Communitymatters
ISSUE 44
Dec 2014 Est. 2003
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The Community Magazine for
KIVETON & WALES
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COMMUNITY MATTERS
Dec 2014
Welcome
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to this our Winter/ Christmas edition of the Kiveton & Wales Community Matters magazine for 2014. Well! nearly another year over, doesn’t time fly. I hope everyone is looking forward to a Christmas break. For the lucky majority, Christmas Day will be a time for family, presents, a huge roast dinner and bad telly. But spare a thought for the almost one in 10 Britons who will have to work. After all, not everything in the country comes to a standstill on Christmas Day. There are hospitals that needed running, cabs that needed driving, hotels that need staffing and, of course, churches that need leading. In fact, according to a recent study, 5.8 million people will work on Christmas day – and that is just a fraction of those working over the Christmas period. Among them are doctors, nurses, waiters, bar staff, shop assistants, ambulance drivers, vicars, charity workers, pilots, cleaners, journalists, firemen, police officers, troops and more. So please spare a thought for those who have drawn the short straw. The Community Magazine
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CommunityMATTERS Matters Dec 2014 AND WALES COMMUNITY KIVETON
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MINERS MEMORIAL REDEDICATION SERVICE On a day blessed with fine and sunny weather the rededication of the Kiveton Park Collieries War Memorial took place on Sunday 5th October. The Service was led by the Rev Gary Schofield, assisted by Bob Lund. Chair of the Development Trust Steph Hryschko introduced the proceedings which were attended by many members of the community along with our local MP Sir Kevin Barron and the Lord and Lady Mayor of Rotherham. Maltby Miners Welfare brass band accompanied the service along with a wonderful contribution from the Wales High School singers. Children from local schools also contributed to the event by creating artwork which was all put on display on the day. Many of the Children also wrote letters to the fallen, some of which were read out by the children themselves during the service. The Chair of the Parish council (Cllr Michael Brabbs) read out the names of the sixty one men on the memorial and this was followed by the playing of the last post as the Union Jack was lowered and a lighted miner’s lamp was hung beneath the memorial. The Memorial is one of only two left in the country still in situ on a former colliery building, the other being in Durham. The Development Trust along with the Kiveton and Wales History Society secured funding from the War Memorials Trust to employ a specialist to renovate the memorial and the re-dedication service was the culmination of that work.
PREPARING FOR THE 70th YEAR OF PANTO 2015 is a very special year for everyone involved with Wales Methodist Pantomime Players. Who would have thought when Roy Staniforth MBE presented his first pantomime 70 years ago that it would still be going from strength to strength. January 2015 will see over 100 people from the local community involved in the production of Jack and the Beanstalk at The Montgomery Theatre, Sheffield. They include people of all ages in the cast, back stage crew, box office staff, chaperones for the many young people and front of house staff. Tickets are still available but selling fast, you can either ring 0114 3030376or in a new development this year they can be ordered online at www.woodyworld.co.uk It will be a great way to spend a dark January night enjoying some traditional family fun. The cast love nothing more than seeing loads of familiar faces from the local community in the audience. Following the success of inviting local charities to take part in opening night last year, 2015 will see us supporting Sheffield Fostering Services, Alzheimer’s Society and The Samaritans for an opening night that will also be watched by the Mayor of Sheffield. Fundraising is vital to ensure the group continue and add new things every year, this year it was pyrotechnics, you will have to be there to see what 2015 brings. The group are really pleased to announce a recent addition to the fundraising from local councillors which will make a real difference to the 70th production. Cllr Dominic Beck, RMBC Councillor for the Wales Ward when commenting. said: “Me and my colleagues, Cllr Gordon Watson and Cllr Jenny Whysall are delighted to support the Wales Methodist Panto Players in their 70th anniversary year with a donation from our Community Leadership Fund. The organisation is very much part of the fabric of the local community and I know personally that some of the people I grew up with are still actively involved in the shows and activities of the group. I am sure this donation will help support the group moving forward.”
A HELPING HAND
Now that Winter is here again, and with it the shorter days, longer nights and possibly bad weather. Do you know someone perhaps an elderly relative or neighbour that might be grateful for some help this winter ? or are likely to be on their own this Christmas ? Just pop in and ask if they are okay or need anything. You could be the only person they see or speak to for days. IT COSTS NOTHING AND COULD REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO SOMEONE THIS WINTER.
