The Sprotbrough Arrow February 2018

The Sprotbrough Also covering Warmsworth, 4800 distribution monthly

February 2018

Arrow Publications

Issue No. 149

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Welcome to the February issue

Half term is early this year with schools breaking up on 9th February. Yorkshire Wildlife Park and Boston Park Farm have activities on throughout the half term week.

Did you manage to leave behind the excesses of Christmas and find motivation in January for new plans and ideas? I managed to book a week away and have started Pilates so I had a few moments of inspiration.

Just wanted to say a big thank you to all of the Arrow delivery staff who month after month, deliver your arrow on time, no matter what the weather.

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I hope you were lucky enough to avoid the dreaded bugs which the majority of us have had to endure. If not, I hope you and your family are on the road to recovery. It seems that everyone you speak to has someone close who has suffered. I’ll be first in line for the flu jab next year!

If you are embarking on some DIY, Torne Valley are offering a 10% discount in this months Arrow—please take your voucher with you so you can claim your discount.

The deadline for the March issue will be Wednesday 7th February which is a bit earlier than normal due to the half term holiday. The March Arrow will be delivered by the last weekend in February Best Wishes Michelle Sidebottom Tel: 01302 534256 / 07795 387937 email: michelle@arrowpublications.co.uk

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Community News SPROTBROUGH MUSIC

Live !

Robert Plane (Clarinet) Sophia Rahman (Piano) Two more interna onal Ar sts playing in your village hall.

Robert and Sophia enjoy careers as both soloists and chamber

and tonight will perform works by Debussy, Brahms

musicians

and Finzi (the 5 Bagatelles) THURSDAY 15TH FEBRUARY @ 7.30pm ST MARY'S CHURCH HALL Admission £8 (Members) £14 (non-Members) or by annual subscrip on PRESENTED BY SPROTBROUGH MUSIC SOCIETY

BLUE BINS When you receive your blue bin, whether it is in December, January or February, PLEASE DO NOT USE IT UNTIL MARCH 2018. We are not able to collect it before then. Please continue to use your green box for your recycling until the new service starts.

Blue bin deliveries will take some time, so please do not panic if you haven't received your bin in the next few weeks. Everyone will have their blue bin before the service starts.

Friends of Sprotbrough Library. are holding a

Spring Gift Fayre at Sprotbrough Library on Saturday 3rd March 10-12noon lots of stalls and the BIG raffle Come along and support your local library.

WARMSWORTH LADIES’ CLUB 06 Feb 18 An Evening with Joyce Grenfell 13 Feb 18 Railway Heritage Posters 20 Feb 18 Half Term Break 27 Feb 18 Royal Residenes So come and join in the fun at Warmsworth Community Centre, ow Road Tuesdays 7:00-9:00pm

What can I recycle in my blue bin?

You can put these items in your blue bin: Paper, Cardboard, Tins, Cans, Foil, Empty aerosols, Plastic bottles, Liquid food cartons (Tetra Pak).

Glass bottles and jars will continue to be collected from your green box.

Small electrical items (such as toasters or kettles) and textiles (such as clothes, shoes, towels and bed sheets) can be put in a plastic bag next to you blue bin or green box. Large pieces of cardboard should be broken up so they fit into the blue bin.

You can contact our customer services team by phoning 01302 736 000

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Citizens Advice Doncaster Borough expects 31st of January to be year’s busiest day for debt and energy advice The last day of January is expected to be the busiest day of the year for people seeking help with their debts and energy bills, according to Citizens Advice Doncaster Borough.

Analysis of national data from the past 12 months reveals that on 31 January 2017 Citizens Advice helped 2,800 people, 30 per cent above the daily average.

This means one person sought help from Citizens Advice every 10 seconds across the country.

30 January was the most popular day for seeking advice online, with twice as many page views as average for the rest of the year.

Locally, Citizens Advice Doncaster Borough is expecting around a hundred people to seek advice on debt and energy matters throughout the first month of the year.

Citizens Advice provides assistance to people seeking help for a wide variety of debt and energy concerns, including council tax arrears, credit card debt, rent arrears, unsecured or payday loans and higher than usual energy bills over the winter.

