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contents<br />
to the <strong>Winter</strong> <strong>edition</strong> of <strong>Aroundtown</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>.<br />
Dear Reader<br />
Anew year calls for a new start,<br />
with new hope for the months<br />
ahead. As ever, we will strive to<br />
bring a little sunshine into your lives by<br />
sharing some positivity and inspiration.<br />
One event we’re looking forward to over the new<br />
couple of months is the return of the Rotherham<br />
Real Ale and Music Festival for a chance to have a<br />
great time for a good cause.<br />
We feel very privileged that we have the chance<br />
to meet some amazing people from our region<br />
and our meeting with Dame Hilary Chapman<br />
is testimony to this. Having just taken over<br />
her honorary role as Lord-Lieutenant of South<br />
Yorkshire, and despite a very busy schedule, she<br />
took the time to meet us and share her remarkable<br />
journey and career in nursing.<br />
Throughout the pandemic many local groups<br />
haven’t been able to meet and it’s great that<br />
they are now starting to have socially distanced<br />
gatherings again. They provide the opportunity<br />
for people to get out with everything from walking<br />
groups to craft classes all for a nominal fee, and<br />
in some cases even free. No one should be lonely<br />
and l hope you are encouraged to join.<br />
It was lovely to attend a family wedding at the<br />
end of last year that had been cancelled numerous<br />
times. I hope for many couples this year their<br />
weddings can go ahead, too. If you are planning<br />
your big day make sure you look for inspiration in<br />
our bridal feature.<br />
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our usual six <strong>edition</strong>s this year and if you have<br />
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08 You and Your Health: Digestive disorders<br />
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34 Waterside walks to try this winter<br />
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<strong>Aroundtown</strong> MEETS<br />
<strong>Aroundtown</strong> meets<br />
Professor Dame<br />
Hilary Chapman DBE,<br />
Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire<br />
She’s a professor, a dame, a Doctor of<br />
Medicine, and is now Her Majesty’s<br />
Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire.<br />
But when we meet her at her new office<br />
in Barnsley town hall, she introduces<br />
herself simply as Hilary.<br />
With husband Neil<br />
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We’re in the presence of an<br />
extraordinary woman whose<br />
outstanding commitment to nursing<br />
has made a difference to the lives<br />
of so many - a pioneer whose<br />
impact on the industry is likened to<br />
that of Mary Seacole and Florence<br />
Nightingale. But she’s also<br />
remarkably ordinary with a genuine<br />
and endearing persona, her warmhearted<br />
bedside manner having<br />
clearly never left her.<br />
Now Dame Hilary Chapman is<br />
set to become a voice for the wider<br />
community as she embarks on a<br />
new lieutenancy era to promote the<br />
growth, development and pride of<br />
South Yorkshire.<br />
“This is the county where I was<br />
born, went to school, trained, and<br />
worked. The county I thought I<br />
knew. But I’m looking forward<br />
to exploring and learning things<br />
about South Yorkshire I never knew<br />
before,” she says.<br />
Dame Hilary is the first woman to<br />
be appointed HM Lord-Lieutenant<br />
of South Yorkshire, and indeed the<br />
previous West Riding of Yorkshire,<br />
since the honorary title was initially<br />
bestowed by the Crown in 1660.<br />
Her promotion from deputy<br />
is a momentous occasion for<br />
the county. Not only is she a<br />
woman, but Dame Hilary also<br />
has a public service background<br />
with no links to aristocracy, and<br />
she is much younger than her<br />
predecessors. Her appointment<br />
follows a wave of diversity across<br />
the country’s Lord-Lieutenants,<br />
symbolising the shifting attitudes<br />
within the monarchy to modernise<br />
the historic role and bestow<br />
more responsibilities to the<br />
Queen’s representatives.<br />
Having spent a large proportion<br />
of her career as a chief nurse,<br />
her final role leading Sheffield<br />
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust<br />
for 12 years, Dame Hilary is<br />
certainly well-equipped to head the<br />
lieutenancy team of 43 deputies in<br />
South Yorkshire.<br />
She follows in the footsteps of<br />
Andrew Coombe who had held<br />
the position since 2015. It is a<br />
requirement that Lord-Lieutenants<br />
must retire on their 75th birthday,<br />
and Dame Hilary officially took
<strong>Aroundtown</strong> MEETS<br />
“<br />
One of her most influential<br />
endeavours was that she co-developed<br />
the Safer Nursing Care Tool, a project<br />
which began 22 years ago that<br />
Hilary is still involved in today<br />
”<br />
Unveiling the Covid memorial in Barnsley alongside<br />
former Archbishop of York, Lord Bishop John Sentamu<br />
up the post on 5th November on<br />
Andrew’s retirement. Now 58, the<br />
upper age limit means Dame Hilary<br />
may well be in the role for 17 years.<br />
The role of a Lord-Lieutenant<br />
is voluntary but demanding and<br />
has often been given to someone<br />
retired. While Dame Hilary is retired<br />
from full-time work, she is still an<br />
independent consultant and will<br />
juggle these commitments with<br />
her lieutenancy – something she<br />
says nearly made her turn down<br />
the opportunity.<br />
“Andrew was fantastically<br />
involved and he often worked<br />
40-hour weeks. When he was<br />
ready for retiring, the Privy Council<br />
invited a number of the deputies<br />
into a very relaxed meeting to<br />
discuss what qualities we thought<br />
a Lord-Lieutenant should have and<br />
how the role could further benefit<br />
the region. At the end, they asked<br />
me if I would consider the role as<br />
my name had been mentioned<br />
quite often.<br />
“I said I was far too busy and<br />
couldn’t possibly do it justice. But it<br />
was my husband Neil, and Andrew,<br />
who both stopped me in my tracks<br />
and made me reassess. They said<br />
to me, ‘Yes, it’s a big commitment<br />
and you might be busy, but this is<br />
a real privilege and a once-in-alifetime<br />
opportunity.’”<br />
And one thing’s for certain – she<br />
will take great care in ensuring she<br />
leads by example.<br />
Born and raised in Deepcar,<br />
Dame Hilary says she and her older<br />
sister had a blissful childhood.<br />
Their father was a senior engineer<br />
at Fox’s steelworks in Stocksbridge<br />
and their mother taught French at<br />
the high school.<br />
“We didn’t live on a working<br />
farm but our house had lots of land<br />
and various animals and all the<br />
children from the community would<br />
regularly come over. Because Mum<br />
was a teacher she adored children<br />
and Dad would make stilts, create<br />
a putting green, or get the kids<br />
involved in hay making.<br />
“Although he had a highranking<br />
job at Fox’s, Dad was<br />
very grounded and I think I get my<br />
values from him.”<br />
After leaving school, the plan<br />
was for Hilary to go to university to<br />
study business and French. Her<br />
mother had been to university in the<br />
1950s which was a rarity among<br />
her peers and she longed for her<br />
own two girls to follow suit.<br />
However, after speaking to a<br />
girl in the upper sixth who was<br />
going to London to train as a<br />
nurse, and reading a copy of the<br />
Nursing Times, Hilary had a change<br />
of heart.<br />
“When I told them about me<br />
doing nursing instead, they<br />
said, ‘Whatever you want to<br />
do we will support you.’ If they<br />
were disappointed, they never<br />
showed it.”<br />
This February marks forty years<br />
since she began her nursing<br />
training, having moved to Sheffield<br />
to take up a trainee position at the<br />
Northern General Hospital in 1982.<br />
And her parents needn’t have<br />
been disheartened with their<br />
daughter’s decision.<br />
Throughout her nursing career,<br />
Dame Hilary worked across many<br />
areas of medicine including<br />
cardiothoracic for patients<br />
undergoing open-heart surgery,<br />
and intensive care where she first<br />
became a Sister.<br />
After leaving Sheffield in<br />
1992, she went on to work in<br />
Leicester, Nottingham, Kettering<br />
and Coventry, before moving back<br />
to Sheffield in 2006 to take up<br />
the role of chief nurse. Here, she<br />
was responsible for maintaining<br />
clinical and patient care standards,<br />
developing new strategies,<br />
and ensuring the hospitals ran<br />
to schedule.<br />
“Nursing is the best career ever<br />
and I try and persuade people to<br />
seriously consider it. I often hear<br />
‘oh, I don’t like blood’ or ‘I couldn’t<br />
do that’ but it is so varied with so<br />
many opportunities.”<br />
One of her most influential<br />
endeavours was that she codeveloped<br />
the Safer Nursing Care<br />
Tool, a project which began 22<br />
years ago that Hilary is still involved<br />
in today. The idea was to overhaul<br />
the traditional methods of staffing<br />
wards, whereby the previous<br />
year’s rota would be consulted and<br />
implemented the same. But Hilary<br />
says that wasn’t working; patients<br />
were getting sicker and spending<br />
longer on the wards.<br />
“The Safer Nursing Care Tool<br />
is based on something similar to<br />
time and motion. If you’re looking<br />
at how many nurses are needed<br />
for a ward or department, you look<br />
at the needs of the patients and<br />
what level of care they need. For<br />
example, do they need help with<br />
feeding or walking. We want to<br />
know how many hours of nursing<br />
are needed on that one ward at that<br />
one time. Then it uses an algorithm<br />
to calculate.”<br />
The tool was developed by<br />
Dame Hilary and her co-lead,<br />
Professor Katherine Fenton, during<br />
days off, evenings and weekends<br />
before it was rubber stamped<br />
by the chief nursing officer for<br />
England in 2006. There is also now<br />
a fellowship programme to show<br />
younger and newly qualified nurses<br />
how to use and manage it correctly.<br />
“<br />
This February<br />
marks forty years<br />
since she began<br />
her nursing<br />
training, having<br />
moved to Sheffield<br />
to take up a<br />
trainee position<br />
at the Northern<br />
General Hospital<br />
in 1982.<br />
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“I get asked all the time how<br />
much money I made from it. And<br />
the answer is one pound. Katherine<br />
and I and others involved all sold<br />
our intellectual property rights for<br />
£1 so that every hospital in the UK<br />
can use it for free. If trusts must use<br />
their budgets to pay for it, then it<br />
defeats the object.”<br />
The accolades Dame Hilary has<br />
earned for her dedication to nursing<br />
means she now has many letters<br />
after her name. She went on to<br />
achieve her nursing degree and<br />
master’s, was given an honorary<br />
doctorate by the University of<br />
Sheffield, was made a professor<br />
at Sheffield Hallam University,<br />
and a fellow at the Royal College<br />
of Nursing. For her services to<br />
nursing, she was first awarded a<br />
CBE before being made a dame in<br />
the 2018 honours.<br />
“When I became a Sister on ICU<br />
I think my parents nearly burst. I felt<br />
guilty when I was awarded the CBE<br />
but my mum didn’t. She used to<br />
meet up with all the retired teachers<br />
from our school and I remember<br />
when she told my old RE teacher<br />
she said, ‘Fancy that from little<br />
Hilary Brown.’<br />
“Sadly, Mum didn’t get to see me<br />
get the damehood but, because<br />
she was so poorly and we knew<br />
she wouldn’t make it, I was allowed<br />
to tell her before it was officially<br />
announced.”<br />
Wherever she may be, I’m<br />
sure she’ll be looking down on<br />
her daughter and beaming with<br />
pride as she dons her uniform and<br />
represents the Queen. After years<br />
of campaigning from the Lord-<br />
Lieutenants, this is the first year<br />
that women have been allowed<br />
to wear a uniform like their male<br />
counterparts.<br />
“To prepare, I was given a<br />
one-and-a-half-hour lesson with a<br />
regimental sergeant major about<br />
how the uniform should be worn,<br />
how to stand, and how to salute.”<br />
Her first month in the role was<br />
full of events, from being invited<br />
to Barnsley College’s graduation<br />
ceremony to officially unveiling<br />
the Covid memorial in Barnsley<br />
alongside former Archbishop of<br />
York, Lord Bishop John Sentamu.<br />
“The Lord-Lieutenancy role<br />
comes with lots of rules, regulations<br />
and precedence. As Her Majesty’s<br />
representative, it is my duty to<br />
do as the Queen would do or<br />
walk out at ceremonies in the<br />
order she would. One of my first<br />
official events in uniform was<br />
the Remembrance Day parade<br />
in Barnsley. It was an honour to<br />
“<br />
As Her Majesty’s representative,<br />
it is my duty to do as the Queen would<br />
do or walk out at ceremonies in the<br />
order she would. One of my first official<br />
events in uniform was the Remembrance<br />
Day parade in Barnsley<br />
”<br />
be surrounded by so many of<br />
the town’s veterans and military<br />
community and to lay the first<br />
wreath at the cenotaph. I obviously<br />
can’t attend all four regions at<br />
11am on the same day, so I<br />
will rotate between Barnsley,<br />
Rotherham, Doncaster and<br />
Sheffield each Remembrance<br />
Sunday.”<br />
As well as being a dignitary at<br />
ceremonies, Dame Hilary’s role<br />
will also see her give out honours<br />
and awards to South Yorkshire<br />
people and businesses on behalf<br />
of the sovereign, such as the British<br />
Empire Medal, the Queen’s Awards<br />
for Enterprise or Voluntary Service,<br />
Citizenship ceremonies, and attend<br />
