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Maybe Christmas… the Grinch

thought, doesn’ t come from a store

Dr Seuss

Well I am inclined to agree. Of course it’s lovely opening carefully wrapped gifts and seeing delight on people’s faces from presents bought at the shops. (Even better when those gifts have been bought locally)! But it’s so easy to overdo it with the pressures of life nowadays. Christmas Day, is the perfect day to do nothing but spend TIME. It’s one of those precious days of the year where everyone expects you to be with friends and family, so grab it with both hands and even if you can only afford a couple of smaller gifts for your children or grandchildren make sure they’re ones that you can sit and do together. Kids love nothing more than to make things, and to have their parents/grandparents interact with them so use your imagination this year.

And please spare a thought and some time for those without family who may be lonely this Christmas, and for those who do have to work to ensure that our hospitals and other essential services continue to function.

Whatever you choose to do in the run-up to the special day make sure it is happy, peaceful and fun.

The January issue will be delivered to you during the festive season – sometime between Christmas and New Year. If you would like to have something included in this then please ensure details are with me

by Friday 6th December – early I know but these magazines need to be produced, printed, sorted and delivered to all of my lovely distributors before I can take some time off with my family this Christmas!. T

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Wishing all my customers and their wonderful pets a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from

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Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery Open Art Exhibition 19 October – 7 December. The annual exhibition of works submitted from artists and makers working across the region….with the exhibition taking place close to Christmas this is always a good opportunity to purchase an unusual present.

Art History Lectures by Rachel Holland.

Lectures take place at Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery on Chequer Road, starting at 10.30 am and lasting for an hour and a half. Each lecture costs £5 to be paid at the museum reception and includes refreshments. There is no need to book, just turn up on the day and prepare to be educated and inspired. Friday 13 December: CHURCH’ CHAPEL AND CATHEDRAL; IMAGES OF WONDER Many artists including Constable, Turner and Van Gogh have depicted ecclesiastical buildings, and this talk will bring a selection of those images together.

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& what’s going on - DECEMBER 2013 

HILARY CARTMEL

For details contact Neil McGregor on 01302 734293 or Email – museum@ doncaster.gov.uk Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery, Chequer Road, Doncaster DN1 2AE ArtFuel Doncaster 01302 360571 http:// www.artfuel.org.uk/ programme.cms 23 November-20 December, 10am-4pm (Thursdays-Saturdays) ART EXHIBITION: The man who brought you fish and chips, now brings you ‘Coal’ an exhibition by Doug Smelt Like many others of his age Doug remembers the miners’ strike in 1984, however in the early 1990s he came across the consequences of pit closures in the Doncaster area.

Four years ago he started creating a body of work entitled ‘Coal’. The work is thought provoking, sensitive and on occasions humorous.

BrevonArt Doncaster 29th November until the 4th January: An exhibition will show works by Doncaster College Staff, including Head of Art Ian Latham, Jeremy Leigh, Graham Firth and Mike Bunn. alongside will be a show of work on our new community wall by Doncaster Art Club.

Djanogly Gallery Nottingham from 23 November Pop Art to BritArt – modern masters from the David Ross Collection www.lakesdiearts.or.uk Tickhill Music Society Friday 6 December at 8pm at St Mary’s

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School Orichalcum – wishing you a brassy Christmas: James Stretton and Iain Jackson perform an array of instruments and a variety of musical styles from the serious to the silly!

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community Our message to you this Christmas is GIVE THE GIFT OF HOPE TO AN ABANDONED DOG AND CAT. Please give to our Christmas appeal just £5 will keep a dog or cat warm, fed and taken care of for one week.

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The recession seems to have caught up with us with waiting lists for dogs and cats coming in to us reaching 12 weeks When someone needs to re home an animal and there is a crisis in the family they are unable to wait that lengths of time. Looking at the current situation has made us re-assess our current kennels to try and make further space.

We are also looking at different ways of fund raising together with launching our £5 GIFT OF HOPE appeal.

You will be amazed to hear that it cost over £500 per day to continue with the work we do. We really want to be here for the future but we cannot continue without your support.

Even a standing order for as little as £1 a week would make such a difference as every penny counts.

If you wish to contribute please call us and we will be happy to send you standing order details.

We are also looking for people that can spare 2 hours a day between 10 and 12 to walk our dogs. You must be over 18 and used to dogs. The more exercise our dogs receive the happier they will be.

We would also be very grateful if there is anyone that could give up a little of their time to become a handy man for the Sanctuary there are so many different jobs that need doing if you have a trade that would be a huge bonus but not altogether necessary at all, just another pair of hands would be sufficient.

We would like to thank everyone who has made a difference and 10 10

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Name: Sex: Date into care: Age: Good with dogs: Good with cats: Lived with children:

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Please look at our website for details of the Santa Dash and sponsor forms this should be a really fun event.

Our next street collection is 21 st Dec in Doncaster please come and have a chat we will always be happy to speak to our supporters.

We have just had our honesty tin stolen from the reception in the Sanctuary. Do these people have no heart! They are nothing but despicable. T

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE AND A PEACEFULL NEW YEAR

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Hello I’m Toya,

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Bluebell Wood Christmas Cards Buying Bluebell Wood Christmas cards is a great way to support us this Christmas.

Join us on our fundraising Choose from 7 beautiful designs Christmas treasure hunt as well as a DIY Christmas at the multi-award winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park card kit! Every pack is priced at just £4.00 including Entry fee includes: A santa suit for adults, flashing postage and packaging and Rudolf nose and antlers for children and a selection all cards are 3 for the price box from Santa meerkat if you complete the treasure of 2! (each pack contains hunt!! PLUS entry to see all the fabulous animals around the park 10 cards and envelopes).

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All funds raised go to Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice, supporting local children and young people with a shortened life expectancy

Support Bluebell Wood

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Are you tired of writing too many Christmas cards?

Why not use one of our A2 Christmas posters or giant cards which you can display in your workplace. Instead of buying Christmas cards you write your own Christmas message on the card or poster and make a donation, making a difference to our children and families.

If you would like a free card or poster and collection box just give us a call on 01909 517 360.

Sienna’s Sparkle Appeal E-card Sienna is a little girl who is just one of the amazing children that we look after at Bluebell Wood.

This Christmas you can support Bluebell Wood and the children we support in a very special way. We are launching Sienna’s Sparkle Appeal and are asking you to make a donation to the hospice instead of buying Christmas cards.

In return for your donation we will send you Sienna’s beautiful Sparkle Appeal video e-card to send to your family and friends showing them why you have decided to donate to this worthy cause.

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Decorate your cake with dried or crystallised fruit, chocolate curls or any other decoration of your choice.

ingredients

(SERVES 4) • 150g mixed dried fruits • 1 orange, zest and juice • 1 tsp cinnamon • 1 tsp nutmeg • 1 tsp ginger • 225g self-raising flour • 400g dark muscovado sugar • 150g cocoa powder • 220g salted butter • 4 free-range eggs • 300ml warm water • 300ml evaporated milk or double cream

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Chocolate Fruit & Spice

Christmas Cake method

11. Pre-heat the oven to 175°C, fan 165°C, hot Aga oven, gas mark 4.

2 2. In a bowl mix together the fruits, orange zest and juice, alcohol and spices, and allow to soak for one hour.

33. In another larger bowl mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Add the butter and rub together until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

4. Whisk the eggs, then add the 4 water and evaporated milk and mix well. Pour onto the dry mixture and whisk until smooth.

Add the soaked fruits and spices and stir through thoroughly.

saucepan mix the sugar and water, then heat until the sugar has fully dissolved and the liquid has just come to the simmer.

Pour onto the chocolate whisking well, then add the whiskey.

8 8. While the cake is still warm spoon the syrup over it slowly so the cake absorbs it. It’s best to do this on the cake stand or plate you will be presenting the cake on as the syrup will drizzle down the sides of the cake.

9 9. Serve the cake warm or cold with brandy cream or ice cream.

5 5. Pour into your parchment paper lined high sided 8” round cake tin and bake for 1 and a half hours.

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7. In the meantime, 7 you can make the drizzle.

