In and Around Spalding

Moulton Windmill Gets Its Sails

2011-11-21T10:55:00.005Z

Yes its a big day in Moulton today with the windmill getting its set of sails. Its been a long road for the team who have got this together but it must be really satisfying to see that first sail go on. Well done to them all.

For many more photos from the day visit the Moulton, Lincolnshire facebook page.

The Mini

2011-05-01T16:15:00.001+01:00

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Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

Parade of Old Bikes

2011-05-01T14:43:00.001+01:00

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Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

Isaac Newton Float

2011-05-01T14:41:00.001+01:00

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Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

Peter Pan pt2

2011-05-01T14:40:00.001+01:00

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Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

Peter Pan Float

2011-05-01T13:47:00.001+01:00

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Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

Corcrain Flute Band pt 2

2011-05-01T13:46:00.001+01:00

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Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

The Corcrain Flute Band

2011-05-01T13:45:00.001+01:00

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Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

An English Country Garden pt2

2011-05-01T13:19:00.001+01:00

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Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

An English Country Garden

2011-05-01T13:18:00.001+01:00

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Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

No place like gnome!

Spalding Marching Ambassadors

2011-05-01T13:15:00.001+01:00

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Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

The 2011 Flower Queen

2011-05-01T13:08:00.001+01:00

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Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

Swing those hoops

2011-05-01T13:07:00.001+01:00

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Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

The Parade Gets Under Way

2011-05-01T13:04:00.001+01:00

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Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

Police Community Support Officer at Spalding Flower Parade

2011-05-01T13:03:00.001+01:00

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Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

Balloon Sellers at Spalding Flower Parade

2011-05-01T12:56:00.001+01:00

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Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

Moulton Show 2010

2010-09-06T00:39:00.003+01:00

Just a few pictures from the Moulton Show 2010

For more pictures click here

Lincolnshire Spalding MID Railway 1961

2010-09-06T00:02:00.002+01:00

This is another post card from Spalding that is currently available on ebay. just click here to make a bid before 7.54pm on 9 September

Drill Hall, Sessions House & Sheep Market postcard from 1908 on ebay

2010-09-05T23:36:00.000+01:00

Drill Hall, Sessions House & Sheep Market postcard from 1908 is on ebay and finishes tomorrow evening.

Own your piece of history by bidding on this item now.

Waning Crescent Moon viewed from Moulton

2010-09-03T10:40:00.001+01:00

Waning Crescent Moon
Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

A photo of the moon taken from Moulton this morning.

Spalding to crowland opens

2010-08-10T09:25:00.000+01:00

In theory the opening of the new a16 from spalding to crowland should be good news but it isn't as average traffic speed seems lower than the 1073. It was a 30 to 40 mph crawl to crowland this morning.

Parish church II

2010-07-22T08:58:00.000+01:00

Parish church

2010-07-22T08:54:00.000+01:00

Did you know .....?

2010-07-10T23:33:00.000+01:00

In the Domesday Book from 1086 Spalding was referred to as Spallinge!

T Shirt Design of All Saints Church Moulton

2010-06-26T10:14:00.002+01:00

Take a look at this Kids T Shirt of All Saints Church in Moulton. This design is also available for adults.

Either click the shirt above or here to view those designs and other Moulton t shirts.

Crowland Show

2010-06-26T00:38:00.003+01:00

Hello peeps just a quickie - it's the Crowland Show tomorrow (Saturday) from 8.30am until 5.30pm.

All being well we'll have some photos on here of the event over the weekend.

Children Maypole Dancing

2010-06-26T00:14:00.001+01:00

Children Maypole Dancing
Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

It was the Moulton Primary school fun evening earlier with plenty of dancing, side stalls, games, bar and a bbq. Great stuff!

All Saints Church Moulton

2010-06-25T23:18:00.001+01:00

All Saints Church Moulton
Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

Picture of Moulton Church taken earlier this evening. Had to do a bit a tidying up to get rid of telegraph wires so as it was my first attempt it's not quite perfect but ....I still quite like the framing of the trees from the opposite site of the road.

Spalding Flower Parade at The Riverbank - 90/365

2010-06-20T11:15:00.001+01:00

Spalding Flower Parade at The Riverbank - 90/365
Originally uploaded by Simon Wicks

Every year Spalding has a Flower Parade. People have traveled from far and wide over the years to come and see tractors dressed up in wire frames covered in Tulips. The streets are packed with people, but for the younger generation the riverbank has always been the main attraction. Hundreds of people descend on the banks outside the Poacher pub, bring their own drinks and get sloshed in the sunshine with their friends. The Police threatened to thwart everyone's plans this year, saying that they would take the alcohol off people as they were arriving, but this clearly didn't happen.
This photo only shows about half the street, but it was almost as packed back up the other way towards High Bridge this year.

