The Sprotbrough Also covering Warmsworth, 4800 distribution monthly
March 2018
Arrow Publications
Issue No. 150
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Welcome to the March issue of The Sprotbrough Arrow.
The Great British Spring Clean takes place in early March, if you want to get involved, please contact DMBC for details of any groups already organised in your area or let them know you have formed your own group of volunteers. Thank you to both Copley Junior school and Richmond Hill Primary for sharing your school news. It looks like everyone hit the floor running after the Christmas break. A few dates to remember this month, Sunday 11th March is Mother’s Day and clocks go forward 25th March… looking forward to the lighter nights. The deadline for the April issue will be Wednesday 14th March. The April Arrow will be delivered by the last weekend in March.
Best Wishes Michelle Sidebottom Tel: 01302 534256 / 07795 387937 email: michelle@arrowpublications.co.uk
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Community News Sprotbrough Knit & Na er Group are hos ng a Coffee Morning in the Stable, St. Mary's Church, Sprotbrough on Saturday 10th March 10 12.30p.m. Tradional and trendy knits & novel es, cakes, tombola, raffle,bring & buy etc. Tickets £1 includes coffee & biscuits, Please come along and help us raise £1,000 for Firefly Express this year,
Other news… Knit & Na er meet on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month in the Stable Room, Main Street, Sprotbrough 2 - 4p.m. Since star ng in 2015, through our efforts we have donated more than £3,000 to local chari es including Don men a and Yorkshire Air Ambulance. If you would like to join us contact Carole/Joan 01302 782776.
Friends of Sprotbrough Library. are holding a
Spring Gift Fayre at Sprotbrough Library on Saturday 3rd March 10-12noon lots of stalls and the BIG raffle Come along and support your local library.
Jigsaw Puzzle Library & Coffee Morning 2nd Tuesday each month 9.30-11.30. Stable Room, St. Mary's Church, Sprotbrough. We have over 500 jigsaws of various sizes in stock and hire out £1 each to take home and return the following month. Unique to the area! We have donated nearly £3,000 to more than 30 local chari es so if you feel you might be interested, why not give us a try. A warm welcome awaits you. Contact Liz 01302 311933
Parish Luncheon Club, Newton Arms, Sprotbrough, last Thursday each month 12 noon. Now into our 6th year! So if you are feeling lonely, fed up or just bored and would like to meet and make new friends why not come and join around Phone 40/45 other likeminded people? Quiz and raffle and usually away by 1.45p.m. Disabled facili es, parking and bus stop nearby. Contact Carole 01302 782776 (not the Newton) you will be made most welcome.
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Community News Doncaster Rambler’s Welbeck Wander, Tuesday Walk 6th February.
WARMSWORTH LADIES’ CLUB Come and enjoy our March meetings! 06 Mar 18 An Overview of Tranquillity Spa 13 Mar 18 53rd Annual Dinner 20 Mar 18 Unmentionables ! 27 Mar 18 Sheffield Castle and Manor Lodge
After meeting in the car park at Notwell Garden Centre, (well worth a visit, apart from the massive Garden Centre, there is a lovely café, art gallery and farm shop) 35 of us set off on this lovely winter walk, enhanced by the light peppering of snow petals throughout the day. The walk was a pleasing mixture of fieldside tracks and quiet lanes which enabled us to make good time. We started by walking through the fascinating limestone gorge of Creswell Crags with its prehistoric cave dwellings (The cliffs in the ravine contain several caves that were occupied during the last ice age, between around 43,000 and 10,000 years ago. Its caves contain the northernmost cave art in Europe. The evidence of occupation found in the rich series of sediments that accumulated over many thousands of years is regarded as internationally unique in demonstrating how prehistoric people managed to live at the extreme northernmost limits of their territory during the Late Pleistocene period). After the regulation coffee stop at 11 am (outside a very impressive cemetery, even the dead are posh around here) we resumed our journey along lanes and tracks through rolling farmland towards our lunchtime pub stop in the rather upmarket Greendale Oak in Cuckney. Having emptied our sandwich boxes (and our wallets!) we set off for the short 3 mile journey back to the start alongside the Welbeck Estate with sightings of white deer and black pheasant along the way. What a joy to arrive back relatively free from mud for the first time this year. Thanks Brian, for an ideal seasonal walk and Bob for backmarking. David Billington Coming soon—Doncaster Walking Festival 26th May to 3rd Jane an outdoor extravaganza for all the family For more information about the Doncaster Ramblers and future activity please visit our Home Page http://www.doncasterramblers.org.uk/ Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/doncasterramblers/
Everyone is so very welcome.
We meet at Warmsworth Community Centre, Low Road Tuesdays 7:00-9:00 pm
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School News from Copley Junior School Young Voices Concert
Once again, our enthusiastic Year 5 and 6 choir of over 60 children took part in the Young Voices Concert at Sheffield Arena. After months of practising the songs and dances with Mrs Havercroft, the children were very excited to attend the afternoon rehearsal, followed by the concert itself. The whole performance with the dancers and vocalists along with the beat box crew was amazing, not to mention of course the incredible 5200 children in the Young Voices choir. We greatly appreciate that so many parents/carers and relatives were able to come in the evening to enjoy the performance. Well done to all the children for putting in so much effort to learn the songs and dance moves. As usual, the children were an absolute credit to the school with their enthusiasm and excellent behaviour.
