Sprotbrough Arrow covering Cusworth by Arrow Publications Ltd

DECEMBER 2023

ISSUE 217

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Welcome to the December issue of the Sprotbrough Arrow

This months Arrow is bursting at the seams with news of local Christmas activities from fayres, markets and carol singing to Christmas shopping ideas and days out to entertain the family. We are so lucky to have all of these events, many of which are organised by volunteers, so please give your support if you can and watch out for those mince pies (I started the end of October). I would like to thank all of the advertisers who continue to contribute to the Arrow, local residents, groups, organisations and schools who provide information each month for me to share with you all and the fantastic delivery team who deliver your magazine every month whatever the weather. The Arrow has just celebrated its 18th year in October and I am forever grateful for your support. The January issue deadline for adverts and content is Friday 8th December. The Arrow will be delivered by 1st January 2024.

Merry Christmas Michelle Sidebottom Tel: 07795 387937 Email:

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CHRISTMAS FAYRE SAT 2ND DECEMBER 10am—2pm FREE ENTRY CRAFTS STALLS AND MANY MORE REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE Sprotbrough Methodist Church Park Drive, Sprotbrough

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Friends of Cadeby Church Invite you to CAROLS AT CADEBY

Sunday 10 December 2 pm

With Revd Amanda Barraclough At St John’s Church ,Cadeby DN5 7SW

All Welcome

Please wrap up warm , as the church is not heated .

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RICHMOND HILL PRIMARY ACADEMY

Richmond Hill Remembers We marked remembrance day with a special assembly, poems and readings along with two minutes silence. Lest we forget . . .

Outstanding Achievement We are so very proud of Drew in Y3 who has been awarded a ‘Green’ Blue Peter Badge for caring for nature and the environment. She has been growing her own vegetables and walking to school - Fantastic Drew!

Teamwork Our fabulous Y5/Y6 netball team were recently at the Leger sport competition at Campsmount Academy with Mr Burke & Mrs Johnson-Quinn, they demonstrated fantastic teamwork and spirit.

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Sensational Science Y2 have waited patiently for the bad weather to pass to head outside. This time, investigating microhabitats on site. They discovered and described perfect conditions for many small creatures to live. Y2 cared for the creatures and habitats respectfully.

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Thorne Rural Lions

2023 Christmas Activities Thorne Lions have ha d a busy fruitful year taking part, and organising various activities. The Summer Walk took place again starting on Town Moor on May 14th. All proceeds were for “Parkinson’s Doncaster Support Group. A cheque for £3,387.98 was presented to them. A Lion’s Fun and Sports Day was organised with other Lions groups on Saturday 12th August. This is for all people with a disability and is extremely popular. The participants are so enthusiastic and take part in all the activities. They were so pleased when it was resurrected after Covid. The venue was changed and this year Parkland Sports and Social Club on Wheatley Hall Road was used. One of our staple fundraisers has been coffee mornings. These take place either in Hatfield Library or in The Barn, behind the Bay Horse, every few months. Now it is one of the busiest parts of the year for us. The sleigh has to be checked over to make sure it is road worthy, as it will be used most days in the month of December. The areas and dates of the visits are listed below. We were certainly very popular when the sleigh was back on the road. It will be manned by Lions members giving their support to Father Christmas. We will be carrying a card reader for your convenience, you just have to ask. Further details of timings can be found on the Thorne Rural Lions face book page.

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Santa Sleigh dates for December Sat 2nd Dec Hayfield, Auckley Tues 5 th Dec Fishlake, Sykehouse, Dunscroft Wed 6 th Dec Dunsville Thurs 7 th Dec Thorne south Fri 8 th Dec Thorne Market 9am – 12 noon Fri 8 th Dec Old Auckley/&R/Hood Sat 9 th Dec Edenthorpe Sun 10 th Dec Asda Bawtry Rd, 10 am – 3 pm Tues 12 th Dec Hatfield/Dunscroft Wed 13 th Dec Thorne Kirton Lane Stainforth Fri 15 th Dec Hatfield Thurs 21 st Dec Finningley Mon 11 th Dec Hatfield Woodhouse, Lindholme, Blaxton Thurs 14 th Dec Thorne North Sat 16 th Dec Thorne Market Sun 17 th Dec Asda Bawtry Rd Mon 18 th Dec Edenthorpe West Tues 19 th Dec Stainforth Fri 22 nd Dec Kirk Sandall Sat 23 rd Dec Branton

The Toy Appeal is another of our activities collecting toy and gift donations to help local families. It is probably more important this year to help families. Please don’t forget the older children. There are many drop off points. More details can be found on our Facebook site.

