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Dec 2017 Est. 2003
KIVETON PARK & WALES
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Support your local Pantomime Wales Community Theatre Players are busy rehearsing for their 2018 Pantomime. They will be performing Dick Whittington at the Montgomery Theatre in Sheffield from Friday 12 January to Saturday 20 January. In a big step forward tickets can be booked on-line this year at www.walesctp.com/ tickets although there is still a box office number for group bookings or queries. Many of you may recognise the number 0114 248 6393 as it is the
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number used by Roy Staniforth MBE for many years. This will be our 5th production of Dick Whittington having previously performed it in 1968, 1979, 1992 and 2006. Just looking at the cast for the 2018 production it highlights the links that so many people maintain with the group for generations. 13 of the 2018 cast were in the 2006 production
and there are many links to the cast of 1979 and 1992 especially in our amazing back stage team. The group love nothing more than playing to a full house and tickers are selling fast so make sure you books yours soon. They make a great Christmas present as it’s a great opportunity to spend time with loved ones.
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Communitymatters The Magazine for the Community by the Community Welcome to our Christmas/winter edition of the Kiveton Park & Wales Community Matters magazine. With Christmas just around the corner that’s nearly another year over. Christmas, a joyous time for the family to get together, exchange presents and enjoy a huge roast dinner, with Brussel sprouts of course. Have a happy and safe Christmas and we hope that Santa brings you everything that you have wished for. But please spare a thought for all of those who are not so fortunate, that maybe live alone or have no one close and who will find Christmas not such a joyous time. Please also spare a thought for all those who for one reason or another will be working on Christmas Day. Finally a BIG thank you to everyone who has contributed to the magazine this year and also to all our volunteers who brave all weathers to bring the magazine to your door.
Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year Kiveton Park & Wales Community Matters For All advertising and editorial enquires Please call (01909) 773348 or e-mail kevin@kivetoncreative.co.uk The Old Colliery Offices, Colliery Rd, Kiveton Park Sheffield. S26 6LR
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Contents
page 5 Memory Cafe’ Python trims the cut pages 7-11 Wales parish council newsletter page12 Kiveton Park FC Councillors 2017 overview pages 13 Co-op membership community fund End of another season page 14 Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas Mothers Union Bin - Shake up! page 15 Kiveton Community Woodland Kiveton Infants School page 16 Community Litter pick The fun never ends page 17 Whats On. page 19 Charlie Blands Diary.
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Kiveton & South Rotherham Memory Cafe Cafe celebrates its first anniversary On Monday, 9th October, the Kiveton and South Rotherham Memory Café celebrated its first anniversary. The café was started by Rotherham Rotary and has been held each month in Kiveton Park and Wales Village Hall. Chairman John Wadsworth thanked all the volunteers and fund raisers, both Rotary and local, who have made running the café possible. He then received a cheque for £202 from Cate Goodlad of the Kiveton Community Development Trust, proceeds of fundraising on the day of their Memory Walk. Musical entertainment was provided by Dave Brocklebank, with many of the guests singing along and dancing. A raffle was also held. Guests at the December Memory Café will be treated to some good entertainment as well as free refreshments. The Christmas show on December 11th will be by members of the local Blu Crew. The cafés are for anyone in the area who suffers from memory problems
Python trims the cut The Chesterfield Canal Trust has recently begun its autumn season of vegetation trimming. We used the Python, an 88 year old ex-British Waterways work boat, which is ideal for the task as it has a large open cargo hold which can hold lots of builders’ bags into which all the cut material can be put. Volunteers were cutting back branches and young trees that were hanging over the canal. They were armed with loppers, shears and secateurs. This work can only be done from a boat, unlike hedge cutting along the towpath that is easily accessible and done regularly. By the end of the first day, 12 builders’ bags had been filled, garnered from three miles of the canal.
From left to right: Mike Sumption (Secretary), John Wadsworth (Chairman), Cate Goodlad (KPWCDT) Peter Gibbons (Treasurer). and their carers and take place at Kiveton Park and Wales Village Hall on the second Mondays at 1.30 pm. They provide an opportunity to meet with people with similar problems, to chat to dementia advisers, as well as enjoying some entertainment. Just turn up or phone John on 01709 372442 for more details.
