may 12, Issue 80, The Branton & Auckley Arrow

Including Blaxton & Finningley

May 2012 Issue No. 80

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Local News

Primary School

News

Hayfield Girls

Going for Gold!

and more...

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Editor’s Letter...

3rd May is polling day and

Doncaster residents are being

asked to vote in the

referendum on change in

Governance arrangements.

Do we want to choose our Mayor or do we want elected councillors to choose our

Mayor? Whatever your opinion, be sure to make it known and visit your polling station on Thursday 3rd May 2012! Note to

Branton residents: Branton polling station has moved from St Wilfrid’s School to Kilham Hall.

Kilham Hall Management committee have organised a Diamond Jubilee party on

Tuesday 5th June. Details are in this month’s Arrow, £1.00 tickets go on sale on 1st May at Branton post office! Be Quick!

If you know of any other events taking place to celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee, please let me know and I will share

it with everyone in next months issue. Also, if you have any photographs from the event, please send them to me and I will

publish them in the July issue of the Arrow.

The Auckley Charity Trust have once again

organised a trip for Auckley residents of pensionable age to Scarborough this June. There is a form to complete in this month’s

Arrow which you can find on page 9.

The deadline for the June issue for

advertising and articles is Wednesday 16th May The Arrow will be delivered from Friday 25th May.

Best Wishes

Michelle Sidebottom Tel: 01302 534256 / 07795 387937

Email: [email protected]

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a talk entitled Dispelling the Myths. We meet at

Kilham Hall at 7.30 Visitors are welcome.

Contact Anne Oakes 536802

Results for the March 2012

Auckley Show 200+Club 1st No 555 Neil Woodward wins £100

2nd No 628 Nigel Thorley wins £20

3rd No 307 Geoff Moston wins £10

All previous winners can be found on our web site

www.auckleyshow.co.uk

Auckley Show this year will be Satur-day 11th August 2012. Applications for trade and craft stands now being

taken, see web site to apply.

Kilham Hall Update Final arrangements are now in hand for the

Branton Kilham Hall celebration of the Queens

Diamond Jubilee on 5th June between 2pm and

5pm. The event will take place in the Hall and the

surrounding grounds.

Entry is by ticket only (numbers are limited) and

these will be on sale at Branton Post Office from

Tuesday 1st May and are £1 each. Local children

are invited to attend in fancy dress, the theme of

which will be ‘Kings & Queens’ and prizes will be

awarded for the best entries.

Pure Heaven Discos have been booked as the

entertainment for the afternoon and they will

supply a bouncy castle, a mini obstacle course, face

painting, music and games. Their staff will also be

helping with the supervision of the event. Hotdogs

and ice cream will be the order of the day. Come

and join us, come and wave our flag in this village

celebration and help us create a wonderful

memory for all of our young children. On the day,

parents are welcome to have a cake and a cuppa in

the hall.

Kilham Coffee club will not be open on Tuesday

5th June due to the celebrations. We will be

having our own ‘Jubilee’ fun on Tuesday 12th June

with a pie and peas lunch.

Please note that due to the local elections on

Thursday 3rd May, the slim and Zumba 9.30—

10.45am will not take place as the Hall is being

used as a polling station for Branton. Another

venue is being arranged for this date and attendees

of this class will be informed by the class

instructor.

New committee members at Kilham Hall are

welcome. New ideas, new friends, why don’t you

give it a go? Contact 07856221470 for more

details.

Cantley with Branton WI

Our annual meeting was held on March 8th when

our new committee was elected. April 12th we had

Penny Bradley demonstrating organic facials. May

10th Paul Wyman will speak about Tuxford

Windmill. May17th (Thursday) Edinburgh Wool

Mill presents a fashion show, tickets from Marti

Ward 710394. May 26th is the annual plant sale at

the Three Horse Shoes car park. June 14th we have

Finningley Community Group-

Allotments. At the open session of the Parish council meeting

held on the 17th of April the Community Group

put forward a presentation regarding the proposal

for Allotments off St Oswald's Drive.

The Parish Council, although unable to make a

decision regarding the additional land they were

seeking to use because they were still awaiting a

decision from the Airport Authorities, passed a

decision to move forward with a scheme for allot-

ments on the Parish owned land. The decision now

clears the way for in depth discussions and planning

regarding such matters as soil testing, access to

water and the funding implications related to the

venture.

Should anyone feel the need to

raise concerns about the noise levels of aircraft using the Airport. Please contact

the airport via the details below;

www.robinhoodairport.com/environment/noise.htm

24 hour answering service - 01302 623499

E-mail address -

[email protected]

In writing:- Environment & Community Manager

Robin Hood Airport

Heyford House

First Avenue

Doncaster

DN9 3RH

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Thursday Coffee

Mornings at Auckley

St Saviour’s We hold a friendly coffee morning

every Thursday during term time, from 10 – 11.30

am. We meet in the small meeting room at

Auckley Parish Centre, where you can call in for

tea/coffee and biscuits and enjoy a chat with

friends. Open to all. Contact Barbara on

01302 771525.

