Thorne Times June 2015

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A cash machine was stolen after being ripped from the wall of a shop in Moorends.

Police were called at around 3.20am, Friday 8 May to reports of an ATM theft at a convenience store in Marsh-land Road, Moorends.

A JCB was used to remove the ATM machine from the exterior wall of the building, before being lifted onto the back of a 4x4 vehicle.

A number of men are thought to have been involved in the incident and fled the scene in the 4x4 and another vehicle.

The JCB was recovered at the scene.

This is the seventh ATM theft in South Yorkshire since December 2014.

There have been a number of similar incidents across Yorkshire, Notting-hamshire and Humberside.

Three men, aged 27, 26 and 25, from the Doncaster area have been arrested in connection with a number of offences across the region.

South Yorkshire Police is reminding owners of tractors and forklift trucks to be security conscious following the latest in a series of ATM thefts.

Detective Chief Inspector Chris Singleton said: “We are working closely with neighbouring forces to tackle this crime and catch those responsible.

“We are keeping an open mind as to whether they are linked or not and will continue to investigate each

incident thoroughly.

“I would urge any agricultural, farm workers or anyone who works with heavy machinery which could be used in this type of theft to make sure they are security conscious and report any suspicious behaviour to police immediately.”

Anyone who may have any informa-tion is asked to call police on 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111, quoting incident num-ber 101 of 8 May 2015.


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We are pleased to announce that we have successfully moved into our new premises at Gazette House on King Street, we had a lovely Open evening and it was great to see so many of you in attendance to help us celebrate! We have 2 shop units to let with potential workspace or for storage and very reasonable rents, plus the potential for office space, beauty room etc…..see page 22 for details.

Dare I say it, but we keep getting a glimmer of warmer weather, it doesn’t tend to stay around for any length of time, but it is surely a sign that summer is on its way?

With the warmer weather imminent, that can only mean one thing - the start of the outdoor season, which for many will mean visiting outdoor events, garden centres and spend-ing more time eating Al Fresco.

Does that also mean that BBQ wars are about to start with the domina-tion around the charcoal fire being taken by the man of the house? It does in my garden!

I would like to say a big CONGRAT-ULATIONS to the recent 1940’s event, it was a tremendous success. What a wonderful sight to see so many people in the area over the full weekend and not only did it bring the local community together, visitors came from far and wide. We had plenty of people calling into the office to ensure they had got all the information they needed to enjoy this wonderful event, people from out of town. Each venue I went into that had taken part was full to the rafters, again not especially with all local people or the usual visitors to these venues, which was great to see. I was obviously working but still man-aged to enjoy the likes of George

Formby, Marina Mae, Ruby Mack-intosh and The Vintage Vocalists to name a few. The shops, craft stalls and Finkle Court Craft Event all appeared to be busy throughout the event, so I hope all your efforts were rewarded. See our picture special on page 30. Call into the office to order photos or give us a ring.

Talking of events the start of the live music festivals in the area are about to kick off, with the 3rd Willafest event at the end of May – then more to follow throughout the summer months such as the Summer festival, Blastonbury, Millfest, The Sykehouse Show…more to follow on each event prior to them happening.

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Low-cost grocery retailer Lidl is to submit plans for a new foodstore in Thorne.

The discount chain are proposing to build the new supermarket on land off Field Road in Thorne, where the old water tower was situated.

Should the development get the go ahead, Lidl say the modestly sized, modern store will have an 1286sqm

sales floor, with parking for nearly 100 cars.

It is estimated the development will create around 40 new jobs.

Members of the public recevied leaflets inviting them to a public consultation event at the Town Council offices on Browns Lane, where they viewed the plans and got the chance to speak to the development team.

Thorne Moorends Town Council is to receive funding to finance the next step in producing a Neigh-bourhood Plan.

The Town Council has been awarded a grant of £8,000 from the Community Rights Pro-gramme, funded by the De-partment for Communities and Local Government, to support the next phase of the Thorne and Moorends Neighbourhood Plan.

The council say the grant will fund the planning expertise needed to produce the draft plan this summer, together with design and printing costs. A further phase of consultation will be undertaken once the draft plan is complete.

For additional information please contact the Town Clerk, Jeremy Sherlock on 01405 818015 [email protected]

Town Council Awarded Grant Towards Neighbourhood Plan Costs

Lidl to Submit Plans for New Foodstore in Thorne


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A Thorne businessman has hon-oured fallen serviceman Sgt Lee Da-vidson by having the soldier’s name emblazoned on his recovery truck, and pledged to support two charities close to the hearts of the war hero’s family and friends.

The truck now bears the name of Sgt Davidson alongside the logos of mil-itary charities Scotty’s Little Soldiers, which supports British forces children who have lost a parent through conflict, and Help for Heroes, who support wounded service personnel and their families. Both causes will benefit from a yearly donation by R.T.C. Recovery Transport & Collec-tions for the life of the business.

Owner Paul Humphreys explained that he came up with the idea to name his truck in honour of Sgt Davidson after seeing that a national transport firm had named one of their vehicles after Drummer Lee Rigby, who died after being attacked and killed in a terror attack in London.

Said Paul:”I thought it would be a fitting tribute if I did the same for our local war hero.”

After first seeking approval from the Sgt Davidson’s family, Paul then ap-proached local signwriter Pete Chap-pell to undertake the work - which he was happy to do for free.

Sgt Davidson’s sister, Toni Davidson said of the gesture: “The whole family are really overwhelmed at what Paul has done with his truck for our Lee - He’d be made up.”

In helping keep Lee’s memory alive – something that is important to the

Help for a Hero’s Charities family with regards to his three young children, Toni added: “Every time something like this happens it makes people remember him.

“Everything is for the kids as they had that short time with him. Every day they get older they forget little things, but when you get things like this it just helps them remember.”

Sgt Davidson’s widow, Saman-tha,added “she was pleased that the two charities would receive support and recognition from the naming of the truck: “It great that it has the logos for Scotty’s Little Soldiers and Help for Heroes as well – It’s good that the charities will benefit from this.”

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A local man living in Hatfield may be the coun-try’s oldest surviving Dispatch Rider.

As many of us celebrated VE Day on 8 May, Jack Oliver, of Bosworth Close, Hatfield, reflected qui-etly and reminisced about his time in the forces. Jack will be 95 years old in August.

He was in Sofia, Bulgaria, in May 1945 when he heard that peace had broke out across Europe.

Jack joined the Army in August 1939, and, as a Baritone player, he originally went to sign up for the Royal Corps of Signals’ band, but soon changed his mind when he saw the motorbikes.

“I’d never ridden a motorbike beforehand!“ exclaimed Jack.

He trained at Catterick where he learnt to ride a motorbike and passed his driving test before moving down south to serve with the War Office Signals, delivering messages from the War Offices on Northumberland Avenue in London, ironically using a German BMW.

Jack said he delivered messages all over,

including trips every weekend to Chequers in Buckinghamshire – The Prime Minister’s country residence, and delivering once to Winston Churchill’s house in Westerham, Kent. During full moons operations switched to Lord Trees residence in Ditchley, as it was deemed safer as it couldn’t be seen easily from the air.

Because of the nightly bombing raids, Jack used the underground network to deliver some mes-sages. “We used to do Royal Transport Offices every night.

“A Military Police Sergeant said why don’t you pay tuppence and go on all the underground stations, so I went from Kings Cross delivering and parked my bike there.

“It was safer” enthused Jack.

Jack remembers fondly a time when posted in Algeria, North Africa, when he visited his brother by driving 150 miles from Constantine to Bone. The trip was unofficial, but jack laughed “The Session Sergeant was a mate of mine” Jack said he found his brother in a field inside a tent.

“He was stood in a bucket of water in an old zinc wash basin - nothing on - I said ‘have I come all this way to see that’!”

After his time abroad in the War, Jack returned to England to see his 3 year old son for the first tine - at a street party celebrating VE day. He then continued his love of playing in brass bands, playing for British Ropes in Doncaster, and at Askern Colliery, and spent thirty years working as an engineering supervisor on the railways.

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Police have appealed for witnesses following the reported assault of a 27-year-old man in Thorne.

At around 12.20am on Saturday 25 April, it is reported that a 27-year-old man left the Harle-quin pub in King Edward Road, Thorne, with three other men.

In Upper Kenyon Street, the three men are alleged to have assaulted the 27-year-old, punching and kicking him in the head before leaving the scene.

The 27-year-old received hospital treatment for facial injuries.

Any witnesses to the assault or anyone with information should call 101 quoting incident number 22 of 25 April 2015.

Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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A driver and her male passenger had to be cut free when the car they were travelling in was trapped against a wall following a collision in Moorends on Friday 8 May.

The vehicle was travelling along South Road at around 8.00pm, when it collided with two other cars at the junction of Wembley Road before hitting the wall.

Fire & Rescue crews were called and had to remove the roof of the vehicle to gain access to the cou-ple and administer first aid.

Paramedics and Police also attended and the road was closed off whilst the emergency services dealt with the incident.

The man suffered a puncture wound to his leg, whilst the wom-an sustained suspected neck & spinal injuries. Both were taken to hospital where the injuries proved to be minor.

The occupants of the other two cars are not thought to have been injured, but both cars sustained damage to the front of the vehi-cles.

Fire crews from Thorne later expressed thanks to a local lady who was first on the scene, who administered first aid and then assisted them by talking to the female passenger, keeping her calm whilst the fire fighters worked around her. A spokes-person said she had been “a big help”.

Couple Cut Free from Car following Crash

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Fire crews from Thorne were among 30 firefighters who tack-led a fire at an industrial premis-es in Doncaster .

Firefighters were called to the incident in Askern at around 3.30pm on Tuesday 28 April.The fire at Askern UK Ltd involved an area of wooden pallets about 100m x 80m in size.

Six fire engines – from Thorne, Askern, Adwick, Doncaster, Dearne and Tankersley stations – were at the scene.

A high volume pump was also deployed to get extra water on the huge blaze, which was being drawn from nearby Askern lake.One fire engine remained at the scene the following (Weds 29th April), damping down.There were no reports of any injuries.

An investigation into the cause of the fire took place when the blaze was completely out. In-vestigators logged the cause as accidental.

Thorne Fire crews Assist in Askern Blaze

Firefighters tackled a blaze at two disused cottages in Thorne.Fire & Rescue crews from Thorne & Doncaster were called to Or-

chard Street in Thorne at 3.21pm on Sunday 26 April, and found two adjoining derelict premises on fire, one of them fully ablaze and partially collapsed.

Three fire en-gines attended, which included an aerial ladder platform to tackle the fire from

above, due to the collapse.Nobody is believed to have been in the building when the fire crews arrived.

Crews left the incident at 5.44pm.The road remained cordoned off by Police while a structural engineer from Doncaster Council attended to check the safety of the buildings.

An investigation found the fire had been started deliberately.

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In the local Thorne-Moorends Town Council elections Community Group candidates David Barton, Tony Brookes, Joanne Parker, Karen Redmile, Richard Walker and Martin Williams were all elected as Thorne Ward councillors, whilst for the Labour Party Joe Blackham, Mark Houlbrook and Janet Martland were also elected.

For the Moorends Ward the Labour Party candidates Carol Blackham, Susan Durant, Annie Jones and Rob Porter were elected, with Mick Hennessey and Roy Turner elected for the Community Group.

The result means The Community Group have majority control of the council by just one seat, with them having eight seats to Labour’s seven.

Three Labour Party candidates now sit as DMB Councillors for the newly formed Thorne & Moorends Ward – Joe Blackham, Mark Houl-brook and Susan Durant were all elected to Doncaster Council, with the long standing Martin Williams losing his seat after 17 years as a Bor-ough Councillor.

In Hatfield Jessie Credland (UKIP) was elected

as a Doncas-ter Metropol-itan Borough Councillor, as were Linda Curran, Pat Knight (Both Labour).

For Hatfield Town Council – Dunsville Ward - Linda Curran (Labour) and Mick Glynn (UKIP) were elected. Dunscroft Ward - Mags Curran and Bill Morrison (Independent), David Gregory and David Moore (Labour) and Anne Ruther-ford (UKIP) were all elected as those seats went uncontested, as did the Hatfield Ward where Jessie Credland (UKIP), Valerie Moate (Inde-pendent), and Pat Sanderson (Labour) were all duly elected. The Hatfield Woodhouse Ward saw John Brown (Conservative) and Warren Temper-ton-Ball (Independent) elected.

The result gives Labour four seats, Independents four seats, UKIP three seats, and the Conserva-tives one seat.

Dave Chaffer, Peter Trimingham, John Waite, Pamela Webb, and Douglas White were all duly elected as Fishlake Parish Council went uncontested.

Elections 2015 John Duckitt, David Fox, andStephen Lee were all duly elected to Sykehouse Parish Council as those seats went uncontested too.

Iris Beech, Alan Jones, and Austen White (All Labour) were elected as Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Councillors for the Norton and Askern Ward, which serves Fishlake and Sykehouse.

In Stainforth George Derx and Ken Keegan (Both Labour) were elected as Doncaster Metropoli-tan Borough Councillors for the Stainforth and Barnby Dun Ward.

For Stainforth Town Council John Waggitt (UKIP) was the only non-labour candidate elected. Joan Bolton, Stuart Bolton, Stephen Cook, Lorraine Crosby, George Derx, Joan Harvey, Neil Hughes, Val Mackintosh, David Moore, Iris Moore, Eddy Nesbitt, Mary Nesbitt, Pat Pilkington and John Thompson (All Labour) were all elected.

In the General Elections, Ed Miliband and Car-oline Flint were elected to represent Doncaster North and Don Valley respectively at Westmin-ster.

Labour retained the controlling majority on Don-caster Metropolitan Borough Council.


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TSB Thorne has chosen the Thorne Summer Festival as the bank’s first Local Charity Part-ner.

Ben Hardy and Karen Perry of TSB Thorne presented the Summer Festival committee with a £100 donation to kick-start their partnership, together with £50 which was raised in the East-er raffle at the local branch.

In a new approach to how the bank supports charity, TSB has moved from one centrally chosen Charity of the Year, to allow branches to recognise and support worthy causes in the local communities they serve.

By becoming a Charity Partner, the Thorne Summer Festival will benefit from fundraising activities in the local branch, and staff are en-couraged to spend a day out in the community supporting the charity.

The Summer Festival was selected from a shortlist of causes nominated by local TSB cus-

tomers and partners. TSB Thorne will now aim to raise as much money as possible for them throughout 2015 to support the work the charity does in the community.

The Thorne Summer Festival has helped many other charities and good causes over the years by providing a platform for them to exhibit their cause, raising awareness and helping raise much need funds.

Ben Hardie, Branch Manager at TSB in Thorne said “I’m delighted to announce Thorne Sum-mer Festival as our first Local Charity Partner in Thorne. Our focus at TSB is to serve local customers and businesses in order to fuel economies, and that’s why we’re launching a new approach to how we support charity and community.

“Thorne Summer Festival do some amazing work in the area and it was really important to us to pick a Charity Partner that gives so much back to the community. We can’t wait to get our fundraising off the ground and work together to make a real impact locally”

Karren Wake, Thorne Summer Festival Com-mittee Member said: “The Summer Festival relies heavily on support from organisations such as TSB Thorne. The donations not only allow us to stage the event by helping to cover costs, it also enables many charities to attend over the weekend and showcase their much deserved causes.

“It truly is an event the whole community and beyond enjoy and look forward to every year”.

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Two pet Pekingese dogs that were allegedly stolen in April from a property in Moorends have been reunited with their owners.

The pet pooches, belonging to Adele & Steven Worgan, were found roaming a field near Crowle on the evening of Monday 27 April and taken to nearby kennels, from where they were reuinted with the family at around 9.00pm that night.

The pair, named Mitzy & Marley, ap-peared to be in good health despite their ordeal.

An overjoyed Adele said neighbours came out in the street to welcome them home. “Everybody in the street turned out. I’d been sat at the window waiting to see them.

“I’m so glad to have them back. They’re like our babies”

Said Mr Worgan: “We’re just glad they are back safe. It was lovely to see them at the bottom of the bed in the morning.

“They’ll never be left alone again”

The two dogs were allegedly stolen from the couple’s home on South Road, Moorends, just before lunch-time on Saturday 4 April.

At the time of the incident the two dogs had been let out into the front garden of the property by Mr Worgan.

