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Important safety advice for young people in a fire situation was given to 3rd Holbeach Cubs during a visit to the town’s fire station. Watch manager Gary Burton, crew manager Simon Smith and firefighter Graeme Capps, then gave the youngsters a chance of first-hand experience with a fire hose on the training ground. The cubs (age eight to ten) meet ...

There is reasoning behind the bushy sideburns currently being sported by Spalding pub landlord Pete Williams. He’s playing Bill Sikes in Spalding Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society’s production of Oliver!, which begins a four-night run at the South Holland Centre on Wednesday.(May 18) Few people might know that Punchbowl owner and South Holland district councillor Pete went to drama school ...

Proceeds from three lunches held at St Laurence Church, Surfleet during Lent were presented to two charities. Cheques for £196.00 each were presented by churchwarden Douglas Drakard to Ruth Felts, of Marie Curie, and Jane Clark, of the Calum Pite Smile Charity. Pictured: left to right: Douglas Drakard, Jane Clark, Churchwarden Annette Rhodes and Ruth Felts.

Children had a hands-on science experience during a whole school trip to Birmingham. The youngsters from Sutton St James Primary School went on a free visit to the Thinktank Science Museum, where they were able to explore all four floors as well as the science garden. Rachael Gadsden, from the school, said: “I think the garden was the favourite part ...

Supporters enjoyed a gala dinner with entertainment in aid of the Soldier, Sailor, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA). The event was held at Spalding’s Woodlands Hotel and guests were entertained during dinner by town centre manager and former army officer Dennis Hannant, which division treasurer Alan Cole said was “greatly appreciated”. The SSAFA provides welfare support to veterans and their ...

Pupils were inspired to reach for the stars by a visit by Paralympian Roy Turnham. The footballer, who took part in the Great Britain’s five-a-side team in the 2012 London Paralympics, shared stories about his achievements and youngsters got to meet his guide dog Pudsey when he dropped in at Holbeach Primary Academy. They heard how visually impared footballers like ...

Volleyball players from a village primary school secured second place in a hard-fought tournament. The team from Pinchbeck East Primary competed in the Lincolnshire County Volleyball competition after winning the local area tournament before Easter. They were there with teams from each of the eight districts of Lincolnshire. This was the sixth time in the last seven years that Pinchbeck ...

More tickets have been released for a popular visit to Spalding next month by Brian Blessed (pictured). The star – who describes himself as “actor, adventurer, raconteur” – will be on stage at the South Holland Centre on Thursday, June 9. He will be recounting tales of his adventures, notably up Mount Everest and becoming the oldest man to walk ...

It’s been all about food and fun for 1st Holbeach Brownies after a noisy street party to mark the Queen’s birthday and a Farm to Fork evening. The girls ressed in their best party dresses and feasted on sandwiches, sausages, crisps, jelly and ice cream, homemade cakes and a birthday cake to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday. The girls were ...

Plans are well underway for the second Holbeach Music and Beer Festival this summer. The event is scheduled for the August Bank Holiday weekend from August 5 to 7 and organiser Sean Taylor promises a “high standard” in the music line-up – with a special headliner on board for the Saturday night. Sean said: “We want to create a family ...

Villagers and visitors made the 2016 Moulton Chapel tulip time parade a huge success. The usual parade of floats was joined by a decorated bicycle parade, which “went very well indeed” according to organisers. One special guest in the bicycle parade was Alex Frost, who had cycled from his home in south London. He had cycled to Cambridge on Saturday ...

Children, staff and parents at Ayscoughfee Hall School, Spalding, helped celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday in a proper British fashion witha picnic lunch, traditional games, tea, cakes and a rousing singing session which included Rule Brittania and Jerusalem. The children wore red white and blue and were given commemorative badges there was a lot of flag waving and the day ...

Team building, cleaning and concocting “grog” were just some of the fun activities on offer to primary school pupils at a pirates and mermaids day. William Stukeley Primary School in Holbeach invited youngsters in the foundation stage and key stage one to go in dressed in line with the theme and children did themselves proud with some fantastic costumes. They ...

Making tasty soup for themselves will be one of the many activities and interests on offer at the next meeting of a Holbeach support group. Here-4-U recently received a free soup kit through South Holland District Council’s Kitchen Garden Project. The group offers support to people suffering with dementia, their carers and others such as stroke victims, people with Parkinson’s ...

Memories from more than 50 years ago were fondly recalled at a class reunion in Long Sutton. Many people from 1960’s Upper Five class at The Peele School (as it was then) had not seen each other in the intervening 56 years. The reunion was the work of Dennis Woods, who managed to pull together 23 of the 30 former ...

The minister who founded Calvary Baptist Church in Spalding more than 30 years ago has handed over to a new pastor. The present ministry is now under the leadership of Pastor Kevin Cowdrey. It was June 1985 under the leadership of the Rev Glenn Palmer that the first meeting was held. It was in the Ivo Day Centre in Albion ...

Artist Malcolm Cudmore shared his passion for coloured pencils with members of Spalding Arts and Crafts Society at its April meeting. Malcolm also gave a demonstration of techniques, showed off some of his work and told members it can take him more than 80 hours to complete a picture. The group is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. It was ...

Spalding’s flower-growing heritage was celebrated with a weekend of events at Springfields Festival Gardens. Springfields Gardens have been open for 50 years and Tulipfest and Craft Show marked the anniversary in traditional style with a family event including displays of colourful blooms and a mix of entertainment. Saturday saw Morris dancers, brass band, a falconry display, fancy dress competition, as ...

Children took to the floor to learn dances from around the world at a workshop at Sutton St James Primary School. The event was run by the West End in Schools group and pupils were able to learn a variety of dances including the Hakka from New Zealand, the CanCan from France, Scottish dancing, Salsa from Brazil and some Bollywood ...

Twenty volunteers spent over two hours cleaning graffiti from Spalding’s riverside on Sunday.(April 24) Graffiti is a regular item brought up at The Community Riverside Forum meetings. So with the help of town business Premier Property Management, which supplied materials and manpower, social group Spotless Spalding got to work on the clean-up. Spotless Spalding organiser Coun Jack McLean said: “Thanks ...