Hatfield November 2014

HATFIELD

November 2014

Issue No. 107

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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!

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

There are lots of Christmas events happening locally, details of which can be found on the What’s On page and throughout this months magazine.

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!

The deadline for Adverts, News Items, Whats On details and any other information you would like including in the December issue is Friday 14th November.

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News, News, News, News, News….

Twinning visit Merksplas to Hatfield.

Our weekend started with our Merksplas guests arriving at 7:30am on Friday morning, introducing them to the full English breakfast, spirits were high with the anticipation of the weekend ahead.

Our first visit was to the home of the Vulcan XH558 in the Sky Hanger adjacent to Robin Hood Airport, a big thank you to Toni who is passionate about XH558 and gave us a tour and commentary both on the restoration of XH558 and “Operation Black Buck” when Vulcans played a significant role during the 1982 Falklands conflict. www.vulcantothesky.org A quick lunch then a visit to HMP & YOI Hatfield (Moorland Open) where we were welcomed by the Governor Chris Dyer, then a question & answer about prisoner rehabilitation and the effectiveness of resettlement employment and education. A tour of the facility followed with everyone impressed with the floral displays, cleanliness & positive attitude of staff & prisoners that they met.

A trip to Hatfield Woodhouse Primary school, where the children were awaiting our arrival & sang us songs & the winner of the “Hatfield Woodhouse factor” demonstrated her ballet routine. The children from Merksplas had been very busy and had sent friendship boxes & Belgium biscuits for the children of Woodhouse plus the Koen (headmaster of the Merksplas school) played his guitar & our guests sang a Flemish song & an English song to the children which they had been practicing earlier in the day.

The evening was rounded off with a meal at Hatfield’s followed by a visit to the BlueBell where Karaoke & alcohol went down extremely well. The raffle was drawn and the winners: 1st Prize £100. R. Bellamy, 2nd Whisky-J Brown, 3rd £25. C Panks, 4th Large Chardonnay-J Brown, 5th Drinks Hamper-S Panks, 6th Mumbai Voucher-J Marsh. 7th-Wall Clock -S Stoker, 8th Vodka-H Simpson, 9th Schnapps & chocs-Gerry & Malc.

Saturday began with a visit to the newly

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launched Hatfield Community library, followed by a visit to the National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield where we “met a miner” & had an underground tour with the tour guide being a former miner. www.ncm.org.uk Thank you to Thorne Fire Station who allowed us an impromptu tour of the station as Jan one of our visitors is a reserve fire-fighter in Merksplas.

Sunday was a visit to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park where our guests saw the recent addition “Victor” the polar bear, the Bay Horse was the last port of call for Sunday lunch before our visitors left for home.

A fantastic weekend where existing friendships were renewed & new friendships & links were forged.

The Newly Formed Doncaster GreenSpace Network is a collection of voluntary and community groups from across the Borough with the common aim of improving their own little part of Doncaster. The network is aimed at spreading good ideas (of which there are many) and lending support when required.

The meetings are completely informal and lively discussions are common.

The next meeting of the Network will be 10am – 1pm Friday 7th November 2014 and will be hosted by the Friends of Quarry Park (Dunsville). It will take place at the Church Hall, Greens Road, Dunsville and the format of the day will be 10 am – Guest speaker, 11am – General discussion, 12 pm a tour of Quarry Park at Dunscroft.

The subject for the day – agreed at the last meeting is management plans for parks and green spaces. It was highlighted at the last meeting how important management plans are in achieving the Green Flag Award, which sets a minimum standard for parks and green spaces.

What did become evident was the fact that few park and green spaces within the Borough have a management plan drawn up by the council. This could be the opportunity to engage and encourage the council regarding plans for your little green area of Doncaster – or find out

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how to develop your own plans for your park and greenspace.

Anyone wishing to book a place should do so by contacting Lisa Wilkin at: woodfieldpark@hotmail.co.uk Lisa is the chair of the Friends of Woodfield Park and coordinating things for the network.

Further details about the Network can be found at http://doncastergsn.wordpress.com.

