October 18 issue 58 The Hatfield Arrow

October 2010

Issue No. 58

Local News Doncaster Motoring What’s On! Kids Page School News Useful Numbers

Jodie Grant pictured with Sheridan Smith reading the Arrow Magazine after one of her performances at Legally Blonde in London.

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Editors Letter….

Are you looking for inspiration for that special gift for Christmas? Look no further.

This months issue is packed with details of Christmas Fayres, including jewellery stalls, craft stalls, chocolates, Christmas cards, tombolas, raffles and much more.

Lisa‟s Toning Tables on Ash Hill Crescent have handbags and jewellery on offer or you could visit Charlottes Florist where you will find a selection of gifts, flowers, wines, chocolates and more.

If you‟re looking for somewhere to be pampered and to get ready for that special night out or for Beauty vouchers or beauty packages then look for details throughout the magazine.

There‟s also details of nights out and places to eat. There is something for everyone!!

Please send any details of local events, Christmas Fayre‟s, Celebrations, Pantomimes, etc, that you would like including in the December Issue. The deadline for copy is Monday15th November. My contact details are printed opposite.

Best Wishes

Julie Morrell

Tumble Lodge, Mosham Road, Blaxton Doncaster, DN9 3BA Tel: 01302 770216 Mob: 07854880882 email: julie@arrowpublications.co.uk

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News, News, News, News, News, News…..

A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS HAVE started to develop the Hatfield Village Plan, website www.hatfieldvillage.org.uk please log on and make your ideas for the village known. There will be a public meeting at Hatfield Visual Arts College on Tuesday 2nd November 7.30pm. There is a competition to develop a logo for the plan, local schools has been invited to take part, it is planned that the winner and runner up will be announced on the night of the meeting.

RAY HARPER FROM HATFIELD, made a generous donation of £1325.32 to the Flamborough lifeboat station at their recent Fun Day. He had raised the funds by holding various boot sales, table top sales, quizzes and received donations from friends and supporters. Ray said „ I have always supported the work of the RNLI and have visited Flamborough for a number of years. I like to keep busy and enjoy fund raising for such a worthy cause.

THIS IS MR NEIL AND MRS AMANDA JANE MARKS. We completed the Great North Run again this year, making this our 5th year in a row for doing it. This year we raised money for “Mayflower Sanctuary” in Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire and have raised about £550 so far. We even did it in fancy dress, dressed as 2 elves (picture attached for your perusal). We have been in the Magazine before, but this time would like to THANK ALL THE PEOPLE who sponsored us to help us raise money for this specific charity. At the moment we are in the process of collecting in the money which is not much and hoping to hit the £600 marker for the charity.

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ALL CAR SERVICE AND REPAIR CENTRE

After receiving a fantastic number of entries, the competition held in the October issue of the Hatfield Arrow by All Car Service & Repair Centre was won by Mr T Ingram from Hatfield.

Mr Ingram wins a Free MOT which is valid for 12 months. Congratulations.

All Car are holding another competition in this issue. Read their details for full information.

FLOWERS FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL Hi, I would like to nominate my Mum for "flowers for someone special".

She is Eileen Bell (Stainforth), mum to my sister and I (Drina Revill), Grandma to three grandsons (16, 13 and 3) and one granddaughter (6 months). She isn't an ordinary Mum, people are always saying they wish they had my Mum. She is always there when we need her, and will drop things at a moments notice.

We have never had a baby sitter, she has always been on hand to sit the children, even moving her own plans around. She regularly bakes and delivers the cakes and pastries to our houses, even making different varieties of the same thing for our fussy eaters.

My 16 year old son has a delivery round once a month and she has volunteered to help him in what ever weather, some months actually delivering more than my son.

We recently returned home after 9 days on holiday and she had a lovely welcoming cup of tea, cherry scones, cream and strawberries waiting for us because she knew we would be hungry.

She is an all-round lovely person who will do anything for anybody.

We quite often buy her flowers as a way of thanking her and showing her how much we appreciate her but her winning these flowers would also show everyone else how much we love her.

Thank you, Drina Revill

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Manor’s Pumpkin Patch.

