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HATFIELD

July 2014

Issue No. 103

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Editors Letter‌..

I do love the Summer months! The weather is great, (mostly), everyone is out and about saying hello and generally people are happier.

I’ve received a huge amount of information to be included in this months magazine which is fantastic. Its great to know that so many people read the magazine and like to share their news and event details.

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News, News, News, News, News….

All is not quite so rosy at the moment down at the Abbey Playing Fields Allotments. The reason being for the fourth time this year and the fifth in all, we have been attacked by thieves breaking into sheds and stealing garden related property. The first few break-ins had us thinking what the reason was behind them. Random items were stolen, not really of any use to a gardener. For instance at least 6 small gas fuelled camping stoves were taken. Why would anyone want six? They cost about £10 each. Why risk a criminal record for such trivial items. Having said that, to the gardeners they were our means towards a restorative hot drink during our labours. Many sheds have had the locks smashed off. If they couldn't smash the locks they smashed the doors. Many hand tools have been stolen including at least two hand axes, secateurs, scissors, a child's spade. All the proper gardening tools appeared to be ignored. That is until this last occasion. This time at least one spade and fork have gone, two wheel barrows including one purchased from Claas Olsen shop which is a very distinctive modern design with a large black plastic load bucket. Two straight handles stretch from the front wheel to the back. The other was a fairly new heavy duty builders type wheel barrow.

Handsaw, tool belt, pliers, screw driver and yet another gas stove. Perhaps the worst thing, on a personal level to me is our clear plastic storage box with black lid containing all our plant seeds.

They probably cost us over £100 and now we will have to replace them or face a year without planting. This list, together with many other items lead us to think that someone could be setting up a garden. That theory sort of falls apart when you consider that the culprits also, senselessly, smashed a solar powered shed light and stole a first aid kit which they then ripped apart and scattered around the field at the back.

Fortunately the Police are taking the matter seriously and are considering installing covert CCTV cameras in the hope that next time the culprits will be caught. With the help of Hatfield Town Council we have painted anti vandal paint all around the top of our security fencing. It is pretty horrible stuff and if it gets on your hands or clothes it will not come off for a long time. So to any would be unwelcome visitors, be warned.

Despite all of the above our allotments are a very pleasant place to be. Members get on well and helpful advice is readily available from fellow allotment holders. If you are interested in getting an allotment do get in touch with out Chairperson, Mary Fagan on 07411224308.

If you get wind of any items such as those mentioned above please tell the Police.

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WINNING WAS CHILD’S PLAY!

Boston Park Farm and Tearooms receives a top prize in the Netmums National Outdoor Play awards A MUCH-LOVED local attraction has scooped the runners-up prize in the prestigious Netmums Outdoor Play Awards.

Boston Park Farm and Tearooms, based in Hatfield Woodhouse, clinched one of the top spots after being voted for by members of Britain’s biggest parenting site Netmums.com Boston Park is a working farm that set up a Maize Maze in 2000, and then is 2012 they opened and tearooms and now the farm and play areas are open all year round with the Maize Maze open during the summer. The tearooms serve healthy meals, yummy homemade cakes and delicious coffee. There are indoor and outdoor play areas for the children to enjoy and it is especially suited to toddlers with a small indoor soft play area and sandpit.

Plus there are all the friendly animals to feed and pet every day. It really is a fantastic place to take your little ones for a couple of hour’s outdoor fun!

David Chappell, who lives on and runs the farm in partnership with his wife Mandy and his daughters Lucy Chappell and Ruth Jones, said: “We are delighted to receive this award – it’s wonderful to be recognized for what we do. There’s nothing like letting kids run free outdoors and get up close to farm animals and now we hope to welcome even more families after being recognized by Netmums as one of Yorkshires best outdoor attractions The latest figures show the outdoor attractions sector is worth a whopping £480m to the UK economy and the awards were set up to recognize the growing number of outdoor attractions catering for families across the country.

Recent studies have found modern kids spend only ten per cent of their time playing outdoors, four times less than their parents’ generation – but parenting experts are calling for youngsters to spend much more time outside.

Over 1.7 million mums, dads and childcarers who are registered Netmums members were eligible to cast their votes in the awards, to find the UK’s best-loved outdoor attractions.

