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Adviceline: 08444 111 444.
10am – 3:30pm, Monday to Friday.
Migrant Worker helpline in Latvian and Polish: 0844 847 6128.
Available 9:30am – 1pm, advice in Polish on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and in Latvian on Fridays.
CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU RELOCATION: South Holland Citizens Advice Bureau has moved from its old offices in The Crescent and reopened at South Holland District Council Offices in Priory Road. If you need advice, please drop in during opening hours: Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10am – 4pm; Thursdays and Fridays 10am – 1pm; the last Saturday of every month 9:30am–12:30pm. Alternatively, ring the National Citizen Advice Help Line on 08444 111 444.
New Keep fit classes in Spalding and Holbeach
Legs, Bums & Tums and Aerobics classes are starting this month at various locations, thanks to Lincolnshire Active Community Network which is developing sessions to encourage people to get active in 2012.
The new classes include a 50yrs plus Legs, Bums and Tums session at Sezanne Walk, Spalding on a Tuesday 10.30 – 11.30am.
Legs, Bums and Tums and Aerobics starting at Lyndis Walk, Community Hall, Holbeach every Tuesday 6.00 – 7.00pm and 7.00 – 8.00pm.
Legs, Bums and Tums continues to take place at Lime Court Community Centre, Spalding every Wednesday evening (6.00 – 7.00pm).
Indoor bowls every Wednesday in Long Sutton and Weston.
All fitness classes cost £3.50 and the indoor bowls £2.00 and booking is recommended to avoid disappointment.
To secure your place or for more information call Shane on 07944 432 400 or email bookings@lincolnshiresports.co.uk
Libraries: the road to theory test success! Learner drivers can now get a helping hand towards passing their theory test, thanks to their local library. Lincolnshire libraries are now offering Theory Test Pro free to members. The service provides a highly-realistic online simulation of the UK's driving theory test, for all vehicles. The service can even be accessed from the comfort of your own home, 24-hours a day, by visiting www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/librariesonline. Users do not even need their library card to access the service from library or other county council-run computers, but will be prompted to enter their library card number if accessing the service from home. To join the library, please visit http://virtuallibrary.lincolnshire.gov.uk.
Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Service is at Johnson Hospital, Spalding on the first Tuesday of each month from 10am till 1pm. If you have any questions about cancer then please just drop in. Telephone 01205 446392 or 0808 808 0000 or contact the website www.macmillan.org.uk
GREAT DAFFODIL APPEAL Marie Curie Cancer Care are collecting volunteers for their Great Daffodil Appeal. Spend 1 hour this March giving out Daffodils, the money raised will provide nursing care to the terminally ill people to spend their final hours in their own homes. To donate your time for this very worthwhile cause visit the Marie Curie website http://www.mariecurie.org.uk and click on Great Daffodil Appeal or call 0845 601 3107. Give Marie Curie an hour to help someone in their final hours.
The Leprosy Mission England and Wales is a Christian development organisation that is autonomous and works as part of The Leprosy Mission's worldwide family. Their vision is a world without leprosy, and their priority for the future is to stay focused until the work is finished, helping people in England and Wales to understand the disease and encouraging them to support the Mission. You can visit their website here.
This month
Your County Needs You! The search for 2012 Spalding Flower Queen has begun!
To enter you need to be aged 17 years or over and live in the South Holland area. You will need to show suitability for this high profile position by demonstrating not only how personable you are but also your commitment to the local community. Preliminary interviews will be held at Tulip Radio and six finalists will be chosen to attend a Reception in the magnificent setting of Ayscoughfee Hall on Friday 16th March where the winner of the Spalding Flower Queen 2012 will be crowned at approximately 8pm. All of our lucky finalists will receive a gift voucher and a bouquet of flowers, and will also take part in the Parade as part of the Royal entourage.
The flower queen will receive the following prizes:
• £100 CASH
• Dinner for Two at Cley Hall
• £50 Gift Card for Springfields Shopping Outlet
• Hair styling at Hedonism Hair Salon
• An evening gown from Fancy Frox to wear on Parade day and to attend functions throughout 2012
• A bouquet of flowers
• Plus more fabulous prizes!
Health Walks in Spalding. Walking is one of the cheapest and easiest ways to get involved in physical activity, and there are numerous Health Walks being led in Spalding and the surrounding area. Trained volunteer Health Walk leaders lead free short walks to include everybody regardless of ability, in a friendly and sociable environment, in and around the local town and countryside. There are currently walk groups in Spalding, Crowland, Holbeach, Sutton St. James and Long Sutton which meet and walk weekly. The majority of walks are between 45 minutes and 1 hour 20 minutes. To find out more about walks in Spalding and the surrounding area, call Donna Lill on 01522 870 252.
