Blood oozed out of a cooked chicken bought from Asda and wrecked a disabled pensioner’s 76th birthday treat.

Kat Butcher and partner Gavin Rea were making a special meal for John Butcher, who is in the advanced stages of Parkinson’s disease, a disabling, chronic disorder of the nervous system.

Kat (30) and Gavin (33), from Moulton Chapel, both work so they bought a ready cooked chicken from Asda in Wisbech and then cooked all of the trimmings themselves at John’s home in Tydd Gote.

“Gavin was eating the breast of the chicken as we were cooking the other food stuff,” said Kat. “Once he went to serve the ‘cooked’ chicken, he pulled the leg off, after some force, and there was blood running out. Blood was going down onto the plate and it just looked raw.”

Horrified Kat said it ruined her dad’s birthday treat, but she hates to think what would have happened had he eaten some of the chicken.

“If he gets a small stomach upset he gets admitted into hospital for three weeks,” said Kat.

She says she made an online complaint to Asda that day, but didn’t hear back and then phoned the head office and was advised to return the chicken to the Wisbech store where they bought it.

“We drove 20 miles into the store and they offered us a £5 voucher to make up for it,” said Kat.

More arguing in the store led to them being given £50 as a goodwill gesture, so they could take her dad out for a meal and a suggestion, they could take it further at head office.

As soon as they got home, they telephoned Asda’s head office.

Kat said a manager who rang back was “terribly rude” and told them they would get no further compensation and wouldn’t be able to take the complaint further.

Kat, who has kept the chicken in her freezer, is now contacting environmental health at Fenland District Council.

A spokesman for Asda said: “We’re sorry for any upset and inconvenience caused to Miss Butcher and her family, and hope our gesture goes someway to making up for her experience. A full investigation has taken place and we’re confident this is an isolated incident.”

We published a picture of the chicken on Facebook. Reader comments included one from West Pinchbeck Voice: “£50 what a joke, if you had of eaten that, god knows what health condition this could of caused. I would be handing it back and having a chat with Dominic Littlewood BBC all the way my friend omg, I’ve never seen such a shocking thing in all my life :-(“

Donations to the charity supported by a former Spalding woman killed in an epic cycle ride across Britain have risen to more than £25,500.

Sally Preece (49) died on day seven of a nine day ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats while aiming to raise £4,000 for Alzheimer’s sufferers.

Friends, fellow participants in the Deloitte Ride Across Britain and people who never even knew Sally are this week continuing to donate to her JustGiving site and leave touching messages.

One message reads: “So sad to hear. Didn’t know you but can’t forget your friendly smile and greeting as we cycled in opposite directions through Lanarkshire.”

Another says: “Words cannot express the sadness we are feeling at losing you Sally.”

Sally was cycling in a team for Lloyds Bank when she was hit by a car on Friday, September 12 and died from her injuries in hospital the following day.

There’s a donation from the bank of an unknown amount on the JustGiving site.

Sally, who lived in Cheltenham, is the daughter of Spalding couple Terry and Judy Wing, who have received phone calls and more than 60 cards since the tragic accident.

Terry said: “We want to thank friends and neighbours for their support, kindness and cards at this sad time.”

The funeral service for the mother-of-two takes place at 2pm on Tuesday, September 30 at St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Montpellier Street, Cheltenham GL50 1SP. People who attend are welcome at the church hall after the service.

It’s family flowers only. Donations in lieu of flowers are for the Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice, which supports people with cancer and other life-threatening conditions, and these can be sent to funeral directors Mason and Stokes, of 54 Hewlett Road, Cheltenham GL52 7AH.

There will be a private burial following the service.

A mower, strimmer and tools were stolen in a shed burglary at Austendyke Road, Weston Hills.

Police say the break-in was discovered at 12.30pm on Monday. The lid of an oil tank was also removed.
Witnesses are asked to call police on 101 quoting incident number 185 of September 22.

Various food items were stolen from a fridge when burglars broke into a shed in Franklin Drive, Spalding, on Saturday.

A Black and Decker screwdriver was also stolen.

Witnesses are asked to call police on 101 quoting incident number 97 of September 20.

A 69-year-old man has been sent for trial on seven charges alleging he committed indecent acts against five young girls in Spalding between 1990 and 2006.

