Hatfield Arrow May 2021

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May 2021

Issue No.182

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Welcome to the May 2021 issue of the Hatfield Arrow.

This month we have lots of news and articles, which is great. Please keep sending in your information. My details are below.

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The Hatfield Arrow relies heavily on the support of the local businesses advertising their goods or services. Without them it would not be possible every month.

Also, remember that we have a business directory listing at the back of the magazine. If you are looking for a local tradesman, electrician, plumber, tiler etc, you should find what you are looking for, if not throughout the magazine then hopefully in the business directory. Look out for the new additions each month.

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Community News Hatfield Town Cricket Club Our junior training has started back on Fridays 6:00-8:00pm and it's proving as popular as ever with the kids! We welcome newcomers of all ages but are particularly looking for boys and girls in school years 3/4 to join our latest band of Under 9's. For the younger ones our All-Stars programme begins on the 7th May, check out our club link on the Facebook page.

The first weekend of fixtures was decimated by snow and rain, amazing to believe in April! The highlights for May see the 1st XI travel to perennial title challengers Streethouse on the 1st and host big spending Frickley on the 8th. The Evening League XI travel to Doncaster Town on the 18th which is sure to be a great game.

Unfortunately, we have had to make the decision to close our bar for the moment until government guidelines allow it to be manageable for our volunteers we will provide further updates as the rules are updated but at present it may well be the 21st June before it re-opens.

The Coop Local Community Fund Seen here receiving their cheque for £1320.63 from Coop Funeralcare colleage, Hazel Roberts are members of the DN7 Food Bank. This is their half yearly payment from the Co-op Local Community Fund covering Dunscroft and Thorne Co-op stores/ Funeralcare (and their surrounding areas).

When Coop Members buy Co-op products they can select to choose a local good cause that has been nominated for support for a 12 month period. For every £1 a member spends on Co-op products 2p goes into their own membership account and the same is split between like-minded organisations and local causes. Co-op Members in the area have selected the DN7 Food Bank as one of their causes who are trying to raise money to continue their fantastic project to help people in the community by handing out a food bag to the most vulnerable and offering a listening ear.

Other Local Causes in this Community are The Ethel Trust Community Barge who received £1196.85 and Dunsville Primary School who received £1166.16. You can choose to learn more about and support your favourite cause by visiting the Co-op Membership website https:// membership.coop.co.uk/causes or accessing the Coop App on your mobile device. There are several other causes across Doncaster to choose from but you can only support one cause at a time - although you may change this throughout the giving period. We give a new set of local causes to choose from every October and applications for the next round of funding will open on 5th May 2021 - again visit our website for further information or contact your local Member Pioneer on dorothy.miller@coop.co.uk.

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Hatfield Community Library It is good news that libraries will be opening after April 12th. We have to decide what sort of “open” that will be as of yet there have been no government instructions. DMBC has provided us with some guidelines to help us to decide what to do and a risk assessment which will ensure the safety of borrowers and volunteers as much as possible. The following will be the format that we are adopting.

Browsing. Borrowers will be allowed to come into the library to look at and choose books but must book a 20-minute slot. The following restrictions will be in place: All present covid rules will be in place. Everyone must wear a mask and sanitise hands and observe the 2m distancing.

The number of people allowed in is restricted to: a) One person or one person accompanied by a carer b) One household c) One bubble All books taken off the shelf must be put into a nearby box to quarantine One person at a time to approach the desk with books.

Computers. Computer time must be pre-booked for 45 minutes. We will be able to have three computers available for public use as we can leave the required amount of space between them. Computer, desks, chairs etc will be cleaned after usage.

Photocopying and printing. This service will be available but will be done by a volunteer. This is part of our normal procedure.

We will still require the usual information for track and trace.

No refreshments will be available.

We are looking forward to having our borrowers back in the library. I think we are getting used to living with rules now so although there seems to be a lot to follow, it is all fairly straight forward and if we want to get to the next stage of freedom, we have to comply with the rules.

