Fundraising

A fundraiser has donated over £3,000 to the family of a veteran who passed away recently. Harold Payne’s DUKW armoured vehicle carried George Wing of Bourne’s coffin to his funeral at South Lincolnshire Cemetery. And Harold has been busy raising funds to pay for the service. He presented a total of £3,287 to George’s widow Lynne Wing. “She was over ...

An opera singer has raised over a thousand pounds by singing more than 100 songs from his Pinchbeck home. Jeff Woods, aka Pavanotti, had the idea to raise the money for Dementia UK and for the appeal recently been set up to raise funds for the village’s parks. He particularly wanted to do something in memory of wife Jacqui’s mum ...

A laundry keeper has completed her goal to run for over 100 miles in the month of May for Breast Cancer Now. Nichola Baxter was inspired to take on the challenge due to her mum Diane Turner’s battle with the condition and having seen residents at the Cedar Falls care home she works at with the disease. She finished her ...

Residents and staff at Beech Lodge Care and Nursing Home in Holbeach have swapped their uniforms and regular clothing for a day of denim wearing in support of Alzheimer’s Society. As part of Denim for Dementia day on Friday May 21, everyone was encouraged to wear denim in exchange for a donation to Alzheimer’s Society. Denim for Dementia day takes ...

A 63-year-old butcher from Spalding is aiming to conquer his fear of heights and be the first ever darts referee to call a score while jumping out of a plane. Ian Tilley plans to shout ‘180’ when flinging himself from around 12,000 feet to raise money for the fight against Prostate Cancer. The jump has twice had to be cancelled ...

The community in Pinchbeck is rallying round in a bid to improve the town’s parks which have been the subject of vandalism. Last week the parish council put out a Facebook post saying that it secured funding for both Rotten Row and Leaveslake Drove Playing Fields as well and adding that it wanted to buy new equipment for Glebe Field. ...

A kind-hearted schoolgirl had her long locks cut to help another child enjoy princess hair. Ena Betts (6) had never had her hair cut before but she decided that she would share it with others. She donated it to the Little Princess Trust and raised £1,200 as well. “She loves her hair cut and I think she will get a ...

The loss of a best friend has prompted a South Holland cyclist to embark on a marathon ride to raise money. Chris Peel is aiming to complete 100 miles a day for seven consecutive days and has been training hard for the event. His best friend Stephen Fennelow (pictured left) died from lung cancer four years ago but Chris has ...

While the Wombles of Spalding Common continues to grow in support and numbers, a special offshoot has been created to help people with mental health issues. The first Wellbeing Womble was held at the weekend and it’s hoped to make it a fortnightly event in the Spalding area. Organised by Vanessa Browning from Community Mind Matters and Mark Le Sage, ...

The late Capt Sir Tom Moore would have approved of the fundraising efforts at Spalding Rugby Club.Inspired by the efforts of the 100-year-old, club treasurer Peter Jullien is set for a 100 challenge of his own.Mr Jullien is marking his 70th birthday and will be completing 100 laps of the ground every day for ten days to raise money and ...

Would you jump out of a plane for one of your colleagues? In the case of Pat Newton the answer is yes and she and ten fellow Fowler Welch employees are set to take on a parachute jump in her latest fundraiser for Parkinson’s UK.Pat (53), of Pennygate, Spalding, was diagnosed with the condition five years ago.“It was a big ...

A Wygate Park student has raised hundreds for charity by selling his own stuff.Mason Scase (6), of Spalding, held a table top sale outside his nan’s house in Tallington recently to raise £340 towards the Make a Wish foundation.He’s following in the footsteps of mum Sammie-Lee Bird who works in retail herself.“He was in his element,” Sammie-Lee said. “He loves ...

A seven-year-old has raised over £500 towards new library books for his school by riding his pony Olaf more than ten miles. John Harrox Primary School pupil Charlie Edgeley and his horse trotted along the Moulton Marsh Sea Barrier for 10.7 miles last week. After the event was delayed from January due to COVID restrictions he completed the trip which ...

Staff at a Spalding salad factory have joined an initiative to collectively journey the length of the country. A group of colleagues from the Greencore salads site, together with colleagues from their sister site in Boston, have embarked on a challenge to cover the equivalent of the journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats, a total of 1,083 miles by ...

A group of footballers used their return to the football pitch to raise money for the Children’s Ward at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital by taking on a team of postmen. South Lincolnshire Swifts, whose 1st XI play in the Boston and District League and were previously known as Pinchbeck United Sports, try to do a couple of fundraisers a year. They’ve ...

A Spalding Grammar School pupil is getting on her bike to raise money to allow her to teach in Honduras. Jodie Rhodes (17) is looking to teach English in the central American country of Honduras for 12 months from September as part of her gap year. She’s gone through a long selection process to be one of 90 children selected ...

People across South Holland have been showing they’re superheroes themselves to raise money for Comic Relief. One of those heroes was 10-year-old Lola Willson who raised £460 by baking and selling cakes and then shaving her dad Jack’s moustache. Lola with her bake sale Mum Clare put a message out on social media about who might want the baked goods ...

A family who have raised over £2,000 for charity by walking more than 100 miles in February have now taken up wombling. Teresa Thorpe (54), of Weston, and daughter Kimberley Waite, accompanied by three-year-old son Evan, attempted to walk and run 56 miles in the month to raise money for Cancer Research UK as part of Teresa’s bid to get ...

A group of Spalding Grammar School alumni are taking on charity challenges to help stay in touch, with the first in solidarity with another former schoolmate. On March 27, Oliver Shores, Mario Fragale and Max Pearce will run a marathon around London while wearing 20kg backpacks and raising money for R;pple Suicide Prevention. The Untitled Gamechangers, as the group and ...

An 18-year-old footballer was given an explosive finish to his month of charity runs. Sam Bayly, of Spalding, ran 5K every day in February raising £1,209 for The Alzheimer’s Society. He did so to thank his great nan Maxine Andrews who suffers with the condition. On the completion of his final run, his family turned up to let off streamers. ...