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Welcome to the

May 2019 edition

H. Jackson Brown Jr

This is the 2nd issue of this new magazine, I hope that you find it useful and informative. I would love to welcome new local advertisers and new community contributors in order to ensure that is fully contributes building a strong community in the Balby area, and being an invaluable source of information. If you know anyone who may benefit from being within these pages please feel free to pass on details.

As the months fly by, we are once again in the final term of the school year and exam season begins. Good luck to all those families with children and grandchildren studying hard this May & June. Once again, my family is included this year, with our last set of GCSEs nearly upon my youngest.

This month we have been fortunate to secure a pair of tickets for Rita Ora when she performs at Doncaster Racecourse this summer. You will find details of how YOU could win those tickets on page 29.

The June issue will be delivered to you early in June. If you would like to have something included in this, please make sure details are with me by Friday 24th May. June is sure to bring lots of events, so don’t forget to let me have details in good time if you have an event to publicise this summer.

Enjoy Spring moving into Summer and I will be back in a months’ time with your next magazine.

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Actually it’s the bees that need your help. The Asian Hornet has arrived in the UK. It was first spotted here in 2016, and it poses yet another threat to the Honey Bee population. It is extremely aggressive. Worse by far than our native hornet which is not a quarrelsome creature and actually less aggressive than our native wasps. The Asian Hornet ( Vespa velutina) has an unpleasant habit of hanging out at the entrance of a bee hive and as the workers emerge to go out foraging, it bites off their heads. It’s about twice the size of a bee.

A small group of these hornets could destroy a hive of bees in a few hours, and then go in and help themselves to the honey. Apart from the sheer nastiness of this behaviour, the threat to the bee population will have a knock-on effect to the pollination of our food crops. Action is needed and DEFRA are set to eradicate this creature in the UK. So here are the distinctive features to look out for: It is about 20mm in length. It has a yellow segment on its abdomen which is mostly black/brown. On that yellow segment is a black triangular mark. It has long yellow socks on all its legs, and an orange face.

If you see one please notify the Great British Non Native Species Secretariat immediately by email – alertnonnative@ceh.ac.uk and if are able to photograph it, please do so and send a photo too.

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Saturday 18 May 2019 7.30pm

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Arts Review & what’s going on - MAY 2019 •

Terence Bennett Three cheers for the Crucible and for its production of Standing at the Sky’s Edge, the musical about the Park Hill Flats, following three generations who lived there, charting changing times and cultures, with plenty of wonderful music and Sheffield humour. Richard-he-cando-no-wrong-Hawley has written the music for this poignant and fulfilling work. The theatre was packed, the atmosphere was great, and the show was given a standing ovation at the end. What more can one ask for?

Dovecot Gallery as part of Open Studios Notts bank holiday weekend: 25-27 May and 1&2 June 10am-4pm Showcasing work by a number of Nottinghamshire artists including HILARY CARTMEL, MICHAEL JOHNSON, ANN ROBBINS, JUDY STEVENSON, PENNY CAWLEY, CAROL EASON, CATH RAY, PHIL COX, Tea and cake will be served in the garden. Plants for sale. Parking on the road or in the yard. Also artists will be running workshops over the two weekends where you can roll your sleeves up and get creative. 25 May LINO PRINTING ON FABRIC with Carol Eason, 26 May 10-12 & 12-2 & 2–4 make a SILVER RING WORKSHOP in 2 hours with Victoria Billingham: £25. 27 May 10–4 PAPER-MACHE Workshop with Philip Cox: full day £40. & 2 June 10-4 DRAWING BUILDINGS with Cath Ray full day £55. Polly Warren will also be demonstrating lino-cut print-making. Further details and to book your place. 01302 618095/ dovecotgallery@gmail.com Dovecot Gallery, Poplars Farm, Styrrup DN118NB. www.osnotts.co.uk www.dovecotgallery.co.uk Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery open Wed to Sunday Exhibition Until 30th June.