Geoffrey Ward, of Spring Gardens, Spalding, appeared before Boston magistrates on Wednesday when the cases were sent to Lincoln Crown Court to be heard on Wednesday, October 1 or such other date as the crown court directs.

Ward was given bail.

There are six charges alleging indecent assaults, including two on one girl when she was aged 11 or 12 years between June 1990 and June 1992 and two on another girl who was aged 14 years between November 1991 and November 1992.

A further charge alleges sexual touching of a girl aged 13 or 14, between September 2004 and September 2006, when she was not consenting and he did not reasonably believe she was consenting.

The final phase of a £280million upgrade to the rail line serving Spalding and the Deepings is to go ahead next month.

Work on the stretch of line from Winsover Road, Spalding, to Werrington, near Peterborough, is due to start on October 24 and last until November 3.

It means there will be no train services between Spalding and Peterborough, in either direction, from 9pm on October 23 until 6pm on November 3.

A rail replacement bus service will operate between Spalding and Peterborough during this period.

Justin Page, area director for Network Rail, said: “This is a complex project involving many miles of railway line between Peterborough and Spalding which is used by both passenger and freight trains.

“This vital project will enable more trains to run, helping to meet growing demand for rail services.

“It will also act as an important diversionary route for the East Coast Main Line at times of disruption or engineering work.”

Network Rail is holding three community drop-ins this week when people can find out more about the final phase of the upgrade of the Great Northern Great Eastern line.

The drop-ins take place at Deeping St Nicholas Primary School on Saturday from 10am until 2pm and at Red Lion Quarter, Spalding, on Monday September 29 between 4pm and 8pm.

A third drop-in takes place again at Red Lion Quarter on Tuesday, September 30, between 10am and 2pm.

Visitors to the drop-in can find out about road closures taking place at level crossings in Spalding, Deeping St Nicholas and Deeping St James until October 17 before the main work starts.

This includes London Road, Spalding, where diversions and temporary traffic lights will be in place from 8pm until 8am on Saturday, Saturday and Monday, September 27 to 29, for preparatory work on installing a new automatic barrier system.

Fore more details, call Network Rail on 08457 114 141.

A lung transplant earlier this year has given Pam Mohr her life back and now the grandmother is taking part in a sponsored walk to raise vital funds for the hospital which treated her.

Pam and husband Walter, of Little Sutton, also want to raise the profile of the NHS Organ Donor Register and hope her story will encourage others to sign up to help save a life.

The 60-year-old first started feeling unwell in 2008 when she developed nasal problems and a persistent cough. Despite numerous trips to the doctor and hospital her breathing deteriorated.

In 2011 Pam was rushed to hospital with a collapsed lung and following further tests was diagnosed with Interstitial Lung Disease - an incurable condition causing severe scarring to the lungs.

“They are now starting to do a bit more research into it and think in my case it was caused by a one-off allergy to birds,” said Pam, formerly the deputy headteacher at Wisbech’s Clarkson Nursery and Infant School.

“In my case it’s possible it could have come from a pair of love birds we had when the children were small - that was over 25 years ago.

“It has been dormant all that time - until winter 2010 when I had a chest infection. The prognosis was not very good at all; a few years at best as they couldn’t cure it, just treat it with steroids.”

Pam was referred to Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, where under the care of a specialist team she was put forward as a prime candidate for a transplant.

“I don’t think it had sunk in how ill I really was,” recalls Pam. “But it was getting to the stage I wasn’t really able to do much at all. Last winter I suffered chest infection after chest infection and I couldn’t walk from the bedroom to the en-suite without oxygen.”

Eighteen months after going on the donor register a match was found and Pam underwent the six-hour operation on May 5. Three weeks and three days later she was allowed home, after making incredible progress.

“The last couple of years have been surreal. When I came round, the first thing I thought was that I was breathing properly,” she says. “After the operation I started getting better, doing things I couldn’t before like playing with the grandchildren and hanging the washing out.

“All the staff at the hospital have been amazing. My family and friends have been a great support too. This operation has given me my life back and now I’d like to raise awareness about the acute shortage of organ donors.”

To thank Papworth and its dedicated staff Pam and her family are taking part in a sponsored walk at Ferry Meadows on September 28.

