Things have gone very quiet in Sutton Bridge about the wood burning incinerator that we are supposed to call a gasifier.

I don’t know why it has not come up at a planning meeting.

It may be that the parent company of PREL have seen their share price plummet or, hopefully , following the coverage about the pollution, inefficiency and waste in other parts of Britain it is dawning on the powers that be that this is a non sustainable and offensive method of

generating electricity.

It has been impossible to get answers to questions so maybe I am misinformed about a Canadian company building a wood burning incinerator here as a means to dispose of their waste wood pellets. Maybe even a looming general election has something to do with it.

Concerning Sutton Bridge, though. At a South Holland planning meeting I attended there seemed to be a closing of ranks and complacent shrugs. Coincidentally the generators here affect a relatively small part of Lincolnshire as the Sutton Bridge area is bordered by Cambridge, Norfolk and the Wash.

The thing that really astounds me is the crass but oft prated argument that it is better to put all the things no one wants in one place. That way fewer people are inconvenienced.

No one wants electricity generated at the end of their road, noise, traffic and pollution where their children go to school and their elderly relatives live but if generators are spread out in a sensible way residents can cope.

Disruption from one is manageable, not good, not easy, but manageable.

Sutton Bridge currently has an electricity generator, wind farm, sub station and DONG link from the Wash.

Hands up those who think two more, the larger generator and the gasifier, is fair and reasonable, and please put them down if you just want them not to be in your back yard.

J Ansell

Sutton Bridge

A Spalding thug who launched into a “vicious and wholly unprovoked” pub attack on two men using a pool cue – leaving one with “life-changing injuries” – has had his jail term cut on appeal.

“Dangerous” Ryan Stanberry (20), carried out the “horrific” assault on Luke Armstrong and Daniel King in the Black Swan pub in Spalding earlier this year.

Stanberry, of Johnson Avenue, was handed eight-and-a-half years behind bars at Lincoln Crown Court in April, after he admitted wounding with intent and inflicting actual bodily harm.

He was also found to be a “dangerous offender” and ordered to serve four-and-a-half years on extended licence after his release, for the protection of the public.

Three senior judges at London’s Appeal Court upheld Stanberry’s sentence challenge, cutting his jail term to seven years – despite branding his behaviour “disgraceful”.

Lord Justice Jackson said Mr Armstrong and Mr King were innocently enjoying a drink in the pub on March 7, when Stanberry launched the completely unanticipated attack.

CCTV showed him picking up a pool cue and smashing it over the back of Mr Armstrong’s head.

He then used the intact base of the shattered cue to strike at Mr King.

He eventually fled the pub but was later arrested.

“It is horrific, when you see the video,” said Lord Justice Jackson. “There is no question of provocation or threats from anybody else. It is a totally gratuitous act, which has inflicted devastating injury on the victim.”

Mr Armstrong suffered “life-changing injuries”, including a fractured eye socket – which left him at risk of blindness – and facial wounds that have affected his appearance.

Mr Armstrong was also unable to return to work for some time afterwards, with a significant impact on his finances.

Mr King’s injuries were minor by comparison.

Stanberry, who claimed he had mistakenly believed the victims were involved in a dispute with his father, had previous convictions for battery.

He admitted wounding with intent in relation to Mr Armstrong and inflicting ABH (actual bodily harm) on Mr King.

On appeal, his counsel, Nicholas Bleaney, insisted he was not dangerous and that his sentence was far too tough, particularly in light of his youth.

Despite Stanberry’s “serious anger-management issues”, the barrister said: “For one so young, some allowance could and should have been made for that.”

Lord Justice Jackson, sitting with Mrs Justice McGowan and Judge Simon Tonking, said the judge was right to find that Stanberry posed a public danger.

“The appellant’s disgraceful behaviour in a public house marks an escalation of his offending,” he added.

“He is a man who had built-up an unenviable criminal record, by the age of 19, who then proceeded to launch into a vicious and wholly unprovoked attack on an innocent person, causing him devastating injuries.”

However, allowing the appeal, he said: “We think that, despite the gravity of these offences, the judge ought to have made, but did not make, some allowance for the youth of Stanberry and the necessity that he be rehabilitated.”

Stanberry’s jail term was reduced to seven years; however, his extended licence period was upped to five years.

