Branton & Auckley Arrow November 2015

November 2015

Including Blaxton & Finningley Issue No. 122

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After running our tenth year anniversary competition last month, I am thrilled to say we found issue number two!

Congratulations to our lucky winner from Childers Drive in Auckley who will receive a bottle of champagne and a voucher for £50 off his next motor vehicle repair bill at James Motors. Please contact me as soon as possible to claim your prize!

Thank you to everyone else who contacted me with later issues. It’s great to know so many of you keep old copies!!

Special thank you to Kate and David Chorlton, Michelle & Damien Bove and Chris & Alicia Whitaker for the surprise ‘10th Anniversary’ party and their brilliant, side splitting spoof Arrow—The Branton & Auckley Dart! Great fun!

As you can tell from this month’s Arrow, Christmas is just around the corner but you should receive this month’s issue just in time for Halloween.

Kilham Hall Management committee’s Pumpkin party is sold out so we should have a great time, we will hopefully have some photos in next months arrow to share with you. YWP have some spooky goings on over the half term holidays as well as Boston Park if you are looking for something to do with your little ones. The Harvey Arms will be providing their annual Bonfire and firework display in Finningley on the 5th November.

I hope everyone has a spooky Halloween and a fantastic Guy Fawkes Evening! Keep safe.

Deadline for the December issue is Wednesday 18th November. The December Arrow will be delivered the last weekend in November.

Best Wishes Michelle Sidebottom Tel: 01302 534256 / 07795 387937 email: michelle@arrowpublications.co.uk

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Community News

Kilham Hall News The photos attached to this month's News will hopefully give you an idea of how our newly refurbished Hall looks now it has been decorated.

The photos were taken at Tuesday Coffee Club at the end of September.

Speaking of Tuesday Coffee Club, our MacMillan Coffee Morning on 22nd September raised £265 for the Charity. Thank you to all those who baked for the Cake Stall and to all those who bought the lovely produce. A very successful and worthwhile morning.

Dates for December's Coffee Club are Tuesday 8th December when we shall be having "Carols and Mince Pies" and Tuesday 15th December when it will be our annual "Pie and Peas with Entertainment".

The Parish Council’s annual carol singing event with St Wilfrid school will take place on Wednesday 17th December at 6.30pm, everyone welcome.

More details next month.

Best Wishes Kilham Hall Committee

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Branton Post Office moves premises.

Branton Post Office (not the post box) was relocated from Doncaster Road to Ava Court on Monday 19th October 2015. The Post Office is now sited in the new Costcutter store and will offer the majority of services as were previously offered.

Barbara and Mike Fussey who have run the Post Office for the last 10 years will be missed by many but will still live in the village of Branton.

The old post office is being converted into a new home for Barbara and Mike.

Barbara will continue to be an active member of the Kilham Hall Committee and Mike plans to retire disgracefully. They would like to thank all of their customers for their patronage over the last 10 years and their kind sentiments.

On behalf of your many customers who are also readers of the Arrow, we thank you for your service and wish you both the very best of luck in the future.

Michelle x

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Community News

Piano For Sale/Collection An upright piano which plays well and is in very good condition. Any offer considered but must collect.

Tel. 01302 772493 for details.

Doncaster Soroptimists have arranged an evening of festive singing on the 4th of December at 7.30 pm at St Aiden’s Church, Wheatley featuring...

The South Yorkshire Police Choir A local primary school choir (details being finalised) Refreshments and time to chat at the end of the evening.

The ticket price is £6, a raffle will also be held.

TICKETS ARE LIMITED, so please reserve yours, for collection and payment at the door, by ringing with your name and contact number to – Bea Smith , 01302 886 249 The proceeds of the evening will be dispersed to local good causes, such as Riding for the Disabled, The Women’s Refuge, M25 for Homeless People and others.

Community News St Wilfrid’s Tea Service

Come along and join our church service followed by afternoon tea. 3rd Tuesday of the month at 2.30pm St Wilfrids Church, Cantley.

