Community

A Heritage Lincolnshire open day at Spalding Cemetery was so successful it has set the ball rolling on the potential for a whole new organisation. As part of the county-wide open days, which let the public in on usually closed historic areas over two weekends in September, Spalding Cemetery’s Johnson Mausoleum was open and organisers Coun Elizabeth Sneath and Julia ...

Spalding Round Table and Spalding 41 Club (a club made up of ex Round Table members) played host to the their opposite numbers from Spalding’s twin town Speyer, Germany, as part of a partnership going back many years. The clubs meet up each year in Spalding and Speyer in alternate years. More than 80 people of all ages took part ...

A Gosberton and Quadring community scheme is in with the chance of a cash grant thanks to making an awards shortlist. The  Good Neighbour Scheme has been shortlisted in the Skipton Building Society Grassroots Giving 2018 awards and is in with the chance of winning £500. Voting closes on October 12 and this year Skipton said it has 165 pots ...

Holbeach St Marks Church is celebrating its 150th birthday with two days of celebration starting Friday (September 21). The celebrations will be in full swing from noon to 5pm tomorrow and between 11am and 4pm on Saturday. Among the attractions will be a chance to see the original registers and log book which will provide a glimpse into the history ...

The second annual West Pinchbeck Tractor Run took place this weekend – and a drone was there to capture the action from a different angle. On Sunday, September 9, a host of vintage vehicles set off from West Pinchbeck village hall, in a convoy that took in the local area before returning to enjoy the stalls and refreshments. Pictures by ...

A Sutton Bridge boy who is recovering from brain cancer treatment will get a well-deserved holiday with funds raised by a country-spanning bike ride this Saturday. Family and friends of 11-year-old Riley Watts will set off from Wales in the early hours of Saturday morning and arrive back at Sutton Bridge on Saturday evening. The welcoming committee will be at ...

Fundraisers are helping the children’s department of a Norfolk hospital where a Holbeach teenager is being treated for a debilitating condition. Asher Denman (14) was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease two years ago and has never been in remission. There are some days he has to drag himself to school after little sleep, but his family say he doesn’t let the ...

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? – No it was teddy bears falling from the sky in Quadring. Villagers aged from under five to over 80 took part in the regular sponsored Teddy Bear Jump on Saturday, September 8. While the church was open for a Heritage Open Day, those dropping the teddies aimed for a target on ...

A number of those looking to lose weight have put their best foot forward to raise money for charity. Members of the Holbeach Slimming World group that meets on Mondays have collected £90 so far thanks to a Walk All Over Cancer event. The Holbeach group’s consultant, Mel Horscroft, said of the charity effort: “I’m so incredibly proud of my ...

A display of the entrants of Spalding Arts and Crafts Society’s latest competition is currently taking place at Spalding Library. Members were asked to paint a scene of the River Welland between Crowland and Fosdyke. A spokesman for the group said: “We had 13 excellent entries showing the range of scenery the Welland has to offer.” You can vote for ...

Villagers came out in force to Celebrate Surfleet and raise money to go towards new defibrillators on Sunday. The annual fete and dog show drew the crowds for its eighth running at Surfleet Village Hall and Glen Park. There was fun for all the family with live entertainment throughout the day, a host of community stalls and fun and games ...

A Spalding church is about to celebrate its 200th year and is asking for people to share their memories as part of the anniversary. United Reformed Church in Spalding brings up the double century next year and will be holding events throughout 2019 to celebrate. Ahead of the celebrations, church secretary Anne Mews has asked people to think back about ...

A Crowland couple are celebrating having lost a combined almost ten stone in the last 18 months. Craig and Helen Walton, who have been married for nearly 20 years, say they’ve now become activity junkies as a result of shedding the pounds. The pair attend the Saturday morning Weight Watchers group at The Umbrella in Spalding, Helen having first joined ...

This week might have seen the return of The X Factor, but the true talent was on stage in Pinchbeck for the Uptown’s Got Talent charity concert that raised more than £1,000. Organiser and Uptown Vinyl Records owner Alan Barnsdale said: “This was the first Uptown’s Got Talent showcase of local talent which proved a great success and the crowd ...

A fish and chip shop has helped a local charity that’s been hit by thieves. Westlode Fisheries on Westlode Street decided to donate 10 per cent of all its takings on Friday, August 24 to St Barnabas Hospice. It comes after its High Street charity shop and cafe was twice targeted by thieves last month, on the eve of week ...

Question and answer sessions are being held this week as patients prepare for the closure of Pennygate Surgery on Friday, September 7. South Lincolnshire Care Commission Group (CCG) is closing the practice after its general practitioner, Dr Azmeena Nathu, announced her retirement. Residents have called for the service to remain open after it was revealed Dr Nathu, who owns the ...

Lincolnshire Action Trust (LAT) is appealing for women to volunteer to help “females with convictions”. The charity, which provides support and advice to people with convictions and their families, is in need of some more volunteer mentors – especially for its dedicated women’s service. Set up in January 2017, the service helps LAT’s female clients and aims to reconnect them ...

Youngsters are missing out on a host of activities on their doorstep, the commanding officer of an air cadet squadron that’s been going since 1947 has said. The 2430 (Holbeach) Squadron’s commanding officer flight lieutenant Keith Bates (59) has been involved with the air cadets since he was 13-years-old and he’s disappointed so many people are missing out on what ...

Samba, the irresistible Latin style of music that can’t help but shake hips, is coming to Spalding with free lessons starting this month. Experts and beginners alike are welcome to take part in the sessions, and the group’s first outing will come at this year’s Spalding Pumpkin Parade on Friday, October 12. “No previous experience is necessary, just a willingness ...

A Hong Kong man who visited South Holland last month has taken a copy of home-grown action movie Dishonoured back to Asia with him as a memento. The film, written by and starring Holbeach Film Company’s Stephan Genovese, was influenced by 80s and 90s action cinema, a genre that was forged in Hong Kong by directors such as John Woo ...