Thorne Times September 2014

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Plans to transform the social and economic fortunes of the DN7 area received a boost in July when over £14million was allocated for the creation of a link road from junction 5 of the M18 to Hatfield.

The link road is key to Doncaster Council’s ‘DN7 Initiative’, a long term objective to bring new jobs, homes and new business to the Stainforth & Hatfield area. The plans include a proposed carbon capture power facility & low carbon business park, a new transport interchange, along with shopping & leisure amenities.

Hatfield Ward DMB Councillor, Lin-da Curran said: “This is great news for our area. The DN7 link will ease the congestion and will give wel-come relief from lorries on the roads in our villages. It will also open up land for development of housing and local employment opportunities to help grow our local economy”

The money was secured from the Sheffield City Region’s £297million Growth Deal, along with funding for three other major infrastructure schemes in Doncaster.

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assistance through the £50million Regional Growth Fund Programme and boost their skill needs through the £22million Skills Bank, with a fur-ther half a million pounds available to improve the delivery of business support. These business schemes will run through to 2021 are being coordinated by the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partner-ship.

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Welcome to the September edition of the THORNE TIMES and our

Can you believe that a year has passed since I launched the Thorne Times? I really don’t know where the time has gone – it feels like only a month ago!

When embarking on the idea of setting the Thorne Times up I had to take so many things into consider-ation; such as giving up a well-paid job that I had been doing for over 22 years and all the security that comes with that. Trying to get over the uncertainty of if I was making the biggest mistake of my life, or if I would I never look back, was a major factor too.

There has been lots of hours put in to make it work. There have been tears, there have been disagree-ments with the hubby, and talk about trying and be diplomatic and impartial - well it’s fair to say

I’ve had a bit on my plate over the past 12 months… but we’ve made it through!

Firstly, to all of our advertisers who have supported us, a huge thank you goes out to each and every one of you. To design, produce and distribute the newspaper would be impossible without the advertising revenues we have to generate every month to cover these costs.

To our wonderful readers, thank you for your tremendous support, your words of encouragement, and for just popping in to say hello and keep giving us that pat on the back that picks us up at stressful times, reminding us why we go through the blood, sweat and tears. Please keep it up!

There are so many pieces in getting

each edition of the Thorne Times out there; all the correspondents for the different areas we cover, our freelance writer Mike Whitehead, the team at Graffika who design the adverts and put the paper together – A heartfelt thank you to you all. We couldn’t manage without any of you. The final link in this very long chain is the best distribution team I have ever come across – the lads, lasses, men and women that pound the streets every month to ensure the news is delivered into the hearts of our readers homes are truly superb, committed, and a pleasure to work with – thank you all very much for your efforts.

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Donald Hargreaves of South End, Thorne joined the Army in 1952. In 1953 he was sent to fight in the Korean War. He had only been in the country a few weeks before he was killed by shell fire on 30th May 1953, aged just 19 years. Donald is buried in the United Nations Ceme-tery in Busan, South Korea In 2011 Thorne Moorends Town Councillor Tony Brookes was contacted by a local resident Bill Bisby. Bill had served with Donald Hargreaves in Korea and was concerned that Donald was not commemorated on Thorne War Memorial. Tony requested that Donald’s name be added to the memorial and this was done by the Town Council in time for Remembrance Sunday 2013.

Councillor Brookes was in South Korea while on holiday in July. He was able to visit Donald’s grave where he placed two remembrance crosses – one from ‘the people of Thorne and Moorends’, the other from Bert Chowings, a former town mayor, who is related to Donald Hargreaves.

Town Councillor visits the grave of a Thorne casualty of The Korean War

More than 60 ducks have been taken from the Delves Fishing Ponds, Thorne, claims Bailiff Peter Richardson

The ducks were allegedly taken sometime between the evening of Saturday 26th July & the early hours of Sunday 27th July.The ponds and their surroundings (13 acres) are designated as an area for nature conser-vation and a reward is being offered for infor-mation that leads to a successful conviction.

Anyone with information is asked to call South Yorkshire Police on 101 and quote crime ref no: 408 – 27/7/14

Top: Donald Hargreaves, buried in Busan, South Korea. Above: Councillor Tony Brookes places 2 remembrance crosses at Donald’s grave

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Organisers say this year’s outdoor stage and seating area will be unrecognisable, and with four bar areas all offering something different, and food being cooked throughout the day, the event will attract all and really get the community spirit kicking.

Andy Hempsall and Andrew Mallory said “We are proud to have Coors as the event sponsors this year and would also like to thank Duncan Hedley for all his hard work organising all the acts over the 2 days, he has worked tirelessly”.

This year’s BIG Raffle will see the proceeds go to Thornensians Rugby Club as the worthy cause, with the draw taking place on the Sunday for your chance to win some fabulous prizes.It’s BIGGER, It’s BETTER, It’s BACK – hope to see you there!

So do you like good music? Yeah Yeah? Sweet Soul music? Yeah Yeah? Then look no further because the August bank holiday weekend has a massive treat in store in the form of Bar None’s two day festival - Blastonbury live!

Whatever your taste in music there is something for everyone, starting on Saturday 23rd August with ‘Stateside 45’, a 7 piece soul band playing a mix of Northern, Stax, Philly & a touch of Motown.

The evening starts with a DJ at 6pm and is a must for all you out there who love your 60’s, 70’s & 80’s music.

Sunday 24th August will see Bar None host EIGHT live bands, starting at 2pm & offering a range of music from rock, to indie, to blues – Entry is FREE on both days & the atmosphere promises to be electric if last year’s event is anything to go by.

So what else is new this year? Absolutely loads! New bars include: The Cocktail & Jagerbomb Bar, Prosecco & Strawberries Bar, and the unveiling

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Many of you will have noticed that the land adjacent to Sainsbury’s on Field Road looks slightly different. I am sure the houses opposite also have a totally different outlook now that the old water tower is gone. It was demolished at the end of July af-ter vandals had drawn graffiti on it.

Water towers were used to improve water pressure and the tower be-came surplus to Yorkshire Water’s needs, due to the improvement of the water network in the immediate area.

The tower has been there since most of us can remember. Over the years it became redundant, and even though it was enormous, it fad-ed into the background, not really serving a purpose while the weeds around it grew behind the fencing that enclosed it. Many residents were sad to see the local landmark go.

Yorkshire Water transferred the wa-ter tower to Keyland Developments (their sister company) in February 2007, who subsequently sold it on to Abernant Homes.Planning approval was then granted for residential development on the site, however this has now lapsed.

The Thorne Times spoke to Richard Thomson, a Director at Abernant Homes, who told us: “We have no immediate plans for the land and the pure reason for pulling down the water tower was due to graffiti complaints. It was a choice of cover up the graffiti or pull down the build-ing and rather than cover over the graffiti it was deemed more viable to pull down the structure as eventually it would be pulled down if and when plans for the land take place”.

The end of Thorne Water Tower Rotary Club of Thorne meets

every Wednesday at The Punch Bowl Inn, Thorne at 6.30pm for a 7pm start and is looking for new members to join them.

Formed in 1968 and with 18 founder members Rotary Club of Thorne have organised so many events to raise money to help support local community and overseas projects.

Their purpose is to support projects and programmes and invigorate the lives of people in the local community and around the world. In doing so the club provides a fun, enjoyable and rewarding atmosphere for all Rotarians.

Some of Thorne Rotary projects include: Doncaster Flood Sup-port, Nimbus bed for Doncaster Hospital, New bolier for Bentley church, Book prizes for Thorne

Trinity Academy, Shelter boxes, support in aftermath of diasters i.e. Tsunami, Polio, plus eradicat-ing Polio, Sponsorship of Children in Malawi, equipment for schools in Malawi and Life Straws for Africa – purifies water.

Events such as Musical picnics, Hog Roasts, Carol Concerts and Burns Nights have all helped with fund raising appeals and have been fun to organise by the members.

If you think you could make a difference then visit the website: www.rotarythorne.co.uk or go along to the regular Wednesday meeting to find out more.

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Councillor’s DiaryI expect by now most of you will have seen the for sale sign up on Hirst and the Market Chippy. A few weeks ago I insisted that Doncaster Council get the district valuer out to value the property and then the present owner who has done nothing with the building could put it on the market and see what offers are made. The whole lot was valued at £150,000 so let’s see if an-yone comes in willing to develop the site. Tim Leader my planning barrister was unable to attend the meet-ing earlier this month due to a high court case running over time but he is coming up now on the 18th August at two o’clock to meet the senior officers, this is actually now more beneficial because we have something con-crete to work with. We are now at the end game and I will give a full report in next month’s Thorne Times of progress on the situation. We are nearly there!There is also good news that over 278 council houses are having final decency works being completed a lot of which are on Fieldside Flats, Willow Estate, Dur-ham Avenue, Queens Court and other addresses but all tenants will have been sent a letter out to explain what works are being done. I have also noticed that a few older properties in the centre of Thorne are being renovated and this is good news for our town centre so things are on the move and we must maintain this progress and keep going forward. DMB Councillor Martin WilliamsThis article has been paid in full by Councillor Martin Williams



Kimberley, we don’t know why they took our precious girl from this living land. You grew up so elegant and made us all so proud. You touched so

many hearts with your laugh and smile no one can ever deny.Every day was a pleasure filled with happiness, love and joy.

God took you for an angel to help him do his work; he left us with broken hearts and loving memories galore, of a loving daughter that was well

thought of.Dancing with angels, singing in our hearts, Kimberley and us will never

be apart.Goodnight Kimberley, we miss you so much.

Mum, Dad & DanielleXxxxx

KimberleyShe’s an old fashioned girl, in a modern world,And if you seen her, you’d know what I mean,

A heart of gold, placid and worth, all the diamonds you’ve ever seen,

Always dressed ready to go to be the one to put on a show,But the time is now, I wish it was then, or for time to stop still, now and

again.

Memories will fade, not a chance she’s in our heart ready to dance.Always a smile, never a frown, you are the princess you wear the crown.

Till the day we meet again, you’re in our hearts and souls

Love Mum & Dadxxxxxx

Growing up, laughing and joking, us girls never could have imagined

that there would come a point where all we had left of our

amazing friendship were these memories – we thought we’d be

making them forever!A year has passed since we lost you Kim and not a day passes without us thinking of you. We miss you

more than you could imagine! You will be in our minds, hearts and

lives forever!We love you Kimbo.

Lots of Love MegsXxxxxx

Our lives will never be the same without you Kim and your ditziness

to brighten up my day!You are forever in my thoughts and you will always hold a special place

in my heart.I will never forget the memories we

made. I hope you’re with us and looking down on us.

Miss you and love you all the world

LaurenXxxxxx

I can’t believe it’s been a year since we lost you Kim, I would do

anything to see you smile and hear you laugh one more time.

Words cannot describe how much I love you and how much I miss you

every single day.I’ll never forget you, you’re in my heart and that’s where you’ll stay

forever

Love you millions Kimmy

Jade Xxxxxx

To Kim

Having to say goodbye to you was the hardest thing I’ve had to do, as the minute you passed away a part of me and the girls left and followed

you

The memories and the love you leave behind simply are the best and greatest feeling a friend could have. As a year passes I miss your funny laugh and smile more and more.

Thinking of you always Kim

Lots of LoveHannah

“Best friends are forever, even when they’re

in the stars”

A year has passed since you left us, and it still hurts just as much, if not more. I will never understand why our friendship was cut so short, if I had one wish it would be to have you back here with us so that we could have done all the things we

had planned together.

Nothing will ever be the same without you. Forever in our Hearts.

Love you millions Kimbo

Abbie & RichXxxxxx

To KimFrom a family who loved you so

much, our hearts were broken as we had to let you go.

So sweet, so gentle, full of life & full of love. You’re our pure white dove.

Some say time is a healer, but it doesn’t feel that way, as we miss you

every day.We joined our love & hopes with all your friends, so our little white dove, you have shared & shown so many how important it is to love

and to be loved.But for forever you will remain in our dreams, thoughts and in our

hearts, till we meet again.Even though we still shed our tears, they are tears of love, sending our own message to our white doveFrom your aunties, uncles and

cousins

Love you foreverxxxxx

Beautiful KimWe miss you so much, especially your loving smile

Thank you for the loving memories we have of you.Sleep Tight our Beautiful Angel

Carol x Rob x Ryan x Richard x Robert x Bobby

xxx

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On Monday 4th August, Thorne-Moorends Town Council and the Royal British Legion (RBL) held a very moving candlelit vigil to mark the start of the First World War and to recognise the sacrifices made by the local community.

The vigil was held at Thorne Memorial Park and started at 10pm with a formal service, followed by visitors lighting floating memorial candles that were laid on the pond.

Those paying their respects were both young and old, with many having family that had served in World War One. The floating candles had been decorated with drawings and person-al messages to their loved ones, whilst some simply said “Thank you for giving your lives, so we could live ours”.

Mayor Rachel Durant read out the roll call of names of our fallen heroes, and a bugle played ‘The Last Post’, as people remembered those who did not return from war.100 years on 1914 – 2014

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sun and in the morningWe will remember them.” Laurence Binyon, For the Fallen

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Natural England (NE), the Government agency who manages the country’s National Nature Reserves (NNRs) including Thorne and Hatfield Moors here on our doorstep have just announced that they have been successful in securing some £2.3m from the European Union LIFE+ Programme. This has been made possible by support from the Doncaster East Internal Drainage Board, who are already delivering substantive management works through a Water Level Management Plan and have allowed those funds to be used as match in order that these new funds will build upon works already well underway.

Large areas of Thorne and Hatfield Moors, and Wedholme Flow in Cumbria, were ‘gifted’ to the nation in 1994 after a sustained peat campaign brought the peat extraction companies to the negotiating table. English Nature (NEs predecessors) signed an agreement with Fisons which allowed the peat extraction to continue, but this agreement appeared to ensure that a depth of 0.5m of peat would be left and this was deemed by EN scientists to be an appropriate amount to allow regeneration of Sphagnum bog across the damaged site. Eventually in 1997, the ‘Fisons Agreement’ came into the public domain thanks to the collaborative endeavours of many conservation organisations including Thorne & Hatfield Moors Conservation Forum and spear-headed by the late Stephen Warburton and with the support of Caroline Flint MP, when she arrived in Doncaster as a new MP to the area. Following scrutiny of the documentation another re-invigorated campaign eventually saw fruition in 2004 when the Government ‘buy-out’ of extant planning consents held by Scotts (UK) Ltd) saw cessation of industrial scale peat extraction in our area. The bill was for a staggering £17.3m and a further £1.32 was paid to Scotts for assistance with engineered management post cessation of their extraction operations. This was an amazing conclusion to industrial scale peat extraction on England’s largest lowland raised mire. Some of the planning permissions granted after the Second World War were

scheduled to run until 2025 so it was something Helen Kirk, Executive Secretary of Thorne & Hatfield Moors Conservation Forum, thought she would not see end in her lifetime.

Fast forward to 2010 when £2.9m was awarded to implement a Water Level Management Plan on Thorne Moors SSSI to work towards bringing it to favourable condition status. Natural England is responsible for monitoring the condition of SSSIs. Much, but not all of Thorne Moors SSSI is in public ownership and managed on our behalf by Natural England. These funds, to prevent water loss and repair the damaged hydrological regime on Thorne Moors, were drawn down through Defra and the Environment Agency and managed through the Doncaster East IDB.