Kiveton Co-op Food has kindly agreed for Rotherham Rotary to hold its Christmas collection outside the store from December 18th to 20th and all proceeds will go to the Café. Rotarian Roger hopes to bring his street organ to entertain visitors to the store and all donations are welcome.
The volunteers were organised by Jan Warsop who prepared a 17 day schedule of trimming which ran up to first week in November. This covered the whole of the eastern section of the canal from Kiveton Park, through Worksop and Retford to the River Trent. All tools and safety equipment were provided, along with regular hot or cold drinks. There were welfare
facilities on board, including a toilet and hot running water, so all volunteers could take a break in comfort during their shift. If you would like to help with future tasks, please go to the Chesterfield Canal Trust’s website for further information – just search for Chesterfield Canal.
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Parish Council
NEWSLETTER
Winter Issue -Dec 2017
CHAIRMAN’S NOTE Due to printing deadlines this is later than I expected. I would like to personally thank all the groups, bands and other performers who gave their time and skills last August at the charity music festival held for Daisy and Taylor. I wonder, why do singers close their eyes when performing? A special mention for Elle who was just as puzzled as I was to see her card, the nine of hearts, with her name on it, taken from inside a sealed envelope within a zipped wallet from Afro Magic’s inside jacket pocket. Amazing! I would also like to thank the office for keeping us legal, Cllrs Christine, Wendy, Dave and Peter and, last but not least, Gill for her efforts that weekend. When did she eat and sleep? The appearance of the fire brigade was a pleasant surprise – a good job they had nothing else to do. A nice PR exercise for them and the children enjoyed the visit. Thanks to Kev at Coral Design and Print Shop on Wales Road for the two free banners we used for advertising the event. Mostly though, it’s you generous people of the parish who gave your hard earned cash to support the two girls and made it all worthwhile. We/you raised £1,310.00 which was shared between them. Thank you all. Sadly, I have to report the recent passing of two stalwarts of the parish: good friends Howard Jones and Ken Rayner. Howard was the secretary of the Wales Parish Bowling Club for many years and the driving force behind the many enjoyable bowls competitions on the recreation ground green. Ken was immensely proud of his roots in Kiveton and passionate about the village and its people. He was a man who always put the community first, served for some years as a parish councillor and continued to work for the parish after standing down from the council. Those of us who were privileged to know them will remember them with affection and gratitude. Pictured are Cllr Wendy Fowkes, Daisy with her mum, Cllr Dominic Beck, Taylor with her mum, and Cllr Gill Shaw.
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A ROARING SUCCESS
Poor old Guy was quickly consumed
This year’s bonfire and fireworks display was a roaring success in more ways than one! Donations of firewood, from the builders of the new council building, R H Fullwood & Co Ltd, Hermes Ltd of Waleswood and sourced by Cllr David Carswell, resulted in a very large fire, which roared spectacularly and poor old Guy – lovingly created by Cllr Christine Carswell – was swiftly consumed by the flames. Gary Buckingham, Chris Elder and Keith Morley of Reaction Fireworks put on a breathtaking display and John Leaver of Evolution provided the coordinated musical accompaniment. The traders on the car park and entrance to the recreation ground were kept busy and the trustees, volunteers and bar staff in the village hall slaved away feeding and watering the masses and keeping everyone entertained. The children’s disco was full to capacity and everyone had a good time. Our staff – Paul Brookes and his team – were ably assisted by the
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Cllr Christine Carswell and Assistant Parish Clerk Sylvia Jones with GUY
“Big Man” (aka Tony Fowkes) and they worked tirelessly together all day building the bonfire. John Vandenbosch joined them at 5 O’clock to act as ambassadors and help to ensure things ran smoothly and everyone was kept safe. Elaine Hancock provided first aid at no charge. And Phil Delaney shot the accompanying photos. We are grateful to them all. The crowd seemed bigger this year and there were more families, which was very pleasing to see. And lots of people took the time to thank us and tell us how much they had enjoyed the event. We really do appreciate your comments; it makes all the hard work worthwhile. We always look at how things went after an event to address any problems that arose and think of ways of improving the next one. We would welcome any comments you may have on things you think could be improved or ways of making the event even better. See you next year!
