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In-form batsman Luke Hollingworth reckons that Spalding Town are a club on the up. Hollingworth is the third-highest run scorer for Town’s top team this term, with only Warren Nel (312) and Ben Smith (206) bettering his tally of 187 from nine outings. Although the ex-Billingborough and Sleaford ace is part of a side that currently sits bottom of the ...

Spalding Hockey Club are delighted to reveal that former England international hockey player Matt Taylor will be back again to run a summer hockey camp at Glen Park this year. The intensive two-day camp will be held on Thursday, August 13 and Friday, August 14 at the club’s all-weather base in Surfleet. Sessions will run from 9.30am to 5.00pm each ...

An awesome batting display helped Spalding Town under-15s defeat rivals Long Sutton under-15s by 102 runs on Friday night. Openers Jordy Butcher (32 retired) and Pat Harrington (32 retired) began belligerently, reaching the boundary regularly. They were followed by Town skipper Josh Lawrence (30 retired) and his cousin Harry DeCamps (30 retired) as Spalding produced a feast of aggressive batting. ...

ChromaSport Peterborough League Premier Division duo Moulton Harrox and Pinchbeck United have announced their pre-season schedules. Dave Panton’s Harrox side will face tests against March Town, Wisbech St Mary and Wyberton. They are also hoping to arrange a game on August 1. Moulton’s current pre-season schedule: July 15 – March Town (h); July 23 – Wisbech St Mary (a); July ...

Newly-formed Spalding United Orange under-9s put in a promising showing at the popular Wisbech St Mary Tournament in their first-ever outing together. Game one saw the Oranges, managed by Fraser McNab, take on hosts Wisbech St Mary Yellow. Excited for their first competitive match together, the Oranges battled hard and competed well in what was a close affair, with both ...

Spalding United have moved to sign talented Stamford midfielder Dan Lawlor after losing the services of Lewis Webb. The Tulips announced their deal for long-term target Lawlor on Wednesday afternoon, with boss Pat Rayment calling him “another young, hungry and local player”. The switch comes days after midfielder Lewis Webb left the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field to join ambitious ...

Spalding United Blue under-9s have picked up another impressive accolade after winning the immensely competitive Wisbech St Mary tournament on Saturday. Following on from winning the title at the Deeping Tournament in May and reaching the last four of the Bourne Tournament more recently, the Tulips had high hopes of bringing another trophy home out in Fenland. However, with 49 ...

Nene Valley Harriers athletes returned home from the Northern Championships in Manchester with an impressive haul of medals. There were five medals won, with silvers for Kane Wright in the under-20 men’s 100m, Lily Hughes (under-20 women’s 100m), Rebecca Hall (senior women’s shot put) and Robbie Shaw (under-20 men’s shot put) all managing to finish in second place. There was ...

Vice captain John Camm sunk an impressive hole-in-one as Spalding Seniors stormed to a 6-2 success over Seacroft. Camm aced the par three sixth hole to help ensure he and playing partner John Tilling won 3up at the Surfleet course. That result was followed by a 5-3 loss at Woodhall Spa, with only Camm and Graham Chamberlain and Stuart Fitzjohn ...

An unfortunate administrative mix-up has seen Holbeach United lose two places in the final ChromaSport UCL Premier Division standings. Having finished fourth in the table, Holbeach have been hit with a retrospective three-point penalty for fielding an ineligible player in the 2-0 win against Eynesbury Rovers way back on November 29, 2014. The problem was that Jamie Clarke arrived at ...

Spalding Golf Club’s Andy Grimwood and Hugo Kedzlie took the two top awards on offer at the recent Club Championship and Tester competition. Windy conditions made low scoring difficult at the Surfleet course, with only 30 of the 150 golfers scoring below the standard scratch – and some not even able to return a score. The Tester Salver, awarded for ...

Goals were at a premium on a roasting hot night of action in the popular Spalding and South Holland Voice six-a-side League on Monday night. The lowest goal tally of season didn’t stop Tekkers from continuing their 100 per cent record in the top tier, squeezing past East Europa with a bizarre spot-kick. In the second tier, Balotellitubbies pulled off ...

A quartet of women from Gedney Hill Golf Club emerged victorious at Sutton Bridge Golf Club’s Ladies’ Open Day event. Ann Chick, Lynn Exley, Christine Lord and Maggie Bingham scored 102 points to win the event from Thetford (98pts) and Tydd St Giles (92pts). Results: Ladies’ Open Day – 1st Gedney Hill (Ann Chick, Lynn Exley, Christine Lord & Maggie ...

The rain on Saturday ensured that every fixture featuring South Holland’s cricket teams in both the Lincs ECB Premier League and South Lincs and Border League was washed out. Among the casualties was Spalding Town’s much-anticipated derby with defending Lincs ECB Premier League champions Bourne. There was some cricket on Sunday, though, with both Seas End Hall and Long Sutton ...

A popular podcast co-hosted by Pinchbeck’s Jarred Farmer is looking to sponsor a South Holland-based football team. ‘LiquidFootball’ is a collective of football fans who meet up once a week to discuss recent events in the game – be it in Premier League or non-league. Jarred is joined by friends Danny (from Nottingham) and Kev (Liverpool) on the show. The ...

Ambitious Holbeach United could yet make three more signings this summer. Boss Darren Jarvis and number two Tom Roberts have been very active this summer, snapping up the likes of Jamie Stevens, Josh Ford, Tommy Treacher, Jonny Clay, Chris Ward, Ricky Drury and Andy Law. The Tigers retain an interest in Wisbech Town’s Luke Wilson, but have admitted defeat in ...

Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s men’s team have suffered narrow defeats in their last two South Lincolnshire Scratch League games. They went down 4.5-1.5 at rivals Spalding, while also slipping to a 4-2 home defeat to Belton Park. Results: Men’s section: South Lincolnshire Scratch League – Spalding 4.5 Tydd St Giles 1.5 (Lee Willis & Paul Elsey lost 6&4, Paul ...

Spalding Hockey Club continue to go from strength to strength both on and off the field. Last season proved the club’s most successful season on the field, with both the men’s and ladies’ top teams being promoted as champions to a level they have not previously played at before. Off the field, the club’s inaugural ball of last season was ...

Buoyant Spalding Town are hoping to produce a repeat of last season’s best performance as they prepare to take on Lincs ECB Premier League champions Bourne on Saturday. Town were one of only two sides to beat brilliant Bourne last year, inflicting an impressive 100-run defeat on them at the Abbey Lawn. They do, however, go into Saturday’s Spalding Grammar ...

Pat Rayment admits that he’s done a bit of soul searching over the close season. The Spalding United supremo has been busy assembling a squad that he considers “young, hungry and exciting” ahead of another season in Evo-Stik League First Division South. By his own admission, Rayment is famed in local circles for his hot and cold methods. Indeed, he’s ...