To help people kick off 2018 on a stronger financial footing, Citizens Advice is sharing its top tips to help people get their finances in order for the New Year.

Karen Bothamley, Chief Officer of Citizens Advice Doncaster Borough, said: “There is always a surge in demand for our debt and energy company switching advice towards the second half of January.

“Christmas in particular can take a heavy toll on people already struggling to make their money last and leave them with a debt burden in the new year. But this needn’t become a crisis - problems can be taken care of if you seek advice early.

“The New Year is a good time to get on top of your debts, cut your costs or budget better. Citizens Advice can help you review your situation so you can make decisions that improve your financial security.”

Citizens Advice Doncaster Borough’s top tips to sort out your debts: Work out how much you owe - Make a list of who you owe money to and add up how much you need to pay each month. If you don’t have your most recent statements, contact your creditor to find out what you owe.

Prioritise your debts - Your rent or mortgage, and council tax are called priority debts as there can be serious consequences if you don’t pay them. These should always be paid first. Separate these and work out how much you owe.

Work out how much you can pay - Create a budget by adding up your essential living costs, such as food and housing, and taking away these from your income. Any money you have spare can be put towards your debts. Citizens Advice budgeting tool can help.

Paying urgent debts - You may have several priority debts and can’t pay them all. Contact all your creditors to find out if you can negotiate on how much you pay, or when you pay them. Always pay first priority creditors who are taking action against you.

Paying non-urgent debts - If you have any money left after paying priority debts, Citizens Advice can arrange a free debt-management plan and contact your creditors to offer them what you can afford to pay.

If you can’t pay your debts - If you’ve got little or no money spare to pay your priority debts seek advice from us straight away.

Consider switching energy suppliers to save money – Citizens Advice can help you with this and can often save you a substantial sum of money For information and advice, contact Citizens Advice Doncaster Borough on 0344 499 4137 Citizens Advice Doncaster Borough is a registered charity number 1174228 providing free, confidential, independent and impartial advice. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority no. 786825

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DANUM PROBUS CLUB Danum Probus Club is an organisation for men who have retired or are semi-retired from their profession, business or other employment who want to maintain a social network with others who have similar interests. Danum Probus Club meets on the first and third Mondays of the month at Town Moor Golf Club, Bawtry Road, Belle Vue, Doncaster starting at 10 am.

Our only meeting in January was on Monday 15 when we held our Annual General Meeting.

The main business was the confirmation of election of Officer and Committee. The new Committee is: President David Allen, Vice President George Kirk, Immediate Past President John Gregory, Hon. Secretary Nev Westhead, Treasurer Stephen Baker, Ordinary Members Arthur Kendrick, Des Parks, Graham Fletcher, Co-opted Members - Almoner Ian Sampson, Programme Secretary John Hope, Lunches Mike Maher and Mick Peduzie, Outings Chris Harris, Theatre Vacant, Bowls Peter Oldale, and Golf Derek Millward.

The first meeting in February will be on Monday 5 when the Presenter will be Paul Grimley speaking on “WW1 Soldier’s Stories” , and then on Monday 19 our guest speaker will be Dennis Ashton, subject to be announced later. Any interested men who would like to come the meetings as a visitor to see what we do, with a view to joining if you like us, please call either Des Parks (01302 856188), George Kirk (01302 539175) or John Gregory (01302 532032) for more information.

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School News from Copley Junior School

Year 3 Gods and Goddesses Children in Year 3 launched their new project on ‘Gods and Mortals’ by dressing up as Ancient Greeks. Well done to all the children for your creative costumes.

Year 4 Training for the Roman Army To launch their new creative learning project on ‘I am Warrior’, museum staff from Murton Park visited school.

Children enjoyed an exciting day full of activities including a themed presentation and interactive talk, illustrated with a wide range of authentic artefacts. This was followed with craft and artefact handling activities and an active session practising preparations for a Roman battle. By the end of the day, all children successfully passed their Diploma and are all now fierce members of the Roman Army!

