With a mere nine people playing the sport on a regular basis, there wasn't even a team to represent the area.

Today, from the age of ten all the way through to adulthood, Spalding boasts one of the region's strongest teams.

It all began when, in partnership with the Lincolnshire Youth Service, Spalding Youth Volleyball club was set up.

With head coach Tim Barzycki proving influential by using contacts at Spalding Youth Centre to encourage additional young people to take part, Spalding Saracens were born.