For the last two years she’s completed the shorter 1.5-mile course, but this year hopes to raise vital funds by walking at least three miles.

n You can sponsor Pam by visiting www.justgiving.com/Pam-Mohr

Calls for Spalding to have its own driving test centre were renewed this week after a learner got to Boston to find her test cancelled due to roadworks.

Estelle Martin (18) had taken a day off work in the second week of a new job and had paid three months in advance for her test.

Her annoyed dad Gary said: “It’s just a joke. They are taking young people’s money and they should have rung to say ‘there’s a major problem, we are going to have to cancel’.

“Highways should be telling them when there are roadworks so they don’t have driving tests then.

“Young people should not have to through that. I think it’s happened to one girl three times.”

Estelle’s was one of three driving tests cancelled that day because major road works to install a new town centre cycle path had gridlocked the town.

A spokesman for the DVSA (Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency) said: “DVSA does everything it can to make sure that all tests can go ahead as planned whenever possible.

“On the rare occasions where we have to cancel tests, we will always try to inform candidates as soon as we can and we will re-book their tests for the earliest possible date at no extra charge.

Spalding had a driving test centre until 2008 when it closed and learners were left with a choice of Boston or Peterborough to take their tests.

Gary said: “I have lived in Spalding for 20-odd years and the only reason they shut it was to save costs. They have got to get it back. The town’s grown, they are building another 5,000 houses, everybody’s driving, they have got to get it back.”

South Holland driving instructors launched a public e-petition in February this year to try to have a driving test centre re-opened in Spalding, but the petition closed in August with only 239 signatures.

Norman Parish, of Spalding School of Motoring, said this week: “To be honest, I very much doubt if we will get it back because it’s all about cost.”

But, while the authorities save cash, driving schools and their pupils are shelling out more money.

Instructors are clocking up an extra 10,000 to 15,000 miles wear and tear on their cars each year – and pupils approaching their tests are paying out an average of £50 for double lessons because they need to practice on the roads in either Boston or Peterborough.

What YOU said on Facebook:

Stacey Courts: I was only saying this to my husband the other day.. I wish spalding would reopen their test centre. I know spalding like the bk of my hand and would pass 1st time .. Boston is a nightmare!!

Daniel Manton: I think they should pay for the day off work and the travel cost for being unprofessional.

Kimberley Jade : Definitely needs to be reopened. How are kids from Spalding supposed to get enough practice to pass in Boston? Driving lessons are expensive enough without factoring in the drive to and from Boston and having to have lessons at least two hours long to make it worthwhile.

Tracey Steele Kinder: Yep, I agree . Bring back the Spalding test centre.

Claire Louise Harwood: Re-open it! I gave up driving after it shut.No way would I drive to Boston.Hate the place!

The Priory School in Spalding has been awarded the British Council’s prestigious International School Award in recognition of its work to bring the world into the classroom.

The award is a badge of honour for schools that do outstanding work in international education, such as through links with partner schools overseas.

Fostering an international dimension in the curriculum is at the heart of the British Council’s work with schools, so that young people gain the cultural understanding and skills they need to live and work as global citizens.

The Priory School’s international work includes collecting items and fund-raising for Mary’s Meals, ensuring internationalism is part of the whole curriculum and sampling food from other countries at celebration times.

Also, delivering a modern foreign language, experiencing visits abroad and connecting with a school from abroad were taken into account.

This year they celebrated 20 years of links with a school near Le Mans, in France.

Kate Isaacs, the school’s international and modern foreign language co-ordinator, said: “It’s wonderful to receive, yet again, a well-established award that recognizes all the hard work that goes in to maintaining the international dimension in our school.

The Spalding microlight pilot killed in a mid-air collision over Bedfordshire on Tuesday was a funeral director nearing the end of his morning commute.

Stephen Spavins, (46), was killed when his Kitfox Microlight collided with a Cessna light aircraft on its way to an airfield in Northampton. The crash happened at 3,000ft and the two planes spiralled out of control while plummeting back to earth.

The Cessna’s pilot managed to regain control just 800ft from the ground before heading to Thurleigh airfield and making an emergency landing there.

It is understood that fragments of the Kitfox were stuck on the Cessna when it landed.

The microlight crashed to the ground at Tempsford, near to the Black Cat roundabout on the A1.

