Hatfield Arrow March 2015

HATFIELD

March 2015

Issue No. 110

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Editors Letter‌..

Welcome to the March 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.

We also have lots of ideas and details of where to buy that special gift for your mum this mothers day. Flowers, Beauty, Gifts etc.

Please remember to mention the Hatfield Arrow wherever you use the local businesses that advertise. 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.

The deadline for the April issue is Wednesday March 11th.

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News, News, News, News, News….

Josh Chaplin, age 7

who lives in Buxton, is now the proud & pleased owner of a Corgi model Jet petrol tanker due to winning the Christmas Carol Quiz, with a little help from his parents, at the St Lawrence Church Christmas Tree Festival in Dec 2014, . The Festival raised £1,896 for Barn Regeneration Project to construct a new, eco-friendly Community building in Hatfield. The prize was provided by Mick at Barriecars, Dunsville, initially from the Jet Company in celebration of their 60th anniversary.

Hatfield Woodhouse Village Plan Committee regrets the delay in issuing the Village Plan.

The delay is a consequence of the excellent response to the questionnaires and the volume of data still to be collated.

The Committee anticipate that the Plan will be issued shortly and apologises for the delay.

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HATFIELD AMATEUR SOCIETY

WOODHOUSE GARDENING

The Society met as usual on the first Tuesday of the month (February 3rd) at Hatfield Woodhouse Working Men’s Club.

At this meeting we welcomed as our guest speakers Sandra and Don Crabtree of the Friends of Sandall Park - Sandra is the Chair of this and Don is a member of the organising committee.

Don gave us an illustrated presentation about the Friends of Sandall Park, starting with a short history of the Park itself. The Park was set up

by Doncaster Council on and around some derelict brick ponds, and these ponds became the basis of the boating lake. Don then spoke about the popularity of the Park in its earlier days. followed by a slow decline in its fortunes and as a public amenity.

The Friends were formed to hopefully end this decline, and restore the Park so that the public would once again enjoy it and look upon it as a nice place to go. So Don told us about the highs and lows of the work the Friends have done.

These have included eradicating vandalism, principally by removing tree and shrub cover and so opening up new spaces; improving many of the paths, especially to make them wheelchair friendly; consolidating the banks of the lake; and erecting information boards. Such has been the impact of the work undertaken by the Friends that they have won national awards for their efforts.

This presentation was enjoyed by all present, and may be followed up by a visit to the Park later on in the year.

The next meeting of the Society will be held on Tuesday 3 March at Hatfield Woodhouse Working Men’s Club commencing at 7-30pm.

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Hatfield Library News If you want to keep warm in this cold weather –come to the library. I have been told that a certain daily paper is giving away tickets to join the library. It is free to join the library and use the computers. However, you can use the vouchers to join the library if you are not already a member.

The promised wifi is on its way. The men have been to put in the cables and now we await the wiring to finish it off. This will make the computer classes for Ipads and tablets much easier.

We also have a new all singing all dancing printer -there is not much this machine cannot do. The only thing we were not shown is where the on /off switch is. However, after a bit of clever investigation we found it.

Computer Classes. Two Ipad and tablet courses for beginners are running at the moment. If you are interested in this course in the future, ring the library to put your name down. If there is enough interest Margaret may run another class.

If you would like to become more confident in using a computer there is a website called “learn my way.com” which is very useful. If you do not have a computer at home come to the library and use ours.

Yoga class. Tuesday 6:30-8pm. This class is well attended but there may be floor space if you are interested. If there is a lot more interest we may start a new beginner class on Wednesday afternoon from 3-5pm. There is a slightly more vigorous class beginning on Wednesday from 6:30 8pm. This class is also popular.

Half Term. We have four varied activities for children during the holiday. If you are interested ring the library for details and tickets. Two activities are free -Campfire Trail and Spring Collage- but you will need to book a place. We will be arranging some further activities at Easter and summer so look out for those.

Family History If you are interested in starting to look into your family history, a new course will start if we have enough interest.

Author Events. We have two visiting authors who are coming to talk about their work. One will be on Friday March 27th 3-5pm when Felicity Hutchinson will be talking about her family saga series. The first book is “Carenza’s Journey”. The other author Debbie Taylor will talk about her book “The Herring Girl” on June 30th. She will be accompanied by a poet. There will be limited seats available because of regulations so watch out for further details.

If you want to know about any of the courses or events running at the library please ring us up for information.

Contact details.

