Hatfield october 2013

HATFIELD

October 2013

Issue No. 94

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Editors Letter‌..

Autumn has definately arrived. The nights are getting longer and the days are getting shorter and there is so much to look forward to.

This mon th brin gs Halloween celebrations. Maize Maze has lots going on, for all ages. Their usual Shriek Nights will be on Wednesday 30th October, Thursday 31st and Friday 1st November, plus they are also having a Shriek Week 26th October - 3rd November. And, don’t forget they now have The Tea Rooms, with an indoor seating & toddler soft play area and serve homemade cakes, hot & cold drinks, light meals and Ice-cream. You will find full details on page 20.

Please send me any information you would like including in the November issue, especially any Christmas events, fundraisers, Fayres etc.

The deadline for the November issue is Wednesday 16th October.

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News, News, News, News….

St Lawrence Church Hatfield Barn Regeneration Many people now know that we now have planning permission to build a new building on the same site as the present barn. For a long time now people have been asked for their ideas and much of this has been incorporated into the plans. An artist's impression has been done and is on a board at present in the church.

The new barn will be built before the present barn is demolished, forming a car park.

We now have to fund raise in earnest and a scheme which has been under way for two years now is “The 100 Club”. We ask people to give us £1 a month, £12 for the year, to go into a monthly draw. Three prizes are given. At present £20, £12 and £8 which is half the monthly takings. Help us to raise the number of participants to 100 which was our aim when we set it up. It may even become “The 200 Club”.

Half of the money raised will go back to its members as prizes. The start of the year is October but you can join at any time.

If you wish to take part please contact me, Gill Atkinson 01302 843229. I will be so pleased to hear from you and welcome your support for this new building which will be such an asset for the whole community.

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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN LOCAL CRICKET? "A History of the Doncaster and District Cricket League" compiled by Malcolm Driver is on sale at Hatfield Library. Sponsored by the league, the book has 156 pages and includes a detailed account of the development of the league, photographs, names of officials and individual and team prize winners etc.

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HATFIELD WOODHOUSE AMATEUR GARDENING SOCIETY In a very busy first week in September, the Society had its first meeting of the new session and held the 2013 Autumn Show. Both these events took place at Hatfield Woodhouse Working Men's Club.

First, the meeting. This took place on Tuesday 3 September and we were pleased to welcome back as our guest speaker, Lee Plevey, of Plevey's Garden Supplies, Doncaster. Lee's chosen subject this time was Garden Compost, focussing on what gardeners can buy, and not that which they make themselves. Lee, who brought about a dozen large bags of compost(all different) to illustrate his talk, took us through from the days of completely peat based composts to the present day, where there is pressure to reduce the amount of peat used.

Of course, in the hey day of peat based composts, much of the peat used in the UK came from Thorne and Hatfield Moors. As we know, this source is no longer available, as the Moors, which are a unique environment habitat, are now managed by Natural England.

Commercial composts these days often contain a proportion of peat substitute, and in some cases are fully non peat. Some of these composts contain added nutrients, and many also have water retaining gels in their mix.

As usual at Lee's presentations there was a far ranging discussion, not only on the use of composts, but about gardening and gardening problems in general. We all went home entertained and informed.

On Saturday 7 September the Hatfield Woodhouse Autumn Show was held at the Working Men's Club. Once again we welcomed Lee Plevey who judged the Vegetable and Fruit classes. The other judges were Julie Parker and Sandra Brooke. There was a very good entry this year, especially in the Fruit classes, and the judges commented on the overall high quality. Competitors set up their entries in the morning and this was followed by judging , which was completed at lunchtime. The Show was then open to the public in the afternoon and it was well attended.

At the end of the Show, the trophies and shields were presented by the Society President, John Brown. This was followed by the auction of unclaimed entries, the President acting as auctioneer.

The trophy winners were Ian Harrison, Maria Brack, Joan Brown, Margaret Christopher, Brenda White and Lesley Colwill. Shields were presented toDenise Thornhill, Lesley Colwill, Dorothy Elvy and Maria Brack.