After hearing the dogs yelping he went out into the garden and from their he said he saw a man running up the street with the dogs, before

getting into a pick-up van and being driven off.

Mr Worgan and his son Gareth, who was also at the property, both gave chase but could not catch the van.

A neighbour’s private CCTV footage captured the alleged incident. Stills from the CCTV show a man who ap-pears to be running with two dogs, one under each arm.

A man arrested previously in connection with the incident has since been released, and Police are continuing to appeal for any information.

A force spokesperson said: “Police continue to investigate the reported theft of two dogs from the Moorends area of Doncaster.

“It is believed that at around 11.20am on Saturday 4 April, an un-known man took the two dogs from the garden of a property in South Road, Moorends.

“The dogs were found on Monday 27 April in a field in the Crowle area and have been safely returned to their owner.

“Officers would like to hear from anyone that may have witnessed the incident.”

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting incident number 428 of 4 April 2015.

Owners Reunited with Stolen Dogs


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South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Dr Alan Billings attended a meet-ing of the Thorne-Moorends Town Council in April to explain the new Local Policing Model that is to be introduced across the county.

He addressed the councillors and several members of the public and explained how the new model would reduce costs and secure neighbourhood policing at a time of declining resources.The new Local Policing Model will combine in a single team ex-

isting neighbourhood teams and existing response teams. The new teams – called Local Polic-ing Teams – will have a neigh-bourhood focus and manage all but the most serious crime and

all anti-social behaviour in their area. At the same time, the new Local Policing Teams will be issued with lap tops to write up their reports in the community without having to go backwards and forwards to a computer in a police station.

Dr Billings said: “The effect of putting all uniformed officers into a single team with a neighbour-hood focus, and issuing officers with lap tops, will be to increase the numbers of police officers in each area and give greater visibility to the police – two things that people always ask for.” Dr Billings was accompanied at the meeting by Superintendent Peter Norman who reassured councillors that recent spates of anti-social behaviour and car crime were being investigated. Superintendent Norman said he would be happy to attend a future meeting to report on progress.

The new policing model was rolled out locally on Monday 11 May

Crime Commissioner Attends Council Meeting

Police arrested a man wanted in connection with a domes-tic violence offence after he climbed onto the roof of a property in Thorne and refused to come down.

Officers attended an address in the Marshland Road area of Thorne, at around 3am, Saturday 2 May to carry out an arrest.As police arrived at the property, the man climbed out of an attic window onto the roof and refused to come down.

Negotiators as well as local officers and emergency services attended the scene and the man was safely talked down from the roof at around 7.15am.The man was detained whilst police made further enquiries.

Man Arrested Following Four Hour Stand-off

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A first time buyer can be someone who hasn’t owned a residential property in the last three years.

I will be holding a free advice clinic on Wednesday 27th May at the Thorne Times office on King Street, Thorne. If you have any questions relating to first time buying or mortgages in general, please drop in for a chat between 9am and 5pm or give me a call on 07449450330.

TIMES PropertyFirst time buyers: To buy, or not to buy… that is the question!


52 DuNSTAN DRIvE, THORNE

• Modern three bed end terrace, with canal views• Pleasantly situated • Enclosed rear garden• Comprises lounge, dining area, kitchen, bedrooms, • Family bathroom GCH, uPVC DG, • Viewing recommended offers over £120,000

** NEW** 9 ABBEY GROvE, DuNSCROfT

• Sought after traditional three bed semi- detached house• Located in cul-de-sac• Comprises lounge/dining room, kitchen, conservatory, bedrooms, family bathroom • Paved and decked enclosed rear garden • uPVC DG and GCH, EPC Rating D £ 87,500

**NEW** 59 KIRTON LANE, THORNE

• Three bed semi-detached house with 2 reception rooms• Tandem garage, • Gardens to front and rear• UPVC DG, GCH, EPC E • *VIEWING RECOMMENDED* offers over £120,000

1 MOSS TERRACE, MOORENDS

• Well presented extended three bedroom end terrace• Large garden, garage, off road parking• DG, LPG CH, EPC D

8 MIllCroFT CloSe, THorNe

• Modern three bed end terraced family home• GCH, DG, conservatory, open plan kitchen/lounge• *VIEWING A MUST*

**NEW** 1 SOMERTON DRIvE, HATfIELD WOODHOuSE

• Delightful four bedroom semi-detached family home• DG, double garages, workshop, off-road parking• Garden with decorative pond, decked seating area, • NO CHAIN• VIEWING ESSENTIAl £187,500

**NEW** 10 ST GEORGE’S CLOSE, THORNE

• Well situated and nicely presented semi- detached house• Two bedrooms, GCH and sealed unit DG• Conservatory, enclosed garden• NO CHAIN, VIEWING RECOMMENDED

£99,995

**NEW** WRAITHBY HOuSE, 102 KING EDWARD ROAD, THORNE

• A stunning four bed detached executive family home• Four reception rooms, open plan kitchen/family room• Enclosed garden with gravel storage area to the rear, • GCH, DG, EPC D, INTERNAL INSPECTION HIGHLY RECOMMENDED £214,940

**NEW** 9 THE POPLARS, KING EDWARD ROAD, THORNE

• Three bedroomed Semi-Detached in popular area• Entrance hall/utility room, lounge, kitchen dining room, conservatory and a family bathroom, GCH, DG• Enclosed gardens and a garage. VIEWING IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. £129,950

Sold within 1 week

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**NEW** 110 BLOOMHILL COuRT, MOORENDS

• Detached three bedroomed modern family home• Lounge, dining room, kitchen, utility, master bedroom with en-suite, UPVC DG, GCH, Alarm,Conservatory,Garage with off street parking. Internal inspection advised to appreciate the property on offer £136,500

**NeW** 63 MIllFIelD roAD, THorNe

• Family sized three bedroom semi-detached house in popular residential area• kitchen, lounge, three bedrooms, bathroom, • Garage with off street parking. • Viewing is highly recommended• Conservatory to rear with encl. garden £85,000

**NEW** THE GABLES, BOATING DYKE WAY, THORNE

• Impressive detached 3/4 bedroom family home • 3/4 reception rooms, lounge,dining,kitchen conservatory, • family room/bedrom 4 & shower,dressing rm, bathroom Garage,driveway, mature gardens with paved patio VIEWING HIGHLY RECOMMENDED £219,950

** NEW ** 11 OLD NuRSERY YARD, THORNE

• Four bedroom detached family home built in 2007• Comp lounge, dining room, kitchen, utility room, • Four bedrooms ,en-suite to master bedroom, family bathroom, gardens front and rear, Detached garage & driveway for several vehicles.• VIEWING IS A MUST* £199,950

105 HIGHfIELD CRESCENT, THORNE

• Well presented semi-detached house with three bedrooms• Located in popular residential area in Thorne • Detached garage, off road parking• Enclosed rear garden• Viewing highly recommended

** NEW ** 1 WARP fARM COTTAGES, MOORENDS

• Three bedroom extended semi-detached cottage• LPG central heating and UPVC double glazing• Open plan family room/kitchen area • Generous sized lawned area, mature trees & shrubs • Located in rural area • VIEWING HIGHLY RECOMMENDED £189,950

5 GENEvA SQuARE, MOORENDS

• Well presented modern semi-detached house• Three bedrooms• Located in popular cul-de-sac• Enclosed rear garden • IDEAL FOR FIRST TIME BUYER £79,950

5 ROPE WALK, THORNE

• Ideally located semi-detached house• Three bedrooms• Located in cul-de-sac• Enclosed rear garden • VIEWING HIGHLY RECOMMENDED offers over £130,000

THE DWELLINGS, BLOOMHILL RD, MOORENDS

• Exceptionally well presented detached bungalow•Three bedrooms• Detached garage with off street parking• Enclosed rear garden• INTERNAL INSPECTION A MUST £195,000

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Work commenced last month on creating a new community/activi-ty room at Moorends Community Centre.

The work forms the second phase of a programme of im-provements, with phase 1 having been completed in 2013, which comprised improvements to the stage and provision of sound and lighting equipment.

The Council has been successful in securing a £10,000 grant from “Awards for All” to support these works, with a balance of £7,500 being funded by the Council.

The Council say the new facility will be created by converting a largely disused area that was previously used as a bar. Remov-al of this bar will create a usea-

ble space ideal for meetings and community activities. The area will be completely refurbished with the removal of the bar and a redundant storeroom, new doors, and replacement ceiling and lighting. The room will be prop-erly separated from an adjacent kitchen, with improvements to fire protection. The kitchen will also be decorated.

It is anticipated that the works will soon be finished. If any group or organisation is interested is hiring this space once the works are completed, please contact the Town Council office on 01405 818015.

For additional information please contact the Town Clerk, Jeremy Sherlock on 01405 818015 [email protected]

Information is being sought fol-lowing the theft of an AA break-down recovery van in Thorne.

Police were called at around 11.15am on Saturday 25 April to reports of a vehicle theft in The Green, Thorne.

It was reported that a yellow Vauxhall Vivaro vehicle recovery van was in The Green, attending to the breakdown of a motor vehicle

It is alleged that persons un-

known stole the recovery van while the driver was in the process of recovering the motor vehicle, driving it away from the scene.

The van was later recovered in the Wike Gate Road area of Thorne.

Anyone with information should call 101 quoting incident number 473 of 25 April 2015, or Crime-stoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111

Information sought following van theft

Work to Improve Community Centre


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Doncaster Council are investigat-ing incidents of fly-tipping in and around Thorne.

The council are looking into one

case where a large amount of rubbish was illegally dumped in White Lane, Thorne.

Local residents reported the mountain of garbage and alerted local councillors to the mess, at the back of the ‘North Ponds near the Thorne North Railway Bridge.

Amongst the rubbish was old fur-niture, mattresses, clothes, chil-dren’s toys, pushchairs, electrical items, industrial storage tanks, tyres and wooden signs.

Letters found in the rubbish addressed to households in the area could give a clue as to who is responsible for the waste. A resident told the Thorne Times the same address had turned up in other rubbish dumped else-where, and that letters belonging to another address had been in a pile that was dumped the week before.

Similar incidents on a smaller scale have taken place at various locations around Thorne. The Friends of Thorne Community Wood reported last month that fly-tipping had taken place in the wood, an area that holds Local Nature Reserve Status.

Doncaster council say they will take legal action where those responsible for the rubbish can be found.

Gill Gillies, Assistant Director of Environment, said: “Doncas-ter Council takes strong action against all forms of environmen-tal crime and we are investi-gating this matter. Where the owners of fly-tipped rubbish can be traced we will always seek to bring them to justice. Fly-tipping is a problem for local authorities everywhere but we proactively monitor hot spots around the borough.”

Fly-tipping can be reported to Doncaster Council on 01302 736000, or via form on the coun-cil’s website. Give the location of the dumped rubbish, the type and size, and any information that may be useful in finding the person responsible (Personal details will be kept confidential).

Council to Get Tough on Fly-tippers


What’s On

Club LAND

The sun has got its hat on hip, hip, hooray……..

Let’s hope these nice sunny days continue and we can get out and about more over the spring & sum-mer months.

When the weather is good we all feel better and want to do more, especially at weekends when we have our much deserved time off work and school!

There is always lots happening locally, to ensure fun packed leisure time, if you are an adult or child, doing something in your spare time always gives you a sense of achievement.

Out & About this May

What’s On


A visit to a theme park, visitor centre, Farm Park, garden centre or going for a family picnic are all fun ways to fill your time. One thing for sure is the kids will have lots of fun, burn off lots of energy in the fresh air and there will be no arguments when it comes to bed time.

If you fancy some adult time, lunch in a local pub or restaurant, a long walk with the dog are very relaxing things to do. If you are looking at something a little more energetic then lots of clubs and pubs spe-cialise in live entertainment most weekends and especially at Bank Holiday.

Do you enjoy a caravan & camping holiday? Why not give your caravan or tent the once over and get it ready for the next few months of having the better weather, so as and when you feel like it you can be ready to take off on a weekend break, or even plan your family holiday? Don’t forget there is a bank holiday at the end of May on Monday 25th, so if you are saving yourself, make sure you enjoy the most of the extra day off during May.


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Hatfield Woodhouse Village Hall will be holding a Fashion Show to raise funds for CLIC SARGENT (Cancer and Leukaemia in Children) on Thursday, June 25th at 7.30pm. Tick-ets are £3 (To include Refreshments) available from Colin or Elaine 01302 840437.

Woodhouse Phoenix has already started rehearsing for their Panto-mime to be held in January 2016. The Pantomime will be “Aladdin” and already the cast are becom-ing excited with the prospect of entertaining with four performances in three days. More details later. If anyone out there would like to join a happy and enthusiastic group then they are on the lookout for Sound and Light Technicians and also Wardrobe If you are interested please contact Sue of 07512733259 or e-mail [email protected] or Neil on 07788219325.

The Junior Phoenix has a few spare places for their Theatre group.

Please phone Tracey 01302 840791

The Methodist Chapel have started their “Discipleship Explored” course this will take place on Monday Evenings 7pm for 7 30pm until 9 15pm. This follows on from the very successful “Christianity Explored” course that they ran last year. If you are unsure about any aspect of the Church please come along.

The Chapel Anniversary Coffee morning will take place on Satur-day, June 6th to include Various Stalls, Games, Raffle, Cake Stall, tea and coffee. An Anniversary tea and Service will take place on Sun-day, 7th June 4 30 for tea to be fol-lowed by the usual Sunday service at 6pm. This will be a farewell event for their Minister Rev Keith Jump, as he will be retiring this year. Everyone is welcome.

The usual Bingo will take place on Friday, May 29th and June 26th at 7pm

A Pilates Class takes place in their hall on Tuesday Afternoon 2pm for details please contact Carolyn 07917886075

A Coach trip to London is being ar-ranged for Saturday, September 5th cost £26 if interested please contact Julie to book seats 01302883478

For any other church matters please ring Rev Jump 01302 880450

Hatfield Woodhouse TIMESBy Jenny Garrett01302 840072 or email: [email protected]

Author Event - Our next author event will be on Tuesday June 30th when Debbie Taylor will come in to talk about her book “Herring Girl,” which is an historical crime mystery set in the North East. I am reading it at the moment and find it very interesting. I know there are a lot of people from the NE in the Hatfield area so come along for a taste of “home.” She will be accompanied by the Poet John Wedgwood Clarke who will read some of his poems. He teaches at Hull University so is an honor-

ary Yorkshireman. Both can be found on-line. POA Learning. The library is now a contact point for POA Learning. This is a series of courses which are free if com-pleted. It is a paper rather than on-line course. For details call in at the library to see the display. Classes: Yoga - Tuesday 6:30-8pm, Wednesday 3:30 – 5pm and 6:30-8pm. Pilates - Monday 6:30-8pm. This class has really taken off now but there are still

HatfieldCommunity Library

A colourful Street Party was held in Hatfield Church on Saturday after-noon 10 May to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of VE Day 1945.

Long lines of tables were set up around the church decorated in red, white and blue and yards of bunting and flags were hung around the pillars and walls of the building.

The food for the Tea Party was provided by everyone on a Bring and Share basis so there were plenty of sandwiches, slices of bread and dripping, sausage rolls and buns for everyone who came and what was left over was taken to the M25 Centre for the Homeless in Doncaster.

Music during tea was from the 1940’s, Glenn Miller and the Swing Bands etc. The entertainment for the afternoon was provided by Brian Waterhouse giving a heartfelt and hilarious recitation of Stanley

Holloway’s monologue ‘The Battle of Hastings’ about ‘ Arold on his ‘orse with his ‘awk in his ‘and’ assisted by his wife, Margaret, as ‘prompt’ ! Followed by Andy Green reading extracts from some of Winston Churchill’s famous wartime speeches in a very close imitation of Churchill’s voice, which was extraordinarily evocative of the speeches heard on the radio throughout the War. Catherine Watson read from a scrapbook complied by Ken Piper in 1989 for the Hatfield Church !940’s Evening in the Barn Field. The selection of readings described the condi-tions for the population during the Second World War eg, collecting aluminium from homes for the mak-ing of the Spitfire and Hurricane planes, food rationing and clothes rationing.

A big Sing Song of songs from the War years brought the enter-tainment part of the afternoon to a close with everyone joining in with gusto and flag waving.

