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“You cannot open a book… ...without learning something” Confucius As a child I was an avid reader, Enid Blyton and Noel Streatfeild being 2 of my favourite authors, but first study and then work, and then a young family and other responsibilities reduced my reading time to the extent that the only time I would pick up a book would be on holiday. But a couple of years ago I resolved to give myself a little more ‘me time’ and part of that included reading. A simple pleasure but one which can be incredibly satisfying, and, depending on the choice of literature, totally enriching and potentially life changing.

So whatever genre floats your boat this Easter I challenge you to settle down with a cup of tea and a book or two for company. Open your mind and see where a good book can take you, whether it be learning a new skill or hobby, re-visiting a classic from your youth, honing your detective skills with a crime thriller or just a good old ‘chick-lit’ holiday book!

The May issues will be delivered to you late April. If you would like to have something included in this, please make sure details are with me by Friday 4th April. Apologies for the early closing date, as you probably know I have 3 school aged children and where possible I like to take time off during their school holidays, so this month I have brought the print date forward a week so I am not at my busiest during their holidays – you never know maybe I will find some time for reading too!

Enjoy April and I will back in a months’ time with your May magazine!

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Children’s Coached Sports Courses There are loads of fun activities for the kids throughout the year:-

Monday’s - Junior Football from Age 4, Tuesday’s - Trampolining from Age 5, Wednesday’s - Pre-school Gymnastics from age 2 & half, Gymnastics from age 5 and Rookie Lifeguard from age 8*, Friday’s - Squash from age 8 and Trampolining from age 5, Saturday’s - Badminton from age 8 and Trampolining from Age 5.

Session times and costs vary dependent on sport, age and ability, if you are interested in joining the fun then give us a call or pop down to the leisure centre and complete an application form. All of the above are run as courses of between 8 & 10 week in duration. * Other pre requisites apply

We are open as normal throughout the Easter Weekend including 9am to 9pm on Easter Bank Holiday Monday

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Researching Your Family History

FREE ADMISSION • 14th —18th MAY 10.00am — 6.00pm Finishes with the Sunday Service at 10.30 am HARWORTH METHODIST CHURCH

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Researching your family history can be a rewarding and exciting experience. At Bircotes Library we hold an ancestry family history club once a month. Why not come along and find out more about your past and your family?

Harworth Brass

Next Meeting: Monday 7th April 2014 Time: 1:30- 3 p.m • Other events at Bircotes Library

Ticket on the door @ £5 and £3 concessions.

Harworth Brass are staging a traditional concert at the Harworth Town Hall on Saturday 26th April at 7pm.

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Fun Zone Every Saturday 10:00 - 12:00 Come along and join in with our arts and craft session.

Try I.T Book a Try I.T session with us and we will show you computer basics, job searching & social Networking.

Rhyme, Rattle & Roll Every Thursday afternoon 14:00 - 14:30 come along for fun for the under 3's sing along.

Easter Holiday Fun! Come along for arts and crafts throughout the Easter Holidays and join in with the Easter egg hunt!

For more information call Bircotes Library on 01302 742384

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Fishomania is coming back to Hayfield lakes on 19th April.

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Country Show and Open Day Sunday 18th May 2014 This year the fourth Northern Racing College Show has been renamed Country Show and Open Day. The show, which is a joint effort with Doncaster College, has been expanded to include small animals, rabbits, guinea pigs etc. as well as the usual Fun Dog Show and classes for horses and ponies, including jumping and Handy Pony. In addition there will be classes for donkeys and driving classes for horses and ponies.

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Cooking on a Budget Join this class for 8 fun sessions to learn about cooking and preparing meals on a budget using fresh, seasonal and convenience foods.

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Starting: Friday 2nd May for 8 weeks 9.00 – 11.00am Cost: £40 • Free Crèche This course is for 19yrs+

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Harworth Colliery Football Club It has been a very busy few months for all of our teams as we begin to play catch up following the awful spell of wet weather. All teams have a good run of games and will need to delve deep into the sqauds as injuries and suspensions normally kick in most at this time of the year.