Spalding Police 'Come and Talk To Us' event, Tuesday 21 February 2012, 11am – 2pm, Hall Place, Spalding, PE11 1SA, and Tuesday 28 February, 11am – 2pm, Hall Place, Spalding, PE11 1SA. These two police engagement events give you another chance to talk to the police about your issues of concern and police activites and priorities in Spalding – or simply come along and meet your local neighbourhood policing team.
Macmillan Cancer Support’s Mobile Information Service Tour, Wednesday 22 February, 10am – 4pm, Red Lion Square, Spalding, and Thursday 23 February, 9:15am – 3:30pm, Hall Place, Spalding. A mobile team of cancer specialists, on board a bright green bus, will welcome anyone with a question or concern about cancer, no matter how small, to step on board for a confidential chat, or just to pick up some information leaflets. No appointment is necessary and the service is completely free of charge. For further details about future visits, visit www.macmillan.org.uk/mobile or follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/MacInfoBuses. If you would like cancer information and advice, but cannot visit the mobile, call the Macmillan Support Line free on 0808 808 00 00 (Monday to Friday, 9am – 8pm).
Save a life – give blood, Thursday 23 February, 1:30pm – 4pm & 5pm – 8pm, South Holland Centre, Market Place, Spalding. New donors are always needed; please make an appointment now. To book an appointment, call 0300 123 23 23 or visit blood.co.uk.
Gosberton London Mozart Players Chamber Ensemble, featuring Angela Malsbury, Thursday 23 February, 7:30pm, Methodist Church Hall Gosberton. Tickets: £7; under-18s and concessions are £3; available from the South Holland Centre
The Vista Charity Fund Raiser, 24 February, 7pm till late, The Vista Church Hall, Spalding. Featuring music from Verax and Kamikaze Hotshot. All proceeds in aid of Vista Crew and Cancer Research UK. Tickets cost £5. For further information contact The Vista, Spalding on 01775 724077.
A Thousand Years of Music, 24 February, 7.30pm. Long Sutton Market House, 9 Market Street, Long Sutton. UK acoustic guitar phenomenon Clive Carroll takes the audience on a musical journey from 12thC Rounds and Bach through to the Kaiser Chiefs, with some Spanish Guitar music, South American Tangos, Beatles songs and Coldplay along the way. Further information contact Long Sutton Market House on 01406 366767
Snowdrop Walks, Saturday 25 February, 10am – 3:30pm, and Sunday 26 February, 11:30am – 3:30pm, St. Mary’s Church, Whaplode. Come along and experience thousands of Snowdrops in their natural setting in a secluded area of the churchyard, where you may also see some very attractive Aconites. Refreshments will be available in the Heraldic Suite. You may wish to spend some time being expertly guided around the inside of this magnificent church with its 900 years of history.
Castle Sports Complex in Spalding to hold world record charity Swimarathon. 25 February, 12pm – 1pm. Organised by the South Holland Rotary Club in conjunction with the South Lincolnshire Competitive Swimming Club, the Castle Sports Complex is to be the venue for an audacious global world record attempt on behalf of the ‘Rotary End Polio Now’ campaign. Taking place on Saturday 25 February between 12pm and 1pm, the Swimarathon will aim to break the Guinness World Record for the most number of people swimming 100 metres together around the world in the same hour.
Snowdrop Garden Weekend, Saturday 25 February and Sunday 26 February, 11.00am to 4.00pm. Hector House, Bourne Road, Saplding. There will be plant stalls and refreshments. Proceeds to go to St Bartholmews Church, West Pinchbeck. Admission is £2.00 and children are free.
Sing South Holland – Adult Community Choir, Wednesday 29 February, 6:30pm – 8pm, St Thomas Methodist Chapel Schoolroom, St Thomas Road, Spalding. Come and join this community singing group and learn about healthy voice production in a fun, relaxed group with time for refreshments and socialising – led by professional vocal coach Liz Lenton. Admission £2. Any further info contact Martin on 01406 420218, email singsouthholland@gmail.com, or visit www.singsouthholland.org.uk.
SOUTH HOLLAND CENTRE
LIVE EVENTS
Jazz Jam in the Bar
Monday 20 February, 8pm
No entry fee
Bring your instrument to play mainstream jazz with others in these friendly drop-in Jam sessions in the bar - any instrument, any level. Vocalists also welcome. No entry fee, just the cost of your drinks!
