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orne Times April 2015 Page 1 Serving: Moorends, orne, Fishlake, Hatfield, Stainforth, Dunscroſt & Dunsville April 2015 Your Local News Delivered to 16,216 Homes FREE THORNE FASCIAS All work guaranteed REPLACEMENT SPECIALIST IN UPVC Fascias 3 Soffits 3 Cladding 3 Guttering 3 Free Quotes & Advice Call Ian 01405 817475 Mobile: 07961 913912 I will beat any like for like quotes A Thorne man who raped a young girl and then assaulted the person who reported him has been jailed for 16 years. Alan Broughton, 35, of Highfield Crescent, Thorne has been sen- tenced to 16 years in prison for two counts of rape of a female child under 13, conspiracy to commit wounding and wounding with intent to commit grievous bodily harm. Broughton appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on trial in January this year for the four offences. He was found guilty of all four and was sen- tenced on Thursday, 26 February. The rapes occurred some time be- tween November 2012 and March 2014 at a property in Doncaster. A third party reported Brought- on’s crimes to police and he was attacked by him and two other men on the evening of 6 April 2014 on Great North Road in Woodlands. He sustained a fractured cheek- bone and broken nose together Child Rapist Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison with cuts and bruises as a result of the assault. DC Nichole Russell investigating said: “Broughton committed a horrendous and despicable crime against an innocent and vulnera- ble child, then tried to intimidate the person who reported his vile actions by assaulting him so vi - ciously, he fractured his cheekbone and broke his nose. “I want to praise the young girl, who has displayed so much courage and bravery throughout the investigation, and also the man who despite Broughton’s interfer- ence, proceeded to give crucial evidence in court. “Broughton has not spared a single thought for those who have suffered, making them endure the harrowing ordeal of a trial and having to relive their experiences. “I would always encourage any victims of sexual offences to please report it so that we can bring the offenders before the courts to be sentenced for their depraved crimes.” Event starts 8am! Free chocolate egg with every purchase THORNE TAKE THE JACK CHALLENGE FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN * £5,000! Friday 3rd April. Trade and public welcome! Come and help us celebrate our 175th anniversary! Join us for expert product demos, free food, fantastic special offers and chances to win incredible prizes! open day spectacular Howarth Timber & Building Supplies South Parade, Thorne DN8 5DY Call us on 01405 813 515 *Terms and conditions of entry apply. Details will be provided on the day. REG. NO.29274

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Serving: Moorends, Thorne, Fishlake, Hatfield, Stainforth, Dunscroft & Dunsville

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A Thorne man who raped a young girl and then assaulted the person who reported him has been jailed for 16 years.

Alan Broughton, 35, of Highfield Crescent, Thorne has been sen-tenced to 16 years in prison for two counts of rape of a female child under 13, conspiracy to commit wounding and wounding with intent to commit grievous bodily harm.Broughton appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on trial in January this year for the four offences. He was found guilty of all four and was sen-tenced on Thursday, 26 February.

The rapes occurred some time be-tween November 2012 and March 2014 at a property in Doncaster.A third party reported Brought-on’s crimes to police and he was attacked by him and two other men on the evening of 6 April 2014 on Great North Road in Woodlands.He sustained a fractured cheek-bone and broken nose together

Child Rapist Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison

with cuts and bruises as a result of the assault.

DC Nichole Russell investigating said: “Broughton committed a horrendous and despicable crime against an innocent and vulnera-ble child, then tried to intimidate the person who reported his vile actions by assaulting him so vi-ciously, he fractured his cheekbone and broke his nose.

“I want to praise the young girl, who has displayed so much courage and bravery throughout the investigation, and also the man who despite Broughton’s interfer-ence, proceeded to give crucial evidence in court.

“Broughton has not spared a single thought for those who have suffered, making them endure the harrowing ordeal of a trial and having to relive their experiences. “I would always encourage any victims of sexual offences to please report it so that we can bring the offenders before the courts to be sentenced for their depraved crimes.”

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Welcome to the April edition of the THORNE TIMES Since the last issue there has been so much excitement at our offices, new opportunities have been presented, lots of discus-sions have been had and finally decisions made…….about what I hear you ask?

The exciting news is that the Thorne Times is moving premises to 21 King Street, Thorne.

We have outgrown our current Finkle Street offices and with ex-pansion plans we have to look to the future, and be ready to grasp opportunities as they happen. Being settled in bigger premises will allow us to be in a position to do so.

It is with a heavy heart that we will move on from Finkle Street, we have loved every minute

there and we cannot thank our landlords, Guy and Rick Gravel enough for everything they have done. They have bent over back-wards to welcome us and given us the best start any new busi-ness could wish for, which we will be forever grateful to them.

Lots of work is underway at King Street to get the premises up to scratch, so if you have been wondering what is happening in that building, now you know. The office move is planned for Easter time – come and say hello at our new home!Talking of Easter, this edition is crammed full of ideas of exciting things to do over the holiday period. Easter falls very early with Good Friday on 3rd April and Easter Monday on 6th April and is the first opportunity of the

year for everyone to have a few days relaxing. So if it’s fun you are looking for then make sure you look out for the Easter fea-ture, including our Sainsbury’s competition.

This time of year is also perfect to start to think about the home – inside and out. Easter gives you extra time to tackle all those jobs that have been put off over the winter months. Our gardens will have seen better days and crying out from some TLC, the shops have started to stock everything you may need to get your garden in tip top condition.

Whatever you get up to – whether that is having fun or a spot of DIY……Have a HAPPY EASTER

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The site formerly known as Bunting’s Wood has now been re-named Thorne Community Wood. The landowners, Thorne Moorends Town Council, officially approved the change of name last month. This came in response to recent allegations regarding William Bunting, which were covered in the February issue of the Thorne Times.

The volunteer group that manage the site have changed their name, and are now ‘The Friends of Thorne Community Wood’, with a spokes-person saying the new name also better recognises that the wood was created for, and managed by, the local community, and is open to all..

News from the woodIn a busy start to the year, The Friends have had their traditional walk around the wood, to review and help plan work for the year ahead. They have also had their annual Winter Social event. 17 members, friends and family met up after a morning down the wood for a meal at the Punch Bowl Inn, and a good time was had by all!

The Friends have been continu-ing to run monthly sessions with the Forestry Commission Green Gym, doing bulb planting and tree management. On their regular task days the volunteers have been us-ing their newly acquired tools and training, funded by E.ON’s Tween

Bridge Wind Farm Community Benefits Fund, using chainsaws to thin out the weaker trees, allowing the others to grow healthier. New brushcutters have been put to good use in creating new paths and managing vegetation in the Adopt-A-Tree areas.

Over the last 6 months The Friends, working with other groups includ-ing the 62nd Thorne Scout Group, have been working hard clearing the area along the Ashfield Bank ditch. This work was essential to al-low access for the Drainage Board to help prevent flooding in the wood and surrounding area.

Contractors working on behalf of Network Rail are expected to be down the wood within the next month. They will be carrying out maintenance work on land along the railway banks, and The Friends look forward to working with them.

Now is a great time to be down the wood. Winter is drawing to a close, wild flowers are blooming and col-our starting to appear on the trees. If you would like to get involved with The Friends, or you think they could help or assist you in any way, you can contact them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ThorneCom-munityWood, or leave a message on 07902 772965. The group meets for regular task days on Tuesday mornings, and on the first and third Sundays of every month.

New Name for Local Wood

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A concerned parent fears for the safety of road users after her daughter’s car slid off the A18 in icy conditions and crashed down the small embankment at the side of the road.

Katie Cook’s car just missed a lamp post as it left the A18 Tudworth Road, between Thorne & Hatfield, prompting her mum Paula to question whether the road was gritted suffi-ciently and raise concerns about the safety of the road in bad weather.

Another car had left the same stretch of road, from the M180 motorway bridge towards the Green Tree, in similar circumstances a short time earlier. The occupants were stood waiting for their car to be recovered when Katie, with her friend in the passenger seat, crashed hers.

Police attended and requested that DMBC re-grit the road.

Paula said her daughter wasn’t speeding and claimed an insurers plug-in device as

proof. She also said the stretch is gaining a reputation as a hotspot for accidents. “A local resident came out to my daughter to help them out of the car, and she said there are loads of accidents that take place there in bad weather

“Something needs to be done to make it safe in the future as the next accident could be a fatality”

DMBC Director of Environment, Peter Dale, said: “We are sympathetic towards Miss Cook following the collision she had on the A18, and we want to assure her that all suitable steps were taken to ensure the route was properly treated prior to her incident, in keeping with the rest of the road network.

“We provide a high quality gritting service but even when we follow our Winter Service plan to the letter, as we did in this case, we still advise motorists to be aware that roads can remain slippery in such cold temperatures and drive according to the conditions.”

Safety Fears for Road Users

Local charity Jacks House are announc-ing the relocation of their holiday home which offers respite for families with dis-abled or terminally ill children.

The charity say the home is now situated on the Haven site at Cleethorpes, and are looking for qualifying families to enjoy a week’s holiday on the popular site. The premises offers spacious living accommo-dation, has 3 bedrooms, and sleeps 5. Holidays are available from beginning of April.

If you would like more information, or to see if you qualify for a week’s holiday, please contact Bev on 07814 489456. Donations are still being greatly received to help with the fundraising efforts required to pay for site fees.

Jacks House Holiday Home has Relocated

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Police responding to an attempt-ed burglary in Thorne also un-covered a substantial quantity of suspected drugs at a nearby property.

Officers were called to reports of an attempted burglary at around 1.20am on Friday 13 February.

Two men wearing hoodies were seen in a yard at a property on West Street in Thorne, as well as looking into vehicles on the same street.

Officers attended the scene and detained one male on suspicion of attempted burglary.

Drugs Find following Burglary Reports

While searching for the sec-ond man, the helicopter came across a heat source at a nearby address.

Officers gained entry and found 60 suspected cannabis plants plus a quantity of what is believed to be class A drugs.

One man was arrested, ques-

tioned and released on bail pending further enquiries.

Anyone with information about the attempted burglary is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident 32 of February 13 2015.

Anyone with information about the drugs is asked to quote incident number 57 of February 13 2015.

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A contract worker who travelled throughout the UK using forged First Class rail travel and parking tickets must pay back more than £17k in six months or face a year-long jail sentence, following a British Transport Police investigation.

Mark Mason, aged 44, of West Lea, Thorne Road, Hatfield was convicted of fraud charges relating to 85 tickets, valued at £17,000, on 16 September 2014 at Sheffield Crown Court.At a proceeds of crime hearing on Tuesday, 24 February, Mason was ordered to pay £17,884 over six months. Failure to pay will result in a default sentence of 12 months in prison.

In September Mason was sentenced to six months imprisonment suspended for two years and ordered to undertake 240 hours unpaid work and a 12-day restorative justice course.

The offences were committed between 24 March, 2011 and 19 December, 2013.

The investigation began in autumn 2013 when East Coast Trains station support staff saw Mason’s black Vauxhall Meriva car on several

occasions in the Executive Car Park at Doncaster station. Various ticket discrepancies were noted including an expired ticket and tickets with wrong colours, no date and time printed, incorrect em-blems and incorrect value paid.

BTP was informed and, on 20 December, an officer spotted the car and approached its owner, Mason, when he returned to his vehicle later that day. Mason was arrested on suspicion of fraud of-fences and a search of the car revealed 10 further tickets believed to be forged.

A subsequent search of the defendant’s home led to the discovery of forged travel and parking tick-ets, genuine tickets, glossy photographic paper, computers and printers, craft knives, scissors and a cutting board.Forensic examination of the computer devices revealed that Mason had used the computers to produce forged travel and parking tickets.

Detective Constable David Williams, Financial Investigator, said: “This sentence sends a clear message to anyone thinking of trying to evade payment of train fares and/or parking that it really isn’t worth it. Mason must now pay back all the money he thought he had saved with his fraudu-lent behaviour or face serving a prison sentence.”

Rail ticket fraudster must pay back more than £17k or face jail

Campaign group Caregate have claimed vic-tory with the news that seven council-run care homes, including Oldfield House, Stainforth, are set to be taken over by a private company after being previously earmarked for closure.

Doncaster Council say they are looking to res-idential care provider Runwood Homes to take over the running of Oldfield House, along with the council’s six other homes in the borough. They are set to arrange a series of meetings with residents and their families, to discuss their proposed plans.

Campaigners ideally would have preferred the homes to stay under council care, but claim their pressure has kept the homes open.

Ros Jones, Mayor of Doncaster, said: “When residents told me they would like us to find a way to keep the care homes open I listened. This announcement is good news and a real positive step forward towards securing a longer term future for the home, residents and staff.”

Oldfield House to Remain Open

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Hundreds of miners, their families, and sup-porters came together with trade unionists and local politicians on Sunday 8th March to remember the people & events surrounding the 84/85 Miners’ Strike, marking the end of the bitter year long dispute and the miners’ return to work.

The streets of Dunscroft & Stainforth saw a banner parade, led by Sheffield City Pipe Band, march from the Broadway Hotel on a route that that passed Hatfield Colliery, to the top of the old ‘pit lane’, which led to

the entrance of the colliery at the time of the strike.

Despite a gloomy, rainy day onlookers turned out along the route to show their support. Others came out of their homes as the parade passed by and a mixture of pride tinged with sadness was evident, as many remembered past parades and the community spirit at the height of the coal mining industry. One onlooker commented “It’s great to see, but I really could cry” and another, referencing the many pit closures

Commemorating the Miners’ Long March Back since the strike, saying “It wont bring them

back though”

For most present, the day was as much about looking to the future as it was remem-bering the past, with the same community spirit on display for all to see.

Along with Trade Unionists, Doncaster Mayor Ros Jones and Doncaster Central MP, Rosie Winterton also walked with the pro-cession. Other supporters present included pop star Paul Heaton, who accompanied the new Hatfield Main Community Heritage Association banner throughout the march. One of his former groups, The Housemar-tins, included a track entitled ‘Coal Train

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to Hatfield Main’ on one of their albums, in support of the miners at the time.

The new banner also honoured the contri-butions of the woman of the strike, some of whom laid a wreath on the memorial to the miners at the end of the pit lane, out-side Hatfield Main Working Mens Club, to the sound of Gresford, The Miners’ Hymn, performed by members of the Hatfield Brass Band.

Inside the club there were rousing speeches & more musical performances as celebra-tions continued late into the evening.

Local residents are being asked to be vigilant after relatives visiting Thorne Cemetery have complained that flowers and other sentimental items are being taken from some of the graves.Concern has been raised after one woman vis-ited the cemetery, on South Field Road, Thorne, to lay flowers on her partner’s grave, only to find out the next day that some of the flowers had allegedly been taken.

Ann Conway visits her partner of 41 years’ grave every day, and had visited on the day it would have been his birthday to lay flowers. She said a number of boxes of flowers had been put there by relatives, and that the boxes were full of water and were too heavy to have just blown away.

