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

Facinating Rhythm in Concert - 19 Jan 2012

Sense & Sensibility - 2 Mar 2012

Woodhall Spa Country Show - 20 May 2012

Woodhall Spa Triathlon - 3 Jun 2012

Woodhall Spa 10k Road Race - 10 Jun 2012

The RAF Big Band - 7 Jul 2012

Woodhall Spa 1940's Festival - 21 & 22 Jul 2012

A Midsummer NIght's Dream - 19 Aug 2010

Beer Festival - 26 Aug 2012

The Parish Council (PC) believes it is worth supplementing the snow & ice clearance conducted by Lincolnshire County Council (LCC), particularly in respect of the pavements. Therefore the PC has developed a Snow & Ice Plan with the main aim of keeping the village footpaths negotiable by pedestrians.

Will you be clearing snow from your stretch of pavement?

We hope so because the plan is based on community participation. The Parish Council has insufficient resources to clear snow from and to grit all the pavements in the village, but with your help we can make the pavements of Woodhall safer this winter. The Snow & Ice Plan will be activated only after significant snowfall when no immediate thaw is forecast. Snow is easiest to move before it is compacted and we hope many of the community will clear their stretch of pavement and help those less able. The Parish Council will then follow up using a small tractor to clear remaining snow and to spread grit along 10km of pavements – the gritting route is published in the plan.

The following tips on snow clearing published at www.lincs.gov.uk may help.

· Start early - it is much easier to clear fresh snow compared to compacted ice

• Don’t use hot water - this will melt the snow but may replace it with black ice, increasing the risk of injury
• Be a good neighbour - some people may be unable to clear snow and ice from their property
• If shovelling snow, think where you are going to put it so it doesn’t create another obstruction
• Make a pathway down the middle of the area to be cleared first, so you have a clear surface to walk on
• Spreading some salt on the area you have cleared will help stop ice forming
• Pay particular care and attention to steps and gradients
• Use the sun to your advantage - removing the top layer of snow will allow the sun to melt any ice beneath
• If there’s no salt available, sand or ash are good alternatives.

Grit Bins. PC funded & stocked grit bins have been ordered for Maple Ave , Roeze Close and the pavement adjacent to the Broadway Surgeries. Please use the grit for public pavements and not personal use.

Comments on the plan are most welcome and we will seek to improve wherever possible but resources will always be the major limitation.

With your help, we can make Woodhall Spa pavements safer this winter

Select here to view the plan

Woodhall Spa will ‘turn back the clock’ to the days of the Second World War over the weekend of 21st and 22nd July 2012 when the village holds its first ever 1940s Festival.

The event is being organized by a team of enthusiastic volunteers chaired by local resident Simon Elmer.

Simon told us ‘ Woodhall Spa has a rich wartime heritage, including the presence here of the famous RAF 617 Dambusters Squadron, the 1st Airlanding Brigade which fought at Arnhem, and Polish soldiers who battled at Monte Cassino. I have even spoken to veterans, now in their 90s, who immediately ask me whether the Kinema is still here! We hope to capture the spirit of the times with a series of events and attractions which will continue to add to Woodhall Spa’s reputation as a great place to visit’.

Events currently being planned for the weekend include:

Simon added ‘ We are always keen to hear from anyone with an interest in this period who wants to get involved in any of our events. By having our event in the same year as the Queens Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics, we hope to make this Summer truly memorable for Woodhall Spa’.

Any enquiries can be addressed to Simon on mselmer@supanet.com

Website: Woodhall Spa 1940's Festival

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

Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire (AHL) is seeking assistance to help establish contact with former V-Force personnel who served in Lincolnshire in the early 1960s and then again in the early 1980s.

The recording of oral histories is a significant part of AHL’s remit for their aviation heritage programme, which is funded by an award of £436,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Several interviews from the World War II era have already been recorded as part of the “Shouting The Odds” project, with some being available via links from their website www.aviationheritagelincolnshire.com

The AHL team is now moving their attention to the post World War II era of the Cold War and the Valiant, Victor and Vulcan crews of the V-Bomber squadrons of the V-Force.

2012 will be the 60th Anniversary of the formation of the RAF’s V-Force and in October next year it will be 50 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis. 2012 will also mark 30 years since the Falklands Campaign, where a massive force of Victor tankers supported the Vulcan bombers from Lincolnshire with their Black Buck missions.

AHL officers are currently planning to run some Cuban Missile Crisis themed events in Oct 2012 and are trying to identify V-Force (Thor and Bloodhound) personnel who were serving in Lincolnshire at the time, who would be willing to assist with these activities. AHL officers are also trying to identify V-Force, Thor and Bloodhound personnel from this time to see if they are willing to record their 'Cold War' oral histories.

Lincolnshire ’s bases that were involved in these operations include:

In addition they are also hoping to capture V-Force Falklands Campaign oral histories, mainly connected with operations from RAF Waddington in 1982.

Anyone willing to assist the AHL officers in these matters is requested to make contact with:

Phil Bonner: Phil@aviationheritagelincolnshire.com (for the Cuban Missile Crisis themed events)

David Harrigan: David@aviationheritagelincolnshire.com (for the Cold War & V-Force Falklands Campaign oral histories)

Or via post at:

Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire
PO BOX 3
Kesteven Street
Sleaford
Lincs
NG34 7EF

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
www.police.uk
www.lincsalert.co.uk
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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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