Julie is an experienced, professional and

qualified stylist offering a mobile service in the

comfort of your home.

Using professional products and creative flair, her

service is designed to be both relaxing and enjoyable

whilst bringing you quality hairdressing in your home.

Auckley resident, Colin

Wallace, Hospital Manager for

the PDSA veterinary charity in

Sheffield and Hull is helping to organise

a fundraising walk, climbing the Yorkshire 3 peaks

with a team of Vets and Nurses. Colin says ‘It’s

almost 25 miles in a 12 hour time window, that’s

got to hurt!! We are trying to drum up some

sponsorship to assist our charity and help us to

continue offering the service we to animals.’ If you would like to sponsor Colin and his team as they complete the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge on 2nd

June 2012, please go to: www.virginmoneygiving.com/team/HullandSheffield

Kilham Lane Park, Branton

Cantley with Branton Parish Council have arranged

for work to be carried out resurfacing the play-

ground at Kilham Lane Play Park. This will take

place on Monday 30th April until and including

Wednesday 2nd May, so the playground will be

closed on these days. There will also be some

painting carried out over the next few weeks to

refresh the equipment so please observe the wet

paint notices. The Parish Council wish to apologise

for any inconvenience caused.

Any Equine Undertaken

Remedial Shoeing

Therapeutic Shoeing

Have Your Say meeting will be at

The Coffee Shop, Hagan`s Nursery on Doncaster

Road, Branton, between 11.00am—12.00pm on

Tuesday 15th May.

There will be an Area Officer and PCSO present

to allow residents to speak with us about any is-

sues necessary.

We intend to hold these HYS meetings bi monthly

between Hagan`s and Walkers Nurseries.

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Students at The Hayfield School were rewarded last month for their efforts in a variety of Olympic-

themed activities by a visit from the official Olympic Mascot, Wenlock. On a wonderful, sunny day

Wenlock joined students taking part in a variety of sports events and posed for numerous photographs.

In the evening Wenlock attended the PE Faculty’s Sports Presentation at The Keepmoat Stadium to help

celebrate students’ sporting achievements.

The school won the title of Get Set Olympic School of the Month in February after blogging about all the

Olympic-themed and sporting activities they had been running, both in the classroom and at local primary

schools. As well as Wenlock’s visit, Lord Sebastian Coe has written a letter praising the school’s work in

promoting the Olympic and Paralympic Values.

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This year an outing funded from

the charity rents has been

arranged for Auckley residents to

visit Scarborough once more by

popular request.

The outing will take place on Wednesday, 27th June 2012, and the coach will be leaving from the village green (outside the fish and

chip shop) at 9.00 a.m.

Would those eligible (i.e. of pensionable age) wishing to attend please return the tear-off slip to the Clerk:

Mrs. M. Caygill, 10 Ellers Lane, Auckley no later than Saturday 26th May 2012.

I/We wish to attend the coach trip to Scarborough on Wednesday, 27 th June 2012

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Diamond

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Barbeque &

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For all the family Monday 3rd June

from 12 noon

The Eagle and Child are proud to announce they have

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Year 2 Visit to Finningley Church Year 2

children have been to look around

Finningley church as part of R.E. lessons.

They were given a very interesting talk

from the Reverend Neil who explained all

about the church as a place of worship.

The children asked lots of questions they

had thought about before the visit. After

the talk there was the exciting part of

drawing various parts of the church,

making wax rubbings and ringing the bells.

Now you will know why on one Thursday

afternoon the church bells were ringing

for no apparent reason! A great and

interesting time was had by all!

Castleton Trip Year 5 have been to

Castleton (in the Peak District National

Park) to contrast Castleton with Auckley.

We stayed at the brand new youth hostel

Losehill Hall. The hostel was beautifully

decorated and we each had en-suite

rooms. While there we went to Treak

Cliffe Cavern to see where Blue John is

found. Blue John is a special rock and the

only place in the world where it is found is

in Castleton. We found out that 300

million years ago Castleton used to be

under a tropical sea and that is why there

are fossils found in the limestone that is

there. We enjoyed our trip and learnt a

lot.

Visit Toothills Farm Year 2 have visited

Toothills farm as part of their topic about

Katie Morag. They went to see the lambs

being born and to find out all about farms.

The farmer, Russell Toothill, talked about

sheep and the lambing season. When they

arrived, they were lucky enough to see a

lamb that had been born 5 minutes earlier.

Everyone enjoyed the visit and thought

the lambs were lovely. A very big thank

you to Russell Toothill for allowing us to

visit.

