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COMMUNITY MATTERS
Sept 2015
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Communitymatters The Magazine for the Community by the Community Welcome to the Autumn issue of The Kiveton Park & Wales Community Matters Magazine Doesn’t time fly, it only seems two minutes since we were welcoming you to our summer edition back in June. Now we are into September and welcoming you to our Autumn edition. We hope everyone had a good summer and that the sun was shinning on you. In this our Autumn edition you can catch up with the exciting news about the Colliery Rd sports re-development, plus all the latest news from our parish council on pages 7 through to11. There are also updates from the canal trust, our cricket and football clubs plus much more. So sit back and enjoy this, our latest edition. 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. We are also always on the lookout for volunteers to help us deliver our magazine to your door, so if you think you can help us in anyway, with just maybe an hour of your time, then please give us a ring, as they say many hands make light work and its all in a good cause delivering the magazine that is the envy of many communities in Rotherham to your door.
WHY ADVERTISE IN THE COMMUNITY MATTERS The Community Matters, a NOT for profit publication, now in its twelfth year, is the leading community magazine in the area and the envy of many communities in and around South Yorkshire. With its roots firmly in the Community as the magazine FOR THE COMMUNITY - BY THE COMMUNITY the mission today is as always, to promote and support the community and provide a platform where groups and individuals can raise awareness of their group or of their cause or project. At the same time the magazine has continued over the last twelve years to support local businesses and has enabled them to have a presence in a quality publication reaching thousands of homes within a target area at the fraction of the cost of advertising in other local newspapers. It continues as always to contain interesting news about OUR community including all the latest news from our Parish Council which is why readers are more likely to notice your advert.
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STAY SAFE Always make sure your front, back or side door is locked and have a chain fitted for extra piece of mind. If you do hear a knock always check the identity of any caller through a peephole or window, or call through the door. If you are not happy with what you see or the response you receive then don’t open the door. If in any doubt keep em out. If you do open the door and the person is offering a service, check who they say they are, ask for some identification. Don’t be distracted, burglars sometimes work in pairs with one attempting to distract you while another sneaks in through another entrance. In general make it difficult for intruders. Add locks to garden gates and if possible install motion sensor lights, high fences and prickly bushes are also good deterrents. Keep a lookout and always report suspicious activity to the police on the new 101 telephone number.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY The Wales Art Group
meet every Thursday 7 - 9 pm at the Village Hall
Wales Art Group Annual Exhibition The Village Hall Fri 25th, Sat 26th & Sun 27th Sept
Kiveton & Wales History Society
Meet the third Thursday in the month at The Old Colliery Offices 6:30pm
Wales High School Autumn Term : Wednesday 02.09.15 - Friday 23.10.15 Monday 02.11.15 - Friday 18.12.15 ( 20th & 23rd Nov - School closure days)
Spring Term: Monday 04.01.16 - Friday 05.02.16 Monday 15.02.16 - Friday 18.03.16 Summer Term: Monday 04.04.16 - Friday 27.05.16 ( Monday 02.05.16 is a Bank Holiday )
Monday 06.06.16 - Friday 15.07.16
Community Development Trust AGM Wednesday 16th Sept 6.30pm The Old Colliery offices
Craft Fayre - Village Hall Sun 27th Sept
British Summer time ends Sunday 25th October
Mass Every Saturday 6.30pm Open for quiet prayer and reflection every Tuesday from 11.30am until 12.30pm Members of all denominations most welcome.
Thank You To everyone who has contributed to this issue of the magazine and a BIG thank you once again goes to all our volunteers who bring the magazine to your door.
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A Field of Dreams A major investment boost for the community of close to half a million pounds in a new all weather sports facility has been announced by the Kiveton Park & Wales Community Development Trust. Three years work by the development trust came to fruition this week, when major funders finally gave the green light. The current Colliery Road sports facility (established approx 15 years ago) was tired and in urgent need of repair. So the dream, was to bring it bang up to date with a state of the art all weather facility that would include the latest in 3G all weather playing surfaces, Multi mesh re-bound fencing and Abacus sports floodlighting. And now that dream is to become a reality. Steph Hryschko chair of the trust said “We are absolutely thrilled about this news. But this is not just about refurbishing a facility, but more about improving the lives of people in our community. To create a place that will be central in developing people’s confidence, teamwork, discipline, health and well being. This is not just about football, but multi-sports and particularly about involving disabled individuals and groups in sport When we conceived the project back in 2012, extensive consultation took place with groups and organisations throughout South Yorkshire. With endorsments including Kiveton Park Football club, Rotherham Health and Wellbeing Trust, South Yorkshire Police and the support of the community, we found the overwhelming opinion was that to bring an all weather facility to the community would be an invaluable asset. We set up a steering group and worked closely with local groups to make this a reality. We hope the community will become even more involved in the project, as developments take place and will join us to ensure this becomes a worthwhile legacy for future generations”
Exciting times are ahead at the Community Development Trust, with the Colliery Rd sports re-development now at an advanced stage.
