Sprotbrough Arrow Feb 2025

Covering Cusworth

February 2025

Issue No. 232

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Welcome to the February issue of the

Sprotbrough Arrow As the final frosts of January begin to melt away, we can’t help but feel a sense of renewal on the horizon.

January, often seen as a month of reflection and resolutions, has had its turn. Now, February calls us forward with its promise of brighter days, warmer moments, and new opportunities to embrace.

February might be the shortest month, but it never lacks charm. Valentine’s Day offers us a chance to celebrate love in all its forms—romantic, platonic, or even self-love. It’s a time to reach out to those who matter most, to share a smile, and to let someone know they’re appreciated.

For those less inclined toward hearts and roses, February also brings the magic of subtle seasonal shifts.

The days, while still crisp, grow longer, and the first glimpse of spring seem just around the corner.

Snowdrops and crocuses begin to peek through the soil, reminding us that winter is not forever, thank goodness.

Wishing you a heartwarming February!

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Seeking Your Views on the Policing Precept The South Yorkshire Mayor, Oliver Coppard, is asking for your views on the setting of the policing precept for South Yorkshire – the small part of your council tax bill that is spent on policing and crime services.

South Yorkshire Police work hard every day to keep our communities safe and it is important that you have your say on the amount you pay towards policing.

The money will be used to tackle the issues that you are telling us that are important:

♦Increasing confidence in policing ♦Tackling antisocial behaviour ♦Reducing knife crime ♦Working towards Vision Zero - eliminating all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, accepting that traffic accidents are preventable

♦Preventing CSE and pursuing those who commit offences The responses you provide will be used to form part of the proposal for the council tax precept for next year.

The survey will close at 12 noon on Monday 3 February.

Take part in the survey by clicking on this link: https://forms.office.com/e/71LQhxePkz or scanning this QR code.

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Community News CHARITY CHRISTMAS CONCERT The Charity Christmas Concert organised by the Doncaster Wheatsheaf Singers and supported by The Co-op on Saturday 14th December 2024 at Doncaster Minster was once again a huge success.

The concert featured performances by The Doncaster Wheatsheaf Singers and Hatfield & Askern Colliery Band with a 20ft live Minster Christmas (Memory) Tree creating a wonderful backdrop for the evening.

The performers, The Minster staff, Co-op Food, Funeralcare and our local Co-op Membership team all worked together both before the event and on the night to provide a wonderful evening's entertainment which also included refreshments during the interval.

The refreshments and many of the raffle prizes were once again provided and served by our local Coop stores and their management staff. This was yet again a fantastic turnout by the people of Doncaster to support a great cause, Doncaster Cancer Detection Trust. Proceeds from the concert raised an amazing £2023. A cheque for this amount was presented to representatives of the charity in Doncaster Minster on Wednesday 15th January 2025.

This year the Memory Christmas tree in the Minster (which was also donated by Doncaster Coop Funeralcare) raised a further £128.17 which has been donated to the Coop's Na onal Charity "Barnados". Dorothy Miller, Chair of the Doncaster Wheatsheaf Singers who helped to organise the concert wished to extend her thanks not only to the performers but to all involved, including the audience, in making this event such a highlight of the Christmas celebra ons in Doncaster."

The photograph above shows just a small number of the volunteers from the Choir, The Coop and the Minster who organised and delivered the event along with representa ves from Doncaster Cancer Detec on Trust.

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We are happy to report that the Memory Tree last November/December made £1,747. Thank you to everyone who gave so generously and it was also lovely to see so many messages on the Christmas tree. We would like to sincerely thank our volunteers who always give their time so cheerfully during this busy season.

The Charity Christmas Concert at Doncaster Minster on 14th December raised a wonderful £2,023 for us. We are so very grateful to Dot Miller and the Doncaster Wheatsheaf Singers and also the Hatfield and Askern Colliery Band for making the evening such a resounding success. We would also like to thank the Co-op for providing refreshments during the interval. It was testament to all their hard work that the concert was a sell-out!

Should you wish to get in touch with us our contact details are: 22 Wood Street, Doncaster DN1 3LW (passageway to the right of “The Grumpy Goat Coffee House”), first floor (lift available), Room 104. Tel. 01302 325029. Email: info@dcdt.co.uk. Website: dcdt.co.uk. As the office is not fully manned it is best to Email or telephone in advance if you are thinking of coming to see us.

As we have to send in our items for publication early the previous month it is not always easy to bring you up-to-date with news regarding our charity, but we will do our best to let you know what is happening as soon as possible. In the meantime, we would like to thank you all for your continuing support.

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RICHMOND HILL PRIMARY ACADEMY NEWS Worthy Winners!

We are very proud of Caleb and Stanley from Year 6 who were runners-up in the Literacy Trust Maths with Stories Competition - winning some fabulous books they were presented with for their class.

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Rocking Superstars Our Year 4 have made such brilliant progress with their times tables.

As seen by the fabulous certificates and awards they are gaining. Well done.

Sensational Singing We had a very first at Richmond Hill in the last week running up to the Christmas break with a choral collaboration. Richmond Hill Primary Choir were joined by Barnburgh Male Voice Choir for a spectacular night of music.

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What’s On In Sprotbrough?