The next meeting of the Hatfield Woodhouse Amateur Gardening Society will be on Tuesday 1 October (7-30pm) at the Working Men's Club when the speaker will be Janet Canning. Janet is a member of the Natural England management team for Thorne and Hatfield Moors, and is the Chair of the Epworth Gardening Club. Everybody is welcome to attend, and we hope to see you there.

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As I have wandered this world of ours over recent months I have really noticed those of an older age as they go about their lives. It has really got me wondering what kind of an old man I will be.

There are many kinds to choose from. Will I be one of the crown green bowling set? Or maybe I will waltz away the afternoons with some sprightly looking lady? Perhaps I will become one of those OAPs who hang around the bookies all aiming to win a fortune with my 5p 12-fold accumulators.

There are many more flavours to choose from but if I get my wish I would plumb for someone who I often have happy thoughts of, namely Mr John Colwill. John was a part of my childhood through being a good friend of my Dad. John was a local farmer and haulier who drove a wagon for a living and, in my mind at that time, was one of the strongest men in the world. He had a bushy moustache that any man about town would have been proud of, hands like coal shovels and forearms that knew no boundaries of strength. This man could loosen wheel nuts with his bare fingers I reckoned, that’s how strong he was. John always seemed to be in the same clothes but never smelled of anything other than engines. He always had a story to tell and would like nothing more than teaching a young lad how to build a bonfire, how a motorbike worked, or how to mark out a running track.

In 1979 Dad had a rather nasty motorbike injury that resulted in him spending some time in hospital, away from his wife and family. This led to a rather tough time in the Wright household. However, out of that trauma some long-standing friendships were forged. One of these involved John and Betty Colwill, who not only resided in the village but were also active members of the village hall committee along with Colin Hepworth, Edith Mitchell, Violet Parkin and Mr & Mrs Roberts. As Dad gradually began the process of rehabilitating himself, one of his brighter moments came about when John would call on him and allow dad to join him as he drove his wagon around the towns and villages of Yorkshire. This was not just a day out for Dad but it also enabled mum to have a break and to maybe do some studies or catch up with the family. It was on the day of such a road trip that I remember witnessing something that still makes me chuckle to this day.

Dad and John had been out for most of the day and as early evening approached mum decided to pay a visit to Betty, who lived with John in a small farmhouse in the centre of the village. Being the youngest and as yet not to be trusted alone with my siblings I joined mum and we busily made our way up to the Colwill’s residence. With Mum and Betty busy catching up with events, before they knew it time had ticked way past supper. Mum summoned me into the kitchen and packed me off running to the recently opened Chinese takeaway to purchase a sweet & sour chicken and various assortments. Now, you must remember that in Woodhouse we were still coming to terms with streetlights. The local chippy almost caused a riot when it introduced curry sauce, so Chinese food was nothing short of witchcraft. So, with a crisp note in my hand, I belted off to purchase our exotic sounding supper.

I returned quick sharp and marveled at the smells that swirled and steamed from the various silver trays that were piled up on the kitchen table. With spoons flying ten to the dozen and chicken balls being juggled across four plates, there was one each for Mum, Betty and me and one made up for John who was due to return at any minute. His was carefully placed on top of the Aga to keep warm. I marveled at the fluffy rice, the succulent almost beyond belief chicken balls and licked my lips at the rich sweet n sour sauce; I was in Chinese food heaven. It was at this point that John arrived home and walked into the brightly lit kitchen, his face and hands black from work. He explained that he had dropped dad off at home and that he would have a quick wash and then enjoy his tea of whatever Betty had prepared. As John sat down Betty explained that Mrs Wright had very kindly bought supper that evening and that tonight’s tea of choice was Chinese chicken balls. His face was a picture as he was faced with a plate full of rice and what appeared to be about 5 round balls of

