If you live in Spalding, or visit as a tourist, you’re bound to make a beeline for Ayscoughfee Hall. It dates from the mid-15th century and is a Grade I listed building. Whilst the...
Miniatures in bronze: The sculptures of Joseph Hillier in Spalding
I’m always up for a bit of Backyard Blogging. It’s great to travel and write about our adventures away from home but it’s wonderful to explore my own neighbourhood and share those experiences. Having...
Review of Wigwam Holidays: Crowtree Farm, Spalding
“I’ve forgotten the milk!” We’d only just arrived at Crowtree Farm to try out Wigwam Holidays, courtesy of owners, Patrick and Anne Mews. Forgetting the milk was just typical of me; I always forget...
The perfect summer evening at Sergi’s Tapas Bar, Spalding
When we were visiting Seville last autumn, I would never have imagined that a few months later we would be tucking into tasty tapas back home in our small Lincolnshire town of Spalding. Karl...
When Jimi Hendrix came to Spalding
On 29 May 1967 our little sleepy town of Spalding became host to one of the first ever rock festivals. Held in a tulip bulb auction shed, Barbecue ’67, for an admission price of...
You shall go to the ball…
From Mrs O to Mrs Ooh It took a lot less than a pumpkin, a few mice and a Fairy Godmother to change me from the daft old bat with hump and varicose veins...
The Gallery – The Weekend – Spalding Flower Parade
Float for the Flower Queen and her attendants It was the end of an era for Spalding this weekend. The 55th and final Flower Parade was cheered through the town centre: more than 30,000...
Mum’s gone to the Spalding Midsummer Ball
It’s that time again. Our annual big night out where we join our friends to raise money for good causes and get very merry in the process. The Spalding Midsummer Ball raises money for...