Day

Activity

Meeting Place

Mon

Guides

Sprotbrough Library

Time 7.00—8.30pm

Mon

Nelly Stagles School of Dance

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

4.30pm—5.00pm

Mon

Scottish Dancing

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

7.30pm—9.45pm

Mon

Pilates For Life

St Mary’s Church Hall

9.30am-10.30am

Mon

Little Thinkers

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

1.00pm—3pm

Mon

Brownies

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

6.15-7.45pm

Mon

LT fitness

St Mary’s Church Hall

6.15-7.30pm

Mon

Beavers (6-7yrs)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

6.00-7.30pm

Tue

Nelly Stagles School of Dance

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

4.30pm—8pm

Tue

Cre8 Drama

St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough

10am—11am

Tue

Coffee, Cake & Chat

The Stable, Main Street, Sprotbrough

9.45—11.30am

Tue

Coffee Morning (Term time only)

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

10.30-11.30am

Tue

Painting Class

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

2.00-4.00pm

Tue

Cubs (8-10yrs)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

6.30-8.00pm

Tue

67th Sprotbrough Scouts—Cubs

Sprotbrough Methodist Church Hall

6pm-7.30pm 7.30—10.30pm

Tue

Sequence Dancing

Royal British Legion Club

Tue

67th Sprotbrough Scouts

Sprotbrough Methodist Church Hall

7.30pm—9.30pm

Wed

Sprotbrough Park Playtime (term time)

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.30-11am

Wed

Yoga

St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough

10—11.30am

Wed

Story Time & Activities Alternate weeks

Sprotbrough Library

1pm—2pm

Wed

B’Fit with Cheryl

St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough

6.15-8.30pm

Wed

67th Scouts—Beavers

Sprotbrough Methodist Church Hall

5.30pm—6.45pm

Wed

Slimming World

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

5.30pm & 7pm

Wed

Little Movers

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

10.15am—11.15am

Wed

Scouts (11-14)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

7.00-9pm

Wed

Community Church

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

2pm—3pm

Thurs

LT Fitness

St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough

11-12.15pm

Thurs

Little tykes (childminders drop in)

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.15—11.00am

Thurs

Playtime

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.30am– 11am

Thurs

Thursday Club

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

1.30-4.00pm

Thurs

Playtime

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

1.30pm-2.30pm

Thurs

Rainbows

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

4.45-5.45pm

Thurs

Male Voice Choir

Royal British legion Club

7pm—9pm

Thurs

Ridgeway School of Dance

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

4.45-8pm

Thurs

Brownies

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

6.00-7.30pm

Thurs

Yoga Class

St Marys Church Hall

7—8.30pm

Thurs

Explorer Scouts (14-18yrs)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

7.30-9.30pm

Fri

Frog Phonics

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.30—11.30am

Fri

NCT Play Group

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9am—12.30pm

Fri

Sequence Dance—Ian Sadler

Royal British Legion Club

1.00-3.30pm

Sat

Sequence Dancing

Royal British Legion Club

7.30—10.30pm

Sat

Transformation 12 fitness

St Mary’s Church Hall

9.30-10.30am

Sat

Ridgeway School of Dance

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9am—2.45pm

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Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

10am—12noon

What’s on in Warmsworth?

Day

Activity

Meeting Place

Monday

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Old Community Centre, Low Road

Time 9.05am-3.05pm

Tuesday

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Old Community Centre, Low Road

9.05am-3.05pm

Tuesday

Brownies

Warmsworth community Hub, Stapleton Road

6pm-7.30pm

Tuesday

Ladies Club

Warmsworth community Hub, Stapleton Road

6.45pm-8.45pm

Wednesday

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Old Community Centre, Low Road

9.05am-3.05pm

Thursday

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Old Community Centre, Low Road

9.05am-3.05pm

Thursday

Watercolours

Warmsworth community Hub, Stapleton Road

10am-12 noon

Friday

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Old Community Centre, Low Road

9.05am-3.05pm

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Methodist Church Hall Bookings Tel: 570036 sprotmeth.park@yahoo.co.uk(office hours 10am-12noon Fri in term time only)

St Marys Church Hall and Stable Bookings Tel: 07761 536676 bookings.sprotbrough@gmail.com

Warmsworth Community Hub Tel: 07548 558868 Email- rob.warmsworthpc@gmail.com

Sprotbrough Community Library Room Hire Bookings 01302 782436 or mobile 07852290984

Monthly Events in Sprotbrough & Warmsworth Monthly

Activity

Meeting Place

Time

3rd Monday 1st & 3rd Tuesday

St Mary’s Mothers Union

The Stable, Main Street, Sp’boro

7.30pm- 9.30pm

Sequence Dancing

Royal British Legion Club

7.30-10.30pm

1st Wednesday

Sprotbrough Wives

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

7.30-10.00pm

2nd Thursday

Lunch Club

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

12.15pm - 2.00pm

2nd Thursday

Jigsaw Puzzle library

The Stable, main Street, Sprotbrough

10.30am—1.30pm

2nd Tuesday

Sprotbrough WI

St Mary’s Church Hall

7.30—9.30pm

Thursday, every 2 weeks

Ladies Circle

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

7pm—9.30pm

3rd Thursday

Sprotbrough & Cusworth PC

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

7pm—9pm

2nd Monday

Parish Council meeting

Warmsworth community Hub, Stapleton Road

7pm-9pm

1st Thursday

Warmsworth WI

Warmsworth community Hub, Stapleton Road

7pm—9pm

2nd Monday

Ward Councillors Surgery

Warmsworth community Hub, Stapleton Road

6—7pm

1st Tuesday

Warmsworth & Edlington Lions Club

The Holiday Inn, Warmsworth, DN4 NUX

7pm

Last Friday of the month

Sprotbrough Village History Group

St Mary’s Church Hall, Main Street, Sprotbrough.

2pm—4pm

3rd Wednesday

Warmsworth Neighbourhood Watch

Cricket Club

7pm

1st Wednesday

Friends of Cusworth Park

Cusworth Hall

10.15—12noon

3rd Friday of the month

Craft-antics Club

The Stable, Main Street, Sprotbrough

10 - 4pm

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