Said Ann “It’s terrible. It’s hard enough to go down their every day without finding things have been taken”

“It’s so upsetting”

Thorne-Moorends Town Cllr Susan Durant,

Call for vigilance in CemeteryChair of Planning and Amenities Committee said:“I am aware of how upset people are that items that have been left on graves have been vandalised or stolen. These actions by a thoughtless minority cause significant distress for families who wish to remember their loved ones. The Cemetery should be an area for quiet remembrance and it is disgusting that this is being spoilt by people who seem to lack any conscience.

“The Council has taken steps to deal with the issue. The site is now locked earlier at night, the on-site staff have been asked to be vigilant, and any incidents that we are made aware of are reported to the police. However it is a large publicly accessible site which cannot be fully monitored.

“One way the public can help would be to report any incidents immediately to the Police (101) and Town Council (01405 818015) so that a more accurate picture of the problem is available.”

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Councillor’s Diary March 2015 This year is going to be a very important one because on May 7th we have three elections all happening on the same day. There is going to be a General Election, District Council elections for Doncaster Council and Town Council elec-tions as well. Quite frankly I am already fed up of all the hype and so called promises that we are hearing from the main political parties and everyone seems to be trying to beat each other with popular policies plucked out of the air just to get the votes.

The good news is Thorne and Moorends are now back together and that is the most sensible decision the electoral commission have done with the new boundary changes. I remember when first elected Thorne and Moorends were together and it is a privilege and an honour to be able to stand for re- election with both communities back together again. Now the whole of Doncaster is up for election and each political party will be probably putting up three candi-dates for election as that is the number that represent the ward. When you fill in your ballot paper you will be able to have three choices. On the Thorne Moorends town council election there will be nine candidates for Thorne and six for Moorends. Confusing not half! I am sure that there will be plenty written in the press and information from Doncaster Council sent out that hopefully will keep people informed. It has been very pleasing over the last few years to see all the council houses having decency improvements done, the new houses built at the rear of the Willow Estate, Thorne Hall sold to be renovated, the owner of Hirst and the Market Chippy has been asked to put in a planning application to get his architect to draw plans for the future of the site. This is what we have been waiting for. The corporate management team are actively engaged in looking for a new buyer for the site on Capitol Park with Tesco having pulled out. I am pleased that the new car parking bays at the bottom end of Southfield Road have been done but there are still other areas that need this facility and I shall be sending a list to Doncaster Council with photographs of areas that need improvement such as Elm Tree Grove where the residents have to walk over muddy sludge to get to their houses and it would not take much to tarmac these areas and other areas that have similar problems. If you think that improvements need to be made for your street get in touch and I will put it on the list that I am sending to the council.

The following roads are having carriage way repair works done in the near future they are Browns Lane, Lock Lane, Lock Hill, Queen Street, Godfrey Road, White Lane, Plantation Road, Fairtree Walk, Horse Fair Green, Pinfold Lane, Orchard Street and Orchard Street (side road), Union Road and Boating Dyke Way.

I am still mystified why Mayor Ros Jones has increased the council tax by 1.95% when we have nearly zero inflation. The town council have increased the parish precept by 5.28% and most of the fees and charges are going up as well. These people don’t seem to be taking any notice of their leaders phrase “there is a cost of living crisis.” I remember when I became leader of Thorne Moorends town council with fellow members of the community group, we cut the par-ish precept by 25% at one stroke but over the last few years under the present town council it has now risen to a whop-ping £342,660 pounds for this year. There have been more working groups, sub working groups and working groups to the working groups that is why there seems to be not much to show with all the money available. In fact people who live in Doncaster town centre pay £59 pounds less council tax a year than we do and look at all the millions of pounds of investment that has gone into the town centre. I have always said that the outlying towns and villages are the heartbeat of Doncaster but if these areas are sacrificed funding wise to the town centre we are creating problems for the future. Because these are the towns and communities that suffered the most under the miners’ strike and to some extent we are still fighting to get jobs and investment and it is my duty as a councillor to fight tooth and nail to get funding for this ward and I hope over the last few years that I have managed to achieve this objective.

I always feel that it is best to tell it straight, tell it as it is, keeping people informed, and if anyone rings me with a prob-lem we don’t stop until we get a satisfactory conclusion even though some jobs can take longer than others. Persis-tence and sometimes being just obstinate and not taking no for an answer can pay dividends.

I am concerned that Doncaster Council seems to be outsourcing a lot of its duties such as children’s services, all the secondary schools are now academies, old peoples residential homes could be handed over to the private sector and if this trend continues we will then only need our dustbins emptied! It appears that it is all about getting rid of as many services as possible and putting the responsibility onto the private sector. We must make sure that Doncaster Council still has a statutory duty to monitor all these services to ensure the highest possible standard is maintained, but I always think that it is more difficult to do it at arm’s length because at the end of the day no one seems to be in charge and it then becomes too easy to pass the buck.

Any problems please ring 01405 815235 DMB Councillor Martin Williams

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Two men have completed a 100km walk to raise money for a local charity.

Matt Wilmot & Neil Speight walked 12 - 16 miles a day over five days, going well over the 100km (62 mile) target to raise funds for Jacks House, a charity that offers support to local fam-ilies whose lives are affected by illnesses.

Having got to know the charity through having a son with autism and daughter with epilepsy, Matt asked if there was anything he could do to get involved with fund-raising for Jacks House. “They explained that they needed to raise funds for site fees for the caravan, so I suggested that I could do a 100km sponsored walk to help with this.

“My friend Neil Speight suggest-ed walking with me as he also wanted to help out.”

Apart from strong winds at times the weather stayed relatively good for the pair as they covered Thorne, Stainforth, Sykehouse & Fishlake to the east, and Medge Hall & Sandtoft to the west, raising in excess of £500 thanks to spon-sorship from generous locals.

Pair walk to raise funds for Jacks House

Active Kids is back at Sainsbury’s Thorne. Customers can collect vouchers in store from 28th Janu-ary – 5th May to help registered schools, groups and clubs across Thorne, Moorends and surrounding area’s receive activity and cooking equipment, and experiences.

The scheme, which is celebrating its 10th birthday, is supported by double Paralympic gold medal-win-ner Ellie Simmonds, world record breaking sprinter Jonnie Peacock and Liverpool striker Daniel Stur-ridge. The three ambassadors are committed to encouraging children to eat well, move well and live well.

New cooking equipment has been added to the collection of items available to collect in 2015, and the popular Cooking and Nutrition Toolkits, endorsed by the British Nutrition Foundation, and recipe cards will keep children excited

about cooking.

Rod McAndrew Store Manager, said: “The Active Kids scheme is a brilliant way for our colleagues to get involved with schools, groups and clubs in our local area. We love visiting local organisations and seeing the benefits the equipment and experiences have brought to the children.”

There are now 17 organisations registered to the Active Kids scheme in the Thorne area, includ-ing all 5 Primary schools, Thorne 62nd Scout group and Thorne Tigers. Thanks to Sainsbury’s customers, since 2005, the scheme has donated £463,038 of Active Kids equipment to organisations in the Doncaster area. For T&Cs and to sign up to the scheme, organisa-tions can visit sainsburys.co.uk/ActiveKids.

Active Kids is back at Sainsbury’s Thorne

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Bag up or pay up – that’s the clear message as angry residents call for a crackdown on irresponsible owners who allow their dogs to foul the streets without cleaning up after them.

Residents have contacted the Thorne Times with complaints and many have also raised the issue on social media, saying dog fouling is an increasing problem, with some areas said to be a minefield to walk as they are littered with dog faeces.

One Moorends resident singled out the walk up to the Recreation Ground, via Park Road saying “It horrendous. You can’t take the kids for a walk some days without them getting it on their shoes, and in their bike wheels”

DMB Councillor Joe Blackham, cabinet member for Neighbourhoods, said: “Doncaster Council encourages everyone to love where they live and take personal responsibility for the local

environment.

“Although the vast majority of dog owners are responsible and pick up after their pets, a small minority unfortunately do not.

“We take tough action against environmental

Residents Urged to Report Dog Fouling Problems

crime in all of its forms and I would urge people to report any concerns to us.

“Responses to complaints can include ensur-ing the road is cleansed, arranging for dog fouling stencils to be applied on the footpath if it is required and if we are told who may be responsible for not picking up after their dog an Enforcement Officer will contact the person to give them advice.”

Council officers have the powers to issue an on the spot fixed penalty notice to anyone caught failing to clean up after their dog, including anyone who bags but does not bin dog foul.

Failing to remove dog fouling immediately is a criminal offence. Any person caught committing this offence in Doncaster will receive a £50 Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN), which could lead to a fine of up to £1000 in the Magistrates’ Court if the notice is unpaid.

If you want to let the council know about any dog fouling within your community that you believe requires attention you can report it using your smartphone through the free My Doncaster app which can be downloaded from iTunes or the Android Market, complete an online report at www.doncaster.gov.uk/dogfoul or you can call the council on 01302 736000

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Henry Boot Developments have started the construction of new industrial/warehouse units at their Thorne Park develop-ment, off Omega Boulevard in Thorne.

It is hoped that, once finished, the development will bring new business to the area, creating further jobs and boosting the local economy.

Henry Boot recently secured a £6.45 million grant from the Eu-ropean Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to enable delivery of this final phase, and has con-firmed that units will be availa-ble for occupation as soon as summer this year, with scheme completion due by September.

Potential Jobs Boost on the Horizon as Construction Work Begins

The industrial and warehouse units will be joined by two drive through restaurants, new food & non-food retailers, and a petrol filling station in the coming months. Work on a Marston’s pub is already well under way.

Vivienne Clements, director of Henry Boot Developments Limited met with the Mayor of Doncaster Ros Jones and Cllr Joe Blackham to commemorate the start on site.She said, “We are pleased to move forward with speculative development to provide high quality industrial space at Thorne Park. We are seeing an encouraging level of market demand in the scheme and feel confident that the business park will be fully occupied by local

and regional businesses very soon.”

Mayor of Doncaster, Ros Jones, said: “It is great to see construc-tion getting underway at Henry Boot Development’s business

park scheme at Thorne Park. This development reflects grow-ing confidence in Doncaster’s economy, and this new invest-ment will help us on our drive to fuel further jobs and growth across the borough.”

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Staff & pupils are celebrating after their school received a ‘Good’ rating from Ofsted fol-lowing its first inspection since it became an academy.

Dunsville Primary School was awarded the second highest rating, with inspectors report-ing the school offers “a good standard of education in a caring environment”

The report praised the pupils’ excellent behaviour, and also the quality of the teaching, say-ing: “Pupils spoken to clearly enjoy learning and make good progress as evidenced by the quality of work in their books.”

It went on to say: “Pupils’ achievement is good overall. The vast majority make good and better progress, often from low starting points. Standards reached by pupils at the end of Year 6 last year were above the national average in reading and equal to it in mathematics and writing.”

The schools Head teacher, Kevin Flint said ‘I am extreme-ly proud of what this Ofsted report says about Dunsville Primary School and all the children in it.

“I would like to take this op-portunity of thanking parents

First Inspection is a Good One

for their continued support, our children for their super attitudes to learning, our board of governors for their involve-ment and challenge and finally to the dedicated staff for their

commitment and hard work.

“Our school is all about work-ing together to achieve excel-lence through enjoyment and this report is testimony to that.”

Dunsville Primary School Children pictured with Head teacher Kevin Flint celebrating World Book Day

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Thorne and Moorends food bank discovered after talking to many local people who go to them every week for help that not only is the food they give out a crucial life line, but that the need for help to cook the food was a big worry to some.

The food bank went along to the weekly Rotary meeting and presented to the members what the organisation do, how they help in the community, and asked if the Rotary Club of Thorne could help with microwaves and slow cooker dona-tions. After voting on the request the Rotary Club were pleased to present the food bank with three microwaves and three slow cookers to give to visitors of the food bank to help their lives become easier.

Speaking to Michael Hennessey, the food bank chairman, he said “People are finding they have nothing to cook on, microwaves and slow cookers are cheap to run and quick, so we know

that people have food to eat and can cook it”.

The food bank confidentially register anyone who visits them requiring help, proof of ID, address, and of benefits currently being received are required, then after being assessed you are given a ticket to obtain three bags of food for a couple, or more if you are a family. They are located at The Rugby Club in Thorne and are open every

Wednesday from 10am for food collections.

Donated Items of clothing, including school uni-forms, crockery, carpets, light bulbs are available for either a small donation or to take, and the group have also started to receive donations of furniture, fridge freezers, kettles and so on, but are desperate for storage for these larger items so that they can continue to keep accepting them to help the local community further. They are looking for help with storage.

Barry Bailey, the Rotary President said “It was great that Glenys and Mick could come and pres-ent to our members what they do first hand. After the presentation the members easily voted in fa-vour of helping them to help the local community. The Treasurer agreed to purchase the equipment and it is a pleasure to present it to them”.

If you would like to become a member of the Rotary Club of Thorne, then the meetings are held every Wednesday at the Punchbowl Inn, Thorne, for a 7pm start. Both male and female members are required and you could make a big difference by being involved in all the events and fund raising activities that help people locally and internationally. Contact the Secretary on 07540 098692 or go along to a meeting.

If you can help the food group with storage or donations, contact 01405 948492 or 07946 179511

Rotary Club present kitchen appliances to Thorne and Moorends Food Bank

L to R Peter Sherry, Membership Chairman, Glenys and Mick Hennessey Food Bank founders and Barry Bailey Rotary President.

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25th & 26th July 2015Everyone is welcome to the meetings which are held the 1st Tuesday of the month at The Fair Green Hotel, 7pm for a 7.15pm start. Charity stalls are £10 for 1 day or £15 for 2 days; Commercial stalls are £20 for 1 day or £30 for 2 days.

If you are an entertainer or organisation who would like to get involved and take part in this event you would be made very welcome at the meetings.If you would like to show people what skills you have or do a demonstration please come along, if you would like to help out over the 2 days, the more the merrier. We are looking for a Hog-Roast – if you can get in touch?

Do you run a pub in Thorne or Moorends? Would you like to start a Tug of War competition and make it an annual event? Prizes supplied!The Summer Festival Committee is holding several fundraising events to look out for:

•Clairvoyant Evening – April 14th 2015 - £5 – Fair Green Hotel

•Fashion Show – August 27th 2015 - £5 – Canal Tavern

Contact: 01405 812403 or 07540 098692

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Police have appealed for help from the public to identify a man they want to speak to in connection with a fail to stop collision in December that left an elderly woman seriously injured.

On Tuesday, 16 Decem-ber, a black VW Golf was being pursued by a marked police car when it was involved in a head-on collision that left the 76-year-old woman with a broken leg.