Tel. Hatfield Community Library 01320 842064 E-mail hatfieldcommunitylibrary@gmail.com

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Alumni

Calling all former students of Ash Hill Academy, Hatfield Visual Art’s College and Hatfield High School We are currently looking to build up an alumni network for the academy with the help of the education charity Future First.

We want to get back in touch with as many of our former students as possible so we can keep them up to date with how they are all doing and to create a thriving community of alumni around the academy.

By joining you will get regular updates from the academy, be told about any exciting opportunities that are coming up, and be invited back to attend events and possibly even reunions. In return, we would love to use your expertise to support the current generation of Ash Hill Academy students. Maybe you could come back and share your advice and experiences, mentor students, offer work experience, or even become a governor!

If you would like to join (we hope you will) all you need to do is follow the link below and fill out a short form. We promise that you will not be bombarded with emails, just a few throughout the year, and it is totally free.

We want to get back in touch with as many former students as we can, so please do share the link with anyone you are still in touch with.

Sign up today http://networks.futurefirst.org.uk/former-student/ashhill Or go to Networks:futurefirst.org.uk, click on ‘Former students’ and type in ‘Ash Hill Academy’.

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Celebrations at Travis This month, we decided to tell you about how we celebrate our achievements and successes at Travis St Lawrence CE Primary School. We will be informing you about achievements at the Sports Hall Athletics, our learning logs and also how we celebrate in Prayer and Praise.

Sports Hall Athletics In school, Year 5/6 have been entered into the ‘sport hall athletics’ competition. Within the sports hall athletics the children take part in sports such as seated throw, javelin, relay race, hurdles and such on. Taking part in these activities encourage people to taste different sports to see if they like them and it also gives children the opportunity represent the school. People from the previous year quoted it was great. Amy (who took part this year) said ‘I enjoyed being part of the team, it was a really good atmosphere.’ Her favourite event was the running, although she lost to an extremely fast girl, she still tried her best. We came first in the quarter-finals and then sixth in the semi-finals. Mrs Day said “The Year 5/6 sports hall athletics team demonstrated superb teamwork at the recent South East finals, encouraging and supporting each other. They achieved their 6th place position through their hard work and determination. Well done, everyone!” Our next competitive sport is a Year 3/4 football tournament and then a Year 5/6 Netball competition. Olivia and Harvey.

Everyone Loves Learning Logs.

At Travis St Lawrence School, part of our home learning is something called ‘learning logs’. A learning log is a book which we write in, draw pictures in and put photos in but we have to write about the theme which has been given. In Year 6, the children have to use more percentage of written work than artwork, such as the illustrations have to be labelled. At the moment Year 3 are writing about their perfect place and some have already created their own 3D images such as a skate-park, hotel. In Year 4, they have been writing about the Aztecs and some have created Aztec diaries at home. The Year 6 children are creating an entry about the sixties, which needs to include something for every year of the 60s. Currently, Year 5 do not have a learning log topic, however I am sure we will soon have one, as we love home learning. I hope this piece of writing helps new people to learn about our school. George.

Star of the Week Every week, we have a celebration assembly. During this, someone from each year group are chosen to be the Star of the week. They are nominated by the teachers because they ALWAYS follow our golden rules. As a reward they get to take home the year group trophy and also earn 10 bonus house points for their team. We have a display where your picture with the ‘star of the week’ trophy goes so that everyone can celebrate with you.

Prayer and Praise Every Friday, we have Prayer and Praise which is where the whole school get together to celebrate and worship God. At the start, we sing the candle lighting prayer. When we sing our religious songs everyone sounds graceful.

Our singing teacher is called Mrs Teasdale, she is extremely kind and we learn new songs with her help. Mrs Teasdale sings beautifully. When we go to church, we get to sing these songs to parents and they sound lovely. Ava’s favourite song is ‘Tonight’ because it tells the religious Christmas story.

Mackenzie’s favourite song is ‘I the Lord of Sea and Sky’, because it is about nature. We are lucky to have Prayer and Praise at our Here is a home learning Here is an example school. Mackenzie and Ava project of a space shuttle. of our Easter home Thank you for reading our report. learning project.

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68th Hatfield Scout Group have a busy programme this half term for more info look on our website:- 68hatfieldscouts.org.uk Scouts and cubs went swimming at the Dome together for a fun evening at the start of February, no photos allowed unfortunately. Cubs had an evening of practicing putting tents up in the village hall!! Yes the hall was full of tents and very excited cubs. Beavers ha d go in a pop up tent and have been making instruments to accompany learning new songs, and also how to tie a reef knot—trickier than it looks.

