october 18 issue 58 the hatfield arrow

Jodie Grant pictured with Sheridan Smith

reading the Arrow Magazine after

one of her performances at

Legally Blonde in London.

Local News

Doncaster Motoring

What’s On!

Kids Page

School News

Useful Numbers

Issue No. 58 October 2010

www.arrowpublications.co.uk

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To advertise please call 01302 770216 or 07854 880882 3

Editors Letter…. Are you looking for inspiration for that

special gift for Christmas? Look no further.

This months issue is packed with details of

Christmas Fayres, including jewellery stalls,

craft stalls, chocolates, Christmas cards,

tombolas, raffles and much more.

Lisa‟s Toning Tables on Ash Hill Crescent

have handbags and jewellery on offer or

you could visit Charlottes Florist where

you will find a selection of gifts, flowers,

wines, chocolates and more.

If you‟re looking for somewhere to be

pampered and to get ready for that special

night out or for Beauty vouchers or beauty

packages then look for details throughout

the magazine.

There‟s also details of nights out and places

to eat. There is something for everyone!!

Please send any details of local events,

Christmas Fayre‟s, Celebrations,

Pantomimes, etc, that you would like

including in the December Issue. The

deadline for copy is Monday15th

November. My contact details are printed

opposite.

Tumble Lodge, Mosham Road,

Blaxton Doncaster, DN9 3BA

Tel: 01302 770216

Mob: 07854880882 email: [email protected]

www.arrowpublications.co.uk Best Wishes

Julie Morrell

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News, News, News, News, News, News…..

A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS HAVE

started to develop the Hatfield Village Plan,

website www.hatfieldvillage.org.uk please

log on and make your ideas for the village

known. There will be a public meeting at

Hatfield Visual Arts College on Tuesday 2nd

November 7.30pm. There is a competition to

develop a logo for the plan, local schools has

been invited to take part, it is planned that the

winner and runner up will be announced on the

night of the meeting. FLOWERS FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL

Hi, I would like to nominate my Mum for

"flowers for someone special".

She is Eileen Bell (Stainforth), mum to my sister

and I (Drina Revill), Grandma to three

grandsons (16, 13 and 3) and one granddaughter

(6 months). She isn't an ordinary Mum, people

are always saying they wish they had my Mum.

She is always there when we need her, and will

drop things at a moments notice.

We have never had a baby sitter, she has always

been on hand to sit the children, even moving

her own plans around. She regularly bakes and

delivers the cakes and pastries to our houses,

even making different varieties of the same thing

for our fussy eaters.

My 16 year old son has a delivery round once a

month and she has volunteered to help him in

what ever weather, some months actually

delivering more than my son.

We recently returned home after 9 days on

holiday and she had a lovely welcoming cup of

tea, cherry scones, cream and strawberries

waiting for us because she knew we would be

hungry.

She is an all-round lovely person who will do

anything for anybody.

We quite often buy her flowers as a way of

thanking her and showing her how much we

appreciate her but her winning these flowers

would also show everyone else how much we

love her.

Thank you, Drina Revill

THIS IS MR NEIL AND MRS AMANDA

JANE MARKS. We completed the Great

North Run again this

year, making this our 5th

year in a row for doing

it. This year we raised

money for “Mayflower

Sanctuary” in Bawtry,

Doncaster, South

Yorkshire and have raised

about £550 so far. We

even did it in fancy dress,

dressed as 2 elves

(picture attached for your perusal). We have

been in the Magazine before, but this time

would like to THANK ALL THE PEOPLE who

sponsored us to help us raise money for this

specific charity. At the moment we are in the

process of collecting in the money which is not

much and hoping to hit the £600 marker for the charity.

ALL CAR SERVICE AND REPAIR CENTRE After receiving a fantastic number of entries, the

competition held in the October issue of the

Hatfield Arrow by All Car Service & Repair

Centre was won by Mr T Ingram from Hatfield.