The car was travelling along Millard Avenue in Hatfield when it collided with a silver KA. The man (pictured), who is described early 20s, around 5ft 8ins, allegedly abandoned his vehicle and fled from the scene on foot.

PC Anthony Tankard of the Road Policing Unit said: “This car was being driven at speed in a

residential area which has resulted in an innocent member of the public re-ceiving serious injuries.

“There was no thought or consideration for the lady left injured and no attempt was made to check on her welfare.

“We are hoping that a member of the public will recognise the man from the

photo and help us to identify him.”

Officers were initially carrying out a warrant in the area when they became aware of the VW Golf and attempted to carry out a routine stop. The man was wearing a grey hooded top with blue sleeves and grey tracksuit bottoms.

Officers are appealing for anyone with informa-tion to contact police on 101 quoting incident number 239 of December 16 2014.

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Parts of a coat of armour that children once played with in Hatfield Church have been put on display at the Royal Armour-ies Museum in Leeds after they were discovered to be more than 500 years old.

The pieces were always said to be armour belonging to the ‘Black Prince’, and brought out on occasions for children to try on a breast plate, or a piece that covered a leg, and play soldiers with them.

Inquisitive about the history of the armour, Rev John Sweed & the Parish Church Council had Thom Richardson from the Roy-

al Armouries visit the church to inspect the pieces.

Following careful inspection Mr Richardson concluded that they were significant and after further investigation told the PCC that the pieces included the surviving fragments of a Flemish field armour of about 1500, and were associated with the Savage family, one of whom was Archbishop of York (1501 – 7). Sir Edward Savage was responsible for the rebuilding of Hatfield Church in the late15th century.

After being displayed in the Tower of London last year,

the armour is now on perma-nent display at the Armouries Museum in Leeds, as part of an exhibition of church armour that opened on 17th February 2015.

Members of Hatfield PCC attended the opening - Cath Watson told us “The majority of the armour is known as funeral

armour which was created to hang above the tomb of members of the nobility to mark their military and chivalric sta-tus and would be carried in the funeral procession.

“But Hatfield Church Armour is different - it is the only armour on display that was not made for that reason, which makes it unique and extremely impor-tant to the Exhibition - it has it own special display area. It was made for any parishioners to use who wished to serve in the militia and held in the church. Also because of the importance of Hatfield in that time in history it adds to the status of the armour. There are approx 10 pieces of armour, some are fragments of larger pieces, but it includes a two full breastplates and front leg protection”

The armour can be viewed at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. The museum is open daily & admission is free.

Historic Armour on Display

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The village hall continues to be busy. The Junior Phoenix group are rehearsing there next show. No more details as yet but information can be had from Colin on 01302 840347

Easter is a busy time for the Methodist Church, with Services on Maundy Thursday, April 2nd at 7pm to include Communion, Good Friday, April 3rd at 7pm with refreshment to follow the service. And Easter Sunday April 5th 6pm all these ser-vices to be conducted by Rev Keith Jump.

Their Easter Coffee morning to be held on Sat-urday, April 4th will include an Easter Raffle and a Easter Basket Competition. Anyone can enter this competition. Please come along and join in the fun. Tea and Coffee, Bacon Butties and Cake stall will be available all morning 10 – 12noon.

Hatfield Woodhouse TIMESBy Jenny Garrett01302 840072 or email: [email protected] Bus Timetables - The library has photocopies of var-

ious bus timetables for Hatfield, Dunscroft, Dunsville and Barnby Dun available. There is a small charge of 20p to cover paper and printer ink for this service.

WIFI -The wifi connection is getting closer but it is not quite ready to use. Hopefully it will be up and run-ning soon, and in time for when the new beginners I-pad and tablet course starts.

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES - We had a few chil-dren’s activities in the library at half term and there will activities during most school holidays, please look out for information or ring the library to find out. The pre-school story session does not run in the holidays as most of the volunteers have children at home or just need a break.

Lingotots - French Tuesday 31st March 2-3pm £2 per child then £1 for extra children

Spanish Wednesday 1st April 2-3pm £2 per child then £1 for extra children The library has lots of non-fiction books forjunior and teenage pupils. You could find many of your favourite authors. If not the library can order them for you.

PRE-SCHOOL STORY TIME - This session is doing well but you can still bring your child/grandchild to our Tuesday term time sessions at 2pm.

LOCAL HISTORY - The library has quite a lot of local history information. If you are doing any research you may find something to help you. The books/booklets cover Yorkshire and local villages around Doncaster. Some information is available on the internet but the library has some fairly old books which may have information that cannot be found anywhere else. The books are being catalogued at the moment so eventually there will be a list of books available. We also have lots of old photographs and news items of local events. You can also use the Family History sites – Ancestory.com and Find My Past - free of charge at the library.

FAMILY HISTORY - Sherelle, who runs the Family History groups, is starting a beginner’s group on Friday morning April 17th at 10-12. If you want to put your name down for this course, please ring the library. It will cost £60 for a ten week course. She is a fountain of information about where to look for family members.

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YOGA -The Wednesday afternoon gentle Yoga group has started but there are places available if you would like to join. It runs from 3:30-5pm. The beginner’s group on Tues-day is well subscribed but we could squeeze a few more people in if that was the best time for you. The more advanced group on Wednesday evening has some spaces available. Both evening groups are run from 6:30-8pm. Yoga is not really my thing (give me a hockey stick or badminton racquet any day) but I must admit I am enjoying it. Judy, who takes the sessions, caters for all abilities and always suggests alternative ways of doing the exercises if people have back or neck problems.

A Pilates class may start on Monday evenings from 6:30-8pm if we have enough interest.

AUTHOR EVENT - Our first author event is on Friday March 27th at 3pm in the library. This as a free event but please ring to book or collect a ticket from the library as places are limited to 50. Felicity Knight is coming in to talk about her published books

“Carenza’s Journey” and “Carenza’s Heirs” The books are available on the library system and you can look them up on line to find more details.

We were very sorry to lose one of our volunteers, Jen Wilkinson, who sadly passed away. Jen was with us from the start and without people like her, who found time in a busy life to volunteer, the library could not have opened on as many days as it does. Our thanks and condolences go to her family.

Finally, I had a pleasant surprise at the library on Thursday when I met someone who used to go to the same junior school as me and was prob-ably in the same class. This might not seem unusual to locals, but as I originate from a Northumbrian village called Newbiggin-by –the –sea it was very unusual. Working in the library has its rewards so if you feel like vol-unteering, ring/email the library. Sue Lowndes.Contact details. Tel: 01302 842064 E-mail: [email protected]

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Easter, also called Resurrection Day, is believed to be the holiest day of the year in the religious calendar; although for none religious people Easter may announce the beginning of spring-time.

Ask any child what Easter means to them and you can probably

guarantee chocolate is involved, usually in the form of an Easter egg, given as a gift to celebrate Easter. Let’s not forget the oldest tradition of the Easter egg, which would have involved decorating duck or chicken eggs with brightly coloured patterns. Eggs in general were traditionally a symbol of fertility and rebirth.

The Easter Bunny, very similarly to Father Christmas is a symbol of gift baring and the Easter egg deliverer to the children who had been well behaved.

A fun tradition at Easter is the Egg Hunt which everyone can

take part in. A great game to play indoors but an even better game if can be enjoyed in the great outdoors. There are several ways that egg hunts can work. You can choose to hide real eggs and prizes can be given out based on the amount of eggs collected in by each

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Easter Egg Hunt Come along and join in the fun on the

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individual or you can choose to hide chocolate eggs of various sizes and the winning bounty is to be discovered by the excited children taking part. Clues need to be decided dependent on age groups, ensuring nothing is too difficult for everyone taking part. A good idea is to have a meeting point so that when everyone has found a certain number of eggs, there is a meeting point before everyone can go back

out to collect more eggs. That way everyone gets an even opportunity of winning some Easter Eggs. Or you may choose to award prizes for various achievements, such as the largest number of eggs collected, for the largest or smallest egg, for the most eggs of a specific color collected and so on…..

A very fun but messy Easter game is the ‘Egg Throwing Contest’. You need 1 egg for each person taking part and if 30 people were to take part you would line up in 2 rows of 15 with a good 20 feet apart, facing opposite. Half

of the eggs are hard boiled and you guessed it the other half are fresh, obviously apart from the organiser of the game, nobody else knows which are which. The games is played by throwing your egg to the person opposite you, if your egg smashes when you catch it you are out of the game, oh and also a little messed up. Eventually it will come down to 2 people throwing the final egg (if it becomes apparent to the organiser that the one lasting egg is hardboiled then you need to sneak in a fresh one and confiscate the hard boiled one, until a winner is crowned. Anyone under the age of 16 playing this game must be supervised by a responsible adult. Playing the game safely is a really fun way to enjoy Easter.

An old Easter tradition is the new Easter Bonnet and used to symbolise the buying of new clothes to be worn at Easter. Ladies would always buy a new hat or modernise an old one, especially for going to church. The fun element of an Easter Bonnet was to decorate a straw bonnet with Easter decorations such as little chicks hatching out of an egg, spring flowers, brightly coloured ribbons and the more you can fit on the hat the better. Many groups, organisations and venues still have Easter Bonnet Parades today for all to take part in the fun….There are some fantastic places to visit this Easter time, all of which can offer fun, be very

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Get your paper, pencils, pens and craft items out and design an Easter egg for Sainsbury’s Thorne. Pictures or collages accepted.

Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place!Hand your pictures in at the Customer Service desk in Sainsbury’s by Wednesday 1st April, for judging on Good Friday. Include your name, age and contact telephone number (on the back of your entry)so we can ring you and let you know if you are a winner. GOOD LUCK!

Design an Easter egg competition

informative and also cater for both the children and adults alike. A visit to the Trolley Bus Museum at Sandtoft is both educational and fun no matter what your age; they are having their very own Easter Egg Hunt too! Boston Park Farm has lots of Easter activities for you to take part in…another Easter Egg Hunt here too! A spot of family leisure time and maybe a meal can be catered for at The Canal Tavern or New Inn or why not have a stroll to the newly opened Yacht Club in Thorne, overlooking the canal to enjoy their hospitality? If you are spending Easter getting some long overdue jobs at home done, then Thorne Hardware store has probably got everything you need to ensure those jobs get finished! Is retail therapy your thing this Easter? Then why not visit North Cave Car boot & Sunday Market, it has lots to offer including a Meat Auction on the Sunday……Whatever you get up to have a Fabulous Easter everyone!

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The Centre is owned by Fred and Harold Panton and was set up in memory of their brother Christopher who was killed on the Nuremburg Raid in March 1944, and also the 55,500 men of Bomber Command who lost their lives in WWII.

This is the only Airfield Museum in the Country recreated to its original design sited on an original WW2 airfield, we hope that this helps to recreate the atmosphere of an airfield in 1944.

Centrepiece to the museum is an Avro Lancaster Bomber NX611 ‘Just Jane’, one of only 3 Lancaster’s in the world that can move under its own power. ‘Just Jane’ frequently per-forms four engine taxy runs (the only place in the world you can see this performed on an original airfield), it is our living memorial to Bomber Command.

The sound of those four Merlin en-gines is pure magic. We also offer the only opportunity in Europe for the public to ride on board ‘Just Jane’ during these taxy runs.

Also based at the Centre is Spitfire MJ627 which gives Spitfire flying displays throughout the Summer season.

If you come on selected days you can be served a cup of char from an original 1942 NAAFI Wagon and go on a tour of the airfield on an original Queen Mary. Here you can experience the sights and sounds, smells and atmosphere of a Second World War Lincolnshire Airfield.

The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre

Avro Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’.

Spring is definitely in the air. The days are lengthening ant there is now some warmth in the sun. And the gardens are responding. Snowdrops, crocuses and small irises are now almost finished and these are being followed by the daffodils, with tulips to follow on later. Also, hellebores and primulas are out now, so if you have any of these in your garden, you will have been experiencing the first colours of the year.

Talking of colours, some shrubs will be coming into flower shortly where the blooms are on last

year’s growth. These include forsythia (yellow), flowering currant (deep pink) and Spring flowering spirea (white with a touch of pink). These should all give a nice show, and to make sure that they do next year, and to keep the shrubs under control, prune them as soon as they have finished flowering. If you are wanting to buy some of these shrubs, the next few weeks is the time to do it because they should still be in flower in the garden centres, so you will be able to see what flower colour you are buying.

Geoff’s Gardening

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At the start of a busy month for the Society, we kicked off with our monthly meeting on Tues-day 3 March. This was at our usual venue, Hatfield Woodhouse Working Men’s Club, and our guest speaker was Liz Webster of the Garden Blooms Nursery at Fishlake (www.gardenblooms.co.uk).

The subject of Liz’s illustrated talk was ‘Perennials in the Garden’. To start with, Liz described the different groups of plants which are classified as perennials. She then talked about hardiness of the plants, and the different degrees of hardiness which have been defined by the Royal Hor-tucultural Society (RHS). Next came propagation and growing on, and then planting schemes. We were then shown some pictures of famous herbaceous borders, e.g. Newby Hall and Hidcote Manor, which illustrated what can be done with these plants on a large scale. But they

look good in small gardens as well, especially when grouped together. Liz then described and showed pictures of several speciality perennial plants. The talk was followed by a question and answer session, after which members were able to buy plants from the selection which Liz had brought with her.

This was a thoroughly enjoyable and informative presentation, with a larger than usual attend-ance.

The next event in March was the Annual Spring Show on held on Saturday 21 March. A report on this will be in the next edition of the Thorne Times.

The April meeting of the Society will be on Tuesday 7 April at Hatfield Woodhouse Working Men’s Club, when we will once again be welcoming Seven Gay who will be taking us on one of his Railway Journeys.

Hatfield Woodhouse Amateur Gardening Society

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Some shrubs will flower later in the year on this year’s growth. Now is the time to prune these plants so that you have a nice show from them later on. Start by cutting out any dead shoots. Then, cut out shoots in the centre of the plant which cross each other and cause overcrowding, and finally cut the plant back to about six inches (15 cms) above the ground, making the cut just above a growing bud, prefera-bly one that is facing outwards. Buddleia and hardy fuchsias are examples of shrubs which can be treated this way.

As well, check variegated shrubs. Remove any shoots which have all green leaves on them. These are more vigorous than the varie-gated leaves, and will eventually

take over the shrub if they are not removed.

Do you have a garden pond? If you have a mature pond, then it will probably need some main-tenance. The pond will have probably have gathered wind blown debris, and there will be an accumulation of muddy sediment at the bottom. Clear the surface of the pond of leaves and other floating rubbish using a rake. At the same time you can also gather the horrible green blanket weed with the rake. This seems to get everywhere, so the pond will look a lot better after it is removed.

