The Hatfield Arrow, Aug 12 Issue 80

August 2012 Issue No. 80

HATFIELD

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Editors Letter….. Well, July was full of events going on in and

around the area!! Ben Parkinson opened

Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School as an

Academy on the same week that he walked

with the Olympic Torch through

Doncaster! The children of the School sang

a lovely song for him and read letters that

they had written to him before he cut the

ribbon.

The streets of Hatfield and Dunsville were

lined with hundreds of people watching the

Olympic torch being carried throughout

the area. It was a great day, and the rain

stayed away for the most part. Everyone

was in good spirits and it was a day we

should all be very proud of.

Unfortunately the Rescue day in Crowle

which was advertised in last months Arrow

had to be cancelled due to the grounds

being waterlogged, however plans are

already being made for the Rescue Day

Event 2013.

It feels like I say this every month now but I

do hope that August brings some sunshine

and we can all get out and about a bit

more.

Have a lovely Summer!

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Hatfield Woodhouse, Doncaster,

DN7 6BY

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APPEAL FOR UNWANTED

KNITTING WOOL.

If you have any unwanted knitting wool

(any colour) that you would like to donate

to help raise funds for Cancer Research

please call Mrs Hoff on 01302 842389.

Local collections can be arranged.

DOG FOULING IN HATFIELD

Residents in Hatfield are being encouraged

to take personal responsibility for their

dogs.

Dog fouling on footpaths, grass verges and

in parks has been highlighted as an issue

within by the local community and owners

are reminded to pick up after there pets.

Doncaster Council's enforcements officers

and the east area officers are patrolling

seven days a week from early in the

morning into the evening and through the

night. The authority takes strong action

against all forms of environmental crime

and issues fixed penalty notices to owners

who fail to pick up after their faithful

friends.

Residents are asked to phone Doncaster

Council's contact centre on 01302 736000

to report all types of environmental crime

including dog fouling, litter, fly tipping and

graffitti.

Laurence Summers

Safer Doncaster Partnership

Communications & Marketing Officer

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE

PLAYERS NEWS.

The Players now have had two meetings

since their last production “Songs from the

Small Screen”. The Annual General Meeting

which was well attended and resulted in a

couple of changes, Matt Allen is our new

chairman, Ray Needham is Secretary and

Yvonne Goulden continues as Treasurer.

It was agreed that the next show in 2013

would be Rodgers and Hammersteins

Carousel. There has been one chorus sing

through meeting which went very well.

Most of the Company are familiar with the

music as we performed these numbers in a

review done a few years ago.

Due to holidays and other commitments

the next chorus rehearsal will be

Wednesday 1st August in the Methodist

Church, Main Street, Hatfield Woodhouse.

We would welcome any new members

especially 16-25 year olds.

We have lots of new ideas on how to stage

this production and it is going to be very

exciting, please come along and join us.

Please contact Ray Needham phone no:

01302 845693 for more information.

More as it happens. Edith.


GOMDE LINDHOLME HALL SUMMER FETE

1st September 2012, 11am - 4pm Attractions: Teashop and Tibetan food

The history of Lindholme talk & tours of the Hall,

Open music sessions – please bring your instruments! Vintage tractor procession arriving at 12 noon

Jaguar & vintage car exhibition. Visit the meditation hall and meet our resident monk,

Lama Oser. Woodland treasure hunts * Crafts & making * Games

& sports * Bug hunt * Raffle * stalls and much more!

Adults £1 Children 50p! We hope you can join us.

For further details: www.gomde.org.uk

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NORTH EAST DONCASTER

CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Advice Column I have been too ill to work for some time and have been living on a sickness benefit

called Employment and Support Allowance, but I have heard this might stop soon. It’s

already a real struggle to get by and I’m in no state to go back to work. What can I

do?

If you're getting Contributory Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) – the form of ESA you

should be getting if you paid the right amount of National Insurance contributions before you were

ill - you may be affected by changes happening soon.

From 1 May, if you're in what’s known as the Work-related Activity Group, you can only get

Contributory ESA for a maximum period of one year. Time spent in the Work-related Activity

Group before 1 May counts towards the year, so if you've already been getting it for one year and

you are in this group, your Contributory ESA will stop on 1 May. You won't be affected if you're in

what’s known as the Support Group, which is made up of people not expected to be able to work

again at any time.

If you have a condition which is getting worse, you may be able to go into the support group instead

of the work-related activity group. Also, if you’re terminally ill or you’re undergoing, recovering

from or likely to get certain kinds of cancer treatment, you will be in the support group. If you’re in

the support group, your Contributory ESA isn’t time-limited. You should get in touch with

Jobcentre Plus and give them evidence of your condition.

If your Contributory ESA stops, you may be able to get income-based ESA instead. This will depend

on your income and savings, and any income and savings of your partner, if you have one.

If you were getting both Contributory ESA and income-based ESA, you will get more income-based

ESA to replace the contributory part.

The Jobcentre will write to you before your benefit stops, telling you what's happening and asking if

you want to be considered for income-based ESA. You'll have to provide details of your income and

your partner's income and savings promptly, so that the Jobcentre can transfer you to income-based

ESA straightaway, if you are eligible. You won't have to make a new claim for ESA or have more

medical assessments because of this change.