Contact Father Andrew 01302 285316 for details Transport can be provided where needed.

Auckley Show 200+ club results September 2015 1st No 108 June Customs wins £100 2nd No 175 Wendy Newton wins £20 3rd No 199 Hazel Martin wins £10 All previous winners can be found on our web site www.auckleyshow.co.uk Quite a few continue to take up our the offer, if you are able to pay for 12 months in advance you will get two months free. i.e. pay £10 for 12 months entry into the draw. There are numbers available.

Contact Neil Woodward 01302 770818 if you would like to take part and support the show.

All proceeds go towards the annual Auckley Show which next year is Saturday 20th August 2016

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Community News ST SAVIOUR’S PARISH

CHURCH

CHRISTMAS FAYRE

SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER

1 - 3 pm

AUCKLEY PARISH CENTRE Main Street, Auckley DN9 3HH Christmas Gift ideas, Crafts; Jewellery; Cards; Fair Trade; Homemade Cakes and Produce; Bottle Tombola; Raffle etc Seasonal Refreshments, Mince Pies & Mulled Wine For the Children –Games, Chocolate Tombola; Decorate your own Cup Cake; Brownies & Rainbows Stalls All Welcome Proceeds go to Church funds

FINNINGLEY VILLAGE COMMUNITY GROUP VILLAGE COFFEE MORNING 10am --- 12pm at the Village Hall Come along and have a cup of tea/coffee/ cappuccino cake and a scone Enjoy a chat and a laugh and meet new people Coffee mornings are held on the 1st and the 3rd Thursday of every month

EVERYONE IS WELCOME For more information visit us on www.finningley.org

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Community News SAINT WILFRID'S CHURCH CANTLEY

CHRISTMAS FAIR

SATURDAY 28th NOVEMBER 2015

11am to 3pm in Church Entrance Free - Cake Stall, Christmas Gifts, Bric-a-Brac, Crafts, Books and plenty more!

Refreshments and Hot Light Lunches available.

Robin Hood Airport Shopping Spectacular

26th to 28th November Auckley Flower Rota 1 November Mrs Cheetham 15 November Mrs Bown 29 November Mrs Morris 19 December Decorating for Christmas

FINNINLEY WI We held our AGM in October, elected our committee and reviewed the past year including the successful increase in our membership. We also had a competition to find the best carved pumpkin. In November we’re preparing for the festive season by making Christmas wreaths and come December the committee will entertain everyone in their own unique style!!

If you would like to find out more please either call Jayne on 01302 772539 or visit www.finningleywomensinstitute.yolasite.com

Auckley’s Grey Lady!

A little something to get you in the mood for Halloween…

The name of the Grey Lady is unknown, but it is believed that she was the youngest daughter of a village man who never let her marry. As a result the lonely girl took solace in other peoples happiness and, after her death she made appearances at weddings and christenings for more than 300 years, usually as a grey apparition at the back of the room. As she was believed to pose no threat, the villagers soon adopted her and it became customary to set a place for her at the table. A special toast was made for her.

The Toast We wish thee joy on this our celebration Come sit thee down and take a glass of wine And if you sup in our felicitation The hour is blest as blessed you may be So people of Auckley let us invite her to our celebrations and lay a place for her with a glass of wine.

Happy Halloween everyone!

John Foster

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With a wide range of cask ales, beers and wine as well as a mouth watering menu, we have all you need for the perfect dining experience.

Now taking bookings for... Christmas Fayre Served from 1st to 23rd Dec

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A Life Changed Through a Life Shared Denis and Linda Birkin from Conisbrough are Carers supporting a young man named Ben, who is on the autistic spectrum, through the provision of a pioneering service called Shared Lives.

The couple, who also have children of their own, have looked after Ben within their home since he was a baby – providing foster care up to the age of 18, following which they wanted to ensure Ben could remain in the family environment they had created for him.

