South Holland District Council is making a fresh appeal for owners of land and property in Spalding town centre to get in touch.

The council is looking at future development of the town centre and wants all parties with a vested interest to be involved.

So far, its plea for stakeholders to come forward has met little response but with the first scheduled forum just six weeks away, the local authority is renewing its invitation.

The first forum – at the South Holland Centre, Spalding on Monday, October 7 at 2pm – will be for land and property owners.

Further forums planned for the near future will be aimed at developers, leaseholders, other vested interest groups and the public.

Leader Gary Porter sais the future development of Spalding town centre is “enormously important” and there is “no hidden agenda or masterplan” in calling this series of forums.

“This is about getting people around a table to see if there are any synergies from which there might be possible mutual benefits in the future,” he said.

To register as a landowner or freeholder and be kept up to date with the scheme mail economicdevelopment@sholland.gov.uk

Ford’s Fiesta ST has long been the thinking person’s fast hatchback.

This latest one is no exception. With 182PS on tap, it keeps things real and the pricing looks great as well. Ford has certainly put down a serious marker here.

The plushest ST2 version adds the LED daytime running lights, privacy glass, a power starter button, upgraded Sony audio system and grippy Recaro sports seats.

As much fun as the old Fiesta ST was, its downfall was easy to pinpoint. It had 150PS and sold for not much less than £14,000. For only £200 more than its asking price, you could buy a Renault Clio 182 Cup. Game over.

Ford’s determined not to fall into that trap this time round and has gone about equipping the latest Fiesta ST with the firepower it needs to succeed in its price bracket.

The engine is a 1.6-litre turbocharged 182PS Ecoboost four-cylinder unit that’s good for 177lb/ft of torque.

That translates into a sprint to 62mph of just 6.9 seconds and a top speed of 137mph.

Ford has developed new chassis and suspension components to improve the ride quality and refinement of the car.

Unique suspension and steering tuning and better Torque Vectoring Control (eTVC) combines with a 15mm lower ride height to deliver the requisite dynamic improvements over what is already a very good chassis.

The big front grille works well with the ST’s more extrovert body styling. That runs to an imposing black honeycomb trapezoidal front grille, plus a large rear spoiler with twin air vents and twin exhaust. Colour choices including Molten Orange and Spirit Blue and an optional style pack adds red brake calipers and grey alloy wheels to pump up the aggression a bit.

It’s hard to see how Ford could have done a lot better with the Fiesta ST.

An integral part of bringing a warm hatch to market is managing costs and it’s here that the Ford really plays its trump card.

It gets 47.9mpg on the combined fuel economy cycle and emissions are rated at just 138g/km – but the biggest draw is certain to be the price tag. At just £17,000, the base model is very tempting and even in the £18,000 ST2 guise we’ve looked at here, it still strongly pays the value card. What’s not to like?

A 34-year-old Moulton Chapel man has died while snorkelling in the Maldives.

The tragic news about the death of Stuart Chance was announced by his sister, Nicki, on Facebook.

It is understood Mr Chance had been swimming in Summer Island Village, Ziyaaraifushi, during family holiday.

He was found dead in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Tributes are being published in tomorrow’s Spalding Guardian.

If you would like to pay your tribute, please add it to this story.

Livestock failures made up more than 50 per cent of total cross-compliance breaches for 2012, but that doesn’t mean arable producers can rest on their laurels, says Mark Wheeler, consultant at Brown & Co.

He says where livestock make up a smaller part of an overall business it is easy to fall foul of the legislation. Failing to fill in the soil protection review was the most common arable compliance failure.

Deeping St Nicholas grower Nicholas Watts is expecting a bumper crop of sunflowers this year.

Nicholas has six million sunflowers across 160 acres at Vine House Farm. Once harvested, the seeds of the flowers will sell for wild bird food.

South Holland Growers’ Club aims to serve its members and promote the spread of the latest horticultural information.

Established in 1955, the club was founded to enable the professional growers and farmers of the area to keep abreast of the latest research and developments.

Topics have changed over time, but a review of the 2012/13 programme shows a wide range being covered, such as Logistics in South Holland, Drought, Water and Food Security, Peat in English Horticulture, Agricultural Vehicle Theft and Farm Security, Agricultural Property Relief, Column Stocks and the Current Economic Situation.