If your money goes down as a result of these changes, you might be able to get more of other

benefits, such as Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, Pension Credit or Tax Credits. ©Citizens

Advice. For the most up-to-date version of this information, please visit www.adviceguide.org.uk

If you would like any advice/assistance from our Thorne or Stainforth offices,

concerning the above or any other issue, please contact our Assessment Team at

North East Doncaster Citizens Advice Bureau on 0844 499 4137 Monday & Tuesday

between 10:00 & 2:00 or Fri 10:00-11:30. You can also email us at: [email protected]

We now run drop-in enquiry assessment sessions at Stainforth every Tuesday between

10:00-2:00 & Thorne every Friday between 10:00-12:00

Contact details and opening times are also available on our own website at:

www.citizensadvice.org.uk/northeastdoncastercab

PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR OFFICE AT STAINFORTH HAS MOVED ACCROSS THE

ROAD TO: THE HOPE CENTRE, STAINFORTH METHODIST CHURCH, CHURCH

ROAD, STAINFORTH.

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South Yorkshire's Perfect Miss

Tamsin Hobbs, 21 years old, from Hatfield, started pageantry in

2010 when she won the Title of Miss Teen, Doncaster.

Being a part of the pageant circuit has allowed Tamsin (who

currently works full time as a civil servant for the prison service)

to achieve her dream of working along side various companies,

charities and organisations on many exciting projects. Her

current title is South Yorkshire's Perfect Miss and in October of

this year she will be travelling to Wales to compete in

the European final - Europe's Perfect. Throughout the course of

this year Tamsin will be working alongside her chosen charity

Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice, where she is hoping to raise

as much money for them as possible. Further to this she will be working with her sponsor,

Yorkshire Portraits (a photography company based in Hatfield.)

www.yorkshireportraits.co.uk .

At the pageant Tamsin will compete in 5

different rounds: Opening number - dance,

Fashion wear, Interview, Swimwear &

Evening wear. Should she be lucky enough to

bring that crown home to Hatfield, she will

win a place at the global final in Florida next

year where she will represent Europe.

Tamsins first event with the Bluebell Wood

was on July 20th 2012 where she opened a

charity superhero's and villains night at the

Blue Bell pub in Hatfield.

Tamsin has a blog which she will be updating

throughout the year with all her pageantry updates :- www.southyorkshiresperfect.com

http://www.yorkshireportraits.co.uk

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ANIMAL CARE FOR THE FUTURE

SPOT CAT PAIN

Did you know that cats are designed to hide signs of pain to protect themselves from prey? Signs of chronic pain in cats can therefore be very difficult to spot. Chronic pain is a continuous pain caused by an underlying and ongoing illness. Did you know that arthritis is a very common cause of chronic pain in elderly cats? Arthritis is a degenerative joint disease due to wear and tear of the joints over the years. Unlike dogs, cats that suffer from arthritis are unlikely to limp or cry out. So, how do you know if your cat could be suffering from chronic joint pain? The presence of any of the following behavioural changes can be a sign of chronic joint pain:

Reduced mobility e.g. reluctant to jump up or down Reduced activity e.g. sleeping more Poor grooming e.g. coat appears matted Changed temperament e.g. angry or quiet

If your cat is over 8 years Old and is showing any of these behavioural signs

then bring your cat to us for a FREE arthritis check up

in August 2012.


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Smallworld Day Nursery Hold

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A Gala was held at Smallworld Day Nursery to

raise money for a child who attends nursery

called Ryan Golding. Ryan has been diagnosed

with Duchene Muscular Dystrophy.

I would personally like to thank all of the

parents and staff who attended and raised more

than £850 for this very worthy cause.

Particular praise goes to Manager Debbie Scott

and Danielle Cresswell who organised the event

along with other members of staff at Small

World.

I would also like to thank many of the parents

and local businesses who donated prizes for the

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Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School

A Special Visitor

Recently our school had a very special visitor:

- Ben Parkinson.

He came to our school the same week as he

had carried the Olympic Torch through

Doncaster, to open it officially as a School

Partnership Trust Academy.

A few of our pupils read him letters they had

written, explaining how he was their hero and

saying how he demonstrated our school

values of quality, aspiration, partnership and

responsibility. We were amazed by the

patience he showed in allowing every child

who wanted their photograph taken with him

holding the torch, to do so.

If you watched Calendar News on Friday 29th June you will have seen our school as Ben

Parkinson cut the ribbon to open our Academy.

Summer Fayre

The date for our annual Summer Fayre finally arrived! This year our fair has been up-

levelled by the inclusion of our talent show finalists performing their best. Boy, did they

show some initiative! Adding to this exciting event were the many stalls arranged by the

Parents and Friends of Hatfield Woodhouse School such as the ‘Guess the Teacher’,


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‘Lucky Dip’ and ‘Tombola’. Pupils also had their chance to raise funds for their class with

our Enterprise projects where, for example, Year 1 ran a successful ‘Strawberries and

Cream’ stall.

Key Stage 1 Production

Recently the Key Stage 1 and Foundation Stage production was held in school. In the

production the children really tried their hardest to have the best performance to show

off to their parents.

‘It was very fun and entertaining. The words were very loud and clear and it was a great

production,’ said Miss Shaw.

Mrs Acton said that the final song ‘Sing’ from the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert made

her cry it was so beautiful.

Well done Key Stage1 and Foundation Stage!

