DISTRICT NEWS: Dinnington

ADULT AUTISM AND ADHD MEET-UP: Rotherham Adult Neurodiversity Support Service, Friday morning monthly meet-up at Dinnington Resource Centre for all neurodiverse adults (autistic and/or ADHD) 10.30am-noon Friday, August 26, contact Debra West on 01709 296262 or 07494 519040 or email [email protected]. Booking essential, see www.ranss.co.uk/events

1325 ATC SQUADRON: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7.30-9.30pm, at the Sycamore Centre, 131 Laughton Road, Dinnington S25 2PP, contact 01909 550750 or email [email protected].

BIRDERS GROUP (SK58): Recording the bird life of the single SK58 10km square between Sheffield, Rotherham and Worksop, please view the website www.sk58birders.com or contact 01909 563108. Recent sightings include one red kite, nine lapwing, one little egret, five moorhen, eight greylag goose, one hobby circling 400 swift, one yellow wagtail, one jay, two green sandpiper, 50 starlings in a member’s garden and one banded demoiselle.

LITTER PICKERS: Thursdays, meet 9am-9.30am, volunteers wanted. August 4, Outgang Lane/ Undergate Road (nr closed Squirrel pub); August 11, Church Lane T-junction (nr Screwfix); August 18, Lorden’s Hill shops by car park entrance; August 25, Swinston’s Hill next to SR Refractories entrance, contact Linda 01909 565319.

MIDDLETON HALL: For all events the general contact 01909 567439. Every alternate Monday (next one August 15) 11am walking group, come and meet new people and enjoy walking in the local area whilst keeping yourself fit and healthy in later years, contact Linda on 07704 919489.

ART SOCIETY: Practice sessions Tuesdays, 6.30-9pm, in The Lyric Theatre, 62a Laughton Road, Dinnington, S25 2PS, contact 01909 562961. Thursdays, 9.30am-12.30pm in Firbeck Village Hall, New Road Firbeck, S81 8JY. Demonstration evenings: August 9, Keith Fish landscape in oil; September 6, Leanne Ellis landscape in oil.

DINNINGTON METHODIST CHURCH Laughton Road, Dinnington S25 2PS Sunday services 10.30am, Rev Angela Pothecary, 07399 606166. Room Bookings: Graham Thomas 01909 563574. Website www.trinitycircuit.net/churches/churches-in-rotherham-south-yorkshire/dinnington      .            

DINNINGTON RESOURCE CENTRE: Email [email protected] or view www.dinningtonresourcecentre.com.

RAOB: (The Buffs) Sundays, 7-8.30pm, in the Dinnington Resource Centre 131 Laughton Road, S25 2PP, contact 01909 567554.

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION: Wednesday, August 31, at 7pm for 7.30pm start (last Wednesday of each month) in The Lyric Theatre, 62a Laughton Road, S25 2PS, new members are most welcome. Contact [email protected]

ST LEONARD'S CHURCH Church Lane, Dinnington, S25 2PQ Sunday Services 10am on the first, second, fourth and fifth Sundays of the month. With a short all age family service on the third Sunday of the month. Bookings for weddings banns and baptisms will be taken on Thursdays 8.30am-4.30pm by ‘phoning Caren on 01909 518777 or emailing [email protected] or see the website www.stleonardsdinningtonsheffield.co.uk.

LOCAL NEIGHBOURHOODS: Team contact Andrea Peers, senior neighbourhood coordinator for South Rotherham, email [email protected] or Tel. 07717 450973.