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Spalding United’s popular youth section wants to build a home of its own in the town. The Tulips are trying to find about five acres of land to develop for its growing junior set-up. About 200 youngsters are currently involved across its 12 teams and the move is seen as the next sensible step towards growing the junior side of ...

Spalding Town’s final home game of the Lincs ECB Premier League season against Louth was abandoned due to bad light on Saturday. It was a tame end to an otherwise riveting clash at the Memorial Field, with Town needing just one more wicket to prevail and Louth requiring just 17 runs for victory. Having lost the toss, Spalding were put ...

Holbeach United moved five points clear at the top of the UCL Premier Division on Saturday with a 1-0 victory at Oadby Town. A first-half goal from Danny Spencer – one of four ex-Oadby men in the Tigers’ team – made it six wins from as many league matches for Graham Drury and John Chand’s side. In the ChromaSport Peterborough League, ...

The Spalding Sunday Football League returns this weekend with four fixtures and a new-look line-up. Leaving the league this year are Lutton, Sutton St James, Hole In The Wall, Fenway and Gosberton, with Punchbowl Tigers, Brennans Sports, Swineshead Institute Reserves and Mulberry all stepping in. That means the league has just ten teams as opposed to last year’s 11, but ...

Table-topping Holbeach United visit promoted Oadby Town on Saturday (3pm) – which will see Danny Spencer, Courtney Meade, Lee Dube and Jake Duffy all return to their former club. The Tigers have won all five of the UCL Premier Division games so far this season and top the table by two points from Yaxley. Leicestershire-based Oadby, meanwhile, are without a ...

Talismanic Spalding RFC skipper Harry Sharman is adamant that his side won’t be setting any targets ahead of their return to Midlands One East action on Saturday. Town welcome Midlands Two East (North) champions Belgrave to the Memorial Field for their opener (3pm), which marks the renewal of last year’s rivalry. Although they were pipped to the title by their ...

Spalding Town’s hopes of a top six finish in the Lincs ECB Premier League were dealt a big blow on Saturday as they slumped to a heavy loss against basement boys Market Rasen. Stunned Town were bowled out for just 96 at Rase Park, with Josh Newton (24), Henry Charlton (16), Tim Norris (18) and skipper Rob Ambrose (13) the ...

Pat Rayment is adamant that Spalding United have the strongest starting 11 in Evo-Stik League First Division South – when everyone is fit. The Tulips welcome Kidsgrove Athletic to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field for their fifth league game of the season on Saturday (3pm), but have only four points to their name. Boss Rayment maintains that his side ...

Spalding Hockey Club enjoyed a weekend to remember as they landed the top two Lincolnshire Championships titles. On Saturday, the club’s ladies beat both Lincoln and Long Sutton to land their crown, while the men followed suit 24 hours later by seeing off Alford, Long Sutton and Brigg to seal their trophy. Spalding’s ladies went into the event as champions ...

Spalding Gymnastic Club’s popular summer sessions went down a storm with youngsters once again. The morning sessions at Spalding’s Cradge Bank base were mainly for non-gymnasts – and on several occasions numbers smashed through the 50 mark. Amazingly, some of the participants came from as far as Holland to take part. Afternoon sessions, meanwhile, were mainly attended by gymnasts already ...

Jason Green wasted little time in laying down a marker in the Spalding and District Snooker League as he made an impressive 70 break on the opening night of the season. The cue ace helped steer defending Division One champions Pyramid B to a 4-2 victory over last year’s runners-up Holbeach A in the pick of last Thursday’s Division One ...

Boston Town 1 Holbeach United 2 Lee Beeson’s clinical penalty on the stroke of half time earned Holbeach United instant revenge over rivals Boston Town on Tuesday night. Having been dumped out of the FA Cup by the Poachers on Saturday, the Tigers bounced back in the best way possible by making it five wins from as many UCL Premier ...

Three of South Holland’s best bowlers claimed two national titles between them as they represented Lincolnshire on three fronts. Chris Warboys, Ash Caress and Paul Caress – who all play for Ayscoughfee Bowls Club – won the EBF 2-Wood Triples title at Skegness. Not satisfied with his team triumph, Ash Caress then went on to triumph in the under-25 Pairs ...

South Lincs and Border League round-up Long Sutton 1st cruised to a comprehensive six-wicket success over Skegness 2nd in the Premier Division on Saturday. Three wickets apiece from Paul Edgeller (3-33) and Jimmy Wright (3-50), plus solitary strikes from Jake Burton (1-28) and Ian Morris (1-36) helped limit hosts Skeg to 152-9 from their 45 overs after being put into ...

Moulton Harrox 2 Pinchbeck United 0 Moulton Harrox took the local bragging rights on Saturday as they dumped rivals Pinchbeck United out of the ChromaSport Peterborough League’s President Premier Shield. Goals in each half from Ben Allen and debutant Lewis McKue were enough to keep Harrox’s unbeaten run this season going – and hand Pinchbeck their first defeat since Ian ...

Gary Palmer sealed the spoils in Spalding Golf Club’s Lincolnshire Free Press Trophy with a sizzling round of nett 67 at Surfleet. Having already shot a nett 71 in his opening round, his second efffort was the best on offer in the strokeplay competition – and gave him an impressive winning tally of 138. Palmer (4 handicap) started the day ...

Spalding Town’s hopes of a top six finish in the Lincs ECB Premier League were dealt a big blow on Saturday as they slumped to a heavy loss against basement boys Market Rasen. Stunned Town were bowled out for just 96 at Rase Park, with Josh Newton (24), Henry Charlton (16), Tim Norris (18) and skipper Rob Ambrose (13) the ...

Spalding United 1  Heanor Town 0 A moment of magic from Tom Waumsley kept Spalding United in the FA Cup mix as they saw off a talented Heanor Town outfit on Saturday. Waumsley’s explosive effort four minutes before the break settled the extra preliminary round clash at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field – and banked the Tulips the best ...

Holbeach United 2 Boston Town 4 Ten-man Holbeach crashed out of the FA Cup on Saturday as rivals Boston Town ended the 100 per cent record of co-bosses John Chand and Graham Drury. The Tigers missed chance after chance in a one-sided first period at Carter’s Park, before defender Danny Spencer lashed home a deserved opener on 38 minutes. Inspired ...

Tom Waumsley’s first-half strike earned Spalding United a 1-0 win over Heanor Town in the FA Cup on Saturday. The former Holbeach United frontman volleyed home his second goal for the Tulips three minutes before the break at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. That’s how it stayed, meaning Pat Rayment’s side will hosts Holwell Sports in the first qualifying ...