Hatfield november 2013

HATFIELD

November 2013

Issue No. 95

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Editors Letter…..

Welcome to the November issue of the Hatfield Arrow.

This year is just flying by, I can hardly believe its November already and it’ll soon be Christmas!

Due to holidays the deadline for the December issue is quite early. Please send me any adverts or information before Wednesday 6th November for them to be included in time.

Don’t forget to send details of any festive events that are taking place or any special Christmas news items.

As yet I haven’t planned anywhere to go for Bonfire night, but there are a lot of events taking place in and around the community and I’m sure that I will be attending a fire or firework display somewhere. Just remember to stay safe and enjoy the fireworks!

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News, News, News, News, News….

Friends and Neighbours support Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice A grand total of £1443.24 was raised for Bluebell Wood on what can only be described as a wonderful day at Hatfield Library on Saturday 5th October when family, friends and neighbours joined forces to raise funds for the charity.

Our grandson Sam who is 9 years old and in year 5 at Travis St. Lawrence Church of England Primary School, asked if we could organise a coffee morning to raise funds for Bluebell Wood in memory of his baby Sister. So plans were made and for the past few weeks many of our family and friends had been busy baking, and collecting raffle and tombola gifts some of which had been kindly donated by businesses both in and around Hatfield. Sam himself helped to bake a selection of cookies and cupcakes and decided that he would assist with the running of the Tombola stall.

Posters had been placed around the village but you can never be sure how many will attend, however there was no need to worry as people began to pop in even before the official start with many more arriving and staying for the whole 2 hours. The library was buzzing as people enjoyed the fantastic atmosphere, delicious homemade cakes, pies and pastries.

Special thanks go to Jenny and Carol from the Library for agreeing to the event and their efforts both in supplying boilers, crockery etc and for their expertise with reorganising the Library to accommodate everything.

Money raised on the day was boosted by donations from the Library Staff and from Staff working with Sam’s mother in Scunthorpe who had held their own events.

Businesses adding their support were Charlottes Florist, Coffee @ No4, Handgelic Nails, Cakes by Design and Slimming World along with Sarah (ITV London) who all donated gifts or vouchers for the raffle.

Cookies left over from Saturday were sold to members of Thorne Ramblers on the Sunday to help sustain them on their 8 mile walk along the Chesterfield Canal at Retford a fitting end to a wonderful weekend.

Final thanks go to close family and friends who gave up their time to man the stalls, sell raffle tickets, serve drinks and wash up on the day,

Harper Building Official Opening Ash Hill Academy held their official opening of the Harper Building on Wednesday 10th July 2013. Mr Blackett, the Head of Sixth Form at Ash Hill Academy was joined by guest of honour Peter Harper (Brother of Corporal John Harper) and members of the Harper family, Colonel Geoffrey Norton the Chair of the York and Lancaster Regiment's Trustees, Julian Fox the Honorary Colonel of the 4th Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment. Second World War Veterans Mr Arthur Green and Mr Geoffrey Cooper also attended. Mr Cooper gave his account of the heroic acts that were carried out by Corporal John Harper on 29th September 1944.

Mr Peter Harper unveiled the picture of Corporal John Harper that was drawn by Ash Hill Academy art teacher Mr Deakes.

Members of the Yorkshire Regiment were in attendance and a lone bugler sounded for Corporal John Harper. Mr Peter Harper cut the ribbon to mark the official opening of the building.

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HATFIELD WOODHOUSE AMATEUR GARDENING SOCIETY The Society was happy to see a larger than average attendance for its October meeting. This took place on Tuesday 1 October at Hatfield Woodhouse Working Men's Club.

