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The 2023 St Barnabas Charity Day was held at Gedney Hill Golf Club.The day was hosted by organiser, Terry Grantham who, at the age of 92, has organised this event for the past 14 years.There were 33 golfers who took part and an amazing amount of £1,380 was raised for the St Barnabas Hospice.The results were: Men’s Competition – 1st ...

Golfers are being encouraged to sign up for the Rotary Club of South Holland’s annual charity golf competition next month.It takes place this year on Thursday, August 17 at Spalding Golf Club.This year the pairs betterball competition for gents, ladies or mixed teams is raising money for End Domestic Abuse Now in Lincolnshire (EDAN).The entry fee is £40 or £20 ...

The latest results from Tydd St Giles Golf Club. Seniors’ pairs open competition winners from Gedney Hill were David Lord and Peter Vinter with 49 points.Second were Bob Warlow and Wally Laws, from Gedney Hill, with 47 points, third were Graham Ralph and Keith Power, from Tydd, with 46 points and fourth were Derek Wisbey and Mark Athow, from March, ...

Spalding Rugby Club’s Annual Golf Day at Spalding Golf Club saw 70 competitors taking part. The competition was a pairs betterball format and with the course in splendid condition there was some entertaining golf with outstandingly high scores coming in.Before the golfers set off there was the President’s putting competition, won by Kavan Williamson.The winners of the competition as a ...

July 19 saw Lady Captain’s Day at Spalding Golf Club, with the theme All Things French. The competition was a betterball stableford, played using a French scorecard causing much fun and consternation.Ladies entered into the spirit of the day, many sporting berets, stripy tops, even a chef’s outfit and a French maid.There was a half way house serving wine and ...

The family of a swimmer who is hoping to one day represent her country at the Paralympics is calling on the new Castle Sports Complex to be built so she and others can continue to train there. Lincolnshire para-swimming champion Orlaigh Greer already has bronze medals at a national level in the 100m backstroke and freestyle and part of the ...

The weather put paid to any hopes Elliot Sandy had of watching more trialists as he continues to build his Spalding United squad ahead of a new Pitching In Northern Premier League Midlands Division season. Heavy rain washed out Saturday’s scheduled friendly at Kempston Rovers but the Tulips were due to be back in action on Wednesday with a trip ...

Holbeach United will travel to Newark Town in the first qualifying round of the FA Vase on Saturday, August 26. The Tigers are one of only seven clubs to have competed in all 50 competitions since the Vase replaced the FA Amateur Cup in 1974.They have lost their opening ties for the past three seasons but have reached the last ...

Tydd St Giles’ Andy Hicks’ Captain’s Day competition saw more than 100 golfers take part in a stableford competition. Bacon roll and coffee started the day, with a hog roast and prizegiving after the match.The captain thanked all for taking part, green keepers for the excellent condition of the course all his helpers on the day as well as sponsors, ...

The latest Holbeach & District match was held at Leedgate Bridge, South Holland Drain and was won by Paul Chapman with 5lb 2oz from end peg 14Second was a tied on 3lb between Andy Kilby and Jason Thrower.

It was not only the wet weekend that brought misery for local cricket teams at the weekend. Friday’s deluge left many fixtures in doubt but five matches did go ahead – alas, all bringing defeats.In the Lincolnshire Board Premier League, Spalding ran out of batsmen, just short of their revised target at Lindum.Mitch Freeman (4-27) excelled in the damp conditions to restrict the hosts ...

Tom Fisher rode to a win and two second places on the Kime Racing Yamaha in round five of the No Limits Pirelli Super Series 600 on Anglesey on Sunday. The result edged him closer to the top three in the rider standings.Fisher rode well during qualifying to earn a front row start to Saturday’s opening race and anticipated the lights well ...

The Bull Dog Short Mat Bowls Club are holding a pairs competition on Sunday, July 30, to raise money for a local charity.It will take place from 9.30am at Holbeach St Johns Village Hall.All teams are welcome and entry is £7 per person.Profits are being donated to the Wood Green Dog Rescue charity.p The club meet at Holbeach St Johns Village ...

Several Spalding and District Federation players qualified for the Lincolnshire Women’s Bowling Federation semi-finals at Washingborough, Lincoln. There were some tightly fought games, notably Tracy Philpott losing 21-18 to Mary Johnson in two-bowl singles, Marion Perkins going down 21-19 to Nicola Sandys in the four-bowl singles and Sandra Hammond, Barbara Cave and Sue Hoyles winning 16-14 in the three-bowl triples.In the ...

Spalding will start the 2023/24 season in Counties One Midlands East (South) after their nail-biting charge to promotion last season. They pipped Stewart & Lloyds to the second promotion place by the slender margin of just four match points after the rivals ended the season locked on 76 points.Their reward is a place at the higher level and derby encounters against both Bourne and ...

Football can and does help footfall in Spalding a councillor has claimed as a panel unanimously gave its backing for the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field to be leased out. The ground bequeathed to the people of Spalding on the proviso it be open to the public was described as a “challenging site” for South Holland by Coun Paul Redgate ...

Abbi Pulling had two podiums and a pole at Monza last weekend in the F1 Academy, but the wait for a first win goes on.After being second quickest in both free practice sessions, the Rodin Carlin driver finished third in first qualifying after being frustrated by traffic before topping the time sheets herself in qualifying two.The Gosberton race ace was ...

Long Sutton extended their lead at the top of the South Lincs and Border League Championship with a five wicket win over Freiston. Sutton skipper Jake Burton put Freiston in on winning the toss and Josh Baker (2 for 50) gave his side the perfect start, having Richard Paul out without a run being scored.He also ended the second wicket ...

New signing Dan Sweeney scored the goal that earned Spalding United a 1-0 win in their pre-season match at Melton Town on Tuesday night.It’s two in two for the new signing from Macclesfield as the Tulips continue their preparation for the Northern Premier League Midlands Division.Elliot Sandy’s side are due to face Kempston at 3pm on Saturday and then Blackstones ...

Spalding Tennis Club held its second open day of the season on Saturday, July 8.A number of people, some with experience and some without, went down to the Holyrood Walk club for coaching.A spokesman said: “It was a great afternoon with guests receiving coaching from club coaches Enoch Annan and Hayden Bingham.”Anyone interested in joining Spalding Tennis Club of any ...