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The Annual General Meeting of the Kiveton Park & Wales Community Development Trust. An open meeting where everyone is welcome
Wednesday 16th September 2015 6.30pm
The Old Colliery Offices, Colliery Rd, Kiveton Park
So why not come on the evening, View the work of the Development Trust, Meet the trustees and see our exciting plans for the future of our wonderful old building the Old Colliery Offices and its ground
COME AND GIVE US A TRY, A WARM WELCOME AWAITS ! We are all now back from our summer break, and restarted our meetings on Monday the 7th September, in the Kiveton Park Cricket club Pavilion with a Bring and Buy sale. Throughout the year we have demonstrators and speakers at many of our meetings, who talk on varied and interesting subject, from enjoyable holidays or even holiday disasters, and places of interest; also to jobs they have had, one meeting this year having a Blacksmith as speaker, complete with bits of equipment. We also have speakers on places of interest they have visited both at home and abroad, also ‘films’ of places of interest visited, whetting our curiosity and wondering if we could possibly visit them. None of which have ever been boring but most interesting, and have often been quite amusing, and most of them leaving us wanting more! And we are NOT sexist - many of our speakers and demonstrators are men! There have also been the odd men visiting us,?** (Why not do so yourself!) You would be quite welcome, perhaps you could come as a speaker? You’d get a cup of tea and a bikki! Talk about what you do, etc? (Er, what do you do!?) We also enjoy visits from other Clubs in the Association and return visits to other Women’s Clubs in the North Derbyshire Association of Women’s Clubs and attend the yearly Conference, at a different venue every year which entail an overnight stay, which are quite enjoyable events! And we are certainly not a lot of ‘Old Fuddy-duddies!’ Though quite a few of us are now drawing our pensions, some are still in full, or part-time employment! But we are all ‘YOUNG AT HEART’ and enjoying life! So why not come along and give us try, you never know you might enjoy it and become hooked….. so see you all soon Meg. Sept 2015
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DID YOU KNOW Kiveton Park railway station was opened by the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway in 1849, situated to the east of the level crossing and opened with the line. It was rebuilt in the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway “Double Pavilion” style, on the west side of the level crossing in 1884. Kiveton Park was a centre of lime working in the area and many company sidings came under the jurisdiction of its Station Master. Adjacent to the station was the Dog Kennels Lime and Stone Works, named after the road linking the station to Anston, and the Kiveton Park Lime and Stone Works. Just to the east were the Kiveton Park and Anston lime quarries. All the companies had lime burning facilities and agricultural lime was supplied, by rail, to outlets in Lincolnshire. Please mention the Kiveton & Wales Community Matters when responding to our Advertisers
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Mothers Union September is the start of our new year for the Mothers Union. This year will have a different start because for our September meeting we will be at Todwick church on Tuesday 28th September at 7pm, celebrating with members from Todwick and Maltby the Laughton Deanery Festival Our first meeting at St Johns Rooms will be on Monday 12th October. 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. We will not be holding a meeting in November this year, so the next meeting will be on Monday 8th December, where we will be doing a craft evening. 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. We try and arrange talks and meetings that are relevant to members. A reminder, St Johns Church has a food donation basket for New Hope Food Bank. They need on-going support to help members of our community who find themselves in great need.
WALES ART GROUP
Annual art exhibition at The Village Hall Fri -25th & Sat -26th Sept 10am - 4pm & Sun -27th Sept 10am -3pm
Recycle Centre North Anston Autumn / Winter Opening Hours Oct 1st – March 31st 10.00am – 4pm Closed every Tuesday
Kiveton Park & Wales PLANS FOR A NEW CLUB HOUSE AT HARD LANE
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Exciting new plans are now publicly available. The project is at a stage where the base design is complete, a cost plan is prepared and initial considerations into the planning aspects with RMBC Planning Department have been looked at. It is all very positive so far. We will shortly be looking for funding opportunities. Please check the club website for more details www.kivetonparkfc.com
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WALESWOOD SPORTS CRICKET CLUB Host British Heart Foundation Fund Raiser As a Registered Charity Waleswood Sports Cricket Club recently donated its facilities for a memorial fun day for a former LUK employee. Over 300 family, friends and former work colleagues attended throughout the day and evening enjoying a host of activities and in the process raising over £2400 for the British Heart Foundation. Congratulations to the organisers and volunteers for their fantastic efforts and as a charity ourselves it was great to see so many people enjoying the excellent facilities at Waleswood SCC for a worthy cause. On the playing side the club is enjoying its best season for years with both teams in the Bassetlaw league challenging for promotion and in the Mansfield Sunday league The 1st team is looking to make it 3 promotions in 3 years while the Sunday 2nd teams is showing a marked improvement this season. 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 01909 567365 Cricket information Tom Young 07790 071 965 M Willgoose 07443 411 286 Practice nights are on a Thursday evening and notice of Winter Nets will be advised on our web site. We have facilities for parties up to 50/65 people which can be arranged with our club Chairman Stan Gaskill 07794 256 020 Please visit our web site at www.waleswoodscc.sportsclubswebsite.com/ Sept 2015
