The Sprotbrough Arrow January 2014

The Covering Sprotbrough, Barnburgh, Harlington & Warmsworth

April 2013 January 2014

Issue No. 71 61

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School News Motoring Advice and more...

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Editor’s Letter...

Well what a December! As I write this, we are not quite half way through the month and so much has happened!

We have experienced one of the worst storms in years and one of the greatest influences on equality has died, Nelson Mandela. Never has there been a political leader who has shown such forgiveness and empathy and leaves a world with a shining example of what good leadership looks like and what it can achieve.

The January issue has some news from Copley Junior school, updating us with their Christmas activities. It looks like they have had a fun time taking the Pantomime season by its horns!

The January issue should be delivered between Christmas and New Year, so hopefully, this is when you received this Arrow. If you are aware of someone who has not received their Arrow, please let me know by contacting me on the details below. We have a few changes with our delivery staff and this can sometimes cause a few problems. Every home in Sprotbrough, Warmsworth, Harlington and Barnburgh should receive a copy monthly.

If anyone has any local stories to share with the community news of up and coming events, please get in touch and we will do our best to promote it for you.

I hope everyone has a lovely New Years Eve, and wish everyone a Happy 2014!

The deadline for the February issue for advertising and articles is Wednesday 15th January.

The February Arrow will be delivered the last weekend in January.

Happy New Year

Michelle Sidebottom

Tel: 01302 534256 / 07795 387937 Email: michelle@arrowpublications.co.uk

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News, News, News, News, News, News..

Sprotbrough Nomads fishing club hand over a cheque for £500 to Macmillan Nurses.

Sprotbrough Nomads Fishing Club present a cheque to Macmillan Nurses for £500 raised from a recent Race Night at Sprotbrough Club.

Pictured L-R Janine Hall, Sprotbrough Club, Ally Henshaw, Macmillan volunteer and Claire Dent of Sprotbrough Nomads.

Photograph taken by shaunflanneryphotography.com Shaun Flannery Photography Ltd, UK www.shaunflanneryphotography.com www.shaunflanneryphotographyblog.com Twitter: @sfpix Tel: 01302 570814 Fax: 01302 562887 Mobile: 07778 315553 e-mail: shaun@sf-pictures.com

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Dog Walking Group in Sprotbrough.

Dogs are pack animals and enjoy each other's company, but we keep them apart and walk them in isolation, often going a different route to avoid meeting other dogs! This leads to unsocial used dogs, who do not know how to relate to each other.

If you would like to socialise your dog, allow it to play with other dogs off lead or just walk with other dogs, join me in forming a weekly dog walking group.

No great distances, but plenty of open spaces.

If you would like to put aside an hour each week to meet other dog owners, contact me by email at Paula.harmer@yahoo.com so that we can arrange a day, place and time.

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The areas longest established supplier of:  Surrounds  Marbles  Tiles  Cast Iron Fireplaces  Dog Grates  Stoves  Solid Fuel Spares

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News from Copley Junior School Christmas at Copley It is always such a busy and enjoyable time in a school at Christmas, and December at Copley Junior was packed with four different Concerts, our Christmas disco, parties and a traditional Carols and Readings Service at Church.

For our Concerts, Year 3 performed the nativity ‘Ola! Ola! Ola!’ a nativity that looked at Christmas traditions in Spain, and finished with a carol sung in Spanish. Children have only been learning Spanish for a term, so they did very well.

Year 4 performed a nativity, from the viewpoint of the Angels.

Year 5 performed the story of Dickens’ ‘Christmas Carol’, with the narration in verse.

Our Year 6 panto told the story of ‘Aladdin’. As you can see from the photos, the children had a great amount of fun rehearsing and performing their panto.

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Year 4 Visit to Weston Park Museum

On the 26th November, Year 4 went to Weston Park Museum to study the lives of Egyptian people and mummification.

We also looked at Sheffield Life, What on Earth, Treasures, Arctic World and the History Lab. Later on we looked at two Egyptian mummies, one aged fourteen and the other was in her 40s.