Boston Park Farm and Tearooms will receive a string of prizes including a special certificate to display at the venue, an exclusive badge for their website listing, free advertising on Netmums and promotion on the site’s Awards pages.

Netmums.com local editor Jane Hornby said: ‘We are so lucky to have lots of fantastic outdoor venues to choose from, but mums and dads rated Boston Park Farm and Tearooms as somewhere extra special. It’s fantastic to know children can enjoy the great outdoors safely and happily at such a lovely venue.”

For more information, please contact Ruth Jones on 01302 844818, jones.ruthe@gmail.com or visit their website at bostonpark.com

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TAX CREDIT OVERPAYMENTS & DEBT Many people are falling into debt as a result of Tax Credit overpayments by HMRC, according to North East Doncaster CAB Tax Credit debts arise when HMRC over-estimates a person’s entitlement to financial support and ends up having to recoup overpayments.

In the 2013/14 tax year, Citizens Advice nationally dealt with 29,366 problems relating to debts from overpaid Child and Working Tax Credits, 14,157 of which were about helping those affected to budget effectively so they can repay money owed to HMRC, a 19 per cent increase on the previous tax year.

The Tax Credit system has come under fire for complexity and administrative delays, leaving many families unsure of how much they are entitled to and facing confusion as they try to resolve disputed payments.

HMRC is set to be given new powers to take unpaid tax directly from people’s bank accounts. The Government has said that safeguards will ensure money is only taken from an individual’s account correctly and when they can afford it.

Karen Bothamley, Chief Officer of North East Doncaster CAB said: “For thousands of families, problems with Tax Credits are leading them into debt. It’s important to have a system to make sure people get a decent standard of income, but the problems we’re seeing with debts means for many, HMRC’s support is backfiring and causing money troubles.

“People in Thorne/Stainforth often face problems getting a correct decision from officials and can end up waiting for months before disputes are sorted out. Paying back hundreds or even thousands of pounds can have a huge impact on people’s ability to make ends meet.”

Citizens Advice Chief Executive, Gillian Guy, said: “Whitehall calculations are leading to household debt. Seeking to improve the accuracy of Tax Credit payments is sensible but HMRC needs to tread carefully with its new powers to reclaim money directly from people’s bank accounts.

HMRC has a poor track record in managing people’s data and dealing with overpayments.

“The safeguards put in place look sensible on paper but with such huge pressure on household budgets, it does not take much to push families into financial trouble and mistakes by HMRC will be harmful. As the economy recovers and welfare reforms are phased in, ministers and Government agencies must ensure people trying to make ends meet are supported through the upheaval.”

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Latest from Thorne Camera Club

Prints from the recent macro/close-up workshop were entered in the final Club competition of the Spring Programme here at Thorne Camera Club which was judged by Susan Wilson CPAGB from Newark. Judging was very tight with four members of the club attaining top marks of twenty and three reaching a very credible nineteen. The four top marked of these were Steve Caralan (with his dragonfly picture), John Hookway (still life),Elaine Snowden (Snail) and Steven Thomas (tulip) and three runners up Steve Caralan (weevil in fern), Doris Hardwick (grapes) and Elaine Snowden (ladybird).

The final event of the Spring Programme was a visit to the Austerfield Study Centre. The evening was hosted by Claire – the centre’s manager - who introduced members to a variety of exotic species of wildlife to photograph (and handle if you cared to), with a mixture of reptiles, insects, some small mammals and birds that kept 20 members attending enthralled. It was a very enjoyable evening, and well received by the attending members.

The first event of the 2014 Summer Outings Programme took the Club on a wildlife photography trip to Sprotborough Flash.

With cameras at the ready, members set out in pursuit of deer and birds around the lake and woods. All this wildlife must be leading up to the Autumn/Winter competitions. There was a very good turnout for this event, even if there was competition from some football match or other!

A warm welcome awaited Club members for a specially arranged private viewing that took place at Selby Abbey on a Thursday evening at the beginning of June. Regarded as one of the most superb Abbey churches to be found anywhere in England and is often called the hidden Gem of Yorkshire, 22 members turned out for an evening in this beautiful building where they were treated to a background of bell ringing. There was plenty of scope for photography of most genres here, with majestic architecture, macro, still life, abstract and so much more.

