Letters

Thank goodness for Coun Angela Newton, who appears to have the future of Spalding town at heart – Coun Gambba-Jones please take note.It appears that the majority of SHDC members have an agenda to close down the town.I, and several other people, cannot see how it endangers the council workers and puts them at risk from of coronavirus, to erect ...

I was shopping in B&Q in Spalding last week when I noticed another shopper wearing his face covering incorrectly.The man had a mask on but it wasn’t covering his nose. By the time he got to the till, the mask was on his chin, not covering his nose or mouth.I then went into Halfords, where I witnessed a similar situation.What ...

The Friends of Spalding Cemetery would like to thank everybody, the public and the local media, for their support during Heritage Week.The COVID-19 restrictions did not dampen our plans and over 100 people visited the two chapels and the grounds, and there were some very generous donations made.We must also thank the cemetery staff and the residents of the Cemetery ...

Community Speed Watch is now back and a training session has been organised for today (Thursday), 6pm at the Castle Sports Centre, Albion Street, Spalding, PE11 2AJ, all welcome to come along and attend.You must bring a mask, sanitiser will be at the door and seating organised for a safe sitting area.I look forward to hearing from you. Let’s hope ...

I write with reference to the mainstream news media reporting of COVID- 19 et al.The pandemic is very distressing and causing great misery and suffering for many people.Despite all this misery, the mainstream news media seem focused on mainly reporting doom and gloom at every opportunity.They mostly interview members of the public/experts with complaints, and very rarely give a counter ...

I note in your publication on September 3 it contained an update on matters regarding the Pinchbeck Community Speed Watch team which was submitted by one of your regular contributors, in general it was good to read that the team is now back in action and helping make local roads safer for one and all.The article included mention of a ...

On Friday, September 11, I was shopping with my 89-year-old mother in Aldi, Spalding.She is suffering from memory loss and asked me five times what date is was and we were still on the first aisle.A total stranger sensed my frustration and impatience and simply said: ‘I know what it’s like’.I replied that she had become worse over the past ...

I wish to draw your attention to the terrible state of the toilets when I recently shopped at Spalding. The bus station toilets were absolutely disgusting – the other toilets were closed for repair. R J BarbenNewborough

Notice to all Spalding Services and Social Club members: We are calling a general meeting for all the members of our club. This meeting is being held at the club on Wednesday 23rd September at 7pm. We are holding this meeting as we have received a signed petition with reference to the letters that were sent to this paper, regarding ...

Just a few reasons why refugees risk everything to cross the channel by dingy. In France they do not automatically receive access to free housing, healthcare and schooling. Asylum claims in Britain can take ten, 12 years plus. Unbelievably the claimants are then given back dated benefit cheques for sums up to £60,000 having not paid a penny in to ...

Payments from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) for workers who are on furlough will end on October 31. To encourage employers to retain furloughed workers after this point the government has announced a Job Retention Bonus of £1,000 to employers for every eligible furloughed employee who remains continuously employed through to the end of January 2021. Employees must earn ...

Once again Spalding seems to be on the hit list for bad decisions.Recently we had the market stalls removed on the recommendation of the Portfolio Holder for Place Coun Gambba-Jones on a ‘temporary’ basis at that time. However, one of the market traders who offered to buy his stall was told stalls will be scrapped so I’m unsure how that ...

Fact or Hearsay? In response to the recent publication regarding the Spalding Social Club, I would like to respond as follows. Firstly, no drinks were served from the club premises bar to the snooker room. Secondly the police were in attendance of the club premises on one occasion only and not two as stated in the letter. This was instigated ...

The people of Spalding and those visiting need to up their game, I was sat on the wall outside the vets in Kirton and for around 40 minutes not one driver was seen using their phone, only two seemed to be slightly above the speed limit – I’m guessing at this though as I have no speed gun. I also ...

I totally disagree with the proposal to increase the car parking fees in Spalding town centre. We don’t need to drive people away when local business needs the increase in footfall. No wonder people are going elsewhere to shop and supporting local economies in other towns. We must be able to come out of the COVID-19 crisis by helping the ...

Readers of this correspondence will be aware of criticism (Voice August 20) thrown at suggestions that charities favoured by the establishment could make a greater contribution to the causes proponents cherish if better run. Therefore reports that this same establishment intends to remove its support for what it formerly claimed were the most important causes of all should alarm everyone. ...

I refer to your letters column in the August 13 edition in which I ask a number of questions regarding the links, if any; between Sir John Hayes and Imogen Sinclair of London (Sir John is wonderful MP, letters August 6). Sadly neither Sir John nor Imogen Sinclair has clarified the situation.In the circumstances I felt obliged to do some ...

King’s Lynn & District Ostomy Support Group meets at the Reffley Community Hall in King’s Lynn on the first Saturday of March, June, September and December. The group covers North and West Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire and is run by Colostomy, Ileostomy and Urostomy patients for patients, their families and friends. Informative talks on health-related matters of interest to the ...

The COVID-19 crisis has obviously impacted the finances of many businesses and service providers, that is a fact. But the reality is that many of those employers with serious cash flow problems now, have enough liquid assets and reserves to weather much of the storm. There are also firms that have continued to make money throughout the crisis and those ...

It has been brought to the attention of a number of members of the Spalding Services and Social Club, High Street, Spalding, that on lockdown in March, a certain amount of the committee members and one or two members were in the club drinking. They were let in and served while playing snooker in the snooker room. This was breaking ...