The afternoon was brought to a close with a short Service of Remembrance and Commemora-tion by Rev Liz Turner-Loisel who poignantly brought all the sacrifices made into perspective with a timely reminder that we owe our freedom to the many who gave their lives during the Second World War.

Written by Catherine Watson

Hatfield Church Celebrated The 70th Anniversary Of VE Day 1945

Above: From L to R - Ann Dewsnap, Anita Jepson, Pat Walker, Lorraine Knight. Top: Visitors enjoying VE Day celebrations


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with prices ranging from £299.00Large selection of beds

From our quilted beds @ £139 – double, £85 – singlesup to our luxury chenile pocket sprung bed with

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a few spaces left. Please bring a mat if you have one or a blanket if not. Both the Yoga and Pilates cater for all abilities of fitness. Art - Tuesday 10:30-12:30 Join this friendly group to learn new skills or do your own thing. £30 for 10 weeks. Pins and Needles - Come along for a knit, sew, crochet etc and natter. Read-ers’ group - Last Tuesday of the month. 5-6pm. All books provid-ed. This is small friendly group if you would like to join us to talk about books. Family History Beginner’s Group - Fridays 10-12. Ring the library to check the dates. Pre-School Story time - Tuesdays 2:00-2:45.

Coming up for Summer: Kimmo - August 6th, 2-3pm Free Event. Places need to be booked. Sam’s Safaris, August 25th, Free Event. Session 1 is 2-3pm. Session 2 is 3-4pm. Places need to be booked.

We have been pleased to wel-come Hunger Hill feeder schools to the library for the Greenaway

Illustration Award Scheme. Crookesbroom School also paid us a visit for story time. It was lovely to have the library full of well behaved children who were clearly enjoying themselves.

We are collecting DVDs to sell to raise money for the library. The DVD s must be original, in good condition and in the original box. If you have any could you please drop them off at the library?

We also hope to hold a Summer fund raising event so look out for information about this. We need money for improvements and to pay for the adult and children’s activities.

You may have noticed how sparkly clean the windows are. We now have a window cleaner who comes fortnightly.

Contact details: Tel - 01302 842064 or E-mail: [email protected]


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Friday evening started the VE Day celebra-tions with a beacon lighting ceremony to commemorate peace breaking out in Europe and pay homage to the brave men & women who fought to safeguard the freedom we enjoy today.

A WWII veteran read a dedication while a lone piper played. The celebrations then got under way on Saturday with a parade featuring many organizations led by the Sheffield Pipe Band

lett, Ladybugs, The Land Girls, Don Gentile, Split Milk and Elsie Dene and Rose – The Forces Sweetheart.

Organisers thanked TMCR Radio, Direct Traffic – For the event road closure, Ben Parkinson & Family, and Richard Law. They added “But most of all, thanks to the whole of Thorne, residents, shops & businesses, re-enactment teams and visitors for believing in the Thorne 1940’s Weekend and making it a great success again this year”

through the town centre.

Various performances then took place across the town; from 40’s style musical enter-tainers, re-enactments from the Pontefract Home Guard, vintage displays and a WWII exhibition – To a craft market and a fun-fair, along with shows from local dance troupes, gymnasts, cheerleaders and a 1940’s pip-up competition.

Live acts included Marina Mae, George Formby Experience, Ruby Macintosh, Scar-

Thorne Steps Back to the Fabulous FortiesThorne stepped back in time once more with a weekend of entertainment, 1940s style


Something To Smile About

The real festival experience comes to our area in June when Thorne Charity Events hold their fun-raising music and performing arts festival, Something to Smile About 2015

Showcasing over 25 acts, bands and per-

day 6 June, and is expected to attract around 500 people.

Among the acts appearing are Nottingham based folk-punk band Ferocious Dog; the south-west’s Land of the Giants, with their rock/reggae/ska/blues fusion, and multi-in-strumentalist Funke and the Two Tone Baby - Hailing from Kent the alt-bluesman combines effects pedals, beatboxing and grooving bass lines with guitar and vocals.

Brad Dear, a folk-rock band also from Not-tingham has been added to the line-up, whilst from closer to home Doncaster’s own Passion Play bring their alternative brand of post punk power pop.

formers will be arriving from all over the UK, with some being festival regulars including playing at the world famous Glastonbury.

The family-friendly all day event is on the grounds of Thornensians Rugby Club, Satur-

Fun-raising Festival Something to Smile About

Passion Play Funke and the Two Tone Baby

Stage Invaders

Something To Smile About


There will be two stages for the music - a main stage, and a smaller, more intimate second stage – and there will be sepa-rate areas for other entertainment such as fireshows, stiltwalkers, circus skills and drumming workshops; alternative and green crafts; henna tattoo; Indian head massage; Fun-fair & bouncy castles – as well as an assault course from the military cadets and other interactive activities. Right Up Our Street, who are also supporting the event, will have their resident poet Ian Parkes offering one-to-one poetry workshops, and poets from across Yorkshire will perform. Doncaster Little Theatre will also be providing entertainment on the day. The rugby clubhouse will be open for drinks, and to tantalise your tastebuds there will be an outside bar selling real ale brewed in Doncaster and further afield, as well as other choices in a natural cider company, and the honey-based alcoholic drink, Lindisfarne Mead.

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Prices are £12 for adults and over 12’s, under 12’s are £6, whilst under 5’s are free. Dis-counted family tickets are also available.

It may be possible to buy tickets on the day, but organisers are advising festival-goers to buy tickets in advance due to limited availa-bility.

The gates open at 11am, with the first act starting at 11.30am. Last entry is 7.00pm.

Free parking, on a first come first served ba-sis, is available in the Chesterfield Poultry car park on Coulman Street, opposite the rugby grounds.

There will be several food vendors on the day all offering a variety of different festival foods - including vegetarian - with organisers stressing it will all be reasonably priced and affordable.

The event will hope to raise money for many local causes - With any profits from ticket sales being split between; Thorne Air, Sea and Army cadet corps, Thorne and Moorends Foodbank, Moorends Miners Welfare and Community Development Centre, Thorne Conservation Group, Jack’s House, CLAPA , and Autism Plus.

Tickets are available from The White Hart, Thorne Market Place; Notorious Aardvark Record Shop, Waterdale, Doncaster; or by ringing TCE on 01405 469679, or email

Tribal Vibes

Ferocious Dog Brad Dear


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Do you have any news for the Dunscroft or Dunsville area? If so we have a new Corre-spondent who is waiting to hear from you!Please email in the first instance so you can be included in the Thorne Times every month. The deadline for our next issue is: Wednes-day 17th June.

So if you have any club, group or local organisation news, make sure you are letting everyone know what is going on by having

your information included.

We can’t guarantee everything will be includ-ed but we’ll try our best to give you a mentionRegardsAlesia Fiddler.

Quarry ParkThe Friends of Quarry Park will be holding their 2015 AGM at 7.00pm on Wednesday 3 June at Dunsville Methodist Church, Greens Road.

Janet Canning from Natural England visited Quarry Park on the monthly tidy-up day in April, where volunteers gave her suggestions for improvements to the park. This years photographic competition is under way, with the theme: “Why I love Quarry Park”.

Entries can be handed in at Hatfield Commu-nity Library, with prizes for Best Adult Entry, and Best Child Entry. Winners will have their work exhibited in the library.

Closing date is 31 August 2015.

Dunscroft & Dunsville TIMESBy Alesia Fiddler. Telephone: 01302 884993 or 07956068229. Email: [email protected]

Sainsbury’s Local Charity of the Year scheme is back for the seventh year and the Thorne store is looking for a new charity to support from the Thorne/Moorends area.

For the first time this year, customers will be given a choice of charities to vote for and the winning charity will then get help from the store to fundraise and raise awareness about the charity for the forthcoming year. Cus-tomers can vote between 15th – 28th June in nearby stores and online at www.sainsburys-localcharity.co.uk

The Sainsbury’s Local Charity of the Year scheme has raised over £7million over the last six years and has helped thousands of charities across the UK. Elliot Dexter, Store Manager of Sainsbury’s Thorne, said, “We know there are so many great charities in the local area and we’re really excited about providing a boost to one of these over the next year.”

Please register your interest at the customer service desk at your local branch, Sains-bury’s Thorne, King Street to be considered. The deadline closes on 25th May 2015.

Sainsbury’s Thorne is in search of a new local charity to support

Dunscroft Youth project have been presented with equipment for the youth club from DMBC Hatfield Ward Councillors Linda Curran & Pat Knight.

Items included a T.V set, X-Box Kinnect with several games, Digital Camera, Karaoke Ma-chine, and Nail Art kits. The equipment was funded by Ward Members’ Flexi-Funds.

The youth club, for 7 – 14 year olds, are on Tuesday nights between 6pm and 8pm at Dunscroft Community Centre, St Lawrence Road.

The sessions run during term-time and have been running since September last year. Prior to then, the club operated from a private function room within The Broadway Hotel.

The committee is working towards regular

Youth Provision in Dunscroft, saying this much needed project is very popular amongst local children, many of whom attend regularly.

Secretary & Lead Yvonne Roulston said: “We welcome children from across the village and surrounding areas to come along and join in the fun and games. They can play Pool, Air-hockey, Table football, and many other games. Karaoke is available and arts and crafts. There’s a low priced snack bar with cold drinks.“

Subs are paid on entry at £1 per child, with all proceeds going towards rent and running costs.

The committee are assisted by local volun-teers, and anyone wanting to join in and help are invited to go along and meet them.

It’s all fun and games at Dunscroft Youth Club

The Doncaster Association of Redoubtable Needlers in Thorne (D.A.R.N.i.T) are reaching out to anyone interested in joining a quilting group.

Jane Allott, Chair for the group said: “It has come to my notice that there are many peo-ple out there who are interested in and love doing quilting, and have nowhere to go to follow their love.

“As quilting covers a good range of different techniques, it would be a very interesting group indeed.”

DARNiT meet monthly, are asking anyone interested to contact them on 01405 812394 or email: [email protected]

Group Seeks Quilting Enthusiasts

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Thorne Sea Cadets, based in Union Road, hosted a very special guest last week with the arrival of Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for South Yorkshire, Mr Andrew Coombe, who joined a number of local dignitaries and VIPs for the unit’s bi-annual inspection.

The inspection night also welcomed parents and families to the unit who were able to see some of the activities the cadets participate in, which included canoeing, rowing, power-boating, seamanship and even making cocktails (non-alcoholic of course)!

Dave Redmile, Commanding Officer, said: “We’re delighted the evening went so well and it was a great privilege to welcome the new Lord-Lieutenant to the unit, which we believe was one of his first public duties as Lord-Lieutenant.

“All of us, sea cadets and staff, have worked hard to prepare for the evening and we’d also like to pass on our gratitude to all the parents of the sea cadets who behind the scenes also work hard transporting their son or daughter to the unit every week as well as supporting us at events regularly.”

Dave added: “We currently have places for more young people to join us. So if you’d like to find out more please contact me.”The Sea Cadets is a charitable youth organisation for boys and girls aged 10-18 years old and offers young people opportunities for excitement, adventure and personal development as well as learning new skills and making new friends.

To enquire about joining the sea cadets please contact Dave Redmile on 07743925191or email: [email protected] or for further information visit the unit’s website at: www.sea-cadets.org/thorne/home.aspx

On Friday 1st May, staff at the Thorne Times and invited guests - from advertiser’s to contributor’s, to our oldest paper boy Mr Ray Holt at the ripe old age of 75 – who all came together at an open evening to raise a glass to the future of the Thorne Times, in our new home on King Street, Thorne.Everybody socialised, mingling and enjoying drinks, and a buffet. Publisher Karren Wake thanked everyone for attending and showed appreciation for the part that everyone plays in ensuring the Thorne Times is delivered into your homes every month. She stressed how each element of getting the newspaper through your door is as crucial as the next, with everyone playing a big part.

This was followed by a look back in time to over 20 years ago with a speech by Glynn Ambrose, the former Thorne Gazette Publisher. Glynn took everyone on a journey through time, looking at how the King Street building was the original Blacksmith’s cottage. The owner Mr Fenton used to shoe all the horses that were brought up from the canal after a hard day pulling the barges.One of the guests, Ann Pennington quickly mentioned how she thought she had the billboard that had advertised the Blacksmiths cottage for sale back in the 1800’s, and sure enough, after a visit from Ann with the said billboard, the sale details of the original cottage were in full glory, and in perfect condition. The Sale board can be viewed at the King Street

offices, after Ann offered to loan the Thorne Times the framed piece of history.

It was exactly 20 years ago that Glynn had moved into Gazette House, which he remembered vividly as it also coincided with The Royal British Legion coming to Glynn asking to use the whole of the ground floor as an exhibition of WW11 Memorabilia in

celebration of 50 years since the end of the war, and Glynn gladly obliged.

Glynn said of the evening, “It was a pleasure to be invited and to see so many old faces from my newspaper days and I am positive that the Thorne Times has a great future ahead. I wish Karren and staff all the best for the future”.

Thorne Times celebrate office move

Thorne Sea Cadets Host Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant at Unit Inspection

The Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire dons his lifejacket during his tour of Thorne Sea Cadets, accompanied by (L-R): Phoebe Street, 13, Jack Barnard, 12, and Isabel Warren, 13 Thorne Sea Cadets with a host of dignitaries and VIPs at their unit inspection night


Care in the Community

At some point in our lives we will all need help to get through each day, which may be something as simple as doing a weekly food shop or help getting up and about in a morning.

Whatever your individual needs may be, there is lots of help and advice

right on your doorstep ready to make life a little easier.

Comfort is paramount in your home, so if just sitting in your old reliable comfy armchair has started to become difficult, maybe it’s time for something which is designed espe-

cially for someone like you? There are chairs available that will aid you getting up and down; some have a remote control to ease you into standing position, making mobility easier.

This also goes for our beds and not

just in the elderly or disabled! We spend the most of our time spent in bed and very often we are sleeping on a mattress that is either so old it isn’t fit for purpose any more or by talking to an expert it is totally unsuit-able for our own needs. Again, there are beds available to help ease you to an upright position to help getting up with ease. For something that is an area we spend the most of our time doing, shouldn’t we at least have the right equipment?Have you started to repeat your-self when someone asks you a question? Maybe your hearing has changed over several years? A hearing test will clarify your hearing quality so you can start to begin enjoying the sounds of everything happening around you again.

If you are a get up and go type of person but haven’t seen your get up and go for a while, why not consider a mobility aid, such as a walking stick or mobility scooter? I know people who I have talked to have never looked back!

Caring for an older or disabled




relative can put pressure on you as the carer, physically, financially and emotionally. As a result of a carer’s assessment, someone may be sent to help you with the personal care of your relative; you may also receive help with home adaptations and emotional support. This may also enable you to take short breaks from caring.

If you need any support, help or advice, visit the Carers direct helpline on: 0300 123 1053. Lines are open 9am to 8pm Monday to Friday (except bank holidays), and 11am to 4pm on weekends.

If a loved one has to have around the clock care, then a care home may be the most suitable option for you, your family and your loved one. Dedicated staff are on hand to make life as comfortable as possible. A visit to view the premises, standards of care and make sure you are 100% happy with your choice is essential, giving you peace of mind knowing a relative is receiving all the care and attention they need.

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Some small trees and shrubs may be used as either back-ground plants or as the focal point of a display. Two of these are Lilac and Ceanothus. The most common types of Lilac used in gardens are the Syringa vul-garis types. There are different colours and most are beautifully scented. When you buy them they may be grafted onto rootstocks to their size, which makes them suitable for a small garden. A disadvantage of ungrafted types is that they may send out lots of suckers from the base. Cut these off if you have this type. Ceanoth-us is also a lovely shrub which has a mass of striking purple flowers. It comes in upright and low growing varieties (these can be used as ground cover) and is

a good doer. When buying these or any other garden shrubs check the label for information on final size.

Many of the early spring flowers have now finished and the plants need tidying up. Early Irises can now be split if their clumps are getting to big. Dig out the clump, and divide it by pushing in two garden forks back to back and prising the clump apart. If you do not have two forks, cut the clump with a spade. Replant one portion of the Iris back in its hole (after feeding with compost) and put the others around the gar-den, or give them away. Spring bulbs are over, and so the bor-ders where they are planted may be looking untidy. After the dead

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The Society held its May meeting on Tuesday 5th at Hatfield Wood-house Working Men’s Club. As a change from its usual format, the Society had a plant sale. Mem-bers and guests were invited to donate their spare plants, and then to look over the stalls before purchasing some others.