Reading the article in the Guardian (November 20, page 5) regarding Lincolnshire Police’s idea of ‘encouraging’ motorists to use the space

normally used for the display of a no longer required road tax disc to use this vacant area as ID badges with their owners details as one assumes the person’s name and other relevant details etc and on the face of it is done with good intentions.

However bearing in mind some people might go the whole distance and also put their address or their home telephone number, it then gets scary as if anybody of the striped jersey, mask with bag marked ‘swag’ fraternity were to see this on a vehicle parked up whatever, a mobile call to another of the same mindset may well get them going to the person’s home with removal van based on the fact they are not there or by calling the telephone number and getting no reply, assume the home is unoccupied.

While this idea is worthy to a degree there is no control over each individual unwittingly putting their full details down in good faith and displaying them with dire consequences as outlined above as not everybody is of the same mindset.

Personally the assumed vacant space in my chariot is used to display a Royal British Legion poppy badge as

Remembrance to my mind is not a one-day event.

John Ward

Moulton Seas End

Burglars stole this KTM 450 black and orange motocross bike in a raid on a home at Saracen’s Head.

Police say offenders forced a lock and cut a chain to enter a garage at premises on Roman Bank, Saracen’s Head.

The break-in was discovered at 1pm on Saturday but the bike – and a lawnmower stolen at the same time – could have been taken any time from 5pm onwards on Wednesday.

Police are appealing for anyone with information to call PCSO Ian Cripps on 101.

You can also report crimes anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

Clocks back, dark nights, cold and wet weather, winter will soon be here! I’m not a fan of this time of the year for all of those reasons. Take me back to August and onto a combine seat, writes Martin Ulyatt.

An early wheat harvest meant we could push on and it gave a large window for the late drilled crops to be harvested when they were fit enough.

Moving into September and we were getting on into harvesting sugar beet. Firm and continued dry ground conditions enabled a good start to the campaign. Sugar levels creeping up and ever increasing large yields, we have been very busy up to now. We are now around two-thirds of the way through the beet we projected to lift which puts us in a good position for the rest of the season as, now the weather is turning slightly wetter, it’s just a case of going when the ground is fit enough to lift.

All the wheat is drilled and established nicely and all land cleared with just the last of the sugar beet and veg land to plough.

On the Young Farmers front, the club is really quite strong at the moment. Currently we have 38 members, of which 12 are new this year. We have got a full programme lined up to keep us busy until next June. The club is for young people aged ten to 26 who meet every Wednesday (8pm) mainly at Spalding Constitutional Club. We’re always looking for new enthusiastic members so come along to find out more. Remember you don’t have to be a farmer to be a Young Farmer!

The following decisions have been made by magistrates at court hearings. In all drink-drive cases the legal limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, 80 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood or 107 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of urine. Addresses of defendants published here are taken from the legal records held by the magistrates’ courts.

Boston Magistrates’ Court

October 20

Boriss Mulers (28), of Havelock Street, Spalding. Possession of methylmethcathinone (Boston Police Station) and failing to surrender to magistrates’ court. 12 months conditional discharge, £15 victim surcharge, £200 costs, drugs to be forfeited and destroyed. No action taken on breach of previous conditional discharge.

Lukasz Bujny (33), of Harveys Close, Spalding. Driving while using a hand-held mobile phone (Spalding). £100 fine, £20 v/s, 3pts.

Dominic Fitzgerald (25), of Bexhill Road, St Leonards on Sea. Speeding (Crowland). £130 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Jamie Hentze (29), of Aberdeen Close, Stamford. Driving without due care and attention (Bourne). £110 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs. No separate penalty for no insurance and failing to comply with a solid white line road markings.

David Markham (38), of Joys Bank, Holbeach St Johns. No insurance (Wyberton). £650 fine, £65 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts. No separate penalty for no MOT.

Konstantins Pozdnakovs (35), of Grimmers Road, Wisbech. Speeding (Baston). £100 fine, £20 v/s, 3pts.

Garry Loughran (42), of Monaghan Road, Middletown, Armagh. Speeding (Swineshead Bridge). £120 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Igors Sokolovs (24), of Stukeley Road, Holbeach. No insurance (Holbeach). £200 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 3 months. No separate penalty for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and driving without due care and attention.

Daniel Grodzicki (27), of Station Street, Boston. No insurance (Gosberton). £150 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts. No separate penalty for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

October 22

Brandon Watling (22), of Woolsten Croft Avenue, King’s Lynn. Criminal damage (Sutton Bridge). 6 months conditional discharge, £15 v/s.