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FURRY FRIENDS & FIREWORKS! With Bonfire Night and The New Year fast approaching many owners dread the effect that loud bangs and flashes have on their pets, with an estimated 80% of animals becoming stressed and fearful. As it is difficult to ask for quieter fireworks it is advisable to prepare in advance and try to make the experience as stress free as possible.

HANDY HINTS Take your dog for a walk before the fireworks start, keeping them on the lead just in case. Ensure you pet is safely inside with the doors closed. Restrict access to dangerous items such as open fires and glass doors. Close windows and draw the curtains. Put on music or the TV to mask outside noises. Prepare a den in advance where your pet feels safe and protected. If your pet has a favourite place to hide, leave them alone and do not try to coax them out. Plug in Adaptil/Feliway. Similar to an air freshener it releases pheromones into the air and is very successful at calming animals if plugged in 2wks prior to the fireworks starting. Don’t punish your pet, this only confirms that there is something to be afraid of. Act as normal as possible this will help your pet feel more settled. We highly recommend that your pet is microchipped. They may panic, escape and get lost. Ignore any fearful behaviour. Do not try to comfort your pet, they will pick up on your anxiety and this may make the problem worse. NEVER take your dog to a firework display, even if they don’t appear scared.

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So please remember your furry friends this Bonfire Night and plan in advance!

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HATFIELD WOODHOUSE AMATEUR GARDENING SOCIETY After last month’s busy time with the Autumn Show, we settled back into our monthly routine with an excellent presentation by beekeeper Phil Cunningham. This took place in our usual venue, Hatfield Woodhouse Working Men’s Club on Tuesday 7 October.

The title of Phil’s talk and slide show presentation was “Bees Abroad-aTrip to Morocco”. But before this, Phil talked about his background in bee keeping, and also about his own beekeeping experiences. Phil learned about the subject from his father, who kept bees in his cottage garden. At one time Phil had up to forty to look after, which produced large amounts of honey. Beekeepers have to be aware of the local plants which produce nectar for the bees to collect, when they come into flower, and the fact that they produce a variety of flavours. He described how a honey bee hive is organised with the queen at the centre of the the colony, with the workers bringing nectar back tot the hive. We were also told how the honey is harvested by the beekeepers for our use. Honey, as well as having a lovely sweet taste with its use as a food for us, also has antibiotic properties, and can be used as a natural medicine.

After this, Phil went on to tell us about a trip he made to Morocco under a scheme to rejuvenate beekeeping and organised honey collection in third world countries. He showed us photographs of ‘primitive’ hives, as well as more general ones of the countryside. And finally, Phil had brought some jars of honey and honey comb for sale, all of which was quickly snapped up. This was an entertaining talk which everybody thoroughly enjoyed.

The next meeting on the Society will be on Tuesday 4 November at Hatfield Woodhouse Working Men’s Club commencing at 7-30pm. This will be the Society’s Annual General Meeting.

Thorne Citizens Advice Bureau I use heating oil to power my home, but I’m struggling to cover the cost. It’s hard for me to cut my energy use to save money, as my daughter’s asthma gets worse if I turn the heating down too low. Is there anything I can do to cut my bills?

Households who use heating oil often struggle to cut their costs as they don’t have the same ability to shop around as those who are on grid. But there is action that you can take to cut costs and save money, without having to turn down the heating.

Stocking up on oil now, before temperatures start to drop, can help you to avoid the high costs of buying during the winter. The cost of oil is usually at its highest in December, January and February, as extra demand can push up the cost. Make sure you shop around for the best price and ask suppliers about flexible payment options if you struggle to pay the whole cost up front.

Joining an oil club is also a great way of saving money as you can often get a better price by clubbing together with others and buying in bulk. This will also cut down the number of trips the oil supplier needs to make, which could reduce delivery costs and is better for the environment.

To see if there’s an oil club in your local area, put your postcode into the oil club map at www.citizensadvice.org.uk/oilclubs. If you would like to set up your own club, CAB can help. Come into the bureau or visit the website to find out everything you need to know.

It’s also worth checking whether there are any grants or discounts you are entitled to. A quick call to the Energy Savings Advice Service on 0300 123 1234 will help you get to the bottom of that.

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Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School School News – October 2014 Hello, we are the new Hatfield Woodhouse Year 5 correspondents Jem, Millie, Natalie and Joshua It doesn’t seem very long since we started back at school in September but lots of things have already been happening.