Freedom of the Borough events.<br />
In November, Dame Hilary<br />
proudly presented two South<br />
Yorkshire based businesses with<br />
the prestigious Queen’s Award for<br />
Enterprise, both of whom stipulated<br />
the awards be given at their<br />
respective shops or factories.<br />
The Community Shop in<br />
Athersley, part of Tankersley’s<br />
Company Group, was presented<br />
with the award for Promoting<br />
Opportunity in recognition of<br />
its social impact to break longterm<br />
dependence on food aid<br />
through life-changing training and<br />
development programmes.<br />
Dame Hilary then presented<br />
SJM Alloys and Metals with the<br />
International Trade award at their<br />
Rotherham factory for the shortterm<br />
growth they have seen in<br />
global sales of recycled alloys and<br />
steels, with clients in Japan, USA<br />
and Europe.<br />
This year, Dame Hilary will<br />
award some of the Queen’s New<br />
Year honours to South Yorkshire<br />
recipients, including the British<br />
Empire Medal to 11-year-old Paces<br />
School pupil ‘Captain’ Tobias Weller<br />
from Sheffield who raised over<br />
£150,000 for his school and The<br />
Children’s Hospital Charity and is<br />
the youngest person on record to<br />
be awarded an honour.<br />
“This role is so varied and I can’t<br />
wait to meet more people who do<br />
amazing things. The people who<br />
deserve the honours are often<br />
those who never come forward;<br />
they hide their light under a bushel.<br />
When you start to dig and poke<br />
your nose in, you get to know all<br />
about those people who have<br />
maybe gone unnoticed.”<br />
With such a large county to<br />
cover, Dame Hilary is supported<br />
by a Vice Lord-Lieutenant and<br />
42 deputies who come from all<br />
walks of life, from the military and<br />
police to retail and industry. You<br />
are invited to be a deputy and<br />
ultimately, Dame Hilary will be on<br />
the lookout for more people to ask<br />
to take on the role, as she was<br />
back in 2016.<br />
“Often the best Deputy<br />
Lieutenants are the busiest people.<br />
They’re those who are already out<br />
there in the community. In South<br />
Yorkshire, with credit to Andrew, we<br />
have a mix of genders, faiths and<br />
races to reflect our communities.<br />
We make a conscious effort to look<br />
at the Census across the boroughs<br />
and identify our different cultures<br />
and communities.”<br />
While the deputies are split<br />
across the four regions of South<br />
Yorkshire, Dame Hilary’s HQ is<br />
at Barnsley in the iconic town<br />
hall building. She is assisted by<br />
a very capable team including<br />
the Vice Lord-Lieutenant John<br />
Holt, Lieutenancy Officer Phil<br />
Barraclough, her PA Alison and<br />
at home, her husband Neil who<br />
was the finance director at Leeds<br />
Teaching Hospitals.<br />
“The support I’ve received from<br />
Barnsley Council has been secondto-none<br />
and I have to pinch myself<br />
sometimes how lucky I am to work<br />
in such a magnificent building.<br />
The team has been wonderfully<br />
supportive and although she’s<br />
new to the role, Alison who has<br />
had a great handover from her<br />
predecessor, Lorraine, has taken<br />
to it brilliantly and is the one who<br />
makes it all happen.<br />
“And of course, I wouldn’t be<br />
here without my husband making<br />
me stop and think. He was more<br />
excited than me about it and<br />
even went and bought a whole<br />
new wardrobe from Frank Bird<br />
down on Eldon Street for all these<br />
new occasions.”<br />
We’d like to wish Dame Hilary<br />
the very best of luck in her<br />
new role and look forward to<br />
sharing her journey with<br />
<strong>Aroundtown</strong> readers.<br />
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HEALTH & BEAUTY<br />
You&your<br />
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Digestive Disorders<br />
Bowel movements are one of the most natural –<br />
and important – facts of life, so why are we still<br />
so privy about toilet talk? Knowing how to keep<br />
your bowels healthy can help prevent a range of<br />
common digestive disorders which, if ignored,<br />
can have an unpleasant impact on life.<br />
While there will be some people<br />
whose bowels are like clockwork,<br />
around half of the UK population<br />
don’t poo once a day. So, it is no<br />
surprise that one in three of UK<br />
adults experience recurring bouts of<br />
constipation, diarrhoea, or irritable<br />
bowel syndrome (IBS).<br />
An upset digestive tract can make<br />
you feel bloated and sluggish, as<br />
well as making you anxious about<br />
using the loo, particularly away from<br />
the comfort of your home.<br />
The digestive tract, which is the<br />
largest organ in the body, has a vital<br />
role in ensuring your body gets the<br />
right nutrients it needs for energy,<br />
growth and cell repair. Diet is a<br />
major cause of tummy troubles;<br />
try not to miss meals, make sure<br />
you chew your food well, and drink<br />
plenty of fluids to soften stools and<br />
encourage the passage of waste.<br />
Because of the brain-gut<br />
interaction, digestive disorders<br />
can also be caused by stress,<br />
depression, or anxiety. You may be<br />
more likely to experience a digestive<br />
disorder if there is family history,<br />
or your medical history includes<br />
previous surgery or medication.<br />
We look at three common<br />
digestive complaints and how to<br />
help prevent them.<br />
Constipation<br />
Constipation is medically classed<br />
as when you have two or more of<br />
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the following symptoms:<br />
• Fewer than three bowel<br />
movements a week<br />
• Hard, dry, lumpy or large stools<br />
• Excessive straining on the toilet<br />
• Feeling like you haven’t fully<br />
evacuated your bowels<br />
There are many reasons why<br />
you may be constipated, such<br />
as a diet low in fibre, not drinking<br />
enough water, changing your<br />
diet, not moving around enough,<br />
ignoring the urge to go, stress or<br />
depression, and side effects of<br />
some medications.<br />
The elderly are five times more<br />
likely to get recurrent constipation<br />
due to lack of interest in meals,<br />
limited mobility, and low fluid intake.<br />
The long-term impact of chronic<br />
constipation can result in faecal<br />
impaction (where stool builds in<br />
the large intestine), anal fissures<br />
or tears, haemorrhoids, and rectal<br />
prolapse.<br />
Many people might reach for<br />
laxatives when they’re feeling<br />
blocked up, but they can have side<br />
effects. So, it is always advised to<br />
take a natural approach by making<br />
a few lifestyle changes to ease<br />
constipation first.<br />
Always see your GP if you have<br />
constipation with anal bleeding/<br />
blood in your stool, pain in your<br />
abdomen, a lump in your tummy, or<br />
unexplained weight loss as it may<br />
be something more serious.<br />
“<br />
Cooking using<br />
fresh ingredients,<br />
increasing<br />
exercise, trying to<br />
relax, and taking<br />
a probiotic may<br />
help ease your<br />
symptoms.<br />
”<br />
Irritable Bowel<br />
Syndrome<br />
IBS can either cause constipation,<br />
diarrhoea, or both which are usually<br />
accompanied by stomach cramps<br />
or bloating. Other symptoms may<br />
be flatulence, mucus in your stool,<br />
fatigue, lack of energy, nausea,<br />
backache or incontinence.<br />
There is no known cause or cure,<br />
but it is thought people with IBS<br />
have greater sensitivity to the way<br />
that their intestines are moving.<br />
Symptoms may last days, weeks or<br />
months at a time. Women are twice<br />
as likely to have IBS, especially<br />
women under 50.<br />
People with IBS usually have it for<br />
life but learn to manage it by being<br />
aware of what triggers their flareups.<br />
Triggers may be spicy foods<br />
or alcohol, eating too quickly, or<br />
consuming too much caffeine.<br />
There is no specific test for IBS,<br />
but your GP will usually look to rule<br />
out other bowel conditions such<br />
as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative<br />
colitis. You may be asked to keep a<br />
food diary to look for any triggers or<br />
patterns in your symptoms.<br />
Cooking using fresh ingredients,<br />
increasing exercise, trying to relax,<br />
and taking a probiotic may help<br />
ease your symptoms. To reduce<br />
bloating or cramping, you may<br />
find it helpful to limit hard to digest<br />
foods such as cauliflower, brussels<br />
sprouts, beans and onions.<br />
Diverticular Disease<br />
As we get older, small pockets<br />
or bulges called diverticula develop<br />
in the lining of the large intestine.<br />
Usually there will be no symptoms,<br />
but if you have pain in your tummy,<br />
blood in your poo, and constipation<br />
or diarrhoea then it may be<br />
diverticular disease.<br />
If the diverticula become inflamed<br />
or infected, this can lead to<br />
diverticulitis which is recognised by<br />
more severe abdominal pain, a high<br />
temperature, and mucus or blood in<br />
your poo. Other complications may<br />
be bowel perforation or obstruction,<br />
abscess, or peritonitis (infection of<br />
the abdominal wall).<br />
Diverticular disease is common<br />
in people aged over 80 but other<br />
risk factors can be obesity, a diet<br />
low in fibre, taking anti-inflammatory<br />
drugs such as ibuprofen or aspirin,<br />
or smoking. If you think your may<br />
have diverticular disease, see your<br />
GP to rule out other conditions via a<br />
colonoscopy and CT scan.<br />
Increasing your fibre intake<br />
can help reduce the chance of<br />
diverticula forming and developing.<br />
This is because a diet lacking<br />
in fibre results in smaller stools,<br />
meaning there is less pressure<br />
along the colon wall which allows<br />
sacs to form in weak spots.<br />
Andrew Watson<br />
If you have any specific health<br />
concerns, please feel free to<br />
contact me at Good Measure<br />
or email me at<br />
andy@thewatsons.co.uk
HEALTH & BEAUTY<br />
A natural solution<br />
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Did you know your<br />
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If you are<br />
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”<br />
live bacteria and inulin. It contains<br />
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It also contains five strains of live<br />
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Finally, inulin derived from the<br />
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which slows digestion when<br />
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Lepicol is available in a powder<br />
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to create a gel, should be taken half<br />
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As Lepicol is completely<br />
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and it can be taken alongside<br />
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HEALTH & BEAUTY<br />
A step in the right<br />
direction<br />
for young people with eating disorders<br />
Since opening their Yorkshire<br />
hospital in Rotherham two years<br />
ago, Ellern Mede Moorgate, a<br />
specialist hospital for eating<br />
disorders, has supported<br />
countless young people through<br />
recovery from this<br />
life-threatening illness.<br />
Ellern Mede care for patients aged eight to 25<br />
who have the most complex or chronic eating<br />
disorders and vow to never give up on any<br />
patient. With the right support and intervention,<br />
eating disorders are often curable and Ellern<br />
Mede has a high success rate.<br />
One young person whose life has changed<br />
through inpatient intervention is 17-year-old<br />
Sophie* whose family had been trying to access<br />
mental health support for her since she was five.<br />
As her mental and physical health deteriorated<br />
during her early teens, Sophie was eventually<br />
referred by the NHS for urgent treatment at Ellern<br />
Mede in early 2020 shortly after the Moorgate site<br />
opened. She spent 14 months there to treat an<br />
eating disorder as well as anxiety, depression and<br />
pathological demand avoidance.<br />
At the height of her illness, Sophie couldn’t<br />
walk more than a few steps, she was refusing<br />
to eat or drink, and required naso-gastric and<br />
pump feeding to restore nutritional balance. Due<br />
to the complexities of her condition, she required<br />
a unique and specialist approach which Ellern<br />
Mede Moorgate did not hesitate to provide,<br />
training their staff specifically in how to deal with<br />
Sophie for best results.<br />
During her time at Ellern Mede, Sophie was<br />
supported by a multi-disciplinary team of<br />
doctors, psychologists, dietitians and social<br />
workers who encouraged her to make small<br />
steps along her journey to recovery.<br />
Sophie says: “I focused on goals such as<br />
getting over my anxiety about germs so I could<br />
cuddle my dog again, getting healthy and strong<br />
enough to dance and teach dance, and going<br />
back into mainstream education to give me a<br />
future career as a psychologist to help other<br />
people like me. As I got better, I was able to look<br />
back and realise how far I’d come.”<br />
The Ellern Mede team tailor their therapy<br />
around individual patients’ needs and goals and<br />
for Sophie this included having a dance teacher<br />
give dance lessons at the hospital once her<br />
weight was at a safe level and she was strong<br />
enough to exercise. She then went on to pass a<br />
Level 3 dance exam five days after leaving Ellern<br />
Mede Moorgate.<br />
“Dance is my main coping mechanism and<br />
my way of dealing with emotions. I was able to<br />
get the same buzz from my dancing as I got<br />
previously from my eating disorder,” Sophie says.<br />
One of the main benefits of having specialist<br />
treatment at Ellern Mede is that the hospital is<br />
close to her home which enabled Sophie’s family<br />
to visit and have her home for weekends, which<br />
