Hatfield Arrow June 2024

May 2023

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Welcome to the June 2024 issue of the Hatfield Arrow.

This month I’m looking forward to spending more time outdoors with family and friends, as we hopefully see the weather improving.

I would love to include more local stories in the Hatfield Arrow. Please email me any details of upcoming events, anything inspiring or positive that has been happening in the community, any good news stories that you would like to share. It can be something your child has achieved or a local team has achieved. I’m sure there is a lot going on and it would be great to be able to share the details.

Also if you or someone you know owns a local business, please send me the details and I will email you the cost for advertising. It would be great to include more local businesses in the Arrow.

The deadline for the July issue is Thursday 13th June.

Best Wishes

Community News

Woodhouse Community Events

We have just held a successful Hanging Basket Workshop organised by the HWEG this afternoon the people taking part had an amazing time and learned so much about making a traditional Hanging Basket and felt a great sense of achievement having built their own baskets from scratch

We would like to Thank Evergreen Garden Centre for the donation of the compost and Lee & Anuskha for their specialist knowledge to organise this workshop

We are Hatfield Woodhouse Events Group a new group which was formed from the City of Doncaster Council Positive Action Group. The aim of the group is to promote local businesses and bring the local community together holding various events for all ages, free wherever possible.

The next events we have planned are:-

Sunday 30 June 2024 Summer Gala at Hatfield Woodhouse Village Hall inc Classic Cars, Dog show, Fairground Rides, Evolve Dancers, Grimsby Puppet Power Band all details tbc

Tuesday 29 October Scarecrow Workshop

Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 November Scarecrow Weekend

Saturday 23 November Christmas Wreath Making Workshop

Friday 13 December 2024 Lights on Wheels Parade

We have arriving a Community Seed/Exchange Hut for everyone to use by placing unwanted items for others, which is to be positioned in the Hatfield Woodhouse Chapel grounds, with a grant from Future Bio Gas and we are holding a Grand Drawer Raffle at the June Summer Gala, donations of raffle prizes would be greatly received.

For Hatfield Woodhouse Events Group up to date details please follow us onhatfieldwoodhouseevents@gmail.com

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Methodist Chapel

A big Thank You to Maggy who has made and donated the Birthday cakes every Saturday Coffee Morning but after a Year she is having a well deserved rest. Please still put your names in the Birthday book and when its your birthday just remind the Canteen ladies you are still entitled to a free drink

June - Monday 10th Coffee Afternoon in aid of Thorne Rural Lions, Raffle @ 2pm

July Monday 8th Coffee Afternoon in aid of The Leprosy Mission, Raffle @ 2pm

August Monday 5th Coffee Afternoon in aid of a Cancer Charity tbc Raffle @ 2pm

September Monday tbc Coffee Afternoon in aid of Alzheimers @ 2pm Raffle

St. Lawrence Church

Annual Garden Party

6th July – 2 - 5 pm

The Barn Field (adjacent to the Church). All the usual Stalls / Attractions.

Entrance only 50p per adult (children free). A great family event.

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The Friends of Quarry Park

The volunteers had a successful morning at our Work Party on Friday 3rd May. Nineteen of us were joined by 3 Rangers to continue with our bench project. One team installed a replacement bench near Warren Wood, while another group set about installing a new picnic table and benches near St Mary’s Wood. The materials for this project have been purchased by the Friends with funds raised by the volunteers. The Council have also kindly contributed by supplying bench tops and postcrete, as well as ground mesh that will go in next time to keep the surface more accessible and user friendly. The team worked really hard to get it finished in time to use for our coffee break! The table looks amazing, and we hope visitors will enjoy using it over the coming months.

Several other tasks were completed including hedge trimming, clearing weeds from Greens Road steps and clearing brambles from pathways. The litter picking team did a great job as always, collecting 3 bags of litter and a bicycle!

We all enjoyed refreshments and cake at the end, supplied by Julie and Dan, and managed to finish before the rain started! Huge thanks to everyone for their hard work, another great team effort.

The Friends of Quarry Park have been nominated for an award in the Environment category of the Hatfield Town Council’s ‘Pride of our Area’ Awards. The winners will be announced at a presentation event on Friday 10th May. We are very proud to be nominated for this award in recognition of the work our volunteers do.

Some of our volunteers joined us for a social evening recently when we met at Harry’s in Dunsville for fish and chips, followed by a couple of drinks at The Flarepath. It was a great evening with excellent food and was good to get together socially. We even managed to answer some of the quiz questions!!

