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A weekly sale started during lockdown to help keep a village hall afloat has reached a grand milestone. In May Pinchbeck Village Hall began the initiative as a one-off to raise funds while not being used due to the lockdown. But it’s proved a success and is now being held every Saturday morning between 10am and 12pm. And so far ...

A Cowbit man who has continued to raise awareness of the debilitating condition he suffers with is urging people to join him in wearing orange. James Wilson-White has continued the Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Awareness through his Racing 4 A Cure this year, despite the pandemic. CRPS Awareness Month starts on Monday, November 2 with Colour the World Orange ...

The popular gym that has been based in the community building on the Bakkavor site in Holbeach St Marks for the last ten years has moved to Holbeach St Marks Village Hall. It’s had to be moved due to Bakkavor needing the space to comply with COVID-19 restrictions. Holbeach St Marks Community Association has therefore taken the decision to move ...

A Spalding charity that’s raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for healthcare in the town has wound down by giving away a total of £70,000 to local good causes. The Pennygate Patient Link was set up to raise funds for the surgery of the same name and since 2001 it has been responsible for the charity shop on Winsover Road. ...

Special thanks have been given to volunteers who have helped Ella’s Project to aid the community during the coronavirus pandemic. The group, which is part of The Rightside Trust, has made a number of donations of items including protective equipment it sourced, particularly to healthcare workers. Mark Le Sage, who runs the project named after his daughter, recently thanked four ...

A group of volunteers who’ve been creating face masks to keep people safe took to Spalding Market on Saturday – and even raised money for charity. The Spalding Community Mask Hub started making them for carers during the lockdown and has continued to create them for others. All they ask for in return is donations to the charities they support. ...

Residents at a Spalding care home have been enjoying their own Oomph-Lympics. Named after activity provider Oomph Wellness, the team at St John’s Care Home made flags and a banner to set the scene before holding games and awarding medals. There was even a torch-lighting ceremony and a video was made for the home’s Facebook page so families could see ...

It might be the first time in its 180 year history that they’ve not been able to meet, but a Spalding branch of the Masonic Lodge is still handing out charity donations. The Hundred of Elloe lodge regularly donate some of their takings to local charities. And recently longstanding lodge member, John Holmes presented a cheque for £500 to the ...

A school has used its annual harvest festival to aid a Spalding lady helping families in Uganda and providing goods for local food banks. Bicker Preparatory School and Early Years weren’t able to attend church like they normally do every autumn. Emily Braybrook in Uganda Instead for their Harvest Festival they were encouraged to bring in food to donate to ...

Two youngsters have been out and about picking up litter in their local area. Siblings Shae (7) and Faith Gresswell (8) recently took it upon themselves to clear up the West Elloe Avenue roundabout and the alleyway connecting to Willesby Road near their Spalding home. The pair attend Spalding Parish Primary School. Dad Simon Gresswell said: “They found some litter ...

Despite coronavirus and only having one shop open – the Chosen charity has raised thousands of pounds this year. The Holbeach-based charity has given more than £18,000 to local good causes so far. The charity has moved shops, only had one open and was hit by lockdown restrictions. But it hopes to re-open its Fleet Street shop as a Christmas ...

It was a London Marathon like no other, but South Holland runners stayed the course to raise money for various charities. Only the world’s top elite athletes were in the capital on Sunday, while thousands of the individual, club and fun runners completed the distance in their own part of the world. Teacher Frances Crampton and teaching assistant Louise Compton, ...

Was that Santa at Holbeach Fire Station last week? It might be a little early, but Father Christmas was indeed in town and spotted at the Station Street office. He’d popped in to help with a new charity calendar that Holbeach Fire Crew is putting together which will be available in the next few months. It’s looking to raise money ...

A Spalding mum-of-three has come up with a novel idea to keep Halloween safe and fun this year. With COVID restrictions currently in place, trick or treating is being discouraged, so Michelle Repper has come up with the idea of Chasing Pumpkins. She has got 45 streets involved so far and the idea is that residents put a pumpkin in ...

A 75-year-old from Long Sutton has raised over £1,500 towards a six-year-old with a brain tumour by walking 31.6 miles. Noel Bratt alongside his daughter Keily Cleary took 13 hours and 45 minutes to walk the distance from Ely Cathedral to his Long Sutton home. It was all to raise money for family friend Edie Jackson who is battling a ...

Volunteers joined councillors as Keep Britain Tidy events rounded off in Spalding. As previously reported, independent councillors have taken on the Great British Spring Clean events that were due to take place earlier in the year. After several clean ups they concluded at the weekend with sessions around the skate park in Low Fulney and around St Paul’s School. Coun ...

Holbeach Fire Crew showed how soppy they can get last weekend. They took on a charity car wash at the town’s Tesco on Saturday, raising £162 for the Firefighters Charity. A spokesman for Holbeach Fire Crew would like to thank everyone who came along and supported the event by getting their car washed and special thanks to the manager and ...

An incredible two-year-old who has fought off a host of medical issues has completed a 27-mile sponsored walk. Alfie Barraclough, of Holbeach, has raised over £1,000 for the charity Bliss which helps the family of premature or sick babies such as himself. Alfie was born 12 weeks premature, weighing just 1lb 7oz and has battled health issues for most of ...

Pupils at Gosberton Academy have put together a golden charity effort. To mark Go Gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month all of the pupils dressed up in gold or yellow on Friday, September 25. And with two pupils at the school battling leukaemia, the children were only too happy to raise money for the initiative set up by the Children’s ...

Two brothers are set to cycle 100 miles for a nine-year-old from Spalding with a rare disease.Adam Jones, who owns Everybody’s Gym in Bedford Place, and his brother Ben will be cycling 100 miles to Goulston on Sea to raise money for The Lily Foundation this Sunday.It’s all raising funds for gym regular Becki Hilling’s nine-year-old daughter Kiya who has ...