would have been impossible if she had been<br />
admitted somewhere miles from home.<br />
After 14 months of treatment, doctors, Sophie<br />
and her family agreed that she was ready for<br />
discharge from inpatient to outpatient treatment<br />
with Ellern Mede. She’s now back home,<br />
maintaining her weight, managing her difficulties,<br />
eating and drinking by herself, and working<br />
with community specialists and educationalists<br />
including Ellern Mede Outpatient therapies.<br />
With a rising need for their services, Ellern<br />
Mede has now launched another eating disorders<br />
hospital in Derbyshire for families in the Midlands.<br />
Ellern Mede Derby becomes the fourth site within<br />
the group, with the other two hospitals based in<br />
London.<br />
As with all Ellern Mede hospitals, patients<br />
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which is led by the team that run the OFSTEDoutstanding<br />
Ellern Mede Ridgeway school in<br />
London.<br />
Across the group, the clinical team work hard<br />
to ensure all young people are well supported<br />
throughout their recovery, helping patients feel<br />
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HEALTH & BEAUTY<br />
Time to talk about<br />
cervical screening<br />
Cervical Cancer Prevention Week: 17-23rd January <strong>2022</strong><br />
This year, Jo’s Cervical Cancer<br />
Trust, the UK’s leading cervical<br />
cancer charity, is encouraging<br />
everyone to get involved in<br />
Cervical Cancer Prevention<br />
Week by sharing tips, facts<br />
and stories about cervical<br />
screening.<br />
Cervical screening, or smear tests, can save<br />
lives by stopping cervical cancer before it starts.<br />
However, cervical cancer prevention doesn’t<br />
stop at screening. They also want to raise<br />
awareness about the different results that can<br />
come from cervical screening.<br />
‘‘ There are over 200<br />
types of HPV – most are<br />
low-risk and cause no<br />
problems, but around<br />
13 are high-risk and are<br />
linked to cancer.’’<br />
Cervical screening is not a test for cancer. The<br />
free health test checks for HPV, or the human<br />
papillomavirus. You might see it on your results<br />
letter. It’s an extremely common virus, but how<br />
much do you know about it?<br />
What is HPV?<br />
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common<br />
virus that lives on the skin and can affect the<br />
cervix. There are over 200 types of HPV – most<br />
are low-risk and cause no problems, but around<br />
13 are high-risk and are linked to cancer.<br />
HPV is usually passed on through sexual<br />
contact, which can make some people feel<br />
worried or embarrassed. But it is nothing to be<br />
ashamed of. Because HPV lives on our skin, it<br />
is easy to get and difficult to completely protect<br />
against. At some point during our lives, eight in<br />
ten people will get HPV.<br />
What if I get HPV?<br />
In most cases, your immune system will get<br />
rid of HPV without it causing any problems. If<br />
your cervical screening shows that you have<br />
HPV, you’ll be invited back more regularly (after<br />
a year) to keep a closer eye on you. If high risk<br />
HPV is detected, the sample is then checked for<br />
abnormal cells.<br />
There is no treatment for HPV itself, but there<br />
are treatments for conditions caused by HPV,<br />
including genital warts, cervical cell changes<br />
and cancer. Persistent HPV infection is what<br />
causes the cells in the cervix to change. Over<br />
time, these abnormal cells may develop into<br />
cervical cancer if not monitored or treated.<br />
Reducing your risk of HPV<br />
You can’t completely protect against HPV.<br />
But there are ways you can reduce your risk of<br />
getting HPV or developing a persistent infection<br />
that your immune system can’t get rid of.<br />
Stopping smoking, getting the HPV vaccine<br />
if you are eligible, and having safer sex (using<br />
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your risk.<br />
Extended screening<br />
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Going for cervical screening when<br />
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changes early, so they can be monitored<br />
or treated as needed. In Rotherham, extra<br />
appointments have been made available<br />
to help people who struggle to attend<br />
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Extra appointments (Extended Access)<br />
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and can be booked through your own<br />
GP receptionist or care navigator.<br />
Appointments are available weekday<br />
evenings 6.30pm-8.30pm and in the<br />
daytime at weekends.<br />
Depending on the day of the<br />
appointment offered, it will be at one of<br />
the following four hubs in the Rotherham<br />
area: Dinnington Group Practice; Broom<br />
Lane Surgery; Valley Health Centre,<br />
Dalton; Highthorn Road Surgery,<br />
Kilnhurst.<br />
Tips for your<br />
cervical screening test<br />
• If you feel uncomfortable in waiting rooms, you<br />
may want to ask to book the first appointment of<br />
the day. This can mean it is quieter and there is<br />
less time for you to wait.<br />
• You are within your rights to ask for a nurse or<br />
doctor of a particular gender. If you have a nurse<br />
or doctor you trust, you may want to check with<br />
your GP surgery if they are able to do it.<br />
• Wear something comfy and easy to get<br />
on and off. Some people feel more covered<br />
wearing a skirt or dress as they only need to<br />
remove their underwear. Ask if you can bring<br />
a spare shawl or blanket to cover yourself if<br />
it makes you feel more at ease. You might<br />
experience spotting after your cervical screening<br />
so you may want to wear a fuller brief with a liner<br />
or sanitary pad.<br />
• Speculums come in different sizes. If you<br />
find the standard size too uncomfortable, you<br />
can ask to try another size. Lying in a different<br />
position, such as on your side with your knees<br />
bent, may also make the test more comfortable.<br />
• If you have gone through or are going through<br />
the menopause, let your doctor or nurse know.<br />
After menopause, the opening of the vagina<br />
and vaginal walls become less able to stretch,<br />
which can make the test more uncomfortable.<br />
A vaginal oestrogen cream or pessary may help.<br />
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HEALTH & BEAUTY<br />
Forging fitness<br />
inside the box<br />
Are you bored of the monotony<br />
of your current (if any) exercise<br />
routine? Start to think inside the<br />
box with the help of CrossFit<br />
Rotherham.<br />
Since launching the international fitness<br />
phenomenon in the town seven years ago, the<br />
CrossFit Rotherham team has forged a safe and<br />
welcoming environment that is so much more<br />
than a gym.<br />
For anyone who hasn’t heard of CrossFit, it’s a<br />
fun and functional fitness training experience that<br />
combines weightlifting with aerobic conditioning<br />
and gymnastics to get you fit for life.<br />
Forget ellipticals, cable weights or keep-fit<br />
classes; there’s no turning up, training in silence<br />
and leaving an hour later having not even broken<br />
a sweat. CrossFit is on par with military-style<br />
bootcamps, with workouts designed to build a<br />
body that is capable of anything and everything<br />
– from standing on your hands, to doing burpee<br />
box jumps, or even lifting Olympic standard<br />
weights above your head.<br />
While that may seem unattainable to some,<br />
there is always a starting point. All CrossFit<br />
workouts are completely scalable based on your<br />
individual ability or intensity. You don’t need to<br />
be able to do a pull-up when you join, but with<br />
the right coaching you should be able to reach<br />
those achievable goals in six, nine or even twelve<br />
months’ time.<br />
At the heart of CrossFit is the vow to improve<br />
your strength, power, speed, stamina and mental<br />
wellbeing through a race against the clock to<br />
complete functional movements such as lifting,<br />
jumping, pulling, pushing, squatting, running,<br />
and throwing. In turn, by ensuring you have the<br />
correct form and posture for these fundamental<br />
techniques, CrossFit can aid daily life and<br />
prevent injury outside the gym, even down to<br />
little things like tying your shoes or carrying<br />
the shopping.<br />
But at CrossFit Rotherham, you’re not just<br />
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Every day is different, with a variety of<br />
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HEALTH & BEAUTY<br />
perm<br />
Return of the<br />
with Chris Moody of Moodyhair<br />
Naturally curly and wavy hair<br />
is everywhere right now, with<br />
a whole host of celebrities and<br />
style icons showcasing their<br />
curly girl style.<br />
Everyone from Zendaya and Selena Gomez to<br />
Blake Lively and Sarah Jessica Parker have been<br />
embracing their natural curls. But with the right<br />
maintenance, treatments and styling tools, women<br />
of all ages and with any hair type can become part<br />
of this new wave of curlfriends.<br />
It’s true that you always dream of having hair<br />
opposite to your natural locks. But if you already<br />
have a natural wave or curl to your hair, put down<br />
the straighteners and love your curls the way<br />
they are. Talk to your stylist about managing<br />
your curls and waves with moisturising products;<br />
natural waves and curls work better when<br />
properly hydrated.<br />
If you have straighter hair and want to<br />
experiment with warmth and movement, there are<br />
so many ways to style your hair with hot tools such<br />
as barrel tongs, wands and heated rollers which<br />
can give you a whole new texture and finish to your<br />
style with no permanent commitment. It all goes<br />
away when you wash it.<br />
For those wanting a more lasting effect, the<br />
perm is making its way back into mainstream.<br />
Gone are the days of the ‘80s frizz ball that still<br />
haunts so many people’s dreams. The modern<br />
perm is softer, more natural and often worn on<br />
longer lengths or even blow dried and styled out to<br />
add body and bounce to softer, finer hair.<br />
Soft perming is an amazing way to change<br />
up your hair texture and create a whole new look<br />
that’s easy to care for. But before you twist things<br />
up, there are some things you should know about<br />
the perm.<br />
Perming is not something that is commonly<br />
taught in many hairdressing training centres these<br />
days. It’s not a mandatory requirement anymore,<br />
so make sure you seek out a stylist with plenty of<br />
experience before you take the leap.<br />
Perm is short for permanent and the effects<br />
of this procedure can last for many months. If<br />
your hair isn’t suitable, it’s important you have a<br />
stylist that can tell you and knows what to do to<br />
make sure everything is done correctly. Here at<br />
Moodyhair we have been regularly perming hair for<br />
over 50 years and our senior stylists have decades<br />
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It’s important for hair to be in good condition<br />
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technology and process for perming hasn’t<br />
changed much over the years, but now results are<br />
softer and gentler, and the hairstyles are longer<br />
with softer layers that recreate a natural wave and<br />
curl throughout the hair.<br />
Softer, modern perms will take about three<br />
hours to do and can last up to four months. The<br />
softer the curl or wave the less time the curls will<br />
last; a very small tight curl will last a long time, but<br />
a big soft curl will drop out in a couple months.<br />
Newly permed hair does take some<br />
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HEALTH & BEAUTY<br />
Your face is in<br />
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A well-known secret to a<br />
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But if you’re considering having one of these<br />
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At NLM Derma Clinic in Doncaster, patient<br />
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Since graduating 25 years ago, Dr Maciej<br />
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including neurosurgery, major trauma units, and<br />
emergency surgery. He has also undertaken<br />
over 800 hours as a medic for air ambulance<br />
rescue missions and volunteers at St John’s<br />
Ambulance service.<br />
After relocating to the UK in 2010, Dr Maciej<br />
retrained in clinical psychiatry where he spent time<br />
as a general medic at The Priory group. Last year,<br />
his medical company branched out into aesthetics<br />
and medical-grade beauty to protect clients<br />
against the falling standards in the industry.<br />
Unfortunately for the general public, the<br />
aesthetics market in the UK is not regulated.<br />
Anyone can administer dermal fillers or wrinkle<br />
relaxers without any medical training using cheap,<br />
inferior products that haven’t been tested.<br />
Fillers come with the most risks and if<br />
administered incorrectly into an artery can cause<br />
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embolism, blindness or stroke.<br />
Even when undertaken by medical<br />
professionals, there will always be an element<br />
of risk. But having medical training means the<br />
practitioner understands the anatomy of the face<br />
and is able to timely manage complications to<br />
prevent harm to the client.<br />
NLM Derma Clinic is the third clinic in the north<br />
of England to use a linear ultrasound machine<br />
with all aesthetics procedures. This enables the<br />
team to see beneath the surface of the skin and<br />
pinpoint exactly where the needle will be injected,<br />
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ultrasound also aids corrective work; being able<br />
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When choosing a practitioner for aesthetic<br />
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to emergency medicine, what is the equipment<br />