Contact davis.jonathan@btinternet.com for a list of tunes, or just turn up.
Maraca2 Percussion in concert.
Wednesday 29 February 2012 at 7.30pm.
Duration 1 hour no interval
Tickets £10, £9 concessions, £7.50 under 26's
Virtuoso percussionists in concert.
Box Office ( 01775 764777 www.southhollandcentre.co.uk or www.maraca2.com
National Theatre Live
The Comedy of Errors
Friday 2 March, 7pm
£12.50, £11 conc.
Starring Lenny Henry. When two sets of twins, separated at birth, collide in the same city on one crazy day, multiple mistaken identities lead to confusion on a grand scale…
The National Theatre’s new adaptation of Shakespeare’s furiously paced comedy is staged in a contemporary world and stars Lenny Henry as Antipholus of Syracuse.
An encore satellite screening from the National Theatre.
CINEMA
War Horse
Tuesday 21 February, 6:30pm
Wednesday 22 February, 11am
Thursday 23 February, 6:30pm
£5 matinees, £5.75 (£5.50 concessions) evenings, £20 family ticket
Albert and his beloved horse Joey are separated when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of World War One.
A sumptuous Spielberg adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s much loved novel, set to an evocative John Williams score.
Duration: 2 hours 26 minutes. Rated 12A.
For more information about any cinema listing or live event call the box office on 01775 764 777.
FURTHER AHEAD
BACK UP. St Bartholomew’s Primary School, West Pinchbeck is holding a race night on the 2 March 2012. Doors open at 7pm and the first race is at 7:30pm, refreshments are available. Their number is 01775 640357 for more information.
Moulton Windmill Spring Craft Fair is on the 11 March 2012. There will be over 20 stalls selling traditional crafts and handmade items, it is free entry to the event, refreshments in the Granary tea room, and you can call them on 01406 373237, or visit their website at www.moultonwindmill.co.uk
Cupids Wedding Show, Sunday 4 March, Springfields Events Centre, Camelgate, Spalding. Doors Open: 10.30am to 4.00pm Admission: Adults £4.00; Seniors & Children Free.More information: http://www.cupidsweddingshows.com or tel: 07738 912092
A Series of Lent Lectures Organised By Churches Together, Monday 5 March 2012, 7:30pm, Spalding Baptist Church, Swan Street, Spalding. Everyone's welcome to these four Monday evenings in Lent to take time to reflect on the Easter season. Tulip Radio's very own Steve Weatherly-Barton is the guest speaker. More details on the Churches Together website, www.ctSpaD.org.uk. The series runs through March, Mondays: 5, 12, 19 & 26. For further information please contact Steve Weatherly-Barton or Humph Baker. Tel: 01775 723365.
Crowland Parish Council meeting, Monday 6 March, 7:30pm, The Parish Rooms, Hall Street, Crowland. There are still 2 vacancies on the Parish Council - please come along and join them. Further details can be obtained from the Parish Clerks, Di Halliwell and Brenda Stanojevic, in the Parish Rooms in Hall Place, Crowland or by telephoning 01733 210653 or email crowland.pc@btconnect.com.
80s Disco in aid of the British Heart Foundation, Saturday 10 March, 7:30pm till late, at the British Sugar Sports and Social Club, West Marsh Road, Spalding. Back for the fourth year running with another night full of great 80s classics, there will be a licensed bar and a raffle. Fancy dress optional. All tickets are £8 each (no admissions on the door). Tickets now on sale from the British Heart Foundation Shop, Hall Place, Spalding or the British Sugar Sports and Social Club, West Marsh Road, Spalding or by calling Dan on 07538 317451.
Cultural workshops to celebrate the Olympics, Wednesday 14 March from 10am at Ruskington Library, and from 2pm at Sleaford Library. In the run up to the 2012 Olympics, local schoolchildren will have the chance to learn more about the games and the countries taking part. The sessions will be run by Valerie Taiwo from Culture Connect. Each library will be inviting a local school class to take part.
Sing South Holland – Adult Community Choir, Wednesday 14 March, 6:30pm – 8pm, St Thomas Methodist Chapel Schoolroom, St Thomas Road, Spalding. Come and join this community singing group and learn about healthy voice production in a fun, relaxed group with time for refreshments and socialising – led by professional vocal coach Liz Lenton. Admission £2. Any further info contact Martin on 01406 420218, email singsouthholland@gmail.com, or visit www.singsouthholland.org.uk.
