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Christmas arrived in Spalding at the weekend with a special event in the town centre. With activities from 4pm to 8pm on Friday and again on Saturday from 10am to 3pm, there was plenty for everyone to enjoy. Vintage funfair rides proved popular, as did the visiting cast from this year’s panto Dick Whittington which will be at the South ...

Users of the Sense centre at West Pinchbeck will be able to enjoy a smart TV thanks to a donation from Spalding Lions. The Lions have donated £750 to the Sense UK Recourse Centre at Glenside, to enable them to purchase a smart TV for their sensory room. This will allow them to connect directly into their network of training ...

People have been incredibly generous in supporting our Give A Gift appeal this year. We have already received many gifts but we still need more presents. Launched by Coun Harry Drury, the appeal makes a huge difference to struggling families across South Holland and Boston, ensuring children who wouldn’t get a present have something to open on Christmas Day. The ...

Festive Pets is back and now is your chance to send in a photo of your pet in Christmas finery. Last year’s winner, Boris, received a £100 voucher from competition sponsor Rooke’s Pet Products. We’re doing things slightly differently this year and there will be a first prize of £50, second prize of £30 and third prize of £20. To ...

A community larder has received an early Christmas present thanks to the customers of a Holbeach shop. The Original Factory Shop in Holbeach asked customers earlier this year which charity they would like the store to support and it was the community larder. “We are really excited that we and our customers have helped raise £534.60 for the Holbeach Community ...

The South Holland Rotary Club will be taking Santa Claus out and about around Spalding again this December while raising money for local charities. From December 2-22 the volunteers will be pulling Christmas’s main man around for all the children to see.You can donate to the Rotary Club and the charities it supports without even leaving your home.You can text ...

Spalding and District Civic Society’s 2022 calendar is now on sale.The society’s A4 calendar for 2022 covers Spalding and the surrounding area and consists of 13 beautiful pictures with spaces for appointments, birthdays and reminders together with interesting bits of information.A spokesman for the society said: “Some photos will be expected – Ayscoughfee Hall, Springfields – but there are also ...

A South Holland couple who have been given a long-service award for foster caring over more than 20 years have urged others who can to get involved. Donna and Lee (who have asked us not to use their surname) have helped look after around 70 young people.They were among those recently presented awards by Lincolnshire County Council for their commitment ...

Two guides have picked up prestigious awards.Freya Andrew and Florence Sweetland, of the 1st Pinchbeck (St Mary) Guides, have been awarded with their Silver and Bronze Guiding Awards at a recent meeting.Both girls are 13 with Freya the first Guide in the unit to reach that level.A spokesman for 1st Pinchbeck Guides said: “As part of the awards both girls ...

After a six-month delay thanks to the pandemic, the Pride of South Holland Awards are finally being held this weekend. The awards have been held annually since 2013 and the 2020 winners were due to be revealed at a ceremony last June.But the event had to be postponed and is now being held this weekend at the South Holland Centre, ...

Veteran’s supporter Harold Payne has issued an open invite to supporters of the recent Holbeach Remembrance parade to a celeration. Mr Payne will be hosting the event on Sunday, December 5 at his Anglia Motel in Fleet Hargate.“Everybody who supported the parade is welcome to come along. They will need to collect a free ticket first so we know how ...

A local charity is once again helping collect toys for young people this Christmas.The Donate a Cuddle appeal by Ella’s Project wants your new and nearly new soft toys and also toys to give to children in the local area.Donated toys must still display the kitemark.They can be dropped off at Birchgrove Garden Centre or any soft toys provided to ...

A former agricultural worker who has lived in West Pinchbeck all his life has celebrated his 100th birthday.Herbert Strickson marked his special day on November 16 with visits from family and friends.Herbert was married to the late Marjorie for more than 60 years.They had three children, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.Herbert, who was born in West Pinchbeck, spent most ...

There was a lot of bear behaviour across South Holland when fundraisers did their bit for Children in Need. Staff and pupils at St Bartholomew’s Primary School in West Pinchbeck dressed in pyjamas and onesies to raise cash for the national appeal.They topped £200 by selling merchandise as well as holding the school’s non-uniform day.Ivy Reynolds (8), who attends Spalding ...

For the second year running Courtyard Footcare, Health and Beauty is a collection point for our Give A Gift appeal.Linda Drury, owner of the salon in Swan Street, Spalding, will be happy to receive your donations.We have already received many gifts for this year’s campaign but we still need more presents.Launched by Coun Harry Drury, the appeal makes a huge ...

The merger of two special schools is to take place next year with the creation of Tulip Academy Spalding. The Priory and The Garth Schools will respectively become the Waterside and Springview campuses of the new school now intended for all ages and all abilities. It was first proposed in 2017 as part of what Lincolnshire County Council called at ...

Crowds turned out in their hundreds to remember the fallen at services across South Holland on Sunday. Notes from The Last Post echoed around war memorials in towns and villages throughout the district to mark the start of two minutes’ silence observed by all. Veterans aged 100 mingled with teenage cadets in the event which also marked the centenary of ...

Thanks to everyone who has donated to this year’s Give A Gift campaign so far but we still need more presents. The appeal makes a huge difference to struggling families across South Holland and Boston, ensuring children who wouldn’t get a present have something to open on Christmas Day. We’ll be delighted if you decide to support the appeal, which ...

Any rivalry between blue light services was put to one side to help raise money for charity on Sunday night. Members of the county’s fire and rescue and police officers from Spalding pulled on their football boots for a fiercely contested match. “The game did not disappoint and massive thanks go to everyone involved in setting this up,” said firefighter ...

Spalding Lions, South Holland Rotary Club and Spalding Fire Crews will be out and about with their Santa sleighs again this year, raising money for local good causes. Here’s where and when you can see Santa. Spalding Lions will be taking him around local villages with visits starting at 5.30pm unless otherwise stated. Wednesday, December 1: Pinchbeck – Brayfields, St ...