News from Auckley School


Visit from the Civic Mayor

Doncaster’s Civic Mayor, Councillor

Eva Hughes, has visited school. She

was given a tour by our Year 6

School Councillors and then she lead

an assembly for the whole school

where she talked about her job and

let the children ask questions. It

was very interesting to find out

what she does and the children

learnt a lot.

Aboriginal Shelters Year 6 are

currently learning all about

Australia. A particular focus is on the first Australians (Aboriginals). So far the children

have enjoyed learning about whom these people are and how they live off nature. During one

of our creative days, the children found out that Aboriginals build their own shelters using

natural resources from ‘The bush’ therefore it seemed only too obvious to have a go

ourselves. The shelters that the children created in our woodland area were incredible!

Visit From Police Helicopter Our topic in the Foundation Stage has been ‘Science

Explorers’ and for one week we were focusing on air and air transport. We were lucky enough

to get a visit from the Yorkshire Police Helicopter. It flew into our school field and hovered

over the field doing a 360 degree turn. The whole school came out to have a look at the

helicopter it was an experience we won’t forget in a hurry.

Foundation Visit to

Yorkshire Wildlife Park

The children in Reception

took a trip to Yorkshire

Wildlife Park. It was our

first ever school trip. We

have a brilliant day as the

sun was shining down on us

as we looked at all the

animals and had our lunch

outside. We got to see the

Lemurs being fed and had a

talk about the Squirrel

Monkeys and Giant

Rodents. We saw the lions

and the tigers and even got

time to go to the park. A

brilliant day was had by all

and we would like to thank

Yorkshire Wildlife Park for

having us.


I'm part of a group of 8 Hayfield

sixth form girls who are currently

leading a fundraising campaign.

Our fundraising efforts are to gain

the opportunity to complete our

Duke of Edinburgh Gold award

over in Morocco, as well

as volunteering in a community

project. We have been working

towards our Gold award for 3 years

now. In Morocco not only will we

complete our DofE Gold but we will

also have the chance to contribute to

the vulnerable communities in

Morocco. Outlook expeditions have

offered us this chance to decide how

we want to help the communities, for

example, building projects, assisting

children in their education and much

more. We need to raise £12,000 to

enable us this opportunity. We're all

passionate, driven and ambitious girls

who always welcome a challenge, and

this is our biggest yet, we're very

determined to meet our targets and

we're very excited to complete our

goals. We all currently play active roles

in our community in many different ways and we wish to continue our community work overseas in

Morocco.

Our group consists of Josephine Wright, Emily Holgate, Heather Elkington, Emily Pratt, Olivia Bennett,

Jessica donk, Hannah Beaumont and myself, Hanna Eckersall. Every single one of us are keen to support

the issues at the heart of our own communities and we all play our part to help our communities.

Josephine Wright and Jessica Donk, and I are all involved in the Community Sports Leaders program and

have been for 3 years. We all volunteer and support local sporting activities every week, we run a variety

of fun and pulse raising clubs which keep the children active and involved in sporting after school activities.

Emily Holgate has volunteered at the Mayflower dog sanctuary and the Arthritis research charity shop in

Doncaster town centre, both of these local charities are always looking for dedicated volunteers and Emily

played an active role in supporting these important causes. Heather Elkington, Emily Pratt, Hannah

Beaumont and Olivia Bennett all devote their time to CADs, which is the Children abled and disabled

sport group, in Rossington. At CADs the girls give become friends and company to the children, they give

their companionship and partake in the sporting activities, and without the help of volunteers the children

may otherwise not be able to participate due to their disabilities.

We want to further our community spirit over in Morocco, we want to leave some legacy and know that

we have had a positive impact on the community in Morocco, just like we have here. This opportunity

means a lot to us, we not only will be able to complete our final steps of our DofE Gold award but

alongside this we will be able to contribute to the

community and make a difference.

Hanna Eckersall and the troop!

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Easter news From Finningley C of E Primary School

Easter Garden Activity

In preparation for Easter, Key Stage 1 pupils were involved in making a series of Easter gardens in seed trays, under the guidance of Mrs Shekle, our R.E. Coordinator. Parents, or grandparents,

were invited to come in to school to help create the miniature gardens and all the children who had made one were able to take it home with them to nurture over the Easter holiday. Easter is a very special time for Christians but it is not an easy subject to understand, especially for little ones. This process provided a focus for sharing in discussions about the Easter story and encouraged the involvement of family members. Some older pupils also got involved to help the younger ones create their little gardens. The children managed to produce some beautiful, unique gardens, and their creations revealed that there are some very” green fingered” pupils in school and some budding gardeners in the making!