Nothing stops the fun.

Uploaded by Simon Wicks on 1 May 10,

All Saints Church Moulton

2010-06-12T17:55:00.001+01:00

All Saints Church Moulton
Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

Village Sign Moulton

2010-06-12T17:54:00.001+01:00

Village Sign Moulton
Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

The Swan at Moulton

2010-06-12T17:51:00.001+01:00

The Swan at Moulton
Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

Here's a picture of The Swan pub in Moulton that I took earlier today.

Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | Express Yourself :: I spent my 10m lottery win on fast cars and loose women, now I want my dustman job back ag

2010-05-23T16:23:00.000+01:00

Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | Express Yourself :: I spent my 10m lottery win on fast cars and loose women, now I want my dustman job back ag

Bike Ride around Moulton, Lincolnshire

2010-05-23T16:11:00.000+01:00

This is a 3.66 mile circuit of Moulton in Lincolnshire shown using Google Maps and a Maymyride map.

Start off in Station Road and go up high street & Bell lane until Holbeach Road. Turn left and then left down Loop lane and into Shivean Gate. Turn right down broad lane and past the school and then follow the road left and then as you approach long lane by Oldershaws take the left turn into Clapton Gate. Mind the disintegrating road and then turn left into Bakestraw Gate and follow the road around back to Station Road.

Takes me about 24 minutes on my bike but I'm a but slow!

What times can you do a lap in?

Moulton Vintage Tractor Rally

2010-05-17T08:01:00.003+01:00

Moulton Vintage Tractor Rally
Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

This was taken at the Vintage Tractor rally which went from Moulton to Holbeach St Johns and back again on Sunday 16 May 2010. These pictures are of the tractors lining up in the field after the rally.

Moulton Vintage Tractor Rally

2010-05-17T08:01:00.001+01:00

Moulton Vintage Tractor Rally
Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

Vintage Tractors

2010-05-17T08:00:00.001+01:00

Vintage Tractors
Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

Spalding Flower Parade 2010 Floats

2010-05-04T22:28:00.004+01:00

Unfortunately I didn't make it to the Flower Parade this year but I have managed to get these photos from the floats that were on display in Spalding after the event.

Almshouses, Church Street,

2010-05-04T22:01:00.001+01:00

Spalding, Lincolnshire
Originally uploaded by Howard Somerville

This is a great shot of the Almshouses in Church Street taken earlier today by Howard Somerville. Great Shot Howard!

The River Welland HDR - 55/365

2010-05-03T21:44:00.001+01:00

The River Welland HDR - 55/365
Originally uploaded by Simon Wicks

A picture from Simon Wicks on Flickr from 27 March 2010.

"Am back in sunny Spalding this weekend. This is a shot taken this morning from High Bridge looking over the River Welland. 3 shot HDR @ f13 ISO 200, tonemapped.
It's a handheld shot though, so it's a bit sketchy in some areas, I managed to patch some parts up in Photoshop, but you cant really tell the bad parts unless you view in super original size."

History lesson from wiki:
The River Welland is a river in the east of England, 56 km (35 m) long, and it has been a main waterway across the part of The Fens called "South Holland" for thousands of years. It rises in the Hothorpe Hills, (adjoining Welland Rise, Sibbertoft)[1] in Northamptonshire, then flows generally eastwards to Market Harborough, Ketton, Stamford, The Deepings, Crowland, Cowbit and Spalding, then into The Wash at Fosdyke Bridge.

I think the picture is splendid - what do you think?

Spalding Cycle Club - Road Races 02 May

2010-05-03T20:39:00.001+01:00

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Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

The riders in the first race congregate at the start point just before the off.

Spalding Cycle Club - Road Races 02 May

2010-05-03T20:37:00.001+01:00

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Originally uploaded by The Stuart Smith

And there off in the first of the road races that took place on Sunday. This is the race for children of primary school age who have not raced before.

Scouts St Georges Day Parade - Spalding

2010-04-25T19:14:00.000+01:00

Spalding Band In Attempt to Make The Top 40

2010-02-28T23:27:00.006Z

Hot on the heels of the Facebook campaign to ensure that the X Factor didn't make the Christmas number 1 comes a new campaign to get an unsigned band into the charts. Spalding band Lime Shark were in the lead until the final round of voting when, to be frank, two of the worst entries all of a sudden received massive support and scuppered the chances of Lime Shark. This was down to the way that votes were counted and the final round of votes were actually stacked against our heroes.