These additional EU LIFE+ funds now secured by Natural England will make additional contribution to repairing the damage inflicted over the centuries through drainage for both peat extraction and agriculture. The LIFE+ Project will run for three years by which time our wetland at Thorne Moors will be able to increase its already substantial contribution to carbon sequestration and combating climate change.

Welcoming the £2.3million EU LIFE+ Funding for Thorne & Hatfield Moors, Caroline Flint said, “I am delighted that Thorne & Hatfield Moors will benefit from £2.3million of EU Conservation Funding. I am so proud to have played a part in securing the protection of these internationally important peatlands under the last Labour Government. It is that security which has ensured their importance at a European level and the recognition of their contribution to tackling climate change and improving our environment.”

Ken Knight, Chairman of the Doncaster East Internal Drainage Board, said: “This major funding from the EU builds on the Water Level Management Plan being undertaken by the Board, in conjunction with the Environment Agency, Natural England and JBA Consulting. It’s great news for the moors and the Doncaster area which has these remarkable, internationally significant, and beautiful sites on its doorstep.”

Julian Small, NNR manager, said: “Restored peatlands are not only wonderful places for wildlife, they also store water, helping to reduce flooding, soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and provide tranquil places for people to visit. We are very grateful to the EU LIFE+ fund and to Doncaster East Internal Drainage Board for their financial support, which will help to safeguard the Humberhead Peatlands for future generations of wildlife and for people to enjoy.”

Helen Kirk, Executive Secretary of Thorne & Hatfield Moors Conservation Forum, a voluntary organisation which has been invited to take up membership of the projects steering group, adds that “this additional funding is much needed as Thorne Moors is around 3,500 acres and engineered restoration is expensive but what we are particularly pleased about is the opportunity to capacity build to bring added value to the project through survey and monitoring, research opportunities, training and the involvement of local people. Our place on the steering group is also welcome recognition of over twenty five years of campaigning to secure a real future for this fabulous wilderness and the valuable contribution we can continue to make to their future.”

LIFE+ Project funding brings back ‘moor’ life to Thorne’s magnificent wilderness.

The landscape of Thorne Moors, tranquil after decades of peat extraction - Image courtesy of Peter C. Roworth.

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Norman Dennis, the proud great-granddad did as he was told, he recalls thinking “I just need to get them there in time, and then it will all be fine”. Unfortunately he’d missed the 1st stop of Sainsbury’s and ended up in McDonalds Car Park.

Nicola, Sheree’s Mum immediately rung emergency services to get

In the early hours of Monday 4th August, while everyone else would be waking to pay their respects to WW1 veterans and commemorating the 100 years since WW1 began, a Moorends Mum, couldn’t have been further placed away.

9 days earlier than planned, Mum Sheree Dennis ended up being rushed through to Doncaster hospital in the back of her granddad’s car, her waters had broken and the baby had decided he was arriving into the world early.As the car came off the motorway Sheree started telling everyone the baby was on its way out, her nanna, Linda Mitchell who was sat comforting her in the back of the car, tried to reassure her it wasn’t, but after a quick check, told Sheree’s granddad to pull over as the baby’s head was out and she needed to get Mum and baby comfortable.

able to calm everyone down as she could feel the baby moving all the time. Linda told Sheree to give one big push and out he came. Linda Mitchell delivered her great grandson Harley John Dennis Needham there and then weighing 7lb 9oz. Linda is taking no credit for the delivery and said “It was all down to Sheree, she was magic, she did all the hard work, I was just there to hold him”

Sheree said about the very unusual birth, “I just wanted to try and keep everyone calm, but inside I was panicking. I could feel him moving so I knew he was fine, it was amazing”.

The family couldn’t praise paramedics enough and said they were wonderful, allowing Linda to cut the cord.

The momentous date also happened to coincide with Sheree’s other Nanna, Christine Dennis’s birthday who sadly passed away 17 years ago. What a wonderful gift – life, on a date that means so much for the family.

help, but in the confusion the ambulance passed the car park and she had to go into McDonalds to get their postcode so they could turn back to the right location.In the mayhem of giving birth in the back of a car Linda can remember seeing the cord around the baby’s neck and then she said “he’s not breathing”. Sheree was

Mum gives birth in back of car in McDonald’s car park.

From L to R Norman Dennis (great Granddad), Mum Sheree Dennis with Baby Harley John Dennis Needham, Nanna, Nicola Mitchell with Harley’s brother Riley and Great Nanna, Linda Mitchell who cut the cord.


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Village Hall News. By the time the school holidays are over the user groups will return to a newly decorated Hall.

The Woodhouse Phoenix group have announced that their next Panto will be Cinderella. To be held on Friday 2nd January Evening Saturday 3rd January Matinee and Evening Sunday 4th January MatineeMore information to follow

Hatfield Woodhouse Play-ers are still on their Summer break. They have appointed Jane Willis as their new Musical Director. They are still looking for an accompanist, piano or organ. Please contact Adele on 07531372758 if you are interest-ed in this appointment or if you wish to join the group.

Hatfield Woodhouse Chapel have a busy month ahead start-ing with a Trip to London on 6th September a few seats are still available, please contact Julie for details 01302 883478

Wednesday,10th September a Slide Show of “Old Hatfield” will take place.Tickets £3 to include refresh-ments and will start at 7pm Tickets available from Chapel Coffee Morning or any member.

Saturday, September 13th the coffee morning will be for RNLI funds.10 – 12 noon.

Hatfield Woodhouse TIMESBy Jenny Garrett01302 840072 or email: [email protected]

Sunday September 13th is their Harvest Service this will be taken by Dennis Wall of Thorne the service starts at 6pm all welcome.

The Harvest Sale will be on Monday 14th September at 7pm.

The usual Bingo evening will be on Friday 26th September

Saturday, 27th will be Rays Charity Coffee Morning.

For all other church information regarding Marriages or Bap-tisms please contact Rev Keith Jump 01302 880450

Sue and Colin will be retiring from Sunnybank this month. The new owners are Rebecca and Edward Storey and will continue with the Garden Centre and the Café. More news later as there will be lots more attractions.

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Hatfield Community Library opened on July 28th with the help of wonder-ful but very nervous volunteers and Nicola from the library service on hand to advise them. Big thanks go to the 170 members of the public, who came into the library that day, for their patience and understand-ing as the training was put into practice. Never have the words ‘Stay Calm and Carry On’ been more apt than in the first week.

Final thanks are to Debbie who pa-tiently tried to equip the raw recruits with all the knowledge they needed in a short space of time. Not once did she heave a sigh of exasper-ation when some-one asked the same question for the umpteenth time.

In the week before the library closed, there were a few emotional scenes when many people came in to thank Jenny, Carol, Michelle and Lorna for their work and to say goodbye. They have left a wonderful legacy and the volunteers hope they can show their appreciation by con-tinuing their good work and hope that the people of Hatfield will show their appreciation by continuing to use the library. Jenny will be on hand for a few more weeks to help. She will continue to be a member of the committee which shows her commit-ment to the library’s success.Jenny, Carol, Michelle and Lorna would like to thank everyone for their good wishes and presents.If anyone still wishes to volunteer to work on the desk or in other ways please call in or ring the library. There are only eleven volunteers to man the desk so more are needed to be able to provide a full service. In the meantime, customers can use the book drop letterbox to return books and order or renew online, if we are currently closed when you would have usually come to the library.

Opening Times.Monday 10am-1pm 2pm-5pmTues day 10am-1pm 2pm-5pm Wednesday 10am-1pm ClosedThursday 10am-1pm Closed Friday 10am-1pm 2pm-5pmSaturday Closed

Digital Doncaster Photographic Competition.There were some wonderful photo-graphs submitted for this competi-tion, so it was very difficult to choose

the winners .Thankyou to all those who took part. A decision was made and the winners were1st prize £50 Mr R. Munro2nd prize £20 purple voucher Mr Wood

Summer EventMythical Maze Reading Challenge.This will be running until the end of the summer holidays.

Saturday 13th September. The Mayor of Hatfield will present the children who completed the Myth-ical Maze reading challenge with their certificates.Classes There will be a variety of classes running from September 1st

AFCL Computers for beginners A 10 week course costs £40

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AFCL How to use an I-pad A 5 week course costs £20

Enrolment week Mon 15th Sept between 10am-11am. Contact the library for more details

Needles and Pins will meet on the 5th and 19th of September between 10am-12 noon.

Hatfield Reader’s groups One group will meet Friday the 26th of September at 10.30am and the oth-er on Thursday the 25th of Septem-ber at 5.30pm. Come along and enjoy discussing and exchanging views on a variety of books. Reading books are available at the library free of charge.

Lingotots If you are interested in your child learning a language (French or Spanish), we are hoping to start a ten week course on Tuesday evenings from the 9th of September. Suitable for 5-10yrs

Art Class Tues 10.30. The cost is £30 per term. Learn how to use wa-ter colours, oils pastels etc. Please ring in September to see if spaces are available.

Mums and Toddlers Pre-school Story Time Tues 2.30-3.00pm Term time only

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The weather gods were kind & the crowds came in their droves as over the weekend of 26th & 27th July, Thorne Memorial Park opened its gates to the annual Summer Festival and saw visitors from far and wide come along to enjoy the festivities, with something for everyone available.The fun fair was popular as always, as were attractions such as Sam’s Safari, where you could stroke and handle various animals including Beared Dragons and other reptiles. The owls on display at the Samaritans stand were a fantastic opportunity for everyone to get up close to see the beauty of these outstanding creatures.

Dance acts, singers, performers and entertainers from all genres put on pieces throughout both days and were thoroughly enjoyed by the crowds.

New this year was the Craft Market, offering an abundance of crafty goods for the home and perfect gift ideas. Also new was pamper corner, which saw plenty of people having Henna tattoos, and ladies ‘threading’, which is the latest technique of getting rid of unwanted eyebrow hair.

Those who preferred a music festival feel weren’t disappointed, as over at the trailer stage live bands were bellowing out songs from rock, to indie, to blues - getting everyone into the groove whilst they had a beer and took in the atmosphere of the festival.

Thank you to all the organisers who worked tirelessly for months organising this wonderful event. Special thanks also go to Thorne & Moorends Town Council, who help financially every year, and to everyone who helped the committee put on a fundraiser at the beginning of June where over £500 was raised – including the Canal Tavern for providing the venue, Sainsbury’s for providing the food, and everyone who came along and enjoyed the live music courtesy of Joe from rightupourstreet.org.uk Did you enter our FREE PRIZE DRAW? Did you take part in the Thorne Times Treasure trail – take a look below to see if you are winner!

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I remember well the day I met the girl,Who’s now my wife,It was at Thorne Fair I met her,I can see her standing there,But if I knew then what I know now,I’d of left her standing there.

She was a fair young maidenWith eyes of tender blue,And bright red lips that sparkledJust like the morning dew.When our courting days were over,And we went to tie the knot,My best friend whispered to me,You are a ruddy clot.

But many years have passed awaySince first we fell in love

We’ve raised a happy familyand praised the lord above. G. EdwardsVisitor at the festival & Thorne resident FREE PRIZE DRAW WINNERS….• Darren Barnes from Epworth – 2 Rounds of Golf at Kingswood Golf Centre

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We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took part in the Treasure Trail and for entering the Prize Draw – your feedback is so important to us and any new ideas you have suggested will definitely be taken on board and seriously considered.

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Top Left: Fun on the water Middle Left: Live Music at the Trailer Stage, Bottom Left: Body Rockers Perform for the crowds, Top Right: Stig Joins in, Bottom Right: Family Fun

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Thorne & District WI formed in September 1984 and will be celebrating their 30th Anniversary in September 2014.

To celebrate their 30th Anniversary the members will be enjoying a day trip to the High Peak in Derbyshire for lunch at The Judith Rose, Canal Restaurant boat.

September will also see their Harvest Festival, with all goods being auctioned off.Thorne & District WI meet on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm in the Older People’s Welfare Centre in Thorne – NEW members or guests are always welcome.

The WI currently has 3 founder members still actively supporting the group – Claire Hobson, Irene Bellamy and Barbara Burrows and would love for you to join them. For any more details please contact the President Anne Fenwick on 817273 or Barbara Burrows on 813307

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Thorne Memorial Park is a wonderful idyllic location used by members of the local commu-nity and visitors to the town. The park provides lovely scenery and features a band stand which is used in the summer for bands to perform and entertain, a pond where you can feed the ducks, and a play area for children and young people.One of the main features of the park is the Ceno-taph where each year a Remembrance Sunday Service is held.

A warm welcome awaits you from Friends of Thorne Memorial Park, also known as FTMP, who are a group of volunteers, established in April 2014, working in partnership with Thorne & Moorends Town Council. The group formed to address some of the issues regarding Open Space, Parks, Leisure and Recreation.Through partnership working improvements can be made to these areas, especially the Thorne Memorial Park for the benefit of the local community. If you are interested in joining the group, please contact Caroline Robinson on 01405 818724 or Email: [email protected]

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Do you like facts? If so, here’s a few that may raise an eyebrow or two. In 1910, there were 3,253 working mine collieries in Britain employing one million people and producing 264 million tonnes of coal. By 2004 – the year Thorne Colliery’s twin pit headgear was raised to the ground - there were 19 working collieries employing six thousand people and producing just 27 million tonnes of coal.

Still hungry for some facts? Okay, here’s one more – in 2013 40% of the UK’s electricity needs were met by coal. How was this possible if so many UK collieries were now closed? The answer is most of it is now imported from abroad.

Yes, you read that last sentence correctly. Great Britain, where once our coal production was the envy of the world and reserves plentiful, now has to pay other countries for such materials in order to meet its ever-increasing energy requirements. Facts can paint a very sad (but true) picture sometimes.

The decline of the UK coal industry has been a long, slow, painful death. Throughout most of the 20th century coal was the lifeblood of this country. Without it the economy would come to a standstill. There have been many reasons put forward for its decline – uncompetitive (lots of UK power stations now import their coal from Argentina), discovery of new sources of energy over the last 50 years thus an inevitable decline

in coal demand, political issues – coal mining could once boast one of the most powerful unions (NUM) who were never afraid of a stand-off and, for many, the final nail in the coffin – privatisation.

The coal miners strike of 1984-1985 represents one of the key political events of the post-war era. Despite a string of successful industrial action by the miners against the governments of the day during the 1970’s, they met their match in Margaret Thatcher who, with a powerful media propaganda machine behind her, labeled them “the enemy within” and staked her entire political success on victory. She gambled – and won.

Today, the roll-call of South Yorkshire villages that once made nightly news bulletins during the 80s as near civil war threatened to break out across the coalfields – Orgreave, Armthorpe, Dinnington – have quietly slipped away from public consciousness.

Like many South Yorkshire villages, Thorne, Moorends and Hatfield are built on coal. As coal mining has played such a large part in all our communities throughout so many generations, the social and economic effects of its decline have been devastating.

This month sees the 10th anniversary of the demolition of Thorne Colliery’s pit headgear. For many, the bitterness of losing those distinctive twin landmarks still runs deep.

Ever since the first lump of coal was brought to the surface in 1926, Thorne Colliery was plagued with shaft water issues. Despite this, during the 1930’s and 1940’s, Thorne was one of the busiest and most successful pits in South Yorkshire. After Vesting Day (1st January 1947) Thorne Colliery became part of the National Coal Board. Production continued for a further nine years, however, by 1956 the water issues became so serious – with regular flooding’s and faults – the pit had to be temporarily closed.

