This week’s District News from across the Rotherham borough
This week’s District News
Karen Wilkes - Tel 07930 438313 or email [email protected]
THE SALVATION ARMY: 158 High Street Kimberworth S61 2BE Telephone 01709 558435. Email [email protected]. Sundays - 10.30am church gathering. Tuesday - 9.30-10.30am coffee morning, 10.30-11.30am bible study group. Wednesday - 9-11am play group for preschoolers. Friday - 9-10am prayer space.
ST THOMAS’ CHURCH: Peter Street, Kimberworth. Holy Communion Services every second and fourth Sunday. Family Service on first Sunday of the month and All-Age service with potential baptisms on third Sunday. All Services 10am. Coffee mornings in Community Hall on first Wednesday of month 10am-noon. Good Companions on first and third Thursday 1.30-3.30 pm. For enquiries about baptisms or weddings, contact Rev Diane Etchell at [email protected]. To hire the Community Centre, contact Rachel [email protected].
KIMBERWORTH LIBRARY: Church Street, Kimberworth. Tel 01709 558581. Opening times - Monday and Tuesday 9.30am-1pm, Wednesday closed, Thursday 1.30-7pm, Friday 1.30-5.30pm, Saturday 9.30am-1pm, Sunday closed. Knit and Natter every Thursday 2.30-4.30pm, experienced and beginners welcome. Readers’ Group – on second Thursday of every month 5.30-6.45pm. IT beginners’ course – learn basic IT and internet skills with Learnmyway.com 10-11am every Tuesday. Police Drop In – 1st Tuesday of month 9.30-11am. Free stories, songs and rhymes for under 5s Monday 11.15-11.45am.
ST JOHN’S CHURCH: Contact 01709 551652. Today (Thursday), the Drop-In Café is continuing its August break and will reopen 3rd September. Various community activities have continued in the hall including groups displaced from the Chislett Centre by the children’s holiday programme. Sunday - 10.30am a further service of Morning Worship.
CLLR’S SURGERIES AT ST JOHN’S CHURCH: Cllr Simon Currie - third Monday of month 6-7pm. Cllr Gill Garnett – first Thursday of month 11.30am=12.30pm along with Council Housing and Local Policing Team.
ST JOHN’S GREEN STAKEHOLDER GROUP: Consists of residents, business owners, councillors, RMBC housing and estates staff, police, church members, community groups, children and young peoples’ services etc. Meets regularly at St John’s Church to discuss ideas and problems in the area.
KIMBERWORTH PARK COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP: Membership open to residents of the estate and others who work there. Meetings held regularly to update members on developments and plans for making a difference to the estate. Contact 01709 559805.
ACTIVITIES AT THE CHISLETT CENTRE: Monday-Friday 9am-3pm Men in Sheds (woodwork/gardening/socialising). Mondays - Knit/Natter 9.30-11.30am, Quiet Group 11.30am-1.30pm, Sewing group 1.30-3.15pm. Tuesdays – 11.30am-1.30pm Social group for over 50s. Wednesday – 9.15-11am Craft Group. Last Wednesday of month – noon-2pm Forget Me Not Memory Café (Social group for people with dementia). Mon/Tues/Wed - 10am-noon and Thursday 1-3 pm Community Gym. Thursday - 10-11am Gentle Exercise/Keep Fit, 11.30am Musicality. Friday - 10.30-11.30amYoga (chair based or floor mat), noon–1pm Wellbeing/Mindfulness.
CHISLETT COMMUNITY GYM: Chislett Centre S61 3JT. Small friendly low-cost gym - £3 per session. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 10am-noon. Instructor is GP referral and pre and post-natal trained. Individual support and free induction. For information/booking, contact Sam 07523889765 or [email protected].
KIMBERWORTH PARK WALKING FOR PLEASURE: Meets at St. John’s Church on Wednesday 9.45am. On 5th August, the group walked down through Kimberworth to Meadowbank Road, before descending down to the canal footpath and to Rotherham. To join, contact Karen Wilkes [email protected]. Website at https://www.kimberworthwalking.net.
GRANGE PARK GOLF CLUB: Golf Memberships available. Contact 01709 919991.
KIMBERWORTH PARK TARA: Open Monday-Wednesday 9-11 am. Byrley Road. Clothes, bric-a-brac, toys, books, DVDs etc are on sale. Donations welcome.
KIMBERWORTH PARK CLUB 50+: Meet Fridays noon-3pm at St Thomas’s Community Hall High Street, Kimberworth. Contact Pauline Fairbrother 07947090607.