The event was opened by our President and Chairman, Mr John Brown, who auctioned a large potted camellia to get the proceedings under way. There followed an hour or so of flower-ing plant and vegetable seedling buying, resulting in almost all the available plants being sold. The proceeds of this event will go to the Society’s own funds.

The next meeting is on Tuesday June 2. We are having a guided

walk around Medieval Thorne led by Kate Harrison. If you came to Kate’s tour of Hatfield last year you know we are in for a treat. Meet at the Working men’s Club at 6-30 pm, or at the car park op-posite Thorne Church at 6-45pm. Please wear stout shoes.

On Saturday 13 June, the weekly coffee morning at Hatfield Wood-house Chapel will be in aid of the Society. The event runs from 10am until 12 noon and every-body is invited.

On Tuesday 7 July the Society will be guests of the Friends of Sandall Park at the Park. This is a follow up to the presentation which the Friends gave to the Society in February. Details next time.

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Plans for a Solar Farm on the former Thorne Colliery site in Moorends has been granted planning permission by Doncas-ter Council.

As a result, developer RES has pledged thousand of pounds to support the community through the solar panel farm’s Community Benefit Scheme, providing funds to the popular Moorends Miners Welfare and Community Develop-ment Centre (MMWCDC).

During public consultation about the project in 2014, RES asked local people how the solar farm could deliver a genuine benefit to the local community. The com-pany say the popular suggestion was for the project to support the work of the Moorends Miners Welfare and Community Develop-ment Centre.

Eliot Davies explains: “We held our public exhibition at the Moorends Community Centre and have been back since to learn more about the work they do. It is clear that the Centre is an essential part of the local commu-nity and provides everything from general counselling to specific skills training. It is also an impor-tant meeting place and provides a venue for all sorts of social events. We are delighted that Thorne Colliery Solar Farm is go-ing ahead because it means we can donate £25,000 to the Centre. We hope this will go some way towards securing the future of this vital community facility.”

Susan Durant, Centre Manager

at the MMWCDC on West Road said: “The MMWCDC is delight-ed that they have been identified as the organisation that will ben-efit from the Solar Panel Farm Community Benefit Scheme.

“The MMWCDC plays a pivotal role within the community of Moorends working with local groups and organisations to deliver a wide range of activi-ties addressing local need that benefit the local community. We are extremely excited about the opportunity and look forward to working with RES”

Commenting on the planning decision Eliot Davies, RES Solar Developer, said: “The project gained a lot of support local-ly and we are delighted that Doncaster Council agrees that the Thorne Colliery site offers an excellent opportunity to generate renewable electricity using the power of the sun, continuing the tradition of using this land as an important source of energy.

“We would like to thank everyone who supported our proposal. RES will continue to work with local people to maximise the community benefits that Thorne Colliery Solar Farm can deliver.” The details of the construction programme for Thorne Col-liery Solar Farm have yet to be finalised, but RES estimates that the solar farm will be generating sufficient renewable electricity to power more than 1,000 UK homes by the end of 2015

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heads were removed, the leaves would have carried on growing for a short while before die back commenced. Remove the leaves as they go brown by pulling them out. If they are ready they will come out easily. It is unfortunate that we have to go through this untidy period, but it is necessary for the bulbs to feed from the dying leaves to ensure a good crop of flowers next spring if you leave them in.

The growing season is well under way, so if you are planting up a new pond, now is the time to do it. A new filled with tap wa-ter pond should have been left to allow chlorine to disperse before starting to plant. Planting should be in open sided containers (baskets)using garden soil as the growing medium. The baskets can be lined with hessian if avail-able, or two or three layers of plain kitchen roll. Fill the con-tainers with soil, put in the plant

and finish with a layer of shingle or gravel. Then gently lower down to the appropriate depth.

There are six types of pond plant, and the types you use are, except for one, your personal choice. They are Water Lilies (which are available in categories from Dwarf to Vigor-ous), so called Deep Water Aquatics, Float-ers, Oxygenators (these are a must have), Marginals and Bog Plants.

Water Liliies are the most popular decorative plants used in ponds. For a garden pond Dwarf or Small varieties such as ‘Candida’ (white), ‘Graziella’ (orange), Leydekeri ‘Lilacea’ (pale pink) could be used. There are plenty of other varieties, the choice is yours. The labels should tell you how deep to plant them. A rule of thumb is the larg-er they are the deeper they go.

Oxygenating plants are a must, even if you are not going to put any fish in the pond. The most commonly used one is Elodea which is easy to grow. It is a very efficient oxygenator, but it has to be kept under control in small ponds, because it grows quite quickly. Another one is Water Starwort (Callitriche autumnal) which produces masses of cress like leaves which stay active in winter. It is said to be a good choice if you have goldfish in the pond. A nice easy to grow deep

Water Aquatic is Water Haw-thorn (Aponogeton distachyos) with its white scented flowers which carry on for months.

I would avoid Floaters in a new pond. The most common of these is Duckweed, which is a tiny leaf with a root attached. This spreads rapidly, and can quickly cover a pond. It can sometimes be introduced unknowingly if it has been contaminating another plant. If you do get this horrible stuff in your pond, my advice would be to fish it out. It will take several sessions to remove it, but it is worth the effort to be clear of it.

Marginals are planted in the shallow water near the edge of the pond and can break up the pond outline. A nice one is the Marsh Marigold (Caltha palus-tris). There are several types, mostly yellow in colour which flower in Spring, but there is a white variety(alba) which is bet-ter grown as a bog plant which comes into flower in May/June.

June is a good time for planing out Summer bedding, because hopefully the risk of frost should have gone. There is plenty of choice in the Garden Centres at this time of year. You can also sow seeds directly into the gar-den with some plants. This is a good time saving way of dealing with summer colour, there is no growing on etc to do. Flowers which can be produced like this include Mallow, Nicotiana, Calendula and Nigella (Love in a Mist). Scatter the seed thinly in the chosen areas, covert with a thin layer of soil, and water them. There is also still time to sow biennials such as Wallflowers, Sweet Williams and Canterbury Bells to flower next year. Sow these thinly in narrow channels away from the main beds if you have a bit of spare room, if not sow in plant pots.

I’ll sign off there this month, and hope your gardens are all com-ing along nicely.


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A woman from Thorne has had a piece of poetry she penned chosen for a short film about coal miners which screened in Leeds. Susan Poskitt wrote the poem to pay homage to her coal mining father last year, after seeing a Facebook page dedicated to the 30th anniversay of the miners’ strike.

Said Susan: “I was flicking through Facebook one day, I kept noticing a page call 30th Anniversary of the Miners Strike. I clicked on it, I soon found out it wasn’t all about the strike, but about our mining culture, our way of life“

The photographs and stories on the page soon had Susan thinking about her Dad, Douglas Hitchcock, and Grandad, John Thomas Hogkiss - Both having

worked at Thorne Colliery, with her grandad having lost his life down the mine in 1953 aged just 48 years old. She sat down and decided to write about her dad, a miner from leaving school at 14 years old and it soon developed into a poem. “I decided to post and contribute my poem to the 30th Anniversary of the Miners Strike page, as a tribute and memory to my dad, and to others who have family members that have worked and lost their lives down the mines.

“The response I got back was unbelievable. The hundreds and hundreds of likes and comments from everywhere was amazing.” Film Director Steven Corton saw her post and contacted Susan as

he wanted to make a short film for a mining film festival using her poem. Steven said: “An actor friend of mine showed me two of Susan’s Miners Poems “The Granddad I Never Knew” and “Proud of my Dad I am”.

“I was highly inspired and both my Granddad’s used to work down the Coal Mines in South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. I thought this would be a good dedication to all the people who have worked down the coal mines around the world, and to my family members as well.”

The film was shown at the Ob-long Cinema, Leeds, in May, to commemorate the 30th Anniver-sary of the Miners’ Strike.

Susan was invited along to the screening with the Thorne Colliery Monument Committee, of

which Susan is Chairperson.

An amazed Susan said: “It was just something I wrote from the heart about my dad. Writing my poem, I never thought for one minute it would receive all this attention.”

You can read the poem by visit-ing the Monument Committee’s website www.thornecolliery-mon-umentcommittee.com

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The Friends of Thorne Community Wood had an enjoyable couple of days running a stall on the 9th and 10th of May as part of the 1940’s weekend. They were there to raise public awareness of the wood and provide information on its wildlife and history. In keeping with the spirit of the weekend, also on display was an example of the type of tool that would have been used in traditional 1940’s forestry. A big thank you to everyone who stopped by the stand to say hello. Your kind comments, feedback and views on the wood are always appreciated.

The Friends were also there to tell people about the work they do down the wood, and to try to recruit more volunteers. There are many ways for people to get involved, from practical conservation work to helping out with events etc. If you didn’t get chance to see the Friends at the stand, but are interested in getting involved, or would like more informa-tion about the wood or the group, you can contact them using the details below.

In other news, our volunteers have been busy as always with regular task days running on Tuesdays and Sundays. Recent activities have included litter picking and the seeming-ly endless task of tree guard removal!

The fly tipped tyres mentioned last month have now been cleared from the area around Perches pond. Unfortunately they have been replaced by a burnt out car further down the track. The police have been informed, and hopefully it will be removed from the site soon.

Contractors working on behalf of Network Rail have been working on the strip of land

belonging to the railway that runs through the wood, and the work is expected to be completed soon.

If you have not been down the wood recently, you will notice a big difference with most of the trees now in leaf and butterflies, birds and other wildlife becoming more active, so now is a great time to visit!

You can contact the Friends of Thorne Com-munity Wood by:Email:[email protected]@thornecommunitywood.org (to re-port anti-social behaviour)Facebook:www.facebook.com/ThorneCommunityWoodText or Phone: 07902772965

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A weight-loss expert from Thorne has won an award for the exceptional work she does in helping people lose weight at her local group.

Lesley Parkinson, of Thorne Slimming World, has been awarded ‘Pearl’ status by the na-tional slimming club due to her success in supporting slimmers to reach their dream weight and in recognition of the service she provides.

The accolade is given to Slim-ming World Consultants who consistently have at least a minimum of 50 members in their group over several months. It represents the highest level of service. Thorne is home to one of the best Slimming World Con-sultants in the UK.

Lesley says: “I am delighted to have received the ‘Pearl’ award. I absolutely love my job and I think this is a wonderful award to receive. Pearls are something beautiful hidden inside an outer

shell so it’s a wonderful meta-phor for what we do at Slimming World, we help people to shed the misery of excess weight so that they can discover the real them inside and become the person that they always dreamed of being. Seeing the transformation in people is what I love most about my job and I’m passionate about helping and supporting my members to change their lives by losing weight.

“I’m the face of the Thorne Slimming World group, but I’ll be sharing this award with my members. They make the group a fun, buzzy place to be and I can safely say I always look forward to going to work. The Thorne groups have really put healthy weight loss on the map. Together, they’ve lost an amaz-ing 41st in April alone!”

Lesley’s a Pearly Queen!

Meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday of every month at The Older Peoples Centre, Church Street, Thorne, 7.30pm.

This is a small and very friendly group and new members are always welcome.

May’s meeting was the res-olution meeting, followed by a bring and buy sale. In June Mark Harrison will be joining the group to show everyone his flower arranging skills.

2015 is the W.I’s Centenary year

and one person from each W.I. in England and Wales has been invited to the Royal Garden Par-ty at Buckingham Palace.

The lucky member from Thorne is Linda Duncan and everyone at the W.I. is wishing Linda a memorable day and hoping the weather is kind.

For further information please contact: President: A.Fenwick on 01405 817273 or Secretary: B. Burrows on 01405 813307.

Thorne & District WI celebrate their Centenary year Free event for unpaid carers

DIY & Gardening, Performers, Henna Tattoos, Hairdressers, Chair Based Exercise, Clairvoyant, Fire

Service, Information stands, Equipment, DWP & Age UK, Food & Refreshments, Therapists, DMBC, Crafts, Eat

Well, Crime Prevention.

Come and recharge your batteries, relax and have fun at this free event. If you are a Carer, looking after a

loved one at home, a person that has special needs, Alzheimers, dementia, looking after a Mum, Dad or relative, this event is for you – get lots of up to date

information from people who can help

doncaster Carers Service 01302 812827 orthorne Family Support Group 01405 812403 / 844077

Celebrating Carers eventAt the winning Post, Moorends

Friday 12th June 201510am - 2pm


Getting ready for prom for a girl is complicated business, Guys rent a tux the week before and turn up on the day, corsage in hand and Bobs your uncle. We girls have to find a dress, deal with makeup and hair issues, get the right accessories, prep our skin, and so much more. There is so much to do that it can be overwhelming, and so it’s really easy to forget about something important.

You’ll also definitely run into some problems before or during prom that you may not know how to fix. That’s where this list comes in. These prom tips and tricks cover everything related to prom beauty. These tips will help get you through the night stress-free, so you can have a great time without worrying about your appear-ance – because you’ll look fabulous, of course! Check out our step by step guide to being the bell of the ball this prom and have an amazing night!

Dress – The dress is the most important item on the checklist, once you have this sorted, your

shoes and accessories should match up pretty easily. Re-member to think about how you will wear your hair, if you know you will be having your hair up then chose a dress with nice shoulder detail. If you know you will definitely want to have your hair long and flowing bear in mind, you won’t want fancy shoulder flowers and accesso-ries kinking out your hair.

Shoes – Once you have your dress you can purchase your shoes, take your dress with you when shopping so you can get the perfect heel size, you don’t want to go for a 5” heel and turn your floor length gown into a midi or where a low heel and have inches of material trailing behind you. Silver sandals & shoes look beautiful for prom with diamantes & pearl details.

Jewellery – consider your accessories carefully; take into account the style of your dress, if you have lots of bling just a simple head dress and ear-rings will be fine. If you have a more subtle dress, add sparkle with a necklace and matching bracelet.

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Hair – Make sure you book your hair appointment in plenty of time, it’s a good idea to have a trial beforehand once you have your dress so you can de-cide on either an up-do, pin up, down and curly or down and straight or maybe you fancy extensions?

Makeup – If you don’t usually wear makeup, prom is not the time to start. You will feel far more comfortable if you just go for your usual look and maybe add a lip gloss. If you are a fan of makeup then prom is your dream! Lots of salons now offer professional makeup that will stay put for the whole night. Teen makeup is far more dramatic than ever with lots of shimmering eyeshadows and false lashes. The rule of thumb is, if you are going heavy on the eyes, chose a natural lip colour and vice versa, if you are wearing a bold or bright lipstick, maybe wear a neutral eyeshadow.

Tanning – hopefully the sun will be shining when you arrive at prom, it’s a good idea to have a base tan either by using a gradual tanner beforehand or having a spray tan, and then using a shimmering bronzer on the day. This will give you a lovely glow and make you stand out from the crowd.

Perfume – Find a light delicate perfume and try it out before the day, you can buy a small atomiser to put in your bag to use throughout the night to keep fresh.

Hand bag – you will want something big enough to fit all your essentials but also match your dress. It’s a good idea to opt for the same colour bag as your shoes.

Nails – whether you’re a nail art fan or not, prom is definite-ly the time to experiment with something different. If you are having a full colour, match the shade to your dress, alterna-

tively a French manicure will look classy and you can always add some dia-mantes to really add sparkle and shine.

How will you get to prom? Arrange transport a few weeks before and don’t forget your dates corsage! You might also want to take a camera and pick out an ideal place for photographs with your date and friends so you can look back on this happy day for years to come, and more impor-tantly, remember to relax and have fun on your spe-cial day.

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Being fit is not just about looking good, it’s about feeling great and being the healthiest you can possibly be for yourself. The latest obesity stats for England are alarming, and they are not showing any signs of improvement in the near future. The expert opinion for our ever expanding waistlines is not really known, with links to the ease and access of cheap high energy foods and our lifestyles are much different to them of our grandparents with less active jobs. Our hobbies and interest are now watching TV, surfing the web and playing video games,

all of which are usually done sat down.

We’ve all gained weight at some point in our lives and it can be very daunting but the solution is simple-eat less do more!