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MUSIC FESTIVAL DONATIONS AND PRIZES Thank you to all the people who gave prizes for the very successful raffle. Nearly 4 dozen prizes were donated with six from Taylor’s family and friends. Amongst businesses donating were: Central Garage A special car wash Lexi (the barber by the bridge) Two free hair cuts Raj and Anita Bottle of Cava Joanna Louise Hair voucher Sheffield United F.C 2 Match tickets And many prizes were given by members of the public.
Sarah Lloyd Hair voucher Flowers-4-You Bouquet of flowers Wales Jubilee Club Bottle of spirits Fuller Monty Breakfast for two
Kevin and Carl Holmes did the lighting in the marquee for free and Kev at Coral Sign and Print Shop donated two advertising posters. The Rotherham Advertiser did a feature article on the two girls, which helped to advertise the event. Proceeds were paid into the Kiveton Park & Wales Community Development Trust charity account and from there shared out equally between Daisy and Taylor. Raffle - £473.00 Bouncy Castle - £104.55 Bar Donation - £100.00 Face Painting - £93.00 Community Donations - £539.45
Giving a total of £1,310.00
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recently received some criticism on Facebook because the children’s play area on the recreation ground closed early during autumn half term. This year autumn half term fell a week later and coincided with our Green Spaces Team starting reduced hours for the winter period. Consequently, the children’s play area was locked when they finished for the day. A couple of years ago we did try operating extended hours over Easter in line with local schools holiday periods but this proved impractical due to reduced daylight hours. That however is not the main reason why the staff lock the children’s play area before they leave: it is
because in the absence of staff the vandals who seek to damage the recreation ground equipment and park furniture at every opportunity would relish the chance to trash as much of the equipment in there as they could. On Sunday 29 October, the very same weekend that the schools started their autumn half term holiday, a litter bin was damaged and the internal liner destroyed, dog bins were set on fire and attempts made to uproot one, the bench seat on the path leading to Norwood Crescent was uprooted and removed and litter, interspersed with drug wraps, condoms and glass from smashed liquor bottles, was strewn over the grass and on the skatepark. This vandalism continued throughout the week, and had the children’s play area been accessible to
END OF THE GREAT WAR On 11 November 2018 it will be exactly one hundred years since the end of what was one of the most cataclysmic events of the twentieth century. The Great War or “the war to end all wars” resulted in total in over 16 million deaths and 20 million seriously wounded on both sides. The memorial in The Square, the plaques in the churches and the chapel dotted round the village and on the wall of the Colliery Offices solemnly record the names of the men from the village and area who are in that number.
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To commemorate and remember their sacrifice the good people of Kiveton Park & Wales History Society are planning a series of events in the week leading up to Remembrance Sunday on 11 November 2018. The society is in the process of establishing a working group and would welcome representatives from the churches and chapel, schools and other organisations wishing to be involved. All you have to do is nominate a representative to join the group and help with planning and delivering the events.
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the culprits, we have no doubt that it would have got the same treatment. We are currently reviewing our CCTV footage with the police as it is likely that some if not all of the perpetrators will be known to them. But the police can only do so much and it is incumbent on all of us to “call out” the minority of individuals who are responsible for this behaviour, not least because paying for the damage comes out of our pockets not theirs. There is of course young children’s play equipment at two other locations in the village. One is off Stoney Bank Drive and remains open until dusk, although vandals have also damaged park furniture there, and the other is at the rear of the houses off Mansfield Road (East & South Terrace, Wales Bar), which is accessible until dark. We shall be represented on the group, which aims to hold its first meeting early in January. Just contact Cate Goodlad at the Colliery Offices or speak to any member of the history society (for details of members, please see the society’s website, www.kivetonwaleshistory.co.uk). The council has also signed up with Battle’s Over, a company that is coordinating the lighting of 1000 beacons, the “Beacons of Light”, at 7.00pm on 11 November 2018 throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and 14 British Overseas Territories, which still come under the sovereignty and jurisdiction of the UK. The lighting of the beacon will no doubt be part of the day’s events and we hope to see you there. Further articles on plans and progress will appear in next year’s newsletters, so please keep your eyes peeled!
