Hundreds of people gathered at a town park to celebrate 80 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe.
Flower power certainly worked for the tills at some town firms over the weekend while others reported a disappointing result.
Spalding’s Flower Queen is calling on people to give their support to next year’s procession rather than making negative comments online.
Volunteers who organised Spalding Flower Parade promise next year’s event will be ‘bigger and better’ and say they are on a ‘learning curve’.
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Residents are disappointed after vandals ripped out a handrail and littered next to a riverside beauty spot.
A chair of a foodbank service has stepped down after 12 years of service and feels ‘proud’ of her charitable work in the area.
Spalding’s royal pair shone in the sunshine as they led the 2025 flower parade in style.
The man who resurrected the Spalding Flower Parade returned to take on a starring role for 2025.
One of our reporters was on hand on Halmer Gate and Queens Road to see the Spalding Flower Parade.
Reporter Jenny Beake looked through the Free Press archives to pick out some memories from the 1985 flower parade.
Spalding Flower Parade is hours away and essential volunteers are finishing off the final touches.
A tribute singer is looking forward to performing at a town’s flower parade.
A worried resident describes a town’s alleyway as a ‘slum’ and is worried it will give visitors a negative image.
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A volunteer who lends her craft skills to a town’s flower parade says she is ‘doing my little bit’.
An MP is keen to secure funding to ensure the future of a town’s annual flower parade is not at risk.
Crocheted characters from kids’ show The Magic Roundabout make up a display at a church’s flower festival.
Volunteers have been picking fresh tulips ahead of a town’s major event which is now only days away.
A couple will be tying the knot on the same day that thousands of visitors are excepted to visit a town’s flower parade.
A widower recalls the moment his late wife met a legendary rock star by chance in a loo at a party — and paid tribute to her ‘incredible personality’.
Forty years on a woman recalls the day her dream came true when she got to ride on a flower parade float in 1985.