Mr Ingram wins a Free MOT which is valid for

12 months. Congratulations.

All Car are holding another competition in this

issue. Read their details for full information.

RAY HARPER FROM

HATFIELD, made a gener-

ous donation of £1325.32 to

the

Flamborough lifeboat station

at their recent Fun Day. He

had raised the funds by

holding various boot sales,

table top sales, quizzes and

received donations from

friends and supporters. Ray said „ I have always

supported the work of the RNLI and have vis-

ited Flamborough for a

number of years. I like to keep busy and enjoy

fund raising for such a worthy cause.

http://www.hatfieldvillage.org.uk/


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Manor’s Pumpkin Patch. This month, during Skills Workshop, the children at Hatfield Travis School visited Hatfield Manor

School garden. It was an exciting time as we had heard about their enormous pumpkin patch;

especially their „giant American Pumpkins‟. The children had the opportunity to look around the

garden and help with some of their gardening activities. The largest of the pumpkins went on tour around the village and visited our school for the day. The reporters commented on „the day the

pumpkin visited‟:

The pumpkin feels bumpy, the stork is spiky and it is wet

on the top. It has dints in it and it is a massive pumpkin-

Joshua.

I like the colour of the pumpkin and it is hard and it looks

yummy- Amy.

We went to Manor and there is a giant American Pumpkin

there. The pumpkin is from America and it weighs nearly

six stone- Olivia.

The American pumpkins are very big and they feel smooth

and very bumpy. They are hard to grow and they grow at

the top of the ground-Jake.

The pumpkin is very bumpy. It sounds like a drum when you put your ear to it and hit it. I like the

colour of it- Alexander.

It is hard because Manor has grown it. The pumpkin looks juicy- Lilly-Mae.

It feels hard and it is so big. It has big spots that are dark- Emily.

The Giant American pumpkin is a little bit rough and a little bit soft and it weighs 12 stones. The

British ones are still green- Sam.

The pumpkin is big and is prickly and soft. The

pumpkin has a point- Ashanti.

It feels bumpy and it looks nice to eat. I like

pumpkin soup. I would like to grow a pumpkin

patch and the pumpkin is giant-Jack.

We hope that the pumpkin was very tasty and

enjoyed by many during this Harvest time! We

have succumbed to the demands from the

children and will be creating a pumpkin patch in

our garden, this year.

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NORTH EAST DONCASTER CITIZENS

ADVICE BUREAU

Advice Column

After seeking advice about my debt I‟m considering bankruptcy, but I‟m worried as I‟ve been told it‟s

difficult to get a bank account after being made bankrupt. Is this true and what are my options?

As soon as you're made bankrupt, your bank and building society accounts will be frozen.

Once your accounts have been frozen you'll need to make other arrangements to pay your bills and

to receive your benefits or wages. Some banks let you keep your existing bank account after you've

gone bankrupt but most don't. If yours doesn't, you can try to open a basic bank account with

another bank. Most banks won't give a new account to people who are bankrupt but a few, such as

Barclays and the Co-Op, do. A list of which banks do and don't is available from the Financial

Services Authority website: http://www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk/pdfs/bank_accounts.pdf

If you are struggling to open a basic bank account an alternative option could be a Post Office Card

Account (Poca). Poca‟s can be used to receive your benefits, state pension or tax credits but not for

wages or things like housing benefit. If a Poca isn‟t suitable there are Prepaid cards or a Managed

account, but all of these have limitations and charge a fee so should only be used if all other options

fail. If you are considering bankruptcy, or have gone bankrupt and are struggling to open a bank account

and manage your financial affairs your local Citizens Advice Bureau can help.

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

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

at North East Doncaster Citizens

Advice Bureau on 0844 499 4137 Mon-

Thurs between 10:00 & 2:00, Fri 10:00-

12:30. Or email:

[email protected] Contact

details and opening times are also

available on our website at:

www.northeastdoncastercab.org.uk

If you have a Welfare Benefits enquiry/

problem, we now also operate an

appointments-only session at The

Winning Post, Moorends every

Tuesday.

