Sep 10, Issue 31, The Sprotbrough Arrow

September 2010

Issue No. 31

Local News The Powder Works Were you there?

How to keep your skin looking fresh...

Motoring What‘s on And much more...

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I always find September a really motivating month, probably born from the memories of facing a new academic year at school no doubt, fresh start and eagerness to get going...

If you are starting something new, whether it be a business or activity group, please let us know so we can share your story with others in the village. If you have been part of a group for some time and feel it needs a bit of promotion, again, let us know so we can help you spread the word.

The October issue goes to print around 15th September, so please e-mail me your articles etc by this date. Thank you to everyone who continues to support the Arrow and keep us all up to date with what is happening in your village.

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News, News, News, News, News, News "Travels and Collaborations" by the Brevon Studio Artists.

Brevonart Gallery, 6 Bass Terrace, Thorne Road. Doncaster DN1 2HZ 7th August - 17th September 2010 Terry Chipp, Katherine Milns and Nathan Turnbull (The Brevon Studio Artists) occupy the studios above the BevonArt Gallery in Doncaster. Established about a year ago, "Travels and Collaborations" is the group's first joint exhibition in more ways than one. As well as showcasing their individual talents through paintings based on their extensive travels they are showing their collaborative works for the first time. All three artists work on these paintings at the same time, usually in a public space and often with public participation. The end results are as different and as unpredictable as the events that inspire them.

The exhibition was formally opened on 6th August by Dr Jo Willoughby, Britain‘s leading international sit-skier.

For more information see www.brevonstudioartists.com or www.brevonart.com or phone the gallery on 01302 366133.

Local Business woman, Lynsey Chambers who runs Parti Animals is taking bookings for Halloween and Christmas parties. If you‘re hosting a Halloween ball or party, parti animals can take care of all the catering and treats. See Parti Animals advert on p9 for more details.

Doncaster Athletic Club have organised the second annual Cusworth 10 K Road Race and Fun Run, starting and finishing at Cusworth Hall. The main race starts at 11am, Fun Run at 10.15am.

The narrow section of Spring Lane, just passed the housing estate, over the narrow bridge to the junction of melton Brand Road will be closed from 10.45am to 1pm on Sunday 26th September 2010. Our apologies to local residents.

Cusworth & Sprotbrough Gardeners Association It is our Annual Garden Show on Saturday 11th September at the Goldsmith Centre at Sprotbrough.

The show is open to any gardeners in the area who would like to enter their vegetables or flowers.

Entries from 9am Saturday and judging will take place from 12 noon-3pm. Sales of vegetables and flowers after presentations from 3pm.

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News, News, News, News, News, News CHATROOM 4 THURSDAY If you read this magazine very carefully every month, you may have noticed the name of this group as the very last entry under ‗What‘s On In Sprotbrough?‘ and wondered what it was all about.

It has been meeting at the Methodist Church on Park Drive on the 4 th Thursday of the month, from September to June (excluding December), for three years now and is a group that anyone is welcome to join. It offers an opportunity to meet people, whilst at the same time providing information and entertainment thanks to a variety of speakers.

This year, we have learned about Tools for Self Reliance, a village group which collects old tools and sewing machines so that they can be repaired and sent out to third world countries; the Doncaster Repair and Support Service, which provides a free service helping the elderly and disabled; a film show of A Visit to Marrakesh; the Singing Vicar; and a talk on Wynthrop Park garden prior to making a visit there in June.

The new season begins on Thursday 26 September, beginning at 2 pm (not 1.30 as stated in the Arrow) when the speaker will be Janet Conroy, a poet, who has called her presentation ‗Away with Words‘, a mix of poems, short stories and anecdotes.

In October, I hope Age Concern might whet your appetite to come along on the 28th when ‗Get Cooking – Keep Healthy‘ will be the topic.

Anyone is welcome to drop in for all or part of the session until 4 pm, so don‘t be shy, come and meet everyone and make it part of your social diary.

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W I Support Local Riding Group.

Following a successful Spring Fayre members of Sprotbrough WI were happy to donate £500 to ‗Riding for the Disabled – Rossington Hall‘. Through contact with the horses this busy local group works to enrich the lives of their clients.

