Barnby Dun & Edenthorpe Arrow April 2019

April 2019

Issue No. 55

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Welcome to the April 2019 issue of The Barnby Dun & Edenthorpe Arrow We have launched our new website

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Community News DANUM PROBUS CLUB Danum Probus Club is an organisation for men who have retired or are semi-retired from their profession, business or other employment who want to maintain a social network with others who have similar interests. Danum Probus Club meets on the first and third Mondays of the month at Town Moor Golf Club, Bawtry Road, Belle Vue, Doncaster starting at 10 am.

On 18 January Mike Atherton told us of his experiences as a “Medic Behind the Lines” commencing with being a nurse to General Montgomery (Monty), and following on with service in Kenya, Bosnia and Afghanistan. Then at the beginning of February(4th) Malcolm Johnson took us through “1000 Years of English”. This was a story of the continuing development of the language with special attention to the 60’s decade in each century. Events and people referred to included the authors Chaucer, Shakespeare and Dickens and the development of printing and the publishing of the King James Bible. And in a change to the published programme, on the 18th of February our guest was the “Disaster Detective”, Dick Venables.

On Monday 1st April we welcome Jeff Jacklin who “Used to be a Football Referee but I’m Better Now”. Then on Monday April 15, in another change to the previously published programme, Tony Barbour’s presentation will be “St. Leger, history of the world’s first classic horse race”. Any interested men who would like to come to these meeting as a visitor to see what we do, with a view to joining if you like us, please call either George Kirk (07808191211) or Geoff Firth (01302 849734) for more information.

EDENTHORPE EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA Everyone in Edenthorpe and Kirk Sandall is invited to enjoy some Easter fun on Saturday 20th April from 2 - 4 pm at Edenthorpe Community Centre, Cedric Road, DN3 2HZ. Life Church Doncaster will be providing a host of free activities including Easter games, crafts for children and adults, a puppet show, refreshments, an egg hunt and much more. We had a great afternoon last year and look forward to welcoming many of our community this year. If you need more information, please contact Pastor Les Budhi on 07786 967025.

HATFIELD TOWN CC After a busy winter seeking funding and sponsorship the club get back to matters on the field this month.

The first fixtures see the Sunday XI host Glasshoughton on the 14th April and Treeton on the 21st April. Whilst the 1st XI get underway on the 20th April with a visit to Featherstone Town and the 2nd XI host Ryhill and Havercroft. All the sides will be looking to make a good start and would appreciate your support.

There's lots going for the juniors, they've all been working hard indoors and start outdoors on the 15th/16th April with a Coaching Camp at the ground, which was fully booked in days, and then begin regular Friday night training from 6:00pm on the 19th April, all children are welcome to come along and join in. For the younger ones we commence our ECB Allstars programme on 10th May, This is a course specifically designed for children 5-8 years of age to give them a fun and enjoyable introduction to the sport. If you would like to sign your child up visit https://ecb.clubspark.uk/AllStars/At/hatfield for more information. We look forward to seeing the children enjoying their first experience of the game.

The Hatfield Town Women's Softball have begun their next round of fixtures and continue to enjoy the games, they will be training regularly throughout the summer looking to recruit new members.

If you would like to get involved with the club in any way you can email us at hatfieldtown@outlook.com or visit http://hatfieldtowncricket.co.uk/ for more information and full fixtures.

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‘The Arrow is a great way for businesses to engage with the local community. It's ideal if you want to promote your business and advertise offers or events. I advertised to raise awareness of my new venture Fitness Vault in Branton as the magazine reaches a large audience at a reasonable price. I also feel that people will notice my adverts more if I use the magazine as opposed to delivering flyers. I'll definitely be looking to use the Arrow in future as a way of promoting changes that will likely be of interest to prospective customers.’

'Since advertising in The Arrow earlier this year, I have had numerous, positive enquiries regarding yoga as a result. The magazine offers a varied balance of local news articles, information about local events, along with advertising for local businesses, which is why so many residents find it useful throughout our community.

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100 Years of Pilkington Garden Village.

People who enjoy walking down by the canal past St. Oswald’s Church will be aware of the new housing development that is being built on the site of the old Kirk Sandall village. However how many have noticed the new street name sign that has gone up at the junction with Sandall Lane?

