Branton & Auckley Arrow May 2025

May 2025

Issue No. 236

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Welcome to the May issue of the Branton & AuckLey Arrow As the days grow longer and the sunshine starts to make a more regular appearance, it’s wonderful to see our local community buzzing with activity and good spirits. This month, we celebrate the simple joy of sharing time with one another.

Our villages are full of people who care for each other, and this shines through in our local coffee clubs and social gatherings which bring smiles, laughter, and friendships old and new. It’s these little gatherings that remind us how important it is to stay connected and look out for those around us.

Looking ahead, excitement is building for this summer’s Auckley Show, with plans well underway for what promises to be another fantastic community day. Keep your eyes peeled for updates.

And in June, we’ll have the honour of marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day with commemorative events planned in both Auckley and Finningley. It’s a poignant moment to remember those who sacrificed so much, while also celebrating the enduring spirit of our community .

Also fit Alarms Here’s to a month of kindness, connection, and things to look forward to!

The June issue deadline for adverts and content is Wednesday14h May 2025 due . The Arrow will be delivered by 1st June.

Best Wishes Michelle Sidebottom Tel: 07795 387937 Email: michelle@arrowpublications.co.uk

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Branton Coffee Club continues to provide a warm and fabulous welcome to everyone on Tuesday mornings at Kilham Hall, Branton.

The wonderful committee members ensure a funfilled morning, offering a variety of activities including quizzes, bingo, raffles, and — of course — plenty of laughter, delicious cakes, tea and coffee.

Branton Coffee Club Committee Linda, Barbara, Pat, Noreen and Yvonne

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The Coffee Club makes a real effort to ensure everyone feels special, and recently they had the joy of celebrating Vi’s 105th birthday!

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Vi was showered with flowers, cards, chocolates, and a selection of delicious homemade cakes lovingly baked by her daughter, Anne. Another member, Shirley, also celebrated her birthday recently — many happy returns, Shirley!

I wonder — is there anyone local aged over 105? If so, we’d love to hear from you and help share and celebrate such monumental milestones. Please do get in touch!

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Community News Cantley with Branton WI Our monthly meetings take place on the second Thursday of the month, with the next one on Thursday 8th May 2025 7 pm until 9pm in Kilham Hall, Branton, Doncaster, DN3 3PF There will be light refreshments and a raffle.

We have weekly coffee mornings, monthly cinema trips, theatre trips and a walking group.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact our Vice President, Catherine Rusby

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Community News

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AUCKLEY SENIOR CITIZENS’ OUTING TO SCARBOROUGH THE SENIOR CITIZENS’ OUTING TO SCARBOROUGH, FUNDED BY THE AUCKLEY CHARITY, WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY 12th JUNE 2025.

THE COACH WILL LEAVE FROM THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE AUCKLEY FISH SHOP ON MAIN STREET, AT 9.00 A.M., AND DEPART FROM SCARBOROUGH AT APPROX. 5.00 P.M. (PLEASE NOTE THE LATER TIME OF DEPARTURE) WOULD ANYONE WISHING TO GO TO SCARBOROUGH PLEASE COMPLETE THE SLIP BELOW AND CONTACT THE CLERK:

Mrs. Marjorie Caygill, 10 Ellers Lane, Auckley, Doncaster.

Tel: 01302 770922

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Community News BRANTON LITTER PICK

Saturday 3rd May

Meet at Kilham Hall 9.30am till 11am Everyone welcome, Cantley with Branton Parish Council provide equipment. All children must be supervised.

Keeping our village beautiful.

Richard Langton’s Memorial I was sent this lovely photograph of Richard Langton’s memorial at Auckley Park by local resident June Scott.

Brendan, Auckley’ Parish Council’s handyman has made a great job of clearing and tidying the memorial for everyone to enjoy.

Richard was a local resident who played for the Auckley Football team when he sadly passed away as a young man 25 years ago this October.

The memorial was arranged

by Richard’s family, the Auckley Football team and Auckley Parish Council in memory of Richard who was a much loved member of our community.

It’s lovely to see the memorial looking beautiful.

