Ackworth Arrow May 2015

Ackworth May 2015

Issue No. 15 See p11 for dates

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Editor’s letter...

You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar… Oh yes!! The Human League are back in town! To win the chance of a pair of tickets to see The Human League at Doncaster Racecourse and re-live your youth, e-mail me your name and address before Wednesday 13th May 2015. Good Luck.

Thanks goes again to Sue Smith-Wilkins for providing community information along with a new ‘What's on page’ for Ackworth and Badsworth. I hope you find this useful.

If you have any articles you would like to send to me or are interested in advertising, please contact me on the details below.

The deadline for the June issue for advertising and articles is Wednesday 27th May. The June Arrow will be delivered the first weekend in June.

Best Wishes Michelle Sidebottom Tel: 01302 534256 / 07795 387937 Email: michelle@arrowpublications.co.uk

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COMMUNITY NEWS Golden Jubilee Celebrations!

This year Contact The Elderly celebrates 50 years of working to combat loneliness and isolation amongst older people living in our communities. On Sunday April 19th it is estimated that over 5000 people, hosts, drivers and guests from Contact The Elderly groups across the UK gathered together to celebrate with the biggest tea party the charity has ever staged!

Here in Ackworth the 50th Anniversary Tea Party was held by the Ackworth and Pontefract Group in the welcoming home of local residents, John and Jennifer McNichol.

Eight guests were entertained to a delicious afternoon tea which included sandwiches, home made cakes and sherry trifle. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the celebration. The afternoon concluded with a hilarious game of Beetle. All the guests expressed their appreciation to John and Jennifer for their kindness in hosting the Tea and also said how much they valued the monthly Tea Parties as an opportunity to get out and about, socialise and make new friends.

The Charity, which won the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Award for Volunteering, is always keen to attract new volunteer's and to hear of older people who might like to join their local group.

For more information about your local group call Sue on 01977 615608.

Ackworth Pram Race It is intended to hold a Pram Race over a 2 mile course on August Bank Holiday Proceeds towards Prince of Wales Hospice Funds.

Ackworth Residents Please Note!

The Waste Recycling Depot in Fitzwilliam is now closed. To use the new Recycling Centre off Hague Lane, South Kirkby you will need a permit. Permits can be obtained by calling W.M.D.C. on 03458506506

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John Bell became the second Ackworth Road Runner to run in 100 Park Runs at Pontefract on 4th April.

The 25th running of the Ackworth Half Marathon took place over an amended course on 12th April, after a break of six years by popular request. There were 350 entrants of whom 291 completed the course. The weather was ideal for long distance running, cloudy and chilly, but a strengthening wind was a distinct handicap for the back markers.

The race winner was Jason Cherriman of Leeds City AC in a time of 1 hour 12 minutes 04 seconds, second was Terry Forrest of Cairngorm Runners, who is a second claim member for Ackworth RR in 1 hour 14’47”, third was Christopher Ward of Wakefield & District Harriers in 1 hour 18’07”. The first lady was Sarah Cumber of Halifax Harriers in 1 hour 25’ 23”. For Ackworth the next finisher was Ian Richardson in 1 hour 28’35” followed by Craig Daniels in 1 hour 33’53 then Andrew Mascarenhas in 1 hour 37’45”.

For the ladies the first club member home was Rebecca Winter, welcome back from an extended visit to America, in 1 hour 37’ 52” followed by Liane Warren in 1 hour 42’12” and Jennifer Dews in 1 hour 52’ 43” The first Ackworth resident to finish was Russell Simpson in 1 hour 38’25” The winner of the men’s over 60 age group was Martin Stearn in 1 hour 41’30” This race was good preparation for a number of members about to run the London & Manchester marathons later in the month.

Colin Tanswell

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COMMUNITY NEWS The Ackworth 74 Club April Meeting

On Tuesday April 14th the ladies of the Ackworth 74 Club enjoyed an amusing talk given by a retired village butcher. Frank Wright.

Frank began his career in butchering in 1952 working as a14 year old part time butcher boy.

Frank, who admitted he had been tempted into butchering by the smell of Pork Pies, went on to complete a 3 year apprenticeship and spent a further 32 years working as a butcher in the Mirfield and Heckmondwike area. As a young lad Frank remembered selling bacon and sausage etc when the cost included calculations in farthings! One of his most amusing recollection was his involvement with a Cub Scout Charity venture when a large frying pan measuring 6 feet 6 inches in diameter was constructed in order to cook a record breaking sausage 450 feet 6 inches long!