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batter smothered in a warm sticky sauce. Obviously stumped by this concoction, yet not wanting to appear ungrateful, Mr Colwill quickly tucked in, washing his supper down with a bottle of pale ale freshly taken from the cellar. He sat there in silence, as if studying every bite in isolation. He didn’t smile; he just looked straight ahead, only breaking to take a gulp of his beer. After what seemed an eternity he completed his meal and passed on his thanks to mum for her generosity. At this point he excused himself and departed into the next room. It was about 10 minutes later that I heard a strange melodic noise from the front room. Being an inquisitive chap I decided to take a look and as I peered around the door I saw this giant of a man busily playing his fiddle without a care in the world. He stood there, next to his bottle of ale on the table, his huge hands and fingers moving ever so carefully in order to ensure that no note was out of place. He stood there under that solitary light bulb for what felt like an hour, his eyes closed as he played his fiddle. This man who I often thought could knock out a horse with one clip from his hand was caressing every note and octave as if it were a delicate flower.

Eventually, mum gave me a shout that we needed to be off and John placed his fiddle carefully on the table and gave me a huge smile of friendship.

As mum made her way along the side of the house and I headed for the door I heard something that made me smile as John turned to Betty and stated that it was nice to see us both and very generous for mum to purchase his supper. "However, next time could we have fish and chips as that red gravy tasted funny?" Sadly John and Betty are no longer with us, along with many more characters from my childhood days, however, maybe when I am an older chap I will smile to myself as I marvel at the latest exotic food fad and repeat in a Peter Kaye style: Cheese and Cake?

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MEDICINS SANS FRONTIERS DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS As I write this article, poison attacks in Syria, and the world’s horrified response to them, are very much in the news. Victims of war, poverty, and disease are, unfortunately, located in all area of the world and the attacks are often made by the victims own countrymen.

There are many organisations dedicated to the relief of suffering working in these areas what makes MSF different is its medical designation and independence. Medical Sans Frontieres strictly limits its funding from governments to maintain its independence. To quote a MSF worker “When someone points a gun at you and asks ‘Who sent you?’ I can answer ‘people who care’. This can mean the difference between life and death.

MSF offers assistance based only on need irrespective of race, religion, gender, or political affiliation.

At the moment MSF is the only medical organisation allowed by all sides to operate in Syria. In another war zone Mali, for example 70 thousand refugees have arrived at Mbera refugee camp where MSF have just built a third health post seeing 2,500 patients every week.

In recognition of the organisation’s French origins and to raise money for a cause I truly believe in, I am organising a French themed “Allo Allo” morning ‘Hot Chocolate and Croissant’ event. Entrance will be £3 for the drink and food. I hope you will have a go on the Roulette ‘Wheel of Fortune’ where there will be prizes great and small to be won. The wheel will be operated indiscriminately by Mr Colin Wright and all who know him will expect chaos and hilarity to ensue. Incidentally anyone wearing a berry will get a free go. If you have any spare euros you can use them in a one for one sterling exchange.

The Barn will be open from 10-00am to 1-00pm If you are unable to attend and are willing to donate a prize please contact me on 01302 846232 For all the material comforts, we have, in this country are greatest treasure our are friends and neighbours. We know we are not going to be betrayed by an unguarded comment repeated by a friend to people who will do our family harm and maybe even cause their death’s. Khalid who is 11years old was betrayed by an innocent comment by his mother to a ‘friend’ she had met at the market. Later Khalid’s father opened to door of their home to an assassin who shot the father in half with a heavy gun. Khalid saw his mother beheaded by soldiers as they fled over the border, one of his three brothers is dead and the other two missing. Khalid is being cared for by an MSF mental health team who have found him a widowed foster mother who has lost her own sons. She will take care of his physical needs but it is the skilled professionals who are alleviating his mental scars.

Let us be “ one of the people who care” and go along to the Barn Hatfield (located behind the Bay Horse) on: Saturday 9th of November At 10-00am to 1-00pm For us, thankfully, our war and its victims is soon to be remembered for others fears of death and destruction are a daily reality now.

Please come along and meet old friends and make new ones. Yvonne Wright

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Welcome to a new year at Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School! We will be your new reporters for the year, Matthew, Joshua, Sophie and Duckling.

