Your Wentworth Valley Community Newspaper September 2009
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Wickersley benefits from double funding award
Wickersley scooped a double cash boost from Wentworth Valley Area Assembly last month. First of all the Parish Council received £9,600 to complete an “Informal Garden” on the Door Step Green, the work being completed by Dave Parkin Landscapes. Council Chair Cllr Sue Ellis said “We initially had funding to create a public space, with a play area, but this money has enabled us to create a garden for older residents with seating, and hopefully increase the use of the area.” The following week another cheque was presented to Wickersley Kids’ Club this time in
the amount of £8,058. to support their work with young people in the area. The After School Club, picks up from the Wickersley cluster of schools, and there is also a Holiday Club during the summer, details of which can be found on the website www.wickersleykidsclub.co.uk Club manager Paul Brooks said: ”We much appreciate the support given by Wentworth Valley Area Assembly. The funding will enable us to run more activities, buy equipment including laptops to offer computer courses at the club and to purchase another mini bus. The mini bus will help us to broaden our pick up services around the area.”
Above: Presentation of the cheque to Wickersley Kids Club courtesy of Wentworth Valley Area Assembly outside the new Community Centre and Library attended by Councillors John Turner and Peter Thirlwall. See picture page 4
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Events Calendar
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Maltby Miners Welfare CC Vs Thorncliffe CC
Northfield Lane, Wickersley 13:00
Muglet Lane, Maltby 13:00
Wickersley Operatics Society
Maltby Local History Society
Edward Dunn Memorial Hall, 18:30 All Welcome
Wickersley Community Centre Tues 18:30 - 21:30 Thurs 19:30-21:30 Open to all over 16yrs
Maltby Library Meeting Room, Doors open from 19:00 Non-members welcome For info: 01709 812035
Maltby Environmental Group
Maltby Town Council Surgery
Chris While & Julie Matthews
Edward Dunn Memorial Hall 19:00 Everyone welcome
Edward Dunn Memorial Hall Every Friday 14:00-16:30 Everyone welcome
The Wesley Centre, 20:30 Tickets £12, Conc. £10 Everyone welcome
Coronation Park, Maltby 13:00 - 15:00 Free Entry
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Maltby Town Council Meeting
Parish Centre (next to METS) Morrell Street, Every Tues/Thurs 9:00 - 11:00, 1st session 50p Tel: 07817 405255
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Maltby Crags Women’s Group
Crags School Community Room 9:00 - 11:00. Every Wednesday Term Time. Speakers, Crafts etc. For info: 07817 405255
Exhibition of Wedding Dresses & Memorobilia
Wickersley Old Village CC Vs Rotherham Phoenix CC
Miners’ Musical Medley
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Of Mice and Men
Civic Theatrem Catherine St, Rotherham, 19:30 Tickets £7.50, Conc. £5.50 Contact: 01709 823621/823640
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Maltby Main Vs Helmsworth MW Muglet Lane, Maltby 15:00
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Wickersley Writers Workshop
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Folk and Acoustic Night The Three Tuns, Stainton 20:00 Folks, Blues, 60s, Anything acoustic Call John: 01709 813530
Wentworth Holy Trinity Church 13:00 - 16:30 Exhibition of dresses through the ages
Wickersley Community Centre Every other Tues, 13:00 - 15:00 Tel Margaret: 01709 543991 Tea, coffee & biscuits served
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Naomi Summers The Wesley Centre, 20:30 Everyone welcome
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Community News The 15th of this month marks the first anniversary of the opening of Maltby’s new Services Centre which is, of course, Phase 1 of the multi-million pound Leisure and Services complex now dominating the junction of High Street and Braithwell Road. Phase 2, the package of Leisure Facilities, is coming on apace but is not now scheduled for completion until March 2010. After a year of operation, it is not unreasonable to review what has been achieved by this multi-agency Private Finance Initiative project which attracted premium funding, which has been described as “nationally innovative” and whose phase one “unofficial” opening proved the quietest local non-event in history! Maybe we should also compare the project’s five year gestation to a very long and not entirely trouble-free pregnancy of well-separated fraternal twins! In 2004, I attended the very first public consultation meeting about the proposals which I recall as top-down and rather superficial. Faced with the question “What would you like to see in the medical reception area?”, I recall that my response “No queue and somewhere to vomit”, was not the subject of universal approbation! I’m glad to say that this personal five- year-sustained target has now been achieved by a combination of touch-screen patient registration technology and the provision of really decent accessible lavatories. It is also good to report that Maltby Forum’s efforts to hone the project to match local need have not
Services to the community? gone entirely unheeded. We had to work hard to persuade people to take notice of our many reports and submissions, which brought together much local knowledge and wisdom, but, once we were in touch with the right people, our contribution began to be valued. We won the argument on ground
of local services provided at the centre. A few big issues remain to be resolved. We need some good landscaping, which incorporates large numbers of semi-mature trees, in order to compensate our community for the 32 specimens ear-marked for preservation which
actually need more car parking if our excellent new facilities and our town centre are to be viable. A crumb of comfort lies in the planning requirement for a Travel Plan which would seek to encourage as many centre staff as possible to come to work by cycle or on foot, to use public transport or to car-
not wait for the opening of the new Leisure Centre. Lame old people, who would not admit to disability, need to be able to access their GP and the very wide range of other medical and local services which the centre now offers. Perhaps it is not too much to hope that our bickering Town Council and lowprofile Borough Councillors will pull together in support of this vital local cause! By Alice Rodgers