Volunteers are always welcome, if you can help please ring them on 01302 723745 and ask for Stancee.

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POWDER WORKS – 6

By Peter Finnerty We are now up to the sixth article in this series, the last one having been published last November 2009. I have

had my replacement knee since 23rd January this year and am still working on getting it to bend more than 90 degrees, and have been back at full time work since June. I have been looking forward to putting together a few more lines about the former Powder Works at Denaby, so I hope you enjoy this piece.

I did some background checks and discovered that Denaby Powder Works opened in 1889 for the manufacture of explosives. One website that Google found concerned ―The Dictionary of Explosives‖ which states that Denaby Powder was the name used for a variety of blasting explosives including Dominite, Dragonite and Dreadnought Powder. These 3 were all coal-mine explosives, the Dominite one originating from Germany. Denaby Powder consisted of a compressed mixture of Securite and Charcoal.

The Powder Works were known as the Westfalite Works, part of the ICI Nobel Division (also known as their Explosives Division).

Looking further afield I found another website focussed on Nellie Lindley, nee Constantine; when World War 2 started she worked there assembling explosives for the war effort. If anyone has anymore details please contact me.

One of my visits has been with Nancy Bagnall nee Beaumont, a sprightly early 80 year old, living now at Sprotborough. She was married to Reg Beaumont, a well known journalist. Her brother in law Jack Newbart was married to her step-sister Kit or ―Kitty‖ and he worked at the Powder Works. His skin had a yellow hue after working there. But he never spoke about his work there.

He was a quiet person. They lived in Crossgates in Mexborough and had a daughter called Maureen who may still live there. Nancy sometimes sees her in Mexborough with Yvonne who is Maureen‘s older sister.

Jack and Nancy knew each other from him being 10 years old to the day he died. His full name was John Reuben Newbart.

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Nancy rang her sister in law, Betty Beaumont nee Ironmonger. Betty lives in Church Street at Mexborough and she offered to come through and talk with us. When she arrived she had plenty memories which are still vivid even to a 79 year old lady! Betty worked at the Powder Works from 1946 to 1948 and started in the Soldering Sheds, and describes the money as good. In 1948 she married, and the rules stated that she had to finish working there. The Soldering Sheds were inside the Wiring Sheds. Her and her friends job was to solder a wire onto a fuse head.

The place itself was called the Munitions Factory then, and was inside Denaby Woods. No one was allowed there, and lots of notices were everywhere to warn people off. No lighters were allowed, another part of security, and they had to hand them in. You could tell who worked in the powder part and who worked in the soldering and other parts because of the yellow colour always on the powder people. Betty always worked daytime, never at night. She remembers they had to put little ―1‖ wire into fuse heads and solder them on.

There was a glass screen to protect the workers from the soldering.

During the war, they could see over the railway lines and fields and trees, where there was a large gun which shot at the bombers in the distance attacking Sheffield. Betty and her pals called it ‗Big Bertha‘. Often, a Buzz Bomb flew over the works and peoples‘ homes towards their target Sheffield, and were so low her mother used to say ―Keep low or it will hit you‖.

Near Petits shop in Mexborough there was an Air Raid Shelter, close to The Bull‘s Head pub, and a Wine Lodge. You had to get to it through a tunnel under the road, and Betty and friends had to use it twice. Two nights on the trot one December, there were bombardments, and it was so cold that on the first night Betty‘s father gave out Sherry to those who wanted it. Guess what, the shelter was packed full on the second night after people heard of this!

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Some of the people that stand out in Betty‘s mind include Betty Pearson, a little blonde girl from Denaby who had a lovely singing voice. Another memory was Mary Stanley who was a Supervisor over them, and was a nice lady. She has been mentioned in a previous edition. Mary is in the photo in the 4th article, part 2, the lady with the flowers (Sept 2009 edition of Conisbrough In Focus). Others are May Lindsey who lived in Denaby, Iris Myers who lived at Mexborough, Dorothy Rufus from Denaby, Olive Sleaford from Mexborough, Madge Foy of Conisbrough, Madge Trant of Conisbrough, Joyce Hodgetts, Jack Cope, Joan Boon, and a girl called Helen and her sister whose surname she believes was Foy. Betty Beaumont continued saying that Pat Ironmonger is her sister in law, and in turn Pat‘s sister is Beryl Cutts, nee Cauwood. Beryl and Pat both worked at the Powder Works when Betty was there. They used to gather together and have a walk about together. They all had green three cornered scarves that they had to wear, supplied by the works, to blend in with the woods during the war.