Due to the change in the evening of the Club meet, an extra event was on offer on the Sunday for those unable to attend on the Thursday (although this didn’t stop members attending both) at Brodsworth Hall and gardens. The weather was very kind to members; but then it had to be, the Quality Floor & Wall Tiling Club’s illustrious Chairman informed them he had Kitchens & Bathrooms ordered it.

July will be bringing Club members Birds of Prey, Local Company Thornton Abbey Gatehouse, not to mention 30 Years Experience Thorne Summer Fair. Join us there, meet Club Competitive Rates members and view some of their work; they’re For a Free, no obligation quote call always pleased to chat and offer an insight into the Club and photography in general. Maybe 01302 845016 or 07769680245 they’ll see you there?

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HOLIDAYS & PETS

As the summer holidays approach it is always wise to plan ahead and decide whether your pet is to accompany you or not and hopefully avoid any last minute disappointments that may spoil the enjoyment of your time away.

KENNELS

Always book well in advance as kennels/cattery get very busy at peak times.

Check vaccination records to make sure they are up to date. It is worth noting that good kennels will also insist on Kennel Cough immunisation for dogs.

Arrange to take bedding, toys or something that smells of home to help your pet settle in.

If your pet is on a specific diet or receiving medication ensure that you have sufficient stocks to cover the length of their stay and inform your vet of your pets boarding arrangements.

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If your pet is travelling with you in this country it would be wise to consider: Is your pet used to travelling in the car/carrier for any length of time, if not take some time to getting your pet used to short journeys first.

Consider buying a pheromone spray/collar such as Feliway/Adaptil to help them cope with the trip.

ABROAD

Should you be taking your pet abroad and want to bring them back into the UK you will need to obtain a Pet Passport and arrange the following: Visit the DEFRA website for guidance and full instructions at www.gov.uk.take-pet-abroad.

Prior to travel ensure your pet has been microchipped and in the case of dogs inoculated against rabies.

Check your destination for diseases such as heartworm, tick borne diseases and leishmaniasis so preventative medicine can be obtained.

We hope that taking these things into consideration will enable you to decide the best holiday option for you and your pet

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Hatfield Town Football Club

Hatfield Town Football Club is a men’s Sunday football team currently playing in the second division of the Doncaster and District Sunday League. The Club has been known by many names during its short existence and adopted the unofficial name of Hatfield Town in 2012.

This was down to the fact that the majority of the young men that play for the team live in the local area.

The last two seasons have seen a great improvement in both on and off the field affairs. We now play their home games on the pitch located next to Dunscroft Welfare Social Club. With it small stand, floodlights, changing rooms and excellent playing pitch, it is a far cry for our previous home pitch of Jubilee Fields. This year we have also managed to purchase a new strip, the first for 6 years. This was only possible due to the kind contributions from Hatfield Town Council and local business owner Luke Fitzpatrick of Fitz Electricals, who is now our proud sponsor.

On the pitch we have had mixed results. We finished 3rd from bottom in 2013, narrowly avoiding relegation by 3 points. Our league standing improved in 2014, where we finished a creditable 7th, this could have been a lot better if we had not managed to lose our first six games straight. After these six defeats our last 18 games showed a record of played 18, won 11, drew 4 and lost only 3. Our expectations are high for the up and coming season. On the pitch we are hoping to finish in the top 3 and gain promotion and off it we are hoping to achieve the FA’s Charter Status.

As I mentioned earlier we play our games at Dunscroft Welfare Social Club on alternate Sundays, although the fixtures for this season are still to be produced. So if any of the readers fancy coming to support or maybe even play for the team then please feel free to pop down.

Alternately if you want any more information then please call Darren, the manager on 07772604509.

I will see you at the far post.

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Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School Welcome to the latest report from Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School. iPads Excitingly the school now has brand new iPads! A lot of people are worried about the iPads completely replacing books and ruining the children’s handwriting skills, but at HWPS that is not the case. We are going to treat the IPads as an add-on, not replacing the traditional way of teaching and learning. For example, if a certain child sets a good example of what to do in his maths book, we could take a picture and email it to the whole class so they all look at the work at once with just a few simple swipes of the finger. We are all really excited and the teachers have now had their training, so we should be using the iPads in new and creative ways soon!