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The Chesterfield Canal Trust Believe it or not, we are getting ready for Christmas! We have now opened bookings for our Santa Special cruises. A present for every child, a mince pie and a drink for every adult. £6 per person. The Hugh Henshall, will be doing Santa Special trips from the Lock Keeper pub Worksop on Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th December and Santa Special trips from Shireoaks on Saturdays 12th & 19th and Sundays 13th & 20th December plus Monday 21st & Tuesday 22nd December. To book either of these trips, ring 0114 360 0460. The John Varley, will be doing Santa Special trips from Tapton Lock every Saturday & Sunday from 21st November to 20th December and Santa Special trips from Hollingwood Hub from Monday 21st to Thursday 24th December. To book either of these trips, ring 01629 533020. The Madeline will be running Christmas Charters from Hollingwood Hub on weekdays from 14th to 24th December. These are ideal for small groups of up to 12 passengers. You may bring your own refreshments or you can order a buffet from Nona’s Coffee Shop. We suggest a 2-hour charter which would cost £90. For bookings, ring 07811 160631. Finally, for those of you who are fed up with Christmas and just want to get away from it all, why not come on one of our Bah Humbug cruises from Hollingwood Hub on Madeline on Saturday 12th December? Guaranteed no mention of C********! For bookings, ring 07811 160 631. 2016 Chesterfield Canal Calendar Our new calendar has 27 superb photos of the canal and its wildlife, all taken by our members. 13 months for the price of 12 because January 2017 features as well. There is also the possibility of buying copies of any of the shots in the format of your choice – any size of photo, framed, canvas print etc. Calendars and Christmas cards are available from Tapton Lock Visitor Centre, Hollingwood Hub, our tripboats, our website and postal sales.
DID YOU KNOW Kiveton Bridge railway station was built and opened by the London and North Eastern Railway on 8 July 1929 following pressure from the local councils who considered Kiveton Park station and Waleswood station too far away from the centre of the community. The new station consisted of two flanking wooden platforms linked by an over bridge, access to which was gained through the booking office, set at road level adjacent to the main road. The station was originally served by stopping services linking Sheffield Victoria, Cleethorpes and Lincoln Central. In the 1950s the wooden platforms were replaced with concrete ones. Along with neighbouring Kiveton Park station it was completely rebuilt during the early-1990s with modern platforms, lighting and waiting shelters.
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Parish Council NEWSLETTER
Autumn Issue -Sept 2015
CHAIRMAN’S NOTE I remember breaking my nose and smashing my face up whilst learning to ride a bicycle. It was on the brick pillar at the corner of Orchard Lane and Church Street. Round to Doctor Mac’s, where the Tiny Tots Nursery is situated. Fortunately it wasn’t a Monday which was traditionally sick note day. If you were queuing outside there were at least 20 people waiting. Once inside you counted the “customers” waiting – 14, 18, however many – and counted them into the surgery; that’s how you knew you were next. If you were unlucky the doctor’s housekeeper would announce, “Doctor is at lunch” and you knew you had a 20 minute wait (Doctors, etc had lunch and dinner but the rest of us had dinner and tea). I was sent to the Infirmary in Sheffield. My mum and I caught the 8am No 6 to Sheffield and then the Malin Bridge bus up to the hospital. It must have been springtime as we walked up to the Round House past an avenue of daffodils and tulips. At 5pm a nurse came round and gave those still waiting to be seen a raffle ticket with instruction to return tomorrow and present the ticket to be seen first, which we did. My X-ray showed a broken nose and a cracked cheekbone. How things have changed, 600 timed appointments with doctors and 120 with a registrar or F2 each week, the ability to pre-book up to a month in advance, 300 nurse and 110 blood appointments each week but still people moan and misuse or abuse the system by not turning up to appointments – honestly you don’t know you are born or how lucky you are these days. Cllr Mike Brabbs
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You may have read in the last edition of Community Matters about Major Kerry Hutchinson. He retraced the steps of his great uncle by marriage, Private Albert Lamb, who left his home on Manor Road on 28 May 1915 to join his comrades in the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and lost his life at Hill 60 near Ypres at the tender age of 21. Private Lamb’s sacrifice is acknowledged on the memorial in The Square. Major Hutchinson aimed to raise much needed funds for Combat Stress and we made a grant of £100 to the charity. Combat Stress was formed in 1919 as the Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society when the effects of shell shock (now called post-traumatic stress disorder or “PTSD”) first became known. Combat Stress provides treatment for all veterans suffering PTSD or mental ill health, free of charge and with no time limits.
Rotherham Hospice does wonderful work in the Rotherham area, not just with patients but with their families, too. It costs around £2.5 million to keep the hospice running, and despite receiving some NHS funding, it has to come up with ways of funding the gap between the income it receives and its costs. Consequently, when the hospice requested a grant from us in April, we were happy to oblige and donated £100 to this worthy cause.
