may 12, Issue 80, The Branton & Auckley Arrow

Including Blaxton & Finningley Issue No. 80

May 2012

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Editor’s Letter...

3rd May is polling day and Doncaster residents are being asked to vote in the referendum on change in Governance arrangements.

Do we want to choose our Mayor or do we want elected councillors to choose our Mayor? Whatever your opinion, be sure to make it known and visit your polling station on Thursday 3rd May 2012! Note to Branton residents: Branton polling station has moved from St Wilfrid’s School to Kilham Hall.

Kilham Hall Management committee have organised a Diamond Jubilee party on Tuesday 5th June. Details are in this month’s Arrow, £1.00 tickets go on sale on 1st May at Branton post office! Be Quick!

If you know of any other events taking place to celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee, please let me know and I will share it with everyone in next months issue.

Also, if you have any photographs from the event, please send them to me and I will publish them in the July issue of the Arrow.

The Auckley Charity Trust have once again organised a trip for Auckley residents of pensionable age to Scarborough this June.

There is a form to complete in this month’s Arrow which you can find on page 9.

The deadline for the June issue for advertising and articles is Wednesday 16th May The Arrow will be delivered from Friday 25th May.

Best Wishes

Michelle Sidebottom

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Kilham Hall Update Final arrangements are now in hand for the Branton Kilham Hall celebration of the Queens Diamond Jubilee on 5th June between 2pm and 5pm. The event will take place in the Hall and the surrounding grounds.

Entry is by ticket only (numbers are limited) and these will be on sale at Branton Post Office from Tuesday 1st May and are £1 each. Local children are invited to attend in fancy dress, the theme of which will be ‘Kings & Queens’ and prizes will be awarded for the best entries.

Pure Heaven Discos have been booked as the entertainment for the afternoon and they will supply a bouncy castle, a mini obstacle course, face painting, music and games. Their staff will also be helping with the supervision of the event. Hotdogs and ice cream will be the order of the day. Come and join us, come and wave our flag in this village celebration and help us create a wonderful memory for all of our young children. On the day, parents are welcome to have a cake and a cuppa in the hall.

Kilham Coffee club will not be open on Tuesday 5th June due to the celebrations. We will be having our own ‘Jubilee’ fun on Tuesday 12th June with a pie and peas lunch.

Please note that due to the local elections on Thursday 3rd May, the slim and Zumba 9.30— 10.45am will not take place as the Hall is being used as a polling station for Branton. Another venue is being arranged for this date and attendees of this class will be informed by the class instructor.

New committee members at Kilham Hall are welcome. New ideas, new friends, why don’t you give it a go? Contact 07856221470 for more details.

Cantley with Branton WI Our annual meeting was held on March 8 th when our new committee was elected. April 12 th we had Penny Bradley demonstrating organic facials. May 10th Paul Wyman will speak about Tuxford Windmill. May17th (Thursday) Edinburgh Wool Mill presents a fashion show, tickets from Marti Ward 710394. May 26 th is the annual plant sale at the Three Horse Shoes car park. June 14 th we have

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a talk entitled Dispelling the Myths. We meet at Kilham Hall at 7.30 Visitors are welcome.

Contact Anne Oakes 536802

Results for the March 2012 Auckley Show 200+Club 1st No 555 Neil Woodward wins £100 2nd No 628 Nigel Thorley wins £20 3rd No 307 Geoff Moston wins £10 All previous winners can be found on our web site www.auckleyshow.co.uk

Auckley Show this year will be Saturday 11th August 2012. Applications for trade and craft stands now being taken, see web site to apply.

Finningley Community GroupAllotments.

At the open session of the Parish council meeting held on the 17th of April the Community Group put forward a presentation regarding the proposal for Allotments off St Oswald's Drive.

The Parish Council, although unable to make a decision regarding the additional land they were seeking to use because they were still awaiting a decision from the Airport Authorities, passed a decision to move forward with a scheme for allotments on the Parish owned land. The decision now clears the way for in depth discussions and planning regarding such matters as soil testing, access to water and the funding implications related to the venture.

Should anyone feel the need to raise concerns about the noise levels of aircraft using the Airport. Please contact the airport via the details below; www.robinhoodairport.com/environment/noise.htm

24 hour answering service - 01302 623499 E-mail address environment@robinhoodairport.com In writing:- Environment & Community Manager Robin Hood Airport Heyford House First Avenue Doncaster DN9 3RH

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Kilham Lane Park, Branton Cantley with Branton Parish Council have arranged for work to be carried out resurfacing the playground at Kilham Lane Play Park. This will take place on Monday 30th April until and including Wednesday 2nd May, so the playground will be closed on these days. There will also be some painting carried out over the next few weeks to refresh the equipment so please observe the wet paint notices. The Parish Council wish to apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Thursday Coffee Mornings at Auckley St Saviour’s We hold a friendly coffee morning every Thursday during term time, from 10 – 11.30 am. We meet in the small meeting room at Auckley Parish Centre, where you can call in for tea/coffee and biscuits and enjoy a chat with friends. Open to all. Contact Barbara on 01302 771525.

