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Services personnel from Spalding who lost their lives in World War Two are to be permanently commemorated in the town’s Ayscoughfee Gardens. Spalding branch of The Royal British Legion is planning to erect stone tablets bearing the 120 names of the fallen. There is a roll of honour commemorating them in nearby St Mary and St Nicolas Church, but they ...

The relaunch of the Hovenden House golf day was a big success. More than £1,500 was raised for the Leonard Cheshire Disability home at Fleet. Ten teams took part and top player was Ivan Forman. Hovenden Park Golf Club sponsored the event with sole use of the course, West End Garage arranged all the players and teams, and Ivan Forman ...

These flags depicting images of Spalding and Sutton Bridge have been created to be part of the Magna Carta 800 celebrations. The flags will take part in events to mark the anniversary before being paraded at Lincoln Castle on Saturday (June 13), where they will be displayed on the castle walls. Twenty flags have been created by two artists working ...

A free girls’ football session is being offered on Saturday, June 20 to coincide with this year’s Women’s World Cup. Run by Give It Some Fizz Fitness, Sports and Education, at Surfleet’s Glen Park, it is open to girls aged from 7-11 and runs from 2pm-3pm. Sessions run regularly from 2pm-3pm every Saturday (except June 13) at Glen Park, giving youngsters ...

St Norbert’s Primary School in Spalding held an Eco Fashion Show as part of World Environment Day. A spokesman said: “The children modelled their outfits on the catwalk and some of the walks were very amusing due to the children really getting into the spirit of modelling. “The afternoon was an amazing experience and the whole school shared their enjoyment ...

The fantastic experience of a 3,000-mile fundraising rally has inspired a West Pinchbeck man to do more. Paul “Diesel” Robinson completed Scumrun with pals Mahroof Choudary and Bradley Hueso. The idea of the annual event is that participants buy a car for the rally for less than £500. Any amount of money can then be spent doing it up. Diesel’s ...

The churches of Long Sutton have organised a special event giving people a chance to experience and discover the Christian good news about Jesus. This Life Live It runs until Sunday and offers the chance to share films, food and music, drama and dance. Today (Thursday) sees drama workshops, bible teaching, film showings and “Make your own music” with ACT ...

Children in years five and six at Spalding’s Ayscoughfee Hall School were treated to a day at Willoughby Farm, spending time with the butchers and in the kitchens to see how the food we eat gets to our plates. It was a very informative and enjoyable day led by Stuart and Alison Ashton and the other staff. A school spokesman ...

The churches of Long Sutton have organised a special event giving people a chance to experience and discover the Christian good news about Jesus. This Life Live It runs until Sunday (June 14) and offers the chance to share films, food and music, drama and dance. Thursday sees drama workshops, bible teaching, film showings and “Make your own music” with ...

Pop into Spalding chippy Oh My Cod next week and enjoy your dinner knowing you’re supporting a worthy cause. To celebrate two years in business at the Alexandra Road fish and chip shop, owners Bill and Sandeep Rai, are donating 20p from every £1 spent in the shop on Monday and Tuesday, June 8 and 9 to Cancer Research UK. ...

An appeal for unwanted baby clothes to help those in need has taken off with plenty of support from the public. Spalding couple Mark and Sarah Le Sage launched Ella’s Project – named after their 21-month-old daughter and linked with Mark’s charity The Rightside Trust – a few weeks ago and are delighted to see it really taking off. Mark ...

Members of the public are being encouraged to attend the second Spalding Cycling Forum this week. The town’s cycling action group Pedals is staging the forum, chaired again by local MP John Hayes. As well as Pedals members David Jones (chairman) and Roger Smith (forum organiser), there will be representatives of Lincolnshire County Council, South Holland District Council, Lincolnshire Sport, Lincolnshire ...

A seven-year-old is to take on a 17-mile cycle ride to raise money. Cole Murdoch told his mum Kerrie he wanted to cycle round Rutland Water and when she suggested he asked for sponsorship for his efforts he decided he wanted the money to go to Gosberton Clough and Risegate Primary School, which he attends. Kerrie said: “The school has ...

Free training is being offered in Spalding on Thursday (June 11) to help those at the heart of community groups and charities know their responsibilities and how to meet them. The free full-day course provides clear explanations of the roles and responsibilities of trustees, company directors and company secretaries. The course at the South Holland Centre (9.45am-4pm) may also be interesting ...

by Jess Horn – community development officer at South Holland District Council A question I am asked regularly is “what does the South Holland community development team do?” In coming months I will use this column to answer that question, and tell you about the wide range of opportunities open for local people to contribute to strengthening their communities. So let ...

A family of scarecrows have cropped up in the garden at Moulton Community Centre. They are promoting a scarecrow competition next month as part of the popular Moulton Garden Crawl on Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26. Entrants not on the route of the crawl will be advised to take their scarecrow to the village green opposite the church, ...

More volunteers are needed to help keep a village library open. Pinchbeck Parish Council intends to take over the running of the village library in July, but is hoping more people will come forward to attend a meeting next Tuesday to find out more about the training and support that will be available. Officers from Lincolnshire County Council will be ...

Newly-elected district councillor Jack McLean has wasted no time in setting about trying to make Spalding a tidier place. He has created a group called Spotless Spalding with the aim of helping clean up the area and enjoying some social time with others who share the same desire. The group is open to all ages, and its first meet will ...

Spalding’s South Holland Centre is screening the annual general meeting of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes being held at the Royal Albert Hall on Thursday (June 4) from 10.30am. Spalding’s Tollgate branch will be represented in London by treasurer Yvonne Achurch. Meanwhile, branch president Judith McCarthy attended a WI garden party at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. This year is the ...

There will be another opportunity this week for residents in Wygate Park, Spalding, to have their views taken into account regarding a new community facility. A collection of the questionnaires will take place on Wednesday (June 3) afternoon and evening. Collectors will knock on the doors of households not available on May 9. As previously publicised, the latest phase of ...