WHAT'S ON: Wath and Manvers

ST PIUS X CATHOLIC SCHOOL: The Pop Up House Cafes raised £472.54 for the Macmillan Cancer Fund. Fundraising over Christmas with Operation Christmas Child sent 42 shoeboxes to Swaziland. More than £300 was raised to put on the annual Christmas party for older members of the local community. Everyone in school has collected to buy presents for vulnerable children in Rotherham.

REMINISCING TOGETHER: At Wath Library, sessions run by Elmet Archaeological Services, free 10.30am-noon. Contact library 01709 873542.

PATCHWORK QUILTING: New sessions at Wath Library every Wednesday 9.30am-12.30pm, free. Contact library 01709 873542.

ALWAYS ACTIVE: At Willow Court in Wath, gentle exercise will run weekly until at least March 31. It is a programme of physical activity that will help improve health and wellbeing. All instructors are specially qualified. Sessions 1-2pm at a cost of £3, £2.50 for Willow Court residents. Contact Katie Mapplebeck 01709 382121.

WORKCLUB – COALFIELD REGENERATION TRUST: Free sessions covering writing a CV and applying for jobs online, information on local opportunities, great interview techniques. Get help with information on careers and every aspect of looking for, and applying for, jobs. Free access to computers and free internet access. A free session every Monday 10.30am-12.30pm, booking essential. Sessions will run to end of April. To book 01709 873542.

ALWAYS ACTIVE: At Montgomery Hall, gentle exercise will run weekly until at least March 31. It is a programme of physical activity that will help improve health and wellbeing. All instructors are specially qualified to teach health-related exercise. Sessions noon-1pm, £2.50 per person. Contact Kev 01709 790867, [email protected].

WATH WOMEN’S INSTITUTE: Meets on third Wednesday of every month in St James Hall 7.30pm. Members were welcomed to the January meeting where there was a talk on DNA from Adrian Egglestone.

CHEF VISITS COLLEGE: Dearne Valley College hosted a launch event for its new commercial and training restaurant, The Griffin Grill, with a visit from Yorkshire chef Stephanie Moon. Stephanie trained in Skipton and now works at The Dorchester in London. Guests were able to sample the menu and find out more about the restaurant. The brand new, fully-licensed restaurant can seat up to 36 diners, and is situated at the popular Onyx Retail Park on Manvers Way, close to the College’s Manvers campus. Contact 01709 296200,  http://www.dearne-coll.ac.uk/griffingrill/ 

POLICE SEARCH FOR MAN: Police are looking for a man who tried to ignite a lighter in the Jet garage on Barnsley Road in Wath in November. Police said that the incident caused a “significant amount of fear and distress”. Anyone with any information is asked to dial 101.

POLICE ISSUE FIXED PENALTY NOTICES: Six motorists were recently issued with Fixed Penalty Notices when their vehicles were causing an obstruction on Doncaster Road in Wath. The police said that the vehicles were “causing an unnecessary obstruction”.

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEATBELT LAW: South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership issued a warning on the 50th anniversary of the law to all motorists that they face a £100 on-the-spot fine or £500 penalty in court for failing to wear a seatbelt. 

ST PIUS SCHOOL: This will be the first school to be matched with a business as part of a new scheme to improve careers and enterprise learning for students. The school will be matched with the Rotherham Mears branch as part of the National Enterprise Adviser’s Programme. Last year six schools from Rotherham were involved with the programme which is now being rolled out nationally. https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/enterprise-advisers/