We have had changes within the club with Dan Footitt taking over as Secreatry from Rob Waite, we wish Dan all the very best with what is one of the most important roles at the club, in fact the past few months have seen lots of ups and downs but the club are still striving to achieve promotion but to do this we must get the ground up to standard and the work still to be done is as follows: • Replacing the steel rope with either extending the walls or Scaffold Tube and Clamp • Having a separate entrance onto the pitch for the players from the changing rooms • Building a turnstile • Extending the dugouts and the hard standing around them into the stand

All of this Investment costs money and so fundraising is top of the agenda, one night we do have on the 12th of April in the Welfare Hall is the 70’s/80’s night at just £2.50 a ticket its an absolute steal for what will be a great night, tickets are now at a premium so if interested get in touch ASAP. We will also have our Annual Sportsmans Evening which will be in July.

One thing we must not forget though are the Juniors and we are still very light in teams, the Under 16’s have now come to an end and will go into playing senior football from next year so we wish them all the best, this leaves just the Under 12’s and under 13’s, so if any of you readers are interested in running a team then get in touch as the club will support you all the way.

Jonno Bownes who plays for the first team will be holding a Football Camp with fully qualified Coaches for ages 6-13.

9am-3pm from 14th – 18th of April. This will be held on the AstroTurf and surrounding pitches and will be a great experience for all involved. Contact jonathanbownes@live. co.uk for more details.

As ever keep upto date with all the news and fixtures by visiting our webste, Harworth Colliery F.C. on Pitch Hero also follow us on Twitter @HCIFC or on our Facebook page.

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Harworth & Bircotes Tenants and Residents Association Our Annual General Meeting will take place on 1 April at 10.30am at the Devonshire Road Community Centre; everyone will be welcome, as always we welcome any new members.

We are holding a Coffee Morning at the Town Hall on Thursday 17 April, starting at 9am. Proceeds will go to Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice, a very worthy cause.

welcome, we always have a laugh over a cuppa.

All Tenants & Residents of Harworth & Bircotes are welcome to join us at our monthly meetings at the Devonshire Road Community Centre at 10.30am. We always welcome new members, especially young members with fresh new ideas, & anyone from an ethnic minority. Please come along & join us. Refreshments are available & a Raffle takes place.

Some of our members are donating Home-made cakes to accompany the Tea & Coffee on sale, so please try to come along on the day & help our donation to a very deserving cause!

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False Labelin In the last article I wrote with the shopping basket I looked at a solution for food waste.

In this one I highlight some issues to do with food labelling and local reliability.

After the Horsemeat hoo-hah in the Autumn you would think that food manufacturers would have got their house in order, but it seems to be far from the case. The Guardian published some findings from a laboratory in West Yorkshire (8th February).

Food testing is the responsibility of local authorities Trading Standards departments. Their findings are alarming. One third of the food they tested was mislabelled. The headline horrors included a herbal slimming tea which was neither herb nor tea, but glucose with an obesity prescription drug, that had been withdrawn due to sideeffects, at 13 times the normal dose, fruit juices containing EU-banned additives, cheese with very little cheese in it, beef mince with pork and poultry in it and the worst, to my mind was a Vodka (not my drink) made from a substance used as an industrial solvent and also found in antifreeze. I bet that would go to your head, and everywhere else besides. The Guardian article didn’t name names, but you can bet your bottom dollar that much of this is in ready-meals produced for sale in supermarkets, where with lots of additional flavouring cheap chicken can be substituted for more expensive ingredients.

No horsemeat has appeared in recent tests but plenty of meats are of the wrong species.

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So try this locally. Do the analysis test. I did in a Tickhill butchers.

I asked for the recipe for their pies. They looked at me as if I was going batty, and gently explained to me that there isn’t a recipe. Beef and potato pie, is beef and potato with some seasoning, and the pastry is flour, butter, lard and water. That’s it.

With the cuts from central Government many councils have reduced their checks.

‘Which’, the consumer watchdog, claimed that 10% of councils did not check that food was correctly labelled. The only way to be sure that you are eating good quality meals full of wholesome ingredients is to buy the ingredients locally or directly from the business doing the cooking. We are lucky in this area, we have a huge amount of choice. Pies are made in house, sausages are made in house, bread and cakes are produced locally and some fruit and veg can be sourced from local growers. This is not simply the domain of people with a good income. If you visit the blog of Jack Monroe http:// agirlcalledjack.com You will find recipes for meals which cost very little. She, Jack Monroe was a single mum to a toddler when she lost her job with the Fire and Rescue Service and went from earning a very good salary to scraping by on benefits. She

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documented her struggles to feed herself and her son on just £10 a week on her blog, along with ingenious and delicious recipes that cost only pennies a portion. The Guardian began featuring her recipes, and she has since become an outspoken voice in the national media calling attention to food poverty in the UK, as well as continuing to write about budget cooking.