Auckley resident, Colin Wallace, Hospital Manager for the PDSA veterinary charity in Sheffield and Hull is helping to organise a fundraising walk, climbing the Yorkshire 3 peaks with a team of Vets and Nurses. Colin says ‘It’s almost 25 miles in a 12 hour time window, that’s got to hurt!! We are trying to drum up some sponsorship to assist our charity and help us to continue offering the service we to animals.’

If you would like to sponsor Colin and his team as they complete the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge on 2nd June 2012, please go to: www.virginmoneygiving.com/team/ HullandSheffield

Have Your Say meeting will be at The Coffee Shop, Hagan`s Nursery on Doncaster Road, Branton, between 11.00am—12.00pm on Tuesday 15th May. There will be an Area Officer and PCSO present to allow residents to speak with us about any issues necessary.

We intend to hold these HYS meetings bi monthly between Hagan`s and Walkers Nurseries.

Stephen Racjan South Area Officer

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Hayfield’s Olympic Efforts Rewarded

Students at The Hayfield School were rewarded last month for their efforts in a variety of Olympicthemed activities by a visit from the official Olympic Mascot, Wenlock. On a wonderful, sunny day Wenlock joined students taking part in a variety of sports events and posed for numerous photographs.

In the evening Wenlock attended the PE Faculty’s Sports Presentation at The Keepmoat Stadium to help celebrate students’ sporting achievements.

The school won the title of Get Set Olympic School of the Month in February after blogging about all the Olympic-themed and sporting activities they had been running, both in the classroom and at local primary schools. As well as Wenlock’s visit, Lord Sebastian Coe has written a letter praising the school’s work in promoting the Olympic and Paralympic Values.

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This year an outing funded from the charity rents has been arranged for Auckley residents to visit Scarborough once more by popular request.

Scarborough AUCKLEY SENIOR CITIZENS’ OUTING

The outing will take place on Wednesday, 27th June 2012, and the coach will be leaving from the village green (outside the fish and chip shop) at 9.00 a.m.

Would those eligible (i.e. of pensionable age) wishing to attend please return the tear-off slip to the Clerk: Mrs. M. Caygill, 10 Ellers Lane, Auckley no later than Saturday 26th May 2012.

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News from Auckley School

Year 2 Visit to Finningley Church Year 2 children have been to look around Finningley church as part of R.E. lessons.

They were given a very interesting talk from the Reverend Neil who explained all about the church as a place of worship.

The children asked lots of questions they had thought about before the visit. After the talk there was the exciting part of drawing various parts of the church, making wax rubbings and ringing the bells.

Now you will know why on one Thursday afternoon the church bells were ringing for no apparent reason! A great and interesting time was had by all!

Castleton Trip Year 5 have been to Castleton (in the Peak District National Park) to contrast Castleton with Auckley.

We stayed at the brand new youth hostel Losehill Hall. The hostel was beautifully decorated and we each had en-suite rooms. While there we went to Treak Cliffe Cavern to see where Blue John is found. Blue John is a special rock and the only place in the world where it is found is in Castleton. We found out that 300 million years ago Castleton used to be under a tropical sea and that is why there are fossils found in the limestone that is there. We enjoyed our trip and learnt a lot.

Visit Toothills Farm Year 2 have visited Toothills farm as part of their topic about Katie Morag. They went to see the lambs being born and to find out all about farms.

The farmer, Russell Toothill, talked about sheep and the lambing season. When they arrived, they were lucky enough to see a lamb that had been born 5 minutes earlier.

Everyone enjoyed the visit and thought the lambs were lovely. A very big thank you to Russell Toothill for allowing us to visit.

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Visit from the Civic Mayor Doncaster’s Civic Mayor, Councillor Eva Hughes, has visited school. She was given a tour by our Year 6 School Councillors and then she lead an assembly for the whole school where she talked about her job and let the children ask questions. It was very interesting to find out what she does and the children learnt a lot.

Aboriginal Shelters Year 6 are currently learning all about Australia. A particular focus is on the first Australians (Aboriginals). So far the children have enjoyed learning about whom these people are and how they live off nature. During one of our creative days, the children found out that Aboriginals build their own shelters using natural resources from ‘The bush’ therefore it seemed only too obvious to have a go ourselves. The shelters that the children created in our woodland area were incredible!