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CANCELLATION OF STEAM, TRANSPORT AND FAMILY SHOW It is with great regret that due to circumstances outside our control we have had to cancel this year’s rally. We are very sorry to disappoint those of you who were looking forward to the event. Please accept our sincere apologies but it was not possible to go ahead. This is not the end of the story, however, and we shall be working over the next 12 months to put on a similar show on 24 and 25 September next year. In the meantime we should like to thank – •
Wales High School and Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School, which kindly agreed to make their parking facilities available for visitors The trustees, staff and volunteers of Kiveton Park & Wales Village Hall: Kevin Bennett of Kiveton Creative, a trading arm of Kiveton Park & Wales Community Development Trust, Cate Goodlad and Keith Stone of Kiveton Park & Wales History Society for their invaluable contributions, assistance and advice in developing the programme for the event: The support provided by Rotherham Borough Council’s event and commercial waste teams: and The community-minded local businesses that supported the event, namely • Nicholas James • Baxter Technical Services • Golden Grill • On Time Travel • C A Powis • Heritage Paving & Aggregates • Special Occassions • Central Garage • Honey Pot Tea Rooms & Takeaway • Steel City Gates & Fencing • Cortons K9 Cutz • Joanna Louise • Tanimara • Cupid Carriages • Jordans Solicitors • The Forge • Designers • Kiveton Deli • Traditionals • Field House Home Boarding • Kiveton PC Repairs • Wholesale Artifical Grass • First 4 Flowers • Love Me Furniture
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This year’s Christmas lights switch-on will be at 6.00pm. We are working hard with our colleagues, the trustees and volunteers of the village hall, to make this year’s event bigger and better than ever. To that end we have booked a magician who will entertain children and adults alike.
Have you seen this summer’s hanging baskets and cake stands throughout the village? They are a picture and really brighten up the place. We have used Hobson Nursery at Swallownest for many years and this year especially Mr Hobson has done us all proud, which is reflected in the numerous compliments we have received from residents.
THE FANTASTIC FOUR Meet our Green Spaces Team: Tony (team leader), Glen, Steve, Russ. The team have been busy again saving the parish from employing outside contractors – each and every one of them has a different skill - designing and erecting the sun shelter on the children’s playound. Have you noticed the area around the boundary stone at the railway bridge? This rough area has been cleaned up, grass cut as best we could; flowers and shrubs have now been planted. All the boundary stones will be upgraded in turn. Also there are two projects to be undertaken this winter by the team. When the season finishes at the end of October they will undertake the winter work so we will be ready for next season.
Martin Brabbs takes care of a number of small parcels of land for us throughout the village and in particular the flower beds by the war memorial in The Square. We are custodians of the memorial and its environs and it is so important that they are well cared for as a mark of respect for the men from the village who lost their lives in the service of our country. In Martin’s capable hands, the area looks better than ever.
Do you know where the Wales Recreation Ground is and what is on it? There is – •
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Skate park, kick-about area and outdoor gym equipment
We also have two other children’s play areas at Stoney Bank Drive and East and South Terrace. Do come along and support them.
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MEGA-ACTIVE SUMMER CAMP This year’s camp took place on the Recreation Ground in the first two weeks of August. It was a roaring success with 20 – 30 young children attending each day’s camp. The Mega-Active Team from Rotherham Borough Council are masters at devising fun and games to keep the youngsters entertained and it gave us great pleasure to see them enjoying themselves. We shall be looking to book the camp again next year for more of the same.
CHUGGERS This is an interesting and informative article from one of our Neighbourhood Watch wardens, Jess Myers, who is the Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator for Walesmoor Avenue. Jess recently had a nasty experience with cold callers at her door. The issue is topical in light of the spotlight currently being shone on charities for pestering members of the public – you may recall the tragic case of the 92 year old poppy seller, Alice Cooke, who was inundated with letters and telephone calls from charities asking for money. This is Jess’s story. Ever had a ’”chugger at your door”? The term, resulting from a combination of the words charity and mugger, is often used to refer to the people on the high street who accost you as you attempt to make your way between the shops or who come to your door in an attempt to get you to sign up to a regular donation, direct debit or charity raffle. This month alone I have had three uninvited visits to my door asking me to give to charities. I don’t know how you feel about these unsolicited knocks but I personally hate them. I don’t like being rude to these people who obviously are just doing their job, but I often find I simply have to resort to closing the door on them after the usual, “No thank you!” has failed. The worst experience I had however was a couple of weeks ago when one arrived on my doorstep at 9pm. Sadly my baby was poorly with teething pains and had struggled to settle that evening. Banging on the door certainly did not help him get to sleep. Nor did the insistence of the man, who could see I had my hands full and that the baby wasn’t well, yet repeatedly tried to engage me in conversation about his charity. I felt so angry that he had come to my home at that time of night and harassed me. I’m sure that you may have had similar experiences. I should add that I was able to write to the charity involved and received a written apology, but I feel that it shouldn’t be happening in the first place. As a member of the Neighbourhood Watch in Kiveton Park I took this issue to our recent meeting at the village hall and found out that it is actually possible to designate a street as a “no cold calling” street. However this is only possible if 80% of the residents on the street agree to it. So, I am currently in the process of trying to speak to everyone on my street (Walesmoor Avenue), but if you are also interested in your street becoming part of a no cold calling area then please feel free to contact me by calling or texting 07708 741 399 to register your interest. Some streets in Kiveton have already been designated as a no cold calling zone, and the residents on those streets have some protection therefore against cold callers. Let’s get more streets signed up and drive out cold calling in Kiveton! Top tips for dealing with chuggers – •
Do not open the door to anyone you do not know or haven’t invited to call.
