May 2023 December 2023
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Welcome to the December 2023 issue of the Hatfield 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 Hatfield Arrow, advertisers, contributors, delivery staff and everyone who continue to help make the Arrow magazine a success, a Very Merry Christmas.
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Community News Hatfield Woodhouse Methodist Chapel Friday 8 December Carols around the Christmas Tree with Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School Choir at 1pm £2.00 inc refreshments. Raffle Sunday 17 December Christmas Carol Service @ 3.30pm There will be no Saturday Coffee Mornings and Monday Coffee Afternoons 23rd, 25th, 30th December & 1st January 2024 - we will be back 6th & 8th January In the New Year we will have a Seed/Exchange Hut Courtesy of the HW Events Group sponsored by Future BioGas/Vulcan Renewables based at the Chapel for anyone to exchange and donate any unwanted items. Pilates Held every Tuesday, 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm Knit and Natter Group Held every Wednesday, 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm : £1.00 per person, including refreshments Sugar Craft Group Held every Wednesday, 1.00 pm -3 pm. See poster for details or speak to Maggy Chair Exercise Group Held every Thursday, 1.30 pm - 2.30 pm See poster for details of see Jenny or Janet
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Community News Hatfield Woodhouse Events Group The British Legion Coffee Afternoon raised £110 Friday 1 December Christmas Evening Market at Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School @ 5pm Come and look at the various Stalls & Refreshments. Friday 15 December 5 till 9 Carols around the village Christmas Tree & Christmas Lights on Wheels at the Working Mens Club please bring a lantern/light, with the Askern & Hatfield Brass Band & Hatfield Woodhouse School Choir. Stalls in the Club and outside. Raffle & Chocolate Tombola prizes greatly appreciated please. Food & Drinks available. Christmas Lights on Wheels Parade around the village so get your thinking caps on what do you have with wheels that you can decorate with lights & join the parade. We are now taking bookings for stalls inside/outside for these events so please see our facebook page for all up to date details & booking forms on the HWEG facebook page hatfieldwoodhouseevents@gmail.com
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Our Wonderful Mrs Chevens It is always a sad time when we have to say goodbye to a member of staff, but October was an especially difficult time at Travis St Lawrence CE Primary School. Mrs Chevens, who started working at Travis in 1983, decided that she was ready to retire and spend precious time with her family. Mrs Chevens has been part of the Travis family for just over 40 years and has been an important part of many children (and families) lives. Throughout her time in school, she has worked across our Foundation Stage supporting teachers and developing children’s learning and independence. Mrs Chevens also took the lead with supporting families by organising parent workshops and qualifications for parents. We can’t imagine Travis School without Mrs Chevens; her love, care and compassion for everyone is truly a gift. Mrs Chevens is going to be missed by all who have known and loved her. On her last day, we welcomed current and past staff, parents and pupils to celebrate Mrs Chevens’ dedication to our school community. Some staff who could not be there wanted to share their wishes and memories of Mrs Chevens: Liz Gibson shared, “My memory of Mrs Chevens is her lovely sunny disposition. She was a great encourager, supporting the children, their families and the staff too. She always took time to show her appreciation of the hard work of others and was great fun to work with. I wish her every blessing as she starts this new and well-earned stage of her life.” Louise Willatts shared, “Tracey always was so calm, cool and collected even when things were not quite going to plan in Nursery! She could charm any child with her firm but kind manner and often came up with brilliant ideas that kept the children engaged. Her singing and cheerfulness brought a smile to the staff and children’s faces alike.” There are so many incredible things that we could share about our wonderful Mrs Chevens and she will always remain part of the Travis family.
