Fundraising

Firefighters blaze a trail at Lions Club fashion show

A fashion show staged by East Elloe Lions Club raised hundreds of pounds for charity. And there were hot flushes among some of the volunteer models when they were escorted along the catwalk by firefighters in uniform. The show at Sutton St James Village Hall was a sell-out. Good quality garments by High Street names were sold at heavily discounted ...

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Spalding salon Steffens Hairdressing giving cut of proceeds to BBC Children In Need

Parents and other grown-ups can help BBC Children In Need by taking their youngsters to a Spalding salon for a haircut. Steffens Hairdressing in Sheep Market is donating 50 per cent of the cost of children’s haircuts to the appeal. The fundraiser is between Tuesday, November 15 and Saturday, November 19. Manager Toni Thompson is hoping to beat last year’s ...

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Coffee morning by new rest home manager Jemma raises 300

A coffee morning at Abbeygate Rest Home in Crowland raised more than £300 for Tickled Pink Breast Cancer Charity and the home’s own residents’ comfort fund. The event, arranged by new manager Jemma Robinson, introduced guests to the home’s newly refurbished lounge and to Jemma herself. She joined the company in 2010 and has trained and studied with them over ...

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Charity shop Chosen’s profits pay for veterans’ Christmas meal

Veterans with the Royal Anglian and Royal Lincolnshire Regimental Association can look forward to a fantastic Christmas meal thanks to a £3,000 donation by Holbeach charity shop Chosen. It will be at The Woodlands Hotel in Spalding in December. Chosen’s joint manager Iris Boland said: “We wish them all a very enjoyable and very well deserved meal from all at ...

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Villagers set to secure community asset status for ‘not financially viable’ pub

A group of villagers look set to secure special status for their local pub in a bid to get it reopen and protect it from a change of use. South Holland District Council portfolio holder for community Gary Taylor has given his approval to the application for The Jolly Crispin in Lutton (pictured) to be named an “asset of community ...

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More youngsters benefiting from Spalding beerfest profits

Members of Spalding Round Table and Spalding Ladies’ Circle have been visiting some of the good causes helped with profits from their first beerfest. The event in May generated more than £15,000 to be distributed to youth groups and organisations in the local community. As part of the latest donations, Spalding Gymnastic Academy received £1,175 towards mats for a London ...

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Holbeach charity shop Chosen sponsors veterans’ festive meal

Veterans with the Royal Anglian and Royal Lincolnshire Regimental Association can look forward to a fantastic Christmas meal thanks to a £3,000 donation by Holbeach charity shop Chosen. It will be at The Woodlands Hotel in Spalding in December. Chosen’s joint manager Iris Boland said: “We wish them all a very enjoyable and very well deserved meal from all at ...

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The ‘more mature’ band just happy to play for charity

A band comprising senior-aged musicians has no interest in making money – other than for charity. RetrospeKt is seven friends aged from 65 upwards based in Moulton Seas End. The band emerged after guitarist and vocalist John Heron placed a ‘wanted’ ad in shops and a magazine. He said: “I was in a band in Essex before I moved up ...

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Holbeach beerfest’s £7,365 profit is handed out

Holbeach Beer and Music Festival has donated £7,365.20 profits to local charities and good causes. The second running of the August event was another huge hit with the public. Organiser Sean Taylor thanked Holbeach district councillors Francis Biggadike, Tracey Carter and Paul Foyster and South Holland District Council deputy leader Nick Worth for their support. He added: “We had a ...

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Almost £60,000 for MS Society thanks Lincolnshire Co-op fundraising in 2016

Nine months of fundraising this year by Lincolnshire Co-op staff members and customers has led to £59,201 being presented to MS Society. The donation to the the society’s charity partner would pay for 150 home adaptations, which are essential for comfort and stability, 75 adapted cars and 275 short breaks. Lincolnshire Co-op’s community engagement manager Sam Turner said: “From colleagues in our food stores teaming ...

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Request for help by Big Knitters at Age UK Spalding District

Age UK Spalding District is asking for knitting help for an annual fundraiser. General manager Liz Walmsley said: “Every year we knit little bobble hats for the Innocent Big Knit campaign raising awareness for winter warmth. “These little hats are put onto Innocent smoothie drinks in Sainsbury’s in the winter and we get 25p for every one knitted for our charity. ...

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Spalding training firm’s coffee morning supports Macmillan Cancer Support

A coffee and cake morning in support of Macmillan Cancer Support at Steadfast Training’s headquarters in High Street, Spalding, on Friday (Oct 7) raised £425.72.

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Simon’s September running fundraises for Macmillan Cancer Support

An IT manager from Spalding raised the money necessary to fund a cancer support nurse for a day by running 118 miles in a month. Simon Lilley (43), of St Helena Drive, took on Out Run September for Macmillan Cancer Support as a personal challenge and to add to recent fundraising efforts. He raised £235, surpassing his original target of ...

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Freemasons’ grant to Sneath’s Mill Trust

Sneath’s Mill Trust has been presented with a £1,000 grant from the Freemasons’ Provincial Grand Lodge. Each year the 74 Masonic Lodges within Lincolnshire have the opportunity to request a grant to support one or more of their local charities – this year from a pot of £73,500. Fenland Daylight Lodge 9825 at Long Sutton put forward one request – ...

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Stall supports Johnson Community Hospital’s Tulip Suite

Spalding Hospice Foundation Committee held a fundraising stall at Johnson Community Hospital to support its Tulip Suite. Sales of plants, costume jewellery and bric-a-brac raised £152 to help the committee carry on its work supporting patients, their families and staff. Pauline Seymour, wife of South Holland District Council chairman Michael, donated a large number of hand knitted toys, which proved very popular. ...

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Celebrity backing as cancer survivor Rob tackles half-marathon for Clic Sargent

A chef who was the youngest-ever person to be diagnosed with a particular form of cancer – and almost died – is ready to run a half-marathon on Sunday. And Rob Green has celebrity backing for the Perkins Great Eastern Run in Peterborough – comedian and social media star Dapper Laughs has pledged £500. Rob was just ten years old ...

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Car wash by Holbeach crew for Fire Fighters’ Charity

Shoppers at Tesco Holbeach had the chance of getting ‘a little extra help’ last Saturday (Oct 1) in the way of having their cars washed by firefighters. Members of Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue’s Holbeach crew did a car wash in aid of the Fire Fighters’ Charity, raising £261.

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Tough Snowdon hike by Spalding Bakery staff raises £3,659 for charity

Staff at Spalding Bakery have presented the proceeds of a tough fundraising walk to the summit of Snowdon. It took Andy Murray, Chris Gadd, George Dickson, Sheryl Bullock, Trace Dance, Paul Palmer, Sam Brittain, Jason Griffiths and Jon Tomlinson three and a half hours to do the 7km climb, battling 60mph winds near the end. But it was worth it ...

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Walk this way as fundraisers go big for charity event

Dog walkers took to the streets of Spalding on Sunday to raise funds for the Lincolnshire East Branch of the RSPCA. Around 60 dogs were registered for the first RSPCA Big Walkies event which started at Ayscoughfee Hall Gardens in Spalding. Walkers came from across south Lincolnshire to participate in either a 3km or 5km sponsored walk along the riverside ...

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South Holland district councillor running London half marathon for two charities

When Andrew Woolf failed to secure a place in the ballot for the Royal Parks Half Marathon on October 9, he thought that was it for this year. But then he entered an online raffle and won a place! Andrew, of Moulton, said: “I would not consider myself as a runner, but I supported two friends last year when they ran ...

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