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Homework Superstars We are delighted with the creative home learning projects completed by the children. For each project, children are given a choice of activities so that they can present research in their own way and can develop independent learning skills. Below are just a few examples from our recent projects on ‘Predators’, ‘Road Trip USA’, ‘Stargazer’ and ‘A Child’s War’.

Mini Life Coaches Our Year 6 Mini Life Coaches plan and lead workshops to support pupils’ emotional health and wellbeing. Workshops this year have included mindfulness colouring; relaxation and yoga; friendship and trust exercises; Zumba and friendship and teamwork sessions. So far this year, over 100 children have attended and feedback from the children has been very positive. Well done and thank you to our Year 6 Mini Life Coaches!

We look forward to sharing more school news next month

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Richmond Hill Primary School News Welcome Back, Richmond Hill!

We’re very happy to see everyone back in such good spirits after the Christmas holiday! We hope this term will prove to be as successful as the last.

Christmas, Concerts and Calendar!

We had all manner of festive performances towards the end of last term.

Nursery sang Christmas songs, complete with dance moves. Reception put on a Nativity, with jokes, songs and even Makaton. KS1 performed ‘A Midwife Crisis’, which was a hilarious take on the nativity that had us all in stitches, and KS2 performed their annual Christmas concert, with each year group performing a different song.

All of our pupils had a lot to learn for their shows this year and we were all so impressed by their performances! Well done everyone!

Our Choir also had a fantastic end to the term, with their first performance at Doncaster Dome as part of the Rainbow Connection Choral Christmas Concert, organised by choir leaders Mr & Mrs Mellors. They were then filmed for ITV Calendar News, for which they performed a lovely rendition of ‘Silent Night’.

Well done to all of our pupils and staff for the amazing work and collaboration at the end of the term. It was such a phenomenal team effort and they all did themselves proud!

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Book Launches With the new term comes new books! Years 4, 5 and 6 have all started the term by starting a new book, which they have revealed in quite fantastical ways!

Year 4 were led to the main hall in their pyjamas, where they found an old tree, a makeshift bed, haunting music, and an array of clues that could lead them to their book title. After much deliberation and discussion (focussed largely on the spookiness of the clues), they eventually discovered that they would be reading ‘A Monster Calls’ by Patrick Ness!

Year 5 pupils saw their classroom transformed into a map! The pupils were separated into different marked off areas, and given instructions to move around. They were asked about how they felt when taking others’ land and how others felt when they were taken over. After some discussion, it was revealed that they had re-enacted the events which led to WWII! They will be reading all about WWII in ‘The Silver Sword’ by Ian Serraillier!

Year 6 went back in time for their book launch, with the main hall being transformed into a street party! Pupils drank out of china, ate buns and dressed in 1930’s clothing. Pupils learned about WWII, evacuees and wartime activities, which led to the reveal of their book title…

‘Goodnight Mr. Tom’ by Michelle Magorian!

Thank you once again to our staff for putting so much work into their book launches, and to the pupils for getting so involved!

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These two beautiful girls are sisters Sasja & Theia who are 6 years old, and have been handed into the Rescue by their owners, who could sadly no longer keep them. They are lovely, affectionate cats- rather quiet and shy at first, and we would like to rehome them as a pair if possible. They are not good with other cats, and haven’t been around dogs, so would be best as only pets in a quieter home. They have been indoor cats, so would be suitable for a home with no outside space.

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FREE NHS Health Checks if you are Over 40!

Where: Sprotbrough Community Library When: Wednesday 7th February 2018 Time: 10am to 4pm Who Can Attend: Anyone aged between 40 and 74 Even though you may feel great you may be at risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, diabetes or dementia. A FREE NHS health check can help you reduce these risks and make sure that you stay healthy. Appointments last between 20 and 30 minutes and includes checking your blood pressure and a simple blood test to check your cholesterol level. A qualified nurse will explain your results and offer advice. Please contact the library to reserve your slot. Advance booking is required.

Tel: 01302 782436 Sprotbrough Rd, Doncaster, DN5 8BA

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What’s On In Sprotbrough?