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Try using phrases like, “We already give to our chosen charities via direct debit”, or “Our charitable giving is reviewed annually and we may consider yours next year”.
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Never give your bank details to anyone who calls either to your door or on the phone. Ask them to write to you instead enclosing a direct debit form and you will make your decision then.
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Call your Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator to make them aware of the chuggers. He or she will be able to check with Trading Standards to see if they are actually registered to be working in your area.
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If your street is in a no cold calling zone, simply call 101 and ask to speak to a police officer.
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NEW PARISH ROOMS AND THE RUMOUR MILL A big thank you to those of you who took the time and trouble to visit the exhibition in the village hall on the new Parish Rooms, and who commented on the proposal and plans for the new building on Facebook. Twenty-five or so visitors completed a comments form. We were pleased that the majority were in favour of the new building and approved of the design. The council will be deciding whether to go ahead with the building when it meets on 29 September. In the meantime you can still view the exhibition papers, illustrative drawings of the design and comment on the proposal by calling at the clerk’s office in the village hall or letting him have your e-mail address and he will forward the relevant electronic documents on file. Unsurprisingly, there was a surge in production in the rumour mill following the exhibition with several rumours flying around, including one that the council planned to hold children’s parties in the meeting room of the building and another that the building would be licensed to sell liquor to compete with the Lamp & Pony lounge bar in the village hall. Of course there’s no truth in either rumour. If you want the facts, just get in touch with the clerk on (01909) 515784, call to see him in the Parish Office in the village hall or let him have your e-mail address and he will forward the relevant electronic documents. There was one rumour however from A Nonymous that the clerk could not discount. Apparently it is said that at the opening ceremony for the new building the councillors will be attending in the nude. Fancy that!
SPORTING PROWESS Well done to all the girls who represented Wales High School at rounders this year. And especially to the Year 8 and Year 10 (12 & 14 year olds) teams who both qualified for finals day at Rawmarsh. Both teams played some great games with excellent fielding on display. Year 8 managed to get through to the final itself but just lost to an outstanding Wickersley team. A promising summer across Years 7, 8 and 9 (11-13 year olds) meant that all three cricket teams were involved in the latter stages of the various cup competitions. The Year 9 team reached the semi final of the Rotherham School T20 competition where they lost to a very strong Wath team. Along the way they beat Wickersley in a close encounter which went down to the last over with Harry Melbourne taking a superb catch off Matt Taylor’s bowling to win the game for Wales.
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The Year7 team went one stage further and reached the final where they finished runners up to Wickersley. On the way to the final they beat Brinsworth and Oakwood. Impressive performances with the bat came from Alfie Barnard, Finlay Williams and Covey Williams. The team’s bowlers were especially good, with fine bowling throughout the season of wicket takers Harry Ward, Alfie Barnard, Covey Williams, Finlay Williams, Oliver Davis, Tom Kirkland, Brad Buckingham, Joel Fletcher and Josh Newbold. As for the Year 8s, they had an excellent season which promised to deliver so much. They progressed to the semi-final of the Rotherham Schools T20 cup but they lost once more to the only local side to have beaten them: dastardly Dinnington. The Yorkshire cup proved more successful as they progressed to the semi-finals once again. To get there meant beating the three teams in the South Yorkshire area: King Egberts, Fir Vale and Wath. Notable performances came from Jacob Gratton, Ben Ashton and Jack Day. Congratulations to everyone who took part. They’re all winners!
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30 YEARS AND STILL GOING STRONG To celebrate their 30 years as a locally based golf society, the Saxon Golf Society played Sickleholme Golf Club at Bamford, Derbyshire on Sunday 31st May. 28 of the members played in teams of 4 for prizes donated by the society and by the sponsor for the day, Mr Malcolm Flinders, the society’s chairman. The day started with the usual Derbyshire Peaks fine drizzle but brightened up in the afternoon to reveal the magnificent views of the Hope Valley. The team of Lee Marshall, Tim Brookes, Alan Owen and Wayne Ballance came in with the best stableford score of the day, with Lee Marshall also providing the best individual performance closely followed by Glenn Marsh, Paul Joynes and Ray Hicklin. The course was in excellent condition and everyone enjoyed the day. The Saxon Golf Society is based at the Saxon Hotel on Station Road and new members are always welcomed whatever their standard. Come along and join in the fun!
NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED TO HELP WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES A new website has been launched, which will help young people deal with emotional health and wellbeing issues. The “My Mind Matters” website, www.mymindmatters.org.uk, offers advice and guidance to young people, their parents and carers and those who work with young people on emotional health and wellbeing issues. The website has been set up by Rotherham Council and NHS Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group with help from young people and will help young people and their families access information, advice and support, on emotional health and wellbeing issues. The aim of the website is to help the children and young people of Rotherham to have the best possible emotional health and wellbeing and promote positive mental health and social and emotional resilience. My Mind Matters provides information on what is available in the Rotherham area for support and guidance when dealing with mental healthcare issues.It also offers the opportunity to share learning resources, links to dealing with timely issues, such as exam stress and how to get help in a crisis. The mental health of Rotherham’s young people has always been of vital importance to all agencies in Rotherham. This website allows us to have a one-stop-shop which is both easy to use and comprehensive and provides help and information to young people. Councillor Roche, chairman of the Rotherham Health & Wellbeing Board, said, “The My Mind Matters website will certainly become a vital tool to help professionals in Rotherham react to issues with our young people with a lot more accuracy and speed. I hope that both young people and their parents and carers use the site and get the maximum amount of use from it as possible. It’s a wonderful step forward for Rotherham in terms of resources and shows the forward thinking of partnership working in the town.”
WALES PARISH COUNCILLORS AS AT SEPT2015 Cllr John M Brabbs (Chairman) 72 School Road, Wales, Sheffield. S26 5QJ Tel: 01909 771113 Wales Ward
Cllr David Carswell (Vice Chairman) 17 Chestnut Avenue, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 5LN Tel: 01909 515607 Kiveton Park Ward
Cllr Ann Britton 15 Street Farm Close, Harthill, Sheffield. S26 7UH Tel: 01909 773617 Kiveton Park Ward
Cllr Peter H Blanksby 8 Littlemoor Avenue, Kiveton Park, Sheffield . S26 5NZ Tel: 01909 772627 Wales Ward
Cllr Chris T Batty 29 Stoney Bank Drive, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 6SJ Tel: 01909 770180 Kiveton Park Ward
Cllr Christine Carswell 17 Chestnut Avenue, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 5LN Tel: 01909 515607 Wales Ward
Cllr Susan Halfpenny 7 Garden House Drive, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 6SS Tel: 01909 515686 Wales Ward
Cllr George R Barker 13 Limetree Avenue, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 5NY Tel: 01909 773405 Kiveton Park Ward
Cllr Paul N Martin 92 South Terrace Wales Bar Sheffield S26 5QL Tel: 01909 774199 Kiveton Park Ward
Cllr Gillian M Shaw 32 Walesmoor Ave, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 5RG Tel: 01909 771317 Wales Ward
Cllr Vanessa M Adams 20 Walesmoor Ave, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 5RG Tel: 01909 770154 Wales Ward
Cllr Wendy Fowkes 7 Limetree Avenue, Kiveton Park, Sheffield. S26 5NY Tel: 01909 772992
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Kiveton Park Library recently held a presentation ceremony where children received medals and certificates as reward for taking part in this years summer reading challenge. The Library will also be holding a teatime family fun event on Monday 14th September 4.30 - 5.30pm to celebrate Roald Dahl’s birthday. The event will include games ,craft and stories. All are welcome.
During a recent walk on the Kiveton Community Woodland it was surprising how many people had gone to the trouble of picking their dog pooh up, only for them to throw the bag in the bushes or just leave it on the ground. Who do they think, clears these bags up that they leave behind ? Why not take it to the nearest bin or failing that take it home and put it in their black bin. These people should be ashamed of themselves and like always the inconsiderate minority spoil it for the thoughtful and responsible majority that do appreciate the
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We would like to welcome everyone back and we hope you have all had a great Summer. Many thanks to everyone who supported the Holiday Club during our ‘exile’ at Todwick Church Hall. It was a great success, and we know the children had a wonderful time - and so did we! Having said that, it is good to be back ‘home’! Autumn is now approaching fast, and our extensive outdoor area will soon be transforming beautifully with colourful, crisp leaves on the ground. Children can access independently our free-flow play and free-flow snack, which encourages decision making, promotes independence, and helps build on physical and social skills too. Fun ‘Jolly Phonics’/ ‘Letters and Sounds’ sessions take place daily and are just one part of the wide range of activities, resources and opportunities we are able to offer our children, and which are both educational and fun. We have a ‘Forest School’ approach with free-flow play into our large outdoor area surrounded by woodland, giving children opportunities to run, climb, build dens, create their own ‘campsites’ and come close to nature with our woodland walks. Children are provided with such a wide range of experiences here at Wales. Exploration of the outdoor area includes mini-beast hunts where children are able to explore, identify and talk about the things that they may find. Horses, squirrels, birds, rabbits and ducks are just a few of our ‘locals’ that we often see from day to day. Children enjoy learning through their first hand experiences, exploring their environment whilst feeling safe and secure, building positive relationships with classmates, and also having opportunities to build skills for life long learning.
