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Issue No. 69 September 2011

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Editors Letter…. Welcome to the September issue of The

Hatfield Arrow.

Hopefully now that the kids are back at

school I can get myself sorted out, clean up

and get organised!!

My son is starting high school along with

many other children in the area this month

and I would like to wish them all the very

best and I hope that they all achieve the

goals they are setting for themselves and

have a wonderful time in doing so.

Summer is almost over and we are looking

towards the Autumn, with Halloween

Night and Bonfire Night.

If you have details of events, local bonfires

or Halloween events, please do not

hesitate to forward the details. My contact

information is printed opposite.

Please remember to mention The Hatfield

Arrow whenever you call any of the

advertisers in the magazine. Without the

support of local businesses advertising, the

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WELL DESERVED TESTIMONIAL Regarding your request to comment on your

advertisers, I would like to tell you about

Andrew who owns the A.E.B Garage at

Stainforth.

For several years Andrew has done the usual Service and M.O.T. for a reasonable charge with

careful and efficient workmanship.

He excelled himself, when during the recent „Ice

Age‟ earlier this year, my little automatic

Volkswagen came to an abrupt stop, not

because of the weather but due to the failure of

a very expensive vital part of the mystery that is

The Engine!

After inspection, it was deemed a write off but

after further looking Andrew decided, with my

permission, he would have a go and within

about 2 weeks and a list of very intensive work,

he returned it to me and „touch wood‟ it is still

behaving beautifully.

Andrew is an efficient and caring young man

who is prepared to go that one more step

further to try and help not only an aged damsel

in distress but anyone who trusts him can be

assured that they will get a first class result.

J.B. Hatfield Woodhouse.

WINNERS OF TWINNING

SUMMER DRAW. 1ST PRIZE £50 CASH NICOLA & BRETT

2ND PRIZE MEAL FOR 4 PEOPLE MRS

H.ACTON

3RD PRIZE £25 CASH NEIL & KERRY SMITH

4TH PRIZE FOOD HAMPER D.JONES

5TH PRIZE DRINKS HAMPER M.HARPER

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6TH PRIZE FRUIT HAMPER BARBARA

SPENCE

On Behalf of the Twinning Committee I would

like to thank all who supported the evening,

either by their presence on the evening or by

purchasing Summer Draw Raffle Tickets. The Sum of £566.80 was raised „‟

Wonderful‟‟

Gordon Harper. (committee member.)

JUNIOR PHOENIX PRODUCTION

In July the members of Junior Phoenix Drama

Group performed to over 200 people, over two

days, at Hatfield Woodhouse Village Hall. The

children made everyone very proud and per-

formed brilliantly after many weeks of hard

work and line learning. Well done to you all ......

you are all stars!!

HATFIELD MOOR

CHARITY WALK

The Hatfield Moor

Charity walk promises to

be a fantastic family day

out and will be raising

vital funds for CLIC

Sargent, supporting children and young people

with cancer.

The charity walk, organised by the CLIC Sargent

Doncaster Fundraising Group, is taking place on

Hatfield Moor on Sunday September 18th.

Walkers will have the choice of one of three

walks around this national nature reserve and

guided walks are available too, led by Natural

England representatives.

With pushchair access, children‟s craft activities

and refreshments, the event will be a perfect

day out for the whole family.

There is no entry fee or minimum sponsorship,

CLIC Sargent is just asking for people to raise

or donate what they can and join in the fun.

Jo Warmington, Community Fundraising

Manager at CLIC Sargent says „CLIC Sargent is

currently supporting 328 children and young

people with cancer in Yorkshire. We rely

almost entirely on voluntary donations, so

fundraising events like this charity walk are vital

to funding our services. We want as many

people as possible to join in!‟

For more information about the event please

contact Colin Hepworth on 01320 2840437 or Jo Warmington at CLIC Sargent on 0113

2883219.


THORNE RURAL

LIONS.