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rather than the price you are paying per<br />
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NLM Derma Clinic follows the same measures<br />
as medical settings. All clients undergo a<br />
consultation before treatment, even for facials.<br />
NLM Derma Clinic is the only clinic in Yorkshire<br />
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WEDDINGS<br />
Wedding<br />
outfit<br />
inspiration<br />
Also available<br />
in pink from<br />
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While weddings are mainly<br />
about the happy couple<br />
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Available from<br />
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From the bride or groom’s mothers<br />
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Read our fabulous reviews<br />
Pink Boutique Birdwell<br />
Sandra Wenham<br />
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WEDDINGS<br />
NEW IMAGE<br />
OCCASIONS & CASUAL WEAR<br />
Keeping<br />
new<br />
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image<br />
FOR 35 YEARS<br />
Possibly the largest selection<br />
of Mother of the Bride/Groom<br />
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For 35 years, Lesley Taylor and the team at<br />
New Image in Sheffield has been keeping the<br />
women of South Yorkshire and beyond looking<br />
and feeling fabulous with their ever-changing<br />
collections of occasion and casual wear.<br />
The business was launched<br />
in 1986 by Lesley’s mum Jean on<br />
Middlewood Road in Hillsborough<br />
just behind the football stadium.<br />
Three years later, having built up a<br />
good clientele and with Lesley now<br />
working alongside her mum, New<br />
Image relocated just a few doors up<br />
to a larger premises that was fully<br />
refurbished by Lesley’s husband<br />
and his hardworking team.<br />
Sadly, not long after the move<br />
Jean passed away aged just 55.<br />
New Image had been her dream, yet<br />
she never had the chance to see the<br />
new store in all its glory. Determined<br />
to carry on her mum’s vision, Lesley<br />
took over the reins of the business<br />
and it has continued to thrive ever<br />
since with a loyal customer base,<br />
regular fashion shows, and coffee<br />
mornings to support Macmillan.<br />
Their signature style has<br />
always been heavily influenced<br />
by European fashion houses, but<br />
over the years it has progressed<br />
to incorporate quality brands from<br />
around the world with beautifully<br />
made clothing from the likes<br />
of Joseph Ribkoff and Scottish<br />
brand Marble.<br />
In 2007, the shop had another<br />
facelift to create an upper sales floor<br />
area which allowed the business to<br />
further evolve with the addition of<br />
occasion wear. They now have one<br />
of the area’s largest collections of<br />
special occasion wear from leading<br />
designers such as Condici, Veni<br />
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Whether you are looking for<br />
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races, cruise or just to update your<br />
everyday wardrobe, New Image<br />
never fails to help you achieve<br />
your desired look. Over the years<br />
they have dressed thousands of<br />
ladies, from mothers of the bride<br />
and groom to the High Sheriff and<br />
Mistress Cutler. So you can always<br />
guarantee a personal service every<br />
time, no matter the occasion.<br />
They also have a talented<br />
seamstress instore who ensures<br />
every item purchased is the perfect<br />
fit. And to top it off, a collection of<br />
matching headpieces, handbags<br />
and shoes means you can complete<br />
your outfit all in one place.<br />
Throughout the last 35 years,<br />
Lesley has been supported by a<br />
wonderful team of staff, both past<br />
and present, who have all embraced<br />
the New Image ethos of delivering<br />
exceptional personal service to all<br />
their clients. Looking ahead to <strong>2022</strong>,<br />
New Image continues to be a safe<br />
retail space where ladies can see,<br />
feel and try before they buy.<br />
New Collections for <strong>2022</strong> in sizes 8-24<br />
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Let us help you find the perfect<br />
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Book your one-to-one appointment<br />
277 Middlewood Road,<br />
Hillsborough, Sheffield S6 1TG<br />
(Leppings Lane Tram Stop) | Car park at rear of store<br />
OPEN: Monday – Friday 10am-5pm | Late Night Tuesday till 7pm<br />
Saturday 10am-5.30pm<br />
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www.new-image.co.uk<br />
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Following the success of<br />
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bride is given a dedicated amount<br />
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Choosing the perfect dress<br />
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At Wedding Vows, they have a<br />
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Each dress from the new <strong>2022</strong><br />
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The gowns on offer at Wedding<br />
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Any gown ordered from Wedding<br />
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For grooms and groomsmen,<br />
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WEDDINGS<br />
A ring to treasure<br />
for an Infinity<br />
When Laura Armitage was looking for a special<br />
and unique gift for her husband Tony’s 60th<br />
birthday, she turned to Infinity Jewellers at Bramley<br />
to help her plan a surprise with a personal touch.<br />
Tony had a box of old gold rings<br />
inherited from family members<br />
which were gathering dust. Laura<br />
had previously read in <strong>Aroundtown</strong><br />
about Infinity Jewellers’ A Ring is<br />
Re-born service which turns old,<br />
unworn jewellery into new, modern<br />
pieces through traditional goldsmith<br />
techniques.<br />
Then when she saw a friend of<br />
hers had used this service, she was<br />
inspired by what Jonathan at Infinity<br />
had created and knew this would<br />
make the perfect gift idea for Tony’s<br />
big birthday.<br />
The Ring is Reborn process<br />
involves melting down ‘donor’ gold<br />
which is then rolled, elongated and<br />
formed into a band designed by<br />
Jonathan.<br />
For Tony’s new ring, they used<br />
gold from his late mum Joan’s two<br />
wedding rings – the original one<br />
from when they got married and<br />
one his dad bought some years<br />
BEFORE<br />
later when he could afford to buy<br />
his wife a thicker band. He also had<br />
a 18ct signet ring from his Uncle<br />
Keith who became a father figure<br />
to him when his dad Paul passed<br />
away when Tony was a young adult.<br />
To keep it a surprise, Jonathan<br />
modelled the new ring’s size and<br />
style on Tony’s wedding ring which<br />
Laura managed to sneak out of the<br />
house when he took it off during<br />
weightlifting training.<br />
“The customer service and<br />
attention to detail was just<br />
outstanding. My engagement,<br />
wedding and eternity rings are<br />
all engraved with ‘forever’ with a<br />
diamond for the O and Jonathan<br />
suggested replicating this by<br />
embossing the infinity symbol on<br />
the inner side of Tony’s ring.<br />
“When I picked the ring<br />
up Jonathan also gave me a<br />
personalised brochure which was<br />
the cherry on top of the whole<br />
experience and something I never<br />
expected. It was really emotional<br />
to see the photos of Tony’s family<br />
and it means he can see how<br />
Infinity Jewellers turned those<br />
family heirlooms and memories into<br />
something he will treasure forever,”<br />
Laura says.<br />
All love stories are special but<br />
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Private appointments available on Mondays, Tuesdays and other times<br />
Find us at AEON COURT, 108 MAIN STREET, BRAMLEY S66 2SE Telephone 01709 931293<br />
See our testimonials on Facebook @Infinityjewellers<br />
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WEDDINGS<br />
Something old turned into<br />
something new<br />
There’s no denying the beauty<br />
of a rustic barn or the grandeur<br />
of a stately home, but for some<br />
couples only the most unique and<br />
unusual wedding venue will do.<br />
And The Imperial is anything but ordinary.<br />
Pushing the boundaries of a typical wedding<br />
venue, Rotherham’s newest events space hidden<br />
within the historic Imperial Buildings is brimming<br />
with Edwardian charm. The grade II listed building<br />
is Jacobean Revival by design and boasts quirky<br />
period features such as a glazed quadrangle roof<br />
that floods the space with natural light, as well as<br />
ornate gables and intricate steelwork.<br />
The bottle green building is already striking on<br />
the outside, but the inside is now vibrant again as<br />
the courtyard has been lovingly restored by the<br />
team behind the George Wright Boutique Hotel<br />
and Fitzwilliam and Hughes coffee shop along<br />
with the building’s owner, Modernistiq.<br />
Back in 1907, the Imperial Buildings were built<br />
to replace the old Shambles meat market. There<br />
were shops on the outside, while the internal<br />
arcade was designed by architect Joseph Platt to<br />
©Luis Arroyo<br />
look like old market stalls.<br />
It ran as a food market until the 1980s and<br />
some may even remember buying their fresh<br />
meat or fish from there. Others may have had<br />
their keys cut at Lionel’s, got their carpets from<br />
Albert Handley’s, or stopped off for a cuppa in the<br />
old Imperial tea rooms.<br />
While the outer units at the Imperial<br />
Buildings have continued to thrive and attract<br />
new businesses, over the last few decades,<br />
the internal arcade has been under-occupied<br />
since the building was acquired by Leedsbased<br />
Modernistiq in 2019. But thankfully,<br />
Darren Hughes and Mark Casson, who own<br />
the Fitzwilliam and Hughes coffee shop in the<br />
Imperial Buildings, have seen the courtyard’s<br />
true potential.<br />
Since taking over the George Wright boutique<br />
hotel at the end of 2020, Darren and Mark have<br />
been inundated with enquiries for large functions<br />
which the hotel can’t accommodate. But the<br />
Imperial provides a truly versatile and unique<br />
venue that can be exclusively hired for events with<br />
a capacity of up to 150 people.<br />
Works are currently underway to turn<br />
something old into something new, so couples<br />
with would-be weddings will need to bring their<br />
imaginations to envision the charming space<br />
festooned with fairy lights and flowers.<br />
The quaint little cabin in the centre of the<br />
arcade, which was The Button Tin in more recent<br />
years, has been transformed into a bar around<br />
which the events space will flow. Two of the<br />
larger units can be utilised as a separate space<br />
for food, another unit will become a snug area<br />
with comfortable sofas for guests to relax, while<br />
another unit can be used for activities such as<br />
cocktail making.<br />
There will also be a dance floor that pulls<br />
out, with a resident DJ to get the party started.<br />
But with brilliant acoustics, the venue would also<br />
complement a live band or singer.<br />
As for food, the catering at The Imperial is<br />
set to be very flexible, with options for traditional<br />
buffets, vintage-style afternoon tea, or even street<br />
food vans for couples looking for alternatives to<br />
a sit-down wedding breakfast. But the benefit of<br />
it being run by the team at George Wright means<br />
you can expect exceptional quality throughout the<br />
experience.<br />
And with a seven-bedroom hotel and the<br />
newly renovated Badger Cottage just a short walk<br />
away, your guests can even stay the night.<br />
THE<br />
IMPERIAL A new unique venue for <strong>2022</strong><br />
EXCLUSIVE HIRE for weddings, celebrations, conferences and business meetings<br />
• Versatile space with break-off rooms that can be utilised to your requirements<br />
• Well stocked bar for functions • Flexible catering packages• Licensed for civil ceremonies<br />
For enquiries, contact the wedding team at George Wright Hotel 01709 372 173<br />
THE IMPERIAL BUILDINGS, HIGH STREET, ROTHERHAM S60 1FF<br />
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OUT & ABOUT<br />
Trio of museums<br />
now open at The Glass Works<br />
For many years, Barnsley<br />
Museums has brought the<br />
rich heritage of Barnsley to<br />
life across its fantastic visitor<br />
attractions, passing the legacy<br />
on to new generations.<br />
And now they have added three new<br />
museum experiences into the fold at the<br />
striking Glass Works, thought to be the first<br />
museum in Yorkshire to open in a purpose-built<br />
leisure and shopping centre.<br />
When planning for The Glass Works began<br />
in 2015, the vision was always for it to be a<br />
mixed-use scheme to attract new audiences<br />
to Barnsley. Alongside vibrant retail and food<br />
units, cultural cornerstones have also been<br />
created to appeal to people of all ages.<br />
The Glass Works is a hub for culture and<br />
learning, with three state-of-the-art galleries<br />
from Barnsley Museums and the stunning<br />
Library @ The Light Box, proudly displaying<br />
the moto ‘Barnsley’s fierce love holds you<br />
forever in its heart’.<br />
The bright and bold new sites provide more<br />
opportunities for people from Barnsley and<br />
beyond to explore the town’s past, present and<br />
future right on their doorstep.<br />
So, what exactly can you discover?<br />
Barnsley Museums<br />
@ The Glass Works<br />
Get hands on with lots of interactive displays<br />
which highlight what Barnsley has to offer.<br />
The information boards and activities delve<br />
into everything from heritage and Barnsley’s<br />
inventors to green spaces and sport to artists<br />
and authors.<br />
There are lots of things for little hands to do,<br />
with drawing stations, games and a mini library<br />