Eating little and often is the best way to avoid over eating, and it does work. You shouldn’t be eating more calories than you burn. Combine this with more exercise and you have a recipe for success. If you have a bad day, don’t give up, take it on the chin and work harder the next day. There’s no better feeling

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than getting on the scales and finding you’ve had a loss that week and that will spur you on to keep at it.

Turning up to the gym/exercise class is half the battle, once you’re there you’re there. If you make the commitment stick to it. Whenever you feel the urge to skip a session, try and think of the feeling you get when you

leave the gym, the feeling of fulfilment that you have accom-plished something that day. Set realistic goals, if you set yourself a ridiculous challenge, you’re only going to be disappointed and give up. Try and go to the gym as early as possible before the days distractions get in your way. Don’t let it get boring, try a different class or workout routine you haven’t done before.

Go with a friend, chatting or listening to music whilst working out is a great distraction and will make the time pass more quickly.

After working out why not reward yourself with a pam-per treatment at a local salon.

Start planning your new hair for Summer, new looks include the low pony tail, long and straight, beach waves, and the bob. There are some great offers and discounts available in our area so get yourself booked in and relax, after all your efforts you deserve it!

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Sykehouse TIMESBy Marilyn Lifsey 01405 785636 Email: [email protected]

The weekend of the V E celebrations brought about two events in the Village.The book sale and coffee morning on Satur-day 9th May served two purposes. It meant that many of the books that had been donat-ed to the library were sold and over £165 was raised for the Royal British Legion. There was a raffle, coffee and some fabulous (non-fat-tening) cakes. Thank you to all the people who baked and provided raffle prizes. It was much appreciated.

On the same evening, the Village Hall com-mittee hosted a Victory in Europe celebration and the renowned and very talented ‘Band with No Name’ played some of the old war songs and songs from the 40s and 50s and they did say that they didn’t know many songs from that far back (were they kidding?) Sue the only female singer reminds me of the

are still looking for a scorer. The pay is £15 per match and full training would be given. So if you don’t know the rules of cricket but would like to earn £15 or indeed if anyone would like to play for the team, they would be very welcome as it is sometimes difficult to field two teams. Please contact any member of the cricket club. Also Trevor is starting his coaching sessions on a Monday evenings for any youngsters who would like to come along.

There was no Parish Council election in Syke-house as only three of the existing members put themselves forward. They are looking to co-opt two more members. By the time this edition goes to print, it will probably have a full complement.

On the 20th June, the Hammerheads will be performing at the Old George here. They are local people and great to listen and dance to.

I must mention a very special birthday. On 5th June, Mrs Alma Outhwaite will be 90 years old. Happy birthday Alma, have a good day and many congratulations to you.

Good luck to Thorne Times in your new prem-ises. Onward and upwards!

fabulous Judith Durham. The high spot of the evening was the lighting of the beacon which had originally been used for the Jubilee cele-brations three years ago.

A lot of people dressed up in typical 40’s style flowered dresses (women, not the men) and there were some fabulous hair styles from the era. I love the old songs from the war and after. Being a ‘war baby’ I remember them all well and my Dad was a big fan of Glenn Miller, Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra. As far as hairstyles go, I have some photographs of myself at 5 years old with a PERM. Can you imagine inflicting that on today’s 5 year olds? Social services would be involved. I was also a latch key kid and came home from school to an empty house as my mum worked. Oh poor me! And I remember the rag and bone man coming round on a horse and cart! Oh I could go on and on …………

Got an idea! Please let me have your special memories from the 40s and early 50s along with photographs from that age and we will put them in this column.

The cricket season is upon us but it has been too cold for me to walk round and watch them. I’m just a fair-weather supporter. They

A Solar Farm in Sykehouse has been granted planning permis-sion despite a report stating the scheme would be ‘an inappropri-ate development in the country-side’

The scheme, on land at Oaktree Farm, Oak Lane, Sykehouse will see 980 solar panels covering an area of 0.22 hectares of field – roughly the size of a mini football pitch - producing a peak power of 249.9kwp.

A report put before planning offi-cials at Doncaster Council stated there will clearly be an impact on openness of the countryside, but said the proposal had been planned sensitively and the visual impact will be limited due to hedgerow planting and where on the land the panels would be

positioned.

The farm supplies major super-markets with crops and livestock and the scheme is part of the supermarket’s commitment to reduce their carbon footprint.

The report went on to say: “The solar farm would meet the needs of the farm business becoming sustainable and any additional energy would go back into the local grid. This will have benefits in meeting the wider government policy of addressing the potential impacts of climate change and securing energy provision.”

“On balance, the benefits of the scheme in terms of renewable energy provision outweigh the harm to the countryside”

Go Ahead for Sykehouse Solar Farm

The aim is to promote and advance traditional agriculture, horticulture, livestock breeding and Arts & Crafts. The show is held on the first Sunday in Au-gust every year and opens from around 8.30am until 6pm.

With Admission charges of only £5 Adults, £3 Children and £5 for cars parked on the Showfield – there is a free car parking field adjacent – Organisers say “We think it is the best value day out

in Yorkshire – come along and see if we are right.”

There will be so much to see and do to keep you entertained all day long – come along and see for yourself……..you won’t be disappointed!

Visit www.sykehouseshow.org.uk to keep up to date with everything happening at this superb day out!

The 130th Sykehouse Show will be held on Sunday 2nd August 2015

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Thorne Coutrywoman’s Associa-tion were given a demonstration on up to the minute flower design at their last meeting.

A spokesperson for the group said “We were amazed by the talent of Jessica from Flowers by Design. We had a wonderful evening, giving us modern tips on how to arrange our flowers.”The group also had a stall in Fin-kle Court at the 1940’s weekend

saying’“It was a enjoyable week-end”. They raised £55 for relief efforts in Nepal, after the tragic events of recent weeks.

The group have Folk sinegr/song-writer Rogers Davies appearing to the Rugby club on Friday 29th May and then in June at their meeting on the 16th they have St Johns Ambulance demonstrating CPR.

Would you like to learn how to download FREE eBooks and music from the Doncaster Library website onto your tablet device? If so, we will be running an ‘eBooks on your Tablet’ course on Friday 19th June 2-4pm. You need to be a member of the library, so please bring along your library card (or some proof of your address so that you can join) and give us a call on 01405 746969 to book your place.

Events at Thorne Library throughout MayHealthWatch –For Information and Advice about NHS services in your area – Monday 8th June 10-12noonAdult Fiction Readers’ Group – New members are more than welcome – Tuesday 2nd June 11-12noonKnit & Natter – Pop along and join our small, friendly group for a chat, cuppa and learn a new skill – Wednesdays 10-12noonComputer Course Drop-In – New learners welcome - Thursdays 2-4pmArmed Forces Community Drop-In session – Come and meet the East Area Team Veteran’s Champion & Royal British Legion Advice and Information Officer – Thursday 4th June 10am-12noonRhyme Time – Join our friendly group for stories, songs and crafts for under 5’s – every Monday 10-10.30amMP Caroline Flint Surgery – Friday 8th May 2.15-3pm - Please call 01302 623330 to make an appointmentClouds – FREE Community Counselling Service – various days through-out the week. Please call 07962 907053 to arrange an appointment

For further details of any of the above events please call in and see us, give us a call on 01405 746969 or drop us an email: [email protected]

Sarah, Denise and Chui-Wan

Thorne Country woman’s Association

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Thorne Summer Festival

25th & 26th July 2015Thorne Memorial Park

Would you like a charity or commercial stall at the park this year?

Two days of Entertainment all FREE!Sit in a deck chair; enjoy the sunshine and

entertainment at the band stand and stage.Bands, groups, singers, dance schools, Thorne Male Voice Choir, Magic , majorettes, model aeroplanes,

vintage motorbikes, classic cars, face painting, birds of prey, static displays, TMCR, fair rides, Sue Fryer

dog training,/dog obedience, dog tricks and lots more……

For more information contact 07540 098692 or 01405 812403

THORNE LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETYHas an encounter with the history of:

THE BATTLE OF BOROUGHBRIDGEMichael Wilson, historian and member of Towton Battlefield Society, manoeuvers

you through the Battle of Boroughbridge and three other conflicts.

We will hear of the relationship between king Edward II and his cousin Thomas (the second Earl of

Lancaster). Plus find out about the aftermath of the battles and what happened to those who took part.Advance through history and the doors of The Old

People’s Centre, Church Street, Thorne on Tuesday 9th June 2015 - 7.30pm start.

Members £1.50, Visitors £2.50. Refreshments included.

Thorne local History Society meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month (except August)


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June. 28th.ScarboroughJuly. 26th. Whitby.Aug. 23rd. Wolfscot Dale.Sept. 27th. CresswellOct. 25th Everton (Nr Bawtry)

All walks are by Coach £10 any jour-ney. Walks 7 to 9 miles. 8am starts.Pickups. Moorends,Thorne,Stain-forth,Dunscroft,Broadway.To book a seat and pickup time please contact Keith Staines 01302 841062.

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At the Annual General Meeting Thorne Camera Club elected the following members to serve on the Committee for the forthcoming year: David Ulyett Chairman, Pete Spate Treasurer, Lynda Ulyett Secretary, with Frances McIntosh, Linda Spate and Jim Howard also on the Committee. All are happy to be contacted with any questions regarding the club. Many thanks are extended to retiring members John Marshall, John Chapman and Elaine Snowden for their invaluable help in the past with the hope that they may serve on the Committee again in the future.

For the 1940s weekend, a display of 40s style photos was arranged in the Methodist Church Hall, some genuine 40s photos, some from last year’s 40s weekend, and others printed nostalgically. There was a good response from the public who joined them, and chose their favourite picture. A draw from the votes picked J.Sullivan as the winner of a 40s style box of choc-olates. Camera Club members entered the spirit of the occasion, dressing in 40s style clothes. The display is now in Thorne Library.

Recently, members were asked to consider each other’s photos and act as judge, assess-ing points for each one. This demonstrated the difficult task of visiting judges when faced with a quantity of photos, commenting on, and marking them. The members had never been so quiet for so long as they deliberated! - taking great care to study each one before making their decisions. Adjudicators calculated, and the highest scoring entries (colour section) were from David Ulyett, new member Mel Brown, Allen Denby, Bill Mitch-ell and Frances McIntosh. In the mono section, high scorers were Allen Denby, Frances McIn-tosh, Linda Spate, Alan Pickersgill and Steven Thomas. Well done to everyone taking part.

Now summer is almost here, Camera Club members are out and about with their camer-as, taking photographs, improving skills and enjoying good company. The Yorkshire Museum of Mining at Caphouse Colliery near Wakefield was one such visit, although members declined the opportunity to go underground. One, having been a miner himself, said he’d been under-ground enough, others were put off as cameras are not allowed for safety reasons. However, the underground tour is very interesting and well worth doing.

Carpets of bluebells at Melton Woods tempted members out. Bluebells are notoriously difficult to photograph well, but expert guidance was on hand and a very pleasant evening was enjoyed. Also, at Eastrington Nature Reserve, members shot some wildlife, with their cameras of course!

These visits are ideal for getting to know and use your camera with more experienced members always willing to help and advise. In response to those people who have visited the club but felt too lacking in basic camera and

editing skills to become members, this is an ideal time to join the club. The club accepts members no matter how limited their experience, and many beginners have improved a great deal since joining, due to the summer outings.

Visitors and new members are welcome all through the summer, so if you fancy joining an outing, phone or text David on 07463821182 for more details, or email [email protected] . Don’t be shy. Go along and give it a try.

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In recent days there have been suggestions that summer is with us. To witness the impressive aerobatic pursuit demonstrat-ed by a hobby overhead as it pursues and catches prey is just a magical experience. Dragon-flies are a favourite and swallows coming into reedbed roosts are another target. Other summer visitors, the familiar hirundines and warblers are with us and that delightful sulphur yellow herald of spring, the Brimstone butterfly is busy ovipositing on the alder buckthorn along local hedgerows.

On 24 April over a period of around thirty minutes one female was observed as she carefully selected the buds on which she place a single egg and on just three occasions she laid two a little way apart from each other. In this period she laid around forty tiny skittle shaped ovum, at 1.3mm barely discernable amidst a leafy hedgerow. They seemed really exposed and open to predation by hungry blue tits or patrolling parasitic hymenoptera.The UK Butterflies website attrib-utes a bud with two eggs present as being either two different

females or the same female visit-ing at different times. The above observation challenges that, as it was the same female with negligible time lapse between each ovum being deposited on the same bud.On that first day there were three examples where the same female had laid eggs in pairs. Interestingly when I returned lat-er that first day, a number of the initially colourless ‘white’ ovum had begun to show a hint of ‘bluey-green’ but one of the pairs had also gained a further ovum making three on one leaf bud and another similar example was found two days later. One series of three as shown above became four some six days after the first ovum was laid.

So whilst the images are not of any particular photographic merit they do evidence the obser-vations described. What I cannot offer is whether it was the same female returning or a different one laying alongside the earlier laid ovum.

The moral of the story? Get out there, even back gardens can offer budding amateur natural-

ists the opportunity to add to the knowledge base of our wildlife. Despite the statutory penchant for professional consultants, there is still a case to be made that it is still the amateur nat-uralist who has made by far the greater contribution to our catalogue of knowledge through careful and meticulous obser-vation and study – after all, as we learnt at our recent Annual Meeting – Charles Darwin was essentially an amateur able to follow his own line as he was not reliant upon state or commercial funding?

F W Frohawk records in 1934, in his book The Complete Book of British Butterflies, that after coming out of hibernation during the first warm days of March the Brimstone pairs in the spring usually at the end of April or ear-ly May. When they meet on the wing they engage in a prolonged dalliance flight after which they settle to pair and in due course the female generally deposits her eggs towards the end of May or during the first half of June and sometimes as late as July.

The UK Butterflies website like-

bog-trotterwise offers the second week in May so do we assume that the recent observation is another example of a response a phe-nological response to change in climate? There appears no dis-agreement in the literature that I should expect to wait around ten days for the ova to hatch into a larva.

If the literature is true to record then there should be noticeable changes occurring over the com-ing weekend. Let’s hope that the weather is kind or else the early ovum might not benefit from a head start this season unless the vanguard also adopted a staged approach to their ovipositing.

As I put the finishes bits to this piece to send across to Karren there is no sign yet of larva on the very slowly unfurling leaves that are the subject of study. It is now 15 days since the first ovum was observed being laid so have the cold nights caused a delayed emergence? Have they died, are they parasitised? I would be minded to consider the former as there is no sign of damage or decay on the ova. It looks like you might have to wait until the next edition of the Thorne Times to learn the fate of them.

A few Turtle Doves have made it back, despite the risk of massa-cre as they migrate over Malta to spend summer with us. Cuckoos too are being heard, all we need now are our Nightjars to make our summer assemblage com-plete. As the last of our wintering Hen Harriers depart to breed on the upland moors, the question on conservationists minds is will they survive and will they breed or will they perish?

Above: The first image shows three early laid ova all the same pale opaque white. The second in addition to the ovipositing female, shows an ovum (egg) laid on an emerging leaf (towards the top right). The third image shows three yellow ova and one opaque white ovum, clearly indicative of being laid later. [Images: H R Kirk]

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Stainforth TIMESBy Mavis Fletcher 01302 [email protected]

There was a Presentation given by Stainforth4All - The Chair to it said they had come to the end of another great year and thanked the Stainforth Town Council for their help.

The Charity Shop does sell really cheap clothes/baby care making a profit which all goes back into the funds. On Saturdays there is tutoring in the English language, an Arts and Craft afternoon is well attended. The Job Club helps with CVs, it helped a new resident find a job in the Town. Chess Club - a seven year old is in the Regional Finals

Children are still enjoying the Film Club with funding from Community First.The Mayor said ‘the library has gone from strength to strength’ Two members of the Stronger Communities Team were present and mentioned the ‘Drop In’ in Thorne regarding the armed forces/veterans which is open to anyone, the first Thursday in the month.

Phil Poole said he had been given some plants donated so he set them in the huge planters outside McColls Supermarket on Thorne Road in Stainforth, everyone had remarked how nice they looked.