Local and Family History Weekend
floor GP surgeries and we poked fun until two lifts (rather than the proposed one) were incorporated into the design. We also highlighted the long-established right of way from Manor Road to Braithwell Road and the continuing need for access from Manor Road for both pedestrians and mobility scooter users needing to use the basket
were, so rudely, felled in 2007. Car parking is not yet adequate in use or in plan. 156 places will be provided by the ongoing works and space to accommodate a further 86 has been identified subject to funding. We must have these and, as a town whose transport infrastructure is patchy and Rotherham-centric, we
share. Obviously it needs also to be recognised that those staff who have to respond to emergencies require designated parking spaces. Over the summer, Ken Pickering and I have been working hard to persuade Rotherham’s Transportation Unit that this travel plan needs to be implemented as a matter of urgency and that it should
The Three Tuns
Maltby Local History Society’s Local and Family History event, which was staged last month, as a contribution to St Bartholomew’s Church’s Patronal Festival, proved a great success. Displays of photographs and documents, which included three of the earliest known lists of employees at Maltby Colliery, attracted many visitors and Society members Jim Wright, Peter Broadbent and Alice Rodgers were kept busy responding to a multitude of enquiries. On the Sunday afternoon Dave Brennan, another Society stalwart, dropped in to be met by both requests for information and reminiscences regarding his brave but sad project to document all fatalities which have occurred in the first hundred years of working at Maltby Colliery. Mr Brennan can be contacted on 790871 and the Society number is 812035.
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Could you be Rebecca’s lifesaving donor? Financial help The Anthony Nolan Trust launched an appeal to find a bone marrow match for a mother of two from Maltby this month. Rebecca Bray, 32, was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia in June of this year. She is currently taking medication but has been told that these will only work for a short amount of time, so a bone marrow transplant is her only chance of long term survival. Every 21 minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with a potentially life threatening blood disorder, such as leukaemia, where often the only chance of a full cure is to have a bone marrow transplant. The Anthony Nolan Trust is a charity dedicated to saving the lives of people suffering from these disorders and they run the UK’s largest and most successful bone marrow register, and are responsible for finding matches for all patients in need of bone marrow transplants. Rebecca said: “I want people to join the register because donating bone marrow saves lives directly, and being told you have leukaemia at a young age is one of the worst things that could happen. I want to raise awareness and get people to sign up so more lives can be saved.” Nigel Gorvett from the Anthony Nolan Trust said: “This case sadly
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highlights the urgent need for more people to join our register. “There are currently over 16,000 people who urgently need a bone marrow transplant and the only way to help is by people coming along to these sessions and joining the register. “You must be aged 18-40 (inclusive) and in good health to be able to join the register, so I would urge anyone between these ages to come along to the session to find out more.” All that is required on the day is to read a booklet, complete a medical form and give a small sample of blood, 4mls, just a teaspoon! This is then tested and entered onto the bone marrow register, where it may one day prove to be a match for a patient needing a transplant. Contrary to the most common misconception, donating bone marrow is not a painful experience. In fact there are two different methods of donating; one of which is very similar to giving blood – no operations, no pain, just the knowledge that you may have saved someone’s life. For more information, please contact the Anthony Nolan Trust at www. anthonynolan.org.uk or call 020 7284 1234.
Pictured: Rebecca and her children, Oliver 4 years old and Francesca 3 years old
Wickersley Parish Council are handed a cheque from Wentworth Valley Area Assembly to complete an “Informal Garden” on the Door Step Green. left to right Cllr John Turner, Chair Wentworth Valley Area Assembly, Janice Curran, Dave Parkin, Gordon Forster, Sam Rowley)
A total of £1million has been awarded to Relate from central Government via the Department For Children Schools & Families (DCSF) to fund counselling and relationship support for couples and families affected by the recession, especially areas hardest hit by the recession. This award was supported through the Kids in the Middle Campaign where the nations agony aunts, Relate and other Third Sector organisations have been lobbying minister around this subject. “I’d urge anyone who’s couple or family relationships are feeling the additional pressures of finances or changes in job status as a result of the recession to contact our offices to find out how the money that has been given can make a difference to local lives,” said Jane Batch, South Yorkshire Development Co-ordinator, Relate Response. The South Yorkshire allocation from the fund is £20,000, and is available from now through to March 2011 and will be used to support local residents by way of subsiding the cost of counselling for those experiencing financial hardship. South Yorkshire has seen a 22% increase in counselling sessions delivered over the first half of 2009, compared to 2008; with a 30% decrease in the client contribution for the service over the same time period. Under the new scheme up to six sessions of counselling can be provided at a client contribution of £15 per session. To access the subsidies rate clients must meet one of the following criteria: Be have been made redundant or received a notice of redundancy; be working reduced hours or on reduced pay or have debt problems. Contact Relate on 0300 100 1234 to find out more about the services, support available and to book an appointment; open Mon – Thu 8am-10pm; Fri 8am – 6pm & Sat 9am -5pm.