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Kiveton Park Football Club
much more work to do, and we would greatly appreciate any more volunteers coming forward to lend a hand. If you can help, please get in touch with us on Facebook (/KivetonParkFC), Twitter (@kivo1881), email (info@ kivetonparkfc.com) or just drop by during the weekend
Nobody at the club is paid for the hours they have put in – they do it for the love of the game and their community.
On the pitch the men’s seniors have won four consecutive league games and are in the third round of the Sheffield Association Cup. Our junior section continues to do us very proud. We now have 11 boys’ and 3 girls’ teams representing our club.
As you will know by now, we have left our beloved home at Hard Lane to take up residence at Wales High School. It was a tough decision, but the move has allowed us to become an independent charity, which will be crucial for us when it comes to raising funds and building better facilities for the 200+ players we have on our books. We have had to move fast to get the playing fields up to the standard required to host so many teams. On top of the ground maintenance, we have also transported six containers on site in order to have changing rooms,
store rooms and a café which has been doing a roaring trade since opening – getting electric and water to them all has cost us a lot of time, money and effort, but we are finally getting there. As ever, we are so grateful to the help given us by volunteers, sponsors, and the High School itself in making the move happen – we have proudly represented our village for over 130 years, and the events of this summer should ensure that the club will continue for many more years to come. Although we have achieved so much in the last few months, there is still so
The girls section is growing by the week, and we hold FREE training sessions for girls of any age or ability on a Monday evening (Dinnington Comprehensive School, 6.15pm while 7.15pm). If you know a girl who is interested, please contact Gordon Johnson on 07795 201090 Finally, we will again be running our very popular Christmas raffle this year! We have an Xbox One X, iPhone 8 and many other great prizes up for grabs – you can get your tickets from any of our team coaches, online or in our café.
Local Labour Councillors 2017 Overview We have had a tremendously busy year working with local people to deliver improvements to our area, and continued on behalf of residents to resolve the many and varied individual issues raised with us. We have been particularly active during 2017 campaigning against HS2 which is still proposed to be routed through Wales – we simply think there are better alternative routes which would not blight local people and we are vehemently against the current plans.
Fund – please get in touch if you would like your group to be considered for a grant.
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Labour Cllrs Dominic Beck, Gordon Watson and Jenny Whysall.
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Finally, we would like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and all the best wishes for the New Year.
Drop-In Surgery Details at Kiveton Park Library Cllr. Jenny Whysall - 1st Saturday of the month 10am-11am Cllr. Dominic Beck - 2nd Saturday of the month 10am-11am Cllr. Gordon Watson - Last Tuesday of the month 9am-10am E-mail dominic.beck@rotherham.gov.uk
Helping your local community Every time you buy selected Co-op products from their food stores and other businesses, they give 1% of what you spend to local causes near you. Together, Members have helped raise over £20 million for local causes since September 2016. Three local groups were recently awarded between them a total of £9,431.52
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The end of another season for Waleswood Sports Cricket Club The Bassetlaw Div 2 1st team after back to back promotions consolidated their position in Div 2 finishing a creditable 4th achieving wins over the two promoted teams. The Bassetlaw 2nd team who were Div 7 champions in 2016 had an excellent season in Div 6 in 2017 finishing runners up and are looking forward to the challenge of Div 5.
“Looking forward to the challenges of 2018” The 2 Mansfield Sunday league teams finished a season which was blighted by teams continually pulling out, but are in an encouraging position and are looking forward to the challenges of 2018.
The club is again hosting “Last Man Standing” games in mid-week which is a short version of “T twenty”cricket covering the Rotherham area and played by teams of 8 players along with a Wednesday night midweek team. In 2017 the club is grateful to Quinn transport and Concept Building Solutions for their shirt sponsorship and to 2 of our Trustees Steve and Craig Eyre of Sterling Commodities/ World of Super hero’s.com who have had the playing square professionally refurbished for 2018. 2017 saw improvements in the kitchen area with the aid of a grant from the England & Wales Cricket trust Ltd.