For example, we recently held our annual Cross Country run for Years 5 and 6. Luckily, the weather was good and we had a new school record set by Oliver Hemstock in Year 6 (see picture) with a time of 5:21:61.

It was also lovely to see children who had already finished rejoin the race to encourage slower runners to keep going Music continues to feature heavily in our school and we are really excited to be involved in the recording and production of a school CD full of our favourite songs from across the year groups.

Family and friends will be able to purchase copies just in time for Christmas whilst helping to raise funds for more musical instruments.

Our newly formed Samba drumming group has proved to be popular with children arriving early on Thursday mornings to take part in weekly lessons with Mrs Harbourne. Their collaborative ability goes from strength to strength as they work together to create their own rhythms and grooves.

On another musical note, a number of our children will be taking part in Young Voices in January 2015. They will be joining thousands of other children from across the north of England at Sheffield Arena to perform for a packed audience of family and friends. We are all very excited about this opportunity to be part of something truly amazing.

Harvest Festival Everyone from across the school has been busy preparing for the Harvest Festival concert on 24th October. This includes not only practising songs but having a TV style Bake Off too! Watch out in next month’s report for what happened and who won.

Year 6 In just over a week’s time, Year 6 will be off to Hollowford to take part in an action packed residential. We can’t wait to report on what activities get up to but it’s likely to be very exciting!

Thank you for reading this article of the Hatfield Arrow. Look out for more articles in the near future!

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Baking

In my last article I wrote about my recent foray into the high-pressured yet decidedly delicious world of baking. Staying on the food theme I’d like to share with you a guilty secret for which I hold my dear mother directly responsible. You see ladies and gentlemen, having a mum who has spoilt her children with top quality cooking and baking can lead you down a dangerous road in life. It recently occurred to me that I have not been hindered in the love stakes solely by looks alone, I have been hamstrung down to the fact I have suspiciously high standards when it comes to culinary creation.

For example, I have waved goodbye to previous conquests for the following crimes: a) Cooking sausages under the grill when making bangers and mash. b) Serving hot food on a cold plate.

And worst of all c) Serving ready-made Yorkshire Puddings for Sunday dinner.

I am sure you will agree that these despicable acts would prove too much for even the strongest of romantic flames to survive.

However, the time my cookery standards caused the greatest test of my resolve happened way back in my student days in the early 1990s. It was 1993 to be exact and as a young second year I entered a shared house of three boys and three girls. My male housemates were good friends, who I hold in great esteem to this day, but sharing a house with yours truly was not the easiest of tasks. Within a matter of days I had introduced a washing up and bin rota and had put out the diktat that Thursdays were going to be “house tea” day. Mind, I was vindicated with the washing up rota when I found myself enjoying my cornflakes out of a ‘Welcome to Blackpool’ teapot as it was the only clean item I could lay my hands on. Thursday Tea was my attempt to ensure that at least one day a week the house would gather, discuss house matters, air any problems, have a good laugh and plan our blossoming social calendar. In an added twist to this tea-time tête-à-tête we would take it in turns to cook for the rest of our housemates. My signature dish was oven cooked Cumberland sausages, mash and carrots complete with a tasty onion gravy. Steve would offer up his patented “tuna slap”, which looked remarkably like something that greeted you outside the Student Union gates on a Friday morning, while the girls would rustle up something Italian or maybe the odd curry. Matthew, however, would push the boundaries of not only quality but also cost! Who could forget the look on my face when I enquired about the funny tasting curry to be enthusiastically informed that it was only costing me 57p. It was only later that evening I found out I had sampled perhaps the world’s first bacon tikka masala. However, one evening our cooking differences got the better of us and very nearly fractured our friendship beyond repair. The straw that almost cost the camel his back was how to make cottage pie!

One Thursday as we all sat there, mouths watering and tummy rumbling, yours truly was far more anxious as to what Matt was going to concoct. So under a fanfare of steam and smell he dished up his version of cottage pie. I say his version as it certainly wasn’t mine. “What’s up?” he politely enquired after seeing my reaction as he slopped a portion down on my plate.