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Tickhill St Mary’s C of E Primary a New Beginnings

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Zuvu Salmon Coulibiac

ingredients

(SERVES 4) £6 PER SERVING • 100g long grain rice • 1 fish stock cube • 2 eggs, 1 for the filling, 1 for the glaze • 200g Luxury Prawns • 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley • 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives • 75g mushrooms, chopped • 1 tsp lemon juice • salt and pepper • 150g Spinach Leaves • 2 blocks ready-made puff pastry • 1 x 800g centre-cut salmon fillet, cut in half lengthways, skin removed, pin bones removed which we can do for you in the Shop.

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With the cold nights upon us & Christmas around the corner this a great dish for all occasions, from a Boxing Day Lunch to a centre piece on the Buffet table.

This dish is from Russian origins and is basically a Salmon Pie with a twist.

We would like to wish our customers a Happy Christmas and thank them for their support throughout the year.

1 Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

2 For the filling, place the rice and the

crumbled stock cube into a saucepan and cook the rice according to the packet instructions. Drain well and cool.

3 Mix the cooled rice, beaten egg, mushrooms, luxury prawns, parsley & lemon juice in a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper.

4 Assemble the coulibiac, roll one of the

blocks of puff pastry out in a rectangle slightly bigger all round then the salmon fillets. Roll out the second block slightly larger than the first one. Place a layer of spinach leaves on the smaller piece of rolled pastry place the first piece of salmon on top, then layer the filling mixture over

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the salmon. Place the second salmon fillet on top of the filling mixture to make a sandwich and again layer with spinach.

5 Brush the edges of the pastry with beaten egg and cover the salmon filling with the second, larger sheet of puff pastry. Seal the edges of the pastry parcel together with your fingers, trimming off any excess. Carefully transfer the salmon coulibiac to a greased baking tray.

6 Using a knife, make one or two small

cuts in the top of the pastry, then brush with the remaining beaten egg.

Transfer the salmon coulibiac to the oven and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the pastry is crisp and brown.

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Give Blood this YCA Meeting Christmas

There are a few local venues offering Blood donation clinics during December.

Rossington Miners Welfare, West End Lane, Rossington, DN11 0DU Tuesday 17th December 12.45pm -3.30pm and 4.30pm – 7.15pm Maltby Leisure Centre, High Street, Maltby, S66 8JE Thursday 19 December 12noon to 3:00pm and 4:30pm to 7:15pm Bawtry New Hall, Station Road, Bawtry, DN10 6PU Tuesday 24th December 10am -2.30pm The Town Hall in Bircotes is also a blood clinic location but the next clinic date is in April.

I have been asking for a Blood donation session in Tickhill as I am sure that there are great many residents who would donate blood if they could do it here in Tickhill without needing to drive or use public transport.

Unfortunately the answer I

Retirement Thank you

A huge thank you to all the patients from Tickhill surgery who sent cards, flowers and presents to mark my retirement from the practice, I will miss you all and look forward to having a chat whilst out shopping.

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keep receiving is that there are enough sessions close by they are not looking to hold a session in Tickhill. Personally I think this is a great shame, if you agree perhaps you would drop me a line paula@ todaypublications.co.uk and I will see if we can drum up some more support for a local session, even if it is only once or twice a year. T

Tickhill Pop In Centre

On December 4th John Millington is coming to entertain us again with one of his excellent groups of Songs and Monologues for every Season. Anyone is welcome to share in the entertainment with us. He will begin at 2pm and as always refreshments are available.

The Centre is held in the Methodist Church lounge on Northgate every Wednesday afternoon from 1.30 – 3.30pm.

Please drop in if you would like a chance to make new friends with a cup of tea and a chat. We also serve a home cooked two course meal on the 2nd Wednesday in the month for £4.00. This has to be booked and paid for in advance.

There are table top activities for those who like to play cards or Scrabble etc. Transport is available within Tickhill. We are always on the lookout for new volunteers to help with transport, serving refreshments or just chatting to our visitors. For further details ring Rosemary Cornish tel. 744768. T

Sixty six people were present at our meeting on November 14th to hear a talk and see a demonstration of Holistic treatments.

We are not having a meeting in December but there are two outings. One is to York on December 6th to the Carol Service in York Minster. The coach will leave Tickhill at 9a.m and return from York at 4.30. Then on Thursday December 12th we are going to the Olde Bell for Lunch...at 12.30p.m for 1oclock.

We would like to thank everyone who supported our Harvest tea... this raised £243.26 for the Charity.

This is an early reminder that all members need a ticket for the 30th. Anniversary Party in January... if you haven’t got one please ask someone on the Committee.

Marcia J Lingard. [ Secretary.] T

Altogether 4 Autisum

All Together 4 Autism would like to thank Tickhill & District Lions for their kind and generous donation. It has enabled our members to book a theatre trip to see Oliver and also for one of our members to attend a walk leaders course to support our newly formed walking group.

AT4A is a small Doncaster based charity which offers social activities for adults aged 18+ who have Autism/Aspergers.

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Year Three Visit to The Thackray Medical Museum On Tuesday 5th November 2013, the Year Three children of Tickhill St. Mary’s school embarked upon a most exciting adventure to the Thackray Medical Museum in Leeds.

After an early arrival at school, the future medics boarded the coach bound for the former hospital building, arriving promptly for a 10am start.

During the morning, pupils discovered everything to do with the human body: the senses, digestion, healthy living and much, much more. Buttons were pressed, feely boxes were explored and eyes were tested! The group then headed off into other areas of the museum, where they learned about dentists over the years, how hygiene in hospitals has saved lives and what it is like to have a baby! (Some brave students even donned the “empathy belly” to experience what it might feel like to carry the weight of a baby!).

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in the Leeds of 1842. We were shocked and disturbed by the unsavoury conditions in which people had to live, including the filthy outdoor “privy” and the appalling stench! Each child took the part of a character with a serious illness such as measles or whooping cough, and was encouraged to locate their character’s house to study how the living conditions might have contributed to their plight. A cure for the illness was

then sought through visits to the pharmacy, the herbalist and also the local “quack” doctor, selling his particular brand of cure-all elixir!

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On Tuesday 5th November Year 4 embarked upon a journey back in time. Armed with authentic and tasty fare in beautiful baskets they travelled to Temple Newsam.

Mistress Julia and Mistress Helen guided them through history, setting the scene for their day which included making bread ‘from scratch’ involving threshing, winnowing, gleaning and milling or grinding. Then the bread was made, kneaded and baked in

the ovens of the big house.

This was followed by an experience of the Barber Surgeon’s Chest showing some of the medical instruments which were used in Tudor times. Quite gruesome.

The day concluded with a court scene which gave an example of Tudor law enforcement in action……

But who did steal the bread?

We all had a fantastic day and Year 4 not only looked the part, but played the part as well.

Year 4 visit Temple Newsam ‘Who stole the bread?’

Well done Year 4. T

St Mary’s Remembrance Day Representing the school, Grace Rowbotham and Jake Barraclough placed a wreath at the foot of the Tickhill War Memorial on Sunday 9th November.

On Monday 11th, Year Six lead the Remembrance Service in school.

All the pupils contributed by either reading and or singing in the choir.

A two minutes silence was held complete with the Last Post. The rest of the school, family, friends and governors were invited to watch.

‘We each had a speech, poem

or quote. Although we had fun, it was a very serious and sad time.’ (Jake Barraclough.)