With only a small amount of voluntary redundancies and other miners redeployed to other local pits, hopes were high that these issues could be rectified and the mine re-opened. However, this ‘temporary’ basis soon ran into years and then decades as the authorities grappled with the geological issues preventing the mine from recommencing production.

Described by mining engineers as the most courageous coal mining enterprise undertaken in the early part of the 20th century, hopes were raised once again for the community that their colliery would re-open with huge investment in the early 1980’s by the NCB. The new headgear and winding equipment were erected, becoming visible for miles around as beacons for what the area stood for. Alas, dwindling coal prices and political strife were the final straw and the redevelopment

came to nothing. By 2002 it was deemed uneconomical to pursue production at the pit and on the 18th August 2004 the headgear, installed just 20 years prior, would be brought crashing to the ground.

But the community has never forgotten its history with both a football club and a Welfare Community Development centre for retired miners acting as reminders for its cherished past. The landmarks have gone but the memories of the bygone era cannot be so easily erased.

In 1930 the famous author, George Orwell, volunteered to spend some time down a coal mine to see firsthand what life was like for coal miners. The experience left him sore and full of admiration for those who worked down the pit day in, day out. In Orwell’s view, coal was an essential part of British life.

” Our civilization…is founded on coal, more completely than one realizes until one stops to think about it. The machines that keep us alive, and the machines that make machines, are all directly or indirectly dependent upon coal. In the metabolism of the Western world the coal-miner is second in importance only to the man who ploughs the soil. He is a sort of caryatid (column or pillar) upon whose shoulders nearly everything that is not grimy is supported. “

George Orwell, Down the Mine

Thorne Colliery Pithead Demolition – 10th Anniversary

Taken by the late Stephen Warburton, 19 October 1999, from the wastelands which were the northern milling fields.

By Michael Whitehead

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Memories of ten years ago, of mangled metal and the demolition of an iconic local landmark. Helen R Kirk: 03 August 2014

A day spent on Thorne Moors was always an adventure, and to get back safely afterwards was a relief, perhaps more so for our parents than us. Somehow when you’re young you don’t particularly worry about things like getting lost, why would you? Perhaps subconsciously your ‘homing beacon’ was trained in on the one feature which acted as a guide back to ‘civilisation’ that of the pit head gear of Thorne Colliery? The historic image shows well the substantive structure clearly visible on the skyline as seen by any visitors viewing from north. These structures I suspect saved many a visiting naturalist from getting lost over the years. Having said that, Fison’s drained the moors to facilitate peat extraction as did their successors Levington’s and Scott’s (UK) Ltd and this allowed the birch and rhododendron to grow and to expand their areas and as a consequence when trying to make your way through the undergrowth it was not always easy to see the pit head gear. Talking to a long time resident of Thorne recently, he recalled one chap spending the night on the moor because of the obstructing trees. The 1999 image (Opposite page) also illustrates the moor laid waste post peat milling, a depressing site and one likened by Caroline Flint MP in 1997 to that of a ‘battlefield’.

Thorne Moors is around three and a half thousand acres in old currency, so quite a significant wilderness and in those days it did not have way-markers and ‘visitor friendly’ manicured paths. But to me and many others that was part of the fascination, part of the adventure and wilderness experience which made time out there so enjoyable.

Returning home after a day out and travelling south along the M62 then the M18 and the pit head gear was there across on the eastern horizon, a clearly visible landscape feature, a reminder also of one of the key industries in the area of a bygone era.

So, it came as something of a surprise to learn that the pit head gear was to be demolished

in August 2004. If one were to analyse the politics behind the decision then perhaps it would not really have been a surprise at all. As luck would have it I was able to make my way to the Colliery on Wednesday 18 August 2004 to witness the demolition of this local iconic landmark. It was a pleasant summer’s day, warm and balmy. I don’t recall any breeze, everything seemed still and almost in something of a sombre mood. The demolition was scheduled to take place at mid-day if my memory serves me correctly, by two minutes past it was all over! I had been aware that the means to demolish the structure had been on site for longer than the local community had been aware of it. Residents backing onto the site were, I had understood, been given just twenty four hours’ notice of the event. There was no celebration, nothing to mark the occasion; it all just seemed astonishing, unreal somehow. I couldn’t help but think what a missed opportunity that a youngster wasn’t given the ‘task’ of depressing the detonator or setting the charge. It all passed into history so quietly, as if there were a need to keep things secret. As the explosion brought the towering metal structure to the ground there was a tremor but not as substantive as I’d anticipated. The towers took three seconds to fall, the spectators and there were not many, stood in silence as local history bit the dust.

Then for the last ten years the empty site has languished sleepily as nature reclaims it, an empty space which will soon be developed and where nothing will mark the passing of a once significant structure.

Now on our skyline is a confusion of cluttered subsidies marketed as a ‘green’ alternative creating a ring of steel, a threat to the enigmatic avian species who spend their summer season with us. The concrete foundations risk lateral water loss from the internationally important lowland raised mire, the largest in England and Thorne’s natural heritage, its natural gem. It’s not the same but they tell us its progress.

An industrial icon bites the dust, 18 August 2004, photos courtesy of Ian Edwards


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The sun was shining, there was a breeze in the air, and there were visitors galore from far and wide – the perfect Sykehouse Show experience.

With birds of prey, fun with Ferret World, and the lovely labradors showing their skills with Mike Siddons - plus the East Yorkshire Dog Agility Club, and all the cattle, sheep, rare breeds & alpacas, we were surrounded by interesting displays at this traditional agricultural show.

There were some fantastic displays in the horticultural marquee, which had a record number of entries this year. The display of old vehicles which drove around the ring was really interesting, whilst the Bow Top Gypsy Caravan stole the show in the driving exhibition.

The final of the sheaf tossing, and the prize of £100 sponsored by Yorkshire Metal Recycling, was won by Greg Mawson, with Andrew Goldthorpe winning £50 as runner up.

If you haven’t been to this event before then put it in your diary for next year. It offers something for everyone and is a fantastic full day out for the whole family. The 130th Sykehouse Show will be held on Sunday 2nd August 2015.

Here are just a few of the winners – for the full results please visit www.sykehouseshow.org.uk

129th Sykehouse Show

A proud nan is celebrating after her grandson, a teenage student who made a movie in his spare time on a shoestring budget, scooped top prize at the prestigious Film The House awards. The awards are a nationwide parliamentary initiative to celebrate the best up-and-coming amateur film producers, directors and script-writers in the UK.

Margaret Howard, 95, of Ashfield Avenue in Thorne said she couldn’t believe what her 19 year old grandson Ethan Bates was telling her, after he announced he was the overall winner of the competition. Ethan’s mum, Suzanne Bates (nee Pilsworth) moved from Thorne to Wetherby but remains a frequent visitor to the area.Ethan, who is currently studying a fine arts degree at Lancaster University made his film ‘In the Town’ using clay characters and captivated the judges

with a storyline based around characters living in an imaginary city. The story was inspired by the iconic silent 1927 movie Metrolpolis by Fritz Lang.

After his win Ethan said “I felt very privileged and honored to be meeting these people from Film The House and Lionsgate, and I feel that Film The House is a great opportunity for filmmakers like myself – it should continue forever. I still can’t really grasp what happened that evening”.Ethan’s win has secured him an internship at top entertainment studio Lionsgate UK, plus a private screening at a Paramount Cinema.Talking about his future Ethan said “My goal in life is to be recognised for contribution to an art – be it through film, theatre, television etc…so a film maker, while perhaps one of the hardest to achieve, would certainly be a goal worth fighting for”.

Thorne Family produce Talented Film Maker

Next recruitment night: 9 September 2014 7.30pm, Orchard Street, Thorne. Next to the Job Centre.

Are you up for fun, adventure, incredible experiences and making new friends? Are you looking for something to give you the edge in life? Then welcome to the Air Training Corps. Better known as the ‘Air Cadets’, we’re a UK-wide cadet force with more than 40,000 members aged between 12 and 20 years.If you are in at least school years 8 up to your 17th birthday, and live in the Thorne or surrounding area, why not pop down and see what we are all about? If you are interested in joining us, email us at [email protected] and come down on the 9 September. We look forward to welcoming you.

We encourage Parents and Guardians to attend the recruitment evening with their child.

We’re sponsored by the Royal Air Force and can give you hands-on experience of activities and courses that will challenge and develop your skills to help you succeed in whatever you want to do

Ethan Bates receiving his winners’ certificate with Lions-gate staff

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August is the mid-summer break as far as meetings are concerned with the Society, and as I wrote this piece early in the month, we were looking to our annual trip out, which this year will have been to Sheffield Botanical Gardens.

Sheffield Botanical Gardens cover 19 acres, and the site has fifteen different garden areas featuring collections of plants from all over the world, including Mediterranean, Asian, American prairie-style, woodland and rock-and-water plantings. The National Collections of Weigela, Diervilla (Bush Honeysuckle), and Sarcococca(Christmas Box) are sited here.

The new season starts on Tuesday September 2, at Hatfield Woodhouse Working Men’s Club starting at 7-30pm.

At the end of that week we have our Autumn Show on Saturday 6 September, again in the Working Men’s Club. The Show will be open to the public from 2pm on Saturday afternoon. Prize giving will be at approximately 3pm, which will be followed by the auction of unclaimed exhibits. Over the past few Shows, the judges have commented on the high standard of the entries, and we hope that this will continue this year to give us another fine Show. We look forward to seeing our old friends, and new ones as well on the first Saturday in September.

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Following the heavy and squally rains of Au-gust, including the rump of Hurricane Bertha, our pot plants which are placed in a water retaining saucers had to be checked, and the excess water poured away. Most plants do not like their feet in water for any length of time, so any accumulated water after heavy rain should be removed.

Looking round the garden we can already see signs of autumn. Skimmia (a favourite of mine) have berries on the female plants and these are turning red; a few miniature cyclamens are already showing shades of mauve and also white as are autumn flowering heathers.

One of the glories of the garden in the coming weeks will be Michaelmas Daisies. These are hardy perennials, and we see them mainly in shades of mauve, but they are available in other colours ranging from white to pink to deep red. Michaelmas Daisies are asters, and one group is known as the New York Aster (A. novi-belgi). There are some lovely plants in this group, but the drawback is that that tend to suffer from mildew. If this happens

they need to be treated with a commercial fungicide spray (follow the instructions on the container). The group which does not suffer from mildew are the New England Asters (A. nova-angliae) so these are the preferred ones for gardens. If you are thinking of planting Michaelmas Daisies, now is a good time to do it. There are many varieties to choose from, so look on the labels for the illustrations and pick the one you prefer, and get those which do not suffer from mildew. If you want to start from scratch, then their seeds can be sown now and the seed containers kept in a cold frame, or other sheltered place outside. If you prefer, you can wait until next Spring to sow.

Other plants which can be sown at present are Alpines. If you have some seed that has not yet been sown, do it now and put the seed pot somewhere sheltered, but where it will still get the frosts. Alpines seeds generally need to be frosted to activate germination.

For a display of colour in Autumn, through Winter and into next Spring, there is nothing better than bulbs. Now is the planting time for both Colchicums and Autumn Crocuses. These varieties look very similar, although they are different species. They both flower within a month of planting, well before the leaves are seen. Follow these with Winter Aconites, and if you want a challenge, with

Snowdrops. Getting Snowdrop bulbs to grow can be very difficult and the strike rate is usually low. The best way is to plant them in Spring just after the flowers have died (known as “in the green”). If you are thinking about planting Trilliums and Erythroniums, buy them as soon as you can, and then plant them straight away. Those bulbs sometimes deteriorate if stored. If you want a show of indoor Hyacinths for Christmas, keep watch for their arrival in the garden centres and other shops. Experience tells me that the best ones are snapped up very quickly. Alternatively, they can be bought mail order or via the internet.

At this time of year the soil is approaching its warmest, reaching its peak in October or even early November. So it is the best time of year to plant shrubs, and two which look particularly well in most gardens are Rhododendrons and Hebes. Rhodies flower mostly in Spring and Hebes in Autumn. Rhododendrons prefer neutral to acid soil, otherwise they do not do well. A good way to tell if they will be alright or not, is to look around to see if your neighbours have any in their gardens, or of course you can test the pH (acidity) of your soil using a test kit or meter, both of which are obtainable at the garden centres. The sandy soil of much of the Doncaster area is suitable for acid loving plants.

It’s awful to think about it, but because we are in late Summer and moving into early Autumn, there is the outside chance of early overnight frosts. So keep a watch on the weather fore-cast, and if frost is forecast take action. Tender plants planted in the garden soil should be covered in fleece or newspaper and plants in pots should be taken inside for the overnight period. Let’s hope that we do not get these cold nights, but they can happen’ so it’s as well to be prepared.

And on that depressing point, I’ll finish for this month and wish you happy gardening.

Geoff’s Gardening Corner

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If you were to conduct a straw poll of the most influential pioneers in the development of public trans-portation its highly likely the name ‘James Brindley’ would not figure too highly amongst better-known luminaries such as The Wright brothers, Karl Benz and Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

In the 21st century modes of transportation at our disposal are so advanced that you can, pretty much, reach any part of the civilized world within twenty-four hours of closing the front door to your house. Bearing in mind human civilization has existed for thousands of years, the develop-ment over the last 150 years of how we get from A to B is incredible.

So, what happened before the golden age of Planes, Trains and Automobiles? How did people move around? How did they get things done? This is where Mr. Brindley comes in (remember him?). The Wright brothers gave us Planes, Brunel gave us railways, Karl Benz gave us cars. James Brindley gave us……….canals.

Pretend for a moment that you are the abbot of a monastery some-where in Britain. The year? Any time between the Dark Ages and the 18th century. You’ve embarked on a road trip to raise money for a new abbey church. But the best stone for your new church lies over 100 miles away. A hundred miles over roads that are impassable in wet weather and beset by other obstacles. How do you transport the building materials you need? By river, that’s how.

However, by Tudor times the major UK Rivers had become so busy they were gradually silting up. Despite numerous efforts by Parliament to rectify this issue, and keep the waterways clean, by the eighteenth century the river system could not cope with the blossoming industrial revolution. It was time for change, it was time for canals.

In 1759, James Brindley was in-

structed by wealthy businessman, the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, to construct a bridge canal system in order for the Duke to trans-port coal from his mines more effectively between Worsley and Manchester. Upon completion in 1761, the resulting Bridgewater canal became the first British canal of the modern era. As a result, James Brindley became the ‘pop star’ of the canal engineer set and would remain in constant demand to create canals for other entrepreneurs around the country.

In 1763, as his popularity soared, Brindley would conduct the first initial surveys for a canal to connect the River Don to the River Trent. These plans were put aside for a number of years until revived in 1793. By 1802 the Stainforth and Keadby canal would officially open for business.

To walk around Thorne Lock and Staniland Marina on the banks of the Stainforth and Keadby canal today it’s hard to believe that this area was the epicenter for such a thriving shipbuilding enterprise. Where once there were dry docks, launch equipment and building shops as far as the eye could see there are now just houses and a purpose built walking path.

The sad news earlier this year of Staniland’s entering receivership could signal the end of Thorne’s long and distinguished connec-tion with a major part of its proud history.