This month, during Skills Workshop, the children at Hatfield Travis School visited Hatfield Manor School garden. It was an exciting time as we had heard about their enormous pumpkin patch; especially their „giant American Pumpkins‟. The children had the opportunity to look around the garden and help with some of their gardening activities. The largest of the pumpkins went on tour around the village and visited our school for the day. The reporters commented on „the day the pumpkin visited‟: The pumpkin feels bumpy, the stork is spiky and it is wet on the top. It has dints in it and it is a massive pumpkinJoshua.

I like the colour of the pumpkin and it is hard and it looks yummy- Amy. We went to Manor and there is a giant American Pumpkin there. The pumpkin is from America and it weighs nearly six stone- Olivia.

The American pumpkins are very big and they feel smooth and very bumpy. They are hard to grow and they grow at the top of the ground-Jake.

The pumpkin is very bumpy. It sounds like a drum when you put your ear to it and hit it. I like the colour of it- Alexander.

It is hard because Manor has grown it. The pumpkin looks juicy- Lilly-Mae. It feels hard and it is so big. It has big spots that are dark- Emily.

The Giant American pumpkin is a little bit rough and a little bit soft and it weighs 12 stones. The British ones are still green- Sam. The pumpkin is big and is prickly and soft. The pumpkin has a point- Ashanti.

- OF It feels bumpy and it looks nice to eat. I like THORNE pumpkin soup. I would like to grow a pumpkin patch and the pumpkin is giant-Jack.

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NORTH EAST DONCASTER CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU Advice Column After seeking advice about my debt I‟m considering bankruptcy, but I‟m worried as I‟ve been told it‟s difficult to get a bank account after being made bankrupt. Is this true and what are my options?

As soon as you're made bankrupt, your bank and building society accounts will be frozen.

Once your accounts have been frozen you'll need to make other arrangements to pay your bills and to receive your benefits or wages. Some banks let you keep your existing bank account after you've gone bankrupt but most don't. If yours doesn't, you can try to open a basic bank account with another bank. Most banks won't give a new account to people who are bankrupt but a few, such as Barclays and the Co-Op, do. A list of which banks do and don't is available from the Financial Services Authority website: http://www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk/pdfs/bank_accounts.pdf If you are struggling to open a basic bank account an alternative option could be a Post Office Card Account (Poca). Poca‟s can be used to receive your benefits, state pension or tax credits but not for wages or things like housing benefit. If a Poca isn‟t suitable there are Prepaid cards or a Managed account, but all of these have limitations and charge a fee so should only be used if all other options fail.

If you are considering bankruptcy, or have gone bankrupt and are struggling to open a bank account and manage your financial affairs your local Citizens Advice Bureau can help.

If you require any advice/assistance from our Thorne or Stainforth offices, concerning the above or any other issue, please contact our Assessment Team at North East Doncaster Citizens Advice Bureau on 0844 499 4137 MonThurs between 10:00 & 2:00, Fri 10:0012:30. Or email: advicecabthorne@fsmail.net Contact details and opening times are also Plastering Services available on our website at: www.northeastdoncastercab.org.uk Also Kitchen Fitting & Tiling If you have a Welfare Benefits enquiry/ problem, we now also operate an Boarding of Ceilings & Walls appointments-only session at The Reskims Over Old Walls Winning Post, Moorends every Reskims Over Artex Tuesday.

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Nominations Please for Flowers for Someone Special Do you know someone special?

Someone who has gone the extra mile for others or someone who just deserves something nice. The Arrow and Charlottes Florist of Hatfield would like to make that special persons day with a beautiful bouquet delivered to their door! Let us know who they are and why they deserve a bouquet. Contact Julie Morrell by email at julie@arrowpublications.co.uk or call 01302 770216.

Eileen Bell from Stainforth is the Special Lady who will receive this months „Flowers for Someone Special‟. Eileen was nominated by her daughter Drina Revill for being an all-round lovely person who will do anything for anybody. Drina says her mum is always there when anyone needs her, and will drop things at a moments notice. Full details can be found on the news page.