‘At the start we talked about remembering everyday things then we talked about Remembrance and why we wear poppies. My favourite part was reading out my poem.’ (Lucy Baker)

girls had a solo.’ (Kathryn Grice) ‘We had a two minutes silence and finally we had a short prayer.’ (Albert Beevers) ‘Lucy read ‘In Flanders Field’ with Megan. It was a sad time for some who remembered their family losses.’ (Matthew Hall)

‘I hosted a mini quiz about remembering. We served tea and coffee to the parents. It was awesome.’ (Connor Bluck)

‘I enjoyed it but I also remembered my Great Great Grandad.’ (William Taylor)

‘The choir sang Remember, Remember in which the Year Six

‘I thought it was a huge success.’ (Lucy Pashley). T

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TOGETHER WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A PEACEFUL NEW YEAR Tickhill Churches Together at the Methodist Church Sunday 1st

Advent Service at 3pm

Sunday 15th

Christian Aid Big Sing at 3.00pm

St Mary’s Parish Church Sunday 8th

Christingle Service, 3.00pm

Sunday 22nd

Carol Service, 6.00pm

Christmas Eve

Crib Service, 6.00pm Midnight Communion, 11.30pm

Christmas Day

Christmas Communion, 9.30am

Methodist Church Sunday 22nd

Carol Service at 10.30am

Christmas Day

Family Service, 9.30am

St Mary Magdalene Roman Catholic Church, Maltby Christmas Eve

Mass, 8.00pm

Christmas Day

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Tickhill Town Council with Tickhill Churches Together and the Salvation Army Band invite you to Carols at the Buttercross 7.00pm until 7.45pm on Christmas Eve

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Schizophrenia

This is the story of Bridget Who has a peculiar quirk, Although she’s incredibly clever Her leisure gets mixed up with work.

At weekends she lives for her garden (As every keen gardener should) On weekdays she works as a Medic And I’m told that she’s frightfully good.

And that is the source of her problem; Though she knows about ailments and germs Yet because she is keen on her garden She tends to use gardening terms.

Then again when she speaks of diseases Botanical names spring to mind So the ones used when out in her garden Are all of a medical kind.

When the stresses of work are behind her The end of the week brings a change, There are plants to be tended and watered And lovely cut flowers to arrange.

The Hernias are all looking splendid, The Arthritis blooms are all out, The Sciatica bed is a picture, By the fence there’s a fine crop of Gout Halitosis won’t flower till later But Nausea borders the bed.

Pink Aorta blends well with the Asthma And sets off the Ague’s bright red.

The low growing Palsies are pretty, Blue Hysteria clings to the wall, The self-seeded Acne is thriving, The Pyorrhoea is stately and tall.

Red Corpuscles grow in profusion Invading the Cardiac plots, The pink and the purple Contusions Look well in their earthenware pots.

Some greenfly are found on the Phobias, Amnesias grow under the trees The strong, heady smell of Dementia 36 36

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Is fine for attracting the bees.

A patient, she claims, has Lobelia, Or Gloxinia symptoms may show, She knows about Chives and Acacia And can make Pulmonaria go.

For any outbreak of Mimosa She knows just what drugs to supply If she meets with a case of Pyrethrum Escallonia is good to apply.

Plumbago will cause her no worry, She deals with Dianthus with care For a course of Euphorbia tablets Will always produce a repair.

Her patients all know she’s a marvel, She always can find them a cure So there’s only one fly in the ointment — The pharmacist isn’t so sure!

So what can be done about Bridget; Can anyone think of a scheme?

Is this a problem for Doctors Or the Gardeners Question Time team?

The trouble is all with the language For the base of the words is the same, And so we can’t grumble at Bridget It’s the old Latin roots we must blame.

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Beginner’s Line Dancing with Boots & Bolos In last month’s magazines we asked the question ‘What can you do to keep warm, make new friends, exercise and dance when the nights are drawing in and sunset is as early as 4.15 in the middle of November?’

Well - the answer was - ‘Learn to Line Dance at Oldcotes’!

People came from all over - and everyone went home with a certain glow and a big smile. Lots of fun was had and quite a few calories used up in the process!

You can’t help chatting with your neighbouring learner as you line up, so new friends were also made.

If you couldn’t join us for the first classes - don’t worry. It is easy to catch up at this stage. Dave goes over the dances learned the previous weeks and really helps people to catch up.

So - if that’s all that’s putting

you off - come along! Give it a try and fill at least one dark night this winter.

The class is at Oldcotes Village Hall from 7.30 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. with a break for tea and biscuits.

Saturday 7th December 3pm-5pm At Tickhill Cricket Club, Alderson Drive.

ALL 2 to 10 year olds WELCOME! £5 per child Tickets Available from Claire Dickinson 07944 767123 or Natalie Lovejoy 07584 581131

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SHEFFIELD SINGERS Charity Christmas Cards Tickhill Mill Dam, Charity Christmas cards sold in aid of the Matthew Rusike Children’s Home in Zimbabwe. Packs of 10 for £3.99 and other designs and more information are available.

Contact Carol Banham on 01302 744920. T

Community Enviro Day

Tickhill Town Council held a Community Enviro Day in October. Several members of the public including 2 young volunteers, joined Julie our DMBC Officer and local council members. Margaret Cannings-Clough manned refreshments for everyone.

Tickhill Together

Here are some dates for your new 2014 diary, which we hope will be of interest: Saturday 19th April – scarecrow Festival & Easter Activities Saturday 23rd August – Craft and fun Day Thursday 27th November – Late Night Shopping Event Details to follow in future issues.

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DMBC Environment Cabinet Member Christen Mills called in during the morning to see how Tickhill’s community is helping itself, and she was very impressed with what she saw and heard.

We concentrated our efforts along Bawtry Road from motorway down to the Spittle (A631) and in total we collected 14 bags of general rubbish, one wheel complete with tyre, a traffic cone, a car faring, 3 gallon drum and large box of steel rods, and all in two and a half hours.

All the rubbish was cleared away for us by our area officer.

A big thank you to all those who helped.

Nigel Cannings Tickhill Town Councillor & Deputy Mayor. T

Annual Carol Concert The plans for the annual carol concert with The Sheffield Singers are well under way.

Regulars to this event will know that The Sheffield Singers mainly comprises members of Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus whose usual performance venue is Sheffield City Hall. The Singers love coming to Tickhill, some even bringing overnight bags in case bad weather prevents their getting home afterwards, such is their dedication to the event. As well as from the Sheffield area, they travel from West Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and the depths of Derbyshire to take part.

Darius Battiwalla will accompany the Singers as well as performing solo organ pieces, Sue Morton will entertain us with seasonal readings and the whole evening will be in the capable hands of Rachel Copley.

During the interval Patrick Andrews and his team will be on hand to dispense wine and mince pies.

All this will take place in St. Mary’s Church, Tickhill, on Thursday 19 December 2013 at 7.30pm. Admission is as last year: Adults £7. Accompanied children are admitted free.

Any profits from the evening will be given to the Marie Curie cancer charity.

Wrap up well and come along for a wonderful evening of festivity to start your Christmas.

JANET BOWER. T

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Safer Neighbourhood Team

We have seen an increase in thefts from motor vehicles, particularly in but not restricted to the Bawtry area. We are trying to emphasise the importance of securing vehicles, even if just left unattended for a few minutes, and would ask that nothing is left on display inside vehicles which might encourage thieves. We are actively checking vehicles to see if they are secure, and it’s really surprising just how many aren’t!

Christmas time is rich pickings for burglars too and not only do households put everything out on display around the tree, some people even go to the trouble of leaving their house insecure so that burglars can just walk in and take everything. All the presents around a tree look very nice, but households that do so really are setting themselves up as a target. Be safe, rather than sorry this Christmas.

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Save our Hedgerows & Trees

Why are trees disappearing in Tickhill? Hedgerows are being taken out all over the place.

Often it appears to be a selfish action by landowners for an extra foot or two of land, usually to erect ugly fences.

In many instances the trees are ‘Council’ owned and their permission should be sought to fell, however as these vandals know, DMBC’s reaction time can be 7-10days. It’s then too late for our birds, wildlife and the environment.

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Table Top Sale - Sunday, 26th January, 2-4 pm. £5 per table. Please contact Maureen on 852874 if you would like to book a table.

We are also holding an Auction on Saturday, 22nd February.

We can take items before that date and would be very grateful for donations. Please contact Ruth on 215921 or Maureen on 852874.

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sincerely thank everyone who has supported our events throughout the year and take this opportunity to wish all your readers a very Happy Christmas. T

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WIS MARTIN LE The ubiquitous giant online auction site eBay may seem a relatively simple beast. Yet beneath the shiny shop front there are a host of hidden secrets enabling you to pay less.

