December 2020
ISSUE NO 182
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Welcome
To the December issue of
The Sprotbrough Arrow
Help out our local businesses and think of them when purchasing gifts this Christmas. With the lock down restrictions making trading virtually impossible for our small local businesses, please do all you can as I know many already do, to support them through this difficult time. Many have adapted their business the best they can to provide takeout services, delivery services and come up with gorgeous Christmas gift ideas and hampers. Almost all offer gift vouchers which can be used in 2021. Whether it’s beauty treatments, hair appointments, food hampers, gift vouchers for meals etc, there is so much we can do this Christmas to give these businesses a hand. As we await news of what restrictions we face over the festive period, I hope you are all able to see and spend time with those you love. The deadline for the January issue is Wednesday 9th December. The January issue will be distributed between Christmas & New year’s eve.
Merry Christmas everybody x Michelle Sidebottom Tel: 07795 387937 michelle@arrowpublications.co.uk .arrowpublications.co.uk
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Community News Pledge to tackle residents’ concerns
Cllr Holland at Anchorage Lane play area
Councillor David Holland is calling on residents to help protect local play areas and open spaces by reporting anti-social behaviour and other problems to a special enforcement team. Cllr Holland, Chair of Sprotbrough & Cusworth Parish Council, said: “Local people have brought to our attention the issues that are really annoying them, with dog fouling, litter and anti-social behaviour being some of their top concerns. “Many people have been annoyed by the needless vandalism at the new Anchorage Lane play area, which only opened a few weeks ago. Coupled with this, there have been incidents of people taking dogs into the playground, which is not allowed for safety reasons. Signage explaining this has been installed at the site. “Litter is also a problem on the open spaces at Newlands Park and Anchorage Lane. I would like to thank those residents who have been supporting the parish council’s own cleaning up efforts by doing some litter picking themselves, including the Scawsby and Cusworth Ploggers. Additional bins are being installed at Newlands Park and a larger one at the Skate and BMX Park, coupled with twice weekly rubbish collections to help the problem. Incidentally, we can provide suitable equipment for anyone who would like to carry out a litter pick by ringing the parish council office on 01302 788093. “As a parish council we are determined to tackle the concerns that residents have raised and we have asked Doncaster Council’s Enforcement Team to help us. Any dog control, litter or anti-social behaviour complaints should be emailed to EnforcementTeam@doncaster.gov.uk as this will help them to build up a bigger picture of the problem and assign patrols to the area. They have authority to fine the culprits.”
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Community News
Sprotbrough’s Christmas Tree arrives! Covid-19 wasn’t going to stop Sprotbrough’s Christmas tree for 2020! It was delivered and erected by Pleveys Garden World on a rather cold and dreary morning. With a nifty bit of chain-saw work and a “It’ll just about reach” from the Hi-Ab, in it went to the specially prepared socket and was secured! Donated by Brittains Beverages, this year’s tree looks fabulous even before the team set about decorating and putting lights on. Carol Rees, Sprotbrough Christmas Lights organiser said; “It’s more important this year especially, that we do our best to bring some light and enjoyment to the community and this tree will do just that!” Sprotbrough community Christmas lights group would like to thank Riverstones Electrical and Kerb Appeal (tree surgeon and landscape) for dressing our village tree. Robin, Jack and Gordon (amongst others), gave up their time to do this fantastic job. We hope you all like the new dressed tree and will see it completely lit on November 28.