Mr Spavins, who worked at G & H Seamer Funeral Directors in Sandy, was unable to regain control and died at the scene.

The crash happened at about 8.30am and Mr Spavins’ body was removed from the accident site at 4pm. It is understood Mr Spavins commuted to work in his Kitfox from his home in Spalding.

Mr Spavins’ step-father, who answered the phone at the funeral directors on Tuesday night, said it was “too near and too raw” to speak.

A friend said: “He used to live in Sandy and he used it[the plane] to commute from Spalding.

“He moved a few years ago up to Spalding and bought a plot of land so he could fly from there to here.”

The crash is being investigated by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.

It’s not just recipe books that 4 and 20 Blackbirds historical interpreter Julia Gant uses for research.

Julia sources original kitchenalia from auctions and antique shops to make their presentations as accurate as possible.

For instance, Julia has an ice cream ‘cave’ once used for keeping it cold, and one of probably only three in the world according to experts.

She claims to have as many books about service as recipe books, and says: “It’s as much about how you serve and present it as it is about cookery, and then you have the whole experience.

“We were doing Downton Abbey before Downton Abbey!”

At home, Julia and Nigel like to do things properly too, and that means sitting down to a meal at the table, with a table cloth and silver plate.

She says: “It’s part of respecting the food. If I have gone to the trouble to cook it I want to sit and savour it.”

And while most people today are unlikely to take the time to produce the kind of banquets enjoyed in medieval times, Julia can confirm some of the old recipes are “like nothing you’ve ever tasted”.

If an era is defined by its food, what will future historians make of the way we go on today?

We like meals fast; we prefer to buy things hygienically shrink wrapped; and then we waste a huge amount of food.

“There is a lack of respect for food,” believes Julia Gant, of 4 and 20 Blackbirds, based in Long Sutton.

“It has become fun to go back and translate the recipes of the past, to find out what they were eating.”

Julia and husband Nigel have been doing precisely that for the past five years as living history interpreters.

They interpret the food and the rituals that went along with it at various stages of history, looking initially at the medieval and Tudor times.

Now, they cover anything from 1400 up to 1945, though Nigel is less likely to get involved in the Second World War period because of family memories, says Julia.

Julia uses historic recipe books for her research, which tell her not only what people were eating but how it would have been served.

For instance, a 1790s recipe book describes how to lay the table as well as how to prepare recipes.

Food was also medical, as Julia has discovered from some of the old texts.

She says: “In medieval times you had hots and colds and the four humours and these were designed to take care of health.

“Even in the 18th century you have recipes to take warts away from the hands and face, and sweet scented bath oils and it’s in there with a stiff cake or how to pickle and preserve.”

Translating the recipes also means deciding on oven temperatures for food that would have been cooked on an open fire – ranges didn’t come in until about 1830..

However, Julia says: “There’s a pie crust recipe from the 1730s and I don’t use anything else. It’s that good.”

For Julia though, the whole point of all the research and interpretation is education.

She says: “We are not caterers. I do cater occasionally if the venue is good and the project looks good, but at the back of my mind it is always education.”

They have been asked to appear at some choice events, such as an 1850 dinner at which guests will be served by a butler (usually Nigel) and a footman.

Then there was the Napoleonic ball in Elba for 150 people from all over the world, and the 1814 tavern they ran for re-enactors attending an event at the Chiltern Open Air Museum.

More routine historic interpretations are carried out in local schools and at Ayscoughfee Hall in Spalding.

Julia says: “We look at the social history and the hearth and the food is the centre of the home. I think we can define our history through food and the rituals of food.”

Recycling rates in South Holland have soared since the introduction of the Green Bag Lottery.

During the first six months of the initiative, the amount of waste recycled in South Holland rose by 16 per cent from 585.53 tonnes to 678.37 tonnes.

Coun Roger Gambba-Jones, the district council’s portfolio holder for Waste Management, said: “I’m delighted to see The Green Bag Lottery having such a positive impact on recycling rates.

“However, this isn’t about us hitting targets. We want to show people that we are serious about recycling and are doing as much as possible to encourage it.”

The Green Bag Lottery runs every four weeks and sees ten households randomly and secretly selected to take part.

Each one that presents recycling correctly for at least three of the four weeks is awarded £100 and they are then placed into a draw to win £1,000.

