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November 2019

Issue No. 69

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Welcome to the November issue of The Ackworth Arrow What a fabulous result and team effort from Ackworth Spring Clean group, what an inspiration

you are to other villages. Check this months Arrow for the next planned litter pick.

On November 16th at 7pm, Ackworth Methodist Church are holding a concert by “One Voice” Male Voice choir with soloist Ruby Sephton.

Tickets are £7 (16 & under FREE) & there will be refreshment & a raffle in the interval. For tickets contact Kath Wiles on 01977 611521 or Iris Coop on 01977 610405. ***CHRISTMAS LIGHT SWITCH ON*** Friday 29th November 6pm at the entrance to Rhyddings Avenue/Drive off Wakefield Road.

Young & Old are invited to come along & join in the fun! Lights to be switched on at 6.30pm The deadline for the December issue is Wednesday 13th November. The December issue will be distributed the last full weekend in November.

I wish you all a fun and safe Halloween and Guy Fawkes Evening.

Best Wishes.

Michelle Sidebottom Mobile: 07795 387937 email:michelle@arrowpublications.co.uk

Please contact Melanie Wright if you have community information to share or you are interested in advertising in The Ackworth Arrow.

Melanie Wright

Mobile: 07973 669743

Email: melanie570@btinternet.com 29th November 2019

Your Community News All sections have been busy lately having fun and achieving Scouting goals.

The Beavers, took part in a sunflower growing competition.

This was part of their My World Challenge Badge, where they were required to grow something from seed. The winner was Samuel Moore, his sunflower grew to over eight feet. The Beavers have also been working towards their Communicator Activity Badge. They had to learn how to make a phone call, learn their own telephone number, how to send an email and text message, and learn how to spell their name in either Morse Code, semaphore, the phonetic alphabet or by using pictures and symbols.

The Cub Scouts have been busy joining the Keep Ackworth Free of Litter Group. The day the Cubs helped was one of the wettest days you could imagine yet nobody complained. They cleared Dando Way. Several bags of litter were collected. The worst place was round the shelter in the car park at Bell Lane.

Although there are litter bins provided, it would seem the young people using the shelter ignore them! Very unsightly, and there is no need for this. The Cubs are working towards their Environmental Conservation Activity Badge. They have to know all about re-cycling rubbish, and where to take items that cannot be recycled. They found out how to reduce the energy and water they use at home, and to found out about different types of renewable energy, and what their advantages and disadvantages are. They then made bird feeders and planted bulbs.

The Scout section enjoyed a weekend camp at Squirrel Wood Scout Campsite near Burghwallis.

They had to erect tents and dining areas and plan and cook all their own meals. The weather was warm and sunny on the Saturday, and the Scouts participated in many different activities such as pioneering, using a map and compass on a trail, archery and shooting, bouldering, the correct use of hand axes and knives, and how to use a felling axe. There were Five a Side football competitions, fitness trails, and of course a traditional Scout Campfire to round off a very busy day. Unfortunately the weather was wet on Sunday, so they travelled home with wet tents.

Fortunately they are now dry and awaiting the next camp.

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VE DAY 75th Anniversary Public Meeting

A meeting was held on the 7th of October to make preparations for this event within the village.

The planned activities of the national event over the weekend are – The Playing of Battle’s O’er & VE 75 years The Nation’s Toast to the Heroes of WW2 The Cry for Peace around the World Churches & cathedrals Ringing out for Peace Street parties & parties in pubs, clubs, hotels, on town & village greens & in halls etc Services of commemoration & celebration in churches . including the reading of the Tribute to the Millions & the playing of the Last Post The next meeting is arranged for Monday 18th November at 6pm at the Parish Rooms Community Centre for a committee to be setup & tasks to be distributed. All residents are encouraged to attend and get involved!

The Royal British Legion – Ackworth & Pontefract Branch Meetings are held on the first Sunday of every month at Ackworth Village Club, 53 Wakefield Road, Ackworth.

For more information contact – 01977 615368 or www.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/ackworth

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Keeping Ackworth clean and tidy!

The washout weekend didn’t dampen the support of over 60 volunteers at the two litter picks. New friends made young and old and the village looks better for the effort. The group is approaching over 1000 volunteering hours since created by residents from across the village. The support from the team at the Parish Council and StreetScene is very much appreciated. All the schools in the village met this week and the children have chosen to support litter picks over the next 12 months and to try and raise awareness about avoiding litter in the first place - we can but hope for a litter free village.