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Another Successful Coffee Morning was held at Sheep Dip Lane Primary School on Thursday 23rd September 2010.

The coffee morning was held to raise funds for the Macmillan Cancer Support Group and over £430 was raised which is a fantastic amount.

Parents, grandparents and all other relatives of children who attend the school were invited to come along as well as, school governors, friends, children and staff. Tea and coffee was served along with cakes, toast, biscuits and juice.

There was an exceptional turn out and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the morning.

School thanks everyone for the brilliant turn out.

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Hatfield Christmas Fayre Friday December 3rd 4.00 til 8.00 pm Come along and join in at our Wonderful Christmas Charity Craft Fayre at Hatfield nr Doncaster There are Stalls in Hatfield Church & Hatfield Library & The Barn (behind the Bay Horse Public House).

There will be a wide range of Handcrafted Items and Homemade Gifts.

The Choir will be performing as well has Jane Whitlam Dancers.

Also being served is Mulled Wine, Teas & Coffees & Soft Drinks for youngsters Santa will also be there from 4.00pm until 6.00pm He will also be bringing his Post Box for your letters Any letter posted with an Address will receive a reply.

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Grand Christmas Draw Calling All Businesses!

Doncaster Athletics Club need to raise around £20000 in the next 12 months to replace ageing equipment, and to purchase covers that will prolong the life of the new equipment which is continually exposed to the elements. To help us achieve this goal, we are planning to hold a Grand Christmas Draw and are seeking your help in creating a prize list that will make the tickets a "MUST HAVE" item. Could you, or your business, be prepared to donate anything that can be added to our prize list? A holiday? A TV? A Spa Day? A big hamper? Voucher?

A full list of prizes and donators will be published in the Arrow Magazines with a distribution of 18000 copies. Top prizes and donators will be printed on the 10,000 tickets. Doncaster AC will be happy to participate in publicity with photographs of winners receiving prizes from the donators. Full details will also be published on our website www.doncasterathleticclub.com These prizes could help us raise half of our required total, and help the large number of excellent young athletes we have at the club by maintaining the excellent facilities we have and that they need, to become our future Olympic Champions!

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Latecomer: Am I too late for the bonfire?

Host: No jump up there on the sticks, there’s room next to that Guy. Guy Fawkes and his friends meant to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605, but were caught and prevented. Their attempt became known as “The Gunpowder Plot”.

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Enjoying early games such as peek-a-boo, clapping and finding hidden objects will all be part of a child‟s daily play. There will also be opportunities for oneto-one interaction with staff and other children. We also spend sometime each day playing outside. Now and again, we take children for little walks in buggies along the quiet roads behind the nursery.

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Sat 27 November 2010 at Hatfield Woodhouse Methodist Chapel 10-2pm Father Christmas arrives at 11am and will go by train to his Grotto, courtesy of Dr Weeks Raffle, £1 Tombola, Cakes & Preserves, Chocolate Tombola, Christmas Cards, Guess the weight of the cake, Aprons, Soaps and Knitted Items etc Bacon sandwiches and toasted teacakes served until 11.30am, Light Lunches will be served 12-1pm

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Bicycle clips and the summer time…

As I get older there‟s no doubt I am getting grumpier. For example, I often find myself having to resist temptation to clip kids who drop litter round the ear. I‟d rather frequent pubs where you can hear yourself speak. And most disturbingly I find myself drawn to the cheese board at the end of a meal. It was back in the days when all I had to worry about was avoiding cabbage for school dinner and not sleeping in for my paper round that I first encountered a great friend of mine, Ben Steadman. Over the years Ben would sit and watch Hatfield Town play cricket and had seen me blossom from a short fat bloke who thought he was a white Gladstone Small into, well, a short fat bloke who still believed he was Gladstone Small. Ben would turn up with his mates and had an uncanny knack of speaking just loud enough so that you could hear his broad Yorkshire drawl as you did battle. “That lad‟s neva bin sam since he tuk up with that lass from Thorne than knos,” he would growl. “He tries hard, al give im that, but he neva bends his back when he‟s bowling,” was another. I remember one game on a rare baking hot day after I had bowled 16 back-breaking overs and taken seven wickets. The opposition‟s last desperate pair stood at the crease, needing about 50 to win from the last over, when their number 11 skied one that was probably picked up by NASA as it shot up into the stratosphere like a rocket.