On Monday‟s meeting we

inducted into our Lions

Club our first lady

members into Thorne

Rural Lions has a proud

history in what is the 41st

of the lions club serving

the community & beyond.

The ladies who have

joined us are Tracey Roberts of Rossington &

Auriol Henton of Dunscroft.

Thorne Rural Lion serves the community in

many ways to the benefit of those in need &

good cause‟s.

We fundraise throughout the on various things

including Charity golf days the next being he 19th

August @ Doncaster Town Moor GC, Casino

nights, Race nights, Raffles, we hire out our

Marquee‟s & not forgetting our Christmas sleigh

which out throughout December.

Remember when donating to the Lions Clubs

every penny you put in goes‟ to good cause‟s.

Who are the Lions – we are all voluntees who

want to give something back to the community

whist enjoying themselves & knowing they are

part of the biggest service organisation in the

world in over 200 countries – You can find out

more about Lions Clubs International our web

site www.thornerurallions.org.uk - we are just

ordinary people during amazing things – we

thank every one supports the Lions

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THE WORLD’S BIGGEST Coffee Morning!

Macmillan Cancer Support are asking everyone who can, to join in

and host their own event for the World‟s Biggest Coffee Morning

and raise money to help people affected by cancer.

Today, more people than ever are living with cancer, so this year

we need to raise even more money to pay for our vital cancer

support services. Macmillan aims to raise over £8.5m from this

year‟s event which takes place on Friday 30 September, or any day

to suit you. The money will go towards providing medical,

emotional, practical and financial help for people affected by cancer,

making a real difference to people‟s lives throughout their cancer

experience.

Your coffee morning can be a traditional coffee and cake morning

held at home, work or in the community. You could serve

smoothies and herbal tea rather than coffee or it could be a

glamorous coffee-themed evening, quiz night or garden party.

Alongside your coffee morning, why not organise raffles, have a dress down day at work or school or show your creative side by attempting some wacky record breaking attempts!!

The event can be as big or small as you like. It doesn‟t matter if you raise £20 or £2000; the main

thing is getting together with friends and having some fun, knowing that your collective efforts are

making a huge difference to people affected by cancer.

99% of the money raised by Macmillan comes

from our supporters. Last year in Doncaster, 142

people held a coffee morning which raised a

fantastic £25,000 and we now need your support

to make this year‟s event the biggest ever in our

centenary year.

Whatever you do, we hope you‟ll get together

with friends, family and colleagues on Friday 30th

September and raise some money for people

affected by cancer.

To register to host a coffee morning and help

improve the lives of those affected by cancer visit:

coffee.macmillan.org.uk or call 0845 602 1246 and

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ADVICE BUREAU Advice Column

I have heard a lot in the news lately about PPI and I think

I may have been mis-sold one of these insurance policies when I took

out a loan. What should I do now?

There has been an important new High Court ruling about Payment Protection Insurance, or PPI.

This is insurance you can take out when you take out a loan or a mortgage, to cover your

repayments if you get ill or lose your job.

Some people have been sold PPI without being told that it is something separate to the loan they are

taking out. This is mis-selling. Other people have been mis-sold PPI because the policy doesn't cover

their circumstances and they would never be able to make a claim on it - for example self-employed

people.who were sold policies excluding self-employment.

The High Court ruling means that firms selling PPI will have to review past sales of their policies,

even where customers have so far not complained. Firms may need to contact all past and present

customers to find out if they want to complain.

If you think you were mis-sold PPI, you can complain to the firm that sold you the policy. If they

refuse to deal with your complaint or to give you a refund for the policy, you can make a further

complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service.

Banks who have sold PPI are working towards contacting customers who may be affected. They

advise that if you have already made a complaint, you do not need to do anything. Your bank will be

in touch with you as soon as they have processed your complaint.