Her first recipe book, ‘A Girl Called Jack: 100 Delicious Budget Recipes’ has just been published.

The Food Programme on Radio 4 (Sunday 2nd March) focused on Butchers’ Shops. They are apparently doing well across the Country seemingly in the wake of the Horsemeat scandal. They are a meeting place, with lots of banter, chat and advice, and the product is often very locally reared, well hung and reliable.

Our local butchers will be able to tell you who raised the beef they are serving. And likewise our fishmongers know the provenance of their fish.

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A Christian Tradition Dear Friends, Just opposite the manse in which I live is the Sprotbrough Country Club. As I look out from my office window on a sunny but cold February morning, what stick in the air are a few palm branches from two trees outside the pub. These remind me of Palm Sunday, a Christian tradition.

A week before Easter, Christians celebrate Palm Sunday - the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. In other words a week before Jesus’ death and resurrection, he had a ‘red carpet’ treatment as he entered Jerusalem.

The Bible states that people from all walks of life raised palm branches and laid some on Jesus’ path (with some clothes) as he rode on a donkey whiles they shouted ‘Hosanna’ meaning ‘save now’ (Matthew 21: 6-9). Red carpet treatment is rampant these days especially at almost every award ceremony or VIP visits. Some of us seem to think that the people we adore and sometimes we worship have some form of salvation for us as we treat them special.

I wonder what needs saving in your life, home, work, school, community or family this lent and Easter season? I’m not reminding you that it’s time to do away with chocolate or coffee again. This may sound great but it takes more than that to instill self-control in our generation. Acknowledging Jesus as Saviour, as the people in Bible times did, is a step in the right direction as we ask for his help in our dealings in this world.

Interestingly, salvation is free and one only needs to open up and ask for it. On the other hand, because it’s very simple, many people find it too good to be true. But just to reassure you that it’s not a hype to ask for it. It’ll do your soul good. However, if you still want to know more or need some help, kindly contact a church near you or this writer on 01302857952 or frank.okai-sam@ methodist.org.uk It is my prayer the good Lord will keep in you perfect peace as you celebrate Lent and Easter in a special way this year. God bless.

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If your garden is short on space, rammed with plants, or you simply have an unsightly vertical surface to cover, climbing plants can be used to great effect: from clothing frameworks such as pergolas and arches to hiding sheds and even neighbours!

Whether it’s as fast growing as a Triffid, a dainty floral twiner, or an evergreen clinger, I’m certain there’s a climber out there for you, it’s just a case of meeting your perfect match.

For those of you lucky enough to have a south-facing doorway, why not spoil yourself with the highly scented fragrance of Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides).

Not only is it evergreen, but it boasts the added benefit of a claret-red leaf colour in autumn. For those with a north-facing entrance, how about a plant combo starting with an early flowering Clematis tolerant of shade, such as ‘Frances Rivis’, followed by the stunning pink flowers of Rosa ‘Zephirine Drouhin’, perfect in shade with the added bonus of being a thornless variety.

If it’s a shady spot and a fast growing evergreen you require you really can’t beat Ivy, but I understand many people are not huge fans, so why not put in the extra effort and seek out a great alternative known as Pileostegia viburnoides. It’s a bit of a mouthful but not only is it evergreen, it will

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As well as the other common examples, such as Wisteria (only plant this in full sun and if you are prepared to tie it in and prune it twice annually), Honeysuckle and Pyracantha (great for deterring intruders due to its woody thorns), there is a whole range of other shrubs which can be grown against a wall or fence, not forgetting trees of course, such as the beautiful trained fruit trees we often see in Victorian walled gardens.

Shrubs planted at around 30cm away from the base of the wall or fence can be manually tied in and make excellent wall cover, often with the added benefit of flowers.

Photinia ‘Red Robin’ for example, or Garrya elliptica make unusual evergreen wall coverings, and look great with a second flowering climber twining through. Don’t forget the huge variety of annuals available which you can grow from seed, such as Sweet Peas, Morning Glory, or maybe try climbing French beans as an edible wall covering?

Do ensure that you provide sturdy wires for plants to travel up. The best and most cost-effective way is simply to fix vine eyes (spaced horizontally around 2m apart) to the fence or wall and vertically at 30cm intervals. Then use a taught

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network of galvanised wires to provide support. Be sure to tie climbers in horizontally and not vertically as most people do … this way they will look great in your garden rather than flopping over the fence and delighting your neighbour … now that really would drive me up the garden wall!