Radar Challenge 2012, Sunday 18 March, 10am – 3pm, Cloot Drove, Crowland. The event will be held on a circular route around Cloot drove and the river bank access road towards Crowland. Rotary and Lions are the main organizers of the event again with joint organizers Fenland Harriers Running club and the Spalding Cycling Club. There will be four main events during the day: 10am is the first start time for the 3k Fun Run (Estimated 100 runners); 10.30am is the serious 10k road race (maximum entry of 300 runners); at 12 noon there is the fun family cycle ride for 12k (estimated 100 cyclists); and at 1:30pm there is the 5k sponsored walk (estimated 150 people). Finish and clear the site at 3pm to leave at 4pm.
Model Truck Show and Collectables, Sunday 18 March, 10am – 4pm, Springfields Events Centre, Camelgate, Spalding. Admission is £3.50 with children under 16 free. For further information please contact Colin Boor on 07710 321471 or email at colinboor@btconnect.com.
Crowland Twinning Association 1940s Themed Evening, Saturday 24 March, 7.30pm, University Academy of Holbeach, Postland Road, Crowland. There will be a 2 course meal with entertainment from the Tweedie Sisters, appropriate dress optional. Cost £10. For further information please contact either Linda Lee on 01733 210410 or Christine Mayley on 01733 212077.
Cultural workshops to celebrate the Olympics, Wednesday 26 March from 10am at Spalding Library, and from 2pm at Long Sutton Library. In the run up to the 2012 Olympics, local schoolchildren will have the chance to learn more about the games and the countries taking part. The sessions will be run by Valerie Taiwo from Culture Connect. Each library will be inviting a local school class to take part.
Toy Tractor Online Auction,Saturday 31 March, Springfields Events Centre, Camelgate, Spalding. For details call Andy Ebbage on 01775 718514 or email info@mm-auctions.com.
The Rotary Club of Holbeach President's Charity Ball, Saturday 31 March, 7pm for 7:30pm, The South Holland Centre, Spalding. Charity Ball in aid of the Rotary Foundation. Dinner and dancing to ‘Top Notch’. Tickets in advance are £30 from Mossop & Bowser, 10 Spalding Road, Holbeach. Telephone Colin Scott on 01406 362037 or email tickets@rotary-holbeach.org.uk.
Toy Tractor Show and Collectables Sunday 1 April, 10am – 4pm, Springfields Events Centre, Camelgate, Spalding. Admission is £3.50 with children under 16 free. For more information call Colin Boor on 07710 321471 or email colin.boor@btconnect.com.
Lincolnshire Daffodil Society Show, Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 April, Springfields Events Centre, Camelgate, Spalding. Lincolnshire Daffodil Society is bringing its Daffodil Growing Competitions to Springfields. As this is the first year of this show it is very much in development. However, they hope to build it up over the next few years to rival the old SHE shows of the past. If you or your gardening club are interested in entering any of the competitions please contact Springfields Horticultural Society on 01775 724843. Tickets for this event cost £2.00
Rock House 58 Presents Rockin’ Bands at The Yaxley and District Royal British Legion, 210 Broadway, Yaxley Peterborough.
All proceeds go to Help For Heroes Charity
Saturday 14th April 2012, Record Hop with 2 DJ's. Just 45's and 78's-nothing new. Entry £2.00
Saturday 9th June 2012 Earl Jackson and his Band, Tickets £7.00..
Saturday 11th August 2012,Rockin For Heroes Alldayer 2, The Kingcats, Firebirds, Porky’s Hot Rockin, BopCats, Natterjacks, Tickets £17 in advance £20 on the door, Under 16’s £5 each
Saturday 13th October 2012. Great Rockin Band From Way Down South Tickets £7 each.
Saturday 10th November 2012, Mark Keeley's Good Rockin Night Hot and Rockin a dance floor filler. Tickets £7 each.
Saturday 22nd December 2012, The Jets and The Roomates, The ultimate Christmas Cracker, Tickets £10 each.
Further details and tickets please contact Steph & Michelle on 01760338894 or 07977 797304
Antiques and Collectors Fair 15th April 2012, Springfields Events Centre, Camelgate, Spalding, Doors open 10.00am till 4.30pm. A good selection of ceramics, porcelain, silver, jewellery, pictures, stamps, postcards and various other collectables. Admission: £1.25. Further information please contact: Galleon Fairs on 01775 760529
Parkinson’s Awareness Week 2012, Monday 16 April – Sunday 22 April, national and regional activities all over the UK. Parkinson’s Awareness Week is run by the research and support charity Parkinson’s UK. The aim is to raise awareness and understanding of what Parkinson’s is, the need to fund more research to find a cure for this devastating neurological condition, and how Parkinson’s affects people and their loved ones. The overall theme is ‘find a cure’ and a special appeal will be launched for volunteers to take part in a large nationwide research study.