Every few years, smallish garden ponds should be drained and thoroughly cleaned out. This

will take a while to complete, spreading over at least a few days. First, collect some of the pond water in two or three containers. Then catch as many fish as you can and transfer them to the containers of pond water. Then bale or pump out the rest of the water. As the water level gets near the bottom of the pond, you will probably find some more fish, together with frogs and other amphibians. Remove the plants, and put them at the side of the pond in trays of water. Then remove all the leafy debris and about half the mud from the pond, and put it in a plastic bag such as a bin liner, and leave this open at the side of the pond. Next, carefully refill the pond with tap water, trying not to disturb the mud too much, and leave it a couple of days to allow the chlorine to dissipate and the mud to settle. The reason for leaving some of the mud in the pond is to retain any insects and their larvae which may be there. And insects in the rest of the mud and debris have a chance to get back

into the pond if these are left for a short while at the side of the pond. Whilst the water is settling, trim your plants and generally tidy them up - they will be much larger than when you originally planted them. After a couple of days, return the plants, followed by the fish and amphibians. Use the mud and debris that you have removed as compost on your garden.

Ponds can be a lovely feature in any garden, and they can come in any size - more on this next time.

Dig out your compost bin, and distribute the rotted material across your borders and beds and return partially rotted materi-al to the bin. Despite its weight, there will not be as much as you think, so you could use it all on a special area, e.g. a new flower or vegetable bed.

So I wish you all a Happy Easter and hope that you have time for some enjoyable gardening.

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Sykehouse TIMESBy Marilyn Lifsey 01405 785636 Email: [email protected]

I told you spring was round the corner didn’t I? It is gorgeous as I write my col-umn and I am reliably informed that this weather is going to last until late Septem-ber.

The coffee club meets on the first Thursday in the month, but the first Thursday in May is (in case you have been in outer space) is Election Day, which means we cannot use the Village Hall. BUT instead, we have a very special day on Saturday 9th May. The coffee club is hosting a charity BOOK SALE. From 10.00 am to midday there will be books galore, fiction, non fiction, chil-dren’s and adult’s books for a very special price. There will also be DVDs. Coffee and cakes will be served and there will be a raffle. All proceeds will go to the Royal British Legion. So please put this date in your diaries and come along.

Another date for your diaries is Thursday 2nd July 10.00am to mid day when Victoria Ryves from Doncaster Museum will be coming along with a travelling display of World War 1 Doncaster archives. Victoria says:-

“I am part of the newly appointed Don-caster 1914-18 project team at Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery. The Heritage Lottery funded project focuses on telling the stories of the Borough’s contribution to the First World War, both at home, on the front line and by soldiers from the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (K.O.Y.L.I). “As part of this project a digital resource will be created to archive material from the museum, archives and library, and Doncaster’s people. Access to this archive will be promoted and facilitated through

together with a further gift in two specially made leather purses.

Dorothy thoroughly deserves this award as she does a lot of work for the Church and I’m sure Sykehouse is proud that one of its members is to be honoured in this way. Enjoy your day Dorothy and be proud!

Last weekend Mr Tony Burke, who is 86, suffered a heart attack as he walked his daughter’s dog, Buddy, down the lane near his home. The heart attack was very severe and Tony fell, unconscious, into a dyke. Buddy sat at his side for over 2 hours barking for help. A passing cyclist saw Buddy, stopped and called the emer-gency services. Happily Tony is making a very good recovery in hospital, thanks to the cyclist and the loyalty and bravery of that fabulous Buddy who without doubt saved his life. Buddy (pictured) is a border terrier cross who was found abandoned 3 years ago, but found a lovely home and family. Needless to say he is getting more than usual hugs and treats now, well de-served Buddy. What a star!!

The Great War on Tour. The Great War on Tour is a travelling display that will promote the project’s research and offer a snapshot of the project’s exhibitions. It will also contain interactive elements such as replica World War One objects, replica uniforms, a photo booth and craft activi-ties”.

Maundy Thursday this year will be very special for a very special lady in our own village. Dorothy Wiltshire (pictured) has been nominated by the diocese of Shef-field to be honoured by receiving the Maundy money from the Queen in Shef-field Cathedral on Thursday 2nd April. This is the first time the state service has been held in South Yorkshire for more than 900 years.

Maundy money has been given by the monarch since the 15th century. Initially it was awarded to poor pensioners, but is now to honour people over the age of 70 (sorry Dorothy) in recognition of their service to the Church and community. The number of recipients and the amount of money are directly related to the age of the Sovereign. So as the Queen is 89 years old, 89 men and 89 women will receive 89 pence in specially minted Maundy money

Are you somebody who is heavily involved in your local communi-ty? Do you always seem to know about everything that is happening in your area? Do people tend to turn to you for information……just because they know you’ll know? If so you may be just what we are looking for.

The Thorne Times is currently looking for 2 or 3 correspondents -

You may have noticed each month we try and bring you news from all surrounding areas such as Hat-field Woodhouse, Sykehouse, Fish-lake and Stainforth and to finish off all areas we need someone in the know for the Hatfield, Dunscroft and Dunsville areas.

All we ask is you can publish a telephone number and or an email address for people to send you

Calling All Budding Reporters Out There The Thorne Times Needs You!

information through to, then for you to compile the information and send it in to us by deadline each month.

We don’t want you to spend hours doing this and it can work around your holidays – if you are going away send us what you have before you go. Some months there may be lots of news submitted, some not so much. If there is a

potential story where you think a reporter needs to be involved just let us know and we’ll take it from there.

A small expenses payment will be made each month.

Get in touch if you think you have what it takes! Call Melvin Wake on 07184 283341 or email: [email protected]

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Children & staff at a school in Thorne are celebrating follow-ing their latest Ofsted report.Green Top Primary achieved a ‘Good’ overall rating with behaviour being judged ‘Out-standing’.

Youngsters have been proudly displaying commemorative t-shirts to celebrate the schools success, bearing the Green Top logo and the words ‘I made Green Top a good school in 2014’

The Ofsted report stated “Pupils’ behaviour and their safety are outstanding. Pupils show excellent attitudes to learning. They are invariably polite and respectful towards others and they feel entirely safe in school.

“The leadership and manage-ment of teaching and learning by school leaders and governors is highly effective. Teaching quality has significantly im-proved over the past two years generally, and there has been

further rapid improvement in the teaching of mathematics since the previous inspection. This has had a very strong impact on pupils’ good achievement.

“Pupils make good progress overall”

Head Teacher Neil Butler said he was delighted by the Ofsted judgement.

“It is the first time in the history of Ofsted that Green Top Primary School has been judged as a ‘Good School’. To be the first

Headteacher to achieve this at Green Top is a huge honour and privilege but the credit must go to the staff, children, governors and parents who have responded so positively to our ideas and vision. Our next challenge is to continue the journey and make this school ‘Great’.”

School celebrates Ofsted Success

Left: Green Top Primary School Good Ofsted rating. Above: Head Teacher Neil Butler with pupils

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North East Doncaster Citizens Advice saw a huge increase in the number of people seeking help from them between 1st Sep-tember 2014 and 31st December 2014, compared to the same time in 2013. Over 840 people turned to the service for help during that period – over 430 more people than the same period in 2013.

58% of issues dealt with in the period were debt with the bureau handling almost £1.7 million of debt in the 3 months.

The rising cost of energy, food and housing is putting extra pressure on people’s finances, with the problem only set to become worse at the start of the New Year. Karen Bothamley, Chief Officer, North East Doncas-ter CAB, said:

“Some budgets are at break-ing point with January the time when people take stock of their finances. People who have never experienced money worries

before are finding their finances increasingly tight as rises in day to day spending like keeping their home warm, getting to work and putting food on the table is sending them over the edge.

“Payday loans, credit cards and overdrafts are being used to top up people’s income as wages are static. There are things people can do to get on top of their finances, including making sure they’re getting all of the help available, aren’t paying over the odds for things like gas and electricity and prioritising their spending to make sure there is money for essentials like rent, energy bills and water. Its impor-tant people don’t wait for debts to mount before they seek help. A few early actions could stave off a future financial meltdown.

“If we can help, please contact us on 01405 741457. We won’t judge, and our service is free and completely confidential.”

Huge hike in calls for help

Good news as Clouds Community Counselling Service have been awarded £25,000 to secure the service for the next year, and has some funding in place for year 2 and 3.

The service is going from to strength to strength and has set-tled at EDDT Station Road Dun-scroft with outreach in Moorends, Thorne, Stainforth and Hatfield. The service has 16 counsellors working and giving their time free. Clouds CCS offers a Bereave-ment Service, A Young People’s Service and an Adult Service for those who have longer term needs. Counsellors are available throughout the week and Satur-day morning clinics are available in Thorne and Dunscroft. The service does accept self-referrals together with third party referrals (with permission) and from other Doncaster areas if space permits.

Clouds CCS thanks all who have supported the service, Tween-bridge Windfarm, Sycf, Brelms

Trust, Coal Regeneration Trust, Grassroots Community Fund, St George’s Rotary, Free Masons, Thorne Chapel, Kilham Hall Com-munity Centre at Branton, and client donations. It enables us to offer over 50 appointments per week, supporting many people.

Clouds CCS would also like to thank those who support the ser-vice by giving counselling space; Doncaster Council at the library in Thorne, Children’s Centres in Moorends and Dunscroft, Ash Hill Academy Hatfield, St Mary’s Community Centre Stainforth, and Leger Homes at Broadwater Drive Community Centre Dunscroft. We are looking for adults interest-ed in serving on our Board who meet 6 weekly for 2 hours.

For appointments please ring the client message line on 07962907053Or contact through the website www.cloudscounsellingservices.com.

Clouds Community Counselling Service

We have recently started a Knit & Natter group, meeting every Wednesday 10am-12noon. New members are welcome, so if you’d like to learn new skills or pass on your talents please pop along for a coffee and a chat.

We are holding an ‘eBooks on your Tablet’ event on Thursday 9th April 10.30am-12noon. Bring your tablet device to the Library and we will show you how to access eBooks from the Library website. Book your FREE place now.

NHS Stop Smoking will be holding sessions at the library every Thurs-day from 1.30pm-4pm – please call 01302 561721 to make an appoint-ment with Mark.

Half Term Easter Children’s Activities

Wednesday 1st April – Lingotots Easter Activity – 10.30-11.30am – For ages 5-10 – Tickets cost £3Tuesday 7th April – Recycling Ac-tivity – 10.30-12noon – For all ages – FREE ticketsThursday 9th April – Mad Hatter’s Tea Party – For ages 5-11 – FREE tickets

Events at Thorne Library through-out April

HealthWatch – For Information and Advice about NHS services in your area – Monday 13th April 10-12noon

Living Well Advice Drop In - The Living Well Advisor will be here every Tuesday 10-12noon to pro-vide information and support for people affected by cancer, includ-ing families and carers.

Adult Fiction Readers’ Group – New members are more than welcome – Tuesday 7th April 11-12noonComputer Course Drop-In – New learners welcome - Thursdays 2-4pm

Armed Forces Community Drop-In session – Come and meet the East Area Team Veteran’s Cham-pion & Royal British Legion Advice and Information Officer – Thursday 2nd April 10am-12noon*NEW* Rhyme Time – Join our friendly group for stories, songs and crafts – every Thursday 10-10.30am

Lingotots – French After-School Club for ages 5-10 – Fridays 4-5pmMP Caroline Flint Surgery – Friday 10th April 2.15-3pm - Please call 01302 623330 to make an appoint-ment

Clouds – FREE Community Coun-selling Service – Please call 07962 907053 to arrange an appointment

For further details of any of the above events please call in and see us, give us a call on 01405 746969 or drop us an email: [email protected]

Thorne Library News

On Saturday 7th March, Susan Durant and Annie Farrand from Moorends Miners Welfare and Development Centre came to do a Comic Relief bag pack at Sainsbury’s in Thorne, with help from Town Mayor Rachel Durant and Councillor Mark Houlbrook. Along with Danielle

Stringer from Sainsbury’s the bag pack managed to raise £260.48 for Comic Relief. A big thank you to those who took part and also to all the amaz-ing customers at Sainsbury’s Thorne for their generous donations.

Comic Relief bag

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Warmer, brighter days have started to appear and the beau-tiful spring sunshine is a breath of fresh air……..temperatures have started to improve but

aren’t as intense as the summer months just yet.

Spring brings with it a lift in mood, the dreariness of winter

has finally past and we suddenly have lots to look forward to.

A spring wedding can be as wonderful if not even better than weddings at any other time of year – the sun has started to shine but you haven’t the hot sticky climate to contend with. With spring happening from around March time a Spring Wedding is also more than likely the first big occasion of the year that everyone will be looking forward to.

Do consider that spring does see showers so don’t be too dis-appointed if you get a shower, or that the ground may be wet - why not invest in a vintage bridal umbrella to protect should you be caught out? Remember, rain is supposed to be lucky on your wedding day, the saying goes it’s much harder to untie a wet knot!

The venue is a very important part of your wedding as it is the place you will spend the long-est amount of time. You may already have an idea of the kind of venue you want to hold your reception, but still consider all your options. Whether you fancy a traditional function suite at a local venue, or something a little bit different such as a marquee, then no matter what the weather both can be perfect options. A marquee offers the feeling of being outdoors whilst having the cosiness of being indoors, plus the décor of a marquee can look spectacular.

Spring Brides 2015

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Popular colours for Spring Wed-dings are light, pastel shades including lemons, peaches, mint, lavender, powder blue, baby pink, toasted almond and palest grey to slightly brighter shades of dusk blue, aquama-rine, custard and tangerine.

When choosing your Bridesmaid dresses also consider the tem-perature, as already mentioned it may appear sunny, but could potentially be chilly in the shade, so a shawl or sleeves may be

an option to consider. The same goes for the Brides dress, you don’t want to be a shivering wreck rushing to get indoors be-cause you are too cold, consider the addition of a cropped Bolero Jacket or Bridal Shawl – there is some beautiful ones to choose from.

There is usually at least one part of the wedding that will dictate colour schemes for the entire event and starting with looking at what is seasonal in spring will

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help you no end when making this important decision. Knowing what flowers are seasonal for example can help create the bridesmaid colour scheme, the grooms, Mother of the Bride, centre pieces on tables, cake décor, and in fact almost every part of your big day could be decided around your floral bouquets!

Spring has many beautiful flowers to choose from includ-ing Peonies, Sweet Peas and also consider Cherry Blossom, along with Lilies, Daffodils, Tulips & Hyacinth; mixed with other flowers they can create the perfect spring bouquet. Cherry Blossom draped around the tiers of a wedding cake looks simply stunning, as does a photograph of the bride and groom stood in front of a cherry blossom tree with the sun shining through the branches. For Bridesmaids a crown of cherry blossom for the head dress is a lovely spring touch.

Arriving in style is always a show stopper, starting with neighbours coming out onto the street to wish you well, your journey to your ceremony, with bystanders looking to see who the lucky lady is, to arriving at the church or venue to meet the nervously waiting groom. The car is always looked upon with admiration, with them being so stunning to look at and is usually very different to what we are used to driving around in. Quite rightly arriving in a vintage car such as a Rolls Royce, Daimler or Jaguar should make you feel like a million dollars.