Betty mentioned that every so many years exPowder Works people have a Get-Together. The Empress Ballrooms at Mexborough has been one venue, and others have been at the former Pig, and Reresby Arms.

There used to be a row of tiny houses on Doncaster Road then, lots of them and they appeared to be black houses, occupied by miners.

If you would like to provide any further reminiscences or know someone who might have some, please contact me on 01302 86612.

I have mentioned Patricia 'Pat' Ironmonger previously, and a while ago she sent me a photo of the Mexborough Grand Rink Hockey Club (below) taken 1931. The Grand Rink was located in the brickyard at Mexborough. Steve Breeze used to stage professional boxing in the rink occasionally.

It will evoke memories I'm sure. Pat's mum, Lucy Hague is third from the left on the Second Row. Pat's dad, Harold Cauwood is second from the right on the Front Row. He was one of the team.

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The topic I am going to cover this month is ageing - not a favourite topic for many of us, I know, but having reached the big ‗40‘ this year and entered the middle period of my life, I for one realise that it is something that has to be faced sooner or later, so I thought I would share with you some things that might help you along your way.

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Beyond The Standard Driving Test Dear readers, The government has made the standard Driving Test more difficult in recent years, with the addition of a multiple-choice test and a computerised hazard-awareness assessment.

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On the U/K‘s congested roads it‘s important that you‘re always in the right frame of mind to drive. A positive attitude will help to reduce the risk of collisions through tolerance and courtesy, by being realistic as to your own abilities, and by maintaining a high degree of care for your own safety and others.

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Always expect the worst from other motorists and try to understand what they are aiming to achieve. If you allow for poor observation and slow reactions, you‘ll find you‘re always prepared for the worst-case scenario.

Whether you‘re a novice motorist or an experienced driver, you‘ll always find room to improve your driving skills. Keep an open mind, be realistic about your limitations and always be prepared to learn from any errors you make.

When following other drivers, always apply the two-second rule if you suspect they may not be totally focused on their driving, leave an even bigger gap to give you extra braking time. Tailgating is a common cause of collisions, it is dangerous and antisocial and can never be condoned.

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One of the most important aspects of driving a modern machine involves achieving the perfect driving position every time you get behind the wheel. This allows you maximum control over your vehicle and will keep you more comfortable and alert on longer journey’s It’s also the position most often adopted by racing drivers, especially rally and touring car drivers.

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The Family Table Once again I think of how good it is to share our tables. This week it was Coffee Cup Corner at my home. We didn‘t actually sit at the table, but being together felt the same.

Sharing a drink a biscuit or two and of course the discussions. How amazing the diversity of conversation can be. Fellowship is WONDERFUL. Sometimes our talk turns to the blessings that God has given us, so He is with us as well. Next week I will be sitting at another table, this time in Lancashire; no boos or hisses please. I have a friend who has three indoor cats and each year I look after them while she‘s on holiday. It‘s an enjoyable and restful week for me, I take my knitting and a good book, (this time it‘s an old book by Taylor Caldwell on the life of St. Paul, The Lion of God).

This turns my thoughts to how soon, we‘ll be giving thanks at our LORD‘S TABLE, as we celebrate Harvest. The farmers will have their crops in and those of us who are gardeners will be enjoying the fruit and vegetables. The aromas around the house tickle the taste buds, as jams and pickles are made from our produce, to share with others at their tables.

Come and help us to be truly thankful for all the bounty that God provides. We enjoy the company as much as the sustenance we get for our bodies and our souls, as we share with God and with other people. Let our tables feel the weight of sharing, especially with people who live alone and feel alone.

Let‘s all sing the harvest songs praising God and Jesus for everything we receive from them, and let the Holy Spirit fill our hearts and our lives with more than enough love, to share with the people around us.

God Bless you all.

See you next month

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What‘s On In Sprotbrough?

