Community

The Crowland Dementia café got off to a successful start on Thursday, March 7 with more than 50 people in attendance. The project is a collaboration between Spalding community health and well-being Charity Tonic Health, Abbeyview Surgery, Crowland and Crowland Cares. Michael Morris, Chairman of Trustees of Tonic Health said: “We are delighted to bring the dementia café to Crowland ...

South Holland is to get its first branch of the Fire Cadets at Spalding Fire Station. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Fire Cadets will offer young people aged 12 to 17 in the area the opportunity to learn essential fire safety skills, firefighting skills and get involved in community based activities. A Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue statement says participation also “aims to actively ...

The dates for The Great British Spring Clean events in South Holland have been revealed. As stated previously in The Voice, South Holland District Council’s Pride team is getting on board with the national campaign. It has organised dates across South Holland, and you can join the team to help with making your area look sparkling. The dates of community ...

This Friday is Comic Relief Red Nose Day and like every year that’s gone before, there will be a whole lot of fun fundraising going on. One group that will be out in force is the Spalding and District U3A (University of the Third Age). Members will be outside The Red Lion at Market Place in Spalding on Friday from ...

A special event for the pensioners of Quadring has celebrated its 70th anniversary. The Senior Citizen Party took place recently at the village’s Church Hall. It has been held every year since 1949 after being set-up by a group that organised events for the community following the end of World War Two. Though the group itself has long since stopped ...

A new social group to bring Holbeach ladies together has launched. Clicked-in (which stands for Companionship, Laughter, Inclusion, Creative, Kindness, Enjoyment, Dreams, Improving Negativity) is a social group for women aged over 18. The group that will meet every Friday in the Reading Rooms has been set up to allow women to get together and spend time alongside several guests. ...

A Spalding businesswoman is running her first ever marathon to help the family of a ten-year-old girl battling illness. Monika Todd will be pounding the streets of the capital for the London Marathon next month and has extra motivation to succeed. She is raising money for Alethia Greenfield who is waiting for a vital appointment at Great Ormond Street Hospital ...

Two young people gave up their weekend to raise money for six hours of nursing care for someone local with cancer. Elizabeth (6) and Victoria Hammond (3) joined mum Hannah in collecting for Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal. The pair collected over £122. Elizabeth said: “I have been helping my mummy since I was a baby and now my best ...

South Holland organisations that helped the Rotary Club with its Santa Sleigh rounds this Christmas have been given donations at a presentation night. At Woodlands Hotel in Spalding, Jon Martin, President Elect of the Rotary Club of South Holland South Holland, presented donations to representatives from the following groups: Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, Spalding Rugby Football Club, 5th Spalding ...

A mums’ group that’s been going for over 30 years has helped seven local good causes. Moulton Ladies raised £700 over the past year through events and, as with every year, they nominated charities, groups and organisations to receive the cash. This year’s nominated good causes that received cheques were Tonic Health and Dementia, Abbeygate, Moulton Community Association, Mia, Charlie ...

A Holbeach motorbike enthusiast is set to ride the entire length of the British Isles in just one day raising money for two charities. In May, Kev Howard is to ride his 1250 Suzuki 800 miles from John O’Groats to Lands’ End within 24 hours. He’s doing it for the Holbeach and East Elloe Hospital Trust and Macmillan Cancer Support. ...

The popular Crystal Ball is looking for a local children’s charity to benefit from this year’s fundraising event. Last year’s event, held in November, raised a record-breaking £14,340, bringing the fundraising total to more than £64,000 for the chosen charity, the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. Plans are already underway for the 2019 Crystal Charity Ball and the committee has ...

A volunteer who has helped thousands of youngsters in Spalding through the Army Cadets has received a special promotion. Second Lieutenant Robert Gibson, of Lincolnshire Army Cadet Force’s Spalding Detachment, has been promoted to Officer Class after 30 years with the organisation. The now 42-year-old was 13 when he first joined as a cadet himself, before continuing as a volunteer, ...

A dedicated dementia cafe opens its doors in Crowland tomorrow (Thursday). Run by charity Tonic Health, the Crowland Dementia Cafe holds its first session from 10am to noon at the Snowden Pavilion. The cafe sessions will then be weekly every Thursday at the same time. There is no need to book spaces ahead of time as the cafe is a ...

The district council elections take place on May 2 this year and if you’ve ever thought of running for election, here’s all you need to know. In May, 37 positions in South Holland District Council will be up for grabs. Since the 2015 election, the council has been made up of 28 councillors representing the Conservative Party and nine independent ...

Nearly 600 people attended a jobs fair which proved popular with both businesses and job-hunters. South Holland Jobs Fair, which is organised by the district council and The Department for Work and Pensions saw a host of businesses and organisations at the Castle Sports Complex in Spalding on Tuesday. And 586 people, up from around 550 last year, attended the ...

Identical twin singers who previously appeared on the talent TV show The Voice have helped Spalding Golf Club’s Ladies raise money for charity. Classical Reflection, who are made up of Hannah and Naomi Moxon, sung last week at the ladies’ annual charity dinner. Money raised is going towards ladies’ captain Lainy MacLennan’s chosen charity for the year of the Fenland ...

The new owners of a Holbeach landmark building have been “overwhelmed” by the feedback to their plans. “It is amazing to see such a community within the town coming together and we are very proud to be able to be part of that,” said Rob Bridgewater, director of API Services which bought the hotel in December. A Facebook page outlining ...

Three South Holland primary schools will get high speed gigabit-capable broadband. Fleet Wood Lane Primary School in Fleet, Whaplode Primary and Quadring Cowley are three of more than 100 rural schools that will get the fast connections as part of a £3m government pilot programme. Minister for Digital, Margot James said: “As well as making a dramatic difference for students ...

Crisp packet recycling is now available in Holbeach. Holbeach Parish Councillor Isobel Hutchinson, chair of properties, has set up the local Parish Council offices at 11 West End, Holbeach as a collection point for the Walkers crisp packet recycling scheme. It is the first registered collection point in the town. Coun Hutchinson said: “We are always getting appeals for funds ...