Anyway keeping with the spirit of the competition Lime Shark have released their single Not Quite Nashville and are looking for as many downloads as possible from today until next Saturday evening. The only rule is really that no one should download the song more than 3 times. The song generally costs about 70p to download although it could be cheaper in some places.

You can download from here:

Amazon.co.uk - £0.69
iTunes - £0.79
Play.com - £0.70
e Music - 1 credit
Tesco - £0.79
HMV - £0.79

Songrila - €1.09

With iTunes you can also gift the song - just click the down arrow button within the iTunes player next to the song and click Gift This Song.

Good luck guys & let's get downloading!

Please let your friends now about this and get some momentum behind the campaign!

Ascoughfee Hall

2010-02-26T20:54:00.001Z

Ascoughfee Hall
Originally uploaded by SHDSS

A nice shot of Ascoughfee Hall by SHDSS. The original picture can be found on Flickr.

Table Top Sale in Moulton Saturday 27 Feb

2010-02-26T19:25:00.003Z

The 1st Moulton Whaplode Beavers and Cub group have a table top sale in the village hall tomorrow from mid day. Set up is from 11.00am and the cost of a table is £6.00.

If you want to pitch a table or if you can attend the event and help the group by buying some of their cakes or having a go on the tombola then that would be much appreciated.

POSH replace Cooper with Jim Gannon

2010-02-01T23:59:00.002Z

In a busy day for football Peterborough United were not in the transfer business ( except for Coutts to Preston) but were trying to replace their manager. Mark Cooper had his contract terminated by POSH this morning and they have now announced that Jim Gannon is appointed as the new manager - see statement below:

Jim Gannon Appointed As New Manager
Posted on: Tue 02 Feb 2010
Peterborough United Football Club are delighted to announce the appointment of former Stockport County and Motherwell boss Jim Gannon as our new manager.

Gannon, who will be introduced to the media on Tuesday afternoon at London Road, took Stockport to League One via the play-offs in the 2007-2008 campaign, giving Posh a close run for one of the automatic promotion places.

He helped nurture some talented youngsters at Edgelely Park including Tommy Rowe, who is among the squad at London Road and Rowe himself stated that he owes everything to Gannon for his career to date.

Whilst at Motherwell, Gannon was in the dugout as the Scottish side played Romanian giants Steaua Bucharest in the Europa League qualifiers. Gannon, speaking exclusively to theposh.com, said: 'It is a fantastic opportunity and I am excited, not just because of the opportunity, but the challenge of trying to bring some good football to Peterborough.

'My philosphy is good passing football, it is how I believe the game should be played and it brings out the best in players. It inspires them and motivates them to play football in the right manner.

'At Stockport when I went there we were seven points adrift and we stayed up so it can be done. Statistically, it looks a difficult task, but the main aim is to get three points on Saturday, try and make a difference and bring back some positive football.

'I am sure the fans have been dispirited by some of the results of late, I think what everyone wants to see is players playing their football in the right way and showing their true colours.

'Once they do that, I am sure the fans will enjoy their football and it can be a more enjoyable end to the season. I have spoken to one or two of the players already and they know what I want to try and achieve.

'The main objective is to get three points on Saturday against Queens Park Rangers. The Championship is a tough league to pick up a string of victories, but we want to play better football and hopefully the results will follow and let's see where it takes us.

Vote for Spalding band Lime Shark

2010-01-31T13:21:00.003Z

There is currently a campaign on Facebook to get an unsigned band into the Top 40. The campaign isn't about getting a specific position but just to get a band to chart. There have been many bands that have submitted snippets and Lime Shark from Spalding are among the final 84.

The idea is over the course of the next week is to get the number of songs down to just 20 and then the next round will include full tracks being available to listen to on Facebook. Lime Shark have started off in the voting and if you would like to vote for them the please visit the following page http://www.french4tots.co.uk/unsignedbands/index2.html

Support 1st Moulton & Whaplode Beaver & Cubs Group

2010-01-30T18:00:00.003Z

I attended a meeting of the 1st Moulton & Whaplode Beavers & Cubs group on Friday as they were putting on a play to go towards one of their badges and a splendid job they did too!

Anyway whilst I was there I was given a catalogue for Yellow Moon which allows local clubs and schools to get a commission for any sales from their website.