The committee is still working on the 2013/14 programme, but the list to date covers: Gladioli, NFU Initiative on Trading with Supermarkets, Tulip Mechanisation, Biological Control of Pests, NFU Energy Forum, Use of LED Lights and Bulb Sterilization. A Saturday afternoon visit has been arranged to Bell Brothers of Boston on November 3.

We are proud to hold joint meetings with the NFU, again obtaining details of new developments within the industry. As can be seen, the club still strives to inform members today, 58 years after its formation.

The club meets at Whaplode Manor Hotel on Monday evenings from October to March. Everyone welcome (pay a small charge or become a member for £15 per annum). Visit www.growersclub.org.uk

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A gold-coloured Range Rover has been stolen from outside a house in South Fen Road, Bourne over the weekend.

It was taken some time between 6pm and 10.15pm on Saturday and anyone who saw the vehicle being driven along South Fen Road and Cherry Holt Road should call police on 101, quoting incident number 530 of August 17.

Police are also trying to trace a bicycle stolen from a house in Saffron Walk, Bourne, between 11pm on Saturday and 8.20am on Sunday.

Anyone with information should call police on 101, quoting incident number 140 of August 18.

Thieves got away with a catalytic convertor from a Mazda parked in an area of Pearl Court, Holbeach.

It was taken some time between Tuesday August 13 and Thursday August 15 and anyone with information should call police on 101, stating incident number 343 of August 15.

Ex-service veterans are reeling over the shock closure of Sutton Bridge Royal British Legion Social Club.

The club is a limited company, run separately from the branch, but has been given its marching orders by Haig House – the Legion’s headquarters in London – because of outstanding debts.

The premises in Gas House Lane will close on August 31 and local officials have been busy cancelling bookings – possibly including a wedding reception – after that date.

Branch chairman Peter Guy (81) said: “The headquarters in London has said that we owe some money to different organisations, gas, electricity and that, and so therefore we are insolvent and they have decided to close us.”

Mr Guy says he’s disgusted by the ruling because the club has paid “if not all, but most of it” and hasn’t been given enough of a chance to turn things around.

“We have functions on for the next three or four weeks, we have got a wedding, but in their wisdom they have closed us.”

Mr Guy, a Royal Signals veteran, has been going to the club for 61 years and says the branch will soldier on following the closure.

But he says members will be faced with room hire costs for Remembrance and other events which they can’t pay out of their own pockets.

A spokesman for The Royal British Legion in London said: “It was originally advised that the Sutton Bridge Royal British Legion Club should close in May 2012 – this decision was appealed by the club committee and a second review of the financial viability of the club was agreed.

“The second review returned the same findings that, although they had reduced their liabilities, the Sutton Bridge RBL club was unable to satisfy its outgoings and was therefore in breach of its licence conditions, which state that the club has to remain solvent for the period of their licence.

“All clubs that bear the Legion’s name are totally independent members’ society clubs – a private members’ club – affiliated to the RBL but not under our direct control.”

A drunken man punched a house mate, knocking him backwards out of a door and into a garden fence.

Evaldas Devkis (19) then got into a tussle with the victim, Vaidas Kulboka, at a house they had shared for only three days in Bourne Road, Spalding.

Paul Wood, prosecuting, said Mr Kulboka got on top of Devkis, who calmed down and went back into the house.

He said Mr Kulboka had a cigarette outside, near a van, and Devkis appeared with a knife in his hand.

In a statement to police, Mr Kulboka said he saw the knife and thought “maybe he wants to slaughter me”.

Mr Wood said a woman house mate said Devkis carried the knife with the 15cm blade tucked up his sleeve and she took it from him with a degree of ease.

In his police statement, Devkis, was asked to describe his drunkenness on a scale of one to ten and said it was “nine”.

Devkis, now of Chervil Rise, Wolverhampton, was given a year-long community order with 200 hours unpaid work by Spalding magistrates on Thursday. He must also pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.

He pleaded guilty to assault by beating and possession of a knife, both on April 24.

Magistrates ordered forfeiture of the knife.

Solicitor Iona Hanrahan, mitigating, said: “The knife was removed by the female witness quite safely, without a struggle, and no one was injured.

“He doesn’t remember fetching the knife and he doesn’t know why he would have fetched a knife.”

Miss Hanrahan said Devkis accepted he threw the first punch and it led to a tussle.

Rubbish piling up behind a row of terraced houses in Long Sutton has left one resident wondering why he is paying his council tax.

