The Sprotbrough Arrow June 2015

The Also covering Warmsworth, 4800 distribution monthly

April June2013 2015

Issue No. Issue No.6188

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Welcome to the June issue of the Congratulations to all our Winners from last month’s Human League competition. Jane Keightley from Grazelound and Russ Shelbourne from Auckley, both won a pair of tickets for the County Enclosure at Doncaster Racecourse. Lucy Smith from Balby won our facebook competition. To win the chance of tickets to see Madness at Doncaster Racecourse on Saturday 27th June, Please like and share our facebook page—Arrow Publications. Good Luck everyone!

Thank you again to all our local primary schools who provide us with news from inside school. Well done to everyone who has just sat their SATS in Year 2 and 6 and all of you who have studied long and hard for your GCSE’s and A Level’s, good luck to you all.

Deadline for the July issue is Wednesday 17th June. The July Arrow will be delivered the last full weekend in June.

Best Wishes

Michelle Sidebottom

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Community News AFIA… Away from it all!

The Children’s Society Thanks to residents in Sprotbrough who gave £1423.19 to our collectors between 11 and 25 April.

You can bask in your generosity at

AFIA (Away From It All), is a Mothers’ Union holiday scheme to help families who are experiencing stress in their family life, spend quality time together and take a much needed break.

Those hoping to have a holiday don’t have to be a member of a church or organisation and Mothers’ Union helps around 2,500 people to have a holiday each year. Sprotbrough Mothers’ Union is proud to be associated with this scheme and being involved helping people, particularly in the Doncaster area.

We hope you can make our cream tea event below!

A SUMMER CELEBRATION LUNCH in St Mary’s Church Hall on Friday 3 July from 12 noon to 2pm As you arrive there will be a glass of Buck’s Fizz to sharpen your appetite There will be a raffle for you to chance your luck There will be a meal and dessert to satisfy your taste buds There will be good company to keep your conversational skills

And all this for £6 only

Tickets will be available in St Mary’s Church or from Victor Hext (854467) All profits will go to the Children’s Society to help it work towards a country where all children are free from disadvantage.

You will help, for example, teenager Meg who writes A typical day doesn’t exist. It’s just a good day or a bad day. I care for my mum, my sister 11, and my brother 8, who has learning difficulties. Mum’s mental health issues kicked in when I was about eight – Mum started crying and didn’t want to be a mum any more.

The stigma is pretty awful. People don’t understand it but can I blame them? I didn’t know anything about it before Mum got ill. The Children’s Society listened to me and helped me. I like cats because they don’t demand anything – just a bit of love and food.

Book your place now Enjoy yourself And help Meg and others who are disadvantaged

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Community News South Yorkshire Police Male Voice Choir present 90 years of song.

With South Yorkshire Police Band.

Soprano Felicity Simpson.

At The Main Hall. Hall Cross Lower School.

St Michaels Ave. Bessacarr, Doncaster 7.30pm Saturday 6th June 2015.

A donation from the event will be made to 'FIREFLY' the Doncaster Cancer Charity.

Tickets £10 on the door or from Choir members or call 01302/390579 to book a ticket.

CHAT ROOM 4 THURSDAY Chat Room 4 Thursday invites anyone in the community to attend at the Methodist Church Hall, Park Drive, on the fourth Thursday afternoon each month between 2.00 and 4.00 p.m. for a social afternoon, including a talk, tea and cakes. The following have been arranged for 2015; Thursday 28th May 2015 at 2.00 p.m.

History of the Fire Service (Part 2) with Mr. John Thompson (of Sprotbrough) Thursday 25 June 2015 Outing Thursday 23 July 2015 2.00 p.m.

“Desert Island Picks” – Victor Hext

Jigsaw Puzzle Library and Coffee Morning Every 2nd Tuesday of the month. St. Mary's Stable 10 - 12 noon. Over 400 puzzles.

Come and enjoy a natter and meet new friends over a coffee and home-made cakes and treats

Warmsworth Ladies’ Club Celebrating 50 years Join us in June on Tuesdays 7:00pm to 9:00 pm at Warmsworth Community Centre, Low Road 02 Jun 15 09 Jun 15 16 Jun 15 23 Jun 15 30 Jun 15

Women’s Health Legends, Rogues, Rascals and Villains A Quizzical Evening The Skivvy in Victorian times Herb Baskets

Knit & Natter Group in St. Mary's Stable, Main street, held on a Wednesday every two weeks 2 - 3.30pm.

Further details tel. Carole 01302 782776. We have the wool, needles and patterns so why not come and join us? Everyone will be made to feel very welcome.

Windmills of the Minds Confidential Counselling for Adults/Couples and Children in Doncaster and the surrounding areas.

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Also for general and court purposes Anger/stress1-1 sessions/workshops Parenting 1-1 sessions/ workshops.

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School News from

Copley Junior School Many congratulations to our Gymnastics National Gymnastics Success team who competed at the National Gymnastics Finals in Stoke on Sunday 3rd May. Our team competed at county level in the Spring term and we were delighted to be judged as Yorkshire Champions. At the National Finals, the children achieved our highest score ever and were placed 8th out of all the teams in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Many thanks to Miss Hull for her enthusiasm and expertise in coaching the team.

Also, we would like to thank one of our parents; his company generously sponsored the new team leotards, to give the final professional touch to the performance!

Cross Country Success Many thanks to Miss Hull and Mr Siddall who have coached huge numbers of children in our after school cross country club. A team of 16 children competed at the Cross Country Championships on Saturday 16th May. Well done to everyone who competed in this popular event. Congratulations to:

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Daniel S – Under 9 Individual Champion Fraser I – Under 9 – 4th place Our Under 9s Boys’ Team – Overall Under 9 Champions!