To do this Denis and Linda became Shared Lives Carers, under a scheme delivered by Doncaster charity The Avalon Group. Shared Lives offers adults with a wide range of disabilities and mental health issues the chance to become part of an extended family by living in the home of a trained carer.

For those participating in the scheme this can be either on a long or short term basis, with options for day breaks and respite relief.

For Ben it means the ability to live a fulfilled life surrounded by all the things he loves and all the things he needs. Even the detached bungalow in which the family lives, was purchased to allow Ben to play music and sing as loud as he likes!

He is also a valued, active member of the community, playing drums and singing at his local church alongside Denis who plays trumpet and Linda who plays guitar, and has a great passion for baking and art.

This is made possible by a life lived alongside people who care for him in the same way any family would. Denis and Linda have provided a home and a level of support that means he has flourished in ways which a residential care setting may not have been able to achieve. The Birkins were recognised for their level of care at the Pride of Doncaster Awards 2014, receiving the ‘Carers of the Year’ trophy.

Linda said: "The only way support can be this good, is for it to happen in a family setting, within a strong family unit.”

Denis added “It’s so rewarding to do what we’re doing with Ben. It’s got to be better than just building another residential home and hoping for results.

‘The Avalon Group have been a really great help to us, delivering excellent quality training with commitment and dedication. Shared Lives really has to be the way forward."

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Jodie Grant, Age 15 from Old Cantley crowned British Indoor FIS Dual Moguls champion 2015.

The British and European Moguls championships were held on the 17th and 18th September at the Chill Factore, Manchester. Jodie took part in the Official FIS Registered event and the standard of skiing was exceptionally high by all competitors. On the first day of competition Jodie was the first Brit. to take a medal by coming third in the European FIS Ladies Duals Moguls.

The standard of skiing was again very high on the second day, when Jodie was crowned British Indoor FIS Duals Moguls champion.

The last competition saw Jodie winning silver in the singles event, narrowly beaten by her team mate taking home Gold.

Jodie said “I was so pleased with my performance over the 2 days. Definite high was mastering a front flip off the last kicker, as well as improving on my technique and beating my speed by over 5 seconds from the last competition. Big thanks

Jodie grant crowned British champion

to Ania, ,Ian Danby and Chris David for coaching and the Chill Factore for sponsoring me. Also thanks to Joe Tyler (JT freeski academy) and the British ski team for helping me master my tricks. Thanks to Hill house School, Doncaster for supporting me in my studies. It was a great 2 days of competition.”

Jodie is proud to hold both titles of British FIS Indoor and Outdoor Woman's Duals Moguls Champion 2015.

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HAYFIELD LANE PRIMARY BELIEVE AND ACHIEVE Well what a busy start we have had to the year. So busy that we missed last month’s edition of The Arrow !

We have a new Reception Class called the Wrens and alongside our other Reception Class (Sparrows) new children have settled in beautifully. It has been wonderful to welcome so many new families. We started off the year with a super party to celebrate the Queen becoming the longest reigning British monarch and enjoyed delicious party food and learning about what it really means to be British.

We continue to welcome other schools from Yorkshire and Humberside to support their teaching of Singapore Maths Mastery and literacy initiatives . I am proud to tell you that our Deputy Head, Mrs John Lewis, is now a NATIONAL LEADER in this area. Our children across school are certainly benefitting.

We have been working hard to support local charities recently as part of our drive to be good citizens. So far we have raised £1100 for the NSPCC, £129 from a Macmillan Coffee Morning with Grace Church, £167 for Roald Dahl Nurses for terminally ill children, and £200 for Project Paddington which helps child refugees in Syria . It is amazing to think that as a small school we have made such a difference and had GREAT FUN at the same time.

Our children have enjoyed some wonderful events– Queen’s Party,Paddington Movie Night with hotdogs and popcorn, Year 1 Gruffalo Yoga, Nursery Balance Bike session, European Day of Languages and Year 6 at the Doncaster Book Awards meeting David Baddiel, We also welcomed our new school pets-3 guinea pigs called Coco, Fudge and Pudding.