Sean Gedney, of West Street, was outraged when the Friday collection from the private road behind his home failed to turn up “again”.

He said: “We’ve been battling with the council for seven weeks. Last week when they did collect it, it had been three weeks. The latest excuse is the truck can’t get down because of a tree branch, but it’s been there for years.

“The cats tear the bags and we have to clear up the mess – and they attract wasps.”

South Holland District Council was due to collect the waste yesterday (Monday).

Environmental Services team leader Glen Chapman said use of the private road had become “problematic”.

He said: “We would like to bring those properties into line with many other terraced households which leave their waste sacks at the front of their properties.

“What we propose to do is write to the householders with a date when we would like them to start doing this. This will solve the problem.”

Young motorists in South Holland could be better prepared to drive alone and able to help at the scene of accidents under proposals by a Lincolnshire road safety group.

It is responding to a call by an influential group of MPs urging the Government to raise the minimum age at which drivers can take their test, and therefore drive alone, to 18.

A report, produced by the House of Commons Transport Committee, also suggests learner drivers should have to spread lessons over a year.

This week the Co-operative insurance group issued a report claiming a third of young drivers feel unprepared to drive alone when they pass their test.

Twenty-four per cent said an accident they had could have been prevented if they had spent more time learning to drive, with 62 per cent in favour of a minimum learning period being introduced.

John Siddle, of the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership, said he did not think the report by the House of Commons Transport Committee went far enough.

Fatalities on the county’s roads among 17 to 24-year-olds have reduced significantly since the Partnership introduced the 2Fast2Soon programme in schools in 2008. But Mr Siddle said the increase of serious accidents from 13 to 31 was of concern.

He said: “Calling for learner drivers to have lessons spread over a year is not enough on its own.

“The year should be structured and cover such things as driving on motorways and in bad weather and be signed off in the same way a lorry driver renews his licence.

“Part of a lorry driver’s training is first aid and we would like this included in the training too.

“Wouldn’t it be splendid if a young person could attend the scene of an accident and be confident enough to administer CPR?

“This is what we are telling the Government we want to see.”

Students across the country will be receiving their GCSE results this morning – but some could be in for a shock after reports of “turbulence” in this year’s grading.

Lincolnshire Free Press reporters are out and about this morning at all our local schools, talking to headteachers and students about their successes and what they plan to do next.

We will have updates on spaldingtoday.co.uk throughout the day, including all the results as they come in.

Nationally, 6000,000 teenagers will be receiving their grades today, but Ofqual, England’s exam watchdog has warned that science grades could fall because papers were toughened up.

Grading was also tightened for English and maths, but this year for the first time extra marks have beenawarded for good grammar and spelling in key subjects.

Spalding High School pupils are celebrating a fantastic set of GCSE results, despite fears nationally that grades would drop as a result of changes to examinations.

Headmaster Tim Clark has called them “very, very impressive results”, with 22 per cent of grades at A* and just over half – 52 per cent – at A and A*.

Mr Clark said: “Seventeen girls out of 148 got As and A*s in every single subject. Four girls got A*s in every subject. Half the year group, 79 girls, got at least five or more A or A*s.

“They are an excellent set of results, extremely pleasing.”

Hannah Greenacre is one of four pupils to have attained straight A*s in 11 subjects.

Hannah, from Sutton St James, said: “I wasn’t expecting that. I am really pleased. Hard work paid off, I think.”

Hannah is staying on at Spalding High School to do A-levels in biology, chemistry, English and maths.

Like most of the students, Hannah hadn’t made plans to celebrate, but said she would definitely be doing something.

For Rebecca Warren (top) breaking up a family holiday in Cornwall really paid off.

The pupil, from Sutton St James, also achieved 11 A*s.

She said: “I thought I’d done well, but didn’t think I’d get straight A*s.”

Rebecca plans to stay on to study biology, chemistry, maths and French, but in the meantime was returning to Cornwall to finish her holiday.”

There were lots of smiling faces in the villages when students at Donington Thomas Cowley High School and Kirton Middlecott School received their GCSE results.

Teachers at Thomas Cowley High School were celebrating the best ever set of results - placing the school nationally in the top 25 per cent.

Ninety-nine per cent of students gained at least five or more GCSE grades A*-G.

Forty-nine per cent of students gained 10 or more GCSE grades A*-C.

