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“The human brain is amazing. It functions 24 hours a day from the time we were born, and only stops when we take an exam!”

Exam season is upon us! Schools and colleges up and down the country have been preparing students for the exams that form part of school life from SATs in primary onwards. I have 2 children studying this year, although at the time of writing this my sons AS levels have all already been completed and he has 2 weeks off school ahead of him, much to the disgust of his sister who has barely started her GCSEs and will be spending most of half term in school and has over 2 weeks of exams ahead of her after that, including 3 on one day, which seems particularly harsh! Good luck to all readers who have exams this summer and to their families dealing with keeping them studying, fed and happy!

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For friendly impartial advice on all your travel requirements, call Julie on 01302 863356 or 07508 604511 julie@wasstravel.fsnet.co.uk ABTA No. C9813

As we move into the summer months there are sure to be plenty of summer fairs, galas, family fun days and outdoor fundraising activities happening across Doncaster in the weeks to come. If you know of any that you would like to see promoted within these pages, then please do let me know or pass my details on to the organisers. Community events are free to advertise, so please take the opportunity to spread the word.

The July issue will be delivered to you late June. If you would like to have something included in this, please make sure details are with me by Friday 12th June

Enjoy June and I will be back in a months’ time with your July magazine.

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Kids Day? Welcome back and thanks for nipping in for our monthly brew together. I am continually humbled by folks who say they read and enjoy this little article. It is always good to hear that it causes people to think about their own situation in light of the topic of the month.

One time Chase (my now 11 year old) said, “Dad, they have Mother’s Day and Father’s Day ... why don’t they have Kids’ Day?”. I said, “mate, EVERY day is Kids’ Day”. Now I know he didn’t really care for my answer and certainly didn’t appreciate it but for any parents/ grandparents out there, you know what I am on about. It is Father’s Day that I want to think about for just a few minutes.

I turned to the internet (the ultimate source for all knowledge in the world) and decided to see what Wikipedia had to say about Father’s Day. Surprisingly, it brought me back to what I consider my h o m e

town of Morgantown, West Virginia (WV). It all started back in 1908 when Grace Clayton was mourning the loss of her father in a mining disaster that cost the lives of 361 men, of which 250 were fathers ... leaving 1000 children fatherless. Clayton suggested to her pastor, that he honour all those fathers lost in the accident. Clayton lived in the small town of Fairmont, WV which is just 25 minutes to the south of my hometown!

Most know by now that my Dad decided to not be involved in my life past 10 years old. That is another long story which I have mentioned before but won’t go into now. Now as a father myself, I will never understand why he chose to do that. I know many who have experienced the same sort of thing. But what he chose to do doesn’t have to mean I approach fatherhood the same way.

I know that in today’s world, people are busy. Everyone and everything is competing for our time and attention.

But for all the Dads and Grand-dads who are reading this, don’t wish away the time with your children and grandchildren. I still can’t believe our oldest is 26 this year. Time just goes!

Mothers are important and play a huge part in the family. But the place of a father is equally important.

Dads, are you creating memories ... ceremonies ... times that your children will remember and serve as an anchor for them? I have made many mistakes as a Dad. There have been many times I have said words that I wish I could have taken back. But try to remember that are children aren’t looking for “perfect” Dads. They are looking for involved Dads.

I recently read of a Dad who openly admitted to his struggles as a father.

But he mentioned one thing he DID do which has paid great dividends. He had breakfast out with his children on a weekly basis. It gave them time to talk about whatever was on their mind and just “hang out” for a bit. Realising I don’t do anything like that, I took that on board. It is amazing how something as simple as that can be so powerful. It doesn’t have to be big or expensive but as always ... don’t say “when I get around to it”. Put it in the diary. You won’t regret it. Remember, the door is always open and the kettle is always on.

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In the last six years, Doncaster-based DWDT has supported more than 10,000 local people to overcome crippling debt or gain the skills to control their finances long-term. Its chief executive, Marisa Graziano, said the CAB closure did not signal the end of debt relief in Doncaster and DWDT advisors were available five days a week to give expert advice free of charge.