I awaited its descent, wiping the sweat from my brow and steadying myself, visualising that old ball nestling in my eager hands - determined to round off a superb performance - when I „overheard‟ Ben say to one of his pals: “A bet thee 50p he drops it, he‟s got hands like butter has that Pete Wright. ”The psychological war was won and needless to say I spilled the catch. As we walked off Ben looked me square in the eye and advised me I should “work on me catching, it‟s not all about bowling that knos”. Aside from being a much-loved regular at the cricket field I would also bump into Ben in the Ingram Arms snooker room and he was one of the most talented players in the village. The attached picture is Ben with none other than Steve Davies, who at the time was the world snooker champion. Another exciting event at the time was the popular Christmas Handicap, which my brothers and I would enter every year in the hope of playing in the Boxing Day final. One afternoon in late November I skived off college and decided to join Ben for a quick frame, with the aim of avoiding my essay on the political systems of Western Europe. I had obviously been skiving off a little to much as I gave Ben a real run for his money, eventually losing on a tight pink, to which Ben shook my hand. He admitted I would be a dark horse for the Xmas tournament and told me it was a good job he was on the handicap committee that was sitting later that evening. It was at this point that I realised I had shot myself in the foot by my exploits and hatched a cunning plan. Later that evening I turned up for a game knowing the committee would be around and waited my turn to take the table. As luck would have it the only person who would play me was “Old Joe”, who had one eye, a nervous twitch, weak bladder, and whose highest break had been four points for the past eight years running. With the handicap committee deliberating nearby I set about giving Joe a lesson in missing, going in off, fouling, and generally attempting to make him look like a new version of Fred Davies. Gradually, I realised my plan was working and I had become the subject the handicap committee's attention, where a quite heated debate had erupted over someone‟s mark for the tournament.”

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A tell thee that lad‟s at least a 12 or a 10 player,” said Ben growing more and more agitated. “Ben tha‟s talking rubbish, look at him, he can‟t even beat Joe and he hasn‟t got his good eye in today,” came a reply.

I lost heavily to Joe and the handicap committee settled its dispute marking me with a 20 handicap for the Christmas competition. As I left the pub Ben called me over to one side and congratulated me on pulling a fast one, but whispered in my ear that he had placed £5 on me to get to at least the quarter-finals at odds of 4-1. I gave Ben a wry smile and a knowing wink and departed into the winter evening. I eventually lost in the quarters to “The Bull” - also known as former champion Daz Batty. Ben and I would often laugh at this tale and discuss the finer points of cricket, snooker and fishing as I sat nervously waiting to bat, something that Ben loved to see as he knew life would never be dull with the white Gladstone Small at the crease. It was a huge blow when Ben passed away suddenly earlier this year and I have to admit that I have truly missed him at the cricket field since. I have always associated the start of the summer with Ben turning up on his bike, complete with bicycle clips around his ankles, knowing that any dip in performance would result in the same caustic wit and “constructive feedback”. Prior to Ben passing away I organised a challenge cricket match between the Press Association from Howden and my personal Select XI. The teams were playing for the Ben Steadman shield, in honour of his loyal support over the years. Ben got to witness two of these matches which were both exciting affairs before he sadly left us. Next year I plan to introduce our local rivals Hatfield Main into the tournament as I know that Ben would approve of seeing them take on their traditional rivals. So farewell Ben, a good friend to many, father, husband and loyal supporter of Hatfield Town Cricket Club. Here is a summary of how the club has faired in they‟re second season in the Pontefract League.

HTCC 1st X1 – Remained in Div 2 and hope to progress next season HTCC 2nd X1 – 5th in Division 6 and League Cup finalists HTCC Nomads – Doncaster Evening League Div 2 – Winners Under 11s – Completed the season in Great Spirit – onwards and upwards lads Under 13s – Runners up with a superb 34 points Under 15s – 7th and none of them have started smoking!!