Top Tip for Spring Weddings; Due to several Bank Holidays in spring at Easter and 2 in the month of May, consider a Sunday Wedding. Not only may it be a cheaper option than a traditional Saturday but the added extra is the Monday off work, which will help your guests recuperate from the wedding celebrations.

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Club LANDOn Saturday 28th February, a packed Moorends Social Club wel-comed top boy band Evoke to en-tertain the visitors for the evening. The top 4 band piece sang hits from all eras and really connected with the audience, belting out tunes to cater for all age groups, keeping everyone happy.

The atmosphere was buoyant, there was dancing and there was even a buffet brought in by some of the regulars. One thing for sure is

that a night at a working men’s club has not lost its appeal!

Where many clubs became a casualty of the recession, the clubs still standing are trying to thrive by bringing top entertainment to an audience who are still hungry for a good night out. Entry on the night was just £3 and I went home with a purse full of money (don’t tell the hubby) - I can’t remember the last time that happened.

Six of us from the office went along and the evening made for a great work night out. We will certainly be doing it again!

is very much alive and kicking

•Clairvoyant Evening – April 14th 2015 - £5 – Fair Green Hotel•*Health Sponsored Walk – June 20th – see below•Live Entertainment Night – Thursday 16th July •Fashion Show – August 27th 2015 - £5 – Canal Tavern

By taking part or attending any of the above fundraiser’s you are supporting the local community by helping to raise much needed funds to enable the committee to put on the Summer Festival again this year and cover the expensive costs that mount up. For tickets to all the events please pop in to the Fair Green Hotel or Thorne Times offices or Contact: 01405 812403 or 07540 098692

*Calling all groups, organisations, work colleagues, groups of friends,

in fact everyone……The Health Sponsored Walk is a fantastic op-portunity of supporting such a great community annual event by getting involved, obtaining sponsors and along the way exercising your whole body and having fun!

The walk is intended to start at Lock Hill along the canal bank to the New Inn, onto the Anchor and Hare & Hounds in Fishlake and then back along the canal to Thorne, finishing off at the Canal Tavern. The walk is approximately 8 miles and will take a leisurely 4 hours (de-pending on how much time is spent on refreshments and toilet breaks at each watering hole). The walk can be entered by anyone although children will need to be supervised by an adult – call in at the Thorne Times offices to collect a Sponsor-ship form and enter NOW!

The Summer Festival Committee is proud to present

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Collection times have changed for a number of Royal Mail post boxes in the area, meaning residents will have to be up early to ensure they have their posted their mail in time to make that days collection.

Local resident Susan Hayes says her local post box on Kirton Lane / Pennine Road has been cut to ear-ly morning collections of 9.00am, Monday to Friday, with the Satur-day collection now being 7.00am. An unhappy Susan said “If you miss the early collection you have to go all the way to Finkle Street”.

The Finkle Street post box retains the later time of 4.00pm.

Royal Mail started rolling out changes to “low-use” boxes last year, meaning some local boxes will now be collected by the postman or woman as they deliver their round, rather than providing a dedicated collection by van.

Royal Mail said of the changes “In order to protect the long term future of postbox collections, we need to improve our efficiency and become as cost-effective as possible. Moving these low-usage boxes to a ‘collection on delivery’ footing enables us to realise these savings and maintain service to customers.”

To find boxes with a later collec-tion time, ring Royal Mail Custom-er Services on 03456 011399.

Changing Times for Royal Mail Thorne Rural Lions recently celebrated their 44th Char-ter Anniversary with a din-ner & dance at Hatfields.

With everyone resplend-ent in their evening dress and chains of office, Lions Clubs International recog-nised the long service of three members and con-gratulations were made by District Governor Ian Sagar to Lion Terry Wilcox for 10 years of service, District

Officer Lion Chris Whiteley for 35 years of service, and to Lion Jeff Dennett for 40 years of service.

Once all of the formalities were completed, DJ Legs with Lion Chris Whiteley got the rest of the evening off to a rousing finale.

Thanks went to everyone involved in all of the hard work preparing for this event and making it an evening to re-member - especially Lion Barry Goforth, Secretary, Thorne Rural Lions.

Anniversary Celebrations for Thorne Rural Lions

Lion President Auriol Henton and her husband Lion Joe Henton

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Has the colourful background to: STAINED GLASS IN CHURCHES

Pat McLaughlin, a former ‘Her-itage Inspired’ speaker and guide, will give you his fun view of STAINED GLASS. See why it has long been used IN CHURCHES and how it is made, with a look through some examples from the Medieval to the Victorian era.

Clear a window on your calendar for: The Older People’s Centre, Church Street, Thorne on Tuesday 14th April 2015 for a 7.30pm start. Members - £1.50. Visitors - £2.50 (Refreshments included). New Members always welcome. Thorne Local History Society meets the second Tuesday of every month except August.

Thorne Local History Society

Don Valley MP Caroline Flint recently paid a visit to The Art-Space in Thorne, home to Artistic Spectrum, an award winning not for profit organisation providing art as therapy to people with autism.

Thanks to funding from The Big Lottery, project leader Emma Wilson has worked with autistic people in Thorne to create an extraordinary collection of famous faces made from pieces of ripped up paper, found objects, and lots of glitter. The pictures have already been shown in Doncaster, Hull, Nottingham & London, and will be going on a national tour later this year.

Don Valley MP Caroline Flint spoke to Emma about her work and was bowled over by the artwork which includes images of Elvis Presley, Albert Einstein and The Queen.

Said Caroline: “The pictures are so beautiful. They deserve to be seen nationally to show just what

people with autism can achieve.“Emma deserves congratulations for her recent Doncaster CVS award and nomination for two awards by the National Autistic Society. She does incredible work. I wish Emma & her team every success at The Autism Profession-als Awards in March.

“It’s great to see a social enter-

prise from Thorne leading the way nationally providing innovative art as therapy for people with autism.”

Emma said: “I was very pleased to show our work to Caroline. She was very knowledgeable and was particularly drawn to the picture of Frida Kahlo, an artist who her-self lived with disability. In these challenging times for disability and arts funding, it’s heart-warming to know there are people in Westmin-ster who care about what we’re trying to achieve”

Caroline Flint visits The Artspace

Thorne Countrywomen’s Associa-tion continues to go from strength to strength. The new meetings on the first Tuesday of each month for coffee and a natter are prov-ing to be a success, with visitors bringing along their crafts to do as well.

January saw the group receive a rag rug demo & in February Partylite gave a talk about their candles, with a fun demonstra-tion on how to blow out a candle properly. The Yorkshire Air Ambulance is scheduled to give a talk in March, whilst 21st April sees a demonstration on spring flowers from Flowers by Design. All are welcome.

The group meet the first & third Tuesday every month, 7:30 at Thorne Sea Cadets, Union Road. Contact via email: [email protected] or facebook: Thorne Countrywomen’s Association.

New Meetings Prove Successful

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The sun has definitely had her hat on this past week and we are already starting to get a little giddy, thinking about our summer holidays and activities to enjoy being outdoors more. This season it’s all about glowing skin, whether

you use the sun, a sunbed, fake tan or a tinted moisturiser, your skin needs to glow. Using a cheek highlighter on brow and cheek bones, and the bridge of your nose will really add sparkle and give the illusion of hydrated skin.

Burst out the black eyeliner because big cat like eyes are the look this spring, glide from the inner to the outer corner sweeping up at the outer to create this look. Use a cotton bud dipped in eye makeup remover to tidy up any splotches and create a neat line.

Berry lips are very on trend for a glamorous night time look at the moment, teamed with minimal

makeup this look is a great state-ment but yet, so simple. A great product to try is a lip stain – this creates a matt look and will outlast you on the dance floor!

Loaded lashes – for evening, be over the top with mascara to really open up the eyes. Try a thick coat on the top and bottom lashes.

If you’re more of a natural beauty, experiment with your eyebrows. A good brow can frame the face and at the moment, the thicker the better. Try using brow powder to thicken up and try different shapes. The beauty is it will wash right away and you can try a differ-ent style instantly.

Glow in to spring

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Take a good look at where you are and how you feel. This is the season to plan your new year, for the new YOU. Time for new begin-nings, and be positive! You may have overindulged over the winter months and not took great care of your health but you have to start

somewhere. Set a goal, whether it’s to lose weight, tone up or just generally become healthier.

So what does your diet look like? If you know your diet is a little shocking, why not tackle this area first?

Health

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Experts that run slimming classes will tell you one main area to con-centrate on are being organised and planning where food is con-cerned. So instead of eating on the go and realising after it is too late that you’ve eaten stacks of calories with no nutritional value in them, a little time spent thinking about meals and organising to prepare them is half of the battle!You will find lots of hints and tips about cooking in bulk, to freeze portions to have at a later date, you will discover recipes that are so easy to make and that the whole family will love, you won’t actually believe you are watching what you eat.

If you’ve always fancied a slimming class but daren’t walk through those doors, just go for it....everyone in that class has the same goal as you – to look great and feel fabulous, you have noth-ing to lose!

Fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables are so high in nutri-

ents and can really kick start a healthy lifestyle. Spring greens are also great and try and add a mixed lettuce salad to meals wherever possible. Fresh or-ganic spinach is tasty in salads with some olive oil and balsam-ic vinegar.

Snack on lots of healthy fruit instead of high calorie treats. Strawberries, melon & plums are great and can help speed up the metabolism and aid weight loss.

Begin an exercise program. Yoga stretching and Chi-gong are great for maintaining your youthfulness and flexibility. Tai Chi is great for reducing stress and has so many more benefits. Then, you can tone up with some weights, and do some aerobic activity for heart strength and for building endurance. Exercise and dance classes are great for this as they really raise the heart beat and you feel instantly better with the release of those feel

good brain endorphins.

If you know you need to be dis-ciplined and need an instructor drilling you along the way to en-sure you are putting your heart and soul into your exercise programme, then a boot camp style regime may be exactly what you are looking for. Joining

one of these will make you com-mit to your health and fitness, organise your time and ensure you have sessions planned in.

Most people experience a great increase in their energy level, which grows as they exercise regularly.

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This is a 28/30KM walk from Doncas-ter to Barnsley. Map OS explorer 278, Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham, along the Trans Pennine Trail/TPT route 62 .A flat walk following riverside / disused railway tracks.

Starting at the walking underpass on York Road just past the shopping outlet, take the left hand disused rail track marked TPT Barnsley route 62. Follow this for 3km to a bridge over the River Don & descend steps on your right to the river path. Turn right. Continue under the A1M and on to Sprotbrough Falls and the impressive Conisbrough viaduct, ascending the path to the foot of the bridge

and straight on, passing the rear of the Earth Centre and over the River Dearne. Continue to Pasture Road, crossing and continuing on the right hand bank of the River Dearne onto and over Harlington Road. Keeping the river on your right through Bolton Common, under a railway viaduct, over the road and on to old moor with it’s lakes RSPB centre and cafe [good refreshment stop]. Crossing the A6195 road to a disused rail track with the village of Wombwell on your left, from here a fairly long stretch to Stair-foot. Climbing steps above the road turn right and continue on the disused railway track to Barnsley. In all an easy walk that is well waymarked.

Walking Talk By Dave Wright

There’s always a lot happening at the Camera Club; moving to Mondays has proved very pop-ular, with more space for activities in the larger Top Hall at the Methodist Church. Laptop night, always a bit of a squeeze, with more tables and more room to spread out, is now a more produc-tive night. Members were shown, how to improve portraits, not just those taken in the club but of family and friends, too. Specialised software is available, but with your usual software it is possi-ble to make improvements. This type of practical activity is always a winner.

Competitions are also very popular, and Ladies v Gents projected images was no exception. In fact, it’s fair to say, both teams were greatly looking forward to it. There were 67 images for judge, Ste-phen Dean LRPS from Pontefract, to comment on and score, so it was not an easy task. The images, subject Trees, were varied, from landscapes to close-ups, at home and abroad. Stephen’s comments were interesting and helpful, so every-one’s a winner for their work, effort and potential improvement. An average score was calculated, and Ladies came out with the higher score, by less than one point! It was a close run competition and already the gauntlet has been thrown down by the Gents who want a return match. Although Tom Ley came out overall individual high scorer, Francis McIntosh, Lynda Ulyett, Patricia Wood-ward & Linda Spate’s high scores won the day.

To top it all, the judge even won the raffle, which is now drawn weekly, so no more lost or unclaimed tickets, and a good cash prize. An added bonus prize was a bottle of wine kindly donated by the Fair Green Hotel. This prize was won by Angie Hedley.

Keeping up with the times, a member demonstrat-ed use of apps in photography and how to have fun with photos. Many people use social media, even the club has a facebook page, and mem-bers were encouraged to have a go to brighten up their images.

Two members, recently back from a trip to South Africa, showed some stunning photos and spoke about some of their scarier experiences, and the beauty of the country.

The Camera Club is mostly about sharing photos

and enthusiasm for photography, as well as be-ing a friendly, sociable evening, and helping one another to improve photographically. Looking at work from expert photographers also plays a part, so viewing London Salon of Photography images is informative and entertaining, causing comments such as ‘ How creative and inno-vative, with such imagination and flair’, to ‘If it was mine I’d chuck it in’t bin !’ - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and we can all express our differing views.

So whatever type of photography you enjoy, there is always a warm welcome at the Camera Club. Chairman David Ulyett can give you all the details, or reassure you that you will fit in, whether you use film or digital, a compact camera or an SLR, even a mobile phone. Just telephone, or text, 07463821182 or email [email protected], and go along and see what you think.

Monday evenings 7.15pm for a 7.30 start, at the Methodist Church Top Hall.

Winning Ways at Thorne Camera Club

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Is Winter over, are the glimpses of sunny mornings an indication that Spring is now with us?

What were the highlights of Winter in terms of species for me? Proba-bly the good views of the stunning male Hen Harrier and of the small and oft neglected inhabitants of the Humberhead Levels an apparently hibernating Chasmias motatorius. Apologies to readers who prefer vernacular to scientific names for invertebrates but this is a ichneu-monid or a parasitic ‘wasp’. This record is only the third for the Don-caster area and across Yorkshire there are fewer than 50 records. In fact when you look it up on the National Biodiversity Network Gate-way website there are few records across the country, just 14 1km squares appear to have records of the species. That can indicate either it is quite uncommon or it is under recorded. I suspect that there is almost certainly under re-cording but also the fact that there are few entomologists with the level of skill required to work through this difficult taxa looking for material. I am indebted to Bill Ely (Hymenop-tera: Parasitica Recorder for the Yorkshire Naturalists Union) for this determination and his willingness to take material for identification. This little beauty is a small wasp around 10mm excluding the anten-na, with a black head and thorax, amber coloured abdomen tipped with black. Its legs are amber coloured and the antenna black, white and amber as they attach to the head. C. motatorius also has two obvious white markings one on the thorax the other at the tip of the abdomen. Sounds a fairly easy identification, don’t be fooled! That description could easily apply

to a number of species and this is where good quality identification keys and a microscope are needed and even then specimens may have to be checked against vouch-er material in one of the National Science Museums.