WALESWOOD SPORTS CRICKET CLUB founded 1904
The 2014 season has been a mixed bag in terms of results for the teams. Our Bassetlaw Div 3 side was relegated on the last day of the season even though they attained a record number of points which in any of the other divisions would have seen them mid-table. Our Bassetlaw Div 7 finished the season mid-table which was creditable allowing for the number of juniors playing. The Mansfield league Div 5 team just missed out on back to back promotions by finishing in 3rd place Our new Mansfield Div 7 team had an excellent 1st season with many juniors playing on a regular basis. All players were a credit to the club in terms of effort and behaviour. We have a great team of hard working volunteers who provided match day facilities and once again they did the club proud. We ended the year with our Presentation and have the Xmas Draw in December. We are looking for new players/volunteers as we turn our attention to 2015 so why not give us a try as we believe we have much to offer in terms of playing and social facilities. Our pavilion is available for hire from April to October with bar and disco and can be booked through the Chairman Stan Gaskill on 07794256020. As a registered self-funded Charity Waleswood Cricket Clubs aim is to provide playing and social facilities for all at a very reasonable cost and encourage family and community involvement. If you are interested please pay us a visit or look at our website www.waleswoodscc.sportsclubwebsite.com/ or contact our Gen Secretary Sue Long on 01909567365. Playing contacts are Tom Young 07790071965 Mark Willgoose 07443411286 Dec 2014
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A Level English Students Visit ‘The Western Front’
A group of A-level English students from Wales High school had the unique chance to participate in a four day tour of the Western Front, studying the history of the Great War and experiencing the surroundings which created an astonishing flourish of both poetry and prose in the early twentieth century.
In a packed itinerary, the students visited many key sites across the region including the Ypres Salient and the Somme. The students followed the journey made by thousands of young men who died during WW1 and had the opportunity to read the poetry, shaped by the men’s experience, where it was originally written, making the words even more poignant. The group read the infamous poem ‘In Flanders Fields’ at the site John McCrae first penned it, visited the German cemetery Langemark and read the poem ‘Unknown Warrior’ with each student facing one of the unknown graves at the largest British cemetery, Tyne Cot. That same evening the students had their unknown soldier in mind as they participated in the Act of Remembrance in The Menin Gate in Ypres, laying a wreath on behalf of the students and staff of WHS.
Kiveton Park FC teams up with The Station Pub The Kiveton Park FC senior team, based at Hard Lane has recently agreed sponsorship with The Station Pub in Kiveton, who kindly provided the team with a new kit for the season. The team is currently mid table in Division 2 of the Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior League.
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The senior team are part of Kiveton Park Football Club who currently run junior teams from under 7’s through to U13’s along with a girls U11 team. The facilities and playing surface at Hard Lane has gradually improved over the past 18 months thanks to a joint grant with Kiveton Cricket Club, obtained via Sport England’s Olympics Legacy Fund. Kiveton Park FC have successfully held a sports evening over the past few years with recent special guest speakers David Hirst (ex Sheffield Weds) and Curtis Woodhouse (ex Sheffield Utd and British Light-Welterweight Champion), along with a junior tournament over the previous two summers.
The club is always looking for new people to become involved, whether its playing, coaching, sponsorship or volunteering with ground maintenance. The club is particularly looking to start a men’s Sunday team. If anyone is interested in playing or managing the team, please contact the club. Funding is available from the Sheffield FA to set this team up. Club Contacts; Junior Section: Neil Newman – 07788642833 Senior Section: Chris Nelson – 07917032358 Chairman – Bob Poad – 07411500341 Twitter: @kivo1892 Facebook: Kiveton Park Juniors & Seniors
FREE CHRISTMAS COFFEE MORNING WITH MINCE PIES Kiveton Park Library will be holding a FREE Christmas coffee morning with mince pies for all customer old and new on Friday 19th December from 10.30 and everyone is welcome. Call in and see what other activities the Library has to offer this December. Did you know you can do on line computer course, borrow 20 books and they can also get you DVD’S from other Libraries. Rhyme time sessions are held on Tuesday mornings and Thursday afternoon where new mums dad grandparent can come and have a sing song and read stories. Children can use computers for their homework with free printing on Monday afternoons. An adults reading group meets on a Friday afternoon once a month and a Junior reading group for age 11 years and over meets once a fortnight also on a Friday afternoon, just call in for more details. We also have a community space if any group would like to meet up in the Library for free, just contact the staff. All the staff at Kiveton Library would Like to wish everyone a happy Christmas and New year and thank you to everyone who uses the Library for their support Dec 2014
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Santa Cruises on the Chesterfield Canal Santa has arrived for the launch of this year’s Chesterfield Canal Santa Special Cruises. He arrived aboard the Seth Ellis, one of three different boats that will be doing Santa Cruises for the Chesterfield Canal Trust. Every child receives a present, every adult gets a drink and a mince pie. It costs £6 per person. Booking is essential – please ring 01246 477569 The Hugh Henshall will be running Santa Cruises from the Lock Keeper pub in Worksop (S80 1TJ) on 6th and 7th December and from Laura’s Coffee Shop in Shireoaks (S81 8LP) on 13th, 14th, 20th and 21st December.
As this year comes to an end, it’s good to reflect on what we have done and what we have planned for 2015. Our new programme is a mixture of visits, talks and crafts that cover a wide range of interests, so why not come along! We continue to support the running of Music Tots at the Sue Walker Centre on Thursday mornings for mums and toddlers. A reminder, St Johns Church has a food donation basket for New Hope Food Bank. They need on-going support to help members of our community who find themselves in great need. Our meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of the month, at 7.30pm, please come along for a chat, a listen to what we do and most of all Friendship.
