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I hope everyone had a terrific Christmas and made the most of the holiday season. Once again, December was full of community events, bringing everyone together with volunteers giving up their time to bring us joy.

So, January begins and the New Year is upon us, I hope your plans, whatever they may be, motivate you to get up out of bed on these cold dark mornings. If you are looking for a new activity this year, check our local village /church halls who are bursting with classes and events, there is sure to be something of interest.

A gentle reminder to keep an eye on your neighbours, January can be a lonely month after the fun and festivities of Christmas.

The February issue deadline for adverts and content is Wednesday 18th January. The Arrow will be delivered by 1st February 2024.

Happy New Year

Michelle Sidebottom

Tel: 07795 387937

Email: michelle@arrowpublications.co.uk

Website: arrowpublications.co.uk

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WARMSWORTH LADIES’ CLUB

Community News SPROTBROUGH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

The big Christmas Light switch on at the end of November drew crowds of locals who enjoyed a day of fun and Christmas festivities at the heart of Sprotbrough village.

The organisers said ‘We thank everyone for coming and we hope you enjoyed the new display. There are so so many people to thank that it’s impossible to list everyone. Those who planned, those who worked behind the scenes, those who put on the high viz vests, those who came at a moments notice to help, all those who entertained, in fact everyone who came to see the new display … we send our thanks. AND…. We do it all again next year on Saturday November 30th 2024. Same time. Same place. This is planning day number 1.’

Congratulations and thank you to everyone involved with this project, the lights look incredible.

Photo credit: Vic Stringer

Orchids Care Ltd

“A unique approach to personal care tailored to each individual needs” We are a domiciliary registered company since 2004 and work throughout the borough of Doncaster to provide care for individuals whilst still in their own home. All staff are DBS checked and have full training, which enables them to provide top quality care for each individual service user.

Orchids Care offer a range of services which include daily calls, personal care, medication prompts, shopping packages, cleaning services, companionship, escorting to medical appointments, meal preparation and day care services.

The care package is tailored to each individuals needs and we offer calls from 15 – 60 minutes, and operate 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year.

We provide care services to the elderly, individuals with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and neurological conditions.

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SPROTBROUGH CRICKET CLUB

Welcome to the latest edition of Sprotbrough Cricket Club’s Arrow column, bringing you all the news and goings-on of a club at the heart of the community. First this month, we’d like to thank everyone who came out for our Christmas Market on Sunday 26th November. Although it seems a world away now, it was a great event enjoyed by all which raised valuable funds for the club. We even got a bit of local news coverage at the Sheffield Wire, an online news platform for South Yorkshire! Thank you to all our market stallholders and volunteers who helped set up, coordinate and pack the event away. The market would not have been possible without them. We’re looking forward to putting on some wonderful events in our community in 2024!

There are still ways to support your local cricket club all year round. One of which is by playing our 100 Club game, a fun way to win money every week. Participants pick a number between 1 and 100, which is assigned to a duck for a weekly virtual race. Whichever number duck wins the race, its owner can win £100! If this is something you would be interested in joining, details are available from John Marsh or Lindsay Graves, contactable via the phone number 07545503777. Entry costs £2 a week and is paid via a standing order.

Looking forward to 2024, preparations for the new season are well underway. It’s been a busy winter recruitment-wise so far, and we’d like to take this opportunity to welcome middle-order batter Fraser McLean, all-rounder Louis Richardson and wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Fidler to the club. We’d also like to give a huge welcome to the club to Akhil, who will be joining as our overseas player for next season. Akhil is coming to us from India – a nation which lives and breathes this wonderful game. He is a left-arm batter and spinner and we can’t wait for his all-round talent to take us to a new level. We’re so excited to see all of our new signings in action come April.

