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Two Crowland pupils are celebrating after winning a competition to name a new housing estate in the town. Lily Cross and Troy Harrison were chosen by Ashwood Homes sales manager Nathan Marshall as winners after pupils at Southview Primary School were asked to come up with a name for the new estate which will be built on land off Peterborough ...

The coffers of Holbeach and East Elloe Hospital Trust have been boosted thanks to a bit of Christmas spirit. Every year Jack Turner bedecks his Fleet Road home with hundreds of Christmas lights and request those who come to see them to make a donation to the hospital. This year those donations totalled £627.

Staff at Thomas Cowley High School in Donington have been reminding students what the UK has gained from its rich multicultural past and present through a whole school celebration of cultural diversity. At the centre of the celebration was a film which features both students and teachers proudly proclaiming their cultural heritage.

British heavyweight Tyson Fury went down a storm with guests at Spalding Round Table’s annual boxing night fundraiser. Over £10,000 was raised for local good causes – taking the total over the event’s 21 years to more than £200,000. Fury received rapturous applause by predicting in his speech that he would knock out world title rival Wladimir Klitschko inside “six ...

A village clock will be ticking again in no time thanks to an £8,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The project, led by local volunteers, will repair the clock at Cowbit St Mary’s Church and communicate the heritage of the church. The clock has stopped and the committee was facing a £10,500 bill to get it going again. Part ...

More than 230 people enjoyed a free screening of Paddington to mark the continued sponsorhip of South Holland Centre cinema by Broadgate Homes. The Weston Hills firm held a special event last Friday at the start of the film’s run in Spalding. Broadgate Homes chief executive Ian Canham said: “Broadgate Homes is pleased to continue its sponsorship of the cinema ...

St John The Baptist Primary School in Spalding is hosting a fundraising quiz night on Friday, February 27 (7.30pm). The event is being organised by the Friends of the School, which works hard all year round to raise funds for the Hawthorn Bank school and to create a happier environment for the children. Tickets are £2 per person and teams ...

Charitable and not-for-profit organisations in South Holland are being offered free food safety training. Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Services is offering the Level 2 Food Safety and Catering course, which is ideal for any organisation that wants to cook and prepare food as part of its activities. The course would usually cost around £40 per participant. It covers areas such ...

If you enjoyed pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, we bet you were not up until 3am preparing them. Well, 90-year-old Lorna Webb was as she turned out 250 ready for the annual coffee morning at her home in Poacher’s Gate, Pinchbeck. About £400 is heading to St Barnabas Hospice in Woolram Wygate, Spalding, as a result. And The Children’s Society is ...

A team of 17 students and teachers will be heading out to Tanzania in the summer to help out a community. The group from Spalding’s Sir John Gleed School is taking part in the World Challenge and leaves the UK for the 17-day trip on July 17. The group is a mix of boys and girls from years nine, ten ...

A Spalding residential care home is the latest to benefit from funds being distributed from the wound-up charity DASH Holiday Homes. Southfield House in Woolram Wygate has received £2,000 towards establishing further planters and troughs for residents to use. DASH trustee Angela Newton said: “They are built so that residents in wheelchairs can pull right up to them and set ...

Holbeach charity shop Chosen has made its first two donations of 2015. The local branch of The Samaritans has received £1,000. And £500 has been given for renovations at Moulton Seas End war memorial and purchase of a flagpole and flag. Chosen, in Fleet Street, donated more than £27,000 to good causes during 2014. This year the aim is £30,000. ...

Spalding’s Chain Bridge Forge has showcased what’s on offer during an open evening for schools. The event enabled forge volunteers to show off the educational resources available to assist with the national curriculum Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. Subjects covered were local history, blacksmithing including a live demonstration, and the latest edition to the forge, 3D printing. The 3D ...

Pupils have been inspired to “reach for the stars” after a week-long visit by Olympic swimmer Sophie Allen. Lincolnshire girl Sophie, who was ranked fourth in the world in 2013, shared her story of success with all pupils at Pinchbeck East Primary School, before spending time in each classroom, answering children’s questions. The 22-year-old even joined in a swimming lesson ...

A charity that supports children with cancer is £6,800 better off thanks to Sutton Bridge firm Wingland Foods. Members of the Wingland SEF presented a cheque to their chosen employee charity for 2014 – CLIC Sargent. Nightshift site manager Gary Tuttle said: “After all of the year’s various fundraising events across the site and kind donations from our employees we ...

The search has begun to crown a Moulton Chapel tulip time queen, prince and princess to ride on a decorated float leading the 36th village parade on Sunday, May 3. Age categories are: Queen – 11 years plus Prince – six years plus Princess – six to ten years The winners will receive commemorative prizes and gift vouchers. All entrants ...

Pupils at Spalding’s Monkshouse Primary School held a red carpet event to premiere their very own short film. Year Four pupils worked with specialist firm Enrich for a number of weeks to create the film and did all their own camera and sound work, learned about editing and special effects, wrote scripts and acted. Headteacher Sue Goodsell said: “We decided to ...

One of South Holland’s top artists has completed a tough outside challenge to paint a landscape every day but one throughout January. Mo Teeuw ventured out in all weathers every day from New Year’s Day to last Friday. On one occasion the temperature was so low that the paints on her easel froze. Mo, a professional artist and experienced tutor ...

Guests will be shaken, not stirred, at this year’s James Bond-themed annual ball in aid of Johnson Community Hospital. This year’s Thunderball event is at Springfields Events and Conference Centre in Spalding on Saturday, July 4, and will be the final one organised by Johnson Community Hospital Ball Committee. It will once again raise money to directly support patients, visitors ...

Spalding’s closed magistrates’ court could still have a role to play in the justice system. It has emerged that it could potentially be used by witnesses in court proceedings. A video link would enable people to give evidence without travelling to courts in Boston, Grantham or Lincoln. Following a meeting in London with the courts service, South Holland and the ...