At the moment there will be no groups in the library so our Zoom meetings will continue. I have really enjoyed the Zoom Yoga on Tuesday evenings. It is also on in the afternoon if you prefer that time of day. I have mastered the zoom app and can see everyone or just the tutor and mute (in case some-one rings up or the cat starts yowling) I can also blank my video if I want my contortions to be unseen. (Although being on the floor all you can see is a foot or two or if standing up just the midriff section.) The book groups are continuing the zoom meetings. Next time the Tuesday group will be discussing “ Dracula” by Bram Stoker.

I am pleased that the story about war time crashes has aroused public interest. Mr Hill sent this information which I would like to share with his permission. This is Mr Hill’s account in his own words.

“As a former serving member of the Royal Air Force (1978-1994), I read, with great interest, your article in the April edition of the Hatfield Arrow. I have only recently returned to Hatfield (last October), but grew up in this area and can recall days when RAF Lindholme was still an active station with Handley Page Hastings transport aircraft flying low over the family home at town end.

The incident you mentioned in 1944 was witnessed by my father (aged about 11 or 12, at the time) , who watched two of the stricken aircraft (Avro Lancasters) come down, one at Coppice farm ( which clipped a house on Coppice Avenue on it’s way down – I think it is possible to see where it was repaired) and the other crashed into Lings Farm on the ‘Straight Mile’ (Woodhouse Lane). At the time, my father’s family lived on Lings Lane and my grandfather was one of a number of people who attempted to rescue the rear gunner in the latter crash. He was trapped in his turret in the burning wreck. Sadly, the rescue attempt was unsuccessful, and the airman was burned to death. Dad says he went there the following day and there were a large number of dead cattle in the area that had ballooned to twice their size in the heat.

Of the three aircraft you mentioned, the other came down in the vicinity of Ancient Lane. There were also two other aircraft affected by the suspected sabotage, but they both ditched at sea.

Dad also remembers another incident where a German aircraft crashed at the back of Grange Avenue, somewhere close to where Troon Road is now. One of the engines detached itself and demolished an outside toilet of one of the cottages on Manor Road. (The cottages, of which there were six, have long since been demolished. I think they were called Springfield Green?). Dad says, he and his pals were engaged in removing souvenirs, including live ammunition, when they were dispersed by crash investigators. Dad also says the wreck was removed very quickly and very little was known about it afterwards.

I remember hearing a story, when I was a teenager, during the long hot summer of 1976. Some of my school pals were out in the moors behind RAF Lindholme when they discovered a Handley Page Hampden that had

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raised itself out of the swampy ground complete with peat preserved bodies of crew! I suspect this may have been a complete fabrication, but I believe there were a great many crashes locally and it would be interesting to discover how many?

I did, in recent years, visit the Bomber Command Memorial near Lincoln which I found a very moving experience. 55,000 lives were lost in Bomber Command during WWII. The attrition rate was horrendous!

A tour of duty was 30 missions and only 1 in 4 completed a tour of duty. I don’t know what the figures were for the Americans, but since they were doing daylight bombing, I can imagine their casualties were worse.”

Local history should be recorded before it is forgotten and there are no longer people who can tell the stories from the past. We have a number of local history books in the library which can only be read in the library. The memories of Mr Hill and Mrs C are both interesting and informative. I would like to thank them both for taking the time to write to me about them.

I continue to walk, and I am enjoying the tree blossom and spring flowers. The Blackthorn around Jubilee looks spectacular at the moment. The white blossom alongside the path from Broadway across Quarry Park towards Barnby Dun has also been beautiful. A friend and I were asking random strangers what sort of trees they were but without any luck when a passing gentleman told us that he thought the trees were a type of flowering cherry which had been planted alongside the old funeral route to Barnby Dun church.

More local history nuggets. I remember when I used to live on Mile End Avenue when the farm was still behind Also Fit Alarms us. I used to walk my dog across to Broadway and into the quarry which was there at that time. We are now lucky to have a lovely green space in which to walk as all our green fields are disappearing. Well done to those volunteers who look after Quarry Park and Jubilee field.

Both areas have provided a place to escape from our lockdown confinement.

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Spring at Thorne Camera Club The club was honoured to have as guest judge David Kissman OBE CPAGB BPE2, of Nottingham, for the second open Zoom competition of the Spring Programme. A Yorkshireman by birth, hailing from Leeds, he judged in a pleasant, relaxed and friendly way with plenty of constructive comments and encouragement.