We are currently looking forward to our Halloween Disco, carved pumpkin competition and Harvest Festival. After half term we will be creating another artistic masterpiece (based on the Vulcan) with local artist Peter Baldry, enjoying Bollywood Dance workshops as part of Diwali, an Owl Experience as part of Early Years’ Novel Study on Owl Babies and much, much more! And that doesn't include all the fun of Christmas.

We hope that you enjoy finding out about what we have been doing and I wish you all a lovely, autumnal half term break. Kind Regards, Mrs Tempest, Headteacher.

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IT’S BEE-AUTIFUL! During the summer break we had the ENTIRE SCHOOL REDECORATED. We are really pleased with the outcome as it provides a wonderfully bright and stimulating environment that is child friendly. Many visitors have commented how wonderful it looks. We also redecorated the school bungalow which is now the home of EARLY BIRDS BREAKFAST CLUB (£2) and BUSY BEES WRAP AROUND CARE (only £4 for 3:30-5:30). Speak to the office for additional information.

We loved celebrating BEING BRITISH.

EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES In our collective worship this term we

have been looking at how diverse our society is. As part of this we celebrated European day of Languages where children enjoyed learning different languages, sampling different foods, looking at different customs and much

more. Year 3 did a great job of creating the

French Menus for the dinner hall.

OUR HIGH FLYING CHILDREN

You may be aware that last year as a school we made a significant investment of time and money in the teaching of phonics (sounds made in words) and our Early Years provision so that our children could access the best quality education. See photos of our Nursery /Reception classes on the school website.

They’re AMAZING! I am extremely proud to inform you all that the National Phonics Screening test scores show the school nearly doubled its pass rate as it soared above the National rate by achieving an outstanding 83.3% . The only children who did not pass were either new to the school or have specific literacy needs, which we continue to support.

We also saw our Early Years results going from strength to strength, being higher than the national figures and our junior children achieving results placing them in the top 20% of schools nationally, compared to similar schools.

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Branton St Wilfrids School News I can not quite believe we are at the end of the first half term already. We have had such a busy few weeks. I would like to say a big Thank You to everyone who attended our MacMillan Coffee Morning, we raised a staggering £428.27. In addition to this, a group of year 6 pupils organised a bun sale.

The girls spent hours of their time making beautiful cakes. They managed to raise an amazing £124.41 for Cancer ResearchWell done girls!. On the 5th October we celebrated Harvest Festival. The children performed a beautiful service. The donations of produce was vast and colourful. We raised £325.31 for Christian Aid and the rest of the produce was greatly received by the M25 housing and support group.

All the children have completed the “Develop and Innovate ” stage of their topic and are moving towards the final stage “Express”.

Reception The children in Reception have made a great start to their first year at school. Our topic this half term is ‘Do you want to be my friend?’ and the children have been learning all about friendship. During the engage stage of our topic, the children went on a walk around the school meeting all the people who help us. Since then we have been learning to tell a range of stories about friendship such as ‘Lost and Found’ and ‘Elmer’. The children have enjoyed making their own elephant model and masks. We even had an ‘Elmer Day’ where the children tried ‘elephant coloured berries’ and went on an elephant parade! We are now preparing for our express event next week where parents will be coming into school for a teddy bear’s picnic.

Year 1 After finding a large dinosaur egg, this half term year 1 have been learning all about dinosaurs. We started off our topic with a fantastic trip to Manchester Museum where we met a very large and scary Tyrannosaurus Rex called Stan.

We have been around the school collecting lots of natural items to make our very own Jurassic landscapes, made herbivore and carnivore teeth, handled and drawn real fossils and learnt all about Mary Anning. We are currently very busy and excited as we are preparing for our express event, where year 1 will be opening and playing tour guides to their very own dinosaur museum for the day. Our museum will include models, fossils, fact files, paintings and of course there will be a dino café with biscuits and smoothies. The dinosaur topic has also really engaged children in literacy. Using talk for writing, they have written their own excellent stories about mischievous dinosaurs that are in places they shouldn’t be such as the supermarket, cinema, swimming pool and even school!

