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April 2024

Issue 174 Issue 196

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Welcome to the Haxey and Westwoodside Arrow Signs of Spring are upon us with the glorious sound of the birds singing in the morning and the long awaited splash of colour from the daffodils. The seasons give us hope as we sense life around us changing and Spring brings evidence of new life and energy. We are so lucky to have so many lovely walks around our villages where Spring can be fully experienced.

Walks can be experienced with local clubs too, so you don’t have to venture out on your own. Find out more information from Pathfinders and Haxey Walkers on pages 4 and 19.

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Community News Haxey & Westwoodside Heritage Society's next meeting is on Thursday, 11th April at 7.30pm in Westwoodside Village Hall. Popular local speaker and author, Robert Fish, is making a return visit with "Isle Teacher amusing stories and anecdotes for a lifetime's work in Axholme". Not to be missed! All welcome, £3 including refreshments.

Owston Ferry Heritage Society's next meeting will be Wed 10th April 7.30pm Coronation Hall, a talk "History of Doncaster Hyde Park Cemetery".

All welcome, admission £3, includes refreshments.

EPWORTH AND DISTRICT WI TUESDAY 9 APRIL 2024 7.30 IMPERIAL HALL - SMALL HALL AGM & LEIGH OAKLEY (local author) At this meeting we will be holding our AGM. However before the AGM we have Leigh Oakley a local author who will be talking to us

about her journey to fulfilling this ambition.

On Saturday 2 March we held a Fashion Show in the Imperial Hall to raise funds for our WI and Lindsey Lodge Hospice, this was held conjunction with Complete Clothing. This can only be described as a resounding success. Thank you also to all who provided cakes and raffle prizes. We are delighted to report that we raised £758 which will be shared between Epworth WI and Lindsey Lodge Hospice.

Isle Group of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. The Galapagos Islands

by Jenny Agg Thurs. April 4th 7.30pm On Thursday April 4th we will be having a talk about the Galapagos Islands by local lady, Jenny Agg. Jenny visited the islands recently and will be sharing her experiences with us. The Galapagos Islands are a unique place with a wide variety of wildlife and scenery and Jenny will guide us through her visit there, so do come along and find out more. We meet at Belton All Saints Centre (Church Hall), Stocks Hill, Belton, DN9 1PE Everyone is welcome, you don't have to be a member of the Wildlife Trust so please come along and join us.

Entrance fee is £1. There will be refreshments and a raffle. For further information about the local Trust group please contact Tony Lee on 01427 753831 or Chris Trinder on 01427 872051.

Come for a walk with the Pathfinders Every Wednesday & Saturday mornings we do a 4-6 mile walk , aiming to finish by noon. The venues are all over The Isle & different almost every time . Come & join us as we explore what’s all around us ! Details of all the walks & the meeting place are sent out at the beginning of each month. Details from isle.pathfinders@gmail.com or 07452 991948

Come & play Bridge with us Our small friendly club meets at The Thurlow Pavilion , Epworth every Tuesday afternoon 1.00 to 4.00 PM to learn & play bridge , usually about 20 boards . It’s £3.00 including refreshments. Contact 1sle.bridge@gmail.com or 07452991948 for more details

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Haxey Girl Guiding Brownies and Rainbows

We need your help at our meetings!

Girl Guiding is a great organization involving girls of all ages.

We learn new skills, have adventures, enjoy fun together and challenge ourselves to be the best we can be.

Why not come and help inspire the next generation of young women and develop resilience in our girls.

Come and have fun and enjoy being part of a friendly community!

You can make a real difference in the lives of our young people.

Rainbows, Brownies and Guides meet on Monday evenings in term time at Haxey Youth Hub. Please contact

Michelle Peake (07876 710610) Susan Fox (07778 639661) Claire Todd (07976 807083) To find out more!

