Sprotbrough Arrow

January 2024

Issue No. 218

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Welcome to the January issue of the

Sprotbrough Arrow I hope everyone had a terrific Christmas and made the most of the holiday season. Once again, December was full of community events, bringing everyone together with volunteers giving up their time to bring us joy.

So, January begins and the New Year is upon us, I hope your plans, whatever they may be, motivate you to get up out of bed on these cold dark mornings. If you are looking for a new activity this year, check our local village /church halls who are bursting with classes and events, there is sure to be something of interest.

A gentle reminder to keep an eye on your neighbours, January can be a lonely month after the fun and festivities of Christmas.

The February issue deadline for adverts and content is Wednesday 18th January. The Arrow will be delivered by 1st February 2024.

Happy New Year Michelle Sidebottom

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09 Jan 24 A New Year’s Welcome 16 Jan 24 Model Villages 23 Jan 24 Doncaster Housing for Young People 30 Jan 24 Old Doncaster Photos 06 Feb 24 Picture Postcards of Rotherham 13 Feb 24 HALF TERM BREAK 20 Feb 24 The Seed of Kings

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Community News SPROTBROUGH

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS The big Christmas Light switch on at the end of November drew crowds of locals who enjoyed a day of fun and Christmas festivities at the heart of Sprotbrough village.

Photo credit: Vic Stringer

The organisers said ‘We thank everyone for coming and we hope you enjoyed the new display. There are so so many people to thank that it’s impossible to list everyone.

Those who planned, those who worked behind the scenes, those who put on the high viz vests, those who came at a moments notice to help, all those who entertained, in fact everyone who came to see the new display … we send our thanks.

AND…. We do it all again next year on Saturday November 30th 2024. Same time.

Same place. This is planning day number 1.’

Congratulations and thank you to everyone involved with this project, the lights look incredible.

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Orchids Care offer a range of services which include daily calls, personal care, medication prompts, shopping packages, cleaning services, companionship, escorting to medical appointments, meal preparation and day care services.

The care package is tailored to each individuals needs and we offer calls from 15 – 60 minutes, and operate 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year.

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SPROTBROUGH CRICKET CLUB Welcome to the latest edition of Sprotbrough Cricket Club’s Arrow column, bringing you all the news and goings-on of a club at the heart of the community.

First this month, we’d like to thank everyone who came out for our Christmas Market on Sunday 26th November. Although it seems a world away now, it was a great event enjoyed by all which raised valuable funds for the club. We even got a bit of local news coverage at the Sheffield Wire, an online news platform for South Yorkshire! Thank you to all our market stallholders and volunteers who helped set up, coordinate and pack the event away. The market would not have been possible without them. We’re looking forward to putting on some wonderful events in our community in 2024!

There are still ways to support your local cricket club all year round. One of which is by playing our 100 Club game, a fun way to win money every week. Participants pick a number between 1 and 100, which is assigned to a duck for a weekly virtual race. Whichever number duck wins the race, its owner can win £100! If this is something you would be interested in joining, details are available from John Marsh or Lindsay Graves, contactable via the phone number 07545503777. Entry costs £2 a week and is paid via a standing order.

Looking forward to 2024, preparations for the new season are well underway. It’s been a busy winter recruitment-wise so far, and we’d like to take this opportunity to welcome middle-order batter Fraser McLean, all-rounder Louis Richardson and wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Fidler to the club. We’d also like to give a huge welcome to the club to Akhil, who will be joining as our overseas player for next season. Akhil is coming to us from India – a nation which lives and breathes this wonderful game. He is a left-arm batter and spinner and we can’t wait for his all-round talent to take us to a new level. We’re so excited to see all of our new signings in action come April.

