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The Community Magazine for
Sept 2014
KIVETON WALES
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Welcome to this our Autumn edition of the Kiveton & Wales Community Matters magazine for 2014. Well! what a great summer we had for a change. I think we deserved it after all that rain last winter. As we go to press our local history society are hard at work preparing for the village commemoration of WW1 and of the young men who went off to war from our community. Page15 features the work being done as part of this commemoration to refurbish and re-dedicate the memorial on the Old Colliery offices. Not forgetting our local Parish council who have also been hard at work carrying out similar restoration work to the cenotaph in Wales Square. Also in this edition you can catch up with all the news from our parish council on pages 7 through to11. There’s also plenty to read including the latest from the Scouts, an update on the Canal through Kiveton and much,much more. So sit back and enjoy our latest edition. Once again a big thanks to everyone who has contributed to our magazine and thank you for all your support. Our magazine now in its eleventh year is the envy of many communities around Rotherham. A big thank you also goes to all our volunteers who brave all weathers to bring the magazine to your door. If you would like us to feature your club, group or society, share your news with the wider community or place an advert then please get in touch.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Kiveton & Wales History Society Meet the 3rd Thurs in the month at The Old Colliery Offices 6:30pm Community Sports facility Consultation & Feedback Including the Table football challenge at The Village Hall Sat 11th Oct from 10am
British summertime ends Sun 26th Oct St.Andrew’s day Sun 30th Nov Wales Art group Summer exhibition The Village Hall Sat 20th & Sun 21st Sept
WALES HIGH SCHOOL Holidays 2014 /2015 Academic year. School Closes October Half Term Christmas Holiday February Half Term Easter Holiday May Day Spring Bank Holiday Summer Break
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School closure days Friday 21st & Mon 24th Nov 2014 , Monday 16th March 2015
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Re-dedication Service of the Miners War Memorial at The Old Colliery Offices Sun 5th Oct from 10.30am
Friends of Kiveton Woodland Meeting The Old Colliery Offices Wed 17th Sept from 6pm
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REVEREND GARY SCHOFIELDS not so STRICTLY COME DANCING EXPERIENCE Thank you to everyone who offered kind words of encouragement or made a monetary donation by sponsoring, texting or through my Just Giving page. The evening of dance at Magna was memorable and it’s difficult to describe the mixture of excitement and nerves we all experienced before taking to the dance floor. The judges were kind and my supporters were loud and enthusiastic. Lillia Kopolova said I gave the best lead on the night and that comment alone will do for me. If you saw me dancing on my own with an invisible person in the Vicarage garden, the skate park or in and around the church then all I can say is that the practice was worthwhile. My partner was extremely patient and the rumors are completely untrue. I didn’t step on her toes once. We raised £31,500 in total for Safe at Last which helps vulnerable young adults and children. It is the largest total raised so far. All in all it was a memorable occasion with lights, glitter and music. Many of my supporters said the evening was everything that was promised and much more besides. Will I continue dancing? Not for the moment. I’m putting my feet up for a while. There is still time to donate by texting 70070 with the words REVG51 and the £ amount. Thank you.
As part of the village commemorations to mark the centenary of the start of World War one . Parishioners are invited to an open air Church service conducted by Rev Gary Schofield Dean of Laughton Accompanied by the Maltby Miners Welfare Brass Band at The Old Colliery Offices Colliery Rd, Kiveton Park on Sunday 5th October 2014 from 10.30am to re-dedicate the newly re-furbished War Memorial on the Old Colliery Offices To the men who were employed at Kiveton Colliery who fought and died in the great War 1914 - 1918
KIVETON WOODLAND The recent community woodland celebration was a real success, attracting up to around 350 people to the event, despite the downpour that lasted throughout most of the event. The cruel weather was nice before and beautiful after, but thankfully this did not put people off coming to join in with all the various groups which put on demonstrations, games and wares. The Friends of Kiveton group cannily set up their cake decorating stall in the shelter and, like many stalls had queues of eager visitors. Thank you to the community for celebrating with us! The woodland Workout team has been busy creating a path through the woods at the back of the site but has also had a session tidying up the nature area near the Colliery Road
IMPROVEMENTS AT HARD LANE Cllrs Dominic Beck , Gordon Watson and Jenny Whysall the local Rotherham Councillors have been successful in their work to improve the junction around Hard Lane and Station Road in Kiveton Park. The junction which has been notoriously difficult for pedestrians and motorists to navigate over a number of years has had double yellow lines painted around the junction to ensure drivers have as much visibility as possible when pulling out. Alongside these improvements Cllr. Dominic Beck pursued representations from local businesses who felt the layby on Station Road outside the shops on the corner had a waiting time that was too short, previously of 30 minutes. The waiting time has very recently been extended to 1 hour to enable shoppers to go about their business without the fear of being over the waiting time limit. Commenting on the improvements, Cllr. Dominic Beck said: “As local elected members we have a number of residents and motorists every year raise the issue of the junction between Hard Lane and Station Road and we believe these small improvements will go some way to making the junction that little bit easier to navigate for all. Furthermore, I am pleased that we were able to increase the waiting time for the layby on Station Road as I know this gives consumers peace of mind when using the shop or barbers on the corner. Although seemingly small alterations, I am personally confident that they will increase the safety of the area and be more complimentary to the local retail outlets in this area of Kiveton.”