This record is yet another indication of the under recorded nature of Thorne Moors, it is more evidence if it were needed that Thorne Moors retains much entomological inter-est still. This one might reasonably offer validates ongoing protection for the site?

Readers may recall from a piece I wrote in September 2014 that Natural England, the site managers secured some £2.3m of European funding for a project to continue the works started by the implementa-tion of a Water Level Management Plan. At long last the project staff are now all in post. The TMWLMP undertook surveys to inform im-plementation and of any potential impact upon key species. Now it is Natural England’s turn to secure a baseline from which to work and assess impact of works as they progress through the three years of works which began shortly after the start of this year. What impact will all the rewetting and scrub clearance have on key invertebrate species and also the SPA interest, nightjar? Will Natural England use their own in house staff team, commercial consultancies or will they engage with and deliver a programme of citizen science? In the meantime, as ever, the Forum continues to build upon and add to its published (and unpublished) outcomes.

Having spent the winter pondering

the coming seasons vegetable and perhaps flower varieties to grow it will soon be time to start seeds off in the greenhouse? What compost will readers purchase? Hardened allotment holders will undoubtedly make their own special mix but many will pop along to the garden centres and supermarkets for a few bags? Amidst the plethora of bags of ‘multi purpose composts’ advertising ‘organic’ and ‘natural’ are ‘multi purpose composts’ some of which contain alarmingly high proportions of peat. Readers are advised to look closely at the small print on bags of compost, some producers provide clear informa-tion about the percentage of peat in the product, conversely one brand we recently discovered was boldly advertised on the front of the bag as being Peat Free, but close scru-tiny revealed that the label to the rear stated a mix of 50% peat and 50% West+ wood fibre. When we contacted Westland Horticulture they explained “During creation of new pack designs in late 2013 a ‘What is West+’ box part of this design, which on the rear of the pack describes the 50% West + and 50% peat base formula for the rest of the GroSure range was mistakenly applied to this product. The error was rectified in early 2014, and packs now show the correct information that this product contains no peat.” So, we wonder why is stock out there in 2015 clear-ly continuing to confuse customers? To avoid potential brand damage and confidence why did West-land not issue a product recall or provide stickers to retailers to place on the old stock? When we raised this, Westland further explained “You are correct that there will be a limited number of older packs

out in the market. Unfortunately once they have left our premises we can’t control what retailers do with product or how they rotate their stocks. There are no safety concerns about the product which would require a product recall from the market. The product is peat-free as stated on the main / front label of the packaging and our name, address, phone number and email address are printed on the pack-aging should any consumer wish to contact us if they are confused by the packaging. Our technical team is available to answer these questions in normal office hours and we try to respond immediately to any communication received during this time.”

As this example shows, check care-fully and ensure a product really is ‘peat free’ See also “When is Peat Free not Peat Free?” https://thmcf.word-press.com/2015/03/02/when-is-peat-free-compost-not-peat-free/ where the evidence is clear to see.

Helen R Kirk

Top: Sunset on Thorne Moors by Steve Hiner. Above: Good peat free alternatives are still available but take a bit more finding that the well marketed and cheap peat options often promoted at the front of the compost section.

Ramblings and nature notes of a bog-trotter

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Stainforth TIMESBy Mavis Fletcher 01302 [email protected]

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JUST £2 A WEEKAt Stainforth Community Centre, Station

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For beginners up to advanced.Marzipan, Cakes, Flowers & Decoration

Come along, learn & have fun!

Contact Doris on 07789 275336 for more information.

The second picture shows - left to right Deputy Mayor M Nesbitt, Town Councillors P Pilkington and E Nesbitt, Mr G Derx, Town Councillor L Crosby, Store Manager Geoff Wood, Sharon Hunt, Area People Manager and Mrs P Derx.

Stainforth and District Local History Society meets at 7pm on Thursday April 2nd in the Methodist Church on Church Road in Stainforth for a welcome return visit of Andrew Firth who will be telling us about the ‘Coast to Coast Walk’. All welcome, non-members £1, enquiries to Pearl Howland on 01302 350036. Did you know there is a Clouds Community Counsellor available on Mondays at St Mary’s Parish Church in Stainforth?So if you need someone to talk too in confidence,or have a problem? they will listen.Contact the client line 0796 29 07053, for appointments. The Service was a winner in the Doncaster Pride Awards 2013/2014. Members of the Tuesday Club who meet in the Resource Centre on Church Road in Stainforth enjoyed a meal at The New Inn in Stainforth – their first in 2015.Organiser Shelagh Moore welcomes new members - they meet from 12 noon and enjoy an afternoon of bingo, raffles and chat, subscriptions are payable so you can enjoy meals out in the winter and four day trips a year to the coast. Pop along on Tuesdays Dance Lessons with Spotlight Dance is now in new premises -The Old Club , Market Place, Stainforth. Contact Miss Sara Douglas on 07763 859901. Minimum age is three years.

Illona Van Steen, a Y6 teacher at Long Toft Primary school, recently attended Forest School training which highlighted a gap in local provision for people at risk from heart disease. This led her to research into the cost of purchasing a portable defibrillator which would be for both school and community use.

Mayor Dave Moore and Deputy Mayor Mary Nesbitt attended Long Toft Primary school following the arrival of the new defibrillator

This photograph of Kirton Lane in Stainforth was taken on February 26th heading for Thorne of the ’s’ railway bridge being strengthened after being closed for eight weeks – it was on schedule and opened on February 28th 2015. So no more diversions or catching shuttle buses for residents.

A picture of Ron Powell, Community Life Colleague of Asda supermarket in Stainforth being presented with a Mayors Award by the Mayor Town Councillor Dave Moore for services to the Community.

as Stainforth Town Council kindly made a donation towards the cost. Also invited was Zoe McConnville. She and her son both suffer from a heart complaint that could cause them to suffer a cardiac arrest at any time. Zoe has been campaigning for defibrillators to be more widely available, especially in school; she has a Facebook page to support her campaign ‘Every Heart Matters’.

Mayor Moore, Deputy Mayor Nesbitt, Illona and Zoe are pictured with members of Long Toft Student CouncilThe next meeting of Partners and Communities Together is on Thursday April 2nd at 6pm in the EDDT building on Station Road in Dunscroft. On Wednesday April 22nd is the time Field Road Practice in Stainforth Drs and Nurses hold Training, so remember the surgery closes at 12noon. Remember to order your tablets etc in good time, the surgery re opens as usual at 8.30am until 6pm the following day.

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Generations of children attended Fishlake Endowed School over the years. Some of them may be traced via Friends Reunited.

Yorkshire Water has delighted us all by lowering its forthcoming bills by an average of 3%. DMBC is increasing its council tax by 1.9% and Fishlake Parish Council by 1.1 %.

Fishlake had its very own ‘Lady With A Pearl Earring’ incident on Ash Wednesday when Mrs Anne Pennington of Thorne attended a service in St. Cuthbert’s and later discovered that she had lost an earring. Help was on hand in the shape of Mrs Rita Southgate who found the pearl earring where it had rolled in the cracks between the flagstones.

Leafing through a new book ,’River Don--From Source to Sea’ by Elizabeth Reeve (published by Amberley at £15.99) I came across a photograph of two Fishlake men: John Waite and Jeff. Illman who were working with a tractor for the Monday Club on the old river bed.The book has sections on Fishlake and on voluntary organisations such as the Monday Club.

Sunday,8th March saw the arrival in the village (and speedy departure) of cyclists on the 65 Roses Spring Classic which is a 67 mile race recreating the great French and Belgian rides here in Yorkshire. Fishlake being as flat as a pancake is ideal cycling country.The ride is to raise funds for sufferers of cystic fibrosis.

Three DMBC councillors from the new Askern Ward visited Fishlake Parish Council on Tuesday,10th March to offer to be a link with the borough council.

After the appearance of mysterious symbols and squiggles in yellow DMBC has started to repair the village’s pavements and footpaths. We shall be the envy of the surrounding area this spring.

Quiz lovers will love Pam. Pyatt’s quiz in the Village Hall on Friday, 17th April at 7.30 p.m. Tickets cost £5 and include pie and peas.The proceeds are to help the Village Hall with its restoration programme.

Irish eyes will be smiling a little late this year when the Cricket and Bowls Club holds a St. Patrick’s Day evening on 21st March with the Band With No Name. The tickets will cost £5 and will include food (probably Irish stew).

Fishlake Village Choir will perform Stainer’s Crucifixion in St. Cuthbert’s church on Sunday, 22nd March at 6 p.m. Last year’s performance was very moving and no doubt,once again under John Marsden, the choir will repeat its excellent work.

St. Cuthbert’s church invites you to come and eat a hot cross bun at its Spring Coffee Morning on Saturday, 28th March in the church from 10 till 12 noon. The morning

MARCH came in like a lion this year with snow and high winds. Let us hope that it leaves us like a lamb. Living closer to nature in the village we can already spot mad March hares and lambs. Titmice, finches and robins, which have survived the winter often thanks to local bird tables, are seeking out good places to nest. Many hedges were trimmed in fields around the village in February in a last minute rush before the nesting season. DMBC has been busy clearing litter from the roadside of the Nab and filling pot holes on Sour Lane. In spite of the snow the Monday Club managed to plant two copses of trees along the old river bank in the village. One consists of rowan saplings and the other is a mixture of varieties. Suggestions for names for the two copses, which should be a haven for wildlife, will be welcomed by the Monday Club.

Fishlake’s Coffee Club visited Harry’s Fish Restaurant in February and expressed highly favourable comments afterwards. Members intend to visit the Lyceum Theatre in Sheffield in May to see The Full Monty.

Galanthophiles have been very pleased with the length of flowering of their favourite bloom,the snowdrop, which has lasted in many cases from January to March.

The winners of the quiz in the Hare and Hounds recently have been Rosa Robinson, Andrew Redman, Margaret Shepherd, Barbara Watson and Marylyn Fox. Members raised £82 for the British Heart Foundation in a collection in memory of the late Marlene Whittaker who loved her quizzes.

Since the re-opening of Kirton Lane the village has returned to its former status of a rural backwater. However,since 9th March tractors’ speed limits have risen from 20 to 25 m.p.h. to bring us into line with the rest of Europe.

Jostling for position in the HSBC’s Doncaster Power List of the top fifty of our borough’s elite are two Fishlake residents who help us punch above our weight. Coming in at no. 30 is Mrs Susan Jordan, Chief Executive of St. Leger Homes, and at no.31 is Rt. Rev. Peter Burrows, Bishop of Doncaster. Battling it out for column inches are Mr. David Croucher and the bishop who frequently contribute to newspapers’ letter sections.

The winners of the Fishlake 100 Club were: Glenys Mashford, Kevin Malton and Maureen Bloor.

will include children’s activities ,cake stalls, jewellery, tombola and a raffle with all proceeds going towards the upkeep of the village’s historic church.The same evening sees a quiz night in the Cricket and Bowls Club on Pinfold Lane.

Holy week services this year include Palm Sunday with a service at 10.15 a.m. on 29th March in Sykehouse , Maundy Thursday, 2nd April at 7 p.m. in Kirk Bramwith, Good Friday,3rd April at 7 p.m. in St. Cuthbert’s and Easter Sunday at 9.30 a.m. in St. Cuthbert’s .Easter Sunday will see the final retirement of Rev. Eve Atherfold,currently assistant curate, but from 2000 Priest in Charge of the three parishes of Fishlake,Sykehouse and Kirk Bramwith and then from 2000 till 2013 the first female vicar of these parishes and the last vicar to inhabit Fishlake’s vicarage.

Fishlake Walkers’ Club’s next outing is at 9.45 a.m. on 1st April when they intend to catch the ‘bus from the Anchor Inn to West End in Sykehouse and follow footpaths back to the village.

18th April will be a red letter date in the Cricket and Bowls Club’s calendar when it offers an evening of entertainment featuring the group, Rain. Food will be included in the price of a ticket which is £10. Crown Green bowling will start from Sunday,11th April and he Cricket season itself will start in Fishlake on 18th April this year. The club is proud to be hosting the Over Sixties’ County Championship on its pitch.

Fishlake TIMESBy Stephen Cook 01302 841604

Our Mother’s Day competition winner - Cathy Brogan, of Stainforth, with her mum, Lesley, and her flowers courtesy of Charlottes Florist of Hatfield. The winning entry read: - ‘She cares to know about every moment of my day, and is special in every way. She is my Mother, I would have no other’.

Mother’s Day competition

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Two students who put their energy into an essay competition have won welcome support towards going to university.

Sixth formers James Quean and Hannah Dudley, who are doing A levels at Trinity Academy, in Thorne, have received a provi-sional offer of a bursary award from the Malcolm Wicks Memorial Fund.

The fund was set up by community interest company National Grid Affordable Warmth Solutions in memory of the late Malcolm Wicks MP.

To enter the competition, the students had to write an essay on the social impact of energy policy, fuel poverty, energy efficiency and tackling climate change, and then be interviewed by representatives of the fund.

James, who is applying to East Anglia University to study econom-ics, said: “The interview was really tough but the questions did get me thinking about wider econom-

ic issues and challenges facing society.

“I am hoping to go on to work within the financial sector once I complete my degree and have a positive impact on the industry and its corporate social responsibility.”

Hannah, who is planning to study applied sciences at a local university, added: “I didn’t think I would be awarded the bursary. It is a fantastic opportunity and it will help me to achieve my career and life goals. “

The bursary is worth £1,500 in each academic year of the stu-dents’ higher education courses.

As well as the annual bursary, the students will also have the oppor-tunity to work with National Energy Action during their summer breaks to gain work experience and earn money while at university.

Trinity Academy principal David Page said: “I am really proud of James and Hannah, not only for using their time to complete the essays but also in excelling at the

Students Win Bursary

interview stage.

“Young people in our local area can be limited in their choice of university due to financial restric-tions and bursaries such as this allow more students to achieve

Pupils at Brooke Primary School enjoyed taking part in the World Book Day celebrations on Thursday 5th March.

The children were challenged to dress up as a character from a book and bring the book that inspired their costume in to school. The response was incredible. Assistant Headteacher Mr Farrand who organised the day said, “I was amazed at the response from all of the children. The costumes

are wonderful, a lot of thought has been put in to them by everyone.” Some of the books that inspired the children were Alice In Wonderland, Oliver Twist, Charlie and the Choc-olate Factory and more modern classics such as Harry Potter and Stormbreaker.

