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The Community Magazine for
ISSUE 53
March 2017 Est. 2003
KIVETON PARK & WALES
For the community by the community
Let’s get the Village buzzing
How can we all make Kiveton Park & Wales an even better place ?
Have Your say
INCLUDING THE WALES PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER
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Communitymatters The Magazine for the Community by the Community
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elcome to the Spring edition of the Kiveton Park & Wales Community Matters Magazine. Its March already and in just a few weeks we will be putting the clocks forward an hour to British Summertime. I’ll bet those two words have cheered everyone up, or maybe not as our summers can be so indifferent, but here’s hoping! The centre pages of this edition are a four page community consultation pull out. The consultation has been produced by the Kiveton Park & Wales Community Development Trust and the Conservation volunteers who manage the Woodland. Our village is fortunate to have a wealth of facilities, activities and groups, not to mention all the amazing people who live here too. This consultation is looking at what we as a community can do to make our village an even better place. In this era of austerity we can still work together to create new activities, have fun and support each other. You can also complete the questionnaire on line at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/5SHLQKF Please either return the completed questionnaire to the Old Colliery offices, Colliery Rd, Kiveton Park or put it into one of the collection boxes which are at
Contents
pages 5-9 Wales parish council newsletter page10 Lets get the village buzzing A great start to the year
pages 11-14 Community consultation - pull out page15 Kiveton Community Woodland The Meadows Library visit. page16 Sheffield Diocesan Lent challenge 2017 page17 HS2 Councillors disaproval Canal Trust appeal page19 KP Independant advice Looking forward to spring page 20 Waleswood Cricket Kiveton Park FC page 21 For your Diary. page 23 History Society.
Youth & Community Centre. Kiveton Computers. Honey B’s tearoom. Village Hall. Post Office. by Andrea Bennett Library. We started 2017 by holding a social evening at The Duke of Leeds, we had a very enjoyable evening. At this event we Kiveton Park & Wales Community Matters announced our programme of events for the rest of the year. For All advertising and editorial enquires Monday March 13th, our speaker will be advising us on Fire Please call (01909) 773348 Safety. or e-mail kevin@kivetoncreative.co.uk Monday April 10th, our speaker will be telling us about the The Old Colliery Offices, Colliery Rd, Kiveton Park work of a Social Worker. Thursday May 11 at 11am, there is a joint event planned Sheffield. S26 6LR with Todwick MU, to be held at Todwick Church and will include a bring and share lunch. Monday June 12th, our speaker will be telling us about her work at a large Comprehensive School. July ( our last meeting of the year). A visit to a local attraction, Advertising Starts from as little as £32 for our smallest advert to be arranged. A quarter page is £47.50 - Half page £85 Our meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of the month, at full pages start from £160 7.30pm and you are very welcome. Please come along for Size for size our advertising is the cheapest around. a chat, a listen to what we do and most of all Friendship. We deliver 3,500 copies FREE We try and arrange talks and meetings that are relevant to OUR PRICES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO VAT members. so there are no hidden extras A reminder, St Johns Church has a food donation basket for AMAZING DISCOUNTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE New Hope Food Bank. They need on-going support to help BOOK Two Issues 10% - Three issues 15% members of our community who find themselves in great - Four Issues 20% need.
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Parish Council
NEWSLETTER
Spring Issue -March 2017
Chairman’s Note This month we say goodbye to Tony Fowkes, our larger than life street cleaner/litter picker. He has worked for the parish for 10 years. His previous jobs have been in the building trade (licensed to drive all machinery) and self-employed milkman – our jack-of-all-trades, master of many. An ex semi-
professional footballer, cricketer, and now crown green bowler, he has had an active life and you may still see him out and about with Kian his dog and his trusty wife Wendy if she is allowed to accompany them. He has been an excellent ambassador for us and we wish him a long and happy retirement.
Note for the Diary Annual Parish Meeting Monday 15th May 7.00pm St.John’s Room, Wales Rd. The annual parish meeting is booked for Monday 15 May at 7.00pm in the St John’s Room on Wales Road. The meeting is for parishioners to get together to discuss parish affairs. It’s your meeting and your agenda – just let the clerk to the council know in advance if you can what you would like to discuss.
Wales Parish Council
We would love to see you on the night, when you can expect to receive a warm welcome, a refreshing cup of tea or coffee in a convivial atmosphere in which you will be free to ask questions and make comment without fear of verbal abuse and intimidation.
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PRECEPT You will have received, or will shortly be receiving, your council tax bills for 2017-18 and may notice an increase in the parish rate. In view of Rotherham Borough Council and the police and fire services’ budget increases, we have endeavoured to make the increase as small as possible. In April 2013 the government abolished the national council tax benefit scheme and replaced it with the local council tax reduction scheme. RBC is responsible for devising the local council tax reduction scheme for the borough. One consequence of the change was the treatment of properties of recipients receiving local council tax support. Recipients of council tax benefit were paid cash towards their council tax liability; recipients of local council tax reduction get a discount on their council tax. Consequently, the local council tax reduction scheme reduces the tax base for the parish each year (the
tax base is the number of Band D equivalent properties in the parish that are liable for council tax). As a result, council tax bills can go up even when the same precept is requested.