The Wales & Kiveton Park Colliery Angling club Still going strong and with membership ageing from 15 through to 70 it really is a club for all ages They have 9 club matches each year plus one charity match for “Fishing for Heroes” and one memorial match in memory of the late Mr James Owen Oliver. The dates for these are all decided at their AGM which is in December, so that they can book some of the more popular venues before they are all taken. Subscription fees are £55.00 for full membership (Adult) and £25 for a Junior membership. If you are interested in joining or would like more information then please contact Alex on 01909 772074 or 07919440773 alternatively e-mail Alex999mcauslin@btinternet.com or amcauslin@rotherham.ac.uk
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CHAIRMAN’S NOTE Winter draws on if you believe Cissie and Ada – seriously though it’s a time for looking out for your neighbours, especially the older ones. Has the milk been taken in, are the curtains still closed, could I do any shopping for essentials for them? Please keep warm and remember it’s important to have a hot meal every day – soup or beans on toast are high in protein but meat and vegetables are better. On the 9th of November the Remembrance Day service was held at Wales Church and the Cenotaph. It was very well attended and the weather was good for the day. My thanks to all the organisations that took part and laid poppy wreaths. Finally, have an enjoyable Christmas and New Year. I hope to see you when the sun casts shadows on both sides of the hedges.
DARK, DAMP AND DANGEROUS With most people going to and coming home from work in the dark at this time of year, and the potential for damp, foggy conditions, the zebra crossing outside Kiveton Park Infants School on Station Road is far, far too dark and dangerous. As you approach the crossing from either direction, the area between the school and youth centre is so dark, even with the orange Belisha beacons flashing.
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A simple way to improve matters would be to light the poles like the ones at either end of the crossing by the little Coop on Wales Road. You may recall that these were unlit before we began our campaign to improve that crossing and now that they have been lit the improvement in visibility is striking.
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Friday 5th December Santa’s Grotto - 5.00pm - 7.00pm Christmas lights switch-on by Sheffield Steelers – 6.00pm Jessica Gill of Kiveton’s Got Talent fame Dinnington Brass Band Kiddies’ Funfair Red Road Radio Food and Refreshments 7.00pm family disco
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Saturday 6th December Christmas Fayre 11.00am – 3.00pm Santa’s Grotto 11.30am – 12.30am and 1.30am – 2.30pm 17 Craft Stalls - Food and Refreshments - Raffles, etc
We have asked Rotherham Borough Council to do the same at the Station Road crossing, as considering the proximity of the school, the youth centre and the station to the crossing, it is imperative that this is done sooner rather than later. As with our previous campaign, we have received the unstinting support and encouragement of Councillor Dominic Beck of Rotherham Borough Council, who is doing all he can to persuade his colleagues and the relevant RBC officers of the justness of our case and the pressing need for this improvement.
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COMMUNITY MATTERS
Dec 2014
CYCLING ETIQUETTE In August we received a complaint from a gentleman who had been abused by a cyclist who was riding on the pavement and took exception to the fact the gentleman concerned did not get out of his way fast enough. Rule 64 of the Highway Code is quite clear: “You must not cycle on a pavement”. The rule reflects section 72 of the Highways Act 1835, which among other things made it an offence to ride upon any footpath or causeway by the side of the road which had been set aside for pedestrians. Section 72 was extended by section 85 (1) of the Local Government Act 1888 to include “bicycles, tricycles, velocipedes, and other similar machines”. On conviction at the magistrates’ court, an offender faces a maximum fine of £500. Police officers and community support officers also have the power to issue a fixed penalty notice of £50.00 if they catch a cyclist riding on the pavement. However it is not as clear-cut as the authors of the Highway Code would have us believe: the sheer volume of motor vehicles on our roads these days can make riding a bicycle in the roadway hazardous to say the least and it is not uncommon to see cyclists who have migrated to the pavement for self preservation. The Home Office recognises the difficulty and has issued guidance to chief constables on the use of fixed penalty notices: “The introduction of the fixed penalty is not aimed at responsible cyclists who sometimes feel obliged to use the pavement out of fear of traffic and who show consideration to other pavement users when doing so. Chief police officers, who are responsible for enforcement, acknowledge that many cyclists, particularly children and young people, are afraid to cycle on the road, sensitivity and careful use of police discretion is required”. All of us could probably bang on about the rights and wrongs of riding on the pavement, but as with most human activity, conflict can be avoided if we simply treat others as we would expect to be treated ourselves. As Pink Floyd told us in The Dark Side of the Moon, “Good manners don’t cost nothing, do they, hey?” Let’s ignore the double negative; we get the gist. We hope that cyclists and pedestrians alike will follow these wise words when they meet on the highways and byways.