If you would like to join our beaver, cub or scout group please contact Sue Lloyd, Beaver Leader, on 01302 351203 or email paul@mrosbottom.freeserve.co.uk.

Beavers are 6-8yrs, Cubs 8-10yrs and Scouts 10-14yrs. All sections are for both boys and girls and meet at Hatfield Woodhouse Village Hall on Wednesday evenings.

For more information see our website: 68hatfieldscouts.org.uk Jeebi

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Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School It has been a busy few weeks at Hatfield W o o d h o u s e P r i m a ry School. Back in January, our choir headed off to Sheffield Arena to take part in Young Voices.

What an amazing experience it was for them as you can see from this photo outside the venue.

On the same day, we were informed that Ofsted would be visiting our school the following day. Everyone has worked so hard over the past few months so we were delighted be awarded ‘Good’ in all areas. Here is a picture of some of our staff and children celebrating on the steps of our school. You can see we are all delighted with the result.

This week has seen all classes auditioning the acts to be put forward to ‘Hatfield Woodhouse Has Got Talent’. This is an annual event where children get to showcase their talents and is a fantastic confidence booster for all involved. Watch out next month for details of the overall winner.

FS1, FS2 and Year 1 have really enjoyed their topic about dinosaurs. They know so much more now including which was the biggest dinosaur that ever lived and the names of some of the flying and swimming dinosaurs (though, as we said last month, these are not technically dinosaurs).

If you wander into Year 2, you will see that there are lots of cardboard castles. Mr Needham even bricked up one of the windows as part of the Nursery expansion so it looks as if they have a real castle turret in their classroom! This topic included a trip to Conisbrough Castle which everyone really enjoyed and provided the inspiration behind their cardboard castles.

Year 3 have been doing all about The Iron Giant and building robots out of cardboard boxes whilst Year 4 have been venturing deep into the human digestive system.

A strange visitor came to Year 5 earlier this term bringing a range of materials that children have had to investigate using their science skills. They have explored how materials seem to disappear when dissolved in water and reappear when the water is allowed to evaporate over time. Next term, they will be exploring growing vegetables in their Allotment topic which will include a trip to Lindholme Hall, the Buddhist retreat, on Hatfield Moors.

Year 6 has been busy learning about the polar regions of our earth including the animals and plants that manage to survive in the very cold conditions.

Some children have been chosen to take part in a dance workshop run by Northern Ballet next week whilst others helped compose an original song for this year’s ‘Sing Out!’ at The Dome.

Children in Year 5 and Year 6 have had Bikeability training so they stay safe on the roads and some children in Year 5 have entered the BBC’s 500 Words competition.

As you can see, there are lots of exciting things happening in our school and we love it!

By Year 5 Arrow Reporters.

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Never quite “too cool for school”…..

I was sat in the pub with some mates from University the other day when one posed a question that sent a shiver down my spine.

No, they hadn’t queried how long I intended to be single, nor was it that age old conundrum of which ranks higher - spam fritter or battered sausage? No, no, the question was whether I had any irrational fears – something I could not explain but continued to scare the bejizzle out of me nonetheless. I didn’t need long to muse, oh no, for I have a genuine dislike of using the upstairs of a double decker bus. Well, to be more precise, it isn’t actually the upstairs that would make my brow perspire. It is more getting there in the first place. I have suffered from this fear ever since an incident that occurred back in my youth. Let me explain further, mainly in the hope that a problem shared will offer me a cathartic problem solved get-out to this peculiar dilemma. Here goes nothing.

Like most 13-year-olds I had a burning desire to be ‘cool’. I’m sure you will all remember kids you went to school with, those who just had it, they had an innate ability to ooze cool – to them Street Cred was as natural as smelly feet were to the rest of us.