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Community News Sprotbrough Oral History: From Rural Estate to Real Estate 1925-1965 This book gives a brief history of Sprotbrough Village from prehistoric times to 1965, but its main focus is the stories of some of those who lived in the village between 1925 and 1965. In 1925, Sprotbrough Estate was sold following the deaths of Brigadier-General Robert Calverley Alington Bewley Copley on 23 June 1923 and his wife, Selena Frances, on the day of his funeral. The next in line, their son, Lord Cromwell, decided that the price of maintaining the estate, along with also having to pay double death duties, was too high a price to pay and decided to sell. Although the estate covered many acres, until that time, the population of the village itself was only around 300 and most of them were tied to the estate through work, so the impending change to their lives was one of uncertainty but also opportunity. By the early 1960s, the population had grown to 1014 and home ownership had well and truly arrived in the village. Very few people were found who had actually experienced life in the village in 1925, but their descendants still had a story to tell, as had some that arrived in the village having purchased land and commenced building. This is their story. This is the first book written about Sprotbrough since 1969 and it is hoped that villagers will enjoy being reminded of those early days and that newcomers will discover something of the history of the place in which they now live. Copies may be purchased through Liz Reeve by emailing soh.lizreeve@gmail.com or telephoning 01302 313030. Published by MGEM Publishing, 193 pp, Price £12.99
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Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School On the last day of the first autumn term, children at Orchard enjoyed dressing up in their Halloween costumes. They enjoyed learning about the origins of Halloween and the history of the Jack ‘o Lantern. To mark the start of this half term, children are learning all about the local area. The children within the Foundation stage are continuing to focus on our school grounds and are going to be learning about houses and homes. Year 2 have been on a walk around the village and conducted a traffic survey. We have already discussed many celebrations including; Bonfire Night, Diwali and Remembrance Day, with Children in Need and the Christmas festivities quickly approaching. The children in Nursery have been learning about Diwali and have been creating their own Mehndi patterns. They have also been using different shapes to create Rangoli patterns. The children enjoyed learning different nursery rhymes during Nursey Rhyme Week and learnt to draw different animals to go with the rhymes. Reception children have drawn fireworks, developing their fine motor skills, and thought of different words to describe the sounds they make. The children were excited to make their own edible sparklers using breadsticks and chocolate! They were described as ‘scrummy’! The children have created their own poppy for Remembrance Day 2020.
The children in Year 1 have been on a virtual walk around the village and have looked closely at the different patterns on the building of St Mary’s Church. They have then used photographs to sketch patterns seen on the building. They have learnt about why we celebrate Bonfire Night and have enjoyed listening to fireworks. They then moved in different ways to the firework sounds during their PE sessions. The children have enjoyed creating their own split pin poppies linked to Remembrance Day. Year 2 have written their own acrostic poems linked to Bonfire Night and Guy Fawkes. They have also created fire safety posters after discussions about how to stay safe over the Bonfire period. They have learnt all about Diwali, creating their own Rangoli patterns and have used clay to make their own diva lamps.
The children and staff at Orchard are excited to begin the Christmas festivities and we wish you all a very Merry Christmas. 9
SPROTBROUGH RESIDENT SHORTLISTED FOR NEW NATIONAL ARTS LOCKDOWN COMPETITION A musician from Sprotbrough made the shortlist for the King Lear Prizes, a new national arts competition launched in March 2020 to encourage artistic creativity amongst our seniors during lockdown. Howard Johnson beat thousands of other entries in the inaugural Prizes to make the shortlist of 8.The competition attracted more than 14,000 entriesin total in six categories from people across the UK and British citizens overseas. For Howard’s shortlisted entry ‘Elly May Flower and the Pilgrims’,he has received a high commendation. Revealing his inspiration for his piece, he said, “I am forever reminding people that the roots of the USA were planted in Yorkshire & Lincolnshire soil. I once shared this with country star George Hamilton IV, and he challenged me to write a song about it. Years later when the Mayflower 400th Anniversary coincided with King Lear Prizes, the song was born.” Howard is now planning to record the song with a couple of friends * (when lockdown allows) later this year. Speaking about his reasons for entering the competition, Howard said, “I saw Lockdown as my chance to reboot and reprioritise. I had countless song & story ideas but never had the time to complete and record them. When I heard Gyles Brandrethdescribe the competition I immediately thought this is for me.” The inaugural competition was supported by famous writers, actors, musicians and artists, such as broadcaster Gyles Brandreth, who judged the poetry category and cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, who judged the musical compositions and was open to people over 70 to submit new short stories, poetry, short plays, solo musical compositions