Sport

Croquet club want to get you hooked

Want to learn a new activity? Why not give croquet a try?Pinchbeck Croquet club are offering a five-session coaching course for beginners and improvers.The course starts on Monday, June 5 from 10.30am-12pm. Sessions will then be held on June 19, July 3, July 17 and July 31 at the same times.Coach Tim Barzycki said: “Croquet is a very sociable activity ...

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Female Tigers a roaring success

Holbeach United have launched a junior girls’ team which is already proving hugely popular.Sessions only started three weeks ago for those aged five to ten years old, but there’s already 30 girls signed up for sessions at Holbeach King’s Academy on Pennyhill Road.Coach Sarah Jane Hollowell hopes to get teams playing in leagues when they restart in September.“The sessions so ...

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Clubs set sights on new season

The cricket season gets underway this weekend with Spalding Town, Long Sutton and Moulton Harrox all looking to build on last year’s campaigns. After securing their status in the ECB Lincolnshire Premier Division last season, Spalding are looking to push on under new 1st XI captain Jon Manton.“We’re all feeling good about the new campaign and we pretty much have ...

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Bang on – New racer Harry’s first win lands national title

On only his third weekend taking part competitively in the sport of banger racing, a Spalding man’s first ever win has seen him crowned a national champion. Harry Hart took a commanding first place in the Rookie Bangers English Championship at Skegness on Easter Sunday.The 22-year-old has only recently taken up the motor racing where contact between cars is a ...

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Tydd St Giles golf results

Tydd St Giles golf club results:qSeniors’ individual stableford division – 1st Ken Doughty 32 points, 2nd Chris Moore 31, 3rd (ocb) Chris Tirrell 30. Division 2 – 1st Ken Parker 32, 2nd (ocb) Toby North 31, 3rd David Abram 31. Division 3 – 1st Eddie Minter 33, 2nd Steve Dewey 30, 3rd Paul Kingswood 28. Division 4 – 1st Adrian ...

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Boerboom represents G&S Racing at Silverstone

G&S Racing Kawasaki was down to one rider for the opening round of the 2023 Pirelli National Superstock championship which took place at Silverstone.Jorel Boerboom rode to 31st in the first race on Saturday and went on to take a strong 25th on Sunday in the second encounter.Without a rider in the Junior Superstock championship at the moment due to ...

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Gosberton D are third division champions

Gosberton D have been crowned champions of Division Three in the Spalding and District Snooker League. Despite not having a match this week, Gosberton now cannot be caught by runners-up Whittlesey C, who won 4-2 on Thursday.Seven points separate the two teams, meaning that even if Gosberton lose the final game of the season 6-0 and Whittlesey win 6-0, there ...

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Football results and fixtures

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEPremier Midlands (Sat, selected): Spalding Utd 0 Coleshill Town 1; Gresley Rovers 0 Stamford 0. UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Sat, selected): Pinchbeck United 1 Eastwood CFC 1, Deeping Rangers 0 Anstey Nomads 2. (Mon): Sleaford Town 4 Pinchbeck Utd, Wisbech Town P Deeping Rangers P. THURLOW NUNN EASTERN COUNTIES LEAGUEDivision One North (Sat, selected): ...

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Successful meeting for Silver Spoon

April 2 was the culmination of the indoor archery season which saw archers from Spalding’s Silver Spoon Bowmen compete in the Lincolnshire County Indoor Championships hosted by Friskney Bowmen at the Peter Paine Sports Centre in Boston.The champions from Silver Spoon are:Ladies’ Recurve Amy Gott, Ladies’ Compound Lynn Fisher, Ladies’ Longbow Ros Lorimer.Men’s Recurve Sam Newton, Men’s Barebow Ian Macrae.Junior ...