In my case those lads were the likes of Steve Hall, who wore sweatbands before John McEnroe had even got serious. Or there was Jason Miller and Phil Durdy, who could wheelie the length of Greens Quarry whilst smoking a Regal King Size. John Cadman had three pairs of pods in various colours and even Gaz Messham – despite sporting a perm – maintained a Fonz-like quality that takes some doing when you have ginger hair. Masters of their trade one and all! I on the other hand realised at an early age that I was not the right shape for cool. I had the waist of a lad who stood six foot three but the legs of one of Sting’s mates from the rainforest. This resulted in me having to sport jeans with turn-ups resembling coal sacks – and that was up to the age of 26. My ample neck meant my shirt sleeves were invariably long enough to smuggle full-length baguettes and my side parting would have put John, Paul, George and Ringo to shame. I have yet to decide whether I wish to pursue a ‘no-win no-fee’ against my dad for bestowing this genetic battle on my shoulders. Blinded despite my obvious flaws, my pursuit of cool continued apace and I almost made it, until an early spring evening when fate picked my popularity pocket and ensured I’d never reach the heady heights of early teen chic. I was on top of the world. I had finally found a pair of trousers that were the right length, a shirt that fitted me as snug as a Saville Row special and a pair of burgundy pods. More importantly, I had persuaded Caroline Gathercole that I was worthy of a youth club tete-a-tete. For those who don’t know Caroline, let me just say she lived at the posh end of Woodhouse, had all her own teeth and eyes that went in the right direction. In other words, I was definitely punching above my weight. The night came for me to catch the bus into Hatfield, meet Caroline and, in my mind, walk hand-in-hand with my swanky date. I had even polished my shoes. I double checked the money situation to see if I had enough cash for the night and as a final check breathed into a cupped hand, just in case I had the breath of an old maths teacher. All was well and I was ready. The bus approached, packed as it was in those days when every man and his dog took advantage of public transport - after all it was only 5p to travel anywhere within the Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire. The doors of destiny opened as I stood with nervous excitement, ever-lasting happiness awaiting me on the top deck. I paid my 2p, checked my side parting in the driver’s mirror and tackled the spiral stairs as quickly as my little legs could carry me. But in my haste and excitement there was something wrong. Something very, very wrong! It was a breakdown in communication between my hormonally ravaged brain and my legs when approaching the final, some would say most important, step. It’s hard to describe what

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happened next but I recall my upper body wanting to move down the crowded aisle to where my potential beau waited, but unbeknown to my torso my legs were still doing a Bee Gees impression on the stairs. Quick as a flash I was face down, suffering my own Saturday Night Fever in the cigarette ends and discarded tickets of a busy bus floor, my soundtrack a few dozen passengers who were now enjoying a right laugh at my misfortune. The fact my chin was grazed didn’t prompt any sympathy as they pointed and guffawed at the epic fail that had lit up their usually mundane trip home. It was in that spilt second that any potential street cred or cool evaporated. My brain finally clicked back into gear as I desperately tried to rescue the situation. What is a young teen meant to do when he can see the girl of his dreams slowly lower herself out of view and behind her seat in a cruel disassociation with the chump with the bleeding chin? I decided the best course of action would be to quickly jump to the nearest available seat and pretend nothing had happened. It was a bit like those people who run for a bus but when realising they are going to miss it, pretend to not be catching a bus at all.

As I sat there brushing the dirt and old tobacco from my bruised knees, I realised that my chances of a date had already reached their terminus. I chose not to chance my arm with Caroline later, which may have been a costly mistake given the fact that her dad was loaded and she blossomed into the catch we all knew she would even all those years ago. But I never fully recovered from this incident, which eventually manifested itself with my aforementioned fear of the top deck and the dangers that lie within. For years I sat downstairs, never venturing up the spiral staircase. I often asked myself how it had happened in the first place and how physics had clearly mocked me - how could my legs fail me in such a way? I even sought comfort in others who had experienced similar incidents and at one stage contemplated a Dragons Den appearance - patenting the Peter Wright ‘Mind Yer Step’ warning device that would save all eager Lotharios.

And so having finally opened up to my Uni pals I have been set the objective of getting “up-top” and conquering my fears. All I need to do now is identify some lucky lady to be my reward now that Caroline is happily married with three kids to a man who has no need to find clothes that fit at Marks & Spencer.

Finally, to any of the younger Arrow readers who may find themselves in a similar situation. Heed the following advice: Reduce speed and improve accuracy, it will benefit you in the long run – in many ways.

PW AKA The Difference PS – The Bay Horse Winter Walk raised £225 for PACT. A huge thanks to all those who took part, those who donated raffle prizes, to Andy and staff at the pub and finally to Colin Hepworth for just being Colin Hepworth…

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Changing Times for Thorne Camera Club Thorne Camera Club is growing and changing. With new members, the rooms at Thorne Methodist Church are becoming a little too cosy, so with the large hall becoming available, a move was suggested. A change of evening also suits most members, so from 2nd of March the Club will move to the Methodist Church Hall at 7.15pm on MONDAYS. Anyone considering visiting will, as always, be made very welcome.