To make an appointment please ring

01405 740641.

We currently have a new self-help

information kiosk at our Thorne

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Nominations Please for Flowers for Someone Special

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Do you know someone special? Someone who has gone the extra mile for others or someone who just deserves

something nice. The Arrow and Charlottes Florist of Hatfield would like to make that

special persons day with a beautiful bouquet delivered to their door! Let us know who

they are and why they deserve a bouquet. Contact Julie Morrell by email at

[email protected] or call 01302 770216.

Eileen Bell from Stainforth is the Special Lady who will receive this months

„Flowers for Someone Special‟. Eileen was nominated by her daughter

Drina Revill for being an all-round lovely person who will do anything for

anybody. Drina says her mum is always there when anyone needs her, and will

drop things at a moments notice. Full details can be found on the news page.

Listen to Trax FM for ‘Someone Special’ in the morning.


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Another Successful Coffee Morning was held at Sheep Dip Lane

Primary School on Thursday 23rd September 2010.

The coffee morning was held to raise funds for the Macmillan Cancer Support Group and

over £430 was raised which is a fantastic

amount.

Parents, grandparents and all other relatives

of children who attend the school were

invited to come along as well as, school

governors, friends, children and staff. Tea and

coffee was served along with cakes, toast,

biscuits and juice.

There was an

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School thanks

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Come along and join in at our Wonderful Christmas

Charity Craft Fayre at Hatfield nr Doncaster There are Stalls in Hatfield Church & Hatfield Library

& The Barn (behind the Bay Horse Public House).

There will be a wide range of Handcrafted Items and Homemade Gifts.

The Choir will be performing as well has Jane Whitlam Dancers.

Also being served is Mulled Wine,

Teas & Coffees & Soft Drinks for youngsters

Santa will also be there from 4.00pm until 6.00pm

He will also be bringing his Post Box for your letters

Any letter posted with an Address will receive a reply.

We look forward to seeing you on the Night.

Enjoy a traditional Christmas atmosphere…

For any further information Jan 07951 257951

Hatfield Christmas Fayre Friday December 3rd 4.00 til 8.00 pm


Have you heard? The Harvey has now changed hands and as such your new hosts

welcome customers old & new to enjoy a range of new menu’s and offers to suit most

tastes! On offer Monday to Saturday lunchtime 12-2pm and tea time 5-7.30pm is

our amazing value 2 course carvery at only £3.50 as well as the 2 courses for under

a fiver menu. Sunday’s are taken care of too with our unbeatable 2 course carvery

and specials menu for only £5.95 served all day from noon until 6.30pm. Our

tantalising new ‘A La Carte’ menu is offered daily at lunch & evening up to 8.30pm

excluding Sunday, ideal for that well deserved treat! Bookings are now being taken

for the 4 course Xmas Fayre menu at £7.50 and 6 course Xmas Day Dinner at

£29.95. And finally, last but not least, by popular demand Saturday night

entertainment is back in the form of live artistes and karaoke alternate weeks. For

all enquiries please call us on 01302 770200.

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Grand Christmas Draw Calling All Businesses!

Doncaster Athletics Club need to raise around £20000 in the next 12 months to replace ageing

equipment, and to purchase covers that will prolong the life of the new equipment which is

continually exposed to the elements. To help us achieve this goal, we are planning to hold a Grand

Christmas Draw and are seeking your help in creating a prize list that will make the tickets a "MUST

HAVE" item. Could you, or your business, be prepared to donate anything that can be added to our

prize list? A holiday? A TV? A Spa Day? A big hamper? Voucher?