Artist returns after 50 years! TERENCE BENNET: A RETROSPECTIVE exhibition of paintings and drawings by this Doncaster artist. In September 1967 Terence Bennett became the first artist to hold a one-person exhibition at Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery. Now, over 50 years later, as the Museum prepares to move to its new site at the top of Chequer Road, he is to become the last artist to have a one- person display at the gallery. The large-scale exhibition brings together paintings and drawings produced over a 60 year period, from student works created at Doncaster School of Art in the 1950s, to a series of glowing watercolours fresh off the easel. Terence was born in Doncaster in 1935, the son of a painter and decorator. He knew from an early age that he wanted to paint, and in 1951, at the age of 15, he enrolled at the Doncaster School of Arts and Crafts, where he was taught by T.A Anderson, Eric Platt and Jack Camm. After completing his National Service he taught art at Doncaster High School, while continuing to paint and exhibit

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locally. As his work developed he became known for his Yorkshire scenes, including images of the mining landscape and costal places such as Spurn Point. In 1973 Terence was awarded the Yorkshire Television Fine Art Fellowship, and over that year produced around 70 works, all depicting the Yorkshire region, some of those paintings are now in the collection of the Bank of England.

Throughout his life Terrence has continued to paint, and he has been recognised by inclusion in the prestigious Royal Academy Summer exhibition in London for a number of years, as well as holding many one- person exhibitions in London and across the country. Terence Bennett has been described a ‘a painter of place, someone who identifies with the place he is trying to capture’ and it is this that makes for such a compelling and moving exhibition. www.doncaster.gov.uk/museums Art at the Deli: through May Deli Artists including Neil McGregor, Penny Cawley and Maureen Fisher present FACES a group show of portraiture www.artatthedeli.com Harley Gallery Welbeck until 17 June SYLVIE FRANQUET who reworks found tapestries combining classical imagery and a punk aesthetic. ROMILLY SAUMARES SMITH another artist who reworks old discarded materials. This is such a poor description for an exhibition by an incredible artist, which is simply fascinating, and I highly recommend a visit. Romilly has made some really intriguing and beautiful tiny and detailed sculptural works in precious metals, I simply don’t know how they have been made, tiny fairy fingers and clever technical ability must have created these pieces. A real Wow! www. harleygallery.co.uk Bassetlaw Museum in Retford Until 11 May: CAROL EASON, ‘Looking For Colour’ www. bassetlawmuseum.org.uk Scrooby Community Cinema Sunday 19 May at 8.00pm (Doors open 7.30pm) Scrooby Village Hall: THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI: Mildred Hayes, a hard-nosed mother is seeking justice for her murdered daughter. With no arrests after seven months, Mildred puts up three roadside signs to goad Ebbing police chief into action. But the law - and especially Jason Dixon, the hot-headed deputy - don’t take kindly to the provocation. And the townsfolk are on their side. But Mildred doesn’t care about ruffling a few feathers. In fact, she’s happy to pluck the whole bird. Several Oscars, BAFTAs and Golden Globes as well as other awards £4.00 per person on the door; Licenced Bar. 01302 719506 stephen_lincoln3@hotmail.com Yorkshire Sculpture Park Exhibitons including the work by DAMIAN HIRST and every metal sculptor’s absolute hero, the American artist who first used steel as a fabrication material on a large scale: DAVID SMITH. The Weston – the new £3.6 million visitor centre at YSP has opened, and is

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by its very nature a Must-See. Exhibition until 1 September THUKRAL & TAGRA ‘Bread, Circuses and TBD’. In the Chapel until 29 September by KIMSOOJA. Until 16 June in the Longside Gallery is a show curated by the British Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CRIMINAL ORNAMENTATION, which promises colour and pattern in 100 works from the Arts Council Collection, V&A, Crafts Council and the William Morris Society. www.ysp.co.uk Roots Music Club at the Ukranian Centre. 10th May: An evening with RICK KEMP. 17th/18th May: DONCASTER FOLK FESTIVAL: BLACKBEARD’S TEA PARTY; THE MELROSE QUARTET; DAVE BURLAND & THE AWKWARD SQUAD; THE MILE ROSES; THE DAVENPORTS; STEEL SONGBIRDS; ALAN WOOD; DAVE LOMAS & PETE MILLBROOK; CLARTY SOUGH. 24th May: REG MEUROSS www.rootsmusicclub.co.uk Cupola Gallery until 1 June: ‘VESSEL’. A Northern Potters Association group show. 174 Middlewood Rd, Hillsborough, Sheffield S6 1TD www.cupolagallery.com Cast in Doncaster another super and varied month at CAST including comedians Mark Steel and Reginald D Hunter, The Turn of the Screw (which isn’t funny, in fact it’s rather scary) Kate Rusby, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and more www.castindoncaster.com Museums Sheffield In the Graves until 6 July is a lovely mixed painting exhibition called THIS LIFE IS SO EVERYDAY: The Home in British Art 1950-80. Some super work including paintings