The catalogue includes plenty of arts & crafts ideas and even has some educational products for young minds! We had an order in before Christmas and we had some great products including DIY snowglobes so I can personally vouch for the products on offer.

To support the 1st Moulton & Whaplode group please enter the source code: WMO05705 (thats an O and then a zero before the 5 and then another zero at the end - even better just cut & paste) during the checkout process after clicking "select your school or group".

To go to Yellow Moon and help the 1st Moulton & Whaplode Beavers and Cubs group please click here:

http://www.yellowmoon.org.uk

thanks

Frozen memorial for soldiers killed in Northern Ireland in Peterborough

2010-01-05T09:39:00.000Z

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Church street spalding from last weeks snow

2009-12-29T14:11:00.001Z

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Sainsbury car park 23 dec

2009-12-23T12:06:00.000Z

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Still snowey in moulton

2009-12-23T11:45:00.000Z

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Queensgate @ Peterborough- santas grotto

2009-12-17T13:28:00.000Z

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Wykeham Abbey

2009-12-06T14:04:00.004Z

I was driving around Spalding earlier today and took this photo of Wykeham Abbey.

A few months ago I picked up a picture of the Abbey which was drawn in 1838 so you can see how it looked then:

Spalding Model Railway Clubs Exhibition

2009-11-14T00:45:00.003Z

Takes place at Springfields events centre today and tomorrow. see poster below for details:

Photography Course at Nene Valley Railway

2009-10-23T22:42:00.014+01:00

Last Saturday I attended a Photography course that was held at Nene Valley Railway in Peterborough and was run by PM-iMAGES. We arrived at 9.15am for a cup of tea or coffee prior to formalities starting at 9.30am. Pete and Jackie welcomed us to the course and the as there were 6 of us on the course and 3 of us had SLRs and 3 had compact cameras we were split into respective groups for some of the sessions during the day.

At 9.30 we had the introduction and safety briefing (including distribution of hi vis jackets) and then a brief slideshow of the types of shots that we would try and capture during the day. These included views of the station, trains leaving and arriving, close ups of the trains and station and then interiors such as going on a footplate, mail train and the signal box.

It was then time to take start off with some general work around the station and in particular using the footbridge as a base to take some photographs. Advice was given at around this point as to what not to include in a photograph with plenty of items in the vicinity that could spoil your picture. The plan was then to split into our groups and get ready for the 10.30 departure to Yarwell but as there was some shunting action taking place in the station then we took advantage of that opportunity with the Royal Mail train and then proceded to our point at the Coal Yard for the late departure to Yarwell.

Following that opportunity we then concentrated on the static trains in the sidings for some interesting photos outdoors. On the way their we had a go at photographing the footplate of Thomas so that we could get an idea as to what we do later in the day when we got on the footplate of 44422 which was operating during the day.

It was now time for a coffee break with some fabulous flapjack that Pete and Jackie had brought along (bang goes the diet!). At 11.50 we went to photograph the arrival of the train from Peterborough which was ultimately 10 minutes late. But nevertheless this was a good opportunity to photograph the incoming train. Sadly I got my light settings all wrong for this so I didn't make the most of the opportunity.

One of the highlights of the day was then scheduled and that was to visit the signal box. The 270 degree windows on the box provided plenty of light and with the levers having many colours there was a great shot to be had by all. The signalman was also in the box and seemingly with little effort he changing the signals with the levers so when he offered up the chance for someone to have a go I thought it would be churlish to refuse. At that moment it just didn't occur to me that he may be setting up a laugh at my expense but that was the case. Signal 22 is 976 yards away and you need a lot of effort to pull that lever and get it into a locking position and despite me getting the lever all the way down I just couldn't lock it. Needless to say I got a fail for that. Despite that I was glad I got to have a go as that was not something I could have foreseen when I drove to NVR earlier that morning.

We then had time to take shots of the train departing to Peterborough from the side of the engine sheds prior to the lunch break.During lunch I reviewed some of my photos on my laptop and had a bit more flapjack and then in no time at all it was time to go and spend some time in the Loco sheds and workshops. There are 3 sheds with a workshop, a shed for some work in progress and a shed for work that was almost complete. We had the opportunity to go visit them all but the work shed had an important job on so it was important not to get in the way of the work in there. There was such a variety of items here that you could photograph from the spanners on the rack to loco's being worked on to those waiting to be worked on and a crane in the final workshop.