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Haxey Parish Council Newsletter – March 2024 Parish Clerk - Deb Hotson Email: clerk@haxeyparishcouncil.gov.uk Postal Address: The Foreman Carter Centre, Westwoodside Playing Field, Westwoodside, DN9 2DX Telephone: 01427 752228 / 0784 220 1877 Website: www.haxeyparishcouncil.gov.uk

Information update Bus fares are still reduced to £2, affordable to nip to town and back. Use or lose the busses.

Please report issues with bus timetable tardiness and bus cleanliness as required.

Please park responsibly and legally within the Parish, as offenders are being reported to authorities.

Walk well, walk proper, stick to the designated paths, mind the mud, be mindful of others.

Please use the bins provided throughout the villages.

Report drainage leaks if evident. The recent rains have added some serious strains.

Hedgehogs need water, not milk. They are our friends.

Meres letting is fast approaching, check for posters in the local pubs / village notice boards.

Isle of Axholme Day is around the corner, so keep a look out for possible postings.

Plans are in place for the D-Day 80th Anniversary Event, more to follow.

Drive to the speed limits. Report those who do not (Operation Snap). www.opsnaphumberside.egressforms.com Hedgehog Highway Project If you are interested in helping increase the number of hedgehogs in the area you can join the project by contacting Linda Cook at HedgehogRus@mail.com or take a look at the website www.hedgehogrus.co.uk/hedgehog-highway-project

Haxey Library New Opening Hours Please note the new Opening Hours of Haxey Library. It is run by volunteers, as you know and we are now in a position to offer a Thursday afternoon session, thanks to our successful appeal for new volunteers Our new volunteers are currently in the process of being interviewed and trained so will shortly be available to help out.

We are always delighted to welcome new and established readers to the Library and encourage them to make full use of the facilities we offer.

We also have copies of the Bus time tables and details of the local refuse collection times available, if these are of interest.

The new opening times are as follows: Monday 2 p.m to 5 p.m.

Tuesday 9 a.m. to 12 Noon Thursday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday 9 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Telephone Number 01427 753239

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Misterton Primary and Nursery School celebrated in style for World Book Day 2024. The children had such a great day and often stayed in character all day, with the game for lunchtime being ‘shake hands in the style of their character.’ A great game invented by our children and made us all laugh at all the variations. A lovely day was had by all and our families joined us for Book and Biscuits at the end of the school day. Sharing books and taking part in DEAR Drop everything and read.

DONCASTER CANCER DETECTION TRUST April is such a lovely month. Clocks have moved forward to give us more daylight hours which inspires us to get out and about. On that note have you thought about organising an event (or entering one) to fundraise on our behalf? We have printed T-shirts available and we can help with publicity.

There are various events if you are active: half marathons are taking place in Birmingham, Sunday 5th May; Bristol on Sunday 19th May; Manchester on Sunday 26th May; London on Sunday 1st September; Great North Run, Newcastle on Sunday 8th September.

For something a little else energetic how about organising a quiz evening, a book or plant sale, be sponsored to lose weight (good incentive!) or abstaining from alcohol, smoking or junk food for a month…..or two! And for adrenalin junkies, how about abseiling or skydiving or trying a zipwire?

If you fancy any of the above do get in touch with us. Our details are: 22 Wood Street, Doncaster DN1 3LW (entrance by the side of Kerry Gough Florists), first floor (lift available), Room 104. Tel. 01302 325029. Email: info@dcdt.co.uk. Website: dcdt.co.uk Don’t forget, we will help publicise your fundraising efforts beforehand and can include a write-up and photograph on our website afterwards.

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World Book Day is a highlight on the calendar at Haxey CE Primary School and this year was another fabulous day! Children could either dress as a character from one of their favourite books, or wear their pjs and bring in their favourite bedtime story to share. School had a Hogwarts feel to it, with Harry Potters, Hermiones and Luna Lovegoods in each class, although Willy Wonka was also a very popular choice! In Year 6, everybody turned into a detective to solve the Mystery of the Missing Macaw, which was a great distraction from all the hard work going on in Year 6 at the moment as they build up to SATS. Elsewhere throughout school, classes had art competitions, designing alternative covers for stories and several story times throughout the day.