ANYONE FOR BOWLS? Our friends in the Wales Parish Bowling Club have had another successful season, which culminated in the annual Wales Parish Council Bowling Competition in October. The competition has been organised by the club for the last thirty years, the first competition taking place in the year that the club came into existence, 1984. The club is around fortyfive strong and there are still three founding members, who obviously know when they are on to a good thing! The competition is open to residents of Kiveton Park and Wales and the members of Anston, Todwick and Harthill bowling clubs so the competition is friendly but fierce. This year the singles competition was won by Mr Geoff Kay of Wales Parish Bowling Club and the runner up was Mr Keith Butterfield of Anston Bowling Club. The doubles competition was won by Mr Geoff Kay and Mr George Holden both members of Wales Parish Bowling Club. The runners up were Mrs Claire Walker and her husband Glen of, you’ve guessed it, Wales Parish Bowling Club! We receive numerous compliments about the condition of the green, both members and visitors regarding it as the best in the area. The credit for this must go to Alan and John of Rotherham Borough Council’s bowling green and fine sports turf specialist maintenance team. Why not come along next year and have a go? You can get your eye in for less than £2.00 an hour and membership of the club, which includes registration with the Yorkshire County Crown Green Bowling Association and a season ticket to use the green, costs around £60.00 for the season. If you wish to join the club, just ask any member on the green, or ring Howard Jones on (01909) 771764 or June or George Holden on (01909) 773592. PAGE 8
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HE’S GOT TALENT Did you know that on 10 November Mr Keith Bamforth of Wales was awarded one of the coveted and prestigious 2014 Green Apple Environmental Awards for environmental best practice? The Green Apple Environment Awards were established in 1994 as an annual campaign to recognise, reward and promote environmental best practice. Keith’s background is in chemistry and in 1965 he moved into plastics working closely with blue chip companies such as ICI and BSF. In 1972 he formed his own company, Kween B Limited, which specialises in the manufacture of plastic recycling machinery. What’s this got to do with the environment, you may ask? Well Keith’s work has taken him far and wide and in 1994 the firm was asked by a Kenyan trust for help and know-how in the disposal of redundant plastic from large eco greenhouses built there and the conversion of the resultant plastic into fence posts. One of the trust’s projects (the Aberdare Conservation Area project) was to fence the Aberdare mountain range in west central Kenya in order to protect the black rhino by keeping it free from poachers in a fenced conservation area, to establish game reserves in which to keep larger animals and to stop the elephants from making a single meal of crops intended to feed local families for a whole year. The Aberdare Conservation area is home to 2,000 elephants and some of the world’s last remaining bongo antelopes. Kween B designed and supplied machinery that could recycle the redundant plastic into fence posts. In essence one machine called an “agglomerator” – which is like an overgrown food mixer – processes the redundant plastic by mixing and shredding it so hard that enough heat is generated to melt it. When the plastic is fully melted it is cooled with water which evaporates into steam and a rotating blade then breaks the plastic into chips similar to coffee granules. The plastic chips are then put through another machine, an “extruder” – which is like an oversized mincing machine. The extruder converts the chips into molten plastic which is then forced into moulds in the shape of fence posts, which can be cut with an ordinary wood saw. The plastic posts proved to have significant advantages over the wooden posts: they were natural insulators and therefore did not need costly electrical insulators when the fence was electrified; they were not attacked by wood eating grubs and did not rot in the humid environment; and when the power failed they just bent when elephants pushed them over then sprang back into position. This reduced time delays and replacement costs. Unfortunately, the trust was unable to save the black rhino but a consequence of the 250 miles of electrified fencing ringing the Aberdare mountain range was the protection of the Aberdares ecosystem including the source of four of seven of Kenya’s largest rivers, all of which rise in the Aberdares and provide electricity and water to major cities including Nairobi. As one of Kenya’s five water towers – forested uplands that “catch” vapour and help generate rainfall – millions of people rely on the water that flows from the green hills of Aberdare, including smallholder farmers, northern herders and families in Nairobi as well as commercial tea and flower industries. Scientists have put the value of water from the forested hills at £83 million a year and consider Aberdare’s rivers to be “more stable” than those of nearby Mount Kenya. We think you’ll agree that Keith has made a magnificent contribution to saving the planet and that he’s truly got talent! We have one question though, Keith. Presumably plastic fence posts are nice and smooth, so where do the elephants and hyenas go to now to scratch their backsides?