Flood We have recently have had a flood in the office causing us to have no access to that part of the school, but we are currently working on fixing this problem and the office will reopen shortly! We are hoping to reopen it in a few weeks’ time, so we will give you an update in the next edition of the Arrow.

Samba drums In our school we have been lucky enough to play samba drums with Isaac (from Rock School) and two amazing mums from our school are running to raise some money to buy our own set of drums! We would like to thank them on behalf of the school and we wish them the best of luck!

We were also lucky enough to see and hear the great work performed in our samba, guitar and choir sessions this week, and we can’t wait to hear more!

Art and maths workshop We have been lucky enough to have a cross-curricular maths and art workshop this week. Ian from Doodlebug visited us and was teaching us all about the links with art and maths, through drawing characters. We had a great time.

Thank you for reading our article. See you next month! Emily, Jasmine, Kayla and William

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Travis News!

Hello again, we (Year 6s) are back at school and even more ready to learn, as this is our last half term before we break up for the 6 week holidays.

Sports day Before the holidays we had sports day at lower school. We had a fun time and we were staying fit because there were lots of sports to do. The weather was very hot and sunny on sports day, which made it a joyful and exciting afternoon; however we had to remember to wear our hats and sun cream to keep safe in the sun! There were lots of races like a running race, an egg and spoon race and a relay race. We also had sports activities such as the trim trail, basketball, football, hockey and tennis so there was lots to do! There were lots of grown-ups who came to school for sports and brothers and sisters came to watch us take part too. It was a brilliant afternoon.

“My favourite activity was the football because you get to kick the ball hard in the goal and get a point!” Sam “I liked the egg and spoon race the best because I came first in the race!” Hannah We are all looking forward to next years sports day so we can do lots of fun activities and exercise again!

Launching our rockets Year 3 are learning about Space this half term and ‘launched’ their topic with an actual ‘launch of their rockets. We designed, planned and then created our rockets so that on the 6th June we could launch them. We used a foot pump and a large machine to provide the power to shoot them into space. Most of the rockets went really high because they got a lot of air. It was very tiring pumping up the machine some of us pumped nearly 60 times! The rockets were very different and, some of them like Neo’s had 4 fins (fins are at the bottom of the rocket) to make it go really high. Tyler said that “it was very fun and I hope every one enjoyed it”.

Ellis said “my rocket lasted 3 seconds in the sky and I would like to do it again”. Tyler and Ellis.

Our Anderson Shelter so far….. In one of our previous articles, we described how we were creating a WW2 garden with an Anderson Shelter and a Dig for Victory Garden. Well, today was a very exciting day, as the old pig pen which had been sent away to be mended by our local prison has been returned. The pig pen makes the shape of our Anderson Shelter and provides protection against the weather. It has been refabricated and looks amazing. We were given the opportunity to be one of the first children to step into it.

Lewis said “it was creepy walking down” and that once inside that it was larger than expected.

Lloyd said that it is like the Tardis and that he would like one in his back garden.

The project is still not finished and Mrs Jordan tells us that we are to expect lots of things to be added such as a special area with poppies to remember the troops who fought in WW1 and WW2. She explains how the Anderson Shelter returning today is made even more special as today is the anniversary of the D –Day landing.

There is still more to do over months such as special telephones- field telephones to be added and hopefully genuine WW2 artefacts. We can’t wait to move into Year 5 to use this. Lloyd and Lewis.

Help for Hannah Today (Friday 6h June), we have had a day in non-uniform for one special person. Hannah Brown, who is an ex student from Travis St Lawrence, has been suffering from a brain tumour and is now terminally ill. We have been raising money for Hannah, to help her achieve her target: £50,000 of which she has raised: £8843.99. She is raising this for PACT (parent’s association of children with tumours and leukaemia) we are waiting until Monday to find out how much we have raised, all of which will go to Hannah’s charity. Thank you to everyone who has donated to Hannah’s charity, if you would like to donate, you can go to her website: www.justgiving.com/bandana Thank you Amy Wilcox and Cole Whiteley.