Day

Activity

Meeting Place

Time

Mon

Rainbows

Scout Barn in Sprotbrough Village

5.30pm

Mon

Rising 2’s play session

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.00-11.30am

Mon

Rising 2’s play session

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

12.30- 3.00pm

Mon

Brownies

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

6.15-7.45pm

Mon

Beavers (6-7yrs)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

6.00-7.30pm

Mon

French Conversation Group

Sprotbrough Community Library

6.00—8.00pm

Mon

Seniors ‘Dancercise’ Keep fit class

St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough

10.15—11.15am

Mon

Adult Beginners Ballroom/Latin Dance

St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough

2pm –3pm

Tue

Sprotbrough Starz

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.15-11am

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

Story time & Activities (term time)

Sprotbrough Library

1pm—2pm

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

Sprotbrough Park Playtime (term time)

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.30-11am

Wed

Sequence Dance—Ian Sadler

Royal British Legion

1pm –3.30pm

Wed

Story Time & Activities Alternate weeks

Sprotbrough Library

1.30pm—2.30pm

Wed

Dancing

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

4.00-7.00pm

Wed

Taekwondo

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

5.30-6.30pm

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

7.00-9pm

Thurs

Coffee Morning

The Stable, Main Street, Sprotbrough

10—11.30am

Thurs

Little tykes (childminders drop in)

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.15—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

Yoga Class

St Marys Church Hall

7—8.30pm

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

Fri

Sprotbrough Starz

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.15-11am

Fri

Tea Dance

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

1.00-4.00pm

Fri

Taekwondo

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

6.30-9.00pm

Sat

Sequence Dancing

Royal British Legion Club

7.30—10.30pm

Sat

Dancing Class

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.15-3.15pm

Sun

Sunday Club

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

10am—11am

Sun

t-Time, Crafts, bible stories and more

St Marys Church Hall

4—5pm—check hall for dates

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What’s on in Warmsworth?

Day

Activity

Meeting Place

Time

Monday

Playgroup

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9am-3.15pm

Tuesday

Playgroup

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9am-3.15pm

Tuesday

Brownies

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

6pm-7.30pm

Tuesday

Ladies Club

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

Wednesday

Playgroup

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9am-3.15pm

Wednesday

Ladies Dancing

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

8pm-9pm

Thursday

Playgroup

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9am-3.15pm

Thursday

Dancing Class

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

4pm-9pm

Thursday

Watercolours

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

10am-12 noon

Thursday

JW Club

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

1.30pm-2.30pm

Friday

Playgroup

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9am-3.15pm

Saturday

Children’s Dancing

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

10am-12noon

Sprotbrough Community Centre Bookings Tel: 788093 Methodist Church Hall Bookings Tel: 570036 (office hours 10am-12noon Tue & Fri) St Marys Church Hall Bookings Tel: 07891 813986 Warmsworth Community Centre Tel: 01302 858200

Monthly Events in Sprotbrough & Warmsworth Monthly

Activity

Meeting Place

Time

3rd Monday

St Mary’s Mothers Union

The Stable, Main Street, Sp’boro

7.30pm- 9.30pm

1st & 3rd Tuesday

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 Tuesday

Jigsaw Puzzle library & Coffee

The Stable, main Street, Sprotbrough

10—12noon

2nd Tuesday

Sprotbrough WI

St Mary’s Church Hall

7.30—9.30pm

4th Thursday

Chatroom

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

1.30-3.30pm

Last Thursday of month

Parish Luncheon Club

Newton Arms, Sprotbrough Rd

12 for 12.30pm

2nd Monday

Ladies Club Committee

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

2nd Monday

Parish Council meeting

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

2nd Wednesday

Pudding Club

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

3rd Thursday

Community Partnership

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

6.30pm—7.30pm

1st Thursday

Warmsworth WI

Warmsworth Community Centre

7—9pm

1st Friday

Baby Clinic

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

1pm—3pm

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

3rd Wednesday

Warmsworth Neighbourhood Watch

Cricket Club

7pm

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