Community

A Spalding postman is hoping to deliver for a charity. Ade Mills is joining girlfriend Rachael Nichols to run the London Landmarks Half Marathon on Sunday (August 1) to raise money for the charity Tommy’s which funds research into miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth. Ade, who lives in Spalding, said: “I was initially going down to support Rachael on the ...

This weekend sees the launch of the South Holland Outdoor Festival which runs throughout August. There will be a range of activities at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, Spalding, on Sunday. Arts and craft activities will be held with Red Granny’s Recreation Station and visitors will also be able to test their balance and coordination in a circus skills ...

A vicar who has been serving South Holland for the last 21 years is retiring this week. Rev Rosamund Seal said her last services in her current position at Holbeach Parish Church last Sunday. After serving her curracy in Grantham and Stamford she became an associate priest in St Mary and St Nicholas in Spalding before moving to Moulton and ...

A hugely popular community walk is to return. Donington Free Health Walks returns on Tuesday, August 3, and will meet at 10.15am in the Ruby Hunt Centre, Church Street, departing at 10.30am. The walks are completely free and last between 60 and 90 minutes. Eddie Finch, who helps to organise them, said: “We are looking forward to seeing old friends ...

A fundraiser has been set up for a one-year-old whose dad was murdered last week. Christopher Higgs (21), of Spalding, has been named as the victim of the incident which occurred at Portland Street in Boston on Wednesday, July 14. Charlie Stevenson (20), of Portland Street, Boston, appeared at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court last Friday charged with his murder. The Go ...

A charity match between two friendly rivals is aiming to raise money for the Sue Ryder Hospice in Peterborough. The under-18 teams from Holbeach United and Bourne Town will clash one last time at Carter’s Park on Thursday, June 29 (7.45pm), with all monies raised going to the palliative, neurological and bereavement support charity. Entrance on the night is £3 ...

A six-year-old has been running his first business through lockdown by growing and selling his own fresh food. William Watson decided to start growing vegetables as a lockdown project and he has been selling them outside his nan Anne’s Boston Road home. “He’s caused quite a stir,” Anne Watson said. “He’s been growing all sorts of plants and veg. “It’s ...

A group of Guides had the wind in their sails last week after being invited on to the water by Welland Yacht Club. A total of 13 guides from the 1st Pinchbeck (St Mary) group took part in the taster session when the Spalding based club was only too happy to pass on expertise. A spokesman for the club said: ...

A hugely popular charity ball in aid of Spalding’s Johnson Hospital is set to make a spooky return this October. Tickets for the Johnson Community Hospital Ball are already close to selling out and the organisers behind the Springfield Events Centre bash are also on the look out for businesses and groups to get involved and donate prizes. Sally Brown, ...

Holbeach’s first Classic and Modified Car Show proved to be a sizzling success. In beautifully sunny conditions hundreds turned out after organisers were inundated with requests to display their vehicles. Emily Day enjoys the trampolines. Alongside them was live entertainment from the McCurdy brothers, a strong man display from Royals Gym and a host of food and drink options. The ...

You can now hire litter picking kits from libraries From 19 July, over 500 free kits will be available for hire via libraries and a number of community hubs across the county, including Spalding, Donington, Long Sutton and Pinchbeck. Kits contain high-vis jackets, litter grabbers, bags, advice and risk assessments. Coun Richard Davies, executive member for highways, said: “Our communities do ...

While we normally gain stuff on our birthday, one Spalding youngster has lost 19 inches of hair to mark turning 11. Alexis Dakteris, a pupil at Spalding Academy, has also raised £300 for the Little Princess Charity which will use her brown locks to turn into a wig for a child who has lost their own hair due to medical ...

Long Sutton was looking blooming marvellous last week as East Midlands In Bloom judges descended on the town. It proved a somewhat soggy visit, but the visitors were still left impressed with the floral displays created by the dedicated volunteers. Kay Jenkinson chair of Long Sutton In Bloom, said: “John Constable the East Midlands in Bloom judge was impressed with ...

Children at a Spalding special school helped open a new play area in memory of a former schoolmate on what would have been his 15th birthday. A new sensory room has been unveiled at The Garth School thanks to money that was raised by the family of Joseph Bradshaw, who died in April. When he was born, Joseph, of Moulton ...

Spalding’s Wombles have been busy in the town again with neglected planters targeted for a renovation. Members of the Wombles of Spalding Common have been clearing the streets of litter all year and at the weekend the sorry-looking planters at a town centre building were given a make-over. The concrete planters outside the BT building were full of weeds and ...

The sky is literally the limit for a South Holland woman who is raising money for charity by leaping from an aeroplane later this year. Lisa Piccinelli is looking forward to her charity parachute jump in October, even if her mother Ann is less sure. Lisa (33) has autism, epilepsy and learning difficulties but is determined to help two charities ...

A new stained glass window has been erected in a Spalding church in memory of former preachers. The work was part of renovations to Spalding Methodist Church which held an open day last Saturday to showcase them. The window was donated by Doff Pollard in memory of parents Fred and Isobel Pollard, who for many years were local preachers in ...

You could help play a part in a new festival heading to South Holland next month. The South Holland Outdoor Festival is being put on by the district council which is planning events throughout the district. Many of the plans are still being kept under wraps but Spalding Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society (SADOS) are busy preparing for a role ...

A man who suffered a heart attack at work is fuelling the drive to get a defibrillator at every branch of the nationwide chain where he works. Kieran Vertannes (64) fell unwell on his first shift back at Applegreen Service Station after taking a holiday to see his first grandchild in 2019. He spent three weeks in hospital but has ...

A Holbeach woman is set to donate her hair to thank a charity who gave her eight-year-old niece who is going through chemotherapy a wig. Steph Greenhalgh has been moved to help out after seeing the care received to Lexie after an unknown virus caused her to have anaemia and bone marrow failure. Lexie spent months in hospital enduring chemotherapy ...