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Year 2 Year two have had a busy half term learning all about towers, turrets and tunnels. Folowing our trip to Conisbrough castle, we have been investigating which materials make the strongest tower and what is the best way to build a bridge.

During our Talk 4 Writing we have been creating our very own instructions about ‘How to Become a Knight’. Where we had lots of fun pretending to be knights.

We are now very busy during our express stage where we are building a fortress for The Three Little Pigs. We have looked closely at what a fortress needs and spent time designing them, to make sure they are able to protect the Three Little Pigs from The Big Bad Wolf.

Year 3 We found out lots about the Greek gods in our project. We learned a description of Zeus in our Talk 4 Writing and the children wrote descriptions of other gods and goddesses.

We made busts of Greek gods and goddesses out of Modroc.

We painted each one and then gave them crowns, wreaths or headdresses to show who or what they were god or goddess of.

There are lots of myths and quests in Greek stories. We found out about lots of them, including Jason and the Golden

Fleece, which was our text in Talk 4 Writing. The children are going to write their own Quest myths soon.

The children used their maths skills, too, when looking at timelines. They said that BC dates are a bit like negative numbers!

Pythagoras was a famous Greek mathematician who studied odd, even, square and triangular numbers as well as the properties of triangles. We investigated some of his maths ideas in class.

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Year 4 The children in Year 4 have been learning all about The Battle of Hastings, and Norman life in 1066.

The class have produced some fabulous homework as you can see from the photograph. We have had Norman soldiers, swords and shields, and recount texts and digital presentations.

Recently Year 4 took part in an archery day where we all learnt about the weaponry used in the Battle, and learnt how to fire our own bow and arrow.

We are currently putting together a model replica of a Motte and Bailey Castle, and will then show all our hard work off to family and friends in a Norman exhibition. Everybody has really enjoyed this first topic. What will we learn about next?

Year 5 The topic in year 5 this term is Ancient Egypt and the children have been learning all about the history, the Nile and even mummification.

The class has been busy at home creating lots of Egyptian jewellery, making fact files, building pyramids and baking flatbread.

Last week the children made nemes (Egyptian headdress), practiced our embalming skills on each other and made canopic jars. They are currently making a child sized sarcophagus that we will be using in our class play.

The children will be writing their own play script to produce and preform based on the Egyptian story of Osiris. They are very excited to start writing this and have thoroughly enjoyed Ancient Egypt so far!

Year 6 During this half term, the children in year 6 have been finding out what life was like during WW2. As a result of their thorough research, they have been able to write letters and diaries (as an evacuee child) and some fantastic descriptions about the Blitz. Additionally, they have been developing their atlas skills while locating the cities which were heavily bombed during the Blitz and where the children were evacuated to. The children have thoroughly enjoyed designing and building Anderson Shelters, following an investigation into the strength of materials which could potentially protect them from bombs!

To end the topic, they are busy preparing to celebrate the end of WW2 by having a street party and a short performance. In the final week, the children will be baking ‘rationed’ cookies and cakes to share on the day of the party.

They have all been totally engaged with this first topic; it has been great to see the children bring artefacts and information into school from their own family who have experience of WW2.

Nina Rushby Head Teacher

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Auckley School News

Giving Thanks This year Auckley has celebrated Harvest time with an extravaganza of childdriven assemblies. Each year group paired up with another to perform a fantastic assembly to parents about all the brilliant things we give thanks for at Harvest time.

Auckley would like to give a special mention and great thanks to Pauline Holmes and Jackie Miller for their brilliant efforts in creating a harvest festival display to be proud of.

T-rrific Times for Year 1 As part of their dinosaur topic, year one were thrown into a Jurassic world with a visit from a dinosaur expert. The children were able to take part in a range of hands-on activities whereby they learned all about fossils, dinosaurs and the environment they lived in. Some fantastic art work was created using fossils as the children created their own and used them for making print images.