Year 6 news! At the moment in Year 6 we are preparing for the up and coming concert we are displaying. We cannot give too much away but it will be amazing (we hope!). We have been very busy learning songs/lines/actions and lots more other important things we need to do to make sure this concert runs as smoothly as it can, and so you can enjoy it too! This is our Year 6 leaving concert so we hope you come and see us. Also we are preparing for our summer fair. We have all been writing to Mrs Gibson asking for a loan of money so we can start our fair. We have also been allocating jobs/stalls to groups of us. Sadly, I (Kimberley) will not be at the actual summer fair as I will be on my transition day. Some of the stalls at the summer fair will include last year’s favourite Soak the Staff (an old classic), the Tombola, a chocolate tombola and this year’s new attraction: Basketball shoot-out! I (Sophie) will be holding this event so please come to it; I hope to see you there.

Last year’s summer fair (the first ever summer fair) raised over £1000, an amazing amount. We hope to achieve even more this year, so please help us reach our goal. This summer fair will be our “last legacy” so if you come, we hope you enjoy! If you would be so kind as to donate unwanted toys or books in reasonably good condition for our toy and bookstall, we would be extremely grateful! We are looking forward to our next big step…

Sophie and Kimberley

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Umpiring As faithful followers of this column will know I don’t like cricket – oh no – I love it… So having recently retired from playing I have turned my hand to umpiring. In order to perform well in this role, not only do you have to have a good command of the rules and the 10CC back catalogue, you must also be adept at keeping your wits about you, work as part of a team and try to remain as independent as possible.

As I am still in my “rookie” phase I often find myself umpiring with someone I have never met before and is, more often than not, far more experienced. When this occurs I have noticed a strange ritual that takes place upon entering the Umpire’s Room. It’s a subtle blend of a western saloon bar stand off and two rutting stags vying for supremacy and a bit of how’s your father with a nice lady deer.

Let me try and explain.

Upon entering the room I am usually hit with a few simple questions from my mentor. “Na then lad, which club dos tha represent?” followed by “as thee got the’sen a league tie and jacket?” After responding in the negative on both counts the stakes are raised and my colleague will usually go in for the kill.

“Na then me old cock, dus tha know the rules, and where did tha tek thee exams?” followed by, “so then, dus tha know what happens when a bowler knocks tha bails off wi his hand before bowling tha ball?” The climax is usually the production of a ball measuring device, at which point I tend to admit defeat and concede that he will be top dog for the day. This recently occurred when I arrived to umpire a game between Sykehouse and Normanton. I not only lost the battle that day, I’d already lost the war by the time he cracked out his pristine jacket complete with gold embossed league badge, before informing me he had spent the last 15 years umpiring in the “far superior” (his words) York Senior League. Nevertheless, he assured me that he would look after me and see to it I didn’t mess up or get into any scrapes.

With those words still ringing in my ears we went out for coin toss, Sykehouse choosing to bat on what was a lovely spring day. The Normanton opening bowlers were quick off the mark and before long had chalked up two quick wickets. As the game ebbed and flowed it became apparent that the Normanton opening bowlers were up for it with the Sykehouse batsman having to dig in, hoping that the warming sunshine would tire them out. One of the stubborn Sykehouse openers - who was aiming to get good value for his £10 match fee - faced each fizzing delivery with grit and determination. Gradually though, the game swung towards the visiting side as their opening bowlers began knocking over regular wickets, except that of the Sykehouse opener who remained steadfast to his cause. As each over ticked by I would comply with my umpiring duties and keep a record in my pocket notebook, ensuring each bowler would not go past their limit of 14 overs. Sykehouse were on shaky ground, their game plan being to see off the Normanton openers in the hope of picking off less trickier bowlers further into the innings.

Eventually, the time came when both openers had reached their limit, much to the relief of the remaining Sykehouse batsman. It was at this point that, to my surprise, one of the Normanton opening bowlers approached the wicket, took off his jumper and handed it to my colleague. I grabbed for my notebook quickly to double-check my calculations, to the point I almost took off my shoes and socks for extra digits. I checked and double-checked but the conclusion was the same – he’d done his money for the day. So I gestured to my colleague highlighting this potential infringement.