We’re not the only new faces at our school though, we also have Mr Osborne who is teaching Year 3 and Mrs Lynch who is teaching Year 1. We spoke to them and this is what we found out.

Mr Osbourne used to work at Simpson’s in Knottingley and has found everyone here to be really friendly and helpful. He thinks our children are very nice as well, he says they are well behaved and work hard. His favourite thing to teach is PE, but he’s looking forward to the Year 3 topic of 999 Emergency looking at the different emergency service.

Mrs Lynch has worked in two other schools before joining us here. She was dressed as a superhero fairy when we met her and told us she knew everyone in school was lovely because no one laughed at her costume. She really likes her class and is already impressed with their work. Her favourite thing to teach is French and is enjoying the Superheroes topic Year 1 have started.

We’re already having exciting times here in Hatfield Woodhouse – as part of their Superheroes topic, Years 1 and 2 had a superhero day where they all came dressed as their favourite hero. Here are some of the pictures and what they had to say about it.

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Thomas and Lois in Year 2 told us how much they enjoyed wearing their costumes and making ‘kepow’ comic book effects in art. They aslo drew their favourite superheroes and used them to practice using good vocabulary. Oby and Scarlett in Year 1 loved their photo booth and acting like superheroes. They used ICT to design their own heroes and created a superhero dance!

One major success we wanted to celebrate with you was that of our Year 6 classmate Ajay Scott. He won a staggering seven gold medals and two silvers at his swimming gala with the Thorne Tigers. He won nine Medals also three huge trophies, a gold one for top boy, two silvers one for best nine year old and the next one for boys two hundred meters front crawl.

We sat down with him to discuss this Olympian haul of medals.

Did you expect to win so many medals?

No. I expected I’d win two medals in front crawl and breast stroke because they are my best strokes.

Why do you think you won so many races?

Because I have been practicing four times a week and I’ve been at Tigers for seven months now, and they’ve really helped me improve.

Do you think you’ll be in the Olympics one day?

Yes because I work hard and I watched the swimming in the Olympics and it inspired me. A friend of mine bought me the Olympics DVD for my birthday and I watch the swimming events a lot. I also watch Usain Bolt!

What advice do you have for people who want to get into swimming competitively?

They need to work hard, go down to your local swimming club and also try your hardest and not give up.

He is entering more galas and hoping to win them too!

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Leaving in Style Welcome to our new school year. We are in the process of voting for our new class reporters; however this report is the final memories of the children at the end of July. This report is about all the special times we have enjoyed this year, our new curriculum and all the exciting activities and events.

Year 6 Throughout the year it has been in our minds that it is our last year at Travis and these last weeks have been more emotional than any other time. Moving up to our secondary school will be extremely hard as some of our friends are going to different schools; however we know that we will always keep in touch.

In our Autumn Term, we learnt about Kensuke’s Kingdom and role-played parts of the story with a visitor. In Spring 1, we studied the decade 1960s and it was incredibly swinging! We were surprised to learn about some of the ridiculous inventions, which they thought would be useful for the future. Some of the children also found out about the different romances from this decade, for example John Lemon. In Spring 2, we learnt about Ancient Greeks and the first Olympic games.

Not forgetting, in the middle of all this was our SATs, which is still a memory for some of us! This term, we have been putting on our final school production called “Lights, Camera, Action!” and it was epic! At the end of last week, we held our first summer fair and we raised nearly £880, which is being used to enhance the school’s curriculum.

We know that all our classmates have a bright future ahead of them.

This year has been very eventful and we have enjoyed being a reporter and we hope that you have enjoyed reading about our school.

Year 5 Throughout this year we have made many memories that we will always remember and always treasure, and we will now share them with you.

“I remember when I got told who my new teacher and my new class mates were!” says Lauren.

“I remember when I heard my name being shouted out for my new class and I am now currently in 5Sycamore (Sycamore class)!” says Amy Butler!

“I can also remember when Amy and I were chosen by our class mates to be a reporter (EPIC)! “ says Lauren Blakemore!

