The Sprotbrough Arrow

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May 2022

Issue No. 199

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Welcome

to the May issue of the

Sprotbrough Arrow Plans are in place to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June.

Sprotbrough & Cusworth Parish Council have organised a Lighting of the Beacon event which will be held at Cusworth Hall on Thursday 2nd June from 6pm onwards. There is more information in this month’s Arrow.

Everyone is encouraged to organise a street party on Sunday 5th June. Christians Together in Sprotbrough have organised a Jubilee Lunch at Sprotbrough Methodist Church starting at 12 noon on the Sunday. We would love to see your photos, please email them to me before 15th June if you are happy to share.

Great to see the Parish Council and volunteers out litter picking in Cusworth. The Scouts were also out in Sprotbrough, what an amazing effort from everyone involved.

Thank you to Richmond Hill Primary school for sharing their news and photographs, it is always such a joy to see what everyone is up to and a great reminder of normality.

The June issue deadline is Wednesday 18th May. The magazines will be delivered the last full weekend in May. Best Wishes Michelle Sidebottom Tel: 07795 387937 michelle@arrowpublications.co.uk arrowpublications.co.uk

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Community News

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Sprotbrough Cricket Club

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Sprotbrough Music Society Presentations

NEW MEMBERS INVITED FOR MALE VOICE CHOIR IN SPROTBROUGH New members are invited to join our male voice choir based at Sprotbrough Methodist Church Park Drive DN5 7LA Rehearsals are held each Thursday 3.00pm to 5.00pm No previous experience is needed.

If you enjoy singing, please come along Or contact - R Hedgecock 07986 561861 Secretary

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RICHMOND HILL PRIMARY ACADEMY

Egg-cited for Easter As Richmond Hill unfortunately had to cancel Christmas performances last year, our school community was excited to be welcomed back inside school for a week long of Easter performances instead.

Each year group from nursery to Y6 took to the stage and they did not disappoint with wonderful songs, poems and learning on display. A fantas c event enjoyed by all.

Egg-cellent Fundraising We are very proud of our school ambassadors who organised this year’s Easter raffle. Tickets have been sold all around school for chocolate prizes and the grand prize of the Richmond Easter Bunny. Well done to our winner Ellie-mae in Y1 and to our Ambassadors, Eliza and Mylo, for helping to raise a fabulous £655.

Their project this year is to fund an outdoor gym to keep everyone healthy in body and mind.

Egg-cep onal Compe on Our Key Stage 2 decorated egg compe on this year was eggcellent! Some amazing ideas celebra ng our local area as well as popular people and films. Extremely crea ve and we loved viewing them all. Well done to everyone who took part.

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Eggs-travagant Hats!

The Easter Hat Parade was excep onal this year with some amazing designs created by our children.

Each year group awarded two prizes and it was extremely hard to choose. Well done to all who took part.

Finding their way Our Year 1 children have had a brilliant me in the school grounds with Forest Kind Educa on. Learning the valuable skills of map and compass reading through orienteering ac vi es.

Finding Sprotbrough or Sprotborough?

An absolutely fantas c visit to the new Danum Museum in Doncaster was had by our Recep on children on their first ever coach trip. They had a wonderful me taking part in the Dinosaur workshops to link with this term’s topic. We love this picture of them finding where in Doncaster they live.

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RETIRED? DU3A is for you The Doncaster U3A Local History Group visited Yorkshire Aircraft Museum for their monthly meeting in April. A talk by Ian Kingsnorth about Doncaster having held the first aviation show in the UK in 1909 was well received, with various photographs of the event. Sixteen members attended and after the talk, went around the exhibition areas.

Apart from this group the Doncaster U3A offer more than 30 interest groups for various tastes, some examples are skittles, art, walking cricket, literature, various language groups, and dining out, and many others.

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MAY UPDATE Hi again, By the time you read this Easter will be long gone and we are looking at the May fixtures where we have just the two notices, the Forget Me Not Café and a plea for help.

