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A regular fundraiser has given another £528.50 to Jerry Green Dogs Rescue by opening her doors for a special event on Sunday, June 4. Ann Gregory has raised over £33,000 thanks to the event where people were invited to enjoy cakes and a chat at her Boston Road South home in Holbeach. The £528 doesn’t include that figure, with donations ...

A group of charity walkers raised more than three times their target with an event for Macmillan Cancer Support. The four friends signed up to walk a marathon distance of 26.2 miles and they managed it in eight hours.The four mums, Lucy Day, Sarah Storey, Katie Lacey and Hayley Hammond met when their sons joined primary school.They initially aimed for ...

The return of Deeping St Nicholas Event has been hailed ‘marvellous’. It returned on Saturday, June 3 with a special Coronation theme.Hundreds went to St Nicholas Way to enjoy the bar and barbecue run by Ye Olde Bridge Inn of Crowland.There was entertainment from The Folly and Graham James rounded off with Deeping St Nicholas school choir.The school also ran ...

A Holbeach centenarian who served in the RAF during the Second World War was reunited with an iconic plane. Douglas Marsh will be 100 next month and both he and Joseph King made a special visit to the Lincolnshire Aviation Centre in East Kirkby.The residents of Holbeach Hospital, who were both in the armed forces, saw the iconic Avro Lancaster ...

Spalding pupils are doing their bit for nature having released elvers into the River Welland. Children at Ayscoughfee Hall School, St John the Baptist Church of England School and the Tulip Academy were looking after the young eels for three weeks.The Eels in the Classroom programme is part of a national effort to save the European Eel.There has been a ...

Fenland Aero Club hosted its first fly-in event of the year at the Holbeach St Johns airfield. Bathed in bright sunshine and with just a light breeze, 35 visiting aircraft arrived at the event, which was organised in conjunction with the Vintage Aircraft Club of Great Britain (VAC).VAC members flew in from all parts of the country – as far ...

A Spalding charity is on the look out for volunteers to help its charity furniture outlet. The Meadows puts on day sessions in Spalding in a bid to provide activities and company for those who may otherwise be on their own.One of the ways it raises funds is through its second hand furniture store at The Flaxmill in Pinchbeck.Run by ...

A Holbeach woman who has raised over £32,000 for an animal charity is opening her home for another fundraising event. Ann Gregory of 90 Boston Road South in Holbeach is hosting a coffee morning for Jerry Green Dog Rescue on Sunday, June 4 from 11am to 2pm alongside husband Malc.Ann said: “Among the items being served will be coffee, teas ...

Inspired by a picture in London’s National Gallery, a group of pupils at Pinchbeck East Academy have created their own tropical scenes. The Take One Picture scheme sees one painting from the gallery’s collection chosen each year with children and teachers encouraged to respond creatively.This year it is Tiger in a Tropical Storm (Surprised) by Henri Rousseau and the school ...

Donington man David Barnett netted a major prize during a charity ball after asking his girlfriend to marry him. David, who has been a volunteer with Marie Curie for nine years, organised the Daffodil Ball at Boston United Football Club.And during the event, which raised £3,410 for Marie Curie, David asked his girlfriend Carole Fines to marry him.David said: “As ...

A performance by woodwind ensemble Cantabile entertained visitors to this year’s Moulton Flower Festival. All Saints’ Church was beautifully bedecked for the festival, which was themed this year for Let’s Celebrate.The festival ran from May 12 and 15 and raised £3,150 for church funds.A steady stream of visitors enjoyed the displays and were able to buy a range of refreshments, ...

A volunteer fundraising group, which supports an end of life charity, is calling on more people to help. The Spalding Fundraising Group for Marie Curie has raised £32,034.79 since its formation.Chairman John Moses said: “Our group organises collections, as well as supporting major fundraising campaigns such as the Great Daffodil Appeal. We would love to put on some events in ...

Bellway has helped a church in Pinchbeck raise money for the Ukraine Crisis Appeal by sponsoring the concert at its annual flower festival. The homebuilder, which is building at Pinchbeck Fields, donated £400 towards the event at St Mary’s Church.Stamford Gilbert and Sullivan Players performed to an audience of more than 70 people, with proceeds allowing a donation of £200 ...

Over 8,500 pints, 4,000 ciders and “a significant amount of gin” were downed as Spalding Festival returned to raise money for local good causes. After a three-year break the three-day extravaganza put on by Spalding Round Table was back at the Castle Sports Complex last weekend.Organising committee chairman Tom Bradshaw said though they hadn’t finished working out how much had ...

There’s a full diary of events coming up at Long Sutton’s Market House.A table top sale will be held on Friday (May 26) from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Entry is free and there will be craft and bric-a-brac.There will also be tabletop sales on June 30, July 28 and August 25, September 29, October 27 and November 24.This weekend sees the ...

The Long Sutton Men’s Shed innovative entry was one of the highlights of the Spalding Flower Parade wowing the crowds with six working wooden automaton figures illustrating some of the work being undertaken at the shed. The float figures were surrounded by colourful wooden flowers in wooden garden flower troughs.A shed spokesman said: “We’d like to thank Steve Timewell and ...

A drone that will help police in South Holland has been named ‘Apollo’ by a Fleet pupil. Danny Griggs, of Fleet Wood Lane Primary School in Fleet, submitted the name picked out by assistant chief constable Chris Davison.He received a Mini Police hat and coat to say thank you for taking part.ACC Davison said: “This was the best job of ...

Help celebrate the efforts of our local NHS community trust by putting staff and volunteers forward for the Celebrating Success Awards 2023.Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) is seeking nominations from patients and their loved ones to celebrate and recognise the achievements of its staff.The Trust provides community-based health care services across the county including Spalding’s Johnson Hospital.The Trust ...

More foster carers are being sought as a week designed to raise awareness takes place. Organised by The Fostering Network, Foster Care Fortnight is an annual campaign to raise the profile of fostering and show how foster care transforms lives.This year the theme is fostering communities and the campaign is highlighting and celebrating the strength and resilience of fostering communities.Lincolnshire ...

Spalding Lions Club held their 52nd Charter Evening Celebration last weekend.Spalding Lions President Michele Elvin, with her husband Lion Sean Elvin hosted the evening and they were joined by fellow Spalding Lions and their guests, District Governor Elect Lion Paul Southerton and wife Sue, Lion Kevin Cross and wife Val, President Elect Rotarian Diana Ridpath, Rotarian Howard Gelley and members ...