Martyn Taylor, headteacher, said: “The year group worked tremendously hard throughout their time at The Thomas Cowley High School. They have proved to be a credit to themselves and the school is thrilled that they have done so well.

“Congratulations are also due to the staff at the Thomas Cowley High School who dedicate themselves to ensuring that all students can be the best that they can be. They too have worked tirelessly to help all the students achieve these outstanding results.

“The results demonstrate yet again why so many parents want their children to attend The Thomas Cowley High School. They show clearly that students of all ability are given the opportunity, the expert assistance and the individual care in order to do well.”

Kirton Middlecott School’s new headteacher, Julia Garwood, is delighted 95 per cent of students achieved 5 GCSE results at A* - G.

The percentage of students achieving five or more passes at grade C or better, including mathematics and English, was 38 per cent.

Ms Garwood said: “It’s a fantastic accomplishment and compares very favourably with the national average.

“The on-going improvements in the school has allowed this year’s results to equal last year’s performance.

“All credit to the students for their endeavours and to the staff for their hard work.

“Success is contagious and the school fully intends to keep up the momentum of change, rigour and improvement.

“We will keep pursuing improvement, aiming for even higher results next year.”

Results are being published online on this website. For the full story and pictures, see Tuesday’s Lincolnshire Free Press.

Lizzie Kaye described her feelings as “shocked, really shocked” after learning she had attained 11 grades at A* in her GCSEs.

Lizzie, of West Pinchbeck, said: “It’s not what I was expecting and I wasn’t expecting A*s in physics or history or any of my sciences.”

Lizzie will continue her studies at Spalding High School with A-levels in French, Spanish, English and Maths.

The fourth Spalding High School student to achieve 11 A*s was Eleanor Toal, of Spalding.

She said: “I am speechless. I thought I’d get a few As, but I am really really happy.”

Her mum, Anita Toal, who had accompanied Eleanor to pick up her results on Thursday, said she was “delighted”.

Eleanor will return to school in September to study history, English, French and religious studies at A-level.

In January 2012, the Office for National Statistics reported that the number of divorces in England and Wales in 2010 was 119,589, an increase of 4.9 per cent since 2009.

The divorce rate rose in 2010 to 11.1 divorcing people per thousand married population from 10.5 in 2009 and the number of divorces in 2010 was highest among men and women aged 41 to 44.

These are ages at which the impact of divorce on retirement provision should be a major consideration.

Pensions sharing offers a clean break settlement and gives the ex-spouse or civil partner legal ownership and control over his/her share of the pension.

In simple terms the benefits are transferred to a plan in the ex-spouse’s name.

Pension sharing on divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership has various advantages and disadvantages.

Some advantages are that sharing provides a clean break and each party has independent pension benefits in their own right, under their control.

Where the ex-spouse may be contemplating remarrying, unlike pension earmarking, any pension sharing arrangements would be unaffected by remarriage. Importantly, neither party’s rights are affected by the other’s subsequent death.

Finally, the ex-spouse/former civil partner will be able to take benefits from age 55 in respect of the “pension credit” rather than be compelled to wait until the member retires (as would apply in respect of earmarking).

However, the lump sum death benefits cannot be shared, so the ex-spouse/civil partner may have to replace lost life assurance cover.

In return for the pension share, the ex-spouse/civil partner will receive less of the couple’s non-pension assets. This may result in them being in financial difficulty if they are below pension age and, therefore, unable to access the pension credit rights.

The amount to be awarded to the ex-spouse may be decided by the court or by the divorcing couple and the amount is then expressed in a pension sharing order or agreement approved by the court.

Pension sharing orders are expressed as a percentage of the cash value of the plan, known as the cash equivalent transfer value (CETV), to be re-allocated to the ex-spouse.

If you need any more information concerning pensions and divorce, please do not hesitate to contact us.

All the GCSE results from Peele Community College, Long Sutton.

Key:

A - art, B - biology, BAD - Btec art and design, BAG - Btec Agriculture, BEN - Btec Engineering, BHB - Btec hair and beauty, BHC - Btec home cooking skills, BHO - Btec horticulture, BHS - Btec hospitality, BPA - Btec performing arts, BPB - Btec public services, BS - business studies, BSP - Btec sport studies, BTT - Btec travel and tourism, BVS - Btec vocational services, BWS - Btec workskills, C - chemistry, CGS - City and Guilds salon services, CS - citizenship, D - Drama, E - English, EL - English literature, F - French, FS - film studies, G - geography, H - history, HF - home economics (food), IT - information technology, L - Latin, LA - law, M - maths, P - physics, PD - design technology product design, PE - physical education, PO - Portuguese, S - science double award, SC - science single award, SP - Spanish.