The guest speaker was Janet Canning, one of the Natural England management team on the Humberhead Levels Nature Reserve. The Levels comprise of a large area raised mire, marshland and floodplains around the Humber Estuary. The focus of the presentation was on the raised mires of Hatfield and Thorne Moors. Janet gave a short history of the moors at the times of the large scale peat extraction at both Hatfield and Thorne, and then followed on to describe the work that Natural England (and its predecessor bodies) have done to return the moors to their former natural glory. This is a long term project. During the peat extraction days, the moors were drained to aid the commercial milling of peat (which was a completely different process to the hand cutting of peat for local fuel purposes which has always taken place). This has left large areas comparatively dry, and so the drains have had to be blocked to encourage water to stay. The first signs of regeneration are well under way, with cotton grasses beginning to take hold and thrive. Cotton grasses are regarded as indicator species which show that the regeneration process has commenced.

Janet then told us about some of the wildlife species on the moors. These included the difficult to see nightjar in summer, snakes, millions of dragonflies and damsel flies, and the cranes which have begun to make an appearance on the moor. Natural England run a series of events throughout the year for the general public, and for companies, to encourage people to use this excellent facility which is on our doorstep. Entry to the moors is free, with the nearest accesses from Hatfield Woodhouse being at Boston Park, and Ten Acre Lake. This was a very enjoyable and informative presentation, which was enjoyed by all present.

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A game of two halves….

A regular walk for my best mate Mr Mole has been via the Village Hall playing field in Hatfield Woodhouse. Not only is this a good run out for MM, it also offers fond football memories for me.

Some Arrow readers may have been fortunate enough to have seen me ply my trade on a football pitch over the years. Ok, I was hardly the most mobile of footballers. Indeed, I had a turning circle akin to the Amoco Cadiz – after it had grounded – and my other foot was merely for standing on.

Come to think of it, running anything over the halfway line often left me breathing out of my nether regions. However, every now and then, with regularity similar to that of Halley’s Comet, I would conjure a piece of magic to make any watching scout salivate and Paul Daniels glue down his hairpiece. After taking some personal trips down memory lane I nipped out one chilly Sunday morning to take in some local Sunday morning football and see whether the landscape had changed much since my day. I would now like to share with you a few incidents that at least made me chuckle.

I arrived at a local field as players of various shapes, sizes and weights were warming up. Some looked like a cheap version of a Jane Fonda DVD while others used it as a last chance to have a pre-combat fag. I zipped up my waterproof coat as high as it would go and gave thanks to my thermals before strategically placing myself so I could observe the three matches that were about to start. In one I noticed the referee counting the players on both teams. After a quick tot-up he approached the captain of one of them and explained that there were only 10 players on the pitch while a substitute stood clutching a linesman’s flag. The ref asked when the 11th player would be arriving to which the captain responded that this was his team and he could start the game. The official gave a perplexed look his way, while he was busily jumping about trying to keep warm. “Are you telling me that you have 10 players and a sub and you want me to start the game?” he said.

“Yes!” responded the skipper adamantly. I couldn’t help but think that this was the ultimate ‘kick in the teeth’ for any amateur footballer, given your skipper would rather play with a man less than have you have on the pitch. I offered a confused grin and turned to view the other two games that were in their infancy over my shoulder.

It quickly became apparent that one of the ties was a serious mis-match of David and Goliath proportions. Goals flew in at an alarming rate and by half-time the despondent manager of Team David, who had been busy making notes and plans, gathered his beleaguered troops around him looking to deliver a half-time pep talk that would have not been out of place in Zulu. I listened intently, expecting to hear a Sir Alex Ferguson-esque work of inspirational wisdom and tactical genius. Here is a simple and censored transcript. Imagine this in the voice of Brian Blessed: “Lads, what the hell is going off? This team are rubbish. Really, really rubbish. In fact they are worse than crap. Even my mother and her sisters could beat this shower of sh!t, they just can’t play football, they are terrible, bloomin' hell, they are all out of shape and they are useless, they are rubbish, the worst team I have ever seen!” The manager had whipped himself up into a frenzy of volcanic proportions and was, by now, foaming at the mouth with rage. It was at this point one lad, who was seated on the damp pitch, raised a hand in schoolboy fashion before uttering “boss, if they are so rubbish, how come they are beating us 9-0?” The response was swift and clinical as the manager, now able to direct his ire at an individual, made a tactical substitution by offering the youngster the linesman’s flag for the second half. Not to be outdone, the dissident midfielder had other ideas and fired off a four-letter salvo of his own as he trudged back to the changing rooms. It was like stepping back in time and could have been taken from any number of seasons from my youth. However, there was one more event that gave me a belly roar.

