The Barnby Dun & Edenthorpe Arrow December 2023

May 2023 2023 December

Issue No. 110

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Welcome to the December 2023 issue of the Barnby Dun & Edenthorpe Arrow.

I can’t wait!! I love Christmas, everyone getting together to enjoy the festivities, Christmas Fairs, Christmas parties and of course Santa coming!

The deadline for the January issue is early due to Christmas. Please send any information or adverts before Friday 8th December.

I would like to wish all readers of the Arrow, advertisers, contributors, delivery staff and everyone who continue to help make the Arrow magazine a success, a Very Merry Christmas.

Best Wishes Julie Morrell Tel: 07854 880882 Www.arrowpublications.co.uk Julie@arrowpublications.co.uk Find us on Facebook

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The fantastic Thorne Rural Lions have arranged for Santa and his sleigh to visit your area in December, check the dates below, Santa is on his way Sat 2nd Dec Hayfield, Auckley Tues 5 th Dec Fishlake, Sykehouse, Dunscroft Wed 6 th Dec Dunsville Thurs 7 th Dec Thorne south Fri 8 th Dec Thorne Market 9am – 12 noon Fri 8 th Dec Old Auckley/&R/Hood Sat 9 th Dec Edenthorpe Sun 10 th Dec Asda Bawtry Rd, 10 am – 3 pm Tues 12 th Dec Hatfield/Dunscroft Wed 13 th Dec Thorne Kirton Lane Stainforth Fri 15 th Dec Hatfield Thurs 21 st Dec Finningley Mon 11 th Dec Hatfield Woodhouse, Lindholme, Blaxton Thurs 14 th Dec Thorne North Sat 16 th Dec Thorne Market Sun 17 th Dec Asda Bawtry Rd Mon 18 th Dec Edenthorpe West Tues 19 th Dec Stainforth Fri 22 nd Dec Kirk Sandall Sat 23 rd Dec Branton

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DONCASTER CANCER DETECTION TRUST December…..a month of never-ending activity with the promise of frost and maybe snow. Whatever it brings we hope you enjoy all the festivities and stay safe.

At the time of writing (which was early November) the Memory Tree hadn’t started. It will be downstairs in the Frenchgate Centre outside Boots and will be there until Saturday, 9th December 2023, excluding Sunday, 3rd December. The stall will be manned from 10am to 3pm. You can purchase a token to put on your tree at home in memory of a loved one and/or write a message to leave on the Christmas tree in the Frenchgate Centre. If you cannot visit us in Frenchgate there is information on our website to make a donation or you could send a cheque to our office address.

Doncaster Wheatsheaf Singers along with the Hatfield and Askern Colliery Band are holding their annual Charity Christmas Concert at Doncaster Minster on Saturday, 16th December from 7.009.30pm. Tickets are £10, Concessions £8 (Co-op members, senior citizens and children under 16).

The price includes complimentary festive refreshments courtesy of Co-op Food.) Tickets are available from Co-op Funeralcare at 89-90 Spring Gardens, Doncaster, or from any local Co-op Food Store or Funeralcare branch office or choir or band members.

Our contact details are: 22 Wood Street, Doncaster DN1 3LW (entrance by the side of Kerry Gough Florists), first floor (lift available), Room 104. Tel. 01302 325029. Email: info@dcdt.co.uk.

Website: dcdt.co.uk. As the office is not fully manned it is best to Email or telephone in advance if you are thinking of coming to see us.

We would like to thank everyone who has helped us this year in so many ways: making a donation, volunteering, fundraising on our behalf, organisations who help us and, of course, the lovely magazine editors who publish our news! We wish you one and all a very happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year.

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Friends of Quarry Park Several months ago, we were asked if we could provide another bench for Quarry Park by a volunteer who suggested it for residents with mobility problems allowing them to rest on their way to and from the shops.

Our Vice Chair Katrina got straight on the case and applied to Magic Little Grants via Localgiving for funding of £500 to purchase a bench and was successful. Magic Little Grants are funded by People's Postcode Lottery.

A survey of residents who live in the vicinity was carried out and permission was sought from Doncaster City Council. All was agreed and the bench was ordered and collected within 6 weeks. The bench was installed by a small team of our volunteers one dry afternoon in October, who did a great job. Many thanks to Magic Little Grants, Local Giving, People’s Postcode Lottery & the Postcode Neighbourhood Trust for their generous grant for the bench which will benefit all Park users.