The name Pilkington Road is a reference to the history of the community. 2019 sees the 100th anniversary of the decision of Pilkington Brothers, glasswork manufacturers from St. Helens in Lancashire, to built a factory in Kirk Sandall. After the First World War they began looking for a site with better access to the east coast.

Doncaster was chosen mainly because of its good transport links with railways and canals giving access to ports such as Hull and Goole.

In the beginning a lot of the workforce were brought over from St. Helens and early in 1920 after they had started work on the factory they also began building houses for them and their families .They first acquired some land in the autumn of 1919 in Barnby Dun where they began building Fairview Villas and Fairview Terrace on Station Road. In January 1920 the purchase of a very large area of land stretching from Long Sandall to the boundary with Barnby Dun was concluded. Most of this was agricultural including the village of Kirk Sandall which dated back to Saxon times and consisted of the ‘big house’, Sandall Grove, a number of cottages and small holdings and the parish church of St. Oswald’s. Long Sandall was a small hamlet but was also the site of a brickworks using the local clay in that part of the parish (where Sandall Park is now). At first the workers were housed in ‘temporary’ wooden huts – although some of them were still in use for a variety of purposes almost 30 years later! They wanted their new village to be built on modern lines and used a nationally known planner, Patrick Abercrombie, and a local architect T.H.Johnson to design a ‘Garden Village’ with houses, green spaces and allotments. As well as houses they provided many amenities including a school, an assembly hall, a boys’ club, shops and sporting facilities including football and cricket pitches, tennis courts, a crown green bowling club and a public house- the Kirk Sandall Hotel. Until the 1950s, when the local council administration began to get involved in planning for the post-war boom, they provided many of the things we take for granted such as maintained roads and street lighting. The glassworks closed in 2009 and the site is now used by Trackwork.

Although some of the buildings and amenities provided back in the heyday have now disappeared many still remain and there are clues to others if you know where to look. If you live in a former Pilkington house you might actually find some reminders hidden away at the back of a cupboard or in the loft. For example do you have a piece of Vitrolite tile hidden anywhere? This special opal glass was an expensive and highly desirable luxury product when Pilkington’s first started producing it in the 1930s and it can still be found in a few exclusive hotels in London where Art Deco features have been retained.

The Friends of St. Oswald’s Church together with Kirk Sandall Junior School are wanting to mark this 100th anniversary in 2020 and are looking to use this year to approach people who have memories, photographs or other memorabilia of life in the Garden Village. The intention is to gather these together and aim to have a festival weekend in 2020, perhaps along the lines of events that were held in the past when the village got involved in pageants, sports activities and displays. To start the discussion The Friends have produced a self-guided walking trail which will be launched at their first Open Day on Sunday May 19th at St. Oswald’s Church.

If you are interested in being involved or have a contribution to make please contact the Secretary of The Friends of St. Oswald’s Church via their website www.stoswaldskirksandall.co.uk .

Alternatively visit us at one of our 2019 Open Days details below: May Sunday 19th Open Day 12 noon – 4.00pm May Thursday 30th Annual General Meeting. 7.15pm Join us to find out more and contribute to our plans for 2019.

June Saturday 15th Open Day. 12 noon – 4.00pm.

July Saturday 20th Open Day. 12 noon – 4.00pm Mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of The Churches Conservation Trust.

August Sunday 18th Open Day. 12 noon – 4.00pm.

Heritage Open Days Festival 2019.September Saturday/Sunday 21st/22nd 11.00am – 4.00pm Display of local history photographs.

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Friends of Quarry Park We have had a very eventful March!

Thank you to all the new faces at our Open Meeting on the 6th. It was lovely to meet you all and share what has been going on in the park.

Our Work Party, on Friday 8th, kept our 5 volunteers and Dennis from the Council busy taking down some head height branches down to open up the areas underneath the trees. This helps more light reach the ground layer and helps more plants to grow underneath; such as the Bluebells and Snowdrops that were planted last October as well as creating a nice line of sight through the trees.

Saturday 23rd March was our Keep Britain Tidy litter pick. We can’t wait to update you about what happened!

Our next Work Party day will be on Friday 5th April and we meet at 10am at the Green Flag pole. Everybody is welcome and equipment and refreshments are provided. We hope to see you there!

If you would like to be included on our mailing list about workdays and other activities that are going on in Quarry Park, please email thequarrypark@gmail.com Find us on Facebook @FriendsOfQuarryPark or contact us on thequarrypark@gmail.com

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