This week’s District News from our correspondents across the Rotherham borough

DINNINGTON

DINNINGTON AND DISTRICT ART SOCIETY: The demonstrations are held in the Lyric Theatre, Dinnington. Doors open at 6.30pm and the demonstration starts at 6.45pm for approximately 2 hours. The cost of each demonstration is £5. November 10 - Richard Holland, TBC, Watercolour.

WATH & MANVERS

Mrs Jill Rhodes - Tel 01709 210072 or email [email protected]

RSPB OLD MOOR: The free car park is now locked 4pm daily. If locked in, call 0870 066 6769 for assistance, there is a charge to call out the security company.

BLOOD: Become a blood doner. A session takes about an hour, with time for registration. Regular sessions at Montgomery Hall, next this Friday, November 6 12.15-6.45pm. Sessions must be booked in advance via www.blood.co.uk.

RAWMARSH & PARKGATE

Mrs Jill Rhodes - Tel 01709 210072 or email [email protected]

THE SALVATION ARMY: In Rawmarsh. Regular activities - Tuesdays coffee morning 10am-12.30pm, parent and toddlers 9.30-11am; Fridays dementia support group 12 noon-3pm. Sunday Worship 4pm. For information, email [email protected] or call captain Sandra Chamberlain 01709 524653. Meet at Salvation Army church and community centre, Quarry Street S62 7DB.

COMMUNITY PANTRY: The Fun Hub CIC Community Pantry van stops at Rawmarsh Library and Neighbourhood Hub on Barbers Avenue, every Wednesday 9.45-10.45am. Take along your own bag and stock up for £4. Full timetable of stops on Community Pantry Facebook page.

REINDEER DASH: A 5k fun run in support of Rawmarsh Runstars which is open to adults and children, fancy dress encouraged. Cost £7 each which includes a finishing memento and a festive treat. On Saturday December 12 10.30am in Birchwoods, Rawmarsh. For entry details visit the Rawmarsh Runners Facebook page or email [email protected].

RAWMARSH FOODBANK: All donations gratefully received, but in particular the foodbank is in need of small jars of coffee, tinned fruit, rice pudding, shaving foam, and orange and blackcurrant squash. These and any other donations can be taken to a number of local drop off points, including The Drop In Centre on Harding Avenue in Rawmarsh, from 4.30-6pm every Thursday, Rawmarsh Library on Barbers Avenue, from 9am-5.30pm Monday-Thursday and 9am-1pm on Saturday, and the High Street Centre in Rawmarsh, from 9am-4.45pm Monday-Thursday and 9am-2pm on Friday. Items bought in store can also be donated at Tesco in Wath during their opening hours of 6am-12am Monday-Saturday, and 10am-4pm on Sunday. For larger donations, contact the foodbank by emailing [email protected] or visiting http://rawmarsh.foodbank.org.uk/. If you or someone you know is in a financial crisis and in need of help, a freephone number is available from Monday-Friday, between 9am-5pm, excluding bank holidays, by calling Rotherham CARD (Citizens Advice) on 08082787911. On November 3, Rawmarsh Foodbank celebrated four years of being open and supporting the local community; thank you to everyone who makes a difference week in, week out at the foodbank.

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY: On Sunday November 8, a Remembrance Sunday event will take place at 10.30am at St. Mary’s Church in Rawmarsh, and on Armistice Day on Wednesday November 11, a small gathering will take place at 11am at the War Memorial.

CHRISTMAS MARKET: A Christmas Market will be held on Saturday November 14 10am-2pm at the High Street Centre in Rawmarsh. The market is free to enter, and will have festive stalls, including The Amazing Wool Wizards, Millie's Bakes, New to You, Conch Cove Shells, Tropic with Claire, and Christmas wreaths. Santa and his naughty elves will also be visiting the market; there will be a cost of £5 per child to see Santa, and booking is recommended. For information, email [email protected] or telephone 01709 719478.

BRAMPTON BIERLOW AND WEST MELTON

CHRISTMAS FAYRE: At the Parish Hall in Brampton on Saturday November 21 11am-2pm.

DALTON, EAST HERRINGTHORPE & THRYBERGH

Ruth Booth-Rodgers - Email [email protected]

CLLR MICHAEL BENNETT-SYLVESTER: Michael has been preparing for a number of meetings, including the Improving Lives Select Commission, which has a number of subjects for review, including the maintained schools long term maintenance plan, and the draft intrafamilial child sexual abuse strategy. Michael tabled questions for the next full council meeting, one regarding the news of the £100 government energy payment, asking what lessons have been learned from the previous government payment scheme which saw residents without bank accounts resorting to using pawn brokers to cash council tax rebate cheques. A second question related to the fact that community skips are becoming unaffordable for local ward budgets to fund, therefore is any extra help being considered by the council to help housing officers support local tenants. In addition to attending meetings, Michael has been holding his advice surgeries, including those in the offices at East Herringthorpe Cemetery and at Thrybergh Parish Hall, as well as supporting the Poppy Appeal by volunteering on the RBL poppy stand at Lidl in Dalton.

REMEMBRANCE: Dalton Parish Council will hold a Service of Remembrance on Sunday November 8 at the Parish Hall 3pm; Thrybergh Parish Council will hold a Remembrance service on Sunday November 8 10am at the Parish Hall; a Service of Remembrance is at East Herringthorpe Cemetery on Wednesday November 11 noon. Poppies have been displayed along the boundary of the cemetery by the Friends of Maltby Cemetery.

PALLADIUMS OF THE NORTH: The National Lottery Heritage Fund is supporting Flux Rotherham in a project to celebrate Rotherham's social club heritage by collecting stories, memorabilia, photographs and memories of the area’s working men's clubs and social clubs. 'Palladiums of the North' aims to collect people's stories and memories through public drop-in sessions, community events and exhibitions, with all materials preserved. A drop-in session is at Thrybergh Working Men’s Club on Hollings Lane in Thrybergh on Wednesday November 11 3-6pm. No need to book, pop in with stories, photographs, posters, newspaper cuttings, and other memorabilia.

CHRISTMAS FAIR: Saturday December 12 - a Christmas Fair is at Silverwood Miners Welfare and Resource Centre in Dalton noon-4pm. Stalls available £5; email [email protected]. There will be a visit from Santa.

WINTER CAMPS: Positive Impact Sports will be running Winter Holiday Camps at Thrybergh Academy from Monday December 21-Wednesday December 23, from 10am-2pm each day. The camps will include sports, and arts and crafts, plus fun activities. Places £12 per child per day, there are free places available for children with a HAF code. To book, call 07399621444 or visit https://forms.gle/44aHfXE8sND3SVNM6.