Despite its proximity to the sea, Thorne’s connection with ship-building is a strong one. Richard Dunston, a shipbuilder from Lincoln opened a yard next to Thorne Lock. Dunstons initially built wooden barges using local hand-sawn timber. As the yard grew, Dunstons branched out into other sidelines, namely, making sails, ropes and running gear. Repairs to existing vessels would also provide a useful source of income.

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century, following the deaths of both Richard and his son, Thom-as, within eight years of each other, control of the yard passed to Richard’s grandson. Under his stewardship the yard underwent modernisation to enable the con-struction of iron and steel ships, the first of which was completed in 1917. New buildings were erected and a plant was installed to cope with the new method of construc-tion after which only one further wooden vessel was built.

In 1932 Dunstons further expand-ed, purchasing the Henry Scarr shipbuilding yard at Hessle thus allowing for the construction of larger ships to be launched direct-ly into the Humber. These were the real boom years for Dunstons as they pioneered the construc-tion of all-welded ships in the UK. During the Second World War they designed the all-welded steel TID class tug. Of the 182 ordered during the conflict by the Ministry of War Transport, Dunstons built 159 – 152 at the Thorne yard and 7 at Hessle - with one ship ready to leave the yard every six days.

By the 1970’s the shipbuilding in-dustry’s heyday was coming to an end and in 1974 the Dunston family sold both yards to an American company. By 1985 the Thorne yard was deemed financially unviable and closed. Nowadays no more

ships are built by Dunstons but the company does still exist as a ship repairs business on the Humber Estuary. Complete historical records are unavailable but since 1932 Dunston’s built 1358 vessels at the Thorne yard.

Despite the setback earlier this year, both Stanilands and Blue Water remain very popular mari-nas for boat owners. There is still hope for Stanilands with the UK Canal and Rivers Trust positive about the possibility of securing its future. Thorne Times have re-ceived the following response from the Trust on this issue –

“The marina is currently being marketed. A number of inter-ested parties have viewed the property and stated an interest in securing a lease from the Trust. They have been requested to submit detailed proposals outlining their plans for the ma-rina and they have until the 5th September to submit these. Once these have been received they will then be reviewed with the intention of entering into detailed discussions with the prospective tenant, which should lead to a new lease being granted. We’re confident that once the new tenant is in place, the marina will again be a fantastic asset to the local area and community.”

The last boat built at Dunstans that was for abroad and was ordered to go to Cuba, being launched. Photos courtesy of Graham Ridgill

Above: Shows workers at Dunstans Ship Yard – from L to R Arthur Boon, Alan Lunn, Stan Chamberlin and Albert Butler.

All Other pictures: Atanto starts its voyage onto the water and is potentially the last boat to be Built, Fitted out and Launched back in December 2009 at Stanilands Boat Yard. It has been sailing around the UK and is now cruising around the Mediterranean. Colin & Jenny Hollis from Thorne have been living on board for the last three and ½ years.



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Gosh, I can’t believe that this is for the September edition! That means that summer is nearly over. My husband, Stan, calls this time the ‘season of mists and mellow fruit-fulness’, I suppose it is nice to pick blackberries and make jam and pies. Apples and pears are getting ready to pick but still the thought of dark nights coming is depressing.

Anyway, a good thing is that the Coffee Club’s Community Library has at last opened, with a glass of bubbly to celebrate.

It will be open on Wednesday eve-nings 5.30 – 7.30, Thursday morn-ings 10 am to noon and Saturday mornings 10 am to noon. This is an experimental period and times may change according to demand.On behalf of the Coffee Club I would like to thank the Parish Council for donating the money to pay for shelving materials, also a special thanks to Trevor Leake for giving his time and effort in putting up the shelves and transforming a store room into a library. Thank you also to all the people who have volunteered to run the library, I’m sure it will be a fantastic asset to the Village. There is also a section of ‘books for sale’ and we would appreciate any donations of unwanted books for this section, all proceeds will go to the Village Hall.

Congratulations to the organis-ers of Sykehouse Show. It was a fabulous day, the sun shone and lots of people enjoyed the day. One of the highlights of the day is the Sheaf tossing competition. It is always a crowd puller at the end of the day. This event was introduced to the show many years ago by John Duckitt and remains one of the most popular attractions. It was won this year by Greg Mawson who beat Andy Goldthorpe into

second place. How does anybody toss a 14lb weight over a pole almost 9 metres high?

Congratulations also to Nicole Leake on your tandem sky jump! Nicole has well exceeded her target of £500 for Yorkshire cancer research. She did it from a height of 15,000 feet and said she enjoyed it!! Very brave girl.

It is proposed to hold a ‘Gardeners Market’ every Saturday morning at the Village Hall between 10.00 and 12.00. All gardeners are invited to bring along any surplus vegeta-bles, fruit, eggs etc and sell them to members of the public. Please let me know if you are interested in supporting this idea. I for one would be delighted to buy some fresh vegetables grown in the Village. (You could also visit the library at the same time)

I have received an e-mail from Mr Ken Faulkner, an extract is below. Does anyone know of this family?

Many thanks for the Sykehouse Times. I do find it really interesting. I see the name of George William Bellwood amongst those killed during the First World War. My Mothers name was Bellwood and she and her Sisters and Broth-er were born at Topham Ferry Farm. However, I think GWB must have been from another group of Bellwoods, which I know from my Family History Research lived in the Village at the same time and some still live there. As a matter of inter-est, my Father was born at Small Hedges Farm which I think was/is in the Parish of Fishlake.

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Nicole Leake doing her skydive on 20th July

The weekend of 9th & 10th August saw events cancelled up and down the country due to the extreme weather conditions which were the back end of ‘Hurricane Bertha’.Not in Yorkshire though, our stiff upper lip and attitude of ‘the show must go on’ came out in force as Thorne’s annual Party at the Ponds event entertained visitors from far and wide.

With perfect weather Saturday, music was heard all over Thorne into the night. Sunday saw torren-tial rain but still visitors turned up to show their support, under the safety of canopies that had been specially prepared just in case!

Some fantastic live music was per-formed by acts including Guns or Roses, The Starkins, Jive Express, PG Chips, Jordan Jones... the list was endless with music to suit all tastes.

Organisers of the Howarth Timber sponsored event worked tirelessly

for months and Pete Richardson wanted to show his gratitude to everyone involved saying, “What a fantastic weekend, we had an ex-cellent turnout on the Saturday, it’s been the best Party @ The Ponds so far. The Sunday started with atrocious weather but after a slow start the crowds started coming in. I have to say a massive thank you to all volunteers who helped out. The bar staff, the café staff did a superb job, a massive thank you to sound array for the lighting and sound, Ju-les Sweed and his stage crew. And a big thank you to all the bands that made it all happen. As to doing Party at the Ponds in 2015 no deci-sion has been made yet. Well done to Fiona Mcloud who was the only person to brave the storm on the Sunday to set her stall up to raise money for the kid’s matches. Diane Whiting from Doncaster Council did herself proud with helping us out. TMCR the local radio went live from the ponds broadcasting the whole weekend – well done to those guys – 2015?”

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How we look is ultimately the route of how we feel, one of the most important factors is our hair. We all wish we had thicker, fuller longer locks. If we have straight hair we want curly hair and vice versa.

Nicola Trueman, formerly know as Nicola Priestly, proprietor at Sh,bellas hair & beauty salon is gaining quite a name for herself in the world of hair extensions – long gone are the days when only the rich and famous could afford them. There was always the worry you would have to have all your hair cut off due to the damage extensions can cause. Not any more – Nicki’s hair extensions have become so popular people are travelling from Doncaster, Sheffield Leeds and Armthorpe to have them done. With this in mind Nicki is taking Sh,bellas to a new level in hair extensions, which will mean

she can also fulfil her passion of teaching hairdressing. Courses will start in November and stu-dents will be able to qualify and gain an NVQ in hair extensions with a teacher who has passion and skill at the job she does.

Christine Bingham recently joined the team at Sh,bellas offering all aspects of beauty treatments. She has also been training up in hair extensions and

has left her current job to pursue a career alongside Nicki.

Nicki always knew she would go down the hair dressing route, even at age 6 when she received her first ever Girls World Doll for Christmas, after that every birth-day and Christmas present had to be Girls World accessories and hair extensions. By age 13 Nicki had picked up quite a client list going around the Village doing the local ladies hair on a Saturday night, earning £2-£3 per customer, not a bad wage at 13.

Nicki has lots of clients from out of the area but also a lot of repeat customers in Thorne, for that reason she will also be mov-ing into bigger premises on King Edward Road so she can keep a base in Thorne.

With over 20 years’ experience Nicki has taught and perfected

Sh,bellas Hair & Beauty Salon her extensions and she thinks this is why people come back again and again.

“I go to Nicki for my hair exten-sions as she is reliable, profes-sional and makes you feel at ease... What Nicki has done to change my hair for the better is amazing! I would and have recommended Nicki to anyone thinking of having extensions” Rebecca Jones

“My daughter Shannon had her hair extensions done at Sh,bellas, she was so pleased with them and I loved them so much that I booked straight in to get mine done!” Karen Green – Scunthorpe

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We’ve been so lucky with the weather this year so make the most of it, slap on the sun screen and top up the tan. It will instantly make arms and legs seem more toned ready for the vest top or mini skirt.

The best thing about summer time is all the fashion and trends that come along with it – Bold, bright colours and lazy relaxed hair. Block colour dresses look stunning with a golden tan, team with a high pair of killer heels to elongate your glowing pins!

Graphic prints and funky accessories look great for the rock chic effect. Floral blazers are very on trend at the moment, wear with skinny jeans and high summer wedges for a smart laid back look. Pair all outfits with a simple clutch and accessorise with pretty earrings and bright red/orange matt lipstick to finish.

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Keeping your hair on trend this summer couldn’t be easier, one of the most popular styles we are seeing so much of is the braid. Perfect for a day time look, the French plait can add real elegance and will pretty up any outfit for any occasion. They are so easy to do once you practice a few times and the great thing is you get a perfect wave for day 2 hair when you take it out.

To transform the classic braid into a sexier night time look, gently pull out sections of the braid to add volume and free a few strands round the face area, tease at the root and curl the sections on to your face.

There are so many beautiful variations to try including, fishtail, lace and the Dutch braid. Treat yourself to one at the salon for that special occasion - Your hairdresser will be able to advise you on what would suit you best.

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One of the worst feelings is rushing out of the door to the event of your life and clocking your chipped finger nails and even worse when your toes don’t match colour wise. No varnish is better than chipped or miss-matched varnish! To avoid this nightmare get booked into the

salon a day or two before your occasion that way you’re not going to get caught trying to paint your nails in the taxi on the way there. If you’re not big on fancy nails just opt for a manicure and a nice nude or pastel shade, pick out one of the not so obvious colours in your outfit, you’ll be surprised just how well this works.



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The last bank holiday of the summer season is almost upon us and where did those past 5 weeks go?

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parents relax and chat, then a bouncy castle may just be the answer – some even offer Candy treat packages for the children at very reasonable costs.

Or go to an event that has this already for you to enjoy such as the BOUNCY CASTLE EXTRAVAGANZA being held at the Moorends Comrades Club on Bank Holiday Monday 25th August. For just £1 entry fee you can enjoy 7 inflatables, ranging from child to adult size and an inflatable obstacle course – fun for the whole family!

Over at the Tollbar there is going to be a Memorial Football match in memory of Roger Higham – Canal Tavern FC V Supporter’s Kick Off is 10.30am on Sunday 24th August, followed by post match events from 1.30pm at The Canal Tavern to include a BBQ, Big raffle, Mr & Mrs Competition and lots more.And now for a bit of pure adult time after you have worn the kids out, why not get your glad rags

on and head on over to Thorne Demi for a fantastic night of pop classics from Sophie’s Choice, a top North East band who promise to entertain you with superb hits from great artists including Jessie J, Pixie Lott, Emeli Sande, Noisettes, Kelly Clarkson, Stooshie, Joe Cocker, Beyonce, Adele, maroon 5, Cee Lo Green, Amy Whitehouse, Bruno mars, kings of Lion – the list in endless! They will be performing on Bank Holiday Monday 25th August 3pm – 7pm and entry is FREE.

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How do I set my camera? What shutter speed should I use? Do I need a tripod? And many other questions are asked and answered on Club summer outings. This is where members get to use their cameras out of doors, with more experienced members there for helpful advice. Not only that, they visit some unusual and interesting places, taking photographs, honing skills learnt in the Club and having a good old chat.

Thornton Abbey Gatehouse, Humber banks, Lakeside Doncaster and the Delves in Thorne have all been visited this summer, resulting in some excellent images, as well as the birds and reptiles photographed indoors. These are excellent learning opportunities for camera handling skills.

Some members also got to grips with the computer side of photography on a specially arranged course for members. For a modest fee, twelve hours of tuition was offered which was a great help in this digital age, another such course is planned for members in the near future.

Thorne Camera Club’s Sizzling Success at the Summer Fair

Summer fêtes may be typically English events, but this year’s Thorne Summer Fair felt more like a Mediterranean festival, as the marquees shimmered in the July heat.

Whilst the temperature soared, the smell of hot dogs and fairground music filled the air, Thorne Camera Club’s members swung into action.

The public were enticed into the marquee by a game of chance organised by John (every- card- a- winner!) Chapman, and the tempting array of prizes, or challenged by Frances, to name the mysterious lady and win her framed photo-portrait, by Elaine Snowden, then many lingered to enjoy the exhibition of members’ photos.

Membership has grown phenomenally this last year, and the stunning quality and quantity of photos being exhibited impressed viewers. Subjects were wide ranging; portraits, landscapes, macro studies (plants and insects), architectural photos, animals, sporting action shots - you name it, it was probably there.

A number of club members were on hand to chat about photography, Photo-Shop techniques, cameras, lenses and subjects, and to reassure those who love taking photos, but only have a little digital camera, or a phone, that it’s no barrier to taking fantastic photos, or to coming along to Thorne Methodist Church at 7. 30 on a Friday night (first visit free, find out what a friendly lot they are!), and see whether it’s for you.

By Sunday evening, as a tired but happy group packed away their photos, and John furled up the marquee, the Camera Club had acquired several new members.

The autumn programme begins September 12th, but it’s not too late to join an outing. Phone, text 07463 821182 or email David, [email protected]

Above: Moorhen. Top Right: Thorne Camera Club Members at ‘The Delves’. Middle Right: Waterlily Bottom: Thorne Summer Festival. Bottom Right: Thorne Camera Club Members

North East Doncaster Citizens Advice Bureau has been suc-cessful in obtaining funding to help local people gain the experi-ence and confidence they need to help them into work.

The “Ready For Work Project” will be funded for one year from 1st September 2014 by E.ON’s Tween Bridge Wind Farm Com-munity Benefit Fund via South Yorkshire Community Fund who administer grants. Karen

Bothamley, Bureau Chief Officer, said “We are seeing a marked increase in the number of clients who are experiencing hardship due to the current recession, with many becoming unemployed or having working hours and pay reduced to an unsustainable lev-el. Some people also need to find work for the first time in many years as a result of having their benefits removed or reduced. It is often difficult to gain or change employment without work expe-

rience, and we are pleased to be able to offer assistance thanks to funders who understand local problems and want to help.”

Places will be available to any-one for free training and experi-ence in office work including IT, reception and administration, as well as advice work if appropri-ate, providing a tailored Learning and Achievement Plan for each person. Training can also include financial capability skills, CV

preparation and interview skills, with Bureau references being available for future employers where appropriate.