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Scouts scale the heights in Scotland After over a year of planning Scouts, Explorer Scouts and members of Scout Network from various districts throughout the Midlands and North of England came together for the Rotherham Explorer Scout’s Lochaber Gathering.“The idea of a gathering in Scotland is the coming together of friends and that is what we were trying to achieve with this trip” said Dave Humphries, expedition leader, “We had members of the Association from Nottingham, the Peak District and Doncaster but the majority were from three groups in Rotherham”. The Gathering had several targets with sub groups working towards specific awards – one group canoed the width of Scotland from Fort William to Inverness via the Caledonian Canal completing the task despite having to shelter from bad weather on several occasions.
Another group took part in two day expeditions along the West Highland Way before going canyoning. The Scouts, who accompanied the Explorer teams were not left out, taking part in a two day cycling expedition as well as participating in shooting, climbing, abseiling, archery and canoeing in order to complete both their Adventure and Expedition Challenge badges. The week culminated with about 30 of the party climbing Ben Nevis the highest mountain in the British Isles. “Whilst several members of the party had been on the summit before talking to many of them revealed that they were the first in their family to complete such a task. After a week of mixed weather it was great that we had such a good day on the top with views all around”.
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Riding club jump to it for Air Ambulance Appeal Maltby & District Riding Club held a Charity Championship Show last month in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The show was well attended by both competitors and spectators. Competitors travelled from around the Yorkshire Region to support the event. Spectators were treated to a display by the Vale of York
Polo Club of Misson. The club were very proud to host such a successful event and were able to make a donation of £1250 to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Below Lucy Morton on her Pony Sky, her Mum Alison presenting the Cheque to Ian Andrews of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Looking on are sponsors and competitors.
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Maltby remembers Janet A commemorative bench is to be placed at Queen’s Corner, Maltby in memory of a much-loved Maltby carer who passed away a year ago this month. Janet Whinfrey touched the lives of many elderly people in the town through her work, and is still missed by many. “We are putting the bench outside the florist, because flower
arranging was a big part of mum’s life,” said daughter Jane. “It is also a central location which makes it accessible to her work colleagues whom she would meet to chat there. Mum was a caring, thoughtful lady who touched many lives” Jane and her family would like to thank the many people who donated to the memorial.
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Fun & Excitement @ Maltby Kidz Klub Maltby Kidz Klub starts with a massive bang on Thursday 17th September at Full Life Church on the High Street. The club will start at 5pm and finish at 6.30pm and is open to all kids aged 5 - 11 years. The club will run every Thursday during school term time. There is no charge for attending Kidz Klub, however donations are always appreciated. Packed with fun, games, songs, dramas and prizes, Maltby Kidz Klub is set to be an exciting place for the children of this town. As well as fun and games, Kidz Klub aims to help build children’s confidence, teach them great morals and even introduce them to some exciting stories from the Bible. This summer has seen the Kidz Klub launched at three great events. Back in mid June Full Life Church hosted a team of 30 young people from North Carolina, USA. The team joined us in local schools to
promote Kidz Klub and also joined us for a taster of what Kidz Klub will have to offer when it kicks into action this September. The evening was attended by over 50 children from the local area who all seemed to have a great time and a lot of fun. Following this, Kidz Klub has held two family fun days in both July and August. These action packed days saw many families enjoy face painting by magic faces (www. magicfacepainting.co.uk), bouncy castle, balloon modelling, BBQ and refreshments and many fun and exciting games. The summer launch events have been a great start to what we know will be a fantastic and exciting club. With much support from parents and the members and leaders of Full Life church, Kidz Klub is sure to be a great success. For more information about Maltby Kidz Klub call 01709818213 or visit www.maltbykidsclub.co.uk
BullsEye hits the target at new store
The Mayor of Rotherham Councillor Shaukat Ali, Linda Morris , Trevor Morris (Managing Director of BullsEye Motor Stores) and Mayoress, Miss Wajida Naseem.
BullsEye Motor Stores opened their newest branch on College Road, Rotherham with a full programme of events for car enthusiasts and amateurs alike BullsEye Motor Stores is a family-owned independent retailer of car parts, accessories & leisure products to the motor trade & general public, helping people across South Yorkshire to take care of their car for less. The Launch Day for their newest branch included a range of activities aimed at experienced self-fix motorists, car enthusiasts and also novices There were free “How To” Sessions for people who need a brush up on the basics of car maintenance, such as fitting a bulb and wiper blades, car safety checks and keeping you car in good condition. There was also a Auto Advice Surgery, where the Car Doctor gave advice on tricky car problems. For real “petrol heads” (a.k.a car enthusiasts!), there were demonstration cars for the latest technological valeting products as well as the Vibe “Black Death” stereo demo car which
showcases the latest subwoofers and speakers. Various competitions, games and raffles got everyone involved, after the official ribbon cutting ceremony at 10am with the Mayor of Rotherham. Trevor Morris, Managing Director and Rotherhamborn founder of the company, commented “I’m delighted to have had such strong support from the people of Rotherham for our new store and enjoyed meeting many customers at our Grand Launch Day. “I’m especially honoured that the Mayor of Rotherham cut the ribbon on the shop. It was a very proud moment for me and all the BullsEye team. “We’ve been working really hard to get it ready and it was all worth it on the day. We hope that a successful launch will mean we can keep helping the people of Rotherham to take care of their car for less for many years to come.” The store will have a huge range of products, from stereo equipment, speakers and subwoofers to bikes, towing accessories, roof bars & boxes.