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THEY’VE GOT TALENT Speaking of awards, in October Wales High School held its 11th annual Sports Award evening to celebrate the outstanding sporting success and achievements of its students. Helping the staff, students and parents celebrate was boxing Olympian Natasha Jonas from Liverpool, who was the first British female boxer in history to qualify for the Olympic Games and a four times Amateur Boxing Association of England champion. Natasha gave an extremely motivational speech which inspired all who heard it to follow their dreams and ambitions including those students who have already tasted success on the playing field and in the sports hall. These included:
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Elliot Barnard and Sophie Ibberston – Junior Sportsman and Sportswoman Award
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Joe Cannings and Chloe Sansford – Senior Sportsman and Sportswoman
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Luke Cotter – The Sports Person of the Year Award
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Alex Hunter – The Headteacher’s Award
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Levi Owen – The Jim White Trophy for Cricket
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Eve Rowles – The Sporting Endeavour Award
Jack Barrass, Ethan Buck, Sam Eccles, Rhys Ellis, Oliver Fallon, Jacob Gratton, Ewen Henderson, Warren Lowell, Finley McIntyre, Regan Millard (Captain), Alex Rimmington, Tom Rookes, Frank Sorby, Kieran Street and Tyler Sylvester (Year 8 boys’ football team) – Team of the Year Award
The headteacher Mr Di’lasio credits the physical education department’s most successful year to date to the fantastic performances of both individuals and teams, the wonderful and talented set of students from Year 7 to Year 13 and a dedicated team of staff from the PE and other departments in school. Long may this continue!
WORKING FOR GOOD CAUSES The students of Wales High School are prolific fundraisers and have raised substantial sums for charity. We should all be very proud of the substantial amount of work they do to help others in need. A recent example is the money raised for Cabintan National High School in the Philippines following the devastation wrought by a tropical cyclone, Super Typhoon Haiyan, which reached landfall in November 2013 and resulted in an estimated 10,000 deaths and widespread destruction of property. Closer to home, the students’ fundraising also regularly supports the magnificent care provided by Bluebell Wood Hospice. Over the last three years the school has selflessly donated over £50,000 to different charities. Every now and again however it attempts to raise funds for its own purposes, with this year’s theme being school improvement. The chosen method was a sponsored walk by 1,700 students and staff over a twelve mile course from school around Rother Valley Country Park, with the aim of raising £25,000 to invest in the school environment making it a better place for learning. The weather could have been kinder, but nothing dampened the spirits of staff and students alike who had an enjoyable day regardless! As well as raising much needed funds, the walk was a particularly rewarding event because of the way in which it galvanised the efforts of the whole school in pursuit of a common aim – something that is a real strength of the school. It’s early days yet and the school does not know whether it will be able to raise such an ambitious sum, but even if this takes longer than expected, the fact that so many students are prepared to work really hard for the good of us all is a cause for celebration.
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PUBLIC FOOTPATH, STOCKWELL AVENUE TO STOCKWELL LANE We are pleased to be able to tell you that no objections were received to the confirmation of the order made by Rotherham Borough Council (the Public Footpath No. 42 (Parish of Wales) Definitive Map Modification Order 2014) in respect of the claimed public footpath between Stockwell Avenue and Stockwell Lane that leads to the cemetery and the order has therefore been confirmed without modification by RBC. The details of the footpath, which is approximately 210 metres in length (approximately 230 yards) and 1.8 metres (approximately 6 feet) in width, will be recorded in the definitive map and statement for the area – the official document recording public rights of way – and it now has the status of a public highway. The path was opened to the public on Tuesday, 11 November. Having the status of a public highway means RBC and we can take action in the courts to end any obstruction of the public’s right to use it and it can only be diverted or extinguished if certain legal procedures are followed. Although it is currently a field path, RBC hopes to make the surface fit for use in all weathers when funds permit. We should like to thank Richard Pett and Jane Donaldson of RBC’s public rights of way team for their tireless efforts and diligence in getting the claim processed expeditiously and, of course, our public rights of way representative, Colin Savage. You may have seen that the owner of the adjoining land, Redmile Homes, has begun work on the development of its land for housing. As part of the development Redmile is going to construct an all-weather footpath from Stockwell Avenue to link up with the footpath. In the meantime it has laid a temporary permissive path from the bottom of Queen’s Avenue to the footpath, surfaced with aggregate for public convenience, and for the moment residents are requested to use this route. As the development proceeds it may be necessary to close this permissive route temporarily to ensure public safety, but wherever possible Redmile will seek to provide an alternative permissive route to link up with the footpath until the all-weather footpath from Stockwell Avenue has been constructed and opened for public use. We should also like to thank the directors and staff of Redmile, who have worked closely with Richard and Colin to minimise the effect of the development on public rights of way in the area.
SUMMER FUN Do you remember those balmy summer days? Hopefully the thought will raise a smile as you think of your summer holiday or pleasant days spent in the comfort of home. We too hope the young boys and girls who took part in the Mega-Active summer camp have fond memories of their week in camp at the Recreation Ground where, ably supervised by the three Mega-Active sports coaches Andrew, Jess and John, they enjoyed a variety of activities including tennis, rounders, dodge ball, golf, bench ball, mat ball, hockey, treasure chest, tag rugby and Friday’s famous water fight. We reduced the price of each half day session from Mega-Active’s recommended price of £2.50 to £1.00 to ensure that every child could participate leaving us to pay £191.50 (we shared the cost fifty-fifty with Rotherham Borough Council). We think this was money well spent, as lots of children enjoyed themselves and the feedback was very positive with one respondent stating, “Hope it comes to Wales again next year”. You bet! And this time we hope to have the camp over two weeks, as originally planned.