If you are unhappy with the outcome of a complaint, you can complain to the Financial Ombudsman Service. For more information, go to their website at: www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk, or phone

them on: 08000 234 567 (free for people phoning from a fixed landline) or 0300 123 9 123 (free for

mobile-phone users who pay a monthly charge for calls to numbers starting 01 or 02).

For more information about PPI, and for contact details of your nearest CAB, see the Citizens

Advice website www.adviceguide.org.uk and go to the Payment Protection Insurance pages.

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

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

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

between 10:00 & 2:00 or Fri 10:00-12:00.

You can also email us at: [email protected]

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

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

10:00-12:00

Contact details and opening times are also

available on our own website at:

www.northeastdoncastercab.org.uk

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Children Play Their Part in School’s History.

The week beginning the 18th July ended all the speculation and heralded a new chapter for

Hatfield Travis Infant School and Hatfield Manor Junior School. The amalgamation of both

schools was confirmed and, although the final week of school was naturally one of mixed

emotions, the emphasis was on one of celebration. The Year 2 children discussed what

will change and what will stay the same.

Changes: The name is to change to Travis St Lawrence CE

Primary School.

There is a new logo which includes the colours

chosen by parents and children and also the image

of St Lawrence Church.

The upper school – end of school time will change

to 3:40.

The whole school colour will be red.


Stay the same: The school will have the same Golden Rules.

The school will continue to teach exciting topics.

The outdoor learning will remain.

A shirt and tie will remain part of the upper school

uniform.

During the last two days, all the children (Nursery

to Year 6) took part in some exciting activities. The

Year 2 children will tell you what they did:

On Thursday 21st July, the lower school children

walked to the upper school site to take part in a

sports afternoon. The activities included running,

sack races and bean bag throwing and all the

children were given an ice lolly.

On Friday 22nd July, the upper school joined the

lower school to make a large „art attack‟ with our

old school clothes. The groups made large boats, an

underwater sea picture, a playground scene and

children images. At the end of the activity all the

children and staff took part in an aerial photograph

to celebrate our amalgamation. We then all enjoyed

a joint picnic lunch.

The Year 4/5 children also told us how they had

completed a time capsule.

We are looking forward to the new school year and

all the exciting opportunities it will bring.

Thank you for reading our news over the past year.

Year 2.


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Hatfield Woodhouse Village Hosts a

Summer Ball for Scouts!

On the 9th of July, Hatfield Woodhouse

Village Hall hosted a Summer Ball to raise

funds for the Barnby Dun Scout Group

International Camp Fund. The group are

hoping to go on their first international

adventure next year and a fund has been set

up to help subsidise the trip along with other

trips in the future. The Barnby Dun group

has had fantastic expansion over the last year

or two and seems to be going from strength

to strength.

The Summer Ball was a really great evening,

everyone had a brilliant night and as a bonus

to the great time had by all, we managed to

raise £750.10 profit for the fund. There was

a live band, disco, casino and even a turnip

auction!!!!

We would like to thank everyone who came

along and supported the Scout group. Also, a

massive thank you to Neil Kent and Diesel

Vanilla who donated their services for free

and provided fantastic entertainment. The

casino was provided by Terry Wilcox and

the Thorne Rural Lions who as usual put on a professional yet entertaining evening of

excitement.

A huge thank you also goes to our family and friends who helped make the food, set up

the Hall and on Sunday

morning turned into the clean

up crew. And last but not least

a big thank you to all who

donated prizes........Beyond

Beauty, The dome, The Olive

Tree and Sainsburys.

Yours in Scouting

Jill Hughes and Michelle

Lambert


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As I write we are mid-way through our annual summer holiday from school. The last days of term

are a golden memory of excited chatter, teary Year 6 pupils and stressed teachers trying to tidying

up!

School itself is very quiet today– the slosh of the painters‟ brushes as they refreshed the corridors

and early years classrooms finished last week, the new colourful playground markings are a

completed vision to behold out of my window and Mr Pettigrew, our site manager is busy putting

new grass seed around our Trim Trail, – giving it chance to take hold before hundreds of small pairs

of feet return to trample the school field once again.