One of our memories is when we went on a school trip to Kelham Island Museum. It was fantastic because we were learning about World War II. There, we created our own gas masks and re-enacted the blackouts, when the German Air Force would have been dropping bombs on Sheffield. The reenactments really gave us a sense of how terrifying it would have been for people during the Second World War. During our 1970s topic, we created a 1970’s travel agency in our role play area. We found out that Spain and Butlins were very popular holiday destinations and that people could not book holidays direct as there was no internet!! We also included a foreign money exchange bureau.

At the start of the summer term, we held a court case to find out the truth about Attoma Fela, (a fictitious character) who had died under mysterious circumstances……

In our court case, everybody played a part from an old lady called Margaret to being a judge or a juror.

The experience was quite nerve-wracking because we didn’t want to make any false accusations and get the wrong person sentenced. The jurors found it hard to come to their verdict but in the end they all agreed. After the event, everyone was relieved!!

We studied the Vikings during our summer term. We did many exciting activities, such as very detailed drawings and paintings of shields, as well as creating a diary entry of a Viking’s life at sea on a longboat. To end our topic on an exhilarating note, we visited Jorvik and the Jorvik dig. The trip was brilliant because we had the opportunity to experience life as a Viking when we travelled on the Jorvik train.

Year 4 This year has been EPIC and full of excitement. Our first topic was exhilarating because we experimented with chocolate as well as looking at Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It was awesome because we did chocolate TASTING with real chocolate - it was a shame that Leo couldn’t have any. After that topic, we studied the Aztecs.

Jake says with real excitement, “It was the best topic EVER because we were able to design our own Aztec patterns.” We created them using bright and bold colours.

Our special memory of our 1980s topic is the day we all dressed up in 1980s clothing. Everyone wore vivid and brilliantly coloured clothes, which looked really out of style. It was a very crazy day.

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In the summer term we learned about The Tudors, which we thoroughly enjoyed because we found out lots of information about the Tudor monarchy and explorers. During our skills workshops, Year 4 created Tudor buildings from Lego, completed a large scale collage of a Tudor ship and made felt Tudor Roses in sewing.

Year 3 Our year will stay as a great memory. Caleb and I will tell you about our fun (approximately) 365 days with Mrs Cousins and Mrs Brownhill.

Caleb went to rounders, tag rugby, animation and school council (dinner time club). Me, Gracie, LOVED the animation club and the rounders club too, with Mrs Cousins and Mr Wood. Mrs Cousins was in the animation and Mr Wood did the rounders.

Caleb’s favourite topic this year has been Space because as he says, “I loved the planetarium when it came to school. I didn’t realise it would be a giant dome in the middle of the hall.” Caleb’s favourite part was when the planetarium guide switched the lights off and it all went dark.

Gracie’s favourite topic was the rainforest because we were able to make animals that live in the rainforest. These included sugar gliders, parrots, gorillas, tigers and jaguars. We had a fabulous jungle role play area where we could pretend to be explorers and animals.

For our Secret Garden topic, we made flowers from felt in our sewing skills workshop, and used buttons for the flower centre. It was hard to make but our flowers looked very pretty when we had finished.

We’ve had a brilliant time in Year 3 and are hoping that year 4 will be just as great!!!

Year 2 What is your best memory in Year 2?

“My best memory is building boats out of Lego and testing them to see if they float. I enjoyed finding ways to make them float.” Harvey, Hedgehog Class.

What did you enjoy learning about?

“I enjoyed learning about the Great Fire of London because it was really good fun researching about it on the computers. I liked learning about Captain Cook and Australia because we did a concert about it and I was a narrator.” Georgia, Hedgehog Class.

What will you miss when you leave Year 2?

I will miss Miss Boyce, Miss Gibbins and Mrs Charlesworth. I will miss having special time at the end of the day. Neo, Hedgehog Class.

What was your favourite experience in Year 2?

“I like Golden Time because I can play with Lego and do colouring. I enjoy using the Trim Trail and the monkey bars are my favourite part.” Jake, Rabbit Class.

What is your best memory in Year 2?

“My best memory in Year 2 is seeing my teacher Miss Gibbins because she is a fun teacher and makes me laugh.” Gracie, Rabbit Class.