Key Stage 2 Production

The Key Stage 2 production was called ‘Go For Gold’ and reflected our recent focus on

the Olympics. The children across Key Stage 2 have been learning all about the Olympics

all this term. They have studied everything from the design of modern sportswear to

Ancient Greeks and the very first Olympic Games. They have looked into the gods of the

Ancient Greeks and learnt about The Olympic Truce. Our show reflected some of this

learning in a funny musical style.

This is our last report as correspondents for

the Hatfield Arrow because we are looking

forward to starting our new secondary

schools. A new team will report events at

Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School from

September.

Good-Bye and Best Wishes for the

Future!


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ASH HILL ACADEMY AND ACTIVE FUSION BRING OLYMPIC

INSPIRATION TO 100’S OF YOUNG PEOPLE During May and June, Ash Hill Academy worked with Active Fusion on a

Creative Craft and Sports project based on the theme of the Olympics.

Six of our feeder schools, (Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School, Sheep Dip

Lane Primary School, Long Toft Primary School, Travis St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Hatfield Crookesbroom Primary School and Hatfield

Woodhouse Primary School) participated in a Creative Craft Day, where Year

5 pupils worked with an artist and each school was given a country/continent

to concentrate on. The pupils created flags, bunting, banners and T-shirts so

that they could bring them along to the sporting event which was held on 20

June

The mini Olympic Games event took place on our Academy’s sports field.

Ash Hill’s Year 11 student, Alice Codman, who is one of Doncaster’s Youth

Olympic ambassadors, opened the event. The Primary Schools performed a

dance in the opening ceremony and pledged an Olympic oath.

The schools then participated in the following events: kick boxing, golf, javelin,

hand ball, multi skills and the official Olympic dance. The event finished with a

closing ceremony, where certificates were given out and a trophy presented to

the winning school, Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary. There was also a guest

appearance from the official Olympic Mascot.

The creative workshops and sporting event was enjoyed by all.

Ash Hill Academy and a team of sport and educational workers are inspiring

children from across the Ash Hill pyramid of schools by delivering Olympic

and Paralympic themed sports and arts before the Olympic Games start.

The team, from Ash Hill and Active Fusion, will be delivering an Olympic themed afternoon for Year

5 children from across the area. The day will include Olympic and Paralympic Sports and leading the

official Mascot Dance. Children from each school are split into 6 countries and will compete on the

day starting with an opening ceremony and Olympic oath, with the festival ending with a closing

ceremony and presentation of awards and trophies.

Children from the school have also taken part in an Olympic Arts workshop funded through Ash

Hill Academy. These workshops have enabled children to learn about different countries and their

cultures. They have also been able to design banners and T-shirts to wear on the Olympic Day.

Lindsy James, Partnership Development Manager for Active Fusion said: “As a leading sports

coaching, education and training provider we wanted to do something to inspire the young people

from across the Ash Hill Pyramid to get the most out the Olympic and Paralympic games.".

“This is a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity for Doncaster’s children to feel part of the biggest sporting

event in the world and we want to make it a memory which will last forever”.

Dave Williams, Principal at Ash Hill Academy said: “As an academy we recognise the impact that

both sports and arts can have on young people and, as such, we are trying to nurture that”.

“The Olympic event at Ash Hill will provide students with an excellent opportunity to take part in

some fantastic events that hopefully will live with them for a long time”.

Active Fusion exists to provide opportunities for both young people and adults through innovative

sports coaching and curriculum programmes.

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South Yorkshire Athletics Championships Six of our students who were selected from the Doncaster Trials in May competed on Saturday 16

June in the South Yorkshire Championships against Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley at the

Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster. Congratulations to all our students who took part.

STUDENT NAME YEAR EVENT POSITION TIMING

Mollie Magee-Sharpe Year 7 Rounders Ball Throw 1st 36.75min

Kyle Griffriths Year 9 Javelin 100m

3rd Semi-finalist

25.40min

Hannah Brown Year 10 100m 4th 14.2sec

Steven Lambourne Year 10 100m 5th 11.6sec

Matthew Jackson Year 10 Long Jump 100m

6th Semi-finalist

5.10min

Rebecca Scott Year 11 Long Jump 4th 4.84min

The Hidden Architecture of Doncaster - Outreach A Year 9 Animation class from Ash Hill took part in several workshops

being delivered by Wak Studios. Students chose three different structures

from Doncaster Town Centre:- 4-6 High Street, Clock Corner and

Doncaster Girls High School building. Our students benefited greatly from

this exciting project, learning much about the history of the architecture in

their home town of Doncaster. They enjoyed taking part in this creative

activity and working as a team. The completed animation film will be

launched in a central location in Doncaster in the autumn.

On Thursday the 28th June 2012 Ash Hill Academy held its first ever Prom at the Doncaster

Knights Rugby Club. 130+ students attended the event with most of them arriving in different limos,

specialist cars e.g. Aston Martin DB9's etc, an open top bus, the Mystery Bus from Scooby Doo, to

the more extreme, two Motability scooters decked out with balloons and ribbons, a very funny

and original idea. The entertainment was fantastic with live music from, 'Chalk face' (the school

teachers’ band), a disco and other events including speeches from the Principal Mr. D Williams and

Mr. Reynolds Head of Year-11. Students were robed in the finest attire - dresses and suits worth

hundreds of pounds. Students were excited, female students had spent hours preparing and all

students looked fabulous. Staff helped with the very difficult decision of selecting the best dressed boy, girl and Prom King and Queen. Staff complimented the way all students conducted themselves

as they showed just how much they had matured over the last year. Overall, a very well deserved

and attended event, one that I feel the students will look back at with fondness in years to come.

