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Welcome to the August 2024 issue of the Hatfield Arrow.
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Community News
On 30th June Hatfield Woodhouse
Community Events held their first Summer Fayre at Hatfield Woodhouse Village Hall.
The day was a tremendous success with a main arena hosting various performances by local groups, a variety of family fun and games and a Tug of War. The day also hosted a vehicle show with many classic and vintage cars motorbikes and tractors in attendance. Other attractions included puppet performances, a wide variety of local small business and community groups’ stalls and fair ground rides and food. An estimate of around 1000 people came to enjoy the day, bring the community together and showing others the amazing village we have. The group managed to raise around £1700 which will be put towards future events for the community.
There are lots of people we wish to thank for supporting us on the day including Evolve Dance and Hatfield Flyball for the performances they put on, Tony Singer for running the dog show, Mr Jackson for the use of the field for parking, Mr Colwill for supplying and leading on Tug of War and Thorne fire station. In addition we want to thank Boston Park Farm and Plevey's for various equipment on the day and Spotted Bull Customs for all signs printed for the day. The event would not have been possible with out all of the support from the community and the volunteers who put in many hours planning the day.
Finally we would like to thank our funders for their support with their contribution to the event; Community Wealth Builder and Hatfield Town Council, without their support the day would not have ran the way it did. There are many events planned in the future so keep an eye out. If you are wanting to see something in particular Hatfield Woodhouse Community Events group are always looking for new and exciting Ideas.
The Hatfield Woodhouse Events Group
would like to thank all those who donated raffle prizes, 29 in total, especially Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Boston Park Farm, The Green Tree Inn, Hatfield, Breedon Aggregates, Sarah Jane’s Tearoom, Dunsville, Harrys Fish Bar, Dunsville, Pleveys Garden Centre, Heather Bunting & Bandanas, plus many other kind donations.
Hatfield Woodhouse Methodist Chapel
August Monday 5th Coffee Afternoon in aid of a Cancer Charity tbc Raffle @ 2pm
September Monday tbc Coffee Afternoon in aid of Alzheimer’s @ 2pm Raffle
The Leprosy Mission Coffee Afternoon raised £79.20 Thank you to all helpers and supporters.
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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.
Hatfield Woodhouse Village Hall June 2024
The village hall has had a very successful month with the Phoenix Amateur Dramatic Group putting on their summer show ‘Meet me at the Jukebox. This was a sell-out show and has received wonderfully positive feedback from the audience. Not being ones to rest on their laurels, read throughs and casting auditions have already begun for the festive season pantomime ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Watch this space.
There are new regular hirers at the hall providing Chair Exercise, Martial Arts and Baby Yoga.
Hatfield Woodhouse Events Committee held a fantastic Summer Fayre at the village hall. It was a great day with lots to see and do and was extremely well attended. The variety of entertainment was especially remarked upon, with something for all ages. This is the first such fair at the village hall since before Covid and the village hall committee would like to thank the village events committee for their hard work in putting on such a successful fair. We hope this is the first of many annual Fairs.
The ability to organise such a successful event is dependant on many willing hands. This brings me to some more downbeat news. The village hall committee consists of a few hard-working volunteers. We unfortunately will be losing both our treasurer and our bookings clerk at the end of this hall’s year in November. Both these individuals have worked tirelessly to bring the bookings and financial systems into the 21st century and onto the internet. This has reduced the workload vastly. However, the committee is desperately seeking new committee members to fill these roles. Without volunteers coming forward it is entirely possible the village hall will have to have reduced availability or be put into a care and maintenance basis. The roles are not arduous but unfortunately due to the small numbers of active committee members there is ‘no slack’ to redistribute them.
Should anyone have some spare time and wish to keep the village hall viable for the future please contact myself or any committee member via the village hall email: hatfieldwoodhousevh@gmail.com for information and explanation of the roles.
Your Village Hall Needs You! Ian
R. Weeks, Chairman
Celebrating Our Leavers
Saying goodbye is always so hard especially for a year group which have been so incredible. This year, our year 6 children have conducted themselves with maturity, resilience and confidence. They are truly a wonderful group of children and we know that they will continue to excel in their future adventures.
In the last school week, our year 6 organised and held their own Year 6 showcase, this included children sharing their own interests and hobbies, joining together with peers to share their passions and concluding the showcase with a whole year 6 song. We were so proud of them all for having the confidence to stand up in front of families and friends to entertain us.