WALES PARISH COUNCILLORS AS AT DEC 2014 Cllr Ann Britton 15 Street Farm Close, Harthill, Sheffield. S26 7UH Tel: 01909 773617 Kiveton Park Ward Cllr Barrie Marsh The Byre, Wales Hall Farm, Church Street, Wales, Sheffield. S26 5LQ Tel: 01909 773235 Kiveton Park Ward
Cllr John M Brabbs (Chairman) 72 School Road, Wales, Sheffield. S26 5QJ Tel: 01909 771113 Wales Ward
Cllr Paul N Martin ( Vice-Chairman) 92, South Terrace, Wales Bar, Sheffield. S26 5QL Tel: 01909 774199 Wales Ward
Cllr Peter H Blanksby 8 Littlemoor Avenue, Kiveton Park, Sheffield . S26 5NZ Tel: 01909 772627 Wales Ward
Cllr Ronald Law 2 Forge Road, Wales, Sheffield. S26 5RS Tel: 01909 770401 Wales Ward
Cllr Christine Carswell 17 Chestnut Avenue, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 5LN Tel: 01909 515607 Wales Ward
Cllr Fran K Blanksby 8 Littlemoor Avenue, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 5NZ Tel: 01909 772627 Kiveton Park Ward
Cllr George R Barker 13 Limetree Avenue, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 5NY Tel: 01909 773405 Kiveton Park Ward
Cllr Chris T Batty 29 Stoney Bank Drive, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 6SJ Tel: 01909 770180 Kiveton Park Ward
Cllr Susan Halfpenny 7 Garden House Drive, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 6SS Tel: 01909 515686 Wales Ward
Cllr Wendy Fowkes 7 Limetree Avenue, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 5NY Tel: 01909 772992 Wales Ward
Cllr David Carswell 17 Chestnut Avenue, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 5LN Tel: 01909 515607 Kiveton Park Ward
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WALES CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP Autumn is now upon us and here, at Wales Childcare Partnership, our extensive outdoor environment is transforming beautifully with colourful, crisp leaves on the ground. Children can access independently our free-flow play and free-flow snack, encouraging decision making, promoting independence, building on physical and social skills too as well as much more. Fun ‘Jolly Phonics’/ ‘Letters and Sounds’ sessions take place daily and are just a start of the wide range of activities, resources and opportunities we are able to offer our children. We have a ‘Forest-Schools’ like approach with free-flow play into our large outdoor area surrounded by woodland, giving children opportunities to run, climb, build dens, create their own ‘campsites’ and come close to nature with our woodland walks. Children are provided with such a wide range of experiences here at Wales. Exploration of the outdoor area includes mini-beast hunts where children are able to explore, identify and talk about the things that they may find. Horses, squirrels, birds, rabbits and ducks are just a few of our ‘locals’ that we often see from day to day. Children plant flowers, fruits and vegetables in their own little garden and learn about the growth cycle as they water and care for the plants daily. Children learn through first hand experiences exploring their environment, feeling safe and secure, building positive relationships and also providing children with opportunities to build skills for life long learning.
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The 11th Rotherham scout group and Wales explorer scout unit have been honoured to take part in the WW1 commemoration events that have taken place in the village over the past few months. The re- enactment of the enlistment certainly had many of the older scouts thinking about the reality of what took place and along with talks from our local history society, certainly made everyone think hard about the events of that day and the horrors of the war.
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All sections have continued with a full and varied program of activities. In November we enjoyed a lovely weekend at the Walesby bonfire camp, even the weather was good! The cubs made a scrummy vegetable soup on a wood fire and the scouts cooked for themselves on trangias with great results. We have had good news about our proposed new scout hut. We now have planning permission to build a scout hut on the land across from the KPWCDT office. Now it is just a case of raising the funds..... If you, or any of your contacts can help us in any way we would be delighted to hear from you. We would really like to thank the Parish Oven for holding a Race Night for us in November. It was a great night, lots of laughter, cheering and a really enjoyable pie and peas supper. Recently 2 of our Beaver scouts attended a district awards night and presented a cheque to Bluebell Wood hospice for £ 2243.67 on behalf of the district. This was following a Fun Run we did at Rother Valley in May. A total of £ 8743.31 was raised. A great result. Thank you for your sponsorship. *Party Time * On the 19th December we are having a family Christmas party at Wales Jubilee club and everyone is invited to come along. Joe Bairstow will be doing the disco, so the children can put on their party outfits along with the adults too! Tickets will cost just £1 each. Hot dogs and buns will be on sale. We hope you can come along and start the Christmas week off in style. Glitter, tinsel and edible decorations are certain to be part of the December activities and we look forward to our scout and guide Xmas party in St John’s rooms with food, entertainers and awards. Don’t forget to purchase some reindeer food from Cortons 4 Cutz and other local outlets. Only 50p per bag and all funds go towards our new build fund.