“You may notice an increase in the parish rate” To mitigate the impact of this change, the government gave billing authorities like RBC an annual grant with the expectation that they would allocate some of it to parish councils – which RBC did – and thereby enable them to nullify the effect on the precept of the new scheme. However, in 2015, RBC informed parish councils that their share of the grant would be reduced by a third due to pressures on its own budget and phased out completely by 2019-20. RBC reviewed this decision last year
and resolved to reduce the grant by 50% for 2017-18 and remove it completely from the 2018-19 financial year. We received grant of £22,699 for 2014-15, which enabled us to set a zero increase precept for 201415, and £15,133 for last year (a reduction of one third), which resulted in a small increase in the precept to reflect the reduced grant, after meeting most of the shortfall partly from reserves and partly from efficiency savings (a changed power supplier, buying copier in bulk and selling the excess to the village hall, etc). This coming financial year, the grant will be reduced by half to £7,566 and will be withdrawn completely from the 2018-19 financial year. We have therefore had to adjust the precept again to reflect the loss of this money, having taken into account additional savings. We do not want to increase charges for the recreation facilities as our objective is to encourage sport for all.
KIVETON PARK INDEPENDENT ADVICE CENTRE KPIAC are looking for a volunteer to “meet and greet” clients on a Monday night from 18:45 to 20:15 in Kiveton Park library. If you are interested and can spare the time, please call 01909 773966 and ask for Carl.
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Wales Parish Council
01909 515784
wales.pc@onetel.net
HS2 Below is an extract from a letter emailed on the 25 January by the chairman to the local press, ward councillors, the Right Honourable Sir Kevin Barron, MP, and HS2 Limited. “Sir, The ongoing saga of the route of HS2b (the eastern one, preferred by the government) is causing anxiety to the residents of Wales, especially the Cherry Tree estate near the B6059 and motorway bridge. This train comes to Staveley in Derbyshire, magically disappears only to reappear to decimate Aston, Bramley, Mexborough and all points north. Are we the forgotten village, ignored by HS2 Ltd and the media?
announced to Doncaster MBC that they are looking at a possible “parkway” station (do they mean Walesway station?) in our parish. Surely this information should come from HS2 to us or from our Rotherham MBC to us not via Radio Sheffield. We have had Sheffield lobbying for a station in the city and being refused and now seemingly lobbying against Meadowhall so we will have a train running through South Yorkshire without a stop. Spend the money on the East Coast main line!
STOP PRESS: we have just found out from the radio that HS2 has
I went to a consultation in Bramley, and had to park 120 yards from the hall and then queue to get in. Faced with something like a football crowd on an old fashioned kop I left. I then went to Aston with a car park of about 30 cars. I eventually spoke to a young lady and mentioned Wales not being on
WHEN IS A CRIME NOT A CRIME?
A resident had a car “keyed” and rang 101 three times in a day, waiting for a response for over 35 minutes in all. Eventually, in desperation, she dialled 999, was answered in a few seconds, explained the situation and was given a crime number for insurance purposes. The total time
the consultation circuit, giving her details of the Kiveton Park and Wales Village Hall with car parking for 80 to 100 cars, a hall able to accommodate 120 people and it being on the X5, 26 and 29 bus routes. She promised to bring it to the attention of her superiors. What are we having now – a consultation at the Aston Hall Hotel. Although a pleasant environment, it is not as accessible as the village hall. All residents should attempt to get there on 8th February between noon and 8:00 pm to voice their concerns. Will it make a difference? I apologise for my pessimism, but I doubt it very much. Europe is developing a fast(er) rail network with Japanese investment and expertise but why are we going it alone? J M Brabbs – Chairman of Wales Parish Council”
of the call was between 30 and 40 seconds. By not being persistent, and waiting for an answer to generate a crime reference number, the police and Home Office are able to say that crime has fallen by, say, 30% in a year.
It’s always a crime unless you get fed up with waiting for 101 to answer! It is appropriate to dial 999 only if a crime is in the process of being committed or when harm could come to an individual, otherwise it’s 101. The Home Office require data from South Yorkshire Police (well each force, actually) on the number of 999s, the telephone response time and the time it takes officers to arrive at the scene. Could this be why the 101 service was set up? This is not yet measured or recorded but do wait for them to answer and get a crime number because it will go into the statistics for crime in our area, otherwise we shall be classified as a crime free zone and won’t get patrols.