At the end of the year 6 showcase, the children enjoyed a pizza and party with hide and seek around school. Towards the end of the week, the children shared a moving year 6 service in church where they reflected on their memories and aspirations for the future. Children’s memories included:
My memory was in year 5 when we went to Bridlington beach and saw many amazing views of the sea. Alongside this we saw a pirate ship and dolphins swimming near the shore.
My favourite memory was residential. I was the first to abseil down the bridge and it was so fun.
My favourite memory was attending the maths boosters where I made excellent progress. My ultimate memory was when the cricket coach came in to teach us cricket and made a one-handed catch. My favourite memory was making friends, friends at Travis are the best.
At Travis, we pride ourselves on raising aspirations and empowering children to see their true potential. Within the leavers’ service, children shared their wishes for their future. Please see below some of their aspirations:
My aspirations are to become a vet. I will achieve this by working hard and getting a good education.
My aspiration is to be an author and illustrator.
My aspiration is to be an archaeologist as I really like finding fossils. I was inspired by the rocks and fossils topic in school.
My aspiration is be a robotic engineer. I will need to work hard and learn to code.
We pray for our year 6s and know that they will continue to shine in their future adventures. Good luck year 6s.
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/crime-prevention-advice/ Stay safe and secure. Eamonn. Eamonn.larkin@southyorks.pnn.police.uk
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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!
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Hatfield Community Library
As well as it being our 10 year anniversary as a Volunteer library, I have just realised that this library (not the original one on the High Street) has been open since May 17th 1974 which makes it 50 years old. I have been trying to do some research about the actual opening ceremony which, if successful, I will recount in the next Thorne Times. There may be some DN7 residents who also remember or even have photos of the events. In which case I would appreciate hearing about it.
I believe that I have written that the original building on this site was a pub (or beer retailer) called the Red Lion. The Red Lion closed down in 1908 and the property was let to D. England & Sons Coal Merchants. It was later pulled down and the land was purchased by The Council in the 1970s.
The ground floor of The Parochial Institute (No.14 High Street) was taken over by the London and City and Midland Bank in 1909 and the public library was on the top floor for many years. The building was sold for £250 in 1952.
Thank you to Ben Brown and Don McQuade for the photos and information. If their house was one of the older properties, people have used these books to see what it looked like in the past and what the area around it was like. The Borough adopted the Public Libraries Act in 1850. Then in 1869 The former Grammar School in St George gate was used as Library premises until a new library was built nearby in 1889. The library had to move to the Kingsgate Centre Waterdale in 1969 when the inner ring road was built. This information was found online from the County Borough of Doncaster Public Library records held by Doncaster Archives.
The coffee morning for Thorne Lions was successful and they made over £300. The Lions help so many people and work hard in the community so it is good to see people dropping in to support them. Even just buying a coffee and a cake is helpful. If any other groups would like to use the library for a coffee morning or meeting we do not charge room hire for charity or community events.
Friday Night Sing-a-Long At last the news quite a few people have been waiting for. Our Friday sing-a-long a long will restart on Friday July 12th. Hopefully all our singers will return. We would also love to have some new people to join our group. We are looking for people who like to sing and would like to join with others to enjoy a variety of songs. Singing and dancing is really good for well being and memory and gives your brain a seratonin boost for a feel good mood at the end of the evening.
Coffee Morning. Our next coffee morning is for the Friends of Quarry Park. Everyone who lives in the area will know what a great job the group do trying to make the park a lovely place to walk and play. We can all help by supporting their efforts by attending the coffee morning to add to the funds needed to continue the work. I have been told that there will be bird boxes, Cubs with the Bottle Game. Tombola, a Food Bank stall, and a Jewellery stall plus the coffee/tea and cake refreshments etc. We will also have a book sale. It is a chance to try new authors for very little cost. My friend and I walked round Quarry Park on Wednesday and were delighted by the show of wild flowers-beautiful!
We are getting ready for our busiest time of the year. The Summer Holidays! We are finding lots of activities to entertain children during the holidays. Of course children are welcome to come in at any time during the holidays to browse through the books or play with the toys.
Summer Activities. We have booked nearly all our summer activities so here is a preview of the time and dates. All sessions will have a maximum number limit so booking is necessary for all activities. Some activities are repeated to give as many children as possible a chance to take part.
August 1st (Thursday) Lego Robotics Session 1, 10:30-12:30 (6-12yrs), Session 2, 1:30- 3:30 (6-12yrs) Build then programme a model using a tablet to make move and make a noise.
August 6th (Tuesday) Planetarium to be held at the Church)
Join us in the Dome for these sessions.
