Ackworth Arrow November 2017

The Ackworth

November 2017

Issue No. 45

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Welcome to the November issue of the Ackworth Arrow Well done to the organisers of Ackworth Pram Race who raised a further ÂŁ500 at the presentation evening at the end of September. An amazing ÂŁ7000 was donated to the Prince of Wales Hospice which is based in Pontefract and serves the surrounding towns.

I must admit, I really enjoy reading the locals comments and posts on Ackworth live it and love it village facebook page, especially some of the photography, if you would like to share your photos in the Ackworth Arrow, please email them to me below.

The deadline for the December issue will be Wednesday 15th November. The December Arrow will be delivered by the last weekend in November.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Pram Race Presentation Night On Saturday Sept. 29th at The Masons Arms on bell Lane the Organisers of the Ackworth Pram Race held their final fund raising event of the 2017 season, when a cheque for £6,500 was presented to Rob Danna , representing the Prince of Wales Hospice . This event, in itself, proved to be another great success.

Thanks must go to Maxine and Tony Kendrick ( Masons Arms licensees) who provided superb food for the night. Music was provided by a fantastic band “Harkins Bike”. The Masons was packed and everyone had a great time! The Grand Raffle and Auction were so successful that a further £500 was raised. So bringing the 2017 Grand Total of money raised to a fantastic £7.000 WOW! Many, Many Thanks and Congratulations go to the organisers and to everyone who helped and supported!

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COMMUNITY NEWS Bonfire & Fireworks Ackworth Cricket Club Friday 3rd November

£1 entry per adults free entry for children under 16 Pie and Peas will be available on the night along with a Fun fair.

The Bar will also be open Fireworks at 7:30pm Bonfire lighting at 6:15pm There will be no parking Can all locals please walk to the event

Royal British Legion Meets the first Sunday of the month

Ackworth Village Club

Dog Training Classes Friday Evenings

10.45 am - 12.00 pm Contact 615268 for details

07507667116

Join us on Facebook: Trained to Pawfection

Behaviour Consultations also available.

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The Parish Rooms Bell Lane October 26th 2017 7.30 pm One Soldier’s Story, Battle of Monte Casino

by Stuart Smith This lecture will be of interest to many local residents.

Non members are welcome. Cost £1

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St Cuthbert’s & All Saints Science & Knowledge

In my very first science lesson at High School, I had to copy some words into my book; Science = Knowledge Now, by this, my science teacher was telling me that the word science, from the Latin scientia, means knowledge. This initial lesson, and the first words I wrote in my science book, have remained with me for decades, and indeed formed much of my career. I grew up with an intense interest in all things scientific, with a leaning towards all things biological, which eventually settled into human biology. My thirst, and my quest for knowledge knew no bounds, and as an adult I learnt how to ask scientific questions, how to form a theory, and how to test those theories. I then learnt how to apply what was learnt from these tasks, which then informed my work. I was fascinated by nature, and I wanted to know as much about it as possible, and science was the route by which I did it.

All this, of course, is a vital part of our lives. Modern day medicine would not be where it is today without the experiments, and research that have been conducted over several centuries. The constant search for more knowledge will advance the world of the future into places we cannot even imagine today. I continue to applaud those scientists that have gone before, and will applaud the scientists of the future. However, through my adult life, another question kept popping into my mind. An all together different question. A question which I could not test by applying scientific method. That question? Why? In my search for the what and how of nature, I had left the why behind. And then like any other inquiry, scientific or otherwise, one question will inevitable develop more questions. And the obvious and ultimate why question is, why am I here? Science cannot answer this question, because scientific method does not set out to answer such questions. This is the realm of philosophy, and there will be many discussions and debates about this subject in philosophical circles.

But there is one discipline which has this question at it’s heart. Theology. The stories of creation in the Bible are written with the why question in mind. There is no thought of how. There is no attempt to be scientific here. There is only the attempt to answer why.

True knowledge, comes from asking different types of questions, with different methods of inquiry. Science and Theology are close cousins, both seeking the same thing. The trust about our world, and all of us in it.

