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HUGE SUCCESS:

THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTING

event was a huge success, our thanks go to margaret & Frank Renner, mary Thompson, Rosemary Cox, marilyn Knight, Janet Flynn, Pat Robertson, Sue mann, margaret Ingram and Judy Turner for giving their time on the day. 

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l Ridgway, S Dean, ms mcGarry and ms Jacobs, the sweets in the Jar were won by June bridgett.

Retford Times dated 29th November relating to bassetlaw District Council’s option to take Property Stock back inhouse, Cllr David Challinor explained that the present agreement with A1 Housing, expires in October 2014 and bDC are looking at several options. 

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GreenFayre Gifts & Homeware of Rossington has recently had the honour of winning the Sine FM Biz Juice award for 2012. Owner Julie accepted the award live on air early in December.

Here Julie provides us with the background to the shops success and how it all started: GreenFayre began after finding ourselves repeatedly frustrated at the lack of inspiration on the high street - gift ideas for our friends & family had seemed the same, year in - year out & we struggled to find something new that grabbed our attention and was reasonably priced.

Prompted by the fact that we had recently become self-employed with our new company we decided to take the opportunity to look further afield and promptly fell in love with some beautiful products.

Our first stock order of less than £200 was placed & we held an 'Open Day' at home in July 2011, to introduce friends & family to the Fair Trade, handcrafted items we had carefully chosen. Encouraged by their superb response, we embarked on the relentless journey to build GreenFayre, using every spare hour possible to promote our ever-growing ranges through social networking, monthly 'Open Days' at home, local markets and Craft/Gift Fairs and leaflet drops, as well as learning (very quickly!) how to build and run an E-commerce website.

Amazingly, less than a year later, the first GreenFayre 'Bricks & Mortar' shop was opened in Rossington, and our customer base is still growing every week, both locally and through our website www.GreenFayre.co.uk and our facebook/twitter pages.

GreenFayre is very proud and grateful to have just celebrated 6 months of trading from our new shop premises and with many more plans and ideas for growth, we are extremely excited at the prospect of what's to come. Our newest service is hand delivered, same day gifts Our aim is to provide a unique selection of products to make you 'ooh', 'aah' and smile, and with this in mind we have compiled a mix of carefully sourced gifts & homewares which are all as the GreenFayre motto states: Fair Trade, Handcrafted, Recycled & Battery Free!

We would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who was kind enough to vote for us in the Sine FM ‘Simply Fred’ BizJuice Awards. We are over the moon to be able to say that we won!

Our trophy is now proudly displayed in store for you all to see!

Visit us just off King Avenue in Rossington, to sample our mix of reasonably priced products.

We look forward to welcoming you soon

All our designs are created from freshly selected flowers of the best quality.

With over 25 years experience, We can offer modern, contemporary or the more traditionalarrangements to suit your every need.

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BAWTRY Thursdays 3.30pm & 5.30pm Bawtry Hall Conference Centre RETFORD Mondays 9.30am 5pm & 7pm The Well Hospital Road Bawtry & Retford Groups Nicky: 07779 274468 nicky.sorsby@gmail.com HARWORTH & BIRCOTES Wednesdays 6pm Harworth & Bircotes Town Hall Danielle: 07850 285590 danielleelliottsw@yahoo.co.uk CARLTON-IN-LINDRICK Tuesdays 5.45pm & 7.30pm The Parish Centre, Church Lane Caroline: 07860 119208 carolineannehill@hotmail.com

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Januar y Cheer at Potteric Carr!

Bev’s Big Breakfast

Tuesday 1st January 10am-3pm Start the New Year with a delicious hearty breakfast Event charge: normal admission breakfasts from £4.50

Sheila Bury

‘Sprotbro’ Painter Art Exhibition

Tuesday 1st January 10am-4pm Local artist Sheila Bury will be exhibiting her unique and beautiful paintings focussed on Potteric Carr Nature Reserve and the local Doncaster area.

Event charge: normal admission

Feel Good Pudding Buster Walk

Tuesday 1st Jan10.30am-12.30pm Take a New Year’s guided Walk to start burning off those extra calories added over Christmas!

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Advanced Birdwatching

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Beginners Birdwatching

Sun 20th Jan10.30am-12.30pm Those wanting to learn the basics of winter migrants can come along to develop their identification skills.