Making the gardens provided an opportunity for the children to think and talk about the Easter story, and some of those in Year 2 were able to write and share some of their thoughts and observations with us :- Cerys writes–“My Easter garden is important because it’s got

a cross on it, and the tomb too, so that we can remember Jesus. There was something else that was important. It was lavender. I chose lavender because before Jesus died he saw beauty in everyone, even if they’re old ! “ Mathew R writes–“My garden represents when Jesus was

put in the tomb. This is Lent and we are getting ready for that special time.” George writes– “I did a cross that led to a cave with sparkles

to show that Jesus did not die.” Luke writes-“The reason we did this is because it’s a special

season for churches and it’s when Jesus died. Amy writes –“The important thing about mine is that the tomb is open and people are looking in!” Piers writes-“My favourite part of the Easter garden was

making the hill with my mum”. Keira writes-“The reason that we do Easter gardens is because it’s how we understand the Easter story and we

have fun.” These last two thoughts say it all – making the gardens was a task that could be shared with loved ones, it helped to increase understanding about the meaning of Easter, and it was a chance to have a bit of fun!

Gardening and growing things is something that everyone in school is encouraged to do. Altogether there are 8 allotments within the school grounds so that each class can have one of its own. In addition, there is one for the staff and also one for the Gardening Club. Everyone in school gets a chance to help and see things grow from little seedlings right through to picking the crops at the end of the growing season. Class 4 has been very keen on growing rhubarb and Mrs Middlebrook’s bottled beetroot was very popular indeed, and helped to raise funds to support the children’s party. The sale of produce helps towards the purchase of news seeds etc and also helps to fund a range of ventures from which the children can benefit. The Gardening Club, which is one of the wide variety of After- School Clubs which are available for pupils to join, meets after school on Mondays for those children who particularly enjoy getting to grips with nature and the soil! Led by Mrs Lindley, the Gardening Club is very busy preparing its plot as Spring gets underway, and it will be interesting to see what grows well over this coming season! There’s also a lot more going on after school too!

Alongside the Gardening Club, there is a wide range of other After- School Clubs for pupils to join.

These include topics such as Cheerleading, Football, Taekwondo, Golf, Puzzle/Word Searches,

Film, Fun Gymnastics and the Glee Club - to name but a few! Each club runs on a six weekly

cycle (1/2 termly) and this allows for topics and activities to change in accordance with the season

and popularity. The maximum charge for an individual club session is £2.50 and any monies that

are surplus, after costs, are ploughed back in to developing more resources to enhance the clubs

still further. The clubs usually run from 3.30 – 4.30 pm although there is an Extended Club from

4.30-5.00pm to assist parents with child care arrangements, for which a small fee is charged.

Information about all the clubs is available from the school office and good ideas for new ones are

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Christian Aid Week.

Last year we collected £1887.50, a very welcome

amount which goes towards relieving the poverty of

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Times are tough for all of us at the moment but few

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News From Branton St Wilfrid’s Primary School

After six months of hard work, Drama Club

performed their play “The Princess and the

Pea” to the whole school and parents. The

story was based on the traditional tale, but

with a twist. The Queen was determined to

marry her son to a suitable princess, but

unfortunately her choices included a

princess under the spell of a fairy who had

turned her into half mouse, half princess

and a Hollywood princess with a shopping

addiction!. The Queen then enlisted the help

of the palace fairy, who auditioned another

range of unsuitable candidates, before

finding the perfect match for the Prince.

However, the final test was the ‘pea’ test,

where the chosen princess had to sleep on a

bed with a pea beneath the mattresses and

prove she could feel it in her sleep. Along

the way we met the long suffering King, a

On Tuesday 27th March Class R visited Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Although

some of us have been before, it is very

exciting going with school, because we see

lots of different things with the Rangers.

Jessica let us touch lizards, snakes and a

newly laid ostrich egg. It was very big!! The

lions were very noisy and showed us their

enormous teeth! We had a great day and are

looking forward to going back soon to visit

the Amur leopards. Class R

Drama Club

Performance

The Princess

and the Pea.

group of witty villagers and the palace

servants, who all had their own thoughts

about the suitability of the princesses and

the determined Queen! The play was well

acted by a large cast of characters and very

much enjoyed by the audience.


Class 3 had a fantastic time at the National

Coalmining Museum near Wakefield. We had been

studying rocks and soils in our topic “Useful Earth, Angry

Earth,” and there was a lot for us to see and learn about. All

of the children had the chance to go underground in the

‘cage’ and find out what it was like to be a miner. They wore

hard hats with lamps on and they all got suitably dirty.

Above ground, the children met two pit ponies called Eric and

Ernie and they found out how ponies were used in pits.

Everyone brought home a piece of coal as a souvenir of their

visit. An Ostrich’s egg at YWP

Class R At YWP

Class 3 at NCM Museum


We hope you enjoyed reading about our varied activities this month. We will share more of

our news in the next edition.