A very special thanks to Mrs. Hardwick and Mrs. Cull who spent weeks preparing the whole event

and to Mr

Wood for

taking all the

photographs.


Line the Street Event To celebrate the ‘once-in-a-

lifetime’ occasion of the

Olympic Flame travelling

through Hatfield, we held the

‘Line the Streets Event’ for the

Community. The weather was

very kind to us on the day! The

event was very well attended

and enjoyed by all.

Caro l ine F l in t , Shadow

Secretary of State for Energy

and Climate Change, also joined

us on the day. The Event raised

over £600, many thanks to all

involved.

Hull University ACE Day 2012 On 23rd May, 63 of our Year 9 students travelled to Hull University to take part in an ACE (Aiming

for College Education) Day.

The days are designed to improve knowledge of Higher Education and for students to get a feel for

life as an undergraduate. Ash Hill Academy students were given a guided tour of the campus and had

a chance to look around lecture theatres, the Student Union and other learning facilities.

The visit was also an opportunity to help students realise their potential and recognise that going to

university is an achievable goal. They worked alongside current students throughout the visit who

acted as mentors and passed on their experiences.

A range of activities were undertaken such as quizzes, games and brainstorming sessions linked to

HE, what people study and different course types. These activities were organised by the Student

Recruitment Service.

Advice was given to students regarding how to manage their finances and information on tuition

fees. We were amongst 49 schools who chose to take part in the days which ran from 3-27th May.

Staff and students enjoyed the day, including our picnic lunch.

A number of our Year 9s are now considering HE and it has helped them to learn about life after

school. All the staff commented on the good behaviour of our Year 9s and are so pleased that many

felt inspired by the experience of their ACE Day.

In the future we hope more students will take up the opportunity to attend an ACE day. They come

highly recommended!

Hatfield’s Twin Town - Merksplas Visit We were proud to welcome visitors from Merksplas, Belgium, including

students from various schools, staff and representatives of the

Merksplas/Hatfield Twinning Committee, to our Academy.

They arrived to have lunch with us, followed by the Merksplas students

taking part in a P.E. lesson with students from our Academy. The lesson

involved a game of rounders which was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone

taking part.

Our visitors were invited back to the Academy for an event ‘An Evening at

Ash Hill Academy’ - a concert to showcase our students’ talents, including

dancing, singing and a performance from this year’s production, ‘Grease’,

with a guest from Hatfield Colliery Brass Band. The Concert was well

attended and enjoyed by members of our community.



Phoenix Notes

Since I gave the last update on the progress of our production of Calendar Girls, due to be

performed in September at Hatfield Woodhouse Village Hall, many things have happened.

We had a photo-shoot for the calendar which is to be on sale at the show. ( Proceeds from this and raffles at the shows will be given to Lymphoma and Leukaemia Research.) It was held at the house

of one of our members and we also used this as an opportunity for fund raising. A local professional

photographer took photos of each lady in different classic and tasteful poses. We are very grateful

to him as he was busy with semi-naked ladies from 3pm to 8pm. We hope the experience hasn’t

traumatised him too much as we are due to have the final shoot next week at our Musical Directors

home. The photos not only include the members of the cast but also other members of the group.

We are trying to persuade some of the men to be in the calendar but so far without success.

Speaking of the men, however, our technical team has spent days at the Village Hall constructing the

set and making alterations

to the stage which are

n e c e s s a r y f o r t h i s

production.

We also had a good

turnout last Saturday when

most of our members came

to help make all the

complicated props for the

show.

We could have made this a

m uch m ore s im p le

production but we believe

that our local community

deserve the best and we

are striving to achieve this.

Finally, our tickets have

been selling well and we

have had good publicity from “Hatfield Arrow”, Doncaster Free Press, Thorne Gazette, South

Yorkshire Times, Doncaster Council “Whats On” and TMCR radio station. We have applied for our

bar licence and the meal for the South Yorkshire Premiere Night is organised.

These events bring to mind that there are so many facets in the production of a show and that

teamwork is at the heart of it all. The final component of the team is of course you the audience.

There are still a few tickets left and we would love to sell out so that we are playing to full houses

which greatly adds to the atmosphere. The play is

set in a village hall so come along and support

your local village hall group. Tickets can be

obtained from Colin Hepworth on 01302 840437

(preferably between 4.30 and 6.30). Sat Sept 1st

Premiere Night including show and 3 course meal

Tickets £24, Other Shows Sun Sept 2nd, Fri 7th

Sat Sept 8th Tickets £7. Licensed bar at each

production before the show and during the interval. I hope to see you at the show and hope

you have a good night.

Sue Lane Producer /Director


Following the Plan which was completed in

March - Hatfield has a Village Watch

membership scheme which is growing every

week – to join go to

www.hatfieldvillagewatch.org.uk

The group is still developing ideas and progress for such issues as – play

areas for young/older children, litter/dog fouling, housing/ industrial

developments/traffic, allotments/community garden – we are regularly in

contact with Hatfield Town Council and Doncaster MBC, suggesting

residents ideas and providing them with updates on progress.