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December…..a month of never-ending activity with the promise of frost and maybe snow. Whatever it brings we hope you enjoy all the festivities and stay safe. At the time of writing (which was early November) the Memory Tree hadn’t started. It will be downstairs in the Frenchgate Centre outside Boots and will be there until Saturday, 9th December 2023, excluding Sunday, 3rd December. The stall will be manned from 10am to 3pm. You can purchase a token to put on your tree at home in memory of a loved one and/or write a message to leave on the Christmas tree in the Frenchgate Centre. If you cannot visit us in Frenchgate there is information on our website to make a donation or you could send a cheque to our office address. Doncaster Wheatsheaf Singers along with the Hatfield and Askern Colliery Band are holding their annual Charity Christmas Concert at Doncaster Minster on Saturday, 16th December from 7.00-9.30pm. Tickets are £10, Concessions £8 (Co-op members, senior citizens and children under 16). The price includes complimentary festive refreshments courtesy of Co-op Food.) Tickets are available from Coop Funeralcare at 89-90 Spring Gardens, Doncaster, or from any local Co-op Food Store or Funeralcare branch office or choir or band members. 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. We would like to thank everyone who has helped us this year in so many ways: making a donation, volunteering, fundraising on our behalf, organisations who help us and, of course, the lovely magazine editors who publish our news! We wish you one and all a very happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year.

The local churches wish everyone a Happy Christmas and wish to invite everyone to the following services in addition to the usual services at each church

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SPROTBROUGH VILLAGE HISTORY GROUP REPORT 2023

It is amazing to report how

successful our group has become since we began meeting again in July 2021 and Cynthia, Mick would like to thank everyone who supports us by taking part in our monthly meetings. We now have approximately 900 followers on Facebook and at our October meeting 40 members turned up to a replay of Hugh Parkin’s talk about Levitt Hagg which he did last year, but many missed.

On 24 November, we look forward to hearing Steve Willimott speak about Brodsworth Hall, ‘A Family Home, Caught in Time’. We have had some interesting talks and events this year starting in January when Hugh spoke about the development of Sprotbrough Flash Nature Reserve, ending with a short film of local people skating on it in one freezing winter, which he also repeated last month. February was a talk on Giles Brearley’s book, ‘Early Inhabitants of the Dearne Valley’s , which was very interesting. In March, as I swanned around Madeira in the wheelchair with Mick at the helm, the group were having a look at ‘Delightful Doncaster’ with Neil McGregor, DMBC’s Museums Officer (Arts and Exhibitions). 28 April saw a great gathering of friends for our Coronation Party, when everyone came suitably attired and decorated the tables with coronation memorabilia and balloons. The buffet was super too. May saw us gathered at Doncaster Archives at the old museum in Chequer Road for a guided walk round the shelves to see what records are available for research as well as on computers, etc. June was our annual review meeting, when everyone agreed that we should continue to meet on a monthly basis and that the £2 attendance fee should continue. July was a presentation by Mick and I of the complete renovation of our 17th century cottage at Lower Sprotborough, with an invitation to interested members to have a look round it. Email: sprotbroughvillagehistorygroup@gmail.com August was a sharing meeting when members brought along artefacts fro everyday life, as well as old documents and maps they had in their possession. It could have kept everyone engrossed for hours, but time was limited. Must try this again. September was a presentation by Doncaster Waites Group who arrived in full costume with the mediaeval instruments the played. This was particularly well received by all present. Our year will end with a ‘do-it-yourself’ New Year lunch with entertainment by a musician/singer. We are already planning our 2024 programme and welcome anyone who is interested in Sprotbrough, or local history in general, and making friends. We have a great gang of young at heart members who support each other and welcome newcomers. We look forward to another entertaining year in 2024. To end, I will include an advert for the SPROTBROUGH oral history book, which will make an excellent Christmas gift for anyone who is new to the village or hasn’t seen it already. Price £13 from myself. Please telephone or email. Cynthia Ransome (Cllr), Tel: 07792 287109, Email: cynthiaaransome@gmail.com Liz and Mick Reeve, Tel 01302 313030, Mob 07918 124040, Email: sprotbroughvillagehistorygroup@gmail.com

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

Poppy cascade in memory of our fallen service men and women, St Mary’s Church, Sprotbrough.