Frank was thanked for his talk, accepted tea and biscuits and stayed on chatting with members.

Pat Lawson then outlined the Summer Programme of Events for the Club.

Ladies Please Note!

The next 74 Club Meeting at the Methodist School Room will be September 8th!

During May, June and July Members will be out and about enjoying varying activities. There is no meeting in August.

May 12th, Members will be at The Phoenix Theatre Castleford enjoying a performance of “Oliver” by Kippax Amateur Operatic Society.

June 9th, Members meet for Summer Evening Walk July 14th, Members Summer Outing to Skipton for shopping and Canal Boat Trip.

Parish Council Elections

Thursday May 7th 2015 Parliamentary, District and Parish Council Elections will be held on Thursday 7th of May. Polling Stations will be at :Parish Council Community Centre Bell Lane The Pavilion Carr Bridge Playing Fields Low Ackworth Community Centre

Spring Fair All Saint’s Church May 2nd 9.30am – 12 noon.

May Day Fair Monday

May 4th Methodist Church 12 noon – 3 pm.

Lots of Stalls. Lunch will be provided

Car Treasure Hunt Friday

May 8th 6.30 pm leaving from St Cuthberts.

Tickets £7.50 including supper at the Chequers Inn Ledsham.

Summer Fair All Saint’s Church June 6th

Prince of Wales Garden Party, Childrens Baking Competition. Saturday 6th June. The Hospice is inviting children to bring samples of their baking to be tasted and judged at their Garden Party. Please see the notice at the back of church for further details.

Heritage Day Sunday

June 7th Events on the Village Green and teas in Church.

Easter Fair This raised a fantastic total of £1029. Thank you to all who supported this event in whatever way.

Anyone wishing to join the 74 Club or for further information about any of the above activities should contact Pat Lawson 01977 612255 or Sue Smith-Wilkins 01977 615608.

Space permitting, non members are welcome to join our outing.

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YOGA IN ACKWORTH

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Ackworth Community Centre, Bell Lane Mondays 10- 11.30am Tuesdays 7.45- 9.15pm NEW CLASS Tuesday 6 - 7.30pm for beginners!!

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St Cuthberts & All Saints Choices, choices, choices!

As I write, we are in the middle of election fever.

There are press reports and news items and party political broadcasts left right and center. “Vote for me!” Says one person. “Vote for me!” Says the next.

Or, “Don’t vote for them!” is a common cry. Some people are all excited about it. Some are bored by the whole thing. Whatever the view, the most important thing, is that we have a choice.

Throughout our lives we will make lots of choices, every day we make choices. Some are really important choices, some are trivial. Shall I have toast or cereal for breakfast? Shall I wear purple or orange today? Which career shall I follow? Whom shall I marry? Where shall I live?

These are some of the choices we may have to make in our lives.

Some choices are relatively easy to make. Some are particularly difficult. The issue here, is consequence.

Some decisions we make will have little consequence. Some decisions we make will have a massive consequence, not just for ourselves, but also for those around us, possibly also other people in the country, and possibly also, people in other countries.

We all make decision based on our values. That set of criteria that we all develop as we grow and develop which help us to make our decisions. The question then, is where do our values come from.

For most people, they develop from experience of life, as a child, as a teenager, and as an adult. Some values we absorb from others, especially our families and friends, but mostly it is the life experiences that we have which will determine how we think, about ourselves, and about the world around us. Some of those experiences may well be spiritual experiences. Experiences which seem to come from somewhere else, often difficult to define, but often involving the emotions. Once we start experiencing emotions, which seem to come from outside of ourselves, then we are moving in a spiritual plane.

My belief is that God has created us that way, so that we can experience those things, and also experience God’s presence with us. Of course we all have the choice to ignore those things, and ignore or even deny God. The most important thing is that we have a choice. God gives us that choice. The difficult thing however, is weighing up the consequences of that choice.

My hope for everyone, is that they will weigh up the consequences of the choices that they make, trivial and important, but most of all, the eternal choices. And may we all make the right choice.

Rev Paul Fox

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Ever since December 6th 2001 Ladies from the Parish have served coffee every Thursday morning throughout the year. The Coffee Mornings began originally to raise money to fit out a kitchen and install a toilet in All Saints’ Church. In the beginning providing the coffee without the benefit of running water or a sink was quite a challenge for the original team of ladies from All Saints’ and St. Cuthbert’s were Ann Attack, Stella Hall, Wendy Leybourn and Sue Tanswell.

Coffee, Cake and Community Support Raises Over £59,000!