“Be persistent and wait for a crime number”
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SPRING IS IN THE AIR! At last winter is drawing to a close and spring is in the air. As the days draw out, we hope your thoughts turn to the great outdoors, embracing fresh air and the warming rays of the sun. Why not come and try out the facilities on the recreation ground, which is behind the library off Wales Road (postcode S26 6RA)? We have a number of pieces of outdoor gym equipment suitable for
BARGAIN! The days are drawing out, the weather will hopefully be kinder and the sounds of spring will soon fill the air. It’s also the time of year when car boot trading resumes on the Wales Recreation Ground car park off Wales Road
SEASON TICKETS ADULTS £50.00 CONCESSIONARY £40.00 JUNIORS £18.00
DAILY TICKETS £1.50 £1.00 £0.50
young persons and adults who are at least 1.4 metres (4 feet, 7 inches) tall and 14 years old and above. There are tennis courts, a bowling green and a pitch and putt course available for hire at very cheap rates. The facilities open from Sunday 26 March, on weekdays from 11.00am – 8.00pm and at weekends from 10.00am – 7.00pm, so come along and join in the fun! The children’s play area will open at the usual 9.30am time.
(postcode S26 6RA). So why don’t you pop along on Tuesday mornings, starting on the 7 March, where you will find interesting wares to excite your senses. The car boot operates from around 7.30am until noon every Tuesday. Come along and have a rummage through the goods on display – you’re bound to find a bargain!
GROUNDS MAINTENANCE ATTENDANT AND TEAM LEADER We are looking for a grounds maintenance attendant and team leader to lead our Green Spaces Team of three attendants. You will be based at the Recreation Ground off Wales Road, Kiveton Park, Sheffield, S26 6RA, and occasionally required to work at other locations in the parish. The team is primarily responsible for the care and maintenance of the Recreation Ground and its facilities, and for issuing tickets and equipment and collecting and recording receipt of hire charges. The work is seasonal but permanent with half the year full time and the other half at reduced hours during the autumn and winter seasons. The average weekly hours over the year is 27.5 hours per week. The rate of pay is currently £8.50 per hour increasing to £9.05 per hour from April. You will be required to wear a uniform at all times when on duty. The successful applicant will be automatically enrolled in a workplace pension scheme. Applicants should have practical experience of horticultural and general maintenance using a range of tools, the ability to supervise and manage a team and estimate and plan work activities. Applicants must be able to work on their own initiative and be willing to work at weekends, during school holidays and some unsociable hours. For informal enquiries or an application pack, please contact Richard Waller, Clerk to the Council, on 01909 515784. Closing Date: 17 March 2017
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You Beauty! Joanna of Joanna Louise Hair & Beauty on Wales Road, Kiveton, has been a qualified beauty therapist for 28 years and has run her own business for 25 of them. This is a milestone worth celebrating. The salon boasts an impressive list of happy clients and a team of loyal and long-serving staff: Nicola, Natalie and Laura have been by her side 20, 15 and 12 years respectively.
Her relaxing professional salon of today is a far cry from when she started out in the small room of a hair stylist in Todwick. It has been a long journey for Joanna, yet she has managed to fit in years of beauty therapy teaching; 1 admiring husband; 3 lovely sons; and an undisclosed number of gin & tonics! Clients old and new are welcome to attend the salon’s open day on
22 April and raise a glass to her success. Here’s to another 25 years, Joanna!
A57 Road improvement scheme The roadworks on the A57/Mansfield Road are scheduled to be ongoing for 16 weeks although the close date is 22 December 2017. This is because when the ground work is finished there will be a period of time for testing and implementation with about three kilometres of cabling to be laid in new ducting.
There will be no left turn from the A57 up the hill to Aston. Traffic will have to go up Chesterfield Road or to the Mansfield Road roundabout and back to the current right turn. The traffic lights will be at the roundabout junction with the A57 and Mansfield Road with a widened
WALES PARISH COUNCILLORS
carriageway approaching the roundabout for filtering traffic to the motorway junction 31 and to Wales. There will also be works at the Chesterfield Road roundabout with carriageway widening to allow filtering to Swallownest from the direction of the old Fence workshops.
As at March 2017
Cllr John M Brabbs (Chairman) 72 School Road, Wales, Sheffield. S26 5QJ Tel: 01909 771113 Wales Ward
Cllr David Carswell (Vice Chairman) 17 Chestnut Avenue, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 5LN Tel: 01909 515607 Wales Ward
Cllr Chris T Batty 29 Stoney Bank Drive, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 6SJ Tel: 01909 770180 Kiveton Park Ward
Cllr Vanessa M Adams 20 Walesmoor Ave, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 5RG Tel: 01909 770154 Wales Ward
Cllr Ann Britton 15 Street Farm Close, Harthill, Sheffield. S26 7UH Tel: 01909 773617 Kiveton Park Ward
Cllr George R Barker 13 Limetree Avenue, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 5NY Tel: 01909 773405 Wales Ward
Cllr Gillian M Shaw 32 Walesmoor Ave, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 5RG Tel: 01909 771317 Wales Ward
Cllr Peter H Blanksby 8 Littlemoor Avenue, Kiveton Park, Sheffield . S26 5NZ Tel: 01909 772627 Wales Ward
Cllr Christine Carswell 17 Chestnut Avenue, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 5LN Tel: 01909 515607 Wales Ward
Cllr Wendy Fowkes 7 Limetree Avenue, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 5NY Tel: 01909 772992 Wales Ward
Cllr Paul N Martin 92 South Terrace Wales Bar Sheffield. S26 5QL Tel: 01909 774199 Kiveton Park Ward
Cllr Ron Law 2 Forge Road, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 5RS Tel:07928 396 259.