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eBay means fewer competing bidders and serious local bargains.

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Results can be powerful, such as this from my site user Jen_Jen1985: “Had been looking for a double buggy, but most ended up selling for around £40.

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BAG NO-BID 99P ITEMS Often sellers start auctions at 99p or less, hoping a tug of war will break out between buyers. Many items go unspotted and stay at these superlow prices. It’s possible to scour eBay just for these with 99p spotter www.lastminute-auction.com.

Double-check delivery charges, as some sellers hope to recoup costs by charging a little extra. Though eBay has now set maximum delivery charges for many categories.

DO YOU NEED IT? Before I go to much further with this, just a quick word of warning about not getting carried away with bargains.

It’s worth following my money mantra before you spend cash. If you’re skint, first ask yourself “Do I need it?, Can I afford it? Have I checked whether it’s available cheaper elsewhere?!” If the answer to any of those is no, don’t buy it.

BUY STOLEN GOODS ON THE CHEAP Well, nearly, but great headline, you must admit. This one isn’t actually eBay, but is worth checking - it’s legal via police auction site www. bumblebeeauctions.co.uk. Forces in England and Wales use this eBay-style site to sell lost property or goods seized from criminals when they can’t find the rightful owner. It’s cracking for bicycles,

among other things—for example a high-spec specialized bike went for £50 (similar ones were £200 on eBay). Most larger items needs to be collected in person from local nicks. Some smaller items can be delivered, though check postage prices before buying.

FIND AUCTIONS CLOSING IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Listings that finish at anti-social times often get fewer bids (a warning for sellers there too). Pick a time slot and a www.baycrazy. com’s Night Time Bargain Searcher cruises for these vampiric bargains.

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DON’T ASSUME IT’S CHEAPEST BECAUSE IT’S ON EBAY Never assume it’s a bargain until you’ve checked prices elsewhere first. Use shopbots (shopping robots), that whizz to scores of internet retailers to find the cheapest price. My MegaShopBot.com tool auto-searches the best of these for each category.

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he Christmas period can be a very difficult time for a child whose parents have separated. It is vital that parents remember that the most important person, especially at this time of year, is the child.

Most children of separated parents, if asked what they would like to happen over the Christmas period, would say that in an ideal world they would like to mum and dad to be together and the whole family to be happy. Unfortunately we do not live in an ideal world. This means that Christmas can be a very tough time for a child, which can be made much worse if parents cannot reach an amicable agreement after the arrangements to be made over the Christmas period.

It is understandable that each parent wants to be able to create the perfect Christmas for their child.

However as a parent you need to try to put yourself in your child’s shoes and imagine how they are feeling. Any conflict between parents will have a negative impact on the Christmas festivities, and memories of this can remain with a child for a very long time.

It is important to try and agree arrangements for the Christmas period well in advance. If it is left until Christmas Eve, this will only cause problems for everyone. Plans will have already been made. Even if there are regular arrangements for contact in place, it is always worth checking with the other parent to make sure that there are no misunderstandings.

It can be especially important at this time of year to remember that a child loves both parents, and does not want to hear or see any fighting or arguments.

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Your child is the most important person whose needs should be considered when making arrangements for Christmas contact.

Ask the other parent to work with you on this issue.

Remind your child, and yourself, that Christmas is one day, and that there will be plenty of other special occasions over the next 364 days.

Do not speak negatively to your child about the other parent or criticise the other parent’s plans.

Do not upset your child by having an argument or heated discussion at contact handover.

Protect your child from any disagreement between you and your former partner, and make every effort to ensure that the child does not pick up on any hostilities.

It is always a fine balancing act to get the contact arrangements right, but it is worth it to ensure a happy Christmas period for your child.

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Children in Need

On November 15th 2013 the staff and pupils came to school in their nightwear and brought their teddies to school. For this privilege they were asked to make a donation to Children in Need. The day was very colourful indeed and there was also a mid-morning snack of toast to enjoy. Thank you to everybody who participated and helped to raise a grand total of £291 for this very worthwhile charity. T

Remembrance Day 2013 Remembrance Day is always a very poignant subject in school as we think about others at home and around the world who have given, and continue to give so much for the safety and security of others.

In the weeks leading up to Remembrance Day we work with the children to discuss why this special day is commemorated and try to approach the very emotive subject as sensitively as possible.

In school we always hold a special assembly and some of our pupils read out poems that they have penned on the subject of Remembrance. We observe our two minute silence whilst we take the time to stop, think and reflect on those past, and present who have served and continue to serve their countries with pride.

Our Reception pupils made their own poppies, whilst the older classes presented their thoughts and feelings in poetry and prose. Our pupils have surprising insight, given their ages and show great respect for those they are thinking of.

Their work is displayed in a prominent area of school for the remainder of November. Afterwards the work is made into a Remembrance Book and kept in our school Reception area – the book is often commented on by visitors throughout the year.

On Remembrance Sunday pupils from Estfeld and St. Mary’s School again attended the church service together and laid a wreath at the war memorial on behalf of the staff and pupils of both schools. We used the British Legions own words as a message on the wreath – it says very succinctly why remembrance is so important a subject for our children to consider. T 48 48

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Kian Johnson (Year 7) plays for Doncaster Rovers FC Academy U12′s and was recently selected to attend the England Football Training Centre at St Georges Park.

Goalie Kian has been contracted to Doncaster Rovers since he was 7 years old (the youngest ever player to be signed by them, and is currently sponsored by ENGLAND and MANCHESTER CITY FC goalkeeper JOE HART. An amazing achievement!

Dates for your Diary 17 Dec ’13 – School Presentation Evening 6.30-9.30pm 18 Dec ’13 – Golden Oldies Tea Party 1.15-3.15pm 20 Dec ’13 – Schools closes 1pm 6 Jan ’13 – School reopens 8 Jan ’13 – Parent Voice 7pm

Well done to Ethan Crane, Year 12, who competed in the district’s Rotary Young Musican Competition, winning the Senior Instrumental Class, playing two pieces on his electric guitar, one of which, “Summer” from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, he arranged himself. He now goes through to the Yorkshire and Humberside district round.

Also competing was Emma Shiels, Year 12, who was placed high enough to go through to the next round and Jack Hewitt, Year 7, who played in intermediate instrumental class.

Katie Cross & Elisha Dunn, Year 10, have been involved with the Macmillan charity as part of their volunteering section for their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. They are a real credit to the college and to the charity and were successful in raising a lot of money at the coffee morning.

They were fortunate enough to meet the Mayor and were featured in the Doncaster Free Press.

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Surviving Christmas Surviving a modern day Christmas can be challenge enough for humans, but just imagine how difficult it is if you’re a plant. You’ve been reluctantly forced to flower, grown in a light controlled polytunnel and you’ve been force fed with growthstunting hormones to ensure you’re not too straggly when flowering on Mrs Cratchit’s table …. and here’s me feeling sorry for the turkey!

It seems such a shame that after all the effort, you go and kill the poor thing after just one week of taking custody. This year will be different though, because whether giving or receiving a houseplant this festive yuletide, help is at hand with my top tips for keeping them alive (until New Year at least!).

House plants give such a wonderful display, and are sure to last longer than a bunch of flowers. Choose from large flowering Cyclamen, brightly coloured Azaleas, sweetly scented Jasmine and of course the traditional Poinsettia. Oh, and don’t forget about bulbs, ‘Paperwhite’ Narcissus are synonymous with Christmas, and forced Hyacinths too, but I can appreciate that their strong scent is best savoured in spring.

Before we go on to the care of houseplants, let’s just clear one thing up, houseplants hate houses! Dry central heating, low light levels and draughts are all things houseplants really don’t like, as most of these plants come from very humid, 50 50

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tropical parts of the world. The best way to ensure your flowers bloom for longer and your leaves don’t go brown at the tips, is to ensure the right conditions for survival.