Visit From Police Helicopter Our topic in the Foundation Stage has been ‘Science Explorers’ and for one week we were focusing on air and air transport. We were lucky enough to get a visit from the Yorkshire Police Helicopter. It flew into our school field and hovered over the field doing a 360 degree turn. The whole school came out to have a look at the helicopter it was an experience we won’t forget in a hurry.

Foundation Visit to Yorkshire Wildlife Park The children in Reception took a trip to Yorkshire Wildlife Park. It was our first ever school trip. We have a brilliant day as the sun was shining down on us as we looked at all the animals and had our lunch outside. We got to see the Lemurs being fed and had a talk about the Squirrel Monkeys and Giant Rodents. We saw the lions and the tigers and even got time to go to the park. A brilliant day was had by all and we would like to thank Yorkshire Wildlife Park for having us.

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I'm part of a group of 8 Hayfield sixth form girls who are currently leading a fundraising campaign.

Our fundraising efforts are to gain the opportunity to complete our Duke of Edinburgh Gold award over in Morocco, as well as volunteering in a community project. We have been working towards our Gold award for 3 years now. In Morocco not only will we complete our DofE Gold but we will also have the chance to contribute to the vulnerable communities in Morocco. Outlook expeditions have offered us this chance to decide how we want to help the communities, for example, building projects, assisting children in their education and much more. We need to raise ÂŁ12,000 to enable us this opportunity. We're all passionate, driven and ambitious girls who always welcome a challenge, and this is our biggest yet, we're very determined to meet our targets and And they need your help! we're very excited to complete our goals. We all currently play active roles in our community in many different ways and we wish to continue our community work overseas in Morocco.

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Our group consists of Josephine Wright, Emily Holgate, Heather Elkington, Emily Pratt, Olivia Bennett, Jessica donk, Hannah Beaumont and myself, Hanna Eckersall. Every single one of us are keen to support the issues at the heart of our own communities and we all play our part to help our communities.

Josephine Wright and Jessica Donk, and I are all involved in the Community Sports Leaders program and have been for 3 years. We all volunteer and support local sporting activities every week, we run a variety of fun and pulse raising clubs which keep the children active and involved in sporting after school activities.

Emily Holgate has volunteered at the Mayflower dog sanctuary and the Arthritis research charity shop in Doncaster town centre, both of these local charities are always looking for dedicated volunteers and Emily played an active role in supporting these important causes. Heather Elkington, Emily Pratt, Hannah Beaumont and Olivia Bennett all devote their time to CADs, which is the Children abled and disabled sport group, in Rossington. At CADs the girls give become friends and company to the children, they give their companionship and partake in the sporting activities, and without the help of volunteers the children may otherwise not be able to participate due to their disabilities.

We want to further our community spirit over in Morocco, we want to leave some legacy and know that we have had a positive impact on the community in Morocco, just like we have here. This opportunity means a lot to us, we not only will be able to complete our final steps of our DofE Gold award but alongside this we will be able to contribute to the community and make a difference.

Hanna Eckersall and the troop!

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Easter news From Finningley C of E Primary School

Easter Garden Activity In preparation for Easter, Key Stage 1 pupils were involved in making a series of Easter gardens in seed trays, under the guidance of Mrs Shekle, our R.E. Coordinator. Parents, or grandparents, were invited to come in to school to help create the miniature gardens and all the children who had made one were able to take it home with them to nurture over the Easter holiday. Easter is a very special time for Christians but it is not an easy subject to understand, especially for little ones. This process provided a focus for sharing in discussions about the Easter story and encouraged the involvement of family members. Some older pupils also got involved to help the younger ones create their little gardens. The children managed to produce some beautiful, unique gardens, and their creations revealed that there are some very” green fingered” pupils in school and some budding gardeners in the making!

Making the gardens provided an opportunity for the children to think and talk about the Easter story, and some of those in Year 2 were able to write and share some of their thoughts and observations with us :Cerys writes–“My Easter garden is important because it’s got a cross on it, and the tomb too, so that we can remember Jesus. There was something else that was important. It was lavender. I chose lavender because before Jesus died he saw beauty in everyone, even if they’re old ! “ Mathew R writes–“My garden represents when Jesus was put in the tomb. This is Lent and we are getting ready for that special time.”

George writes– “I did a cross that led to a cave with sparkles to show that Jesus did not die.”

Luke writes-“The reason we did this is because it’s a special season for churches and it’s when Jesus died.

Amy writes –“The important thing about mine is that the tomb is open and people are looking in!”

Piers writes-“My favourite part of the Easter garden was making the hill with my mum”.