In addition, because the Queen’s Jubilee is right at the start of June and there is a lot of joint organisation going on for the Big Jubilee lunch to be held at the Sprotbrough Methodist Church (SMC), I have included it on this month’s Christians Together in Sprotbrough page.

Keith

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SPROTBROUGH COMMUNITY LIBRARY

10th ANNIVERSARY Year

Thank you to all who helped us to share our 10th anniversary celebrations during the first two weeks in April. The children’s activities were great fun and the Craft Fair raised £711 to support the library.

Here are the activities going forward in May

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What’s On In Sprotbrough?

Day

Activity

Meeting Place

Time

Mon

Guides

Sprotbrough Library

7.00—8.30pm

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

Pilates

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.30am-10.30am

Mon

Little Thinkers

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

1.00pm—3pm

Mon

Brownies

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

6.15-7.45pm

Mon

Beavers (6-7yrs)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

6.00-7.30pm

Mon

Scottish Country Dancing (term time)

The Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

7.45—9.45pm

Tue

Sprotbrough Starz

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.15-11am

Tue

Coffee Morning (Term time only)

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

10.30-11.30am

Tue

Relax Kids for pre-school children

The Stable Main Street

9.30—11.30am

Tue

Coffee, Cake & Chat

The Stable, Main Street

9.45—11.30am

Tue

Tuesday Club

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

1.30-4.00pm

Tue

Painting Class

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

2.00-4.00pm

Tue

Cubs (8-10yrs)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

6.30-8.00pm

Tue

67th Sprotbrough Scouts—Cubs

Sprotbrough Methodist Church Hall

6pm-7.30pm 7.30—10.30pm

Tue

Sequence Dancing

Royal British Legion Club

Tue

67th Sprotbrough Scouts

Sprotbrough Methodist Church Hall

7.30pm—9.30pm

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

Yoga

St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough

10—11.30am

Wed

Story Time & Activities Alternate weeks

Sprotbrough Library

1pm—2pm

Wed

Warren Martial Arts

St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough

3.45—5.15pm

Wed

67th Scouts—Beavers

Sprotbrough Methodist Church Hall

5.30pm—6.45pm

Wed

Taekwondo

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

6.00-7.00pm

Wed

Scouts (11-14yrs)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

7.00-9pm

Thurs

LT Fitness

St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough

11-12.15pm

Thurs

Little tykes (childminders drop in)

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.15—11.00am

Thurs

Playtime

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.30am– 11am

Thurs

Thursday Club

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

1.30-4.00pm

Thurs

Playtime

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

1.30pm-2.30pm

Thurs

Rainbows

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

4.45-5.45pm

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

Explorer Scouts (14-18yrs)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

7.30-9.30pm

Fri

Frog Phonics

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.30—11.30am

Fri

Sprotbrough Starz

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.15-11am

Fri

Sequence Dance—Ian Sadler

Royal British Legion Club

1.00-3.30pm

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

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9.05am-3.05pm

Tuesday

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9.05am-3.05pm

Tuesday

Rainbows

Warmsworth Community Centre

6pm-7pm

Tuesday

Brownies

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

6pm-7.30pm

Tuesday

Ladies Club

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

Wednesday

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9.05am-3.05pm

Thursday

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9.05am-3.05pm

Thursday

Dancing Class

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

4pm-9pm

Thursday

Watercolours

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

10am-12 noon

Friday

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9.05am-3.05pm

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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 Wednesday

Jigsaw Puzzle library & Coffee

The Stable, main Street, Sprotbrough

1.00pm—3pm

2nd Tuesday

Sprotbrough WI

St Mary’s Church Hall

7.30—9.30pm

2nd Monday

Ladies Club Committee

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

2nd Monday

Parish Council meeting

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

1st Thursday

Warmsworth WI

Warmsworth Community Centre

7—9pm

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

Last Friday of the month

Sprotbrough Village History Group

St Mary’s Church Hall, Main Street, Sprotbrough.

2pm—4pm

3rd Wednesday

Warmsworth Neighbourhood Watch

Cricket Club

7pm

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