Best Wishes, C.Barnes Acting Headteacher

'Gold 4 God - Run the Race:Feel the Glory:Pass it ON!' Twenty-eight members of Jubilate, our worship group, recently spent three days in Walsingham,

Norfolk on our annual visit to the Children's Pilgrimage. We joined with 200 other children to take

part in singing, drama, crafts and a children's mass, in which several of our children did the read-

ings, prayers or took part in the drama activity. We (nearly all!) walked the Holy Mile barefoot as

pilgrims first did many years ago. Jubilate would like to thank Fr Stephen Gallagher, the Shrine

Priest and Bishop Lindsay Urwin for organising this event and for letting us stay in the Milner

Wing again! We all really enjoyed ourselves and were very proud of our children.

Mrs Dilks Mrs Thompson Mrs Shephard

Jubilate in the Shrine Church

Jubilate at the Walsingham Children's Pilgrimage 2012




News from Hayfield Lane Primary School Fairtrade Breakfast As part of Fairtrade

Fortnight in March, the School Council or-

ganised a Fairtrade Breakfast. Everyone in

school was asked to donate Fairtrade prod-

ucts, such as jams, cereals and fruit; we

were amazed at how many products we re-

ceived. The Co-op on Goodison Boulevard

also supported us with a generous donation

of a range of products. Each class attended

the breakfast and families were invited to

eat with their children. The School Council

did a wonderful job serving the food and

helping the younger children. Everyone had

a wonderful time, while becoming more

aware of the importance of Fairtrade.

Spring has sprung! Gardening Club started

again in March and we have already been

busy preparing for the growing season. Our

first job was to tidy up our allotment after

the winter; we had a great surprise when we

discovered the carrots we had left in the

ground over winter were ready to eat. It

was lovely to start the year with a harvest!

So far, we have sown lettuce, radish, toma-

toes, beans and sweetcorn, with much more

to look forward to. This year, we are also

entering the Vegetable Box competition at

the Great Yorkshire Show. At the moment,

the children are coming up with designs for

the box, which will then be planted up. It is

a big challenge, but if we are successful, our

box could be displayed at the show in July.

Sport Relief As always, at Hayfield Lane,

we never let this day go by without taking

part in this fantastic fund raising event and

this year was no exception. Children gave a

donation to come to school in their sports-

wear and to take part in running the Sport Relief mile. Children from Foundation stage up to

year 6 took part in doing their bit by running, jogging or even walking around the school

field, staff also took part. All the children were very proud of their achievements and

helped raise £125.


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France Residential

On the sunny morning

of 20th March 32

children and four

excited members of

staff left school for

the year 5 and 6

residential visit to

Hardelot in Northern

France .We have led

this successful visit

for a few years now

and the children always

look forward to their

week away. Whist there, we visited the cheese farm, chocolate factory, bakery, V2 Bunker

and the Sea Life centre in Boulogne. We could not believe how lucky we were with the warm

weather when on the first day we were on the beach at 9.30 in the morning and picnicking

most days in the fantastically warm sunshine. The children’s behaviour throughout the trip

was exemplary with many compliments from the locals and the staff was delighted with

them, as they were a pleasant group of children to be with. A tired but happy group of

children returned back to school after another successful visit to France.



Doncaster Advanced Motorists

Driving in the Countryside continued

Dear readers,

On a smooth, satisfying, traffic free drive in the country, it’s easy for even the experienced driver to go too fast.

The simple rule you must always apply: can you stop within the distance you can see to be clear ahead?

Always be prepared for the worst-case scenario, whether that’s horse riders, cyclists, oncoming vehicles over-

taking a slow-moving tractor and trailer, a broken- down vehicle or even a farmer with his herd of cows.

Rural road surfaces can hold any number of surprises for the unobservant and unwary driver.

Loose gravel, mud, wet leaves, potholes, raised drain covers, deep puddles, extreme cambers, slippery road

surfaces, fallen tree branches, debris from farm machinery.

Good drivers on the other hand, are always ready to encounter hazards around the next bend and alter their

speed and line accordingly.

Always remain a safe stopping distance behind other vehicles,

If someone is driving too close behind you, allow extra distance from the vehicle in front of you, as this will give

you a longer braking time. Allowing this extra time will keep you safer, your brake lights will indicate that you are

slowing and this will give the driver behind you the extra time to react to the situation.

If you are following a large van or lorry, drop back a little to gain a better view around them.

The invitation in last months Arrow Magazine for our readers to have a Free Public Assessment Drive had an

excellent response.

We would like to keep this offer open to anyone who may have missed the opportunity of having a Free One

Hour drive with our Observers, contact details below.

Just think a free chance to improve your driving skills, it

may just save a life!

This offer is only available in the Arrow Magazines.

If you are interested in the courses we offer, you’ll be

able to find this information on the Institute of Ad-

vanced Motorists website at www.iam.org.uk

Or Tel: Doncaster 01302 886 276

Safe Driving

Paul Tuke.