A full list of prizes and donators will be published in the Arrow Magazines with a distribution of

18000 copies. Top prizes and donators will be printed on the 10,000 tickets. Doncaster AC will be

happy to participate in publicity with photographs

of winners receiving prizes from the donators. Full

details will also be published on our website

www.doncasterathleticclub.com

These prizes could help us raise half of our

required total, and help the large number of

excellent young athletes we have at the club by

maintaining the excellent facilities we have and

that they need, to become our future Olympic

Champions!

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caught and prevented. Their attempt became known as “The Gunpowder Plot”.

How many smaller words can you make out of the letters in “The Gunpowder Plot”?

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3 letter

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4 letter

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5 letter

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6 letter

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Latecomer: Am I too late for the bonfire?

Host: No jump up there on the sticks, there’s room next to that Guy.


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Sounds, smells, physical contact, singing, games and

talking to your baby are vital; as well as encouraging

physical skills for crawling, standing and walking.

Enjoying early games such as peek-a-boo, clapping

and finding hidden objects will all be part of a child‟s

daily play. There will also be opportunities for one-

to-one interaction with staff and other children. We

also spend sometime each day playing outside. Now

and again, we take children for little walks in buggies

along the quiet roads behind the nursery.

From around the age of 12 months your child will

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From the age of 18 months your child will slowly be

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Puzzles, number games, drawing and singing will all

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From the age of 3-5 your child will follow a

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Sat 27 November 2010 at

Hatfield Woodhouse

Methodist Chapel 10-2pm

Father Christmas arrives at 11am

and will go by train to his Grotto,

courtesy of Dr Weeks

Raffle, £1 Tombola, Cakes &

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Christmas Cards, Guess the

weight of the cake, Aprons,

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Bacon sandwiches and toasted

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Bicycle clips and the summer time… As I get older there‟s no doubt I am getting grumpier. For example, I often find myself having to

resist temptation to clip kids who drop litter round the ear. I‟d rather frequent pubs where you can

hear yourself speak. And most disturbingly I find myself drawn to the cheese board at the end of a

meal. It was back in the days when all I had to worry about was avoiding cabbage for school dinner and not sleeping in for my paper round that I first encountered a great friend of mine, Ben

Steadman. Over the years Ben would sit and watch Hatfield Town play cricket and had seen me

blossom from a short fat bloke who thought he was a white Gladstone Small into, well, a short fat

bloke who still believed he was Gladstone Small. Ben would turn up with his mates and had an

uncanny knack of speaking just loud enough so that you could hear his broad Yorkshire drawl as you

did battle. “That lad‟s neva bin sam since he tuk up with that lass from Thorne than knos,” he would

growl. “He tries hard, al give im that, but he neva bends his back when he‟s bowling,” was another. I

remember one game on a rare baking hot day after I had bowled 16 back-breaking overs and taken

seven wickets. The opposition‟s last desperate pair stood at the crease, needing about 50 to win

from the last over, when their number 11 skied one that was probably picked up by NASA as it shot

up into the stratosphere like a rocket.

I awaited its descent, wiping the sweat from my brow and steadying myself, visualising that old ball

nestling in my eager hands - determined to round off a superb performance - when I „overheard‟

Ben say to one of his pals: “A bet thee 50p he drops it, he‟s got hands like butter has that Pete

Wright. ”The psychological war was won and needless to say I spilled the catch. As we walked off

Ben looked me square in the eye and advised me I should “work on me catching, it‟s not all about

bowling that knos”. Aside from being a much-loved regular at the cricket field I would also bump

into Ben in the Ingram Arms snooker room and

he was one of the most talented players in the

village. The attached picture is Ben with none

other than Steve Davies, who at the time was the

world snooker champion. Another exciting event

at the time was the popular Christmas Handicap,

which my brothers and I would enter every year

in the hope of playing in the Boxing Day final. One

afternoon in late November I skived off college

and decided to join Ben for a quick frame, with

the aim of avoiding my essay on the political

systems of Western Europe. I had obviously been

skiving off a little to much as I gave Ben a real run

for his money, eventually losing on a tight pink, to

which Ben shook my hand. He admitted I would

be a dark horse for the Xmas tournament and

told me it was a good job he was on the handicap

committee that was sitting later that evening. It

was at this point that I realised I had shot myself

in the foot by my exploits and hatched a cunning

plan. Later that evening I turned up for a game knowing the committee would be around and waited