Indoor winter nets are also just around the corner for junior and senior players interested in representing Sprotbrough next season. Junior nets for u9s and u11s begin on Monday 5th February between 6pm and 7.30pm at St Pius X School at Wath, and will run for 8 weeks. Senior nets begin on Tuesday 20th February between 8pm and 10pm at Sheffield Hallam University Sports College (Bawtry Road, Brinsworth) and will also run for 8 weeks. Winter nets are a great chance for players old and new to re-acclimatise themselves with their cricketing ability. It’s also a fantastic opportunity to discover new talents, meet new people and become part of the Sprotbrough CC fraternity. Look out for updates on our social media pages, which you can find below, for more information. We hope to see you there!

Finally, we’d like to pay tribute to our very own Michael Threapleton, who has decided to hang up his spikes after over 30 years at the club. More commonly known as Threap, he’s represented Sprotbrough from junior level. Since our PlayCricket records began in 2013, he’s taken 466 wickets and posted 3656 runs. Threap was also part of our 2021 Whitworth Cup-winning campaign, pictured here (right). Over the years, he’s worked tirelessly to keep the ground and facilities in great condition. It’s hard to put Threap’s impact on our club into words but the club wouldn’t be where it is today without him. Thank you for everything, Threap. You’ll always be welcome at Sprotbrough.

Thank you as always for reading! Don’t forget to follow us on social media and look out for the next edition of this column in February 2024!

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RICHMOND HILL PRIMARY ACADEMY Cracking Christmas!

We had some special visitors come to see everyone at Richmond Hill to mark the 1st December, and countdown to Christmas! There was an array of different activities and prizes to be won to celebrate getting closer to the big day!

Festive Films The children had the option to stay after school and enjoy a Christmas film, wearing pyjamas/Christmas jumpers. Hot dogs, drinks and chocolate lollies were on offer at this particular theatre – fun was had by all.

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Glorious Choir Our wonderful Choir performed at The Dome in ‘A Choral Christmas’ concert. They looked super smart in their choir uniforms and sounded absolutely beautiful, we are so proud of them!

Back together at last!

The last few weeks have been very exciting for us at Richmond Hill – we are all now back in the same building, after nearly 3 long years!

Here’s a few pics of our KS2 children moving in to their new classrooms… we are soooooo happy to be back together!!

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What’s On In Sprotbrough?

Day

Activity

Meeting Place

Time

Mon

Guides

Sprotbrough Library

7.00—8.30pm

Mon

Just Dance has 'various' classes

St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough

Mon

Nelly Stagles School of Dance

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

Mon

Scottish Dancing

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

7.30pm—9.45pm

Mon

Pilates

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.30am-10.30am

Mon

Little Thinkers

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

1.00pm—3pm

Mon

Brownies

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

6.15-7.45pm

4.30pm—5.00pm

Mon

Transformation 12 fitness

St Mary’s Church Hall

7.15-8.15pm

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

Slimming World

The Stables, Sprotbrough

5.30pm—7.30pm

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

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 Fri

Explorer Scouts (14-18yrs) Frog Phonics

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough Sprotbrough Methodist Church

7.30-9.30pm 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

Sun

Sunday Club

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

10am—11am

Sun

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Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

t-Time, Crafts, bible stories and more

St Marys Church Hall

4—5pm—check hall for dates

What’s on in Warmsworth?

Day

Activity

Meeting Place

Time

Monday

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9.05am-3.05pm

Tuesday

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9.05am-3.05pm

Tuesday

Rainbows

Warmsworth Community Centre

6pm-7pm

Tuesday

Brownies

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

6pm-7.30pm

Tuesday

Ladies Club

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

Wednesday

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9.05am-3.05pm

Thursday

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9.05am-3.05pm

Thursday

Dancing Class

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

4pm-9pm

Thursday

Watercolours

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

10am-12 noon

Friday

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

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 Tel: 01302 570971 (an answerphone service is on)

bookings.sprotbrough@gmail.com

Warmsworth Community Centre Tel: 01302 858200 Sprotbrough Community Library Room Hire Bookings

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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

1.00pm—3pm

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

Ladies Club Committee

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

2nd Monday

Parish Council meeting

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

1st Thursday

Warmsworth WI

Warmsworth Community Centre

7—9pm

2nd Monday

Ward Councillors Surgery

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

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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