Letters

Read the article in the last edition about the disgusting crime of fly-tipping and littering.It’s a good idea to increase the amount for dumping filth on any piece of land they feel like.Most of the culprits use the same areas regularly, so why don’t the council use common sense and put cameras up?Once they have proof of the person and ...

I travelled up from London to visit family for the weekend and was invited to The Drayman’s Arms for a fun day.With the glorious weather, the beer garden was a bustling hub of local togetherness where all ages waited in anticipation for local band Paisley Circus to play.As the band started and children played on the bouncy castle I looked ...

Sadly, my mother, who reached 96, Jessie Irwin passed away at 3am on Thursday, September 7 at the Southernwood House Wellbeing Residence, and it is to the management team and staff I would like to convey my many thanks.Southernwood has not had the best reviews lately generally due mainly to the fact that the decor may not compete with the ...

May I take this opportunity of thanking the wonderful people of Spalding and the surrounding area who attended a charity concert at The South Holland Auditorium on August 26.Added to ex-colleagues of mine from Belvoir, and family and friends, your support helped raise a fantastic £3,200 for research into Parkinson’s Disease.Entertainment was provided by probably the best ELO tribute band ...

The South Holland constituency has seen one of the highest numbers of signatures on the petition to save railway station ticket offices out of the entire country, and I hope that rail bosses will consider a reprieve for the Spalding ticket office.Alongside others, I spend a lot of time and resources making our station a welcoming gateway to Spalding and ...

It is alarming and disgraceful that the proportion of women giving birth in Lincolnshire who are smokers is nearly twice the national average (The Voice, August 24).With local schools already encountering record proportions of pupils with special needs and the system bursting at the edges, all parties must do their utmost to ensure children in the area are given the ...

Energy regulator OFGEM’s new price cap announced recently does not help the millions of older and vulnerable people still struggling to pay bills or in debt from last Winter.Although the latest limit on typical UK dual-fuel bills for October 1 to December 31 2023 is, as anticipated, £151 lower than the previous quarter at £1,923 a year, it will not ...

There seems to be no escape from the constant see-sawing of fuel prices.Petrol and diesel, the latter in particular, have rocketed in the last few days and are now much more expensive than a couple of months ago.Just because exporting countries don’t feel they make enough money, they reduce output and the price can only go one way.It’s a cartel ...

On behalf of my brothers, sisters and extended family, I would like to thank everyone at Beech Lodge Care Home in Holbeach for the love, care and affection given to our mother Elizabeth Anne.We were especially thrilled by the way everyone went out of their way to make my mother’s birthday special for her and us alike on August 16.This ...

I am writing to clarify the position of Tydd St Mary Parish Council following its successful defence of a claim of constructive dismissal brought against it at an Employment Tribunal by its former clerk, Ms Karen Treacher.All the grounds for her case were dismissed by the tribunal, as was a claim for considerable financial compensation as well as an attempt ...

I would like to say a very, very big thank you to the unknown person who handed in the plastic envelope containing my bank debit cards.I inadvertently left them behind on the counter at the Spalding Post Office on Friday, August 11.Frantically returning to the post office, I discovered that a very honest and trustworthy customer had found them laying ...

It is absolutely vital that as many people as possible object to the proposal to close railway ticket offices, and they must do so before September 1.There is a freepost address to send it to: Freepost RTEH-XAGE-BYKZ Transport Focus, PO Box 5594, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 9PZFor the sake of all travellers, both now and in the future, please respond and send ...

Regarding your article in The Voice (August 10), on the MBE investiture for Steve Machin, I would like to offer my sincere congratulations to Steve on receiving the special presentation of the MBE for his services to King and country.You were also first on the scene of a terrorist attack on London Bridge in November 2019.Your professionalism, integrity and expertise ...

Couns Whitbourn and Taylor support a petition against closure of the ticket office at Spalding Railway Station.One or two relevant points:When the railways were privatised, responsibilities became fragmented, and lack of co-ordination was responsible for disjointed running, cancelled services, etc. Monetary arrangements meant that there was no great incentive for companies to improve service and attract new business. (One of ...

If you are looking for different ways to occupy your new found spare time, to try something new or revisit a hobby or activity you loved when you were younger then take a tip from me think about joining the U3A (University of the Third Age).The U3A is a national organisation with more than 1,000 local groups with 430,000 members ...

I strongly support the letter from Couns Jan Whitbourn and Gary Taylor published in The Voice on August 10 regarding the Spalding ticket office to stay open for the reasons stated and well done.This service is absolutely essential for Spalding and local areas.I urge everyone to sign this petition. I understand many people cannot sign if they are not on ...

On reading the letter in The Voice, I was so pleased to read how nice the Indian restaurant people had been – what a pleasant uplifting in human kindness experience in this day and age.Definitely unlike the experience I had with a breakdown company. I was a fully paid-up member for several years, but never called upon them then when ...

I’d like to thank everyone who attended and helped to make a big success at my recent birthday party which was held at The Elizabethan Social Club, Whaplode Drove.£1,050 was raised with raffles, auction and donations, the proceeds being donated to Dementia UK.Thank to you all once again.Tony BarnesHolbeach

I refer to the article, BMX track to go (August 3), where a spokesman for Spalding Cycling club states “it is well used”. Yes, this is very true. However, not for the purpose intended – drug and alcohol-fuelled ASB nearly every day and night by up to 20 youths, covering the whole BMX track area and behind the mound.This area ...

1st Spalding Girls’ Brigade and 3rd Spalding Boys’ Brigade are celebrating their 90th anniversary on October 15.A celebration service will be held at Spalding United Reformed Church at 10.30am, followed by a buffet lunch.Lots of memorabilia will be around and we hope that folk will bring their own photos too.It’s a chance to catch up with old friends and reminisce ...