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What’s On In Branton and Auckley Activity

Meeting place

Time

Mon

Pre-School from 3 months

Auckley Nursery School Building

7.45am—5.30pm 770409

Contact

Mon

Yoga

Auckley Parish Centre

9.30—10.30am

07990 513138

Mon

Gentle Yoga

Auckley Parish Centre

10.45-11.30am

07990513138

Mon

Music Bugs—2 x 1 hour sessions

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

9.30am-11.30am 07827 816175

Mon

Dance on

Auckley Parish Centre

2.30-3.30pm

01302 341662

Mon

Fitness class for ladies over 40

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

1.45-2.45pm

07368216114 Linda

Mon

Little Fishes

The Zone, Hayfield Lane Primary School

9am—11am

775160

Mon

1st Doncaster Brownies

Auckley Parish Centre

5.30 - 7.00

01302 770004

Mon

Line Dancing

Auckley Parish Centre

7.30—9.30

817124

Mon

Zumba

Kilham Hall Branton Community Hall

6.30-7.30pm

Vicky 07899980870 John 07876161156

Mon

Two Circles Aikido

Kilham Hall Branton Community Hall

8pm till 10pm

Tue

Branton Coffee Club

Kilham Hall Branton Community Hall

10.00-11.30am

Noreen 831664

Tue Tue Tue

Art Club Cubs 8 - 10yrs Pre-School from 3 months

Kilham Hall Branton Community Hall Scout Hut, Auckley Auckley Nursery School Building

1.00-3.00pm 5.30-7pm 7.45—5.30pm

Carol 538033 07760 454188

Tue

Parent and Toddlers

Auckley Parish Centre

9.30 - 11.00

07915 666068

Tue

Craft Group

Auckley Parish Centre

2pm—4pm

01302770004

Tue

Ridgeway School of Dance

Auckley Parish Centre

4.00 - 8.30pm

07961 091708

Tue

Warren Martial Arts

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

4-6pm

Alex 07590965077

Tue

Zumba

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

6.30.7.30pm

Debbie 07952756422

Tue Wed Wed

Walking or running netball sessions Buzzy Bees Playgroup Parent and Toddlers

Hayfield School, Hurst Lane, Auckley Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre Auckley Parish Centre

6-7pm & 7-8pm 9.30am-11am 9.30—11.00

07788 539820.

Wed

Line Dancing

Auckley Parish Centre

12.30-2.30pm

817124

Wed

Pre-School from 3 months

Auckley Nursery School Building

7.45am-5.30pm

770409

Wed

Evolve in Movement Pilates—3 separate classes Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

4.45pm until 8.15pm

07780618299

Wed

Beavers 6 - 8yrs

Scout Hut, Auckley

5.30 - 7.00

770838

Wed

Table Tennis Club

Hayfield Community Sports Centre

6-7pm

01302 774510

Wed Thur Thur Thur Thur Thur Thur

Chunma Tae Kwon Do (Dave Sutherill) Pre-School from 3 Months Parent and Toddlers Line Dancing Cook Stars Warren Martial Arts Scott Stevenson School of Dance

Auckley Parish Centre Auckley Nursery School Building Auckley Parish Centre Auckley Parish Centre Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre Auckley Parish Centre

6.30– 8pm 7.45am—5.30pm 9.30 - 11.00 12.30-2.30pm 10 –11.15am 4-6pm 4.30-9pm

Fri

Scouts 10.5 - 14yrs

Scout Hut, Auckley

6.00 - 8.00

868431 770409 07915 666068 817124 Zoe 07436 905503 Alex 07590965077 07787 521700 07760 454188

Fri

Pre-School from 3 months

Auckley Nursery School Building

7.45am -5.30pm

770409

Fri Fri

Baby Massage & Yoga Coffee Time

Auckley Parish Centre The Zone, Hayfield Lane Primary School

1.00pm– 3pm 2.30—3.30pm

770409

Amy 07482785985 07915 666068

07748668634

Fri

Music Bugs

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

9.30—11.15am

07775844542 Anna 07827816175

Fri

Baby Yoga/Baby massage

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

1pm-2pm

Nicola 07748668634

Fri

Dance fusion (2 Sessions)

Auckley Parish Centre

5-7pm

lizzyhartley@hotmail.com

Fri

Scott Stevenson School of Dance

Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

4.30pm—8.30pm 07787 521700

Sat

Scott Stevenson School of Dance pre school Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre