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Hello, this is the November report from Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School. In this issue we have got lots of exiting news for you.

Harvest Festivals As we write we have just celebrated two Harvest Festivals in school. The Key Stage 1 Harvest Festival was attended by Rev. Paul Wilson and was excellent. Our Foundation Stage 2 class shared all they knew about growing apples whilst Year 1 made a DVD (which was shown on our big screen at the Harvest Festival) of the day they made bread in their classroom. They loved eating it! Year 2 wrote and read out acrostic poems about Harvest.

KS2 Harvest Festival was all about food from different times and places. YR3 informed the audience about Roman food. YR4 read out what they learned about ancient Egyptian food. YR5 presented their work on Cornish mining food. And finally YR6 finished off with their research on wartime recipes. This was combined with some rousing songs and enthusiastic dancing. The whole Harvest Festival was made more colourful by children dressing in costumes reflecting the period of history they were speaking about. Joel finished off by leading us in a Harvest prayer.

This year we had lots of food donated by the children and their parents. The money we raised will all be going to a brilliant charity called „High Notes‟ which is under the patronage of Lesley Garrett. It takes music therapy into retirement homes to help people with dementia.

The Classes FS2 are reading the story of „Goldilocks and the 3 bears‟.

They also had their first ICT lesson in the computer suite. YR1 are writing about Super Heroes and finding out about the human body. YR2 are soon going on a trip to learn more about their topic on Florence Nightingale. YR3 had a Roman day where they did Roman cooking, Roman numeracy, they wrote a Roman menu and played Roman games. They also enjoyed a trip to Doncaster museum – to look at Roman artefacts! YR4 have had an Egyptian day where they did Egyptian cooking, dancing, singing and drawing. They made scarabs and learned about Egyptian hieroglyphics. YR5 have recently been on a trip to Caphouse Colliery to learn about life down the pit! They have also baked and learnt the history of the Cornish pasty. YR6 are continuing their topic about World War 2 and recently went on a trip to Kelham Island where they learned what it was like to be an evacuee.

Music Workshop The whole school has enjoyed a music workshop this term. A man called Steve Brown came in to tell us about Boomwackers and show how to use them. They were thin tubes that when hit against foot, hand and floor made a boom sound. It was a great fun day and everyone enjoyed learning about rhythm and pitch.

Everybody Writes Day National Everybody Writes Day is October 21st however we will have to write and tell you about it in the next issue because nobody is sharing with us what is happening yet!

Please send any questions / comments to the school address below.

Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School Main Street Hatfield Woodhouse Doncaster DN7 6NH

By Tommy Gravil, Frankie Middleton, Ben Morrell and Christie Charnley

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Beyond the test - Steering Dear readers You should hold the steering wheel with your hands at the „quarter-to three‟ or ten-to-two position. Steering movements should be made by feeding the wheel through your hands.

You pass the wheel from one hand to the other at all times.

It sounds complicated, but this is the smoothest, safest and most natural way to control the steering.

If you are not used to steering in this way, your movements may at first feel they lack co-ordination.

But it only takes practice to develop the technique into a fluid, controlled movement. Once perfected you will find it uncomfortable to steer in any other way.

Driving with one hand on the wheel arises simply through laziness. This gives you poor control at all times, and puts you at a disadvantage if you need to react quickly. If, on a long drive, you find it tiring to keep both hands in the correct place, your driving position may need adjustment.

There are many times, of course when one hand has to be taken off the wheel. Apart from changing gear, opening a window or operating switches are common occasions. Try to do these things when travelling in a straight line and in quiet traffic situations.

Many people let go of the wheel completely for a brief moment. How can they react if they have to take avoiding action?

A common mistake after a turn is to let the steering‟s self-centring action spin the wheel straight.

While doing this, a driver has no control at all.

Some people hold the wheel with both hands close together at the top or the bottom. This is neither relaxing nor appropriate for good control. Your hands should be opposite each other to allow quick steering in ether direction. Crossing arms must be avoided control is sacrificed since crossing arms prevent more lock being added. Imagine you misjudge a corner and halfway through you find it tightening unexpectedly. If your arms are already crossed, you prevent yourself steering any further without a great deal of scrambling with the wheel.