Stanley Gardens TARA requested financial assistance from the Town Council and it was agreed at £200. The next Town Council meeting will be held in the Council Chamber, The Park on Church Road, Stainforth on Tuesday May 19th at 6.30pm Tuesday Club members who meet each week in the Resource Centre in Stainforth enjoyed a meal at The New Inn in Stainforth on the 5th of May remembering V.E Day.

Organiser Shelagh Moore has four day trips planned for them during the summer months,

This is a good school - pupils pictured after their OFSTED report recently at Kirton Lane Primary school in Stainforth, stood alongside of them is Gemma McMahon. The pupils of all abilities, including disabled pupils and those with special educational needs, achieve well throughout the school in reading, writing and mathematics. They work hard and present their work well. Pupils are well behaved, polite and friendly. they take pride in their work and good care of one another.

There are over 200 pupils at this mixed school.

Overall effectiveness, this inspection, leadership and management, Behaviour and safety of pupils, quality of teaching, achievement of pupils and Early years provision all were awarded a good grade.

The June meeting of Stainforth and District Local History Society will take place at 7pm on Thursday June 7th in the Methodist Church , Church Road in Stainforth when Mr Pat Mclaughlin will give an illustrated talk on York Minster. All welcome , non-members just a £1, enquiries to Pearl Howland on 01302 350036. ‘IT’ for beginners is being held every Wednesday from 10am until 1pm at Stainforth Library on Church Road. Stainforth4all, manager of the library Stuart Bolton tells me they took a bus trip to the Magna Centre in Rotherham recently, another trip is planned and this time it is to the Mining Museum, Beamish in Durham.

The Stainforth Cemetery gates now close at 7pm each evening but the last admission to the grounds is 6.45pm. Wheelie Bin stickers having the writing ‘Please Slow Down in our Town’ are now available from Stainforth Library, so if you want to show your support call in and collect one.Any complaints regarding the ‘smell’ from the Lagoon on Doncaster Road, contact Scott Forbes on 01302 737573. Stainforth Town Council news - The clerk Mrs P Harrison read a letter out written by the Mayor Councillor Dave Moore thanking everyone for ‘his busy year’ but enjoyable one, attending the many functions being held in the Town, and wishing his successor all the best for their year of office.

the first one is to Bridlington in June. At the Methodist Church, Church Road in Stainforth on Friday May 29th there will be afternoon tea with entertainment at a cost of just £2. Contact Margaret on 01302 885905

Here is the results for Stainforth and Barnby Dun = 2 Ward Councillors elected are: - Labour – G.Derx 1,295 and K.Keegan – 1,747. Votes cast- 6,378, Electorate =7,206. Turnout was 56.13%. Stainforth Parish Council - elected members = Labour: - J Bolton 890. S Bolton 774. S Cook 665. L Crosby 793. G Derx 475. J Harvey 703. N Hughes 770. V Mackintosh 598. D Moore 588. I Moore 511. E Nesbitt 716. M Nesbitt 668. P Pilkington 815. J Thompson 717. J Waggott UKIP 750 Electorate = 4,278. Turnout was 47.57% - Results from DMBC Website.

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Driving to the coast a fortnight ago I passed through the village of Walkington near Beverley. The village was bedecked with bunting, flags, painted bicycles, scarecrows dressed as cyclists interspersed with colourful election posters waiting for the arrival of riders of the very first Tour de Yorkshire. I hope Fishlake could do as well if a future tour were to come through our village.Elected as DMBC councillors on 7th May for the Norton and Askern ward, which now includes Fishlake, were: - 1) Alan Jones, 2) Irish Beech and 3) Austin White representing the Labour Party.

The members of the Thursday Coffee Club have been busy lately. On polling day they visited the New Inn in Stainforth for a leisurely lunch to watch the swans, barges and floating voters go by. Monday, 11th May found them at The Lyceum Theatre in Sheffield watching ‘The Full Monty’ with its social message. They intend to hold a coffee morning in the Village Hall on Saturday 30th May from 10 a.m. onwards to raise funds for Fishlake’s Monday Club which is so active in the village. The morning will feature cakes, tombola and books.

SWALLOWS winged their way into the village on 17th April with the first cuckoo of spring being heard on 30th April by Liz Webster. People in Fishlake wait anxiously for these migratory birds to return from Africa after the long winter as a sign of spring.

Friday, 17th April saw a quiz organised by Mrs Pam. Pyatt in aid of the Village Hall Committee. The enjoyable quiz with its pie and peas supper raised £268 and was won by the Golden Girls from Sykehouse, who also won last year. Recent quiz winners at the Hare and Hounds include Mrs Marylyn Fox and Mrs Maureen White (twice) whilst the jackpot has been won by Mr Neil Livesey and Mrs Pam Pyatt.

Recently the Prince of Wales, accompanied by Prince Harry, the prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand, the president of Ireland and the Foreign Minister of Canada (representing the former dominion of Newfoundland) marked the centenary of the Dardanelles campaign in Turkey with the Queen and the prime minister here at the Cenotaph in London.

Thanks to Jamie Quinn and John Deeney’s book, Fishlake’s Fallen, we learnt that four brothers from Fishlake were present at Gallipoli in 1915. Shortly before the First World War Andrew, George, Thomas and William Waslin left West Bank in Fishlake to emigrate to New South Wales where they found work as station hands. They enlisted in the service of the young dominion by joining the Australian Seventh Light Horse Regiment before being trained in Egypt and then sent to Gallipoli in a vain attempt to knock the Ottoman Empire out of the war by attacking Constantinople. Sadly, William Pickard Waslin died, aged 22, on 11th November 1915 and was buried in Shell Green Cemetery.

The winners of the Fishlake 100 Club in April were : Paula Corner, Joe Rotherford and Ruth Pridham.

A beautiful peal of bells rang out across the village from St. Cuthbert’s on the 3rd May as our visiting bell ringers announced their presence to the outside world.

A very interesting video is now available on You Tube. It’s ‘A Walk Around Fishlake, South Yorkshire’ and shows some familiar views of the village with a good commentary by Leah Hather.

An electricity cut on 5th May left kettles unboiled, telephones not replying, washing machines suspended in mid-spin and computer screens blank for two hours when we realised how dependent on that source of energy we are.

Fishlake TIMESBy Stephen Cook 01302 841604

9th May was open day for Garden Blooms in Fosterhouses where local people with green fingers could discuss gardening with experts or purchase new plants from the nursery which normally only supplies markets. Meanwhile, Fishlake’s ‘Band With No Name’ was supporting Sykehouse’s VE Day + 70 with its usual style.

Eight a.m. on 11th May saw the closure of Stainforth Bridge for an indefinite period of repairs after yet another accident where thirty-five stones were displaced on the eastern parapet of the southern span of this listed building. Diversions are in place via South Bramwith or Thorne.

An annual event nowadays is the Jumble and Nearly New Sale which will be held on 13th June between 10.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. in the Village Hall when the Village Hall Committee will be working hard to raise funds. Gifts of clothes, household goods, tools and furniture will be welcome as would support on the day. Please contact Mrs Sheila Hill on 01302 841086.

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A man living in Thorne who had a history of violence and dishonesty in his native Poland was among six men sentenced to a total of 50 years and four months after admitting their part in the death of 26-year-old Adam Szurgocinski at a house in Doncaster last year.

The six men pleaded guilty to manslaughter at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday 1 May and were sentenced Wednesday 6 May.Rafal Palinski, 29, of Fenland Road, Thorne was sentenced to 10 years and 3 months in prison.

It was revealed in court that Palinski had all served time in jail in Poland, having convictions for dishonesty and violence.

The other man jailed were:Pawel Wegorzewski, 20, Balby Road, of Doncaster was jailed for 9 years.

Jaroslaw Owczarczyk, 32 of Raby Road, Wheatley received a total 10 years and 3 months in prison.Sebastian Mariusz Gurski, 30, of no fixed abode received a sentence of 9 years and 3 months.Mateusz Hala-bura, 25, of Jubilee Road, Doncaster received a total of 10 years and 3 months in prison for manslaughter and 2 years for perverting the course of justice to be served concurrently.

Dariusz Bogusz, 32, of Jubilee Road, Doncaster also pleaded guilty to per-verting the course of justice and was sentenced to 16 months in prison.

The men were on trial for murder but after two weeks, they pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

The court heard that police were

called to an address in Jubilee Road, Wheatley, on Sunday 14 September 2014, where paramedics were treat-ing 26-year-old Adam for serious and unexplained injuries.

Adam suffered blunt trauma to his head during a sustained physical at-tack. He was taken to hospital where he later died.

Detective Inspector Sean Bird, dep-uty senior investigating officer, said: “Although the men have offered no explanation as to what happened to Adam, they have admitted their part in his death. Hopefully this should help Adam’s family find some peace moving forward.

“A team of officers worked tireless-ly over a number of months and arrested a total of 16 people, before charging the five men with murder and one with perverting the course of justice.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved with this lengthy and complex investigation.”

Adam Szurgocinski’s family have released the following statement: “Adam was a much loved partner, father, son and brother.

“The day that Adam died it broke our hearts.

“Our lives will never be the same again. We miss him every day and wish that we could have him back. We love him so much.

“We would like to thank the police for the work that they have done to convict the people that are responsi-ble for killing Adam.”

Thorne man among six men jailed for over 50 years following death of man in Doncaster

Photo Caption: Rafal Palinski – Bottom middle

A food bank in Thorne may expand to reach people in need in Stainforth.

Thorne and Moorends Food Bank works within its local community to provide emergency help to those in real need. Through short term food parcels as well as welfare and crisis management they make a positive difference to people’s lives.

With grant support from South Yorkshire Community Founda-tion the food bank has been able to cover the cost of rent, food hygiene training and food deliveries.

Co-Founder, Michael Hennessey said: “It has given us the freedom to concentrate on other things, such as one-to-one personal support and development.We had a guy who came in who lives on his own and is an alco-holic. All he needed was to get out of his flat and have someone to talk to, some support. Now he comes in every week and tells us how well he’s doing.

“We had a suicidal client, no

money, no food, no family. So we’d sit him down and have a chat and that we were at the end of the phone if he ever needs to talk. We’re not just a food bank, we give help. We believe in social inclusion for everybody.”

The food bank is already looking to expand their services and is currently in partnership with Doncaster Council to open a food bank in Stainforth, one of the most disadvantaged areas in Doncaster.

Michael continued: “Local authorities have recognised the positive impact we’re achieving in the areas where we operate and want to take our model to Stainforth.

“We also want to expand our services and our reach. We want to be the place to go for support.” Thorne and Moorends Food Bank is also in partnership with Age UK to ensure the inclusion of older people in the take up of their provisions and are creating a strategy to help enable them to reach those most in need.

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PRIVATE HAROLD HAGUE (aged 24)No.20477

1st Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light InfantryHarriet and Thomas Hague (signalman), Railway Crossing, Moorends have been informed, by the War Office, via the

American Embassy, that their son, Harold, died from wounds in a German Field Hospital at Iseghem, Belgium on 9th June 1915. Harold joined up in December 1914 and was sent to Flanders in

March 1915. He was wounded and captured during a German attack at Friezenberg Ridge, Ypres on 8th May 1915. Harold was buried at Iseghem and re-interred after the Armistice in a British cemetery at

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PRIVATE EDMUND STEVENSON (aged 34)No. 20852

1st Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light InfantryEdmund joined up in December 1914 and was sent to Flanders on 5th May 1915. He was wounded by a shell at Sanctuary Wood, near Ypres, on Whit Tuesday, 25th May 1915. Edmund was transferred

back to hospital in Guildford, Surrey but died of his wounds on 10th June 1915. He was buried in Guildford with full military

honours. Edmund left a wife and three children; he had been employed in a brickyard and on the railway at Thorne before the war.

On 26th April, Thorne family Support Group took part in the Rotary Disability Games and would like to thank Thorne Rotary who supported the group by getting them to the games in Scunthorpe where they were held.

20 members of the group went along with everyone taking part in the events including Boccia, Kurling and Snooker. There were lots of successes including Jack getting through to the quarter finals at kurling and Brent Fullerton winning the darts final.

Everyone had a great day meeting

other groups from Hull, East Holder-son, Scunthorpe, Doncaster, Brigg, Barnsley and Sheffield.

The same group belong to Boccia, England for people with disabilities and on 18th April invited two teams from Sheffield to the Community Centre in Moorends.

Two courts were set up with the Mavericks and Smaskers joining the two Thorne teams with everyone trying really hard and playing well.

Football players wanted – 16 and over. Contact 01405 812403 or 01302 844077

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Residents expressed concerns over a water leak on a street in Thorne.

The leak, on St Nicholas Road, near to it’s junction with Field Road and King Edward, went unrepaired for over two weeks.

Water from a burst pipe had been running down onto the crossroads, leaving residents concerned that the constant flow of water made the busy junction hazardous to pedestrians and road users alike.

One resident said “I am a carer and find that junction quite dan-gerous as it is”, adding it was “an accident waiting to happen”.

Advice from The Consumer Council For Water about why it can take so long for water companies to fix their leaks says “Leaks should be repaired

promptly unless there is a good reason for any delay. Sometimes it takes a long time for compa-nies to repair leaks that have been reported by the public, and water can be seen running to waste for days, or even weeks.

“Finding the source of a leak is not always easy, it may come from pipework on private prop-erty, or the repair may require the closure of a road for which the company has to apply to the council for permission.”One of Ofwat’s measures of com-pany performance is leakage. Failure to meet leakage targets can result in penalties to the companies.

Yorkshire Water have since repaired the leak. A spokesper-son said: “We’d like to apologise to those affected by this main’s leak.”

Members with medals & trophies received from Peter Best the Rotary President

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appeared in the films Pride and Prejudice and Nanny McPhee. The carriage itself has also had fame with actors Dame Maggie Smith and Hugh Bonneville in their acting roles.

Eric and Hilary Cornish took over the running of the business at the Field Road premises just over 20 years ago and have had the pleasure of bringing up their 3 daughters there. They continue to run the business with the help of funeral director, Paul Wright, who has worked with them at Armitage for several years. Armitage Funeral Service can cater for every aspect of your funeral, offering a complete, personal service with care and compassion. Eric is a fully qualified funeral director and embalmer and has recently introduced a new memorial service to add to a funeral prepayment service already in place.Armitage Funeral Service provides a 24 hour service and is part of Dignity, a British company with funeral directors in towns and cities across the UK. Eric, Hilary and Paul, on behalf of Dignity, would like to thank everyone for attending and would also like to thank everyone involved in making the day a great success.

After a successful Open Day on Tuesday 12th May, Armitage Funeral Service is proud to announce the completion of their premises refurbishment. The refurbishment has taken place over a period of 9 months, working step by step on all areas to ensure as little disruption as possible.

The general public were invited to attend the Open Day between 10:00am and 7:00pm, with a rededication of the chapels of rest at 11.30 am. The service was led by Reverend D Green, Father N J Pay, Reverend K Jump and Father A O’Reilly who represented denominations of the local churches. Also in attendance was Mrs Rachel Bollons, who previously owned the business with her late husband Alf. Visitors were able to look around the bright, spacious premises which now includes a family room for each private chapel of rest as well as a separate arrangement room for the comfort of the bereaved.

Rather than a traditional horse-drawn hearse, which is always available for funerals, a carriage courtesy of Matthew from Reins of Elegance was there on the day. Visitors were invited to take a trip around Thorne pulled by horses which have

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Brenda and family of the late Mr Gilson would like to thank;

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Precious Memoriesof my wonderful DadKEITH LAWSON

Dad I love you moretoday than yesterday,

but not as much as tomorrow

Miss you and love youwith all my heartAlways & forever

Carole & Neilxxx

In loving memoryof my Husban

KEITH LAWSON21st June 2013

There is always a face before me,a voice I would love to hear,

a smile i will always remember,of a Husband I loved so dear

Deep in my heart lies a picture,more precious than silver or gold,

It’s a picture of my husband,who’s memory will never grow old

Love always

Pauline (Polly)xxx

In loving memory of my Grandad

KEITH LAWSON21st June 2013

Grandad, your life was a blessing, your memory

a treasure, you are loved beyond words, and missed

beyond measure,

I love you GrandadLove Leigh, chloe & Louis

To My Special MumEDITH IVY KIRKHAM(NEE CHESTER) Who passed Away

20th June 2013We know a smile we would love to see,

A hand we would love to touch,We know a voice we would love to hear,And a face we love so much.