by Ann Redpath, John Bratby and Helen Chadwick. At Weston Park 4 May to 28 July you will find some Nordic Noir – and exhibition called NORDIC BY NATURE an exhibition of craft and design inspired by Nordic landscape and environment. www.museums-sheffield.org.uk Djanogly Art Gallery Nottingham Until 2 June HOMAGE TO THE BAUHAUS: The Jack Kirkland Collection including work by Moholy-Nagy, Josef and Anni Albers, Rodchencko and Lizzitzky.

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Over time the choir's name changed due to force amalgamations and today the choir is known as The South Yorkshire Police Male Voice Choir, probably the oldest police male voice choir in the UK (94 yrs) with the same charitable ethos.

Many concerts both home and abroad have been performed in front of many people and on Saturday 1st June 2019 at Hall Cross Lower Academy School at 7pm the choir will be in concert with guests The Doncaster Youth Swing Orchestra, compare is BBC Look North Presenter Phil Bodmer.

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Tickets are £10 to include interval refreshments and are available by phoning 01302 539284.

Donations from a share of the proceeds are to be made to the Doncaster Cancer Detection Trust and DonMentia, the local Dementia charity group.

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HERE FOR YOU your Woodfield Plantation and Carr Lodge Ward Councillors T Please use contact details below if you need to contact us at any time.

If you would like to join our family of volunteers to make new friends, learn new skills, enhance your CV or even just to ‘give a little back’ we would love to hear from you.

Councillor Nigel Cannings • Tel: 07933 158629 E Mail: nigel.cannings@doncaster.gov.uk Councillor Martin Greenhalgh • Tel: 07484 243560 E Mail: martin.greenhalgh@doncaster.gov.uk We hold a Local Ward Surgery at Tickhill Community Library on the First Saturday of each month 11:00 -12:00. We operate a sit and wait system so there is no need to book an appointment.

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Are you wearing the RIGHT colour?

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Instead of a depressing array of one-off ’s that clash with each other, you will soon have a truly integrated wardrobe of clothes We’re all different, but we all have and accessories and will be able a unique combination of colour to create the maximum number tones falling within the spectrum of outfits from a minimum of seasonal categories. Names amount of garments. You will no of seasons of nature are used as longer make expensive mistakes, a way of describing a person’s you may even end up buying individual colouring. Some of fewer clothes, and spending us are ‘spring’ looking best in more on those you know are warm, fresh vibrant colours, going to look good. while others shine in the cooler delicate shades of ‘summer’. The Dressing well and looking good isn’t about size - it’s about shape golden russets of ‘autumn’ suit and style. The ‘ideal’ body shape some people while others tend is evenly proportioned and to dazzle in striking tones of balanced and this is what we ‘winter’. should emulate when dressing Colour analysis is about texture our own body by choosing and co-ordination, with colours the right styles, cuts, fabrics that easily mix and match, and colours to suit us. We all making sure you’ll always look have issues with certain areas and feel your best. At first of our body. We all want to glance, sticking to a specific appear to have the perfectly palette of colours may appear balanced figure and the trick to give less choice, but in reality is to understand how to dress Wearing the right colours can lift your mood, make you look and feel incredible, and take an outfit from dull to dazzling in one step.

Finding the right shade can be tricky, but a professional colour analysis will demonstrate how your appearance alters when dressed in different shades. In the right shades, eyes will sparkle and colouring is enhanced.

Conversely, the wrong shades instantly age a person and can make them look washed out.

