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September 2019
Issue No. 67
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Welcome to the September issue of The Ackworth Arrow Goodbye summer of ‘19 and hello autumn! I hope you all had a great summer, spent with family and friends, energised and raring to go in September, well at least ready to go!
Please contact Melanie Wright if you have community information to share or you are interested in advertising in The Ackworth Arrow.
Hats off to the organisers of this years Ackworth Pram Race. What a beautiful weekend for it too! We hope to have lots of photographs in next months Arrow.
Melanie Wright Mobile: 07973 669743 Email: melanie570@btinternet.com
You may have noticed our half price advertising sale. We are trying to grow the magazine so we can add more community content for everyone's benefit. If you know of someone who will benefit from this deal, please share the news. The deadline for the October issue is Wednesday 18th September. The October issue will be distributed the last weekend in September.
Best wishes Michelle Sidebottom Mobile: 07795 387937 email:michelle@arrowpublications.co.uk
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Your Community News SUNDAY 1st September Carr Bridge Playing Fields from 10am – 4pm The Ken Wright Challenge is a Six A Side Marathon supporting the Rory James Embling Foundation & Ackworth Junior Football F.C. This is a marathon match 0f 4 hours each match a duration of 20minutes. They are looking for helpers – car parking, sandwich making, referees, etc . Residents are encouraged to go along & show their support.
Ackworth Heritage Group
Meetings are held on the 4th Thursday in the month in the Parish Council Community Centre, Bell Lane. All are welcome with tea & coffee afterwards. Lecture for September 26th – Pat McLaughin / Great English Castles. For members of the Group attendance is FREE for non-members £1.
COLLEGE LANE SURGERY
Featherstone Rovers Academy is back in Ackworth on Monday 9th Sept Qualified coaches will be running rugby sessions every Monday at Carr Bridge playing fields. Percy's Pals (ages 3-5) will be at 4.45-5.15, Junior Rovers (ages 6-8) will be at 5.15-6 and Rovers Academy (ages 9-11) 6-6.45. Sessions will be £3.50 however the first session is free! Contact joseph.ramsden@featherstonerovers.co.uk for further details.
For the second year running, the surgery has been nominated for the People’s Choice Award to become surgery of the year 2019! Please visit www.collegelanesurgery.com & vote for our wonderful surgery.
YOUR VILLAGE NEEDS YOU! THE ACKWORTH BIG SPRING CLEAN This campaign is responsible for the fantastic work that has taken place to collect & prevent litter in the village. The next community litter picks are organised for 28th & 29th September please look out for posters advising of location points. This is an excellent way of meeting like -minded people and doing something wonderful for the village. The Primary School Community Committee will be meeting again in September to discuss other projects that they can undertake within the village & as soon as we get hear what their plans are we will let you know in our next Ackworth Arrow. Please KEEP ACKWORTH TIDY
Ackworth Cricket Club Wakefield Road, behind the BOOT & SHOE -PARTY ON THE PITCH
Saturday 14th September after both matches Residents are invited to join in the fun for an end of season celebration. Adult Entry inc food £10 without food £5. Tickets include live music from the fabulous band “ Recycled”. Pie & Pea supper & free overnight camping ,not forgetting they have their own wonderful bar!
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Your Community News Ackworth Parish Council Residents are invited to attend the next Parish Council meeting to be held on the 9th September at Parish Council Community Centre , Bell Lane at 7.15pm. Anyone wishing to address the Parish Council may do so during the first 15 minutes of the meeting. This is your opportunity to get involved !
CAR BOOT SALE Ackworth Cricket Field ( behind the BOOT & SHOE ) The next Car Boot Sale will be SUNDAY 8th September. £8 for cars & £10 for vans Remember to get there early for all the bargains!
PUMPKIN EVENT As reported in an earlier Ackworth Arrow for the last nine years Ackworth Parish Council has invited local children to take part in the Parish Council’s annual pumpkin event. This year’s event took place on Saturday 27th April at Brackenhill Allotments , were children planted seeds ready to gather their pumpkin in October. The Pumpkin Weigh-In will take place on Friday 18th October at 4.30pm at Brackenhill Allotments & lots of local children are eagerly awaiting results to see if they have grow the biggest!
MASONS ARMS PINK RIBBON DAY UPDATE on the Breast Cancer Charity Day A massive THANK YOU to all who supported , attended and donated to this fantastic event. A whopping £6610.00 was raised. How AMAZING and to top it off – Kylie Minogue signed and returned the thank you letter & T-shirt which will now be framed & put on the Masons Arms Charity Wall.
ACKWORTH ROCKS This is a new scheme aimed at giving youngsters & local families a super way of spending quality time together in the great outdoors! A blossoming scheme in the USA, hunting for painted rocks is becoming a popular new trend in the U.K. It costs virtually nothing, keeps children occupied in all weathers & gets them fresh air & exercise without even realising it. If you would like to know more about the scheme and how to get your children involved please contact - Ackworth Rocks facebook page. The rules are simply if you are lucky enough to find a painted rock you may PHOTOGRAPH IT and RE-HIDE IT TAKE IT, KEEP IT and REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER
COMMUNITY DAY at Bell Lane Community Centre
Saturday 26th October In partnership with the Made in Ackworth Art Walk – you will be able to see what classes/groups are available within the village and be provided with information on how to enrol. There will be local artists and creative stalls. Refreshment s will be available. If you are a community group in Ackworth and would like a table at the event please email info@ackworthparish. council.gov.uk .
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Cardiac Risk in the Young Test my Heart (CRY) Rory James Embling Foundation provides heart screening for local people in the age group 14 – 35. The next screening will be 15th September 9am – 4pm Venue – Savile Park Cricket Ground, Lumley Street, Castleford WF10 5LL Please contact the CRY website for more details.
WORLD’S BIGGEST COFFEE MORNING 27th September 2019 Why not take part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, gather your fellow drinkers & cake munchers & raise money for this wonderful cause. Every penny raised helps MacMillan Cancer Support be there for people living with cancer.
BRACKENHILL ALLOTMENTS OPEN DAY
21st September 2019 All are welcome to come along and “Taste the Good Life” ,have a look around the allotments & buy some wonderful fruit & veg.
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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
07870 294412
625617
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
07870 294412
649320
Tues.
Yoga
Bell Lane Centre
6 pm - 9.15 pm
07870 294412
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
Wed
Community Library
Bell Lane Centre
1pm—6pm
Wed.
Taekwondo
Bell Lane Centre
5.15pm – 6.15pm
07872441257
Wed.
Needles and Pins - Craft
Bell Lane Centre
7 pm – 9 pm
07947001393
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.
1st Ackworth Rainbows
Bell Lane Centre
5.30 pm– 6.30pm
Thurs.
Nostell Karate Club
Bell Lane Centre
7 pm – 8.30pm
01977616547 625617
624220
612859 07799080416
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
07885 536216
Thurs.
Art Club
Low Ackworth Centre
10 am – 3 pm
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
612677
Thurs.
Ackworth Road Runners
Cricket CLUB
612677
Wed
'Down Memory Lane' Singing Dementia Sufferers & Carers
Carr Bridge Pavillion
6.15pm beginners 7pm Open for all 1pm—3pm
07950825094
Sun. Mon. Tues. 2nd Tues. Wed. Thurs. Thurs. 1st & 3rd Thurs. Mon.
Sequence Dancing Coffee Morning Music Group 74 Club Boys Brigade Anchor Boys - Company Coffee Morning Slimming World Little Friends Baby &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 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
611225 611225
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. 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
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