We never asked for miracles,But today just one would do,To see our door wide open,

And you come walking through.

Love you always Melisa & Richard, Kirsty & Ellen,

Laura & Paul, Harry, Olivia and Edithxxx

In Loving Memory of my Dearest Wife

EDITH IVY KIRKHAM

(NEE CHESTER) Passed away

20th June 2013

To lose a wife you really love, is hard beyond belief.

Your heart comes near to breaking, and no-one knows your grief.

I had a wonderful wife, and loved her to the end.

I lost two precious things that day,My Wife and my best friend.

I will never forget you Edie

Your Loving HusbandCis

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loved you,Just a memory fond and true,

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Love always Julie & Nigel, Charlotte, Harriette & Nidge

xxxxx

DEREK SMITH6th June 2013

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love to see,a hand we would love to touch

We know a voice we would love to hear,

and a face we love so muchWe never asked for miraclesbut today just one would do,

to see our door wide openand you come walking through

Gone but never forgottenFrom your wife Emma &

daughters Janette, Jacqueline& Gillian

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loved husband 30th & 31st May

Many memories have been made,Many joyous times we’ve shared,

Precious moments that could neverBe repeated or compared.

I miss you more than anyone knows,

As time goes by the emptiness grows,

The tears I shed are wiped away,But the ache in my heart is there

to stay.I love and miss you so much Sam

Till we meet againGod Bless you always my Darling

Joan xxxx

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Moorends’ cyclist Connor Swift’s first race of the month was around Sheffield with riders from elite teams like Condor, Madison, Ra-leigh, Kuota, Achieve and Giordana lined up on the start line for an 18 lap race covering 100K. The weather was warm but there was a bad cross wind for the full duration of the race. The race started and people were attacking from the start, but no one was managing to get away. Connor had a few attempts to get away but got brought back each time, as no one was working together. 5 laps in and a group of 9 managed to put a gap between the main bunch, Connor had missed this and lap after lap they were pulling away. Connor and a group of 6 riders managed to slip away from the main bunch, only to be joined by two other riders who managed to bridge the gap over a few laps. Connors group was not working well togeth-er, letting the leading group gain more time over them. The race was won from the lead-ing group leaving Connor to race for 10th place upwards. As they came into sight, two riders had over a 200m gap from Connors group. The pace was at full speed coming up to the line and Connor managed to dis-tance himself from his group and catch one of the two escapees on the line. Connor end-ed up in 11th place. He averaged a speed of 42.3Kmh with a max speed 73.8kmh.

The next race was the Rutland Classic; a big

race of 166Km with 200 riders coming from 15 different countries, with the furthest away was a team from New Zealand. This race is a classic for the cycling calendar and a great privilege for any rider to be picked for the race. The race does a couple of circuits around the Rutland reservoir, then comes away and goes along some very narrow roads, where there can only be around 3 riders alongside each other. It then goes on open roads for a short period before it goes cross country down dirt tracks; it then keeps mixing it up with dirt roads and back to narrow lanes. Just as you get in a rhythm the road changes and disrupts your rhythm. The race started to split on the second lap of the reservoir, but Connor was still up in the top quarter of riders. As the race went on Connor was starting to suffer, but he was still up there. He lasted until the 108km mark and then had to drop out as his legs were dead. They were dead because he had been to the Xscape in Castleford two days before on the new Gravity trampoline park and his legs had not recovered. Trampolining uses all dif-ferent muscle groups in the legs, he won’t be doing that again. This was a learning curve for Connor and his trainer ‘Dean Downing’ explained to Connor about preparing for races days in advance, a valuable lesson learnt. With that said only 80 riders finished the brutal race and for the 108km he did do, he averaged 41.2kmh with a max speed of

75.2kmh

His next race was back to the Elite road series in Wiltshire, a 173km race around 5 large circuits and 4 shorter circuits. The race was going to be a quick race and everyone expected it to be for the sprinters of the main teams, so everyone was expect-ing it to be a mass finish. The race started and it was all together until the first long climb which stretched the field apart, around 20 riders managed to pull away from the main peloton, but all of the sprinters were in the main bunch so there was no panic. As the race progressed the gap kept getting bigger and bigger. The dwindling main bunch with Connor in finished the large laps and moved onto the small laps, there was no chance of them catching the leading 20. On the second smaller lap, the British cycling of-ficials decided to pull out the main bunch as the 20 riders who were leading were closing in on them and could have lapped them. So it was just left for the 20 riders to race it out, leaving Connor and the others to abandon the race. He averaged 39.6kmh with a max speed of 87.5kmh

It’s been a month to learn lessons from. Fingers crossed for next month as he able to mix it with the best of them, he just needs to be in the lucky break that stays away.

Cycling with Connor Swift

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22nd April 2015 29th April 2015

Hatfield Main B 1 – 4 Hatfield Main A Hatfield Main A 5 – 0 Dunscroft Social

Dunscroft Social 0 – 5 Armthorpe Social A Barnby Dun B 1 – 4 Armthorpe Social B

Barnby Dun A 2 – 3 Thorne Snooker A Dunscroft YOI 4 – 1 Hatfield Main B

Armthorpe Social B 4 – 1 Dunscroft YOI Armthorpe Social A 4 – 1 Barnby Dun A

Stonegate 2 – 3 Barnby Dun B

6th May 2015 Results 1st April 2015

Thorne Snooker 4 – 1 Armthorpe Social A Hatfield Main B 4 – 1 Thorne Snooker A

Hatfield Main B 2 – 3 Barnby Dun B Armthorpe S. B 1 – 4 Armthorpe S. A

Dunscroft Social 1 – 4 Dunscroft YOI Dunscroft Social 2 – 3 Barnby Dun A

Barnby Dun A 3 – 2 Hatfield Main A Stonegate 2 – 3 Hatfield Main A

LEAGUE TABLE P W L PTS

Thorne Snooker A 26 19 7 81

Hatfield Main B 27 14 13 74

Barnby Dun A 26 14 12 67

Stonegate 26 12 14 67

Hatfield Main A 26 15 11 66

Dunscroft YOI 26 13 13 65

Armthorpe Social B 26 14 12 64

Barnby Dun B 26 11 15 61

Armthorpe Social A 27 10 17 60

Dunscroft Social 26 9 17 50

Thorne Snooker League ResultsWith only one match left to play Thorne Snooker have won the league title after their nearest rivals Hatfield Main B suffered defeats in their last three matches. They will now look to redeem themselves in the K.O. Cup Final on the 27th May against Thorne Snooker.

The two teams met in the final last year with Hatfield lifting the trophy with a black ball win in the final frame.

Highest Breaks: A. Clark - Thorne Snooker A – 43. L. Redmile – Thorne Snooker A – 43

POS TEAM Played Won Lost For Against TotalPoints

1 Dunscroft Welfare 22 19 3 134 64 191

2 Ingram Arms 22 18 4 136 62 190

3 Red Bear 22 17 5 123 75 174

4 Broadway 22 17 5 124 74 172

5 Anchor Lions 22 12 10 108 90 141

6 Bar None 22 13 9 103 95 139

7 Anchor Tigers 22 11 11 104 94 134

8 Canal Tavern 22 7 15 90 108 111

9 Moorends Comrades 22 8 14 84 114 108

10 Thornensians RC 22 4 18 73 125 80

11 Central Club 22 4 18 55 143 56

12 Coronation Club 22 2 20 54 144 53

Dunscroft Welfare 7 v 2 Thornensians RC

Thorne & District Winter Pool League2014-2015 season Sponsored by Archers Commercials Ltd

Final League Table

Danny Vance KO Cup Final, played at The Broadway Dunscroft Welfare 5, Ingram Arms 4

Dunscroft’s Owen Blunt, age 9, of Dunsville Primary, has earned him-self another well deserved grading award on Sunday 10th May.

Owen is currently one of the UK’s youngest black belts, but has topped that by achieving 2nd Dan status.

Tipped for a great future in the sport of Taekwondo, the award is recog-nised by all the major organisations - World Taekwondo Federation, European Taekwondo Union, Commonwealth Taekwondo Union,

British Olympic Association and finally Kukkiwon - World Taekwondo Headquarters.

The move to a higher rank is a major achievement for a youngster of Owen’s age, and his family and friends are thrilled.

Owen is sponsored by Rackham House Floors, T.Williams Joinery ( Doncaster ), S & G Commercials, Broadway Hotel, Archers Com-mercials and finally #teammac, to which he is extremely grateful and owes his success to them.

Major achievement for young Taekwondo Star

Owen having his license signed by Master Mike McKenzie – British TaekwondoName Gross Hcp Nett Score

NewEx.Hcp

Comments

Barry Hale 91 - 23c = 68* 21.9

Miles McDowell 99 - 27c = 72 27.0

David Picksley 81 - 8c = 73 8.4 Lowest Gross

James Picksley 88 – 14c = 74 14.1

Alastair Perry 92 - 18c = 74 18.3

Michael Howsam 89 - 14c = 75 14.3

Paul Godbehere 90 - 14c = 76@ 13.9

D Jones 90 - 13c = 77 13.4

John Bates 88 - 11c = 77 11.4

Stephen Brooke 100 - 22c = 78 22.5

Ron Nielson 101 - 21c = 80 20.7

Jow leigh 91 - 10c = 81 10.2

Competition ResultType : Stroke-Play CSS Score : 71Course : Kingswood Golf Course New Course Par : 71Division: All Medal 9th May 2015

Kingswood Golf

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On a chip, the clubhead stays low, below your hands on the backswing and also in the follow-through. It’s a single-lever motion with no real wrist hinge. On a pitch, the clubhead goes above your hands on the backswing--be-cause you hinge your wrists to make a longer

swing--but it stays below your hands in the follow-through. On a lob, the clubhead goes above your hands on both sides of the swing--because you rehinge the club through impact to create more speed and loft. Now, here’s when to use these shots. The chip runs along the ground,

so you need some green to work with. The lob is great when you have to carry an obstacle and then stop the ball fast, and the pitch is for all the situations in between. Turn the page for a quick lesson on how to play these three shots.

Because the chipping swing is so short, set up with your hands and the club where you want them to be at impact. Using a short iron or wedge, play the ball just behind center, and open your stance so your lower body is pre-ro-tated toward the target. Set more weight on your front foot, and lean the shaft forward so your left wrist is flat (1). Swing the club back with your arms and shoulders, feeling the upper part of your arms riding on your chest as you make a lit-tle turn back. Remember, the clubhead stays be-low your hands (2). Don’t let your right elbow jut behind you; that would mean you’re moving the club with your arms only. Start the downswing with your lower body, your right knee pushing toward the target. At impact, you want to return the club to that forward-leaning position, with the shaft in line with your left arm. Keep turning your body through, and check that your left wrist is still flat at the finish (3).

With one of your wedges, take an open stance and center the ball between your heels. Avoid the common fault of tilting away from the target at address--golfers do this because they try to help the ball up. Instead, set your spine straight up and down, with the ball directly below the left side of your face (1). Start the clubhead moving first, then fold your right arm, which will cause your left wrist to hinge and the club to swing upward (2). This lengthens the swing to supply the extra speed you need on a pitch. Coming down, rotate your body through, feeling as if you maintain the hinge you created in your left wrist. Your body rotation will pull your hands and the club down and through, with your hands beating the clubhead back to the ball. Like on a chip, the shaft will be leaning forward at impact. Finish with the clubhead low and pointing left of the target (3).

Here you need an even longer swing and an open clubface to hit the ball higher. Using your most-lofted wedge, widen your stance, open it more, and play the ball farther forward to increase the loft on the face (1). As you go back, let your wrists fully hinge, and turn your back to the target (2). The common fault here is, golfers don’t make a big enough motion, so they have to overaccelerate on the downswing, leading to erratic contact. From a good backswing, the key is to let your hands and arms drop. To do this, you have to keep your grip pressure light, so you can feel the weight of the clubhead catch up with your left arm. The follow-through is a continua-tion of that move: The momentum of the swing rehinges your wrists, with the shaft getting to a vertical position, and your body rotates through to face the target (3).

CHIP

PITCH

FLOP

Golf Tip of the Month – Short GameCHIP, PITCH AND FLOP

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The weather has stayed dry, however the wind has been a constant hazard during April at Drax Golf Club. All this month’s competitions have been well supported by the member-ship and the prizes have been shared around! April has seen the usual midweek and month-ly medals played, 2 senior medals, a senior cup round and the Deborah cup and Comple-tion Cup. We have also had the final of the Winter Doubles competition which was won by Dale Banks and Roger Elliott in a tense game against Kevin Hudson and Matthew Forde that went to the last hole! Roger is player of the month for April as he has added a midweek medal and a senior medal to his haul, as well as being runner up in the Completion Cup. The course is in great shape thanks to the recent dry spell, we just need some warm, wet nights for recently planted grass to start growing!

Results:-

Monthly MedalDivision 1 Alan PuddyfordDivision 2 Roger ElliotDivision 3 Terry MooreMidweek MedalDivision 1 David GisbourneDivision 2 Matthew FordeDivision 3 Ken WilliamsSenior Medal 1Winner Roger ElliottSenior Medal 2Winner David EastonSenior CupWinner Richard WhiteleyDeborah Bowl (Handicap upto 15)Winner Garrick SlayweRunner up Alan PuddyfordCompletion Cup ( Handicap 16+)Winner Andrew BrookesRunner up Roger Elliott

April Results at Drax Golf Club

Gary Dear (Stainforth ABC) lost a close points decision, and Robert Davies (Stainforth ABC) lost on a split decision.

Owen Edwards (Freedom ABC) narrowly lost to a split decision also.

Jules Harwood (Freedom ABC) was the only winner of the ‘home’ boxers on the night. The fighter

won his bout with a technical knockout in the second round, with his opponent, having blood pour-ing out due to a cut above his eye.

Stainforth ABC Coach, Paul Thompson said of his young pro-teges: “Overall I was pleased with how the lads never gave in”

“All bouts were evenly matched and very entertaining”

Lindholme based Freedom ABC will be staging their first show at the Dunscroft Social Club, Station Road, on Friday 5 June.

WBA Bantamweight Jamie Mcdon-nell is expected to attend following his recent successful title defence.

Stainforth ABC held an evening of amateur boxing at the Old Club, Stainforth, to showcase the best of their young boxing talent.

The youngsters had been training hard for the event, with Coach Paul Thompson putting them through their paces, working out and spar-ring in the club’s Church Road gym, and pounding the roads around town.

On the night the Stainforth boxers were joined by were joined by fighters from Freedom ABC at Lindholme.

Debutant Bradley Davies (Stain-forth ABC) impressed for his first time in a ring in a skills bout.

Frank Buck (Stainforth ABC) ended up bloodied, but boxed well against his tall, strong opponent.

Stainforth ABC Boxing Show

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Roger Elliott Golfer of the month


Stingers completed their season in fine style, treating a sodden crowd to some champagne football in their final 9v9 fixture at Camp Coulman. The opponents had inflicted defeat to the black & yellow only two weeks earlier to extinguish any hopes they had of claiming the divisional Title.

Stingers camped in their opponents` half from the first whistle and it wasn`t too long before they deservedly made the breakthrough, AR-CHIE TAYLOR with a fine strike into the bottom corner from the edge of the penalty area.

Inevitably, REECE FINLEY was soon on the scoresheet, a typical first half hat-trick put Stingers firmly in control. Bessacarr were second best for long periods, they did manage to grab a consolation before the break to give themselves hope.

HT Stingers 4 Bessacarr Blue 1The Second half proved to be as one-sided as the first, Bessacarr showing none of the fight they were capable of, Stingers` football

was organised & at times sublime, the greasy surface proving perfectly suited to their slick passing game.

REECE weighed in with 2 more goals, com-pleting another blockbusting season to end his tally on 73 goals, his tally last season was described by the League as “remarkable”, it was a mere 40 goals.....

Bessacarr managed a late consolation via a well struck free kick.

Every player was on top form today. Tyler Wilkinson made one or two great saves when required. Cameron Denby was a giant again in the heart of defence, James Taylor put a typically energetic shift in at right back. On the left, Luke Keeble was solid & never put a pass astray, he didn`t quite manage to get on the scoresheet though, despite his 75 second cameo up top.