Some of the boys really enjoyed ‘getting into These were both character’! character’! female and had writing on their coffins which told a story of their lives and had prayers to the gods and goddesses. It was really interesting finding out about their lives.

Next we went upstairs to mummify Fred the rag doll. First we had to take the brain out. It was disgusting! It would have had to be mushed to get it out through the nose, but luckily that bit was already done for us.

Finally, after many other preparations, Fred was wrapped ready for his journey into the afterlife.

By Emily and India, Year 4 We look forward to sharing some of our school news again soon.

Best Wishes, E.A. Crayton Headteacher

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Don’t Drink Drive DRINK-DRIVERS NOW FACE TOUGHER RULES Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our readers, Drink-drive rules involving the most serious offenders are to be tightened up. Under new regulations the most dangerous offenders will have to prove they are no longer dependent on alcohol before they are allowed to get back behind the wheel.

The new measures will also see those drink-drivers who obstruct the police by refusing to allow their blood samples to be analysed being treated the same as other high-risk offenders.

Currently, all high-risk offenders must pass a medical examination before they can be issued with a driving licence following their disqualification. However, drivers can start driving as soon as they have applied for their licence and before they have taken and passed the necessary medical.

But from June 1st this year the most dangerous drink-drivers will have to pass a medical confirming they are no longer alcohol dependent at the end of their disqualification and BEFORE they start driving.

Also, those offenders who refuse to allow their blood samples to be analysed will also, from June 1st only get their licence back following disqualification if they pass the required medical.

Under the High Risk Offender (HRO) scheme, drivers convicted of certain serious drink/driving offences must have a medical investigation to confirm that there are no on-going problems with the misuse of alcohol before they can be issued with a licence.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA is notified of such offenders by the courts. Last year the DVLA was notified by the courts of just over 50,000 drink-driving convictions. Nearly 22,000 of those were classed as high-risk offenders. Of those, around 5,000 drivers either failed, or failed to attend, their medical.

If you are interested in further information regarding the courses that we offer, please contact us on the details below.

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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

Breast Start Breastfeeding

Sprotbrough Childrens Centre

9.30-11.30am

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

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

Mon

French Conversation Group

Sprotbrough Community Library

6.00—8.00pm

Mon

Adult Beginners Ballroom/Latin Dance

St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough

2pm –3pm

Mon

Slimming World

St Mary’s Church hall, Sprotbrough

5—6.30 & 7.00pm—8.30pm

Tue

Playgroup

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.15-12.15pm

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

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

1.30—3.00pm

Wed

Sequence Dance—Ian Sadler

Royal British Legion

1pm –3.30pm

Wed

Dancing

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

4.00-7.00pm

Wed

Taekwondo

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

5.30-6.30pm

Wed

Playgroup

Sprotbrough Methodist Church Hall

9.15—12.15

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

Little tykes (childminders drop in)

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.15—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

Yoga Class

St Marys Church Hall

7—8.30pm

Thurs

Adult Improvers Ballroom/Latin

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

8-9pm

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 Fri

Music Bugs 6mths-4yrs Playgroup

St Marys Church Hall, Sprotbrough Sprotbrough Methodist Church

1—2pm 9.15-12.15pm

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

Fri

Fun Club

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

7.00-8.00pm

Sat

Sequence Dancing

Royal British Legion Club

7.30—10.30pm

Sat 10 Sun Sun

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Sprotbrough Methodist Church

10am—11am

t-Time, Crafts, bible stories and more

St Marys Church Hall

4—5pm—check hall for dates

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 Monthly

Activity

Meeting Place

Time

3rd Monday

St Mary’s Mothers Union

The Stable, Main Street, Sp’boro

7.30pm- 9.30pm

2nd & 4th Tuesday

Sequence Dancing

Royal British Legion Club

7.30-10.30pm

1st Wednesday

Sprotbrough Wives

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

8.00-10.00pm

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

12-2pm

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What’s on in Warmsworth?

