Letters

During these depressing days, a little uplifting story. I am 93 and use a mobility scooter – my bit of freedom to shop and get fresh air. Returning from M&S along by the football ground, I came to a complete standstill, my scooter would not move through the depth of leaves. I was really stuck until a gentleman came to ...

It would be hugely disadvantageous to many residents in the Spalding area, including Holbeach and surrounding villages, if services at the Johnson Hospital are downgraded, as was suggested in The Voice. I myself have had several non-emergency procedures done there over the years, including three x-rays. It’s a 130-mile, three hour round trip to Gainsborough and back, which is highly ...

Following Patricia Harris’s letter in which she execrates my previous week’s correspondence, as this was a personal attack (rather than generic like my letter) I would like the opportunity to address her and start by quoting David Cameron by saying “calm down dear”. Your communication has all the appearance of being composed with the possibility of improbious confected outrage, and ...

Regarding the letter from Mr T Bown, published in The Voice on October 29. The letter had a variety of words the gentleman may have been hoping the poorer educated indigenous people would not understand. Today a three-year-old asks Alexa, Alexa the AI replies. The older siblings go Googling to find out what the words and meanings are. In that letter it ...

On Friday, November 30 at about 11.30am I was riding my bike along St Thomas’s Road, Spalding, towards Aldi. There were a lot of cars parked opposite the road, as there usually is, and travelling along a few metres on, cars were coming towards me from Aldi’s direction. To avoid these cars I found a dropped kerb and rode onto ...

I am grateful to Mr Sloan for courteously inviting me to explain my reasoning on free school meals, and to the Voice for printing my response. We all agree that no child should go hungry. So, the debate is not about the principle but practice – in other words devising and delivering the optimal package of support for those in ...

After reading the letter by Tony Bown, I was quite shocked. I was born in Nutts Lane, Holbeach St Johns, and lived in the district all of my 84 years, apart from two years in the Royal Air Force, and knew a large proportion of local people and most of them were good honest people. Of course there are always ...

No Government would find it straightforward to cope with the current pandemic. Whatever route is taken, whichever decisions are made, some will be disappointed. The Prime Minister is walking a tightrope with loss of life on one side and the loss of livelihoods on the other. His leadership in trying to do so deserves support from across politics. Now is ...

With all due respect to the eminent medical experts and the received wisdom leading to the imposition of the lockdown, I must beg to differ. The Prime Minister has been bounced into this action by a vocal minority and following the herd instincts of a number of other countries. The present spike was expected following the return to school and ...

I write regarding the letter from Tony Bown last week, I have rarely seen such an amount of hatred and vitriol committed to paper, I am surprised that The Voice printed such a nasty letter. I am an incomer and have been here over a decade, I’ve found everyone to be kind, helpful and welcoming, I’ve made some fantastic friendships ...

Various recent letters have touched on the decline of Spalding. It’s interesting to reflect on the possible causes. One, of course, is the change in agricultural practice, which has more or less eliminated the former intimate relationship of Spalding with its surrounding district. Many shops and businesses in town reflected that intimacy, and the thriving cattle market was a quite ...

I am looking for information from local residents to help me to name any railway workers from Spalding Station and yard who lost their lives in WW1 or WW2. As part of our aspirations for the station, the Friends of Spalding Station (FOSS) are hoping to commission a commemorative Roll of Honour in the buildings as a lasting memorial to ...

It is time one of the papers did an article about the cost saving COVID-19 and the NHS waste of money. My husband had a telephone consultation at Long Sutton Medical Centre in June because his ears need syringing annually, the doctor said he must see his dentist. He saw the dentist on June 18, so his instructions were carried ...

Until recently many local people, that also includes business owners in the area, were not fully aware that the Springfields organisation when setting up their retail outlet on the edge of Spalding, initially had given over £1m to the council towards funding local amenities. Although, it seems they are also giving a lot more cash to them now their latest ...

May I invite Sir John Hayes to explain to the readers of this paper and to his constituents at large why he voted against free school meals for hungry children from impoverished backgrounds. I Sloanvia email (Ed – He explained his reasoning here.)

Over the last decade, the local residents of Carrington Road and surrounding areas have been blighted by an eyesore that has overstayed its welcome. The site was bought after the closure of Burden’s Garage, on the junction of Carrington Road with Bourne Road. On several occasions in the past I have raised my concern in the local press and spoke ...

My wife and I herewith register our absolute objection to the proposed closure of the Long Sutton Branch of TSB. This is the last remaining bank branch in the town, and would be greatly missed by many customers, particularly the elderly, local businesses, and market traders. A visit to the nearest branch of TSB at King’s Lynn would be a ...

I write with reference to the questions posed, and the request for enlightenment, from Mr C Ayres in his letter to this publication of October 22. Sir, you have moved to a predominately poorly (or, at best, poorer) educated, unskilled, unsophisticated, blue collar, working class area. My experience of life is that this socioeconomic demographic is nearly always devoid of ...

I have to ask, who authorised the hiring of Nathan Elvery? See bottom left, page 21 of Private Eye No 1533 dated 23 October to 5 November 2020. Nigel WickendenSpalding

Can I through your letters page say a massive thank you to all of my supporters who have still donated goods for me to sell on my charity car boot sale in aid of Springhill Hospice, even in this most difficult time. Also thank you to the customers who have come out and purchased the said goods. My total now ...