making it a brilliant stop off for families visiting<br />
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Digital<br />
@ The Glass Works<br />
Across from the Discover gallery is the fun<br />
and surprising Digital unit. Immerse yourself in<br />
the 360-degree video of Barnsley where you’ll<br />
be taken to various locations and beauty spots<br />
around the borough.<br />
There is also a VR art programme where you<br />
can try this exciting and cutting-edge virtual<br />
reality technology to create your very own 3D<br />
masterpiece.<br />
As a town, Barnsley has embraced the digital<br />
age, with a new digital campus at DMC, a<br />
SciTech hub for innovation at Barnsley College,<br />
and a host of digital activities and exhibitions<br />
hosted by the Barnsley Museums team.<br />
Barnsley town centre. Recreate Barnsley’s<br />
amazing architecture with building blocks, try<br />
and identify different birds found in Barnsley<br />
through their eggs and distinct calls, or have a<br />
game on the official Barnsley FC table football.<br />
If you’re looking for somewhere to visit in<br />
the borough, there is even a day out generator.<br />
The large touch-screen display will give you a<br />
series of questions, such as whether you want<br />
somewhere quiet or bustling, to discover or<br />
explore, and will generate ideas based on your<br />
answers.<br />
Gallery<br />
@ The Glass Works<br />
On the other glazed boulevard is the Gallery<br />
which is a changing exhibition space for<br />
established and emerging artists. In <strong>2022</strong>, it<br />
will welcome exhibitions from Barnsley sculptor<br />
Graham Ibbeson to a display all about LEGO.<br />
But to launch the Gallery @ The Glass Works,<br />
a body of work has been created to share the<br />
plight of Barnsley people during the coronavirus<br />
pandemic.<br />
Based around glass bottles, which was one<br />
of Barnsley’s main industries and after which<br />
The Glass Works is named, the exhibition<br />
incorporates messages in a bottle to reflect on<br />
personal experiences and difficulties faced during<br />
Covid-19. Add your own message in a bottle<br />
where you can draw or write your thoughts to be<br />
part of this community project.<br />
Along with the graphic bottle motif printed<br />
on the walls which was created by artist Patrick<br />
Murphy, there are also other installations such as<br />
a display of bottles arranged by James Brunt, a<br />
quilt made by For The Love of Scrubs volunteers<br />
who made over 25,000 scrubs, face masks and<br />
wash bags for hospital and social care staff, and<br />
Barnsley’s Fierce Love portraits of key workers by<br />
James Mulkeen.<br />
And before you leave, don’t forget to see the<br />
poignant Covid memorial in The Glass Works<br />
Square which was created by Graham Ibbeson<br />
in memory of those we have lost and in tribute to<br />
those who have helped keep us safe.<br />
Barnsley Museums @ The Glass Works is<br />
open Monday to Saturday 10am-5:30pm and<br />
Sunday 10:30am-4:30pm<br />
To find out more about, follow their Facebook<br />
page @BMTheGlassworks or visit<br />
www.barnsley-museums.com/<br />
Discover
OUT & ABOUT<br />
Convenient shopping<br />
with a local conscience<br />
Given the choice we’d all like to do more to shop<br />
locally, but sometimes life gets in the way and<br />
we make a choice of convenience over social<br />
conscience. But thanks to investment by Barnsley<br />
Council, there is a new online shopping initiative<br />
that makes supporting independent businesses in<br />
the town easier than ever before.<br />
This year, shop locally with Click<br />
& Collect Barnsley, a new project<br />
aimed at encouraging the people<br />
and businesses of Barnsley to adapt<br />
to the changing retail environment.<br />
Following the installation of<br />
new collection lockers in Barnsley<br />
Markets and collection hubs set<br />
up at principal libraries across the<br />
borough, you’ll now be able to order<br />
a wide range of items including fresh<br />
meat and vegetables etc, clothes,<br />
jewellery and artwork to collect at a<br />
day and time to suit you.<br />
The initiative is powered by<br />
ShopAppy which is an online<br />
platform where independent retailers<br />
can sell their products from one big<br />
virtual superstore. This helps bring<br />
the markets and high street together<br />
in a one-stop-shop that makes<br />
buying from Barnsley traders quick,<br />
easy and convenient for shoppers.<br />
While the ShopAppy scheme<br />
has been running for some time,<br />
Barnsley Council has recently<br />
invested in the secure, contact-free<br />
lockers that can be chilled, frozen or<br />
ambient to encourage more traders<br />
in the town to get involved.<br />
Businesses benefit from an online<br />
shop at the fraction of the cost of<br />
creating their own e-commerce<br />
website with no commission on<br />
sales, while it allows customers<br />
to cut queues and pick up their<br />
purchases with no fuss. For those<br />
reducing social contact, click and<br />
collect provides a way to support<br />
local businesses and collect at<br />
quieter times.<br />
Experience shopappiness by<br />
knowing every penny you spend is<br />
going back into the purses of people<br />
and families in your communities.<br />
Customers who use the Click<br />
& Collect lockers or collection<br />
hubs can also shop with a clean<br />
conscience, helping Barnsley<br />
work towards a greener shopping<br />
environment. The independent<br />
shops and market traders you<br />
buy from are more likely to use<br />
local suppliers, reducing the<br />
environmental impact of the<br />
products they sell compared to<br />
national chains or supermarkets.<br />
Also, being able to buy exactly what<br />
you need when you need it helps<br />
reduce food waste.<br />
But most of all, using Click &<br />
Collect Barnsley helps preserve the<br />
town’s unique character. Although<br />
it’s a form of online shopping,<br />
the lockers and collection hubs<br />
encourage people to come into the<br />
town to collect their items where they<br />
can find more amazing things right<br />
on their doorstep.<br />
There are currently 50 traders<br />
signed up to the project, from<br />
fishmongers to jewellers. The Click<br />
& Collect lockers will be accessible<br />
to any independent business, local<br />
artist or Young Trader registered<br />
with ShopAppy. Anybody wishing to<br />
register a business with ShopAppy<br />
should contact info@shopappy.com<br />
for more information.<br />
The Click & Collect lockers will be<br />
located in Barnsley Markets on the<br />
ground floor. Collection Hubs will<br />
be located in the following libraries;<br />
Cudworth, Goldthorpe, Hoyland,<br />
Penistone, Royston, and Wombwell.<br />
Both will be ready for customer<br />
orders at the end of January.<br />
For more information<br />
or to shop, visit<br />
www.shopappy.com/<br />
barnsley<br />
THIS NEW YEAR,<br />
SHOP HEALTHY, SHOP LOCAL<br />
A<br />
PP<br />
Ywith<br />
lways fresh and eco-friendly,<br />
you can buy just what you want<br />
roviding a one-stop-shop with goods<br />
exclusively from Barnsley businesses<br />
utting money back into the pockets<br />
of local people<br />
ou can really make a difference<br />
Click & Collect Barnsley<br />
NEW CLICK & COLLECT LOCKERS LOCATED<br />
AT BARNSLEY MARKETS<br />
Plus Collection Hubs at libraries in Hoyland, Wombwell,<br />
Goldthorpe, Royston, Penistone and Cudworth<br />
Order your shopping online to collect at a day and time to suit you<br />
Safe, secure and contact-free shopping<br />
Order from over 50 Barnsley retailers at:<br />
www.shopappy.com/Barnsley<br />
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OUT & ABOUT<br />
Get creative<br />
this winter MAKE<br />
Free<br />
adult<br />
courses<br />
with Rotherham<br />
Creative Learning Centre<br />
YOUR OWN<br />
Valentine’s Love Ewe keyring<br />
With Dawn Topliss<br />
Give your loved one<br />
a special gift ewe’ve<br />
handmade with love<br />
this Valentine’s Day.<br />
Please note this is not<br />
suitable for children under 8<br />
years without adult supervision<br />
Thanks to funding<br />
from RNN Group,<br />
Rotherham Creative<br />
Learning Centre has<br />
been able to provide<br />
free engagement<br />
activities to adults in<br />
Rotherham for the last<br />
four years, as well as<br />
working with schools<br />
and communities to<br />
offer family learning.<br />
They have worked with<br />
over 4,000 families or adults<br />
in the town in one way or<br />
another, through in-person<br />
workshops or online classes<br />
during lockdowns in the<br />
pandemic. While you can<br />
join in irrespective of your<br />
circumstances, so long as<br />
you’re aged 19 or over, some<br />
of the people who take part are<br />
elderly, vulnerable or isolated.<br />
But all will agree that being<br />
able to get out of the house and<br />
meet new people in a positive<br />
environment has helped<br />
improve their wellbeing.<br />
As we begin <strong>2022</strong>, all<br />
classes are once again<br />
in-person, based at their<br />
Rawmarsh centre, with more<br />
and more courses being added<br />
throughout the year.<br />
Upcoming courses:<br />
January<br />
Fri 21st<br />
Creative digital content<br />
10am-12.30pm<br />
Mon 24th<br />
Needle felted hoop scene<br />
10am-12.30pm<br />
Tues 25th<br />
Cupcake wreath<br />
1.15pm-3.30pm<br />
February<br />
Tues 1st<br />
Social media for businesses<br />
10am-12.30pm<br />
Tues 15th<br />
Clay pots crafts<br />
10am-12.15pm<br />
Fri 18th<br />
Flat clay house<br />
9.45am-12.15pm<br />
Fri 18th<br />
Decoupage plant pot<br />
1.15pm-3.30pm<br />
Rotherham Creative’s<br />
Facebook page will be updated<br />
at the end of January with<br />
classes for March and April, so<br />
be sure to book early to secure<br />
your place.<br />
Visit the website at<br />
www.rotherhamclc.org.uk<br />
You will need:<br />
2.5” Pom Pom maker<br />
Cuddly Supersoft knitting yarn<br />
in white<br />
Black Fimo clay<br />
Keyring or handbag finding<br />
Red ribbon<br />
White pen<br />
Strong glue or glue gun<br />
Scissors and craft knife<br />
Darning needle<br />
Method:<br />
Wind the Pom Pom maker<br />
with wool until it is full on both<br />
sides. Cut open with scissors and<br />
tie off securely with a piece of<br />
spare wool.<br />
For the legs, roll two pieces of<br />
Fimo into two-inch cylinders. Place<br />
side by side to ensure they are of<br />
an even length then cut in half.<br />
For the head, start by rolling a<br />
ball then flattening. For the ears<br />
roll a small cylinder and cut in half.<br />
Place on either side of the head<br />
and press firmly.<br />
Transfer all the clay pieces to a<br />
small baking tray lined with baking<br />
parchment. Place in the oven at<br />
130 degrees for 10-15 minutes<br />
then remove from the oven to cool.<br />
Take a five-inch piece of red<br />
ribbon and thread through a<br />
darning needle at one end and tie<br />
a knot at the other. Place a small<br />
amount of glue on the knot before<br />
sewing through the pom pom.<br />
Attach to the keyring at the top<br />
using either glue or by sewing.<br />
Glue each of the legs in place<br />
at the bottom pressing the wool<br />
against each leg. Check the<br />
placement by hanging. Now glue<br />
the head onto the front.<br />
Glue a small amount of wool<br />
to the top of the head to create a<br />
fringe and draw on the eyes with a<br />
white pen.<br />
Finish by attaching another<br />
length of ribbon with your<br />
message and a small bow above<br />
the head.<br />
Your Valentine’s gift is now<br />
complete.<br />
Happy Crafting!<br />
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OUT & ABOUT<br />
A fresh look<br />
for Rotherham Market<br />
Rotherham has been a market town for over 800<br />
years when its original Royal Market Charter was<br />
granted by King John in 1207.<br />
Since then, it has constantly<br />
evolved. From the initial wooden<br />
market house that was once on<br />
the site of the Town Hall, to the<br />
Shambles where the Imperial<br />
Buildings now stands, and the old<br />
market hall on Domine Lane; the<br />
current Centenary Market opened in<br />
the early ‘70s.<br />
But now, a new era for Rotherham<br />
Market begins as enabling works<br />
start on the ambitious regeneration<br />
plan which forms a key part of the<br />
Town Centre Masterplan.<br />
In May last year, Rotherham<br />
Council was awarded £12.6m from<br />
the Future High Streets Fund to<br />
transform the town centre, with the<br />
markets playing an important role.<br />
Plans for the redevelopment and repurposing<br />
of the markets complex<br />
include a relocated central library,<br />
new community hub, extensive<br />
public realm and improved links to<br />
the town centre and college.<br />
The outdated markets building<br />
will be modernised, providing a new<br />
and improved space for traders and<br />
shoppers, with easier access for all.<br />
Moving the library back into<br />
the town centre provides an ideal<br />
opportunity to create a community<br />
hub in a more central location and<br />
key area of the town.<br />
Demolition works are due to start<br />
imminently, although shoppers<br />
will still be able to fully access the<br />
markets complex.<br />
With a six-day shopping<br />
experience bringing together an<br />
indoor market, covered outdoor<br />
market and weekly street market,<br />
you’re guaranteed to discover<br />
something different.<br />
Find out more at www.rotherhamtowncentre.co.uk<br />
ROTHERHAM MARKETS<br />
OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK<br />
OUTDOOR COVERED MARKET<br />
Monday – General Market<br />
Tuesday and Wednesday – Second-hand Goods<br />
Thursday – Rotherham Bazaar<br />
Friday and Saturday – General Market<br />
Indoor Market Hall open Monday to Saturday, 8.30am to 5pm<br />
STREET<br />
MARKET<br />
EVERY<br />
TUESDAY<br />
COVID’S NOT GONE YET.<br />
LET’S MOVE FORWARD<br />
TOGETHER<br />
GET BOTH<br />
DOSES<br />
OF YOUR<br />
VACCINE<br />
WEAR<br />
A FACE<br />
COVERING<br />
KEEP<br />
YOUR<br />
DISTANCE<br />
GET<br />
TESTED<br />