Keira writes-“The reason that we do Easter gardens is because it’s how we understand the Easter story and we have fun.”

These last two thoughts say it all – making the gardens was a task that could be shared with loved ones, it helped to increase understanding about the meaning of Easter, and it was a chance to have a bit of fun!

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Gardening and growing things is something that everyone in school is encouraged to do.

Altogether there are 8 allotments within the school grounds so that each class can have one of its own. In addition, there is one for the staff and also one for the Gardening Club.

Everyone in school gets a chance to help and see things grow from little seedlings right through to picking the crops at the end of the growing season. Class 4 has been very keen on growing rhubarb and Mrs Middlebrook’s bottled beetroot was very popular indeed, and helped to raise funds to support the children’s party. The sale of produce helps towards the purchase of news seeds etc and also helps to fund a range of ventures from which the children can benefit. The Gardening Club, which is one of the wide variety of After- School Clubs which are available for pupils to join, meets after school on Mondays for those children who particularly enjoy getting to grips with nature and the soil! Led by Mrs Lindley, the Gardening Club is very busy preparing its plot as Spring gets underway, and it will be interesting to see what grows well over this coming season!

There’s also a lot more going on after school too!

Alongside the Gardening Club, there is a wide range of other After- School Clubs for pupils to join.

These include topics such as Cheerleading, Football, Taekwondo, Golf, Puzzle/Word Searches, Film, Fun Gymnastics and the Glee Club - to name but a few! Each club runs on a six weekly cycle (1/2 termly) and this allows for topics and activities to change in accordance with the season and popularity. The maximum charge for an individual club session is £2.50 and any monies that are surplus, after costs, are ploughed back in to developing more resources to enhance the clubs still further. The clubs usually run from 3.30 – 4.30 pm although there is an Extended Club from 4.30-5.00pm to assist parents with child care arrangements, for which a small fee is charged.

Information about all the clubs is available from the school office and good ideas for new ones are always very welcome!

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CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 14 – 18 MAY 2012 We will be delivering envelopes for the Christian Aid Collection in Auckley, Blaxton and Finningley during Christian Aid Week.

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News From Branton St Wilfrid’s Primary School

Drama Club Performance The Princess and the Pea.

After six months of hard work, Drama Club performed their play “The Princess and the Pea” to the whole school and parents. The story was based on the traditional tale, but with a twist. The Queen was determined to marry her son to a suitable princess, but unfortunately her choices included a princess under the spell of a fairy who had turned her into half mouse, half princess and a Hollywood princess with a shopping addiction!. The Queen then enlisted the help of the palace fairy, who auditioned another range of unsuitable candidates, before finding the perfect match for the Prince.

However, the final test was the ‘pea’ test, where the chosen princess had to sleep on a bed with a pea beneath the mattresses and prove she could feel it in her sleep. Along the way we met the long suffering King, a

group of witty villagers and the palace servants, who all had their own thoughts about the suitability of the princesses and the determined Queen! The play was well acted by a large cast of characters and very much enjoyed by the audience.

On Tuesday 27th March Class R visited Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Although some of us have been before, it is very exciting going with school, because we see lots of different things with the Rangers.

Jessica let us touch lizards, snakes and a newly laid ostrich egg. It was very big!! The lions were very noisy and showed us their enormous teeth! We had a great day and are looking forward to going back soon to visit the Amur leopards.

Class R

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Class R At YWP

Class 3 at NCM Museum Class 3 had a fantastic time at the National Coalmining Museum near Wakefield. We had been studying rocks and soils in our topic “Useful Earth, Angry Earth,” and there was a lot for us to see and learn about. All of the children had the chance to go underground in the ‘cage’ and find out what it was like to be a miner. They wore hard hats with lamps on and they all got suitably dirty.

Above ground, the children met two pit ponies called Eric and Ernie and they found out how ponies were used in pits.

Everyone brought home a piece of coal as a souvenir of their visit.

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An Ostrich’s egg at YWP

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Jubilate at the Walsingham Children's Pilgrimage 2012

Jubilate in the Shrine Church 'Gold 4 God - Run the Race:Feel the Glory:Pass it ON!' Twenty-eight members of Jubilate, our worship group, recently spent three days in Walsingham, Norfolk on our annual visit to the Children's Pilgrimage. We joined with 200 other children to take part in singing, drama, crafts and a children's mass, in which several of our children did the readings, prayers or took part in the drama activity. We (nearly all!) walked the Holy Mile barefoot as pilgrims first did many years ago. Jubilate would like to thank Fr Stephen Gallagher, the Shrine Priest and Bishop Lindsay Urwin for organising this event and for letting us stay in the Milner Wing again! We all really enjoyed ourselves and were very proud of our children.