Simon Hallam (35), of Sheppersons Avenue, Gosberton Risegate. Assault (Gosberton). 2 years conditional discharge, £15 v/s, £85 costs.

Connor Hatch (20), of Hall Hill Road, Holbeach. Aggravated taken vehicle without owner’s consent and damage caused (Spalding), driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and no insurance. 2 years conditional discharge, £300 compensation, £15 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Robert Carter-Surridge (28), of St Mary’s Drive, Sutterton. Possession of cocaine (Boston). £110 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, drugs to be forfeited and destroyed.

Marcin Nowak (43), of Spalding Common, Spalding. Drink-driving (Spalding). £150 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 16 months.

October 27

David Edis (50), of Eadie Grove, Crewe. Speeding (Horbling). £170 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Tammy Ireson (34), of Friars Street, King’s Lynn. Speeding (Swineshead Bridge). £55 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Carlos Jarvis (19), of Penny Hill Caravan Site, Holbeach. Unlawful entry (Holbeach). Community order with 50 hours unpaid work. Further offence during period of a suspended sentence. Sentence originally suspended for 12 months but extended to 18 months.

Jeff Forster (47), of New Lane, York. Speeding (Swineshead Bridge). £150 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Mark Rose, of Worth Court, Willoughby Road, Bourne. Speeding (Stamford). £200 fine, £20 v/s, 3pts.

Gintaras Sukaitis (32), of Burghley Court, Bourne. Failing to give driver ID (Nettleham). £600 fine, £60 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts.

Farha Dungarwalla (25), of Main Road, Deeping St Nicholas. Speeding (Market Deeping). £100 fine, £20 v/s, 3pts.

Eunice Perry (56), of Mayors Walk, Peterborough. Speeding (Swineshead Bridge). £100 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

October 29

Thomas Gillie (63), of Town Drove, Quadring Fen. Drink-driving (Gosberton). £100 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Jordan Hares (24), of Albert Street, Spalding. Possession of cannabis (Spalding). 12 months conditional discharge, £15 v/s, £85 costs, No action taken on breach of conditional discharge. Added 6 months to operational period of suspended sentence (18 months instead of 12).

Jordan Hares (24), of Albert Street, Spalding. Possession of cannabis (Spalding). 12 months conditional discharge, drugs to be forfeited and destroyed.

Lincoln Magistrates’ Court

November 5

Karoline Czwojdrak (30), of Bourne Road, Spalding. Speeding (Spalding). £200 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Robert McDonald (45), of Mossop Drive, Langtoft. No insurance (Langtoft). £600 fine, £60 v/s, £85 costs, 8pts. No separate penalty for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and no MOT.

Jamie Hill (32), of Ayscough Avenue, Spalding. No insurance (Spalding). £110 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts. No separate penalty for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

Renata Semjonov (28), of Church Street, Holbeach. Driving whilst not wearing a seat belt (Weston). £100 fine, £20 v/s, £35 costs.

November 19

Arron Bates (37), of Black Eagle Court, Burton-on-Trent. Speeding (Baston). £100 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Jose Coelho (46), of Friars Gate, Boston. Speeding (Horbling). £135 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Jack Carpenter (26), of Guildhall Drive, Pinchbeck. Speeding (Quadring). £75 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, 4pts.

Bernadeta Laudiene (45), of Fengate Road, West Pinchbeck. Driving while using a hand held mobile phone (Spalding). £100 fine, £20 v/s, £40 costs, 3pts.

Paul Vine (58), of Main Road, Thurlby. Speeding (Sibsey). £100 fine, £20 v/s, 3pts.

Andrzej Adamczyk (55), of Willoughby Road, Boston. Speeding (Swineshead Bridge). £30 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 6 months.

Bruno Almeida (36), of Wormgate, Boston. Defective rear lamp (Fosdyke). £200 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs.

Before the local councils...

South Holland District Council

Crowland Abbey, Church Lane, Crowland. Works to trees in conservation area.

Mr R Sharpe, 18 Wygate Road, Spalding. Extension (amendment)

Mr D Gordon, The Barn, Stonegate Road, Weston. Details of conditions.

Mr K Earl, 514 Broadgate, Weston Hills. Extension with loft conversion.