Oops…. We forget to say that the winner of the sports day was ZIRCON! It has been a fun filled year. We look forward to welcoming the new reporters and sharing more information about our wonderful school

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Picture Perfect at the Summer Fair In these days of Twitter and i-Phone Apps, it's good to know that some traditions prevail, and Thorne Summer Fair, complete with marquees, fairground rides, cake stalls, and, of course, our unpredictable English Summer weather was a fine example.

The Fair was held over 2 days (we don't do things by halves in Yorkshire!) and Thorne Camera Club was represented. Saturday's weather was perfect, allowing them to free up the Thorne Camera Club marquee for the serious business of selling tombola tickets and to move the display of members' photos into the sunshine.

When the Camera Club started in April, people were told that you didn't have to be a photography expert to join; some members know all there is to know about the subject, and are always happy to pass on their knowledge to novices such as myself. Even youngsters can achieve fantastic results with their camera phones. This diversity was really evident in the range of subjects and types of photo on show, ranging from portraits to landscapes, and wildlife shots to street scenes.

Sunday (rain with squally showers!) found the marquee wet and damaged. Undaunted, the club continued (unlike some stallholders who had packed up and gone off to sunnier climes- Barnsley?).

They may not have sold as many raffle tickets as the Scouts, but made a lot of new friends- and hope to see them all in September when the club starts its Autumn programme of meetings.

With Thorne Camera Club's Summer Programme almost finished members are looking forward to the Autumn. The latest outing by the Club involved a ride through TATA Steelworks at Scunthorpe on the little steam train run by the Appleby and Frodingham Steam Railway Preservation Society. It was a fascinating day, with commentary describing the steel making process and the opportunity to see close to the machinery at work. This was followed by a visit to the engine sheds where volunteers restore the engines and rolling stock. One carriage has been converted to a dining car where welcome refreshment could be purchased. This was voted one of the best days out of the summer.

If stepping back in time is something you enjoy, then a visit to Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum will take you back to the 1950s.

Members found more than trolleybuses, or tracklesses, as they were known, but many other artifacts to photograph, memorabilia from days gone by. Some members found the experience unnerving, as everyday items from their childhood appeared in displays in the museum! But this is a living and working museum, and members were thrilled to be taken on a ride round in one of the almost silent electric vehicles from the past, ably driven by Tony Ferris, Director STM, who also makes a good cup of tea in the lovely 50s style cafe.

Photographic opportunities galore, but also time to sit back, relax and enjoy, with a bit of banter thrown in. A great social occasion for the club.

Come Friday September 13th, unlucky for some, maybe, indoor meetings resume, giving members the chance to review the summer of outings and look over the photos taken, with a little competition along the way, but nothing too serious. Such a wonderful summer with no outings being rained off as yet, but as nights draw in and the cool mists descend in the evenings, a last outing is planned, photographing the trails of vehicle lights in Doncaster and floodlit buildings by night, and a final weekend walk by the Humber Bridge to finish off a fantastic summer.

Anyone with an interest in photography is welcome to come along and join. For details telephone David on 07970895809 or email thornecameraclub.co.uk, and see us on facebook and flickr.

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Doncaster Advanced Motorists DRINK-DRIVERS FACE TOUGHER RULES Dear readers, Drink-drive rules involving the most serious offenders are to be tightened up. Under new regulations the most dangerous offenders will have to prove they are no longer dependent on alcohol before they are allowed to get back behind the wheel.

The new measures will also see those drink-drivers who obstruct the police by refusing to allow their blood samples to be analysed being treated the same as other high risk offenders.

Currently, all high risk offenders must pass a medical examination before they can be issued with a driving licence following their disqualification. However, drivers can start driving as soon as they have applied for their licence and before they have taken and passed the necessary medical.

But from June 1 the most dangerous drink-drivers will have to pass a medical confirming they are no longer alcohol dependent at the end of their disqualification and BEFORE they start driving.

Also, those offenders who refuse to allow their blood samples to be analysed will also, from June 1, only get their licence back following disqualification if they pass the required medical.