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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 - 12 noon

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.

C G Dance Academy

Bell Lane Centre

5pm—8pm

3rd Mon

Book Club

Ackworth Library

7pm

Tues.

Mums and Toddlers

Bell Lane Centre

9.30 am – 11 am

Tues.

Painting for Pleasure

Bell Lane Centre

10.30am-12.30pm

649320

Tues.

Community Library

Bell Lane Centre

1 pm- 6 pm

4th Tues

Parish Council Drop In

Bell Lane Centre

1 pm - 3 pm

625617

2nd Tues

Church Coffee Afternoon

Bell Lane Centre

2 pm -3 pm

Tues.

Yoga

Bell Lane Centre

1.30 pm – 3 pm

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.

2nd Ackworth Rainbows

Bell Lane Centre

5.30pm – 6.30pm

612859

Wed

Community Library

Bell Lane Centre

1pm—6pm

625617

Wed.

Taekwondo

Bell Lane Centre

5.15pm – 6.15pm

07872441257

Wed.

Needles and Pins - Craft

Bell Lane Centre

7 pm – 9 pm

Thurs.

Digital Photography

Bell Lane Centre

9.30am -11.30 am

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

649320

624220

4thThurs

Heritage Group

Bell Lane Centre

7 pm – 9 pm

Fri.

Gentle Exercise

Bell Lane Centre

10 am – 11 am

07739986817 625617

619356

Fri

Community Library

Bell Lane Centre

9am—12 noon

Sat

C G Dance Academy

Bell Lane Centre

9am—1pm

Sat.

Community Library

Bell Lane Centre

9 am – 1 2 noon

625617

Sun.

Ackworth Community Church

Bell Lane Centre

10.30am-12.30pm

649320

Sun.

Spiritualist Church

Brackenhill Centre

6.30 pm-8.30 pm

611585

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

Yorkshire Country Women’s

Low Ackworth Centre

7.30 pm – 9 pm

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1 Thurs

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Carr Bridge Pavilion Tues.

Ackworth Road Runners

Sport Pavilion

7pm

612677

Thurs.

Wed

Ackworth Road Runners 'Down Memory Lane' Singing Dementia Sufferers & Carers

Sports Pavilion

7pm 1pm—3pm

612677 07950825094

Sun. Mon. Tues.

2nd Tues.

Wed. Thurs.

Thurs.

1stThurs.

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

Methodist Church Methodist Church St. Cuthbert’s Ch. Methodist Church Methodist Church All Saint’s Church Methodist Church All Saint’s Church

7.30 pm– 9.30pm 10.30 am-12noon 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

613734 615210 602751 615608 07960038024 612913 07903819409 612913

Mon.

Brownies

Bell Lane School

6pm – 7.30 pm

Tues.

Tues.

Beavers Cubs

Howard School Howard School

5.15pm– 6.15 pm 6.30 pm – 8 pm

611225 611225

Mon Thurs

Guides 2nd Ackworth Brownies

Oakfield Park School Oakfield Park School

7pm—9pm 6—7.30pm

www.girlguiding.org.uk

The Ackworth Churches

610243

What’s On In Badsworth?

Social Activities, Classes and Clubs for Everyone Mon. Mon Tues.

Mon—Fri

Computer Clinic Craft Club Parent and Toddler Group After School Club every school night

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

7 pm – 9 pm 2pm—4pm 10 am – 11.30 am 4 pm – 6 pm

07540565292 07800909371 07540565292 01977 640011

Tues.

Wed 3rd Tues 2nd Wed Mon&Thur Fri Fri. 3rd Fri

Hips, Bums and Tums Little Notion Yoga Parish Council Drop in WI Pilates—9.30—11.30am mon Prince of Wales Outreach Group Fit and Friendly Exercise Disparate Housewives

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

6.15pm – 7.15pm 10am—11.15am 7—7.30pm 7.00pm—9.00pm 6.30 pm–7.30 pm 10am –1pm 6 pm – 7 pm 8pm—10pm

07702 232212 07947331980

07813 839888 01977 708868 07702 232212

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