S61 LITTER ACTION GROUP: This year celebrates the 5th anniversary of the S61 Litter Pickers and the groups have managed to fill over 13,000 bags of litter. For details of future litterpicks, see Facebook page S61 Litterpickers. To get involved, see Facebook page or contact Neil 07960 507582.
ROTHERHAM BMX CLUB: Little Common Lane, Kimberworth. To promote BMX / MTB Racing which is suitable for anyone aged 4-40+. Cycling is for all genders and abilities. No-one is excluded. The club has bikes and safety equipment available, which can be hired if needed. To book go to www.rotherhambmx.com/shop or contact [email protected].
BARKERS PARK BOWLING CLUB: Redscope Crescent S613LY. Saturday 15 th August -from 10.30am open day. There is usually someone there (weather permitting) every Friday 10.30am-1pm and Tuesdays if not playing away. On some Tuesdays and Thursdays, may be there playing a league game, so all welcome to watch. Contact Dave Neale 07837460152.
Elaine Reynard - Tel 07825 558070 or email [email protected]
WHISTON RESIDENTS ACTION GROUP: RMBC Regeneration and Environment have now sent out a letter/email of notification (dated July 28) to residents who are likely to be affected by the proposed housing development behind Lathe Road/Worrygoose Lane. Details are predominantly under Planning Application RB2024/0104 on the RMBC Planning Portal, but further documentation is available on the more recent RB2026/0662 application. Interested parties have 28 days from July 28 to respond with comments/objections and can also register a desire to speak at any subsequent relevant Planning Board Meeting. WRAG will be registering to speak and will also submit further comments. Please note that the Council rejected WRAG’s complaint regarding a ‘conflict of interest’ in respect of the sale of a ‘ransom strips’ adjacent to Worrygoose Lane. Apparently, their ignorance of the fact that they owned these strips of land meant that a conflict of interest could not have existed. However, we would like to think that our previous submissions concerning the small size of attenuation basins and tanks has had some effect as there appears to have been at least three re-drafts of the plans for drainage. For those residents who didn’t receive the letter or email, this has been posted on the Whiston Residents Action Group page on Facebook, together with information on how to register your wish to speak. Please don’t miss the deadline to submit your comments/observations/objections.
WHISTON PARISH CHURCH: On Sunday Rev Karen Skidmore presided and preached at the Parish Communion at 9.45 am. Kathryn Jackson read the Old Testament Lesson and Suzanne Booker led the intercessions and was Communion assistant along with Alan Teale, Churchwarden. Ray Kelly and Rachel Colgrave were welcomers. Ray Gallagher was the organist. Refreshments including homemade biscuits were served after the service by Janet Watson and Lorraine Tyler. On Wednesday at 10.30am there was a service of Holy Communion which was followed by refreshments and fellowship and at 6pm the meeting of the “Come for refuge” book group took place at St James. Today (Thursday) Morning Prayer at 9am at St James and Coffee Pot at St Cuthbert’s church hall from 1pm to 3pm. On Saturday at 11am a VJ Day Memorial Service will be held at St James. Next Sunday (and every Sunday in August) at 9.45am, Parish Communion followed by refreshments. Warm welcome to everyone at any services or activities. To make arrangements for weddings or baptisms, ring 07799684543 or email [email protected]/[email protected]. Contacts - Lucy Luckock (children and families activities) on 07707863901; Rev Karen Skidmore, Priest in charge 07356232600; or Alan Teale, churchwarden 07803021201. Email [email protected].
WHISTON METHODIST CHURCH: Last Sunday morning’s service was led by Peter Drabble. The Craft and Board Games Group met last Tuesday from noon to 2pm. The Community coffee morning is today (Thursday) from 10am to 11.30am. Next Sunday morning at 10.30am the service, with Holy Communion, will be led by Rev Andrew Fox. On August 31 there will be a Bank Holiday Monday coffee morning from 10am to noon with a raffle and cake stall.
BROOM METHODIST CHURCH: Our service on Sunday was led by Baz Gascoyne who preached on the 3 themes of Refresh, Renew and Refocus on our relationship with God and the patterns of our lives. Our service next Sunday will be led by Robert Hambrey. Tuesday@Broom will next meet on Tuesday August 25 from 10am-noon.. Come along for conversation, games, quizzes, crafts, fun and refreshments. Broom Baby and Toddler Group will resume on Thursday September 3 from 9-11am and every Thursday during term time.