Until next time, happy gardening ,

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GreenThumb celebrate their 10 Year Anniversary This year GreenThumb Doncaster West are celebrating their 10 year anniversary. Lee and Jayne started GreenThumb Doncaster West franchise back in March 2004. They had seen the impressive results of the GreenThumb treatment at a relatives garden in Cheshire. After making enquiries they found there wasn’t a branch where they lived in Doncaster and so ended up buying a franchise.

Ten years on they are still here and now employ 4 lawn treatment operatives and treat over 3000 lawns in and around the Doncaster area. They have built their business on giving good customer service and carrying out the work in a professional manner. This has worked extremely well and they still get many new customers each year from the recommendations of their existing customers.

Lee says “We know that the GreenThumb treatments work well and give good results, however we always say it is a partnership between us and the customer – we can apply the treatments but it is then down to the customer to look after their lawn with regular cutting (not too short!) and watering if the weather is dry”.

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Priority Setting Meeting

WHAT WAS THE SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD GROUP MEETING

YOUR LOCAL CONTACTS ARE: PC2752 Jim Martin 07776460406 PC2883 Steven Porter 07595074256 PCSO4716 Claire Walker

From the Priority Setting Meeting held on January 8th 2014 the three local priorities have been identified from feedback received from the community by the priority survey forms regarding issues of greatest concern and issues the public wanted the safer Neighborhood Team to tackle. The three local priorities have been identified as :Priority 1 : Anti Social Behaviour Priority 2 : Environmental Issues Priority 3 : Criminal Damage

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Thefts from Vehicle We have seen a slight reduction in thefts from vehicle over the last month in the Harworth area but we would still strongly urge people to ensure that they do not leave anything on show inside their vehicles whether it be for Sat Navs, small change etc as this may entice thieves to try to break in. Another point we need to make is would you please ensure that you ALWAYS lock your vehicles and double check if necessary as evidence has shown an offender trying door handles to vehicles to check whether they are locked. There have also been a number of thefts of catalytic convertors from vehicles in the area these have been from residential addresses. We would ask that you bear this in mind when parking your vehicle in order to try and make it as difficult as possible for someone to be able to remove the catalytic convertor from it. T 20

Burglaries and Shed Breaks There has also been a reduction in burglary dwellings and burglary other (sheds, garages etc) over the last month. Although this is a good sign we would ask that people remain vigilant especially as we approach Spring and begin to start work in your gardens again. This has typically been the time of year shed breaks in the area begin to increase.

If anyone requires security advice please contact your local PCSO as we do have leaflets we can supply which contain information on security.

As usual we are asking people to secure belongings which are stored inside sheds as much as possible and also to have a good quality padlock fitted. To further enhance security we would ask people to consider security lighting close to their sheds in particular the door area. Also to ensure that nothing is visible from outside for example if you have a shed with a window maybe think about putting a curtain or sheet up that will cover this so the contents are not on display. Shed alarms are also something to consider and if you require any further information please make contact with your local PCSO T

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The Next Priority Setting Meeting will be held on: Thursday 3rd April 2014 at 2pm at the Harworth Town Hall.

Monday 7th April 2014 at 4.00pm at Library, Scrooby Road Wednesday April 30th 2014 at 10.30am at Harworth Town Hall, Scrooby Road T

POLICE REPORT Incidents of note 1st February 2014 to the 28th February 2014.

Burglary Dwelling Burglary Other Attempt Burglary Other Criminal Damage

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Quad Bikes in the area.

There have been a number of incidents in recent months where quad bikes have been used in and around the area. In response to this plans are being put in place to trace the drivers and owners of these vehicles. If anyone has any information as to where the quads are being stored and/or who is riding them we would urge you to report this either directly to us on the non emergency 101 telephone number. Or if you prefer to report this anonymously you can ring Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. T

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Your local contacts are:

Pc2883 Porter is still away

PC2752 Jim Martin 07776460406 PCSO4716 Claire Walker 07525226626

Just a reminder that Pc2883 Porter is still away from the area on the Partnership Proactive Team but that Pc2752 Martin has now returned.

We are also extrem extremely happy to welcome a new PC PCSO to the Beat Team following completion co of his training at Huckna Hucknall. PCSO 4916 Robinson joined us u at the end of February is currently curren in his tutorship phase working alongside alo PCSO 4716 Walker.