I got his attention and shouted over that according to my notebook he had bowled his 14 overs and that he should not be allowed to bowl any more that day. My colleague, not quite understanding, cupped one ear and asked me to repeat. I gestured once again, notebook in hand, pointing and

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shouting that he had used his overs. At this point my more experienced colleague swatted my concerns away like a fly: “Nay lad, I have been keeping a record of this lad’s overs and he has only had 13.“Does tha know I have been umpiring for 15 years and I can tell thee he’s got another over left, I never make a mistake.”

At this point my confidence began to crumble like a Lancashire cheese. I started to doubt my own notebook and that maybe my far more experienced colleague was indeed correct. Maybe I was not cut out for this umpiring lark and as he had been in a far higher league surely he was more competent than this ‘young’ pretender.

My thoughts were shattered when, as per Sod’s Law, the bowler in question smashed the wickets of the up until then resolute resisting Sykehouse batsman to a roar from his team mates. As the distraught batsman trudged off I could see that all was not well on the boundary edge. The two scorers were remonstrating with the Sykehouse skipper, who ran onto the pitch determined to catch my colleague’s attention. Eventually when he got within earshot he stated that the bowler should not be bowling as he had already bowled 14 overs and this was his 15th.

I stood beside my mentor who stood red-faced and embarrassed as a look of bewilderment began to etch across his ageing features. “Oh dear, what dus tha reckon we should do now,” he muttered.

Maybe my colleague was not so experienced after all. I responded that we should check with the scorers and if this was indeed his 15th over then we should call it a dead ball and invite the batsman back to the crease. Maybe then he could offer his apology to both the bowler and the away team skipper. My original fears were confirmed by the scorers and my tutor followed my advice, the game re-starting as if nothing had happened. Eventually the Sykehouse innings came to a close and we all entered the pavilion eagerly awaiting the delights of a typical cricket tea.

As we sat there he was clearly in a state of some distress, upset and angry and obviously mulling over his earlier error. “Frank, how cud tha make such a fool of the’sen,” he muttered, before looking over to me and apologising for doubting my input. After what seemed like an eternity I decided that the best thing to do was to make an effort to change the subject and as both teams and umpires sat in the pavilion I thought I would throw a few questions at him to take his mind off it.

“So then Frank, do you work?” I enquired. “Aye Pete, I do. I am a teacher, have been for ova 20 years now.” This was going well, his shoulders straightened, so I continued. “Oh really, what subject do you teach Frank?”

There was a pause and those shoulders lurched back as he squirmed into his char. “Maths!” he mumbled into his feet.

At this point the chatting behind us stopped, and there was a clank of cutlery as the pavilion took in what Frank had just said. The deathly silence seemed to last an eternity before the Normanton skipper, who just happened to be sat on the adjacent table, leant over and with a wry smile delivered: “Are thee telling me tha’s bin a maths teacher for 20 years and tha can’t chuffin count to 14!”

The whole pavilion broke out into laughter and Frank even let out a chuckle himself. Looks like I have a couple of decades of fun ahead of me!

PW AKA The Difference

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HATFIELD WOODHOUSE AMATEUR GARDENING SOCIETY

June’s meeting was different from usual. A group from the Hatfield Woodhouse Village Plan were guests of the Society, and we all went on a visit to the new recycling plant at Lindholme.

Many of us had wondered what the new construction was which we passed on the main road to Finningley, with its mound and two domes peeping out from the back. Well now we know. It’s a plant which is owned by Vulcan Renewables for manufacturing gas from vegetable matter, with the product gas being fed into the natural gas grid, and waste liquid and solid being used for fertiliser and soil conditioner. The process used for gas production is called anaerobic digestion, a process where oxygen is excluded, and the current feeedstock is macerated maize plants, which have been grown locally.

The guided tour included a climb to the top of the digester building, and on the climb up we we able to see the process in action, a bubbling mass, through one of the inspection windows. The product gas is then cleaned up and analysed before it is discharged into the grid system. The guided tour took us to all parts of the plant, and the guides explained the processes fully and answered the many questions that we had to ask them. This was a very informative visit and our thanks are due to Vulcan Renewables for organising this visit for us.

The next meeting of the Society on Tuesday 1 July is another outdoor event. This time we are going on a ramble which will be led by our Treasurer, Ian Harrison. Please meet at Hatfield Woodhouse Working Men’s Cub at 6-390pm.