Mrs Dilks Mrs Thompson Mrs Shephard

We hope you enjoyed reading about our varied activities this month. We will share more of our news in the next edition.

Best Wishes, C.Barnes Acting Headteacher

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News from Hayfield Lane Primary School Fairtrade Breakfast As part of Fairtrade Fortnight in March, the School Council organised a Fairtrade Breakfast. Everyone in school was asked to donate Fairtrade products, such as jams, cereals and fruit; we were amazed at how many products we received. The Co-op on Goodison Boulevard also supported us with a generous donation of a range of products. Each class attended the breakfast and families were invited to eat with their children. The School Council did a wonderful job serving the food and helping the younger children. Everyone had a wonderful time, while becoming more aware of the importance of Fairtrade.

Spring has sprung! Gardening Club started again in March and we have already been busy preparing for the growing season. Our first job was to tidy up our allotment after the winter; we had a great surprise when we discovered the carrots we had left in the ground over winter were ready to eat. It was lovely to start the year with a harvest!

So far, we have sown lettuce, radish, tomatoes, beans and sweetcorn, with much more to look forward to. This year, we are also entering the Vegetable Box competition at the Great Yorkshire Show. At the moment, the children are coming up with designs for the box, which will then be planted up. It is a big challenge, but if we are successful, our box could be displayed at the show in July.

Sport Relief As always, at Hayfield Lane, we never let this day go by without taking part in this fantastic fund raising event and this year was no exception. Children gave a donation to come to school in their sportswear and to take part in running the Sport Relief mile. Children from Foundation stage up to year 6 took part in doing their bit by running, jogging or even walking around the school field, staff also took part. All the children were very proud of their achievements and helped raise £125.

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France Residential On the sunny morning of 20th March 32 children and four excited members of staff left school for the year 5 and 6 residential visit to Hardelot in Northern France .We have led this successful visit for a few years now and the children always look forward to their week away. Whist there, we visited the cheese farm, chocolate factory, bakery, V2 Bunker and the Sea Life centre in Boulogne. We could not believe how lucky we were with the warm weather when on the first day we were on the beach at 9.30 in the morning and picnicking most days in the fantastically warm sunshine. The children’s behaviour throughout the trip was exemplary with many compliments from the locals and the staff was delighted with them, as they were a pleasant group of children to be with. A tired but happy group of children returned back to school after another successful visit to France.

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Doncaster Advanced Motorists Driving in the Countryside continued Dear readers, On a smooth, satisfying, traffic free drive in the country, it’s easy for even the experienced driver to go too fast.

The simple rule you must always apply: can you stop within the distance you can see to be clear ahead?

Always be prepared for the worst-case scenario, whether that’s horse riders, cyclists, oncoming vehicles overtaking a slow-moving tractor and trailer, a broken- down vehicle or even a farmer with his herd of cows.

Rural road surfaces can hold any number of surprises for the unobservant and unwary driver.

Loose gravel, mud, wet leaves, potholes, raised drain covers, deep puddles, extreme cambers, slippery road surfaces, fallen tree branches, debris from farm machinery.

Good drivers on the other hand, are always ready to encounter hazards around the next bend and alter their speed and line accordingly.

Always remain a safe stopping distance behind other vehicles, If someone is driving too close behind you, allow extra distance from the vehicle in front of you, as this will give you a longer braking time. Allowing this extra time will keep you safer, your brake lights will indicate that you are slowing and this will give the driver behind you the extra time to react to the situation.

If you are following a large van or lorry, drop back a little to gain a better view around them.

The invitation in last months Arrow Magazine for our readers to have a Free Public Assessment Drive had an excellent response.

We would like to keep this offer open to anyone who may have missed the opportunity of having a Free One Hour drive with our Observers, contact details below.

Just think a free chance to improve your driving skills, it may just save a life!

This offer is only available in the Arrow Magazines.

If you are interested in the courses we offer, you’ll be able to find this information on the Institute of Advanced Motorists website at www.iam.org.uk Or Tel: Doncaster 01302 886 276 Safe Driving Paul Tuke.

Senior Training Observer.

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Wind Burn There are some publications called ‘Lonely Planet Guides’, which generally give travellers information on the country, region, or city they are visiting. Someone said to me the other day that they had noticed that my articles often include holiday stories, and so perhaps I should produce ‘The Rambling Rector’s Guide.’

So here we are then, the Rambling Rectors Guide to Wind, Rain and Cliff Tops.