entrance, which had gotten a little overgrown. In addition there was also a survey session where pond dipping and sweep netting was used to see what animals can be found on site, which showed the incredible diversity of life which has made its home in the woodland and the habitats it supports. One of the finds of the day was a huge dragonfly nymph, probably an Emperor, as this large species has been seen flying around as an adult on the site. The team also had a “farewell” session with the regular Community Ranger, Hannah Darcel, just before she went on maternity leave, learning some bushcraft skills. Hannah has had a daughter, Allanah, and is looking forward to bringing her out to the site and showing her off to the team! Kiveton played host to a couple of sessions of Skillforce, an organisation which uses former service personnel to help young people on the fringes of education with knowledge, skills and values. The end of term and school year was wonderfully busy, with many local children coming on to the site to also do pond dipping and minibeast hunting, For more information please contact Brian on brian.pollard@forestry.gsi.gov.uk or call 07765 328490
A NEW TERM BEGINS Our new term for Mothers Union starts on Monday 8th September, at St Johns Rooms. At this meeting we hold our AGM, where we reflect on the events / activities we have done but at the same time we look forward to our future programme of events. Our new programme is a mixture of visits, talks and crafts that cover a wide range of interests, so why not come along! In July, we held our summer BBQ social, although the day had been bright and hot, the evening was rather cool, but a good time was had by all. Many thanks to all those who came to support MU ,helping making it a successful evening. We continue to support the running of Music Tots at the Sue Walker Centre on Thursday mornings for mums and toddlers. This centre is a much needed facility in the area and needs your support to help it continue. A reminder, St Johns Church and the Big Co-op both have a food donation baskets 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. Andrea Bennett – Branch Co-ordinator. Sept 2014
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PROPOSED NEW SPORTS FACILITY The Kiveton Park & Wales Community Development Trust are currently planning to refurbish the tarmac sports courts situated at the side of the Old Colliery Offices and would like your help, support and feedback. The court was provided some fifteen years ago by the development trust for the community to use. Although still in regular use at weekends, evenings and in particular during the school holidays, time has not been kind to the facility and after fifteen years it is now in urgent need of repair. The proposal put forward by the Trust is to refurbish the court bringing it right bang up to date with an all weather 3g artificial grass pitch, brand new floodlighting and state of the art fencing. The layout of the new area will enable it to be used as three separate pitches or one large pitch. Eventually changing rooms and pavilion with spectator gallery are hoped to be provided to compliment a facility built for the 21st century. The Trust is keen to get the local community onboard and in particular get their views on the project. Therefore as part of the inaugural Kiveton & Wales Table football competion to be held in the Village Hall on Saturday 11th October there will also be the plans of the development on show for the community to view. At the same time you will be able to ask any questions and give your feedback to the team. So please come along and support the project and let us know what you think.
Kiveton inflict huge defeat on Worksop Kiveton Park produced their best performance of the season so far to beat near-neighbours Worksop by 190 runs at Central Avenue. The victory was vital for Kiveton as they bid to stave off the threat of relegation from the Championship this season. An opening partnership of 173, after being asked to bat first, from Adam Whiteley (148) and Richard Grainger (59) laid the foundations for victory for the Stone Close club. At times both players were brutal as they attacked the Worksop bowling from the start. Their partnership allowed the rest of the batting line-up to play with freedom as they hit their biggest score of the season. There were some very useful contributions from Richard Spurr (24), Regan Musgrave (40*) and Jordan Cocks (30) as Kiveton reached 340-6 after their 50 overs. In reply Worksop were always up against it especially as they lost early wickets as opening bowler Jordan Cocks (2-62) continued his good day. Only Worksop’s overseas star Bernhard Beukman (51) and captain Luke Ambrose (31) could offer any worthwhile resistance to Kiveton’s bowling attack. At no point were the home side in a position to mount a challenge to Kiveton’s huge score. In the end they were hopeful of batting out for a losing draw but this was beyond them as Kiveton’s bowlers, particularly Richard Spurr (3-10) and captain Chris Storey (4-18), proved a handful. Kiveton’s Chris Spivey finally captured the final Worksop wicket in the 48th over as Kiveton claimed a much needed victory. Kivetons remaining fixtures are as follows 6th Sept v Notts and Arnold (home) 13th Sept v Glapwell (away)
WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT KIVETON Having seen lots of recent progress at the western end of the canal, which is owned by Derbyshire County Council, The canal society are often asked what will happen at the eastern end. The following is an extract from Next Navigation East by Dr Geraint Coles. © Chesterfield Canal Partnership. Connecting the surface route to the national network The Kiveton Park restoration section commences to the east of Wales Bridge and extends eastwards to the eastern portal of Norwood Tunnel. East of the Wales Locks and Wales Bridge, the canal is at the Kiveton Waters pond level. It then skirts the northwest boundary of the former colliery tip utilising the line of an existing trackway and drain before entering the former colliery site itself. The route within the Kiveton Colliery site has already been defined by the construction of a canal channel and deep cutting. This prepared and protected route was built when the landscaping of the former colliery site was undertaken by English Partnerships. At the same time three