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Olympics at Lynden
Junction comes to Maltby to help local business
Rotherham Community Health Services organised a residents’ Olympics at Lynden Court Residential Home last month. Groups from each unit competed against each other in a range of activities including Wii Golf, darts, Floor Basketball, skittles and sensory quizzes. The event aimed to promote activity and a sense of companionship among the units.
The Junction was in town last month to support Maltby and the Town Council and the surrounding areas and provide support to local businesses. After the visit The Junction felt this area needed support from the partnership members and that they needed to make a larger impact in the area. “We would have loved to have seen more existing or prestart up businesses, but the day was a success,” said Carolyn Potts a Chamber Advisor. “We were delighted to welcome the agencies to Maltby,” said Maltby Town
Council Chair Cllr Jenny Andrews. “The visit ties in with our plans to help local business in these difficult financial times, and to encourage more new startups in Maltby.” The Junction care about local businesses and their impact on the Rotherham economy and wanted to provide a central point to help the area receive help. In order to respond with an offer of help and support The Junction will help develop links to the right people with the right expertise. Stands and experts on the day were from Rotherham and Barnsley Chamber, Business
Link and The Source, Meadowhall. As a result of the open day at the Edward Dunn five new clients will receive help from Business Link and Rotherham and Barnsley Chamber. The Source will be assisting two companies and The Junction will provide recruitment solution for one new client. “We look forward to following up with Cllr Mrs Andrews and her colleagues and to developing the area and offering our support in the near future,” said Carolyn. KH
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Editorial Wickersley Parish Council have recently been beneficiaries of funding from the Wentworth Valley Area Assembly, and continue to make progress in works they are planning for the coming year. Meanwhile, in Maltby the Town Council hosted an event organised by The Junction aimed at helping local business, something to which the Council is committed. After the summer recess it is good to see both Councils moving ahead with new projects. The most important of these is the plan shared by Maltby and Wickersley to eventually apply for Quality status, under the Quality Parish and Town Council Scheme. The scheme was launched in 2003 following the Government’s Rural White Paper, 2000. Its aim is to provide benchmark minimum standards for parish and town councils One of the advantages under the scheme is that local Councils can apply to their Metropolitan counterparts to take on more responsibility. Indeed under the terms of the scheme they can virtually “cherrypick” the areas they wish to adopt. A well managed Precept could open up many new possibilities. Maltby was making great headway in its preparations for an application under the scheme until plans were disrupted following the upheaval caused by the dispute with the Town Clerk which was only recently resolved. With a new Clerk set to take up her position at the end of this month hopefully things can be put back on track.
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• CHARITY EVENING SUCCESS Sir The team of the white rooms would like to say thank you to all the stall holders who together brought an array of to display and sell, from cosmetic surgery to holistic therapies. Stall Holders The White rooms @ woodlaithes, 01709 532323 Each to their own, west one plaza, Sheffield, 01142726811 Cee Bee’s, Wickersley, 01709 542068 K.S Boutique, Rotherham, 01709 513506 Christine Jimenez, Apothecary, Wickersley, 07931778514 Inspired Beauty, Bramley, 01709 730216 Swarovski creations by Joanna Xenofontos, 07590682966 Birkdale clinic, Rotherham, 01709 828928 Bedazzled cup cakes, 01709 549243 Spray T’ann, Maltby, 07880517783 Muse Shoes, Wickersley, 01709 533217 Temple Spa, Jaqui Reddick 07816124103 Virgin Vie, Ruth Hare, 07740067467 Hair and Fashion Show First part was day wear supplied by Cee Bee’s ladies & Each to their own Gents. Second part was evening wear supplied by K.S ladies and Each to their own Gents All models are the white rooms own clientele. Entertainment Roger Greenwood presented the night as compare with an opening speaking about the creation of Macmillan and carried the night through to the end introducing all the nights’ entertainment and itinerary. F.M.G Winston Hazel complimented the night with an eclectic selection of funk and soul mixes. S.D Crew Studio dance crew, a group of very talented individual young girls and guy’s opened the night with an up beat street dance performance that got the night off to a fantastic start. Tristan Drew, an amazing vocalist gave a show stopping performance, singing ballads to current classics, a fantastic performance and a great guy with so much potential for a very prosperous career. A great big thank you to our Models, Gemma, Laura, Natalie, Donna, Leanne, Rachel, Jill, Janice, laurie, Gina, leora, becki, Lucy, Charlotte, Johnny, Jamie and Richard. Thank you without you we couldn’t have done any of it. Sharon hazel, for the fabulous choreography and her time working with the models. Carlton Park Hotel, for their donation of the hotel for the night and accommodating our every need, much appreciated to the Management and staff. Inspired beauty, fantastic make up for models, for taking their time to help make the fashion show a great success. Thank you girls you are so appreciated. Lisa Reid, speaking behalf of Macmillan, for the insight on the fantastic work that Macmillan does and her time. Alex C, Each to their own, made the guy’s look fabulous with his amazing designs, thanks for your time and Micheals. Janet, Cee Bee’s, day wear models looked stunning, thank you for all your time and help and for putting up with us. Rebecca, K.S, evening wear models looked sensational, thank you for your time and all your effort.