For anyone who has never witnessed Sunday morning football there is an unwritten rule in the art of linesman-ship. Basically put, as long as the appointed flag-bearer from each team is as bad and as biased as each other then there won’t be a problem. It is as if over the years people have got their heads together and come to the conclusion that two wrongs do actually make a right. As I stood pondering what on earth could happen next, out strode the player who had been given his marching

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orders at half-time for speaking out of turn. As he picked up his lineman’s flag I heard him mutter “right, I’ll show the X&**@@”. I assumed that for the next 45 minutes he was going to be the worst of all linesman, using every opportunity to cheat, be insincere and basically combat his counterpart over the other side of the pitch. How wrong I was. For the next 30 minutes he gave a fair, consistent and unbiased performance that would have made Sepp Blatter blush. However, this was not in the Sunday morning rule book, he was defying convention. The referee suddenly realised he had an ally in his battle, in fact even the opposition started to applaud his fairness. Needless to say the goals continued to flow and with 15 minutes remaining the score stood at 20-0. The poor manager had by now stopped moving, his head welded to his hands, peering through icy fingers. No matter what protestations came his way, the aggrieved linesman was having none of it, off-sides were off-sides and on-side was on-side. I then realised his compatriot on the other side had barely moved a muscle for the last 10 minutes. Eventually, the manager cracked and in a loud menacing voice demanded his disenfranchised man give him the flag. If he was “going to act like that he could bugger off and play his football somewhere else next week” which I assume, by the look on his face, was hardly a punishment. The game eventually ended in a narrow 23-0 defeat, although to be fair the 22nd goal did look a yard off-side – despite what the linesman said. I strode back to my car with a happy smile on my face content that nothing had changed in the parks and football pitches of England.

I took the attached picture as to me it symbolises what Sunday morning football is all about. Some of that tape must have been put there when I played, maybe even earlier and as I walk Mr Mole I often find myself randomly catching a whiff of liniment, deep-heat and the odd regal king size…….

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Celebrating Harvest at Travis St Lawrence.

Hi, we are your new reporters; my name is Sophie and I am from Oak class and my name is Kimberley and I am in Elder class.

We are the Year 6’s.

Our very first report is about our Harvest celebration, which was held at Hatfield St Lawrence church. The lower site service was on Thursday 10th October and the upper site was on Wednesday the 9th of October. The year 3’s and year 4’s were the readers for our celebration and years 5 and 6 were singing all of our harvest songs. The songs we sang were: “We plough the fields with tractors” and “Only one world” where there wasn’t a dry eye in the church when we had finished singing this one. We also sang “harvest samba” as well as “cauliflowers fluffy”; one of the school’s favourite songs.

This was the first service without Reverend Wilson, so it was strange for us all to not have a vicar to join us in our harvest celebration!

Harvest Festival at lower site Last week we did our Harvest service at St Lawrence church.

We all had different parts, some read prayers and poems about Harvest and other children waved flags when we sang our Harvest songs.

Our favourite Harvest song is cauliflowers fluffy because we get to sing about lots of different foods that we like.

It is important that we celebrate harvest to say thank you to God for the food we eat because some people do not have food like we do.

Lots of children really enjoyed waving the flags to praise Jesus.

Hedgehog and Rabbit class Harvest Festival at upper site On Wednesday 9th October at 2:00, we went to St Lawrence church in Hatfield to celebrate our Harvest festival. Ellis was a narrator and he liked seeing all the people smiling at him. Tyler was sitting on the front row and was singing with everyone. We sang lots of Harvest songs. This was our first Christian celebration at upper school and we thought it was a great first one. Tyler thought that “the narrators learnt their lines well but that some could have been louder!” The church was packed with grown- ups (and some babies) all coming to join in our Harvest Service. The bad news is that on the walk to church we got caught in rubbish weather and arrived at church a bit soggy!

