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Three decades of pulling them in

Rachel Mayfield — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:35:46 +0000

It’s the Spalding family-run museum led by an 89-year-old which is still attracting people from all around the world in its 30th year. The Gordon Boswell Romany Museum is back open from Friday to Sundays throughout the summer for a special 2025.The Clay Lake institution was officially opened on February 25, 1995 on what would […]

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It’s a dog’s life for behaviourist

Rachel Mayfield — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:12:31 +0000

Animal behaviourist Rachel Rodgers can trace her interest in the subject back to when she was young. The 52-year-old mum-of-two is now running her own dog behaviour business from Gosberton Clough, teaching Border Collie owners how to resolve their pets’ problems.Her initial interest in animal behaviour was piqued by a TV programme about a stickleback […]

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Helping to mould their own futures through art

Rachel Mayfield — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 14:54:02 +0000

Artwork created by ‘life-saving’ groups for vulnerable adults is to be part of a unique exhibition at Spalding Library. Members of Spalding Safe Places, which provides support to people struggling with domestic abuse and those from Surfleet Dementia Group have produced the impressive array of pottery.It follows an initiative by Transported Arts and charity Tonic […]

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Pick up a pint in the pop-up pub at West Pinchbeck Village Hall

Andrew Clucas — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 11:56:47 +0000

By Nigel Chapman How does a pint and the chance to play a traditional pub game sound? Well, that’s what’s being offered in a new pop-up pub at West Pinchbeck Village Hall this month. Families are being encouraged to support the move by enjoying time in a friendly atmosphere. The licensed bar will have beers, […]

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Air crashes, raids and cherryade

Richard Rush — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 13:17:42 +0000

In the second part, John remembers what life was like as a young boy living in Spalding during the Second World War. I remember four plane crashes around Spalding. A Wellington bomber crashed and burnt out to the west of Spalding, killing all the crew. A Hawker Typhoon/Tempest fighter crashed near Beggar’s Bush Lane, the […]

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Spalding’s rivers were not always so passive

Tom Cassidy — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 14:49:31 +0000

This week, John Tippler talks about the waterways of Spalding. Spalding’s main river is, of course, the Welland, whose town section we now know as a pleasant, but passive, feature of the town. It was not always so passive. In the 1930s and earlier 40s it was still connected directly to the sea and was […]

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Memories of the 1930s railways in Spalding

Tom Cassidy — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 10:00:48 +0000

John Tippler has put some of his memories down on paper for readers to enjoy. In the 1930s, crossing the King’s Road footbridge, which spanned the 13 tracks of the shunting yard, was a small boy’s delight. There were usually several shunting engines at work, backwards and forwards, backwards and forwards, with great puffs of […]

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Meet one of the men making a difference in the district

Tom Cassidy — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 15:49:26 +0000

He’s the father of one, a former national kick-boxing champion and his team are looking to make a difference in South Holland. Rob Duckett is one of South Holland District Council’s Community Wardens and they’ve been traipsing all around the district for around 18 months. But to get a better idea of what they do, […]

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Every spin’s a win with new facilities at gym

Richard Rush — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 09:07:43 +0000

The Castle Sports Complex unveiled its state of the art spin class facilities last week, on National Fitness Day. A brand new spin class facility is among the updated offerings at the Castle Sports Complex gym in Spalding. Now operated by LEX Leisure, a division of Parkwood Leisure, the gym’s currently undergoing an overhaul – […]

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COLUMN: Get moving for mental health

Tom Cassidy — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 11:34:42 +0000

by fitness columnist Tracey Vowles. Most of us know that taking some regular exercise can make us generally feel physically better about ourselves, however evidence shows that regular activity can also improve our mental wellbeing just as much as our physical wellbeing. Being more physically active is thought to cause a chemical change in the […]

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