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Our aim is to promote the junior side of the game by giving them a chance. If you are interested in becoming involved either as a player , volunteer or sponsor in a 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 01909567365 Cricket information Tom Young 07790071965 M Willgoose 07443411286 We have have facilities for parties up to 50/65 people which can be arranged with our club Chairman Stan Gaskill 07794256020 Please visit our web site at www. waleswoodscc.sportsclubswebsite.
December Dance Programme Sat 23rd Dec
Christmas Wassail Wales Jubilee Club - 2.00pm Abbots Bromley Horn Dance at the Trysting Tree Todwick - 4.00pm
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Wales Parish Church You matter to God. You matter to us. walesparishchurch.com FB Wales Parish Church news #GodWithUs
We hope you will join in celebrating the birth of our Lord
Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas Gary Schofield By Rev
Much is happening at Wales Parish Church during the month of December. We have our 2 CHOIRS CHRISTMAS CONCERT on Saturday 1st at 7.30pm, tickets cost £5 are still available for what promises to be a very festive evening with Anston Ladies Choir and Wales Church Choir. Our CHRISTMAS FAMILY SERVICE is on 10th Dec at 11am. We have our young children’s NATIVITY SERVICE on Sunday 17th at 11am with children dressed as characters from the nativity telling the story of Christ’s birth. Our candle lit CAROL SERVICE is Sunday 17th at 6pm. Then our 2 CHRISTINGLE SERVICES on Christmas Eve at 4pm and 5.30pm followed by MIDNIGHT MASS at 11.30pm. Finally, we celebrate Christ’s birth with a CHRISTMAS DAY ALL AGE SERVICE at 9.15am when we encourage everyone to bring along a present.
Mothers Union Everyone is welcome to come along for a chat and look and listen at what we do. The following are a few projects we are currently involved in: We support the Music Tots which is held every Thursday morning 9:30 – 11:30 at St John’s Room, term time only. Helpers are always required, why not pop in and see what happens at this lovely group! We will be holding a coffee morning in the New Year to
Bin shake up ! Consultation will open on Rotherham’s bin collections after the senior councillors voted to press ahead with new proposals. The shake-up is aimed at saving £1.3 million a year and will involve an annual £40-a-year charge for garden waste. The blue boxes and bags will be replaced with larger wheelie bins for recycling and new, smaller general waste bins are to be supplied.
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Jesus Christ at this seasonal time of year in your local parish church. With it’s the ancient bells, lit nativity scene religiously placed outside the west door, the 1000 year old candlelit holy space whose stones and windows we instantly recognise, the huddle of families in a packed church holding one another in love. Or the familiar carols whose tunes and words we know so well, all giving a sense of peace and hope that the world might be a better place as we celebrate that GOD IS WITH US in Jesus. Jesus is the greatest gift of all and Archbishop Justin Welby is promoting the #GodWithUs campaign this Christmas. He writes, "The constant refrain of Christmas, in carols and readings, is that God is with us. He is also introducing ‘YOUR CHRISTMAS JOURNEY’ which is a series of short reflections throughout December and into early January 2018. The reflections have been written by SOUL(Food) for people who are searching for or new to faith and help us all grow in our love of God. People can receive the messages as texts, emails or on social media. Sign up and get your friends and family to join Your Christmas Journey by texting GodWithUs to 88802. Thank you to all the volunteers from church and community who will decorate the church inside and out. Also to Harthill Village Voices and our musicians for helping to make Christmas so unique. Have a blessed Christmas and heathy new year.
help raise funds for a little girl who attends Music Tots and needs some specialised treatment. We are also currently collecting for the Christingle Orange Fund. We have agreed to support a lady from the village to kick start a project to produce hot meals for school children during holiday periods. We are knitting chickens and rabbits to sell at Easter time. Offers of wool and knitters gratefully received. At our November meeting we produced Every household in Rotherham will be sent a letter as part of the eight weeks’ consultation, which will begin on Monday, November 27. The new policy is expected to be agreed by Rotherham Borough Council in February, with the changes taking effect from next autumn. Cllr Emma Hoddinott, Cabinet member for waste, said: “I appreciate that these are going to be the biggest changes we’ve had in a quite a while. “This won’t come in overnight. We want to talk to people about how this may work.”