We are looking forward to our next church celebration, which will be Christmas.

Tyler and Ellis Christian Aid During the service, we collected money for Christian Aid. All the money was donated to Brazil for those communities where their Harvest is under threat.

What is Christian Aid? Christian Aid is a Christian organisation that “insists the world can and must be swiftly changed to one where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty.” Christian Aid has a vision - an end to poverty - and they believe that this vision can become a reality.

What countries do they work in?

They work in the Americas; which include Peru, Brazil, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. They also work in Africa in places such as Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria. In Asia, they work in countries such as Afghanistan, India and Cambodia. In the Middle East, they work in Egypt, Iraq, Israel and the Lebanon.

How can you support them?

There are lots of ways to help if you look on the website. The address is: www.christianaid.org.uk.

We are proud that we got involved with this worthwhile charity and hope that we raised a lot of money.

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Harvest round the world As you know, harvest is a very important part of the year, but what do we really know about harvest for other people in the world?

In Korea, they call harvest Chuseok; they celebrate with dancing, singing and music.

In Japan, their harvest is called Niiname-sai where they have lots of food, decorations and lanterns.

And last but certainly not least America!!!

They call it Thanksgiving, where they pray with a special prayer they only do once a year!!!

In our country, we celebrate by supporting different charities and giving lots of food for the hungry or homeless. Harvest is very important to Travis.

We recently interviewed Mrs Cousins on the importance of harvest! “I think that harvest is an important time because it gives us the opportunity to think about those who not as fortunate as us all.�

Thank you.

Amy and Cole

We have all enjoyed our Harvest celebration and we hope the parents and carers enjoyed it. Thank you for reading our report on our Harvest Celebration!

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NORTH EAST DONCASTER CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU I’m a homeowner, and I’ve been looking for ways to cut my energy bills. I’ve just received a leaflet about the Green Deal - is there anything I should know before I decide whether to sign up?

The Green Deal is a new Government scheme to help with energy saving improvements to your home such as loft insulation, double glazing and solar panels. The scheme lets you make these improvements without having to pay up-front. Instead, you take out a loan which is repaid through the savings on your energy bills. Like any credit arrangement, the Green Deal is a serious financial commitment, so you need to think carefully about whether it’s right for you.

The loan is attached to properties, not people, so if you move house then repayments will pass to the next owner or tenant. You’ll have to let them know that loan is attached to the property before they agree to buy.

The scheme is designed so that savings always outstrip repayments. But this isn’t a guarantee, so taking out a Green Deal loan may mean that your bills increase. If you’re on an electricity meter repayments will be taken off your credit in small amounts several times a day, so you may find that your credit is used up faster.

If you decide to go ahead, the first step is an assessment of your home, which you often have to pay for. Green Deal assessors and providers must be officially accredited – you can check by looking at the central register at gdorb.decc.gov.uk/consumersearch.

If you decide to go ahead after your assessment, there is a seven-day cooling off period . If you change your mind during the cooling off period, you won’t have to pay a cancellation fee, although you are likely to have to pay some of the assessment cost if work has been carried out before you cancel. Green Deal loans are covered by the Consumer Credit Act, which gives you important rights. If you have a complaint, you should contact your provider. If they can’t sort out your problem, you can contact the Energy or Financial Services Ombudsman.

If you can’t save money through the Green Deal, you may be able to get extra financial help under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) for energy saving improvements to your home, including solid wall insulation and cavity wall insulation.

Get free, confidential, independent advice from your local Citizens Advice Bureau.

See www.adviceguide.org.uk or your local phone book for contact details.