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the individual parts of our body to achieve this. We all come in different shapes, heights, sizes and scale. Your body may be straight or it may be curvy or it may be a combination of both.

An hourglass shape needs a different style to one that is round or pear shaped, and if you’re wearing the wrong styles, your figure faults will be glaringly emphasised, and the good points missed altogether. Knowing you look wonderful on the outside has the positive effect of making you feel beautiful on the inside as well. Wearing your true colours and perfect styles can produce a mini-miracle in increased self-esteem – with your transformation and new-found confidence you radiate good feelings about yourself!

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On Easter Sunday, the Dominion DN4 Neighbourhood Watch held an Easter Egg Hunt for the children of the estate.

The event involved families finding clues (and treats!) hidden in the area and using these to solve aCOMMUNTIY mystery word for further prizes. Over 40 children and their families attended the event and they enjoyed a hunt in the glorious sunshine. The fastest hunters received medals with first prize being a giant chocolate one!

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“Why am I always tired?”

I noticed that question is the 4th most asked on Google beginning with the word “why”.

Sure you can scrape by on less, but you increase your chances of many illnesses and the number one way to stop feeling like you need more sleep, is to get more sleep!

When you consider all the possible questions we could ask, it shows just how large a problem a lack of energy is for a large chunk of the population.

2 – Nutrition – Unhealthy diet means an unhealthy gut which creates discomfort and disturbs our sleep as well as sucks out energy.

Isn’t that such a shame, isn’t that such a waste?!

Cut back on the things you know you should be consuming less of and ensure you get your 5 a day of fruit/veg as well as sufficient water to make some immediate impact.

We get around 70 (ish) years on the planet (hopefully) and instead of enthusiastically seeking our potential the majority drag themselves through their “best” years.

So let’s take a look about some basics you can take control of today to increase your energy and inject more enthusiasm into your life.

1 – Common sense is often the least common action, so let’s start there… get some sleep! Sure, there are times in your life when burning the candle at both ends is unavoidable, the arrival of a baby into your life for example.

But these should be temporary and every single respectable sleep expert agrees that human beings require 7-8 hours unbroken sleep to function at their best.

The late night channel hopping and web browsing is not pouring anything useful into our lives, so cut that out and set a more suitable bedtime.

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3 – Exercise/Activity – Being active increases energy, decreases stress, elevates mood and releases chemicals in our body that allow better rest.

Pick an activity you enjoy, is suitable for your fitness level and start to reap the rewards within a matter of weeks, sometimes days.

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Lack of finances, relationship problems, anxiety, stress from work, lack of goals to strive for…these all consume our thoughts, suck out our energy and steal our enthusiasm.

So let’s get practical.

What is the biggest issue on your mind right now that is causing you to feel uneasy, restless of stressed?

What is the first step you could take today to begin solving this?

It could be creating a plan to progress or change your career, perhaps an important conversation with someone you’ve been meaning to have, maybe seek guidance from a financial planner, go to the doctors with a medical issue you’ve been ignoring.

Only you know what it is and chances are the more you resist seeking the solution, the more you need it.

Imagine yourself a month from now. Getting enough deep sleep, eating better, more active, solutions for the major problems in your life found, working towards goals that inspire you and feeling re-energised, focused, fit, healthy!

It’s a happy thought isn’t it and it can absolutely become a reality, but only if you choose to make it that way by taking action, the sooner the better.

As always, go create a day and life that counts, have more desires that excuses.

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Hello Everyone, Welcome to our fifth write up of the year. How time does fly.

However, we are still longingly awaiting those lovely warm sunny days, I personally can’t wait to walk my dogs without being completely muffled up in coats and scarves.

I would like to say a big thank you to the other people that have advertised our Mayflower Ball for us, Gazette Newspaper, Eastside Magazine and Don Gill. This has resulted in all of the tables being sold which is a fantastic result. Everyone is so excited about this event and can’t wait for an amazing evening.

We unfortunately had to cancel our Table Top sale in the Scout Head Quarters in Tickhill, through lack of interest in table bookings. However, on Sunday the 7th April our Table Top sale at the Sanctuary had an incredible morning and raised more money than they had previously done. This event takes place at the Sanctuary on the 1st Sunday in the month, so please go along and support them.