Why not try out those new binoculars you were given for Christmas?

Event charge: normal admission + £2 Book: 01302 570077

Super Sheep!

Sun 20th Jan 10.30am-12noon Come and meet the dedicated sheep that graze the Potteric Carr fields and enjoy some ‘sheepy’ activities Event charge: normal admission + £1.50 per child Book: 01302 570077

Bittern Walk & Talk

Sun 26th Jan 10.30am-3pm Don’t miss out on this fabulous opportunity to learn about and hopefully see these reclusive endangered birds.

Event charge: normal admission + £12.50 Book: 01302 570077

Brilliant Bitterns

Sun 26th Jan10.30am-12.30pm Join us on an adventure into Potteric Carr and see if you can spot an elusive bittern. Then have a go at bittern themed crafts.

Event charge: normal admission + £1.50 per child Book: 01302 570077

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CARLAND OF DONCASTER

is a friendly family owned, used car retailer that is situated in Tickhill.

We offer a range of handpicked cars from £500 - £8000.

Owned by the proprietor of the whole of the Tickhill Enterprise Park, Carland is managed by mr brian Turner & mr Ian Roberts who have over 30 years’ experience in the motor industry in Doncaster.

We don’t sell cars we help people to buy them, whether it is a small first car for son or daughter, a family car or a 2nd car, we try and make the experience of buying a new car the pleasure it should be.

We offer all the services that you the discerning customer would expect and more!

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Customer Service Points Bassetlaw For face-to-face support and advice on Nottinghamshire County Council services, visit one of our Customer Service Points.

We can help with • • • • • •

Support and social care for older people Disabled parking (blue badges) Waste, recycling and permit applications School Services Local childcare providers Transport, road and fault reporting and much more

Your nearest Customer Service Points are: Harworth Outreach Customer Service Point Parish Council Offices, Harworth, Nottinghamshire DN11 The Information Centre, Scrooby Road, Bircotes DN11 8JP Opening times Friday: 9am - 1pm Retford Outreach Customer Service Point 17b The Square, Retford, Nottinghamshire DN22 6DB Opening times Tuesday and Thursday: 9am - 12.30pm and 1pm to 5pm Worksop Customer Service Point Worksop Library, Memorial Avenue,Worksop, Nottinghamshire S80 2BP Opening times Monday - Thursday: 9:30am - 5pm and Friday 9:30am - 4.30pm Job No. 59997

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Coffee morning Success for Bluebell A COFFEE MORNING was held recently on Saturday 10th November 2012 at Harworth resident margaret meaburn’s bracken Way home. margaret supplied refreshments to guests, had a homemade cake stall, had a name the teddy competition, held a raffle as well as selling bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice official merchandise such as badges, Christmas cards, wrapping paper etc.

It was a great success and in the 2 hours the coffee morning was on, £352.00 was raised and all the proceeds are to go to the bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice. many thanks to all the family and friends who provided cakes, raffle prizes, helped and attended to make the morning a success.

Special thanks to neighbour and local businessman, mr Irwin martin for his very kind donation. 

The Tickhill & Colliery PATIENTS’ PARTICIPATION GROUP evening.

Take responsibility for your own health. Know the facts. Join us for an information evening on Wednesday January 23rd 2013 at 6-15 pm.

In The Parish Room Tickhill.

Topic :- Cancer Awareness. visiting Speaker and Information Stall. A chance to chat with a cancer champion.

Here is 1 bowel cancer fact:- It affects women and men almost equally. wwwthetickhillsurgery.co.uk www.thecollierysurgery.co.uk Come along and find out more.  18 HARWORTH & bIRCOTES TODAY

Children’s poetry book by local author PUBLISHED ON 29TH

November 2012 ‘The A-Z of Animal Poetry’ is the first children’s book written by local author Felicity burton, (nee Felicity Heeley).

‘The A-Z of Animal Poetry’ is a charming collection of 26 poems that introduces children to the fascinating world of animals through the magic of language and rhyme.

This fun and factual trip through the alphabet includes many different styles of poetry from ‘Alligator Rap’, to ‘lion limericks’ and ‘Ode to an Owl’.

An enjoyable and entertaining book for children of any age. born and raised in Harworth, Felicity, 28, attended what is now Serlby Park Academy before going to university to study English and Drama. Felicity now teaches at a school in Doncaster and lives in Harworth with her husband, Neil and two young daughters, Isabella and Evelyn.

