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Community Woolram Wygate
Wes and Paul have started Walk If Off, offering regular walks and informal conversation from the Sir Halley Stewart Field after Wes survived a suicide attempt nine months ago.
Community Deeping St Nicholas
Emerald Homes has been allowed to withdraw £685,000 in health and education contributions and provide no affordable housing for its 119-home development at Home Farm, Deeping St Nicholas. The developer will still build a village hall, while an independent assessor has recommended a clawback clause if the scheme becomes more viable.
Community Woolram Wygate
Chloe King and Lyane Markham are organising a black-tie fundraising ball at the Peterborough Marriott Hotel on October 10, with proceeds supporting Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice.
Community
More than 60 people attended an afternoon tea organised by the Friendship Circle of South Holland in memory of former member Rosemary Gaunt, raising £1,277 for charity.
Community
An application to produce ammonium sulphate liquid fertiliser at Decoy Farm on Spalding Road, Crowland, has attracted no objections from the Environment Agency or South Holland District Council. Lincolnshire County Council will make the final decision.
Community Pinchbeck
St Mary’s Church in Pinchbeck has reopened after being closed for most of July, but now needs to raise £25,000 for urgent roof repairs. The Grade I listed church will launch its appeal at a community open day on August 31, when its restored clock is also due to chime for the first time in years.
Community Pinchbeck
The Trolley Shop at Johnson Hospital is operating again after members of Pinchbeck WI volunteered for 18 months. Sally Goodacre, a recent member of the Friends of Johnson Hospital charity, is now taking over the hospital foyer stall as the WI volunteers step back.
Community
Patients with dementia, or those showing signs of confusion, are to be offered distinctive ‘Forget Me Not’ wristbands at Lincolnshire hospitals including Johnson Hospital in Spalding. The bands are intended to help staff recognise when someone may need additional support with communication or finding their way around the hospital.
Community Pinchbeck
The Friendship Circle of South Lincolnshire will hold an afternoon tea at Pinchbeck Hall on August 13, following a fundraiser that raised more than £1,500 for a breast cancer charity last year.
Community
Saturday’s Snowden Field parkrun in Crowland featured 18 first-time participants, three major personal milestones and strong performances from runners connected with Spalding’s Halmer Harriers.
Community
A blue wristband featuring a forget-me-not flower is being offered to patients with dementia or possible confusion arriving at Johnson Community Hospital in Spalding, helping staff recognise when extra communication or orientation support may be needed.