Anyone wishing to take up this opportunity should contact the Bureau on 01405 741457 and speak to Sue Slack, Marilyn Vause or Karen Bothamley.

North East Doncaster CAB is a Registered Charity number 1096497.

New Back to Work Help For Thorne & Moorends

Thorne Camera Club Summer Activities


Nigel RamseyFuneral service

Independent Funeral Directors, 24 Personal Attention

“we are pleased to support this worthy cause”

Tel: 01405 861984 Mob: 07751 573582Norwood House, 1 George Street,

Snaith, nr Goole.

Wade’s Funeral ServicePersonal Attention Day or Night,

Private Chapels of Rest“we are pleased to

support this worthy cause”30 Hatfield Road, Thorne

Tel: 01405 812966 or 01405 763130Proprietor: T, F & P. Cadman

Armitage Funeral Service

Personal Service with Care and Compassion

“We are pleased to support this worth cause”

The Chilterns, 3a Field road, ThorneTel: 01405 812202 (24 hours)

Thorne Memorial WorksQuality Memorials in Marble,

Granite or Stone. “we are pleased to support

this worthy cause”Marshland Road, Moorends

Tel: 01405 812266

Manor View Care Home FSHCThis delightful purpose built care home provides excellent residential care for

those living with dementia.“We are pleased to support

this worth cause”01302 350877 01302 843807

19 Manor Road, off Carr Side Lane, Hatfield, Doncaster DN7 6BH.

Where a beautiful hair journeys begin…for all aspects of hair care…

Contact Collette or Hannah at

Collette’s Hair DesignFinkle Street, Thorne, Tel: 01405 812617

“we are pleased to support this worth cause”

For Jewellery, Watches, Homeware & gifts for all Occasions…Canterbury House24 Finkle Street, Thorne, Tel: 01405 812102

“We are pleased to support this worthy cause”

Harry Priestley HouseWe offer pleasant accommodation and residential care for up to 12 people with

learning disabilities….30 Field Side,

Thorne, DN8 4BQTel: 01405 814777


Beautiful Bedrooms & Kitchens at affordable prices,

J.R.O FurnitureAsh Hill Crescent, Hatfield, DN7 6JA.

01302 844866 / 842704“We are pleased to support

this worthy cause”.

Aqua Blinds of Thorne Est. 2003

For all types of quality blinds made to measure… .. “We are pleased to support

this worthy cause” Tel: 01405 816319

for a convenient appointment.

B.A Wright & Sons Funeral Directors

A Family Business Giving a Personal & Caring Service

Oak Vale, Trundle Lane, FishlakeTel:01302 841296


D. Brown LtdCentral Garage Moorends.

For Servicing and MOT’s on Cars, Light Vans, Motorbikes and Quad Bikes..

Marshland Road, MoorendsTel: 01405 813652


Morgan & QuinnCarpet and Flooring Specialist

1 Church Street, Goole,

Tel: 01405 761719“We are pleased to support this

worthy cause”

Adeline House Care Home FSHCWe offer different levels of care to suit, from respite, residential, nursing and

palliative care. Tel: 01405 815512

Queen Street, Thorne, DN8 5AQ“we are pleased to support this worthy

cause”

Glyn Cowling & Co Cabinet Makers

From a simple bookcase to fully fitted kitchen or bedroom…..

3A Victoria Street, Goole, DN14 5DZTel Glyn 07816 790720 or Trevor 07851 731764


Flowers by DesignFlowers for all Occasions

1A Field Road, Thorne DN8 4AG

Tel:01405 741341“We are pleased to support this

worthy cause”

The World’s biggest Coffee morning is Macmillan’s biggest fundraising event and this year will be happening on

Friday 26th September around the UK.They would like as many people as possible to hold a coffee morning, where donations on the day are made to Macmillan. In 2013 154,000 people

signed up, raising a record £20 million.All you need to do is sign up and Macmillan will send you a lovely Coffee Morning Kit, full of everything you need for a successful coffee morning. It

makes inviting your friends and raising the money really easy.There are lots of ways you can be involved with the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. By making time for what really matters you’ll be helping to

improve the lives of people living with cancer.There are currently 2 million people living with cancer in the UK. By 2030 there will be 4 million and

Macmillan wants to make sure they are there for all of them.One in three of us will get cancer and for most it will be the toughest thing we ever face. When you’re facing the toughest fight of your life, you need a

team of inspiring people in your corner with you.That’s who Macmillan is. They provide medical, emotional, practical and financial support and push for a better cancer care system. They are the team

that gives you the strength and energy to face the fight and get through it.If you can’t hold a coffee morning yourself, then why not attend one that will be happening in your local area, helping to reach another record figure

this year!If you would like to get involved by holding your own Coffee morning then visit: coffee.macmillan.org.uk/

or Call 0845 602 1246Macmillan coffee morning

Sat 27th sept – at Hatfield Town Cricket Ground, Carr Side Lane Starts 10.30amFeel free to bring cakes or buns or just pop down for a drink and a slice of cake

New Back to Work Help For Thorne & Moorends


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up a prescription. September 3rd and 10th, then October 8th 2014.

Staff news: Goodbye to Linda Brookhouse who has retired after 24 years dedicated service to the practice. Sandra Ness worked at Barnby Dun branch for 10 years. Jessie Little retired in July. We wish them all well in their retirements.

Hello and welcome to two new members of the practice team- Natalie Holmes joins the reception team and Catherine McMillan joins the practice as Data Manager You can now book appointments and re order prescriptions on line.

On line appointments can be booked up to 28 days in advance. The service is available 24/7.Patients who want to use this service will need to complete a short form which is available on the practice web site: www.fieldroadsurgery.nhs.uk or from the reception at both surgeries. There are a number of ways patients can re order repeat prescriptions: By telephone, by returning the form on the right hand side of the prescription, by the practice web site or by mail with a stamped addressed envelope. Please remember it takes 48 hours to process your repeat prescriptions so order in plenty of time. The practice is looking for more volunteers to join the Patient Participation Group and is particularly keen for representatives living in the Stainforth area as currently these patients are underrepresented. Please call the surgery on 01302 841202 if interested. Silver Line Helpline – 0800 4708090.The Silver Line is a helpline established for older people. It is a free helpline available every day and night of the year; they are specially trained

staff and can offer information, friendship and advice. Link callers to local groups and services. Offer regular befriending calls, and protect and support those who are suffering abuse and neglect. The helpline is confidential too. For more information on this service call Silver Line Helpline or visit www.thesilverline.org.uk. Everyone is being asked to be vigilant regarding the hand held and pull along trollies from Asda Stores in Stainforth- if you come across any please contact Asda Stores, Stainforth direct.Summer Holiday Activities- Stainforth.- Mobile youth bus delivering free activities-Commencing Monday August 18th from 10am until 12.30pm on the area of New Green, off Princess avenue in Stainforth.Then on Wednesday August 27th from 10am until 12.30pm same venue.

Forms are available from the library on Church Road for parents to fill in if they want their child (children) to get involved. It asks if they have any medical conditions and do you give your child permission to be photographed? For more information please telephone 01302 735921 or email [email protected] The next meeting of the Drop In sessions for Partners and Community Together is in the EDDT building on Station road in Dunscroft at 6pm on Tuesday September 2nd. Meeting of PAG (Positive Action Group) in the youth centre on Church Road in Stainforth - a few dates for your diary-next meeting is on Tuesday September 9th at 1pm & all welcome to attend. The Phoenix Centre on New Park Estate in Stainforth is undergoing refurbishmentTalks of a bonfire in Stainforth are still being discussed, more on that to follow later this year.

Pictured receiving a cheque for £500 is Stuart Bolton and Phil Bedford of Stainforth4All (2nd and third left) from Rotarian Mr Peter Lee left and colleague recently, towards bus trips and other activities from Stainforth library.

A trip to Eureka museum in Halifax was organised by the library staff, forty four children accompanied by adults went and everyone enjoyed the day.

A further outing by bus to Yorkshire Wildlife Park is on the cards in the near future.

Stainforth Remembers WW1. Pictured performing the Last Post and Reveille at Stainforth Cemetery is local man Chris Barton, and the Mayor of Stainforth, Councillor Dave Moore after laying of the wreaths ceremony, followed by the President of the Royal British Legion, Dunscroft and District Christel Wood. Blessed with good weather the service took place outside, those present could sit and listen to the Fishlake Village Choir or join in with them when the ‘old songs’ appeared. Leader was Wendy Brownbridge, conductor/musical director John Marsden.

Afterwards everyone was invited to the Methodist Church to enjoy tea and refreshments, There was also a display in the local library now run by volunteers of old photographs of Stainforth on loan from P Dumville.

The names of the fallen was read out by Jack Cheadle and everyone was handed a poppy on their arrival courtesy of RBL

St Mary’s Parish Church Priest in Charge Janet Franklin is hoping to encourage people in Stainforth for ‘operation Christmas Child’- Children and adults wrap and pack shoe boxes with a range of gifts and take them to a convenient ‘drop off point’

Operation Christmas Child has delivered 100 million gift filled shoeboxes to needy children in the last 23 years, and they are trusting God for another 100million - can they count on your help? How to pack a shoe box - first wrap a shoe box and lid separately.

Next decide if it is for a girl or boy aged between 2, 4, 5, 9 or 10-14. Then fill your box with gifts. Please include £3 to cover cost of transportation. Take your box to the nearest ‘Drop Off point’ which is St Mary’s by November 1st to the 18th 2014. Or call 0870 011 2002 All gifts should be new by the way - toys, stuffed animals, yo-yo, skipping rope, ball, pens, pencils, writing pads, colouring books and crayons, tooth brush and paste, bars of wrapped soap, hat, scarf, gloves etc… Collect the appropriate label for boy or girl from church or download it, mark the correct age category and stick it to the top of the shoe box.

Field Road Practice will close the surgery two afternoons a month to enable Doctors and Nurses to attend clinical training courses to enable them to keep their skills updated.These afternoons are allocated to them, so please check what dates the surgery is closed so you do not make a wasted journey if picking

Stainforth TIMESBy Mavis Fletcher 01302 [email protected]

SUGAR CRAFT CLASSESEVERY WEDNESDAY 1PM – 3PM –

JUST £2 A WEEKAt Stainforth Community Centre, Station

Road, Stainforth.

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

Come along, learn & have fun!Contact Doris on 07789 275336 for more

information.

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On 25 July a team of ‘moth-ers’ assembled across Thorne Moors. Mercury Vapour lights supplement-ed by Actinic Heath traps were evident at eight stations from Crowle on the east right across to the west-ern periphery at Inkle Moor.

The target was to record 200 spe-cies of moth in one evening. The challenge had been set back in July 2012 when some 162 species had been recorded at three MV lights in just one area on the western edge of Thorne Moors.

The weather throughout the day had been hot, sunny and humid but it turned against us as the day temperature of 25 degrees dropped to around 11 degrees and the clear skies showed stars a plenty.

But, astonishingly despite the weather a total of 186 species were recorded from the eight stations, equipped with some 14 lights and ‘manned’ by 19 recorders. The eve-nings total added some eight new moth species to the Thorne Moors list, with five micro and three macro moths. This brings the combined total now for Thorne and Hatfield Moors to around 650 species.

Moth recording is an increasingly popular pastime and respectable lists can be had in any modest gar-den containing the right plants and can attract interesting and colourful species. It has to be said that there is just something magical when you get a hawk-moth visit. One local rural garden attracted seven species of hawk-moth in 2013, wow, now that is what I call impressive, so patience and perseverance is often rewarded. Then there’s always the opportunity to collaborate with other like minded ‘moth-ers’ and under-take projects such as that described above. The website UK Moths, and Atropos a subscription journal are both excellent resources which provide stunning images of the var-ious stages of the UK moth species, variations in the species, information about where species are found as

well as ecological information on the majority of the 2,500 species of moths recorded in the UK (compris-ing around 900 macro and 1,600 micro species).

As I write these nature notes I have just added another to my garden year list, a stunning Red Underwing. A large moth, nothing particularly special to look at when seen at rest, but when agitated or in flight a stunning beast. It was the first moth I recorded when we moved into our cottage and it was resting on the white washed outside walls as we carried the furniture into the house. My poor husband, we hadn’t even moved in properly before I had started recording the wildlife interest of the property!

Another increasingly common spe-cies recorded enjoying a session of sunbathing on white washed walls has been a number of Dicrano-palpus ramosus. This harvestman, was first recorded in the UK from Bournemouth in 1957 and finally reaching Scotland in 2000 is now described by recorders as frequent. It is easily identified as its pedipalps look rather like tuning forks and the fact this species tends to gener-ally position all eight legs across the horizontal give it a distinctive appearance.

There has been a surge in second brood fledglings to my garden feeders recently but particularly vociferous late into the evening and early hours of the mornings recently are Little and Tawny Owl fledglings. Tawny are native, but Little were, according to Francesca Greenoak introduced into Britain in 1842 by Thomas Powys and it has since become naturalised. Long-eared Owls are also a local breeding species but not particularly common and they are particularly sensitive to disturbance. Barn Owls are another gem, their ghostly glide is another magical experience but they too are struggling because of habitat loss.

In last months “Ramblings” I men-

tioned that Thorne Moors A Botani-cal Survey was with the printers and its arrival imminent. Well, it’s hot off the press and copies are available from the Thorne Times office at the bargain price of only £10!

Finally, readers will have noticed the feature about ‘moor’ funding secured through the European Union to repair the damage wreaked by decades of drainage for peat extraction and agriculture. Congratulations to Natural England

and here’s to tangible conservation benefit supported by robust science and to real partnership working which will bring the added value to ‘our moors’ here at Thorne.

Helen R Kirk

Ramblings and nature notes of a bog-trotter

Hi I have opened this walking forum as a place for walking enthusiasts to discuss any issues related to walking and to share your thoughts, experience, hints and tips - contribute to the section contact: [email protected]

In hoping this section will be of interest to walkers of all abilities and to encourage new walkers to venture further a field and enjoy the countryside, in South Yorkshire alone there are many, varied and interesting walks, many on your doorstep. A little about myself - I have been hiking for over 40 years and completed many long distance walks. I enjoy backpacking and wild camping; maybe a little extreme for some walkers, but whatever you enjoy day walks or long distance hikes, I would be happy to give you the benefit of my experience if I am able.

I also have a walking/hiking website www.outdoortrails.co.uk with a store articles blog, plus news and lots of fascinating walking information.

I have also entered a varied and

interesting local walk of 16Kil map OS Explorer 279.

Walk start and finish at Sykehouse lock bridge (car park grid reference 638 – 161)

Crossing the bridge follow the field footpath on the left to Sykehouse, take the road on the right hand side of the church, follow this until you pass a windmill on your left, on to Topham at the road end take a sharp right over the river Went then left through a gate, cross the field to a flood bank, follow this and on to fields for approx. 2kil, passing a small wood on your left, keeping the river to your left going under the railway bridge then left over the river bridge following the railway lines to Fenwick, road turning left to the pub now crossing over along the road to a junction, following the footpath opposite then taking the second footpath on the right. To Moss, road turning left, approx 400mtr to footpath on opposite side, follow this to the road and left to Willow bridge and Braithwaite now following the new junction canal and back to the start.

