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September 2020
Issue No. 174
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The Summer is almost over and by the time you read this issue of the Arrow, the children will be back at school and looking forward to the Autumn term and the upcoming events such as Halloween and Bonfire night, and not forgetting Christmas! Things will be a little different this year, in schools across the area, due to the ongoing social distancing rules but I’m sure all schools will be doing their best to make sure the children feel comfortable and at ease in their surroundings. If anyone has any information they would like me to include in the Hatfield Arrow about any events taking place, please contact me at the details below. The deadline for event details, local news, useful information and adverts for the October issue is Wednesday 16 September. Good Luck to everyone who is starting a new school, a new class, a college or university!! I hope you’ll all be happy and successful.
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Community News Socially Distant Staycation Summer Club @ Hatfield St Lawrence Church We have had an AMAZING first few weeks of our socially distant summer club, with over 50 children joining in with our around the world themed challenges. Each week there has been a lego, bake off, craft and photography challenge for the children to take part in. We have also had lots of families take part in the Free Flag Trail around Hatfield and the local area which is on until the 30th August (you can download a map and answer sheet from www.stlawrencesummerclub.wordpress.com ). One of the bonus activities that was a Chalk Prayer Path around the outside of the Grade 1 Listed building, where people could do hopscotch, add to a prayer memory tree and help create a “floor stained glass window”. We are now planning how to follow on from this amazing summer club experience with activities for families at St Lawrence Church from September. To be kept informed please contact Rachel.ridler@centenaryproject.org.uk
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darts at Home Delivers Door to Door Since the beginning of lockdown, darts (Doncaster’s community arts charity) has been creating hundreds of inspiring activities online to help people feel connected, happy and motivated at www.wearedarts.org.uk Now, darts has two new initiatives for Doncaster residents who don’t feel confident using the internet or who don’t have access to a computer. Creative Directions Creative Packs Over fifty people a month will be receiving their own doorstep delivery of a new creative activity pack designed by artists and Eleven Design. The pack includes a beautiful book for people to fill in themselves, as well as high quality pens and pencils. Each month, a new book and pack designed by a different artist will be hand delivered by a familiar member of darts staff. This month, poet and broadcaster, Ian McMillan, has designed a book full of poetry, songs and illustrations based around the theme of home. Future books are planned with theatre director, Gitika Buttoo, based on our senses and writer Lydia Allison around Journey. Ian, Gitika and Lydia have previously delivered workshops with our Creative Directions participants so it’s a great way to keep people creative and connected. The initiative has been funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and is designed for adults who normally attend the Creative Directions project at darts’ home – The Point – or in community settings in Edlington and Askern. Creative Directions is designed for adults who are experiencing mental health issues and for those who may be feeling isolated. Staff from darts will also be phoning participants on a regular basis to help people feel more connected and positive during this uncertain time. Singing for Memory Garden Gigs Adults with memory loss and dementia and their family carers are missing their regular Singing for Memory sessions at The Point. darts staff have been keeping in touch with families and have come up with a Garden Gigs initiative to take Singing for Memory direct to people’s doorsteps. From September, musician, Janet Wood, will be taking her guitar and creating bespoke mini-concerts at a safe social distance, and making sure that she includes each person’s favourite songs and artists. The activity has been made possible through funding from The Masonic Charitable Foundation. Assistant Director, Lucy Robertshaw, says: “We have been speaking to our group members on a regular basis and know that many Doncaster residents are really struggling with feelings of isolation and disconnection. This can have a real impact on people’s mental health and we know that watching, listening to, or getting involved in something creative can really help. We’re really excited about these two new initiatives and can’t wait to start seeing our participants face to face, while keeping at a safe social distance!”