Wales Parish Council
01909 515784
Wales parish Council Parish Council Office Kiveton Park & Wales Village Hall Walesmoor Ave Kiveton Park Sheffield S26 5RG Tel:(01909) 515784 email: wales.pc@onetel.
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Let’s get the village buzzing There was definitely a buzz in the room when 26 people met in the Library in January. They were representing at least 21 different organisations, clubs and groups from our Parish as well as few who were simply there as people who live in the village. The aims of the event were to find ways to make our village an even better place to live by • Getting people talking and sharing ideas • Looking at opportunities for working together We came up with too many ideas to list them all here but you’ll see some of them in the The Future section of the consultation in the middle pages of this Community Matters. One exciting idea needs a mention though.
The group said they wanted to have a celebration event that everyone can take part in. And so was born the idea of the
Celebration pop-up picnic As we go to print we are looking forward to our first planning meeting at the Old Colliery Offices on 1st March, so we don’t know yet when the picnic will be or what we’ll do on the day, but we’ve got a few ideas…. Its 150 years since Kiveton Pit first reached the coal seam Its 240 years since Chesterfield Canal was opened so maybe we can have some fun remembering our heritage.
We’ll have a marquee, so maybe we could have a ‘do’ in the evening too. We’ve got the amphitheatre in the Community Woodland so maybe we could use that for entertainments. Please let us know your ideas and we’re always looking for more people to help, both in organising the picnic and on the day. Please call us on 773348 or email bridget@kpwcdt. co.uk if you want to take part in any way.
A great start to the year
By Sue Bass All sections have been busy learning new life skills and also taking part in the (Nottinghamshire Emergency Scout Support Team) Challenge. A walk event at Walesby Forest along with 1400 other scouting members from across the region. The Scouts tried scuba diving and the Cubs have been experimenting for their science badge and exploring the planets for their astronomers badge. The Beavers took a look at what it is like living with a disability. We are looking forward to our next camp in March at Walesby where all sections will enjoy the outdoors, helping to get the site ready for the season ahead and taking part in the shooting competition for the coveted Chris Vernon memorial trophy. Sainsburys are giving out their Active Kids vouchers when you make a purchase– please think of us as we are collecting them to help purchase new sports and cooking equipment. Please drop them in at Cortons 4 Cutz – next to St Johns and they will pass them on to us. Plans are progressing for our new scout hut and we have been really grateful to receive some fantastic donations in the last couple of months. We are so grateful to the parents who have taken advantage of company schemes
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to help us to get donations, whether through match funding volunteering time or nominating us for Company fundraising schemes. In December we were extremely grateful to receive the following donations: £500 from HSBC, £50 from Unipart, £850 from Viridor Perhaps you know of someone who might be willing to help us, through a work scheme? It makes such a difference to our fundraising efforts. A big thank you to all those concerned. A BIG thank you too, to the Scouts who took part in a bag pack at Sainsburys,
Crystal Peaks before Xmas. They raised £850. Our Cub Scout Leader is taking part in the London Marathon – Please take a look at btmydonate If you would like to sponsor him – all monies raised will go towards our new scout hut. If you are able to help with any fundraising we would really appreciate it. We have lots of ideas – just not enough man hours to put them in to practice! Get in touch through our website www.11throtherhamscouts.org.uk or email info@11throtherhamscouts.org. uk or phone Sue on 07974308479.
“We have been really grateful to receive some fantastic donations in the last couple of months”
Let’s get Kiveton & Wales Buzzing Community Consultation
Our village is fortunate to have a wealth of facilities, activities and groups, not to mention all the amazing people who live here too. This consultation is looking at what we as a community can do to make our village an even better place. In this era of austerity we can still work together to create new activities, have fun and support each other. You can also complete this questionnaire online at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/5SHLQKF
‘We like it here’ Please tell us three things that you like about Kiveton Park and Wales 1. 2. 3. Please tell us three things about our village that could be improved 1. 2. 3.
Fantastic Spaces There are a lot of Community Spaces and Facilities in the village, how often do you use them? Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
Never
Never heard of it
Kiveton Woodland Village Hall Library Old Colliery Offices St Johns Rooms Youth Centre Churches Recreation Ground All Weather Sports Park Other - Please specify How could they be improved? What would encourage you to use them more?
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Do we need any more facilities? If so, what would you like to see?