So far a total of 53 people from across the district have won prizes, including 26 winners in Spalding.

It was emotional when Act 11 went along to Gedney Hill Primary School. 
Pre-school children, the reception class and key stage one students joined for songs, drama games that explored emotions and a puppet show. 
Alison Buddle, headteacher, said: “We wanted children to come along and experience school before they started properly. 
“This was a really fun way to do it – and also a way of using the school as more of a community hub. We also ran a free multi-sports event in the summer.”

See more pictures in Tuesday’s Free Press.

It was inevitable David McAllister would follow in his father’s footsteps by taking over his shoe repair business – and now in its 30th year he estimates they’ve helped repair a staggering 250,000 pairs of shoes.

It’s seen many changes over the years, but JB Shoe Repairs is still going strong as it moves into its fourth decade – something which David credits to the wide range of services he has to offer and his friendly staff.

As well as shoe repairs David is this area’s official Vibram repairer and also offers key cutting and engraving services for pet ID tags and trophies, both of which can be bought in his Pied Calf Yard shop.

There’s also knife, scissor and garden tool sharpening while goods for sale include security padlocks and chains, giftware suitable for all family celebrations, house signs, wallets and purses. The shop also stocks Spalding’s largest range of shoe care products.

“The traditional part of the shoe repair business has remained pretty much the same – although the machines have changed slightly over the years,” says David, who took over the business when his father James retired in 2003.

“It’s wonderful to reach 30 years in business – I’m very proud.

“We’re still very enthusiastic about the shop, business, and Spalding as a town centre. I think one of the reasons we’ve survived is it’s one of the services you can’t buy on the internet. And when the recession hit in 2008/9 we really started to see a big rise in the demand for shoe repairs.

“We roughly do 200 repairs a week, and I’ve worked out that over the years we’ve probably helped recycle around a quarter of a million pairs – which is a lot of shoes!”

The shop’s story began in 1984 when David’s father, along with his mother Barbara, bought Norman Hoe’s Shoe Repairs, in Red Lion Street, Spalding.

“My father was a cobbler since he left a Dr Barnardo’s home – he worked in Timpson’s, down the High Street, as manager and just saw an opening to go on his own,” says David whose team also includes his fiancée Tracy Barwick and employee Edward Mitchell.

“After a few years he was getting busier and needed bigger premises, so moved to where we are now.

“I started working for him when I was about 15. I didn’t really know what I wanted to do when I left school, but it was nice to be involved in the family business and Dad taught me everything about the trade.

“It’s a strong business and we pride ourselves on excellent customer service – everyone who comes in gets a friendly ‘hello’.

“After all, we wouldn’t be here without our customers, so I’d like to thank them for their support over the last 30 years – here’s to the next 30!”

Chamber Talk: Spalding and District Area Chamber of Commerce president Phil Scarlett writes his monthly column

TOWN CENTRE MANAGER

Dennis Hannant has been recruited as the Spalding town centre manager to shape the future of the town and help unite businesses so Spalding can achieve its full potential.

Dennis has had a 43 year career in the Army and brings many years of military and commercial business experience to the role. He starts in November and I hope he is made welcome by everyone.

Dennis demonstrated a good understanding of the town and the challenges we face. He showed a determination and enthusiasm to deliver events and activities that will invigorate the town centre. His military background will provide essential planning and organisational skills.

Within the next month the Chamber of Commerce will establish a management board, made up from the funding partners and local businesses.

This board will be responsible for managing and supporting Dennis.

Jointly with Dennis they will produce a business plan for the town centre which will include short and long-term deliverable objectives.

South Holland 
Business Awards

The awards dinner will take place on Thursday, November 20 at Springfields Event Centre. There are six award categories and entries are open to all businesses across South Holland.

Companies do not have to be members of Chamber to enter.

Entry forms are now available from Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce by emailing enquiries@Lincs-Chamber.co.uk. All applications must be submitted before Friday, October 3.

The award categories are: Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year, Supporting the Community, Business Innovation of the Year, Apprentice of the Year and Customer Care Award.

Book your tickets now, at £22 for Chamber members and £27 for non-members, including a three course dinner.

Gold for Spalding

I was delighted when I heard the news that we had struck gold.