Senior Training Observer.

http://www.iam.org.uk/



Wind Burn

There are some publications called ‘Lonely Planet Guides’, which generally give travellers information on

the country, region, or city they are visiting. Someone said to me the other day that they had noticed that

my articles often include holiday stories, and so perhaps I should produce ‘The Rambling Rector’s Guide.’

So here we are then, the Rambling Rectors Guide to Wind, Rain and Cliff Tops.

We’ve just returned from a few days in the very southern most point of Northumberland, or if you

walked to the next field, the most northern part of Newcastle. We love the North East and the people (I

have to say that given the editor is from that part of the world) and so we decided to stay on a lovely

touring caravan site just north of Whitley Bay. We chose a pitch that was just a few feet from the cliff

edge overlooking St Mary’s Lighthouse. We could see the sea birds soaring, the sun rising, and the soft

sound of the ocean below sang us a lullaby in the evening...

Until the third day that is. The sky turned an ominous dark grey, storms could be seen out at sea, the

ocean became a roaring tempest, rain and hail came in horizontally, and the wind howled across the site

challenging anything in its way. Given the freezing temperature I suspect it came direct from Scandinavia!

Thus when people have asked me this last week, ‘Did you have a good holiday’, the reply has been, ‘Yes,

but not so much sun burn as wind burn and rust!’

But what has all this got to do with things spiritual? Well, when the wind struck the caravan shook quite

violently and we lay awake wondering just how close to the cliff edge we were! We need not worry

though as we were on a hard standing with a good foundation. However, at 2.00am others were out try-

ing to secure awnings that were literally blowing in the wind. They hadn’t been pegged down properly and

they were now in tatters, with ripped canvas with steel poles bent into pieces of modern art.

So the Rambling Rectors Guide would perhaps say, “As we go through life there can be times when we simply

deal with things superficially, the sun is out, and everything is rosy. However, when the storms hit, things can start

to bend out of shape. The Bible tells us to build on solid rock – that bedrock being Jesus Christ himself. It might

take a little effort on our part, but the foundations are stronger, and much better than building on the shifting

sands of life.”

Blessings

Revd. Neil Redeyoff St Saviour's, Auckley &

St Oswald's & Holy Trinity, Finningley

Day Activity Meeting place Time Contact

Mon Pre-School from 2yrs 6 months Auckley Nursery School Building 9.00—3.30pm 865405

Mon Weight Watchers Auckley Parish Centre 9.30am 07966 226073

Mon 1st Doncaster Brownies Auckley Parish Centre 5.30 - 7.00 770004

Mon Friendly Society Auckley Parish Centre 2.00 - 4.00 770097

Mon Zumba Gold Auckley Parish Centre 12—1.30pm 07788262783

Mon Line Dancing Auckley Parish Centre 7.30—9.30 817124

Mon Simply Singing Auckley St Saviours Parish Church 10.00-11.30 571874

Mon Zumba Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre 5.30—6.30pm & 6.30-7.30pm

Vicky 07899980870

Tue Coffee Morning Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre 10.00-11.30 Sheila 538542

Tue Art Group Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre 1.00-3.00pm Eddie 537480

Tue Cubs 8 - 10yrs Scout Hut, Auckley 6.15 - 7.45 770838

Tue Street Beat Dance Academy Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre 5.15—6.15pm Kim 07808070300

Tue Pre-School from 2 yrs 6 months Auckley Nursery School Building 9.00—3.30pm 865405

Tue Clinical Pilates (from 10/1/12) Auckley Parish Centre 2.30—3.30pm 07787158180

Tue Parent and Toddlers Auckley Parish Centre 9.30 - 11.00 07915 666068

Tue Ridgeway School of Dance Auckley Parish Centre 4.00 - 9pm 710889

Tue Pilates Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre 7.30—8.30pm Debbie 07952756422

Tue Zumba Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre 6.30.7.30pm Debbie 07952756422

Wed Parent and Toddlers Auckley Parish Centre 9.30—11.00 07915 666068

Wed Gentle Exercise Auckley Parish Centre 2.00 - 3.30 771326

Wed Soft Play for under 5’s Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre 9.45—11.15 Simone 771101

Wed Pre-School from 2 years 6 months Auckley Nursery School Building 9.00-3.30pm 865405

Wed Beavers 6 - 8yrs Scout Hut, Auckley 5.30 - 7.00 770838

Wed Table Tennis Club Hayfield Community Sports Centre 7pm 530905 / 07703014818

Wed Chunma Tae Kwon Do (Dave Sutherill) Auckley Parish Centre 6.15 - 7.45 868431

Wed Pilates Auckley Parish Centre 8.00—9.00 01427 752548

Thur 91st Rainbows Scout Hut, Auckley 5.30 - 6.30 770727

Thur Explorer Scouts 14-18yrs Scout Hut, Auckley 7.30 - 9.30 770838

Thur Pre-School from 2 yrs 6 months Auckley Nursery School Building 9.00—3.30pm 865405