‘Deep’ Sea Exploration A great time was had by all when year two had the opportunity to visit ‘The Deep’ as part of their ‘under the sea’ topic! Not only did the children get to see all of the amazing sea creatures, they were also treated to a dive show and had their questions answered by a deep sea expert. The trip went swimmingly and they are going to put their new found knowledge to good use when writing their own information booklets!

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Not Everything Can Be Measured Sometimes I come across something that makes me think, recently it was a quote form Einstein. He said, “Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.”

In other words, not everything that can be counted or measured is important, however, not everything that is important can be counted or measured.

I’m a governor in a local school and it seems to me that everything has to be measured because I’m often bombarded with statistics: figures for progress, figures for learning, figures for added value, figures for the budget, figures for SATS results, and so on and so on.

I’m not saying this is necessarily all bad, but I do believe we must be careful not to lose sight of other things that are, in my view, just as important.

There are aspects of our lives that simply can’t be measured - loyalty, friendship, courage and love for example. Hugely important, yet…

Friendship can’t be counted.

Loyalty can’t be marked in percentages.

Commitment can’t be represented in a graph.

Love cannot be physically measured.

Parish Church Service Times The pattern for worship at both churches is varied, ranging from traditional to contemporary.

Our monthly pattern of worship is outlined below.

1st Sunday

9.15am: Finningley - Family Communion.

11.15am: Finningley - Baptisms by arrangement 11.00am: Auckley - All Age Communion

2nd Sunday

8.00am: Finningley - Traditional Holy Communion 9.15am: Finningley - Holy Communion with Sunday Club 11.00am: Auckley - Family Communion with Sunday Club

3rd Sunday 9.15am: Finningley - Holy Communion with Sunday Club 11.00am: Auckley - Family Communion with Sunday Club 4th Sunday

But they can all be demonstrated. The Bible tells 9.15am: Finningley - Holy Communion with Sunday us that we will be known by the fruit that we bear, Club fruit that will last, by the way we live under God’s 11.00am: Auckley - Family Communion with Sunday Club own love and care. “Love one another, as I have Noon: Auckley - Baptisms by arrangement loved you.’ Jesus tells us.

5th Sunday

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle 9.15am: Finningley - Either a Celtic or African style of Britain and a few years ago I was privileged to Holy Communion 11.00am: Auckley - Holy Communion (BCP) meet one of Churchill’s ‘few’ who had flown Spitfires. Those few, and indeed those men and women who have served in conflicts around the world, gave something so very valuable, yet it can’t be measured: Loyalty, friendship, courage and love.

They are remembered for the fruit they bore, for the way they lived their lives. We may not face such circumstances in our own lives today, but we can still show by the way we live similar unmeasurable, yet important aspects - compassion, honesty, friendship, and of course love for one another.

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?

Activity

Meeting place

Time

Mon

Pre-School from 2yrs

Auckley Nursery School Building

9.00—3.30pm

Contact

Mon

Weight Watchers

Auckley Parish Centre

10.00am

Mon

Grace Church Parent & Toddler Group

Hayfield Lane Primary School Nursery

1.45-3.15pm

Mon

1st Doncaster Brownies

Auckley Parish Centre

5.30 - 7.00

Mon

Re hab Pilates

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

2.00—3.00pm

Mon

Friendly Society

Auckley Parish Centre

1.30 - 3.30pm

Mon

Line Dancing

Auckley Parish Centre

7.30—9.30

817124

Mon

Simply Singing

Auckley St Saviours Parish Church

10.00-11.30

571874

Mon

Spotlight Dance Studio (Street Dance)