Prosecutions of Note over the past 2 months There have been several successful arrests in relation to burglaries where currently there are 2 males and 2 females from separate incidents currently on police bail pending further enquiries in relation to Burglary offences in the Harworth/ Bircotes area.

3 people have been arrested recently in relation to a robbery at the Lifestyle Express shop on Scrooby Road Harworth. They are all currently on bail where enquiries are continuing.

A male has been arrested for shop theft and breach of Anti Social Behaviour order where he was charged and kept in custody to appear at court.

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Tickhill Running Club Why spend a fortune at the gym to run on a treadmill, when for less than a month’s membership you could be running with like- minded people for a whole year! We are a friendly, sociable club that caters for all abilities So whether you’re a hare or a tortoise, come and join us. If you’re

not sure if it would be suitable, you are welcome to try us out for free for three sessions. We meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Tickhill Cricket Club at 7am for a 7.15pm start.

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The Tickhill and Colliery Patient s Participation Group will be holding a health information day between 10am and 1pm at the Parish Rooms, Tickhill on 11th April 2014.

information and get advice from a range of health and social care professionals on issues ranging from eating well and exercising to mental wellbeing and carer health.

National government health and social care policy is focussed on early intervention and prevention, encouraging individuals to stay well and independent for as long as possible. This involves examining lifestyle factors such as healthy diet, exercise, alcohol levels and smoking.

The 'Test Your Health Nurses will also be attending to do health checks for those 40-74, not under the doctor for stroke, heart, blood pressure problems, diabetes, kidney disease &/or taking a statin therapy.

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Harworth & Bircotes Town Council - APRIL 2014 2014/15: A NEW FINANCIAL YEAR April 1st signals the start of the new financial year; at the end of February/beginning of March, councils set and agree their budgets to support their services for the coming year. You are all aware of the Government cuts to council grants and the financial pressures this puts councils under as a consequence; you may not know that in the last two years 9 councils have got into difficulties and have been placed into the ‘transitional assistance’ category by Government.

6th March was Budget Night

owned Queens’s Building, which means the remaining floors will be reorganised to accommodate Council staff, adopting an open-plan model.

I can also tell you that Bassetlaw recognises it will have to downsize, and this process is well under way for staff (so far this has been through voluntary early retirement/voluntary redundancy), for senior management, and for the reorganisation of directorates and services.

Budget for Harworth and Bircotes Town Council

for Bassetlaw District Council. As Cabinet Member for Finance – not the simplest job - I presented the budget for 2014/15. The facts are:

services and employ more staff e.g. not all parish councils have a cemetery – we will soon be using two; very few operate public toilets, and having a Community Information Centre that provides access to other services is, we believe, an essential service for the people of Harworth and Bircotes. This next financial year sees a reduction in grants to parish councils; for Harworth and Bircotes this means almost £45,000 less income. Fortunately, your Town Council anticipated this effect of the downturn in the economy and planned their budget accordingly, and some efficiencies will be made.

Interestingly, about 50% of parish councils in Bassetlaw have raised their precept; the remainder have either kept them the same as last year, or even lowered them. What have we done here? – kept the precept the same and avoided any increase.

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2014/15: this next financial year Bassetlaw District Council has to operate with £920,000 less money.

B.D.C. also has to find, in the same year, a further £1.45m – this in readiness for April 2015/16.

At last the company have confirmed they intend to start building in May 2014; I hope this news stops all the rumours that have been circulating.

All parish/town councils receive grants from District; these grants form part of their income, along We estimate that by 2017/18 Bassetlaw will have to make a total with their precepts. Harworth and Bircotes receives the largest of £4.5m in savings because of funding cuts – a huge amount for a amount of grants, due to the fact that we have by far the biggest small District council. population, run many more How will B.D.C. find this money?

I don’t yet know all the answers, but already Bassetlaw is sharing services with other councils, and Notts County Council hopefully will be sharing other resources e.g. the Department Bassetlaw District Council for Works and Pensions in Worksop is moving into the A1 Housing ground floor of the Council-

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Council Tax Bassetlaw District Council has taken the decision to raise Council Tax this next financial year by 1.5%. What does this mean for local residents?

For anyone living in a Band A property this means a total increase for the year of £1.53, or 3p a week.

Those in a Band D property have an increase of £2.29 for the year, or 4p per week.