Initially the wheel is turned very gently, and then the rate of rotation is slightly speeded up once the car has settled into its cornering attitude. Applying this sensitivity means that the passengers hardly feel changes of direction.

Power steering must be treated with respect because it is all too easy for sudden steering movements on a slippery road to cause the front wheels to break grip and start a skid. Artificial lightness should not be regarded as an indication Bathroom Suites - Fitted & Tiled that a car‟s road holding is any better.

General Plumbing If you are interested in further information Door Hanging & Locks Fitted Painting & Decorating regarding the courses that we offer you will General Gardening and Fencing be able to find this information on the Household Maintenance Institute of Advanced Motorists website at www.iam.org.uk or Tel:020 8996 9600 No Job Too Small * Free Estimates * No Call Out Fee Safe Driving Paul Tuke, Secretary Doncaster Advanced Motorists.

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WHAT’S ON? HATFIELD WOODHOUSE METHODIST CHAPEL Sunday services start at 6pm November 7th Mr Norman Dye November 14th Rev H Harbottle (Communion) November 21st Mr David Banks November 28th Rev W Wallbank

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE METHODIST CHAPEL Saturday Coffee Mornings - 10am to 12noon November 6th Project 2000 November 13th Project 2000 November 20th Ladies Inner Wheel Charity November 27th Autumn Fayre, 10 am – 2pm Includes a visit from Father Christmas VERMUYDEN SUPPORT GROUP ACTION FOR CHILDREN are holding a Store Collection at Tesco‟s, Edenthorpe Sat 4th December – any extra volunteers would be helpful – please contact Mrs J Brown 01302 840496 WINTER STARTRACK INDOOR ATHLETICS Taster Session, 10am to 2pm, Saturday 13th November, at Doncaster College for the Deaf. £10 entry, high quality Aviva Goody Bag. Contact kev Lincoln on 01302 843394 or www.doncasterathleticclub.com for an application form.

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE WORKING MEN’S CLUB are holding a fundraising event in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The evening starts 7.30pm on 25th November 2010 at the Club.

Live entertainment will include Jackie Fell a female vocalist and the trio, Triple X. There will also be a large Raffle. Tickets are £5 and can be paid on the door or are available at the club or from Steve on 07979422817.

THE FRIENDS OF HATFIELD CHURCH BUILDING TRUST are holding a Bingo Evening at the Barn, Hatfield on Mon 1st Nov at 7pm please. Tickets from Janet on 01302 849377 or pay at the door

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HATFIELD LIBRARY As we enter into autumn and the dark nights approach, why not curl up with a good book borrowed from the library , or even loan a new DVD from our collection. We have many interesting classes running throughout the week, so if you are looking to improve your IT , your art skills, or just want to find your Family History Tree please join us. Come along and support your community library - we are not just about books!!!

Just a couple of things this month: come and meet the Guide Dogs and Puppies in training at our Book Sale & Coffee Morming for the Guide Dogs for the Blind on Saturday 13th November between 10.30-12.00 noon, there will be Cake, Plant, Tombola, a raffle and Jewellery stalls and lots more fun for all the family. Come and help us support this worthy cause For more details tel 842064.

We are also supporting the Hatfield Christmas Fayre by having various stalls in the library please come and support this wonderful, seasonal event to be held on Friday 3rd December between 4 - 8pm.

Adult learning workshops will be held in the Library throughout November and December for Corsage, Ceramics and Card making, all sessions are for 3 hours on a monday morning between 9.30-12.30pm . Sessions are £5.00 per person, places are limited so contact Angie Hardwick Tel 840961 or 0773050572908 for more details.

CHASERS CLUB together with South Yorkshire Police and Doncaster Council are holding an event on Jubilee Fields, Hatfield.

This will take place on Thursday 4th November between 5 - 8pm. There will be Skate Park competitions and the Play Rangers from Doncaster Dome will be present, light refreshments will also be available.

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