The book, priced at £6.99, can be bought online at amazon.co.uk 

Library news Children’s Saturday Fun Zone DROP IN TO the library between 9.30am and 12pm on Saturdays to chat about books you like, join in our fun activity and enter our monthly prize draw.

Bircotes Book Club We have a new book group starting here at bircotes library from January and still have a few spaces left if you are interested. meetings will be on a monthly basis. Please call into the library or phone us on 01302 742384 to secure your place.

Browse and Brew – Tuesday 22nd January Call in anytime between 9.30am to 12.00pm for a complimentary tea/ coffee and a chat to find out about forthcoming new books. 

Dance for Help the Heroes THE HARWORTH ’CHRISTIE’

Organ Enthusiasts recently organised an Armistice Dance which took place on 19th November, and featured the club president David Redfern, playing the Theatre Organ, and lynn Riley, Soprano. The dance was attended by approx 70 people, many in 40s dress. All the proceeds from the evening, which was £100 was donated to ‘Help for Heroes’.

Due to the success of the evening, it is planned to hold it annually.

The Harworth’ Christie Organ Enthusiasts was formed in 1971,

holding concerts in the miners Institute, using an electronic organ.

On 30th September 1973, we celebrated the opening of the Christie Theatre Organ in the Welfare Hall, so September 28/29th, 2013, is going to be a very important milestone for us as we celebrate 40 years We hold regular monthly Dances and Concerts between September and June each year, featuring the top organists from across the british Isles. look out for more details on noticeboards and within this magazine. 

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Methodist ministers festive message I GREW UP in a house that had very few books, with the exception of the bible. Unlike my wife who grew up surrounded by books, who on family holidays spent hours in secondhand bookshops whilst her parents browsed the shelves, I never had that joy of encountering literary delights.

I have made up for it since as our house is filled with books on a variety of subjects, and now I have ventured on my birthday into the world of e-books.

It is 75 years since the publication of a book that is now the subject of a trilogy of films, the first being released shortly in the UK. It is of course the book The Hobbit, the film’s first part is entitled ‘An unexpected journey’. The tale of bilbo baggins who is dragged from the comfort of his home and thrust into a dangerous

set of adventures with strange people and even more bizarre creatures is a story worth getting your hands on, no matter what age you are.

As we celebrate Christmas and take tentative steps into a New Year, we encounter in the bible an even more extraordinary ‘ unexpected journey’, that of God coming to adventure with us in Jesus. In facing life’s twists and turns, joys and sorrows, hope and despair, we have someone who shares all of this with us each step of the way. No matter how ‘unexpected’ the journeys we have and will take in Jesus we have a companion not just for now but always.

May you and yours have a Peaceful, Joyful and safe Christmas and New Year. rev. Jim Magee 

Ramblers Association 2013 THE RETFORD GROUP of the

Ramblers Association have launched their 2013 Programme of Walks.

The Ramblers encourage walkers of all ages and levels of fitness to get active and enjoy the countryside.

The Programme offers a variety of walks with varying distance and pace.

Dance

EASY SEQUENCE DANCING

for all ages every monday night (including bank holidays) in the New Hall in bawtry. £2.50 at the door which includes tea, coffee and biscuits plus a free raffle. 8pm until 10.15pm All welcome. For more details call Celia Arrowsmith on 01777 818642 

During 2013 we will visit, amongst others, the lincolnshire Wolds and Derbyshire as well as exploring locally.

The Chapelgate Car Park is the meeting point for all walks, from there car sharing can be arranged.

A voluntary contribution for petrol is encouraged.

Non members are invited to participate in a taster walk or two, simply contact the Secretary for more information.

During January we will be walking locally at Clayworth and North leverton and into lincolnshire at Wragby. February will see us visiting vicar Water and Sherwood Pines, and again into lincolnshire at Hemswell and Donnington on bain.

For more information please contact the secretary on 01777 838763 Or email retford. ramblers1@btinternet.com 

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Tickhill & District Lions update CAN I START by wishing you all a Happy New Year and saying a big thank you to everyone who supported our grand Christmas draw which was held on the 11th of December. To the companies who provided prizes, to the many people who donated items for the draw, to the local businesses and individuals who helped us sell tickets, and of course to all of you who purchased the tickets – thank you! If you were one of the many lucky winners then we’ve probably already been in touch, but you should find a list of winners wherever tickets were on sale.