Thur Parent and Toddlers Auckley Parish Centre 9.30 - 11.00 07915 666068

Thur Coffee Morning Auckley Parish Centre 10.00—11.30 771525

Thur Slim & Zumba Exercise Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre 9.30-10.45am Debbie 07952 756422

Thur Soft Play for under 5’s Auckley Parish Centre 1.15-2.45 Simone 771101

Thur St John Ambulance, 5-10yrs Auckley Parish Centre 5.30-6.45 535151

Thur St John Ambulance 10—16yrs Auckley parish Centre 7.00—8.30 535151

Fri Scouts 10.5 - 14yrs Scout Hut, Auckley 7.00 - 9.00 770838

Fri Pre-School from 2 yrs 6 months Auckley Nursery School Building 9.00-3.30pm 865405

Fri Music Bugs Auckley Parish Centre 9.30-11.30am 07827 816175

Fri Music bugs Auckley Parish Centre 1.30-2.30pm As above

Fri Art Group Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre 10.00-12noon Eddie 537480

Fri BINGO Auckley Parish Centre 7.00—8.30 770714

Fri Social Dance Kilham Hall Branton Community Centre 7.30-10.30pm Cyril 532497

Sat Art Class Auckley Parish Centre 10—12 noon Tony Byrne 728239

Sat Talegate Theatre (Drama) Auckley Parish Centre 10.30am 07784 560062

Sun Sunday Club Auckley Parish Centre 11am 770240

What’s On In Branton And Auckley?

Auckley Parish Ctr Bookings Contact Margaret Ottewell 886811

Blaxton Community Hall Bookings Contact Kathleen 771921

Finningley Village Hall Bookings Contact Elaine McNulty 771699

Kilham Hall, Branton—Bookings Contact Beverley 07856 221470

Monthly Events in Branton, Finningley & Auckley

What’s On In Finningley & Blaxton?

Day Activity Meeting place Time Contact

Mon Finningley Babies & Toddler Group Finningley Village Hall 09.45-11.15 771699

Mon Good Companions (alternate Monday’s) Blaxton Community Hall 1.30pm—3.30pm 771921

Mon See Saw Pre school 2-5yrs Finningley C o E School 9-12noon 771699

Mon Scott Stevenson School of Dance Blaxton Community Hall 5.00—7.15pm 07787 521700

Tue See Saw Pre school 2-5yrs Finningley C o E School 9-12 noon

Tue Soft Play for under 5’s Blaxton Community Hall 9.45—11.15 Simone 771101

Tue Indoor Bowls Blaxton Community Hall 12.30—2pm 771921

Tue Zumba Blaxton Community Hall 7.45—8.45pm 07989 828850

Tue 73rd Doncaster Brownies Blaxton Community Hall 6.00-7.30pm 01427 754896

Tue Weight Watchers Finningley Village Hall 5-6.30pm 07966 226073

Wed Term Time Junior Youth Club Finningley Village Hall 6.30-8.00pm 772924

Wed See Saw Pre School 2-5yrs Finningley C o E School 9-12 noon 771699

Wed 73rd Doncaster Rainbows Blaxton Community Hall 5.30—6.30 772737

Wed Zumba Class Blaxton Community Hall 6.45—7.45 07899 980870

Thur See Saw Pre school 2-5yrs Finningley C o E School 9-12 noon 771699

Thur Art Club Finningley Village Hall 1.00 -3.30 771800

Thur Scott Stevenson School of Dance Blaxton Community Hall 5.00-7.15pm

Thur Reach For The Stars-School Dance Finningley Village Hall 4.00-8.30pm 079180203703

Fri See Saw Pre school 2-5yrs Finningley C o E School 9-12 noon

Fri Reach For The Stars-School Dance Finningley Village Hall 4.00-9.00pm 079180203703

Fri Zumba Finningley Village Hall 9.30—10.30am 07899 980870

Sun Church Sunday School Finningley Village Hall 9.00-10.00 770607

2nd Monday in Month Church Friendship Group Finningley Village Hall 1.30-3.30 Mrs Huxtable

Last Monday in Month Doncaster Woodturning Club Finningley Village Hall 6.00-9.00 832224

Monday 23rd April 2012 Neighbourhood Watch Finningley Village Hall 7.00pm 770873

3rd Tuesday in Month Finningley Parish Council Finningley Village Hall 7.00pm

3rd Thursday in Month Finningley WI Finningley Village Hall 7.15-9.00 772539

3rd Tuesday in Month Tuesday Club Finningley Village Hall 1.45pm 770992

2nd Wednesday of the month Auckley Parish Council Meeting Auckley Parish Centre 7.10pm 770922