S.D Crew, You guys rock, awesome! Tristan Drew, thank you for everything, you were fabulous. Winston, F.M.G, Wicked thank you Roger Greenwood, where would we have been without you, thank you for keeping it all together. Sprint envelopes for all tickets and posters A big thank you to Kevin and Jo at Maltby and Wickersley News for advertising the event Photos by Joanne Billingham and Kate Jebson Thank you for the donation of raffle prizes Blush, Brooklands motor company, Paul Kelly, Bedazzled cup cakes, Karen and Bobby Mimms, Rotherham United, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Art Florist, Muse Shoes,, Danger Zone paintballing, Mr Tinsley, Consort Hotel, Brentwood Hotel, Morrisons, Gallianos, Moda, Smith Butchers, Nelson Bo Construction, One stop party shop, Blue Mountain restaurant, Boots, Italian Pizza Oven, Virgin Vie, El Lupos, Pastures Lodge, Alfonsos, Owlerton Stadium, Gill Palmer, Tesco, Paul Mitchell, Pleasure Island, Earl of Strafford, Ibis Hotel, Coop Woodlaithes, Temple Spa, Birkdale Clinic, Inspired Beauty, Staff at the Carphone Warehouse Parkgate, Jane Powell, Powells bus company and Alan Howard.
looking forward to the Woman of the Year Finals where Anna Marsland will represent us having lost five stones. I would not hesitate to recommend your newspapers to other advertisers. We also have a wonderful offer for September. Bring along a friend and get one week free. Come along on Monday to Slimming World at the Full Life Church between 5pm and 7pm.
Yours Jovita Langley Slimming World Consultant
The White Rooms Woodlaithes
• HORTICULTURAL SHOW SAT 22 AUGUST 2009 Sir I would like to take this opportunity to invite all participants in the Maltby Horticultural Show, and their partners to an Awards Presentation ceremony, followed by an informal talk about the possible formation of a Horticultural Society, which will be held on Friday 18 September 2009 at the Edward Dunn Memorial Hall, Tickhill Road, Maltby at 7.00 pm. Our fully licensed bar will be open and a buffet will be provided for those who attend, therefore, to allow us to confirm numbers with the caterers, it would be greatly appreciated if those wishing to attend could confirm via the Town Council at the Edward Dunn.
Yours sincerely C McMahon Acting Clerk
THE NEWS THAT • IT’S DID IT Sir A wholehearted thank you to you and your team for printing such an eyecatching and vibrant advert for my Slimming World Groups at Maltby and Broom every month. It is great to know that with the help of the Maltby News and the Wickersley News we are helping Rotherham get fit, healthy and slim. Officially Maltby Group was the most successful group and had the biggest growth in new numbers for August. I am so proud of our male finalist Phil Hare (see last months News) who lost more than four stones! We are now
Next Maltby Town Coucil Meeting Wednesday 16th September Edward Dunn 6.30pm
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Charlotte is Annoyingthing Bramley carnival brings out the crowds Annoyingthing is the star of Wickersley Internet Radio, one of the first stations to have started on Radiowaves through Radiowaves Media Camp. Annoyingthing is famous for her series of stories on Unusual Sports channel including Cheese Rolling, Wife Carrying, Bog Snorkelling and Worm charming, and now has over 1,000 friends! Charlotte Kelly (aka Annoyingthing) a Y12 at Wickersley School and Sports College has not only won Reporter of the Month earlier this year but has also scooped the Radiowaves National Reporter of the Year award. Annoyingthing has enjoyed working on her station so far: “It’s good for meeting new people and expressing yourself in new ways through the stories you create. I really enjoy seeing the views people have on my stories and find I am always learning new techniques for reporting. The stories can be about anything so I just create a story on whatever I feel like even when I’m at home.” Allowing for a rounded user experience, the team at Radiowaves has evolved the site to incorporate features that not only provide a greater learning experience to those involved, but allow users to showcase their work and talents to a greater online audience. With the innovative “friends function” students can not only now safely create and publish videos, podcasts and blogs but can easily connect with each other and securely swap messages via moderated comments creating a unique collaborative environment for positive learning and activities. Lucy Cook, Business Development Coordinator from Radiowaves, the safe
blogging site, said, “Our Friends function allows for more interaction across our community through enabling reporters to bookmark, and therefore create direct links to
each others pages. On the back of its success we are launching a further “news feed” addition to keep reporters in the know about their new friends and the latest going-ons in their Radiowaves community.” Wickersley Internet Radio are also users of another excellent Radiowaves function which has recently been introduced to the site which allows users to integrate with their Virtual Leaning Environments.
STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED
Check out Annoyingthing’s latest blog celebrating her first 1000 friends wwwradiowaves.co.uk/r/Annoyingthing/ blog on Radiowaves.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Election of Parish Councillors The following is a statement of the persons nominated for election as a Parish Councillor for
Maltby Town Council East Ward on 1st October 2009 Name of Candidate
Home Address
BRENNAN David J.
25 Ryton Close, Maltby, D.J. Brennan Rotherham, S66 7EH Independent Person
CARRATT Jon
15 School Walk, Maltby, Rotherham, S66 8JH
COOPER Peter DICKINSON Ann
Bramley Carnival attracted the crowds last month on a glorious weekend. Entertainment had been hired from around the country and was enjoyed by hundreds of visitors.