Indoor winter nets are also just around the corner for junior and senior players interested in representing Sprotbrough next season. Junior nets for u9s and u11s begin on Monday 5th February between 6pm and 7.30pm at St Pius X School at Wath, and will run for 8 weeks. Senior nets begin on Tuesday 20th February between 8pm and 10pm at Sheffield Hallam University Sports College (Bawtry Road, Brinsworth) and will also run for 8 weeks. Winter nets are a great chance for players old and new to re-acclimatise themselves with their cricketing ability. It’s also a fantastic opportunity to discover new talents, meet new people and become part of the Sprotbrough CC fraternity. Look out for updates on our social media pages, which you can find below, for more information. We hope to see you there!

Finally, we’d like to pay tribute to our very own Michael Threapleton, who has decided to hang up his spikes after over 30 years at the club. More commonly known as Threap, he’s represented Sprotbrough from junior level. Since our PlayCricket records began in 2013, he’s taken 466 wickets and posted 3656 runs. Threap was also part of our 2021 Whitworth Cup-winning campaign, pictured here (right). Over the years, he’s worked tirelessly to keep the ground and facilities in great condition. It’s hard to put Threap’s impact on our club into words but the club wouldn’t be where it is today without him. Thank you for everything, Threap. You’ll always be welcome at Sprotbrough.

Thank you as always for reading! Don’t forget to follow us on social media and look out for the next edition of this column in February 2024!

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RICHMOND HILL PRIMARY ACADEMY

Cracking Christmas!

We had some special visitors come to see everyone at Richmond Hill to mark the 1st December, and countdown to Christmas! There was an array of different activities and prizes to be won to celebrate getting closer to the big day!

Festive Films

The children had the option to stay after school and enjoy a Christmas film, wearing pyjamas/Christmas jumpers. Hot dogs, drinks and chocolate lollies were on offer at this particular theatre – fun was had by all.

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Glorious Choir

Our wonderful Choir performed at The Dome in ‘A Choral Christmas’ concert. They looked super smart in their choir uniforms and sounded absolutely beautiful, we are so proud of them!

Back together at last!

The last few weeks have been very exciting for us at Richmond Hill –we are all now back in the same building, after nearly 3 long years! Here’s a few pics of our KS2 children moving in to their new classrooms… we are soooooo happy to be back together!!

What’s On In Sprotbrough?

Day Activity Meeting Place Time

Mon Guides Sprotbrough Library 7.00—8.30pm

Mon Just Dance has 'various' classes St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough

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 Cre8 Drama

St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough 10am—11am

Tue Slimming World The Stables, Sprotbrough 5.30pm—7.30pm

Tue Coffee Morning (Term time only) Sprotbrough Methodist Church 10.30-11.30am

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

Tue Sequence Dancing

Royal British Legion Club 7.30—10.30pm

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

Wed Scouts (11-14)

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough 10.15am—11.15am

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

Thurs Ridgeway School of Dance

Royal British legion Club 7pm—9pm

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

Fri Sequence Dance—Ian Sadler

Sat Sequence Dancing

Sat Transformation 12 fitness

Sat Ridgeway School of Dance

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough 9am—12.30pm

Royal British Legion Club 1.00-3.30pm

Royal British Legion Club 7.30—10.30pm

St Mary’s Church Hall 9.30-10.30am

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough 9am—2.45pm

Sun Sunday Club Sprotbrough Methodist Church 10am—11am

Sun Community Church

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough 10am—12noon

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Sun t-Time, Crafts, bible stories and more St Marys Church Hall 4—5pm—check hall for dates

What’s on in Warmsworth?

Activity

Monday Warmsworth Pre School

Tuesday Brownies Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall) 6pm-7.30pm Tuesday

Sprotbrough Goldsmith Centre Bookings Tel: 788093 sprotcuspc@btconnect.com

Methodist Church Hall Bookings Tel: 570036 sprotmeth.park@yahoo.co.uk(office hours 10am-12noon Fri in term time only)

St Marys Church Hall and Stable Bookings Tel: 07761 536676 Tel: 01302 570971 (an answerphone service is on) bookings.sprotbrough@gmail.com

Warmsworth Community Centre Tel: 01302 858200

Sprotbrough Community Library Room Hire Bookings 01302 782436 or mobile 07852290984

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