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Another well attended Memorial Match at the Gelder Fishing Lake, although the forecast and weather wasn’t great, luckily it remained dry. First and second place was a real clash of the Titans with Gary Cox and Dave Wass going head-to-head between pegs 3 and 5, fishing two very different tactics. Dave with his tried and […]

Everyone on team Gelder is getting excited as they prepare to release the Group’s colourful heart to join a Love Lincolnshire-themed summertime charity fundraiser.  Gelder’s special heart sculpture – painted by well-known Lincoln artist Mel Langton – is currently welcoming visitors to its Sturton-by-Stow headquarters but is about to join the St Barnabas HeART Trail. […]

St Barnabus launched its new initiative last night at an event at the Lincolnshire Showground. The aim of the Heart Trail is to increase tourism to the whole of Lincolnshire and raise vital funds for St Barnabas to be here for future generations. Gelder Group sponsored one of the Hearts and the design inspired by […]

Dragon Boat Racing is an ancient Chinese tradition and over the last few years has become the fastest growing water activity in Britain today. Up to 10 people paddle each 30’ boat with a drummer at the front beating time and a helm at the tail steering a straight course. This year’s race organised by […]

Thank you to Nicholsons Chartered Accountants who again hosted their annual Charity Badminton Tournament in aid of Lincoln and Market Rasen Food Banks. Several local businesses enjoyed an evening of competition and networking. A huge well done to Brook and Mayo who took the overall winner’s trophy.

The Half Moon in Willingham kindly agreed to host a Charity Quiz night on the 9th of March, the Quiz in aid of St Barnabas and The Gelder Charitable Trust raised £1,134.20 from entry fees, raffles and a silent auction.  The pub was packed with Gelder staff and local residents who answered a range of […]

For the 4th year running Gelder Group have supported St Barnabas Hospice in collecting Christmas trees for recycling. Our team collected over 70 trees on Saturday 7th January which will now be taken to wood chipping companies and then sold to raise fund for St Barnabas. We are very proud of the Gelder staff, Toby […]

On the 30th September The Gainsborough Academy held a Macmillan charity cake competition in which the Gelder Group were invited to be VIP judges for the competition. Our Apprentice Receptionist and previous attendee at the school attended and after an hour of cake testing, Jess picked two winners. One for the best cheesecake and one […]

As an annual sponsor of the C2C2C it was great to hear that the organisers raised over £40,000 for local charities this year for EDAN Lincs, Headway Lincolnshire, Just Lincolnshire and St Barnabas Hospice.  Our team headed by CEO Steve Gelder was in fine form with the first riders coming in at just over 5 […]

Huge Congratulations to Gally Watson who was kept very busy throughout the match, putting over 200 + fish together for an impressive match winning weight of 7lb 12oz. This success was made even more special as the match was won on Rick’s Peg, winning Gally a bottle of his choice on top of the prestigious […]