“Anxious residents have understandably expressed concerns that they don’t know where to get help or can’t travel to the remaining CAB offices in Mexborough and Thorne,” she commented. “But there is no need to panic or travel long distances when we can support people with financial issues practically on their own doorsteps.”

Backed by Big Lottery funding, DWDT advisors meet people in their local communities and will support them as soon as they get in touch.

“We are very aware of the scale of personal debt locally and have had a major impact on solving financial crises and money management issues for residents across the entire Doncaster borough. It is vital, however, that people don’t ignore the problem but seek advice as soon as possible. If debt escalates, it has a devastating effect on wellbeing and mental health but finding the right support can make all the difference,” added Marisa.

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A change for the better Since taking over the Monday night Slimming World class in Rossington at the end of April, Julie Large has been thrilled to help others towards reaching their weight loss goals.

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Plantar fasciitis is the name we give to pain in the heel, which may extend along the sole of the foot, that is caused by repetitive stress to the plantar fascia. It is usually felt most keenly on taking the first few steps following rest ie first thing in the morning or after prolonged sitting. It is a common condition affecting 1 in 10 of us at some point in our lives and can be a pretty stubborn problem. It will, however, eventually get better with time and treatment can speed up this recovery process.

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By Rachel Leverton

Never too late…

Gardening is an ongoing affair and though timing is important, we often become overwhelmed by a sense of being ‘too late to plant’ by some arbitrary date. Often we bandy dates around as though they were written in stone. My granddad insisted all potatoes and spring beans had to be sown by Good Friday, and the gooseberry bush had to be in leaf before the runner beans were sown. But in fact each season is different and garden planting dates are more flexible than traditional wisdom would have us believe! The good news is that it’s not too late to plant a great garden, even in June and July.

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And even if you were super-efficient and your earlyplanted beans, squash, chard, carrots and basil plants are growing well, June is a terrific time to start a second crop to have ready for a late summer harvest, when the first crops of these staples have finished up. I usually start seeds every month, finishing sowing summer-producing vegetables in late June. In July and August, I move on to seeds for autumn crops like spinach, radishes, kale, leeks, peas, broccoli, more mild mustards and some pak choi.

June is not too late for flowers either. I’ve planted marigolds, sunflowers, cosmos, zinnias and nasturtiums at this time of year. That way when the first annuals have burned out by late summer I have a lovely smaller flush of blooms to enjoy.

If you really want to get ahead, June and July are also good times to start seeds for perennials and biennials to bloom next spring. Sow seeds in a protected seed bed, and then transplant seedlings in the autumn to overwinter. Next spring you’ll be rewarded handsomely with garden full of glorious colour.

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Surgeries with Caroline Flint MP Caroline Flint has announced 42 new surgeries for the remainder of 2015, the first 7 of which will be held on Friday 12 June.

Said Caroline: “I have always tried to hold surgeries in all of the wards across Don Valley constituency and now the election is over, the new dates confirm that same arrangement.

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New Life Church Gattison Lane, Rossington We welcome you to our Sunday Service @ 11 a.m. There is a crèche for children We are registered for Births, Marriages, & Deaths.

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Rossington Officials Club June entertainment 6th Sharna Attractive and talented vocalist 13th Rick White Vocal Personality 20th PZAZ Fantastic vocalist 28th Steve Walters Exceptional Vocal act Tuesday 30th Charity Night In aid of 2 year old Olly Kibble with muscular dystrophy Tickets £3 each.

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We may have no control over our age - but we CAN control HOW we age!

Staying young through yoga - a workshop for International Yoga Day. Sunday 21st June - Austerfield Study Centre. 10am till 3pm, including light lunch. This is an opportunity to learn a little more about how yoga can help you manage many of the common conditions associated with aging, such as back or joint pain, lack of mobility or stress. Run by a local yoga teacher whose special interest is restorative and therapeutic yoga, the day will be a mix of talks and practical yoga sessions - so come in comfortable clothing and prepared to hit the mat! Places are strictly limited and must be booked and paid for in advance Registration fee: £25 (£5 of every booking will go to support Age UK.)

