WOODHALL SPA Community Website

Woodhall Spa is a beautiful inland resort with an Edwardian character, set amidst magnificent pine woods. Regarded as one of Lincolnshire's most attractive villages, Woodhall Spa is famous for its peaceful and relaxing atmosphere, and with many fine hotels and guest houses it is the perfect location for a short break or holiday. The village has a variety of attractions including two top class golf courses, the unique 'Kinema in the Woods', Cottage Museum, Jubilee Park outdoor heated swimming pool and several aviation heritage sites associated with 617 Squadron (the Dambusters).

The community website aims to provide residents and potential visitors with detailed information on local business, amenities, tourist attractions, and events in the village and surrounding area. There are more than 100 pages of information and photographs, so please use the menu or the search facility on the left of this page to explore the site and learn more about Woodhall Spa.

Alternatively, click on the bold text and go with the flow!

Woodhall Spa vous accueille  dans sa belle station thermale où l’ambiance respire le style et l’élégance des premières années du vingtième siècle.  Entouré de forêts de pins magnifiques et considéré comme un des plus beaux lieux de séjour du Lincolnshire, Woodhall Spa est réputé pour son atmosphère de calme et de détente.   Avec ses beaux hôtels historiques, ses chambres d’hôte accueillantes  et ses charmantes pensions, c’est un endroit parfait pour profiter d’un weekend relaxant ou d’un séjour peut-être un peu plus étendu.  Le village vous invite à participer  à de diverses activités de loisirs – ses terrains de golf, par exemple;  son “Kinema-in-the-Woods”;  son musée;  son beau jardin public avec sa piscine plein air – mais chauffée car il le faut, bien sûr! – et tous les endroits historiques associés à son glorieux patrimoine aéronautique, un passé qui est surtout lié, entre autres, à l’escadron 617 – “Les Dambusters”, si célèbre grâce à ses activités héroïques pendant la 2ème Guerre Mondiale.

Ce site vise à fournir aux riverains aussi bien qu’aux visiteurs éventuels  des renseignements détaillés sur les commerces locaux, les agréments et les installations touristiques et également sur les événements prévus au cours de l’année dans le village et sa commune environnante.  Il y a plus de 100 pages d’information avec photos, donc amusez-vous et renseignez-vous en vous servant du menu et des liens pour explorer le site!  

Woodhall Spa Events Diary. 'What's on in Woodhall'. Dates and times for a wide variety of sports fixtures, public events, club and society meetings.

Local tourist attractions An overview of what Woodhall Spa has to offer the visitor

Latest additions to website What has the webmaster been tinkering with recently?

Woodhall Spa Walks - Download and print a rambling route round Woodhall Spa

Take the Heritage Trail - 19 pages of historical information on Woodhall's landmarks to make your visit more interesting.

Country Market - 2nd Friday of the month

Woodhall Spa Country Show - 19 May 2013

Picnic in the Park - 25 May 2013

Woodhall Spa 10k - 2 June 2013

Woodhall Spa Triathlon - 21 Jul 2013

Sherlock Holmes & the Hound of the Baskervilles - 21 Jul 13

Woodhall Spa 1940's Festival - 3 & 4 Aug 2013

Twelfth Night - 25 Aug 13

Circus in Jubilee Park - 6 & 13 Oct 2013

Christmas Fayre - Dec 2013

GREAT WEEKEND OUT FOR ALL THE FAMILY- AND IT'S FREE

This is the second year for the Woodhall spa 40's festival and the organisers plan to build on the success of last year's. The weekend long event is packed with displays, entertainers and parades the majority of which are free.

The festival is spread across the whole of Woodhall spa

In Jubilee park visitors will be able to see authentic wartime displays by living history groups including : the Foxhole fugitives, the Northwest 101st airborne division, soldier blue, Northern forties, the road to Mandalay, the great patriotic war society,the allied forces movement control, the Notts and Derby living history group, plus many more.

There will also be live entertainers performing at different times and locations across Woodhall during the festival including: Katie Spitfire, Lola Lamour, Brandyn Shaw as well as Major Swing and the Blitz Dancers.