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KIVETON COMMUNITY WOODLAND By Hannah Darcel Managed by The Conservation Volunteers for the Land Trust.
The Green Angels Environmental Education course run by the Land Trust started successfully with everyone enjoying their first session and keen to learn more. A range of enthusiastic participants learnt about the different aspects of environmental education and had a go at bug hunting and a scavenger hunt. A taster Forest School session with campfire cooking and den building is planned for their next session followed by natural art and craft activities and how to do pond dipping. All this will be put into practice at the end of the course when children from Kiveton Park Infants School will be coming out to the woodlands to have a go themselves. Green Gym Christmas Tree Green Gym volunteers have found a great tree for children and families to decorate over the Christmas holidays. Walk up to the top of the zig zag hill to find it. The volunteers have also helped to create a Forest School area which
is now being used by local school children and have been practicing their tree felling techniques to help thin some birch woodland. The volunteers thoroughly enjoyed the autumnal walk along the canal and are looking forward to making some Christmas reindeers and bird feeders for their final session before the festivities start. Green Gym takes place on the first and third Thursdays of the month from 9.30
to 12.30 with an additional session taking place at Dinnington Community Woodland on the first Thursday of the month. If you would like any information regarding the Green Angels Environmental Course or volunteering at Green Gym please contact Hannah at Hannah.darcel@tcv.org.uk
sessions. Linked to our theme of The Enchanted Wood, the children have visited a ‘wizard’ in the woods and have helped him to create a potion, made a willow wand and found the ‘friendship tree’, using it to create friendship bands for each other. ‘We found a wizard. He had a wand made from a
willow tree. Then we made our own wands.’ Kenzi. ‘There were strings dangling on the tree and we made them into a friendship bracelet!’ Emily During our final session before Christmas we are will be joined by a Woodland Ranger who is going to help us to build a camp fire before we decorate one of the trees together. This year Kiveton Park Infant School are taking advantage of the nearby woodland and introducing Forest Learning into our Year One curriculum. Our children love the outdoors and the woodland is such an amazing resource and is only a short walk away! Forest
Learning embraces the natural world, allowing children to explore, experiment and create, but with a focus on safety. We are very lucky and have a teacher at school who is training to be a Forest School practitioner and leading these
Research shows that learning outdoors stimulates the development of important skills such as; problem solving, resilience, team work, communication & language and emotional well-being. This approach also helps us to cover many elements of the National Curriculum in a fun and exciting way.
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Community Litter Pick Saturday 14th Oct saw a 5-strong group of volunteer litter pickers step out to clean the main road through Wales of litter. It’s an activity that nearly anyone can do and brings together locals who care for and take pride in their environment. Organiser Darren Hughes echoed the feeling for all when he stated “it’s so rewarding to look back down a litterfree road and see the difference that you’ve made” “There are local people who regularly collect litter, sometimes whilst walking their dog for which we’re really grateful” said Ben Smith who helped promote the event. “However, there are many advantages to organizing a group pick which people can join in for as long or
short a time as they wish”. Equipment is provided and the collected rubbish is taken away by a council van for proper disposal. There’s great morale and participants can chat whilst they go or just get on with it, knowing the group is there to help and encourage. It’s a great family activity which helps the next generation see the value of caring for our environment and the impact of our personal actions. Ben and Darren hope to motivate and support other community-minded residents working together for the good of their neighbourhood. New volunteers are wanted, even if it’s a one-off or occasional help! The next group pick in Kiveton is planned for Saturday 16th December at 1pm, register your interest to receive updates by email to Ben Smith bensox10@gmail.com - any questions or suggestions welcome!
The fun NEVER ends!