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Independent Walk Routes around Doncaster A local walk from Thorpe in Balne Please take care when walking and follow the Countryside Code. People in England can exercise with up to five *others from different households provided physical distancing guidelines are followed. People living alone or single parents with children under 18, can meet outdoors. Give way to other walkers. Doncaster Rambler volunteers pride themselves in surveying over 290 footpaths in the DMBC region, and their maintenance teams, with the help of council staff, help repair stiles gates and footbridges throughout the region. Sadly this year much of this work has been neglected, and in particular overgrown vegetation makes some paths difficult to navigate. Never-the-less with some steely grit a passage can be achieved. So it is with today’s five and ½ mile circular around the agricultural landscape north of Thorpe in Balne. The walk follows field edges, and sometimes across them, along hedgerows and through farmyards. Beware of dogs that bark Head west through the village on what is the Pennine Trail and where the road bends left continue straight down narrow passage to exit left and across across fields for 580m Turn left then after 150m right to cross fields passing as you go under overhead cables and make your way towards level crossing. Cross with care. Continue in the same direction for 740m ignoring two paths to the left. The path widens becoming Blacker Green Lane, and eventually a road. Where it bends left continue ahead on a wide green but overgrown path, Shirley Lane, as it runs parallel with the railway eventually reaching some woods and a swing gate. Pass through and make a slight right to follow a wide track towards Rushy Moor House passing an abandoned vehicle on route. Take care as your zigzag through the farm yard following the waymarkers, taking care to stay right of the hedge (it is tempting to walk on the left) Continue on the field edge for 350m until you reach a t junction. You turn right and are now on Long Bank, on which you stay for 1300m until you see the church Spire on Haywood Lane. After 340m you reach the level crossing (cross with care) and another 340m brings you to the entrance of Wrancarr House Farm. Make your way down curiously passing within inches of the farm house door, and the boisterous Rottweiler! Continue with nerves in tact to a stile and t junction, where you turn left and follow the path right. At this point the path crossed a ditch over a very “dodgy” looking bridge. Bravery prevails and continuing on firmer footing to reach a concealed waymarker on right after 500m. Pass through hedge and turn left to continue along Highfield lane for 320m. Take care not to miss footpath on right (just before road bends) and follow this for 760m when you emerge onto Thorpe Lane where you turn right to make your way back to the start, and a hearty congratulations for making it. Courtesy of Doncaster Ramblers * Latest guidelines suggest up to 30 people can now walk together.
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Hatfield Community Library Whilst the library is not opening in the immediate future, we are hoping that this might happen sometime this year. (Hopefully August) It will of course depend on several things. We need to complete all the safety checks and make sure that the library environment is as safe as it can be for volunteers and borrowers. We need to adhere to all the government and DMBC regulations and have permission to open. The initial service will be very limited as we will be open for fewer hours and be operating a “click and collect” system. A bit like internet shopping except borrowers can ring or email to request books only from our library. We will then contact you to arrange a time for you to collect your book/s. People will not be allowed in the library to browse or use the computers until the next stage is approved. We are really looking forward to being a part of the community again and some volunteers are ready to come back. Our older and more vulnerable volunteers will sadly not be returning just yet. I am included in that group. I never thought that I would be an endangered species !! However, I will be “working from home” Central library and the Home library are now open and probably Thorne, Edlington and Mexborough by the time this is in print. PLEASE DO NOT COME TO THE LIBRARY WHEN WE RE-OPEN UNLESS YOU HAVE BOOKED A TIME SLOT. (See huge notice in the window.) This is for your own protection and for the protection of the volunteers. We hope we will be able to welcome you into the library properly at some point. The library has had another bit of good news. The Hatfield Village Plan has donated £600 to the library. We are very grateful for this especially as with a lot of businesses, we have not been able to create any income. The money will be used to help us to provide our usual range of activities when circumstances allow. I am especially pleased about this donation as I was part of that group. A donation has also been made to The Friends of Jubilee field which will help to keep Jubilee a pleasant place to walk for everyone. I have to say that my (nearly) daily walks round Jubilee have helped to keep me sane in the days of lockdown and restrictions. I have watched and marvelled at the seasonal changes in wild flowers and the trees from March through to now. I have also seen some of the people responsible for litter picking and looking after the newly planted trees and what a wonderful job they have been doing. Sadly, some visitors to the field have left a lot of litter lying about even though there are waste bins around but thanks to the volunteers (and collections by the council) we can enjoy a mostly litter free walk. Volunteers have also put in a lot of effort to keep motorbikes and quad bikes off the field. I would like to give a personal thanks to the person who measured the distance around the perimeter of Jubilee field (or Jubo as I have heard some young people refer to it). I often wondered how far I had walked as I plodded round. I once tried counting steps but lost it after 3 000. These days I have a problem remembering how many laps I have done and that’s with a maximum of five! On the days when I have not been able to walk round Jubilee, (sore toes) I have walked at home following the YouTube programme “Walk at Home.” Not as scenic but a good workout with several types of “walks” from which to choose. I will add the information about the Digital Library again for those of you with the technology to use it. You will need your library card number (no spaces) and your pin number. Online resources have increased and in some cases been extended temporarily for use from home. See DMBC Libraries web page at: https://library.doncaster.gov.uk/web/arena/a-z-eresources . The latest addition RBDigital which launched 29th April for eMagazines, eComics and eNewspapers has been greatly received by library members with 626 magazines, 81 comics and being downloaded so far. By the end of this week OverDrive eBooks and eAudio books will launch giving additional choice of titles to Borrowbox for our readers. These online services will play a major part of our recovery whilst we adjust to a ‘new normal’ way of providing a library service in Doncaster. These services also include the use of ‘Find My Past’ and Ancestry,’ if you want to trace your ancestors. I have heard from some users who could not access these two family history sites recently. I am enquiring into this matter Also a reminder that no fines will imposed for overdue books. I have three which should have been returned weeks ago. Well that is all for now. Keep reading, keep well and stay safe.