The Village Plan group will meet again in September and consider the

possible formation of the Hatfield Village Forum - if you are interested in

joining the group please call 351635 or email to

[email protected] or view website www.hatfieldvillage.org.uk

http://www.hatfieldvillagewatch.org.uk


http://www.hatfieldvillage.org.uk


A Snap Time Lesson. Back in February1986 whilst Billy Ocean was telling us what to do when the going got tough I found

myself what some people would call “in between jobs”, I had failed at being a supermarket shelf

stacker/trainee manager and I was confirmed as England’s slowest postman therefore, I found myself out of work which in those times was a tough place to be. The after effects of the miners strike

were still being felt within the area and jobs were not that easy to find. However, one Friday evening

John Holt a local builder and entrepreneur stopped me in the Ingram Arms and asked me if I was in

gainful employment. Upon hearing my sad story he explained that a friend of his and fellow builder

located in Hatfield Woodhouse could do with some labour and that I should get on my bike pronto

and get in there before someone beat me to it. He then rather gingerly explained that I should

ensure that I had eaten my porridge before knocking on his door. The very next morning I rode the

2 miles down to the house of local builder John Ridgeway and in my best manly manner knocked on

his door. John answered and after a few choice questions and rubbing of his beard he beckoned me

to enter his building yard around the back where the 2nd stage of the selection process was to take

place.

You can forget asking me questions on team working, where I saw myself in 5 years or how I felt

about diversity and inclusion, all John was interested in was how physically capable I really was. Test

1 consisted of lifting a bag of cement 4 times onto my shoulder, Test 2 consisted of carrying a

scaffolding pole to the bottom of his garden and back, finally Test 3 resulted in me having to climb a

ladder with 2 breeze blocks on my shoulder. Crikey, you can forget all about reasonable adjustments

and interview expenses this man definitely wanted plenty of punch for his pound. Against all odds I

passed and I was instructed to report to his house again the following Monday morning and not to

be late. I did as I was instructed and so began my new career as a builder’s labourer. My eldest

brother Steven was recruited a few weeks later and we set about the mammoth task of renovating 2

decrepit barns in Blyth with the intention of turning them into 2 desirable residents fit for a local

king and queen. John was a quietly spoken and sincere man who took his trade to heart and was

determined to make sure that his new project was both well constructed and possessed a certain

charm and intrigue. Nothing was ever wasted, things were often re-cycled and for 3 months all I

seemed to do was chip old cement of re-claimed bricks, by the end of my chipping stint my right

arm was clearly twice the size of my left. John also recruited a local builder in his 40’s named Gary

who would travel from Tickhill every morning to join us on our project. Gary was an extroverted

chap who would often chip in with his thoughts and opinions and was not backwards in coming

forwards so to speak. He was a broad man with hands like shovels capable of delivering a prizable

blow to any would be chap also coming in handy for plying his trade laying copious amounts of

bricks. I on the other hand was still a wet behind the ears adolescent that had ideas and opinions far

and above his years – in other words I was a gobby little git.

The months ticked by, the work got done and some days when the work had been extra arduous

and the weather awful I would often nip off to the local bakery for my lunch time snap, often

treating myself to a warm crispy pie and a yummy looking cream cake. One wet and damp late

spring afternoon John shouted that it was snap time and that we should all assemble in a small coach

house which doubled as both snap cabin and equipment shed. This being a day when I had no lunch

time fodder, I delved into my pockets and located just enough money for a warm pie and a nice

cream bun to reward me for my efforts throughout the morning. I hurried off to the bakery

returning to the make shift cabin to be met with the sight that Gary had located himself on “my” cement bag! I wasn’t going to have this so I made it plain to him that I was not impressed and that he

should find himself his own seat from now on. I found a suitable location over the other side and set

about devouring my lunch time treats. I could sense that all was not well within the team, it had all

gone quiet, John read his building trade magazine, Steve idly flicked his Daily Star while Gary who’s


face was now as crimson as a matadors blanket

looked angrily in my direction and warned me not to

be so cheeky. I merely raised my eyebrows and once

again stated that next time Gary should be more

considerate as I had sat there for weeks. The next

minute of my life was like a blur… I remember

gingerly taking my warm steaming pie out of its bag

determined to enjoy every mouthful of its bovine

delight. The next thing is that Gary erupted from his

or should I say my cement bag and planted a huge

slap across the left hand of my face. I felt my teeth

move, I felt my head move, I felt my ear disappear to

the other side of my head and then I remember the

feeling of despair as my snap time pie slowly detached

itself from my grasp falling onto the dusty and

powdered floor, disappearing for ever without a

single bite being taken. Gary returned to his perch

and stated that next time I may choose not to be so

cheeky. I starred down at my pie as it nestle amongst

my mucky feet, I was an angry young man, a hungry young man and now I had lost the feeling down the

left hand side of my face. However, all was not lost I

can hear you all say, I still had my vanilla slice to

devour and maybe this would provide me with

something happy to fall back on. At this point Gary

decided to state that although I was a harmless lad I

should learn to keep my thoughts to myself and that I would get further in life if chose to learn from

my elders and follow our Steve’s fine example and be more respectful. To which I cockily replied

that I could think of far greater role models than a chain smoking brick layer from the back of

beyond who couldn’t lay in bed let alone lay bricks. John continued to compare the prices of breeze

blocks whilst our Steve once again buried his head amongst the racing pages – they seemed to

experience a sense of déjà-vu !!.