** denotes grade A*

* denotes grades A-C

^ denotes Btec pass level 1

^^ denotes Btec pass level 2

Diana Abu Arab BPB* IT* M SC D S E EL HF

Katie Adams BAD* BS** IT* SC M G H S E* EL* PD*

Stacey Andrews BPA** BTT* IT* M* B* C* D* F H* P* CS* E* EL*

Stacey Ansell-Groves BPA* BPB* BTT* IT* M* SC* F H S* CS E* EL*

Conna Armstrong BSP* BEN IT* M* SC A H E* EL

Jake Baldry BS** BSP** BTT* IT* M* SC H* PE* SP CS E* EL

Kelly Barnes BHB IT* M* SC* FS* E* EL* HF* PD*

Kieran Bates BPB* BSP* BTT* IT* M* SC* F H PE* E EL

Chloe Bloomfield BAD*

Mary Bowe BPB* BTT* IT* SC A* M D S E EL HF

Chloe Brawn-Smart BHC^^ BVS IT* CGS M SC E EL

Chantelle Budge BPA* BHB IT* M* SC* A* F H* S* CS E* EL*

Chloe Bullen BS** BHC^^ BVS IT* M* SC FS* E EL HF* PD*

Tobias Burton BTT* IT* M* B* C* G* H* P* SP CS* E* EL*

John Caller BAG* BEN BHC^^ BVS IT* M SC E EL

Ashley Campling BAD* BS** IT* M* SC* G H* S SP CS E* EL*

Bethany Chapman BHO* IT* SC* A* M* G* H* S* FS* E* EL*

Dannielle Coe BS** BSP* BHC^^ BVS IT* SC M H S FS* E EL

Siobhan Collins BS** IT* M* SC* F G H E* EL

Alex Collison-Callaby BAG* BEN BHC^^ IT* M SC

Matthew Cousins BS* BSP* BTT* IT* M* B* C H* PE* P SP CS* E* EL*

Jake Crane BPB* IT* M* SC* A* G S* E* EL* PD*

Evonne Craven BHO* IT* M SC G H* S E* EL PD

Stephanie Crowson BTT* IT* M* SC* F H S* CS E* EL* HF*

Adam Croxford BTT* IT* M* B* C* G* P* SP CS* E* EL PD*

Amy-Louise Davey BAD* BS** IT* M* G SC CS FS E* EL* PD*

Kelly Davies BPB* BTT* IT* SC A M D S E EL HF

Ashley Davison BAD* BS** IT* M* B* C* F G** P* CS* E* EL* PD**

James Denwood BS* BPB* BSP* IT* M SC S E EL

Carly Downham BHC^ BHS* BWS*BHC^^ BVS BWS IT* CGS M SC E EL

Jessica Eaton BHC^^ IT* CGS M SC E EL

Leon Elston BTT* IT** M* B* C* F G* H* P* CS* E* EL*

Benjamin Elves BAG* BHS* BWS* BEN BVS BWS IT* M* S E EL

Scott Emmins BS** IT** M* B C F G P CS E EL PD*

Sophie Faulkner BS* BPA* BPB* BHB IT* M SC D* S E* EL

Courtney Feetham BAD* BPA** IT* M* A* F H* S* SC CS E* EL*

Hayden Feetham BAG* BHC^ BHS* BWS* BHC^^ BVS BWS IT* M SC E EL

Alexander Fisher BHO* IT* M* SC* A* D* G* H* S* CS* E* EL*

Jordan Fisher BS** BTT* IT* M* SC* F G S* CS E EL PD

James Ford BEN IT* M* SC* A* M* G* S E* EL* PD

Kallum Fothergill BAG* BHO* BHS* BWS* BHC^^ BVS IT* M SC E EL

Jordan Gee-Carter BHO* BSP* IT* M* B C* D F H* P CS E* EL*

James Gilbert BPB* BSP* IT* M* SC* A H E* EL*

Jessica Glover IT* M* SC* H SP E EL HF

Kayleigh Goody BS** BOB* BHB IT* M* SC S* E* EL* HF* PD*

Marilia Grande BPB* BTT* IT* M* PO* SC* F S* E* EL* HF* PD*

Ellie Gratton BAD* BHC^^ BVS BWS IT* CGS M SC E EL

Jordan Gratton BAG* BEN BHC^^ BVS IT* M SC E EL

Hannah Green BAD* IT* M* SC* F H S E* EL HF*

Kieran Groves BAG* BEN BHC^^ BVS IT* M SC E EL

Penny Hallifax BHB IT* SC M D FS E EL HF

Demmi Harpham IT* M* A* B* C* F G* H* P* CS* E* EL*

Kai Holmes BSP* BEN IT* M* SC S FS* E EL PD

Jake Hopkisson BSP** BTT* IT* M* B C H* PE* P SP CS* E* EL*

Lauren Horspool BS** BHO* IT* M* B* C* F G* H* P* CS* E* EL*