During December we helped Santa visit over a thousand homes within the Tickhill & District area and gave out hundreds of Christmas cards. Thank you to all who greeted us so warmly and made such kind donations.

At Tickhill & District lions we pay all of our own expenses and administration costs, so you can be sure that every penny you donate will be carefully spent helping deserving causes over the coming year. so thank you once again from Tickhill & District Lions and from all of the people that your donations will help! 

Bawtry New Hall Management Committee WE ARE LOOKING for a part time Treasurer. IT and bookkeeping skills an advantage. This is a paid position.

Applications in writing to the secretary Mrs P Walker, 137 station road, Bawtry, DN10 6QD or call 01302 710489  HARWORTH & bIRCOTES TODAY 19

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Prosecutions of note over the past 2 months

A HARWORTH MALE has

recently been sentenced to 8 years imprisonment in relation to possession of a firearms namely a handgun at an address in Harworth around may 2012.

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POLICE REPORT

INCIDENTS OF NOTE

1st November 2012 to the 30th November 2012 6 Burglary Dwelling 28 er Oth ry gla Bur 10 Criminal Damage 15 e Crim Vehicle 9 Theft Other

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Another misuse of Drugs Act warrant was executed in the Harworth area recently where a large cannabis grow was found at a property believed to be of high value. The investigation is ongoing where it is anticipated arrests and prosecutions will be made in relation to this warrant. 

OVER THE PAST 2/3 months there has been continued success where there have been a number of arrests in the area in response to the increase in Shed burglaries in the area, investigation and enquiries are on-going. Nottinghamshire Police have continued to carry out plain clothes operations and other tactics in the area to assist in catching offenders and detecting crime.

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meeting held on October 10th 2012 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 Neighbourhood Team to tackle. The three local priorities have been identified as :-

Police continue to tackle garage Burglaries & Autocrime OVER THE PAST 2 months Nottinghamshire Police have used various methods to prevent and detect crime in particular Shed/ Garage burglaries and Autocrime in the Harworth and bircotes area, which includes offender management from CID and several warrants being carried out in the area.

Cre mark Property marking has continued to be used at properties which have been subject to burglary others and also the neighbouring properties next to attacked premises where valuables such as Power tools and lawnmowers have been marked up.

Shed Alarms are also being distributed to vulnerable properties where the Harworth and bircotes Town Council are in the process of purchasing more shed alarms for the community. There have been 2 recent incidents where shed alarms which have been installed at properties were activated which deterred offenders who got away with nothing due to the alarms being activating. The recent activity has already had an impact and so far burglary Other and Autocrime offences have reduced significantly in the area.

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PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED Priority 1 :Anti Social behaviour Priority 2 : burglary (Dwelling, Shed) Priority 3 : vehicle Nuisance The Next Priority Setting meeting will be held on Wednesday 9th January 2013 at 2pm at the Harworth Town Hall.

Tuesday January 22nd (10am) at Harworth Parish Hall, scrooby road Thursday January 17th (4pm) at Library, scrooby road 

Happy New Year ON BEHALF OF everyone at Harworth Police Station I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year to you all and hope you all enjoyed the festivities. 

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community Don’t leave a present for Santa Claws this Christmas

A monthly look at ways to Combat Crime, with East Bassetlaw’s Neighbourhood Policing Inspector, Neil Bellamy.

Take care of your presents – or a thief will I HOPE YOU all had a really lovely

Christmas and, more importantly, a safe Christmas. And can I now wish everyone a happy, prosperous and crime free New Year.

I bet you all received lots of lovely presents from Santa Claus, a new lap top perhaps, a mobile phone, a shiny new bike or the latest electronic gadget. Perhaps Santa brought you a sat nav for the car, a new camera, a tablet computer or an e-reader.

Whatever Santa brought you this Christmas – a thief would love to take it away. So, if you want to keep on enjoying you Christmas gifts take good care of them – before a thief does.

You are probably still enjoying your festive break, but thieves and burglars never take a break, and if you are not careful it will be a thief who is enjoying your presents in the New Year rather than you.

And there are lots of things you can do to make sure your Christmas presents do not find their way into the hands of a thief.