We’ve just returned from a few days in the very southern most point of Northumberland, or if you walked to the next field, the most northern part of Newcastle. We love the North East and the people (I have to say that given the editor is from that part of the world) and so we decided to stay on a lovely touring caravan site just north of Whitley Bay. We chose a pitch that was just a few feet from the cliff edge overlooking St Mary’s Lighthouse. We could see the sea birds soaring, the sun rising, and the soft sound of the ocean below sang us a lullaby in the evening...

Until the third day that is. The sky turned an ominous dark grey, storms could be seen out at sea, the ocean became a roaring tempest, rain and hail came in horizontally, and the wind howled across the site challenging anything in its way. Given the freezing temperature I suspect it came direct from Scandinavia!

Thus when people have asked me this last week, ‘Did you have a good holiday’, the reply has been, ‘Yes, but not so much sun burn as wind burn and rust!’

But what has all this got to do with things spiritual? Well, when the wind struck the caravan shook quite violently and we lay awake wondering just how close to the cliff edge we were! We need not worry though as we were on a hard standing with a good foundation. However, at 2.00am others were out trying to secure awnings that were literally blowing in the wind. They hadn’t been pegged down properly and they were now in tatters, with ripped canvas with steel poles bent into pieces of modern art.

So the Rambling Rectors Guide would perhaps say, “As we go through life there can be times when we simply deal with things superficially, the sun is out, and everything is rosy. However, when the storms hit, things can start to bend out of shape. The Bible tells us to build on solid rock – that bedrock being Jesus Christ himself. It might take a little effort on our part, but the foundations are stronger, and much better than building on the shifting sands of life.”

Blessings

Revd. Neil Redeyoff St Saviour's, Auckley & St Oswald's & Holy Trinity, Finningley

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What’s On In Branton And Auckley?

Day Mon

Activity Pre-School from 2yrs 6 months

Meeting place Auckley Nursery School Building

Time 9.00—3.30pm

Contact

Mon

Weight Watchers

Auckley Parish Centre

9.30am

Mon

1st Doncaster Brownies

Auckley Parish Centre

5.30 - 7.00

Mon

Friendly Society

Auckley Parish Centre

2.00 - 4.00

Mon

Zumba Gold

Auckley Parish Centre

12—1.30pm

Mon

Line Dancing

Auckley Parish Centre

7.30—9.30

817124

Mon

Simply Singing

Auckley St Saviours Parish Church

10.00-11.30

571874

865405 07966 226073 770004 770097 07788262783

Mon

Zumba

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

5.30—6.30pm & 6.30-7.30pm

Tue

Coffee Morning

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

10.00-11.30

Sheila 538542

Tue

Art Group

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

1.00-3.00pm

Eddie 537480

Tue

Cubs 8 - 10yrs

Scout Hut, Auckley

6.15 - 7.45

Tue

Street Beat Dance Academy

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

5.15—6.15pm

Tue

Pre-School from 2 yrs 6 months

Auckley Nursery School Building

9.00—3.30pm

865405

Tue

Clinical Pilates (from 10/1/12)

Auckley Parish Centre

2.30—3.30pm

07787158180

Tue

Parent and Toddlers

Auckley Parish Centre

9.30 - 11.00

07915 666068

Tue

Ridgeway School of Dance

Auckley Parish Centre

4.00 - 9pm

Tue Tue

Pilates Zumba

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

7.30—8.30pm 6.30.7.30pm

Wed

Parent and Toddlers

Auckley Parish Centre

9.30—11.00

Wed

Gentle Exercise

Auckley Parish Centre

2.00 - 3.30

Wed

Soft Play for under 5’s

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

9.45—11.15

Simone 771101

Wed

Pre-School from 2 years 6 months

Auckley Nursery School Building

9.00-3.30pm

865405

Wed

Beavers 6 - 8yrs

Scout Hut, Auckley

5.30 - 7.00

Wed

Table Tennis Club

Hayfield Community Sports Centre

7pm

Wed

Chunma Tae Kwon Do (Dave Sutherill)