Day

Activity

Monday

Playgroup

Meeting Place

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

Time 9am-3.15pm

Tuesday

Playgroup

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9am-3.15pm

Tuesday

Brownies

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

6.30pm-8pm

Tuesday

Ladies Club

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

Wednesday

Playgroup

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9am-3.15pm

Wednesday

Rosemary Conley

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

5.30pm-7.30pm

Wednesday

Ladies Dancing

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

8pm-9pm

Wednesday

Rosemary Conley

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

1.15pm-2.45pm

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

Day

Activity

Monday

Playgroup

Monday

Rosemary Conley food & Fitness

Barnburgh Village Hall

1.00 to 2.30pm

Monday

Sewing Group

Barnburgh Church Hall

10.30am-12noon

Monday

Joanne Armstrong School of Dancing

Barnburgh Village Hall

3.30pm—9.15pm

Tuesday

Mother’s Union Knitting Group

Barnburgh Church Hall

2pm

Tuesday

B Fit with Cheryl Yoga & Pilates

Barnburgh Village Hall

Tuesday

Joanne Armstrong School of Dancing

Barnburgh Village Hall

9.30am—9.15pm

Wednesday

History Society

Barnburgh Church Hall

10.30am bi-weekly

Wednesday

Art Group

Barnburgh Church Hall

1.30—3.30pm (term time)

Wednesday

The Barnburgh Village Singers

Barnburgh Church Hall

8.00pm—9.30pm

Wednesday

B Fit with Cheryl Zumba & Pilates

Barnburgh Village Hall

9.30am—11.30am

Wednesday

Seniors Group (bi weekly)

Barnburgh Village Hall

1.30pm to 4.30pm

Wednesday

Barnburgh School of Theatre Dance

Barnburgh Village Hall

5.00pm to 9.00pm

Thursday

Line Dancing

Barnburgh Church Hall

2.00pm

Thursday

Barnburgh Male Voice Choir

Barnburgh Church Hall

7.30—9.30pm

Thursday

Joanne Armstrong School of Dance

Barnburgh Village Hall

12.15pm—9.15pm

Friday

Playgroup

Barnburgh Village Hall

9.30am-11.30am

What’s on in Barnburgh?

Meeting Place

Time

Barnburgh Village Hall

9.30am –11.30am

Friday

Barnburgh School of Theatre Dance

Barnburgh Village Hall

5.00pm to 7.00pm

Friday

Jujitsu

Barnburgh Village Hall

7.30pm—9.30pm

Saturday

Barnburgh School of Theatre Dance

Barnburgh Village Hall

9.00am—1.30pm

Sunday

Modern Pilates with David Camm

Barnburgh Village Hall

6.00pm—7.00pm

Sunday

Jujitsu

Barnburgh Village Hall

3.00—4.00pm

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Day

Activity

2nd Monday of the month 3rd Monday of the month 3rd Monday of the month

Monthly Events Meeting Place

Time

Ladies Club Committee

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

Parish Council meeting

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

Harlington & Barnburgh WI

Barnburgh Village Hall

7.15pm

2nd Wednesday of the month

Parish Council Meeting

Barnburgh Village Hall

7.00—9.00pm

2nd Wednesday of the month

Pudding Club

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

3rd Thursday of the month

Community Partnership

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

6.30pm—7.30pm

1st Thursday of the Month

Warmsworth WI

Warmsworth Community Centre

7—9pm

1st Friday of the Month

Baby Clinic

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

1pm—3pm

1st Saturday of the month

Ward Councillors Surgery

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

10.30am to 11.30am

1st Tuesday of the Month

Warmsworth & Edlington Lions Club

Graceholme Social Club, Edlington Lane, Warmsworth

7pm

3rd Wednesday of the month

Warmsworth Neighbourhood Watch

Cricket Club

7pm

Booking Contact Details

Warmsworth Community Centre Contact Mrs Jill Sharpe 01302 858377 Barnburgh & Harlington Village Hall Contact Paul 07717 635808 or E:mail bookings@barnburghvillagehall.co.uk Barnburgh Church Hall Contact Kay 01709 581737 If you would like your weekly or monthly meeting advertised here for free, please contact me