Ben Taylor took Luke`s place for 10 minutes of the first half, slotting straight in, his second

half performance higher up the pitch was classy & assured, linking up well with his front men, Alex Young & Ryan Chappell. Alex put in another solid performance & was unlucky not to get his name on the scoresheet, as was Ryan Chappell, though young Chappie can lay claim to at least three of Reece`s assists, finding the big man with ease & showing some great feet throughout.

Reece was just Reece, his team mates will tell you he`s much more than just goals, linking up with his pals to great effect while playing with a beaming smile on his face.In the middle of the park, Archie was solid & assured as ever. Perhaps the most pleasing performance though, came from his latest midfield partner, Ross Asquith. “The Boss” certainly lived up to his name, in the absence of the injured Will Weir, Ross showed great touches & found a yellow shirt with virtually every pass.

Stingers take a well earned break before tour-nament season begins.

Moorends Stingers U12s 6 Bessacarr Blue U12s 2

The final games of the Thorne Pri-mary Schools Football League saw all four teams in the league in action - Brooke playing host to Marshland and Green Top entertaining West Road. Green Top needed a big win to top the league and hope that Brooke were beaten by Marshland. Brooke needed to avoid defeat in or-der to win the inaugural league title.

Brooke started off brightly against Marshland. They passed the ball around well and closed Marshland down quickly, not allowing them any chances in the opening stages. Latching on to a good pass from Ben Jackson, Alex Bisby slotted home for Brooke. Marshland created a few good chances but Brooke’s defenders, Ben Potts and MaCauley Jackson, were not in a charitable mood and gave nothing away. They closed Marshland down quickly and snuffled out any hint of a chance. In the second half, Marshland came out strongly with Rhys Williams and Harvey Wanlass creating a good chance and forcing a corner. It was clear that Marshland were going to battle hard in the second half. A through ball from Harvey Wanlass split Brooke’s defence open and a created a one on one chance with Brooke’s goalie Lewis Frost. Frost bravely dived at the feet of the Marshland striker. After that, Brooke countered quickly with a long kick from MaCauley Jackson and Tommy Smith score Brooke’s second goal. Brooke played some solid controlled football after that. Mason White began to dominate the midfield area, winning every tackle. It wasn’t long until this paid dividends with a

pass out on to the wing to Tommy Smith who crossed the ball in to Alex Bisby who slotted home for Brooke’s third. Marshland carried on battling throughout and forced Lewis Frost to make some saves and with another one on one created, Marshland looked a certainty to score but were denied by a brilliant tackle from Ben Potts. The final whistle blew, Brooke had won 3-0 and in doing so, won the league.

The action didn’t stop there. At Green Top an entertaining 3-3 draw was battled out. Both sides creating many chances and both scoring excellent goals. Leon Bushby netting a brace for Green Top and Josh Walton adding the other goal.

League organiser Mr Whitfield said, “The league has been really successful. Next season the league should develop further. It has been good that all the schools involved have played host to fixtures and the children have enjoyed taking part in the games.”

Primary League

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Thornensians won the Uniplex South Yorkshire Cup in thrilling fashion, coming from behind to win by just one point with a late try.

The side beat Sheffield RUFC 2nd XV 18 – 19 at their Abbeydale Road ground in Sheffield to retain the trophy.

The Sheffield side had forged ahead with a ten point lead, scoring a con-verted try and a penalty.

Thorne fought back, with Stuart Hughes touching down and Josh Walker converting, making the score 10 – 7. Sheffield then scored another try and kicked a penalty, taking the score to 18 – 7.

Thornensians introduced Aaron Holt to the fray and fought back once more, Oliver Cox putting them back

in contention with a try and conver-sion to take the score to 18-14, when at one point it seemed unlikely the Thorne side would get anything out of the match.

With time ticking away Thornensi-ans’ Ryan Pilley burst forward and touched down right in the corner at the side where they away fans were massed, winning the tie and giving the trophy to Thorne for the second year running, finishing off a success-ful season for the Blue, black and whites.

The 1st XV had previously finished third in the league in the YRFU Yorkshire Division Three.

**Yorkshire Merit League** To add to the Club’s honours for the season, the 2nd’s have finished Champions of the South District Merit League. The team topped the league with 42 points, five points clear of their near-est challengers, Barnsley RUFC.

Thornensians Win South Yorkshire Cup


Junior football is alive and kicking and many teams from our area have achieved great things this season, winning division titles, along with cup runs and wins. For many, even an improvement in league standing from the previous year is worth celebrating.

Moorends Hornets and Stingers u14’s finished second in the second division, just losing out in to Stainforth Juniors in the final few weeks of the season.

Manager Terry Jackson, who looks after the Moorends side along with coach Gregg Atkinson, says he is pleased with the sides progress and wanted to thank businesses for their support throughout the season. “The lads have done well this season, and I’d also like to thank BPS autos, Ben Granaghan at The

Moorends Hotel, Chips and Things, and Allotts Chartered Accountants for their continued sponsorship.”

Thorne United under 10/11’s are looking to recruit new players for 2015/16 after they had a successful season. Anyone wishing to join the club can contact Pete on 07780 735122.

Another Moorends Hornets and Stingers side, the under 8’s, recently attended an ESF Foot-ball festival at Butlins in Skegness, The team played 6 matches over the weekend, losing just one match. The side finished 9th out of 48 teams in the under 8’s category and received trophies from former England and Manchester United Captain, Bryan Robson.

The team, managed by Richard Breckell, con-

sists of Owen Heaslip, Frankie Mason, Daniel Walton, Taylor Richmond, Scarlett Stent, Alistair Robertson and Alistair Breckell.

The team will play in The Hornets & Stingers Tournament at their home ground on Coulman Road, Thorne, on 13th & 14th June 2015.

Doncaster and District Junior Sunday Football League

Thorne Colliery finished strongly leaving the side to ponder what could have been had they pro-duced similar form at the start of the season. The side lost just once in their last ten games – winning nine of those matches and finishing with a six-nil win against Newark Town.

The side finished twelfth in a league of eighteen, some 42 points behind

the league winners Bilsthorpe, scor-ing 83 goals and conceding 78 to finish with a goal difference of +7.

Kyle Palmer and Darren Fell finished the season top scorers, with sixteen and fifteen goals respectively. Scott Rhodes started the most games, 27 out of the 34, closely followed by Mark Sneap (25), Kyle Palmer (25), and Jack Steadman (21).

Central Midlands League

Dunscroft United finished off a great season for themselves by winning the Division One K.O. Cup against Harworth Colliery at Rossington Welfare Ground.

The club had already secured promotion to the Premier Division by winning Division One earlier in the month. The club finished top with 44 points – seven points clear

of their nearest challengers, South Kirby Colliery - after Stainforth’s F.C. Central folded towards the end of the season.

The side scored a whopping 73 league goals in 18 matches, con-ceding just 26. Daniel Smith finished top scorer with 20 goals, followed by Jamie Hindson (16), and Kieran Sanderson (12).

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Moorends-Thorne Marauders strode to an emphatic 37 – 0 cup final victory against the highly regarded Sherburn Bears in the Selby ARL Challenge Cup at the Big Fellas Stadium, Featherstone.

Playing with the advantage of the legendary slope the Marauders soon got into the arm wrestle the first half was going to be as both teams looked fresh and well drilled.

Sherburn were offered the first chance to open the scoring after overzealous defend-ing by the Marauders gifted the Bears back to back sets of six from amateur penalties. From the second Sherburn’s Jacob Scales and Sam Booth swung the ball wide and with the line begging Kev Dalton knocked on.

The game then settled down and all indi-cations were that the team who made the least mistakes were going to win as both sets of forwards went hammer and tong at each other, looking at ways to gain the up-per hand. With chances being in short sup-ply the Marauders Captain Danny Hornsby decided to have a crack at taking two points from a run-able penalty, this however failed as 16 year-old half-back Jared Roach sent the kick slightly off target.

Coming up to the twenty minute mark, the Marauders forwards where starting

to make telling inroads into the Sherburn defensive line; Gregg Linsdell, Kev Lake and veteran Ernie Lake where all proving to be a handful. It was however the quick thinking of Wile E Coyote Mark Roach who opened the scoring when he dummied from acting halfback exploiting the gap to score under the posts, the conversion was added by Jared Roach.

Marauders 6 – 0 Bears

The Marauders where looking comfortable even though the game was still very tight. Excellent defence by Scott Berry and Dean Roberts in the centres, marshalled by Craig Hookway at full-back constantly made the Bears turn the ball back inside, but the combination of the will to win and sheer determination from the pack nullified the Bears.

Coming off the bench, Graeme Swift and Neil Speight were in no mood to let anyone down as they just slotted into the jigsaw where the guys going for a breather left off. With the game moving into the last minute of the first half, and still a hard arm wrestle, Mark Roach took the opportunity to extend the lead to seven points with a well taken drop goal.

Half-Time: Moorends-Thorne Marauders 7 – 0 Sherburn Bears

Martin Rowlands’ half-time team talk was all about keeping the defence set and working as a unit. He stressed it was only a matter of time if they kept their cool that a break-through would come.

Sherburn from the off started to use their big forwards down the slope, but this suc-cess was short lived as Mark Fletcher, Ian Evans, Danny Hornsby and Gregg Linsdell battered their counter parts with ferocious gang tackling. A massive hit by Ian Evans on Dan Bottomley saw the Bears forward lose the ball. Moorends quickly moved up the field, and after two mighty drives by Neil Speight and Kev Lake, Jared Roach skipped over side stepping two players before rounding the full-back with pace to score the Marauders second try - He also added the extras.

46 minutes, Marauders 13 – 0 Bears

With a little breathing space, and their tails up, the Marauders went straight back on the offensive. Dean Armstrong started to control the Ruck area, quick play the ball by Josh Palmer saw Armstrong send Mark Roach slicing through the Bears defence, drawing the full-back Roach sent his son Jared under the posts for a try and conver-sion.


Sherburn rallied and excellent cover de-fence on two occasions by Dave Chowings foiled any short lived come back thoughts by the Bears, the game settled back into a tussle with Moorends slightly edging the battle, Moorends again lifted the pace off the game again and this allowed Mark Roach to skip over again from 30 metres on a side stepping run before handing off the Bears full-back, Jared Roach converting.


With the Marauders last score and Sher-burn running out of ideas, the situation seemed to signal for the Bears to try and use strong arm tactics. This, however, backfired and back to back penalties for the Marauders brought them into striking distance. Dean Armstrong directed the attack towards the Bears try line with Dean Roberts taking the first ball up, and his very quick play the ball saw Gregg Linsdell go crashing through the defence and over the top of the full-back to record a try converted by Jared Roach.

69 Minutes, Marauders 31 – 0 Bears

Moorends were by now in total control and the relentless battering by the forwards saw Kev Lake go crashing over with four defend-ers in attendance after Danny Davies had come close, Jared Roach adding the extras.

75 Minutes, Marauders 37 – 0 Bears

Full-Time: Moorends-Thorne Marauders 37 – 0 Sherburn Bears

Marauders Tame Bears For Trophy Win

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Canal Tavern have won the Goole and Thorne District F.A. Sunday Cup Final to complete a league and cup double.

The Thorne based side beat F.C Dunscroft 3-1 at the Victoria Pleas-ure Grounds in Goole to complete the double - Having already been crowned Premier Division Cham-pions in the Doncaster & District Sunday Alliance League.

The competitive match went end to end from the start, with Darren Fell putting an early chance over the bar, and then Aiden Marshall for Tavern clearing off the line from a Dunscroft attack, followed by a Callum McCormack shot that went wide.

Despite chances for both sides, neither could get a hold on the game. Dunscroft possibly shaded the opening encounters, with Tav-ern lacking composure and giving away far too many free-kicks.

The division one side failed to cap-italise on the set-pieces however, and it was Tavern who opened the scoring on 25 minutes. Ross Ebbage headed on a McCormack corner and Fell was on hand to bundle the ball in at the far post.

The goal settled Tavern and they started to get their game together, soon doubling their lead. Brett Thomas was involved in a move that ended with Fell playing a ball inside for Neil Sheppard to run onto, the midfielder making no mistake as he rifled a shot into the roof of the net just inside the near post

Tavern then had chances to increase their lead even further through Glen Hookway, with a shot he dragged wide, and Ebbage felt he should have done better with a header from a Craig Smith free-kick.

The premier division side were then dealt a blow just before half-time when Gary Hankinson was sent off. Dunscroft’s Ryan Hall burst forward towards goal and was brought down in a clumsy challenge by Hankinson. The referee gave Dunscroft the free kick and showed the Thorne man the red card. There was just time to take the free-kick before the ref blew for half-time.

Half-time: FC Dunscroft 0 - 2 Canal Tavern

Boosted by the sending-off, Dun-scroft were first out of the chang-

ing rooms ready for the second half, and eager to take the game to Tavern.

Despite their best efforts, Dunscroft couldn’t make the advantage of an extra man pay, and after chances for both sides, including a sublime chip from Tavern’s Ebbage that dropped just over the bar, it was the Thorne side that went further ahead with just 15 minutes to go. Substitute Kirk Frost received the ball out wide and powered forward in a mazy run before squaring the ball for McCormack to score tavern’s third.

Dunscroft piled on the pressure hoping to find a way back into the game, and did manage to pull a goal back. Following good work by Craig Killgallon, Kieran Sander-son pumped a ball into Tavern’s box and from there Dunscroft’s number 9, Luke Brownbridge, fired home.

With only 5 minutes remaining the goal proved to be little more than a consolation, despite another chance for Dunscroft that saw Tavern ‘keeper Rob Chester and Darren Fell combine to clear.

As the game came to an end the referee blew his whistle, instantly sparking jubilant celebrations from the Canal Tavern players and travelling support.

Full-time: FC Dunscroft 1 - 3 Canal Tavern

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The cricket season is under way with three local teams putting for-ward 1st and 2nd XI’s to compete in the Pontefract & District League throughout the summer.

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Divison One: Fishlake 1st X1 host-ed Fairburn on the opening day of the 2015 season at Pinfold Lane. Fairburn made use of a fantastic wicket to post a formidable 255/9 off their 46 overs. Steve Ashworth bowled well for Fishlake, taking 4-56. In reply, Fishlake reached 159/8 off their allotted overs. Matt Windass top scored with 64 and was well supported by Will Holling (36) and Steve Ashworth (35).

Division Two: Hatfield Town 1st XI started the season with a solid batting performance away at Sandal Matt Cockburn(38) and Connah Pattison (26) saw them off to a good start which was backed

up by Kev Marshall (70no) and Luke Cockburn(34) to see Town reach 211-6. In reply Sandal always looked like falling short but made a good fight of things to reach 186-7. Two wickets a piece for Kev Marshall, James Stewart and Mark Walton being the main Town wicket takers.

Division Four: Sykehouse com-menced the season with max-imum points despite making heavy weather of a three-wicket win at Ryhill and Havercroft. The home side were dismissed for 103 with Phil Sanders (5-14) ripping the heart out of the Ryhill top order and Richard Copley (3-37) cleaning up the tail. In reply Phil Townsend (27) and Nick Wood (26) set Sykehouse on their way before a mid-order collapse triggered by Mark Perrin (6-27) gave Ryhill hope. It was then left to captain Richard Copley (24no) to steer Sykehouse home.

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comprehensive 55 run win away at Frickley Colliery. Batting first, Fishlake were led well by Steve Yeaman (28) and Paul Moores (25) in posting 118. In reply, Frickley were bowled out for just 63 in little under 13 overs, thanks largely to 5-24 from Andrew

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Moores as well as 3-5 from Keith Bee.

Following promotion Hatfield Town 2nd XI made a confident start to life in Division 5 at home to Old Sharlston. Put into bat they reached 154-8 off their 46 overs with skipper Craig Pattison (34) top scoring and Chris Stothard chipping in with 22. Their oppo-nents were soon in trouble with James Winstanley and Dave Whitehouse taking two early wick-ets each before James Stafford (3) and Chris Stothard (2) joined in to see Sharlston all out for 89. A great all round team perfomance

Division Eight: Sykehouse put aside last season’s struggles to defeat Normanton by 31 runs in their opening fixture. Batting first Sykehouse reached 144-7 with Trevor Leake (41) and Marc Bellwood (33) the main contrib-utors. In reply Normanton were dismissed for 113, with Liam Shaw (2-31), Jacob Heath (2-11) and Josh Edwards (2-6) each taking two wickets.

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