At that very first Coffee Morning in 2001 only two elderly ladies came along to enjoy the coffee and sit together chatting in the church. However, within a very short space of time, just two or three weeks, numbers grew steadily and the word soon spread throughout the village that All Saints’ Church on Thursday mornings was the place to find a coffee and people, both men and women, eager to socialise, exchange news, views and gossip. The Ladies quickly recognised that it wasn’t just coffee they were providing but they were also fulfilling a need within the community by providing a meeting place and promoting good fellowship within the village, whilst at the same time they were able to raise the much needed funding for their project.

It took a lot of coffee and cake and hard work but a little over eight years later, enough money had been raised or, donated to enable the work to commence. The kitchen and toilet were installed in 2010. By now though, the Coffee Mornings at All Saints’ had become such an essential part of village life that it was clear they would need to continue and develop. Delicious home made cakes now replaced the humble biscuit.

Their hard work and efforts, together with the continued loyal support they regularly receive from the members of the community, have made the Coffee Mornings a resounding success!

Fourteen years on the Coffee Mornings are still flourishing and enjoyed by everyone who attends.

Often, during the two hour session each week, up to 40 residents of Ackworth and the surrounding area meet and enjoy this facility. A small group of Service Users from the Kinsley Day Opportunities Centre also attend regularly, supported by staff and they particularly enjoy the tasty cakes on offer. The ladies of the team make and donate these cakes themselves but also now cakes are made and donated by other Coffee Morning regulars and supporters. Coffee and Tea is also donated so costs can be kept to a bare minimum.

The current team volunteers, include all the original members, plus Janet Taverner and Jean Hancocks.

However, it was Sue Tanswell, Wendy Leybourn and Stella Hall who were on duty in the kitchen on the morning I attended. All these ladies can be justifiably proud of the funds raised to date, by their efforts and those of the other volunteers involved in the Coffee Mornings, an amount which now totals over £59,101!

There is now also a paperback book exchange and each month from Apr. to Nov. there is a Table Top Fair, proceeds donated to the Church. Other special events take place throughout the year and at Christmas pupils from Bell Lane School come to sing. So do come along too and help to ensure that this village venture continues to be enjoyed by residents, now and well into the future!

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What’s On In Ackworth?

Social Activities, Classes and Clubs for Everyone Day

Activity

Venue Bell Lane Centre

Contact

Mon.

Community Library

9 am - 1 pm

625617

Mon.

Yoga

Bell Lane Centre

10 am - 11.30 am

235587

Mon.

Craft Club

Bell Lane Centre

1.30pm– 3.30 pm

611583

Mon.

G Force Dance Academy

Bell Lane Centre

6.30pm - 8.30 pm

610245

Mon.

Pilates

Bell Lane Centre

7 pm – 8 pm

07905169473

Tues.

Mums and Toddlers

Bell Lane Centre

9.30 am – 11 am

649320

Tues.

Painting for Pleasure

Bell Lane Centre

10.30am-12.30pm

Tues.

Community Library

Bell Lane Centre

1 pm- 6 pm

4th Tues

Parish Council Drop In

Bell Lane Centre

1 pm - 3 pm

2nd Tues

Church Coffee Afternoon

Bell Lane Centre

2 pm -3 pm

Tues.

Yoga

Bell Lane Centre

1.30 pm – 3 pm

Tues.

G Force Dance Acad.

Bell Lane Centre

3.45pm– 8.45 pm

610245

Tues.

Yoga

Bell Lane Centre

6 pm - 9.15 pm

235587

Wed.

Mums and Toddlers

Bell Lane Centre

9.30 am – 11 am

649320

Wed.

Painting for Pleasure

Bell Lane Centre

10 am – 12 noon

Wed.

Line Dancing

Bell Lane Centre

1 pm – 3 pm

Wed.

G Force Dance Academy

Bell Lane Centre

3.45 pm –9 15pm

610245

Wed.

2nd Ackworth Rainbows

Bell Lane Centre

5.30pm – 6.30pm

612859

Wed.

Taekwondo

Bell Lane Centre

5.15pm – 6.15pm

07872441257

Wed.

Needles and Pins - Craft

Bell Lane Centre

7 pm – 9 pm

625617 649320

Wed.

Christianity Explored

Bell Lane Centre

7.15 pm – 9 pm

613834

Thurs.

Digital Photography

Bell Lane Centre

9.30am -11.30 am

624220

Thurs.

Slimming Club

Bell Lane Centre

9.30 am-10.30 am

Thurs.