People and skills What activities are you involved in in Kiveton Park and Wales? Tick
Please provide details
Sports Social events / interests Faith Heritage Arts Children’s Activities Outdoors Health Youth Activities What would you like to see happening?
Would you be interested in taking part in, or organising this?
How could you support this? What skills could you bring?
What do you think we need to do to get more people involved in activities in the village?
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The Future Here are some things that people in the village have suggested we could do. Circle any that you would like to see happening, if you would be able to help or support any of these, please put a star next to them. Befriending Scheme
Car Share Scheme
Litter Picking
Supper Club
Community WiFi
Britain in Bloom
Community Choir
Virtual Noticeboard e-Newsletter
Art/Craft Workshop
Farmer’s Market
Help with Gardens / Repairs
Adult Education
Community CafĂŠ
Walks
Community Allotment
Cycle Paths / Hire
Indoor Sports Facilities
Nature Conservation
Beer / Music Festival
Park Run
Campaigning
Environmental Education
Have you got any other ideas for things our community could join together to make happen that would make Kiveton Park and Wales an even better place?
We are planning to hold a community pop-up picnic this summer Would you be able to help out in the planning? Yes
No
Or on the day Yes
No
Have you got any other ideas or suggestions that will get Kiveton Park and Wales Buzzing?
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Communication Do you ever use any of the following?
Look at for info
Read
Contribute to
Do not use
Never heard of it
Community Matters Websites for different village groups Village Notice Boards Facebook pages for village groups Other (please specify) It has been suggested we create a monthly e-newsletter, would you be interested in receiving this? Yes
No
If yes, please complete the information below including your email address
About You 18-25
26-55
Your age group
Under 18
Gender
Male
Do you
Live alone?
Live with just your partner?
Yes
No
Over 55
Female Live with family?
Other?
If other, please specify Are you disabled?
Name: Address:
Email address: Telephone: We will not use your contact details for anything other than the above. We will not share your contact details with other organisations without your permission. Please either return this completed questionnaire to The Old Colliery Offices, Colliery Road, Kiveton Park S26 6LR or put it into one of the collection boxes which are at: St John’s Church Co-op Supermarket, Chapel Way
Youth and Community Centre Kiveton Computers
Willow Properties The Old Colliery offices Lime and Whytes Lloyds Chemist, Wales Square Coral Sign and Print Shop
Honey B’s tearoom Village Hall Post office Library
This consultation has been created by Kiveton Park and Wales Community Development Trust and The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) who manage the Community Woodland. If you would like to get in touch with us you can do so by contacting Bridget at or by emailing bridget@kpwcdt.co.uk or if your enquiry is related to Kiveton Community Woodland email southyorkshire@tcv.org.uk
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Kiveton Community Woodland
Managed by The Conservation Volunteers for the Land Trust.
By Hannah Darcel A big thank you to Rotherham Explorer Scouts and the Woodland Workout volunteers for their help in planting nearly 1000 trees for the I Dig Trees programme, a partnership between OVO Energy and The Conservation Volunteers. The enthusiastic group of Explorer Scouts came from across Rotherham on a cold and frosty Sunday morning to help plant a mixture of broadleaved trees on the woodland. The Woodland Workout volunteers came out for two of their regular sessions to help with the task. The different species planted included cherry, beech, maple, rowan, oak, hazel and willow. They will add nicely to the other species already on site and hopefully attract more wildlife into the area as they grow.
A visit to the Library Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School recently visited their local library. Each class had the opportunity to walk down to the library and explore this excellent resource. For many of the children, this was the first time they had been to the library and so enjoyed listening to a story, learning about how the library works and how to become a member. One Year 4 girl said “I decided to join the library because I really enjoyed looking at the books. I keep going and changing my books and I even went to the Harry Potter Night there. It was really busy with friends from school and I loved the treasure hunt and the crafts.” We hope the visit will inspire our children on their journey to becoming readers. Research shows that young people who use their library are nearly
The Woodland Workout volunteers have been busy planting trees, removing old fencing and cutting back overgrown vegetation. They also worked in partnership with KPWCDT and planted shrubs around the all weather sports pitch and blue bells and wildflower seeds along the grassy bank opposite. If you would like to get involved with some practical volunteering on the woodland and meet a friendly bunch of people then please get in touch. The Woodland Workout volunteers meet every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 9.30 – 12.30.
There have been several reports of quad bikes racing around the woodland over the past few months upsetting dog walkers, causing people distress and leaving tyre tracks everywhere. Motorised vehicles are prohibited on the site and the police have the power to seize them. So if you see any off road vehicles tearing around please call the local police on 101 and report it.
twice as likely to be reading outside of class every day
children creating a buzz in the library and the children were enthusiastic, engaged and well-behaved.”
“I really enjoyed looking at books” Mark Heaton who works at the library said: “We have thoroughly enjoyed the visits. It was a pleasure to have the
Community Consultation Please let us know your thoughts about Kiveton Community Woodland by taking part in the Community Consultation. Motorised vehicles are prohibited
Thank you to all the staff at Kiveton Park Library for making all of our children feel so welcome and we are looking forward to visiting again soon.