A couple of dates for your diaries: Our Annual General Meeting will take place on Monday 17th June at 7.30pm at the Flarepath, and we will be holding a coffee morning in aid of group funds, at Hatfield Library on Saturday 27th July 10am – 12 noon. Further details to follow.

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 7th June and Friday 5th July 10am – 12 noon, meet at the Green Flag. 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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Hatfield Church Annual Garden Party 6th July at The Barn Field.

Opening Ceremony at 2 PM. Entrance Adults 50p. Children Free

Entertainments including: - Markham Main Brass Band, Displays by our Local Schools, with The McLeod Academy of Irish Dance, & The Stephanie Maskill School of Dance,

All the usual stalls & attractions including:Cakes, Preserves, Tombola, Raffle, Books, Plants, Bottles, Chocolate Tombola & Teddy Tombola, as well as all the usual smaller games of skill / chance. Back by popular demand – Miniature Train Rides. Not forgetting of course our wonderful Afternoon Teas – served throughout the event.

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DONCASTER CANCER DETECTION TRUST

June….the month of lovely long sunny days and evenings (we hope).

As you know, our charity tries to support as many different cancers as possible.

At our last internal meeting we decided we would try and concentrate this time on those cancers which don’t always get a lot of publicity. Some are hard to detect or have a high morbidity rate such as pancreatic, testicular, bowel and bladder cancers. Naturally it will depend on talks with Doncaster Royal Infirmary as to the kind of equipment they need. Hopefully we will be able to report back next month with further information.

In the meantime, our contact details are: 22 Wood Street, Doncaster DN1 3LW (entrance by the side of Kerry Gough Florists), 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.

Cancer never seems to rest, but neither will we and together we will continue the fight!

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Marvellous Robert Marley – Travis’ Iron Man.

On Thursday 9th May 2024, Robert Marley (the son of our Mrs Marley) visited our school to talk about his adventures and how he pushes himself both physically and mentally in different competitive races. We were so looking forward to his visit and, at the end, did not want him to leave.

Some of our children wanted to write about his visit and what they learnt from him.

Robert started his passion for running during Covid when he wanted to get out of the house to exercise. He found he really enjoyed running and joined TNF an Athletics club near Nottingham. After a lot of hard training and dedication, he got called up for the international team.

Robert talked about many of his adventures but one which he recalled was when he went to Italy. He ‘ran his heart out’ and, in his age group, he placed 6th. What we haven’t told you is that this was his first proper race, what an amazing achievement! He brought with him his race bicycle, his racing helmet and shoes. He also shared with us his well-earned medal from Italy and the vest that he wore.

Robert is going to Germany in 8 weeks to do a gruelling race called Challenge Roth, the biggest long-distance triathlon in the world! This race contains a 2.6 miles swim with no break, then you hop on your bike and do a leg breaking 115 miles bike ride, which is mainly along treacherous hills. Then you do a 26.3-mile run; it’s like a marathon. You really need to push it because you have only got 15 short hours to complete it. We were stunned by these facts.

We were so proud to find out that he actually came to our school and then went to Ash Hill Academy for his secondary school. He then moved to Hungerhill School to finish off his education.

Robert shared that his favourite food is pasta with chicken and rice.

We thoroughly enjoyed his talk and would like to thank him for sharing his adventures with us. He has inspired so many of us and made us determined in all we do. We wish him all the luck in his future adventures.

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Hatfield Community Library

I have been a fan of Edward Marston's historical novels for quite a while and I have recently started to read his Railway Detective series. His hero, Inspector Colby assisted by Sergeant Leeming, became well known for their ability to solve crimes which are connected to the fledgling railway system in the second part of the 1800s. As well as enjoying the mysteries, the reader learns a lot about the railway sytem, the railway workers and what it was like to travel by rail in those early days- nowhere near as comfortable as it is now. Not everyone welcomed the advent of the railway and were openly hostile to the expansion of the railways. There are some of his books in the library and I will soon be bringing some in for our book sale.

