Sport

The amazing girls from Spalding Gymnastics Academy won more than 100 medals as they played host to another top event at their Cradge Bank base. This time Spalding welcomed Arabian Gymnastic Club from Bletchley ran their annual European competition. Gymnasts of all abilities took part, from beginners to the advanced, and were rewarded with medals if they placed in the ...

The senior section at Tydd St Giles Golf Club raised £3,024 for charity in 2015. The cheque was presented to Rachel Mann-Bradbury, area fundraiser for Diabetes UK, by Tydd’s senior captain Trevor Sewell after their annual Christmas dinner. Other Tydd St Giles Golf Club results Men’s section: December Stableford Pairs – 1st Ady Rowell & Luke Rowell 42 points (ocb); ...

Here’s a full guide to the football fixtures involving South Holland sides over the festive period… SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26 (BOXING DAY) Evo-Stik League First Division South (3pm unless stated): Basford Utd v Carlton Town; Belper Town v SL Aquaforce; Daventry Town v Rugby Town; Gresley v Coalville Town; Lincoln Utd v Spalding Utd (2pm); Loughborough Dyn v Goole; Market Drayton ...

Popular futsal sessions are coming back to Spalding in 2016. After a successful first trial, Elite Sports Academy will be resuming its futsal sessions every Tuesday from January 5 to February 9. Open for boys and girls aged five to 13, these are the only futsal sessions in the South Holland area. Becoming ever more popular, futsal is an adapted ...

The traditional ‘Bring and Take’ Texas Scramble event at Sutton Bridge Golf Club was won by Steen Catlow, Roy Fox and Judy Green with a net score of 65.8 (gross 72). Always a fun game, everyone finished with a prize – but the winners also came away with the Tappit Hen trophy and £10 of vouchers – sponsored by Samuels ...

Donington A will fancy their chances of winning Spalding and District Snooker League’s top prize after rounding off a near-perfect first half of the season in typical style. The DIvision One leaders end 2015 some 12 points clear at the summit following their 5-1 win at Whittlesey A – meaning they have won 15 of their 16 matches so far. ...

Close to 160 primary school children from 12 local schools took part in Spalding Hockey Club’s second tournament of the season at Glen Park in Surfleet. The 18 participating teams were split into four leagues – advanced, intermediate and two beginner leagues. In the advanced league, St John’s came out as the new front runners with a shock 5-3 win ...

Dan Woods helped himself to a hat-trick as Pinchbeck United rounded off an unbeaten December with a 4-1 home win over AFC Stanground. Hitman Woods gave his side a 2-0 lead at half time thanks to a drilled free kick and a clever placed finish from 20 yards. The striker then rounded off his treble with a backheel from a ...

Unstoppable Moulton Harrox completed a perfect first half of the ChromaSport Peterborough League season with a 2-0 victory at nearest rivals Whittlesey Athletic. Goals from Ollie Maltby and Ben Allen on the last Saturday before Christmas secured Harrox their 14th win from as many league matches – despite seeing Ian Bradbury sent off in the second half. The victory ensured ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club will play host to some of Britain’s best bowlers when the Open Singles Circuit rolls into South Holland over the festive period. The circuit comprises of numerous open singles tournaments across the country, with prize money and ranking points on offer. Spalding IBC, who host the annual Spalding Open at the town’s Castle Sports Complex on ...

Spalding United Reserves finished 2015 fifth in ChromaSport PDFL Division One after a 5-1 victory at ICA Sports Reserves on the Saturday before Christmas. Jake Farrell’s hat-trick and Dan Klos’ double delivered the goods for Kev Nottingham’s side, who won for the first time in a month. Klos outmuscled two defenders before coolly picking his spot to give the Tulips ...

Spalding RFC 57 Bakewell Mannerians 8 Spalding RFC completed 2015 with their biggest win of the year at they thrashed Midlands Two East (North) basement boys Bakewell 57-8 at the Memorial Field. Town ran in nine tries as they wrapped up a bonus-point success and secured their first back-to-back league wins of the campaign. Harry Harrison stole the show with ...

Spalding RFC made it back-to-back wins in Midlands Two East (North) for the first time this season as they battered Bakewell Mannerians 57-8 on Saturday. Skipper Sam Cooke had called for his Town side to deliver a bonus-point win against the basement boys – and they did just that, with Harry Harrison helping himself to a four of the nine ...

Holbeach United 4 Northampton Sileby Rangers 0 Tom Roberts celebrated his first game in permanent charge of Holbeach United with a comfortable 4-0 victory over ChromaSport UCL Premier Division strugglers Sileby at Carter’s Park. On the last Saturday before Christmas, striker Josh Ford put the hosts ahead on 20 minutes after great work from Nick Jackson, before Jake Clitheroe doubled ...

Spalding United 2 Basford United 3 Assistant boss Danny Hussey was left fuming with the officials after a controversial winner sentenced Spalding United to a 3-2 home loss against Basford United on Saturday. The Tulips had twice led at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field thanks to strikes from Jamie Graham (22) and Nathan Stainfield (52), but a Ruben Wiggins-Thomas ...

Tom Roberts was confirmed as the new permanent Holbeach United boss on a top afternoon all-round for the Tigers on Saturday. They crushed Northampton Sileby Rangers 4-0 at Carter’s Park – and gained ground on the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division’s top two in the process. Josh Ford put the hosts ahead on 20 minutes after great work from Nick Jackson, ...

Confident Sam Cooke wants Spalding RFC to sign off 2015 in style this Saturday with a big bonus-point victory against basement boys Bakewell Mannerians (2.15pm). Town are aiming to make it back-to-back wins in Midlands Two East (North) for the first time this season, having seen last Saturday’s trip to Ashbourne postponed. Having beating league leaders Stamford the previous week, ...

New caretaker-boss Tom Roberts is looking forward to getting back to the bread and butter of football after a turbulent week at Holbeach United. Roberts was caught at the centre of a some controversy last week, as former Tigers boss Darren Jarvis – after he was sacked– suggested he had constantly undermined him during his spell in charge. The former ...

by Andrew Tidswell Elite Sports Academy MD and Holbeach Utd player/coach It was only a few weeks ago that I was writing a column regarding the change of management at Spalding United. This past week has seen a change at the top at Holbeach United – which also effects myself. The football club has since released a statement regarding the ...

Spalding United want to give their fans the perfect Christmas present – maximum points over the festive period. Having seen Tuesday night’s trip to Gresley postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, the Tulips now turn their attention to three very winnable games in the space of nine days. Marcus Ebdon’s charges host seventh-placed Basford United on Saturday (3pm), before visiting ...