His final choices were, first Amur Tiger by Jan Sharp, then Sitting Pretty also by Jan Sharp, and thirdly Dunstanburgh Morning Prayer by Terry Gunnill. Highly Commended were Bridges of New York by Jackie Woodward, Con Rod by Graham Linley, Dawn on a Misty Morning – Terry Gunnill and Venetian Dream – Mike Donnison.

Commended were Dan O’Shea and Mick Farrand (2).

Visiting the club from Prestatyn in North Wales, via Zoom, the Dragon Lady, Margaret Salisbury FRPS APAGB MPAGB talked about her long and illustrious career in Photography spanning several decades, showing images dating from as far back as 1977, when colour was something novel, but a growing trend, and monochrome, choice of serious photographers, was on film of course. This has not really changed much in the digital age, as many photographers still choose to work in mono, still choose to use film, and even choose to process for themselves in a darkroom with the chemicals needed to produce the images. Every picture tells a story as the old saying goes, but with Margaret, every picture has a story, which she tells in a humorous way.

The other big event, the Annual Sheffield Photographic Society Knock Out Competition, took place recently. Five images by five different photographers were entered in line with the rules, with a sixth in case of a tie. In each round, images are eliminated, scores are given for each image to make it through to the next round, until a winner is chosen.

This is a club versus club competition with some top rated clubs from three counties. The winning club ….. was not Thorne. However, up against stiff opposition from some of the best clubs in the region, two images got through to the second round, which is an achievement in itself.

As the weather improves, the lockdown eased, it is hoped that everyone, photographers or not, will be able to get out and about, taking advantage of the good weather and a bit more freedom. Planned and impro mptu photo shoots will take place, socially distanced, and the last few Zoom meetings before the Autumn.

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HATFIELD WOODHOUSE AMATEUR GARDENING SOCIETY The future looks marginally brighter now that restrictions on meeting and getting about are beginning to slacken off. There is still nothing to report about an imminent beginning of meetings, but looking forward we hope that the Autumn Show might be staged in September. With this hope in mind the schedule for the Show is published below. This is the same Schedule put out for last year’s Autumn Show which did not take place. There may be some alterations to the details of this schedule, but not the substance. So let’s hope it goes ahead.

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE AUTUMN SHOW, SATURDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2021 VEGETABLE SECTION, MEMBERS ONLY

FUN CATEGORIES

1. -4 Potatoes white, round, kidney or oval 2. -4 Potatoes coloured, round, kidney or oval 3. -6 Carrots, any variety 4. -6 Shallots for pickling, not to exceed 1 inch 5. -3 Onions, dressed, any size 6. -3 Onions as grown 7. -3 Beetroot, round, one to be cut by judge 8. -3 Beetroot, cylindrical, one to be cut by judge 9. -6 Cherry Tomatoes 10. -6 Miniature Plum Tomatoes 11. -6 Tomatoes, any other type 12. -1 Cabbage, any variety 13. -2 Leeks, blanched 14. -1 Marrow, quality not size, not more than 15” long 15. -1 Cucumber, with flower if possible 16. -3 Parsnips, tops cut, 3” 17. -6 Runner Beans 18. -1 Flower, 1 Vegetable 19. -3 Courgettes 20. -Any one Vegetable, NOT as above

21. -Heaviest Onion 22. -Heaviest Potato 23. -Heaviest Tomato 24. -Veggie Monster, any misshapen vegetable 25. -Hatfield Woodhouse Vegetable Selection - Six different items in any container, maximum size 12”x18”

MUST BE THE WORKOF THE EXIBIT0R

NOTE: ALL POTS TO BE MEASURED ACROSS THE TOP

NOTE: Entry fee for Class 25 is 50p FLOWER SECTION MEMBERS ONLY TO BE EXIBITED IN VASES PROVIDED