my turn to take the table. As luck would have it the only person who would play me was “Old Joe”,

who had one eye, a nervous twitch, weak bladder, and whose highest break had been four points for

the past eight years running. With the handicap committee deliberating nearby I set about giving Joe a lesson in missing, going in off, fouling, and generally attempting to make him look like a new

version of Fred Davies. Gradually, I realised my plan was working and I had become the subject the

handicap committee's attention, where a quite heated debate had erupted over someone‟s mark for

the tournament.”


A tell thee that lad‟s at least a 12 or a 10 player,” said Ben growing more and more agitated. “Ben

tha‟s talking rubbish, look at him, he can‟t even beat Joe and he hasn‟t got his good eye in today,”

came a reply.

I lost heavily to Joe and the handicap committee settled its dispute marking me with a 20 handicap

for the Christmas competition. As I left the pub Ben called me over to one side and congratulated

me on pulling a fast one, but whispered in my ear that he had placed £5 on me to get to at least the

quarter-finals at odds of 4-1. I gave Ben a wry smile and a knowing wink and departed into the

winter evening. I eventually lost in the quarters to “The Bull” - also known as former champion Daz

Batty. Ben and I would often laugh at this tale and discuss the finer points of cricket, snooker and

fishing as I sat nervously waiting to bat, something that Ben loved to see as he knew life would never

be dull with the white Gladstone Small at the crease. It was a huge blow when Ben passed away

suddenly earlier this year and I have to admit that I have truly missed him at the cricket field since. I

have always associated the start of the summer with Ben turning up on his bike, complete with

bicycle clips around his ankles, knowing that any dip in performance would result in the same caustic

wit and “constructive feedback”. Prior to Ben passing away I organised a challenge cricket match

between the Press Association from Howden and my personal Select XI. The teams were playing for

the Ben Steadman shield, in honour of his loyal support over the years. Ben got to witness two of

these matches which were both exciting affairs before he sadly left us. Next year I plan to introduce

our local rivals Hatfield Main into the tournament as I know that Ben would approve of seeing them

take on their traditional rivals. So farewell Ben, a good friend to many, father, husband and loyal supporter of Hatfield Town Cricket Club. Here is a summary of how the club has faired in they‟re

second season in the Pontefract League.

HTCC 1st X1 – Remained in Div 2 and hope to

progress next season

HTCC 2nd X1 – 5th in Division 6 and League

Cup finalists

HTCC Nomads – Doncaster Evening League

Div 2 – Winners

Under 11s – Completed the season in Great

Spirit – onwards and upwards lads

Under 13s – Runners up with a superb 34 points

Under 15s – 7th and none of them have started

smoking!!

PW aka The Difference

Personal Attention From Jessie

Now Practising Part-Time

Tuesday Mornings and

All day Wednesday and Thursday

Footcare Advice & Treatment

Orthotics Fitted

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Hatfield


Hello, this is the November report from Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School. In this issue we have

got lots of exiting news for you.

Harvest Festivals As we write we have just celebrated two

Harvest Festivals in school. The Key Stage 1 Harvest Festival was

attended by Rev. Paul Wilson and was excellent. Our Foundation

Stage 2 class shared all they knew about growing apples whilst Year 1

made a DVD (which was shown on our big screen at the Harvest

Festival) of the day they made bread in their classroom. They loved

eating it! Year 2 wrote and read out acrostic poems about Harvest.