REGULARLY<br />
STAY AT<br />
HOME IF<br />
YOU TEST<br />
POSITIVE<br />
Rotherham Markets<br />
Rotherham Town Centre<br />
rothtowncentre<br />
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A WARM WELCOME TO<br />
Farm Shop & Deli<br />
A relaxed shopping experience with<br />
only the freshest and finest produce<br />
• Toppings award winning pies and pastries<br />
• Free range duck and hen eggs<br />
• Artisan bread baked in-house<br />
• Sauces and spices from around the world<br />
Create authentic dishes easily at home<br />
• Gluten free pasta sauces<br />
• Extensive range of condiments,<br />
pickles and cupboard staples<br />
Order your<br />
groceries<br />
Call 01709 854440<br />
Collect or free delivery<br />
on orders over £20<br />
within a 5 mile radius<br />
Antiques Emporium<br />
• Quality antiques and bric-a-brac<br />
• Solid wood furniture<br />
• Homewares and accessories<br />
• Wooden flooring and tiles<br />
• Children’s eco-friendly clothing<br />
with handmade ranges<br />
coming in February<br />
• Gifts including personalised ideas<br />
• Cards and wrap<br />
• Petware and food<br />
All on one level<br />
– wheelchair and pram friendly<br />
(Access via the deli)<br />
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OUT & ABOUT<br />
Help protect the UK’s<br />
feathered friends<br />
with the Big Garden Birdwatch<br />
This January, join the world’s largest garden<br />
wildlife survey as the RSPB’s Big Garden<br />
Birdwatch weekend returns for its 43rd year.<br />
The event takes place on Friday<br />
28th to Sunday 30th January and<br />
everyone is invited to spend an hour<br />
watching and recording the birds in<br />
their garden, balcony or local green<br />
spaces, before sending the results to<br />
the RSPB.<br />
Even if you don’t see any birds,<br />
the RSPB wants to know. It all helps<br />
the UK’s largest nature conservation<br />
charity to understand what is or isn’t<br />
around where you live. Garden birds<br />
provide an important connection to<br />
nature and bring joy and comfort<br />
as well as being vital for our mental<br />
health and wellbeing.<br />
The most sighted bird in the UK is<br />
the house sparrow which has topped<br />
the national rankings for eighteen<br />
years running. Other species such as<br />
blue tit, woodpigeon and goldfinches<br />
also regularly make the top ten.<br />
But although house sparrows<br />
and starlings may be the UK’s most<br />
sighted birds, a closer look at Big<br />
Garden Birdwatch data shows<br />
that numbers have in fact dropped<br />
dramatically since the Birdwatch<br />
‘‘ The most sighted bird in the UK is the house<br />
sparrow which has topped the national<br />
rankings for eighteen years running.’’<br />
House Sparrow<br />
began in 1979. House sparrows are<br />
down 53 percent while starlings are<br />
down 80 percent.<br />
More than 38 million birds have<br />
disappeared from our skies in the<br />
last 50 years. It’s a shocking figure<br />
and exactly what is causing these<br />
declines is not clear. But together<br />
with other scientists and partner<br />
organisations, the RSPB continually<br />
strives to reverse this trend and<br />
protect threatened birds and wildlife<br />
so our towns, coast and countryside<br />
will teem with life once again.<br />
Ahead of the event<br />
this year, the<br />
charity is sharing the<br />
top five birds to look<br />
out for in South<br />
Yorkshire:<br />
House sparrows<br />
The house sparrow is one of Britain’s<br />
most well-known and best-loved<br />
birds. Males and females are easily<br />
distinguished; males have a grey<br />
head and black bib whilst females<br />
are pale brown with a pale stripe<br />
behind the eye. House sparrows are<br />
noisy and gregarious, often sticking<br />
together in small flocks, and like<br />
big hedges where they can all hide<br />
together. They socialise by taking<br />
dust or water baths together, as well<br />
as ‘social singing’ where they call<br />
together in bushes.<br />
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OUT & ABOUT<br />
Blue Tit<br />
Blue tits<br />
Blackbird<br />
The males live up to their name,<br />
but confusingly females are brown<br />
and often have spots or streaks on<br />
their breasts. The bright orangeyellow<br />
beak and eye-ring make adult<br />
male blackbirds one of the most<br />
striking garden birds. Its mellow song<br />
is also a favourite.<br />
Starling<br />
Smaller than blackbirds,<br />
with a short tail, pointed head<br />
and triangular wings, starlings<br />
look black at a distance but<br />
up-close they are very glossy<br />
and shimmer with purple and<br />
green. Their flight is fast and<br />
direct, and they walk and run<br />
confidently on the ground.<br />
They spend much of the<br />
year in flocks. A murmuration<br />
of starlings is an amazing<br />
sight – a swooping mass of<br />
thousands of birds whirling<br />
in the sky above. While still<br />
one of the most common<br />
garden birds, starlings’ decline<br />
elsewhere makes them a Red<br />
List species, meaning they’re<br />
critically endangered.<br />
Streaked with a colourful<br />
mix of blue, yellow, white and<br />
green, blue tits are one of our<br />
most attractive garden visitors.<br />
Blue tits happily take all kinds<br />
of bird food and are a vibrant<br />
addition to gardens across the<br />
country.<br />
Woodpigeon<br />
The largest and most common<br />
pigeon in the UK, the woodpigeon is<br />
largely grey with a white neck patch<br />
and white wing patches, clearly<br />
visible in flight. Although shy in the<br />
countryside, it can be tame and<br />
approachable in towns and cities.<br />
Its cooing call is a familiar sound in<br />
woodlands, as is the clatter of its<br />
wings when it flies away.<br />
Starling<br />
If you’re new to<br />
birdwatching,<br />
the RSPB also has<br />
some simple tips to<br />
get you started:<br />
Start off small:<br />
It can seem daunting with so<br />
many bird species to distinguish<br />
between, but garden birds<br />
are a great way to start your<br />
birdwatching adventure. They are<br />
some of the easiest to identify and<br />
tend to hang around long enough<br />
for you to take a quick snap to<br />
reference later if you need.<br />
Put up feeders:<br />
Not only will that make them stay<br />
for longer but if you feed them<br />
regularly birds learn that your<br />
garden is a great place to keep<br />
coming to. Different feeders and<br />
food will attract a variety of birds<br />
so feel free to experiment and<br />
see who comes to visit. You don’t<br />
necessarily need an all singing all<br />
dancing feeder – even a tray on a<br />
table will make a nice start.<br />
Best time to watch:<br />
Although birds are around at any<br />
time, you’ll also see more birds<br />
first thing in the morning –<br />
as they say, the early bird<br />
catches the worm!<br />
Thankfully, you don’t have to be<br />
an expert to tell a house sparrow<br />
from a goldfinch. The RSPB has a<br />
useful bird identification guide on<br />
hand to help.<br />
Robin<br />
Chaffinch<br />
For your free Big Garden<br />
Birdwatch guide,<br />
which includes a bird identification<br />
chart, top tips for your birdwatch,<br />
RSPB shop voucher, plus advice<br />
on how to help you attract wildlife<br />
to your garden, text BIRD to 70030<br />
or visit www.rspb.org.uk/<br />
birdwatch<br />
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OUT & ABOUT<br />
Waterside<br />
walks<br />
to try this winter<br />
The colder months of the year turn our local<br />
landscape into a walking wonderland with<br />
some fantastic beauty spots to discover right<br />
on our doorstep.<br />
Waterside locations in<br />
particular make for a picturesque<br />
saunter where you can see wildlife<br />
and feel relaxed by the calmness<br />
of the rippling water.<br />
Wrap up warm and blow off<br />
the cobwebs by visiting some of<br />
the more accessible places in our<br />
area to have a winter stroll.<br />
Treeton Dyke and Waverley<br />
Treeton Dyke is an artificial<br />
lake created by diverting the<br />
River Rother during construction<br />
of the railway. You can park on<br />
Washfield Lane, Treeton (near the<br />
sports ground) and take a walk<br />
around the attractive dyke with its<br />
wonderful autumn leaf colours and<br />
waterfowl on the lake. This varied<br />
walk is level and about 2 miles<br />
long. You could also divert into the<br />
Hail Mary Wood.<br />
There is also the option of<br />
going across the bridges over the<br />
railway/river and taking a level walk<br />
around the newly formed lakes on<br />
the Waverley housing development<br />
and which are now attracting many<br />
species of wildfowl such as swans,<br />
mallards, coots and geese.<br />
Thrybergh Country Park<br />
Thrybergh reservoir was<br />
constructed in the 1880s to provide<br />
safe drinking water to Doncaster.<br />
In September 1980 the site was<br />
acquired by RMBC for £1.00 and was<br />
opened as a country park in 1983.<br />
Today, it’s a pleasant place to visit<br />
for a short walk around the reservoir<br />
(the footpath is accessible for all),<br />
and to view all the wildlife that lives<br />
there, including large numbers of<br />
wintering wildfowl as well as mallards,<br />
coots, moorhens, swans, geese and<br />
many more.<br />
There is car parking (fee), a cafe<br />
and also an ice cream parlour there.<br />
Ravenfield Ponds<br />
RSPB Old Moor<br />
This is a lovely quiet secluded<br />
park nestling in a steep sided valley<br />
close to Ravenfield village. It was<br />
bought in 1972 by Phoenix Sports<br />
and Social Club and Parkgate<br />
Recreational Services to be used<br />
for their angling club, but now the<br />
general public can also fish with<br />
these clubs. The area around the<br />
ponds is a haven for wildlife as well<br />
as there being many different plant<br />
species.<br />
There is a walk of approximately<br />
1.5 miles starting from St James<br />
church in Old Ravenfield (parking<br />
available near the church), going<br />
across the field, then turning left<br />
along Arbour Lane until you reach<br />
the entrance to Ravenfield Park on<br />
your left. You can enjoy the lovely<br />
walk through the woods and all<br />
the way round the ponds before<br />
returning along the lane and back<br />
across the fields to St James<br />
church. Note: There are some<br />
steep sections with steps.<br />
The Old Moor RSPB nature<br />
reserve was created as a result<br />
of coal mining subsidence when<br />
areas filled with water formed<br />
pools which became a magnet for<br />
wildlife. You can pay to go into the<br />
reserve (RSPB members free) and<br />
follow trails and visit the hides to<br />
watch all the birdlife. It is particularly<br />
interesting in the winter as there<br />
are large flocks of migrating birds<br />
visiting the lakes, as well as golden<br />
plovers and lapwings frequenting<br />
the grassland.<br />
There are several short level<br />
walks (about 2 or 3 miles) on<br />
the paths surrounding the RSPB<br />
reserve, along the River Dearne<br />
and also around a public lake at<br />
Manvers. Details may be obtained<br />
at the RSPB Visitor Centre.<br />
Facilities at Old Moor are a<br />
free car park, toilets, RSPB shop,<br />
refreshments (limited at the<br />
moment).<br />
Don’t forget to take binoculars.<br />
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OUT & ABOUT<br />
Langsett Reservoir<br />
Less than five miles from<br />
Penistone sits Sheffield’s<br />
biggest water supply reservoir<br />
which boasts some of the most<br />
breath-taking views across the<br />
water vista. This walk is particularly<br />
popular with visitors during the<br />
winter months.<br />
From the free car park, you<br />
can go two ways to walk the full<br />
perimeter of the reservoir: either<br />
via the road or through woodlands,<br />
both of which take you up a steady<br />
climb to a moorland area and<br />
the North America ruins. But your<br />
rewards will be the resplendent<br />
panoramic views. Bird watchers<br />
may spot interesting species<br />
including treecreepers, owls<br />
and woodpeckers.<br />
The short woodland walk is<br />
accessible for wheelchair users<br />
and pushchairs, however the climb<br />
to the moors is craggy and can be<br />
difficult under foot so please take<br />
due care and attention.<br />
Cusworth Hall<br />
Cusworth Hall might not be<br />
the first place you think of for a<br />
waterside walk. But behind the<br />
former stately home, which is now<br />
a museum, are acres of stunning<br />
grounds with a lake. The walk<br />
down to the lake is steep, but<br />
fully accessible for wheelchairs<br />
and prams, with a path that goes<br />
around the lake.<br />
After a stroll, why not visit the<br />
free museum, stop off at the coffee<br />
shop on-site, or visit the children’s<br />
play area by the car park.<br />
Greasbrough Dams<br />
Greasbrough Dams are wellloved<br />
by walkers of all ages and<br />
abilities due to the accessible<br />
nature of the tarmac trail, making it<br />
a great route for wheelchairs and<br />
pushchairs.<br />
The gated entrance from<br />
Greasbrough village takes you<br />
down a road to the first dam at<br />
the bottom where you can walk<br />
around one edge of water - usually<br />
passing lots of people fishing<br />
as you go. From the main gate<br />
you can also walk up the hill to<br />
Wentworth Woodhouse where you<br />
often see deer in the parklands.<br />
Worsbrough Country Park<br />
Covering over 240 acres,<br />
Worsbrough Mill Country Park’s<br />
reservoir is a haven for wildlife<br />
and a favourite haunt for<br />
anglers and bird watchers as<br />
well as families looking for an<br />
accessible walk.<br />
There are three nature walks<br />
within the park boundaries and<br />
leaflets are available free of charge<br />
from the Millers Tea Room and mill<br />
shop on-site.<br />
The Owl Walk: A walk<br />
incorporating many past industries<br />
but can be muddy in wet weather.<br />
Approximately 5km.<br />
The Badger Walk: A<br />
fairly level walk following<br />
Worsbrough Reservoir with only<br />
very slight inclines in places.<br />
