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Submarine veteran pens memories

Richard Rush — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:27:37 +0000

A Royal Navy veteran from Surfleet has published his life story ranging from 34 years in submarines and his current battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Ports, Posts and Parkinson’s is the work of Tony Ford, 59, who grew up in Surfleet where his parents John and Maureen Ford still reside. Tony spent more than three decades […]

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Peter gets his word in print

Richard Rush — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 10:47:54 +0000

The origin of words is the focus for a Spalding resident’s fourth book. Peter Sargent’s My Word! is being published by Paul Dickinson books. A historian and writer, Peter has just returned to his roots in Spalding, after a career as a journalist that took him as far as Hong Kong and Malta. In My […]

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Remembering VJ Day in 1945

Richard Rush — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 11:09:34 +0000

This Saturday marks the 75th anniversary of the surrender of Japan which ended World War Two. VJ Day celebrations may have largely been cancelled, two 99-year-old veterans from Holbeach will be among those holding their commemorations of events. Both Alan Barkes and Jack Mills were readying themselves for incredibly dangerous missions when the news the […]

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Early starts for volunteer Sandra in endless fight against Spalding grime

Nigel Chapman — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 09:16:54 +0000

In the latest in our Day In The Life series of getting an insight into people’s work, we feature a typical few days in the life of Spalding resident Sandra White, a volunteer clean-up campaigner. Calling herself The Voice From The Gutter, married Sandra is often out on the streets at 6am and says […]

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South Holland Citizens Advice Bureau appeals for new volunteers and ideas to shape its future

Nigel Chapman — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 14:20:27 +0000

Like many of the people it helps, South Holland’s Citizens Advice Bureau is feeling the pinch. Many people do not realise it is a charity, and as such relies on help from the district and county council, grants and donations to fund the vital work it does. While money is tight, everywhere, there is a […]

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Tulip Radio’s Jan Whitbourn tells of extremely moving trip to Normandy for D-Day anniversary

Nigel Chapman — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 06:15:59 +0000

By Tulip Radio business manager Jan Whitbourn Chris Carter and myself travelled from Spalding to France in a very rare 1942 Austin K2 ambulance. Local farmers AH Carter Farms have owned it for over 55 years. It saw service with the Navy and it’s believed there are only two other Austin Navy K2s still in […]

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War veterans share their memories ahead of 70th anniversary of D-Day Landings

Nigel Chapman — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 09:42:23 +0000

Seventy years ago on Friday saw the launch of Operation Overlord – commonly known as the D-Day Landings. It marked the beginning of the end for the German troops’ occupation of Western Europe. The Anglia Motel Veterans’ Pilgrimage Fund, which has raised more than £500,000 during its 21 years, has funded the final trip back […]

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Spalding man reflects on match of his life for Kettering Town at Peterborough United

Nigel Chapman — Wed, 21 May 2014 09:04:53 +0000

When a Rolls Royce pulled up outside his house in Cradge Bank, Spalding United goalkeeper Peter Roberts was about to be kept a promise from several months previous. It was 1958 and stepping out of the pristine car was Kettering Town manager Tommy Lawton and the club’s chairman and secretary. Peter had caught Lawton’s eye […]

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Spalding Indoor Bowls Club – offering a game for all for life

Nigel Chapman — Sun, 18 May 2014 09:06:51 +0000

“Bowls is an old man’s game, isn’t it?” Well, that is far from the truth these days, especially at Spalding Indoor Bowls Club. The club, its committee and qualified coaches ensure that bowls is open to all – and is a game for life. A club spokesman said: “We try to encourage new members of […]

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