Sport

National success for Spalding Lightning

On Sunday, Sleaford Indoor Bowls Club hosted the Lincolnshire men’s and mixed county semi finals. Spalding Lightning had representatives in a number of competitions and are now in three county finals.Graham Smith will play Paul Oke from Sleaford in the singles final, Dominic McVittie continues the defence of his sets singles title and will play Richard Ashton from Lincoln in ...

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Wheely great effort from Lewy

A young footballer is raising money for his club with a sponsored bike ride. Lewy Royle-Hutson is five years old and a keen member of the Spalding under-six team. He is cycling more than five miles next week to help buy equipment for the club. Manager Albie Parker said he was very proud of the youngster who has already raised ...

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School bags new dug outs

Spalding Grammar School has netted a new dug out for its football pitches thanks to a local firm. CG Godfrey Ltd has built the new feature next to the main football pitch. The dugout was officially unveiled this week by the company’s Karl Royce, and representatives of the senior football’s captaincy team. 1st XI captain Kian Weetman, was joined by ...

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Late goals see Knights hit for five

A flurry of late goals saw Pinchbeck United lose 5-1 at in-form Sherwood Colliery in the Uhlsport United Counties League on Saturday.Despite the scoreline, the Knights were in the game for long periods although falling behind early through Charlie Taylor’s sixth minute goal.Lewis Thorogood’s side created and got back on level terms five minutes before the break after being given ...

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Moulton lift county trophy

Moulton Harrox 2Wyberton 2 (AET Moulton won 5-3 on penalties) Moulton Harrox lifted the FA County Junior Cup after a dramatic victory over Wyberton.Declan Earth’s 120th minute equaliser sent the game to spot kicks where Moulton produced five fine penalties and Brendan Taylor an excellent save in front of 650 at Boston United’s Jakeman’s Community Stadium on Friday night.An own ...

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Sandy ‘gutted’ after cup agony

Spalding United 0Grantham Town 1 Spalding United player manager Elliot Sandy has vowed to give the fans something to cheer about this season after a disappointing showing in Tuesday’s Lincolnshire County Cup final. The Tulips lost 1-0 to Grantham Town at Lincoln City’s Sincil Bank after a fine 56th minute strike by Elliott Durrell from the edge of the area.The ...

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Tigers beaten by league leaders

Holbeach United’s play off hopes are effectively over after a 3-0 loss to Thurlow Nunn First Division North leaders Heacham – but there was some cup glory at the club.The Tigers’ reserve side are through to the final of the Peterborough Senior Cup after defeating Stamford Belvedere on penalties in the semi-final after a 0-0 draw at Carter’s Park on ...

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Here’s to 100 years of Spalding Badminton

Next month Spalding Badminton Club celebrates 100 years since its formation.The club started out in St Peter’s Church in Spalding, which was located where the current South Holland District offices now stand.When the church was demolished the committee at the time decided to build their own two-court badminton hall, then and even now, there are very few purpose-built badminton halls ...

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Stunning performance secures second place and promotion

Huntingdon 24Spalding 52 There was a stunning team performance by Spalding with a “last play” try securing league promotion for them on Saturday. As Spalding players stepped off their coach at Huntingdon, along with many travelling supporters, one of the biggest challenges in their playing careers lay ahead.Having dropped to fourth in Midlands Counties 2 East (South) after their loss ...

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Golf results

Tydd St Giles golf club results: Seniors’ individual stableford division 1: 1st Derrick Marsh 38 points, 2nd ocb Noel Bratt 37 points, 3rd Phil Wilkinson 37 points. Division 2: 1st ocb Steve Skoulding 35 points, 2nd Toby North 35 points, 3rd ocb Wayne Davies 33 points. Division 3: 1st ocb Eddie Minter 34 points, 2nd Sid Johnson 34 points, 3rd ...