Brandon Howsin BSP* BEN IT* M SC FS E* EL PD

Kala Hubbard BHC^ BHS* BWS* BHC^^ BVS BWS IT* CGS SC E EL

Kyle Hurst BAG* BHC^ BHS* BWS* BHC^^ BVS BWS IT* M SC EL

Beth Johnson BAD* IT* M* SC* A F G H S CS E* EL*

Jessica Johnson BPB* IT* M SC A S E EL HF PD

Katie Jones BS** BTT* IT* M* B* C** F G* H* P* CS** E** EL*

Andrew Keir BAG* BEN BHC^^ BVS IT* M SC E EL

Chaniece Kelk BPB* BSP* BTT* IT* M SC F E EL PD

Daisy Kilbon BHC^ BHS* BWS* BHC^^ BVS BWS IT* CGS M SC E EL

Wayne Kilbon BAG* BHC^ BHS* BWS* BHC^^ BVS BWS IT* M SC E EL

Abbie Lewis BS** BPB* BHB IT* M* SC* S* E* EL* HF* PD*

Jack Licquorice BEN IT* M* SC* H S SP CS E* EL* HF

Edward Long BAG* BHS* BWS* BEN BVS BWS IT* M SC E EL

Gary Loveridge BAG* BHO* BHC^^ BVS IT* SC E EL

Jade Mace BPA** BHB IT* M* SC* F* H* S* CS* FS* E** EL*

Robert Maloney BPB* BSP* IT* M SC D E EL

Oliver Manley BAD* IT* M* B* C F G* P CS* E* EL* PD*

Daniel Mann BHO* BPA* IT* M* SC* H FS E EL

Fabien Miller BSP* BTT* IT* M* SC* D* H* E* EL*

Ryan Moyse BAD* BS** IT* M* SC* H* S SP CS E* EL* HF*

Amy Murray BAG* BHC^ BHS* BWS* BHC^^ BVS BWS IT* M SC E EL

Jack Neve BS* BPB* BSP* BHC^^ IT* SC M S E EL PD

Darren Norris BAG* BHO* BHS* BWS* BVS BWS IT* M SC E EL

Shanise Norris BHC^^ BVS IT* CGS M SC E EL

Jay Nyang BPA** BHB IT* M* A* B C* F H* P* CS* E* EL*

Jessyca Overson BHO* IT* SC* M G H E* EL* PD*

Ellie-Rose Parsons BAD* IT* SC A* M G FS E* EL PD*

Miles Parsons BS* IT* M* SC G H E EL

Dara Pereira BHB IT* M* PO* SC* F H FS* E* EL* HF

Connor Phillips BS** IT* M* B* C* F G* P* CS* E* EL PD*

Felicity Pickett BS** BPA* IT* M SC H SP E* EL*

Jessica Proctor BAG** BHC^^ BVS IT* M* SC E EL

Samuel Ray BAD* BPA* IT* M* SC* D* F H* S CS E* EL

Georgia Royal BAD* BSP* BTT* IT* M* SC* A* F H PE* S* CS E* EL*

Ryan Rumsey BS** BSP** IT* M* SC* H** PE* S* SP* CS* E* EL*

Abbie Russell BAD* BPA* IT* M* SC* A F H* S* CS* E* EL*

Victoria Samwell BPB* BSP* IT* M* SC* F H E EL

Abbie Sewell BAD* BPA** IT* M* A* F H* PE* S* SC* CS* E* EL*

Kirsty Shaw BAD* BHC^^ BVS BWS IT* CGS M SC E EL

Alisha Shipley BS** BTT* IT* M* B* C* F* G* H* P* CS* E* EL*

Kiaren Skeels BPB* BSP* BEN IT* SC M H S E EL

Connor Smith BSP* IT* M* SC* D* H E* EL

Neil Staveley BAD* BPA* IT* M* SC* A* D* SP E* EL*

Lori Stebbings BHC^ BHS* BWS* BHC^^ BVS BWS IT* CGS M SC E EL

Jessica Stockdale BHB IT* M SC D FS E EL HF

Jemma Stone IT* M* SC* D F G* H E* EL*

Rhys Stonely BTT* IT* M* SC F H FS E EL HF

Rosie Summers BS** BPA** BHC^^ BVS IT* M* SC* H* S* SP CS* E* EL*

Abbie Thompson BAD* BS** IT* M* SC* H* S* FS E* EL* HF*

Darrell Thompson BTT* IT* M* SC* F G* S CS E* EL* PD*

Connor Thorpe BAD* IT* M* SC* F G* S* CS E EL PD*

Ricky Tilbrook BS* BHO* BPB* IT* M* SC E EL HF PD

Lee Tugwell BS* IT* M* SC H E EL HF

Claudia Turner BAD* BHC^^ BVS IT* CGS M SC E EL

Ryan Underhill BVS BWS M SC E EL

Rebecca Usher BAD* IT* M* SC* A F G* H* S* CS* E* EL*

Mathew Wadlow BAD* IT* M* A* B* C* F G* H* P* CS* E* EL*

