Community

Campaigners hoping to save a village pub have had a set back after a bid to have it listed as a “community asset” was recommended to be refused. Gedney Dyke villagers are looking to re-open The Chequers which shut its doors on Christmas Eve last year after, what campaigners say, is around 200 years of pubs on the site and ...

A series of events are to be held in the area to mark National Carers Week. This year’s national awareness week focuses on helping carers stay healthy and connected and there are three events scheduled through the week organised by the Lincolnshire Carers Service. The first is an awareness stand that’s heading to Spalding’s Market Place between 10am and 2pm ...

A Spalding woman and her former colleague are stepping into the night on three marathon walks one of which is in Iceland. Pam Thompson, of Spalding, is joining former Bakkavor colleague Jenny Darroch, of Murrow, for the Moonwalks in Glasgow and Reykjavik in June where participants walk 26.2 miles through the night in aid of breast cancer research. They have ...

Staff at Chosen Charity Shop in Holbeach have donated the £750 to purchase the Tommy silhouette statue to be placed by the graves of the World War I fallen in Holbeach Cemetery. When the trust made its initial pledge, it said if the cost of one statue was met, it would purchase as many additional statues as donations allow. To ...

Pinchbeck will be full of characters for a weekend of carnival fun. Children’s books is the theme for the year and there will be three days of community fun at the marquee on Rotten Row playing field. The annual bingo night kicks-off proceedings with eyes-down at 7pm. The parade will leave Wimberley Way at noon on Saturday and should arrive ...

The Rotary Club of Holbeach is closing after 25 years of service to the community. But its members are determined the work it’s associated with, including Santa’s visits in December, will continue. The club went out with a bang with a special presentation evening on Tuesday, May 28 at Holbeach United FC marking its quarter of a century of supporting ...

The purr-fect Sunday is being offered by The Lodge Cattery, which is having an open day on June 3. The Dozens Bank in Pinchbeck based business will be joined by the RSPCA East Lincolnshire branch and Spalding and District Cats Protection League for a day of fun, games and plenty of cats. All money raised at the event will be ...

Forget CSI: Miami or CSI: NY, thanks to a police engagement exercise, a Cubs group made its very own CSI: Holbeach when they got stuck into forensics and investigated a staged crime scene. PSCO Naomi Newell said the children fully embraced the engagement exercise and learned about the crime investigation process and forensics. PCSO Newell said: “Previously we have done ...

The Bank Holiday weather could hardly have been better for this year’s Spalding Beer Festival which saw great crowds. Organised by the town’s Round Table, the annual event attracted more than 4,000 visitors this year. There was plenty of choice for the ale-lovers and live music was also popular. Crazy golf, face painting and a bouncy castle were among attractions ...

A Spalding man has raised over a thousand pounds for charity after completing the Rat Race dressed in a tutu. Carl Repper completed the 20 mile challenge in Stamford that featured 200 obstacle in five hours 15 minutes. Every year the policeman looks to do something for charity and this year he chose Children with Cancer UK to be the ...

There was no need for Solo efforts when the force was strong in Long Sutton for a Jedi event. As the latest Star Wars movie hits the big screen, youngsters in Long Sutton were polishing their lightsabre skills for a Train Like a Jedi evening. Organised as part of South Holland District Council’s SHout and About health campaign, there were ...

A Pinchbeck personal injury team dug out their wackiest hats for an awareness day. Last Friday, Brain Injury Association charity Headway encouraged the nation to don their silliest hats to raise awareness and funds for victims of brain injury. This year they had a regal theme in honour of last week’s royal wedding and participants had the opportunity to win ...

Educational boards and litter picking stations look set to be installed along the riverside in Spalding after conservationists bagged a £2,000 charity grant. The Welland Rivers Trust, working alongside the Riverside Forum Community Group, has been granted the money as part of the Tesco Bags of Help scheme. Money raised from the sale of carrier bags is being put back ...

A special football match was held to raise awareness of a national charity. The match was organised between Cowbit Athletic and a ‘stars’ team drawn from a range of disciplines from acting to football. The event was organised by Jamie Wadlow and he said that he was planning another with celebrities including football star Jamie Redknapp. The game held earlier ...

A new museum display charts spectacular spectacles from down the ages. Spalding Gentlemen’s Society (SGS) has dipped into its vast collection of eye glasses for its latest educational offerings at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum. Heather Violett from SGS said the collection on display dated back to the early 18th century. There’s also a modern touch, with modern day famous glasses wearer, ...

The Pride in South Holland Crew – the District Council’s team that tackles problem areas and ‘grot spots’ – recently used a graffiti-busting combination of spray-paint removing compound and a portable high-pressure jet wash to clean up vandalism at Spalding skate park. Coun Roger Gambba-Jones, South Holland District Council Portfolio Holder for Place, said: “The council has provided extra resources ...

Community groups are being encouraged to apply for a share of the Sheds Grant Fund as it opens again for applications to help support the set-up of community Shed spaces. South Holland currently has two Men’s Sheds, in Spalding and Long Sutton, which have proved invaluable spaces for people come together to take part in practical skills and activities. They ...

The annual Whaplode St Mary’s Church flower festival begins today (Friday May 25) and runs through to Tuesday. The festival is open 10am-5pm, except Sunday which is 12.00pm to 5.00pm for the normal Sunday Service at 10.30am which is a Songs of Praise Service. Everyone is welcome to join in with this service celebrating specially chosen hymns and readings. As ...

South Holland was not left out of the royal wedding party at the weekend. The marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex may have been in Windsor but, along with towns and villages around the country, there were parties across the district for everyone to enjoy. In Holbeach, Coun Tracey Carter organised a patriotic celebration in the WI Hall ...

Spalding Grammar School pupils have conquered Win Hill in the Peak District in preparation for a month-long trek in the Himalayas. In July, 21 adventurous students along with staff members will set off on an expedition to northern India with Outlook Expeditions. Grammar School teacher Stephen Lane said they will travel as two separate teams, having planned itineraries including a ...