Happy Christmas from us all.
Plans to re-furbish the Colliery Rd Sports facility recently moved a step closer, when planning permission was granted at the end of October by Rotherham Borough council. The re-furb will see the current facility replaced by an all weather 3G surface with new Pallas multi mesh sports re-bound fencing and new floodlighting. The Development Trust is now actively working with funders to secure the necessary finances to commence the work. Follow the development on facebook. Look for colliery rd sports development
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Ensure you switch off fairy lights and unplug them before you go to bed or leave the house. Check your Christmas tree lights conform to the British Standard (BS EN 60598). Dec 2014
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COMMUNITY WOODLAND Autumn brings great changes to the woodland and these were recently examined and celebrated by two classes from Kiveton Park Infants School, who looked at what happens to the plants and animals on the site. With so many of the animals preparing for winter by getting ready for hibernation we did not see very many but learned about different ways of coping with winter, from birds migrating to warmer areas to animals sleeping through the winter. A group from the Sue Walker Centre had a go at making tarpaulin shelters, having learned a couple of new knots – some great shelters were built and everyone celebrated with toasted marshmallows! At the end of summer, the Woodland Workout volunteers helped one of the site’s animals prepare for winter by creating a hibernaculum for grass snakes to sleep safely until spring. Grass snakes are harmless to people and are afraid of us, so if you are lucky enough to see one when they wake up next year, it will be as it escapes away! Late autumn and winter are the best times to do a lot of the work needed in the woodland, as the trees are dormant and the animals are away from the areas where work needs doing. The Woodland Workout volunteers will also be helping to create a nesting area for willow tits, which are on site but are becoming rare nationally. If you would like to join in with any of the Woodland Workout sessions, all are welcome and just contact Brian by either emailing brian.pollard@forestry.gsi.gov.uk or calling 07765 328490. In addition, we will be welcoming a couple of student groups which will help with jobs over the next few months. Amongst the tasks is cutting back the reed beds, as although some are good to help with water quality, if there are too many it can harm creatures like newts, which need open water for breeding in the spring. More fences will be taken down, as the trees are mature enough to survive without protection and the woodland looks much more natural without barriers. The Friends of group will have its last meeting of the year on 17th December, which will attend to important site issues, for example starting planning for next year’s woodland celebration event, but will hopefully have enough time for a little Christmas celebration! A session for making Christmas wreaths will take place at the Old Colliery Road offices on Monday 22nd December 10-1pm, £5 for adults, £2 for children, where there will be the chance to make elegant natural decorations and for the kids to have a go at making a fir-cone tree ornaments.
WALES METHODIST CHAPEL WELCOME A NEW MINISTER. November 2014 saw the arrival of a new minister at Wales Methodist Chapel. The Chapel has been part of the community for many years something that Reverend Geoffrey Stephen Clarke is well aware of and has embraced fully by accepting a part in the 2015 Pantomime, Jack & the Beanstalk. Geoffrey was asked to share a bit about himself and his thoughts about his new role. What have you been doing before taking up the post of minister at Wales?
Since September 2013 I have been minister at The Crossing Church & Centre, Worksop - a role in which I will continue to serve alongside being minister at Wales Kiveton Methodist Church. Before moving to Worksop I served as minister at Elsdon Avenue Church, Seaton Delaval (Northumberland) and Trinity Church, Cheadle (near Stockport). My training for ministry was at Northern College , Manchester and I was ordained in 1992. Prior to that I worked as Bank Clerk with the former Midland Bank (now HSBC) for eight years. As well as coming to Wales I have just been appointed Chaplain to 303 (Worksop) Squadron Air Cadets. What are you looking forward to at Wales?
At the risk of appearing a “church geek” the churches in Seaton Delaval, Cheadle and Worksop are all “Local Ecumenical Partnerships” between the United Reformed Church and the Methodist Church. As a minister of the United Reformed Church I am deeply committed to church unity (“ecumenism” for those of us who are “church geeks”!). I am excited that the East Midlands Synod of the United Reformed Church has supported the invitation for me to be minister at Wales. In doing so we are making a bit of history together as it will be the first time in the chapel’s history that a minister of another denomination will be given pastoral charge at Wales. In each place I have ministered I have enjoyed working and worshipping as closely as possible with other denominations and have cultivated friendships and cooperation with colleagues in church leadership, particularly Anglicans. (I am delighted that the Revd. Simon Cash, one of my Worksop Anglican colleagues, will be preaching at my Induction Service.) I am looking forward to getting to know the Vicar and members at St. John’s and cherish the hope we can build on existing friendship between our two church communities. We serve the same Lord and I rejoice in unity with the acknowledgement that there is treasure in diversity too. We don’t have to agree on everything in order to build relationships and work together! Worship is central to my own Christian faith so I am looking forward to worshipping in Wales. I have already led worship on a number of occasions in the past year but have done so as a “visiting preacher”. It will be good to be the resident minister in the future. I am also heartened and impressed by the strong musical and dramatic talent associated with the chapel. I have enjoyed - as a member of the audience - both the Pantomime and Show Stoppers. It has been good to be given the chance to be part of the next Pantomime and I am already enjoying the opportunity to get to know the talented members of the chorus and cast. I am also looking forward to getting to know the members of the church and, as far as the pressures of serving two churches allows, the Wales/Kiveton community, particularly the chapel’s “neighbours”, Wales Primary School. What do you enjoy doing outside work?