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Sheffield Diocesan Lent Challenge 2017 THE DIOCESE OF SHEFFIELD
W hat shall I give up for Lent this year? When asked the theologian Ruth Valerio what would have most impact on reducing climate change her answer was simple: “Eat Less Meat”. This Lent the Diocesan Environment Group and the Global Justice Group invite you to take one step away from meat and to take one step towards Fairtrade. Raising cattle for beef is the biggest source of methane emissions worse
greenhouse gas than CO2). Producing 1kg of beef needs about 100 times more water than producing 1kg of grain protein. Eating less meat helps people living in the world’s poorest countries. Climate change is affecting their lives through changed rainfall patterns, making farming difficult and reducing their ability to feed their families. From 25 acres of land it is possible to produce enough meat to feed two people, maize for ten people, grain for 24 people, and soya for 61 people. Its also better for your health, your pocket and it can be delicious too! Have one Meat Free day each week. It could be Fridays – a traditional day for Christian Fasting. Or join the Meat Free Monday movement.
Try to be vegetarian for all of Lent. Have one (or more) vegan days a week (this means no dairy, eggs or honey). Be vegan for all of Lent. Moving to a more plant based diet doesn’t have to mean eating boring, tasteless food. It’s possible to eat delicious meals without meat. Discover a new favourite this Lent! you might enjoy it so much that it becomes a challenge for life not just for Lent! The main aim of the Lent Challenge is to encourage people to eat less meat. But Lent begins (1st March) during Fairtrade Fortnight (27th February-12th March). Fairtrade guarantees farmers a fair price for their crops and a bonus payment they can use to build schools, health centres, water supplies and so much more.
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Councillors Disaproval Many residents will be familiar with HS2 Ltd who act for the Government and their plans for a high-speed train to be routed directly through the middle of Wales, and by doing so, blighting our area irrevocably. Residents may have also picked up the leaked information that HS2 are considering placing a HS2 station at one of eight possible locations in South Yorkshire, one being in Wales at an unknown location. We attended the HS2 consultation drop-in held in Aston on 8th February where we were able to speak with lots of residents and to state that HS2 Ltd
go about their business without the consent or knowledge of Rotherham Council. The new proposed route through Wales is something Rotherham Council does not support and has formally resolved to object to.
consultation with Wales residents. This is compounded by their refusal to hold a similar consultation meeting in Wales/Kiveton Park itself. We standby residents against HS2 and their current plans and preferred HS2 route.
We are very concerned that HS2 Ltd aren’t genuinely taking on board the views of local people in respect to their plans and therefore are failing in their duty to carry out proper
If anyone would like to contact us in relation to HS2, please contact us on dominic.beck@rotherham.gov.uk Cllrs Dominic Beck, Gordon Watson and Jenny Whysall
Chesterfield Canal Trust Restoration Appeal A Place in History
In 2016, the Chesterfield Canal Trust spent over £85,000 on the restoration of the canal with all the work done by its volunteer Work Party. In 2017, the Trust is running a Restoration Fund entitled ‘A Place in History’ in order to keep up the same level of progress. All monies raised will go towards the costs of plant and materials used by the volunteers. There are three ways to donate: One-off Donation This can be done online at the Chesterfield Canal Trust’s website or by cash or cheque sent to the Treasurer, Chesterfield Canal Trust, Hollingwood Hub, Hollingwood, Chesterfield, S43 2PF.
Tripboat season starts again in April Hugh Henshall will be doing regular trips every Sunday from the Lock Keeper pub in Worksop. No need to book, you just turn up and pay on the day. You can get 20% off food in the
Monthly payment This can be done by Standing Order, Certificated Donation This is for larger donations, which will be acknowledged by a formal certificate. There will be a special section in the Trust’s quarterly magazine, Cuckoo, listing all Certificated Donors. There are three levels – Silver (£100), Gold (£500) and Platinum (£1,000). These donations might be made by individuals, but also by companies or groups – such as social clubs, boat crews, pubs, walking groups etc. For monthly or certificated donations, see the Trust’s website, pick up a leaflet or email publicity@chesterfield-canaltrust.org.uk for further details. pub if you go on a trip. Madeline will be doing regular trips on Saturdays from Hollingwood Hub in Staveley and John Varley on Sundays from Tapton Lock in Chesterfield. On Sunday, April 9th, Seth Ellis will be running Easter Egg Hunt trips from the Hop Pole pub in Retford.
The following weekend, Hugh Henshall, Madeline and John Varley will all be running various types of Easter trips. For more information about all of the dozens of trips that we run from many different venues, visit our website - just search for Chesterfield Canal.
