Sport

Spalding Hockey Club are returning to action this weekend. The club are set to host a series of training sessions and friendlies throughout the spring and summer. While there’s no official fixtures against other clubs currently planned, the club asked players if they’d like to start playing after the lockdown ended rather than wait for the season to re-start again ...

Pinchbeck Croquet Club have got into the swing of their brand new season. Despite the obvious complications, last year’s season was a hugely successful one for the club both on and off the field. Pinchbeck won the Plate for the 14-point East Midlands Federation League one-day competition. Members also earned plenty of success in individual competitions reaching out to play ...

The ChromaSport Peterborough and District Football League returns this weekend as an end of season cup competition kicks off. With the COVID-19 lockdown resulting in the null and voiding of the leagues, clubs have voted to take part in voluntary cup competitions that begin this weekend. Training started last week with the first friendlies having taken place at the weekend. ...

A Long Sutton cricketer is looking to remember his grandfather by donating money to charity for every wicket and run he picks up in the 2021 cricket season – and he’d like other cricketers to do the same. Jake Burton (26) came up with the idea for Runs4Research in memory of Trevor Burton who passed away aged 83 at the ...

It’s an exciting time for Spalding Golf Club’s Tilly Garfoot as she gets ready to captain Lincolnshire Junior Girls and her own club ahead of a potential trip to America. The 18-year-old who is in her final year of A Levels at Spalding High School first picked up a club aged two and has been training with Spalding since she ...

Spalding United striker Spencer Weir-Daley was in World Cup action over the weekend. The 35-year-old who is on dual forms from Peterborough Sports has been representing Montserrat in the opening round of fixtures in the first round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2022 World Cup set to be held in Qatar.Weir-Daley started the opening fixture against Antigua and Barbuda on ...

With the news that the 20/21 season has been officially ended, Spalding United are preparing for next season and the prospect of a host of different opponents. The FA has officially ratified the decision to null and void the Tulips’ Pitching-In Northern Premier Division season, the second time in a row that COVID-19 has led to that happening. And the ...

Moulton Harrox assistant manager Bobby Patterson says his players are looking forward to getting back playing after the ChromaSport Peterborough and District Football League announced a one-off competition is to planned to kick off on April 10. The 2020/21 league season has been null and voided, the second year in a row that’s happened following the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead clubs ...

The RFU has unveiled its roadmap to get rugby playing again with all ages able to train from March 29. And it’s aiming for full contact games to be able to take place from June. The likes of Spalding Rugby Club haven’t had a competitive fixture in over a year with the sport having been particularly hard hit by COVID-19 ...

Spalding Amateur Swimming Club are hoping to get back into the pool next month. With the government roadmap they’ve earmarked April 20 as the day they can restart swimming lessons at the Castle Sports Complex. After the initial lockdown, the club were able to get back into action in September. But that lasted just a few weeks before the next ...

Moulton Harrox are looking forward to the 2021 season with relish and they’ve been boosted by captain Chris Beale having already made a significant century on the field. The skipper has raised over £1,300 for the South Lincs and Border League side by running for 100 miles within 31 days, much of which took place on the field. It’s helping ...

Spalding Golf Club’s professional Adam Keogh is to leave the club for a prestigious new appointment. The 32-year-old has spent eight successful years with the Spalding establishment but is moving on at the end of May. He’s taking up the role of head coach and academy manager at Woodhall Spa Golf Club which is home to The National Golf Centre ...

Spalding and Long Sutton Hockey Clubs have had their league seasons officially terminated – but there may be an opportunity for end of campaign competitions. The East League made the announcement last week that the league season would be terminated. Secretary Neil Liversedge said: “The feedback we have had from both clubs and senior members from clubs is that there ...

Gosberton’s Abbi Pulling is targeting a title tilt after confirming that she’ll be racing in British Formula Four again for the 2021 season. The 17-year-old is set for a second season with the JHR Developments team after impressing last year winning the JTR Rookie of the Year award for a sixth placed finish in the championship following several podiums. Now ...

The United Counties League says it’s looking to run a mini-competition for interested clubs after the season was null and voided for a second year – but it’s likely Holbeach United won’t be involved. It follows last week’s announcement that the FA was recommending curtailing all leagues at steps three to six, including the UCL and Spalding United’s Pitching In ...

Matt Elworthy earned the top prize in Spalding Cycling Club’s virtual TT series but he was unable to make it a clean sweep in last week’s final round of the tournament. Instead Ant Gough was the quickest to complete the course via the online cycling platform Zwift out of the 16 competitors that took part from their own homes. With ...

Teen race ace Abbi Pulling is in line to land another award. The 17-year-old from Gosberton has been listed as a nominee in the British Women Racing Drivers’ Club’s (BWRDC) Gold Star Awards. She’s been nominated in the Junior Gold Star category. A spokesman for the BWRDC said: “Abbi Pulling stepped up to the British F4 Championship for 2020 and ...

Spalding United manager Gabriel Zakuani has signed on to manage the Tulips for the 21/22 season. The former Peterborough United and Gillingham player officially took on the mantle in October, initially in a caretaker role. He was given the job full time, but the Pitching In Northern Premier South East Division was suspended just one game later, a 3-3 draw ...

In the space of a few weeks Johnathan Hoggard has gone from the excitement of driving a Formula One car to the frustration of not being able to even go to the gym. But the Weston Hills race ace is hoping to announce his plans for the 2021 race season soon. Hoggard ended last season with his first F1 test ...

The area’s top non-league football clubs have been handed a boost with the announcement that they can claim government grant money. Football clubs at steps three to six of the non-league pyramid, which includes Spalding United, Holbeach United and Pinchbeck United, can apply for the grants to keep them going during the latest lockdown. Up to £10million can be claimed ...