‘The most wonderful time of the year’ is fast approaching and at Wales Childcare Partnership we strive to bring that extra festive touch to our children’s experiences within nursery and our very popular out of school clubs! From the sparkle of glitter, to the lights on the Christmas tree, the sound of the children’s voices singing Christmas carols and the crisp autumn leaves on the ground, we have so much fun in store and that fun never ends! It has also been 2 years since our OFSTED inspection and our amazing achievement of receiving ‘OUTSTANDING in all areas’. Our dedicated team continue to set the standards high for our children and their families with an environment rich in learning experiences, where our children can grow in confidence, independence and develop to their full potential in preparation not only for school, but for life. 2 Year places: Due to high demand we have extended our session times for 2 year olds in line with the session times offered to our 3 and 4 year old children. We are now offering a range of sessions to meet the needs of parents and families, from 8:00am until 6:00pm, Monday to Friday, all year round excluding Bank Holidays, Christmas and New Year. Funding is also available for some 2 year olds, giving you up to 15 HOURS FREE childcare per week (please visit: childcarechoices.gov.uk to see if you are eligible for the funding). 3/4 Year places: Session times for our 3 and 4 year olds will remain the same, 8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round excluding Bank Holidays, Christmas and New Year.
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Playgroup Playgroup 22-3 - 3 years years
Holiday Holiday Club Club
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We also accept 30 hours of free childcare (please visit: childcarechoices.gov.uk to see if you are eligible for the funding). If you require any further information, to look around or to book a place, please contact Leanne on 07425134515.
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Whats On....
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Station Rd, Kiveton Park Saturday Mass 6.30pm Quiet Prayer & Reflection Tuesdays 11.30-12.30pm
Kiveton Park & Wales HISTORY SOCIETY MEETING Third Thursday in every month (Except December) 6.30pm The Old Colliery Offices
Wales Jubilee Club Jam Night Live Music Every Thursday from 8.30pm (No membership required) All musicians and bands welcome
LUNCH & GAMES CLUB Tuesdays & Wednesdays 12-2pm (Booking essential) The Old Colliery Offices £3.00 01909 770007
CUPPA CRAFTY g, , Knittin MIDDLE GROUND GROUP
A peer support group for those between the ages of 25 & 55 experiencing mental health issues Thursdays 1-3pm The Old Colliery Offices £3.00 01909 770007
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Wales Rd, Kiveton Pa rk Available for hire up to 11pm Contact 772004 MONDAY: Zumba 7.15-8.15pm Mothers Union Meet ing (Every 2nd Monday) 7.30- 9.00pm TUESDAY: Hall available for hire WEDNESDA Rainbows 5.30-7Y: .00pm Pat Britton’s Seniors Keep fit 6-7pm THURSDAY: Music tots 9.30-11.0 0 Zumba 6.30-7.30pm Brownies 6.00-7.30p m Guides 7.30 -9.00pm FRIDAY: Hall available for hire
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THURS: Tai Chi 11.00am-12.00pm Wales Art Group 7.00pm -9.00pm
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TUES: Line Dancing 10.00am-12.00pm Music Bugs 10am -10.45 am & 11am -11.45am Active Otago Exercise 1.00pm-2.30pm Self defence 6.00pm-7.00pm (7yrs Upwards) & 7.30-9.00pm (16 and over) 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 The Over 60’s group 2.00pm-4.00pm Slimming World 5.30-7.00pm & 7.30-9.00pm
FRI: Friday Friends 10.00am-12.00pm Afternoon tea dance 2.00pm -4.00pm (1st Friday in the month) Lamp & Pony Karaoke 8.00pm - Late (fortnightly) SAT: Boxing 9.00am -10.00am Liquid Fusion Dance 9.00am - 1.00pm
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Charlie Blands Diary Kiveton & Wales History Society
This time we want to share some extracts of a diary written in 1930 by Kiveton Park Colliery employee Charlie Bland, who