Auckley Parish Centre

6.15 - 7.45

868431

Wed

Pilates

Auckley Parish Centre

8.00—9.00

01427 752548

Thur

91st Rainbows

Scout Hut, Auckley

5.30 - 6.30

770727

Thur

Explorer Scouts 14-18yrs

Scout Hut, Auckley

7.30 - 9.30

770838

Thur

Pre-School from 2 yrs 6 months

Auckley Nursery School Building

9.00—3.30pm

Thur

Parent and Toddlers

Auckley Parish Centre

9.30 - 11.00

Thur

Coffee Morning

Auckley Parish Centre

10.00—11.30

771525

Thur

Slim & Zumba Exercise

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

9.30-10.45am

Debbie 07952 756422

Thur

Soft Play for under 5’s

Auckley Parish Centre

1.15-2.45

Simone 771101

Thur

St John Ambulance, 5-10yrs

Auckley Parish Centre

5.30-6.45

535151

Thur

St John Ambulance 10—16yrs

Auckley parish Centre

7.00—8.30

535151

Fri

Scouts 10.5 - 14yrs

Scout Hut, Auckley

7.00 - 9.00

770838

Fri

Pre-School from 2 yrs 6 months

Auckley Nursery School Building

9.00-3.30pm

Fri

Music Bugs

Auckley Parish Centre

9.30-11.30am

Fri

Music bugs

Auckley Parish Centre

1.30-2.30pm

Fri

Art Group

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

10.00-12noon

Fri

BINGO

Auckley Parish Centre

7.00—8.30

Fri

Social Dance

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

7.30-10.30pm

Sat

Art Class

Auckley Parish Centre

10—12 noon

Sat

Talegate Theatre (Drama)

Auckley Parish Centre

10.30am

Auckley Parish Centre

11am

Sun

Sunday Club Auckley Parish Ctr Bookings

Blaxton Community Hall Bookings

Vicky 07899980870

770838 Kim 07808070300

710889 Debbie 07952756422 Debbie 07952756422

07915 666068 771326

770838 530905 / 07703014818

865405 07915 666068

865405 07827 816175 As above Eddie 537480 770714 Cyril 532497 Tony Byrne 728239 07784 560062 770240

Contact Margaret Ottewell

886811

Contact Kathleen

771921

Finningley Village Hall Bookings

Contact Elaine McNulty

771699

Kilham Hall, Branton—Bookings

Contact Beverley

07856 221470

What’s On In Finningley & Blaxton?

Day

Activity

Meeting place

Time

Contact

Mon

Finningley Babies & Toddler Group

Finningley Village Hall

09.45-11.15

771699

Mon Mon

Good Companions (alternate Monday’s) See Saw Pre school 2-5yrs

Blaxton Community Hall Finningley C o E School

1.30pm—3.30pm 771921 9-12noon 771699

Mon

Scott Stevenson School of Dance

Blaxton Community Hall

5.00—7.15pm

Tue

See Saw Pre school 2-5yrs

Finningley C o E School

9-12 noon

Tue

Soft Play for under 5’s

Blaxton Community Hall

9.45—11.15

Simone 771101

Tue

Indoor Bowls

Blaxton Community Hall

12.30—2pm

771921

Tue

Zumba

Blaxton Community Hall

7.45—8.45pm

07989 828850

Tue Tue

73rd Doncaster Brownies Weight Watchers

Blaxton Community Hall Finningley Village Hall

6.00-7.30pm 5-6.30pm

01427 754896 07966 226073

Wed Wed

Term Time Junior Youth Club See Saw Pre School 2-5yrs

Finningley Village Hall Finningley C o E School

6.30-8.00pm 9-12 noon

772924 771699

Wed

73rd Doncaster Rainbows

Blaxton Community Hall

5.30—6.30

772737

Wed

Zumba Class

Blaxton Community Hall

6.45—7.45

07899 980870

Thur Thur

See Saw Pre school 2-5yrs Art Club

Finningley C o E School Finningley Village Hall

9-12 noon 1.00 -3.30

771699 771800

Thur Thur

Scott Stevenson School of Dance Reach For The Stars-School Dance

Blaxton Community Hall Finningley Village Hall

5.00-7.15pm 4.00-8.30pm

079180203703

Fri Fri

See Saw Pre school 2-5yrs Reach For The Stars-School Dance

Finningley C o E School Finningley Village Hall

9-12 noon 4.00-9.00pm

079180203703

Fri Sun

Zumba Church Sunday School

Finningley Village Hall Finningley Village Hall

9.30—10.30am 9.00-10.00

07899 980870 770607

07787 521700

Monthly Events in Branton, Finningley & Auckley 2nd Wednesday of the month

Auckley Parish Council Meeting

Auckley Parish Centre

7.10pm

1st Wednesday of the month

Branton Parish Council Meeting

Kilham Hall, Kilham Lane, Branton

7.00pm

770922 772493

2nd Thursday of the month

Branton WI

Kilham Hall, Kilham Lane, Branton

7.20pm

537493

1st Thursday of the month

Auckley WI

Auckley Parish Centre

7.15—9.30 772065

Wednesday fortnightly

Mobile Library

Branton

1.40pm

873456

Wednesday fortnightly

Mobile Library

Auckley

2.15pm

873456

Wednesday fortnightly

Mobile Library

Gatesbridge Park, Finningley

4pm

873456

2nd Monday in Month

Church Friendship Group

Finningley Village Hall

1.30-3.30

Mrs Huxtable

Last Monday in Month

Doncaster Woodturning Club

Finningley Village Hall

6.00-9.00

832224

Neighbourhood Watch

Finningley Village Hall

7.00pm

770873

Finningley Parish Council

Finningley Village Hall

7.00pm

3rd Thursday in Month

Finningley WI

Finningley Village Hall

7.15-9.00

772539

3rd Tuesday in Month

Tuesday Club

Finningley Village Hall

1.45pm

770992

Monday 23rd April 2012 3rd Tuesday in Month

Private, Modern, Classic & Sports cars.