“How can you call this cottage pie?” I replied, incredulous. “It’s just boiled mince and mashed potato, there isn’t even any thickening or gravy in it.” Without taking his eyes from mine he flicked a finger in the direction of the gravy that lay in a pot on the other side of the table. “You don’t have gravy separate to the cottage pie,” I protested. “Any idiot knows you thicken up the mince after you have fried it with some onion and then cook it in the oven until your potatoes are ready to add to the top.”

The rest of the group stopped their chitter chatter and shuffled uneasy in their chairs.

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I wasn’t finished yet though. “Then you have no need to add gravy as it’s already in there.” Matt looked at me, much the same way you would a dog piddling down your leg, and the steam was now coming out of his ears rather than off his food.

“I have just spent the last two hours slaving over that bloody cooker and that’s all you can say,” he raged. “You could at least say thanks! After all, it’s only costing you 86p”.

This wasn’t going to end well and neither of us spoke to the other for a good fortnight, neither wanting nor wishing to back down as we protected the integrity of our respective cottage pies. Our housemates would tiptoe around on proverbial egg shells, although there would probably have been a few lying around without my rota, and Thursday Tea became a quiet affair. We even stopped going out as a house on a Friday night.

Eventually Steve, the remaining male resident, decided enough was enough and called a house meeting. He explained that in order to settle this matter once and for all the two of us would have a “Pie-Off”. Each had to prepare his cottage pie which would then be judged by the rest of the housemates and whoever was declared the winner would forever be known as the ‘King of the Cottage Pie’. We begrudgingly agreed and the date was set for the following Thursday.

The big day arrived and we busied ourselves in the kitchen, not speaking to each other in the process. There was a tricky moment when we realised that we only possessed one potato masher but Steve had borrowed one from next door after foreseeing the issue. Tea time arrived and we both produced our respective offerings to expectant housemates, each proud of his savoury smelling creation. We were told to depart to our rooms to await the verdict. I don’t mind telling you, the minutes felt like hours as we waited for the judges to make up their minds but eventually we were stood before the jury for our the day of reckoning. Steve (who had appointed himself foreman as it was his idea) cleared his throat and announced that they the jury had not been able to reach a majority decision and the voting was split 50-50. In fact, he explained, they had concluded both were as bad as the other and that cottage pie would be banned from the menu for Thursday Tea from this point on. Matt and I, realising that we had been duped decided a truce would be the best thing for all involved and shook hands, before heading off to the pub.

Wind the clock on 20 years and we recently laughed off the infamous “Cottage Pie War” that took place that cold and wet winter in deepest Lancashire. And so, after my Bay Horse Bake Off and cottage pie experiences I have reached the conclusion that this culinary lark can be a risky business.

However, my principles remain the same to this day: I don’t care how long and luscious a woman’s legs are or even how big her knockers may be, there is definitely no room in this world for a soggy bottom!

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Thorne Camera Club Invites You Yet more terrific photographs from Camera Club members are ready to display at the End of Project Exhibition to which everyone is invited. This celebration of a year's work contains photographs from around Thorne, places near and far, friends, family and interesting things.

The free Exhibition, in the Methodist Church Hall on October 25th from 10am, demonstrates the progress members have made in the past 12 months, whatever kind of equipment they use or whatever their experience was to start with. They are rightfully proud of their achievements and grateful to the Big Lottery Fund for its support.

At the Exhibition, as well as viewing the excellent photographs, you have opportunity to act as judge and choose your favourite print. You could even be a winner yourself as your entry will go into a draw. Maybe you would like a photograph taken, of yourself, your children, or family? Some members will be on hand to do this at a reasonable charge, and there are refreshments available until 12 o'clock as well.

Members shared their images at club meetings recently, to show what they have been doing and where they have been over the summer. Then four members were asked to mark some of the images as judges do in competitions, X Factor style, which was not an easy task. There were forty images submitted, some colour, some monochrome, covering a range of subjects but all taken on Club outings this year.

Overall, scoring top marks in both categories was Tom Ley. His colour photograph taken at the St.Leger Week Fair was excellent, and his monochrome picture of Hooton Pagnell Church also scored highly.