Beatrice Ward IT* M* SC* F G* H S* FS* E EL

Shannon Ward BHC^^ BVS IT* CGS SC E EL

Izaiah Waters BAG* BHO* BHC^^ BVS IT* M SC E EL

Lewis Watts BS* BPA** IT* M* SC* F H* S CS E* EL*

Trey Webber BS* BSP* IT* M* SC* FS E EL PD

Jason Wellard BAG** BHS* BWS* BEN BVS BWS IT* M* SC* E EL

Kimberly Weston BAD* BPB* IT* M* B* C* F G* H* P* CS* E* EL*

Harry Whisler BTT* IT* M* B C* D F G P CS E* EL

Thomas White BEN IT* M* SC* A* M* F G* S* CS E* EL* PD*

Aaron Willmott IT* M* SC* F G S* CS E* EL* PD*

Alex Willows-Thompson BEN IT* M* SC* F G* S* CS E EL PD*

Amanda Wilson BS** BTT* IT* M* SC* G* H* S* SP CS E* EL*

Leila Windmill BPB* IT* SC M S E EL

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Every child, regardless of background and parental income, has the right to a first-class education.

That’s the belief of Tim Clark, who leaves his role as headmaster of Spalding High School at the end of this week.

It’s a strongly held belief that has guided his time in education, the past 14 years at the High School, 12 of them as headmaster.

The title he chooses to use – headmaster rather than the more commonly used headteacher – reveals a lot about the man.

“I make no apologies for being a traditionalist as far as traditional values are concerned,” says Tim.

He is talking about high expectations in terms of behaviour of pupils and their willingness to work hard.

He says: “I have always been very intolerant of those who don’t want to work hard and those who don’t make the most of their time at the school, and certainly those who don’t want to behave.”

A young pupil once asked him what his job entailed, and his response was that it was to allow teachers to teach and pupils to learn.

“I want to provide a strong, disciplined,professional environment and within that every child should feel safe and should be able to grow and develop,” he says.

And develop they have, in sport, music, drama, opportunities for sports leadership and Duke of Edinburgh award programmes alongside attaining consistently good grades in exams.

Tim is going to a very different environment in his new job on the largest council housing estate in Europe, the Woodberry Down Estate, in Hackney, the second most deprived borough in the country, where over 40 per cent of pupils are entitled to free school meals.

However, just like parents of pupils at Spalding High School, the parents of students at the London school want what Tim calls “a strong, successful school”.

He says: “I think parents will be very supportive of a school that allows their children to develop and to be successful in life.

“The reason I have been appointed is to raise standards, improve behaviour and allow children to develop and grow.

“It has been a very difficult decision to move because I have been happy here, but it’s time to move on.

“I have just been so proud to be headmaster of the school. Proud of the pupils, the staff and the school and everything we have achieved.”