This award is an acknowledgement not just for this year’s effort but for the many years the Spalding Bloomers have worked tirelessly.

This year they made an extra special effort as we just missed gold last year and this was spearheaded by Jan Whitbourne from Tulip Radio who stepped up and organised volunteers to tidy up the town, organised the judges route and generally chased us along.

I must also make a special mention about the Williams family. Pete and Steph took the time and personal expense to replant the flower planters outside Boots and Longstaff and weeded along shop fronts and street furniture in Hall and Market Place.

They also arranged hanging baskets on the Spalding Magistrates’ Court on the day of the judging. Ben Williams, who was our “flower fairy”,-- made sure that hanging baskets appeared overnight to minimise disruption to shoppers.

I must also thank the many Spalding businesses who sponsored hanging baskets and brightened up the town centre.

All the hard work has paid off.

Blogger Trish Burgess writes for the Free Press

The drive to visit the folks back in Newcastle can be a grind at the best of times but the arresting sight of the Angel of the North just off the A1 at Gateshead always cheers me up as it is such a stunning piece of art and I know it’s a sign I’m nearly home.

Antony Gormley’s sculpture is a powerful image from afar but, at 65ft high with a wing span of 175ft, it is truly remarkable close-up. Next time you’re travelling past it, turn off, park up and take a stroll around it. Sit on its toes, gaze upwards and be amazed by the sheer power this artwork made of 200 tonnes of weathered steel.

The Angel is a reminder of the industrial heritage of the North East, standing on the site of an old coal mine. Yet just a few miles further up the road there is a new spectacle which has been created in collaboration with current mining operations.

Northumberlandia, the Lady of the North, is a landform shaped like the female body, 100ft high and a quarter of a mile long. It was designed by artist Charles Jencks, using surplus clay and soil from the nearby surface mine. Privately funded, a balance has been achieved between recovering much needed coal from the ground and giving something back to the community.

We visited Northumberlandia following a recent trip and, like its steel companion, it’s free to take a look. Set in a 46-acre community park, this public artwork is well worth a short detour off the motorway. If you stand on the viewing platform as the biting wind whistles around your ears, look out onto the reclining lady, her sweeping curves inspired by the Cheviot Hills in the distance. She’s quite something.

There are public footpaths all around Northumberlandia, some steeper than others. Take a gentle walk around the whole landform, or use up some energy clambering up to the top of her head. Feeling chilly? There’s a bit of respite in her welcoming cleavage.

We saw lots of families enjoying the walks around the Lady. Children were fascinated to reach her eyes and nose and, from the top, they could look down onto the mine below and see the diggers shifting the coal.

At the edge of the park there is a new cafe, perfect for a bowl of soup or a cuppa, before you return to the car and continue your journey north or south. Northumberlandia is ideal for a day trip but, if you’re just passing by, it certainly beats a boring old service station for a pit stop.

n You can follow Trish on Twitter @mumsgoneto and read her blog at www.mumsgoneto.blogspot.com

Fire crews extinguished a blazing sofa that someone was burning in Wood View, Bourne, yesterday (Wednesday) evening.

The incident was first reported as a house fire, but that turned out to be wrong.

Firefighters from Bourne and Market Deeping were called out shortly after 8.30pm.

Two women lost their handbags to doorstep callers on Friday.

A woman police described as “vulnerable” lost her handbag to a bogus caller who pretended to be from the “gas board” and said he could smell gas.

That incident happened in Millfield Road, Deeping St James, shortly before 6pm.

There was a previous incident involving an elderly woman in Vine Street, Billingborough, just before 5pm.

Police are warning residents to be on their guard when someone they don’t know comes to their door and to check the identities of callers.

A spokesman said: “A genuine caller will wait outside while you check by calling their organisation or by calling a family member or a neighbour.

“If you notice any suspicious persons contact Lincolnshire Police immediately on 101. If a bogus caller is at your door dial 999.

“Always say no to uninvited doorstep callers, close the door, contact the police.”

• Anyone who witnessed the incidents in Deeping St James or Billingborough can give information to the police on 101.

Thieves are targeting caravans parked on the drives of Spalding homes.

Two were broken into over two evenings this week.

Police are asking owners to check their caravans are locked and that any valuable items inside are removed or property marked.

Caravan packs and UV pens are available from Spalding Police Station.