and art during the time they were quarantined. The Prizes take their name from Shakespeare’s play King Lear, which was written in 1605-1606 during outbreaks of the plague in London. Speaking about the entries in the music category, Julian Lloyd Webber said, “Many congratulations to all the composers and songwriters who entered the King Lear Prizes. The standard of the music submitted was remarkable and showed, once again, just how important music-making has been to so many people during the pandemic! The King Lear Prizes have proved what we knew already; ‘age is no barrier to brilliant creativity!’” Howard Johnson is available for further questions or an interview upon request. ‘Elly May Flower and the Pilgrims’ as well as the other winning and shortlisted entries, are available to view at the King Lear Prizes website www.kinglearprizes.org.uk. For more information, contact Reem Ahmed on behalf of the King Lear Prizes on reem@kinglearprizes.org Howard Johnson can be contacted on 07743685715 or via howardsjohnson2012@gmail.com
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Still here in lockdown
Before Lockdown is devastating for everyone, including the After local RSPCA Animal Centre, but caring for animals cannot stop. Despite losing 95% of income in the first lockdown, the team still has animals of all shapes and sizes to look after. One such case is Tommy rescued in a terrible state by RSPCA Inspectors. It was unclear what effect severe malnourishment would have on his body but he is making a steady recovery so far. Despite suffering cruelty, Tommy is a happy little soul who loves a fuss, cuddle and his extra feeds. The fact that he has learnt to trust humans again so soon after his rescue is nothing short of a miracle. The team are working hard through lockdown to rehabilitate this little lad so he will be able to find his forever home and be able to live the life he deserves. Tommy is just one example; there are so many other animals that need your help. If able to, please help Doncaster, Rotherham and District RSPCA by donating to their emergency appeal. The team relies more than ever on kind donations from the community and support from local businesses. A £5 donation is the equivalent of feeding a dog for three days, while a £25 donation will provide vital veterinary medicines and healthcare. You can donate via paypal, the website or Facebook page. You can also donate £5 by texting RSPCADRB to 70085.
As always, thank you for your continued support and we wish all our local community the best of health and urge you to take care of yourselves.
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School News from Copley Junior School National Anti-Bullying Week The theme for this year’s National AntiBullying Week was ‘United against Bullying’. To launch the week, we invited all children and staff to wear odd socks – as bright and oddly matched as possible! We used this theme to celebrate diversity and our individuality. As well as class activities across school to focus on friendship and to promote anti-bullying, children nominated peers in their class for our small acts of kindness ‘Roll of Honour’ and Year 5 AntiBullying Ambassadors organised an anti-bullying poster competition, they prepared a pupil-friendly anti-bullying leaflet to give to every child in school and decorated ‘kindness pebbles’ for children to find in the school grounds.
Remembrance Day We marked Remembrance Day with a two-minute silence and an assembly prepared by the School Council. Children in Year 5 used old green and red plastic bags to create these lovely poppy designs on our fence, working entirely independently. Great work, Year 5!
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Children in Need Our School Council organised a rainbow-themed nonuniform day to raise funds for Children in Need. The children looked very bright and colourful! Spooky Spoons! We are very fortunate to have an active parentteacher Copley School Association. Members organise lots of additional activities to enrich the children’s school experience. Our Halloween ‘Spooky Spoon’ competition allowed children to show their fabulous creativity and imagination! We created a whole school display in the hall so that year groups could visit in their protected bubbles to admire all the entries. Judging was incredibly difficult as the quality of entries was so high. We look forward to sharing more school news soon. E.A. Crayton Head teacher
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Harvest Festival Everything this year is having to be done a little differently! As we can’t invite parents into school at the moment we’ve been putting our film making skills to good use to mark Harvest Festival by filming our children reciting some fantastic poems for parents to enjoy via the website.
Remembrance
Finding a new way to continue to commemorate Remembrance Day we all observed the two minute’s silence then invited all our children to participate in our annual assembly, but this time we did it via Zoom! The school community came together again to raise a staggering £720.77 for the Royal British Legion. Thank you to Jeff Swift our local British Legion representative who managed to keep us supplied with poppies. We missed you in school this year Jeff!
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Moon Zoom Aliens landed in Year 1 to launch their Moon Zoom topic complete with a rocket crash landing site!
Diwali Some of our younger children celebrated Diwali through role play and making Diva lamps.
Children in Need Richmond Hill raised a fantastic £436 for Children in Need this year. We’d also like to congratulate two of our pupils Joe and Katy who raised a phenomenal £540 from their Children in Need fundraising event when they completed a run around Sprotbrough.