We are holding our usual Sponsored dog walk in Bawtry Wood which is down Martin Lane in Bawtry and starts at 11.00 am. This is an annual event and it is so lovely to see lots of dogs that have been rehomed looking healthy, fit and happy with their new owners. This is one of my favourite events and we just

hope the weather is kind to us.

There will also be home-made cakes, coffee and tea available.

We have a long term dog in our Sanctuary and we desperately looking for that forever home for him.

His name is Gouldie, he is 4 years old and quite an energetic boy. He has been with us 2 years so desperately needs to be in a forever home. He enjoys lots of attention and loves long walks with his carers. Gouldie would be more suited to a home without children also other dogs and cats, he initially had a problem making friends with other dogs, however his carers have been working with him and he is getting much more sociable. He is a very clean boy and also well mannered.

If anyone out there can find it in their hearts to come along and check him out, maybe take him for a walk or simply have a play in our paddock that would be amazing.

Hope to see you at our Sponsored Dog Walk.

Best Wishes.

Margaret Godley Narrow Lane Bawtry 01302711330

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DONCASTER CANCER DETECTION TRUST T Our CONGRATULATIONS to Yvonne Woodcock, one of our Trustees, who was recently awarded Freedom of the Borough. She has

We raised £1,102 which included £674 raised by Paul Stainton, Mike Hogg and Paul's grandson James Canham on their static bikes. They cycled a total of 295 miles which makes us tired just thinking about it! Our very grateful thanks to them for their support and also to the many people who gave donations.

Our latest appeal for prostate cancer is well under way. As mentioned last month we hope to raise £150,000 to buy a much needed biopsy machine for DRI's Urology Department.

It is not too late to register for our Midsummer Walk which is on Sunday, 19th May. Please contact Christine Whiteley on 01302 536472 or by Email: musicline02@yahoo.co.uk.

Christine is a member of Thorne Rural Lions who are working in partnership with us for this event. Price is £6 per person and is free for disabled and children under 12.

worked tirelessly for many years as a District Councillor, school governor and Mansion House volunteer to name but a few and is still on the go every day!

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We held our annual Mile of Coins at the beginning of April and would like to thank Karen and Michelle at the Frenchgate Centre for all their help.

Refreshments are available, there will be a tombola, so come along and join in the fun!

If you would like to join our friendly team of volunteers for one-off events and/or to be a committee member please get in touch with us. We are at 22 Wood Street, Doncaster DN1 3LW (entrance by the side of Kerry Gough Florists), 2nd floor (lift available), Room 209. Tel. 01302 325029. Email: info@ dcdt.co.uk. Web: dcdt.co.uk.

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The 'Bags of Help' Scheme gives local community organisations the opportunity to raise money for projects which can make a difference in their communities. Our project you may remember was focussed on the imminent 50th Anniversary of the first moon landing. We wanted to celebrate this amazing milestone with a series of events which will enable people of all ages to either discover or rediscover the wonders of science. With the grant from Tesco’s, we will be funding a number of science activities over coming months. These will include siting a mobile planetarium at the museum on several occasions and some 'rocket' workshops.

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Tickhill Castle Annual Open Day Sunday 9th June 2019

Gates Open at 2.00, last entry 4.30 The Ancient Monument of Tickhill Castle is one of the oldest Norman Motte and Bailey 11th Century Castles in Britain, with a unique 11th C Gatehouse adorned by pagan figures and crusader crosses. The Great Motte is the highest early Norman Motte in England, of one build, completed soon after the Conquest of 1066. The Monument is only open once a year to visitors who wish to enjoy the remains and grounds, where history has been made, from sieges laid, battles & intrigues by Kings & Queens, Princes & Earls, for 950 years.

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Scaling the Walls What do you think of if I say ‘clematis’? I think most of us would think of the large, purple-flowered, “Jackmanii” or the rampant, bronze-leafed, pink-flowered montana rubens.

They are both terrific plants, but I think they are a little over-used. My husband teases me that I tend to give my ‘clematis lecture’ when visiting friends’ houses and see one scrambling over a trellis. For your benefit I’ve written it down here.