Suitable for wheelchair access.<br />
Approximately 3.5km.<br />
The Fox Walk: A reasonably<br />
level walk with a few inclines.<br />
Suitable for wheelchair access.<br />
Approximately 2km.<br />
Other ideas:<br />
Elsecar Reservoir, Barnsley<br />
Langold Lake, Worksop,<br />
Manvers Lake, Wath upon Dearne<br />
Padley Gorge and the Longshaw Estate<br />
Rivelin Valley, Sheffield<br />
Rother Valley Country Park<br />
Sprotbrough, Doncaster<br />
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OUT & ABOUT<br />
Penistone<br />
Arts Weeks<br />
returns for <strong>2022</strong><br />
Five Star Swing<br />
Following a two-year hiatus<br />
owing to the coronavirus<br />
pandemic, the volunteers<br />
behind Penistone Arts Weeks<br />
will once again be staging a<br />
wide range of activities with a<br />
festival set to be bigger and<br />
better than ever.<br />
If you enjoy music, drama, art and film,<br />
there will be a series of events hosted by the<br />
volunteers from Wednesday 9th to Sunday 27th<br />
March at venues around Penistone and the<br />
surrounding villages.<br />
Penistone Arts Week was launched in 2017<br />
by a group of volunteers from the community<br />
with support from the Penistone Area Team,<br />
with the aim of bringing local people together<br />
through the arts. For <strong>2022</strong>, the arts festival has<br />
been extended to two weeks to showcase the<br />
best of the area’s music, poetry, art, theatre and<br />
film, with new venues taking part with the hope<br />
of attracting more visitors to see the fantastic<br />
places within the Penistone area.<br />
Solely run by volunteers, Penistone Arts<br />
Weeks empowers venues and groups to deliver<br />
one-off activities during the week and take<br />
ownership of their own arrangements such as<br />
promotion, ticket price, event management. This<br />
makes the festival much more sustainable than<br />
many of its counterparts which rely on large<br />
external grant funding.<br />
For the first time, the Penistone Arts Weeks<br />
team is able to celebrate our local artists and<br />
particularly those who have used art to help<br />
their time in lockdown. Many local businesses<br />
have agreed to display artists work in their<br />
shop windows so the High Street will become a<br />
temporary art gallery for all to enjoy.<br />
Susan Wood<br />
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What’s on at<br />
Penistone Arts Weeks:<br />
Penistone Paramount<br />
Penistone Paramount is the town’s single<br />
screen cinema which also has a stage behind<br />
the screen for hosting live events. It was built<br />
as the Assembly Rooms in 1914 and has been<br />
entertaining audiences ever since.<br />
As part of the festival, The Paramount is<br />
hosting a series of events which will appeal to<br />
everyone.<br />
Book directly with Penistone Paramount<br />
www.penistoneparamount.co.uk or call<br />
01226 767 532<br />
Made in Motor City<br />
Friday 11th March (7.30pm) £20.00<br />
Relive the classic music and sounds of Detroit<br />
during the 1960s and ‘70s with a tribute to<br />
Motown legends such as Martha Reeves, The<br />
Temptations, The Supremes, The Marvelettes,<br />
Marvin Gaye and many more. The band<br />
comprises of high-quality musicians dedicated to<br />
authentically recreating the ‘sounds of the ‘Motor<br />
City’, fronted by three incredibly talented female<br />
vocalists.<br />
That’s The Spirit<br />
Saturday 12th March (7.30pm) £10.00<br />
Written by Barnsley’s Lee Pollard and Paul<br />
Athorne, That’s The Spirit is a tale of love,<br />
loss and faulty wiring based around a fictional<br />
Barnsley spiritualist in a ‘Ghost meets Phoenix<br />
Nights’ comedy.<br />
The Life and Times of John Gregson<br />
Tuesday 15th March (7pm) £8.00<br />
Son of film veteran, John Gregson, hosts a<br />
Q&A session revealing the fascinating insight into<br />
what life was like having such a famous British<br />
institution for his father. This will be followed by a<br />
showing of the film Genevieve from 1953.<br />
Hiding from Wobbly Bob and other<br />
Stories – Wednesday 16th March<br />
(7.30pm) £8.00<br />
Comedian Lee Pollard is back at The<br />
Paramount again but this time with his smash hit,<br />
one man, comedy poetry and spoken word show.<br />
The Black Snow Roadshow<br />
Friday 18th March (7.30pm) £12.00<br />
This short documentary, produced by<br />
Barnsley’s Steve Linstead, depicts the legacy<br />
of England’s biggest ever mining disaster at the<br />
Oaks Colliery in Barnsley in 1866. It involves film,<br />
music and poetry and has won multiple awards<br />
and has been seen at the Edinburgh Fringe.<br />
Millhouse Green MVC Annual<br />
Celebrity Concert<br />
Saturday 19th March (7.15pm) £10.00<br />
Millhouse Green Male Voice Choir, in<br />
partnership with Old Silkstone Band, will be<br />
performing their 41st annual celebrity concert<br />
which was originally schedules for March 2020.<br />
Long Way Home: An Afternoon<br />
with Dan Jarvis<br />
Sunday 20th March (2pm) Free<br />
The current Mayor of South Yorkshire, Dan<br />
Jarvis MP, will be speaking to Yorkshire Post<br />
columnist Jayne Dowle about his recently<br />
published autobiography which tells of how he<br />
coped with tragedy, grief and war. This will be<br />
followed by an audience Q&A.<br />
Greatest Songs from the Movies From<br />
Pinewood to Hollywood!<br />
Sunday 20th March (7pm) £15.00<br />
Get set for an unforgettable mix of themes<br />
and songs from the greatest movies of all time<br />
such as Star Wars, James Bond, and Lawrence<br />
of Arabia. Performed by Five Star Swing who<br />
have famously played for Pinewood Film Studios,<br />
Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Winner, Jeremy Irons,<br />
and Michael Caine.<br />
That’s The Spirit
OUT & ABOUT<br />
Rachel Mills<br />
St Andrew’s Church, Penistone<br />
The Gerrard Sinfonia<br />
Saturday 12th March<br />
Barnsley’s amateur string orchestra will be<br />
joined by soprano Elizabeth Charlesworth with a<br />
classical concert including to songs<br />
by Bob Dylan.<br />
Free and informal: 10am-12pm open rehearsal<br />
followed by the main concert 2pm-4pm<br />
Places You’ll Know exhibition and<br />
Monotype workshop<br />
Saturday 19th March (11am-5pm)<br />
Local artist Lucy Pimpernell Wood will be<br />
exhibiting her signature vibrant style with original<br />
paintings depicting bright and colourful scenes of<br />
Penistone. Children’s colouring competition.<br />
Free drop-in event<br />
This will be followed by a workshop (from 2pm)<br />
where you can create a monotype print from<br />
your own image. £25 including materials and<br />
refreshments.<br />
Penistone Market Barn<br />
Stone Carving Workshop with Melanie<br />
Wilks – Sunday 13th March (10am-4pm)<br />
Professional sculptor Melanie will guide you<br />
through the process of carving your own stone<br />
sculpture using traditional tools.<br />
£25.00 including materials<br />
The Barn at Cubley Hall<br />
Book online www.wegottickets.com<br />
The Hunch with John Law<br />
Tuesday 15th March<br />
Join the North East’s four-piece acoustic band<br />
as they play a variety of Irish, folk, Americana,<br />
blues and Latin music with a dash of humour.<br />
The Hunch are led by Michael Doonan, founder<br />
member of ‘70s folk-rock band, Hedgehog Pie.<br />
£11.00 per person<br />
Ray Hearne and Guests<br />
Thursday 24th March<br />
Rotherham folk singer, Ray Hearne, will be<br />
bringing his Don-songs and Rother-rhymes with<br />
songs from his celebrated album, Umpteen.<br />
£10.00 in advance or £14.00 on the door<br />
The Hunch<br />
Ray Hearne<br />
Jo Hatfield<br />
St John’s Community Centre,<br />
Penistone<br />
Hen’s Teeth workshops<br />
Thursday 17th March<br />
See artists and makers at work and maybe<br />
book in to have a go yourselves for a small fee.<br />
Working that day will be a potter, weaver, glass<br />
and felting plus others<br />
Hen’s Teeth craft market<br />
Sunday 20th March (10am-4pm)<br />
A smaller version of our popular Art at the Altar<br />
Christmas showcase, with a chance to see some<br />
of your favourite artists and makers.<br />
Free entry<br />
Penistone Scout Hut<br />
Suicide Sucks film screening<br />
by Mick Rowe<br />
Wednesday 23rd March (7.30pm)<br />
South Yorkshire premiere of Suicide Sucks! a<br />
30-minute film where people talk about suicide<br />
without fear of judgement or shame by Penistone<br />
actor and documentary maker, Mick Rowe. She<br />
will be hosting a Q&A after. All ticket sales go to<br />
Papyrus prevention of young suicide charity<br />
Tickets £5.00 book on Eventbrite<br />
Cucina, Penistone<br />
Hen’s Teeth<br />
Women in Music Weekend<br />
Friday 18th to Sunday 20th March<br />
A weekend dedicated to female musicians in<br />
South Yorkshire with live entertainment.<br />
St John the Evangelist Church,<br />
Hoylandswaine<br />
Roddam, Burne-Jones, Crossland<br />
and De Morgan<br />
Thursday 10th March (7pm)<br />
Hoylandswaine Arts Group present a talk<br />
by author, Sheila Binns, and Sarah Hardy, the<br />
Curator-Manager of the De Morgan Foundation,<br />
with be giving a talk about these celebrated<br />
Pre-Raphaelite artists who had connections to<br />
the area.<br />
Hoylandswaine Church was designed by<br />
architect WH Crossland. The church’s stainedglass<br />
East Window was designed by Edward<br />
Burne-Jones and the mural above it, called<br />
“The Ascendancy of Christ” was conceived and<br />
painted by John Roddam Spencer Stanhope<br />
of Cannon Hall, Cawthorne. It was painted over<br />
in the early 1960s because of water damage<br />
through the roof but was successfully uncovered<br />
and conserved in 2014.<br />
Roddam’s niece, Evelyn de Morgan,<br />
became one of the most impressive artists<br />
of a generation. Her husband William was a<br />
ceramicist known for his intricately detailed tiles.<br />
Free event, donations welcome<br />
Wortley Hall<br />
Book directly with Wortley Hall 0114 288<br />
2100 or www.wortleyhall.org.uk<br />
Afternoon Tea with Milly Johnson<br />
Wednesday 9th March (1pm-4pm)<br />
As part of International Women’s Day, one of<br />
the UK’s top female authors, Milly Johnson, will<br />
be giving a talk about her career and growing<br />
up in Barnsley. Milly has sold millions of copies<br />
of her books across the world, but she also<br />
champions women and the importance of<br />
friendship and community. There will be a chance<br />
to purchase her latest novel, The Woman in the<br />
Middle, on the day with a book signing.<br />
£22.00 per person includes Afternoon Tea<br />
Casino Royale Night<br />
Friday 25th March (from 7pm)<br />
Get glammed up for a black tie event<br />
celebrating the best of James Bond. Includes a<br />
four course meal with live singer, charity raffle,<br />
and roulette tables<br />
£49.95 per person<br />
St Leonard’s Church, Wortley<br />
Thurgoland Primary School art<br />
exhibition – Wednesday 16th, Saturday<br />
19th & Wednesday 23rd March<br />
Throughout the arts festival, there will be<br />
an exhibition of work by pupils. Free drop-in<br />
sessions, donations welcome. Prizegiving on<br />
Thursday 24th March at 6.30pm by Lady Rowena<br />
Stuart Wortley and Rev. Keith Hale.<br />
Bell Ringing experience<br />
Saturday 19th March (10am-3pm)<br />
Climb the tower and try your hand at ringing St<br />
Leonard’s eight bells as you learn more about the<br />
traditional art that has been practised in Wortley<br />
since 1893.<br />
Free drop-in event, donations welcome<br />
Wentworth Castle<br />
St Leonard’s Bells<br />
Talk on Lady Mary Wortley Montagu<br />
Tuesdays 15th and 22nd March (11am)<br />
Historian and Wentworth Castle volunteer,<br />
Jenny Rudd, will be giving a talk about pioneer<br />
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu who led a fascinating<br />
life and introduced the smallpox inoculation to<br />
Britain from Turkey.<br />
Tickets £5.00 (National Trust members free)<br />
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Legal<br />
talk<br />
With Elmhirst Parker Solicitors<br />
Family Law: how can a solicitor help you reach<br />
an agreement and avoid court proceedings?<br />
If you’re splitting up,<br />
separated or divorcing, it can<br />
be overwhelming to deal with<br />
the practical arrangements,<br />
particularly if you have<br />
children between you.<br />
When tensions and emotions are high<br />
following a relationship breakdown, it isn’t always<br />
easy to be co-operative. But putting those feelings<br />
aside to co-parent together is always in the best<br />
interest of your children.<br />
Family lawyers are there to guide you through<br />
the difficult process to reach an agreement on any<br />
disputes you and your ex-partner may have, such<br />
as finances or co-parenting agreements.<br />
Contrary to popular belief, appointing a<br />
solicitor doesn’t automatically mean your case will<br />
go to the family courts. It is well-recognised that<br />
negotiated agreements between adults generally<br />
“<br />
The CAP is designed to<br />
assist families to reach<br />
safe and child-focused<br />
agreements for their child,<br />
out of the court setting<br />
where possible.<br />
”<br />
enhance long-term co-operation and are better for<br />
the child concerned. Therefore, separated parents<br />
and families are strongly encouraged to attempt to<br />
resolve their disputes concerning the child outside<br />
of the court system. This may also be quicker and<br />
cheaper.<br />
Helen Palmer, family lawyer at Elmhirst Parker<br />
Solicitors says: “Court proceedings are highly<br />
stressful and time consuming for all, and any<br />
good solicitor aims to avoid court wherever<br />
possible. Mediation can be a very good way<br />
to help couples discuss and negotiate on all<br />
issues that may arise following a separation and<br />
hopefully reach an agreement without the need of<br />
going to court. But this isn’t always possible and<br />
ex-partners are advised to seek legal advice from<br />
a family lawyer to assist them in the mediation<br />
process and begin litigation if the need arises.”<br />
Lord Chancellor, Dominic Raab is currently<br />
drawing up plans to penalise warring parents who<br />