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What’s On In Sprotbrough? Day
Activity
Meeting Place
Mon
Rainbows
Scout Barn in Sprotbrough Village
Time 5.30pm
Mon
Rising 2’s play session
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
9.00-11.30am 12.30- 3.00pm
Mon
Rising 2’s play session
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
Mon
Brownies
Sprotbrough Methodist Church
6.15-7.45pm
Mon
Beavers (6-7yrs)
Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough
6.00-7.30pm
Mon
French Conversation Group
Sprotbrough Community Library
6.00—8.00pm
Mon
Seniors ‘Dancercise’ Keep fit class
St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough
10.15—11.15am
Mon
Adult Ballroom/Latin Dance
St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough
2pm –3.30pm
Mon
Adult Ballroom/Latin Dance class
St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough
7.15-8.45pm
Mon
Scottish Country Dancing (term time)
The Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
7.45—9.45pm
Tue
Sprotbrough Starz
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
9.15-11am
Tue
Coffee Morning (Term time only)
Sprotbrough Methodist Church
10.30-11.30am
Tue
Tuesday Club
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
1.30-4.00pm 2.00-4.00pm
Tue
Painting Class
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
Tue
Dancing
Sprotbrough Methodist Church
4.00-7.00pm
Tue
Story time & Activities (term time)
Sprotbrough Library
1pm—2pm
Tue
Cubs (8-10yrs)
Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough
6.30-8.00pm
Tue
Cubs 'Kestrels' (8-10yrs)
The Barn, Main Street
6.45-8.15pm
Wed
Rising 2’s Playgroup
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
9.00-11.30am
Wed
Sprotbrough Park Playtime (term time)
Sprotbrough Methodist Church
9.30-11am
Wed
Sequence Dance—Ian Sadler
Royal British Legion
1pm –3.30pm
Wed
Story Time & Activities Alternate weeks
Sprotbrough Library
1.30pm—2.30pm
Wed
Dancing
Sprotbrough Methodist Church
4.00-7.00pm
Wed
Taekwondo
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
6.00-7.00pm
Wed
Sequence Dance Club
St Mary’s Church Hall
7.30pm—10pm
Wed
Cubs 'Falcons' (8-10yrs)
The Barn, Main Street
6.45-8.15pm
Wed
Scouts (11-14yrs)
Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough
7.00-9pm
Thurs
Coffee Morning
The Stable, Main Street, Sprotbrough
10—11.30am
Thurs
Little tykes (childminders drop in)
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
9.15—11.00am 1.30-4.00pm
Thurs
Thursday Club
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
Thurs
Dancing Class
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
4.45-8.45pm
Thurs
Brownies
Sprotbrough Methodist Church
6.00-7.30pm
Thurs
Yoga Class
St Marys Church Hall
7—8.30pm
Thurs
Beavers (6-7yrs)
The Barn, Main Street
5.30-6.30pm
Thurs
Scouts (11-14yrs)
The Barn, Main Street
7.00-9.15pm
Thurs
Explorer Scouts (14-18yrs)
Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough
7.30-9.30pm
Fri
Sprotbrough Starz
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
9.15-11am
Fri
Tea Dance
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
1.00-4.00pm
Sat
Sequence Dancing
Royal British Legion Club
7.30—10.30pm
Sat
Dancing Class
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
9.15-3.15pm
Sun
Sunday Club
Sprotbrough Methodist Church
10am—11am
Sun
t-Time, Crafts, bible stories and more
St Marys Church Hall
4—5pm—check hall for dates
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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
Sprotbrough Community Centre Bookings Tel: 788093 Methodist Church Hall Bookings Tel: 570036 (office hours 10am-12noon Tue & Fri) St Marys Church Hall Bookings Tel: 07891 813986 Warmsworth Community Centre Tel: 01302 858200
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 Tuesday
Jigsaw Puzzle library & Coffee
The Stable, main Street, Sprotbrough
9.30—11.30am
1st & 3rd Wednesday
Knit & Natter Club
The Stable, Main St, Sprotbrough
2—4pm
2nd Tuesday
Sprotbrough WI
St Mary’s Church Hall
7.30—9.30pm
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
3rd Wednesday
Warmsworth Neighbourhood Watch
Cricket Club
7pm
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