9.15—11.15am

Sat

Scott Stevenson School of Dance

Auckley Parish Centre

10.30am-2.30pm 07787 521700

Sun

Grace Church Family Service

Hayfield Lane Primary School

10.45-12.15

07787 521700 775160

What’s On In Finningley & Blaxton Day

Activity

Meeting place

Time

Contact

Mon

Active 40’s Exercise Class

Blaxton Village Hall

10am –11am

07368216114

Mon

Chair exercise

Blaxton Village Hall

11.00am-12noon

07368216114

Mon

Knit & Natter

Blaxton Village Hall

1pm—3pm

Mon

Scott Stevenson School of Dance

Blaxton Village Hall

5-8.30pm

07787 521700

Mon

Fluffy ducklings baby & toddler group

Finningley Village Hall

9.30am - 11am

07915666068

Tue

Boogie Bounce

Finningley Village Hall

5—7pm

07793 195959

Tue

Bowling Diddy Explorers—0—2.5yrs 9.30am—10.15am &0-1yr—10.45—11.30am

Blaxton Village Hall

12—2.30pm

Finningley Village Hall

9.30-11.30pm

07790513138 07780618299

Tue

07842908051

Tue

Echo Yoga

Blaxton Village Hall

6.30– 7.30 7.30-8.30pm

Wed

Pilates

Blaxton Village Hall

9.45-10.45am

Wed

Table Tennis

Blaxton Village Hall

2-4pm

Wed

Fluffy Ducklings Baby & Toddler group

Finningley Village Hall

12.30pm—2.30pm

07915666068

Wed

Cook Stars

Finningley Village Hall

4.15pm—5.30pm

07436904503

Wed

Elmtree Dog Training

Finningley Village Hall

6.30pm—8.30pm

07718943210

Thur

Scott Stevenson School of Dance classes

Blaxton Village Hall

4.30-8pm

07787 521700

Thur

Wolves Martial Arts

Finningley Village Hall

7-8pm

Thur

Scott Stevenson School of Dance classes

Blaxton Village Hall

4.30-7.15pm

Fri

Scott Stevenson School of Dance classes

Blaxton Village Hall

5.30-8pm

07787 521700

Fri

Yoga

Blaxton Village Hall

9.30—10.30 &

07990513138

Sat

Cook Stars

Finningley village Hall

9.45am-11am

07436904503

Sat

Scott Stevenson School of Dance classes

Blaxton Village Hall

9.45-2.15pm

07787 521700

Finningley Village Hall

9.30– 3.30pm & 10am—4pm

Sat/Sun Sewing club

07787 521700

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

Auckley Parish Council Meeting

Auckley Parish Centre

6.30pm

1st Thursday of the month

Auckley WI

Auckley Parish Centre

7.00—9.30 771327

1st Wednesday of the month

Cantley with Branton P C Meeting

Kilham Hall Meeting Rooms, Branton.

6.30pm

07761525584

2nd Thursday of the month

Cantley with Branton WI

Kilham Hall, Kilham Lane, Branton

7.00pm

831638

3rd Thursday of the month

Branton Book Club

Kilham Hall Meeting Rooms, Branton

7-9pm

07568290013

3rd Wednesday in the month

Blaxton Parish Council meeting

Blaxton Village Hall

7pm

2nd & Last Monday in Month

Doncaster Woodturning Club

Finningley Village Hall

6.30-9.30

2nd Tuesday in the month

SOBS DONCASTER

Finningley Village Hall

7pm—9PM

1st & 3rd Thursday in Month

Finningley Village Coffee Morning

Finningley Village Hall

10-12noon

07857 568268.

078523474106

3rd Tuesday in Month (except Aug) Finningley Parish Council

The Pavilion off Lindley Road, Finningley

6.00pm

3rd Tuesday in Month

Finningley Village Hall

1.45-3.3pm 770862

Tuesday Club

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Auckley Parish Centre

Contact Carolynne Hanson

auckleyparishcentre@gmail.com 07835 809112

Blaxton Village Hall

Contact Trish Bowser

Finningley Village Hall

Contact The clerk

Kilham Hall, Branton

Contact Jo Rushby

www.cantleywithbrantonparish.co.uk 07856 221470

Kilham Hall Meeting Rooms Contact Jo Rushby

www.cantleywithbrantonparish.co.uk 07856 221470

blaxtonvillagehall@outlook.com clerk@finningley-pc.gov.uk

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Useful Numbers

Domestic Cleaning Svs Poppies of Doncaster, Domestic Cleaning Svs.

General Doncaster Council - General Noise Nuisance Citizens Advice Bureau Advice line

01302 736000 01302 737573 0344 4994137

01302 533663

Domestic Services/Plumbing/Electrician 01302 535151 07793750884

AJH Electrical Services Funeral Directors

Medical Auckley Pharmacy Burns Medical Centre, Goodison Boulevard

01302 771392 01302 810888

Ellers Lane Surgery, 41 Ellers Lane, Auckley

01302 770327

Weldricks Pharmacy, East Laith Gate, Doncaster Mon—Fri 9am—6pm, Sat 9am-2pm, Sun & Bank holidays CLOSED

01302 369699

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

101 07856 221470 07835 809112

S Yorkshire Fire Service (non emergency)

0114 272 7202

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

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