Community Library

Bell Lane Centre

1 pm – 6 pm

625617

Thurs.

Digital Photography

Bell Lane Centre

1 pm – 3 pm

624220

Thurs.

Jo Jingles

Bell Lane Centre

2 pm – 3 pm

650455

Thurs.

1st Ackworth Rainbows

Bell Lane Centre

5.30 pm– 6.30pm

612859

Thurs.

Nostell Karate Club

Bell Lane Centre

7 pm – 8.30pm

07759080416

4thThurs

Heritage Group

Bell Lane Centre

7 pm – 9 pm

Fri.

Gentle Exercise

Bell Lane Centre

10 am – 11 am

07739986817

Fri.

G Force Dance Acad.

Bell Lane Centre

3.45 pm– 8.45pm

610245

Sat.

G Force Dance Acad.

Bell Lane Centre

9 am – 4.30 pm

610245

Sat.

Community Library

Bell Lane Centre

9 am – 1 pm

625617

Sun.

Ackworth Community Church

Bell Lane Centre

10.30am-12.30pm

649320

619356

Thurs.

Spiritualist Church

Brackenhill Centre

6.30 pm

Sun.

Spiritualist Church

Brackenhill Centre

6.30 pm-8.30 pm

611285

Mon.

Child Minder’s Group

Low Ackworth Centre

1 pm -3 pm

611285

Mon.

Bingo

Low Ackworth Centre

7.30 pm - 9 pm

611285

Tues.

Mother and Toddler

Low Ackworth Centre

9.am – 11 am

Tues.

Art Group

Low Ackworth Centre

1 pm – 3 pm

Tues.

1st Ackworth Scouts

Low Ackworth Centre

6 pm – 7.30 pm

611225

Tues

Line Dancing

Low Ackworth Centre

8 pm - 9.30 pm

620668

Thurs.

Art Club

Low Ackworth Centre

10 am – 3 pm

1s tThurs

Yorkshire Country Women’s

Low Ackworth Centre

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Carr Bridge Pavilion Tues.

Ackworth Road Runners

Sport Pavilion

7pm

612677

Thurs.

Ackworth Road Runners

Sports Pavilion

7pm

612677

Sun. Mon. Mon. Tues.

2nd Tues.

Wed. Thurs.

Thurs.

1stThurs.

Sequence Dancing Coffee Morning Bible Study Music Group 74 Club Boys Brigade Anchor Boys - Company Coffee Morning Slimming World Little Friends Parent &Toddler Group

7.30 pm– 9.30pm 10.30 am-12noon 7.15 pm- 8.15 pm 7.30 pm 7.30.pm – 9 pm 5.30 pm – 9 pm 10.00 am-12noon 9 am -1am & 7pm 2 pm – 3.30 pm

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Brownies

The Ackworth Churches Methodist Church Methodist Church Methodist Chirch St. Cuthbert’s Ch. Methodist Church Methodist Church All Saint’s Church Methodist Church All Saint’s Church

Ackworth Bell Lane School Bell Lane School

6pm – 7.30 pm

Ackworth Howard School Tues.

Tues.

Beevers Cubs

Howard School Howard School

5.15pm– 6.15 pm 6.30 pm – 8 pm

611225 611225

Mon. Tues.

Tues.

Computer Clinic Parent and Toddler Group After School Club

The Lawson Hut The Lawson Hut The Lawson Hut

7 pm – 9 pm 10 am – 11.30 am 4 pm – 6 pm

07540565292 07540565292 07540565292

Tues.

Wed. Thurs.

Thurs.

Thurs.

Fri.

Hips, Bums and Tums After School Club Parent and Toddler Group After School Club Pilates After School Club

The Lawson Hut The Lawson Hut The Lawson Hut The Lawson Hut The Lawson Hut The Lawson Hut

6.15pm – 7.15pm 4 pm – 6 pm 9.30 am – 11 am 4 pm – 6 pm 6.30 pm–7.30 pm 4 pm – 6 pm

07540565292 07540565292 07540565292 07540565292 07540565292 07540565292

Fri.

Fit and Friendly Exercise

The Lawson Hut

6 pm – 7 pm

07540565292

What’s on in Badsworth

Home

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Conservatory cleaning inside & out  Frames, Doors, Soffits & Facias cleaned & revived  Painting Internal & External  Floors cleaned and polished

Garden 

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 Seasonal Tidy Up Decking & Garden furniture cleaned and restored Patios, Paths & Block Paving cleaned & Refreshed  Fence staining or painting

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