Not only did we say good-bye to a fabulous class of year 6

children this year but also to their teacher and our deputy head

Mr. C. Wall. Mr. Wall has taught at Hatfield Woodhouse

Primary School for 17 years. He has led intrepid expeditions to

Marrick Priory and has barbequed beef-burgers and sausages at

every leaver‟s barbeque. (This year he was the only one

outside barbequing in torrential rain-whilst the rest of us

enjoyed the warmth of the school hall), He has entertained the

staff with his witty sense of humour as well as being an

outstanding, sensitive teacher in preparing the Year 6 children

of Hatfield Woodhouse for their SATS tests. He has served our

school under 3 head-teachers –myself, Mrs Blount and Mr. Booth.

Mr Wall has been an asset to the school and he will leave a legacy of lessons to draw upon in life as

well as the success of the hundreds of pupils who have passed through his classroom. I am sure the

whole community joins with me in wishing him a long and happy retirement.

The Year 6 class will be taken by Miss J. Hird this year, whilst a new deputy head has been

appointed. We welcome Mrs. Sharron Hannan, who was the assistant head at Town Fields Primary

School. Mrs Hannan will start in September and will teach the Year 3 class.

I would like to round off our report by extending a special thank-you to Ben Morrell, Frankie

Middleton, Christie Charnley and Tommy Gravil for the quality of their writing each month in the


Hatfield Arrow this year and also for the mature

independence and organisational skills they

showed in deciding what school news to report.

The next school year starts for children on

Monday 5th September. I look forward to

welcoming children both new and familiar to

HWPS and extend the good wishes of all staff to

the children from Hatfield Woodhouse as they

start their new secondary schools.

Enjoy the rest of the summer!

Helen Acton-head-teacher

Please send any replies/questions to the

school address below.

Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School

Main Street

Hatfield Woodhouse Doncaster

DN7 6NH


St. Lawrence Church, Hatfield

‘Raise the Roof’ Appeal

For 14 years the Hatfield Church Building Trust. (H.C.B.T.) and the Friends of Hatfield

Church Building Trust („The Friends‟) have worked tirelessly to raise many thousands of

pounds to maintain this beautiful church building of St. Lawrence. They have successfully

given grants, requested by the Parochial Church Council (P.C.C.) for major projects such

as; protective window guards, new stone interior flooring, a new external drainage

system, and new footpath to name but a few. However, following the recent devastating

thefts of roof lead, the threat to the building is now severe. It is imperative that we

urgently repair and weather-proof the damaged roof before the winter.

Due to the huge expense of this work, there will not be enough money in our financial

reserves to carry out the roof repairs and continue with the planned and committed on-

going building and restoration work, such as interior electrical and lighting work, major

stonework repairs, building the new Barn/Community Centre. The church tower is

currently on English Heritage‟s „At Risk‟ Register.

Although Hatfield Church is insured, a recent clause amendment by our insurance

company means that theft of metals is covered up to a maximum of only £5,000 annually.

This was non-negotiable, and invoked by ours, and most other insurance companies, after

suffering heavy losses due to metal thefts over the last few of years.

The P.C.C, H.C.B.T. and ‘The Friends’ have agreed to put their hope and trust in the

generous people of the parish and community of Hatfield, in an ambitious appeal to

raise the £130,000 needed before Harvest Sunday, 9th October 2011.

Because Hatfield Church is a Grade 1 Listed Building, this means that all repairs and modifications

have to be carried out in accordance with very stringent rules and guidelines laid down by both The

Church of England and by English Heritage. After discussions with the Architect, the roof is to be

repaired using terne coated stainless steel, which has a lower scrap value than lead and will last for

well over 100+ years.

The replacement roof should ensure that the community of Hatfield will have a Church in which to

worship, mark happy and sad occasions or perhaps just to appreciate its presence at the centre of

the village.