Hatfield Marina, Sorry, Hatfield Activity Centre

I lived in Doncaster for a long time and after getting involved with Doncaster Schools Sailing Association I found myself going to Hatfield Marina every Saturday as well as taking children sailing as part of school sporting activities. So we found a house in Hatfield Woodhouse which was half a mile down the road.

The Marina used to be a quarry supplying sand for the M180 etc. Doncaster Council bought it and started to develop it as a water sports facility. At first there was nothing there except a hut and a man who’s surname was Wright kept vigil on the water as it was very deep and dangerous. A local man, Peter Baigent, who was a teacher at Thorne Grammar School took some pupils to sail on the lake. The council owned boats were kept in a nearby barn.

Until this time I had been taking pupils to Barnby Dun Sailing Club which was a mere puddle compared with the Hatfield lake.

At first there was a temporary building which had a manager called Dave Dorwood who was an ex RAF man and he really got things going with the help of some good staff. Eventually a permanent building was erected which had excellent facilities including a cafe.

This was ideal for us and we had started the Doncaster Schools Sailing Association, with teachers and parents helping out. We could put Personal Attention From Jessie on RYA courses and regattas and it was fantastic.

We took groups to various competitions around Now Practising Part-Time the country .Some of our sailors went on to sail Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday for England under 14s.

Mornings Only The bubble had to burst when DMBC priced us out and we went to Beaver Sailing Club, near Footcare Advice & Treatment Snaith, but that’s another story. I just hope that Orthotics (Arch Supports) Fitted our younger generation can take advantage of the 31 High Street potential of Hatfield Activity Centre. Trevor Hatfield Brooke (RYA senior instructor, retired)

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Doncaster Advanced Motorists OUR TEENAGERS LEARNING TO DRIVE Dear Readers, How we train our new drivers was under scrutiny last month – because the Government is still rightly concerned about the number of young driver deaths on our roads.

What can a parent do when the time comes for their teenager to take to the road and learn to drive? The short answer is “pay for it” – as there is no substitute for proper professional tuition.

But the hands-on parent who wants to help their youngster with practice at the wheel can help make the process less daunting, and perhaps reduce the need for quite so many lessons, before the dreaded L-test.

Drivers who practice with supervision in addition to their lessons with an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) are more rounded at the end of the process and increase the chances of first time test success.

But driving lessons are not getting any cheaper (if only because of the rising cost of petrol the instructor needs).

If you want to help your youngster learn to drive, you need to go back to driving school yourself. Be prepared to sit in the back when your youngster has their first driving lessons – but say nothing. Just take it all in.

That way you can see and hear for yourself what the professional instructor is advising, and make sure that you reinforce those messages when you are helping on practice drives with your youngster.

You have to also realise that your driving style may be an effective one for you as an experienced driver, but not necessarily a direct fit with the syllabus that the ADI will be working to preparing your youngster for the test. The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) also publishes the curriculum on their website – another very useful resource for parents.

Please remember too that not every family car is suitable for practicing in, of course: a larger vehicle that has an automatic transmission is of limited use if you know that your youngster will eventually do their test in a manual Micra, for example.

Safe Driving, Paul Tuke.

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Tel: 01302 886 276 doncaster.advancedmotorists@yahoo.com

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12th July – 2 - 5 pm

WHAT’S ON?

St. Lawrence Church Annual Garden Party The Barn Field (adjacent to the Church). All the usual Stalls / Attractions.

Entrance only 50p per adult (children free).

A great family event.

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE METHODIST CHAPEL Coffee Mornings Saturday 10am - 12noon

July 5th July 12th July 19th July 26th

Project 2000 Home Missions Thorne Rural Lions Project 2000

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE METHODIST CHAPEL Church Service Sunday 6pm

July 6th July 13th July 20th July 27th

Mrs Joan Scholes Mr John Crawford Mrs Chris Ogley Mr Colin Dyer

FRIENDS OF HATFIELD CHURCH BUILDING TRUST The Friends will be having a stall at the Church Garden Party on the Barn field, Hatfield on Sat 12th July, from 2pm.

Beetle Drive in the Barn, Hatfield at 7pm on Wed 23rd July. Tea/coffee & biscuits included in the price £3 & prizes for the best Beetle Drivers!

There'll be a raffle too.

