Fundraising

Golfers have swung into action to raise funds for a Spalding charity that puts on sessions for the area’s elderly. Spalding Golf Club chose The Meadows as its charity for the last 12 months raising a total of £2,500. And the club’s members have decided to keep going for another year. Maisie Wenham, of The Meadows management team, said: “The ...

A woman has completed a hat-trick of runs in memory of her friend who tragically died in a road traffic accident last year after beating breast cancer. In the last few weeks Karen Pearson has completed the Great North Run and the Great Eastern Run which she had previously done alongside Teresa Walton. She also took on the London Marathon ...

The support the Royal British Legion (RBL) gave following a death in a veteran’s family has led to a Weston Hills woman taking on next year’s London Marathon. Kylie Bridgeman, who works as a police dispatch officer, has signed up for next April’s 26.2 mile race to raise money for the charity after the support they gave her in-laws Alan ...

A fundraising ball has topped £40,000 in money raised for charities with its tenth outing. The Spalding and Welland branch of The Rotary Club’s Two Lips Ball returned on Friday, as 90 people enjoyed a three-course meal and the entertainment of local band Zebra at the Springfields Exhibition Centre. It’s organised by Sarah Prior, in memory of her dad George ...

A charity set up in Fleet to help those fleeing the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces is appealing for more support, including looking for businesses to sponsor lorry deliveries. Boxes Of Hope was set up by Mandy Baxter at the Anglia Motel in March and has seen enormous growth to the point it’s now a central point of the ...

The Spalding Inner Wheel’s latest International Lunch raised money for the British Red Cross’ Ukrainian Appeal. The charity’s Jayne Owens was the guest at the lunch at Cley Hall. A spokesman for the Inner Wheel said: “After lunch was served to guests, Jayne Owens, senior fundraiser for the East Midlands, gave an inspiring and enlightening presentation providing an insight into ...

A pub’s golf day saw them downing puts rather than pints recently and helped net £2,130 for charity. Regulars at The Lincoln Arms in Spalding put on the charity tournament recently at Gedney Hill Golf Club. The competition was won by Eddie Rhodes. Organiser Nigel Burrell said: “I’m overwhelmed with the support and the amount raised. “I would like to ...

The chairman of South Holland District Council reached new heights in his fundraising efforts. Coun Paul Redgate is looking to raise money for the charity MIND during his year in office and is looking to do at least one event a month to raise money and awareness for the organisation. The most recent was a skydive at Sibson Airfield done ...

The area went green for Macmillan Coffee Mornings on Friday with a number of events held to raise money for the cancer charity. They included an event at the Moulton Harrox Sports and Social Club which raised a fantastic £1,000.As well as a tombola and raffle. Carolyn Naylor said: “Over 100 people came along. The event was very successful and ...

A woman running the London Marathon in memory of her friend who was due to take part was among the South Holland runners raising thousands for charity at Sunday’s event. Karen Pearson decided to run it after Teresa Walton, who was raising money for Breast Cancer UK after beating that condition, died in a road accident last year. Karen released ...

A Sutton Bridge cafe owner is hoping to raise more than £10,000 with a special charity calendar. Pippa Jones, who runs Pippa’s Pantry on Bridge Street, has been working on the project in memory of her later father David Burrows. He died aged 73 seven years ago as a result of the condition. His daughter was inspired by the film ...

A special bingo night brought in over £1,000 for the Spalding Flower Parade last week and was held as a memorial to Coun Angela Newton. The event was initially organised by the late councillor, but those on the Flower Parade committee decided to continue with the event and hold it in her memory. A minute’s silence was held to start ...

A Holbeach man is to roller skate in circles around 200km over 24 hours to raise money for his son’s football team. Stuart Shearwood wants to get more equipment for Holbeach United U8s for whom his son Klay plays as a goalkeeper. He’s taking on the 24-hour skate around the Holbeach Hub on Sunday, October 16. Partner Zoe Blanchard said: ...

Spalding postman Ade Mills will fulfil a lifelong ambition next month when he runs in the London Marathon. Ade (55) has been a runner for most of his adult life and has completed three marathons but has never had the opportunity to compete in the iconic race around the streets of our capital. Ade (pictured) said: “I can remember watching ...

A Spalding 19-year-old has spoken of her journey teaching English in Honduras. Jodie Rhodes was responsible for her own fundraising to make it possible for her to join a team of like-minded adventurous students in spending eight months of her gap year in Honduras before starting studies at Manchester Metropolitan University. The Rotary Club of Spalding and Welland were keen ...

A Sutton Bridge cafe owner’s buns are set for the big screen as part of a naked calendar fundraising effort that’s set to raise thousands for charity. Pippa Jones who runs Pippa’s Pantry on Bridge Street wanted to do a fundraiser for prostate cancer in memory of her dad David Burrows who died seven years ago with the condition aged ...

A charity football match held in Long Sutton proved so popular that it could become an annual fixture.The town’s club hosted a game between Liverpool Fans and Rest of the World at the weekend.“There are a lot of Liverpool fans around the club,” said club secretary Sean Gedney.“Jeremy King had the idea to get them playing the rest of us,” ...

A Spalding family says they’ve used life savings and given up jobs to help their mum fly to Mexico for cancer treatment. Katarzyna Chipala (69) has been in the Central America country for four weeks being treated for multiple myleoma, a form of bone cancer. Her daughter, also called Katarzyna, says after two years of suffering the family looked for ...

Members of the Spalding and East Elloe Classic Car Club have donated £2,000 to their chosen charity this year. The cheque to Lincolnshire Emergency Blood Bikes was handed-over recently and the money was raised from the club’s 50th anniversary celebrations, hosted by president Robert Oldershaw, and the Annual Run, organised by Alan and Jackie Aistrup.

Kind public donations to help a Holbeach woman keep raising money for a charity has helped her reach a truly incredible milestone. Ann Gregory feared she may no longer be able to hold the sales for Jerry Green Dog Rescue at her Boston Road South home after she was told she needed to make a retrospective change of use planning ...