Please help us to raise this desperately needed money by donating cash or cheques


payable to: „Hatfield Church Building Trust‟ and send to:

Mr Stuart Watson FCA

Treasurer of HCBT

29 Norman Road, Hatfield

Doncaster, DN7 6AF

Tel no 01302 842163

Or during any church services.

If you are a Tax Payer please consider Gift Aiding your donation, thereby

increasing the value of your donation by 25%. Please mark your envelope

‘Raise the Roof Appeal’. Thank you.

The Hatfield Church Building Trust (H.C.B.T) (Reg No. 1066647) is a Trust fund set up

with a Trust Deed and is administered by Trustees. Its purpose is to make grants to the

P.C.C. to cover necessary and eligible repairs or modifications to the Church Building, and

to manage the funds it holds for that purpose.

The Friends of Hatfield Church Building Trust (“The Friends”) are members of our local

community who wish to see Hatfield Church maintained and restored and are the major

fundraising arm of the H.C.B.T. The Management Committee of “The Friends” organise

most of the events to raise money for the H.C.B.T. Become a „Friend‟ today by contacting

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Danger!! My local cricket club has heard the patter of tiny feet recently as team-mates past and present found

themselves joining the fatherhood fraternity. After watching each proud new dad introduce their

beautiful offspring to the rest, I admit, it has crossed my mind once or twice just what kind of dad I

would have made. I have often been asked why I have never married and would I like to have kids.

The honest answer is „yes‟ I suppose I would have liked a rug rat or two running around. After all,

they are an excellent excuse for popping to the pictures to watch the latest Shrek and you can

squeeze flexible working time from your employers. As for getting married, I suppose my only

excuse is that I have never met anyone daft enough to make a difference to The Difference – if you

catch my drift. Plus, my parents have given me such a lofty benchmark that I have struggled to find

anyone to match them. Allow me to explain. Say a prospective girlfriend prepared me a meal using a

cold plate, used ready made Yorkshire puddings, or couldn‟t bake a superb Cornish pasty and coffee

cake, it‟s sad to say but the writing would be on the wall. These are examples of the things I have

inherited from my mum, who has raised me to appreciate such delights. As for my dad, well he

made me realise that if I chose his brand of fatherly entertainment there would be a distinct

possibility my name would have appeared on the Social Services watch list. Now before you read

that the wrong way, the basis for that last statement is simple. My old man had a formula as I grew

up for keeping us amused:

Danger (D) + Excitement (E) > Safety (S) + Boredom (B) or D+E>S+B. (Stephen Hawking

would get it.)

To put it simply, if dad could introduce danger into a game then he thought it was good for us all.

Here are a couple of examples I would like to share with you. While dad was recovering from his

motorbike incident he would be placed in charge of us kids as mum attended her night classes.

Supper on those nights would generally consist of a sandwich and some milk – not much danger

there you say? Dad decided to introduce “surprise night” where we all had to sit in the living room

whilst he prepared six sandwiches in the kitchen. Five of these bready snacks would be classed as

“normal”, leaving the remaining one as the “surprise”. Each was numbered and we would take it in

turns to call 1-6 in the hope our prize would be something conventional like jam or cheese.

However, if you chose foolishly, supper would take a turn for the worse. Some would call him

visionary, like a before-his-time Pret-a-Manger, with such delicacies as „Cornflake et Marmalade‟, or

„Cheesy Coffee‟. My all-time „favourite‟ may well be on a menu somewhere, Ear drop & Bovril

Surprise. Once you had landed your quarry you had to eat as much of it as you could, as your siblings sat and chuckled at your misfortune. There is no finer feeling of smugness in this world than

munching away on a chocolate spread butty while our Andy tackled a Beef Spread and Teabag

combo!

