Community

About 400 people attended an event to help them find work. The South Holland Jobs Fair, organised by South Holland District Council and the Department for Work and Pensions, took place at the South Holland Centre. The fair, which has been held annually for five years, is aimed at helping local job seekers find work and also provides advice and ...

A talented young artist had to pinch herself after being told that her artwork had been voted as the best at this year’s South Holland Open Arts exhibition. Kerstin Lankey (20), from Spalding, won the public vote trophy for her pastel-drawn picture “The Old Man”. Kerstin, who runs her own pet portrait business, entered the exhibition to test her people ...

A Crowland charity celebrated its 25th anniversary by handing out more than £53,000 to good causes. The money was dished out at Crowland Cancer Fund’s annual presentation evening, at which supporters enjoyed a cheese and wine supper and the cutting of an anniversary cake. Chairman Frank Barrett announced the donations: £3,500 for the Teenage Cancer Trust to provide TV sports ...

A team from University Academy Holbeach proved victorious in Boston College’s The Games. The Games is an inter-school competition involving secondary schools from around the county competing against each other in a variety of practical sporting activities. The top two boys and two girls from each school were determined at heats and these finalists then competed for individual titles as ...

Spalding’s Ever Young Club has celebrated its first birthday. The social club for the over 50s is held every Friday at the Umbrella in Westlode Street, Spalding. Members enjoyed a buffet and played some games to mark the anniversary. The Ever Young Club offers an opportunity for the local residents to meet once a week to make new friends, learn ...

Spalding’s Polka Dot Academy is promising its most spectacular musical yet when Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat opens at the South Holland Centre on Thursday (March 26). Limelight Youth Theatre students’ singing, acting and dancing will be complemented by pupils from St John The Baptist Primary School and Spalding Primary School who will perform as the show’s choir on ...

A tea party for mums and their families was a tasty success for about 90 people. Organised by South Holland Community Church and held at Ayscoughfee Hall School (hire donated free), it celebrated Mother’s Day with vintage style afternoon tea in bone china. Mums got goody bags of items donated by Lush, Hills and Helen Redman (Avon). Daffodils were donated ...

The Spalding town centre stretch of the River Welland is a lot cleaner after a litter-pick on Saturday. In a joint venture between South Holland Explorers and Scouts and South Holland District Council, 14 bags of rubbish were collected during a chilly two-hour stint on Saturday morning. Youngsters took to the water in canoes to assist in the community project, ...

A £6,000 project to transform Long Sutton’s Common Pit and showcase the town as “the gateway to The Wash” is under way. It’s part of arts programme Transported’s “On Your Doorstep” project. People were asked to nominate areas they thought could be improved with some artistic input and Transported could work with them to make it happen. Long Sutton and ...

A potentially life-saving piece of equipment has been installed on the outside wall of Moulton Seas End village hall. A defibrillator has been supplied by Moulton Parish Council thanks to the fundraising efforts of Moulton Seas End resident Vera Angelo and ward district councillora Anthony Casson, Rodney Grocock and Andrew Woolf. Early use of a defibrillator can help save lives. ...

Dogs at a rescue centre will be warm and well-fed thanks to 1st Holbeach Brownies. After one of the group’s volunteers started knitting dog blankets and coats, leader Jayne Dean encouraged everyone to get involved for Jerry Green Dog Rescue and the Brownies’ response was “amazing” with piles of tins of food, towels, chews and toys being brought in. They ...

A teenager is a step closer to achieving his dream of performing aerial acrobatics after earning his private pilot’s licence. Ash Commons has been interested in aviation since an early age and was just 14 when he offered voluntary work at Fenland Airfield in Holbeach St Johns. He was taken on by Humphrey Penney, owner of E-plane Ltd, an aircraft ...

Smokers in South Holland were given free advice on quitting the habit as part of a national initiative. No Smoking Day took place last Wednesday and South Holland District Council played an active role in the campaign. Its environmental health team linked up with Smoke Free Lincolnshire to set up an information stand in the reception area at its offices ...

Community groups in South Holland can get free advice about funding opportunities and the different types of services available to them at a special event in Spalding. The event at the South Holland Centre on Wednesday, March 25 (noon to 8pm) is being organised by South Holland District Council. Although primarily aimed at community groups, the event will also be ...

Two lucky women are looking forward to a fit and healthy future after scooping a year’s gym membership and access to a personal trainer. Paula Forman and Sandra Pattinson went along to Everybody’s Gym in Spalding to claim their prize after winning a competition run by the gym and The Spalding and South Holland Voice. They can now make use ...

People are being asked to come forward with 1940s memorabilia they would be willing to lend to an evening of nostalgia. The Rotary Club of South Holland is planning a 1940s swing dance on Saturday, June 6, at Spalding’s South Holland Centre, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of VE Day. The event will include live music with sessions from a ...

Three “unsung heroes” have been rewarded for their efforts. District and county councillor Chris Brewis has funded the awards which aim to recognise and reward people who do good acts in the community within The Suttons over a period of time. Two awards in Sutton Bridge were to Tracey Taylor, who has picked up litter around the parish for a ...

Residents in The Suttons have been issued with details of what to do in the event of a flood. It comes after the night in December 2013 when water topped the River Nene banks in Sutton Bridge. A local volunteer group including chairman Fr Jonathan Sibley, vice-chairman Pauline Dickinson and district councillors Chris Brewis, Michael Booth and David Wilkinson has ...

Dog owners are being urged to take advantage of forthcoming free microchipping events. From April 6 next year all dogs in England will be legally required to be microchipped and have their details registered to a database. Anyone selling or otherwise passing a dog on is required to register the new keeper. The database should also be informed when a ...

South Holland District Council proudly joined with other local authorities, community groups and organisations across the world to mark Commonwealth Day. Councillors came together with local dignitaries and war veterans for a special flag raising ceremony outside the council’s offices in Priory Road in Spalding on Monday morning. Council chairman Robert Clark raised the Commonwealth flag at 10am – the ...