The next Community Litter Picks are Saturday 2nd November, meeting in Ackworth School car park at 9am & return for refreshments at 11am. On Sunday 3rd November meeting at Ackworth Parish Council on Bell Lane at 10am until 12pm. For further information please contact – Adam on 07740236512 or via facebook@AckworthSpringClean

LITTLE FRIENDS Baby & Toddler play & social sessions Next meeting 7th November – 1.30pm to 3pm at ALL SAINTS CHURCH, Wakefield Road.

Come along & meet new friends.

Refreshments available

ACKWORTH METHODIST CHURCH Sunday November 10th at 3pm, Please come along and celebrate Remembrance Sunday with “a Concert of Memories” featuring The Award Winning Ackworth Choir. Rhiannon Davies presents “Going Home” Tickets £10 including refreshments All children FREE Contact Box Office Rhianjim@aol.com

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ACKWORTH PRAM RACE UPDATE For anyone that has been out of the country & not heard – this year’s event was spectacular! The race was won by Holy Guacamole – Ryan Laycock & George Slack ( Ryan’s dad won the 1st ever pram race back in the 70’s) 2nd Scrambled Legs 3rd Hazardous Road Runners The TOTAL raised is a MASSIVE £10,842. 00 WOW! The Prince of Wales Hospice are to receive £8131.50 & Motor Neuron Disease Association to receive £2710.50. This figure is amazing and is down to the generosity of many individuals & business alike, to anyone who gave time or money to this year’s race a BIG THANK YOU!

ACKWORTH SCHOOL This year Ackworth School is 240 years old!

Every 18th of October they celebrate the enrolment for the first pupils at Ackworth back in 1779 & call it “Founders’ Day”. This year students are involved in environmental projects to benefit the local community such as planting trees , creating flowering planters, etc. One of these projects is to build bird houses & bug houses which are to be donated to the local community. If anyone is interested in acquiring one of these, please contact the School as they are happy to donate what they make.

ACKWORTH PARISH COUNCIL

The next Parish Council Meeting will be Monday 11th November at 7.15pm at the Parish Community Centre, Bell Lane.

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Not Just A Flower Shop…

Step inside Ackworth Flower Shop and you will find yourself in the most wonderful Aladdin's Cave of treasures.

Of course, renowned for their fabulous range of fresh flowers from Holland, all beautifully arranged, Ackworth Flower Shop has many other delights in store.

For example, a glorious range of hand crafted Belgian Chocolates which leave you truly spoilt for choice to a great range of home and giftware which will accommodate all special occasions. There’s heavenly scented candles and diffusers as well as a range of clocks, frames, pictures and lamps from high quality stockists such as Parlane, Hills, Wrendale, StoneGlow, St Ival, East of India plus many more. Drop by today and support your local independent florist.

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It’s nearly Christmas Debbie and the team will be hosting their annual Late Night Shopping Event on Thursday 28th November from 9am until 8pm.

Gifts Galore!

You can be assured a warm welcome from everyone as well as 10% discount on all purchases made that day.

Please note, our normal opening hours will be extended throughout December as follows, Monday to Friday 9-5pm, Saturday 9- 4pm We hope this will give you plenty of opportunity to pop in and browse or contact us for flower and wreath deliveries.

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Ackworth Road Runners #ARRrunwalktalk doing our bit for mental health

On Tuesday 24th September over 40 of our members took part in #RunAndTalk – a programme created by England Athletics, with the support of the mental health charity Mind. The aim of the campaign is to improve mental wellbeing through running, whilst breaking down the stigma associated with mental health by getting people talking.

The reasons our members decided to take up running vary greatly, but the one thing the majority feel as a result of running is the benefits to their mental health through regularly meeting up with friends old and new to exercise in a safe and welcoming environment.

With the NHS now reporting that 1 in 4 of us experience mental health problems each year, we want to reach out to the wider community and encourage more of you to come along and reap the benefits of exercise and a good old natter, especially now the nights are drawing in and its harder to motivate yourself to get up and out of the door. That’s why we’re launching our own campaign: #ARRrunwalktalk On the last Tuesday of every month at 6.15pm, we will be opening our doors for non-members to come and join us at Ackworth Cricket Club to run/walk and have a chat, followed by a drink in the clubhouse afterwards. If you don’t feel like doing the running/walking bit, or want to see what we’re about, pop down after the session at around 7.30pm and simply join us for a chat and a drink. Details for each session will be posted on our website and also as a Facebook event.

The first of these events will be Tuesday 29th October, and the run will be followed by our club ballot for our allocated London Marathon places.

Forthcoming dates will be: 26th November, 17th December (early due to Christmas Eve & NYE), 28th January.