KS2 Harvest Festival was all about food from different times and

places. YR3 informed the audience about Roman food. YR4 read out

what they learned about ancient Egyptian food. YR5 presented their

work on Cornish mining food. And finally YR6 finished off with their

research on wartime recipes. This was combined with some rousing

songs and enthusiastic dancing. The whole Harvest Festival was made

more colourful by children dressing in

costumes reflecting the period of

history they were speaking about. Joel

finished off by leading us in a Harvest prayer.

This year we had lots of food donated by the children and their

parents. The money we raised will all be going to a brilliant charity

called „High Notes‟ which is under the patronage of Lesley Garrett. It

takes music therapy into retirement homes to help people with

dementia.

The Classes FS2 are reading the story of „Goldilocks and the 3 bears‟.

They also had their first ICT lesson in the computer suite. YR1 are writing about Super Heroes and

finding out about the human body. YR2 are soon going on a trip to learn more about their topic on

Florence Nightingale. YR3 had a Roman day where they did Roman cooking, Roman numeracy, they

wrote a Roman menu and played Roman games. They also enjoyed a trip to Doncaster museum – to

look at Roman artefacts! YR4 have had an Egyptian day where they did Egyptian cooking, dancing,

singing and drawing. They made scarabs and learned about Egyptian hieroglyphics. YR5 have recently

been on a trip to Caphouse Colliery to learn about life down the pit! They have also baked and

learnt the history of the Cornish pasty. YR6 are continuing their topic about World War 2 and

recently went on a trip to Kelham Island where they learned what it was like to be an evacuee.

Music Workshop The whole school has enjoyed a music workshop this term. A man called

Steve Brown came in to tell us about Boomwackers and show how to use them. They were thin

tubes that when hit against foot, hand and floor made a boom sound. It was a great fun day and

everyone enjoyed learning about rhythm and pitch.

Everybody Writes Day National Everybody Writes Day is October 21st however we will

have to write and tell you about it in the next issue because nobody is sharing with us what is

happening yet!

Please send any questions / comments to the school address below.

Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School

Main Street

Hatfield Woodhouse

Doncaster DN7 6NH

By Tommy Gravil, Frankie Middleton, Ben Morrell and Christie Charnley


Dear readers

You should hold the steering wheel with your hands at the „quarter-to three‟ or ten-to-two

position. Steering movements should be made by feeding the wheel through your hands.

You pass the wheel from one hand to the other at all times.

It sounds complicated, but this is the smoothest, safest and most natural way to control the steering.

If you are not used to steering in this way, your movements may at first feel they lack co-ordination.

But it only takes practice to develop the technique into a fluid, controlled movement. Once

perfected you will find it uncomfortable to steer in any other way.

Driving with one hand on the wheel arises simply through laziness. This gives you poor control at all

times, and puts you at a disadvantage if you need to react quickly. If, on a long drive, you find it tiring

to keep both hands in the correct place, your driving position may need adjustment.

There are many times, of course when one hand has to be taken off the wheel. Apart from changing

gear, opening a window or operating switches are common occasions. Try to do these things when

travelling in a straight line and in quiet traffic situations.

Many people let go of the wheel completely for a brief moment. How can they react if they have to

take avoiding action?

A common mistake after a turn is to let the steering‟s self-centring action spin the wheel straight.

While doing this, a driver has no control at all.

Some people hold the wheel with both hands close together at the top or the bottom. This is

neither relaxing nor appropriate for good control. Your hands should be opposite each other to allow quick steering in ether direction. Crossing arms must be avoided control is sacrificed since

crossing arms prevent more lock being added. Imagine you misjudge a corner and halfway through

you find it tightening unexpectedly. If your arms are already crossed, you prevent yourself steering

any further without a great deal of scrambling with the wheel.

Initially the wheel is turned very gently, and then the rate of rotation is slightly speeded up once the

car has settled into its cornering attitude. Applying this sensitivity means that the passengers hardly

feel changes of direction.

Power steering must be treated with respect

because it is all too easy for sudden steering

movements on a slippery road to cause the front

wheels to break grip and start a skid. Artificial

lightness should not be regarded as an indication

that a car‟s road holding is any better.