large ponds, Kiveton Waters, were constructed on the colliery site at the summit level. These ponds are located to the north of the intended “main line” and were cut to a navigable depth profile with the intention that they can be converted into a marina once the canal is restored. In the interim they are let as fishing ponds. Joining Kiveton Waters and the national network will involve use of the eastern surviving fragment of the Norwood Tunnel. This was inspected by British Waterways in 2001. It was found to be intact and in good condition for a distance of around 400 m from the East Portal. The first blockage occurs just to the east of Hard Lane.The link will be made by excavating a cutting to the west of Hard Lane. Within the cutting a three-rise staircase lock will lower the canal to the tunnel level. A culvert will take the canal beneath Hard Lane and make a junction with the intact section of the tunnel. The 400 m long tunnel fragment will then bring the canal out of the former eastern portal of the Norwood Tunnel into the cutting west of Kiveton Park Station. This is the current head of navigation from West Stockwith on the Canal & River Trust section. The land corridor required for the new canal,
marina and works within the former colliery site, together with the remaining tunnel fragment, are all owned by the Canal & River Trust. It is likely that the Kiveton Park section will be the first phase of the Eastern Division to be completed. Reinstatement through the eastern tunnel fragment will enable Kiveton Waters to be developed by the Canal & River Trust as a marina and temporary head of navigation prior to the completion of the through connection to Chesterfield. The length of canal through the cutting to the site of the Wales Locks would be used as a further interim fishing pond. There is strong evidence that the development of the Kiveton Waters site as a marina would have considerable economic benefit for the surrounding communities. Sept 2014
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Our 2 Bassetlaw League Saturday teams are having an average season results wise but the upside of this is a large number of junior players have been involved in Saturday cricket and have been a credit to the club. Our Mansfield League Sunday 1st team are in the hunt for a 2nd successive promotion and the newly formed 2nd team with many juniors are more than holding their own. A great deal of credit is down to the Captains and V- captains for the work they have done with the players over the season. The clubs committee and volunteers never ending challenge of improving the facilities have been rewarded especially on the playing side as the new pitch covers have resulted in very few match cancellations. The club has also become self-sufficient in ground maintenance resulting in improved pitches and outfield and the surrounding grass areas. The club house is available for private parties for up to 50 people with bar and disco and this 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
CHEMICAL CONTAINERS DUMPED A few weeks ago members of the community development team at the Old Colliery Offices recovered Six 25kg plastic chemical containers that had been dumped on Colliery Rd close to the Community woodland entrance. The containers were labelled as Toxic, Harmful and Corrosive. Although the containers were on the whole empty some still had a residue of chemicals in the bottom, some of which had no caps on. The environmental health department of Rotherham Borough council were notified along with Wales Parish council and South Yorkshire Police. We urge the community to be on the lookout for any kind of fly tipping, make a note of any vehicles involved and report it immediately to the Parish Council.
The Wales & Kiveton Park Colliery Angling club Is still going strong and with membership ageing from 15 through to 70 it really is a club for all ages and hopes are, to increase their membership even further this year. 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 held 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 Our Supervisor Green Spaces Attendant/Litter Picker/Community Relations bloke, aka Tony, reports that Highmoor, Littlemoor and Rothermoor Avenues are the neatest and cleanest area of the village, apart from the two derelict areas at the top of Littlemoor. The parish council has given provisional support (not financial) to a proposed scheme to clear, fence and secure these plots and install raised beds for children and pensioners to cultivate flowers and vegetables at waist height in a safe and secure environment. This is subject to Rotherham Borough Council (the owners of the land) giving a lease to OWD Enterprises for the project and Lottery funding being secured. RBC will be assisting in a consultation exercise in due course. You may recall that we had to close the whole of the children’s play area at the recreation ground while a disabled access path was being laid due to threats being made to users and attendants by a youth who was too old to use the equipment. I am very pleased to say that the lad concerned has been to the attendants and apologised for his actions – well done, son.
MORE ZEBRA CROSSING NEWS Following on from the recent upgrade to the zebra crossing outside the little Co-op store, we are now trying to get the crossing outside Kiveton Park Infants School upgraded. This is a particularly dark stretch of road and the crossing doesn’t show up too well, especially as the evenings are beginning to draw in (sorry to mention the impending winter), and the Youth Group premises on the opposite side of the road from the school are well used. The poles on the crossing look in similar condition to those outside the little Co-op before they were replaced, so it is safe to assume they are past their sell-by-date. Although there is a crossing patrol for the school morning and evening, there is nothing at lunchtime and a lot of the youngest children are only part time from September, which means the crossing will be quite heavily used around that time of day. We are hoping that following a pedestrian count survey by Rotherham Borough Council at the start of the new school year we shall be able to report that there will be a school crossing patrol at lunch time. Incidentally, it’s just as well that the crossing outside the little Co-op has been upgraded, albeit not quite to our satisfaction, as there has been no school crossing patrol there since just after the Spring Bank holiday. We sincerely hope this matter will be resolved by the beginning of the new school year.