Avoid placing plants in a draughty location such as windowsills, or near to a frequently opened door, (they won’t appreciate the large fluctuations in temperature) Avoid hotspots, such as in front of or above a radiator or fire Water plants by plunging them into a bowl of tepid (not cold) water, and then allowing the water to fully drain out from the pot before returning to its location Azaleas like humid conditions, so stand these on a tray of gravel filled with water, (but ensure plants are not sat in water) Create a ‘plant area’ where groups of plants can be stood together, this will create more humidity Avoid direct sunshine Ensure the compost never dries out or is too saturated, water little and often Remove faded flowers to prevent disease and to promote flowering And finally, don’t get emotionally attached, think of flowering houseplants as a medium term bunch of flowers or a Christmas decoration, and after flowering if they look a little jaded, return them to the compost heap in the sky - I don’t think there’s any worse house plant tragedy

than a straggly Poinsettia in July with three stunted yellow leaves.

Poinsettias are popular because they look wonderful, but here’s a little word of warning, be careful not to get the sap of a Poinsettia on your skin as they can cause irritation, and always keep them out of reach of pets and children. T

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Tickhill Parish room events When we receive this month’s magazine we will all be feeling smug because Christmas is ‘sorted’! The pudding will be well stirred, the turkey is definitely ordered along with mince pies and pigs in blankets!

The decorations might even be up - because this year we are all going to be so much more organised! Do all women say this every year?

My Parish Room diary needs to be kept fully up to date at all times, but it seems much harder to organise in November and December! ‘Things’ seem to mysteriously crop up in a much more speedy way and ‘dates’ are upon us sooner than we thought.

One date not to miss is John Marsden’s Soup Lunch on the 20th December, from 12 noon 1.30p.m. It’s the last one for this year (more planned I believe in 2014) and hopefully will be the same big success previous lunches have been. On the last Friday before Christmas what could be nicer than homemade soup after your morning shopping trip.

There is no set price for the lunch but a suggested donation of £3 would be welcomed. There is no need to book, but it’s probably a good idea to come early!

December regulars in the Parish Room will be Nellie Stagles School of Theatre Dance on Tuesdays, followed by Yoga. WI meet on the 4th December at 2 p.m. with Francophiles following later that evening at 7 p.m.

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on Christmas Eve around the time of the traditional Carol Service. Our doors will be open from 5.30 p.m. to about 8.00 p.m. Do call in for a warm before or after the carols.

Our next Parish Room Quiz Night will be on the 17th January, at 7.30 p.m. There will be the usual pie and peas. Book early - we were very busy for the last one in October. To order your pie and peas, ring Lesley on 01302 744600 or 07748 326673.

That’s it now, for another year!

If you want to book the Parish Room for any occasion whatsoever, please ring me on 07840 419763.

On behalf of Tickhill Parish Room Management Committee I would like to wish you all a Happy Christmas and a Peaceful and Healthy 2014.

Janice Birkinshaw. T

Tickhill Juniors Lucky Numbers The winning draw numbers for November: First Prize £50 is #16 Last year’s under 7’s Second Prize £30 is #145 Last year’s under 15’s Third Prize £20 is #65 Last year’s under 9’s Congratulations for Octobers Manager of the Month Clive Durdy and this seasons under 7’s.

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The Patient Participation Group of the Tickhill & Colliery Surgery We have just completed a second busy year involving a variety of events most of which we have reported on.

The latest Information Session was on the topic of Awareness of Alzheimer’s Disease presented by Kath Rawlings This event was extremely informative and interesting and helped us realise the importance of inclusion in our local area.

Kath gave us statistics, explained the main forms of Dementia, and led us through the challenges that the patient and their carers will face.

She explained the progression of the disease in its different forms whilst also making us aware of the deterioration caused to everyone by infection, dehydration, malnutrition and lack of the necessary vitamins and minerals.

The symptoms of dementia were highlighted along with the impact on family and carers as well as on the patient. We learnt that • Emotions, which tend to be the foundation of our memories last the longest.

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as they are but rather as they were.

• Perception of what is seen may be different from the fact.

• Thirst and hunger responses may go, and night and day could have no meaning.

• Early diagnosis is important.

• Medication can slow down the development and give time to enjoy, plan and organise.

• Multitasking is harder for people with dementia.

• Noise, distractions and bustle do not help people with dementia .

• People with dementia need emotional and practical help and their dignity supporting.

• A healthy diet, stimulation and exercise help everyone to stay healthy.

Did you know that Two thirds of people with dementia live in the community. Of these: • 75% don’t feel the community is geared to cope with them or for them to cope with it.

• 67% don’t feel part of the community.

• 61% are lonely.

• 48% feel a burden on their family.

• 44% say they have lost contact with friends.

We all need to show more understanding, awareness and empathy with people who have Dementia and with their carers.

The second speaker was Gill Owen a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner who takes referrals from the Practice or can be contacted via The Talking Shop in Doncaster by calling in or telephoning 01302 565650. She can help if anyone is experiencing anxiety, panic, bereavement, self-esteem issues, feeling down, eating disorders or dealing with phobias. She talks to people does an assessment and can refer out to other practitioners such as psychological services or involve the patient in a group where they learn about their condition and develop management strategies.

All decisions about care are made with the patient who is empowered to make informed choices.

The third speaker was Kate Ripley a Well Being Officer working with Doncaster. She explained her role in terms of facilitating access and provision for residents. She visits individuals in the community, completes a holistic needs assessment, & work towards maintaining people’s independence for as long as possible, reducing or delaying the need for mainstream health & social care services. This may be achieved in various ways including reducing social isolation, preventing falls, managing medication, & signposting to appropriate services such as counselling, exercise & weight management, & befriending services.

An exit poll showed: 100% of participants found the session very interesting, 100% of participants found it Informative and of those 92% found it very informative.

100% of participants found it worthwhile and of those 92% found it very worthwhile.

The PPG wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Healthy and Happy New Year.

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Tickhill Horticultural Society ‘Delightful Daisies’ was Dr Andrew Ward’s subject for our October meeting and in the course of two hours we saw the full range of ‘daisy shaped’ flowering plants of all colours and sizes – from 2 inches high to giant sunflowers. A hardy chrysanthemum specialist, Andrew returned to Norwell with rather fewer plants than when he arrived. It was a very enjoyable evening.

The last meeting of 2013 is on 5th December in the Methodist Schoolroom starting at 7.15pm when Robert Potterton of Potterton’s Nursery, Caistor, Lincs will talk to us about ‘Alpines and Bulbs from Mountain to Market’.

There will be plants for sale and you might get more than a biscuit with your coffee/tea!!

Visitors welcome (£3) At this meeting names will be taken for the Pie and Pea supper at the AGM on the last Thursday of January. Anyone not attending this meeting but requiring pie and peas should contact Ray or Gillian Hill on 743317 and if there are members who would like to

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All Welcome For any information ring Celia on 01777 818642. T

Thanks Bawtry Hall Christmas Mince Pie and Coffee mornings December ‘13 We welcome you to Bawtry Hall this Christmastime for one last year. We will be serving mince pies and coffee around our roaring log fire, so do come along and bring your friends and family.

We will be serving every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 am – 12.00 noon from 4th – 20th December.

The cost is £3.50 pp If you would like to bring a large party, please ring beforehand to book, otherwise, just turn up, we’d love to see you!

For more information please ring Bawtry Hall Reception on 01302 710020. T

Many thanks to the lady & gentleman who came to my assistance when I fell down on Sunderland Street and also to Dave & Eileen of Harworth who stopped their car and took me to the doctors and then home.

Truly Good Samaritans Mrs Jean Suddock. T

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Following on from the lunches at 27 on Autumn Thursdays, I’m mindful that folk might not be able to get out so well in January. So, on Thursdays 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd January, I’ll prepare lunch here and bring it to you, if you let me know (in Tickhill) – 744142 is the number to ring. £5 to cover costs please.

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The Late Thelma Elliott

Bill Elliott and family thank all who sent cards, messages of sympathy, floral tributes and donations to the care and work of St Mary’s church, Tickhill and the Salvation Army.

TICKHILL Loversall WI JUNIORS Under 7’s kit This is the Tickhill Juniors Under 7’s team in their new match kit kindly sponsored by local real estate agents Robinson Hornsby. The boys all look very smart and love it!. T

Our meetings are held in the WI Hut, Main Street, Loversall at 7.15pm on the third Monday of the month.