Also get advice about the Green Deal, the Energy Company Obligation and other ways to get help to save energy in your home from the Energy Savings Advice Service on 0300 123 1234 or from Home Energy Scotland 0808 808 2282.

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The Bouncy Castle At Hatfield woodhouse primary school there was a bouncy castle and we had to see how many bounces we could do in two minutes. This activity was for the children who had sponsors or who stayed on green (meaning they had excellent behaviour) from the start of the year, this was called the sponsored bounce.

Here are some of the results: in year 1 some of the children got 89; in year 2 the children mostly got around 120; in year 3 the children got up to 145; in year 4 the children all the way to 180; in year 5 the children managed 210 and finally but not least year 6 got over 220 bounces in 2 minutes! They were quite, quite dizzy by the end…

All the money that we raised went to the school to buy new resources for the entire school, so the school is a better place for us kids

Hollowford Centre

Whilst most of Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School had regular lessons, our Year 6’s spent Monday-Wednesday at the annual school trip to Hollowford centre in Castleton (Derbyshire) but this was no ordinary trip, this was our residential – two whole nights away from our parents!

Now, it wasn’t all the good life, we had to make our own beds, (which isn’t the best of ideas in our opinion!) Our activities consisted of obstical course, (some of us got wet!) bush craft, abseiling and caving.

We were lucky enough to enjoy cooked breakfast, lunch and tea (yum!) our choices included burger, chips, bacon and sausages, on the last meal we were treated to pizza, although the tastiest meal was meatballs and pasta!

We learned to make fire with bush crafts using flint and steel, we also made hot chocolate by putting hot water on the fire, then adding cocoa, it was delicious!

The next day we went caving, now, you would expect caves to be open spaced, tall roof right?

WRONG! They are actually closed in, with many different paths and small tunnels! If you were to go down then keep your eyes peeled and prepare to get wet! Very wet! You might even see a few cavemen’s pets (fossils).

We then did abseiling, off a 75ft bridge, you had to fall off it (with safety ropes of course). It was terrifying but one of the most amazing experiences ever, here’s what some of our classmates had to say about abseiling.

“It was great! I really conquered my fears” – Mckenzie.

“I thought I’d be scared but it was really fun, I did it 5 times!” – Holly.

All too soon though it was time for us to head home. We had an amazing time and would love to do it all over again. .

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Doncaster Advanced Motorists Wintertime,Time To Change.

Dear readers, Time literally turned back as daylight savings come to an end along with the British summer. But, while many motorists relish the chance to sleep an hour longer, there are potential dangers that come with the changing of clocks and increased darkness.

Motorists need to adapt their driving behaviour to accommodate for night driving conditions as the clocks change. Night falls an hour earlier, so the typical commute home from work or school will be in the dark. Night conditions make the road ahead more difficult to read and yield less information for a driver. Other road users, road signs and objects are harder to see and road conditions and edges become indistinct. Driving at night at this time of year will also be aggravated by seasonal driving hazards – rain and wind.

As night draws, people also naturally want to slow down and are more likely to grow tired. One in five motorway crashes are fatigue related.

It is also important to consider vehicle condition when driving in dark conditions.

Windows (inside and out), mirrors and the lenses of lights and indicators should be kept clean regularly to give the best possible visibility. Lights must be correctly aligned and adjusted for the vehicle load – and bulbs must all work. Now is a good time to renew your windscreen wipers and top up the washer bottle with a good quality detergent.

Leaving the lights on at work or the shops will drain a car battery very quickly. It’s easy to forget to switch off lights when leaving the vehicle, and an already depleted battery will be less forgiving. Check the battery is healthy or renew it now before being stranded on a wet and windy roadside.

If you are interested in the courses we offer, you’ll be able to find the information by Emailing: doncaster.advancedmotorists@yahoo.com Safe Driving Paul Tuke. Senior Training Observer.

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WHAT’S ON? St Marys Art Group at St Marys Church Community Centre Stainforth.

We are a small group of people who meet on Thursday each week at 10am for 2 hours except when our teacher Dave Woolass comes to help us at 1pm monthly.