Light Commercials and Fleet Maintenance Unit 3, Ash-Holt Industrial Park, Blaxton Doncaster DN9 3NT

Tel: 01302 772668 Mob: 07940 592648

Advice

General

Citizens Advice Bureaux - Advice line

01302 735225 Doncaster Council - General

01302 734444

Electricity Emergencies

0800 375 675

Post Office—Finningley

01302 770228

Transco - Gas Leaks

0800 111 999

Post Office - Auckley

01302 770250

Yorkshire Water

0845 124 2424 Post Office - Branton

01302 536053

Care in the Community Age Concern Childline

Robin Hood Airport 0800 009966 08001111

01302 801010

Medical Auckley Pharmacy

01302 771392

Burns Medical Centre, Goodison Boulevard

08444 140726

Doncaster Council - Community First

01302736000

NSPCC

0808 8005000 Doctor Okleke, 41 Ellers Lane, Auckley

01302 770327

RSPCA

08705555999

Doncaster Royal Infirmary Hospital

01302 366666

NHS Direct

0845 4647

Community Auckley Parish Council

Oakwood Doctors Surgery, Masham Rd, 01302 770922 Cantley

Branton Parish Council

Weldricks Pharmacy, East Laith Gate, Doncaster 01302 772493 Mon—Sat 9am—10pm, Sun 10am-10pm, Bank 01302 369699 holidays 10am-8pm, 365 days per year.

Safer Neighbourhood Team

01302 537611

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Finningley Parish Council Kilham Hall Community Centre, Branton

07856 221470

Auckley Parish Centre

01302 886811

S Yorkshire Fire Service (non emergency)

0114 272 7202

S Yorkshire Police (non emergency)

0114 2202020

Education Armthorpe Library

01302 833538

Auckley Primary School

01302 770701

Cantley Library

01302 535614

Doncaster Central Library

01302 734305

Doncaster Council - Education

01302 737222

Doncaster Mobile Library

01302 873456

Finningley C of E Primary School

01302 770330

Hayfield School Comprehensive

01302 770589

Hayfield Lane Primary School

01302 770427

Mcauley Catholic High School

01302 537396

St Wilfrid's C of E Primary School

01302 537344

Leisure Armthorpe Sports Centre

01302 834268

My Vue Cinema

08712 240240

The Dome Leisure Centre

01302 370777

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Business Directory To advertise your business in the directory for 12 months call 01302 534256 Domestic Cleaning Svs & Craftsman Campsall Cabinets (and joinery) Doncaster www. Campsallcabinets.co.uk

01302 701801

Grifftile, Tiling Services, Auckley, Doncaster

01302 770768

Poppies of Doncaster, Domestic Cleaning Svs.

01302 533663

Electrical Services Martin Johnson Plumbing & Heating Repairs

01302 845978 07717 300662

Funeral Directors W E Pinder & Sons, Bawtry, Doncaster

01302710285

Garages —Car Service & Repair James Motors, Cantley Lane, Cantley.

01302 370846

The Car Workshop, Armthorpe

01302 834825

General Convenience Stores Spar, Ellers Lane, Auckley

01302771187

Interior Fitted Furniture DC Interiors, Tesco Precinct, Edenthorpe

01302 886790

IT Solutions It To Go Computer Services W: www.ittogo.co.uk E:sales@ittogo.co.uk

01302 352532

Mat & Mouse IT Services Ltd info@matandmouse.co.uk

01302 534449

Medical Health Brian Tansey M.Ch.S., and Associates CHIROPODY/FOOT CLINIC Green Boulevard, Cantley, DN4 6NA Jackie Fletcher BSc Hons. Registered Hearing Aid Dispenser Willow Dental Practice www.thewillowsdentalpractice.co.uk Security Meteor Security Solutions Ltd., Auckley

01302771 392

For care and support when you need it the most Personal service 24 hours a day.

Independant family business.

07784123480

Established for 90 years.

01427 872106

01302623427

Taxis Auckley Private Hire, Auckley

01302770097

BJ7 Taxis 4,6,7 & 8 seaters, Cantley

01302531277

19 Thorne Road, Bawtry, Doncaster 01302 710285

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