Our Coffee Morning in Hatfield Library on 28th October was a great success and very well attended. The drinks and home-made cakes went down very well with everyone, as did the raffle with 24 fabulous prizes.

There was also a great Chocolate tombola by the Cubs, juicy jams by Vera, plants from Friends of Jubilee Park, hand-made bird boxes, a Halloween goody bag from Community Wealth Builder, free books from the National Literacy Trust and jewellery from Friends of Hatfield Church Building Trust. Our volunteers did an excellent job raising over £300 for group funds. Thanks to all those who attended and supported us: Hatfield Town Council for a grant to fund the morning, Hatfield Community Library for hosting the event, and Sarah-Jane’s tearooms & Coffee lounge, Tesco, Edenthorpe and Dunsville Post Office for their fabulous raffle donations.

It was a lovely sunny morning for our Volunteer Work Party on 3rd November, which made a welcome change from all the rain! We had 18 volunteers, 2 junior helpers and our Ranger Sam. We had a very busy session planned with the planting of 900 spring bulbs in St Mary’s Wood; along the railings at St George’s Avenue and around several of the benches. The bulbs were funded through the Earth Day grant in conjunction with Community Wealth Builder. We greatly appreciate this funding and look forward to seeing a colourful show of spring flowers next year.

Our other tasks included strimming the grass and preparing the ground in the area where our new trees are to be planted; repairing the Church View sign with some new posts, and some hedge trimming. As usual, our army of litter pickers did a great job collecting 3 large bags of rubbish. Pete and Dan removed some wire fencing which was potentially dangerous. Refreshments were enjoyed at the end in the sunshine with Julie’s delicious banana cake and buns from Debra.

A very successful morning, everyone worked hard to get the jobs completed. Well done to all.

Work parties are usually held on the first Friday of each month, weather permitting. There is always plenty of work to be done, from litter picking, clearing paths and cutting back vegetation. Equipment is provided but please ensure you wear suitable clothing and footwear. The next events are scheduled for Friday 1st December and Friday 5th January 10am – 12 noon, meet at the Green Flag. Full details will be published on our Facebook page ‘Friends of Quarry Park’ or you can email us at thequarrypark@gmail.com or call us on 07546 595144.

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THORNE CAMERA CLUB By the time this article is published, and unless there is a miracle, the Thorne Camera Club will no longer exist.

The club was founded in 2013 by David and Lynda Ulyett who spent an extraordinary amount of time and effort in organising and finding funding to establish the club and to run it for eight years with the assistance of a committee. The club members are indebted them and all the committee members past and present who have given their time and effort in producing programmes and events to help members improve their photography.

Any club that has a technical content such as photography requires dedication to the aims of the club by all the members and especially those who are elected to the committee to provide inspiration and leadership for the members and their photography, which is a difficult task and extremely time consuming and those that are elected deserve a vote of thanks.

The club has held a number of exhibitions over the years at Thorne Library, Moorends Library, Hatfield Library and The Methodist Church Hall and thank them for their hospitality in hosting the events.

The club extends thanks to two shops 'Bulls Eye' on The Green and 'Clippers' on Ellison Street who have displayed prints from our members in their windows for their customers and the general public to view.

Finally and most of all the club wishes to express their sincere gratitude to the Arrow Publications for publishing the club's article each month for ten years - it was very much appreciated.

The club's last DPI competition had very good response from the members with some excellent images. The competition was judged by a panel of members who had a hard task in selecting the winners who were 1st Jacki Greenwood with Red Retrieving, 2nd Terry Gunnill with 'Freyja & Volva' and 3rd Terry Gunnill with 'Gannet Landing'.

The final competition at the club was an open print competition with the members provided nearly sixty prints for the judge Robert Helliwell to pass judgement. Robert provided an excellent critique on each print giving each author food for thought on their development for future photography. It was a difficult decision for Robert to make and his final choice of winners being 1st Allan Denby with 'Grass Snake' 2nd June Horbury with 'Reflections in Oporto Cruise Terminal' 3rd Allan Denby with Great Crested Grebe and 4th Bill Mitchell with 'Bus at nearly the Speed of Light'.

In his summing up on completion of the competition Robert said he was very impressed with the quality of the prints submitted and to the actual printing of all of the images submitted – a compliment indeed for all of the members.

Thorne Camera Club signs off and thanks the Arrow Publications and their readers for their support over the years.

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