What happens to the Council Tax? Well, Bassetlaw acts as the collecting agent; most of the money goes to County Council, and some to the Police and Fire Service; the remainder is used

by District to support services to the public, such as refuse collection, environmental services, licensing, planning etc.

Letter From The Public

I received a very complimentary letter from a lady, praising the work this Council has done in recent years. However, she did raise the issue of no banking facilities. I totally agree with her, and my best efforts to raise interest in establishing a bank in our Town have so far failed.

It doesn’t help when you read, on an almost monthly basis, some of the difficulties banks have got into, especially at the investment end of their business.

It seems we have little chance of persuading some banking mogul to open a small branch here, given the bigger problems they seem to be facing. This doesn’t mean I will stop trying!

A Special Thank You...

To all those who use the Town Hall every Wednesday and Thursday.

March 20th saw the Blood Transfusion Service using the Main Hall, which meant the cancellation of the Brass Band session and the Bingo; sometimes this falls on Wednesday, which means the Zumba class is cancelled. Many of you will know that an appeal for blood went out the previous weekend because stocks had fallen so low for two blood groups, and operations were in danger of being cancelled.

I have been asked a number of questions about the Blood Transfusion Service…

Why Thursdays? The Blood Transfusion Service book one year in advance, and every year our Deputy Clerk, Helen, asks them to avoid Thursday, if possible – it isn’t always possible, so this year two sessions will be on Wednesday and the remaining two sessions on Thursday.

Why do they use the Main Hall instead of another room?

The answer is that: a. The size, in order to safely accommodate the number of donors b.Health and Safety:-you do not handle body fluids in areas that are carpeted, especially on the scale of the Blood Transfusion Service.

Why does Council charge?

We charge for the hire of the Hall to cover the cost of utilities, wear and tear, and the deep clean we have to carry out. The Blood Transfusion Service, who use our Hall from midday to 8.30pm, is part of the NHS, it has a budget for the hire of accommodation, and all Parish/Town Councils do make a charge… here we offer a high standard of facilities and our

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charges are less than some other local venues. I should add that the Blood Transfusion Service are very satisfied with the service they get from us.

So to all our regular Wednesday and Thursday users of the Hall, thank you for making a small sacrifice for the greater good of many others.

C.C.T.V. Following enquiries from Councillor Brian Letherland about the lack of any appearance of C.C.T.V. in our community, Bassetlaw District Council has explained that the issue regarding the transmission of a signal back to the control room in Worksop has now been resolved.

The District Council has to work with the supplier; we understand that a scheme has been approved and the order placed, and Bassetlaw is trying to now get the supplier to agree a new installation date.

Bike Ride: Saturday 14Th June In conjunction with Dinnington Cycling Club this will be the date of the Tom Simpson Retro Ride, followed the next day by the Tom Simpson Memorial Race; the latter is an event Dinnington have promoted for many years and which is part of the GB National Junior Road series. Both days will be filmed by Yorkshire Television.

Retro Rides are, it seems, new to Britain, and held for cyclists riding pre-1987 bikes and wearing copies of old team kit; the plan is to limit the field to 500 for this first year. The Town Hall will be the temporary H.Q. offering a number of activities, including film of Tom Simpson during the day.

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Horses Several people have approached me about horses, and particularly the mess they leave behind. You may be surprised to learn there is no legislation about horses, unlike dog fouling….. I have no idea why, unless it has something to do with horses existing on an entirely vegetarian diet, unlike dogs. I have checked with Environmental Health and they are trying to find out more.

Congratulations...

To Bircotes-born Mick Brennan, for being selected and competing in the Paralympic Winter Games at Sochi. Mick came 10th in the world, is the best in Britain for downhill skiing, and has set the standard for other paralympians to follow.

Councillor Frank Hart District Councillor Frank Hart is stepping down in May from civic duties after many years in public office. Many of you know Frank and his wife Eileen, and a good number of you have been helped by him in the past. We wish him well for the future and hope he and Eileen have a great time during retirement.

To Make You Smile When working as a midwife I once spent the night with a family in Doncaster; the mother was in slow labour and I didn’t want to leave her and then later be called out in the middle of the night. The father was a miner on strike, it was winter, there was no coal and the house was cold, so I suggested everyone went to bed and I would rest on the family settee until needed.

I woke up early hours to find the family Labrador had climbed up onto the couch and had snuggled up beside me, keeping me warm!

A healthy baby boy was born later that morning, but after that experience I made sure I always had a bag of coal in the boot of my car.

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