It would be fair to say that our group had to leg it over to the picnic site to catch the train coming back from Peterborough. There was virtually no time for tripods or really to think about it so it was a quick decision to find a spot and then get ready for the shot. After the train had arrived we made our way back to the platform where quite a crowd had gathered around the 4F loco 44422. We were allowed to go onto the footplate and take some photos from inside the cab but unfortunately the driver didn't quite get the bacon sandwiches onto the pan whilst it was my turn!

After the driver and fireman had finished their bacon sandwiches it was time to take the train to Peterborough. We got ourselves into position by the engine shed and got ready for our shot of the train leaving the station. The engine started to make a noise and then gently move out of the platform releasing clouds of steam as it moved. The speed started to increase and then there were some large exhalations of gas from the the front of the engine which gave the impression of a dragon!

It was now getting near the end of the course so had some time to take some more shots of the station or have a look at the mail van that they have there. I must admit that I thought that there wouldn't be much going on in the mail van but Pete suggested that we do an action shot in the van. We set our camera setting to Night Picture and got the tripod ready whilst Pete had a bundle of letters that he started to throw into the pigeon holes once the camera flash had gone off. This setting sets the flash off to capture the foreground and then runs the exposure on to capture the background and it is therefore possible to achieve some interesting effects with this setting.

Once we had finished in the mail van we retreated back to our room where everyone was given the opportunity to review their photos on a laptop and discuss the day. All in all this was a fantastic day out and having been to Nene Valley Railway many times it was great to be able to go to places that are normally off limits to the public. If you would to take part in this course then there are 2 events provisionally scheduled for early next year next with a maximum of 8 persons per course. click here for more details

National Festival of Railway Modelling Show at East of England Showground

2009-10-20T22:29:00.007+01:00

Last weekend saw the 2nd National Festival of Railway Modelling at the East of England Showground in Peterborough. Before we start we should say a big thank you to the Market Deeping model rail club who helped to set up and marshall the show - well done guys!

Anyway back to the show - once again the show was split between two halls with the model train layouts in the main hall along with some traders and experts who were in the atrium and the main hall. These experts were on hand to answer any questions on model railways and also to demonstrate how to make trains from brass kits amongst other things. You could even see Microsoft Train Simulator being demonstrated with some bespoke rail journeys that had been designed.

Last year the show really suffered with the catering but it is pleasing to report that that has been sorted out this year. For a start they provided an additional stall to serve food and drinks and the restaurant was also signed better. There was also a van providing hot food outside so that was much better.

With regards to the layouts there were 30 layouts on display from the Spalding entry Alanbeck Junction to the wonderful The Gresley Beat. The Gresley Beat is a large layout with many scratch built buildings on it which are magnificent. Set in the era when the Gresley locomotives were running up and down the East Coast and you could tell which type of engine was running by its beat.

A popular layout was Sutton Folly as shown at the top of this page. This layout has been especially designed for children to be able to take part with 4 controllers up front for the the kids to control the engines. The children can also to a point switch points and also look out for the special features on the layout which include a rabbit which dives into a hole when the trains go past, a man in a urinal (not many see that one!), two policeman chasing a thief between two houses and the Beatles on Abbey Road. All in all a cracking layout and one that is designed to be played with and to have great fun!

I must admit it didn't seem as busy as last year but then we did go on day 2 rather than day 1 so it may be that many people had gone the day before. Despite that though it was a great event and I look forward to going again next year.

If you missed this event then there is some good news and that is that there is another event that takes place on 14 and 15 November which has the same number of layouts as this show and that is the Spalding Model Railway Club Exhibition and given that that is quite a large local show then it will be worth going to that one.

Nene valley railway peterborough

2009-10-17T09:13:00.001+01:00

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Sunset at moulton chapel

2009-10-12T18:24:00.000+01:00

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The Moulton Walk (revisited)

2009-10-11T22:38:00.014+01:00

I decided to go for a walk this weekend and was considering doing the short Spalding Wheel (approx 4.7m) but ended up doing the walk around Moulton village again. I've now done them both twice so I might do the Spalding one again soon and post up some pictures of that one but in the meantime I took some more pictures as I was going around today and I have posted them here.

First up is a reminder of the route:

09/19/2009 Route around Moulton
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I've started the route from Station Road but you could just as easily start from the Windmill or the The Swan pub in the village (most likely candidate!).

So here we are at the Mill:

Next up its the Church

Now you can carry on past the Church and then go down Church Lane but I prefer to go through the Church yard

Its about this point that the batteries in my camera started to pack up so not many photos from here. I did have a full charge before I left but I think that they are now on their last legs and maybe need replacing some some NiMH rechargeables!