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“Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves, We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!” Scouting is available in the village (and throughout the world!) for all genders, nationalities, religions, abilities and ages. For more information about how to get involved within scouting please contact Sue on 07974308479. In June and July – we spent most of our time outdoors; climbing, hiking, canoeing, windsurfing, shelter building, bug hunting, playing games, outdoor cooking and so much more. We managed to get 3 camps in as well – although they all had a common theme of water! Family camp at Walesby was very grey and wet, but didn’t dampen our spirits – we even managed some outdoor drumming, pass the parcel with a difference, climbing, body boarding and more. Taking cover indoors led to some interesting dance moves which certainly lightened a dreary day! Group Camp was a lovely sunny weekend AFTER a deluge of water when we arrived. Everything was soaked, especially when we were caught off guard through dealing with a one wheeled trailer. But hey – the sun came out, dried us all off and we spent the weekend chopping and cooking on wood fires and gas stoves, to prepare a scrummy 3 course meal, which would have been the envy of many catering establishments. We also managed to take part in cave tunnelling, catapulting, and pioneering. Summer Camp was spent in a beautiful spot overlooking Ullswater in the Lake District. Following a very sunny arrival and a lovely warm walk in the hills, we then spent our time either, in, on or under the water! It rained most of the time we were there – but we didn’t let it spoil the camp. We canoed 10 miles across Ullswater, went gorge walking, hiking (amid 6 foot high wet bracken) and had some indoor shelter on the climbing wall in Keswick. A great time was had by all. Whilst we have been busy enjoying the outdoors, a former scout, Lisa Walden, challenged herself at the start of the year to learn to swim front crawl – and to swim in the sea as part of the Boscombe to Bournemouth pier to pier challenge. Not only did Lisa achieve this but she also raised a whopping £1063.00 for our New Build funds. Thank You Lisa! Many thanks too to everyone who sponsored her. Meanwhile over the Summer, Jess Gill a young leader with the group has been enjoying overseas camping in Japan, as part of the World Jamboree. Along with 33,000 scouts from almost every country in the world, Jess enjoyed nonstop activities, visiting Tokyo and Hiroshima, numerous activities on site and staying with a Japanese family. What an adventure! To find out more about how you can be involved with Scouting please get in touch with Sue on 07974308479 Sept 2015
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THE HIGHEST A LEVEL RESULTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL Wales High School, recorded its best ever set of grades, with 60 per cent achieving A* - B grades. For the first ever time, two students at the school, Ashleigh Weir and Luke Miller got A* grades in all four of their A-level subjects.
Wales Musical Theatre group return once more to the Acorn theatre Worksop From Wednesday 16 September 2015, to Saturday 19 September 2015 with their regular autumn production “SHOW STOPPERS” .
Ashleigh is now heading to Cambridge to read English and Lewis Waller to Oxford to study Earth sciences.
This year they are presenting ‘six of the best’ - a review of all the favourites from their last half dozen years shows. West End and Broadway musical extracts, all performed by one of the most vibrant of theatre companies with their own live band. Tickets are available direct from Wales Musical Theatre Company by phoneing 0114 3030021 or 01909 770278 or by visiting the Wales Musical Theatre Company on-line ticketing website: www.walesmtc.co.uk
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Wales High School’s Head teacher, Mr Pepe Di’Iasio, said: “We are delighted that our students this year have achieved the highest A level results in the history of the school. The combination of hard work, determination and dedication of our students, along with the support of our parents and governors, and the outstanding teaching has enabled almost one in four grades achieved to be at A* - A, along with 60 per cent of all grades being A* - B.” Mr Di’Iasio added: “We are extremely proud of all our students and, are delighted that all of our students have either secured a place at a university or secured a high profile apprenticeship. Congratulations to all our young people, we are extremely proud of you all.”
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“Stand at the crossroads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way lies; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls” Jeremiah 6.16 So what is the +Crossroads Mission+ The Archbishop of York brought a team of 21 bishops to engage in four days of mission across Sheffield Diocese. Some of them brought small teams with them and one or two bishops were allocated to each deanery and also to the city centre of Sheffield.