Our final meeting of 2013 is on December 2nd An Evening with the Salvation Army Band - Carols and Supper.

For further details please contact Teresa Robinson on 01302 611256. T

Phoenix Theatre Club Night THURSDAY 5TH DECEMBER 7.30PM An evening for members and non-members to meet.

Take part in a short play reading if you wish or simply socialise and learn more about our society. Everyone welcome. Complimentary tea & coffee. Licensed bar.

Bawtry Amateur Dramatic Society. For more information call 07846 722652 or just come along.

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Thanks go to Revd. Chris Betson, vicar of St Marys for his organising and conduct of the funeral service and the assistance of Revd. canon Gordon Taylor and John Marsden organist during the funeral service and cremation on 24th October.

Approx. 250 people attended and many who were from other parishes and distances in the UK expressed their love of “a beautiful service and music” and all said their appreciation of Thelma “a lovely lady”. T

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Our November meeting was the A.G.M. which was the thirty sixth anniversary of the branch. The next meeting is on the 4th December at 2pm in the Parish Room when Dr. Patrick Harding will be speaking about Christmas and its Customs. Visitors will be made very welcome. The next date for your diaries is the visit to Sledmere House Christmas fair on the 6th December. We shall be leaving the Parish Room at 9.15am.

Contact: Janet Sulley 01302 742867. T

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Violin & Piano

It is a long time since Tickhill Music Society hosted a concert for Violin and Piano.

It was October 1985 when Lorraine McAslan treated us to a violin programme and so it was particularly gratifying to hear Eloisa-Fleur Thom with her pianist Mark Austin at this season’s October concert. A posthumously published work

by Ravel provided some Gallic lightness to a programme otherwise full of works by the three great German B’s: Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. The Bach Sonata for solo violin which opened the programme seemed a touch severe without any piano support but was sensitively and thoughtfully played. The everpopular ‘Spring’ sonata by Beethoven, with its melodious freshness, has a principal tune which sticks in the memory and the whole work was played with musicianship

and technical excellence.

The last violin sonata by Brahms in its characteristic richness demonstrated the composer’s gift for making a duo work sound quite orchestral. It has a singing adagio movement which was beautifully played, followed by the contrasting jerky syncopation and fierce attack of the third movement.

A richly deserved encore was a short piece by Debussy,

Tickhill Music Society We Wish You a BRASSY CHRISTMAS!

Orichalcum, the versatile brass and piano duo of James Stretton and Iain Jackson, will perform for our festive concert. There will be the customary seasonal refreshments and mince pies plus raffle with a luxury Christmas hamper as first prize.

Friday, 6th December 2013 at 8.00p.m.

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Our early “Fête de Noël” on Wednesday, December 4th at 7.30 pm at the Parish Room, Tickhill, sees us in party mode. Do join us for the fun. Games will be French-themed but easy enough for all to enjoy.

Traditional carol singing in French will be followed by a bring and share supper of delicious French dishes. Visitors are welcome at £3 but please let us know in advance for catering purposes.

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Altogether this was a satisfying and rewarding concert played without flamboyance but with concentrated attention to the music. The violinist was unobtrusively but effectively supported by the piano playing of Mark Austin who also provided some welcome introductions.

Another enjoyable success for this enterprising music society. A.G.L. T

Subscription members for 8 concerts £55* Concession members for 8 concerts £50* Subscription members for any 4 concerts £30 *Pro rata dependent upon joining date Ordinary members pay no membership fee but £10 admission for each of the eight concerts.

Non-members: £10 admission for each event at the door. Accompanied children (under 16) and students (16-19) are admitted free of charge.

Subscription and Ordinary Members receive regular copies of the Society’s newsletter. T

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Tickhill Tickhill Neighbourhood Plan Churches

Not again! If you, the reader, wonder whenever this is going to be completed, spare a thought for the working parties which have been producing the Neighbourhood Plan!

The whole process will, from its inception to final approval by the residents of Tickhill, in a referendum, take about two years in total. We are now some 18 months into the process which has included all the consultations that have taken place with Tickhill residents, local groups, schools, the business community and outside interests including national bodies By the time this magazine reaches you, we should be in the formal submission stage when the Neighbourhood Plan will be published on Doncaster Council’s website for a further 6 weeks for comments, suggestions or objections. There is still, therefore, the opportunity to make the Plan better. It will then come back to us for consideration of anything

which has come in, and for possible improvement or amendment before the last stage is reached – review by an independent examiner. It is his or her task to ensure that the Plan meets all legal requirements.

This is a good moment to thank everyone in Tickhill who has encouraged us and who has sent in helpful comments. As a result there has been constant alteration and improvement. So the Plan should represent the aspirations of the whole community. What we are aiming for is a result which will be (1) effective in the determination of planning applications in the parish and (2) helpful in persuading other official bodies to take the actions which the community wants in areas such as highways and flood prevention. There will not be miracles overnight and our Plan will have the same date as Doncaster’s strategy, in theory lasting until 2028, but no doubt much will change over that period.

John Hoare. T

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Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Collection A big thank you to all who supported the shoebox collection this year. The total number collected from Tickhill, Harworth, Bawtry, Wadworth & Tickhill St. Mary’s school was 232 which was the highest number we have sent from Tickhill.

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A special thank you to Paula & the children of St. Marys who contributed 75 boxes, well done!

I am looking for help in organising collections in the future so if you are interested in being involved please contact me on 742755.

Pat Hodgson T

Together

Tickhill Churches Together invite you to an Advent Service with Holy Communion to be held in the Methodist Church on Sunday 1st December at 3.00pm. Everyone welcome to celebrate the beginning of Advent.

Tickhill Churches Together also invite you to join us for the ‘Big Sing’ in the Methodist Church on Sunday 15th December at 3.00pm. Musical Items by St. Mary’s Hand Bell Ringers and Carol Singing. Tea, coffee, mince pies and cakes after the Service. T

Tickhill Methodist Ladies’ Fellowship We shall only have one meeting in December. This will be on Tuesday 12th and will be an informal afternoon arranged by the Committee and it will finish of course with a cup of tea and a mince pie!

Come and join us for some Christmas music and readings.

The meeting will begin at 2.30 in the Church Lounge.

We wish you all a Happy and Blessed Christmas.

Marcia J Lingard. (Secretary) T

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Tickhill & District Lions Club BONFIRE NIGHT

It was great to see so many people attending the bonfire and fireworks at the Cricket Club on 2nd November. That a downpour would clash with the start of the fireworks was a complete and disappointing surprise on an evening when we were just expecting strong winds. However all the fireworks went off successfully and we hope that everyone who put up with the cold and wet enjoyed them.

Many thanks to the Cricket Club, the volunteers who helped in the running of the event and for all your kind donations. T

Christmas Draw Tickets for our Grand Christmas Draw are on sale in many shops and pubs around the area. As usual there will be at least 50 prized including a Wilfreda City

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Break for 2, a £150 cycle voucher, a £100 food hamper and a £100 fuel voucher. The draw will be made at Tickhill Cricket Club Within 24 hours of the at 9pm on December 10th. devastation caused by the Santa’s little elves have made the worst storm to make landfall in finishing touches to his new float recorded history, Lions Clubs and he will be round to show it to International Foundation had everyone through December. We provided an initial US$ 500,000 are also selling ‘Magic Reindeer Food’ for your little ones to leave for relief efforts and by the out on Christmas Eve. It will time you read this report much be available in Tickhill at KSM, more will have been provided Fentons butchers, the library and a from around the world. There number of other outlets and look are 380 Lions Clubs in the out for it in other local areas. T Philippines, one of which is located in Tacloban, the epicentre of the storm. Lions  Thursday 19th Dec. TickhillClubs in the UK are now looking Meadow Drive, Lancaster, to provide support which Lindrick Area From 5.00 pm. may be required for months,  Friday 20th Dec. Tickhill- Wong if not years, until life returns Lane area From 5.30 pm. to normal. There have been  Saturday 21st Dec. ASDA posters in Tickhill advising Harworth 11am – 4.00 pm. that there is a collection box  Saturday 21st Dec Tickhill – in Fenton’s butchers and that Common Lane area HSBC in Castlegate, Tickhill From 5.30 pm. will accept donations into  Monday 23rd Dec. Tesco Balby the Tickhill Lions Fundraising 11am – 4.00 pm.

