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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club players Stephen Harris, Graham Smith and Mark Dawes have been representing England in the men’s international series at Abbeyview Indoor Bowls Club in Dunfermline.Dawes reached his 50-cap milestone and helped the team to runners-up position, pipped by the Auld Enemy for top spot.It took Dawes 17 years to reach his half-century.Harris led a rink with newly ...

Rushden & Higham 45Spalding 12 A heavy defeat at Rushden & Higham leaves Spalding facing a huge challenge in their final match of the Counties Two Midlands East (South) season. Their promotion hopes hang in the balance but they do know exactly what they need to achieve, thanks to all their rivals having completed their season. Spalding face a tall ...

Lincoln Arms won the first trophy of the Spalding and District Darts League Finals Night with a comfortable win in the Kelly Foster Cup.Singles successes for Steve Stancer, Karl Rolfe, Luke Rhodes and Ted Howling were enough to seal victory against Consti E.The next trophy was won by Division Two league winners Oscar’s Bar, who beat Rose and Crown 5-3 ...

Kime Racing rider Tom Fisher got his season off to a good start with a win in the first round of the No Limits Pirelli Super Series 600 championship at Snetterton on Sunday.A wet qualifying session with poor visibility left the 2022 series runner-up in 20th position in a mixed grid of riders and ninth in his class with a ...

Bourne SC A are holding on to their place at the top of Division One of the Spalding and District Snooker League. They thrashed Consti E 6-0 on Thursday night to stay in first place.Second-placed Boundary A beat Services C 5-1, leaving them four points behind.The other two Bourne SC teams dropped down the standings as they both lost 4-2 to teams ...

Spalding Hockey Club hosted the Spalding Primary Schools Hockey Tournament Four at Glen Park, Surfleet, with 20 teams from 13 primary schools participating.Many of the 150-plus youngsters were making their first appearance for their schools.Teams were split into four graded leagues and in the Advanced League, Monks House A carried on where they left off in tournament three. Although they ...

Spalding Ladies’ 2nd 10Bourne Deeping 2nd 0Goals: Karen Timby (4), Amy Naylor (2), Kate Amess, Lauren Harvey, Zoë Moore, Pippa BembridgeA destructive first-half display saw Spalding put away eight unanswered goals against their local rivals. At one point it seemed that every touch turned to gold. The first goal went in after three minutes and within 15 minutes it was ...

Generous donors have raised almost £13,000 to buy defibrillators after a young footballer died during a match at Crowland last month. Mike Palmer, of Holbeach, wants clubs or match officials from across the area to contact him so as many of the life-saving devices as possible can be supplied. His son Michael (23) died while playing on February 25 and ...

Gosberton B are champions of the Spalding Billiards League, despite losing 5-2 to Consti A in their final match of the season.It went to the wire with just five points separating them and second-placed Holbeach B going into the final week.Holbeach B won 5-2 away at bottom-of-the-league Pyramid A but it wasn’t quite enough and Gosberton took the title by ...

Holbeach United 2Cornard United 0 Holbeach United celebrated the life of former player Adam Jackson on Saturday before comfortably seeing off Cornard United.After a minute’s applause and with the 34-year-old who died last week’s young family in attendance, first half goals from John Yambasu and Finley Henderson sealed a comfortable win.“It was a very tough and difficult day and we ...

Daventry Town 0Spalding United 9 New interim Spalding United manager Elliot Sandy joked he might have to retire from managing after an astonishing start to his period in the hot seat. The Tulips scored six goals in the opening 37 minutes at Daventry on Tuesday before sub Dylan Edge netted a second half hat-trick in their first game since the ...

A refereeing mistake has led to Holbeach United being told to replay a game they won comfortably.The furious Tigers have said they will refuse to replay the match against Harwich and Parkeston – which they won 4-2 – after the Thurlow Nunn League null and voided it.Callum Davies scored four times in the game which Holbeach won despite being down ...

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEPremier Midlands (Sat, selected): Corby Town P Spalding United P, Stamford 2 Bedworth 0. (Tue, selected): Daventry Town 0 Spalding United 9. UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Sat, selected): Pinchbeck United P Eastwood P, Belper P Sleaford Town P, Leicester Nirvana P Boston Town P, Newark 1 Deeping Rangers 1. (Tues): Deeping Rangers 5 Mansfield ...

Archers from Silver Spoon Bowmen competed in Friskney Bowmen’s winter indoor series of five different rounds, shot between November and March, the final round being held on Sunday, March 5.Results from the final round were:Men’s Recurve – Dave Inglis 1st (PB), Jim Orford 3rd (PB).Men’s Longbow – Roger Sale 1st.Junior Men’s Barebow – Hamish Turner 1st.Junior Men’s Compound – Ioan ...

Spalding Town Tennis Club is holding a junior camp over the Easter holidays.The camp takes place on April 5 and 6 and 12 and 13, from 10am-2pm.It’s being held at the club on Holyrood Walk, Spalding and is suitable for youngsters aged four to 18.All abilities are welcome.There will be games, training drills and and fun for all.The cost is ...

Craig Fitter lifted his fifth Snooker Scratch title on Saturday night after seeing off Pyramid’s James Sharpe 4-2 in the show-piece match of the Spalding and District Snooker and Billiards League’s finals weekend. Services star Fitter, who first lifted the President’s Cup back in 1999, beat Sharpe 4-2 (29-47, 28-77, 64-50, 67-29, 58-28, 71-47).Sharpe got off to a great start, ...