Mr Farrand also asked the staff to come dressed up for the day and he was delighted with their response, “The staff looked great too! It was fantastic seeing them involved with this. Judging from the children’s reactions to seeing the staff, I think their efforts went down well with them as well.”

The whole day was about celebrat-ing books and promoting a love for reading. “As a school we are really promoting reading and have committed a lot of time and money in ensuring we have high quality books for the children. This day has been a huge success and I would like to thank everyone for making this day a very successful one at Brooke.”

their goals and aspirations.”

The bursaries will be confirmed after the students complete their A levels and have enrolled onto a higher education course within a sciences based subject area.

Pupils celebrate World Book Day

James Quean and Hannah Dudley, of Trinity Academy, Thorne, who have won a bursary from the Malcolm Wicks Memorial Fund.

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Young journalists are hoping to hit the headlines when they join a national day of news-gathering by budding broadcasters.

News hounds at Trinity Academy, in Thorne, are busy sniffing out stories in preparation for the annual BBC School Report initiative which gives young reporters the chance to be journalists for the day.

The Trinity students have started researching local, regional, national and international stories to cover on March 19 with the help of media teacher and former journalist Sara Backhouse and BBC Look North journalist Mark Ansell.

Mark, who started his career at BBC Radio Oxford aged 14, visited the academy to offer an insight into broadcast news and tips on how the

students might build their stories.

He will join them again on March 19 when they will report from the acad-emy and upload their film packages to the BBC School Report website. They also hope one of their stories will be covered by Look North.

Mrs Backhouse, who was acting edi-tor at a local weekly newspaper and worked for the Press Association, said: “The students are working on a range of stories now. On the day itself, we plan to turn my classroom into a newsroom and students can produce their stories from here.”

Mark added: “I’m glad the students have got lots of ideas already and they asked me some interesting questions about being a journalist. BBC School Report is a great way to learn more and can help those stu-dents who are interested in pursuing journalism as a career.”

Students at Trinity can take media studies and film studies at both GCSE and A level.

Year 7 student Mitchell Jackson said: “I really like books and it’s World Book Day on March 5 so I’m planning to interview students on camera to ask them about the books they like.”

Sophie Christie is planning to ex-plore the impact of Tesco pulling out

of plans to open a store in Thorne, while Luke Hagyard, Jordan Reed and Aiden Pettinger are looking further afield, investigating stories on recent plane crashes and the Ebola crisis.

Other students due to take part are Stevie Hepplewhite, Jessica Elsey, Maddison Lockwood, Isabel Warren, Elise Poulston, Cara Dalby, Jordan Goldsworthy, Daisy Pinches and Luke Hilton.

The board of directors of a South Yorkshire academy have confirmed the appointment of its headteacher.

David Page had been acting principal at Trinity Academy, in Thorne, after taking over the reins almost a year ago following the retirement of the previous head Ian Brew.

Mr Page joined the academy as vice principal academic at Easter 2013.

Chairman Nigel Robson said: “Mr Page stepped up into the acting principal position in difficult circumstances following the Ofsted inspection at the end of 2013.

“Since then he has reshaped the leadership team, and instituted a series of actions to improve and drive educational performance. We are now seeing the benefits of this, and if students maintain their current progress we look forward to very encouraging results this summer.”

Mr Robson added that the academy was

going from strength to strength under Mr Page’s leadership, improvement that was recognised by Ofsted in its regular monitoring inspections, by the Department for Education and by the Regional Schools Commissioner.

Mr Page said: “The last 12 months have been challenging, yet extremely rewarding, for me, my senior leadership team and all our staff, who have demonstrated incredible, professional commitment and resilience.

“A lot of people have put in a huge amount of work to drive Trinity forward. We’ve had amazing support from parents, and students too have really risen to the challenge to make sure they get the most from their time here. We still have work to do but we are doing everything possible to raise standards, both now and in the longer term.

“We have very strong foundations on which to build and move forward for the benefit of our students, families and this community, and I’m delighted to be leading that as the academy’s principal.”

New principal confirmed at Academy

Budding journalists get ready for big day

Left: Trinity Academy students (L-R) Aiden Pettinger, Jordan Reed, Luke Hagyard and Mitchell Jackson research their stories for BBC School Report. Above: Budding jour-nalist Sophie Christie, of Trinity Academy, investigates

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WATERS WILLIAM(BILL)

Nora and family would like to take thisopportunity to express thanks for all

the support and cards received and the donations to Breath Easy.

To Robert Newton for a lovely service and toColin at Wades funeral services

for the care andkindness given.

Thanks to the Coronation club for the buffet provided at the wake.

ALFREDHOLT

Janet, Maureen, Diane and Family would like to express their sincere

thanks to all who sent cards, messages of sympathy and generous

donations to Dementia UK following their sad loss. Thanks to Bob Newton for an uplifting, comforting church service, Wades Funeral Service for

their dignified and befitting funeral arrangements and to Yvonne and staff at the Canal Tavern for their

excellent buffet.Finally special thanks to the kind and professional staff of Mallard

Ward, D.R.I for their outstanding care.

Dear Dad We thought of you today,but that is nothing new,

we thought about you yesterdayand days before that too,

We often think of you in silence,

we often speak your name.All we have are memoriesand a picture in a frame,

Your memory is a keepsake,from which we’ll never part.

God has you in his arms,we have you in our hearts.

I only know that God above created

you for me to loveHe picked you out from all the rest, because he knew I’d love you best.

Words written by Reuben.

Remembered and never forgotten The Green Howards Association and friends.

11.05.1928 - 06.03.2014Sadly missed, always

in our hearts, Jacqueline,

Barry and family.

In Loving Memory of Reuben Whitehead

Treasured Memories of myDarling Husband

SAMUEL LYONS7th April 2009

Our love was built togetherwith our hearts so full of love

Always planning for the futurethe dreams we both dreamed ofLove was like a dream come truethe love was knowing I had youLove was giving from the start

now still living in my heartI miss you so much Sam

God bless you alwaysUntil we meet again

Joan xxx

In Loving Memory ofA devoted Wife Mum,

Nanna & Sister

Joan HarkerDied 11th March

2014Loved and

remembered alwaysfrom all your family

xx

George Edward (Ted)

CLARK

Passed away 08.04.13

In loving Memory of a much loved & missed

brotherFrom your loving family

Sylvia (Tine), John, Pauline & familiesxxxxxxxx

Jackie ParlettWould like to thank

Jonathan and Claire for her Surprise Birthday

Party which was held at Moorends Social ClubA big thank you to all

that attended and for all the lovely gifts & cards

Special thanks to Chris!

Mr & Mrs Desmond Wooley are pleased to

announce the marriage of there Daughter

Bethany to Michael Marson Both serving

officers in the Royal Air Force.

`The wedding is

taking place in Cyprus May 21st 2015.A big

thank you to family and friends who

are attending.

TAYLORLeonard & MaureenCelebrate their Diamond

Wedding Anniversaryon 19th March

Happy 80th BirthdayMaureen

for 15th March

Thank You Wedding Wedding Anniversary and 80th Birthday

Acknowledgement In Memoriam

In Memoriam

In Memoriam In Memoriam

BIRTHDAY MEMORIES

JOHN SCARTH

24TH FEBRUARYTHINKING OF YOU

TODAY JOHNAND EVERYDAYLOVE MAM XXX

GLADYSHOLGATE

The family of the late Gladys Holgate would like to thank;

Family, friends and neighbours for their messages of

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David Green for his comforting service, Eric and staff at

Armitage Funeral Services for their efficient funeral

Arrangements. Also thank you to the Punchbowl for their

catering. Special thanks goes to HICA at Hatfield for

all their care.

Birthday Memory

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Sports News

Spring is definitely on it’s way and with fisher-men who pack up their tackle for winter, starting to get it out of the sheds and garages, April sees the need for anglers to renew their fishing licence.

The law states you must always carry your rod licence when you’re fishing or you could be prosecuted. Last year one angler landed himself with a fine of £827 for fishing without a valid licence – you could be fined up to £2,500 - Spot checks by Environment Agency Bailiffs record-ed 157 offences in Yorkshire alone in just three months. 18 of those offences related to fishing out of season, whilst another 139 offences mostly involved fishing without a licence. You can buy a licence from the Post Office, or online. Cost this year is £27, or £18 concessions. Junior licences are £5 for 12-16 yr olds.

Children under 12 don’t need a licence. Howev-er, if you take a child under 12 fishing and hold the rod or help hold it, you must buy a licence for yourself.

I recently took my eight year old nephew on his first fishing trip to the Delves, Thorne. Despite a very cold afternoon we had bites and had a mirror carp of about 3 or 4lb on inside the first few casts. After playing the fish for a few minutes it got tangled in tree debris and the hooklink snapped as we tried to net it. I was more gutted than the young lad who took the loss in his stride. Despite fishing for a couple of hours we had few bites and lost the fish we did have on. As we looked to finish and retire to the lad’s Grandpar-ents house, he hooked into a skimmer bream of just under a pound which we managed to land. That one fish made the whole afternoon worthwhile for him as, after packing up, he joyfully retold the tale of the capture to his nanna & grandad.

The ever popular match series, The Bait-Tech Pro Natural Thorne Teams Of Three league,

on the Stainforth & Keadby Canal, ended last month with the Pole Fishing team, made up of Matt Godfrey, Tom Scholey and Lee Kerry, winning the series.

The team –which finished with a final weight of 150lb 12.5 oz, won four out of the five rounds, finishing over 25lb clear of second place, and picking up £900 cash for their efforts

Matt Godfrey lead from the front, with Matt win-ning the last match individually with a 14-8-0 net. Matt, who has framed in four of the five rounds individually, caught on the teams key tactic – rotating swims with bloodworm and joker.

Second in the team stakes and picking up £660 by the narrowest of margins was the team made up of five times World Champion Alan Scot-thorne, Oliver Scotthorne and Gavin Liversedge. The team finished with 123-2-8, just half an ounce clear of third placed team, Callum Dicks, Simon Fields and Frankie Gianoncelli, who picked up £450.

The final money place was filled by Sensas North, comprising Thorne angler John Freeborn,

Paul Slack and Bryan Hawkes, they had a final weight of 118-0-0, and picked up £220.

There were also groundbait prizes, generously sponsored by Bait-Tech. Bags of Pro Natural groundbait were awarded to the runner up teams, as well as special prizes for those who have supported the league from the beginning.

League co-organsier, Lee Kerry said: “It has been another great winters fishing at Thorne, with between 40 and 65 anglers attending every round, and winning weights ranging from 13lb to almost 17lb.

The league has been particularly exciting this year as well, with nine teams in contention of making the frame going into the last round. As organisers, we cannot ask for any more than that!” Individual Result:

1 Matt Godfrey2 Lee Kerry3 Cam Hughes4 Frankie Gianoncelli5 Tom Scholey6 John Freeborn

Team Result:

LinesTight

By Fishing Correspondent

Five times World Champion Alan Scotthorne

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Sports News

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Results 11th February 2015 Results 18th February 2015

Dunscroft Social 2 - 3 Bamby Dun B Hatfield Main B 1 - 4 Stonegate

Thorne Snooker 4 - 1 Hatfield Main A Armthorpe S. A 3 - 2 Hatfield Main A

Armthorpe S. B 3 - 2 Stonegate Thorne Snooker 5 - 0 Dunscroft YOI

Barnby Dun A 2 - 3 Dunscroft YOI Barnby Dun A 2 - 3 Barnby Dun B

Results 25th February 2015 Results 4th Mrach 2015

Stonegate 2 - 3 Dunscroft Social K.O. CUP First Round

Armthorpe S. B 2 - 3 Hatfield Main B Stonegate 3 - 2 Armthorpe S. B

Dunscroft YOI 4 - 1 Armthorpe S. A TROPHY COMP First Round

Barnby Dun B 1 - 4 Thome Snooker Dunscroft YOI 2 - 3 Barnby Dun B

LEAGUE TABLE P W L PTS

Thorne Snooker A 20 15 5 66

Hatfield Main B 20 11 9 56

Stonegate 20 10 10 53

Barnby Dun A 19 10 9 50

Barnby Dun B 20 9 11 49

Armthorpe S. B 19 11 8 47

Dunscroft YOI 20 9 11 46

Hatfield Main A 19 10 9 44

Armthorpe S. A 20 6 14 40

Dunscroft Social 19 7 12 39

Thorne Snooker League Results

K.O. CUP SEMI FINALS

HATFIELD MAIN B v STONEGATE PLAYED AT BARNBY DUN

THORNE SNOOKER v BARNBY DUN A PLAYED AT STONEGATE

TROPHY COMP SEMI FINALS

HATFIELD MAIN A v BARNBY DUN B PLAYED AT ARMTHORPE SOCIAL

DUNSCROFT SOCIAL v ARMTHORPE S. A PLAYED AT HATFIELD MAIN

ALL MATCHES - to be played Wednesday 15th AprilBilly Whitehurst (Hatfield Main A) beat Carl Byron (Thorne Snooker) 3 frames to 0 in the Singles Open semi-final, he will now play Andrew Bembridge (Thome Snooker) in the fmal on Tuesday 28th April at Armthorpe Social 7.30 pm.

Name Points Hcp NewEx.Hcp

Comments

Michael Howsam 38 15c 14.7

James Picksley 36 15 15.0

David Heath 36 14 13.6

Steve Flanaghan 35 11c 10.8

David Picksley 34 10 10.3

John Bates 33 11c 11.4

Alan Decent 32 15c 15.1

Scott Millership 31 12 12.4

Joe Leigh 31 10c 9.8

Colin Whitehead 27 20c 19.8

Steve Chapman 27 22c 22.0

Bryan Bradbury 27 14c 14.5

Miles McDowell 20 27c 26.9

Competition ResultType : Stableford CSS Score : 71Course : Kingswood Golf Course New Course Par : 71

7/3/15 StablefordDivision: All

Kingswood GolfTIP OF THE WEEK

Sometimes golfers have a difficult time shifting their weight forward on the downswing simply because their stance is too wide. A wide stance feels more stable but it also makes it harder to transfer the weight. You will know that the stance is the right width and the weight shift is correct, when the knees are together at the finish. If the knees don’t touch, the stance is too wide. And if the knees don’t touch, you haven’t shifted your weight.

Pinch The Kness Together

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South Yorkshire Blackball Pool moved to their home venue of Moorends Hotel, Moorends, in 2013, after forming in 2011. With sponsorship from Wilsons Asbestos, MG Cladding & Sanctuary Cues, over 60 players make up 6 teams which compete in a regional league against Nottingham-shire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, North-amptonshire, West Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire.

Following a good 2014/15 season the South Yorkshire A and South Yorkshire Seniors teams competed in the National Finals in Selsey, Sussex, 4th-8th March. Despite be-ing underdogs the South Yorkshire teams battled away with grit and determination. Although the A-team did not progress through the group stages, the Seniors were not only holding their own against the best teams in the country, they were win-ning comfortably. With the top two going through to the quarter finals they finished 2nd in the group.