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If you have a Benefit, Debt or any other issue, call or ‘drop-in’ to Kiveton Park Independent Advice Centre. Kiveton Park Independent Advice Centre has been giving advice since 1981 and continues to offer exceptional service within the local community. The Centre gives advice on Benefits, Debt, Employment, Housing, Consumer and other issues. Appointments can be made for either a home visit or to see someone at the centre. People can also attend one of the regular drop-in sessions – these are held on Monday from 7 pm to 8 pm (legal advice is available at this session) and Wednesday from 2 pm to 4 pm. If there’s a need staff can
arrange further help with casework benefit appeals, completion of claim forms etc. Stewart Platt chair of the board of trustees said. “We’re very satisfied with the advice we’ve given people in our community during the last year. We have great staff and volunteers and they have experience dealing with lots of different problems. We give advice at the centre in Kiveton Library, and also at other places throughout the community”
More details about all our services are available on our website http://www. kpadvice.org.uk. Alternatively give us a call on 01909 773966 or e-mail kpiac@talktalkbusiness.net . Kiveton Park Community Library, Wales Road, Kiveton Park, Sheffield: S26 6RB The work of KPIAC is supported by:
Looking forward to spring We are looking forward to Spring, which always makes our outdoor area much brighter and as enjoyable as ever for the children. With the willow tunnel and willow dome in leaf, and planting and seeding in progress, and the flowers in bloom, there are even more play and learning opportunities for the children. The children are provided with ‘free-flow’ play throughout each and every day, meaning that they get plenty of fresh air and exercise, building upon their physical skills . Throughout the Spring we will be doing lots of planting and digging with the children as well as coming closer to nature with our new ‘locals’ including ducks and ducklings from the ponds on site, squirrels, rabbits, tadpoles and frogs, minibeasts and insects which
“Decisions making, problem solving and independence are all skills and qualities that children learn from their first hand experience
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Playgroup Playgroup 22-3 - 3 years years
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create lots of conversation, learning, questioning and gaining knowledge and understanding of their world Wales Childcare Partnership around them. Children are provided with a wide range of learning opportunities covering all aspects of the EYFS, and have the opportunity to experience all weather Ofsted, October 2015 conditions. There are endless benefits that outdoor play has to offer children, and whilst they may get muddy or wet sometimes as they explore their environment, our outdoor play and learning opportunities give children skills for life. Exploring nature, and life/growth cycles, helps in gaining knowledge and understanding of their world around them, builds their confidence and self-esteem, develops both fine and gross motor skills as part of their physical development, aids expression of their imagination and creativity, develops social skills and builds relationships. Decision making, problem solving and independence are all skills and qualities that children learn from their first-hand experiences outdoors. Whether in playgroup, nursery, or any of our out-of-school clubs, we know the children will enjoy being with us this Spring!
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Waleswood Sports Cricket Club
“Looking forward to the 2017 season” By Tony Cope
After the most successful season WSCC has ever had with both Saturday teams being crowned their Division Winners and promotion for the Sunday 1st team and a 3rd place finish for the Sunday 2nd team, the players and club are looking forward to consolidating their positions in their new leagues. All Captains and V-Captains have been re-elected to carry on the good work they started a few years ago and they have the full support of the whole club behind them. The players have been at the winter nets since early January and if anyone is interested in playing either Saturday or Sunday cricket please
call in at the Dot Ball indoor cricket unit on the Waleswood Industrial Estate on a Tuesday night between 7 & 8pm and meet the players who will make you feel welcome. We are fortunate to have a supporting Board of Trustees along with a hard working Committee and a band of volunteers who keep the club moving forward in improving both the playing and social facilities and we are always looking for additional helpers. Our successful 8 a-side cricket day in 2016 will be held again this year around September time and further details will be published later.
If you are interested in becoming involved either as a player , volunteer or sponsor in a Registered Charity friendly cricket club that encourages junior players and promotes both the playing and social side of cricket then contact us on the following Gen Secretary/Child Welfare Officer Mrs Sue Long 01909 567365 Cricket information Tom Young 07790071965 M.Willgoose 07443411286 We have facilities for parties up to 50/65 people which can be arranged with our club Chairman Stan Gaskill 07794 256 020 Please visit our web site at www. waleswoodscc.sportsclubswebsite.