Advance tickets from Janet Hoffman or pay at the door. All proceeds to Friends of Hatfield Church Building Trust.

Hatfield & District Greenfield Action Group We will be holding a coffee morning every Friday between 10.00am-12.00noon at Dunsville Community Centre. Please support this local Group.Help with fundrising, and donations are always welcome. Check out our website; www.greenfieldaction.co.uk Tel. 01302 884565

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HATFIELD LIBRARY Mythical Maze The theme for the 2014 summer reading challenge will be Mythical Maze created by top illustrator Sarah McIntyre Mythical Maze challenges children aged four to eleven to find their way around a labyrinth that introduces them to fantastical creatures from the world of legend and mythology, each visit you can collect stickers of each character.

Reading for pleasure is so important to children’s success. The challenge is to read six books throughout the holidays.

Parents can visit the summer reading challenge on the web to chat about the theme and getting children excited about reading, Hatfield Library will close on Saturday the 19th July for a short period and reopen on Monday the 28th as Hatfield Community Library, Jenny, Carol, Michelle and Lorna would like to say thank you, for your support over the years and to invite you to join us on our last week for a coffee and refreshments from the 14th to the 19th July

Clouds Community Counselling Service appointments FREE at Thorne, Stainforth, Hatfield/Dunscroft and Moorends free of charge. Please call 07962907053 for details.

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE METHODIST CHAPEL Sunday August 3rd Car Boot in aid of Action for Children at Cherry Tree Farm, Hatfield Woodhouse, Doncaster opposite the Green Tree – on a bus route/free Car Parking - 8am onwards. Boots are £5, to book a space please contact Mrs J Brown 01302 840496 Annual London Coach Trip Saturday 6th September 2014 £25 per person Pick up points from Edenthorpe at 6am, Dunsville, Hatfield, Hatfield Woodhouse and Thorne – drop off point rear of Buckingham Palace depart 6.45pm.

Contact Julie Parker 01302 883478 for more details

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HATFIELD COMMUNITY LIBRARY As most of you know Central Government funding to local councils has been reduced meaning that local councils have to operate differently. The cuts have impacted on all areas of Doncaster Council including libraries. The library service has had to cut its funding for library staff salaries at Hatfield and all but four of Doncaster’s libraries. Many people attended public meetings in Hatfield to show support for Jenny and her staff who have given us such wonderful service. Some people wrote letters, others signed petitions in the hope of changing DMBC’s decision. Unfortunately, there was nothing we could do to secure the staff positions at Hatfield Library.

The library would only remain in it’s current location if the community took responsibility for the running of the library. The choice had to be made - volunteer or lose the library as we know it.

Some volunteers were co-opted onto the committee and to our great delight Jenny joined us and has become a driving force behind the bid to maintain the library with its many varied activities.

However, to date we have only 10 volunteers (to whom we are very grateful) involved in the training to assist in the library. This is not enough to provide the full library service which we have at the moment. We need more volunteers to work with customers to try to maintain the best service possible. If you are retired, work part time or have time to spare and wish to help please contact us. Any amount of time would be useful but if you wish to work with customers a 3 hour session one day a week (or more) would be wonderful.

There are other ways in which you could help: Volunteer activities can include managing library books, tidying and sorting stock, creating displays, helping people to use computers, cleaning and much more. The role you choose to take as a volunteer can be shaped around the skills and experience you feel comfortable sharing What are some of the benefits for you?

Learn new skills & meet new people Build your confidence & have some fun Get to know your local community Feel valued as part of a team Gain valuable work experience for your CV Training has already started but you can join the remaining sessions and catch up later. Volunteers will be having advice/support from a library member of staff for 18 hours a week so training will be on going. Information and application forms can be picked up in the library.

Contact Hatfield Library: Tel. 842064 Volunteer coordinator: Janice Bewley Tel. 841451 Email: hatfieldcommunitylibrary@gmail.com

Lions Fun Day 9th August 2014 Sandall Park Free day for all to enjoy fun and friendship.

Games and Entertainment. All ages Welcome.

Medals and Trophies to be won by all.

Registration from 10-30a.m. Free refreshments for all entries. Please support your Lions and help them help others. For further information contact Lion Reg Myers 01302 841580

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