First and foremost, don’t leave things lying around. Don’t leave your mobile phone on a pub table or on the desk at school, and never leave your sat nav and other valuables on

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the dashboard of your car.

You wouldn’t dream of leaving £100 on the dashboard of your car and expect it to be there when you return, so why leave your sat nav there? make a note of your new mobile phone’s ImEI number. This can be obtained by dialling *#06# on your mobile. Then, if your phone is stolen, call your service provider with this number and they will quickly put a block on the phone.

It won’t get you your phone back, but at least it stops anyone else using it and stops the thief selling it, because people won’t buy a phone that doesn’t work. You should do this every time you get a new mobile and with every mobile in your house.

Then take steps to protect the things that stay in your home. Invest in a Uv marker pen and mark all your property that might be attractive to a thief. The pens are very inexpensive, and you should mark your property with your postcode and your house number. This assists us to return property to its rightful owner when we recover stolen property.

Extra protection can be gained by registering your property with Immobilise, the UK National Property Register or using Cre mark for larger

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PC2883 Steven Porter 07595074256 

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PCSO6364 Colin Haywood 07525226882  items. Details can be found at http:// www.immobilise.com/ and http:// www.creproducts.co.uk/shop/default. asp Finally, don’t make it easy for a thief to get into your home. Even when you are in the house, drop the latch if you have a Yale type lock or lock the door and leave the key in the lock– so you can get out in an emergency. make sure all the windows are secure, particularly downstairs windows or windows above a flat roof. most thieves are opportunists and they are always on the look out for easy pickings. And they are experts at spotting open windows and an insecure home.

So, keep one step ahead of them, keep your property safe and your home secure. That way, you’ll be able to enjoy your lovely Christmas presents for many years to come.

For further information contact your safer Neighbourhood Team Beat Manager PC2752 Jim Martin 07776460406. 

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Arts Review

& what’s going on - January 2013 

AS USUAL THERE is plenty to do

HIlARY CARTmEll

and see in the area.

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The Rock Folk Club in maltby kicks off in its new guise with Folk for a Fiver on 11 January followed on Friday 25 January by local folk heroes Ray Hearne and Ciaran boyle. Ray, one time steelworker has been writing and performing for many years, involved in amongst other things the bbC radio ballads. Ciaran, although living in South Yorkshire spent every summer of his childhood with family in Ireland where he learnt to play the bodhran.

He and Ray spark with fun, play together beautifully and for my money Ciaran will sing you a heart-rending Irish lament as good as anyone. One of the brilliant things about musicians playing local gigs is the friends and family that also make up the audience in this case its very noisy, supportive and there is plenty of singing – when Ciaran forgets his words the audience (AKA his mum) carry the song on !

The real Deal. www.rayhearne.co.uk www.therock.org.uk www.bbc. co.uk/radio2/radioballads

PiCTUreD - CIARAN BOYLE

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Jazz in Tickhill.

You can catch yourselves some Jazz in Tickhill on Friday 18 January.

Tickhill Music society at st Mary’s school at 8pm open this year with a lively combo of sax, keyboard, bass and drums – the mark Ellis Jazz Quartet www. tickhillmusicsociety.org

Greystones.

Over in Sheffield at Greystones www.mygreystones.co.uk there is something happening most nights – highlights include sara Watkins January 23rd, Kelly Joe Phelps January 27th and Dale Watson and the Lonestars January 31st. 24 HARWORTH & bIRCOTES TODAY

Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery At Doncaster museum and Art Gallery Hot off the Press; Prints from the collection of Doncaster museum Service 5 January – 23 March 2013 What makes a print? How can you tell an etching from a lithograph? This exhibition explores the mysterious world of the print, using works drawn from the substantial collection of prints held by Doncaster museum Service. including works by eric Gill, sir Frank Brangwyn and edgar Holloway.

Millenium Gallery.

At the millennium Gallery in Sheffield

– Force of Nature: picturing ruskin’s Landscape which runs until 23 June 

Graves Gallery.

At the Graves Gallery another print exhibition called The Power Of Print - an exhibition of the work of Leonard Beaumont which runs until 14 september 2013 and at Weston park The seven Treasures: Japanese enamels from the v&A until 2 June

Harley Gallery.

The Harley Gallery at Welbeck Harley Open exhibition saturday 26 January 2013 - sunday 17 March 2013 an exhibition from open submission of 2 dimensional work.