Since January, events have been rolling along. The Digital Clinic brought visitors who needed advice, and as time had been set aside to help with problems, members were able to assist. Of course, members are always ready and eager to help, but sometimes there is less time in the evening for this.

Outings and practical sessions are the times for getting to grips with your camera, with members on hand to help.

The Portrait Evening is a case in point. Members set up studio lighting and everyone had the opportunity to photograph the models who volunteered their services. Thanks to Sgt. Peter Kelly and Thorne ATC Cadets who made terrific models, looking very smart in their uniforms, and to model Tamsin Hobbs, who travelled from Chesterfield to pose for Club members. Everyone learns something in such situations, which, without dedicated, enthusiastic members, would be difficult to run.

Competition brings out the best in all of us, and members of Thorne Camera Club are no different. When it comes to a competition they pull out all the stops to present their best images. The Open Subject competition was no exception. There were all kinds of photographs displayed to the judge, John Brady from Adwick-le-Street – nature, portraits, landscapes, creative, - John had a difficult job scoring. He eventually short-listed, and gave top marks to Allen Denby for his 'Ghostly Figure'. Runners up were Lynda Rhodes 'Millenium Bridge' Phil Carolan 'Food Mountain' in the colour section. In the monochrome top marks went to Bill Mitchell 'Lindisfarne' with Steven Thomas 'Portrait of a Young Woman' and David Ulyett ' Please Give Generously-No Visible Means of Support' close behind.

On Members' Evening, Terry Hedley showed a selection of his fantastic wildlife photographs. A great deal of skill and patience is required to achieve such a high standard of work, and members admired his images of birds and mammals.

Animals such as stoats, foxes and badgers are difficult to photograph in natural settings, but Terry has some amazing images of these and many other creatures. Long hours in hides are rewarded by the appearance of birds and animals most of us never see, let alone photograph.

Raffle winners this time were Doreen Hookway and Terry Lockwood with yellow 107 unclaimed.

If you have an interest in photography at any level, photographing your children and grandchildren maybe, as many of us do, or places of interest, holiday destinations, people around you, you are all welcome at Thorne Camera Club . Whether you use a compact or bridge camera, a digital SLR or even a mobile phone or a film camera, you will find a friendly, helpful club and your photographs will improve.

There are Members' Nights, demonstrations, tutorials and competitions coming up this month. Telephone 07463821182 or email thornecameraclub@yahoo.co.uk for more details.

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Huge Hike In Calls For Help North East Doncaster Citizens Advice saw a huge increase in the number of people seeking help from them between 1st September 2014 and 31st December 2014, compared to the same time in 2013. Over 840 people turned to the service for help during that period – over 430 more people than the same period in 2013.

58% of issues dealt with in the period were debt with the bureau handling almost £1.7 million of debt in the 3 months.

The rising cost of energy, food and housing is putting extra pressure on people's finances, with the problem only set to become worse at the start of the New Year. Karen Bothamley, Chief Officer, North East Doncaster CAB, said: “Some budgets are at breaking point with January the time when people take stock of their finances.

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Healthwatch Doncaster (HWD) will:  Collect YOUR experiences/stories of health and social care services to help improve them and shape future service provision  Signpost/help point you to the service that is right for you  Support you in making a complaint about your NHS service experience Your Healthwatch is active throughout the Borough through Community Hubs that are held regularly. Currently, these are held at Edlington Hilltop Centre, Holmescarr Centre and the Moorends Miners Welfare in Moorends. You can keep up to date where your Healthwatch will be next on the website: http://www.healthwatchdoncaster.org.uk/content/e vents If you’re in the area, come and say hello to your Healthwatch!

Membership of your Healthwatch is FREE and open to everyone in the Doncaster Borough. If you would like to become a HWD Ambassador and volunteer your time in a number of roles, speak to the support team through the contact details below.

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Why NEUTER?

There are many reasons why you should consider neutering your pet. In the UK today there is an over population crisis, with not enough homes to go round for the thousands of unwanted cats, kittens, dogs and puppies.

Unfortunately this sad fact is also true for rabbits. The only humane answer to the problem is to neuter animals thus preventing additional unwanted litters.

WHATS INVOLVED? Neutering is the term used to describe either spaying or castration, a routine operation carried out under general anaesthetic:  Spaying involves the removal of the uterus and ovaries preventing the female from becoming pregnant.  Castration refers to the removal of the testicles making it impossible for the male to reproduce.  We can neuter dogs from 6 months of age.  We can neuter cats from 4 & ½ months of age.  We can neuter rabbits from 16 weeks of age.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? Prevents females from coming into season and becoming pregnant. Helps combat urine marking, roaming and dominance in males. Reduces the risk of mammary, uterine and testicular cancers.