Luckily I had this photo of Church Walk/Lane from the last walk:

I then went down Church Lane right the way up to the busy High Road. This time, instead of crossing the road to the path, I stayed on the side of the road I was on and walked along the grass vergeway until I got to Bell Lane (1 mile marker) which I then crossed and went down Loop Lane which connects to Shivean's Gate and then goes back to the centre of the village.

Once you get back to the green in front of the Church take the left hand turning into Broad Lane which is just past Harrox House. Follow the road down past the school and resist the urge to carry straight on when you get to the part of the road where Broad Lane becomes West Cob Gate. Broad Lane carries on to the left at this point and you would now be half way through the walk.

Half way down this spike of Broad Lane you will find the Gatehouse that was there for the trains that used to come through Moulton on the M&GN line to Yarmouth etc. You can see where the old track used to be:

You now carry on down Broad Lane and past the Onion Factory until the road becomes Long Road. At this point there is a turning to the left into Claptons Gate (not too far past the Onion factory to be honest). Take the turning and proceed until you find a left turning. The 3 mile point is just about at the turning if you are carrying on to the pub. The tree that you can see below is just after the turning that you need to take.

You then follow the road (Bakestraw Gate)and you can see the Gatehouse which you passed earlier in the distance on the left.

As you follow the road round and come back into the village you will get the following view:

You can then carry on into the village and finish at your start point. The walk is 4 miles and you should be able to do it in less than 80 minutes.

East Midland Events - October

2009-10-10T14:24:00.006+01:00

List of events that are within driving distance of Spalding for October (click event name or artist to see more details of times and venues):

Lincoln

Moscow State Circus - October 11
Bloc Party - October 12
Gary Moore - October 18
Reverend and the Makers - October 23

Peterborough:

Peterborough United fixtures:

Home vs Scunthorpe - October 24
Home vs Barnsley - October 31

Walter Trout - October 14
Jason Manford - October 15
Trextasy - October 22
Back To the Cavern, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Complete Beatles, and Chip - October 23
Abba Forever - October 29
Stylistics - October 30

Cambridge

Chicago The Musical - October 12 to 31 inclusive. (Matinee and evening performances)
The Proclaimers - October 13
The Nolans (seated) - October 18
The Nolans (standing) - October 18
Bowling For Soup (seated) - October 20
Bowling For Soup (standing) - October 20
Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings - October 31

Nottingham

Gladys Knight - October 11
Duff McKagan - October 12
The Nolans - October 12
Dizzee Rascal - October 13
Go:Audio - October 14
The Proclaimers - October 16
All American Rejects - October 17
Gaz and Danny From Supergrass Present the Hot Rats - October 18
Alesha Dixon - October 20
Peppa Pig Live - October 21 to 25
Enter Shikari - October 21
This Will Destroy You - October 22
Editors - October 23
Eddie Izzard - October 23 and 24
Calvin Harris - October 25
John Otway - October 25
Eighties Matchbox B Line Disaster - October 25
Funeral For A Friend - October 27
Bloc Party - October 28

Sheffield

Cliff Richard and the Shadows - October 14 and 15
Spandau Ballet - October 16
Michael McIntyre - October 17,18 & 19
Elton John - October 23
Eddie Izzard - October 25
Green Day - October 26
Pink - October 28

Leicester

Bowling For Soup - October 24

Spalding Pumpkin Parade

2009-10-09T19:45:00.004+01:00

I just happened to be coming through Spalding at around 6.15pm this evening and as I had my camera with me I decided to stop on the opposite side of the river and wait for the Pumpkin Parade to come through.

Now the light was getting pretty dark and even with my camera set to 1600 ASA the lens was still open for quite a while which considering I hadn't had my tripod was going to make getting a clear shot nigh on impossible.

I therefore decided to highlight that movement by taking the photos and moving the focal distance of the lens. I'm sure I can do better than these but I am happy with the first attempt!

Spalding Pumpkin Parade Photos
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Finished the Moulton Walk

2009-09-19T15:53:00.006+01:00

I just got back from doing my circuit around Moulton which took me 80 mins to do the 4 miles. I took some pictures on the way around so conceivably I could have done it quicker. One thing to bare in mind with this walk is that Loop Lane/Shivean Gate doesn't have any paths and nor does Clapton Gate to Bakestraw Gate.

Now I did originally say that the Doctors Surgery was a good place to start as the bus drops off at this point. If you head towards the village green you will come to a fine place to end your walk and that is the White Swan. The food is always great and the beer is superb with a selection of real ales on every week.