The quarter-final stage saw them take on last years national champions and the sen-iors’ team captain Kerry Bissell was brim-ming with confidence. It was a close fought contest with South Yorkshire coming out on top with a 11-9 win. In the semi-finals the team found themselves up against the formidable West Yorkshire Seniors A.

Despite the South Yorks side gaining a 3-2 lead, the West Yorks side forged ahead and never looked back, ending as victors with an 11-7 win. The South Yorkshire side can still feel proud after coming so close to making the final.

RESULTS: South Yorkshire A 7-14 Nottinghamshire A South Yorkshire A 13 -14 Berkshire ASouth Yorkshire A 13- 14 Wiltshire ASouth Yorkshire A 11 -14 Cheshire ASouth Yorkshire A 4 -14 West Yorkshire ASouth Yorkshire A 7 – 14 North Somerset ASouth Yorkshire A 8-14 Middlesex A

Stand-out performance - Craig Grice 52%

South Yorkshire Seniors 8 - 11 Nottingham-shire SASouth Yorkshire Seniors 11 - 2 Oxford SASouth Yorkshire Seniors 11 - 6 Sussex SASouth Yorkshire Seniors 11 - 9 West York-shire SBSouth Yorkshire Seniors 11 - 10 Mer-seyside SASouth Yorkshire Seniors 11 - 9 Bristol SASouth Yorkshire Seniors 7 – 11 West York-shire SA

Stand-out performance - Dean Avery 71%

South Yorkshire Blackball Pool

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BADMINTON

Both teams had to settle for a point in this top of the table clash on Sat-urday. The visitors had edged the first fixture earlier In the season in a great encounter that could have gone either way.

Stingers` notable absentee from that fixture was danger man REECE FINLEY, he made his pres-ence felt inside 20 minutes scoring twice, the first with a fine glancing header from Alex Young`s driven cross, the second coming after another great ball from Alex was helped on first time by Ryan Chap-pell into Reece`s path.Bessacarr hit back, a great move down the left ended with a deft fin-ish to half the arrears just a minute later.

Stingers pressed for the remainder of the half but the scoreline was un-changed as Will Weir`s effort went wide, the closest they came.

HT Stingers 2 Bessacarr Red 1

Stingers kept up the tempo into the second half, slick play on the left between Archie, Ben & Will unfortu-nately came to nothing as the cross was cleared.

They wouldn`t be denied for long though, REEECE FINLEY complet-ing his hat-trick just 3 minutes in, tapping in the rebound after the keeper blocked his initial effort. It was very nearly four soon after, Archie drawing a fine save from the visiting keeper with his free kick from 25 yards.

However the score would become a tightrope on 37 minutes, a high looping cross would be a test for Tyler in goal. He got his gloves on it but as the big striker took him & the ball into the goal, the referee deemed fair play & we were back to 3-2.

Bessacarr would once again have their keeper to thank for keeping them in the game, a fantastic dou-

ble save denying Reece this timeIn the game they were indeed as they levelled the game at three each with 10 minutes remaining.As both sides pressed for the winner, it proved the stubborn Bessacarr stopper would be the hero, denying Stingers on a further 3 occasions, most notably from Alex Young`s outstanding header from Archie`s corner.

A great spectacle for the neutrals, both sides showing exactly why this Division will go right to the wire.FT Stingers 3 Bessacarr Red 3

Moorends Stingers u12’s 3 Bessacarr Red u12’s 3

Sports News

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Following the untimely passing due to illness of Alan ‘Bez’ Simms, a popular, well liked man from Thorne, family & friends got together to stage a football match in his memory. Players of all ages lined up at Coulman Recreation Ground for Demi FC v Demi, to celebrate the keen football fan and former player’s life.

The hotly contested match saw Demi FC take a half time of 4-1 lead, but by full time Demi had pulled it back to make the final score 5-5. Goal scorers for Demi FC were Ryan Emmerson 2, Greg Atkinson 1, Lee Emmerson 2, and for the Demi, Blake Simms 2, Mickey Simmonite 1, Gracie Downing 1, Ian Smith 1.

Man of the match was Ian Smith with a superb goal from half way, chipping the keeper into the top right hand corner.

After the match the teams retired to the Democratic club, where a raffle was held to raise funds for Bez’s family. Match organiser & friend, Paul Tonge said: “There was great support from start to finish from both players and spectators.

Bez Simms Memorial Match“A big thank you to Michael Chappell for reffing the game, Michael Clarke for the match ball, Robbie and Maria Simpson for the use of the pitch and canteen, Steve and Shirley at Doncaster Embroidery and Trophy for their donation of the Memorial Cup, Dale Downing and Gary Atkinson for the kits, Lisa Tonge and Gillian Rafferty for selling the raffle and the football cards, Carol and Steve at the Brooke Arms, Richard Laws, Sainsburys, Thorne Democratic Club Committee and everyone else who contributed donations and raffle prizes to making this a special day for the Simms family.

“Having been born and bred in Thorne and feeling the loss of a friend I felt something needed to be done to commemorate his life. Bez (Alan Sims) was a popular member of our community and was reflected by the support we received for this. His own children stepped out to play for their dad. For this event to take place it needed all the local community to get involved. I am so proud to say I belong to this community. With all my heart I would like to sincerely thank all those who played, watched, and donated prizes. Without your help none of this could have taken place.”

A total of £785 was raised for Bez’s wife and children.

Hatfield Fliers Under 16 team sealed second place in the Northern Conference of the Nation-al League when they defeated Stockport 72-44. With one game left in the regular season they cannot be caught and will have a home draw in the first round of the playoffs which sees the top four teams from each of the four Conferences take part in a knockout competition to deter-mine the National Champions

Fliers have lost just two games in the league so far both to the Champions Manchester. This is the highest placed finish ever by a girls team at the club. The play offs begin after Easter and the opponents will be known by the end of March.

The Under 18 team continue to be competitive despite fielding at least five under age players each match. The latest game was a superb contest with the league runners up Nottingham Wildcats who are one of the biggest girls and womens organisations in the country. The first quarter saw both teams play at a good tempo. Nottingham tried to full court press but the Fliers guards would not be phased by the aggressive defence and the quarter ended with the visitors just two points ahead. By halftime this had extended to three points at 29-26 This was the best half of basketball played by a team which contained six Under 16 players. Unfortunately the strength and experience of the visitors took its toll in the second half but Fliers continued to play some excellent ball despite going down 71-49. Well done to all This team look like finishing a creditable fourth place. It has been great experience for the younger players as the team should complete the season with a winning record.

Thorne/Moorends running group have a new name - Thorne Twilight Trotters

To celebrate, the friendly group are extending their invitation for runners at all levels of fitness and ability to join in and run with them.

Whether you’re an experienced runner in train-ing for a specific race, or you’re a beginner out for a steady jog to increase your health & fitness, the group say everyone is welcome & nobody gets left behind. The group then enjoy a social drink after their run to discuss club matters.

The Twilight Trotters meet every Sunday evening at The Punch Bowl Inn car park in Thorne at 6pm.

Find them on Facebook - Thorne Twilight Trot-ters, or email: [email protected]

Thorne Twilight Trotters

Hatfield Fliers Secure Runners-up Spot

Bez Simms

Sports News

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As Yorkshire League Division Three reaches the business end of the season, Thornensians 1st XV show their metal with a solid home win alongside some thumping away victories.

At a typically packed pre-match lunch, diners were anticipating a tough fixture ahead for the 1st team versus Bramley Phoenix. Rewind to early November, in a fiercely fought game, Bramley were victorious 19-17. With only three league places separating the two sides there was plenty at stake and both teams would see a win as the perfect springboard for the remainder of the season.

Thorne had given themselves the perfect prepa-ration tonic with a thumping 47-12 victory away at Aireborough the previous week. An eight-try romp had given the first team a huge boost going into such a key game.

The opening fifteen minutes saw both teams take some big hits as they searched for weak-nesses in their opposition’s defense. It would be the home team who finally broke through. A glo-rious try from man of the match, Ryan Pilley (the first of three for him on the day), saw him appear on the wing before breaking three tackles with sheer brute strength before crossing the line. A fine conversion from Ollie Cox put Thornensians 7-0 ahead.

Five minutes later and Pilley would be on hand to grab his second score. Great defense from the

home side forced a mistake from Bramley. Ollie Cox picked up the loose ball and charged for the corner. Eventually Cox would be caught just shy of the line. From a resulting scrum, Thorne’s forwards forced a turnover with a huge push. A simple pick up and run from Pilley took him over the line. This time the turnover was missed, putting Thorne 12-0 in front.

As Thornensians began to hit their stride they were knocked back on their heels by a stunning

try from their opponents. Bramley’s back line had looked dangerous most of the afternoon and they showed their talent with a great run from a line-out on the half-way line. With a blink of an eye the Bramley centre stormed towards Thorne’s try line before releasing the ball to his wingman who touched down in the corner. The conversion proved too tough and the score remained 12-5.

Rather than remain on the back foot, Thorne hit back almost immediately. After 25 minutes, Adan Smith broke through and looked certain to score only to be held up on Bramley’s line. Another powerful surge from the forwards in the resulting scrum saw Ryan Pilley touch down for his third try. A conversion from Cox gave the home side a 19-5 lead. Bramley pulled the score back with a penalty kick but just before half-time Thorne’s forwards combined once again to score a wonderful try. A lineout inside Bramley’s half saw Thorne take control of a maul. Pilley broke away, releasing Martin Moffatt for a charge, breaking two tackles before passing to James Fenwick to score. A commanding 24-8 lead to Thorne heading into the break.

The second half saw constant pressure from the home side. This time it was the turn of the backs – inparticular centre Stuart Hughes – to turn on the style. Taking the ball just inside Bramley’s half, Hughes powered through a number of high tackles to touch down. A missed conversion from Cox left the score 29-8 where it would stay until the final whistle. A very satisfying win for Thorne to avenge the defeat earlier in the season.

Results round up

Following on from their impressive performance against Bramley, the first XV would triumph emphatically the following weekend away at Baildon in the Brian Hawkins memorial trophy match 46-3. James Fenwick producing a man of the match performance. Not to be outdone, the Merit XV beat Sheffield RUFC 4th’s 47-15 at Coul-man Road. Unfortunately, the much anticipated rematch between the Vets team and Harrogate Vets was postponed until further notice.

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Dunscroft FC are through to the final of the Doncaster & District Senior League Divison One Knockout Cup. The side beat South Kirby Colliery 4-1 with Ethan Hedley bagging a brace and Billy Kirkham and Daniel Smith both getting one apiece to add to the scoreline too. The only blot on the copybook be-ing the dismissal of Nick Davies.

Their Division One rivals, Stain-forth F.C. Central couldn’t quite

match the feat to join the Dunscroft side in the final, as they went out in the semis to Harworth Colliery, losing 5-2 at the Scrooby Road Recreation Ground. The Stainforth side suffered three dismissals with Paul Grant, Gregory Fairhurst and Richard Dunn all receiving their marching orders.

Dunscroft will play Harworth in the final.

As the teams approach the busi-ness end of the league season the two teams are neck and neck points wise, but United still have games in hand over Central. MLB Academy are sat just behind with Scawthorpe Rhinos having a slim outside chance of making the top too.

In the last couple of weeks Dunscroft have comprehensively beaten Denaby United 7-1, with Kieran Sanderson & Daniel Smith both getting hat-tricks and Jamie Hindson adding another. Smith then scored another against Scaw-thorpe Rhinos as the side won 0-3 away from home, Billy Kirkham netting the other two.

F.C. Central shook off their cup disappointment with a 3-2 win over fellow title challengers, MLB Acad-emy. Richard Dunn, Sam Green and Lee Hayes getting the goals at the Stainforth Welfare Ground.

In the league goal scoring stakes Central & United top the charts with Lee Evans for Central & Daniel Smith for United both having 16 goals each to their name.

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Canal Tavern stand an excellent chance of winning the Premier Di-vision as they are some way ahead of the chasing pack, leaving their rivals having to win all their games in hand to stand any chance of challenging the Thorne side for the title. Tavern will also meet Division One side FC Dunscroft in the Goole & Thorne Cup Final.

In the leagues other cup compe-tition, The Ernie Prince Memorial K.O. Cup, Premier Division outfit Stainforth F.C. made it through to the semi-finals following a 4-1 win over Division Two side Ryecroft Rovers.

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Following a 3-2 win at Bentley, Thorne Colliery’s recent improve-ment in form has stuttered over the last few weeks. At Bentley the home side had led at half-time thanks to a goal from Read, but a brace from Darren Fell and one from Kyle Palmer won it for Colliery. Scott added Bentley’s second.

Colliery then travelled to Ollerton and found themselves on the wrong end of a 3-1 scoreline. Kyle Palmer got the goal for Colliery, whilst Pilmore, Carver and Kitchen (Pen) scored for Ollerton.

Colliery then entertained Askern at the Moorends Welfare Ground. On a very windy day both teams had chances within the first few min-utes. From a Mark Sneap throw, Jack Steadman crossed and Kyle Palmer’s header went just over. Askern had chances from two free kicks with the second going just over Colliery’s crossbar.

Askern then almost scored from a

header at the near post, but it was well saved by Colliery’s keeper. From the resulting corner though the ball wasn’t cleared sufficiently, and as it came back in, Askern’s forward Cusworth found himself with enough time and space to chest the ball down and fire past the Colliery keeper, making it 0-1 to the away side.

In search of an equaliser, Col-liery’s Robbie Simpson had a chance after being played in down the right hand side of the box, and although he managed to hook the ball past the goalkeeper, he wasn’t able to direct towards goal. They then had a chance from a corner headed off the line by an Askern defender on the post.

Colliery did then pulled level. A sliced kick from the Askern defence presented Kyle Palmer with a chance and he made no mistake, driving forward with the ball & scoring from just inside the area to make it 1-1.

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Jonny Lugton then found him-self in a good position, but just couldn’t quite get the ball under control as it ran away from him.

The conditions then played a part in Askern’s second just before half-time, which proved to be

Thorne Colliery Round-up

the match winner. From a Col-liery attack the ball was cleared by the Askern defence, and with the strong wind taking hold of the big kick up-field it fell kindly for Askern’s Mundy who raced onto the ball and shot straight past the Colliery keeper into the goal. Home supporters were aggrieved as they felt Colliery should have a had a free-kick just prior to the clearance, after Darren Fell’s shirt had been pulled.

Colliery searched in vain for an second equaliser after half-time. Both teams had chances to , the best of which fell to Darren feell for Colliery, but he saw his close range shot smothered by the Ask-ern keeper.

Colliery then travelled to Newark Town, losing 2-0 to make it three losses on the bounce. Both goals came in the first half, one of them a penalty.

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