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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.

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.

ST BARTHOLOMEW’S: Arrangements for baptisms and weddings can be made in church 6-7pm on Mondays. Find St Barts on Facebook or call the churchwardens 01709817781 or 01709818729.

BEVAN CRESCENT: The Bevan Crescent Community Centre holds coffee mornings every Tuesday 10am-noon. The centre can be hired. Contact Keith Stringer 01709 816582.

MALTBY LINX YOUTH CENTRE: There is a new girls’ fitness session on Wednesdays 3-5pm, run by Rotherham Utd. This is open to girls aged 10-18 and is free.

MALTBY ACADEMY: October 8 – Y5 and 6 open evening 6pm at Maltby Academy. Football scholarship success – the team was victorious against the Dinnington Scholarship team last week in the pre-season warm-up game: a 5-0 home win. The team also showed determination against the Meadowhead Scholarship team, away, last Thursday. With the last kick of normal time, Maltby scored to level at 1-1 and was successful in the penalty shoot-out to close out the game and go through to the second round of the English Schools Cup. Sixth form student Jack Belcher has secured volunteer work with the Sheffield Wednesday media team for this season as part of his enrichment and to Jordon Spalding and Natasha Stanton who have secured volunteer work at Hilltop School to enrich their portfolios. Maths teachers Miss Elvin and Miss Thirlwall are back from an exchange trip to Shanghai in China. The purpose of the trip is to find out in detail how maths is taught in schools there, and begin to explore ways in which elements of the Shanghai teaching approach might be introduced into lessons in England. They are part of a group of more than 60 English secondary school maths teachers participating in an exchange as part of a two year research project. The project is run by the national Maths Hubs Programme coordinated by the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) and funded by the Department for Education (DfE).

WESLEY CENTRE: October 4 and every Sunday morning – Zion Church 10am. October 5 and every Monday – Maltby Minors Musical and Drama Group 6pm. October 6 and every Tuesday – metabolic fitness class (using boxing training methods) 6.30pm; Maltby Music and Theatre Group 7.30pm. October 7 – Herbalife 6-7pm. October 8 – Maltby Musical Theatre Group 7.30pm. October 9 and every Friday – creative stitching 10am; Herbalife 6-7pm. For information and room hire 01709 811118, [email protected].

MALTBY JUNIORS U15: Maltby Juniors U15 beat Renishaw 9-3. Scorers for Maltby were Mitchell 4, Hufton 3, Clegg 1, Founds 1.