it most.“Our company values the importance of helping our ...

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Please keep your gift donations coming in

Thanks to everyone who has donated to this year’s Give A Gift campaign so far, but we still need more presents. The appeal makes a huge difference to struggling families across South Holland and Boston, ensuring children who wouldn’t get a present have something to open on Christmas Day.The Spalding and South Holland Voice has teamed up with Coun Mark ...

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Rotary’s support for remembrance

Members of the Spalding Rotary Club have been out supporting the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. They sold poppies and accepted donations from shoppers at Sainsbury’s Spalding store.A spokesman said: “We were delighted to see a most generous response from many shoppers who stopped to buy their poppy to wear with pride in memory of those who have suffered and ...

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