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

4.15—6.15

Vicky 07899980870

Mon

Zumba

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

6.30-7.30pm

Vicky 07899980870

865405 07989643509 775160 770004 Suzanne 07787

158180 772726

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

770838

Tue

Pre-School from 2 yrs

Auckley Nursery School Building

9.00—3.30pm

865405

Tue Tue

Music Bugs Clinical Pilates

Auckley Parish Centre Auckley Parish Centre

1.00—2.00pm 2.30—3.30pm

07827816175 07787158180

Tue

Parent and Toddlers

Auckley Parish Centre

9.30 - 11.00

01302 539661

Tue

Ridgeway School of Dance

Auckley Parish Centre

4.00 - 9pm

07961 091708

Tue

Zumba

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

6.30.7.30pm

Debbie 07952756422

Wed

Parent and Toddlers

Auckley Parish Centre

9.30—11.00

01302 539661

Wed

Gentle Exercise

Auckley Parish Centre

2.00 - 3.30

Wed

Soft Play for under 5’s

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

9.30—11.30

Wed

Pre-School from 2 years

Auckley Nursery School Building

9.00-3.30pm

865405

Wed

Zumba

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

6.30-7.30pm

Vicky 07899980870

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

6.30 - 7.30

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

771326 Simone 771101

770838 530905 / 07703014818

Thur

Pre-School from 2 yrs

Auckley Nursery School Building

9.00—3.30pm

Thur

Parent and Toddlers

Auckley Parish Centre

9.30 - 11.00

865405

Thur

Coffee Morning

Auckley Parish Centre

10.00—11.30

Thur

Slim & Zumba Exercise

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

9.30-10.45am

Thur

St John Ambulance, 5-10yrs

Auckley Parish Centre

5.30-6.45

535151

Thur

535151

01302 539661 771525 Debbie 07952

756422

St John Ambulance 10—16yrs

Auckley parish Centre

7.00—8.30

Fri

Scouts 10.5 - 14yrs

Scout Hut, Auckley

7.00 - 9.00

770838

Fri

Pre-School from 2 yrs

Auckley Nursery School Building

9.00-3.30pm

865405

Fri

Zumba

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

9.30—10.30am

Fri

Music Bugs

Auckley Parish Centre

9.30-11.30am

07827 816175

Fri Sat

Salsa (Alternate weeks) Circuit Training

Auckley Parish Centre Auckley Parish Centre

6.30—8.30pm 9.00-10am

07989 346391 770619

Sun

Sunday Club

Auckley Parish Centre

11am

770240

Sun

Grace Church Family Service

Hayfield Lane Primary School

10.45-12.15

775160

Vicky 07899 980870

To book a hall, please contact Auckley Parish Ctr

Contact Carolynne Hanson

Blaxton Village Hall

Contact Sue Mason

Finningley Village Hall Kilham Hall, Branton

Contact Elaine McNulty Contact Beverley

auckleyparishcentre@gmail.com 07835 809112 770400 771699 07856 221470

What’s On In Finningley & Blaxton?

Day

Activity

Meeting place

Time

Mon

Finningley Baby & Toddler Group (Term time)

Finningley Village Hall

1.30pm-3pm

07855 063098

Mon Mon

Pilates (term time only) See Saw Pre school 2-5yrs (Ext to 12.30pm)

Blaxton CommunityHall Finningley Village Hall

10.30 –11.30am 9am-12 noon

07787 578036 07788 911133

Mon

Scott Stevenson School of Dance

Blaxton Village Hall

5.00—7.15pm

07787 521700

Tue

See Saw Pre school 2-5yrs (Ext to 12.30pm)

Finningley Village Hall

9am-12 noon

07788 911133

Tue

Body Yoga

Finningley Village Hall

6pm-7pm

07793 195959

Tue

Indoor Bowls

Blaxton Village Hall

12.30—2pm

771921

Tue Tue Wed Wed

Zumba 73rd Doncaster Brownies Pilates See Saw Pre School 2-5yrs (Ext to 12.30pm)

Blaxton Village Hall Blaxton Village Hall Finningley Village Hall Finningley Village Hall