The books brought back some memories of when I was teaching some 30 years ago. I knew very little about the history of Doncaster, having moved to Yorkshire from the NE. My co-teacher happened to interested in engines and suggested we did a topic on Doncaster’s railway history.(This was before National Curriculum) this we did and I learned that Doncaster was in fact famous for the engines it produced thanks to its two innovative engineers, Patrick Stirling and Nigel Gresley. The latter is more well known for two of the most famous engines the “Flying Scotsman” which made the first non stop run from London to Edinburgh and reached the first recorded speed of 100mph in 1934 and the “Mallard” which holds the world speed record for steam locomotives. It is good to see that Doncaster is now making more of its railway history. We have some information about Doncaster Plant Works, where these engines were built, in our local history section.

Saturday Coffee Morning Thorne Rural Lions.

The Lions raised money at the coffee morning. As I always say, they make really good cakes and sausage rolls. Sadly I succumbed to the interesting carrot and ginger cake as well as the date and walnut and coffee and walnut. The scouts and cubs manned the chocolate tombola and chocolate pick a card stall. !! We were selling our donated books. This is a good opportunity to try a new author for as little as 30p for a paperback 70p for a hardback.

TUESDAY 28th June CSPO drop-in from 10am WEEKLY EVENTS

If you want to attend our regular or one off session’s I would recommend checking before you set off just in case the session has been cancelled for an unforseen reason. 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, Wriggle, Rhyme and Storytime 10-11am (free). This session is an enjoyable one for lots of young children. There is a range of activies for the children- singing, dancing (well wiggling) and generally having a good time Parents/carers can stay on and have a coffee while the children play with the toys. (free activity) Needles and Pins, 10am. (twice a month) 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))

Bridge Club 1pm (free activity) Refreshments provided £1

Yoga 7-8:30 Gentle Hatha Yoga. This is extra class started to give people more chance of coming to enjoy our yoga sessions with Jayne. £6 a session

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. (Free activity).

Readers’ groups. One is on the last Tuesday of the month 2-3:30 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.

Friday sing- a- long 6:30-7:30 I mentioned that we were losing Becky our singing leader due to family commitments. We have been trying to keep going using a borrowed kareoke set. We are leaving the session until a bit after Easter to buy and set up our new system. Hopefully all our singers will return. We would also love to have some new people to join our group. We are not looking for wonderful singers but for people who like to sing and would like to join with others.

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 Ancestry 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 for a reasonable charge. I'm getting quite good at printing out parcel labels and sizing them. 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.

Laminating. We can laminate A4 sheets for 50p a sheet

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Contact the library - Tel. 01302 842064. Email: hatfieldcommunitylibrary@gmail.com

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The Race for City Status:

How Doncaster became one of Britain’s Newest Cities

A new book has been published telling the story of Doncaster’s winning campaign to achieve city status. Doncaster secured its coveted city title in 2022 by entering a civic honours competition to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. This culminated in the visit by King Charles III in November of 2022 to confer city status at a historic ceremony held at Doncaster’s civic Mansion House.

Doncaster became Yorkshire’s eighth city, after Bradford, Hull, Leeds, Ripon, Sheffield, Wakefield, and York, and is the county’s first new city since the 1890s.

‘The Race for City Status: How Doncaster became one of Britain’s Newest Cities’ was written by Jim Carley, who served as Project Director for the campaign, and charts the story of how Doncaster’s winning proposal was developed and written. It not only recounts some of the things that Doncaster is most famous for, such as horseracing and legendary locomotives, but also some of its lesser-known credentials as a city in waiting. It’s a story with everything from Paddington Bear to Ivanhoe, and from the invention butterscotch to prize winning budgerigars.

The city status campaign was developed by a partnership involving Doncaster Council, Doncaster Chamber of Commerce, the NHS, local colleges, Club Doncaster, and many other local organisations. The book shares some of the challenges which the campaign had to overcome, and the political backdrop which shaped the competition. Whilst the story is focused on Doncaster, the book visits some of the other competitor towns from around the UK, and takes inspiration from cities around the world, in asking what it really means to be a city in the 21st century.

Mr Carley, the author, owns a Doncaster based business which provides proposal writing services to his clients, and he is also the current Vice President of Doncaster Chamber of Commerce.

Speaking of the book, Mr Carley said: “It was an absolute honour and privilege to be the Project Director for this campaign, and to write Doncaster’s historic winning application to become a city. So many different people played a role in that success.

I hope this book does honour to those achievements and is a faithful replay of Doncaster’s amazing journey.”

The book is published in paperback by Fisher King Publishing and is available from Amazon and from all good on-line bookstores. Kindle and e-reader versions will be available soon.

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