Just opposite the pub is the Moulton Windmill which was featured on BBC's Restoration program a few years back and is the tallest windmill in the UK.

Some more pictures from the walk:

Horse and Donkeys on turning from High Road to Moulton Seas End

Moulton Church

View from Clapton Gate

Station Road Moulton

The Old Moulton Train Station

4mile Walk Around Moulton

2009-09-19T13:28:00.004+01:00

After having a walk around the mini Leisure Wheel in Spalding for the last two weeks (4.7miles ) I have decided to walk around Moulton for this week.

My walk starts on Station Round and goes up the High Street towards the Church and then turns into Church Lane (you could walk through the church yard for this or go via the road). Follow Church Land until the end and then turn left at the main road (High Road) and keep going until you get to Loop Lane which then joins up with Shivean Gate which is the followed around until it gets back to the Church. At this point turn right into Broad Lane. Ensure that you do not follow the West Cob Gate into Beggars Bush lane by following Broad Lane to the left and keep going until you get to a turning for Clapton Gate on the left hand side. Follow Clapton Gate until it joins with Bakestraw Gate and follow Bakestraw Gate all the way back to Station Road whereby you will just be a short distance from your starting point.

An ideal starting point for this walk would be at or around the Doctors Surgery. There are a couple of bus stops here for those who wish to use the bus and I would expect the walk to last around 75 to 90 minutes.

09/19/2009 Route around Moulton
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Moulton mill and church

2009-09-06T16:34:00.000+01:00

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Old march line bridge going over the welland in spalding

2009-09-05T12:02:00.001+01:00

Spalding water taxi on coronation channel

2009-09-05T11:52:00.001+01:00

Disused railway bridge on coronation channel spalding

2009-09-05T11:34:00.002+01:00

This weekend

2009-09-04T08:18:00.006+01:00

There is plenty going on locally this weekend and just a mention to a couple of events.

The first is Burghley Horse Trials at Stamford which started yesterday and finishes on Sunday and the second is the Moulton Country Show on Sunday.

click link for weather at Burghley this weekend:

http://uk.weather.com/events/events-Stamford-UKXX1199?eventId=31398&cat=408

and you can click here for more details of the show:

http://www.burghley-horse.co.uk/

Whatever you do have a good weekend!!

Mini train at ferry meadows

2009-09-01T15:05:00.000+01:00

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Knights fighting at grimsthorpe

2009-08-31T15:36:00.001+01:00

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Grimsthorpe castle

2009-08-31T13:24:00.000+01:00

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Vintage cars at grimsthorpe castle nr bourne

2009-08-31T13:18:00.000+01:00

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Falconry at grimsthorpe castle

2009-08-31T12:44:00.000+01:00

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Market place

2009-08-27T15:34:00.001+01:00

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Spalding parish church

2009-08-27T14:24:00.000+01:00

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John Harrox Primary School Sports Day - Moulton

2009-06-30T00:11:00.003+01:00

The pictures below come from the Sports Day at John Harrox Primary School in Moulton for Key Stage 1 pupils.

The Swan at Moulton's family fun day

2009-06-21T21:14:00.000+01:00

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Family afternoon at The Swan in Moulton

2009-06-21T21:12:00.000+01:00

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Spalding rugby club car boot sale

2009-06-14T10:20:00.000+01:00

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156403 Peterborough - Spalding

2009-06-08T07:30:00.001+01:00

Another vid from YouTube - the interior looks a lot cleaner than when I last travelled on the route!

"Its not very often we get a 2 car Class 156 on the 11:48 Peterborough - Doncaster service, but on the 26th of May 2009. This was an exception as this service was worked by 156403 and as there is only us two in the front car. I also did some onboard filming of this unit as well. Hope you like!"

153355 Spalding - Lincoln 26/05/2009

2009-06-08T07:28:00.001+01:00

Found this on YouTube - info from film maker:

"East Midlands Trains Class 153 numbered 153355 is filmed leaving Spalding for Lincoln on the 26/05/2009. These are among my favourite DMU's in service alongsie the 150's!"