Frances McIntosh followed closely with 'Lakeside Reflections' in the colour section and David Ulyett's mono of 'Prince and Beauty' taken at Festival of the Plough was only half a mark behind Tom's.

Linda Spate ( Never too Cold for Ice Cream ) and Steve Hardwick ( Humber Sunset ) were also among the higher group.

Visiting from the Midlands to talk about photographic recognition and how to achieve these prestigious letters after your name, Stuart Crump ARPS, DPAGB, AFIAP spent an evening at the Camera Club. An interesting and informative speaker and very talented photographer, he explains how he works and inspires others to develop their images and have a go at achieving a recognised standard of work through the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain or the Royal Photographic Society.

Winners of the monthly raffle were Norman Pugh and Terry O'Kane with ticket number 294 unclaimed on the night.

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A Feast of Activities at Travis.

We are your new Travis reporters and are looking forward to reporting to you about a new school year. It has already been a busy start to the year, with football competitions, gardening awards and our Harvest celebrations.

We hope you enjoy our report.

Yorkshire in Bloom.

At the end of last year, we were visited by the judges from Yorkshire in Bloom. They came to look at our beautiful school garden, including the Anderson Shelter, the Secret Garden, our greenhouse and the wildlife area. They even got to taste some of our produce including strawberry jam made from the strawberries grown in the Secret Garden. The children made the scones to put the homemade jam into. The judges were impressed with how much effort we put into school gardening.

They visited other schools in Yorkshire.

Two weeks ago we found out that we had won the Gold Rose Award for the third year running.

Mrs Jordan said that ‘she was very proud of the school to have achieved this award’. The judges said that “Travis Gardening Club is part of Travis St Lawrence Church of England School, where it plays a big part in the ethos of this delightful, welcoming Church school”.

Harvey The Fantastic Football Tournament.

At Travis St Lawrence School, we took part in a football tournament. It was at the Holy Family School, Stainforth on Wednesday 1st October. The rules were slightly different as you weren’t allowed to shoot inside the box and there had to be a certain amount of passes before shooting.

Lots of other schools in Doncaster took part in the tournament. The winner of the tournament would automatically advance to the next tournament. By the sounds of it, all the children enjoyed it and we think it would be a good idea to have more tournaments, such as a basketball, tennis and hockey tournament. Watch this space!!!!

Year 5 reporters The Food-tastic Harvest Festival On Tuesday 7th October we had our upper site Harvest Festival. It was fun and packed with adults.

We brought tins and packets to the church for sharing with people who don’t have food. We estimate that if everybody brought one thing that there would have been at least 400 items of food.

Children from year 3 and 4 led the service with things to read and show, including some stunning artwork from Year 3’s work on Georgia O’Keeffe. Some of the children were actors who retold the story of Zacchaeus and how God invited him to share his food. We enjoyed singing the Harvest songs and celebrating with our parents.

Milly, Alfie, Ava and Mckenzie The Little Seed On Thursday morning we walked to church to hold our Harvest Festival. We took some food for the people don’t have enough food to eat. This year the church gave the food to M25. In the Harvest Festival we talked about sharing things like toys, food and skills with other people. When we share things we make people happy and when we make people happy we fill their buckets. If we fill other people’s buckets it will make us happy too. How can you fill someone bucket today?

Faith and Archie Thank you for reading our report and we hope you read more of our reports. Next time you will learn more things about what we achieve in our school.

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Doncaster Advanced Motorists Night Driving Dear readers, The fundamental rule of Advanced Driving – you must be able to stop within the distance you can see to be clear - this applies equally when driving at night.

Away from street lighting, your vision will be limited to the range of your headlights and this varies massively between dipped and full-beam. Therefore, it makes sense that you slow down when you’re driving on dipped headlights. If you find your speed creeping up, remind yourself how dangerous it would be if you suddenly came across, a tyre carcass, a pedestrian, a stray animal or even a pallet off an HGV in your headlight beam, could you STOP! If your headlights illuminate 40 meters ahead, you’ll have just 1.5 seconds to react and stop at 60mph! Realistically, you’ll still be travelling at 40mph when you hit the obstruction!!