Under the High Risk Offender (HRO) scheme, drivers convicted of certain serious drink/driving offences must have a medical investigation to confirm that there are no on-going problems with the misuse of alcohol before they can be issued with a licence.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA is notified of such offenders by the courts. Last year the DVLA was notified by the courts of just over 50,000 drink-driving convictions.

Nearly 22,000 of those were classed as high risk offenders. Of those, around 5,000 drivers either failed, or failed to attend, their medical. Road Safety Minister Stephen Hammond said: "Drink-drivers are a menace and it is right that we do everything we can to keep the most high risk offenders off the road."

If you are interested in further information regarding the courses that we offer you will be able to find this information by contacting.

Paul Tuke. Secretary Doncaster Advanced Motorists 01302 886 276 Email: doncaster.advancedmotorists@yahoo.com Safe Driving.

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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)

HATFIELD LIBRARY

Pre -School Story-Time sessions are on Monday mornings 10.30 until 11.00. All welcome.

New Purple Vouchers have arrived and are on sale, they are valid until December 2014 the cost is £20 with fantastic savings for all the family.

A collection of Mood Boosting books have arrived in the library. These are a variety of novels aimed at cheering you up during the winter months -give them a try.

Going on holiday? Take even more eBooks or audio with you for free. We are expanding the range of titles in our collection all the time. If you have not looked at the Digital Library recently please give it a go. You can now borrow up to 10 items from the Digital Library and make requests too.

Thursday 31st between 4.30-6.30. Trick or Treat drop-in session and decorate a cup cake.

Fancy Dress optional Dates for your diary: - Coffee mornings for two very worthy charities; Bluebell Wood Saturday 5th October 10.30 am 12.00 Rainbow Trust Saturday 16th November 10.30am-12.00. Variety of stalls with fabulous gifts.

AUTUMN FAYRE AT ST. LAWRENCE PARISH CHURCH HATFIELD. The Fayre will take place on Saturday 19th October 12:30pm till 3:30pm in the church.

Stalls include; Cakes, Tombola, Chocolate Tombola, Raffles, Grand Draw, Games, Train Rides & Face Painting.

Refreshments include tea, coffee and hot soup and a bread roll Entrance - Adults 50p & children free

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THE FRIENDS OF HATFIELD CHURCH BUILDING TRUST. Pub Quiz at the Bay Horse, Hatfield is confirmed for Monday 21st Oct from 8.45pm. £1 per person entry, winning team takes home 4 bottles of wine, there's a lucky table number prize and a half-time raffle.

Doncaster Show The Friends raised £67 at the Doncaster Show at the Deaf Trust and many thanks to the couple who came over especially to look at the Daphne Foundation stall after seeing the article in the Arrow last month.

Daphne Foundation will be having a table at the REMAP Coffee Morning in the Methodist Church Hall, Cantley on Sat 12th Oct 10-12pm which may be your last chance to buy some beautiful hand-made Kenyan goods this year and support this small but very worthy charity.

Mon 7th Oct Bingo Night at the Barn, Hatfield, start 7pm, £3 including refreshments.

All proceeds for the Friends of Hatfield Church Building Trust.

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE METHODIST CHAPEL COFFEE MORNINGS SATURDAY 10AM—12NOON October 5th - Leprosy Hospital October 12th - Smile Train October 19th Pumpkin Fayre 10-1pm October 26th - British Legion

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.

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USEFUL NUMBERS

Gas Emergency

0800111999

Age Concern

0800 009966

Electricity Emergency

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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

Odeon Cinema

08712244007

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

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 352352

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Executive/Chauffeur Driven/Wedding Transport Ex-zec Travel Services www.exzectravel.co.uk

01302 820137 07876 595574

Health & 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

Locksmith

Casanova Pizzeria Ash Hill Crescent, Hatfield ‘Established 1989’

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

Fast & Friendly Delivery Service

Total Lock Services, Hatfield

07989 299285

Security Complete Fire and Security Systems Ltd Auckley

01302 511050

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

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