Each class also had a very special delivery of brand new class library books - we would like to say a huge thank you to our wonderful PTFA for these - children could be found in all corners of school sharing these and they have definitely created a buzz about reading!!

Claire Thorpe (The Wonderful Years Photography)

Sara Kelly Head of School, Haxey CE Primary School

VACANCIES FOR LOCAL ON-CALL FIRE OFFICERS Misterton’s Fire & Rescue Service is recruiting On Call officers; the recruitment window is open until Monday 15 April. The current team is made up of men and women of all ages, who live or work in the villages of Misterton, West Stockwith, and Walkeringham - they all have different strengths (and weaknesses), life experiences, and knowledge. This makes them a strong team when faced with difficult or challenging situations. Members of the team are pictured.

Read what it’s all about at www.notts-fire.gov.uk/careers/on-call-firefighters/. Misterton Fire Station is also home to a medical co-response vehicle, which is staffed by firefighters to respond to medical emergencies in the area on behalf of the East Midlands Ambulance Service. To ensure their skills are kept up-to-date for any incidents, the crew trains every Tuesday night between 6.30-9.00 pm. Misterton is also home to a unique community safety facility called Risky Rooms. Set up in the drill yard, this is a room designed and set up to emulate a normal home that contains a variety of fire hazards and other risks. Staff at Misterton run regular tours for school children where they highlight the risks that exist, and how they can be rectified.

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1st Isle of Axholme BP Scouts March 2024 Scouts and cubs have been busy this month working towards a number of badges aswell as preparing for their first overnight camps of the year. The scouts will go to Summerbridge Church Hall, Nidderdale for their first camp, which includes a hike to Brimham Rocks. They will practice their culinary skills, leading indoor games plus lots of mapwork and compass navigation. On the Sunday we will learn some adventurous skills such as axe throwing, air rifle shooting and archery, followed by an inflatables session at the local swimming pool. The cubs will have their first sleepover at West Butterwick Hall, with lots of games and finishing off their entertainer badge.

Cubs have been working towards their wolf pack star awards, learning about constellations (night hike stargazing), the RSPB, country code and renewable energies. We have been continuing our science badge looking at the aeronautics of flight and making and testing paper aeroplanes. We have been preparing for our camp entertainer badge finale too (photos). They will also complete a first aid session, to make sure they all know how to keep themselves safe and what to do in an emergency.

Scouts have welcomed an 8-strong team of students from Lincoln University who have been training us in a media project for our photography badge. The scouts had the choice of making a stop motion animation film using building materials such as Lego and green screen. The students taught them the basics and then have been hands on helping them create scripts and film. The other group are using Capcut to make a tiktok style film. They have learned all the types of shots they could take for their raw footage and then how to edit. It is brilliant to have such a knowledgeable team and an opportunity like this to offer the scouts!

Beavers section will soon restart - please get in touch if your child (aged 5-8 years) would like to join us this Term.

Sections all meet at the Westwoodside Village Hall: (Cubs, Scouts and Senior Scouts) meeting on Monday evenings 6pm (Cubs), and 7pm (Scouts & Senior Scouts), and Beavers (tbc) probably on a Tuesday evening at 6pm (from September).

Remember, we are still looking to recruit more Beavers leaders/ helpers for this section. Please get in touch if this is something you would like to do.

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What’s On In Your area in the Isle of Axholme Activity

Meeting place

Time

Contact

Mon (4th)

Royal British Legion Epworth Branch

The Red Lion, Epworth

Tues

All Stars Tae Kwon Do

Coronation Hall, Owston Ferry

6.00 - 8.00pm

01427 728162

Tues

18th Gains Haxey St Nicolas Beavers

The Youth Hub, High Street, Haxey

6.00-7.30pm

07766806530

Tuesday

Learn & Play Bridge

Thurlow Pavilion, Epworth

1.00 – 4.00 pm

07452 991948

Wed

Social Club—over 60’s

Westwoodside Village Hall

2.00-4.00 pm

01427 752524

Wed

Preschool– playgroup 2.5—5 years

Memorial Hall

Wed

Pathfinders Walking Group

Venues in the Isle

9.45 am

07452 991948

Wed

18th Gains Haxey St Nicolas Cubs

The Youth Hub, High Street, Haxey

6.30—8pm

07766806530

Thurs

Owston Ferry short mat Bowls

Coronation Hall (September—April)