Day

Activity

Meeting Place

Time

Mon

Mums & Toddlers

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.30-11.00am

Mon

Baby Cafe

Sprotbrough Childrens Centre

9.30-11.00am

Mon

Rising 2‘s play session

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.00-11.30am

Mon

Under 5‘s Playgroup

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.00-11.00am

Mon

Rising 2‘s play session

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

12.30- 3.00pm

Mon

The Reading Club 0—5yrs

Sprotbrough Library

1.30-3.00pm

Mon

Brownies

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

6.15-7.45pm

Mon

Beavers (6-7yrs)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

6.00-7.30pm

Tue

Playgroup

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.15-11.45am

Tue

Under 5‘s Playgroup

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.00-11.00am

Tue

Coffee Morning

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

10.30-11.30am

Tue

Tuesday Club

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

1.30-4.00pm

Tue

Painting Class

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

2.00-4.00pm

Tue

Dancing

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

4.00-7.00pm

Tue

Taekwondo

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

6.00-9.00pm

Tue

Cubs (8-10yrs)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

6.30-8.00pm

Tue

Cubs 'Kestrels' (8-10yrs)

The Barn, Main Street

6.45-8.15pm

Wed

Rising 2‘s Playgroup

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.00-11.30am

Wed

Mums & Toddlers

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.30-11.00am

Wed

Dancing

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

4.00-7.00pm

Wed

Taekwondo

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

5.30-6.30pm

Wed

Keep Fit

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

7.30-9.00pm

Wed

Sequence Dance Club

St Mary‘s Church Hall

7.30pm—10pm

Wed

Cubs 'Falcons' (8-10yrs)

The Barn, Main Street

6.45-8.15pm

Wed

Scouts (11-14yrs)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

7.15-9pm

Thurs

Coffee Morning

St Mary‘s Church Hall

10—11.30am

Thurs

Under 5‘s Playgroup

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.00-11.00am

Thurs

Mums & Toddlers

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.30-11.00am

Thurs

Thursday Club

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

1.30-4.00pm

Thurs

Dancing Class

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

4.45-8.45pm

Thurs

Brownies

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

6.00-7.30pm

Thurs

Beavers (6-7yrs)

The Barn, Main Street

5.30-6.30pm

Thurs

Scouts (11-14yrs)

The Barn, Main Street

7.00-9.15pm

Thurs

Explorer Scouts (14-18yrs)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

7.30-9.30pm

Thurs

Music Bugs 6mths-4yrs

St Edmunds Community Centre

10.15-11.15am

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What‘s On In Sprotbrough?

Day

Activity

Meeting Place

Time

Fri

Playgroup

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.15-11.45pm

Fri

Tea Dance

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

1.00-4.00pm

Fri

Taekwondo

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

6.30-9.00pm

Fri

Fun Club

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

7.00-8.00pm

Sat

Sequence Dancing

Royal British Legion Club

7.30—10.30pm

Sat

Dancing Class

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.15-3.15pm

Sun

Sunday School

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

10.00-12.00noon

Sun

Sunday School

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

6.15-7.45pm

Sprotbrough Community Centre, Bookings Tel: 788093 Methodist Church Hall, Bookings Tel: 570036 (office hours 10am-12noon Tue & Fri) St Marys Church Hall, Bookings Tel: 850890 St Edmund's Community Hall Bookings Tel: 781347 Monthly

Activity

Meeting Place

Time

3rd Monday

St Mary‘s Mothers Union

The Stable, Main Street, Sp‘boro

7.30pm- 9.30pm

1st Sunday

Car Boot Sale

The Royal British Legion Car K

Gates open at 8am

1st & 3rd Tuesday

Sequence Dancing

Royal British Legion Club

7.30-10.30pm

1st Wednesday

Sprotbrough Police Surgery

Sprotbrough Community Centre

2.00-3.30pm

1st Wednesday

Sprotbrough Wives

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

8.00-10.00pm

2nd Thursday

Lunch Club

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

10.00-3.00pm

2nd Tuesday

Sprotbrough WI

St Mary‘s Church Hall

7.30—9.30pm

4th Thursday

Chatroom

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

1.30-3.30pm

Sprotbrough

Sprotbrough

Car Boot Sale

Royal British Legion Hall

1st Sunday in the month Gates open at 8am £5.00 per car (in the rear car park) 29