Clematis is known as the ‘Queen of Climbers’. It can be utterly spectacular and should definitely not be relegated to trellis. It can used for covering fences and arbours, old tree stumps, sheds and even in beds and borders. Choose wisely and you can have flowers from early spring until late autumn.

For beds and borders you don’t want anything as vigorous as montana, which will smother everything it touches. Instead choose a daintier one such as a variety of texensis or viticella.

The flowers of the texensis hybrids look like finely cut bells. “Etoile Rose” is a beautiful dark pink edged with paler pink and “Princess of Wales” is a beautiful rosy red. Both of these will scramble through shrubs and flower all summer. They die back in winter so can be tidied up then.

Viticella hybrids produce flowers which look like little pixie hats as they open. “Minuet” has purple and white flowers suspended on fine stems while “Purpurea Plena

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One of the most difficult sites to find climbers for is an east or north facing site. My absolute favourite clematis thrives in this situation and flowers in early spring.

Clematis alpina “Pink Flamingo” produces nodding, semi-double, creamy flowers veined with deep pink. It has the added bonus of producing beautiful fluffy seed heads after the flowers fade.

Clematis prefers its feet in the shade and its head in the sun. Make sure the plant’s roots are shaded: pieces of broken flagstone are ideal, or an old cracked upsidedown terracotta pot with the bottom knocked out. When clematis is happy it will flower prolifically.

Large-flowered clematis tend to produce a second flush in the autumn, but others like tangutica and orientalis wait to flower until then. Both of these are very vigorous and are great for covering unsightly sheds or old trees.

Finally, if you have a sheltered spot against a wall try cirrhosa balearica. This is a beautiful, winter-flowering variety with ferny foliage and pale-green flowers spotted with crimson.

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on Friday 17 May, 7-9pm. The meeting will also be attended by several young Spaniards who will answer questions on their lives in Spain and discuss any Spanish topics of interest to members and visitors.

Please come along and test your knowledge of Spain and Spanish America. It is also a chance to practise your Spanish but for non-Spanish speakers, quizzes and discussions will be translated. All are very welcome.

Friday 17th May, The Eastfield Restaurant, Doncaster Deaf Trust, Leger Way, Doncaster, 7-9 pm.

For more information contact - Jackie 01302 344822 or Jean 01709 812440 T

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DONCASTER SPANISH SOCIETY will be holding a quiz evening

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– our annual Fun Dog Show takes place again in Sandall Park on Saturday 15th June. Registration opens at 10.30am. It promises to be a great occasion for all the family, with a fun Dog Show, craft stalls, face painting, food and refreshments and a special appearance by local flyball team the Doncaster Bellestars.

The Dog Show will be taking on the dog-friendly Old Golf Course in Sandall Park, Doncaster. It is the perfect location for all the family and your dog will be able to showcase their talents in our fun classes including: • Waggiest Tail • Best Junior Handler • Agility Course The show begins at 1.30pm and finishes at 4.00pm with a raffle. All proceeds from the Dog Show go towards supporting the work of the RSPCA South Yorkshire Animal Centre. Entry to the Dog Show is £2.50 per class/£7.00 for three classes.

Last year, the RSPCA South Yorkshire Animal Centre re-homed over 890 animals. Our mission is to rehabilitate and re-home vulnerable animals and this rehabilitation and re-homing work relies on kind donations from the public. Proceeds from events that the RSPCA South Yorkshire Animal Centre organises, provide the necessary funding so that the vital work can continue.

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COMMUNITY

Wadworth Village Hall Events • May 2019 Quiz Night with Fish & Chip Supper

Friday, 17th May, 2019 at 7.30 pm.

Quiz £2. Fish, Chips and Peas £5.00 (optional).

Could you please book with Maureen on 01302 852874 before Wednesday,l5th May.

