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South Holland and The Deepings MP, John Hayes will be hosting his annual charity cricket match on Sunday at the Moulton Harrox Sports Field. The two teams – the Lords & Commons XI and the Moulton Harrox Irregulars – will be competing once again for the John Hayes Moulton Harrox Trophy. Last year’s charity cricket match and hog roast attracted ...

Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick paid a visit to Spalding on Tuesday to talk to residents and shoppers about the force. It was part of a community engagement event by Spalding Police in Sheep Market. Local officers were joined by the Roads Policing Unit, officers featuring in Channel 5’s Police Interceptors series (which is focusing on Lincolnshire), dogs ...

Students and staff at Spalding Grammar School are celebrating some outstanding A-level results. Headteacher Nigel Ryan said all students, their families and staff can be justly proud of their A-level achievements. He added: “This year group have had the added challenge of not being able to sit any A-level module examinations in January, so it is particularly pleasing to see ...

Youngsters were given a taste of life on the home front in the 1940s during a themed day of events in Spalding. Ayscoughfee Adventurers – the children’s educational and play sessions based at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum – learned about food rationing during World War Two and evacuees, and had the chance to make their own gas mask. Last Sunday veterans ...

A young mum who lost her aunt to cancer last year at the age of 50 has organised a charity garden party in Spalding this weekend. Tina Bryan died last October and Saturday’s event at Ayscoughfee Gardens is the latest fundraiser for Cancer Research UK by niece Liz Batterham (33). Liz, who has raised more than £3,000 this year, said: ...

Europe’s largest producer of pumpkins is confident that he won’t be left sweating over the readiness of this year’s Spalding crop. David Bowman says a combination of the 2014 weather and years of experience tells him not to lose any sleep over the imminent harvest. In some wet years recently his firm has been a little concerned that its crop ...

A call has been made for talented people to get involved in a weekend of festivities in Spalding. Plans for three days of pre-Christmas events are progressing and organisers want to hear from choirs, singers and other performers. The switch-on of the town’s lights on Friday, November 28 is part of the fun after Santa’s arrival (7pm). This year is ...

There will be a chance to relive a bit of Holbeach history at a special event taking place in the town on Saturday. The Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society (LVVS) is holding the event at the former Chandlers site in Boston Road where there will be at least four vintage buses on display. At 11am, 12pm and 1pm, there will be ...

South Holland residents’ views on crime and anti-social behaviour are wanted and contributors will be in with a chance of winning £30 in high street vouchers. Anyone living in South Holland, Boston Borough, or East Lindsey is being invited by East Lincolnshire Community Safety Partnership to complete its annual community safety survey to help identify the priorities residents want it ...

Kind-hearted councillors have clubbed together to provide new play equipment for a Spalding school. The Garth School, a special school with 45 pupils aged between two and 19 from across South Holland, will benefit from the generous donation which includes scooters, tricycles, wheelbarrows and buggies. Twenty councillors contributed a total of £2,370 from their own budgets and the equipment will ...

Chosen Charity of Holbeach has made presentations to three local beneficiaries. The charity shop in Fleet Street has donated some of its proceeds to: £500 to Whaplode Primary School swimming pool committee £500 to Holbeach and District Youth Centre £500 to Home Start. Treasurer Iris Boland said: “Chosen Charity donated over £19,000 to local causes in 2013. Our target for ...

A daunting 150-mile bike ride for charity is drawing near for a Holbeach father and daughter. Steve and Dayna Kingshott are planning to pedal from Holbeach fire station to Crawley fire station on Saturday, August 23, to raise money for two charities close to their heart. Steve – a retained firefighter at Holbeach – is fundraising for The Fire Fighters’ ...

‘Selfie’ photos of kids with Peppa Pig and George helped Spalding’s Iceland store towards its £1,000 fundraising target for Royal British Legion. Children loved having their picture taken on mobiles with the TV characters (costing a grown-up £1). It was part of fun at the Winfrey Retail Park on Saturday which raised £310. A raffle, tombola, cake stall and name ...

A football match between Pinchbeck United players past and present was part of a big weekend of fundraising by the club for the Callum Pite Smile Charity. The Reserves beat a Vets team 12-0, but an even bigger winner was the charity, which helps youngsters undergoing cancer treatment. Forthcoming events include a race night at Sutton Bridge Conservative Club on ...

An appeal has been launched in Holbeach for volunteers willing to give a couple of hours a week to help the police. Police Support Volunteers are making a vital difference across the county and Sgt Gareth Boxall of Holbeach Police is appealing for new recruits to assist their local community police in the town. Volunteer roles can vary but may ...

Spalding Skate Park looked tidier after a litter pick by local members of the Young Conservatives. It was followed by a fact-finding visit to Agapecare Foodbank. Young Tory Jack McLean said: “The litter pick was a huge success after collecting eight bags. “It was originally a youth driven project, aimed at tackling the one of the most youth friendly areas, ...

Volunteers are being urged to help with a litter pick next week. South Holland District Council’s Litter Blitz event returns this summer with the Spalding Summer Spruce Up taking place on Thursday, August 21 at Spalding Skate Park in Fulney Avenue from 10am until 2pm. Representatives from local organisations will be joining in with this community effort to tidy up ...

Kind-hearted councillors have clubbed together to provide new play equipment for a Spalding school. The Garth School, a special school with 45 pupils aged between two and 19 from across South Holland, will benefit from the generous donation which includes scooters, tricycles, wheelbarrows and buggies. Twenty councillors contributed a total of £2,370 from their own budgets and the equipment will ...

In Transported Live’s latest production, join Boy and Girl as they journey through the yearning and searching, the romance and fun, the joy and hope and heartbreak of looking for love. Colourfully created for town centres and market places, this promenade performance lets you follow either Boy or Girl and then listen into their innermost thoughts through your own pair ...

An enterprising young Spalding boy has completed the first of two fundraising events this month for charity. Jake Winkett was the chief organiser of a fun day at St Paul’s Primary School in Spalding on Saturday. It raised £200 for Peterborough City Hospital’s Amazon children’s ward. And on Saturday, August 30, the youngster is doing a two-and-a-half hour solo sponsored ...