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Wednesday 11-3pm Christ Church

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We would like to thank the food donors for their continued support.

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The Children's Center rDASH The Methodist Church The Schools Wellbeing Officer (in the Holmescarr Centre) For any information regarding Rossington Foodbank please contact Sarah on 07581 006636 The recent press coverage over Foodbank closures will not affect Doncaster Foodbank (Trussell Trust). T

Tickhill and District Lions Club Following a very successful period in March and April when all 65 of our Giant Easter Eggs were raffled off by a variety of outlets around the district, a Certificate of Appreciation was presented to Rossington Officials Club President Peter Muir and a member of his bar team Jade Ferguson who was instrumental in raffling off six of the Eggs – an excellent effort.

Last months report highlighted the work of Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) providing finance and practical help whenever tragedies occur around the world, and since then the reserves of cash contributed by Lions Clubs have been utilised in providing fresh water purification units to stricken areas of Nepal, almost before the dust had settled, and certainly before many countries had started to raise funding. Locally we donated £450 last month to the Phoenix Explorer Scouts towards the purchase of suitable tents and rucksacks for overnight stops during treks and challenges which form part of the qualification for Duke of Edinburgh Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards.

On Friday 26th June we are holding a “Summer Bash 2015” in a marquee behind the Scarbrough Arms, featuring live music, good food and real ales served in a private bar. An evening for music lovers not to miss.

Tickets will be available at Fenton’s Butchers, Juicy Fruits, The Carpenters Arms and The Scarbrough Arms, costing £20 with all proceeds to be donated to the Doncaster Cancer Detection Trust. Tables for 10 may be reserved through The Scarbrough Arms.

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Rossington Wheelers Cycling Club A packed summer of riding is in store for the members of Rossington Wheelers on top of what has already been an active early 2015 season to date so far. The main feature that is the current focus of our attention is this year’s charity challenge of a 175 mile ride to Flamborough Head and back in one day in mid-July. The charity being supported this year is Brain Tumour Research and a fund raising page has been set up at www.justgiving.com/wheelersflamborough/ to collect donations. More will follow about this event next month but for now the 16 riders currently committed to the journey are preparing for the anticipated 12 hours of riding time required to complete the trip…

By the time you read this article the Doncaster Cycle Festival incorporating the Whinfrey Briggs Grand Prix will probably have already taken place on Sunday 31/05. But there is also plenty more cycling action on our doorstep with most towns staging a similar race such as the Sheffield Grand Prix and Tickhill Grand Prix and there’s the GB National Championships to be hosted by Lincoln at the end of June.

The TT racing scene in the area has been bolstered by a show of unity between local clubs to create larger events whilst reducing the associated administration burden on each and our own AAD Gas Handicap League has been incorporated into that program of events, after Round 5 the standings are: 1.

Curt Langan 44 pointsLeader / Leading Veteran 2.

Alex Irvine 37 Leading Junior 3.

Gary Irvine 29 4.

Kev Cooke 21 But with 15 rounds still to go the competition is just getting going.

Our club runs meet at St Michaels at 9.00am on Sunday mornings.

Over the upcoming weeks these will be fairly hefty mileage-wise and in the hills too in preparation for the Flamborough charity ride but a second group of club riders also goes out and rides something more sedate, generally 50 miles and fairly flat and leaves at the same time. There are also club rides Tuesday evening at 6.30pm and Saturday morning at 9.00am also from St Michaels aimed as leisure rides, with Wednesday set aside for racing and the local chaingangs to take care of riders more serious training requirements and ambitions.

If anyone wants to find out more about the club then please visit our new and improved website at www.rossingtonwheelers.co.uk or visit our fairly active facebook page where you can be approved as a group member or call in to see club sponsor Les, at Hudson Cycles on King Avenue.

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Hello and welcome to all Residents of Rossington and Bawtry.

May I take this opportunity to thank everyone who took part in the recent local and national elections.