FLEMING David
LILLEY Donna Marie
11 Brow Hill Road, Maltby, Rotherham, S66 8AP 131 Highfield Park, Maltby, Rotherham, S66 7DY 66 Devonshire Road, Maltby, Rotherham, S. Yorks, S66 7DQ 19 Lee Croft, Maltby, Rotherham, S66 7JY
Description (if any)
Reason why no longer nominated*
The Labour Party Candidate Independent The Labour Party Candidate Independent Particulars of candidate or persons subscribing the paper are not as required by law.
Clockwise from top: Stilt Walking Butterflies Circus Malabaristas Rachel and Suzie On Train Pete and George Bishop Megan Bradley from Bramley, and Wickersley School, tries out the climbing wall
*Decision of the Returning Officer that the nomination is invalid or other reason why a person nominated no longer stands nominated.
The persons above against whose name no entry is made in the last column have been and stand validly nominated. Dated Tuesday 8 September 2009 T C Mumford - Returning Officer Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Civic Building, Walker Place, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S65 1UF
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Bringing education to you The Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) is the UK’s largest voluntary provider of adult education. The WEA runs over 10,000 courses each year, providing learning for more than 110,000 adults of all ages and drawn from all walks of life. Courses are created and delivered in response to local need, often in partnership with local community groups, schools and organisations. The WEA take education to where people live and work and to places where they feel comfortable learning. Their courses are run in some of the most disadvantaged urban and rural communities, in local venues such as community centres, schools and libraries. The choice of subject and method of learning are often negotiated and agreed between tutor and students at the outset of a course. Popular subjects include arts and crafts, family learning, health and personal development, fitness, literacy and numeracy and information technology Ever since it was founded in 1903, the WEA has maintained its commitment to provide access to education and learning for adults from all backgrounds. The WEA believes that education is lifelong and should continue beyond school, college and university in order to help people develop their potential in a democratic society. An emphasis is put on people who missed out on education first time round as the WEA can potentially offer a route back into a sometimes life changing educational journey. The WEA is one of the UK’s biggest charities, and operates at local, regional and national levels.
This month Diane Jaose hosted a coffee morning at Victoria’s Cafe on Muglet Lane to raise money for the charity, Cafod. Prizes have been donated by many Maltby Businesses including Simon Birds and Hellaby Hall Hotel. Jan Royan was the representative from Cafod who was present at the charity event. The owner of Victoria’s cafe, Reza, kindly donated the space to hold the coffee morning to help raise money for Cafod. Cafod is a Catholic Aid Agency for overseas development. This is a small scale charity organisation working to reduce poverty in more than 60 countries worldwide. The idea is to help communities
overseas to sustain themselves, for example, buying cows, bees or chickens for a village or helping to dig wells which means we are helping communities to empower themselves. Cafod makes us aware of the things we have in England and take for granted when many other countries lack even the basics for survival. If you are interested in helping or would like more information about Cafod then please contact Jan Royan on 01302 759507. Cafod have their own website: http:// www.cafod.org.uk and if you would like to donate money to the charity log on to: http://www.cafod.org.uk/ giving/donate-now
BABY BOOMING We’re told that the birth rate is the highest now since the days of only 3 television channels which could only be watched between the power cuts. To date, I have yet to see this being explained as a comment on the quality of today’s television. What are your rights when expecting a baby ? There are a number of different benefits. The main benefit for employees is Statutory Maternity Pay. In order to qualify you need to have been employed for at least 26 weeks prior to the 15th week before the baby is due. In addition, you need to earn at least £95 per week gross. You should inform your employer as soon as possible that you are pregnant. For the first 6 weeks SMP is paid at 90% of your gross weekly earnings, for the remaining 33 weeks it is paid at the lower of that rate and £123.06. If you do not qualify for SMP, you may be able to claim Maternity Allowance from the Job Centre. In order to qualify for this you need to have worked for at least 26 weeks and earned an average of £30 per week over the previous 13 weeks. Maternity Allowance is also paid for 39 weeks and at a rate of £123.06 per week or 90% of gross pay, whichever is the lower. It is also worth contacting the Tax Credits office to inform them of a change in income. A pregnant employee is entitled to attend antenatal appointments with no qualifying length of service and no limit on the time taken.
So long as the employer is aware or reasonably ought to be aware that the employee is pregnant, dismissal on any grounds relating to pregnancy or child birth is automatically unfair. It has also been held that any detriment relating to child birth or pregnancy is sex discrimination. There are not 1 but 3 different types of maternity leave. Compulsory Maternity Leave relates to the 2 weeks after child birth when the employer is not allowed to let you work even if you were insane enough to want to. All employees, as opposed to workers, are allowed 26 weeks Ordinary Maternity Leave regardless of their length of service. Continuity of service continues, as do all the terms of the contract of employment except remuneration (although fringe benefits continue). No later than the 15th week before birth is expected the employee should tell the employer that she is pregnant and when she intends to take her OML. The employer should confirm agreement in writing. The employee has the right to return to employment on terms on less favourable than those she left on (note - this does not mean the same job). Additional Maternity Leave runs for the 26 weeks after child birth. It is optional and now has all the same benefits as OML except that the right to return is to a role that is suitable and appropriate in the circumstances. This is a very recent (2008) change and is little tested in case law. The employee should
give at least 8 weeks notice of her intention to return. The employer may also wish to arrange up to 10 ‘keep in touch’ days during maternity leave. Not content with making men attend child birth, there is now paternity leave. The employee must have at least 26 weeks service at the start of the 14th week before the week in which the birth is due and either be the father of the baby or the husband/partner of the mother. In addition, the employee must expect to be responsible for the upbringing of the baby. Up to 2 weeks leave can be taken at the same rate of pay as the later SMP payments. The leave may be taken from the date of birth, up until 56 days after. The employee must give notice to his employer at least 15 weeks before the week in which the birth is expected of his intention to take paternity leave. Parenthood brings its own rewards but they certainly aren’t financial! The above article does not constitute advice in any form. No reliance should be placed upon it by any readers. Tierney & Co accept no liability for any reliance upon it for any loss or damage suffered as a result of such reliance. If you have any legal issues, the best advice we can give you is to consult a solicitor. For all your employment law (and other legal) needs, please contact Ian Clay at Tierney & Co on 01709 709000.