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regarding the courses that we offer you will

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Safe Driving

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WHAT’S ON? HATFIELD WOODHOUSE

METHODIST CHAPEL Sunday services start at 6pm

November 7th Mr Norman Dye

November 14th Rev H Harbottle (Communion)

November 21st Mr David Banks

November 28th Rev W Wallbank

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE

METHODIST CHAPEL Saturday Coffee Mornings - 10am to 12noon

November 6th Project 2000

November 13th Project 2000

November 20th Ladies Inner Wheel Charity

November 27th Autumn Fayre, 10 am – 2pm

Includes a visit from Father Christmas

HATFIELD LIBRARY As we enter into autumn and the dark nights

approach, why not curl up with a good book

borrowed from the library , or even loan a new

DVD from our collection. We have many

interesting classes running throughout the week,

so if you are looking to improve your IT , your

art skills, or just want to find your Family

History Tree please join us. Come along and

support your community library - we are not

just about books!!!

Just a couple of things this month:

come and meet the Guide Dogs and Puppies in

training at our Book Sale & Coffee Morming for

the Guide Dogs for the Blind on Saturday 13th

November between 10.30-12.00 noon, there

will be Cake, Plant, Tombola, a raffle

and Jewellery stalls and lots more fun for all the

family. Come and help us support this worthy

cause For more details tel 842064.

We are also supporting the Hatfield Christmas

Fayre by having various stalls in the library -

please come and support this wonderful,

seasonal event to be held on Friday 3rd

December between 4 - 8pm.

Adult learning workshops will be held in the

Library throughout November and December

for Corsage, Ceramics and Card making, all

sessions are for 3 hours on a monday morning

between 9.30-12.30pm . Sessions are £5.00 per person, places are limited so contact Angie

Hardwick Tel 840961 or 0773050572908 for

more details.

CHASERS CLUB together with South

Yorkshire Police and Doncaster Council are

holding an event on Jubilee Fields, Hatfield.

This will take place on Thursday 4th November

between 5 - 8pm. There will be Skate Park

competitions and the Play Rangers from

Doncaster Dome will be present, light

refreshments will also be available.

VERMUYDEN SUPPORT GROUP

ACTION FOR CHILDREN are holding a

Store Collection at Tesco‟s, Edenthorpe Sat 4th

December – any extra volunteers would be

helpful – please contact Mrs J Brown 01302

840496

WINTER STARTRACK INDOOR

ATHLETICS Taster Session, 10am to 2pm,

Saturday 13th November, at Doncaster College

for the Deaf. £10 entry, high quality Aviva

Goody Bag. Contact kev Lincoln on 01302

843394 or www.doncasterathleticclub.com for

an application form.

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE WORKING

MEN’S CLUB are holding a fundraising event

in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The

evening starts 7.30pm on 25th November 2010

at the Club.

Live entertainment will include Jackie Fell a

female vocalist and the trio, Triple X. There will

also be a large Raffle. Tickets are £5 and can be

paid on the door or are available at the club or

from Steve on 07979422817.