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Scramble winners

Ladies and seniors of Spalding Golf Club enjoyed a competitive Florida Scramble on Wednesday.The game was played in good spirits with teams consisting of two ladies and two senior men, followed by a delicious meal in the Clubhouse.Winners on the day were Carole Davies, Chris Vickers, Peter Penketh and Michael Bates with a magnificent net 58.2.Second were Ruth Atkins, Claire ...

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All to play for as league moves into final weeks

It’s still all to play for at the top of all three divisions of the Spalding and District Snooker League with just three weeks to go.It’s closest in Division One, with Bourne SC A just four points ahead of second-placed Boundary A, who have a game in hand.In Division Two, it’s Consti G who are at the top, with Holbeach ...

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Spalding Lightning just miss out on top trophy

Over the weekend, Spalding Lightning competed at the national mixed top club finals at Nottingham Indoor Bowls Club. The last four consisted of four extremely strong teams and Spalding Lightning were hoping to lift the trophy for a third time after winning the title in 2015 and 2020.Spalding Lightning’s semi-final opponents on Saturday were four-time winners from Swale.This was an ...

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Football results and fixtures

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEPremier Midlands (Wed): Corby Tn 1 Spalding Utd 0. (Sat, selected, 3pm): Cambridge City 1 Stamford 2, Spalding Utd 3 Harborough Tn 1. LINCOLNSHIRE FA SENIOR CUP Final (Tues at Lincoln City): Spalding Utd 0 Grantham Tn 1. LINCOLNSHIRE FA JUNIOR CUP Final (Fri at Boston Utd): Moulton Harrox 2 Wyberton 2 (aet 5-3 on ...

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Huge medal haul for South Lincs swimmers

A team of 32 South Lincs swimmers headed to the City of Cambridge Spring Open Meet over the weekend. The team were in search of new personal best (pb) times and came away with a haul of 55 medals, including 15 gold, 19 silver and 21 bronze.She Hamilton led the way as she claimed 12 medals.Hamilton swam to victory in ...

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Men’s 3rd hand Nomads a 9-0 thrashing

UEA 1st 1Spalding Ladies’ 1st 2Goals: Sophie Gleave, Maddie HaunchSpalding travelled to Norwich hoping to get another win in what has been a tricky season. UEA have struggled too and were delighted to find themselves ahead when their forward rounded keeper Abby Hodgett to score.Eventually, with ten minutes of the first half remaining, Gleave stepped onto a loose ball in ...

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‘No red card’ row rolls on

Needham United u23s 1Holbeach United 0 Holbeach United are feeling as if they have been left in limbo after a lack of support from the Thurlow Nunn Eastern Counties League.The Tigers have been ordered to replay their match against Harwich & Parkeston after a refereeing error during their 4-2 win on the Essex coast on March 4.Harvey Robertson was booked ...

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Sandy prepares for a final push

Bedworth United 0Spalding United 0 Stand-in manager Elliot Sandy has been dropped in at the deep end with his Tulips team facing three matches in just seven days. Following Wednesday’s trip to Corby Town, Spalding welcome Harborough Town this Saturday before the eagerly anticipated Lincolnshire FA Senior Cup final against Grantham Town at Lincoln City on Tuesday.Six of Spalding’s remaining ...

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Henderson strike is mere consolation

Pinchbeck remain uncomfortably close to the United Counties League Premier Division North drop zone after a two home defeats in four days.On Saturday they fell to a single goal at home to Leicester Nirvana and then slipped 3-1 against Belper United on Tuesday.They trailed 2-0 at the interval and went three goals behind midway through the second half.Jake Henderson pulled ...

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Football results and fixtures

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEPremier Midlands (Sat, selected): Bedworth Utd 0 Spalding Utd 0, Stamford 3 Sporting Khalsa 1. UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Sat, selected): Pinchbeck Utd 0 Leicester Nirvana 1, Boston Tn 5 Belper Utd 0, Heanor Tn 0 Deeping Rangers 2. (Tues): Deeping Rangers 0 Melton Tn 3, Pinchbeck Utd 1 Belper Utd 3. THURLOW NUNN ...

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