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How the Macmillan hair and fashion show started their work is appreciated by many people in our area. This is where it all started. Amanda, the owner of the white rooms, says she is incredibly proud of all the team. “They have worked so hard in making this event a success, they have also worked in their own time organising models which are their clientele. These models are normal people but on the night you wouldn’t have thought it, they were fantastic,” said Amanda. Amanda added that she is incredibly proud of all the team who worked so hard in making the night a success. They also organised raffle prizes which were beyond expectation.
Photos by Kate Jebson
All the team at the white rooms enjoy their profession and are not the run-of-the-mill stylists and are incredibly good at what they do. They have passion, and their expertise, knowledge in L’Oreal colour techniques, and up-to-date styles is confirmed by their request bookings by clients, since opening in December 2008. They are in demand and are growing strong. The team decided that they wanted to showcase their talent by putting on a show and decided that they could do this and raise money for a charity that was dear to their hearts. This is when they decided that the Macmillan Appeal was the right charity for them because this charity is special and
She also thanked Sonya, the Manageress of the salon, and Emma the senior stylist for their total commitment and hard work. In particular Becki who is a stylist at the salon who had to fill in as a model on the night. “Thanks also go to Julia our barber and Hollie a stylist. Also a big thank-you to Jodie and Leann (newly qualified stylists) and Bethany the Saturday girl, for all their
hard work and commitment because with out all of you this evening for Macmillan would not have been the success it was,” she added. Amanda said “I know I have the best Stylists and Barber in the area but their devotion and unselfishness to this appeal leaves me without words they are awesome THANK YOU.”
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Maltby Community School results Headtecher Dave Sutton was delighted with this year’s GCSE results. “We are highly delighted with the continued progress at KS4 this year at Maltby. The school has maintained its recent improvements in all key indicators. The 5A*-C (Inc English and Maths) and the 5A*-G (Inc English and Maths) figures are particularly pleasing and a reflection of the hard work this year from staff and students. A large proportion of students at Maltby have achieved their targets across all subjects and will make a positive progression into the Sixth form or Training. In addition a number of students have achieved a string of GCSE’s at the highest grades (A*/A).
Main picture: Alex Pierpoint, Owen Thomas, Lewis Winstanley, Matthew Simmons, James Bessey, Jason Davis, Mandeep Khela, Katie Martin, Megan Jones and Laura Pierson. Above: Hayley Quarmbie and Hannah Wright celebrate success Below: Dale Waterhouse top scored in Biology 298, Chemistry 293 Physics 296 Maths 299 and aims to study Natural Sciences at Clare College Cambridge.
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Clockwise from top left: Julia Clough, Lauren Dewsnap, Victoria Symonds, Andrew Ho, Oliver Scholey and Matthew Hunter Hannah Thorney-Croft, Matthew Wragg and Joshua Scholey Natalie Pearson, Chris Chapman and Robyn Coutts Robyn Cusworth and Lauren Cusworth
Sir Thomas Wharton Community College celebrates improved results “We are delighted that there has been an overall improvement in A level passes this year. The higher grade (A/B) pass rate has surpassed the school’s target by 8%, which reflects the determination and commitment of our students,” said Sir Thomas Wharton Community College Headteacher Mrs McCorry. There were many individual success stories; Robyn Cutts’ performance was outstanding as she gained 4 grade As and will be reading Law at The University of Sheffield, as will Matthew Wragg whose achievement of 2As and 2Bs was excellent. Josh Scholey’s 2As, 1B and 1C have secured him sponsorship from the international professional services company PricewaterhouseCoopers to study Economics at Newcastle University. Other students who performed particularly well and are taking up university places include: Lauren Thomas, (B,B,B,C - University of Liverpool, International Business), Chris Chapman (B,B,B,B, - Sheffield Hallam University, English and Film) Thomas Revill (A,B,C,C, - University of Lincoln, Journalism) and Nathan Bagnell (A,B,C,C) “The year 13 students have chosen a variety of pathways to follow from starting their careers in the workplace to continuing into higher education. We are
very proud of their achievements at Sir Thomas Wharton Community College and we wish them every success in their future careers,” Mrs McCorry added. GCSE results were announced a week later. “I am very pleased with our students’ achievement,” the Headteacher said. “Once again, results have risen, highlighting a sustained and consistent improvement in all categories this year. The most significant improvement has been in the percentage of students who gained 5+ A*-C including English and Maths, placing us well above the government’s target.” Students, parents, carers and staff have worked closely together and there were many excellent individual performances, including outstanding achievements from Hannah Smith, (8A*, 2As) Andy Ho, (6A*, 3As and a Grade A in A Level Information Technology) Julia Clough, (6A*, 3As, 1Bs) Josh Middleton, (1A*, 4As, 4Bs and a C in A Level IT) and Victoria Symonds, (6As, 3Bs and a Bin A Level Information Technology). There were two exceptional performances by students Lauren Coles and Robyn Cusworth, who were entered for GCSE English in Year 9 and who achieved grade A*. Both students will be studying AS English next year.