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President Bryan Kilvington and all the members of Tickhill and District Lions Club wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Lion Phil Thomas T

Anyone wishing to support may also donate by handing an envelope marked ‘Typhoon’ to Father Christmas as our float tours the district on the dates listed later in this report. T

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. . . but not TODAY

In October Kath Burkinshaw gave an outstanding talk to a packed audience about “A Year on a traditional Derbyshire Hill Farm”. To be a Derbyshire hill farmer you had to be tough.

Hard work and hard winters had to be endured, rewarded (if you were lucky) by a successful lambing season and some profit for the year. Kath communicated all this and more in a manner which kept her audience spellbound from beginning to end. Several members said afterwards that this was one of the best meetings they had ever attended, thank you Kath very much indeed for a super evening.

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Meantime, behind the scenes, work continues apace on our new history book of Tickhill which now has a title “Tickhill through Time”. Thank you to those members who have joined the augmented research group, this should ensure that all outstanding research is completed by the end of December and completion of the main body of the text on target for the end of February. We now have quotes from printers for producing a high quality, well illustrated and readable book of some 250 pages which we plan to launch in September 2014.

As mentioned last month our annual Social Evening will be at the Millstone on Thursday 12th December. There may still be a few tickets available (£10 each) by the time you read this: if you

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still want one see Lesley Nicholson in the Library or ring Dorothy Bradley on 752429.

Our first meeting in the New Year will be on Thursday January 16th at 7.30pm in the Methodist Schoolroom.

David Templeman will talk about “Mary Queen of Scots, The Final Journey 1587”. Perhaps a sad end to a sad life, much of it spent in this area – we shall see. Doors open at 7.00pm and as usual visitors will be welcome.

Finally we send you all best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. T

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community As I put this article together we are coming to the end of another calendar Year, where does the time go. In council we are quite busy preparing for Christmas and the New Year. Although our year is not over yet, we are only three quarters there. We are planning our meeting for January which will include the Budget for our next year commencing in April. We are pleased with the achievements fulfilled this year, one being the refurbishment of the toilets in the pavilion which has just been completed. Our thanks to Arke builders for their hard and contentious work to completed this project on time and within budget.

You will have probably noticed our improvement work at the pavilion and we intend to carry on throughout the building. The next stage is the main hall to included the doors and the floors and decorating, bringing our building right up to date in the 21st century.

We have had very successful Enviro days supporting the” Love where you live campaign”. Volunteers have joined in with Tickhill Town Council and Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council reaching the parts where every day cleaning is impossible to do. With a few friends and equipment it is surprising what fun you can have doing such on onerous task. My thanks go to Margaret our clerk for organising these and also the refreshments, and to the many volunteers for their part in this work.

We must not forget the residents and businesses that clean their property boundaries, as we say every little helps and which leads me to our own volunteer cleaner, Councillor Nigel Cannings, who is proving very successful in this position.

He was asked by the council to study and report on this position but it has gone much further than that by taking it on and to that we are very grateful, not only for the street appearances but also for the cost he is saving the community.

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Tickhill Town Council - DECEMBER 2013 Pavilion. If you feel you would like to be part of the organising team please feel free to join us at this meeting.

As a council we do have quite a lot of phone calls and letters which we do answer, however we do receive letters unnamed and unsigned. This is disappointing as some of the content is very important to us and to Tickhill, and as well as acting on the content of the letter we would like to respond to the sender often explaining the situation.

We can keep it confidential if that is your wish, so please when phoning or writing leave your name and address.

May I take this opportunity to thank you all for your support to the council in 2013 and wish you all a Happy Christmas and New Year. The council look forward to 2014 when once again we shall do our best to serve you. It is a pleasure working for a caring and sharing community.

Mayor Ray Hill. T

YOUR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS ARE:  PATRICIA BARTLETT, Tel 01302 310575, Email: patricia.bartlett@ doncaster.gov.uk  BOB FORD, Tel 01302 743804, Email: bob.ford@ doncaster.gov.uk  BARBARA HOYLE, Tel 01302 742676, Email: Barbara.hoyle @doncaster.gov.uk

YOUR LOCAL MP CAROLINE FLINT Meteor House, First Ave, Hayfield Lane, Auckley DN9 3GA. Tel: 01302 623330 Fax: 01302 755099 Email: flintc@parliament.uk

YOUR COUNCILLORS Mr Raymond (Ray) L Hill 2 Pinfold Lane, Tickhill DN11 9NS Tel: 743317 Mr Nigel J Cannings 24 Vine Road, Tickhill DN11 9EP Tel: 745372 Mr Derrick Hoyle 2 Lancaster Crescent, Tickhill DN11 9PX Tel: 742676 Mrs Margaret Marrison Chumlea, Crossland Gardens, Castlegate Tickhill DN 11 9QP Tel: 742688 Mr Stuart J Millard 4 Pinfold Close, Tickhill DN11 9NP Tel: 743842 Mr Paul W Rigley 38 Westfield Road, Tickhill DN11 9LB Tel: 751025 Mr David Adgar 6 Winnery Close, Tickhill DN11 9JT Tel: 752195 Mr Brian Keith 6 Alderson Close, Tickhill, DN11 9HN Tel: 743996 Mr Ian W Henderson 36 Meadow Drive, Tickhill , DN11 9ET Tel: 744753 You can contact the council by:

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Police Station (non urgent). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Electricity - Emergency. . . . . . .0800 375 675 Gas - Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . .0800 111 999 Yorkshire Water . . . . . . . . . . . . .0845 124 24 24 BT Faultline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0800 800 151 Doncaster Council Customer Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01302 736000 Tickhill Town Council . . . . . . . 01302 745372 Caroline Flint MP. . . . . . . . . . . . .01302 623330 Tickhill Neighbourhood Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01302 736000 Crimestoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0800 555 111 Crime Reduction Unit . . . . . . .01302 385462 Citizens Advice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01302 735221 RSPCA National Cruelty Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0300 1234999 Mayflower Animal Sanctuary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01302 711330 Alzheimer’s Society Doncaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01302 325628 Samaritans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08457 90 90 90 Tickhill St Mary’s Church. . . . . 01302 742224 Tickhill Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01302 742871 Tickhill Post Office . . . . . . . . . . .01302 752886 Tickhill Sports Pavilion . . . . . . 01302 752784 Tickhill Parish Room . . . . . . . . .07840 419763

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Wadworth Community Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01302 852874

HEALTH

NHS Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0845 46 47 Tickhill Surgery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01302 742503 DRI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01302 366666 Tickhill Dental Centre . . . . . . . .01302 750300 Genix Dental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01302 742361

SCHOOLS & NURSERIES ETC

Tickhill Estfeld School . . . . . . . 01302 744275 Tickhill St Mary’s School . . . . . 01302 742569 Wadworth Primary School . . 01302 851451 Sir Thomas Wharton College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01709 864100 Wilsic Road Day Nursery . . . . 01302 742629 Loversall Farm Day Nursery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01302 311000 Northgate @ St Mary’s. . . . . . .07501 843037 Northgate Babies & Toddlers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07787 393116

TRAVEL

National Rail Enquiries . . . . . . 08457 484950 Bus Enquires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01709 515151 Bob’s Minibuses & Taxis. . . . . .01302 746235

GROUPS & SOCIETIES

Buttercross Needleworkers . 01302 751808 Folk, Country & Blues night . 01302 953975 Friends of Mill Dam . . . . . . . . . .01302 750638 Les Francophiles de Tickhill . 01302 750312 Meth. Church Pop In Centre 01302 744768