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CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL Christmas Lights switch-on 5 December Christmas Fayre 6 December Speaking of illuminated pedestrian crossings, the Christmas light switch-on will take place on 5 December this year. It will be a joint celebration with the village hall. There will be a celebrity to switch on the lights and lots of other exciting things happening. Keep your eyes peeled for information on parish notice boards and notices in shops and schools as events unfold. We’re sure that Father Christmas will have both dates pencilled in his diary and put in an appearance!
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NEW WALES PARISH ROOMS You may have noticed that the Wales Parish Rooms is looking a little worse for wear, on its last legs and ready for demolishing. The building was constructed in the 1950s and started life as a shed in which to store machinery used to maintain the Recreation Ground and other public recreational areas in the parish. Then in the late 1980s it was refurbished and became the venue for council meetings. There was also a market office for market and car boot days. We’ve been thinking about a replacement building for some time now, and in the autumn of 2013 commissioned Rotherham Borough Council to conduct a feasibility study into the demolition and replacement of the existing building. RBC was then commissioned to provide professional services to the council with a view to replacing the existing building with a building just over a third longer. It would have a larger meeting room to ensure that there is sufficient space for members of the public to attend council meetings, an office for the clerk and his assistant and disabled and unisex toilet facilities, which would be open during Recreation Ground opening hours. The new building would be basic in design, essentially a longer version of the existing building but of brick construction with brick work similar to that used in the construction of the village hall so the two buildings complement each other. However, to give it some character, we are proposing to invite the four local schools to hold competitions to design an aluminium sign, incorporating “Wales Parish Rooms”, and glazing stickers to highlight the presence of glass. The schools will also receive a number of “wet” clay bricks to be carved prior to firing in a design which reflects the ethos of the school or something of significance in the locality. RBC has calculated the gross maximum price of the new building to be around £198,577 including demolition of the existing building and an adjacent redundant toilet block and removal of asbestos. This is a cautious estimate and we expect it to be revised downwards as more detailed measurements are taken and plans and drawings completed. In addition there will be RBC’s fees to pay and we have applied for a grant from the Homes and Communities Agency to cover these. We very much want the new building to be a key community asset with the meeting room available for use between council meetings. In the latest design the meeting room would be around 5 metres x 10 metres or 16.5ft x 32.75ft (50 square metres in area or 538 square feet). We plan to use the room for car boot and markets when the weather is inclement and during the winter. The meeting room will also be available to the members of the Wales Parish Bowling Club and we also want to make the room available for use by organisations in the parish providing a public service. If you are interested, please get in touch with the clerk. We shall be having an exhibition in the village hall at the appropriate stage of the project, at which the plans and other documents in relation to the building will be available for viewing. But you don’t have to wait until then. If you would like to see what we have done so far, including the latest drawings of the new building, please contact the clerk, Richard Waller, by e-mail at wales.pc@onetel.net or by telephone on (01909) 515784.
CHURCHYARD MAINTENANCE Each year we normally make a grant of around £1000 to the parochial church council (“PCC”) for the parish (the PCC is the governing body for St John’s and is chaired by the Reverend Gary Schofield) to help pay for the maintenance of the churchyard of St John the Baptist, Wales. One of the PCC’s functions is the care and maintenance of the churchyard. For the last two years the grant has been £750 to help us to maintain our part of your council tax bill at the same level as the previous year. The grant represents about a third of the annual cost of maintaining the churchyard. Over the last year or so, however, we have received a number of complaints about the standard of maintenance. In common with other churches St John’s does its best with limited resources, but does not enjoy a healthy bank balance, largely relying upon receipts from donors, grants and minor sales and other activities. Reverend Schofield has asked that any comments or complaints are referred to him or the churchwardens, Christopher Inman and Diane Wood. Reverend Schofield can be contacted on (01909) 771111, Christopher Inman on (01909) 772626 and Diane Wood on (01909) 515006. Should you prefer however to raise any comments or complaints with us, please contact one of the councillors or the parish clerk, Richard Waller, who can be contacted on (01909) 515784 or by e-mail at wales.pc@onetel.net, and we shall pass on the details. PAGE 8
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CLAIMED FOOTPATH BETWEEN STOCKWELL WHO’S FOR SECONDS? AVENUE AND STOCKWELL LANE School meals have come a long way since We were over-optimistic in the last issue, and it is with regret that we have to report that the landowners of the land over which the claimed public right of way between Stockwell Avenue and Stockwell Lane is alleged to exist have changed their minds and no longer wish to dedicate by agreement a public footpath over the land. We find this decision difficult to fathom, not least because the land is up for sale and, in conjunction with the fencing and other agreed works, the agreed line of the dedicated footpath would have hugged the field boundary and therefore minimised the impact of a public right of way over the remainder of the land making it a more attractive prospect to purchasers. Instead the claimed line of the path is now the subject of a public path modification order made by Rotherham Borough Council, The Rotherham Borough Council Public Footpath No. 42 – Parish of Wales Definitive Map (Modification) Order 2014. We are confident that the order will be confirmed, if necessary after public inquiry, and the footpath added as a public right of way to the definitive map and statement for Wales. The landowners have an obligation to inform any prospective purchaser of the land of the claim, and it is quite possible that the eventual purchaser will wish to sign up to the public path creation agreement that we and Rotherham Borough Council negotiated and agreed with the current landowners. Watch this space!