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Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School CURRICULUM NEWS

Visit to Wilderspin School In order to stimulate their work on Victorians, Y1 and Y2 children visited the Wilderspin National School in Barton-upon-Humber on Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th November. They really enjoyed their visit but I think most of them were glad to get back to school in the 21st Century! They looked fabulous dressed up as Victorian children and it certainly helped them to feel the part. Thank you to all our parents for making such an effort! During the day children learned that children had to pay to go to school in Victorian times. Our children were surprised to hear that there would have been up to 150 children in the infant class who would all sit in the gallery to learn. They found out that Mr Wilderspin did not think it was right for young children to be scared to go to school so he did not allow his teachers to use the cane on infant-aged pupils. Instead, the children would have been punished in other ways, like having to hold a broom for half an hour if their hands or nails were dirty during morning inspection! Our Y1 and Y2 children also learned that Mr Wilderspin believed children should be able to play and he made sure all his schools had playgrounds so that the children could be outside in the fresh air. Our children were not impressed at the outside toilets and did not seem to like the idea of sitting on the toilet with nine other children at the same time! Children rarely smiled on school photo day in the Victorian times because it used to take such a long time!

Y2 Visit to Sprotbrough Methodist Church Year 2 children went to Sprotbrough Methodist Church on Wednesday 8th November to share their learning about Remembrance. Research demonstrates that children’s writing can be enhanced if they have a purpose to the task. The visit was therefore planned with this in mind, helping to provide children with a sense of audience for writing poems about Remembrance. Children had the opportunity to read their poems to representatives from the Church. Thank you Mr Banks for sharing the thought provoking story about The Great War. It was wonderful to hear that the children behaved impeccably during this visit and the visit to Wilderspin National School. Well done children – we are really proud of you!

Creating with Materials Children in Reception have been using a variety of materials to make poppies. They had to take great care placing such small objects to get the effect they wanted – this was really good practice for developing the fine motor skills that are needed to control a pencil when writing.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Remembrance Assembly Reverend Amanda led our school Remembrance Assembly on Friday 10th November. She talked to the children about what the different parts of the poppy helped us to remember. During their reflection time, children were asked to place poppies on a world map as they thought about how fighting affects people all over the world.

Casting for Christmas Crib Services at St Mary’s Church There are still some parts free if your child is interested in taking part in any of the Nativity Services at St Mary’s Church. These services will be on Christmas Eve at 2.30pm, 4.00pm and 5.30pm but your child only needs to be available for one of the three services. Please contact Reverend Amanda for further details.

Sprotbrough Christmas Lights The switching on of the village lights is always a popular local event. This year, lights will be switched on at 5.30pm on Saturday 25th November. In order to fundraise to help buy the village Christmas tree which has cost £1,200, programmes are being sold at Shires Stores, Goldsmiths Centre and Sprotbrough Library. The programmes are £2 per adult and £2 per child. Each programme includes entry into a raffle which will be drawn week beginning 27th November – your lucky number is on the front of the programme! All prizes (including wine for adults and confectionary for children) can be claimed by producing the programme. You will find the order of events inside the programme so you don’t need to worry about missing things. Copley Junior School choir will be singing at the event and I am sure they would appreciate lots of support from the community.

Children in Need Day Once again, we will be joining schools all over the country in supporting Pudsey Bear and the BBC’s fundraising efforts on Friday 17th November. We will be encouraging the children to pay £1 to come to school in non-uniform so we look forward to sharing some of their outfits next time along with more news from Orchard. Thanks for reading!

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What’s On In Sprotbrough? Day

Activity

Meeting Place

Time

Mon

Guides

Sprotbrough Library

7.00—8.30pm

Mon

Dancercise Beginners

St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough

11.20am– 12.20pm

Mon

Nelly Stagles School of Dance

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

4.30pm—5.00pm

Mon

Scottish Dancing

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

7.30pm—9.45pm

Mon

Pilates

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.30am-10.30am

Mon

Little Thinkers

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

1.00pm—3pm

Mon

Brownies

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

6.15-7.45pm

Mon

Transformation 12 fitness

St Mary’s Church Hall

7.15-8.15pm

Mon

Beavers (6-7yrs)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

6.00-7.30pm

Tue

Nelly Stagles School of Dance

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

4.30pm—8pm

Tue

Coffee Morning (Term time only)