Example number two was a Wright family tradition each summer holiday. As a family - as you all

know by now as I mention it at least three times a year – there was never a great deal of spare cash

to go around. Thus, our holidays were tailored to suit mum and dad‟s meagre budget. One summer,

while youth hostelling, dad invented a game fraught with so much danger, risk, and down right

stupidity that to this day I can‟t watch Watership Down without a chill running down my spine. This

game saw each player tasked with locating 10 rabbit droppings. You know the ones, those you see in

the fields, small, round and a bit like a chubby raisin. After we had gathered up our 10 weapons of

choice, dad would instruct us to all sit down in a circle facing each other, the circle being about 10

feet in diameter. Mum was, naturally, exempt as she was in charge of supplies and was far too

important to risk. The objective of the game was to aim your rabbit bullets into the open mouths of

your fellow competitors. I can see you squirming already but it didn‟t end there. If you were unlucky

enough to have your defences breached then your Buggs Bunny bonus had to be eaten – straight

down. Each of us would adopt the posture of a darting legend, playing out some organic version of

Bullseye. All cross-legged, gobs-a-gaping, concentration etched on the flight of our rabbity missiles as

they glistened in the summer sun, like Phil Taylor‟s tungsten terrors as they surged towards double-


top under the Circus Tavern spotlights. It was tense, beads of sweat forming on your brow as a

dropping smashed against your front teeth, bashed off your chin, or rattled off your lips before

dropping on the deck to a sigh of relief. On one memorable occasion our Iain skipped lunch as he

was not feeling too hungry after David hit a rich vein of form with a 50% success rate. Sometimes

we were allowed to take a friend with us on our jollies, and soon they would be as addicted as we

were to the danger and implication of dad‟s the poo-related pastime. I can‟t bring myself to imagine

what the parents of our mates thought when they returned home and attempted to explain the finer

aspects hurling rabbit boulders into each others‟ pie holes. Naturally, dad would never let such

things get out of hand and made sure we were safe.

Our garden was always full of kids from all over

the village, eagerly taking part in games that

involved maybe a little bit of risk and some

form of danger. Every summer without fail

these same kids would look forward to what

lay in store for them in the Wright‟s back

garden. Dad‟s philosophy was “kids go to an

orchard to pinch apples, not to eat the apples,

but to experience the risk of being chased

away”. As the kids of today grow up I feel it‟s quite sad as to how sanitised „play‟ has now

become. We have risk assessments for this that

and the other, with „no-win no-fee‟ solicitors

who are primed and ready to pounce at the

slightest incident. You are probably a little

shocked at the games we played as kids in my

household, but let me assure you, as a child I

never experienced more fun, excitement and

laughter as in those times. OK, I may have cried

after forcing down the last bite of my damson

jam and onion sarnie but crikey, did I jump for joy when I plopped a still-warm rabbit dollop into our

Steven‟s mouth on August 12th 1978.

PW AKA The Difference

Ps – by the way I was lying about having to eat the poo… we were all given the choice to eat it or

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Ask yourself do I really need to overtake? Is the overtake necessary and worthwhile, what‟s the

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At best you‟ll only arrive at your destination a few seconds earlier! Instead of getting agitated, drop

back, (not to much) and enjoy the ride. The bully driver, who speeds up the wrong side of the

road-only to cut up other drivers when he forces his way back in to avoid on-coming traffic-is a

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Every overtake requires planning, quick thinking and decisiveness. Ask these questions before you

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* Is their sufficient clear road ahead to carry out the manoeuvre safely? Is anyone ahead

slowing down or turning right?

* Does your car have enough acceleration to pass safely?

* Which gear will provide the best acceleration to complete the manoeuvre?

* Will you get a better overtaking opportunity soon?

* Is the vehicle in front hiding another vehicle that may block your attempts to pull-in?

* Beware of slow moving vehicles they can turn quickly.

* Are there any concealed hazards such as obstructed lay-bys, side turnings, entrances,

buildings or gates.

* Never overtake near a junction, even one that looks clear. The vehicle you‟re passing

might turn without warning or some one might pull out. When joining a main road, a lot of ordinary drivers only take the time to look right before pulling out. This is the cause of

numerous high-speed accidents.

