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A Spalding mum-of-two is hoping her smile will light up the Spalding Flower Parade as its Ambassador. Johanne Seymour is Spalding born and bred with the Juniper Crescent resident having been to previous incarnations of the parade countless times before it finished in 2013. A warehouse operator at Fowler Welsh she says her hobbies are reading, horse riding, running, gardening ...

A memorial service is being held next month for a former South Holland vicar who started his own postal service. The Rev David Hill died aged 88 on Thursday, January 5 at his Berkhamsted home and was well-known in the Spalding area. During his time at St Nicholas in Lutton, he set up the East Elloe Post, complete with stamps, ...

Moulton Windmill is back open this weekend after a period of closure. The 200-year-old building closed in October over safety concerns, but those have now been rectified. A spokesman told The Voice that the reason for the issue was still being investigated and that it’s unsure how much its cost the building which celebrated its double centenary last year. It’s ...

A 14-year-old from Spalding has reached new heights by flying a glider solo. Elliott Dunbar’s skills have been deemed so impressive he’s been allowed to take to the skies solo at the minimum age you’re allowed to. The Peterborough and Spalding Gliding Club member has been trained by his dad. After taking a couple of training flights with his instructor ...

“Notice us and value us” – that’s the message from Holbeach Hospital as it continues to provide healthcare in its own unique way. The nursing home, which was saved from closure in 1988 after the community took it over from the NHS, continues to provide mainly end-of-life care where its needed in the town. A recent appeal for more trustees ...

There was an unusual visitor over the holidays when an injured barn owl was able to fly around Baytree Garden Centre as it recovered. The Owl Centre team, based at Baytree, took it in on Christmas Eve, but due to Avian Flu restrictions, it couldn’t be placed with the other birds. So it moved into the home of Mark Birdsall ...

A teacher and keen performer is hoping to add the Spalding Flower Parade Ambassador role to her already impressive portfolio. Jessica Forbes is a former Lincolnshire County Council Young Citizen of the Year who continues to be involved in the amateur theatre scene around Spalding. She’s starred with Centre Stage, Spalding Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society (SADOS) and Act II, ...

A Spalding eight-year-old has shown she’s a cut above by helping a charity. Chloe East recently had her long locks cut off for the Princess Trust which provides wigs for young people who have lost their hair due to a medical condition. The Wygate Academy pupil also raised £250 through a Just Giving page. Mum Sally-Anne East said: “We are ...

A brilliant total of £27,000 has been raised by the Spalding branch of the Royal British Legion for the 2022 Poppy Appeal. And members wanted to say thank you to the people of South Holland for the amount, which betters last year’s total. The main organiser for the branch, Elizabeth Carvlin, said: “This year’s total is higher than 2021. “I ...

A Spalding charity is appealing for your old mobiles and laptops to help those in Ukraine. The Rotary Club of Spalding and Welland is teaming up with Mobiles 4 Ukraine for the project. All South Holland residents have to do is to hand in their no longer wanted devices at JF Inkley Men’s Outfitters in Vine Street, Spalding, which is ...

Long Sutton’s Men’s Shed members have been busy again creating benches for care homes thanks to Tesco. The superstore’s Holbeach branch was the latest to commission work, this time it being donated to The Bancroft Care Home in Long Sutton. A spokesman for the Men’s Shed said: “Chris Harvey, the shed’s master carpenter, and with the assistance other shed members, ...

A bid to create a new community centre in Spalding has been given a boost by a university. Project St Thomas is looking to transform the former Spalding Methodist Church into a focal point of the community. The process has been granted 16 days of academic support from the University of Lincoln’s Productivity Programme Voucher Scheme. The project will work ...

Spalding Photographic Society is looking to put January in the picture with a special open evening. On Wednesday, January 11, a special presentation on wildlife photography is being held by Andy Hayes. It takes place at the Castle Outdoor Bowls Pavilion, Albion Street, Spalding PE11 2AJ at 7.30pm. The club’s treasurer Bruce Hayes said: “After the excitement of the festive ...

The Spalding Gentlemen’s Society is urging people to use its historical museum more as it looks to attract grants to secure its 300 year history. The Broad Street institution boasting many thousands of artefacts will now be open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm with entry free. It’s part of a bid to get more visitors in as 1960s extension ...

The generosity of the public will make Christmas a much nicer time for those in need as the Give a Gift campaign celebrates another successful year. Spearheaded by Coun Harry Drury, Give a Gift has passed on donated toys to less fortunate children for the last 11 years. This year we teamed up with Mark Le Sage, founder of Ella’s ...

A forklift truck has been donated to a South Holland charity to help its humanitarian aid for Ukraine. Boxes of Hope was formed when Russia invaded and has been working ever since to send aid to the country. Toyota Material Handling has donated a forklift to help the charity move goods around the warehouse and load the lorries with vital ...

Spalding St Paul’s choir has been busy in the run up to Christmas. The group kicked off the festivities by singing at the Spalding Town Christmas Celebrations. An amazing turn out of support heard renditions of Away in a Manager and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. They also visited Ayscoughfee Hall to sing at the chairman of South Holland ...

Entries for Festive Pets have been arriving thick and fast and are now closed for 2022. The winners of this year’s competition will win vouchers from Birchgrove Garden Centre – £50 for first, £30 for second and £20 for third place. Fluff the cat lives in Spalding with the Bell family and is believed to be around 8 years-old.Elliot the ...

Crowds have been flocking to Springfields from across the region to take in this year’s festive lights. The shopping outlet says 2022 has been its best year ever for the light show with people coming from far and wide to view the transformation of the gardens. A spokesman said: “The word has been spreading fast in the press, on the ...

A professional mermaid is looking to make a splash as the Ambassador for the Spalding Flower Parade. Laura Hudson, of Quadring, says she remembers going to the parade as a young child. “It was only half an hour’s drive away, but felt like we were going on an adventure for the day and I was always mesmerised, especially with the ...