Lucy R - Under 9 – 4th place Our Under 9s Girls’ Team – 3rd overall Jacob S - Under 11 Individual Champion Our Under 11s Boys’ Team – Overall Under 11 Champions!

Cassandre LC - Under 11 – 4th place Our Under 11s Girls’ Team – 7th overall At the end of the whole event our team came 2nd, with Kirk Sandall Junior in first place. We were very proud of the determination and team spirit of our children. Well done to everyone!

‘Wear Something Sporty’ Day

Thank you to everyone who supported our recent ‘Wear Something Sporty Day’.

Children and staff dressed in something sporty in support of the Eve Merton Trust. We raised over £150 for this worthwhile charity.

Our very own Mr Siddall is playing in a charity football match at the KeepMoat Stadium in a team of Doncaster teachers against ex professional players to raise further funds for the Eve Merton Trust.

Enterprise Skills in Year 4 Well done to our Year 4 children who demonstrated their enterprise skills as part of their creative learning project on ‘Potions’. Writing skills were developed as children wrote adverts, leaflets and persuasive letters to their parents/carers to encourage them to attend and buy products from their bath time shop. The children really enjoyed making a range of bath time treats, including relaxing bath salts, soothing lip balm, soothing body oils, body scrub etc. all packaged beautifully in homemade boxes and packages. We were delighted to see so many parents/carers and relatives at the sale event. The children made just over £350! The project enabled children to develop their enterprise skills and practical mathematics skills as they worked out the costs and profit margins for their products.

We look forward to sharing more school news next month. Best wishes, E.A. Crayton Head teacher

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Orchard Infant School News On Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd of April, all classes at Orchard visited The Deep in Hull as part of this half term’s work. The children really enjoyed the interactive resources available and found out about lots of different sea creatures such as star fish, sting ray, eel and, of course, the new penguins! Our work since has seen us cover animal classifications, food chains and predators.

Nursery have been getting green fingered in their garden, growing herbs to sell to raise much needed funds for the new nursery building.

Parents will be given opportunity to buy these plants in a little while.

Thursday 7th May saw Emma, our local police officer, visiting our Year 2 children to talk about road safety.

Although they knew lots of information already, they still learnt lots about toucan and puffin crossings and much much more!

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Call Clare on 07779463035 Thursdays 5pm & 7pm

White Church, Balby DN4 0TW

Call Gail on 07885291029 Mondays 5.30pm & 7.30pm

Richmond Hill School Melton Road, Sprotbrough

Call Amanda on 07875075602

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Richmond Hill Primary Academy

Richmond Hill Primary Academy Choir Our School Choir is going from strength to strength. Winners of this year’s Young People’s Choir at the Don Valley Festival, the choir received an ‘outstanding’ rating from the judges. Not resting on our laurels, first prize for the best Junior Choir was well deserved from our next competition the Robin Hood Music and Drama Festival. The competition was held at Hill House School with the judges remarking “you are a focussed, well presented choir, you sing with confidence and a shared identity”. The choir epitomises the school’s focus on perseverance and excellence in all we do, along with the expectation of exemplar behaviour and sportsmanship.

VE DAY – 70th Anniversary Celebrations

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Red, White and Blue reigned supreme at Richmond Hill to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of VE Day. A street party helped recreate the mood of the day with jam sandwiches and potted meat sandwiches amongst the frugal fare.

South Yorkshire Inter-School Spelling Bee Final The earlier rounds of the Spelling Bee competition were held before Easter in schools in the South Yorkshire area. During the middle of May we played host to the South Yorkshire InterSchool Final with the winners of the preliminary heats from five schools being welcomed to the final competition. Tension was rising as competitors took to the stage to spell it out in triumphant style. After a close fought knock out competition we were delighted that the eventual winner was Dylan Hill from Richmond Hill who thoroughly deserved the accolade.

Magical Times!

The Wizards and Witches of the Magic Carpet Theatre Company visited school to transport our children to a magical time to meet all manner of creatures including a talking frog and an invisible cat!

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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

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

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

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

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

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

Fri

Playgroup

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

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

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)

6.30pm-8pm

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: 850890 Warmsworth Community Centre Contact Mrs Jill Sharpe 01302 858377

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

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

Sprotbrough Country Club

12-2pm

2nd Monday

Ladies Club Committee

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

3rd 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

1st Saturday

Ward Councillors Surgery

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

10.30am to 11.30am

1st Tuesday

Warmsworth & Edlington Lions Club

Graceholme Social Club, Edlington Lane, Warmsworth

7pm

3rd Wednesday

Warmsworth Neighbourhood Watch

Cricket Club

7pm

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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

Taxes Helpline

0300 200 3300

Tax Credit Helpline

0345 300 3900

Care in the Community Age Concern Childline

0800 009966

Medical

08001111

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

Warmsworth Post Office

01302 853417

Doncaster Families Information Service

0800 138 4568

Goldsmith Centre

01302 788093

S Yorkshire Fire Service (non emergency)

0114 272 7202

S Yorkshire Police (non emergency)

01302 855622

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Education 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

NICK READING

Warmsworth Primary School

01302 852200

All aspects of Joinery work undertaken

Barnburgh Primary School

01709 893125

High Melton College

01302 553666

Warmsworth Library

01302 853082

Sprotbrough Community Library

01302 782436

Doncaster Central Library

01302 734305

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