31. -1 Single Stem Rose, NOT Floribunda 32. -1 Stem of Floribunda Roses 33. -1 Pot Plant for Foliage 34. -1 Flowering Geranium Plant - maximum 20cm/8 inch pot 35. -1 African Violet Plant 36. -1 Vase of Mixed Summer Flowers 37. -4 Dahlias, any variety FLORAL ART OPEN 38. -1 Dahlia, any variety 39. -Any other Flowering Plant not specified in the 44. -Arrangement - Olympic Games Section 45. -Vase arrangement - Items from own garden/hedgerow 40. -1 Cactus Plant, maximum 20cm/8inch pot 46. -Petite Decoration in a small basket not more than 9” 41. -1 Pot Grown Fuchsia maximum 20cm/8inch pot in any direction 42. -1 Vase of Spray Chrysanthemums - 3 Stalks NOTE: Backing for Floral Art Classes is Black 43. -1 Pot of AutumnCrovus/Colchicums, maxiHANDICRAFTS, OPEN mum 20cm/8inch pot

47. -Knitted Tea Cosy 48. -Peg Bag 49. -Child’s Apron 50. -Embroidered Book Mark

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51. -Hand Made “Thank You” Card (NOT A KIT) 52. -Painted Picture “Still Life - Fruit”, unframed 18’x18’ maximum 53. -Painted Picture “Place of Worship” unframed 18’x18’ maximum 54. -Photograph “Castle”) Photographs to be a maximum 55. -Photograph “Dog or Dogs”)6”x4” unframed

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4 White Finger Rolls 4 Chelsea Buns 1 Blackberry and Apple Pie 10” maximum 4 Pieces of Gingerbread Pineapple Upside Down Cake 8” maximum 4 Squares of Carrot Cake 6 Cheese Straws Quiche Lorraine 10”maximum 6 Chocolate Truffles Jar of Lemon Curd Jar of Soft Fruit Jam Jar of Stones Fruit Jam Jar of Marmalade ENTRY FEE, 25P PER EXIBIT Jar of unusual Preserve (EXCEPT CLASS 25-SEE Jar of Flavoured Jelly SCHEDULE), MAXIMUM TWO Jar of Chutney ENTRIES PER CLASS PER EXIBITOR. Jar of Pickled Onions

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DN7 litterpick -2 Over a hundred all-generation volunteers turned out for the area’s first ever postcode litterpick, hauling in eight truckloads of rubbish and transforming the DN7 neighbourhood’s pavements, paths and byways.

Organised by Hatfield resident Heather Marsh who set up a Facebook site specially for the two-day event, the plan is now to continue the work of the DN7 Volunteer Army across Doncaster and build on the tsunami of goodwill generated by the lockdown spirit, clear up remaining litter hotspots and then link up with Keep Britain Tidy week late next month.

Says Heather: ”All ages have been out there , from three years to the over 80s. You can immediately see the difference in our streets and parks, in the bridleways, country lanes and roads linking all of our villages. It is obvious that this new spirit is fast catching on and helping bring everyone together. It only takes a little spark to discover this new lockdown spirit.”

The Facebook group now renamed DN7 litter pickers, has grown to over 150 supporters, with people jumping the starting gun on the chosen weekend and continuing with shifting the historical heavy stuff well afterwards. Other villages such as Fishlake and Armthorpe, Edenthorpe and Wheatley Hills have also been hard at work and identified Litter Hotspots.

Heather adds: ”People have been thrilled to meet up outside under covid rules in order to make an impact. People have been reluctant to walk some of our lanes because they have been so dirty and disgusting. The volunteers have changed all that.

Now we need to help build a culture that doesn’t throw litter in the first place.”

Heather also added "we couldn't have done it without the enthusiastic support from everyone at Doncaster Council Streetscene tea. They moved their shifts around to cover our patch for the weekend, they provided litterpicker devices and moved the rubbish away like lightning."

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Friends of Quarry Park Spring is my favourite time of year on Quarry Park, especially the fantastic displays of daffodils on Quarry Hill which have been more spectacular than ever this year. They always remind me of Wordsworth’s famous poem inspired by wild daffodils in the Lake District. We might not have been able to travel that far but we could have imagined that we had our own little bit of Cumbria here in South Yorkshire.

Our volunteers were happy to be able to return to their monthly volunteer work parties on Friday April 9, a week later than usual due to the Easter Bank Holiday. One group repaired some fencing while another cleared and tidied the “Zip Wire Dip” and collected litter.