THE FRIENDS OF HATFIELD CHURCH

BUILDING TRUST are holding a

Bingo Evening at the Barn, Hatfield on

Mon 1st Nov at 7pm please. Tickets from

Janet on 01302 849377 or pay at the door

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HATFIELD CHURCH

BUILDING TRUST

IN HATFIELD CHURCH

Saturday 6 November 2010

7.00pm for 7.30pm

Tickets £26 From Stuart and Cath

Watson 01302 842163

Book a table for 10, if you wish

In house entertainment including

Vernon Hoyle giving a short recital

on the newly restored church organ


USEFUL NUMBERS

Age Concern 0800 009966

Doncaster Council Community First 01302 736000

Child Line 0800 111

NSPCC 08088005000

RSPCA 01302 719790

Crimestoppers 0800 555111

Doncaster Childrens Information Service 0800 1384568

South Yorkshire Fire Service 01142532509

South Yorkshire Police (non - emergency) 01142202020

Hatfield Travis C of E Infant & Nursery

School

01302 840200

Hatfield Manor Junior School 01302 842164

Hatfield Visual Arts College 01302 840961

Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School 01302 840448

Hatfield Sheep Dip Lane Primary School 01302 842464

Hatfield Dunsville Primary School 01302 882958

Hatfield Crookesbroom

Primary School

01302 841337

Dunsville Community Centre 01302 882602

Hatfield Library 01302 842064

Home Library Service 01302 734304

Hatfield Woodhouse Methodist Church 01405 812101

Hatfield Church Parish Office 01302 350591

Hatfield Health Centre 01302 384200

Dunsville Medical Centre 01302 890108

Doncaster Royal Infirmary 01302 366666

NHS Direct 0845 4647

Weldricks late night pharmacy 01302 369699

Royal British Legion 01302 841942

Thorne Rural Lions 01302 350797

Gas Emergency 0800111999

Electricity Emergency 0800375675

Yorkshire Water 08451242424

BT Faultline 0800800151

DMBC 01302 734444

Hatfield Florist 01302 845597

Hatfield Water Park 01302 841572

Vue Cinema 08712240240

Odeon Cinema 08712244007

The Dome Leisure Centre 01302 370777

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Contact your local Citizens Advice Bureau at

5a Browns Lane Thorne

or 14 Church Road Stainforth. Sessions available at Thorne every Mon, Weds,

Thurs & Fri or Stainforth Tues & Thurs.

24 HOUR ADVICE LINE 0844 499 4137

Advice by email - [email protected]

Registered Charity No. 1096497 Volunteers and Donations always welcome.

Debt Advice by appointment

01405 741457 or 01302 846745 or 01302 845187

Benefits Advice by appointment

01405 740641 or 01302 846745

All sessions are available by appointment only

please call 0844 499 4137 between 10:00-2:00 (Monday-Friday) to book.


BUSINESS DIRECTORY

BUSINESS/FINANCE

Richardson Accountancy Limited, Hatfield 07891481446 01302 351641

CAR Sales & Repairs

All Car Service/Repairs Japanese & Korean Specialist 01302 830400

Barry Gill Sales & Repairs, Hatfield 01302 842878

CLOTHING / FASHION

Sheila`s Fancy Dress Hire,& Alterations 200 Station

Road, Dunscroft. Doncaster DN7 4JR

01302 841728

07891 968830

COUNSELLING

Clouds Community Counselling, Free Confidential

Counselling Service

Client Line

07962 907053

FOOD AND DRINK

C4 Catering, All Occasions, Cold Buffet Catering 01302 854871

07982 256430

HEALTH AND BEAUTY

Jessie Credland Foot Clinic 31 High Street Hatfield 01302 351545

Lisa’s Toning & Tanning Studio, 01302 845633

HOME & GARDEN

Blind Ideas, High Street, Hatfield 01302 842627

Sunnybank Garden Centre, Hatfield Woodhouse 01302 842954

Total Paving Cleaning / Conservatory Cleaning 01302 831799

07595 477899

SECURITY

Meteor Security Solutions Ltd, Auckley 01302 623427

SERVICES/TRADES

A.E.S. Tiling (ceramic floor & wall tiling) Dunsville

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01302 885401

07749 519557

C M Developments (Yorkshire) Ltd Building Services 01302 770216

Dean Brown Joinery, Hatfield, 07795321054 01302 350363

E P G Roofing 01302 532676

Les Green Electrical Contractor 07946149196 01405 816546

NWR Plumbing & Heating, Hatfield 07917524645 01302 842032

P.Woods Builder All General Building Work 01405 818771

07733 021023

RES & Sons Ltd Electrical Contractors 01482 501600

Steve Blunt Electrical Contractor 07900188126 01302 350557

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