B Meekings, The Priory, 40 West End, Holbeach. Works to trees in conservation area.

Church Street Surgery, Church Street, Holbeach. Demolish existing buildings within former builder’s yard and build new medical centre.

Waterloo Housing Group, 1 Station Road, Gedney Hill. Works to TPO.

Mr and Mrs A Pratt, 39 Croyland Way, Crowland. Extensions.

Mr A Bettinson, adj Mortimer, The Raceground, Spalding. Proposed plot for bungalow and access.

Mr R Ellis, 33 Roman Bank, Spalding. Details of flood resistant and resilient construction techniques and details of demountable flood defences.

Mr G Fyfe, barn to rear of East Reach House, Main Road, Hop Pole. Conversion of barn to dwelling (re-submission).

Mr S Juskevicius, 51 Bourne Road, Spalding. Extension and alterations.

Mr and Mrs J Piccaver, Home Farm, Shaws Lane, Little Sutton, Long Sutton. Change of use of agricultural building to single dwelling.

Mr J and Mr P Hovell, adj 29 Woad Lane, Long Sutton. House and garage.

Mr S Hutson, 129 Penny-gate, Spalding. Residential development.

Mr A Porter, 59 High Street, Gosberton. Detached bungalow and garage.

South Kesteven District Council

Sparrow, Carrisbrooke, 6 Main Road, Dowsby. Extensions.

Squires, 48a East End, Langtoft. Conservatory.

Smith, Highbury Lodge, Hill Farm, Castle Bytham. Change of use of workshop to residential use.

Methodist Church, High Street, Thurlby. Extension to form new entrance.

Carr, the Old Granary, 15 East End, Langtoft. Extensions.

Draper, 14 Bridge Street, Deeping St James. Demolish garden room and building extension.

PMK Recycling, The Fen, Baston. 18m extension to lean-to extension, 6m canopy.

Burt, 27 Churchill Avenue, Bourne. Extension.

Boston Borough Council

T Clarice, land rear to 16-18 Boston Road, Kirton. Dwelling.

Stars from last year’s Year 11 at University Academy Holbeach were joined by a special guest, BBC science presenter Marty Jopson, for a wonderful awards evening at the school.

Students received GCSE certificates and awards from Marty, who also spoke about dreams and ambitions – and the importance of working hard to achieve goals in life.

Among those receiving special awards were Daisy Leeming (the Gill Graper award for special endeavour), Nicole Hayes (the Geoff Capes sports award), Chris Curran (the Pat Brewer award for overcoming difficulties and special endeavour) and David Shire (academic achievement award).

Headteacher Steve Baragwanath said: “It was a lovely evening, really friendly.”

He said the school displayed pictures of the students as they started out in Year 7 – and many were amazed to see how much they had changed over the years.

Around half-a-dozen students received Duke of Edinburgh silver awards – believed to be the highest number at a school in the south of the county – and the students were awarded lots of bronzes.

Mr Baragwanath said the awards evening chiefly celebrated the students’ achievements in their GCSEs.

He said GCSE performance nationally fell by 19 per cent but he was very pleased to see the University Academy Holbeach students had maintained their high standards.

“We managed to withstand that and not get affected by it,” said Mr Baragwanath.

South Lincolnshire farmers are being warned about a scam in which operators who appear to have relevant permits offer cash to store waste.

South Lincolnshire farmers warned about waste scam

Members of the English Mustard Growers co-operative joined in celebrations for the bicentenary of Colman’s Mustard at The George in Stamford.

Farmers from south Lincolnshire were among 18 growers who gathered for the event, partly supported by Elsoms Seeds.

Guests were joined by NFU president Meurig Raymond.

English Mustard Growers, whose members include Lutton farmer David Hoyles, was formed in 2009.

Members produce around 1,300 tonnes of mustard seed each year for the factory.

Growers work closely with Unilever, which has strong environmental standards, as well as agronomists and the British Bee Keepers’ Association to ensure a steady supply of pollen and nectar for both wild and hive bees on their farms.

Mustard crops also help to improve soil structure and helps with weed control.

A Kirton agricultural expert is doing her bit to help the industry become more profitable and fairer for farmers.

Sarah Dawson (40) has been appointed to serve on the Independent Agricultural Appeals Panel.

Appeal panels meet to consider appeals from farmers against decisions made by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), with Farming Minister George Eustice making the final decision.