I slowly raised my custardy and pastry based treat to my expectant mouth fantasising about enjoying

its vanilla sensation. I think you know what’s coming here – Yes – Thwack!! Gary had once again

erupted from his perch and delivered a blow that even George Foreman would have been proud of,

this time to the right hand side of face. My left ear was now back where it belonged, my teeth were

now placed into orbit within my mouth and yes, you guessed it my vanilla slice lay dead on the dust

covered floor. I looked down at the decaying remnants of my lunch, I looked up at our Steve who I

could tell was laughing as his paper went up and down more times that a St Leger jockey, John

rubbed his chin staring into the spring sunshine and I sat there hungry, cold, depressed and suffering

the after effects of severe concussion. I will never forget the lesson I learnt that day ladies and

gentlemen. “If you are a young foolhardy chap determined to have your say, offer your 2 penneths

worth and cheek your elders, always ensure that this is done AFTER you have eaten your lunch and

not BEFORE” !! I was indeed getting too big for my boots and fair play to Gary he did warn me.

Sadly John passed away a few years ago, Gary moved on to bigger and better things, our Steve

stayed right to the end and I decided to give education another go in September. No matter how

many qualifications I may possess, I often explain to people that the best lessons to learn can

sometimes be the ones delivered as far away from a classroom or lecture theatre as you can get.

Thanks to John Holt and thanks to John Ridegway for being a nice bloke, a top builder and for giving

me and our Steve a chance when the going was definitely tough. PW AKA The Difference


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Olympic Mad at Travis

This month has been a busy time with the torch coming through the village and all the exciting

celebrations linked with this. To celebrate the Olympics we held a Science Week which included

our sports day and open gardens. Each year group were given a sport, Year 1 researched

gymnastics, Year 2 looked at sports linked with throwing, Year 3 focused on archery, Year 4 and 5

concentrated on cycling and Year 6 investigated swimming and diving.

On the 27th June 2012, Travis St Lawrence Primary took part in a day jam packed with sports. In the

morning the houses (Garnet, Zircon and Topaz) competed against each other in races such as: egg

and spoon, obstacle, sprint, relay, long distance and short distance. In addition 8 of the year 6 girls

then 8 of the year 6 boys ran round the long distance track once each to try to beat a record. The

ultimate aim is to run a mile altogether in the short space of four minutes- ‘the four minute mile’. In

the end, the girls ran in 5m 27s and the boys ran in 4m 58s. That seems pretty good for amateurs!

The second half of sports day included many fun activities such as: standing long jump, javelin, discus,

basketball and much more. The children went round with either their parents/ grandparents/ family

or otherwise with a teacher in a group. These activities were not put to the scores however they

were still very fun and resulted with a nice, cool ice pop.

Jasmine and Megan

Science week for Year 3

Year 3 learned all about Archery in Science week. We

did an experiment which was “If you change the angle

of the bow, does it make a difference to where the

arrow lands?” and also the further you pull back the

arrow string, will it make a difference? First we wrote a

prediction about our question and then we went

outside to do the experiments and it was really

interesting and guess what …we got to use the bow

and arrow. We found out that the best angle to fire at

was 45 degrees and that the best pull back was to the

shoulder. We had to measure the distance of the

arrow and put the information in a table and graph. Stu

came in to teach us about how to use a longbow and

we learnt about the history of the long bow. Stu and

Michael showed us how to shoot a bow properly and

Stu even shot an arrow in the ‘Robin Hood Style’

which is 2 arrows at the same time.

Jack, Amy and Jessica.

Science Week for Year 4/5

In Year 4/5 we were learning about cycling and the

different forces used. We learnt about friction and

where it was on a bicycle. When Tom came in we

learnt about the parts of the bicycle and what was their purpose. Lots of people brought their

bicycles to school and we sketched some of them. We learnt that the frame is a triangle because

that is the strongest shape and can hold the most weight. We had a great time and all our work was

put on display in the hall for the Science Fair.

Mattie and Olivia


Year 3 Sports Day

On Wednesday we all took a chair outside and sat in our house colours. We waited for the

different races to start. There was an obstacle race, a skipping, sack race, 200m race and a relay

race. During each race we made up our own chants for the different houses to cheer along our

teams. Wherever you came in the race you would get a point for your house, the winner of each

race got 6 points. All the points were added together to see which house would win. The winners

were swapping between Zircon and Topaz house but we still don’t know who won. In the

afternoon, the parents were invited and also the lower school to take part in races and activities.

We got an ice-pop.

Mitchel, Olivia and Abigail.

Science Fair

On the weekend of the 30th June and the 1st July,

the school was open for people to come and look

at our work from Science week. In the hall there

was gym equipment such as a treadmill, cycling

machine and a rowing machine. All our work was

on display and we showed our parents. There was

a lady from Natural England who came and you

could make a kingfisher and a golden falcon. In the welcome area there was the wii and we played a

game called “Mario and Sonic at the Olympic

Games”. I enjoyed playing the game and wanted it

at my house. It was epic.

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Dear readers,

Driving in heavy rain.

Motorway spray caused by heavy rain, can cut visibility to zero. Lorries blast up an almost

impenetrable wall of water that fills the air, coats your windscreen and wipes out your view totally

for vital seconds. Plan wet-weather motorway overtakes carefully. Hang further back out of the

spray and observe the road and traffic ahead. When conditions are most suitable (the route ahead is

clear and straight), put your wipers on fast setting and move safely, quickly, and decisively past the

lorry. With good planning your view should be impeded for only a fraction of a second at worst.