Routemaster at sacrewell farm

2009-06-07T15:55:00.000+01:00

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Sacrewell farm

2009-06-07T14:37:00.000+01:00

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Day out at sacrewell farm open day at peterborough

2009-06-07T14:29:00.001+01:00

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Moulton windmill (as featured in first series of Restoration on BBC)

2009-05-17T15:14:00.000+01:00

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Moulton church

2009-05-17T14:58:00.000+01:00

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The 51st Spalding Flower Festival Parade

2009-05-02T21:29:00.006+01:00

The 51st Spalding Flower Parade took place today which was quite an achievement as it had been cancelled by committee last year. Fortunately a new committee was formed to organise the parade and with the use of some of the float designs from the last 50 years and some enthusiatic locals the parade happened and given the lack of time that the new committee had compared to usual then it is a credit that it was up to the standard of the last few years. Dougal made a welcome return from his last outing in the 70's and there was a return for the space shuttle and spaceman that was used in the 90's.

For more pictures from the parade visit: Spalding Flower Parade Pictures 2009

All pictures are (c) Stuart Smith and are for general viewing. Any copying of photos is strictly forbidden unless prior authorisation is attained.

Alternative To The Spalding Flower Festival

2009-04-27T21:44:00.003+01:00

As you are probably aware it is the Spalding Flower Festival this weekend, now if that is not you're cup of tea then maybe you can consider going to the Market Deeping Model Railway Club Exhibition.

The exhibition is held at the Queen Eleanor Technology College, Green Lane, Stamford, Lincolnshire., PE9 1HE and the entry fees are Adult £3.00, OAP £2.00, Child £1.00, Family £7.00(Entry for 2+2).

You can find out more here: www.marketdeepingmrc.co.uk

Whatever you do have a great weekend.

The Lord Tennyson Railway Service Goes Through Spalding

2009-04-25T17:26:00.001+01:00

The Lord Tennyson comes to Spalding

2009-04-25T14:49:00.001+01:00

The Lord Tennyson service was publicised as having the steam engine Oliver Cromwell pulling it from Kings Cross to Lincoln via Spalding but unfortunately the train failed on Friday. The service was then pulled by the West Coast diesel 57601 with the 47786 'Roy Castle OBE' on pushing duty at the back. The train came through around 10 minutes earlier than the advertised 11.40 which presumably was due to the diesels able to go a bit faster than the steam train would have done.

The white horse pub Spalding

2009-04-22T23:51:00.001+01:00

The Alms houses Church Street Spalding

2009-04-22T23:49:00.001+01:00

Steam Train Coming Through Spalding on 25 April

2009-04-21T00:00:00.004+01:00

Yes make sure you get down to Spalding station at around 11.00am to 12.00pm to see 70013 - 'The Oliver Cromwell' come steaming through. This is part of a special event run by Past Time Rail and you can find out more about the trip here: http://www.past-timerail.co.uk/index.php/the-lord-tennyson

90013 Goes Through Pinchbeck Road Gates Into Spalding

2009-04-12T01:27:00.002+01:00

I just wonder whether anyone would be able to date the following photo:

Spalding Model Rail Show 8 November 2008

2008-11-09T21:13:00.001Z

This is a brief highlights (extended version to follow) video from the Spalding Model Railway Club's exhibition held on November 8 + 9, 2008.

As usual the event was split between the two halls and this year there were 32 layouts on show along with many specialist traders and demonstrations.

Model Rail Exhibition - Spalding

2008-11-06T21:35:00.002Z

This weekend we have the Model Rail Exhibition in Spalding which is organised by the Spalding Model Railway Club. This show is always a great day out and is great fun for all the family.

Event details
Spalding MRC
Springfields Events Centre, Camel Gate, Spalding, Lincolnshire., PE12 6ET
Plus a free 36 page colour programme thanks to our sponsors Totally Trains & M&B Models.
Saturday: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Sunday: 9.30 am - 4.30 pm
Prices: Adult £5.00, OAP £4.00, Child £3.00, Family £14.00(Entry for 2+3)

Last years event was captured in these short videos:

Spalding Model Railway Exhibition Nov 8 + 9th

2008-10-26T23:04:00.005Z

2008 Exhibition
to be held on 8th and 9th November
at Springfields Exhibition Centre, Camelgate, Spalding, PE12 6ET, just off the A16

Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 9.30am - 4.30pm.
Admission Adults £5.00, OAP's £4.00, Children £3.00, Family ticket 2 adults plus 3 children £14.00
Thanks to our sponsors Totally Trains and M & B Models, a FREE 36 page colour programme is included with entrance ticket

Last years show

The National Festival Of Railway Modelling

2008-10-26T23:04:00.001Z

The National Festival of Railway Modelling was held at the East of England Showground in Peterborough on 18 and 19 October 2008. On display were around 30 layouts and this video features the Whiteleaf Light Railway. Hampton End, Hassell Harbour Bridge and Halston Junction layouts.