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Community News Firstly we hope everyone is staying safe and well. After a long wait cricket has resumed and it's been great to get everyone back involved, especially seeing the kids back at the ground enjoying themselves. It's been a difficult period so quite rightly we are ensuring the strict Govt and ECB Guidelines are adhered to by our visitors to ensure we can continue to operate safely. Junior training has recommenced on Friday evenings, with age groups attending at staggered times, it's pleasing that all our existing juniors have returned from the break with a few new faces too. With all junior leagues cancelled we have been able to arrange several friendlies for all our age groups and give them plenty of games to enjoy. The seniors have returned to competitive Saturday cricket in the Pontefract League with matches reduced in overs to allow sanitising breaks and both sides have fared well following promotion. The Sunday league is in a friendly format again with reduced overs so this has been an opportunity to give those not involved on Saturdays a relaxed atmosphere to play in and help our juniors get more game time. They have also been arranging a number of evening friendlies to accommodate the increased appetite to play from our players. We are still awaiting updates from our Community Pavilion funding providers to see whether this is still able to proceed in the future with this Autumn's planned build now cancelled until we are able to meet with the funders. Fingers crossed this is a temporary set back following all the hard work that has taken place. As always a big thank you to all our supporters and sponsors in the difficult times
Councillors and members of Don Valley Labour Party were out meeting shoppers in Edlington, Hatfield, Thorne and Tickhill in August to remind them of the new rules requiring facemasks in shops, which came into force from Friday 24 July. Cllr Phil Cole was joined by Caroline Flint and local Branch Secretary, Kirsty Lenham, meeting shoppers outside Asda on Edlington Lane. Said Phil: “Everyone was very friendly, and the people we met without masks had simply forgotten them. Most people are getting prepared and are willing to do what they can to stop the spread of this virus, which has already cost too many lives.” Said Caroline Flint: “If we all play our part, we can reduce further this virus and life can get back to normal. Shoppers were really positive. Most people are willing to follow the rules to protect themselves and each other.” Cllr Susan Durant, who was joined by Cllr Mark Houlbrook and local members handing out masks on King Street in Thorne, said: “We want to get the message across that small steps like facemasks can help to keep us all safe.” Photos show: Caroline Flint, Cllr Phil Cole and Kirsty Lenham at Edlington Asda
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Photo Shoots by Thorne Camera Club Members have been enjoying various visits with the focus on taking some good photographs, while others stayed home and pursued their hobby indoors. Some members shared their experiences with us. Ross took a walk on Thorne Moors recently, where he spotted, among other things, a Broad Bodied Chaser Dragonfly and also a Six Spotted Burnet Moth. He said, ‘The dragonfly is of particular interest as I survey for the British Dragonfly Society and that species is relatively uncommon on the moors. I also took a trip recently to Wasdale to climb Scafell Pike, which is England’s tallest peak. Jean told us, ‘ I am away in the Yorkshire Dales at the moment. I have a few images on my phone which I took on a walk in Swaledale. The walk started in Reeth and the image of the cairn was taken on Fremington Edge. It was an interesting walk but I was very sad to see the damage from last years flooding along Arkle Beck and in Reeth. Jean also went to Yorkshire Wildlife Park recently on a dawn lion talk. She said, ‘The talk was very interesting and we were able to watch as the lions were being fed.’ Nature Reserves are always popular, and Mike visited RSPB St Aidan's when the restrictions were lifted. There are two resident Little Owls, which hopefully will breed this year. The Red Kite, once considered a pest and killed in hundreds, was on the endangered list. Now recovering well, Mike saw this one on a visit to his daughters in Leeds. Mike enjoys the great outdoors and likes to camp. He took this photograph of the Milky Way while in Cumbria recently. He also runs the online meetings for the Club members, and staged these water droplet images during a session recorded for the members on Droplet Photography. A mobile photo shoot was enjoyed by Lynda and David as they glided along the Chesterfield Canal on a narrowboat. The Chesterfield is pleasant and tranquil canal, good for novices who can hire a boat at West Stockwith, get some tuition and set off on a relatively relaxing holiday. Even working the locks is part of the experience, and everyone is friendly, whether on another boat, working at keeping the canal clear of weed, or walking or cycling the towpath. David says he hopes everyone is keeping fit and well, and enjoying the summer.
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