came from North Anston. Charlie worked on the pit top controlling the sale of coal, and his diary offers an insight into the deepening depression of the 1930s with the pit often not working due to no orders or a shortage of wagons. Although limited unemployment benefit, or dole as it was known, had been in place since 1911, it only paid out after 7 days of continuous unemployment. The diary shows that it was not uncommon at the time to be ‘stood’ for a couple of days, which would have meant no money coming in. ry 1930 use of 1st Februa y a d r stood beca tu a s S m a e s l e z Friday nd Ha 2 hours on d Barnsley a o to s n e e Turner also b -60 stock. 0 no wagons, 5 ld o S . agons ne. night for w list but it was not do n o g a wanted w rd February man J T Good d n a Monday 3 ] r e hmen ll [manag m of weig te s Mr E Ha y s a cause started doubtless l il w [foreman] is h T Mark and off. eir part. th n signing on o n a e 5pm; . Very m , off at 11.1 m p 5 some fuss .0 2 t a uarter igned on . Both q m p Blackwell s 5 .1 11 fore m, off t wrong be lo a me 2.10p e b l il rrow. We w stood tomo l e z hour short. a H t. t 957 suspec am; dayshif e s weekend, I y le s n r a tons rd on B total 1857 , s n Broke reco to 0 0 empty rnoon 9 we had 52 t tons, afte u b , s in made s 20 m would have h ic in 14 hour h w n o o aftern decks this re. tons or mo 0 another 5 Wednesday 12th February Joe Cope, Hy Scott, Douglas Foulds not clocked in. There’s going to be some fun.
Friday 14th February Harry Turner at weigh cabin by 7.30am after wagons had been short all day. Both pits stand tomorrow. All low orders blocked, no shipping. Thursday 20th February Mr Edward hall rang down about us not reporting traffic left at night. I told him we could not be clocking and counting traffic up and going to signal box all at once. He is going to see Mark [Blackwell] about it tomorrow. Monday 24th February JT Goodman in bed with a cold. No one any pity for him.
Thur 27 M arch. Men have b een emptyin 18 w agons. We29th May g slack up hill 60. Thursday Done have been WorBoth thy &pits cked upDay againblotoday. Joe stood a ll C day. o p e beoff en wtop shunshift ith end ter. Lgot us. Jroad. eft aafwagon o e c h te ief r n oon and HazeHarry shiftI to l coalElston putw20 cuu e cobble(LNER) ig h p a nd nuts. C loco up up Hazel ouldforgot and they in afteCobble n ’t rnoon, road s te a m to ake ma take chain off. m Percy Ward, tters Bob Wedto worse. nesday 4 th J u Bennell, Mark Blackwell and me got it n e Not been ell all thewroad again weekend b to woon rk. John S ut went b ack h o r thouse too note to Ed k my docto ward Hall rs w h o it. Had pain refused to all day. accept Saturday th 7 June Both pits stood. Jo e Cope and men have some othe been meas r uring up f gear in Bar or new he nsley seam ad . Thursday 26 th June We got shu t of a bit o f stock whil been stood e pits have . We are now blocke empties. L d up with ong creep er at Bar broke at 2 nsley seam .30pm so w e were mak slack and ing tons of nuts all af ternoon. W roads on b e filled all ranch with stock all a Will be a g fternoon. ood mess to morrow. Tuesday 8 th July Not much sale for co al now. We anymore o don’t want rders whic h will caus over on 3 e u s to work days per w eek. John says they Shorthous are refusin e g orders Both pits s for hards. tood again. Friday 18 th July Good lot o f orders in today. Last Kiveton Fe day before ast Week. G etting a go coal, but sti od stock o ll blocked u f p.
You can read more of the diary on our website at www.kivetonwaleshistory.co.uk As usual, you can contact us through the website or leave a message at the Old Colliery Offices and someone will get back to you. We meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month at the Old Colliery Offices, 6:30pm, with speakers every other month. New members always welcome.
The Great War Centenary The History Society is already looking forward to next year’s centenary of the end of World War 1. We would like to mark this important date by planning a series of events in the week leading up to November 11th and would welcome groups and societies from the village joining us. If your group would like to be involved, please contact Cate Goodlad through the History Society webpage (www.kivetonwaleshistory.co.uk) or via the Old Colliery Offices on 01909 773348.
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