Barnby Dun & Edenthorpe Arrow August 2024 by Arrow Publications Ltd

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I hope you’re enjoying this lovely weather! In these changing times it has never been more important to support your local businesses. Local businesses make a positive impact to the local economy, they support communities and job creation, they are often sustainable shopping alternatives and are more likely to put customer service first. There are also many more reasons why shopping locally can be of benefit to you and to the local businesses.

The deadline for the September issue is Thursday 15th August. Please send any information you would like including.

Best Wishes

Julie Morrell

Tel: 07854 880882

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Friends of Quarry Park

Our Annual General Meeting was held at the Flarepath on Monday 17th June, the committee were joined by some volunteers and Rangers. Our chairman gave an overview of the successes in 2023 and objectives and projects for the coming year, and thanked the committee, volunteers and Rangers for their contribution. All the current members were reelected for another year.

The sun was shining for our Volunteer Work Party on Friday 5th July. 18 volunteers were joined by Rangers

Sam and Louise, and we also had a surprise visitor –Ian from Doncaster Council Street Scene, who came along to meet the volunteers and talk about our recent projects. He was very impressed with the new picnic bench and sign. Ian and his team do an incredible job maintaining the park, in particular the wildflower meadows that were sown and are delighting visitors to the park. We appreciate the ongoing to support to our group.

We had plenty of jobs to do this month:

Hedge trimming was done at the car park and Carrot Corner ensuring greater visibility and overall safety of park users. Graffiti was cleaned from some of the information boards. The undergrowth was strimmed around the children’s playground, bins and benches, making it safe and looking tidy. The litter pickers did a great job as always, collecting two large bags of rubbish and a bicycle. Hopefully this will count towards retaining the park’s Green Flag Status for 2024.

We also installed another seat at the new picnic table. This will enable more people to be seated, but there is still room at one side for a wheelchair or buggy. Two lovely ladies drank their morning cuppa whilst the work was going on and they gave their seal of approval. We enjoyed refreshments at the end and chatted in the sunshine, with delicious cakes baked by Julie.

A reminder that we will be holding our Community Coffee Morning in aid of group funds, at Hatfield Library on Saturday 27th July 10am - 12 noon with other community groups taking part. These will include pre-loved jewellery by Friends of Hatfield Church Building Trust; Bird Boxes by Pete Bullers, Tombola by DN7 Foodbank, Plant Stall by Friends of Jubilee Park to name a few. There will also be a raffle. Please come along, have a cuppa and homemade cake, and support your local community groups.

Work parties are usually held on the first Friday of each month, weather permitting. There is always plenty of work to be done, including litter picking, clearing paths and cutting back vegetation. Equipment is provided but please ensure you wear suitable clothing and footwear. The next events are scheduled for Friday 2nd August and Friday 6th September 10am – 12 noon, meet at the new picnic table. Full details will be published on our Facebook page ‘Friends of Quarry Park’ or you can email us at thequarrypark@gmail.com or call us on 07546 595144.

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Hello and welcome to our British Summer.

I would normally write about seasonal crime at this time of year involving sneak in burglaries and theft of garden tools and garden ornaments.

Instead, I want to reiterate the issue of car crime and theft of motor vehicles.

Cars are increasingly being stolen without the use of the car keys. This is occurring with those vehicles that do not have an ignition key but a car fob that we all thought had to be in the vehicle for the engine to start. Not so, a thief can use a device to ‘grab’ the signal given off from the car fob and then transmit that to the car. This fools the car computer into believing that the fob is in the car allowing the thief to start the engine and drive away. The signal from the car fob can be picked up from quite a distance; you can check the range of your device by locking or unlocking your car using the fob and see how far away from the car you can move before you are out of range.

If you have a keyless start on your vehicle, always place the fob when it is not in use in a ‘Fararday pouch’. This device blocks the signal from the fob and prevents it being used remotely to start your vehicle. They are not expensive and using it can prevent your car being stolen using this method. Double up your security but a visible deterrent in your vehicle in the form of a steering wheel lock. Disklok is a Police approved steering wheel lock that covers the wheel completely. I don’t work for the company, but I do use one of their steering wheel locks on my car, and I keep my car keys in a Faraday pouch.

Other security devices are available, and a list of Police approved security products can be found here https://www.securedbydesign.com/guidance/crime-prevention-advice/vehicle-crime/car-security

I have to mention again the number of houses that are being entered by the offender snapping the euro profile cylinder in the doors. Properties are still being burgled and car keys stolen resulting in the car being taken as well much. Reduce the risk of this type of burglary happening to you by replacing the Euro profile cylinder locks with one that matches security standard TS 007 3 star or SS312 Diamond standard. Please make sure the lock is correctly measured and installed so that it does not protrude beyond the door furniture.

You can enjoy the summer and relax without the worry of crime by taking a few simple precautions. For further crime prevention advice, visit the South Yorkshire Police website at https://www.southyorks.police.uk/find-out/crimeprevention-advice/

Stay safe and secure. Eamonn Eamonn.larkin@southyorks.pnn.police.uk

DONCASTER CANCER DETECTION TRUST

August already…..where does the time go? This month we would like to ask if you could help us with our appeal for scarves and jewellery! If you are like me (and the rest of our team) I always think a scarf complements an outfit. We do get asked from time to time if we have any for sale and we are down to our last half a dozen. Also, as we often sell jewellery on our stalls, do you have any unwanted items?

I’ve already set aside a few bits to donate….it doesn’t take long and if you pass on your once loved items to our charity we can raise even more funds to help our local hospitals. We may be able to collect if you find it difficult to drop them off at our office. My telephone number is: 07510 963542.

Remember we are at Auckley Show on Saturday, 17th August. Look out for our stall and drop by for a chat and update on our latest news.

If you need to get in touch with us, our contact details are: 22 Wood Street, Doncaster DN1 3LW (passageway to the left of “Bake Battle & Roll), first floor (lift available), Room 104. Tel. 01302 325029. Email: info@dcdt.co.uk. Website: dcdt.co.uk. As the office is not fully manned it is best to Email or telephone in advance if you are thinking of coming to see us.

Just think, by clearing out your scarves and jewellery you will have space for all those holiday buys on your return!