All sessions are free to attend and there’s no obligation to join the club (although you may decide you like us and want to).

New members are always welcome. If you are interested in joining our fun and friendly club,more information can be found at www.ackworthroadrunners.co.uk or on Facebook: AckworthRoadRunners.

We train on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6.30pm, from Ackworth Cricket Club.

Thanks for reading, hope to see some of you there soon.

Ruth Walker Ladies Captain, Ackworth Road Runners

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What’s On In Ackworth?

Social Activities, Classes and Clubs for Everyone Day

Activity

Venue

Contact

Mon.

Community Library

Bell Lane Centre

9 am - 12 noon

Mon.

Yoga

Bell Lane Centre

10 am - 11.30 am

Mon

Bloom Wakefield

Bell Lane Centre

10 am—noon

Mon.

Craft Club

Bell Lane Centre

1.30pm– 3.30 pm

Mon.

C G Dance Academy

Bell Lane Centre

5pm—8pm

3rd Mon

Book Club

Ackworth Library

7pm

Tues.

Parent and Toddler Group

Bell Lane Centre

9.30 am – 11.15am

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

Zumba Kids

Bell Lane Centre

4.30pm-5.25pm

Tues

Zumba

Bell Lane Centre

5.30pm—6.30pm

Tues.

Yoga

Bell Lane Centre

6 pm - 9.15 pm

Wed.

Parents and Toddlers

Bell Lane Centre

9.30 am – 11.15 am

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

Wed

Community Library

Bell Lane Centre

1pm—6pm

Wed.

Zumba Kids

Bell Lane Centre

4.30pm – 5.25pm

Wed

Zumba

Bell Lane Centre

6.30pm—7.25pm

Wed.

Needles and Pins - Craft

Bell Lane Centre

7 pm – 9 pm

Thurs.

Pilates

Bell Lane Centre

9.30am -10.30 am

Thurs.

Slimmer's Support Group

Bell Lane Centre

9.15am-10.15 am

Thurs.

Community Library

Bell Lane Centre

1 pm – 6 pm

Thurs.

My Baby Can Dance

Bell Lane Centre

10.30am-11.30am

Thurs

Adult Zumba

Bell Lane Centre

5.00pm—5.55pm

Thurs.

1st Ackworth Rainbows

Bell Lane Centre

5.30 pm– 6.30pm

Thurs.

Nostell Karate Club

Bell Lane Centre

7 pm – 8.30pm

4thThurs

Heritage Group

Bell Lane Centre

7 pm – 9 pm

3rd Fri.

Ackworth Carers Group

Bell Lane Centre

1.30pm – 3.30pm

Fri

Community Library

Bell Lane Centre

9am—12 noon

Sat

C G Dance Academy

Bell Lane Centre

9am—1pm

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Community Library

Bell Lane Centre

9 am – 1 2 noon

Sat

Zumbini

Bell Lane Centre

10.30am -11.15am

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Ackworth Community Church

Bell Lane Centre

10.30am-12.30pm

Sun.

Spiritualist Church

Brackenhill Centre

6.30 pm-8.30 pm

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Mon.

Child Minder’s Group

Low Ackworth Centre

1 pm -3 pm

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Mon.

Bingo

Low Ackworth Centre

7.30 pm - 9 pm

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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

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Tues

Line Dancing

Low Ackworth Centre

8 pm - 9.30 pm

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Thurs.

Art Club Ackworth Centre 10 am – 3 pm 14 Please mention “The Arrow”Lowwhen responding to advertisements 1s tThurs

Yorkshire Country Women’s

Low Ackworth Centre

7.30 pm – 9 pm

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Tues.

Ackworth Road Runners

Cricket Club

6.30pm

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Thurs.

Ackworth Road Runners

Cricket CLUB

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Wed

'Down Memory Lane' Singing Dementia Sufferers & Carers

Carr Bridge Pavillion

6.15pm beginners 7pm Open for all 1pm—3pm

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Sun. Mon. Mon Tues.

2nd Tues.

Wed. Thurs.

Thurs.

1st & 3rd Thurs.

Mon.

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

Methodist Church Methodist Church St Mary’s Ackworth 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 6-7pm & 7 15-8pm 7.30 pm 7.30.pm – 9 pm 5.30 pm – 9 pm 10.00 am-12noon 9 am -1am & 7pm 1.30pm – 3.00 pm

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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

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Mon Thurs

Guides 2nd Ackworth Brownies

Oakfield Park School Oakfield Park School

7pm—9pm 6—7.30pm

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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

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Tues.

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

Hips, Bums and Tums 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

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

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