I have three things I particularly like doing: Walking, cooking and gardening. Since moving to Worksop I have been struck by the number of fantastic places for walking and I have enjoyed being able to explore them.
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KIVETON PARK & WALES HISTORY SOCIETY
THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT A SUCCESS
Just over a year ago the Kiveton Park and Wales History Society made the decision to do something to commemorate the beginning of the Great War in 1914. As you know this took the form of a community event on 6th September with exhibition, re-enactment of the sign up and send off parade and evening barn dance. We also contributed to the restoration of our very special memorial to the miners of the village and the re-dedication service on 5th October. Our aim was to raise awareness of how the first world war impacted upon the lives of the people from Kiveton, Wales and surrounding areas and judging by the numbers who turned up to both events, I think we can say we achieved this. However, from the comments we received we believe that we did more than we set out to do. The exhibition for instance connected 30 people who did not know they were all related to the same person named on the memorial; visitors to the colliery memorial rededication met previously unknown relations; and one person discovered his uncle’s sacrifice during the war which, due to a family rift, he knew nothing about. As a result of our research, the roll call of names now has more meaning; no longer a list of men we don’t know. Through their letters we have heard their voices; through their pictures we have seen their faces; these were young men with mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, wives and children. It seems that the more we know about these men and women, the more we realise that life was not so different in 1914! For the volunteer members of the society it has been hard work, with many hours researching, collating information, meetings, marketing, organising and preparing displays, not to mention putting together a bid to Heritage Lottery Fund! But has it been worth it? Yes, because you came to support us – so we would like to say a very big THANK YOU to all who helped to make it a success and turned up to support us.
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We would like to host more events which bring our community together, however the cost of hosting such days is more than time and effort. We would like for instance to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the second world war so if you have stories, mementos, photographs we could include, please get in touch. We need your help and support to be able to do this, so if you are looking for a special commemoration of the events of this year, why not buy a copy of our centenary commemoration DVD? You can see a preview on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/kivetonandwaleshistory) but the full version has footage of the commemoration day, sign up and parade, and the colliery rededication and is available from the History Society at only £4. We also have Calendars for sale at only £5 (£4 for members). You can get your copies by contacting the society or at the Christmas Fayre in the village hall on Saturday 6th December. If you have been inspired by the work we have done and want to know more, why not consider joining us? Subscriptions are a very reasonable £10 per year and we meet on the third Thursday of the month at 6.30pm in the Old Colliery offices. New members are always welcome.
Can you imagine Christmas without music? At this time of the year, we do more singing than at any other. Christmas carols and songs can be heard almost everywhere we go. We get out our favourite Christmas CDs and play them as we decorate the house or relax with a glass of liquid cheer and a few nibbles. There is something special about the music of Christmas that is different to all other music. The carols tell of a baby’s birth long ago in Bethlehem, and of the joy that has come into the world because of this birth. The music and the carols form an essential part of our Christmas celebrations. The Christmas music of today is a continuation of the music of the first Christmas. It was the choir of heavenly angels who struck up the first happy notes of Christmas. They announced to the shepherds out in the fields that a Saviour who is Christ the Lord, was born. The music of this glorious angelic choir filled the sky and the countryside around as they sang “Glory to God in the highest”. Music and singing express our joy and happiness that God has done something wonderful for us. The Christmas story is about a baby born in hard times. It is a real story about God who came to live amongst people. A God who draws close when life is difficult. A God who brings light and warmth when times are dark and cold.
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We hope you will come along to one of our many church services over the Christmas period and add your voice to the continuing songs of praise in heaven and on earth. We have our Family Service at 11am on the 14th then there is the Children’s Nativity and Carols by Candlelight Services on the 21st at 9.15am and 6pm respectively. Christmas Eve is a very special night and we have two Christingle Services at 4pm and 5.30pm. The holy night on the 24th ends with midnight mass at 11.30pm. On Christmas Day we have a lovely simple family communion at 9.15am. We look forward to welcoming you and your families soon. May the light and joy of Christmas fill your hearts and homes.
Mulled Wine, Music & Mince Pies Friday 5th December 7.00 - 8.30pm Please come along and enjoy some music, singing and a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie. Sing Aloud young peoples Choir will be doing 3 short periods of singing during the course of the evening, and Jean McLouglin will be entertaining us at the piano. No ticket is required, just your presence, the cost is £2.50, School age children are free. Once again this gives us all the opportunity to gather together in the spirit of the season of goodwill, whilst at the same time raising badly needed funds for our church. Dec 2014
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