The appointment follows a career spent gaining wide-ranging experience and expertise since growing up on the family’s farm at Fishtoft. Sarah spent time in the fresh produce industry, working her way up from quality controller to senior technical manager, before gaining experience in the frozen sector.

She set up her own business, Food Chain Partnership Ltd, and took over the role of NFU national Horticulture and Potatoes Board chairman. When she stood down from that earlier this year Sarah was immediately co-opted back on to the national board as a specialist in charge of plant production and food safety standards.

It was her passion for the industry that prompted her to accept the new position.

Sarah, who is expecting her second child in February, said: “It’s a combination of being incredibly passionate about the industry and, with my background, career and experience, wanting to give something back in terms of helping the industry to become more profitable, more sustainable and creating a fairer environment in terms of policy and regulation for us all to operate in.

“Now is a very interesting time to be involved with the RPA as it prepares to implement the new CAP reforms and a new online application and payments system for farm payments in 2015.”

The CLA has welcomed the decision by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee to join the government in backing a Private Member’s Bill to enable swift removal of horses being fly-grazed in Lincolnshire.

Fly-grazed horses – left on someone else’s land without permission – threaten the livelihood of farmers, damage land, divert local authority resources and risk the safety of motorists when they escape on to roads, say the countryside agency.

Currently, landowners have to wait 14 days before they can act, but The Control of Horses Bill would cut that time to just four.

In 2013, calls to welfare charities about abandoned horses related to 1,662 animals in Lincolnshire alone, according to the RSPCA.

The Potato Council has released a date for the 2015 Winter Forum to be held in Peterborough.

It’s at Orton Hall Hotel on February 4.

The technical forum will discuss how to control Potato Cyst Nematode with fewer pesticides, the way PCN population dynamics are changing and whether growers are going wrong with soil management for potato crops, plus other issues.

Register for the forum at potato.org.uk/events or call Miya on 07792 209919.

CHISEL stands for Chaplaincy to Industry in South East Lincolnshire and is a network of volunteer chaplains.

For instance, a police chaplaincy is being established at Boston Police Station and it is hoped a team of lay volunteer chaplains will be placed in other stations to support staff.

It is something that is also happening at Boston College and at a number of large organisations in the county.

Industrial chaplain William Ruddle describes chaplaincy as “drawing alongside people of all faiths and none and supporting them in times of need”.

He said: “One of the most exciting aspects of this job is it’s a blank sheet of paper... but one of the most challenging is it’s a blank piece of paper.

“I am looking to train volunteer chaplains who can be supported in their work environs to offer chaplaincy support. If people are interested I’d love them to get in contact.”

Contact William by email at Rev.William.Ruddle@gmail.com or call 07903 730591.

TRISH TAKES FIVE: By Trish Burgess

It was early September 1988, on the shop floor of John Lewis, Peterborough.

I had just moved up from London to work there as a department manager and was knee­ deep in tinsel and baubles, organising the set­up of the Christmas department.

Just then a glamorous woman walked along the aisle, stopped in front of me and, removing the sunglasses perched on her head, exclaimed, “Oh dear God, Christmas? But I’ve still got a tan!”

I still laugh when I think about it as I could quite understand how infuriating it was to see all the decorations in the shop so soon.

However, it was surprising how many customers we had in those early weeks: many keen to order personalised stationery, some wanting decorations for their offices and a fair amount of people just keen to make a start on their Christmas shopping.

Who would have thought that years later, John Lewis would be synonymous with Christmas thanks to a run of heartstring tugging TV adverts?

In my day the department store group didn’t advertise at all, not even in the press. It was all very low key, based on a simple belief that word­-of­-mouth was enough. It’s a bit different now: it must have a huge advertising budget and no longer relies solely on its ‘never knowingly undersold’ policy to gain customer loyalty.

I learned a lot about decorating Christmas trees in those weeks and, I have to admit, I still prefer an imitation tree to a real one as I need it to look symmetrical. It can take me ages to fiddle about with our tree at home as everything has to be spaced properly.

Odd really, as I am not particularly fussy with regards to where things are positioned in my home.

A couple of years ago I was devastated when our box of decorations, stored in the shed, became a nest for a family of mice. All the decorations, including old family favourites and ones made by Rory when he was little, were ruined and I had to start from scratch. My decorations now look pretty but there’s no history to them and that’s very sad.