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Newsletter

Harworth & Bircotes Town Council - January 2013 THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTING Extravaganza went well, many families attended, and Father Christmas was very popular with the children. Thanks go to everyone who was involved in making this a success.  A NeW YeAr So now we face the New Year – what will 2013 bring? We know one thing it will not bring is any more money – the amalgamation of six different benefits into the one Universal Credit will, it is thought, result in a 10% cut in income to many families in the next financial year, which starts in April. At least the elderly are protected.

Changes to the rules affecting Council Tax will also change; one outcome is that the Council Tax base (the number of houses paying full Council Tax) will reduce, therefore less money will be collected/go to Councils, and for the first time this includes Parish/Town Councils. Result: some services will be reduced – there simply won’t be enough money to fund them. I can assure you that important services, such as your rubbish collection, will continue. 

WHAT YOU COMPLAiN ABOUT - PArKiNG! Parking in Disabled bays – please don’t do this if you are not disabled; no blue badge means you will be asked to move your car.

Parking Across Pavements. mums with prams or pushchairs should not have to step out into the road because a car/ lorry is blocking the pavement, and nor should people on mobility scooters or pedestrians. It is dangerous, and it is a traffic offence. We all understand that motorists park on pavements to allow normal road traffic flow, but it should not be at the expense of pedestrians.

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Parking on the Shop Fronts continues to cause problems. Even though there is a car park nearby at your Town Hall some drivers insist on parking illegally on the pavement. Some are stupid enough to reverse onto the roundabout, or selfishly next to traffic islands and obstruct the traffic flow. Why do they do this?

-because they can, and it is convenient for them, regardless of others using the pavement. Try asking them not to do this, and you just get verbal abuse.

Another issue is the pedestrian crossing opposite the Health Centre; many of you have said you feel unsafe using it, especially as you cannot be clearly seen by oncoming drivers, due to parked vehicles nearby. Drivers leaving Church lane face a similar problem; their view is obstructed because of parked cars.

sO WHAT CAN We DO ABOUT iT? bassetlaw District Council has engaged a firm of designers to produce an overview of road improvements; the District Council has also discussed our traffic problems with Notts. County Council, who are preparing a plan and costing up the work – as ever, funding will be an issue, but I am hopeful that eventually the money will be found.

In the meantime, Harworth and bircotes Town Council will continue to send photographs of parking problems along main Street, Grosvenor Road and Scrooby Road to bassetlaw Council, along with our request for a traffic warden.

I will also be talking to the Police about ‘what else’ we can do.

UK Coal. many of you will have noticed the work going on near the rear entrance to the colliery site on the blyth Road, near Harworth Crossroads. UK Coal is working on the balancing ponds there; the plan is that the pond nearest the main drain will be disconnected from the other ponds, and will take only the surface water from the new housing development to be built along the lower part of Scrooby Road. AlDI has held a public consultation about their proposal to build on the field opposite the Fire Station.

I have asked that they discuss with Highways the possibility of a pedestrian crossing, so that parents could use the AlDI car park and then walk the short distance to the school.  Shed burglaries: the Police have funded the purchase of Shed Alarms, which can be bought from the Community Information Centre at £10 each. You can also ‘loan’ marker pens for a small, returnable deposit. bassetlaw District Council’s Community Park Ranger will be carrying out high visibility patrols on and around the area at Tommy Simpson playing field over the coming months. The aim is to bring about a reduction to the problem of dog fouling on site. The Park Ranger carries fixed penalty tickets at all times, and failure to clean up after your dog can result in a ticket being issued.

Useful NUMBERS:  Notts County Council  Bassetlaw District Council  A1 Housing -

08449 808080 01909 533533 0800 590542

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community COUNCiLLOr JeAN HOGG. It is with great sadness that I have to report the death of Councillor Jean Hogg, who died 11th December. many of you knew Jean. Our thoughts are with her family. 

LIST OF TOWN COUNCILLORS

CLLr Mrs JUNe evANs Chairman 49 – 51 bawtry Road, Harworth DN11 8PA Tel: 743239 CLLr DAviD CHALLiNOr vice Chairman 31 Gilbert Road bircotes DN11 8Dl Tel: 750969 CLLr BriAN LeTHerLAND 7 Common lane, Harworth DN11 8lW Tel: 744345 CLLr sTeve BArNs 133 Scrooby Road, bircotes DN11 8AD Tel: 750256

Finally, despite the difficulties we all face, everyone at Harworth and Bircotes Town Council wishes you a Happy New Year.