Walking Talk By Dave Wright

Eerie and enigmatic, it has an almost ethereal feel to it and from a distance is sugges-tive of an assembling coven?

Red Underwing, the forewings are dull compared to the stunningly colourful underwings which are equally impressive from their undersides. Image courtesy of John Hartley.


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On Wednesday 31st July mem-bers of the Kingsbourne Green Centre enjoyed a day trip in Scarborough and a in house meal on Thursday 14th August.Broadwater Drive Centre are having a trip to Skegness on Wednesday 20th August and are hosting a Summer Fayre on Saturday 6th September – all welcome.

The St Lawrence Road centres Bingo Club took their annu-al kids trip to Skegness and Ingoldmells on Wednesday 13th August. Each child was given spending money, pop, crisps and sweets for the journey – everyone enjoyed the day.Work on the centre is now com-pleted and what a difference it

has made. We are now looking forward to a good reduction in our running costs due to the energy saving equipment.The over 60’s Wednesday Club will be back in the centre this week and again wish to thank the O’Donnell family for accom-modating them over the past 10 weeks – it has been very much appreciated.

The Wednesday Club are having a trip to Bridlington on Wednes-day26th August, leaving Broad-way Hotel at 9am. We have spare seats anyone wishing to go ring Norma on 01302 883264 to reserve your place – cost of trip is £5.

Apologies to Sally Jones who I reported last month was cele-brating her 90th birthday, when she was actually celebrating her 80th Birthday – Sorry Sally, I thought you looked a lot younger than 90!

If you have any news you would like including in this column please contact Norma on 01302 883264.

Dunscroft & Dunsville TIMESBy Norma Sturrock01302 883264 / 07817 164500

There is a new history website www.historyofthorne.comFeatures include

•Historical articles

•Old photographs

•Thorne History Society publica-tions and meeting information.

•Historical Walks in the area – including the Town Trail.

•Moors oral history project

•Public involvement encouraged – please contact through the website.

This new website for Thorne and Moorends is largely the work of volunteers, supported and hosted by Thorne Moorends Re-generation Partnership. It brings together material from a number of new sources with much of the historical information previous-ly hosted by the Town Council website.

The project has allowed Thorne History Society to republish their 25 history booklets in hard-copy which are available for pur-

chase at their monthly meetings (second Tuesday of the month starting at 7.30pm in the Old People’s Centre, Church Street, Thorne) and they are also avail-able to view and download on the new website.

Another new feature is access for the first time outside libraries to the wonderful oral archive sponsored by Natural England recording the life and times of the people associated with Thorne and Hatfield Moors. With the website you can both hear the recordings on your computer and read and download written transcripts.

The website has a large section devoted to old photographs and people are encouraged to submit their own photographs and historical anecdotes for inclusion in the website.

Thanks are due to the many volunteers who have made this project possible and to the many members of the public who have contributed.

www.historyofthorne.com

New History Website For Thorne Is Launched

Janet Heath a member of our Board has had her hair dyed RAINBOW colours to raise money for Clouds Community Service.

The reaction has been smiles and laughs all round and donations are coming in. The hair appointment was generously given by her hairdresser Me-time, Station

Road, Stainforth and photos have been provided by Pat Wood.

Clouds CCS offers free counselling to those who are facing difficulties in their lives and offer support for as long as it is needed.

Appointments are available by pre-arrangement in Thorne, Moorends, Stainforth and Dun-scroft. Please call our Client telephone line: 07962 907053

Clouds community counselling service

Whitebridge Rescue Centre are currently looking for a loving home for a 9 year old tortoise-shell cat, who has become homeless after it’s elderly owner recently died.

All the rescue centres are full and the family are clearing out the bungalow but aren’t in a position to keep the cat, which would mean it will have to be put to sleep if an owner cannot be found by the time the property

goes up for sale.

She is a lovely cat and would make a perfect companion for a retired person. The rescue centre have asked the family to do nothing until they have at least tried to find a new owner – the cat could still potentially have another 10 years plus left in her yet.

Please contact Sheila on 01302 350883 if you can help.

Loving Home wanted for 9 year old cat

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TAKING orders from Sykehouse Show onwards has been the Rev. Eve Atherfold for the forthcoming book by John Deeney and Jamie Quinn, “The Story of the Fallen on Fishlake’s War Memorial”. The book, costing £4, will be on sale at the parish church’s Heritage Week-end on 20th and 21st September, describes the battles in which the men from our village were killed and says where in some foreign field they now lie.

Meanwhile Fishlake Village Choir went on tour to Stainforth to help their town council commemorate the outbreak of the First World War on the Continent.

A quick change by our village flag-master, Malcolm Greenslade, re-placed the flag of Saint George on the Landing flying in honour of our national team at the Common-wealth Games to the Yorkshire rose for Yorkshire Day whilst Peter Haley was flying his ‘Lest We Forget’ flag in honour of the Fallen of the First World War.

The Nearly New and Jumble Sale on 19th July in the Village Hall raised £1,433 in aid of the hall’s new toilets. Work has already started.

A coffee morning held by the Coffee Club on 26th July raised £401 to help the Monday Club with its work to beautify the village. The customers were treated to a display of pho-tographs showing the work of the Monday Club so far and its plans to transform the old riverbed into a reed bed with a small wood to be planted to the right of the Landing so that wildlife will be attracted to the area. The raffle winners were John Waite, Lynne Williamson and Gloria Hunter.

Judith Taylor held a Yorkshire pudding evening at her home on 18th July, making £408 in aid of Cancer Research with her delicious toppings.

The Fishlake 100 Club winners for July were 1) Joan Silvester, 2) Janet Rothwell and 3) John Atherfold.

Sunshine this summer, coupled with a snow free winter, has

revealed more bees and more butterflies along with earlier fruit harvests. The first ripe blackberries were spotted on 24th July and are already in pies and crumbles. There is evidence that they were eaten in Britain in Neolithic times and were used by the Ancient Greeks as medicine. They are certainly high in vitamins C and K containing essen-tial minerals such as manganese and copper .However, they must be picked before Michaelmas as after that date tradition dictates that witches spit on them. News has reached the village from Canada that Alan Young has passed away at the age of 80 at Moncton in New Brunswick where he and his bride from Fishlake, Doreen Goldthorpe, settled after working for mining companies and travelling as far as Tsumeb in South West Africa, now Namibia. Mrs Young was brought up at the Car-penter’s Arms on Main Street and was related to Miss Olive Smith. Always interested in her native village she visited the Cricket Club and wrote to the children of Fishlake Endowed School. Let no one tell you that life in the country is quiet as farmers have toiled from the time of the dawn chorus to bring in the harvest in daylight hours over the summer.

Fishlake TIMESBy Stephen Cook01302 841604

Heavy machinery and double wag-gons can be heard trundling along our roads and in our fields as baling gives way to harvesting other crops. The colours of Fishlake reflect this season with golden corn standing firm under the blazing sun along with honeysuckle and wild hops along the hedgerows.

Equipped with binoculars and stout boots, a dozen members of Fishlake Walkers’ Club met on 6th August at the Hare and Hounds before setting off for a couple of hours on Hatfield Moors and then returning to our hostelry for sandwiches and a drink. Fishlake Women’s Institute is celebrating its sixty-fifth anniversary in the village soon and is appealing for memorabilia to represent the last six and half decades of this organisation which was founded in Canada. Please contact Jane Richards on 01302 844687 if you have any. The Nab, our main link to Stain-forth, has been blocked by DMBC’s repairs to a leaking sewage pipe for several days at the beginning of this month. Motorists have undertaken a circuitous route almost via Kirk-house Green to enter the village.

A trail of pink balloons led me to Justine and Andy Holling’s house on Farbank on Saturday 9th August to see the departure of villagers and friends ( all wearing something pink) on a horse or pony ride and a sponsored dog walk which raised £856 for the Weston Park Cancer Charity in Sheffield. After the release of pink balloons and a minute’s silence the assembled gathering, which even included a pink pony, set off around Mill Fields before returning to enjoy the bucking bronco, the barbecue and bouncy castle on a day which turned out to be a lull between the ravages of Hurricane Big Bertha’s assault on Britain.

Fishlake Choir, Photos Courtesy of Neil Livesey

Country Women’s AssociationMeet at the Sea Cadets,

Thorne at 7:30pm every 3rd Tuesday of the monthWe welcome new visitors

Lots of different activities are arranged with ideas to suit the whole group.

New members wantedDoncaster & District Model Engineering Society invites you to join them.

Whatever your interest in modelling of any kind from half size traction engine to table top, from all aspects of modelling.

They have regular meetings at:Thorne Park 11am – 3.30pm Sundays & Tuesdays from 6pm.

With a double loop track in 7¼” & 5” gauge along with engine shed and workshop.

Everyone is welcome, for further information contact Paul on 01405 817937 or Mick on 01302 882670.

Used Postage Stamps Required….Don’t forget to keep giving your used postage stamps to a good home – Mr Humphreys of 55 High Street, Dunsville, DN7 4BS is still collecting for Air

Ambulance and Blind Dogs.Also welcomed at: - Thorne Library to donate to learning Dogs for Deaf people – 01405 746969. RNIB, PO BOX 6198, Leighton Buzzard, England, LU7 9XT. Stainforth – Field Road Surgery for the MS Society, Edenthorpe Community Centre, Cedrick Road, 6 Mulberry Drive, Crowle, Scunthorpe, DN17 4JF also

for RNIB.Leave about 1cm around the edge of the envelope the stamp is stuck to and this

will be perfect to send off.


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Brew, who led the academy from its opening until retiring earlier this year.

He told the students: “Being here for this prize giving reminds me how wonderful this school is. We all face challenges in life and Trinity Academy is a place that will help you. You have amazing gifts, abilities and values, and teachers, families and friends who want you to succeed. “Trinity has faced difficulties and disappointments but this has been and will be a great school.”

The prize winners:

For excellence: Olivia Jenkins, Finlay McRoy, Lydia Pike, Laura Collier Phillipson, Lay Green, Jasmine Wood, Jack Parkinson, Gemma Powell, Bartosz Swedziol, Katie Allott, Yasmin Mosby, Luke Pike;

For endeavour: Halle Jackson Key, Isabel Warren, Alix Young, Amy Barker, Samuel Oxspring, Megan Williamson, Rebecca Harvey, Willow Holmes, Francesca Middleton, Taylor Cairns,

Samantha Smith, Connor Stennett;For improvement: Ellie Griffiths, Macauley Mangham, Phoebe Street, Alex Linley, Oliver Mearns, Sommer Oliver, Ellie Aldsworth, Luke Cook, Phoebe Leech, Shannon Felton, Chloe Furness, Ellie Rafferty;

Merit Champions: Jessica Elsey, Megan Bailey, Phillip Gwynn, Matthew Duyan;Citizenship Awards: Latisha Hartley, Rebecca Jackson, Bartosz Swedziol, Clarissa Smith;Vocational work placement awards: Robyn Cuttell, Kurt Skinner, Arron Westacott;

Most promising creative artist: Natasha Clarke;Most promising entrepreneur: Kyle Sables; Most promising food technologist: Laura Collier Phillipson;Most promising geographer: Katie Clarke;Most promising historian: Ruvarashe Fungwe;Most promising linguist: Gemma Powell;Most promising mathematician: Jay Green;Most promising scientist: Kyle Walker;Most promising sportsperson: Luke Pike;Most promising technologist: Natalie Clarkson;Most promising thinker: Katie Allott;Most promising writer: Lydia Pike;

Sports awards:Victrix Ludorum: Alix Young, Ellie Cockburn, Holly Dennis, Ellie Bailey, Yasmin Mosby;Victor Ludorum: Thomas Graves, Daniel Cairns, Jordan Courtney, Louis Jones;Sportswoman of the Year: Ellie Aldsworth;Sportsman of the Year: Thomas Graves;

Special prizes:Special lecture award: Olivia Jenkins;Academy drama bowl: Dale Hornsby;Chairman’s Award for Musician of the Year: Joshua Chappel;

Alumni Award, Contribution to the Academy and Local Community: Joshua Bull;Megan Hennessey prize for art: Jennifer Teasdale;Student Courage Award: Jake Amesbury;House Awards: King of the Year, Leon Chen; Poet of the year, Holly Dennis; Shepherd of the Year, Sommer Oliver;

The King’s Academy Short Story of the Year Award: Jay Green;Outstanding Student of the Year: Laura Day;The House Cup: Shepherds.

Trinity academy has marked its fight back with a prize giving ceremony that celebrated the success and achievements of its students.

With a theme of Resurrection, the event at Trinity Academy, in Thorne, opened with a poignant rendition of Abide With Me by Rebecca Leng and a contemporary dance performance about rise after fall.

Acting Principal David Page said: “Our ninth annual presentation afternoon gives us all a chance to stop and reflect on what this year has brought and to celebrate, learn from and be grateful for what we have.”

The prize giving marks the end of a year in which the academy was put into special measures by Ofsted, although it has enjoyed considerable success in the past. Recently it has been recognised as moving forward and making the progress required to get out of special measures.

Hosted by incoming head boy Matthew Elwood and head girl Abbie Tomlinson, the whole school, families and guests were entertained by vocal, dance and drama performances. Awards were presented by executive principal Chris Drew for excellence, endeavour and improvement, to merit champions, for citizenship and vocational work placements. Awards for the most promising students in each subject area, sportsmen and women, house awards, the house cup and a series of special prizes were also presented.

Among the winners was Jake Amesbury, who was awarded the Student Courage Award for donating bone marrow and supporting his brother through cancer.

The Outstanding Student of the Year accolade went to sixth former Laura Day who was described as “an excellent ambassador” for the academy who demonstrates the core values, gives her time to others and is “polite, conscientious and humble”. Laura, 18, of Thorne, who has taken A levels in chemistry, mathematics and economics and has a place to read chemistry at Bristol University, said: “I didn’t expect it at all and am really overwhelmed and very grateful.”

Some of the loudest cheers of the afternoon were saved for guest speaker and former principal Ian

Trinity Academy fight back at Prize Giving

The Axholme Academy wins an Award for the AX NEWSWe’re very proud to announce that we are winners of the First News Secondary School Newspaper of the Year Award 2014!

First News said ‘It was a tough decision and they received tonnes of entries for each category (Pri-mary, Secondary & Special School Newspaper) but with help from their editors and Anthony Horowitz, our newspaper was selected.

They had some great feedback

from Anthony and he was so impressed with the content, layout and effort.

Anthony’s feedback was: This is a bright, confident newspaper from a busy, successful school. I was really struck by its fantastic range of sub-jects…French spelling, flamenco, firefighting, cancer support and an-ti-bullying. Dare I say – axcellent?

First News Editors comments: What a wonderful publication! It looks so professional and is very well writ-ten. It looks like your schools gets

The Axholme Academy wins an Award for the AX NEWSup to some very exciting activities, you’re very lucky. What a fantastic experience being able to go and work with the university and to gain experience of what it’s like working in a newspaper office. We can see that the whole community must appreciate your efforts. Keep it up!

The Axholme Academy Princi-pal, Joe Sellars, said ‘To win this national award and receive such amazing feedback from an emi-nent author like Anthony Horowitz is very special. Over a number of years our student journalists

supported by Andrea Cox and Lincoln University have produced excellent school newspapers that reflect the enormous number of opportunities our students are able to take advantage of. These are dis-tributed across our community and via our website. Congratulations to everyone concerned.’