Classes cost three pounds each week and four when the teacher comes plus 20p for refreshments. We are a very friendly nondenominational group and have a good natter while painting. There is disabled access and amenities. Please contact Jane on 01302 891301 and Annie on 01302 843026.

HATFIELD CAMERA CLUB 2013 We meet every Tuesday evening at the Ash Hill Academy 7pm till 9pm (enter by the side entrance)

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HATFIELD LIBRARY

Needles and Pins will meet on Friday 1st and 15th November. Come along and bring your crafts. £1.00 per session.

Pre-school story time sessions are on Monday mornings between 10.30 -11.00 all welcome.

Archie Sinclair from the Civic Trust will be talking about Old Doncaster on Thursday 7th November at 11.00 am. £2.00 per ticket, booking is advisable. For more details 01302 842064 .

Rainbow Bear will be making an appearance at the library to help raise funds for Rainbow Trust. Variety of stalls, Raffle, Tombola and refreshments will be available. Please help us make money for this wonderful charity On Saturday 16th November between 10.30-12.30 for more details Tel 842064 The library will become part of the Hatfield Christmas Fayre on Friday 29th November with various stalls and library services until 8pm.

Come along and join in the festive spirit.

The reader’s group will meet on the last Thursday of the month 28th November at 5.30pm, collect your book and join in the discussion.

The new Purple Vouchers are now in stock for £20.00, This little book can make a difference on leisure family and retail savings.

Pop in today and have a look.

Halloween Dance Workshop come along and join in the fun with professional dancer Louise Wilkie on Friday 1st November between 4-6 Refreshments will be provided. This fun workshop is for ages 8 and upwards.

As the New Year approaches we are taking names for Beginners computer classes starting in January 10 week course, for £40.

Reserve your place by contacting 01302 842064 If you have not looked at the Digital Library recently please give it a go. It’s so easy you can now borrow up to 10 items all free. We are expanding the range of titles in our collection all the time. If you want to request a book, we will try our best to provide it for you. For more

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guidance on how to use this service just press the help icon when you view the Digital library.

Doncaster Library Service is also pleased to announce that we are now offering a free music download service to our library members. Each library member is able to download a maximum of 3 of your favourite tracks of music per week, which will be yours to keep for as long as you want to, with no return dates and no overdue fees. Doncaster Libraries' Digital Music Download Service will allow members to select from a choice of over 7 million songs, including Sony Music Entertainment UK’s catalogue of legendary artists. A product supplied to library services worldwide by Library Ideas, the Digital Music Download Service includes free mobile apps for registered library members.

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE METHODIST CHAPEL COFFEE MORNINGS SATURDAY 10AM—12NOON

November 2nd Project 2000 November 8th St Jon’s Hospice November 16th Project 2000 November 23rd Project 2000 November 30th Autumn Fayre 10 – 2

Services Sundays

November 3rd November 10th November 17th November 24th

Own Arrangement Rev Keith Jump Communion Mr David Hepworth Rev Keith Jump Communion

Friday 20th December 7.30pm Celebrate Christmas with Thorne Male Voice Choir at Hatfield Woodhouse Methodist Chapel £3.00 in include seasonal refreshments – Tickets available from any Saturday Coffee Mornings or contact Jenny Garrett 01302 840072

BUDDHIST MEDITATION/ STUDY GROUP. Meets every Tuesday 7-9pm.

Everyone Welcome.

Gomde, Lindholme Hall, Hatfield Woodhouse, Doncaster. DN7 6DT. Web site: www,gomde.org.uk Tel: 01302 842 503 for more information.

Hatfield Christmas Fayre To be held on 29th November 2013 From 4.00pm until 8.00pm Come along and enjoy our Christmas Fayre We will have a Wonderful Array of Hand Crafted Gifts for all the Family.

Stalls will be in St Lawrence’s Church Hatfield, Hatfield Library and Victoria Hall.