Sing South Holland – Adult Community Choir, Wednesday 18 April, 6:30pm – 8pm, St Thomas Methodist Chapel Schoolroom, St Thomas Road, Spalding. Come and join this community singing group and learn about healthy voice production in a fun, relaxed group with time for refreshments and socialising – led by professional vocal coach Liz Lenton. Admission £2. Any further info contact Martin on 01406 420218, email singsouthholland@gmail.com, or visit www.singsouthholland.org.uk.
Networking Event, 19 April, 6pm, at the Chamber of Commerce, Broad Street Business Centre, Spalding. Further information from Broad Street Business Centre.
Bomber County Big Band Dance Night, Saturday 21 April, 7:30pm, Springfields Events Centre, Camelgate, Spalding. A themed evening with special effects. Dancing to The Main Line Big Band & Singers. Dress code 1940's civvies or service uniform. There will be a 2 course dinner with a licensed bar open till midnight. Doors open at 7.30pm and tickets cost £25. For further information call the box office on 01775 724843.
St Pauls Church Flower Festival, 27th April to 3rd May 2012, Fulney, Spalding. Wanted frustrated flower arrangers - like to help with our Flower Festival this year. Come along and join us on Thursday 22nd March 2012 from 2.00pm to 3.00pm for a chat over a coffee. The meeting will be at the hall to the rear of the church. Further details from Georgina on 01775 712665
Stroke Awareness, Saturday 28 April, 9:30am – 12:30pm, All Saints Church, Holbeach. Do you know your blood pressure? Do you know how to recognise a stroke? Free blood pressure measurements organised by the Rotary Club of Holbeach in conjunction with the Stroke Association. For more information call Helen Scott on 01406 490409.
Sing South Holland – Adult Community Choir, Wednesday 2 May, 6:30pm – 8pm, St Thomas Methodist Chapel Schoolroom, St Thomas Road, Spalding. Come and join this community singing group and learn about healthy voice production in a fun, relaxed group with time for refreshments and socialising – led by professional vocal coach Liz Lenton. Admission £2. Any further info contact Martin on 01406 420218, email singsouthholland@gmail.com, or visit www.singsouthholland.org.uk.
The 54th Spalding Flower Parade will take place on Saturday 5 May. The Parade will commence from the Springfield Events Centre at 2pm and make the three and a half mile journey around the town, concluding at Sir Halley Stewart Playing Fields. For the latest news and events follow twitter.com/flowerparade or visit www.spalding-flower-parade.org.uk.
Classic Car Show, Sunday 6th May 2012, Springfields Events Centre, Camelgate, Spalding.Doors open 10.00am till 4.00pm with tickets costing £3.00, accompanied children and children under 176 are free. There will also be craft stalls and Flower Parade floats will be on show.
Fashion Show at The Vista, Spalding. 17th May 2012. Money raised will go to The Johnson Hospital League of Friends
Spalding Sprint Triathlon, Sunday 10 June, Castle Sports Complex Pool, Spalding.The event begins with a 400 metre pool swim followed by a flat 19 kilometre bike course, finishing with a 5 kilometre run to the finish. The event is open to anybody whether novice or seasoned triathlete. Why not enter as a relay team & compete with your friends, family or colleagues.There will be prizes for all age group winners. Every competitor will receive a goody bag including a tee shirt.
Sing South Holland – Adult Community Choir, Wednesday 20 June, 6:30pm – 8pm, St Thomas Methodist Chapel Schoolroom, St Thomas Road, Spalding. Come and join this community singing group and learn about healthy voice production in a fun, relaxed group with time for refreshments and socialising – led by professional vocal coach Liz Lenton. Admission £2. Any further info contact Martin on 01406 420218, email singsouthholland@gmail.com, or visit www.singsouthholland.org.uk.
Weston Steam & Country Fayre, Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 August, A151, PE12 6JU (follow signs for Baytree Nursery). Adults, £2; children and OAPs, £1. The event is raising money for Spalding LIVES Responders and Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Ambercopter. For further details telephone 01406 330012.
Marie Curie Cancer Care’s Walk Ten, Grimsthorpe Catle, Friday 17 August. Children under 16 are free, adult regisrtration before the event is £10 on the night is £15. You can sign up at www.mariecurie.org.uk/walk ten or by calling 08700 340040.
Networking Event, Thursday 15 November, at the Chamber of Commerce, Broad Street Business Centre, Spalding. Further information from the Chamber of Commerce, Broad Street Business Centre.