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Boats take to Welland for Munson cup series

Easter Sunday saw a gentle breeze and the clouds clearing to give way to sunshine and an increasing breeze later as the boats took to the water at Welland Yacht Club. The first race in the Munson Cup series of six saw an excellent turnout of 12 boats come to the start line in a gentle breeze that was blowing ...

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Tigers frustrated at latest league ruling

Holbeach United manager Danny Clifton says he’s ‘praying’ the club get moved out of the Thurlow Nunn League as the fall out over a game re-arranged due to a referee’s error rumbles on. The Tigers had been told to replay a game on Saturday they won 4-2 at Harwich and Parkeston last month courtesy of four Cal Davies goals after ...

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Tulips step towards play-off place

Spalding United earned an important point with Boldmere St Michaels on Saturday as they look set to clinch a Pitching-In Northern Premier League Midland Division play-off spot. Spalding had looked set for another defeat after an Andre Brown ninth minute penalty.But they improved in the second half creating several chances and got back on level terms though Bradley Rolt with ...

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Knights’ ten men make big point

A battling performance saw Pinchbeck United earn what could be a vital point despite playing for 84 minutes with 10 men against Eastwood on Tuesday night. But manager Lewis Thorogood was left frustrated by the ‘diabolical’ officiating.It’s ahead of another important fixture at Heather St John’s on Saturday.The Knights are hoping not to get pulled into the relegation fight.They’re two ...

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Powell gets a win on the water as new season gets underway

Sunday saw the opening races of the 2023 Welland Yacht Club sailing season for the Robert Creek Shield. The first day’s competitive sailing was blessed with sunshine and a breeze strong enough to keep the sailors on their toes and work off some of the rustiness but not too strong to deter putting on the water.Seven boats came to the ...

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Lin and Chris are Marshland winners

The Marshland Store Trophy was the first cup competition of the year to be played at Tydd St Giles Golf Club. A foursomes stableford, the winners Lin Walker and Chris Montigue, from Tydd St Giles, were presented with the trophy by ladies’ captain Sylvia Ilsley.Results: 1st Lin Walker and Chris Montigue with 36 points, 2nd (ocb) Liz Miller and Ann ...

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Croquet season gets off to cracking start

Croquet teams from across the county were invited to Pinchbeck Croquet Club to take part in the Lincolnshire Opener as a start of season tournament. Pairs from as far afield as Gainsborough and Torksey joined with teams from Louth, Woodhall Spa, Dunston, Boston and Branston, as well as Pinchbeck.Each team played four games with Pinchbeck and Dunston finishing their group ...

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Success for first golf junior tournament

Spalding Golf Club’s first annual junior golf tournament was played on Saturday, March 25, in memory of Margaret Barkway, who died in May 2022. The former ladies’ captain was very involved with junior golf.The tournament was played on the club’s new six-hole academy course.Almost 20 junior golfers took part with trophies awarded for two age categories.The first trophy, aimed at ...

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959th appearance for Sunday League legend

Paul Rudkin has made his 959th – and possibly final – appearance for Spalding and District Sunday League side Jubilee FC.At 65-years-old, the man who has been with the club since its fourth match back in 1977, is finally calling it a day.He’s been either secretary or manager for all but a handful of those games.It’s possible there’s one last ...

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Snooker league titles are still up for grabs

It’s wide open at the top of Division One in the Spalding and District Snooker League, after leaders Bourne SC A lost 4-2 in a crunch match against second-placed Boundary A. Just two points now separate the teams, with only two matches left to play before the end of the season.Third-placed Pyramid C held on to their position thanks to ...

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Mixed bag for last week of season

City of Peterborough 2nd 3Spalding Ladies’ 1st 3Goals: Charlotte Maplethorpe, Maddie Haunch (2).Jemima Hitcham made some great saves, with the Spalding defence working well to clear. Karen Timby made a great pass into Maplethorpe who won a penalty stroke. She slotted the ball in to put Spalding 1-0 up.Peterborough equalised before half time but Spalding started the second half well. ...

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