There will also be a military and classic vehicle display including: Willy's/Ford jeeps, GMC cargo trucks, a Leyland Hippo, Dodge WC52, M16 halftrack, Austin K2 & K4 fire engines plus civilian cars and motorbikes.

Said Simon Elmer, festival chairman," last years event was a great success, Woodhall was packed and a good time was had by all. We are confident that the 2013 festival will be bigger and better!"

The festival takes place on the 3rd & 4th Aug 2013, 10am until 5pm both days. Entrance is free.

 

Please pass your views on this event to Simon on mselmer@supanet.com

To view photographs of the event please visit the 1940's Festival page on this website

Remember: The second 1940's Festival will be held on 3 & 4 August 2013

The Cottage Museum in Woodhall Spa will be opening its doors to the public on Friday May 3rd., following a complete refurbishment made possible by a substantial grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. As well as the work to repair/replace the fabric of the rare Victorian corrugated iron bungalow and install improved insulation, central heating etc. the grant has also enabled the old dilapidated outbuildings to be redeveloped to provide a Community Meeting Room, Community Archive, Temperature Controlled Artefacts Store and a General Store area.

The Community Archive, with additional support from Lincolnshire County Council, will be available to anyone who would like to research the museum’s collections and archives including over 6,000 photographic images.  The Community Room as well as providing space for various museum activities and events will also be available for hire for meetings etc.

The museum displays have been completely redesigned with much for all the family to enjoy from interactive exhibits to family activities to be held throughout the year. The development of the outbuildings has enabled additional rooms to be available in the museum for displays.  The rooms are laid out to provide A Magic Lantern Room, Spa Town History, a Wield Family room, Woodhall Life, The War Years and a room set aside for temporary exhibitions.  The museum continues its partnership with ELDC’s Tourist Information which will now be sited in our visitor reception area at the rear of the Bungalow, which will also house our small retail area.

Jackie Goodall, Chairman of the Museum, said “Preparations for the development project began in 2004, since then many people have contributed in so many different ways to this venture.  As chair, I am immensely proud of the refurbished museum and of the volunteers whose efforts have made this possible.  The development   is a testament to what can be achieved when a group of dedicated volunteers pull together as a team.  We now look forward to welcoming our visitors and are already planning our next project!”
The Museum will be open from 10.30 to 4.30 pm every day from May 3rd. until 27th October and then Saturdays and Sundays through November. For more information contact info@cottagemuseum.co.uk or Tel: 01526 353775

Chapterhouse Theatre Company is touring six wonderful new productions across the length and breadth of the UK and Ireland, beginning in late June, until September 2013. In a season full of magic, romance and enchantment, Chapterhouse is performing some of the best-loved stories of literature. We pride ourselves on producing accessible, traditional but innovative shows that have entertained thousands of theatregoers throughout the UK and Ireland.

Two shows will be held in the grounds of the Petwood Hotel:

Twelfth Night - 21 Jul 13
Ahoy there to a brand new production of Shakespeare’s comic tale of shipwrecks, sea storms and mistaken identity. Unforgettably larger than life characters, a whole host of playful pranks and the sound of enchanting music come together to create the perfect evening of romance and laughter. Join family and friends for this magical love story performed under a beautiful starry sky at some of the most beautiful gardens in the UK and Ireland.

Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles - 25 Aug 13
On the lonely wasteland of the desolate Devon moors, something evil is afoot. When death stalks the Baskerville family, legend and superstition collide with the most heinous of crimes. On the moor nobody is safe, not even the bravest of men. Join Chapterhouse to meet the world’s most famous of detectives, Sherlock Holmes himself, as he is called upon to solve the greatest mystery of all time...that of the Hound of the Baskervilles. Bring a picnic and your best detective skills for an unforgettable evening of theatre, mystery and suspense under the stars.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Chelsea Buckthorp, Press Officer: 01522 569 777, press@chapterhouse.org

A new group is setting up in Woodhall Spa for the over 60’s, delivering exercise with physio based movement called Vitality. The group will meet Thursdays from 1.30pm – 2.30pm at the Roman Catholic Church Hall in Woodhall Spa.