Wed

Haxey and Westwoodside Bowls club

The Bowling Green, Haxey Playing Fields

Thurs

Exercise Class

Memorial Hall

1st/3rd Thurs

Just Sing. Dementia friendly singing session

Epworth Thurlow Pavilion

2.30-3.30pm

07964914066

Thurs

Epworth & Isle of Axholme Rotary Club

The Red Lion Epworth (1st and 3rd Thursday)

6.15pm start

01302 265130

Fri

Preschool—Playgroup 2.5—5 years

Memorial Hall

9:15-3:15 pm

01427 754330

Fri

1th Gains Haxey St Nicolas Scouts

The Youth Hub, High Street, Haxey

7.00-9pm

07766806530

Fri

18th Gains Haxey Scouts & Explorers

The Youth Hub, High Street, Haxey

7.00-9pm

07766806530

Mon-Frid

Haxey pre school

Memorial Hall

Saturday

Pathfinders Walking Group

Venues in the Isle

The Stephen Jones Community Hall -

Pam Layton (Bookings)

01427 752783

Bookings of the Haxey Memorial Hall

jonathanball76@outlook.com

07471066699

Bookings of Westwoodside Village Hall

Vivien M’Itwamwari

01427 753856

7pm

01427 872223

9:15- 3:15pm

April to Sept

01427 754330

1.30—3.30 pm

01427 728349

5pm start

07972 493750

6:00 - 8:00pm

01427 875051

8.00-6.00pm

9.15 am

01427 753162

07452 991948

Bookings of West Butterwick Village Hall Beryl Ash

01724 783125

Bookings of Coronation Hall, Owston Ferry

Mervyn Storrs Email: mervyn-storrs@gmail.com

01427 728373

Bookings of Westwoodside Pavilion

Deb Hotson

01652 618306

www.westwoodsidepfa.co.uk

The Old Smithy, Owston Ferry is open Sundays and Bank Holidays May-Sept 2pm-5pm Contact 01427 728325

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Advice

Business Directory

Pensions Helpline

0800 991234

Electricity Emergencies

0800 375 675

Transco - Gas Leaks

080 111 999

Yorkshire Water

0800 1111

Neighbourhood Watch

01482 444466

Health Visitor Team

0800 099951

SSAFA Forces Help www.ssafa,org.uk

, 01476 569764

NSPCC

0808 80050000

RSPCA

0300 1234999

NHS Direct

111

Transco Emergency Gas

Health/Fitness /Swimming 01427 872106

The Willows Dental

Funeral Directors 0800 009966

Childline

01302 532676

0845 1242424

Care in the Community Age Concern

£30 + VAT for 12 months Contact Carolyn

0800 111999

01427 238065

R Wallace & Son

Trade/Craftsmen Brooks HOMECARE Replacement Window and Doors

07973 142963 01427 875314

CES Electrical Services—Karl Collins

07768 467814 01427 753072

JMB Developments (for all your plastering jobs)

07785 735984

Home and Garden Axholme Pest Control

01427 873608 / 0776 6747245

Fountain Court Florist

01427 874831

Community Crime Stoppers

0800 555 111

Carers Support Centre

01652 650585

Isle of Axholme Lions

01427 752139

Isle of Axholme Osteoporosis Support Link—Anne Broster

01427 875752

Epworth & Isle of Axholme Rotary Club

0790 4573 405

Education and General Epworth Country Primary School

01427 872345

Haxey C of E School

01427 752294

Westwoodside C of E Primary School

01427 752355

Westwoodside Mobile Library

01724 865675

Haxey Library - Memorial Hall

01724 753239

Epworth and District WI

07747 103805

Leisure Epworth Leisure Centre

01427 873845

Haxey Cricket Club

01427 752394

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