Drive on full beam whenever possible but always think about other road users. Dip your lights as late as you possibly can, ensuring that you do not dazzle anyone and remembering that, at night, your lights give other road users the earliest warning of your presence. Clean your lights regularly as road grime quickly reduces their effectiveness and the distance you can see ahead clearly.

If an approaching car forgets to dip, glance immediately towards the side of the road to avoid being temporarily blinded. On dual carriageways at 70mph you cover 31 metres (about 7 car lengths) per second, so even if it takes only five seconds for your vision to clear fully you’ll have covered a distance equivalent to one and a half football pitches!

Advanced drivers know that driving in the dark isn’t all danger and drawbacks.

Empty night-time roads make journeys quicker and less stressful: car headlights give early warning of their presence and the skilled driver can even use other vehicles headlight beams to work out where the road goes next.

Don’t be complacent though, speed is more difficult to judge in the dark – especially approach speeds – so you should still take care and adhere to all the daylight driving rules.

Dazzle from following vehicles can be just as blinding but the effect can usually be “minimised” using the dipping function on your interior mirror, which is now standard on most modern cars.

Don’t forget to return the mirror to its “normal position” once the dazzle has subsided With practice, avoidance technique becomes habit. While such careless driving can be irritating, never stay on full-beam yourself to retaliate.

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WHAT’S ON?

FRIENDS OF HATFIELD CHURCH BUILDING TRUST

BEETLE DRIVE Wed 12th Nov at 7pm in the Barn, Hatfield (behind the Bay Horse). Entry is £3 and includes light refreshments & prizes.

There will also be a raffle.

'The Friends' will be having a Festive Stall at the Hatfield Village Yuletide Fayre in St Lawrence Church, Hatfield on Fri 28th Nov, from 4 - 7pm selling Pre-Loved Jewellery, tickets for our Bumper Christmas Hamper, unique, hand made greetings cards & our usual souvenirs.

New books of PURPLE VOUCHERS are now on sale at Charlottes Florists, Hatfield, raising money for The Friends of Hatfield Church Building Trust. Each book consists of over two hundred vouchers offering '2 for 1' deals at cafes, pubs, hotels & restaurants like Hatfield Chase, reduced prices at sports venues like Superbowl, 2 for 1 on golfing green fees & free entry for children at venues like Boston Park & many, many more, all in & around the Doncaster area. Books cost £20 each but you will soon make that up when you've used your first 3 or 4 vouchers! Up to £7 per book is kept by 'The Friends'. All books are valid from now until the end of 2015. Start saving now, they make great presents too!

The Royal British Legion Our local branch of The Royal British Legion has sadly closed due to lack of support, however we are still poppy collecting in Tesco Edenthorpe, Sainsbury's Edenthorpe, and Asda Stainforth from 27th October to 9th November. We look forward to seeing you there and hope you continue to give us your generous support. Last year we raised over £18,000 locally!

Coffee Morning on Sat 25th Oct 10am- 12pm in the Barn, Hatfield in aid of the Barn Regeneration Project selling home made cakes, Purple Vouchers, tickets for the 100 Club Draw & a raffle.

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Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 12th November 2014 at 7.00 pm.

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

November 8th Coffee Morning in aid of Project 2000 plus WW1 Lunch Pea Soup Lunch to be served from 12noon £2 50p.

November 15th In Aid of Project 2000 November 22nd In Aid of St John’s Hospice November 29th In Aid of Project 2000 Friday November 7th Quiz Evening. 7.30pm Tickets £3 to include Refreshments.

Friday November 28th Bingo Night 7pm

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE METHODIST CHAPEL SUNDAY SERVICE 6PM

November 2nd Mrs Joan Scholes November 9th Remembrance Day Mrs J Reasbesk November 16th Rev Jump (Communion) November 23rd Mr Norman Dye November 30th First Sunday in Advent Mr David Banks

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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

The Dome Leisure Centre

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

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

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

01302 842878

Counselling 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

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

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

Tel: 01302 843364 Kissimmee Florida

Locksmith 07768 498668

www.locksandblocks.co.uk Total Lock Services, Hatfield

Ash Hill Crescent, Hatfield

Fast & Friendly Delivery Service

Home & Garden

Locks & Blocks

Casanova Pizzeria

07989 299285

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

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

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