Santa will be in attendance in Victoria Hall From 4.00pm until 6.00pm.

Mulled Wine, Teas & Coffee will be available.

The Charities chosen for this year are Weston Park Hospital Sheffield St Lawrence's Church Hatfield Multiple Sclerosis Society TABLE TOP SALE Sat 23 Nov, 2.30 5.30pm At Dunsville Community Centre Would you or your group be interested in hiring a table at a Table Top Sale at Dunsville Community Centre, cost £5 per table?

You could be either an individual or a group eg WI or Scouts selling home-made jams, cakes or books, etc. If there is enough interest - 10 tables minimum - I will organise it and try to get volunteers to make teas & coffees for sale and cakes if we have some good bakers?

If you are interested please contact me directly on 07873 340307 or by email tinapyle2002@hotmail.com by deadline 30th Oct. Any money raised by the hirers will be retained by them. The £5 charge must be paid at the time of booking & is non refundable (proceeds to DCC).

Friends Of Hatfield Building Trust.

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Hatfield Village Yuletide Fayre Fri Nov 29th from 4pm onwards - we'll be having our usual Souvenir Stall in St Lawrence Church plus we'll be selling some beautiful Pre-Loved Jewellery & Teddies, you may just find that Christmas present you've been looking for!

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01302 370777

Hatfield Village Watch

01302 841527

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

Richardson Accountancy Limited, Hatfield 07891481446

Hatfield Library

01302 842064

CAR Sales & Repairs

Home Library Service

01302 734304

Hatfield Woodhouse Methodist Church

01302 880450

Hatfield Church Parish Office

01302 350591

CATERING

Hatfield Health Centre

01302 384200

Lite Bite. Catering for all occasions/ 01302 782630 Novelty cakes. Lynsey Chambers 07779 715898

Dunsville Medical Centre

01302 890108

Counselling

Doncaster Royal Infirmary

01302 366666

NHS Direct

0845 4647

Clouds Community Counselling, Free Client Line Confidential Counselling Service 07962 907053

Weldricks late night pharmacy

01302 369699

Thorne Rural Lions

01302 350797

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

BUSINESS DIRECTORY Business/Finance

All Car Service/Repairs Japanese & Korean Specialist

01302 830400

Barry Gill Sales & Repairs, Hatfield

01302 842878

COMPUTER SERVICES It To Go Computer Services

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01302 351641

01302 352352

W: www.ittogo.co.uk E: sales@ittogo.co.uk

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01302 820137 07876 595574

Casanova Pizzeria

01302 350888

Ash Hill Crescent, Hatfield

Executive/Chauffeur Driven/Wedding Transport Ex-zec Travel Services www.exzectravel.co.uk Health & Beauty All About Me

Hair & Beauty

Jessie Credland Foot Clinic 31 High Street Hatfield

01302 351545

Lisa’s Toning & Tanning Studio,

01302 845633

The Willows Dental Practice

01427 872106

Home & Garden Blind Ideas, High Street, Hatfield

01302 842627

The Friendly Gardener Affordable Garden Maintenance

01302 352087 07903 018885

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

Locksmith Total Lock Services, Hatfield

07989 299285

Security Complete Fire and Security Systems Ltd Auckley

01302 511050

Fast & Friendly Delivery Service

Tel: 01302 843364 Kissimmee Florida

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

01302 885401 07749 519557

C M Developments (Yorkshire) Ltd Building Services

01302 351760

Dean Brown Joinery, Hatfield,

01405 949008 07795 321054

E P G Roofing

01302 532676

Holgate’s Home Improvements and Maintenance

07456 524004

Longstaff Electrical Services, Hatfield, 07902 008118

01302 840500 07985 076500

Martin Johnson Plumbing & Heating Repairs, Hatfield

01302 845978 07817 300662

P.Woods Builder All General Building Work

01405 818771 07733 021023

Steve Blunt Electrical Contractor 07900188126

01302 350557

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

To advertise please call 07854 880882 or 01302 351760

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