Community

It was a good year for the scarecrows when more than 40 appeared in Moulton as part of a special fundraising weekend. Making a welcome return after the pandemic, the popular event saw visitors vote for their favourite scarecrow over the two-day festival. It was also a record year for the number of open gardens taking part, with 24 welcoming ...

There’s been plenty of different lessons on offer for pupils at University Academy Holbeach recently. The school held an Enrichment Week for pupils in Years Seven to 10. The purpose of the week was to provide pupils opportunities to develop a range of life skills, and provide a broad range of experiences for them which are outside the usual curriculum. ...

Beech Lodge Care and Nursing Home resident Brenda Mitchell got to reunite with one of her oldest friends this week as part of Country Court’s Make a Wish initiative. Residents at the Holbeach home are given the opportunity to tell staff about somewhere they have always wanted to go or a special activity they always wanted to do. Brenda spoke ...

Free cookery sessions could be coming to Holbeach if a new scheme receives enough support. A plea has gone out for votes in the Tesco Community Grants initiative by Coun Tracey Carter who is organising the scheme. “After a successful application to Tesco, we are delighted that we have been shortlisted as Holbeach Moving Forwards and are bidding for a ...

Children from a West Pinchbeck school have shown their bottle by creating a new sculpture. St Bartholomew’s Church of England Primary School has collected and transformed almost 9,000 plastic bottle tops into an eye-catching sculpture, as part of a nationwide recycling campaign to raise awareness about the dangerous impact of plastic waste on the environment. The school has been named ...

Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS) has said a special thank you to its volunteers. It used Month of the Community to present certificates and personally thank those who help it deliver its vital services. LCVS runs the Volunteer Centre in Spalding which promotes volunteering opportunities and supports volunteers. LCVS also supports community development and provide support to charities and ...

Pupils, parents and staff had a whale of a time at Ayscoughfee Hall School’s Under the Sea themed summer fete. Organised by the Spalding school’s PTFA, the event offered fun and games for all ages, along with a barbecue and sweet treats. There was a Bake Off competition, which was won by Casey Hilliam (junior) and Rafferty Hicks (infant), a ...

An 11-year-old from Moulton is to cut his long locks off for charity for a second time. Dexter Whenman previously raised £1,155 for the Little Princess Trust in 2019, enough for the charity to make three wigs out of his hair for kids with illnesses that might mean they lose theirs. He’s grown it ever since to do it again ...

St Barnabas in Spalding has made a donation to the Community Mind Matters (CMM) team to aid its homeless project. The donation from the charity shop in Market Place was accepted by Ella’s Project. The shop manager was pleased to be supporting groups working in challenging areas of the community. Mark Le Sage, CMM’s Mental Health Ambassador, said: “During these ...

Golfers have clubbed together to raise £1,100 for a South Holland wellbeing charity. Tonic Health’s first ever golf day has been hailed a huge success by the group that runs numerous local groups and sessions aiming to support a wide array of the local population. A number of organisations and groups got into the swing of things at Spalding Golf ...

There was a trip back in time last weekend in Holbeach, and it’s hoped the same thing will happen again next year. The first Holbeach Medieval Festival proved to be a hit with re-enactors coming from across the country to the town. And members of the public were able to take a glimpse at life from more than 500 years ...

A father and son are retiring together after almost 35 years running a popular garden and pet centre. George and Simon Slinger will leave Birchgrove Garden Centre in Pinchbeck on July 10. While the pair are looking forward to spending more time with family, Birchgrove, which incorporates Megapets and Bettertack, will be taken over by another local business owner Gary ...

Person-centred care and effective communication are two key areas that matter the most to patients, according to Healthwatch Lincolnshire. The report says local health trusts have been struggling with an ever-declining workforce, poor travel infrastructure and local expectations of care. “For many patients, carers and service users, their view of COVID-19 on how they access services has changed from support ...

There ‘wasn’t a dry eye in the house’ as a Ukrainian opera singer was among the many highlights as a village marked a 300th anniversary with a talent competition. Over 200 people attended the Moulton Chapel’s Got Talent event at the community centre on Friday night as part of the celebrations of three centuries of St James’s Church. Among the ...

The garden at Holbeach’s Reading Room is looking blooming marvellous thanks to the town’s Rainbows, Brownies and Guides. The group received donations from Coun Tracey Carter, Flamingo Flowers and planters from Factory Shop to help spruce up the area. A spokesman for the group said: “All the girls in Rainbows, Brownies and Guides have been working hard planting, weeding and ...

Jubilee celebrations held at two South Holland villages have helped raise £400 for charity. The final total was also boosted by people enjoying a game of bingo. The events at Holbeach St John’s and Whaplode St Catherine helped support Prostate Cancer UK and organisers Barry and Joan Joyce (pictured) want to thank everyone who helped achieved the total.

A South Holland community larder is looking at providing packed lunches for school children during the summer holiday. Holbeach Community Larder charity is already making plans to help families who may struggle over the long break. The community larder and cafe operates a food bank at the Reading Rooms on Wednesday and Friday. It also offers a cafe on Fridays ...

A Gedney Hill couple have been recognised for their services to the village and South Holland community. David and Ann Ingle have been given a 2022 Good Citizens Award in ceremony at the recent Lincolnshire Show. The awards were created to recognise the extraordinary work that so many volunteers do throughout Lincolnshire with the pair landing the award in the ...

A local charity that’s helped people in South Holland over the last 60 years faces closure if new volunteers don’t come forward. The Spalding Mencap Society is particularly worried about the impact on a social group for people with learning difficulties along with the bus it loans out to groups such as The Chapel Centre and The Garth School. Wendy ...

A dolls’ house lovingly created for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee has been brought out again to raise money for two good causes. Creator Christine ‘Kit’ Meggitt, of St Thomas’s Road in Spalding, has been building and collecting dolls’ homes and their furniture for around 30 years. To celebrate the more recent Platinum Jubilee she’s been showing the stately home she ...