Heavy rain creates pools of water across the carriageway that can cause a car to aquaplane. This is

where the car skims across the surface water and has no contact with the road. Aquaplaning affects

your control by reducing the affect of steering and braking inputs. If you see water pooling or

streaming across the road do not brake or accelerate, instead ease off the accelerator, grip the

steering wheel firmly and try to steer straight ahead. Standing water will pull on the steering wheel

and you may need to make corrective inputs when you hit Tarmac again.

Disengage cruise control. On hills diagonal streams of water often cascade across the carriageway.

Be extra vigilant and slow down gradually in very wet conditions.

Braking distances increase hugely in the rain. Compensate by slowing down, looking further ahead,

and increasing your following distance.

Driving in Fog,

Avoid driving in fog whenever possible. Most motorists drive far too fast and much to close together in foggy conditions. As always, ensure you can stop safely within the distance you can see

clearly. Constantly ask yourself, if the next thing you saw in front of you was a stationary vehicle

involved in an accident, would you be able to stop in time? Keep to the left-hand lane, if visibility

drops below 100meters drive on dipped headlights and put your front and rear fog lights on as soon

as you see fog developing, fog density can change in a matter of a few meters. You can go from a

light mist to dense fog in a second so ensure you drive accordingly. Use windscreen wipers on the

intermittent setting to clear the fine mist that collects on your windscreen. The strain of peering

through thick fog quickly makes you tired. Take regular breaks. Take extreme care as you accelerate

in preparation for any overtaking manoeuvre, never go ahead with a manoeuvre based on the fact

that you can’t see any lights, not everyone will remember to put their lights on. Never be pressured

into driving faster than you feel is safe by tailgaters, likewise don’t drive faster than you feel

comfortable with,

Avoid using main beam headlights in fog, the bright illumination reflects off the fog impairing your

view by creating a wall of white in front of you. Consider using low-mounted front fog lights which

will help you pick out the road markings or the verge at the edge of the road.

Don’t take any chances.

Remember to turn off your fog lights when the fog clears.

More next month.

If you would like a Free Public Assessment Drive please contact me below.

If you are interested in the courses we offer, you’ll be able to find this information on the Institute

of Advanced Motorists website at www.iam.org.uk

Or Tel: Doncaster 01302 886 276

Safe Driving, Paul Tuke. Senior Training Observer.

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WHAT’S ON?

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE

METHODIST CHAPEL

COFFEE MORNINGS

SATURDAY 10AM - 12NOON. August 4th Project 2000

August 11th Bluebell Wood August 18th Project 2000

August 25th Guide Dogs for the Blind

HATFIELD CAMERA CLUB 2012 We meet every Wednesday evening at the Ash

Hill Academy 7pm till 9pm

ORGAN BUILDER TO GIVE

RECITAL AT HATFIELD CHURCH

Following the success of Vernon Hoyle’s recent

recital, on Saturday October 13th Geoffrey

Coffin, head of Principal Pipe Organs of York,

will give a further recital on the newly restored

and improved organ in Hatfield Church.

Mr Coffin, a highly accomplished performer, was

Assistant Organist at York Minster in the 1970s

before founding his own organ building

company.

In 1992-3 Principal Pipe Organs restored and

made significant tonal additions to the world-

famous organ in York Minster.

Further details of Mr Coffin’s recital will be publicised at a later date.

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE

METHODIST CHAPEL

SUNDAY SERVICE 6PM August 5th Mr Peter Gilliland

August 12th Mr D Reasbeck

August 19th Rev Keith Jump

August 26th Mrs Anne Dye

SUMMER HOLIDAY FUN - FREE

FAMILY ACTIVITIES ON CROWLE

MOORS AND HATFIELD MOORS.

Come along and enjoy some bug hunting,

treasure hunt with geo-caching and lots more nature activities.

Crowle Moors - Thursday 26th July and

Wednesday 29th August 11am -12:30 and 1pm -

2:30pm, Please meet in the Car Park.

Hatfield Moors - Tuesday 31st July; Arts and

Crafts 11am - 3pm

Wednesday 8th August; Pond dipping and Bug

hunt 1pm - 3:30pm

Friday 24th August; Geo-caching 11am -

2:30pm,

Please meet on site in Boston Park Car Park.

All Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Wear appropriate footwear, clothing, insect

repellent and sun protection. For more

information contact: Ann (NLC) 07717587044

Janet (Natural England) 07766420290

Forget the Rain

Hatfield Town Cricket Club Presents...

August 5th - The Ben Steadman

Challenge Trophy

Hatfield Town CC v Howden

Town CC - 2pm Start -

Admission Free (Bring your

Grannie for an extra £2) - Its 2

games all and this is the decider,

be early to avoid the rush.

August 26th Hatfield Inter-Pub Knockout

2pm start - There will be a bar, admission is free,

children's entertainment plus you can feel the

grass under your feet. Can a team finally beat The

Ingram Arms who are 11 times winners ? Will

John Heslop defy physics and break his 6mph land

speed record? Will Daniel Wright bowl a maiden

over for The Blue Bell ?

