Letters

What have the Tories done for us?There has been a Conservative controlled government since 2010.Lincolnshire County Council has a very large Conservative majority.South Holland District Council is Conservative controlled and has elected a conservative MP since time immemorial, and Sir John Hayes has been in that role since 1997So with local elections on the horizon let’s consider what the Tories ...

Thank you to the two members of staff at Aldi, Spalding when I fell recently after leaving the store.The two members of staff very kindly helped me and stayed with me until I could get home.Thank you also to the lady and her son who also came over to help me.I thank you so much for checking on me since.I ...

As people will know from the coverage in this paper, we are now in the swing of the local elections.There are a range of candidates standing across the district, but sadly our community appears to have been shunned by the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties.This means the second largest group of candidates standing are the South Holland Independent Party (I’ll ...

May I use The Spalding and South Holland Voice to reply to Chris Brewis.Dear Mr Brewis, being somewhat sceptical of your motive in asking for a referendum on the “new pavilion” may I ask that when the question is phrased it includes reference to an alternative building? If you ask the people of the parish “do you want a new ...

I am visiting Spalding from Canada.I am appalled at the lack of thought by numerous people who park their vehicles half on the pavement so that people in wheelchairs and scooters cannot access the pavement.Not only do they do that, but they often park where the drop down curb is.This means even mums with prams cannot cross the road, let ...

A group of people who enjoy singing, regularly sing at care homes in the Spalding area. The residents get a great deal of pleasure from our visits and often join in the singing.Recently we went to Tonic Health to sing with the Dementia Club and their carers. Everyone had a lovely afternoon.Sadly two of the volunteer singers found, on leaving ...

I am pleased to see your readers joining in to support the 68 is too late campaign and opposing pension age rises in your recent publication of The Spalding & South Holland Voice.The state pension age is already too high, it’s due to rise to 67 by 2028 and 68 by 2046.Also I welcome Unite the union and the National ...

The ‘clampdown’ on anti-social behaviour has just been announced by the government at the same time as we have seen there is going to be a reduction in the number of PCSOs in the area.It makes me wonder who thinks up this patronising rubbish which insults everyone in the country with more than two brain cells.Living in London for six ...

With the Abbey Passage situation now involving action, the benefits of anti-pee paint could certainly bring control to the area. Versatility of the coating would enhance artwork and control the peeing problem over larger areas.If artwork was on the skyline the people would need to be a long shot to reach it. In any case the wonder of anti-urine paint ...

I refer to the article in the Voice dated March 22, regarding Lord Porter’s boastful opinion on how he and the Woodland Trust wish to create a woodland in every town and village in the local area.Maybe he could lend an idea to the builders building thousands of properties and request they stop tearing up large swathes of land destroying ...

The damning report published into the problems of the Met also highlights a number of political decisions that has led to poor performance and loss of public trust.Lincolnshire Independents wrote just a month ago to the Home Office Minister for Police in protest at the drastic cuts proposed in local neighbourhood Policing across the county. The cut in Police Community ...

Seeing what’s going on in France it’s certainly outrageous that we in Britain have to work until we are 66 years and three months of age before we can retire.I have another three years, seven months to work, I work 12-hour shifts which over the age of 55 working shifts is not good for your health.I really can’t see me ...

I am looking for some help please.I have written a history of Deeping St Nicholas, published in 2021, and am now working on a second edition, as so much extra information has come my way.Firstly, I read on the website a letter – admittedly, if I read correctly, written in 2018 – by Mr R Jackson, of Pinchbeck.He mentions that ...

Regarding the possible pavilion at Sutton Bridge, I have not ‘led the campaign’ for the proposal, but am chairman of the committee/task group which is looking into the idea.No decisions have yet been taken on the actual type of building, nor on its eventual cost.Unless the funding for the eventual idea can be achieved through grants and outside help, we ...

May I refer to the news item ‘Row over sports pavilion’ in March 23 edition.Reporter Richard Rush has set out my position very well. Sadly, Coun Brewis seems to have strayed from reality in his response.A new sports pavilion is certainly needed but Coun Brewis has on several occasion actively hindered proposals over the past five years. Even now, a ...

I would like to thank the good souls who laboured to produce the new hedge which edges the nature reserve on Garnsgate Road. It is a joy to see.Well done to all concerned. Sue MasonStation RoadLong Sutton

The Wash is a vast area and we should make more of it. Bird watching, walking, dog exercising, gathering samphire for personal use and simply admiring a unique area of natural scenery. I read that a senior Conservative activist objects to South Holland Independents wishing to improve access to this space. She says the only one is at Sutton Bridge. ...

An open letter to Rishi Sunak PM: Just one more letter re the state of the NHS, for which I am very grateful for all the use I have to make of it. I have just spent 27 minutes waiting to speak to our local surgery for the results to some fairly serious blood tests, and can have a phone ...

As Jan Shortt, General Secretary of the National Pensioner’s Convention points out, the recent Budget disappoints as it ignores the oldest struggling to pay bills and in need of vital care. The Budget was hugely disappointing for millions of older people who are still struggling to meet rocketing bills with an inadequate state pension. The Chancellor started his speech by ...

Over the past decades, UK governments have paid France millions of pounds to stem the tide of boat crossings. It has all been wasted. France is again demanding more money to do what it should morally be doing. I believe it is time for a new initiative. The new deal with France should be a reward system. They should receive ...