“Still top of the league” By Chris Nelson With the final months of the season approaching the senior team are still top of the County Senior League Division Two with four league games remaining. Three of the games are at home and two of which are against their closest rivals! Unfortunately, captain and club stalwart Robert Warner (second from the right in blue) will move to Australia this spring and will be sorely missed. The clubs Under 21 side have
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continued to show promise in their first season together under the leadership of Matt Blackwell. They currently sit third in Meadowhall Sunday League and are through to the semi-finals of the League Cup after beating Brierley 5-3. The club has further plans to improve the facilities at Hard Lane, where teams from Under 11’s through to
the senior team play their home games. New dugouts, reclaiming of paths/walkways, changing room and stand improvements are to be completed this summer. The club are also launching a scheme for local businesses to advertise at the ground. Please see details on our website h t t p : / / w w w. k i v e t o n p a r k f c . c o m / sponsors
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MON from 3.30pm homework club use th e computers and books with free printing. 2nd MON of the mo nth Walking Group meet at Library at 10am TUES: 10.30am an d THURS 2.00pm Rhytime singing and stories for under 5’s THURS: 10.00 Knit and natter morning. FRI: 10.00 Coffee mo rning. 2nd FRIDAY of the month 2pm: Book Clu b
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All information on events are available on our Web site and Facebook page MON: Body Moves 9.50am-10.50am Badminton 11.00am-12.00pm Pilates 9.45am-10.45am Memory Cafe 1.30pm-3.30pm (2nd Monday of the month) TUES: Line Dancing 10.00am-12.00pm Active Otago Exercise 1.00pm-2.30pm Self defence 6.00pm-7.00pm & 7.30-9.00pm Pilates 8.00pm-9.00pm WED: Tumble tots 10.30am - 11.15am (up to 2yrs) 11.30am -12.15pm (2-3yrs) 12.30pm-1.15pm (3-4yrs) Pilates 10.45am-11.45am Over 60’s 2.00pm-4.00pm Slimming World 5.30pm-7.00pm & 7.30-9.00pm Lamp & Pony Bingo from 8.30pm
THURS: Tai Chi 11.00am-12.00pm Wales Art Group 7.00pm -9.00pm FRI: Friday Friends 10.00am-12.00pm Fit Steps 6.00pm 7pm Lamp & Pony Karaoke from 8.00pm SAT: Boxing 9.00am -10.00am Liquid Fusion Dance 9.30am -12.30pm SUN: Lamp & Pony Bingo from 12.30pm Jui Jitsu 12.00pm - 12.45pm (5-9yrs) Jui Jitsu 12.45pm-1.30pm (10-15yrs) Jui Jitssu 1.30pm -2.30pm (16yrs+) Lamp & Pony- Karaoke & Bingo from 8pm Family Easter Party 15th April 1-4 pm Spring Fayre 29th April 12 – 4 pm
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A trip to Cleethorpes 1930 With the dark nights and cold weather, many of us will be looking forward to summer holidays or short beaks away. The long Easter weekend offers a chance for many to get away when the weather starts to pick up a little, but the long Easter weekend has only been in existence as we know it since the Bank Holiday Act 1871. Prior to this, only Good Friday and Christmas Day were allowed as days off, in addition to Sundays, as these were designated as Church days. Following a campaign by Sir John Lubbock, Liberal MP for Maidstone, in which he championed the rights of shop workers, the Act was passed to allow 4 additional days per year. These were Easter Monday, Whit Monday, the first Monday in August, and Boxing Day. These were known as Bank Holidays as the Act allowed Banks to defer payment of transactions for an additional day to allow them to close on the Monday. With the entitlement to time off, leisure pursuits expanded and with an increasing rail network, the day trip became popular as people could now travel quickly and easily to local places or the coast and return the same day. The rail companies would put on special trains to transport passengers and the number of tickets sold was often quoted in local press.
Memory Café Collection At January’s session of the Kiveton and South Rotherham Memory Café chairman John Wadsworth announced that the Christmas Collection at the Kiveton Park Co-op Food store had raised a sum of just over £1000. He said that this would ensure the continued running of the Café for its second year of operation with professional entertainment being provided at most of the sessions. John expressed thanks to the Co-op for giving permission for the collection; all the local people who gave so
For instance, in April 1882 the Sheffield Independent reported that a particularly good spell of weather had prompted a flood of excursions and day-trippers. At Conisbrough for instance an estimated 20,000 visitors descended on the town and castle, travelling by both train and boat on the River Don. Other popular local destinations were the ‘daffy field at Wickersley’, Wentworth Park, as well as further afield to Cleethorpes, Buxton, Manchester, Liverpool, Hull and Leeds. Over time, workers began to receive more paid leave. Although the amount of leave varied between different occupations, by 1920s it was normal to have a week’s paid leave, which rose to two weeks by the 1950s. The East Coast resorts such as Skegness, Cleethorpes, Bridlington and Scarborough have always been popular
holiday destinations from people from this area, as can be seen in this photo of a group of Kiveton residents on a trip to Cleethorpes during the 1930s. If anyone can put names to faces, please let us know and we will add them to the website. As always, you can get in touch with the History Society through the website at www.kivetonwaleshistory.co.uk or through our Facebook page (search Kiveton Wales History) or leave a message at the Old Colliery Offices on 01909 773348 and someone will get back to you. If you are interested in local history, why not come along and join us: we meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6.30pm in the Old Colliery Offices, with a speaker every other month (see website for details).
generously and the volunteers from Rotherham Rotary who manned the collection for two days. The monthly memory cafés have been set up and are currently run by volunteers from Rotherham Rotary Club.
“local people gave so generously” They are for anyone in the area who suffers from memory problems and their carers, and take place at Kiveton Park and Wales Village Hall on the second Monday each month at 1.30 pm. For more details contact John on 01709 372442
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