Intrepid Arctic Explorers
As part of their project ‘Frozen Kingdom’, our intrepid Year 6 Arctic explorers ventured to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park to meet the polar bears. In the welcome warmth of the school room, Year 6 children took part in interactive workshops to find out more about evolution and the adaptation of species.
Internet Safety Week Well done to the Anti-Bullying Ambassadors!
Our Anti-Bullying Ambassadors led a fantastic assembly and PowerPoint presentation to encourage children to think about online safety. They helped children to consider what information we share online and how children can ensure they are a good friend online. The Anti-Bullying Ambassadors prepared a pupil-friendly e-safety leaflet for all the children to take home, with tops tips about e-safety. Our assembly finished with the message that as long as children use the internet safely it is a fantastic way to learn and have fun.
Internet Safety Magic Show
The Magic Club of Great Britain entertained us with an interactive magic show, which combined great humour, mystifying magic tricks and powerful messages about the dangers of cyber bullying and how to keep safe online. At the end of the show Eugene asked everyone to raise their hand if they knew how to keep safe online! We look forward to sharing more school news next month. Best wishes, E.A. Crayton, Head teacher
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Richmond Hill Primary School News Competitions Galore! Our sports teams have had an incredibly busy month with competitions, bringing back some brilliant results! First up were the Y5/Y6 Boys’ Football Team, who took part in the Doncaster Rovers English League Football Tournament. After an intense penalty shootout, our team came 3rd! A fantastic result once again for our football competitions, and an excellent start to the term’s competitions Our second competition of the term saw our Y5/Y6 Athletics team demonstrate “amazing” running, jumping and throwing skills, coming 4th at their competition! The team also received positive recognition for their good behaviour and team spirit. The month also saw the return of our Key Stage 2 Cheerleading team, who came in joint 5th at the Doncaster Finals! The team, who have shown an amazing amount of dedication by practicing over lunchtime, were also lucky enough to take part in a workshop organised by Campsmount Academy! Thank you to everyone involved in the organisation and running of the workshop, which the team thoroughly enjoyed!
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Year 2 Strike Gold! Year 2 had a very interesting morning recently, when they found a mysterious footprint in one of their classrooms! Along with the footprint, they find clues and a treasure map… which showed that there was something to be found in our school! They searched all over the school for the owner of the footprint and found that it was one of the Key Stage 2 teachers, who had been stashing Year 2’s treasure in his classroom. After a lot of intense detective work, pupils discovered their prize… copies of their next class book, Treasure Island! Thank you to Year 2 for putting on such an intriguing launch!
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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
Mon
Rising 2’s play session
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
12.30- 3.00pm
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 Beginners Ballroom/Latin Dance
St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough
2pm –3pm
Tue
Sprotbrough Starz
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
9.15-11am
Tue
Coffee Morning
Sprotbrough Methodist Church
10.30-11.30am
Tue
Tuesday Club
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
1.30-4.00pm
Tue
Painting Class
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
2.00-4.00pm
Tue
Dancing
Sprotbrough Methodist Church
4.00-7.00pm
Tue
Story time & Activities (term time)
Sprotbrough Library
1pm—2pm
Tue
Taekwondo
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
6.00-9.00pm
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
5.30-6.30pm
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
Thurs
Thursday Club
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
1.30-4.00pm
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
Fri
Taekwondo
Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough
6.30-9.00pm
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
Playgroup
Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)
9am-3.15pm
Tuesday
Playgroup
Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)
9am-3.15pm
Tuesday
Brownies
Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)
6pm-7.30pm
Tuesday
Ladies Club
Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)
7pm-9pm
Wednesday
Playgroup
Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)
9am-3.15pm
Wednesday
Ladies Dancing
Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)
8pm-9pm
Thursday
Playgroup
Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)
9am-3.15pm
Thursday
Dancing Class
Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)
4pm-9pm
Thursday
Watercolours
Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)
10am-12 noon
Thursday
JW Club
Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)
1.30pm-2.30pm
Friday
Playgroup
Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)
9am-3.15pm
Saturday
Children’s Dancing
Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)
10am-12noon
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
10—12noon
2nd Tuesday
Sprotbrough WI
St Mary’s Church Hall
7.30—9.30pm
Last Thursday of month
Parish Luncheon Club
Newton Arms, Sprotbrough Rd
12 for 12.30pm
2nd Monday
Ladies Club Committee
Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)
7pm-9pm
2nd Monday
Parish Council meeting
Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)
7pm-9pm
2nd Wednesday
Pudding Club
Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)
7pm-9pm
3rd Thursday
Community Partnership
Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)
6.30pm—7.30pm
1st Thursday
Warmsworth WI
Warmsworth Community Centre
7—9pm
1st Friday
Baby Clinic
Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)
1pm—3pm
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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