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The Charity Christmas Concert ter Wheatsheaf Singers and supported by The Co-op on Saturday 17th December 2022 at Doncaster Minster was once again a huge success. The concert once again featured performances by The Doncaster Wheatsheaf Singers and Hatfield & Askern Colliery Band with The 20ft live Minster Christmas Tree creating a wonderful backdrop. The performers, The Minster staff, Co-op Food, Funeralcare and our local Co-op Member Pioneers 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 raffle prizes were once again provided and served by our local Coop stores and their staff. This was yet again a fantastic turnout by the people of Doncaster to support a great cause, Doncaster Cancer Detection Trust which last year celebrated their 50th Anniversary year. Proceeds from the concert and the amazing Memory Christmas tree in the Minster (which was also donated by Doncaster Coop Funeralcare) raised £1500 and a cheque was presented to members of the charity in Doncaster Minster on Monday 16th January 2023.

The attached photograph shows just a small number of the volunteers who helped to put the concert together from the choir, Coop store, Coop Funeralcare and membership personnel along with representatives from Doncaster Cancer Detection Trust and the Minster. Dorothy Miller, Chairman of the Doncaster Wheatsheaf Singers who organised the concert wished to extend her thanks not only to the performers but to all involved in making this event such a highlight of the Christmas celebrations in Doncaster.

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The Year of the Rabbit!

Our Early Years children enjoyed learning about Chinese New Year - with some fabulous activities and a yummy taste testing.

Slowly Does It

A V.I.T (Very Important Tortoise) visited Year 2. Taco, ate, drank, took a bath and sprinted across our carpet. Pupils loved seeing Taco loving life in Y2 and respectfully created a quiet and safe environment to observe his movements. A lovely afternoon.

Team Work Makes the Dream Work

It’s all about team work in Year 6 - they have been using these skills in a set of exercises to develop shelters in den building and completing assault courses.

We Love Maths

Our weekly maths club in Year 2 is going from strength to strength. Here they are using manipulatives to support and enhance knowledge and application of number and calculations.

Perfecting Our Skills

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We have been practicing our ball skills getting ready for a range of competitions we have coming up with Leger Sport.

Perfecting Our Skills

We have been practicing our ball skills getting ready for a range of competitions we have coming up with Leger Sport.

Holocaust Memorial Day

Holocaust Memorial Day 2023 our Year 6 respectfully marking the day with the purple candle symbol to remember and stand against prejudice.

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Doncaster Cancer Detection Trust

At the time of writing the sun was shining on a lovely group of snowdrops, a sure sign that Spring was on the way.

We are very pleased to report that we are in the process of buying equipment for the Jasmine Centre at DRI (breast cancer). It is a table and rack which will help the theatre staff during surgery and we have donated £6,250.

Also, as previously mentioned, we are buying another couch for the Urology Department. The price has slightly increased since last month and we will donate £13,667.

We now have a final figure for the money raised by Doncaster Wheatsheaf Singers along with the Hatfield and Askern Colliery Band at their annual Christmas concert at the Minster. The total came to £1,500 which included donations from the Minster Memory Tree (kindly provided by Doncaster Co-op Funeralcare). Our very grateful thanks once again to everyone involved.

If you have any fundraising ideas please let us know. Our contact details are: 22 Wood Street, Doncaster DN1 3LW (entrance by the side of Kerry Gough Florists), first floor (lift available), Room 111. 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.

As always, we continue to try and improve the lives of local residents by fundraising to buy much needed cancer-related equipment for our hospitals. All donations, however small, are very welcome.

For more information on the work of the Doncaster Cancer Detection Trust or to donate, please check out their web site www.dcdt.co.uk. Also on Face Book.

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