Feel free to bring a picnic/bbq and lets get

together and cheer on our local pub teams.

Bring plenty of money for the raffle !!


THE FRIENDS OF HATFIELD

CHURCH BUILDING TRUST. Beetle Drive on Friday 3rd Aug at 7pm in the

Barn, Hatfield, behind the Bay Horse.

Tickets are £3 and include light refreshments,

available from Janet on 01302 849377.

All proceeds to the Friends of Hatfield Church

Building Trust.

Woodhouse Phoenix In Association With Hatfield Woodhouse Village Hall

Proudly Present

An Amateur Production of

By Tim Firth (By kind permission of Samuel French Ltd

At The Hatfield Woodhouse V illage Hall

1st September 2012

An Amateur Premiere

Dinner Theatre - Three Course Meal

Followed by the show.

Doors open 5.30pm for 6pm start

Tickets £24 - Dress Formal

2nd, 7th and 8th September 2012

Conventional Theatre Setting

Doors open 6.15pm for 7.15pm start

Tickets £7 .00

To book tickets and table please contact Colin Hepworth on 01302 840437

Please book early to avoid disappointment

Licensed Bar available before the performance and at the interval

A Proportion of Roya lties & Profits will be donated

to Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

St Lawrence Church, Hatfield

Sheffield Teachers Operatic Society

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

The Musical

Saturday 17 November 2.00pm

Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield

A magical musical for the family which

will send shivers down your spine

and make your feet tap in equal measure

Come and hear the old story of Scrooge,

and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future and Tiny Tim and his family

All tickets £18.50 Plus £8.00 for the

coach Total £26.50

Available from Angela Lister 884848

Cath Watson 842163

HATFIELD LIBRARY

Local Author Lyn Wilkinson will be appearing

at Hatfield library on Friday the 27th July at

9.30am. All welcome. She will be promoting

her new book Just as it was.

Light refreshments will be served.

The Summer Reading challenge will soon be

here. This years theme is Story Lab lots of "fun"

and our old favourites will be joining us once

again - Kimmo and Sam’s Safaris.

Contact the Library 842064 for more details

Doncaster Choral Society

Registered Charity No 505263

Presents Free Concerts Of Popular Organ Music in the Series

Toccata Tuesdays In support of Doncaster Choral Society’s

Millenium Fund

Each Concert is at 7.30pm

and followed by Refreshments

7 August - Doncaster Minster

St George, Church Street, DN1 1RD

14 August - Sprotbrough

St Mary The Virgin DN5 7LF

21 August - Fishlake

St Cuthbert’s DN7 5LP

28 August - Tickhill

St Mary DN11 9PT By kind permission of the Church Authorities

at each venue

Dr Simon Lindley

Organist


Business/Finance

Richardson Accountancy Limited,

Hatfield 07891481446

01302 351641

CAR Sales & Repairs

All Car Service/Repairs Japanese &

Korean Specialist

01302 830400

Barry Gill Sales & Repairs, Hatfield 01302 842878

Counselling

Clouds Community Counselling, Free

Confidential Counselling Service

Client Line

07962 907053

COMPUTER SERVICES

It To Go Computer Services

01302 352352

Entertainment

Disco’s Yorkshire.com - Mobile

Disco, Parties, Weddings etc

01302 352087

07834 130457

USEFUL NUMBERS

Age Concern 0800 009966

Doncaster Council Community First 01302 736000

Child Line 0800 111

NSPCC 08088005000

RSPCA 01302 719790

Crimestoppers 0800 555111

Doncaster Childrens Information Service 0800 1384568

South Yorkshire Fire Service 01142532509

South Yorkshire Police (non - emergency) 01142202020

Travis St Lawrence Primary Lower School 01302 840200

Travis St Lawrence Primary Upper School 01302 842164

Ash Hill Academy 01302 840961

Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School 01302 840448

Hatfield Sheep Dip Lane Primary School 01302 842464

Hatfield Dunsville Primary School 01302 882958

Hatfield Crookesbroom

Primary School

01302 841337

Dunsville Community Centre 01302 882602

Hatfield Library 01302 842064

Home Library Service 01302 734304

Hatfield Woodhouse Methodist Church 01302 880450

Hatfield Church Parish Office 01302 350591

Hatfield Health Centre 01302 384200

Dunsville Medical Centre 01302 890108

Doncaster Royal Infirmary 01302 366666

NHS Direct 0845 4647

Weldricks late night pharmacy 01302 369699

Thorne Rural Lions 01302 350797

Gas Emergency 0800111999

Electricity Emergency 0800375675

Yorkshire Water 08451242424

BT Faultline 0800800151

DMBC 01302 734444

Hatfield Florist 01302 845597

Hatfield Water Park 01302 841572

Vue Cinema 08712240240

Odeon Cinema 08712244007

The Dome Leisure Centre 01302 370777

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Health & Beauty

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Lisa’s Toning & Tanning Studio, 01302 845633

The Willows Dental Practice 01427 872106

Home & Garden

Blind Ideas, High Street, Hatfield 01302 842627

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Locksmith

Total Lock Services, Hatfield 07989 299285

Security

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Services / Trades

A.E.S. Tiling

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01302 885401

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C M Developments (Yorkshire) Ltd

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01302 351760

Dean Brown Joinery, Hatfield, 01302 350363

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E P G Roofing 01302 532676

Longstaff Electrical Services, Hatfield,

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