the days when even Billy Bunter would have declined seconds. They’re now packed full of taste, nutritious and a key component of a balanced diet. What’s more from this September lunch will be free to all year 1 and 2 pupils (4 – 7 years) regardless of income. That’s a yearly saving of up to £360 per child – a lot of extra money for days out or just helping with the cost of living. On average parents spend 150 hours a year preparing packed lunches of which only 1% meet the nutritional standards that apply to school food. Rotherham School Meals Service works hard to promote healthy eating by providing well balanced menus which meet strict national standards making sure children get a tasty, nutritional meal to fuel a day of work and play. To take advantage of their good work, and have confidence that your children will be getting a good lunchtime meal, just enrol them for school meals.
WALES AND KIVETON PARK NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH: MOVING FORWARD Over the last 18 months, since the re-launch of Neighbourhood Watch (“NHW”) in Kiveton Park and Wales, Cllrs Paul Martin and Fran Blanksby have been meeting with established coordinators and interested residents, who have subsequently started NHWs on their streets. NHW members are now going to concentrate on looking at roads that once had active NHWs but for some reason, such as the coordinator has moved or retired and not been replaced, have ceased to be active. They would like anyone living on a street where there is a NHW sign up on a lamp post but the NHW coordinator is not known to contact them. These signs will be taken down if NHW is not restarted on the street. The advantage of being a member of a Street Watch and an Area Watch is that members receive directly police alerts and crime prevention messages warning of crime in the area. NHW members can choose to receive police alerts by telephone, mobile or e-mail. They in turn can pass on the information to neighbours, which encourages more people to be on the look out to prevent someone – you, your family and neighbours – from becoming a victim of crime, protects vulnerable residents and helps to reduce crime and the fear of crime. Going the other way, passing on information about suspicious characters or vehicles to the police helps them to catch criminals and reduce criminal activity that ruins lives. To pass on information, just dial 101. To learn more about how NHW works with the police and other partners for our mutual benefit, and how to become a member of NHW please contact – • • •
Cllr Paul Martin on 07868 569644 Cllr Fran Blanksby on (01909) 772627 Linda Maxted, District Chair, Rotherham Neighbourhood Watch, on (0114) 2875477 or by e-mail at Linda@themax.demon. co.uk
Or leave your contact details with the council clerk, Richard Waller, who will inform NHW and a NHW member will get in touch with you.
Wales Parish Council
01909 515784
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WORLD WAR 1 COMMEMORATION DAY INCLUDING PARADE It’s Saturday 5 September 1914 and there’s a palpable air of excitement in the vicinity of the St John’s Room on Wales Road. A crowd of men (mainly boys, really) have just taken the King’s shilling and are forming a parade. Their destination is the old Kiveton Park Station where a train waits to take them off to Derbyshire for training in the art of soldiering before they head for the front. 33 days ago Great Britain declared war on Germany. Great Britain? It’s a phrase rarely used these days but in 1914 it summed up Britons’ view of their place in the world. And although the British Empire was on the wane, these young men had been brought up on the stirring deeds of the men and women of the empire: the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava in October 1854 and the pioneering nursing work of Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War; the defence of Rorke’s Drift in January 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu war; the death of General Gordon at the Siege of Khartoum in January 1885 and the valiant death in 1912 of Scott of the Antarctic in his attempt to be the first to the South Pole. These young men would not only have been motivated by the patriotic fervour sweeping the country; like us they too would have had hopes and dreams. But coming from the rural area that was Kiveton Park and Wales and the surrounding villages the route of their lives would have been largely set by the lives of their fathers and grandfathers et al. It was a different world: in 1914 mechanised road transport and telecommunications were still in their infancy, horses were the main form of transport and only the rich had telephones. Many of the men in the photo probably saw the war as an opportunity for adventure and excitement in the company of their mates, to make a name for themselves and, hopefully, make their mums and dads proud. And it’s always the other fellow who gets it, isn’t it? In previous wars that might have been a fair assumption, but this was a different war: the first industrialised war in history where the implements of death were mass produced and used in overwhelming quantities with the sole objective of annihilating the enemy. As we now know the chances of coming through unscathed were slim. To put this in context the British casualties in the 1899 – 1902 Anglo-Boer War were 22,000 killed of which 7,700 were killed in battle and 14,300 from disease. On the first day of the Somme on 1 July 1916 there were 57,470 British casualties of which 19, 240 were killed. A good number of the men in the photo who joined the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry would have shared the same fate. In conjunction with the history societies of Harthill and Todwick, Kiveton Park & Wales History Society has organised a commemoration day on Saturday 6 September to remember with gratitude those who served. The following programme of activities will take place in, or in the vicinity of, Kiveton Park & Wales Village Hall on the day: •
10.00am - 3.00pm, Main Hall - Exhibition including the photographs of Joe Bass and from 10.30am onwards the broadcasting of Walter Blackwell’s diary.
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10.00am - 3.00pm Dance Room and at other locations in or around the village hall during the day - The Warwickshire Regiment World War 1 Re-enactment Group.