Top: The 2014 prizewinners at Trinity Academy. Above: Trinity Academy’s Outstanding Student of the Year 2014 Laura Day

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Residents of the Sanctuary Hous-ing run complex at Queen Eliza-beth Court, Queen Street, Thorne, have been left feeling vulnerable and unable to use communal fa-cilities due to a decorating budget blunder.The shared communal area where residents gather to socialise, watch TV & play games was decorated in January and ever since then they have been fighting to have window blinds replaced as the blinds that had been up were not in a fit state to put back once the decorators had left.

The old blinds had been up 14 years and residents say they were breaking and falling apart as they were taken down.

The missing blinds have left residents very upset and one resident called upon the help of her daughter to try and get some action. Betty Brodie said “It makes us feel vulnerable, you can see straight in at day time and night time and it isn’t nice. There are people coming and going to the nearby pub and youths hanging around have even been known to stand and watch the TV through the window”.“It’s natural to look into a building if you see something; its human nature, but having the blinds up gave us privacy”.

Following a meeting with resi-dents and Sanctuary Housing a letter was sent to state that the blinds would not be replaced as there was no budget for it. Betty’s daughter Yvonne Smith has writ-

ten to Sanctuary housing question-ing the decision and asked if there was insurance to get the blinds replaced. They are yet to receive a response.Yvonne also took it upon herself to get a price from a local firm who have quoted just £630 to get the entire area re-fitted with new fire retardant blinds.

One resident, Tom Kelton, told the Thorne Times, “It shouldn’t have come to this, we shouldn’t have to fight and campaign, it’s really stressful for us, all we want is our privacy, so we can feel safe in our home”.

Residents stressed that every 10 years the decorating should be done and the last time it was done was 14 years ago. Resident, Yvonne Turner said “We pay rent and service charges so can’t understand why they haven’t re-placed the blinds. We even chose the colour and voted as a majority what we wanted - then nothing”.

A spokesperson for Sanctuary Housing has said “We have sourced replacement blinds and these will be fitted as a matter of urgency, and we apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused our residents. “We always intended to install new blinds at Queen Elizabeth Court as part of our wider plans to replace the windows at the scheme. The funding for new blinds had been budgeted for as part of the window replacement work.”

It’s like living in a gold fish bowl

Local children & youth centres are currently undergoing a pub-lic consultation as Doncaster Council look to close seventeen centres in the borough as part of its budget cuts announced in May.

A council corporate asset review has approved the clo-sure of eight children’s centre premises and nine youth centre premises.

The review of the condition of the centres gives each one a ‘traffic light’ classification, red, amber or green.

Of the centres in the Doncaster East area, which includes cen-tres in Armthorpe, Barnby Dun, Edenthorpe and Kirk Sandall, along with Dunscroft & Hat-field, Thorne, Stainforth, and Moorends - Thorne Children’s Centre & Thorne Youth Cen-tre have been given ‘amber’ ratings, whilst Armthorpe Youth Centre, Kirk Sandall Youth Cen-tre & Moorends Youth Centre have been given a ‘red’ rating.

Across Doncaster, Highfields’ Hightime Outreach Building, Bullcroft Youth Centre, Askern Youth Centre, Sprotbrough Youth Centre, Balby Youth Cen-tre, Elmfield House, Rossington Youth Centre, and the Willows Outreach Centre, Mexborough also have ‘red’ ratings.

A decision on which buildings the council will retain & which it will close will be made after the consultation period, with those earmarked for closure being considered for transfer to school, voluntary, or community ownership.Services provided by the centres earmarked for closure will be delivered at retained centres – proposed as being renamed ‘community hubs’ and delivering multiple services, or possibly as outreach services through premises not owned by Doncaster Council.

The council say Doncaster is currently developing an ‘Early Help’ strategy which, it has said, will improve the help given to children, young people and their families. It says the review should be considered in the context of that strategy as they look at how they can make best use of council assets & resourc-es.

A report says the original principles of the ‘Sure Start’ programme was to provide services within ‘pram-pushing’ distance. Whilst it says this will still be the case for many chil-dren and families, other users will have to travel to access ser-vices, either by public transport or car.

Closure Threat to Children & Youth Centres

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THORNE LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETYMarks one hundred years since the start of World War One

and honours those:Commemorated With Great Consideration

Anthony Brookes, our local World War One history enthusiast, will be covering the development of the Commonwealth War Graves

Commission.Taking you from crosses on original graves to new

cemeteries like the one at Fromelles.You will also find out about other memorials such as those in the

workplace and individual ones.Remember the fallen and to be at:

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Thorne Ramblers AssociationAll walks are by coach pickups in Moorends, Thorne, Stainforth,

Broadway, Hatfield.Walks are of 7 to 9 miles with drink stops which may include a

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On the 7th September our charity coffee morning is to support the work for The National Deaf Children’s Society. It is hard to understand the difficulties for Deaf Children. Imagine not being able to hear their mother’s voice, the laughter and

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In Honour and Memory of our Father In this centenary year of W.W.1.

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MELVIN, HARLEY and EMELDA WASSxxx

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with the funeral arrangements.Trish at the Vermuden Tearooms for the excellent catering, Kim at

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“Dat face dow”Happy Anniversary

8th SeptemberLove you forever

xx


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There can be nothing more rewarding in the warm summer months than lure fish-ing for pike on the local canals. In winter, with a static approach, you may wait hours for a take, hoping a fish may amble by and pick up your dead bait. Pike are more active in the summer, feeding much more aggressively than in the cooler, winter months.

Seeing a pike take a lure can be an ex-citing experience and the thrill of the fight afterwards, exhilarating.

I find it’s also great for short, after-work ses-sions, with the minimum of tackle; a rod, a few different lures and the essential forceps etc, already set up and packed in the van ready to go.

Many commercial fisheries either don’t have pike stocked in their ponds and lakes, or don’t allow lure fishing for the creatures – The delves being one such example where lure fishing for the pike is not allowed. With that in mind, locally, the canals and drains make excellent venues.

Summer piking with lures is all about a mo-bile, roving approach - actively hunting out

the pike. Walking the banks looking for fish and trying different stretches is much more interesting than sticking to just one spot, as you might do with a static approach.

Prey fish are more active too, and more widespread throughout the canals, mean-ing the pike could be anywhere and every-where, as they in turn hunt out their prey.

As always, look for features. At this time of year the canals are abundant with lily pads and underwater weeds & vegetation such as ‘cabbages’. Over-hanging trees and hedges all provide a haven for fish. Pike will hide up in these areas, using them for cover as they stalk their next meal.

You might see signs of pike on the surface of the water, as they charge through a shoal of prey fish, scattering them all over.

Once you’ve chosen a stretch, fish it me-thodically, casting in a fan like way, work-ing left to right or right to left, so as to cover as much water as possible. On the canal, pike may be nearside as well as far bank, up on the shelf in the shallower water. (In summer I’ve often seen pike in ponds lying up in shallow water barely deep enough to cover its back). With this in mind, always try to cast ahead of yourself, so you are not walking past fish and potentially spooking them. Once you’ve covered an area, move on a bit further if you’re not getting follows or takes.

Pike of all sizes will take a lure. The biggest

fish I never caught was one up at the drains on the side of the A18 just outside Thorne. As I retrieved the lure the fish was coming straight towards me and I slowed up with the retrieve which was enough for it to lose interest. As it turned to the side to swim away it must have been well in excess of 3 feet and I would guestimate at over 20lbs.

Tackle wise I would go for a dedicated lure fishing rod. You are holding the rod all the time, working the lure, so a shorter, more manageable rod is a must. Balance the rod with a reel that’s not too big but capable of taking a couple of hundred meters of your chosen line. I personally prefer a braid (30lbs BS), for its strength to diameter ratio and its sensitivity - and don’t forget to use a wire trace (18” of 25lb BS). Also essential are a pair of small bolt cutters & 10/12” Forceps for unhooking the fish.

Then we come to the lures. There are many different lures, and different types of lures available - plugs, spoons, spinners etc - far too many to list here. Go along to a tackle shop and see what they have and get ad-vice on what works and experiment. As an idea, shallow diving plugs work well. These will dive as you crank them in and cruise as you stop and work them, enabling you to cover most depths of the canal. Pike will take them at all depths – don’t be surprised to see a pike come up out of the deeper water to attack them. Don’t discount surface lures that create a disturbance on the water either, as pike will readily smash into those too. It’s an exciting sight to see pike take these lures, and one that will have you com-ing back for more.

And remember, if you do catch fish, handle them with care, both for your own sake and the pikes. As ferocious as they look, they are delicate creatures and should be treat-ed with respect.

Fish TheftsDelves Fisheries Bailiff, Pete Richardson is concerned over reports that fish are being illegally taken from club waters in Thorne.Whether taking fish to transfer to other waters, or ‘for the pot’, the removal of fish from enclosed waters such as the Delves ponds without permission from the owner of the fishing rights, is theft, and should be reported to police by calling 101.

The Angling Trust has released a guide on Angling Law and Fishery Enforcement, which has been endorsed by the Police National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) and uploaded to the Police Online Knowledge Area (POLKA). There is also a guide for anglers reporting offences to the Police.

Visit: www.anglingtrust.net for more infor-mation.

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Connor’s month has been a hard one, trying to find his form after returning from holiday. Slowly getting back into it, & with a long way to go to before the season finishes, he has some really good results giving him enough points to keep his 1st category rating. Three of Connor’s races were televised on Eurosport and ITV4

His first race of the month was a premier cal-endar race at Ampleforth, a 150K race around the North Yorkshire countryside. As per usual for a premier calendar race the pace from the start was furious and mixed with the hills, it was going to be tough from the off. On the first lap riders from the big teams, NFTO, Rapha, Raleigh and Node4, were already pulling out. Connor hung in there and as each lap passed the big teams and some big names were pulling out. Unable to keep up with the pace, Connor pulled out himself, but did well to carry on as long as he did averag-ing 35.2KM/h with a max speed of 73.8KM/h

depite not being in full form. Of 130 riders only 22 finished.

His next race was 3 days later in the Sheffield Grand Prix, a crit race around the City Centre in a 1.5K circuit lasting for 1hr. These races are extremely fast. As riders are lapped, they are out of the race. If you are not at the front at the beginning it is so easy to be sent out of the back very early on. The race was on and with the pace being so high it wasn’t long before riders were back around averaging about 1.45m per lap. After 10 laps riders were already getting lapped and told to leave the race. The race then came to a halt as there had been a crash.. Worryingly, the ambulance had been deployed and the race had to be re-started. The race started again and gradually split in to two groups. Connor was too far back to be in the front group, but had some big teams and big names with him. The leading group of about 12 riders kept the speed up and ended up lapping Connor’s group with 10 minutes to go, leaving the remaining 12 riders to sprint it out to the finish. He averaged 40.2KM/h with a max speed of 54.7KM/h.

Connor was back in action in Sheffield again the day after the Sheffield GP. After a quiet couple of laps two people including one of Connor’s team mates managed to get a 30 second lead over the main bunch, so it was down to Connor to try and police the race. The gap grew to 1min 30 sec. Riders tried to bridge the gap, but Connors job was to chase them down and not let them get anywhere. With everyone trying to bring the leaders back, Connor was tiring as he was chasing every break down. In the final lap the leaders managed to take the win, with Connor man-aging to hold on to get 5th overall averaging 38KM/h with a max speed of 67.3KM/h

3 Days later Connor was in Ulverston in a 120Km eight lap rolling course around the Lakes. With the big teams keeping the pace high from the beginning there was no chance of anyone getting away. There was a decisive move on lap 3 by team GB, who took 4 others away with him, and the main bunch let them

Cycling with Connor Swift

go, proving a bad move from the group as this was the winning move. The main bunch Con-nor was in had a slight uphill sprint finish & as the pace picked up with a mile to go Connor was in a good position, about 5 back from the 1st rider. Node4 took the sprint up and Connor managed to come around the other 3 resulting in a close call between the Node4 rider and Connor. After a brilliant ride battling it out with Node4 & leaving the others way behind, Con-nor settled for 7th overall, averaging 38.4KM/h with a max speed of 65.5KM/h

Connor raced 4 days later near Sheffield in a 29 mile race which was more of a warm up race preparing for his big race on Sunday. The group let 4 riders, including one of Connors team mates, away quite early on, leaving Con-nor to ride at the front, chasing anyone trying to break away from his group, trying to bridge the gap to the leaders. The leaders stayed away and Connor’s team mate won the race, with Connor winning the bunch sprint to take 5th place.

Connors last race of the month was Capern-wray, back in the Lake District. This was a big race and a nightmare for everyone.The Hills were huge and constant with no flat parts, climbing and climbing for 100km.Living in one of the flattest parts of the country, Connor has to ride about 60Km/h before he can train for hills.

The race set off at a reasonable pace for once and within 300 yards the hill started and instantly riders were of the back. As the race went on the groups got smaller, no main groups, just packets of around 10 people at most, Connor had gone off the first group, off the second, and was in the third group, holding his own. As the race continued Connor’s group was getting smaller, as were the two leading groups. Connors group picked off the riders bit by bit as the race continued. One of the Mad-ison Genises team went on his own and won the race by nearly 3mins. A further 10 riders came in in dribs and drabs and then it was Connors group with Connor finishing 14th.

Fliers made the long journey to Bradford to take part in latest CVL. Both Under 12`s and Under 11`s took part with former player Kerry Matthews coaching the younger team for the first time.

The Under 12 side lost their opening game to BBEC 22-12. The Bradford side possess a number of good players and Fliers simply did not play with their usual discipline. They then beat Zara twice both by large margins at 26-8 and 36-8. This set up the final match against BBEC to determine the winners of the tournament. This time Fliers were back to playing the organised basketball for which they have become well known and com-pleted a 26-12 win to take first place in the tournament.

Good performances from Cam-

Fliers Basketballeron Day Joel Miller and Laura Craig playing just her second tournament.

The Under 11 completed a clean sweep of the four team tourna-ment winning their games 36-6, 22-4 and 28-6. Excellent play by Thomas Reilly and Holly Scott was only bettered by the superb Matthew Craig who has made massive progress towards the end of the season and is becom-ing a very good point guard.

The organiser praised the teams not only on their victories but on the manner in which they played passing the ball, playing good defence and well organised offence. Well done to all.

The club received a massive

boost at the end of the season with the donation of a playing kit for the Mini basketball section by Mrs. Margaret Codman mother of coach Dave and grandmother of Thomas. This was most unexpected and fully appreciated by all the players. Our photo shows them in their new strip at the Bradford tour-nament.

Last weekend also saw twelve of our older players pass the England Basketball Level 1 Coaching Course conducted by Head Coach Pat Smith over two days. Well done to everyone you were excellent.

The club now takes a break before the season opens in September.


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While the rest of his teammates enjoyed a two week break from training following the Tigers Club Championships, Top Boy Dan-iel Bailey swam on and represented Tigers with Doncaster’s DARTES at two highly competitive galas against teams from as far afield as Birmingham and Worcester.

They first saw Daniel at the City of Brad-ford End of Season Meet at Shipley’s 25m pool. In eight swims he achieved four new personal best times and came home with three Gold and two Silver medals, and a Yorkshire Championships Qualifying Time in 100m Backstroke by 5.29 seconds.

Next up was the City of Sheffield’s Summer Meet at the Olympic size pool at Ponds Forge. This gala proved to be a great end of season test but still saw Daniel achieve four more personal best times from eight races.