I have lovely memories of decorating the house when my boy was younger: he would help me put the baubles on the tree and was just the right size for rummaging in the cupboard under the stairs to fetch everything.

I remember one year we were dressing the tree together while Dougie took a well­-earned rest, watching the footie on the sofa.

I turned to Rory and said wistfully, “One day when you are grown up and have a family of your own, you will be decorating the house for Christmas with your children.”

He looked at me oddly then proclaimed, “No, I don’t think so. I will lie on the settee with a beer and watch the telly, just like Dad”

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

A South Lincolnshire health service is working with three GP practices following a damning report which highlighted risks within them.

The South Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will be working with Suttons Medical Group, Munro Medical Centre and Holbeach Medical Centre to improve standards, after the Care Quality Commission’s intelligent monitoring reports showed that there were issues within the surgeries.

The reports are made up of different types of evidence on patient experience, care and treatment, based on sources including surveys and official statistics.

The issues, stated as risks or elevated risks at surgeries in South Holland in the reports, meant that the practices were put into band one of six, which means that they are of the highest priority.

Risks at the surgeries include GPs treating patients with care and concern, nurses involving patients in decisions about their care, ease of getting through to someone at the surgery and satisfaction with surgery open hours.

Moulton Medical Centre was put into band two, which still means that it is a priority, with one elevated risks named and three risks.

Gary Thompson, chief officer at South Lincolnshire CCG, said: “The CQC’s Intelligent Monitoring reports use data for GP practices from a range of sources relating to important areas of care, which give the CQC a clearer understanding of each practice and help it to decide when, where and what to inspect.

“The reports include indicators covering a range of activity in practices and the experiences of patients across South Lincolnshire.

“We are aware that the report does highlight a small number of risk areas at some practices and we will work together to understand these and to establish what support we can provide.

“We continue to be committed to providing the highest quality, safe services for all of our patients.”

Holbeach could soon have a brand new medical centre, after Ashley King Developments submitted a planning application to South Holland District Council for the surgery to be built.

The surgery would be named Church Street surgery and would be built on the former builders site where Langwith Construction was based.

The site plan, by Stringer and Jones architects, shows that the centre would include parking and a pharmacy.

Ashley King said: “We have been looking to provide a state of the art medical centre for Holbeach for a number of years .

“Hopefully this proposal will be considered favourably by both District Council and the NHS,allowing us to finally bring the plans to fruition.”

Children in Kindergarten at Ayscoughfee Hall School enjoyed a favourite book week and a bedtime story day.

Everyone went to school in their pyjamas and brought in their favourite books and enjoyed hot chocolate, marshmallows and cookies whilst reading to their teddies brought in from home.

Pictured: Kindergarten class in their pyjamas with helper Rosemary Sneath.

Fire and rescue crews from Spalding were called out when a horse was reported stuck in a pond.

The animal was freed from the water beside Raven’s Bank, Gedney, before the rescuers arrived on Monday afternoon.

Children, parents and staff at Billingborough Primary School celebrated their harvest festival and highlighted how famous Lincolnshire is for its agriculture.

Thunder and Lightning classes led an assembly, and they were joined by Rev Anna Sorensen, children in Snowflakes made fruit crumbles, children in Sunshine class made and decorated cupcakes and children in Lightning also made a variety of biscuits.

During the Harvest Festival, children in EYFS and KS1 sang their favourite Harvest Songs and year 6 pupils sold fresh and homemade produce contributed by the children, staff and parents.

Pictured: Front, left to back, Ewen Cockerill, Jacob Chinn, Lydia Cook and George Smith. Right front to back, Fatimah Khan, Emily Parkins, Finnley Moss and Cacy Cooling.

Alejandro Holmes was presented with £50 worth of book vouchers, after taking part in the Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge, which is rolled out to young readers each year by Lincolnshire County Council’s Library Service.

Children from four to 11 years old have to read six books of their choice through the summer holidays and are then awarded small incentives to encourage them with their reading.

Sharman Morriss, Spalding Library Team Leader, said: “Alejandro has worked really hard with his reading; it’s good to know that the library service can make such a difference to people, young and old.

“The staff at Spalding Library work hard to encourage younger readers and make the library a fun place to visit.”

Pictured: Alejandro is awarded his prize by Tarina Jones, Inclusion Services Co-ordinator for Lincolnshire County Council.