1st Wednesday of the month Branton Parish Council Meeting Kilham Hall, Kilham Lane, Branton 7.00pm 772493

2nd Thursday of the month Branton WI Kilham Hall, Kilham Lane, Branton 7.20pm 537493

1st Thursday of the month Auckley WI Auckley Parish Centre 7.15—9.30 772065

Wednesday fortnightly Mobile Library Branton 1.40pm 873456

Wednesday fortnightly Mobile Library Auckley 2.15pm 873456

Wednesday fortnightly Mobile Library Gatesbridge Park, Finningley 4pm 873456

Private, Modern, Classic & Sports cars. Light Commercials and Fleet Maintenance

Unit 3, Ash-Holt Industrial Park,

Blaxton Doncaster DN9 3NT

Tel: 01302 772668 Mob: 07940 592648


Advice General

Citizens Advice Bureaux - Advice line 01302 735225 Doncaster Council - General 01302 734444

Electricity Emergencies 0800 375 675 Post Office—Finningley 01302 770228

Transco - Gas Leaks 0800 111 999 Post Office - Auckley 01302 770250

Yorkshire Water 0845 124 2424 Post Office - Branton 01302 536053

Care in the Community Robin Hood Airport 01302 801010

Age Concern 0800 009966 Medical

Childline 08001111 Auckley Pharmacy 01302 771392

Doncaster Council - Community First 01302736000 Burns Medical Centre, Goodison Boulevard 08444 140726

NSPCC 0808 8005000 Doctor Okleke, 41 Ellers Lane, Auckley 01302 770327

RSPCA 08705555999 Doncaster Royal Infirmary Hospital 01302 366666

Community NHS Direct 0845 4647

Auckley Parish Council 01302 770922 Oakwood Doctors Surgery, Masham Rd,

Cantley 01302 537611

Branton Parish Council 01302 772493

Weldricks Pharmacy, East Laith Gate, Doncaster

Mon—Sat 9am—10pm, Sun 10am-10pm, Bank

holidays 10am-8pm, 365 days per year. 01302 369699

Safer Neighbourhood Team 101

Finningley Parish Council

Kilham Hall Community Centre, Branton 07856 221470

Auckley Parish Centre 01302 886811

S Yorkshire Fire Service (non emergency) 0114 272 7202

S Yorkshire Police (non emergency) 0114 2202020

Education

Armthorpe Library 01302 833538

Auckley Primary School 01302 770701

Cantley Library 01302 535614

Doncaster Central Library 01302 734305

Doncaster Council - Education 01302 737222

Doncaster Mobile Library 01302 873456

Finningley C of E Primary School 01302 770330

Hayfield School Comprehensive 01302 770589

Hayfield Lane Primary School 01302 770427

Mcauley Catholic High School 01302 537396

St Wilfrid's C of E Primary School 01302 537344

Leisure

Armthorpe Sports Centre 01302 834268

My Vue Cinema 08712 240240

The Dome Leisure Centre 01302 370777


Domestic Cleaning Svs & Craftsman

Campsall Cabinets (and joinery) Doncaster

www. Campsallcabinets.co.uk 01302 701801

Grifftile, Tiling Services, Auckley, Doncaster 01302 770768

Poppies of Doncaster, Domestic Cleaning Svs. 01302 533663

Electrical Services

Martin Johnson Plumbing & Heating Repairs 01302 845978

07717 300662

Funeral Directors

W E Pinder & Sons, Bawtry, Doncaster 01302710285

Garages —Car Service & Repair

James Motors, Cantley Lane, Cantley. 01302 370846

The Car Workshop, Armthorpe 01302 834825

General Convenience Stores

Spar, Ellers Lane, Auckley 01302771187

Interior Fitted Furniture

DC Interiors, Tesco Precinct, Edenthorpe 01302 886790

IT Solutions

It To Go Computer Services

W: www.ittogo.co.uk E:[email protected] 01302 352532

Mat & Mouse IT Services Ltd

[email protected] 01302 534449

Medical Health

Brian Tansey M.Ch.S., and Associates

CHIROPODY/FOOT CLINIC

Green Boulevard, Cantley, DN4 6NA

01302771 392

Jackie Fletcher BSc Hons. Registered Hearing Aid Dispenser

07784123480

Willow Dental Practice www.thewillowsdentalpractice.co.uk

01427 872106

Business

Directory To advertise your business in the

directory for 12 months

call 01302 534256

For care and support

when you need it the

most

Personal service 24 hours a day.

Independant family business.

Established for 90 years.

19 Thorne Road, Bawtry,

Doncaster

01302 710285

Security

Meteor Security Solutions Ltd., Auckley 01302623427

Taxis

Auckley Private Hire, Auckley 01302770097

BJ7 Taxis 4,6,7 & 8 seaters, Cantley 01302531277

http://www.ittogo.co.uk


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