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An alternative kind of degree The month of August, traditionally a quiet news time, has had a gift in the recent news items about the number of students who are unable to gain a place at university. The reasons for this which seem to range from more mature student applications to higher education to lack of central government funding for student places are of cold comfort to those students who have left school or college with reasonable ‘A’ level grades and yet have no higher education place. In the past a student who didn’t achieve quite the grades needed for a place were shown flexibility by their chosen universities or found a place in Clearing. The latter is the system under which unallocated places within universities are essentially ‘up for grabs’ to those with appropriate qualifications. This year there is very little flexibility shown by universities and Clearing has a lot less places on offer. (22,000 this year as opposed to 44,000 last year – Guardian 14th August ‘09). One option that would-be students could look at, particularly if they want to stay in the local area, is to look at the provision of a part-time degree at their closest university. These degrees can vary in subject and in modes of attendance but, as a way of furthering qualifications, are worth a look. Locally Sheffield University offers part-time degrees through its ‘Institute for Lifelong Learning‘ in courses ranging from Natural and Human Environments, Archaeology,
Literature and Creative Studies, French language and Cultures, Spanish and American Studies, Social and Political Studies and IT and Organisations. The study is evening based, usually 2/3 evenings a week over 6 years and there are no specific entry requirements. The only exception to this is the IT degree which does require some experience in this field. The length of study time is therefore double the amount of time it would take to gain a full-time degree however the fees for a part-time degree are a lot less than half of what is now charged for a full-time course. Currently the fees for 60 credits (what you would hope to gain in the first year) is £805 and concessions are available in the form of fee grants and course grants. These concessions are based on the gross household income being less than £16,090 and full information is given in their part-time study booklet. See contact details at the end of this article. Part-time study whilst claiming benefits may be a possibility or if not can often be combined with part-time work. To find out more about part-time study and claiming benefits see the Benefits Agency website at www.dwp.gov.uk local Students Union Advice Centre. At Sheffield Hallam University part-time degrees are offered in areas ranging from Art and Design, Building and Construction, Business and Management, Computing, Early years, Engineering, English, Environment, Film, Food, History, Hospitality, Housing, Mathematics,
Media, Social Sciences and Sports related courses. The fees for these courses vary from £750 to around £2000 per year according to the subjects and full details are in the SHU postgraduate and part-time study guide (see contact details at the end of this article). Their mode of study is that part-time students study alongside their full-time counterparts for exactly half of the time so generally there would be no evening classes. The closing date for part-time courses is usually by the end of July but both universities may be worth approaching even at this stage. If interested: University of Sheffield – Institute for Lifelong Learning – Tel: 0114 222 7000 or email till@sheffield.ac.uk Sheffield Hallam University – Advice and Information Team - Tel: 0114 2255533 or email course-info@shu. ac.uk Whilst investigating provision for part-time degree study it may also be worth taking a look to see what is on offer in your local F.E. college as they may offer degrees validated by a local regional university. In the face of rising fees for full-time courses in 2010 part-time courses may see a further surge in popularity and if you want to talk about this or any other option now that you have finished your level 3/A2 studies now is the time to talk these things through with your local Connexions Careers Adviser. JJ McCourt
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Above: Amy Scott, Becky Staley, Kelsey Hancock, Jane Smith and Megan Longdon Below: Leah Pyott, Sally Jones, Chloe Green, Lucy Freeman and Amy Wilson. Danny Willis, James Ronan and George Sanders
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September 2009
Sport
Wickersley’s season ends with a damp squib due to weather Wickersley Old Village CC’s push for a third place finish in the Stafforce South Yorkshire Premier Division was hit by the weather this month when their game at Collegiate was a victim of the weather. This was a disappointment after the club had rectified a stuttering start to the season with a series of good performances in the second half of the year. Their chances of overtaking Wath now depend on overcoming Pheonix at home while
hoping Wath trip up at Barnsley. The season has been a real curate’s egg, with the well-fancied Northfield Lane men failing to set the division on fire as was anticipated. Nonetheless they would have had to be on top form throughout to have given Treeton, crowned Champions with games in hand, a run for their money. The highlight of the season was probably the run to the final of the
Whitworth Cup, accounting for Treeton along the way. In the final, however, they came up against the immoveable force which was Whitley Hall’s Donovan Kock, playing his last major final, who wrested the trophy from them almost single-handed. The Club showed it is quite capable of mounting a serious challenge next year, although the lapses of concentration which afflicted them this season will have to be erased.
Captions: In the Whitworth Cup Final Wickersley looked to have mounted a defendable total, despite some athletic fielding from Jaco Castle of Whitley Hall (right).