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10.00am - 3.00pm, Main Hall - Wales Art Group members will demonstrate painting scenes from the Great War era.
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11.00am - 11.30am, Meeting Room - Presentation by Mr D Williams on the Royal British Legion and its formation as a consequence of the Great War.
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12.00 noon - 1.00pm , Meeting Room - Talk by Mr E Chambers, “ In the Footsteps of my Grandfather, Mons to Ypres 1914 1915”.
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2.30pm - 2.50pm, Main Hall - Wales Musical Theatre group will sing songs from the period.
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3.30pm , St John’s Room, Wales Road - 100 years and one day to the day a re-enactment of the enlistment of men in the St John’s Room followed by a re-enactment of the parade that followed to the Saxon Hotel on Station Road.
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7.00pm - 11.00pm, Main Hall - Barn Dance including pie and pea supper.
We hope you can find time to attend and join us on the parade to show your appreciation of the debt all of us owe to the men and women whose sacrifice paved the way for our futures.
Wales Parish Council
01909 515784
wales.pc@onetel.net
Kiveton & Wales
GRANTS Rotherham Hospice fundraising team has to come up with ways to raise the £2.2m necessary to keep the hospice running, despite having the benefit of receiving some funding from the NHS. Last year they came up with the idea of having an “It’s a Knockout” event, which proved highly successful. The council gave a donation of £50 last year towards the running costs of this event and the hospice asked if we would consider donating again this year. We didn’t have to consider for long, as we all agreed that the hospice does wonderful work in the Rotherham area, not only with patients but with their families too. We therefore doubled the amount to £100 this year. By the time you read this the event will have been and gone and we hope it was as successful as last year. In April we gave Rotherham Holiday Aid a grant of £100. For 25 years Rotherham Holiday Aid has been helping disadvantaged families as they struggle with the stress of poverty brought on by unemployment, illness, disability, bereavement or the breakdown of a relationship. It is a dream come true for disadvantaged families to be able to have a much needed short holiday break. Sadly, the need for their services remains as great as it was when they first opened shop in the 1980s. In May we gave a grant of £1500 to Kiveton Park Independent Advice Centre, which offer a range of services that are normally found only on the high street. These include, information and advice, practical help with form filling, help with debt management, help with appeals, a free legal advice drop-in service staffed by volunteer solicitors, detailed case work appointment sessions at the Kiveton Park Community Library on Wales Road, and home visits for housebound or particularly vulnerable clients. Between Saturday 23 August and Saturday 20 December they are offering Saturday appointments once a month to see whether there is sufficient demand for a Saturday service. Appointment days are Saturday 23 August, Saturday 27 September Saturday 11 October, Saturday 15 November and Saturday 20 December. If you can’t get on a weekday, give them a call and book a Saturday appointment instead. Their most popular enquiries are about welfare benefits, disability benefits, tax credits, legal issues, debt and employment. They also have “outreach sessions” at Dinnington, Wickersley and Thurcroft. Give them a ring on (01909) 773966 or e-mail them at info@ kpadvice.org.uk if you need their assistance.
STAYING SAFE We recently received some advice from the Fire Service about staying safe during strike periods. The following top 10 tips on how to stay safe are useful to know and follow at any time. • • • • •
Make sure you have smoke alarms on at least every level of your home. Smoke alarms save lives, but only if they’re working - test them regularly. Stub cigarettes out properly and dispose of them carefully put them out, right out. Plan your escape route and make sure everyone knows how to get out in a fire. Take extra care in the kitchen and never leave cooking unattended.
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Do not overload electrical sockets and watch out for faulty and over-heating elecrical equipment and wiring or cables. Keep matches and lighters away from children. Keep clothing away from heating appliances. Never use a chip pan. Take special care when you’re tired or when you’ve been drinking - half of all deaths in domestic fires happen between10pm and 8am.
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 Ann Britton 15 Street Farm Close, Harthill, Sheffield. S26 7UH Tel: 01909 773617 Kiveton Park 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 Barrie Marsh The Byre, Wales Hall Farm, Church Street, Wales, Sheffield. S26 5LQ Tel: 01909 773235 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
WALES PARISH COUNCILLORS AS AT SEPT 2014
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01909 515784
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Year 8 Visit Whirlow Farm On the 19th and 20th of June approximately 90 Year 8 students had the opportunity to visit Whirlow Farm with the Geography department as part of our current topic, farming. Throughout the day we had a tour of the farm seeing all the different stages of pig farming (from little piglets to a tonne of bacon) and the highest vineyard in Britain. Sadly the teachers were not able to sample any of the wine. We also saw and unfortunately smelt sheep, lambs and rams. Some of the students even managed to communicate with them in sheep language! During the tour we learnt about all the types of diversification Whirlow farm uses for example, renting parts of their land for mobile phone masts and renting out the barns for different events. We also had a session of orienteering through the farm fields in small groups, where we were left to independently find the codes spotted around the farm with only a map and our map skills previously learnt at the start of the year. Luckily all the groups made it back, eventually! One of the highlights of the day was seeing all the students take selfies with Ash the pig, who was very photogenic but not very good with the ladies. Another memorable moment for our students was when the sheep were moved into a field and one escaped! The students laughed as the farmer chased after the sheep. The only negative side of the day was the fact that half the pupils went home with sheep poo in their shoes. Overall we had a great day and only wished we were allowed to take home a piglet or at least a little bit of bacon!