What was the Missions aim? Our aim was to sow the good seed of the gospel in many different places, in partnership with the bishops who came to join us with their teams. Our hope is that through Crossroads many people will now join enquirers’ courses in the autumn and come to a living faith. It all began with a Commissioning Service in Sheffield Cathedral.. What’s happened locally? Bishop Paul Bayes of Liverpool and Bishop Alison White of Hull visited Laughton Deanery. Bishop Paul visited Kiveton Youth and Community Centre for a pool and Pizza evening with some the young people of our parish. A ‘Grill the Bishop’ session was also held were the young people asked questions about his faith and Christianity. Bishop Paul also appeared on the breakfast show of our local community radio station Red Road FM 102.4 based behind the old colliery offices in Kiveton. He chose 3 songs which told us a little about himself, his personal faith and what it meant to be a Christian. Bishop Alison attended a Village Wine and Cheese evening in Thorpe Church. Where refreshments were available and she talked about her ‘Life so far’. What else happened during the mission? We handed out ‘The Story’ (an attractive booklet combining Luke & Acts, produced by Hope Together) and an evangelistic tool being written by Bishop Steven along the lines of ‘Soul Food’. Laughton Deanery had 1000 copies on order to give away. The second resource enabled people to sign up for 7 days of text messages or emails written by Bishop Steven with opportunities then to explore further. It’s very ‘light touch’ and invited people to ‘taste & see’ How did the Mission end? It all ended with a finale event in All Saints Square outside Rotherham Minster with the Archbishop of York. This was an evangelistic event, for people who were interested in learning more about the Christian faith. What happens now the Mission has ended? The good news of proclaiming God’s love continues for each one of us. We will be holding a series of Christianity the basics evenings after the mission at Wales Vicarage commencing on the 21st September through until Advent. Please contact Revd Gary Schofield if you’d like to attend. The mission week will raise all sorts of questions in people’s minds about the Christian faith; and we are hoping good follow-up makes a difference. Follow up on the Youth Dance Event is ‘The Gathering’ at 6pm on Sunday 18th October in Harthill Church. Young people will share their faith stories with us during an evening of praise. Laughton Deanery is also producing postcards with church details on and the date and times follow up services/events which will be available in church. What can I do now? Please pray that people hearts and ears will be opened. Upcoming Services You are warmly invited to attend the following Family Services all at 11am. On September 13th the story of Jonah and the whale will be told with puppets. Our Harvest Festival is on October 11th and will be led by the Scouts with donations going towards the Cathedral Archer Project. Our Remembrance Sunday Service (10.45am) will feature the song by the Military Wives and we will be forming a scratch choir and rehearsals are Wednesdays at 7.15pm in church anyone is welcome to join. The Shoebox Service is 22nd November. Full details of our Christmas Services will be listed in the next issue of Community Matters.
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KIVETON PARK & WALES HISTORY SOCIETY The History Society have had a very busy couple of years. It barely feels like a year ago that we held our centenary commemoration day for the start of World War 1 last September, which was closely followed in May by our commemoration of the 70th anniversary of VE Day. Both these events were very well attended and looking at the comments in our guest book, very well appreciated. We thank you once again for your support. However, hosting days such as these take a lot of time and energy so we have had a quieter few months of late, catching up with our family and friends (and all those other chores such as decorating which were put off in favour of more interesting research!) Looking to the future, the next 2 years hold the potential to mark a very special time in the villages’ history. In July 1866, the sinking work began on what was to become Kiveton Park Colliery which brought many Wales and Kiveton families to the area (we are not sure whether this is a picture of the sinkers at Waleswood or Kiveton). Many of the sinkers came from Church Gresley in South Derbyshire, living in a ‘coal camp’ under canvas while the operation took place under the supervision of the Chief Engineer, Thomas Carrington. The new colliery sinking reached the Barnsley bed seam at 401 yards, almost 18 months later in December 1867, so 2017 can be regarded as 150 years since the ‘birth’ of Kiveton as we know it (rather than an agricultural hamlet).
The cost of hosting exhibitions however means that we have no immediate plans for another event but it would be a shame to let such a milestone in village history pass us by… If you, or a group that you belong to, would be interested in helping to organise or contribute to a celebration, please get in touch. If you or your company would be willing to sponsor the society, either specifically towards the event or as an ongoing advert on the website then we would also be pleased to hear from you. You can contact the society through the website, our facebook page or leave a message at the colliery offices and someone will get back to you. If you would like to join our friendly bunch, we meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month, 6.30pm, at the Old Colliery Offices, with every other month having a speaker on a variety of topics see our website for details). www.kivetonwaleshistory.co.uk
Campaign launched to help cut out arson incidents A HARD-hitting campaign to target the number of young people deliberately starting fires has been launched by South Yorkshire police. The campaign, is a joint initiative with South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (SYFR) and will run until the end of the year with a focus on reducing the amount of arson incidents involving young people. The campaign, called Connor’s Story, with the tag line “I Started a fire to make me look good in front of my mates” tells the story of a fictional teenager who with his friends, sets fire to the contents of a wheelie bin which then explodes in his face leaving him with severe facial burns. South Yorkshire Police dealt with 681 incidents of arson in 2014 – a 17 per cent reduction on the previous year (799 crimes in 2013). Analysis of arson related incidents over the last year (August 2014 - June 2015) showed that 80 per cent of offenders were male, mostly aged between 11 and 16. Hundreds of stickers are to be placed on wheelie bins across the region to remind people to only take their bins out on the morning of a collection. South Yorkshire Police’s lead officer on anti-social behaviour, said: “The aim of this campaign is to make young people and their parents sit up and realise the very real consequences associated with incidents of arson. I would hate to think that this could happen to anyone’s child and I would urge parents to speak to their children about the dangers of playing with fire.”
Did you know The Norwood canal tunnel on the Chesterfield Canal with its Western Portal in Norwood, Derbyshire and its Eastern Portal in Kiveton Park. Was 2,884-yards-long (2,637 m), 9.25-foot-wide (2.82 m) and 12-foot- high (3.7 m), and brick-lined with an estimated 3 million bricks.
Let’s keep it clean. Anyone that drops litter in a public place is committing a crime and they can be issued a fixed penalty notice under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act. The fixed penalty notice is set at £80 for an offence of littering, and if not paid a magistrates’ court can impose a fine of up to £2,500. Sept 2015
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