* Observe around and underneath any vehicle you‟re passing to check all is clear in front of

it. Often, shadows are a good way to judge whether for example, a large lorry is hiding a

motorcycle.

* Never make risky overtakes. If in doubt stay back.

Overtaking in bad weather is more dangerous as visibility can be seriously reduced by spray and

braking distances are significantly increased. Also

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headlights on except when driving at night.

To be continued.

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WHAT’S ON? HATFIELD WOODHOUSE

METHODIST CHAPEL

Sunday services start at 6pm September 4th Mrs Margaret Ventom

September 11th Mrs Pamela Hankinson

September 18th Rev Keith Jump Harvest

Festival

September 26th Local Arrangement

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE

METHODIST CHAPEL

Saturday Coffee Mornings - 10am to

12noon September 3rd SSAFFA

September 10th Project 2000 September 17th Happy Tots Play Group

September 24th Project 2000

September 17th 7pm Harvest Social Evening

FRIENDS OF HATFIELD CHURCH

BUILDING TRUST Saturday 10th September - Coffee Morning at

The Barn, Hatfield. 10am - 12 Noon.

Refreshments, Raffle, Tombola, Cake Stall.

Everyone welcome.

Bingo Evening - Thursday 15th September

at The Barn, Hatfield. 7pm Start.

Tickets £3.00 to include refreshments and are

available from Janet on 01302 849377.

JOIN THE HATFIELD MOOR

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Sunday 18th September 2011.

Take part in one of three walks around the

nature reserve. Guided walks available.

Group Trips/ Tour. Children‟s Craft

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Call Colin Hepworth on 01302 840437 or

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pack or for any further information.

Please see the advert opposite for more

details. Everybody welcome.

CREAM TEA & PHOTOGRAPHY

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For the last couple of years I‟ve been delighted

to have been asked to display and sell my

photographs at the Autumn Fayre and then give

a donation towards the event. It‟s given me

great pleasure to talk about my photography

passion with people and also to have

conversations with the many who come and

support this event. Unfortunately, I‟ll not be able

to attend this year, as Karen & I will be

celebrating our Silver Wedding Anniversary in

Cyrprus. However, I would still like to make my

contribution and, therefore, Karen & I will be

hosting a Cream Tea & Photography sale in

church on Sunday 11th September between 2-5

pm. We do hope that you‟ll come and join us.

With every blessing.

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AREA DEAN OF THE SNAITH & HATFIELD DEANERY The Bishop of Sheffield has asked The Revd. Paul Wilson, Vicar of Hatfield, to be the next Area

Dean of the Snaith & Hatfield Deanery from the 1st August 2011. This will be an additional

responsibility, as well as remaining as Vicar of Hatfield, in sharing with the Bishop in caring for,

looking after and working with the 20 parishes in the Snaith & Hatfield Deanery. Vicar Paul said, „I

never sought this very demanding and responsible role but I‟m delighted to have been asked by the

Bishop and will hope to do my very best to fulfil it‟. The Licensing Service, by the Archdeacon of

Doncaster, will take place at Hatfield Church on Sunday 18th September at 6:30 pm and all will be

welcome to attend.

CLUMBER PARK CHURCH OUTING Sunday 25th September all day. (details of setting off times later) There will be an 8:00 am Holy

Communion and a 6:30 pm Evening Service in church on that day but no 10:00 am Service. We hope

to have a wonderful day walking, playing games, relaxing, picnicking and then sharing together in a

service in Clumber Chapel before returning to Hatfield. Please remember to put your name on the

list on the table in church if you‟d like to join us. Thanks. BACK TO CHURCH SUNDAY 2ND OCTOBER 2011 Back to Church Sunday is now the largest single local-church invitational initiative in the world. It is

based on the simplest and shortest step in evangelism - that we should invite someone we already

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guaranteed a specially warm welcome.

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