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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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Hatfield Community Library
Our half term activities were well attended again. The Bingo session was good fun and the adults had a chance to win on the last game. Prizes were given for a line and full house. It's actually a good way to help younger children with number recognition. Sam's Safaris had double the number of children that we usually have but they were well behaved and impressed by the creatures they saw. The children could also stroke the animals if they wished and most of them did. I think the favourites were the chinchilla and the armadillo who enjoyed himself rushing around on the food trail. Wriggle Rhyme and Story Time. Free 10-11am Age 0-5 A fun and interactive session where children can explore music and rhymes alongside parents/carers. Enjoy this free fun session with your child. Free refreshments are provided. Drama Evening - On an unpleasant rainy night, the audience were treated to scenes from a variety of books and plays which included Pygmalion, Blythe Spirit and The Crucible. There were also some poems including a very moving one about the Bently Mining Disaster. I have to thank the players for performing for us even though they had just lost one of their leading members, Kevin Spencer. Author Event - Deborah Fox came in to talk about her book “Second Hand Rose.” she is an entertaining and very natural speaker. The audience enjoyed a lively Q and A session. Hopefully she will return to talk about her other books. Coffee Morning-The coffee morning for Friends of Quarry Park was very successful and well attended. Everyone was happy with the money they made. If you want to hold a coffee morning at the library ring to arrange it. We do not charge room hire for local groups or charity events. PCSO Drop-in. Nov 7th and Dec 12th - The officers visit the library monthly. You can chat to them about any queries or concerns in the comfort of the library. FRI. DEC. 1st CHURCH LIGHT SWITCH ON and our CHRISTMAS FAYRE WEEKLY CLASSES Monday- Wriggle Rhyme and Story Time. 10-11am Age 0-5 (free activity), Needles and Pins 10am. Bring your own work and chat with like-minded people or ask for advice about a project you might want to start. (free activity). Bridge 1pm for beginners and improvers. (free activity). Yoga 7-8:30 Gentle Hatha Yoga £6 a session Join us for this relaxing way to keep supple and fit, Tuesday. Games café 10:00-12:30 Join us in the library to play a variety of games including Mahjong. Apparently anybody who tries this game soon becomes a fan. If there are other games that you would like to play, come along and start a group. Refreshments are provided for the small charge of £1. (Free activity) Readers’ groups One is on the last Tuesday of the month 2-3:30 and the other on the last Friday of the month at 10:30. Books are provided by the library service. (Free activity ). Yoga 6:00-7:30pm. Gentle Hatha Yoga. This is a lovely way to relax, strengthen muscles and keep supple. Everyone can work at their own ability level. The cost is £6 a session Wednesday. Art Class 10:00-12:30 Tuition from an artist is available to help beginners and experienced artists. New members are welcome. You do not have be good at art to enjoy this class.(£30 for 4 weeks). Yoga (gentle/chair yoga) 3:30-5pm £6 Friday sing- a- long 6:30-7:30 £4 Includes refreshments. We continue to have sing and have fun. Sometimes it’s hard to drag yourself out on a Friday evening but we always leave with a smile and feeling good afterwards. We do have good fun but take the singing seriously. Any type of singing voice is welcome, which is lucky for me. Other services include Computers. Library members can use the computers with no charge for 2 hours. It is worth joining the library to be able to do this. If you are interested in your family history you can use Ancestory or Find my Past to research your family. Printing/photocopying/faxing. Lots of people are coming to the library to use our printing and photocopying services from their devices for a reasonable charge. I'm getting quite good at printing out parcel labels and sizing them. If you are a library member, you can use our computers to print items. Or you can email your printing job to us to print off for you. We also print for non-library members. Facebook @hatfieldcommunitylibrary We can now post our news and activities about the library. If you wish to contact the library Tel. 01302 842064 email: hatfieldcommunitylibrary@gmail.com
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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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Hatfield Woodhouse Methodist Chapel Over the weekend of the 28th and 29th October the Chapel held a fantastic village scarecrow event. This now annual event was preceded by an equally amazing Scarecrow Making Workshop. This was held at the village hall and was organised by the Village Events Group. This was a fantastically well attended event with forty-six scarecrows produced and attended by over a hundred people. The Chapel wishes to thank the Village Events Committee for there hard work organising this as well as the volunteers who turned up to the scarecrow making and lent their skills to the production of such a marvellous band of Scarecrows.
£1000 was raised.
The weekend was itself a great success with the village seeing the streets tramped by many families and individuals viewing the colourful, inventive and scary sights. The whole experience was topped of by the tasty treats available at the Chapel, the smell of bacon butties attracting many takers! The weather, unlike, last year was kind and many people and families made the event into a two-day family experience. There was a great display of imaginative scarecrows at the school. The Chapel would like to thank all those villagers and friends of the Chapel for their help and efforts, which made this weekend such a success. A grand total of just over
All those attending voted for the best Scarecrows. The results are as follows: 1st No 29 ‘Jack the Pumpkin King’ 2nd No 27 ‘Zombies’ 3rd No 26 ‘HS 0.2’ Get your thinking caps on for your scarecrow /garden sculpture ready for next years event!
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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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South Axholme Academy Tops League tables! South Axholme Academy is thrilled to announce its outstanding performance in the 2023 secondary school league tables released by the Department for Education. Once again, South Axholme Academy has secured its position at the top of the league tables for North Lincolnshire, showcasing the institution’s commitment to academic excellence and student success. The Department for Education’s confirmation of the 2023 outcomes for secondary schools in England reaffirms South Axholme Academy’s status as one of the highest Performing secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber region. This remarkable achievement reflects the dedication and hard work of both the students and the staff, as well as the continuous support from parents and the local community. Principal, Scott Barlow, expressed their delight, stating, “We are incredibly proud of our students’ achievements and the exceptional dedication of our teachers. This accomplishment is a testament to the collaborative effort of our entire school community. We will continue to provide an outstanding educational experience and support for our students, preparing them for future successes.” The Academy extends its warmest congratulations to the class of 2023 for their remarkable accomplishments. Each student’s effort and determination have contributed significantly to South Axholme Academy’s continued success in the region.
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