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Useful Numbers Advice

General

Citizens Advice Bureaux - Advice line

01302 735225 Doncaster Council - General

01302 736000

Electricity Emergencies

0800 375 675

Doncaster Tax Office

0845 3667802

Transco - Gas Leaks

0800 111 999

Sprotbrough Post Office

01302 853187

Warmsworth Post Office

01302 853417

Care in the Community Age Concern Childline

0800 009966 08001111

Medical AKS, High Melton Ltd

01709 583121

NSPCC

0808 8005000 Doncaster Royal Infirmary Hospital

01302 366666

RSPCA

08705555999

NHS Direct

0845 4647

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

01302 369699

Community Sprotbrough and Cusworth Parish Council

01302 788093 Sprotbrough Village Pharmacy

Safer Neighbourhood Team, Edlington.

01302 385488 Leisure

Sprotbrough Children Services, Melton Rd

01302 786457 Adwick Leisure Centre

01302 721447

Doncaster Families Information Service

0800 138 4568 My Vue Cinema

08712 240240

Goldsmith Centre

01302 788093 Odeon

08712 244007

S Yorkshire Fire Service (non emergency)

0114 272 7202 The Dome Leisure Centre

01302 370777

S Yorkshire Police (non emergency)

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Education

01302 855622

If you have a useful number that should be listed here, let us know E-mail michelle@arrowpublications.co.uk

Copley Junior School, Sprotbrough

01302 856445

Orchard Infant School, Sprotbrough

01302 853655

Richmond Hill Primary School

01302 782421

Ridgewood School

01302 783939

Doncaster Council - Education

01302 734444

Warmsworth Primary School

01302 852200

Barnburgh Primary School

01709 893125

High Melton College

01302 553666

Doncaster Mobile Library

01302 873456

Warmsworth Library

01302 853082

Sprotbrough Library

01302 782436

Suppliers & Fitters of Laminate, Real wood flooring and fitted kitchens.

All aspects of joinery undertaken with laminated staircases our speciality.

Doncaster Central Library

01302 734305

Call 07931 147029 for a free quote

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Business Directory

01302 534256 e-mailmichelle@arrowpublications.co.uk

Advertise your business here for £4.50 per month Plus vat

Accountancy Riverside Accountancy Services, Sprotbrough

01302 570018

Carpet/Upholstery Cleaning

Tradesmen/Builders Delta Plastering Ltd www.deltaplastering.co.uk

01302 857789 07774736917

Holgates Home Improvements & Maintenance

07456 524004

Phil Green Gas Services Gas Safe Reg: 115578

01302 850940

Health & Fitness

Leather Magic, Leather upholstery Cleaning, Scawthorpe

01302 786367 07763234 505

Slimming World, St Marys Church HallSprotbrough

RUGBUSTERS, Sprotbrough. www.rugbusters.co.uk

01302 857300 07879456557

Taxis & Driving School’s

Catering Lite Bite Catering for All Occasions'/ Novelty Cakes—Lynsey Chambers

01302 782630 07779 715898

Macs Cakes & Cupcakes

01302 785267

07919 578797

C Cabs, Sprotbrough

07973 706560

L2P Driving School, Sprotbrough

07767438267

Domestic Cleaning Ovenu

Oven Valeting Service www.ovenudoncaster.co.uk

01302 799344

Sparkle, Fridge cleaning.

01302786367 07801 581141

Gardening & Landscaping Oakwood Garden Services www.oakwoodgardenservices.co.uk

01302 562172 07709 427194

Executive/Chauffeur Driven/ Wedding Transport EX-ZEC Travel Services www.exzectravel.co.uk

01302 820137 07876 595574

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Security & IT Complete Fire & Security

01302 511050

IT To Go, Computer Services W: www.ittogo.co.uk E:sales@ittogo.co.uk

01302 352352

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