ROTHERHAM ROUND TABLE: Rotherham Round Table 24 are looking for new members. If you are aged 18-45 and looking to try something different, give it a go? It’s not all meetings and formalities - it’s about getting involved in the local community, making new friends, and creating memories. It’s also about involving the family, and there are plenty of opportunities for partners and children to get involved. Get in touch with Rotherham Round Table 24 and go along to their next event.
WENTWORTH
COMMUNITY EVENTS: There have been community events this summer, including the Wentworth Village Day organised by Wentworth Village Community Association. The day included Thorpe Hesley Brass Band, a folk duo, and line dancers, as well as a dog show, stalls, and a fire engine. The Harley Gala included a classic car display, stalls, music and children's activities. As a result of the plant sales at the gala and the recent plant sale in the village, £185 each was donated to Harley Activities Group, Harley Social Club and Harley Mission.
HARLEY VILLAGE EVENTS: Doctor Robert and the Day Trippers will play live at Harley Mission Rooms on Friday September 25, doors opening 7.30pm for 8.15pm start. Tickets £6; food is available to bring from the Horseshoe and bring own alcohol. Visit 'Harley Village Events' page on Facebook.
WENTWORTH VILLAGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION: The community group will be holding a Greatest Hits Night on Saturday August 15 6-10pm at the Mechanics Institute in Wentworth. Tickets £10, to include pie and peas, and available by emailing [email protected].
SCHEDULED WORKS: In Wentworth, there will be road closures on Churchfield Lane for telecoms work August 10-18, and on Linthwaite Lane for the replacement of a BT pole August 25-September 16. Traffic signals will be in place on Coaley Lane for fibre installation works September 21-October 13. In Harley, there will be a road closure and restricted access for residents on Viewtree Close for Yorkshire Water survey works August 13-20, and traffic signals on Harley Road for Yorkshire Water inspection works August 13-17. In the coming months, a number of other works will be carried out in Wentworth, including the introduction of a 40mph speed limit on Hague Lane near Wentworth Garden Centre and Main Street, which will include new speed limit signs. Improvements to the junction with Churchfield Lane and Main Street will be carried out to give more visibility for traffic leaving Churchfield Lane. New speed limit signs and road markings coming into the village will also be introduced.
DALTON, EAST HERRINGTHORPE & THRYBERGH
Ruth Booth-Rodgers - Email [email protected]
CLLR MICHAEL BENNETT-SYLVESTER: Michael has attended a number of community events, including the Community Day at East Herringthorpe Cemetery, at which a number of ideas were suggested, including a women's walking group. Michael signed off a project from the ward housing fund to reseed the grassed area around the One Stop shop on Bradstone Road, along with putting in measures to encourage residents to use the paths to walk on. Last Thursday, Michael joined a number of volunteers to carry out a clean up of Dalton Brook. The team cleared away over 40 bags of rubbish. Michael has registered with the Planning Inspectorate as an interested party in opposing the proposed Whitestone Solar Farm development, due to the pressure on the A630 during construction, the limitations the solar farm will place on exercise opportunities for residents, and the negative impact the development on projects to increase physical activity in the ward. Michael attended the Water Safety Day at Thrybergh Country Park, and included officers from Rotherham North Neighbourhood Policing Team, the RNLI, Coastguard, Sea Cadets, and Lowland Rescue, plus the Manvers Working Newfoundlands.
LITTER PICK: The staff and children from Lime Tree Nursery in Thrybergh carried out a litter pick on Fullerton Field, giving the children the opportunity to join in one of the nursery group's community litter picks.
GATEWAY: A weekly social club for people with learning difficulties aged 18 is held every Thursday 6-9pm at Silverwood Miners Welfare and Resource Centre on Doncaster Road in Dalton. The Gateway club costs £3 and includes a DJ, raffle, bingo and more.
OPEN ARMS COMMUNITY SUPPORT HUBS: Every fortnight on a Monday, an Open Arms Community Support Hub takes place at Mowbray Gardens Library and Neighbourhood Hub. The hub includes representatives from a number of organisations, including Rotherham Citizens Advice and Rotherfed, and gives residents the opportunity to access free advice and support with money management, the cost of living, energy advice and digital skills support. Visit https://rotherhamfederation.org/open-arms-community-support-hubs.
THE BRECKS COMMUNITY HUB: Little Movers classes will be back at the hub from Saturday September 5 9.30am. The sessions are suitable for children aged up to five and help with developing physical skills through music and movement. Visit https://www.littlemovers.net/rotherham.