Advice

General

Citizens Advice Bureaux - Advice line

01302 735225 Doncaster Council - General

01302 734444

Electricity Emergencies

0800 375 675

Doncaster Tax Office

0845 3667802

Transco - Gas Leaks

0800 111 999

Sprotbrough Post Office

01302 853187

Robin Hood Airport

01302 801010

Care in the Community Age Concern

0800 009966

Childline

08001111

Medical AKS, High Melton Ltd

01709 583121

NSPCC

0808 8005000 Doncaster Royal Infirmary Hospital

01302 366666

RSPCA

08705555999

0845 4647

NHS Direct

Weldricks Pharmacy, East Laith Gate, Doncaster Mon—Sat 9am—10pm, Sun 10am-10pm, 01302 369699 Bank holidays 10am-8pm, 365 days per year.

Community Sprotbrough and Cusworth Parish Council

01302 788093 Sprotbrough Village Pharmacy

Safer Neighbourhood Team, Edlington.

01302 385488

Sprotbrough Children Services, Melton Rd

01302 786457

Doncaster Childrens Information Service

0800 138 4568

Goldsmith Centre

01302 788093

S Yorkshire Fire Service (non emergency)

0114 272 7202

S Yorkshire Police (non emergency)

0114 2202020

Education

01302 855622

Business Directory 01302 534256 Pet Care Spring Bank Kennels / Mucky Paws Dog Grooming

01709 862324

Security Meteor Security Solutions Ltd., Auckley

01302 623427

Copley Junior School, Sprotbrough

01302 856445

Orchard Infant School, Sprotbrough

01302 853655

Richmond Hill Primary School

01302 782421

Tradesmen/Craftsmen

Ridgewood School

01302 783939

A1 SK Plastering

01302 786395 07960 859499

Doncaster Council - Education

01302 737222

D J Plastering, Sprotbrough

Doncaster Mobile Library

01302 873456

01302 811646 07885 615209

Sprotbrough Library

01302 782436

Doncaster Central Library

01302 734305

Davey Plastering & Lime, Sprotbrough

0777 4210320 01302 853030

Drivebond, New Rossington

01302 865322

Leisure Adwick Leisure Centre

01302 721447

My Vue Cinema

08712 240240

Odeon

08712 244007

The Dome Leisure Centre

01302 370777

Business Directory List your business for £2.50 per month

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Please mention “The Arrow” when responding to advertisements

Reverend Dr. Frank Okai-Sam Tel: 01302 857952 E-mail: okaisam@yahoo.com Minister in Local Appointment The Reverend Robert F Stevens Tel: 01302 852069

The Methodist Church mcsprot.co.uk Sunday Services

Morning Worship 10.00am Evening Worship 6.00pm Holy Communion 8.30am, 2nd Sun in Month Sunday School 10.00am in the Hall Sprotbrough Road Community Centre

Morning Worship with Adventurers for Children – 10.30am Evening Worship – on the 4th Sunday of the month at 6.00 pm Church Stewards

Mrs Brenda Hulley, Senior Church Steward – Tel: 01709 858880 Mrs Janet Parker, Deputy Senior Church Steward, Tel: 851962 Mr Keith Crouter, Senior Steward, Tel: 342301 For booking of Church hall’s and Community Centre see p29

The Parish Church www.stmarys-sprotbrough.co.uk

Sunday For times of Services and all other enquiries, please contact the Church Wardens on the numbers below.

Thursday Holy Communion 9.15am

Church Wardens Mrs Betty Holden 852366 Mrs Barbara Perry 853031

Diocesan Reader Miss Betty Brockman Tel: 852046 Mrs Therese Paskell Tel: 853587

Parish Evangelist Mr Robert Heaton

St Edmunds Community Hall Hall Secretary David Allen Tel: 781347

Hatha Yoga Classes Held in St Mary‘s Church Hall, Sprotbrough

Every Monday 2—3pm £3.00 All proceeds will go to St Mary‘s Church Roof Appeal Enquiries ring Vanda 854010

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