AN UPDATE FROM MEG Hope you’ve all had a nice rest(?) over the past few weeks. The Women’s Club broke up for the summer break what seems months ago!! Our summer break party was on 7th July, though we did meet at the Harthill Carnival where we had a small marquee and took ‘Jemima Duck’ with us, fully ‘feathered’ with about 2 million raffle tickets stuffed inside! (Well, it seemed like a million raffle tickets when you’re rolling them and shoving them into the holes!) One thing about the Harthill Carnival, the sun always shines and it’s always a most enjoyable day. We shall be starting our ‘new term’ back at the Kiveton Park Cricket Club Pavilion on Monday 1st Sept at 7pm, when we will be having a Bring and Buy for club funds. The club is open to all women aged 21 and over, there is a small entry fee at each meeting for Club funds, and a refreshment break half-way through the evening. We also have speakers on some interesting subjects, and we haven’t had a bad one yet, or have a game or 3 of bingo or something else, each club makes it’s own mind up on what they do, outings they go on and events they have, etc. They also have a small Committee who do the hard work, collecting and banking monies, paying any bills, hiring speakers etc and arranging outings. Every year representatives of the club attend the annual Conference and this year it is taking place in Northampton Friday to Saturday, 12th/13th September. I’m also a member of the Kiveton Park Over 60’s group which meets in the Village Hall up on the Recca. This year their trip was to Bridlington, last year it was Llandudno so they get around! and two of them brought more back with them than they took - Council workmen were digging plants out of the large gardens, and these two ladies sat watching them, most interested in their labours, when one said ‘I wonder what they will do with the plants. After a short discussion they trotted over to the workmen and asked them, to be told they would be thrown away! Somewhat upset, the ladies dared to ask if they could have some, after being told yes, plastic bags were filled and the plants taken home where they can now be enjoyed even more this year! Motto - ‘You don’t get if you don’t ask!’ There were no gardeners busy in Bridlington this year, unfortunately, but it was a lovely sunny day, so sunbathing was in order. All the best Meg G
Has just finished it’s summer reading challenge for 2014, This year the theme was the Mythical maze. Lots of children took part in the various activities which were enjoyed by all. Other activities currently available are: •
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Rhyme time session for babies and children up to the age of 4 on Monday & Tuesday mornings from 10.30 -11.30, and Thursday afternoon’s 2.00 -3.00 mums, dads grandparents and children are all welcome free. Monday afternoon’s from 3.30 are free for all children to use the Library computers to do their homework with free printing. The Adult reading group meets on a Friday one a month. Childrens reading group, Chatter Books meets once a fortnight for children age 7 to 11. Reminiscence coffee morning every Friday from 11.00 Kiveton Park drop in advice service. Monday 7.00 – 8.00 Wednesdays 2.00 – 4.00. Credit Union Free advice Tuesday from 10.30.
In October half term and the Christmas holiday they will be delivering children’s activities again, to enquire just call into the Library or give them a call on 01909 771823.
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Climbing, crate stacking, mountain biking, kite flying, rounders, canoeing, windsurfing, sailing, camping, Zumba in onesies, campfire cooking, BBQ, shelter building, wide games, orienteering – just some of the activities we have been up to over a fabulous summer term. We also enjoyed a camp at Hesley Wood along with 2,000 other scout members from the County. We even had our very own fun fair on the Friday night and a weekend of non stop activities:- inflatable assault courses, zip wires, bucking broncos, high wires, crafts and so much more. In June we had our annual family camp at Walesby with family and friends of guiding and St John’s. There were 120 of us – and a great time was had by all – the highlight was the It’s a Knockout event on Saturday – hopefully there is no photographic evidence! Also in June the scouts took part in the Yorkshire Rose Challenge event. A fantastic setting. We were camped on the grounds in front of Wentworth Woodhouse. We had non-stop rain on the Saturday but it didn’t dampen our spirits and we were rewarded with full sunshine on the Sunday. To finish our term we took part in the Community Woodland event, which was a FREE event for all members of the community, with lots of activities for the children to take part in: cake decorating, pioneering, wood crafts – you could even throw a foam pie at a girl guide! It would be great to see more of the public joining in next year. We have counted up all our pennies – and have almost reached our mile. We need 84,480 pennies to make a mile – so far we have collected 74,278 – so we are almost there – so if you are able to put a collecting box up at your place of work, or you would like to help out then please get in touch. Plans for the new scout hut are taking shape. We hope to give you a full update in the next magazine. We are looking forward to starting our new term, with lots of activities and camps planned. We will be taking part in local events to mark the centenary of WW1, with plans to take part in the history society event on the 6th September, the commemoration of the revamped war memorial at the old pit offices on the 5th October and the Remembrance parade and service on the 9th November. These are all community events, so we hope to see you there too. For more information about your local scout group please contact Sue on 07974308479 or take a look at www.11throtherhamscouts.org.uk The Wales Explorer Scout Unit (14-18yrs) meets on a Wednesday night at the scout hut. Over the summer term we have been stream scrambling, playing tennis, cooking outdoors, orienteering, camping and so much more. As well as our own Chief Scout’s Award we work towards the Duke of Edinburg Awards – so if this is something you are interested in doing then why not come along and give Explorer’s a try? If you would like to know more about Explorer scouting please contact Matt on 07817321314.