St Mary’s Mothers Union . . . . 01302 743784 Tickhill & Bawtry Probus . . . . . 01302 746272 Tickhill Bowling Club . . . . . . . .01302 752784 Tickhill Country Market . . . . . . 01302 742323 Tickhill Countryside Group . . 01302 742556 Tickhill Dance Club . . . . . . . . . . 01302 743658 Tick. & Dist Footpath Group. 01302 745533 Tickhill & Dist. Lions Club . . . 0844 9632462 Tickhill & District WI. . . . . . . . . . 01302 743376 Tickhill Christian Fellowship . 01302 744341 Tickhill Flower Club . . . . . . . . . . .01302 751118 Tickhill Horticultural Society 01302 742427 Tickhill Juniors Football Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .07825 676288 Tickhill Local History Soc . . . . 01302 742918 Tickhill Male Voice Choir. . . . .01302 743468 Tick. Meth. Ladies Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01302 745495 Tickhill Musicians Session . . . 01302 953975 Tickhill Music Society . . . . . . . . 01302 742612 Tickhill Residents Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01302 745885 Tickhill Running & Athletics . 07920 589176 Tickhill Scout & Guides . . . . . . 01302 743430 Tickhill Tennis Club . . . . . . . . . . 01302 742058 Tickhill Together . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01302 742917 Voglia d’Italia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01909 481136 Wapentake Writers Group . . 01302 745212 Yorkshire Countrywomen . .01302 744338

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Mothers Union lunch Our Christmas lunch for members and friends will be at the Millstone as usual on Monday 2nd December. This year we have been asked to provide a non-refundable deposit of £5 per person.

The Deanery Advent Service this year will be on Tuesday 10th December at St. Jude’s Hexthorpe at 2 pm. This is always an uplifting and enjoyable service and a time to meet friends old and new.

What a year for Tickhill Cricket Club! St Mary’s Kathie Mason. T

On the senior section the first team reached the Mick Savage and Council cup finals, and in the league won the division one title to gain promotion to the premier league the top tier for cricket in South Yorkshire.

The second and third team’s both missed out on promotion by three points. So a good season all round.

The junior section that is of course the future of the club had an excellent season.

The under 9’6 came runners up in the league and cup and had several players selected to play for the Doncaster Area side.

The under 11’s showed great improvement as the year went on and had 2 players selected for the Doncaster Area side.

The under 13’s with only 4 older players in came third in their league and lost in the semi-final of the cup.

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boys in the traditional Doncaster league and the younger boys in the Bassetlaw league.

The Bassetlaw league side won their division and reached the cup semi-final, with some outstanding performances along the way, Charlie Morris taking 5 wickets for no runs off 4 overs at Clumber being the best of the bunch.

The Doncaster league side won the league and the cup losing just one game all season and ALL the players made telling contributions along the way, to bring home their first trophies as a team.

We now turn our attentions to next year with winter nets staring Feb 2014, and more importantly we are on the lookout for someone to run the under 9’s side for the 2014 season. I can assure anyone interested in the post, they will not be thrown in at the deep end our Junior Cricket manager Paul Foster has no direct responsibility for a team next year so will be available for guidance and help if required. T

100 Club draw

A draw was made after the Baptism Service on November 3rd by Judy Harrison, leader of the Church Flower Team.

For the first time we paid out prize money based on 100 members – first prize £120, second £80 and third £50.

1st. No. 28 Judith Black 2nd No. 57 Derrick Brookfield 3rd. No. 04 Trevor Reeve Numbers are still available – how about taking up the challenge and assisting St. Mary’s in meeting its financial commitments for 2014.

Membership is £5 per month by standing order or £60 annually by cash or cheque. Entry forms are available in church, or speak to a church warden, the vicar or Phil Thomas (744946). T

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index

D M Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 P R Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Tim Jackson Electrical & Property Services. . 74

Paul Winfindale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Terry & Curtis Fletcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Footprint Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

GB Surfacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Heritage Paving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Sanmet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 W Marsden & Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Accounting & Office Services

Estate Agents & Lettings

Aerials

Exercise & Dance

Appliance Repairs

Florist

Bawtry Accountants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 ADI Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Castle Domestics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Bathrooms & Tiles

A E Spink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 A & M Bathrooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Venus Bathroom Showroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Beauty, Therapists, Salons & Clinics Courtyard Beauty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Lash & Nail Boutique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Le Sept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Penelopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The Nail Boutique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Beef Products D Brookfield & Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Bridal & Occasion wear Celebrations of Bawtry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Careers Advice BB Careers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Care Services Home Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Rose Farm Care Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Carpets and Flooring All Floors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Cavlan Flooring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Distinctive Flooring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 J Rust & Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Phil Andrews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Car Services Burrows Pentagon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Dave Mayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Mick Jackson & Co Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Pipers Car Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Re Finishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Vehicle Body Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Children’s Day Care Paskals Child Daycare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Chiropractor Tickhill Chiropractic Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Chiropodist & Footcare Practitioners Feet First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Lynne Betreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Cleaning Services Doncaster & Rotherham Chem Dry . . . . . . . . . 25 Molly Maid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Samson Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning . . . . . 77 Unit 4 Dry Cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Computer Services Cynetix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Mat & Mouse IT Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Convenience Store The Garage Convenience Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Country Market Tickhill Country Market. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Country Stores Torne Valley Country Stores . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 & 25 Cycling Bicycle Buddy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 DIY Castlegates DIY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Driving Instructor Glenn’s Driving School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Electrical Services Bereton Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 78 TICKHILL TODAY 78

Doncaster Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Futterwacker Dance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Lockwoods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Ye Olde Flower Shoppe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Food & Drink

Carlson & Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Deli28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Finesse Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Taylors of Tickhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 The Classic & Contemporary Cake Co . . . . . . . . .7

Funeral Services

W E Pinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Garden Design & Garden Services GreenThumb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Martin Daniels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Matt Langbant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Paul Winfindale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 The Lawnkeeper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Gas Supplies Discount Roofing & Building Supplies Ltd . . 57 Hairdressers Alex Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Hair by Sophie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Hair by Zilla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Jayne Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Home Improvements & Building Arke Property Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 C K Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Discount Roofing & Building Supplies . . . . . . 21 D R Maughan Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Home Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Home Inspirations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Maurice Goodridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Three Oak Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Worksure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Homeware & Gifts Homeworks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Interior Design & Soft Furnishings Blinds by Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 C&S Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Colourbox Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Homeworks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Ironing Services Pressed Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Joinery Saffron Joinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Kitchens/Bedrooms/Furniture A E Spink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 DC Interiors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Stooltops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Lawnmower Repairs & Servicing Torne Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Locksmith & Security Services Metro Locksmiths Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Logs Tickhill Barn Dried Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Massage Bodyfix Wellbeing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Oven Cleaning Oven Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Oven Local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Oven U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Painting & Decorating Ken Shirtliff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Michael Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Paving & Resurfacing

Pest Control

BuzzOFF Pest Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Pet Services & Supplies

Castlegates DIY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Nature World Pet Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Tickhill Dog Groomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Tickhil Pet Sitters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Pharmacy

Lloyds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Photography

Temporal Photography & Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Plumbing &/or Gas Services

A* Plumbing & Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 DP Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Green Footprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Sanderson Plumbing & Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Public Houses Cafes & Restaurants Blacksmiths Arms (Everton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Boston Park Farm and Tea Rooms . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Taj Cottage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Wellingtons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Recycling Eds Clothes Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Roofing Modern Roofing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 PRS Roofing & Restoration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Torchmaster Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Schools, Colleges & Academies Sir Thomas Wharton Community College . . 49 Solicitors & Wills Andrew Isaacs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Jones & Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Susan Jubb Family Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Taxi & Private Hire Martins Private Hire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Television Repairs Telefix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Travel & Accommodation Wilson’s Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Tuition Maria Taylor (Woodwind) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Vehicle Hire Discount Vehicle Hire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Website Design Cynetix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Weightloss & Slimming Slimming World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Windows, Doors, Conservatories etc MD Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Prestige Fascias & Soffits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Image has been taken in our newly refurbished Doncaster showroom Kelham Street, Balby, Doncaster. Telephone (01302) 554249. Showroom open 9.00am - 5.00pm Monday - Saturday Turner Road, Worksop. Telephone (01909) 484884. Showroom open 9.00am - 5.00pm Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 12.00 noon Saturday

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