Vitality is a not for profit Lincolnshire project delivering fun, safe and effective specially designed exercise classes which are set to music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. We take these classes all across the County in a range of venues – currently about 60 classes a week and East Lindsey District Council have asked us to set up a new group in Woodhall Spa which we are delighted to do. The classes are usually really popular, offering 45 minutes of exercise followed by tea and coffee each week. We want to help the over 60’s look after what they’ve got, so we work on improving joints and muscle stiffness, posture, circulation and breathing. We’ll be working out gently to disco, rock ‘n’ roll, salsa and Country music and our aim is to ‘revitalise’ those that come along and join in!

The cost of the classes are subsidised by NHS Lincolnshire, and the first session on the 13th October will be free – so people can come along and see what we do.

Please don’t hesitate to contact Louise Thompson should you require any further information.

County Vitality Project Manager

07876 050105

01529 411194

louise.thompson@leisureconnection.co.uk

arts NK, Third Floor, The Hub, Navigation Wharf, Carre Street, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7TW

www.leisureconnection.co.uk

www.vitalitylincs.co.uk

About Us

The Woodhall Spa Chamber of Trade & Tourism is a forum for businesses from Woodhall Spa and Kirkby on Bain. We aim to come together as a local community group with a shared voice to speak to and lobby local government on issues relevant to this area and establish relationships with organisations that can encourage and secure trade and business.

The Chamber aims to develop and enhance Woodhall Spa as a destination for people to live, visit, work and invest. The village has a unique history and heritage, timeless charm and character that we want to maintain and through the Chamber work together to secure a more prosperous future.

The Chamber is a membership organisation that meets bi-monthly. All businesses are welcome to join and to contribute to the activities of the Chamber to benefit your business and the wider area.

Read more on the Woodhall Spa Chamber of Trade and Tourism page

A new national non-emergency number 101 is being rolled out across the country as part of a Home Office initiative. The number is now live in Lincolnshire.

101 will work in the same way as 0300 but for more information on the new number please visit www.police.uk/101 <http://www.police.uk/101>

101 is the number to call when you want to contact your local police - when it’s less urgent than a 999 call. 101 is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

You should call 101 to report less urgent crime and disorder or to speak to your local officers.
For example, you should call 101 if:

Or to:

101 is being introduced as part of the government's wider work to improve access to the police, ease pressure on 999, and help to efficiently and effectively tackle crime and disorder.

You should continue to call 999 when it is an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, when there is danger to life or when violence is being used or threatened.

Calls to 101 (from both landlines and mobile networks) cost 15 pence per call, no matter what time of day you call, or how long you are on the phone.

Everyone calling the police for non-emergency matters will now know exactly how much a call will cost them, and can be assured of equal access whether they are on a pay-as-you-go mobile or a home landline.

Calls to 101 are answered by police call handlers in the control room of the local police force. This ensures that staff with local knowledge can answer and deal with the calls and respond appropriately.
You will not be put through to a large national call centre.
When you call 101, the system will determine your location and connect you to the police force covering that area. You will hear a recorded message announcing the police force you are being connected to. If you are on a boundary between two or more forces, the recorded message will give you a choice of which force to be connected to.

Thank you for your continued support.

PCSO Martin Clough
Tattershall NPT
Telephone: 01526 342222 EXT 5604
Fax: 01526 342222
Mobile: 07825 100410
www.lincs.police.uk
www.crimestoppers-uk.org
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Have you been inspired by the latest BBC series of 'Strictly Come Dancing'! if so, then head down to the newly refurbished Coronation Hall on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays in the month. Enjoy a social evening of Ballroom, Latin American, Rock & Roll, Jive, Party Dances, an occasional Sequence Dance and even a smooch or two, but .... Mainly Ballroom!

Admission £3, including refreshments. For more information please ring: 01526 353225

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