CARR-NIVAL ACADEMY OF THEATRE SKILLS

Acting, Singing & Dancing Four Productions a year plus Festival Work, Cabarets & Workshops

Jumble Sale

The next Jumble Sale will take place on Saturday, 1st June, 2019 at 2.30 pm. Carol, Val, Rita and the team invite you all to join them and kit yourselves out with some real bargains! All proceeds, as always, are in aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Exercise Class for Beginners

Monday morning at 10.30 am to 11.30 am For Fitness, Strength, Mobility, Balance and Fun! Do come and join us. £4 per session.Contact Sharon 07958 156388

Yoga Classes

Classes at Tickhill Pavilion every Saturday

5 to 10 years 9am to 11am - 11 to 16 years 11am to 1pm Call at the Bowling Pavilion, Tithe Lane, Tickhill any Saturday morning for further information.

Simon 01709 890059 carrnival39@yahoo.co.uk

A Doncaster Charity for Doncaster People

Monday evenings 5.15 pm to 6.45 pm For more information, please contact Deborah on 07539 600640

Art Club

The Art Club is held each week on Tuesday afternoon. The class is now full and there is currently a waiting list. Please contact Angela on 01302 852297 for more information.

Children’s Painting Class

Tuesday tea time from 4pm to 5 pm Please contact Maria Higgins on 07980 275770

Zumba - Dance Fit

Thursday mornings at 9.30 am to 10.30 am All ages and ability levels welcome to make you feel healthier, fitter and happier.

For more information contact Ali on 07717 376638

Pilates Classes

Friday mornings from 11.00 am to 12 noon.

Cost £5 for an hour session. For more information, please contact Sharon on 07958 156388

We are always looking for donations of clothing, bric-a-brac, furniture and electrical items for our charity shops at:

Armthorpe 01302 302500 Balby 01302 853194 Intake 01302 360650 Woodlands 01302 722121 If you have anything to donate, please call us on any of the above numbers Collections are FREE!

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COMMUNITY

Woodfield Carr Community Council* *working title – final name to be decided by residents

Woodfield Plantation and Carr Lodge form a community larger than Tickhill, Wadworth and Loversall but there is no official community voice to air concerns of local residents. Therefore, a Community Council is being proposed. A Community Council is a tier of parish government which has influence in local matters such as community centres, parks and open spaces, sports facilities, crime reduction measures, local youth projects, litter bins, neighbourhood planning and social events.

If elected, the Community Council would aim to express the views of the community to DMBC and other agencies, promote the wellbeing of the community, foster community spirit, and be a means for people to voice their opinions about the local community.

Some of the concerns raised already by local residents include the need for a community centre, a pedestrian crossing on Woodfield Way, speed limit restrictions, additional litter bins and reduction of litter, working with Neighbourhood Watch schemes to tackle crime and improvement of local parks.

Residents will soon receive an explanatory leaflet with details of a residents’ referendum in June, which is a statutory requirement to take this proposal forward.

Club of Doncaster St Leger

We are People of Action Rotary is a service organisation. We serve our local, national and international community by: • Vocational Service • Fellowship and networking • Supporting worthy causes.

We are People of Action, ready to turn our ideas and vision into lasting change, by creating opportunities, supporting those who need it most and transforming their lives.

Where others see problems, we see solutions: tapping into our professional skills, expertise and knowledge to make a difference. People of Action use their time, energy and passion to mobilise their communities to get the job done.

There are so many projects and activities for you to get involved in as part of Rotary.

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New members are welcome to join us at Rotary Club of Doncaster St Leger.

We meet every Wednesday, 6.00pm for 6.30pm at The Earl of Doncaster Hotel.

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Harworth ‘Christie’ Organ Enthusiasts

Do you like Ballroom & Sequence dancing , or just listening to a professional theatre organist play?

Then please come along and join us on the fourth weekend of every month for dancing on Saturday night, and an organ concert on Sunday afternoon.

Saturday Dancing, 7.30pm until 11pm for £5.00 (licensed bar) All Sunday concerts start at 2.30pm, only £6.00 per concert for members and O.A.P’S (£7.00 non members) with refreshments included.

Children under 12 free with an accompanying adult.

For more information contact: Mr M Mason: 01302 744584 or Mr D.Fleetwood 07985 580558

Appearing on Saturday night for DANCING then in CONCERT on Sunday afternoon THE AMAZING talents of

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Sunday 26th May 2019 at 2.30 pm.

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