On behalf of myself Cllr John Cooke and Cllr Clive Stone a special thank you to everyone who supported us, helped us and voted for us this May. You have made the two of us very proud and honoured to be your DMBC Councillors.

With the help and assistance of Cllr Rachael Blake, we will serve your interests to the best of our abilities and to improve, enhance and promote the Rossington and Bawtry ward and its residents’ concerns, issues and future well-being.

We will be available for residents at any time and local surgeries will be held in Rossington and Bawtry (Time and Dates in the next issue and on public noticeboards).

Cllr John Cooke 07767394367 or E-mail j.cooke44@yahoo.co.uk john.cooke@doncaster.gov.uk Cllr Clive Stone 07830786160 or E-mail clive.stone@doncaster.gov.uk We hope to keep all residents informed of current and future news and activities concerning your interests in relation to our work and role on DMBC. Many Thanks once again Cllr John Cooke and Cllr Clive Stone. T

Friends of Brodsworth Way Resident's Group As many of you know, this group was dissolved in 2014 after 5 years, and we have been in negotiations with DMBC since then for us to use our remaining funds (£182.63) for a bench seat overlooking the football field near to Brodsworth Way Pavilion. This bench seat is now in position alongside the path and, as I write this, we are awaiting a plaque which shows that the seat was donated by FoBW and we have yet to arrange the handover of our cheque. I do hope that residents will put it to good use.

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Archery Open Day On 30th May anyone over 8 years of age can come along and have a go at shooting a few arrows for free. Harworth Archers Open day takes place at Harworth & Bircotes Sports & Social Club between 10am and 3pm. No experience is necessary and all equipment is provided.

Apologies to anyone reading this after the Open Day which falls just as these magazines are due to start being distributed.

Harworth Archers & Bircotes Junior Archers opened in 2011 starting with about 10 members. There are now about 30 members, and about half of those are under 18. We meet 3 times a week, Tuesdays and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.

We offer beginners courses covering basic shooting and safety.

Our outdoor range is at Harworth & Bircotes Sports & Social Clubs recreation ground. Our indoor range is at Harworth Village Institute.

Our next beginner’s course starts on Saturday 6th June at 9.30am. It consists of four sessions, all on Saturdays, each session 3 hours. At the end of the course, candidates receive a certificate of completion and can join our club or any other Archery GB affiliated club.

Price for the course is £35 for under 18s and £40 for 18 and over.

Minimum age 8 years.

Our website is harwortharchers.btck.co.uk T

Rossington Garden Open for NGS Charities 2 Hollin Close, Rossington, DN11 0XX Sunday 28th June 11am-5pm A beautiful garden is opening to the public on Sunday 28th June from 11am-5pm, to raise money for the National Garden Scheme’s caring charities.

The garden is 1/3 of an acre which has been designed and maintained by the owners with 3 themes on four levels. Cottage style herbaceous planting surrounds a circular lawn alongside a tranquil oriental garden.

Steps lead to the greenhouse and Mediterranean gravel garden with sunloving plants for bees and butterflies. Below lies a wildlife friendly small woodland glade with bug hotel, stumpery, fruit and ferns.

Homemade teas will be available. • Plants will be available for sale.

Admission is £3, children free – proceeds from entrance money will go to NGS caring charities, proceeds from refreshments and plant sales will go to Cavy Corner Guinea Sanctuary, a local registered animal charity. Please see www.facebook.com/cavycorner Why not visit a second garden on the same day?

Also open is Tamarind, 2 Whin Hill Road, Bessacarr, DN4 7AE, a 2/3 of an acre garden full of colour with varied planting, a waterfall, pond and dovecote.

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Building on a successful 2013 Art Take Over, Rossington based artists Caroline and Adam Ogden, in collaboration with seven artists have brought a poignant exhibition titled ‘What’s Left?’ exploring the legacy of the South Yorkshire Mining industry to South Yorkshire.

The exhibition features, painting, drawing, photography and sculpture and will be available to see at the Club until 5th June.