Session 1 9:45-10;15 Stars and Planets (3-6yrs)
Session 2 10:30-11:15 The Solar System (6-11Yrs)
Session 3 Moon Landings (7-14yrs) Max 24
All the above activities have a maximum of 24 which will include adults and children. It would help if one adult per family only accompanied the children so more children could attend. If the children are older they may not
need an adult to accompany them ie 8/9 plus then more children could attend.
August 8 (Thursday) Lab Rascals Slime 1:30-2:30 (6-12yrs) Have fun making Slime which actually feels quite nice and not as sticky as you would think.
August 13 (Tuesday) Imagination Games 1:30-3:30 (4-12yrs) Family fun playing different board games. August 22 (Thursday) Lab Rascals Dry Ice 1:30-2:30 (6-12yr) An Exciting and enjoyable way to learn some science.
DONCASTER READING CHALLENGE COMING TO THE LIBRARY THIS MONTH REGULAR EVENTS
If you want to attend our regular or one off sessions I would recommend checking before you set off just in case the session has been cancelled for any unforseen reasons. Some groups do not run during school holidays. We are also a warm space so people are welcome to come in for a coffee, a chat, do the jigsaw, play a game or work on your laptop/device.
Monday - We also welcome carers/parents who bring young children in to read our picture books or play with toys. It is a lovely space to give the children a change of scenery and have a new experience. Refreshments are always available for a very reasonable charge of £1 for a drink and biscuit. Just ask a volunteer if you would like some. Bridge Club 1pm, (free activity) New comers are welcome Refreshments provided £1. Yoga 7-8:30, Gentle Hatha Yoga. Wriggle, Rhyme and Storytime 10-11am (free) Needles and Pins 10am.(twice a month. This Month June 8th and 24th ) Bring your own work and chat with like-minded people or ask for advice about a project you might want to start. (Each person pays £1.50 which covers refreshments and a meal out)) yne.
TUESDAY - Games café 10:00-12:30 Join us in the library to play a variety of games including Mahjong. Apparently anybody who tries this game soon becomes a fan. I asked if Mahjong was a difficult game to play and was told it can be easy or difficult. The easy game is a bit like gin rummy then it can be played at a higher level if you want. The other players are always willing to help beginners. If there are other games that you would like to play, come along and start a group. Refreshments are provided for the small charge of £1. We have used some recent funding to replenish the games. Again come to observe to see if you would like to join in (Free activity). Readers’ groups One is on the last Tuesday of the month 23:30 and the other on the last Friday of the month at 10:30. We read a variety of books and most of us have read and enjoyed books which we might otherwise have passed over on the shelf. Books are provided by the library service. (Free activity ). Refreshments £1.Yoga 6:00-7:30pm Gentle Hatha Yoga. This is a lovely way to relax, strengthen muscles and keep supple. Everyone can work at their own level. The cost is £6 a session
WEDNESDAY - Art Class 10:00-12:30 Tuition from an artist is available to help beginners and experienced artists. New members are welcome. You do not have be good at art to enjoy this class. Recent members had little or no art experience If you don’t have any equipment, there is some which you can use to have a go. If you are not sure, come along to see what the group is doing. (£30 for 4 weeks) Refreshments £1. Yoga (gentle/ chair yoga) 3:30-5pm £6. This is a lovely session for people who have trouble getting up and down off the floor or have some health problems. Some new members I have spoken to recently have found it helpful and are really enjoying it. Yoga is a really good way to help you to keep supple, strengthen muscles and improve your mobility.
OTHER SERVICES
Computers. Library members can use the computers with no charge for two hours. It is worth joining the library to be able to do this. Joining is free.If you are interested in your family history, you can use Ancestory or Find my Past to research your family. It is quite an addictive pastime once you get started. However we do not turn away non-library members for an emergency session ie home printer/computer not working or accessing benefits.
Printing/photocopying/faxing. Lots of people are coming to the library to use our printing and photocopying services from their devices or emailing them to us for a reasonable charge. We have printed many,many return labels, plane and event tickets etc. or photcopied documents for official purposes. If you are a library member, you can use our computers to print items. Or you can email your printing job to us to print off for you. We also print for non-library members.
Photocopying and printing per sheet A4 B&W 20p, A4 colour 50p. A3 B&W 50p. We also have a fax facility if you need to send documents in this way. Laminating. We can laminate A4 sheets for 50p a sheet
Find us on Facebook @hatfieldcommunitylibrary If you wish to contact the library Tel. 01302 842064 Email. hatfieldcommunitylibrary@gmail.com
