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Welcome to the June 2025 issue of the Hatfield Arrow.
This month I’m looking forward to spending more time outdoors with family and friends, as we hopefully see the weather improving. I would love to include more local stories in the Hatfield Arrow. Please email me any details of upcoming events, anything inspiring or positive that has been happening in the community, any good news stories that you would like to share. It can be something your child has achieved or a local team has achieved. I’m sure there is a lot going on and it would be great to be able to share the details.
The deadline for the July issue is Thursday 12th June.
Best Wishes
Julie Morrell
Tel: 07854 880882
Community News
Hatfield Woodhouse Chapel
Weekly Groups
Tuesday - Pilates 2pm -3pm Board Games Club (over 16’s) 3.30pm-5.30pm inc Refreshments
Monday Coffee Afternoons 2-3.30 each month we hold one for a Charity (we do not meet on Bank Holidays)
We have reintroduced pop up stalls so if you have something to sell please pop in on a Saturday Morning to arrange the dates with Mandy
Monday 7 July World and Home Missions
Monday 15 September Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Monday 6 October The Jasmine Centre & Chatsfield Suite Doncaster Friday 14 November Fund raising Event 11-2 in aid of Weston Park Sheffield - extra stalls greatly appreciated for this Event
Scarecrow Weekend Saturday 1 &
Sunday 2 November
Sunday 30 November Christmas Tree Decorating
We have a box for any DN7 Food Bank and Baby Basic Donations in Chapel and the Hatfield Woodhouse Events Group Community Hut (Front car park) if you want anything just take it if you want to donate just leave something
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Friends of Quarry Park
The Friends had a busy morning on Friday 2nd May when 18 volunteers were joined by Rangers Louise and Sam. We continued tidying areas of the park by trimming around way marker and orienteering posts and benches; cutting back brambles and nettles along the pathways and ensuring any potentially dangerous overhanging branches were removed. Five bags of litter were picked along with the front part of a bicycle.
We also started building our first dead hedge in St Mary’s Wood. This will provide habitat for insects and small animals as well as somewhere to stack fallen branches. We hope to build more of these hedges in different areas of the park.
Everyone enjoyed refreshments after all the hard work with delicious cakes supplied by our wonderful bakers Debra and Julie. Ian and Hannah from Doncaster Council dropped by (I think they’d heard about the cakes!) who chatted to the volunteers and even helped to water some of the new trees! They were there to carry out some drone photography of the park which they have shared with us. The footage is amazing and great to see the park from the air! The pictures will be shared on our Facebook page. Great work as always, well done to everyone.
There is a lovely show of bluebells this year and the wildflower meadows have now been seeded. We need some rain now to set them off.
The judging for the Green Flag award took place recently, so fingers crossed all the hard work pays off and we retain the flag for the 9th consecutive year!
Our Annual General Meeting will take place on Monday 16th June, 7.30pm at the Flarepath in Dunsville. All are welcome to attend.
Work parties are usually held on the first Friday of each month, weather permitting. Tasks include 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 6th June and Friday 4th July 10am – 12 noon, meet at the picnic table.
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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Doncaster Spanish Society
Doncaster Spanish Society will be meeting on Thursday 19th June from 7pm to 9pm when its members Jackie Gladden and Jean Clark will be giving an illustrated talk on Diego Rivera and the Mexican Muralist Movement. Rivera is known mainly for his politically charged murals on public buildings particularly in Mexico City and the USA and for having been married to Frida Kahlo.
The speakers will focus on Rivera’s life, his art and muralism, an artistic movement inspired by the idealism of the Mexican Revolution. The talk will be in English and Spanish.
We will be at Doncaster Town Moor Golf Club, Bawtry Rd, Belle Vue Way, DN4 5HU. Parking is on site and entry is £4 for non-members. Drinks can be bought at the bar and the society will provide snacks .
If you can, please check our Facebook page for any changes to the programme. (https://www.facebook.com/Doncaster-SpanishSociety)
For further information, please contact Jean on 01709 812440 or Jackie on 01302 344822
Also Fit Alarms
Hatfield Church Annual Garden Party 5th July at The Barn Field
Opening Ceremony at 2 PM.
Entrance - Adults 50p Children Free
Entertainments including:Markham Main Brass Band, Displays by our Local Schools, with The McLeod Academy of Irish Dance, & The Stephanie Maskill School of Dance,
All the usual stalls & attractions including:Cakes, Preserves, Tombola, Raffle, Books, Plants, Bottles, Chocolate Tombola & Teddy Tombola, as well as all the usual smaller games of skill / chance.
Not forgetting of course our wonderful Afternoon Teas – served throughout the event.
We look forward to seeing you there it’s a great Community event!