CLLr BOB TUrNer 35 beech Road, Harworth DN11 8JD Tel: 746830

Cllr June Evans Chair, H&B Town Council.

CLLr Mrs JANeT FLYNN 14 Festival Ave, Harworth DN11 8HF Tel: 751628

WAr MeMOriAL PLANTers

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Sorry, In my article in December, I referred to mr Holian, as Terry, when I should have said Gerald, so thank you Gerald, I apologise for my mistake, but in mitigation I used to get it wrong all those years ago when we all worked together so please be patient I will get it right next time, again many thanks.

Cllr Brian Letherland. I would like to thank all the people of Harworth & bircotes who came along to our Christmas light switch on, on Thursday 29th November. Thank you to the local school children who sang carols,and to the people who took time and effort,to do stalls inside. This type of event is what community spirit is all about. Working together and coming together.

Thank you also to the councillors and work force, who helped to make it a special event. 

Cllr David Challinor.

CLLr Mrs MAriLYN KNiGHT 30 Devonshire Road, Harworth DN11 8JF

CLLr Mrs sHeeNA DeAN 32 Alexandra Road, Harworth DN11 CLLr MATHeW WrATTeN 31 Scrooby Road, Harworth DN11 8JW Tel: 742463 CLLr Mrs GiLLiAN WrATTeN 31 Scrooby Road, Harworth DN11 8JW Tel: 742463 CLLr Mrs DeBBie FOOTe 29 Essex Drive, bircotes DN11 8bS Tel: 743527 CLLr Mrs sANDrA JAMes 10 Chatsworth Court bircotes Tel: 741133 CLLr. Mrs MANDY MOrGAN-KiNGsTON 5 Common lane Harworth DN11 8lW Tel: 745000 CLLr ANiTA K sMiTH 17 Styrrup Road, Harworth, DN118ll You can contact the council by:

Writing to: Harworth & Bircotes Town Council, information Centre, Bircotes DN11 8XH email: handbtownclerk@hotmail.com executive Officer: steve Bowman 752642 Deputy Clerk: Helen rodger 759037

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Planning applications - the facts PLANNING APPLICATIONS. MANY people ask about this topic,

so I thought it timely to present a few facts about the Consultation Process, as provided by the Planning Dept. at bassetlaw District Council.

1. The opportunity to comment arises following registration of the planning application. All residents have the opportunity to comment on developments once the application has been submitted to District Council, however, only adjoining homeowners are notified when the application has been registered.

2. There are some things that will not normally be taken into consideration when determining an application, including the perceived impact on property values and loss of view. All comments should be received before the stated deadline.

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3. For the majority of planning permissions, conditions are imposed to mitigate any potential negative impact on matters such as local amenity, character, appearance, design, highway safety, etc. When commenting on a given application, you may wish to suggest potential conditions (such as the type of roofing material, type of brick, or fencing material). Whilst bassetlaw District Council will consider any such suggestions, it may not be possible to impose certain conditions if they are considered unreasonable or duplicate other legislation.

4. Anonymous comments will not be taken into account – the planning file is a public file, so your comments will be available for viewing by the public. Should you not wish to have your name included in the

process, please contact your local Councillor who will make comments on your behalf in his or her name.

Want to know more? Look at the District Council web pages: http:/www.bassetlaw.gov. uk/planning and building/ development control/commenting on applications.aspx Cllr June evans Chair Harworth & Bircotes Town Council 

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Oven Cleaning Hobknobs Oven Cleaning Service . . . . . . . . . . 29 Oven Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Physiotherapy Chapman Physiotherapy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Plumbing & Gas Services A* Plumbing & Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 D Kelly Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 James Winfrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Sanderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Restaurants, Cafes & Takeaways Bliss Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Taj Cottage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Roofing Online Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Torchmaster Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Schools & Colleges Misson School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Sewing & Repairs Stitched Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Skip Hire Retford Waste. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Solicitors Andrew Issacs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Susan Jubb Family Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Taxi & Private Hire 106 Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Television Repairs Telefix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Tiling Doncaster Tiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Windows and UPVC Repairs DNorthern Window Repairs Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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