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

10.30-11.30am

Tue

Coffee, Cake & Chat

The Stable, Main Street

9.45—11.30am

Tue

Painting Class

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

2.00-4.00pm

Tue

Cubs (8-10yrs)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

6.30-8.00pm

Tue

67th Sprotbrough Scouts—Cubs

Sprotbrough Methodist Church Hall

6pm-7.30pm 7.30—10.30pm

Tue

Sequence Dancing

Royal British Legion Club

Tue

67th Sprotbrough Scouts

Sprotbrough Methodist Church Hall

7.30pm—9.30pm

Wed

Sprotbrough Park Playtime (term time)

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.30-11am

Wed

Yoga

St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough

10—11.30am

Wed

Story Time & Activities Alternate weeks

Sprotbrough Library

1pm—2pm

Wed

B’Fit with Cheryl

St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough

6.15-8.30pm

Wed

67th Scouts—Beavers

Sprotbrough Methodist Church Hall

5.30pm—6.45pm

Wed

Little Movers

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

10.15am—11.15am

Wed

Scouts (11-14)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

7.00-9pm

Wed

Community Church

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

2pm—3pm

Thurs

LT Fitness

St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough

11-12.15pm

Thurs

Little tykes (childminders drop in)

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.15—11.00am

Thurs

Playtime

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.30am– 11am

Thurs

Thursday Club

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

1.30-4.00pm

Thurs

Playtime

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

1.30pm-2.30pm

Thurs

Rainbows

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

4.45-5.45pm

Thurs

Male Voice Choir

Royal British legion Club

7pm—9pm

Thurs

Ridgeway School of Dance

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

4.45-8pm

Thurs

Brownies

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

6.00-7.30pm

Thurs

Yoga Class

St Marys Church Hall

7—8.30pm

Thurs

Explorer Scouts (14-18yrs)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

7.30-9.30pm

Fri

Frog Phonics

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.30—11.30am

Fri

NCT Play Group

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9am—12.30pm

Fri

Sequence Dance—Ian Sadler

Royal British Legion Club

1.00-3.30pm

Sat

Sequence Dancing

Royal British Legion Club

7.30—10.30pm

Sat

Transformation 12 fitness

St Mary’s Church Hall

9.30-10.30am

Sat

Ridgeway School of Dance

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9am—2.45pm

Sun

Sunday Club

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

10am—11am

Sun

Community Church

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

10am—12noon

30 Sun

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What’s on in Warmsworth? Day

Activity

Meeting Place

Time

Monday

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9.05am-3.05pm

Tuesday

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9.05am-3.05pm

Tuesday

Rainbows

Warmsworth Community Centre

6pm-7pm

Tuesday

Brownies

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

6pm-7.30pm

Tuesday

Ladies Club

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

Wednesday

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9.05am-3.05pm

Thursday

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9.05am-3.05pm

Thursday

Dancing Class

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

4pm-9pm

Thursday

Watercolours

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

10am-12 noon

Friday

Warmsworth Pre School

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9.05am-3.05pm

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Monthly Events in Sprotbrough & Warmsworth Monthly

Activity

Meeting Place

Time

3rd Monday 1st & 3rd Tuesday

St Mary’s Mothers Union

The Stable, Main Street, Sp’boro

7.30pm- 9.30pm

Sequence Dancing

Royal British Legion Club

7.30-10.30pm

1st Wednesday

Sprotbrough Wives

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

7.30-10.00pm

2nd Thursday

Lunch Club

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

12.15pm - 2.00pm

2nd Thursday

Jigsaw Puzzle library

The Stable, main Street, Sprotbrough

1.00pm—3pm

2nd Tuesday

Sprotbrough WI

St Mary’s Church Hall

7.30—9.30pm

Thursday, every 2 weeks

Ladies Circle

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

7pm—9.30pm

3rd Thursday

Sprotbrough & Cusworth PC

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

7pm—9pm

2nd Monday

Ladies Club Committee

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

2nd Monday

Parish Council meeting

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

1st Thursday

Warmsworth WI

Warmsworth Community Centre

7—9pm

2nd Monday

Ward Councillors Surgery

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

6—7pm

1st Tuesday

Warmsworth & Edlington Lions Club

The Holiday Inn, Warmsworth, DN4 NUX

7pm

Last Friday of the month

Sprotbrough Village History Group

St Mary’s Church Hall, Main Street, Sprotbrough.

2pm—4pm

Cricket Club

7pm

3rd Wednesday

Warmsworth Neighbourhood Watch

1st Wednesday

Friends of Cusworth Park

3rd Friday of the month

Craft-antics Club

10.15—12noon The Stable, Main Street, Sprotbrough

10 - 4pm

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