Hatfield Community Library
It has been wonderful to watch all the V.E. Day celebrations. I was sorry to miss the one in Dr Waters’ Garden as I was in the library all day on Thursday. However, our celebration in the library on Saturday 10th was both joyful and moving. The Hatfield Woodhouse Phoenix Players gave us a funny and moving experience. They performed a variety of sketches, songs and readings which had the audience laughing or in tears at the sad loss of life. The audience joined in singing some of the well- known popular songs of the time (We’re going to hang our washing on the Seigfried Line, It’s a long way to Tipperary) and some less well known (Coming in on a wing and a prayer. I didn’t raise my boy to be a soldier). The last two causing a few tears. I hope we hade the Union Jacks the right way up. We had a lot of advice and discussion on that matter.
The forty or so guests were joined by our special guests M.P. Lee Pitcher and Lew and Doreen Rhoades. Lew, a real gentleman, is one of the few surviving war veterans. Though not born in Hatfield, he has lived here long enough to be one of ours. His wife Doreen is one of our volunteers, so we were proud to have them both with us.
The performance ended with “We’ll meet again” (and several encores) then we all enjoyed a lovely tea.
We would like to thank the Hatfield Woodhouse Players for making this a memorable and enjoyable afternoon.
Our Family History groups also celebrated VE Day on Thursday 8th. I have mentioned they have done some research into local men who returned from the wars and collated their findings their findings into a booklet which they presented at their celebration lunch. M.P. Lee Pitcher and Lew Rhoades were present. Lew talked about his experiences during WW2.
Warm Place.
The library is a designated warm space so please come and join us for a hot drink and biscuit if you want to get out of the house and keep warm. I know that the weather is getting warmer, but you are still welcome to join us in the library. You can read, use your devices, chat, have a game of something and possibly use the computers if they are available. We have several parents with young children who come in to look at books and play with the toys. It is lovely to see them enjoying themselves and hopefully will encourage the use of books. We have a good selection of children’s fiction for all ages and non-fiction books which can help with research for schoolwork.
We have a variety of activities during the week some of which are free, but others have a fee. Dr Xand on “This Morning” was saying today that joining a singing group is one of the best things you can do. Not only for mental health but for physical health as well. Singing is good because it expands the lungs which helps to fight bad bacteria. Anyone who does Yoga will know how to breath fully, using all the lung space, and that it does make you feel better. We have two activities which can help with that. Yoga on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Then Singing on Friday 6:30-7:30. Leaving enough time to go out if you want or get home when it is still light. We have a regular core of singers but would love more people to join us
Finally, I have been enjoying my walks around Jubilee Field in this lovely weather. It has been a picture of green and white with trees and May blossom in abundance. Even the dandelions have conformed to the colour scheme as their golden heads have become globes of white parachutes.
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Hatfield Community Library Activities
MONDAY
Wriggle, Rhyme and Storytime 10-11am (free)
This completely free session is an enjoyable one for lots of young children. There is a range of activities for the children- singing, dancing (well wiggling) and generally having a good time Parents/carers can stay on and have a coffee while the children play with the toys.
Bridge Club 1pm (free activity) Newcomers are welcome, and coaching can take place during some games. We have now three bridge tables as we have just bought a new one to accommodate some extra players. Refreshments provided £1.
Needles and Pins 10am meets twice a month. A sewing, knitting, crocheting, chatting etc group. New members are always welcome. Refreshments available.
Yoga 7:00-8:30pm. Gentle Hatha Yoga. This is a lovely way to relax, strengthen muscles and keep supple. Everyone can work at their own level. The cost is £6 a session
TUESDAY
Games café 10:00-12:30 Join us in the library to play a variety of games including Mahjong. Refreshments are provided for the small charge of £1. Come to observe to see if you would like to join in. (Free activity)
PCSO drop in from 10am-11am. This is a chance to talk about your concerns or ask about things happening in your community in a friendly relaxed atmosphere.
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) Refreshments £1
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 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) Refreshments £1 Yoga (gentle/chair yoga) 3:30-5pm £6 Friday sing- a- long 6:30-7:30. £4 which includes refreshments.
OTHER SERVICES
Computers. Library members can use the computers with no charge for two hours. It is worth joining the library to be able to do this. Joining is free. If you are interested in your family history, you can use Ancestry or Find my Past to research your family. It is quite an addictive pastime once you get started. However, we do not turn away non-library members for an emergency session ie home printer/computer not working or accessing benefits. Printing, photocopying and laminating.
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If you wish to contact the library Tel. 01302 842064 Our phone number will soon change as we have been converted to up-to -date system. The new number will be 01302 734546. Both numbers can be used at the moment. Email. hatfieldcommunitylibrary@gmail.com