These benefits apply not only to cats and dogs but also to rabbits. Male rabbits have the same drawbacks as tom cats if they are not castrated, most are territorial, frequently spraying urine and show aggressive tendencies. Neutering female rabbits is even more important. From sexual maturity most females become territorial and aggressive, often attacking other rabbits they also have repeated false pregnancies and may growl, scratch and bite their owners.

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WHAT’S ON?

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE METHODIST CHAPEL

Coffee Mornings Saturday 10am - 12noon

March 7th In Aid of Children’s Heart Hospital March 21st In Aid of Hatfield Woodhouse PTA Saturday March 21st HW Gardening Club Spring Show at the Club Friday March 27th Bingo

FRIENDS OF HATFIELD CHURCH BUILDING TRUST FOHCBT AGM on Thurs 5th March at 7.30pm in the Barn, behind the Bay Horse, Hatfield - election of Officers & summary of 2014 activity & funds raised.

Bingo Evening on Wed 11th March at 7pm in the Barn, Hatfield. Entry is £3, including tea/coffee & biscuits, pay on the door or contact Janet 849377 for tickets or further information.

Coffee Morning on Sat 28th March 10am 12pm in the Barn, Hatfield with Tombola, Raffle & lots of home-made cakes for sale. We may have a local sweep stake (depending on the number of runners) as 'The Lincoln' is being run at Doncaster Racecourse that day, all welcome.

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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

Doncaster Childrens Information Service

0800 1384568

Hatfield Water Park

01302 841572

Vue Cinema

08712240240

South Yorkshire Fire Service

01142532509

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 840961

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 882602

Hatfield Library

01302 842064

Home Library Service

01302 734304

Hatfield Woodhouse Methodist Church

01302 880450

Hatfield Church Parish Office

01302 350591

Hatfield Health Centre

01302 384200

Dunsville Medical Centre

01302 890108

Doncaster Royal Infirmary

01302 366666

NHS Direct

0845 4647

Weldricks late night pharmacy

01302 369699

Health Watch Doncaster

0808 8010391

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The Dome Leisure Centre

01302 370777

Hatfield Village Watch

01302 841527

Advertise in the Hatfield Arrow Business Directory for just £2.50 per month.

Kissimmee Florida 3 bed, 2 bath bungalow on a gated residential community with 24 hour Security 3 pools, gym, Jacuzzi & tennis courts on complex. Ideal location for all theme parks (Disney 15mins)

From £250 per week Tel: 01302 842607

Please mention “The Arrow” when responding to advertisements

BUSINESS DIRECTORY CAR Sales & Repairs Barry Gill Sales & Repairs, Hatfield

01302 842878

Counselling

Ash Hill Crescent, Hatfield

Clouds Community Counselling, Free Client Line Confidential Counselling Service 07962 907053 COMPUTER SERVICES It To Go Computer Services

01302 352352

W: www.ittogo.co.uk E: sales@ittogo.co.uk Hair, Health & Beauty All About Me

Casanova Pizzeria

Hair & Beauty

01302 350888

Jessie Credland Foot Clinic 31 High Street Hatfield

01302 351545

Men Only Gents Barbers, Sheep Dip Lane, Dunscroft

07986 366246

The Willows Dental Practice

01427 872106

Home & Garden Blind Ideas, High Street, Hatfield

01302 842627

Sunnybank Garden Centre, Hatfield Woodhouse

01302 842954

‘Established 1989’

Special Offers Available for Party Orders with Prior Notice OPEN 5pm - 11.30pm {Fri & Sat Delivery until 12pm} Now Open 7 Days a Week Open Bank Holidays

Fast & Friendly Delivery Service

Tel: 01302 843364

Locksmith Locks & Blocks

07768 498668

www.locksandblocks.co.uk Services / Trades A.E.S. Tiling (ceramic floor & wall tiling) Dunsville www.aestiling.org.uk

01302 350653 07749 519557

C M Developments (Yorkshire) Ltd Building Services

01302 351760

E P G Roofing

01302 532676

Longstaff Electrical Services, Hatfield, 07902 008118

01302 840500 07985 076500

Martin Johnson Plumbing & Heating Repairs, Hatfield

01302 845978 07817 300662

JJ Rowney gas & heating engineers.

Plumbing Heating Gas

07460 957017 Hatfield

Steve Blunt Electrical Contractor 07900188126

01302 350557

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