WHAT'S ON: Maltby

KIVETON PARK INDEPENDENT ADVICE CENTRE: A drop-in session, with no appointment necessary, will be held on Tuesday 1.30-3.30pm at the Customer Service Centre, Braithwell Road in Maltby. To contact (office hours) 01909 773966.

BEVAN CRESCENT: On January 28 the Over 60s Age UK Group held its meeting and celebrated Mrs Audrey Richards’ birthday. A coffee morning takes place every Tuesday 10am-noon. Keith Stringer holds a surgery every Friday 10am.

WESLEY CENTRE: Monday and every Monday – Maltby Minors Musical and Drama Group 6pm. Tuesday and every Tuesday – Maltby Music and Theatre Group 7.30pm. Thursday – Maltby Musical Theatre Group 7.30pm. For further details and room hire, contact 01709 811118 or visit [email protected].

MALTBY LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY: Maltby St Mary Magdalene Church and the Roman Catholic community in Maltby were the topics of the society’s meeting at Maltby Library on January 21. It was led by Eileen Kent with the support of a group of members of the congregation who represented the church’s founding families. These were of Irish descent whose menfolk came to Maltby, over a century ago, to work at the newly opened colliery. Family stories were shared of the community’s early walks to church in Oldcotes and of the use of borrowed buildings, including Gough’s Café, for the celebration of Mass. The meeting was shown photographs of the first pre-fabricated church, of the priests who came to serve the growing community and of major community events. The society’s next meeting is on February 18 when the subject will be Wellgate: The Story of a Rotherham Street by speaker Margaret Jackson. Contact 01709/812035.

ST BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH: Arrangements for baptisms and weddings can be made in the church vestry 6-7pm on Mondays. For further information, find St Barts on Facebook or call the churchwardens 01709 817781 or 01709 818729 or Rev Mike Rajkovic at the rectory 01709 814914.

MALTBY ACADEMY: A-Level Biology students are taking part in the 2016 Biology Olympiad. Round One involved them completing a one hour multiple choice paper (taken online) under staff supervised exam conditions. The British Biology Olympiad is open to students around the world. The aim is to stimulate students with an interest in Biology to expand their talents. It enables students to demonstrate their knowledge and to be suitably rewarded and publicly recognised by the award of medals, certificates and other prizes. All Y13 biologists and half of the Y12 class are taking part. The Under 13s Basketball team has performed well at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. They took part in a five team tournament in which they finished in second place. The team, made up of Y7-9 students, played well as a team.

MALTBY SPORTS PARTNERSHIP – HOLIDAY CAMP: This will take place between February 8-10 10am-3pm – Multi Sports and Street Dance. Book now. Download the booking form from www.maltbyacademy.com.

SURGERY TIMES: Cllr John Turner, who represents the Hellaby ward on Rotherham Council, holds a surgery at Brooklands Club on Rotherham Road, Maltby, on the fourth Tuesday of each month 5.30-6.30pm.