Dates for the next few volunteer mornings, held on the first Friday of each month, will be:Friday 7 May Friday 4 June - incorporating the Keep Britain Tidy Great British Spring Clean.

Friday 2 July Anyone who has some spare time and would like to help in maintaining our local park will be welcome to come along. Each session lasts approximately 2 hours, meeting at 10 a.m. at the Green Flag. All tools and protective clothing, high vis waistcoats, safety glasses and gloves, are supplied. DMBC Countryside Rangers attend each session, providing their expertise and ensuring that we are Covid compliant and work safely. Please bring your own drinks etc as we still cannot provide refreshments due to Covid regulations.

Over the next few weeks our volunteers will be working on reinstating the Orienteering Course where many of the posts and markers were damaged or missing. An Active Communities Grant has been awarded to cover the cost. We have had several enquiries about the course recently so expect it will be well used once completed.

The Park has continued to be popular during the latest Covid Lockdown, especially with the good weather over the Bank Holiday. We are grateful to all those who have used the bins or taken their litter home with them. We have been spared the terrible sights seen at Parks and green spaces across the country where piles of litter have been left behind. There has been a problem with used dog waste bags being discarded in some areas. We ask that dog walkers always use the bins provided when picking up after their dogs. It is not a pleasant task for our volunteer litter pickers to have to tackle!

Work on the Car Park at St Mary’s Road is progressing with the erection of the CCTV tower. With increased visitor numbers there has been pressure on Car Parking so until it is reopened please park responsibly and safely with consideration for local residents.

We hope you all continue to enjoy your visits to Quarry Park, we are lucky to have this great amenity on our doorsteps! If you want to know more about becoming a volunteer or being part of our Friends Group please contact us at thequarrypark@gmail.com or via our Facebook Page.

Janice Bewley, Secretary, Friends of Quarry Park.

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USEFUL NUMBERS

Gas Emergency

0800111999

Age Concern

0800 009966

Electricity Emergency

0800375675

Doncaster Council Community First

01302 736000

Yorkshire Water

08451242424

Child Line

0800 111

BT Faultline

0800800151

NSPCC

08088005000

DMBC

01302 734444

RSPCA

01302 719790

Crimestoppers

0800 555111

Hatfield Florist

01302 845597

Domestic abuse hub , Doncaster

01302 737080

Hatfield Water Park

01302 841572

Doncaster Childrens Information Service

0800 1384568

Vue Cinema

08712240240

The Dome Leisure Centre

01302 370777

South Yorkshire Fire Service

01142532509

Citizens Advice Bureau Advice Line

0808 278 7955

South Yorkshire Police (non - emergency)

01142202020

Travis St Lawrence Primary Lower School

01302 840200

Travis St Lawrence Primary Upper School

01302 842164

Ash Hill Academy

01302 562541

Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School

01302 840448

Hatfield Sheep Dip Lane Primary School

01302 842464

Hatfield Dunsville Primary School

01302 882958

Hatfield Crookesbroom Primary School

01302 841337

Dunsville Community Centre

01302 882620

Hatfield Library

01302 842064

Services / Trades

Home Library Service

01302 734304

C M Developments (Yorkshire) Ltd

01302 351760

E P G Roofing

01302 532676

Hatfield Woodhouse Methodist Church

01302 880450

St Lawrence Church Hatfield revd.liz@gmail.com

01302 459110

Martin Johnson Plumbing & Heating Repairs, Hatfield

01302 845978 07817 300662

J Alick Painter Hatfield

01302 842870 07563 769395

Hatfield Health Centre

01302 897600

Dunsville Medical Centre

01302 890108

JJ Rowney gas & heating engineers.

Plumbing Heating Gas

07460 957017 Hatfield

Doncaster Royal Infirmary

01302 366666

NHS Non-Emergency

111

Weldricks late night pharmacy

01302 369699

Health Watch Doncaster

0808 8010391

BUSINESS DIRECTORY CAR Sales & Repairs

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Barry Gill Sales & Repairs, Hatfield

01302 842878

Hair, Health & Beauty All About Me, Hair & Beauty

01302 350888

The Willows Dental Practice

01427 872106

Home & Garden Blind Ideas, High Street, Hatfield

01302 842627

Sunnybank Garden Centre,

01302 842954

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01302 352941

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