7.45—8.45pm 6.00-7.30pm 1-2.00pm 9-12 noon

07989 828850 01302 771354 07787 158180 07788 911133

Wed

73rd Doncaster Rainbows

Blaxton Village Hall

5.30—6.30

Wed Thur

73rd Doncaster Guides Finningley Art and Social Club

Blaxton Village Hall Finningley Village Hall

6.45—8.30 1.00 -3.00

Thur

Scott Stevenson School of Dance

Blaxton Village Hall

5.00-7.15pm

Thur Thur Fri Sun

Pilates (term time only) Reach For The Stars-School Dance (term time) See Saw Pre school 2-5yrs (Ext to 1.00pm) Church Sunday School

Blaxton Village Hall Finningley Village Hall Finningley Village Hall Finningley Village Hall

10.30-11.30am 4.00-8.00pm 9-12 noon 9.00-10.00

Contact

01302 771354 730559 07787 578036 07545336115 07788 911133 770607

Monthly Events in Branton, Finningley & Auckley 2nd Wednesday of the month 1st Tuesday of the month 1st Wednesday of the month 2nd Thursday of the month 1st Thursday of the month Last Monday in Month Monday 2nd November 2015 1st & 3rd Thursday in Month

Auckley Parish Council Meeting

Auckley Parish Centre

7.10pm

770922

Finningley Village Community Group

Finningley Village Hall

7.15pm

770992

Branton Parish Council Meeting

Kilham Hall, Kilham Lane, Branton

7.00pm

772493

CAntley with Branton WI

Kilham Hall, Kilham Lane, Branton

7.00pm

537493

Auckley WI

Auckley Parish Centre

7.15—9.30 772065

Doncaster Woodturning Club

Finningley Village Hall

6.00-9.00

832224

Neighbourhood Watch

Finningley Village Hall

7.00pm

770873

Finningley Village Coffee Morning

Finningley Village Hall

10-12noon

3rd Tuesday in Month

Finningley Parish Council

Finningley Village Hall

7.00pm

3rd Thursday in Month

Finningley WI

Finningley Village Hall

7.15-9.00

3rd Tuesday in Month

Tuesday Club

Finningley Village Hall

1.45-3.3pm 770862

772539

Useful Numbers General

Business Directory £30 plus vat 12 months Childminding Finningley childminder Incy Wincy Spider webb's

Doncaster Council - General

01302 736000

Post Office—Finningley

01302 770228

Domestic Cleaning Svs Poppies of Doncaster, Domestic Cleaning Svs.

Post Office - Auckley

01302 770250

Post Office - Branton

Domestic Services/Plumbing/Electrician

01302 536053

Robin Hood Airport

01302 801010

Citizens Advice Bureau Advice line

0844 4994137

AJH Electrical Services

07583011520

01302 533663

01302 535151 07793750884

Funeral Directors

Medical

W E Pinder & Sons, Bawtry, Doncaster

01302710285

Auckley Pharmacy

01302 771392

Burns Medical Centre, Goodison Boulevard

08444 140726

01302 534449

Ellers Lane Surgery, 41 Ellers Lane, Auckley

01302 770327

IT Solutions Mat & Mouse IT Services Ltd e mail: info@matandmouse.co.uk IT To Go Computer Services e mail: sales@ittogo.co.uk

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

Community

01302 352352

Medical & Dental Health Jackie Fletcher BSc Hons. Registered Hearing Aid Dispenser

07784123480

Willows Dental Practice

01427872106

Auckley Parish Council

01302 770922

Branton Parish Council

01302 772493

Pest Control

Safer Neighbourhood Team Kilham Hall Community Centre, Branton Auckley Parish Centre

101 07856 221470 01302 886811

Donkill Pest Solutions – Professional Pest Control www.donkill.co.uk

S Yorkshire Fire Service (non emergency)

0114 272 7202

08435230537 07443476749

Education Auckley Primary School The Hayfield School

01302 770701 01302 770589

Hayfield Lane Primary School

01302 770427

Mcauley Catholic High School

01302 537396

St Wilfrid's C of E Primary School (Branton)

01302 537344

Electrical work undertaken

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