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KIVETON PARK & WALES HISTORY SOCIETY COLLIERY WAR MEMORIAL Kiveton Park and Wales History Society have recently been successful in securing a grant of £4300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to restore the war memorial on the Old Colliery offices and to host the commemoration day on 6th September. The war memorial at the Colliery Offices is particularly rare, being one of only two in the country which is still in its original location due to the re-development of many of the former collieries. It was installed and dedicated in June 1921 by the Kiveton Park Colliery Company in recognition of 61 employees of the colliery who had died as a result of the conflict. The memorial in Hopton Stone cost around £400, which is equivalent to around £14300 in today’s money, and was paid for by the colliery company and unveiled by Mr Carrington, the deputy Chairman of the Kiveton Park Colliery company. At the dedication ceremony it was stated that the stone was not there to remind those living of the men’s sacrifice but to preserve their memory for future generations. It was also said that “out of the 1,922 upon the Company’s books when the war broke out 438 enlisted, a total which, considering the number of workmen barred by age or physical condition, was most creditable”. Of the men who joined up 60 made the “ultimate sacrifice”, 93 were wounded and 365 had returned to work. The named men are: Frederick Adams, William Bagshaw, George Bailey, Walter Baines, George Bradley, Fred Baines, Bennett Barber, Herbert Bambrough, Harry Barton, Lawrence Burgin, Samuel Cooper, Lawrence Cooper, Charles Chambers, James Robert Chambers, Harry Osborne Checkley, John Robert Cully, Henry Draper, John Drakett, Frank Drakett, Cecil Eyley, Clarence Elliott, Harry Fathers, Arthur Fisher, Cuthbert Froggatt, Albert Fearn, George Fretwell, Joseph Featherstone, Robert Featherstone, Joseph Fry, Harold Fletcher, Walter Fletcher, Herbert Gabbitas, Harrold Gay, Arthur Goddard, Lewis Gregory, William Harold Grounsell, John Robert Hartshorne, Thomas Hawke, Fred Hayes, James Farewell Hobson, William Jackson, Richard Jones, Albert Lamb, George Herbert Louder, Thomas Edwin Mozley, Frederick Moseley, George Albert Northridge, Horace George Parkin, John William Scott, Harry Sissons, Albert Arthur Smith, Frederick Tristram, John Milton Thornton, W. Thompson, Joseph Walker, George Wapplington, William Williams, Percy Willis, Frederick Samuel Whyles, ThorntonWhysall. At the original dedication service, prime position was given to the relatives of the fallen men. Once the restoration is completed we will be holding a re-dedication service on Sunday 5th October, starting at 10.30am. All are welcome but we would particularly like to invite relatives of those named to attend so if you are related to any of the names here please get in touch with the society through the website http://www.kivetonwaleshistory.co.uk or
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South Yorkshire: MP Kevin Barron supports damning coalfields report Kevin Barron has emphasised that resources are needed if the situation in coalfield communities is ever to change following the release of the damning report detailing the State of coalfields. Created by Sheffield Hallam University’s Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, the report, commissioned on behalf of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, paints a bleak picture and highlights the lasting impact that is still all too prevalent more than 25 years after the pit closures of the 1980’s.With more than 5.5 million people living within the coalfields throughout Britain, deprivation, ill health and poor employment continue to have a lasting impact on residents. With just 50 jobs for every 100 people of working age, 11.7% of people reporting long-term health problems and 14% of adults claiming out-of-work benefits the plight of these former mining towns and villages cannot be ignored. Kevin Barron, the Rother Valley MP, said: “It is undoubtedly the case that reduced regeneration resources are to the detriment of coalfield areas. More targeted resources are needed to specifically focus on helping these communities.”Chairman of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, Peter McNestry, added: “We welcome Kevin’s support and absolutely agree that additional resource is required if we are to make a difference in these areas. “We have come a long way in the last 15 years but the recession had a disproportionate effect on the people living and working in the coalfields meaning they continue to need our support, guidance and funding.“The coalfields simply want the opportunity to get back on their feet. An entire industry ceased to exist, which employed directly and indirectly most of the people living within these areas. We cannot just turn our backs and walk away. These towns and villages could thrive and make a positive contribution to the country if we give them the chance.” Since 2011, The Coalfields Regeneration Trust has created and safeguarded 911 jobs and secured full or part-time employment for a further 2,921 people living within the coalfields communities throughout England. Since it was established some 15 years ago, programmes delivered by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust have benefited hundreds of thousands of people in the British coalfields, including helping more than 21,000 people into work and over 187,000 to gain qualifications and new skills. For more information about the Coalfields Regeneration Trust and the programmes that it has available for individuals, community groups and commercial organisations please visit www.coalfields-regen.org.uk. Sept 2014
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