Thanks to the generosity of the Labour Club the events are free and anyone will be welcome to attend. Martin Pick comments: “It offers a real opportunity for contemporary art lovers and those with an interest in social history to meet share ideas and build creative collaborations.”

The ‘What’s Left?’ exhibition includes work produced during the 1984 miners strike, work produced in the post strike period and most recently during 2013 and 2014. People effected by the strike, both old and young, have been interviewed and their comments collected and presented as unattributed “quotations” throughout the exhibition. The interviewees are ex-miners, police officers who served during the strike, miners wives, friends and family and perhaps most importantly young people who have grown up with its legacy.

Participating artists who are all members of Doncaster’s New Fringe are: Steve Bates, Adam Berry, Rachel Horne, Adam Ogden, Madeline Pick, Martin Pick, Cheryll Kinsley Potter and Evan Wood.

The New Fringe is an inclusive Doncaster based arts group. With 150 active members it exists to provide support and encouragement as individuals develop their talent and artistic practice. Its approach is to encourage artists to ‘do it for themselves’ with other members of the group providing support if needed.

Anyone serious about the arts and developing the arts scene in Doncaster is welcome to join the New Fringe, it’s easy to do online and costs only £5 per year: http://doncasternewfringe.wordpress.com Rossington Labour Club Gattison Lane, Rossington, DN11 0NR, 01302 868491 T

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Growth and Maturity Dear Friends, As a person who hails from a warm climate, I love the spring and summer seasons. I love it when the sun shines through my office and brings in the warmth that I had been craving for. I also love it when I can plant flowers and vegetables and see them grow in my garden.

Thinking of planting and growth, I am reminded of Jesus’ words in John 12:24 which says, “Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit”.

Jesus was reminding his followers that life is not always what we want. Hence, we may feel powerless and vulnerable in some of our experiences. We must realise that in most of these experiences, we cannot always control them no matter how hard we try. The seed must be broken in the soil before growth starts and finally leading to fruits. We must therefore listen to our pain and accept that life is a balance of joy and sorrows. This will help us to grow into maturity, as God wants us to. On the other hand, I wonder if I can also remind friends that accepting the challenge of growth is part of the process but living with it and moving on is sometimes very difficult. Just like a plant growing into maturity, we need to be watered, pruned and fed. These processes will eventually lead to fruiting.

I wonder whether you may be encountering some struggles in your life. They could be finances, family issues, work-related issues, retirement issues, bereavement or the loss of a pet or an item, and so on. Sometimes, we cannot mend the issues but we can see the bright side of it and move on to the future. God is encouraging us to depend on him in these times of our lives. He says in Hebrews 13:5, “I will never leave you nor forsake you”.

My prayer for you is that God will carry you through your season of growth and maturity so that you may come out a more matured person yielding hundreds and even thousands of fruits that will benefit those you encounter in your life. Have a blessed summer time.

Rev. Dr. Frank Okai-Sam Methodist Minister for Adwick-le-Street, Auckley, Bawtry, Harworth, Rossington, Sprotbrough, Sprotbrough Road and Tickhill Tel.

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Doncaster Soroptimist’s The picture shows Eve Dickenson, the President of Soroptimist International Doncaster (SI Doncaster) for 2014 to 2015 admiring the chain of office which she has just passed to the incoming President, Carol Shillito.

Under Eves’ guidance the members of SI Doncaster have just completed a very successful year, raising funds for local charities and enjoying a very full social calendar.

If you are “a woman who wants to make a difference” and enjoy the company of like-minded women, contact our Membership Officer, Carol Burton, on 01302 368822 for information on how to join. You can be sure of a warm welcome! T

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We are pleased to announce a new date in Rossington for our 12 week, FREE, weight management programme. Courses consist of 12, weekly group sessions each 1 ½ hours long covering a range of topics including fats, sugar, portion sizes and food labelling. Each session is led by Morag Sutherland, a friendly and experienced NHS Community Food Educator from the department of nutrition and dietetics at DRI. Our last group in Rossington lost a fantastic, combined weight of 5st 10lb.

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