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A girl of nine has had her long locks chopped off and donated them to be made into a wig for a child who has lost their hair to cancer treatment. Zuzanna Miernik’s act of kindness continues what is fast becoming a trend for clients of Mishishi hair and beauty salon, in New Road, Spalding. Zuzanna’s mum Justyna Miernik (32), ...

A popular toddler group is hoping to break the mould by continuing to meet during school holidays. Usually groups for mums and pre-school children take a break when schools are out, but Tulip Toddlers is hoping its members will make the most of the chance to take along older children to join in the fun during February half-term. If the ...

A charity that funds research to help ill and disabled children is looking for donations of auction items. Auctioneer Alan Porter came up with the idea for the Spalding Action Medical Research Charity Auction and is running it for the committee. Petronella Keeling, committee member and Action Medical Research regional chairman, said: “It’s a good excuse for all of us ...

Spalding’s Graham Dark, who received a BEM award in the New Year’s Honours, had a surprise call on to a theatre stage to be congratulated. Graham, who founded and runs Spalding 50+ Sports and Social Club, has been arranging trips to The Embassy Theatre in Skegness for 15 years. The surprise came during a recent trip for 57 people to ...

A three-hour yogathon is being held as a fundraiser this month. SPOTS (Supportive Parents Of Tomorrow’s Stars) – a charity promoting the benefit of recreation facilities for children and families – and Agapecare Foodbank will be the beneficiaries of the event at The Umbrella in Westlode Street, Spalding, on Saturday, January 24. There will be three hours of yoga with ...

A Spalding teenager is appearing on advertising billboards across the country to promote National Citizen Service (NCS). Ellie Harrison was invited to take part in the campaign, entitled Our Future, as a result of her transformation in confidence following a social action project on the NCS programme. She helped residents and staff at care home Southfields House in Woolram Wygate, ...

Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate for South Holland and The Deepings is backing Cancer Research UK’s Cross Cancer Out campaign. Matthew Mahabadi (pictured) has previously fundraised for the charity in the Perkins Great Eastern Run in Peterborough. He said: “Cancer Research UK is a charity very close to my heart since the disease has sadly affected friends and family around me. ...

Two Spalding Grammar School students have been recognised for their artistic talents. Rex Briddon and Lloyd White were both winners in the Willoughby Memorial Trust’s 2014 Art Competition. Rex won first prize in the Key Stage 4 category for his brilliantly accomplished multi-media self portrait, Rex, while Lloyd was highly commended for his compelling digitally manipulated photographic portrait The Girlfriend. ...

Four abandoned Border Collie puppies have found new homes after being featured in the Voice. Back in November we ran a piece about the pups which were less than half the weight they should have been after being neglected by their owner. They were taken in by Central German Shepherd Rescue (CGSR) and have all now gone to loving new ...

Three Tulip Radio listeners have each won a new television worth £700 from Hughes in Spalding. Maurice Cudd, Dave Green and Louise Baxter all had LG 47in 3D Smart TV prizes in their homes ready for Christmas. The winners’ names were drawn at random after correctly answering a question broadcast on the Spalding station. Tom Hughes, manager of Hughes’ branch ...

A charity shop in Holbeach which raised and donated more than £27,000 to local good causes last year has sets its target even higher in 2015. Chosen Charity is a phenomenal success and keeps growing – so treasurer Iris Boland wants to raise £30,000 this year. It’s a remarkable story for a shop floor measuring just 6m x 5m, with ...

Pupils in Year 4 at Spalding Parish Church of England Day School have been sharing their reading views with other children across the country on the Young Writers website. They have enjoyed being challenged to write reviews for a variety of books. The children were able to write about the plot, characters and the author’s language choices. Teacher Kim Bird ...

Christmas parties helped youngsters get into the festive spirit. MP John Hayes opened a party at Whaplode St Catherine village hall, while Santa visited the Pennygate Foundation Christmas party in Spalding. Children enjoyed festive fun and games.

Three charities have had their coffers boosted thanks to the good will of people in South Holland. A cheque for £1,700 was presented to the Lincolnshire and Nottingham Air Ambulance by Les Ward at the WI Hall in Holbeach. The money was raised through regular bingo sessions. The local branch of the Caledonian Society also made a donation to the ...

Residents across South Holland got into the Christmas spirit in the lead up to the big day. Infant children at Ayscoughfee Hall School, Spalding, put on Christmas productions to the juniors and their parents and grandparents. The kindergarten and reception children performed Christmas Decorations, while pupils in Years 1 and 2 performed Census Sums. All the children and staff worked ...

Bakkavor’s Spalding staff shop committee presented three winning school choirs with prizes of £500, £250 and £100 as part of their support for the town’s Christmas Light Switch On celebrations. Following the success of the previous year, nine schools from the area took part in this year’s singing competition bringing a great festive atmosphere to the beginning of the Christmas ...

Renovation works at a Spalding church, which were made possible by a large bequest, are taking a little longer than anticipated. The £600,000 project started at St John the Baptist Church in Hawthorn Bank back in April and was expected to be completed by October. However, unforeseen circumstances mean the work is still going on and Christmas services will have ...

A historic shop in Spalding has been given a new lease of life by a church raising money for charities. Christian United People’s Ministries has taken on the former Butters shop in New Road, which closed in August. There are three elements to it – Quids Inn, selling charity shop items; Del Boy’s Emporium, dealing in trinkets, gold and silver; ...

Students, staff and parents at Donington’s Thomas Cowley High School have been showcasing their baking skills. The school held its annual Christmas Bake Off competition with students, staff and parents invited to take part in the event. There were four categories – Christmas treats, traditional cakes, novelty cakes and gingerbread structures. Each category contained pupil and adult heats. The Christmas ...

Santa’s reindeer at Baytree Nurseries have been busy fundraising for charities by munching through carrots. Each year they arrive at Weston in November and visitors pay to feed them donations by Baytree’s neighbours Lincolnshire Field Products. The total before the final week was £2,789.88. Recipients were (in chronological order) The Royal British Legion (£255.57); World Challenge (£308.31); Children in Need ...