Tigers are now back in training and getting ready for the new swimming season. New members are always welcome, so why not come along for a free trial session. Training takes place on Tuesday 6:30pm, Thursday 5:45pm and Sunday 5pm.

Daniel Bailey - 3 Gold and 2 Silver medals, plus a Yorkshire Championships Qualifying Time

Thorne Tigers

Come on down and join a friendly run club. Training is every Wednesday evening at 6 o’clock on the Welfare Ground in Moorends. Players would need to be in year 5 at school from September 2014 and both boys and girls are welcome.

For more information contact Carl Mor-rell on 07815573589 or Mark Phillips on 07908785743

Thorne Colliery Junior Football Club are looking to start an under 10s team this coming season.

Beth does it again!Thorne’s Beth Griffiths is continuing to achieve outstanding results at Judo and has recently won all four contests in the Yorkshire & Humberside Closed Championships at Goole. The first two were won on throws to pins with great transition to hold downs and the next two contest.

John Burkhill, 5th Dan and Beth’s club coach said, “Beth again won on great groundwork, she competed in the under 32 kilo category and is the Yorkshire & Humberside champion for the 2nd year running. If Beth keeps improving she has great promise for the future in the world of Judo”.

Moorends Hornets & Stingers Junior Football Club are appealing to the local business community in the hope someone can donate a 40ft shipping container for use by the Club at their home on Coulman Street, Thorne.

The FA Charter Standard Community Club say

that in return they can offer the company expo-sure on their website frontpage, which they say gets100,000 hits per year.

Anyone that can help is asked to contact club official Ryan Greaves on:07766 312401

Junior Football Club in plea to businesses

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Hatfield Town CC

Askern Welfare CC 99-1 (D Longley 50no)Hatfield Town CC 96 (S Mantovani 5-20),

9th August saw the 1st XI struggle at Askern and were beaten surprisingly easily. Hatfield batting first were 96 all out, Askern reached 99-1 off just 19 overs. This defeat left them in 8th position and needing to re-discover their previously impres-sive batting form at home against Hemsworth.

Hatfield Town 2nd XI 117-5, C.Norris 40; D.Whitehouse 5-32;Hundhill Hall 2nd XI 113-9

Also on the 9th, the 2nd XI continued the previ-ous weeks good form by beating Hundhill Hall at home by 5 wickets. Hundhill Hall batted first and reached 113-9 with Dave Whitehouse starring for Town by taking 5-32. Town made light work of the reply and won by reaching 117-5 Carl Norris hitting 40 was top scorer. The win put Town third in the league as they looked to continue their recent good form away at Hemsworth.

Sykehouse CC

South Kirkby CC 2nd XI 156-8Sykehouse CC 155August 9th. Sykehouse lose to South Kirby after being bowled out for 155. South Kirby reaching their total of 156 with just two wickets to spare.

Sykehouse CC 93-2, M.Gallagher 45*,Monk Bretton CC 2nd XI 91, Pete Sanders 4-31 August 2nd. Sykehouse win as Michael Gallagh-er made 45, bowling out Monk Bretton for 91. Pete Sanders took 4 wickets for 31 runs.

Snaith Evening League – Sykehouse promoted

With promotion to division one already in the bag, Sykehouse shared the division two title with

Goole as both teams finished the season on 32 points after Pollington forfeited their final match due to a lack of players.

Sykehouse CC Pollington CC - Sykehouse Win

Fishlake CC

Fishlake CC 139,Fairburn CC 107 (I Walker 6-26)August 9th. Fishlake were dismissed for 139 at Pinfold Lane on August 9th before bowling out Fairburn for just 107. Ian Walker took an excel-lent 6 wickets for 26 runs

Fishlake CC 67, (R Jones 6-33)Wombwell Main CC 69-4; (R Pearson 3-28) August 2nd. Wombwell Main defeated the 1st X1 at Pinfold Lane on the 2nd August. Batting first, Fishlake were dismissed for 67. In reply, Wom-bwell knocked off their target losing 4 wickets, Ryan Pearson taking 3-28.

Inter Pub Cricket Knockout

Hatfield Town Cricket Club Ground are hosting an Inter- Pub Knockout at their Carr Side Lane ground on Sunday 7th September, starting at 11am.

The competition will involve 4 - 6 teams of non-cricketers fielding 6 aside teams, represent-ing their local pub and trying to lift the winners’ shield.

There will be a licensed bar iand soft drinks for the children, BBQ, bouncy castle, games and raffle, all in aid of raising funds towards a new pavilion.

The club say it would be great if local residents and families could pop down and support their local team and enjoy the BBQ and activities.

Pontefract & District Cricket League

Player Name TotalMr Steve Forsyth 69+77 146Mr Steve Flanagan 76+72 148Mr Steve Chapman 73+76 149Mr John Heslop 77+73 150Mr Kevin Parker 75+75 150Mr Bryan Bradbury 71+79 150Mr Scott Walker 67+83 150Mr Colin Whitehead 75+77 152Mr Allan Smith 79+80 159Mr C Baker 80+81 161Mr Chris Bramley 75+86 161Mr Miles McDowell 87+76 163Mr Keith Nutton 87+77 164Mr Stephen Brooke 83+83 166Mr Paul Godbehere 82+90 172Mr Terry Williams 93+80 173Mr S Baker 70+NR NRMr Graham Murray 70+NR NRMr Stewart Robertson 75+NR NRMr Alan Decent 78+NR NR

Player Name Total Mr Steve Flanagan 92+88 180Mr Bryan Bradbury 86+94 180Mr Steve Forsyth 88+96 184Mr Chris Bramley 87+98 185Mr Kevin Parker 95+95 190Mr Colin Whitehead 95+97 192Mr C Baker 97+98 195Mr Allan Smith 97+98 195Mr Paul Godbehere 94+102 196Mr Scott Walker 91+107 198Mr John Heslop 102+98 200Mr Steve Chapman 99+102 201Mr Stephen Brooke 106+106 212Mr Miles McDowell 113+102 215Mr Keith Nutton 115+105 220Mr Terry Williams 118+105 223Mr Graham Murray 89 + NR NRMr Alan Decent 93 + NR NRMr S Baker 95 + NR NRMr Stewart Robertson 97 + NR NR

Hatfield Town Cricket Club are to hold a Sportsmans Dinner at Hatfields, Ash Hill Rd on Fri 26th Sept at 7.00pm.

The event is hosted by John Stiles, son of world cup winner Nobby Stiles, with guest speakers including Steve Daley (ex Man City) & Tim Ryan (Doncaster Rovers).

Tickets are priced at £25 and include a pie and pea supper – call Andy on 07740 941556

Many of amateur’s players problems in the golf swing can be cured or aided by proper ball position so keep this in mind as you learn and experiment more with the game

The more you play, the less you will think about ball po-sition when setting up. However, you should check your ball position any time shots start going wrong, remember when things goes wrong could be your ball position.

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Hatfield Town Sportsmans Dinner

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THORNENSIANS RUFC 32SHEFFIELD OAKS RUFC 0

On a warm, sunny day at Coulman Road a good-sized crowd of Thorn-ensians supporters turned out to see a mix of first XV, Merits and Vets take on a spirited Sheffield Oaks side to kick-off their pre-sea-son campaign.

Such is the popularity of our local team we were all treated to the emphatic sight of an Avro Vulcan Bomber flypast, which almost brought proceedings on the pitch to a standstill. If you’ve ever experienced the distinctive ‘Vulcan howl’ you will understand why attentions turned away from events on the field and to the skies as this incredible flying machine passed overhead on its way to an airshow in Newcastle later that day.

Stationed, permanently, at Robin Hood Airport the Vulcan XH558 is the last of its class to be airworthy and was restored to flying condi-tion seven years ago through an independent charity. Let’s hope this unique, thrilling, event is a good omen for what transpires on the pitch this season.

Pre-season games, particularly the first, are an opportunity to blow away the off-season cobwebs and whilst the expected stray passes and missed tackles were evident there was much more positive play which bodes well for the challenges ahead.

Rather than two traditional halves, both teams agreed to play four twenty-minute segments with the home side able to change their team around with a large squad contingent available.

The first segment saw both teams keep each other well contained and play remained very much in the centre of the field with just one try for the home side a fair reflec-tion of the share of possession. The second segment saw Thorne begin to turn the screw and pick up the pace. A great solo effort from captain, Brett Hunt, looked like a certain try in the corner only to be thwarted by a fine Oaks tackle. With quick recycling from the ruck the home side secured another try for their efforts.

With confidence building, Thorne began to test out some training ground moves with some neat cross-passing attempting to split the Oaks defense. As the second segment drew to a close they were rewarded with a blistering run from centre, Stuart Hughes, from his own half finished off by Ollie Cox ending the second segment 17-0.

The third segment saw no further additions to the scoreline but lots of great moves with one try stopped on the line and some strong, tac-tical kicking into the corners from fly-half, Konrad Hanson.

By the final segment, there were clear signs the Oaks side were tir-ing in the warm conditions. Despite

a scrappy start there were positive intentions from the home side, as every player seemed to want to get their hands on the ball and drive forward. By this stage the scrums were almost no contest as Thorne’s superior forward pack were able to steal against the head at will.

Further tries for Moffatt, Cox and a fine individual effort from Hunt escaping four would-be tacklers before touching down saw the final score 32-0 in Thorne’s favour. All in all a good workout for all concerned against a spirited Oaks team.All eyes will soon turn to the first home league fixture for the 1st team – 6th September versus Har-rogate Pythons which will also see the first of many pre-match lunches throughout the season.

By Mike Whitehead

(For further details on pre-match lunches and an upcoming Sports-man’s Dinner on the 26th Sep-tember – former British Lion and Scotland international, Dodi Weir in attendance - please contact Kevin Jones on 01302 883522 or via email [email protected]).

UPCOMING PRE-SEASON FIX-TURES

23rd August - Thorne Merit XV v Colts, 3pm kick-off

30th August - Thornensians V Sheffield Oaks (Silver Trophy), 3pm kick-off

30th August - Thorne Merit XV V Rowntrees (Kim Chapman Memori-al Trophy), 2pmkick-off

Thorne Colliery celebrated its successful 2013/14 season with its annual presentation evening, held at the Moorends Hotel.

Players and officials were in attend-ance including Chairman Graham Jones, Manager Tony Stroud, and Club Secretary Joy Thomas.

Trevor Hindson Club Man of the Season with 36 appearances

Stuart Rogers Players’ Player of the Season

Stuart Rogers Committee’s Player of the Season

Neil Sheppard and Darren Fell with Goole & Thorne Cup

Johnny Lugton Manager’s Player of the Season

Darren Fell & Ross Ebbage Joint top league Scorers

Thorne Thorne Colliery Presentation Evening

Thornensians Get Pre-Season Under Way With A Comprehensive Win

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On Sunday 20th July a football match in memory of local man John Hill took place at Moorends Recreation Ground. John sadly passed away last year following a brave battle with cancer.

John’s two sons, Jamie and Jacob Hill arranged the memorial match to try and raise money for their Dad’s charity, the 1RHA Trust Fund. The charity helps sol-diers of the 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery and their families - A charity close to the family as John had served in the Army.

John’s wife, Elaine was in attend-ance and thanked everyone for coming to support the match.

The match saw the Windmill under 30’s take on the Windmill

over 30’s, with the under 30’s victorious, beating the over 30’s 4 – 3.

£1000 was raised for the 1RHA Trust Fund and everyone turned out in the spirit of the occasion, which John would have been so proud of – well done to everyone involved.

Huge thanks go out to all friends and family who helped organise the event and special thanks to Nicky for providing the trophies.

Winning Team Under 30’s Man of Match - Luke Rafferty. Under 30’s Goal Scorers - Ian Giles, Luke Rafferty, Glynn Powell, Billy Kirkham Over 30s Goal Scorers - Craig Smith, Dean Adams & Darren Fell.

Kim Chapman Memorial Cup30th August at Thornensians Rugby Club

Kick off at 2pmThorne Merit XV V Rowentrees

Please go along and show your support and encourage the lads on to have a local winning team’s name on the cup!

Cheque Presentation to Moorends Mauraders Rugby Team for £705, following a Race Night at Moorends Hotel in Memory of Kim Chapman.

Memorial Match for our Dad, John Hill

Top Left: Memorial Match line up – before battle began!. Top Right: From L to R - Jacob Hill, Luke Rafferty and Jamie Hill. Bottom: The winning team – Windmill under 30’s

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With their opening home game being abandoned, Thorne Col-liery got their 2014/15 Central Midlands League Division North season under way with an evening trip to West Yorkshire to take on Kinsley Boys FC.

It was noted from the start that the poor pitch would not suit colliery’s crisp, passing game. In areas, the ball held up when passed along the floor. That said, the state of the pitch did not stop them taking the lead, when on 25 minutes a Ross Ebbage shot put Colliery in front. The same player was then in-volved in the second goal. A chal-lenge on the half way line broke for Ebbage out on the left, and he raced clear of the Kinsley defence and into the area, before squaring the ball across the goal for Callum Tiffany to stroke the ball past the Kinsley Keeper & inside the post to make it 2-0 to Colliery.

Colliery had further attempts before half time. A mazy run from Shane Carver down the right hand side and into the area caused the Kinsley defence prob-lems, but he just couldn’t find the final ball and the home side man-aged to clear. A good ball played into the area by Carver then gave Darren Fell a chance, but the Kinsley keeper saved comfortably at his near post.

Kinsley Boys 0Thorne Colliery 2

After the restart Kinsley searched for a way back into the game and won a free kick just 5 minutes in which they put over the bar.The game turned quite direct with long balls being pumped end to end by both sides because of the heavy pitch. Kinsley won another free kick and really should have scored as the set piece went right

across the Colliery goal mouth with an unmarked Kinsley player missing his header from just a few feet out. A substitution saw Kyle Palmer replace Callum Tiffany.

Colliery nearly conceded on the hour as keeper Rob Chester was beat but Colliery luckily had players covering behind hime and the danger was cleared. A further substitution was made with Ross Ebbage being replaced by Cam-eron Johnson. The front man was in the thick of the action straight away when a fine ball from Trevor Hindson gave him a chance.

Colliery had a good penalty shout when Fell appeared to be dragged down in the area, but the referee gave nothing.

Colliery then suffered a blow when Aiden Marshall reacted angrily to a challenge from behind, the centre half receiving his second booking and marching orders as the referee sent him off.

This gave Kinsley fresh impetus and saw them put a header over the bar from a corner before they pulled a goal back when a deep cross to the far post was headed back across goal and into the net.Colliery had their chances still and a blocked shot by Palmer ran kind-ly for Fell who saw his shot saved by the Kinsley keeper.

With just injury time remaining Colliery conceded a free kick on the edge of the ‘D’, but the wall stood strong and Colliery cleared, defending well in the final few minutes to take a deserved victory at the final whistle.

Full-time:Kinsley Boys 1Thorne Colliery 2Team: Chester, Sneap, Marshall,

Cuttell, Lugton, Hindson ,Shep-pard Fell Carver Ebbage Tiffany, Subs: Redmile, Johnson, Palmer, Frost

Upcoming Fixtures: (Home Games to be played at the Welfare Ground, Moorends)19/08: Thorne Colliery FC v Din-nington Town FC - K.O. 6.30pm23/08: Bilsthorpe FC v Thorne

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