he says are clogging up the courts with civil cases<br />
that could be otherwise settled through ADR such<br />
as mediation. His plans include making mediation<br />
the default process in family law disputes, as<br />
well as allowing the courts to impart substantial<br />
legal costs for parents deemed to be abusing the<br />
system.<br />
What happens in mediation?<br />
Under the Child Arrangements Programme,<br />
all family law cases must first have a Mediation<br />
Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM) to<br />
establish whether mediation is a suitable option.<br />
Both parties are required to attend the MIAM. The<br />
CAP is designed to assist families to reach safe<br />
and child-focused agreements for their child, out<br />
of the court setting where possible. If both parties<br />
are unable to reach an agreement and a court<br />
application is made, the CAP encourages swift<br />
resolution of the dispute through the court.<br />
A mediator is a neutral party who is there<br />
to help both parties agree a solution through<br />
amicable negotiations. They are impartial and<br />
cannot give legal advice, neither can they make a<br />
decision unlike a judge at court.<br />
Because mediation is usually quicker than<br />
going through the court system, it is less stressful<br />
and a lot cheaper. Under the Ministry of Justice’s<br />
voucher scheme, you may be entitled to £500<br />
towards to costs of mediation. Three quarters<br />
of family cases that were eligible for vouchers<br />
successfully resolved out of court.<br />
There are, of course, some cases where<br />
mediation isn’t applicable, such as those involving<br />
safeguarding issues, domestic abuse, or urgent<br />
matters where the child may be at risk of being<br />
taken out of the country etc.<br />
While there are many advantages to mediation,<br />
there are also some obstacles that parties must<br />
be aware of. The main disadvantage is that<br />
resolution is not guaranteed, and a case may<br />
still have to go to court. Mediation is also not<br />
compulsory and relies on co-operation, which can<br />
be used as a pawn by hostile parties.<br />
What is the role of a solicitor<br />
during mediation?<br />
It is usually a solicitor who will suggest<br />
mediation as a possible solution to your dispute.<br />
A family law solicitor can give you legal advice on<br />
the issues drawn up from mediation before you<br />
sign any agreements.<br />
Once you reach a conclusion and have a<br />
‘memorandum of understanding’, a solicitor<br />
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approved by a judge. A consent order makes<br />
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party can be taken to court if they fail to stick to<br />
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It is advised to seek legal advice for a consent<br />
order to ensure it is watertight and that all relevant<br />
aspects have been covered, such as a schedule<br />
of where the children will live, with whom they<br />
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FAMILY<br />
Could you give a dog<br />
a new home in <strong>2022</strong>?<br />
With RSPCA Doncaster, Rotherham and District branch<br />
Last year, the Doncaster, Rotherham and<br />
District branch of the RSPCA cared for over<br />
1,000 animals, from dogs, cats and rabbits to<br />
degus, canaries and racing pigeons.<br />
While they’re looking forward<br />
to another year ahead helping the<br />
many animals who enter their care<br />
for various reasons, they’re hoping<br />
the people of South Yorkshire will<br />
continue to support the selfless work<br />
they do, be it through social media<br />
interactions, donations, or attending<br />
their events.<br />
The biggest part of their job is<br />
rehabilitating and re-homing animals<br />
that have been rescued from<br />
cruelty and neglect. Unsurprisingly,<br />
it’s never long before kittens and<br />
puppies get adopted. However,<br />
some of their older residents<br />
continue to be overlooked despite<br />
having just as much love to give.<br />
Take Angel & Roxy and Lola for<br />
example. These dogs have all spent<br />
over three months in the care of the<br />
RSPCA with no luck yet of finding<br />
their forever homes. After not having<br />
the best start in life, they don’t<br />
deserve to spend the rest of their<br />
lives in a kennel. They want to go out<br />
exploring before cuddling up on the<br />
sofa beside their favourite humans.<br />
Could that forever home be<br />
with you?<br />
‘‘ You could<br />
volunteer, donate<br />
cash or goods,<br />
leave a legacy<br />
sponsoring them<br />
through their Safe<br />
Haven programme,<br />
or simply attend<br />
events.’<br />
All animals available for adoption<br />
from the RSPCA can be found here:<br />
www.rspcadoncasterrotherham.org.<br />
uk/animals-for-adoption. If you are<br />
interested in adopting an animal,<br />
please follow the process that is<br />
explained on the website.<br />
There are many other ways to<br />
help RSPCA Doncaster, Rotherham<br />
and District Branch. You could<br />
volunteer, donate cash or goods,<br />
leave a legacy sponsoring<br />
them through their Safe Haven<br />
programme, or simply attend events.<br />
They also have charity shops at<br />
Bawtry, Maltby, Rossington and<br />
Thorne as well as an eBay and<br />
Depop. At the Animal Centre, they<br />
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have a pet supplies store on site and<br />
online for all your requirements.<br />
To donate £5, text ‘RSPCADRB’<br />
to 70085.<br />
Angel and Roxy<br />
Angel and Roxy have always had<br />
one another so ideally we would<br />
like them to be rehomed together,<br />
but we would consider rehoming<br />
them separately or with another dog<br />
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Despite being older dogs, they<br />
still love their walks but would like<br />
to find a sofa that they can relax<br />
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Although she likes to run around the<br />
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FAMILY<br />
It takes a huge amount of courage to start<br />
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The feeling of helping to change<br />
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For most people, being able<br />
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All that matters<br />
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People who become foster<br />
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There is no upper age limit to<br />
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you are over the age of 21 you are<br />
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It doesn’t matter if you are<br />
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Fostering is a popular path for<br />
parents whose children have left<br />
home and who are looking for a way<br />
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You don’t need any qualifications<br />
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The only qualities that most foster<br />
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The number of foster parents is<br />
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If you think you could provide a<br />
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The initial process can take up<br />
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Learn, laugh, live<br />
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The dawning of a new year<br />
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to develop a new fulfilling hobby<br />
for <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
Spending time engaged in an enjoyable activity<br />
is great for your mental health and starting a new<br />
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But where do you begin?<br />
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This year marks the 40th anniversary of the<br />
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While members still must be no longer working<br />
full-time, there is no lower age limit, opening up<br />
the u3a to younger adults who may have reduced<br />
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their working hours due to the pandemic, illness,<br />
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The u3a offers members a chance to<br />
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may have laid dormant over the years because<br />
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While some join to gain new skills, or revisit an<br />
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Throughout the pandemic, when face-to-face<br />
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Thankfully, both organisations have bounced<br />
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you can join either Barnsley or Rotherham u3a<br />
branches, or both, depending on what interest<br />
groups take your fancy – assuming, of course,<br />
that you can get to the venues where meetings<br />
are held.<br />
If you find nothing on offer to interest you,<br />
both branches are always keen to hear from<br />
prospective members with requests for specific<br />
groups they’d like to see added to their<br />
schedules. They will each offer support in setting<br />
up new groups and organising venues.<br />
Anyone interested in becoming a member can<br />
have two free taster sessions before deciding<br />
whether or not to join.<br />
Barnsley u3a<br />
The Barnsley branch of u3a was formed<br />
in 1986 and has recently celebrated<br />
their 25th anniversary.<br />
They currently have over 1,200 members.<br />
Annual membership is £12, with members then<br />
paying weekly subs of £1 for each class they take<br />
to cover the cost of venue hire.<br />
There are around 120 interest groups in<br />
Barnsley. Classes are either weekly, fortnightly<br />
or monthly and most run all year round. The<br />
groups are spread right across the borough,<br />
with meetings in Darton, Mapplewell, Ardsley<br />
and Penistone as well as the more central areas<br />
of Barnsley.<br />
From sport and outdoor pursuits to arts and<br />
crafts – there’s something to capture every<br />
interest. Learn a new language, go bird watching,<br />
make music with the old blowers, or take up an
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There are also some<br />
sports that are played<br />
at a slower pace, such<br />
as walking football and<br />
cricket, which encourage<br />
people of all abilities to<br />
exercise more.<br />
”<br />
interest in cosmology. You can play board games<br />
such as dominoes or whist, join the crafty chat<br />
or knit and natter clubs, or even meet fellow<br />
food lovers with the posh puds or wine<br />
appreciation groups.<br />
Sport and exercise play a large part of the<br />
Barnsley u3a agenda. Members can join a range<br />
of team games such as badminton, crown green<br />
bowling, cycling, table tennis, ten-pin bowling,<br />
snooker and even hula hooping. There are also<br />
some sports that are played at a slower pace,<br />
such as walking football and cricket, which<br />
encourage people of all abilities to exercise<br />
more. Barnsley also has eight walking groups<br />
which meet up throughout the week and visit new<br />
places around the town.<br />
As well as the interest groups, Barnsley u3a<br />
also has excellent links with the community<br />
via Age UK and Experience Barnsley. They are<br />
involved in the Eldon Street Heritage Action Zone<br />
and some members volunteered as marshals at<br />
the Bright Nights winter trail in the town.<br />
As part of their 25th anniversary, they were<br />
invited to take a new cabinet in the Experience<br />
Barnsley Museum at the town hall which was<br />
unveiled in December. All items have been<br />
donated by members of the family history<br />
group and include things like a hairdryer, record<br />
player, Whitby jet jewellery, and a beautiful black<br />
lace shawl. The items will be on display at the<br />
museum until early summer.<br />
For more information about the<br />
Barnsley & District u3a and the full<br />
schedule of interest groups, visit<br />
www.barnsley-u3a.org.uk<br />
or call 07512 206285<br />
Rotherham u3a<br />
The Rotherham branch of u3a began<br />
in 1994 and today is made up of<br />
around 500 members who meet<br />
weekly, fortnightly, or monthly around<br />
Rotherham for their different activities.<br />
Annual membership is £33 which covers a<br />
period of 30 weeks of the year. This falls pro-rata<br />
to £22 for new members joining in January,<br />
and £11 after Easter, until the classes break for<br />
summer. For this, members can join as many<br />
groups as they like, provided there are spaces<br />
available, with no additional charges.<br />
“<br />
Performing arts groups<br />
are always popular, with<br />
a choir, country dancing,<br />
longsword rapper<br />
dancing, opera and play<br />
reading.<br />
”<br />
Like Barnsley, Rotherham has a varied<br />
programme of interest groups covering<br />
everything from arts and card making to<br />
gardening and grow your own. Performing arts<br />
groups are always popular, with a choir, country<br />
dancing, longsword rapper dancing, opera and<br />
play reading. A ukulele group was launched last<br />
October with a mix of experienced players and<br />
absolute beginners and is now a growing and<br />
thriving band.<br />
Following the success of the walking cricket<br />
group which was formed last spring, there are<br />
plans to introduce walking football and netball<br />
groups in Rotherham this year. They are also<br />
looking for leaders to create new beginners<br />
French and Spanish groups.<br />
This year, the Rotherham u3a is keen to build<br />
on the diversity of their members and is working<br />
with Voluntary Action Rotherham to extend their<br />
reach into minority groups such as the Eastern<br />
European and Asian communities.<br />
They are also in contact with the University<br />
of Sheffield about a project to identify local<br />
properties, sites or buildings of interest that<br />
aren’t currently on a heritage listing and are at<br />
risk of being demolished. With the help of Sarah<br />
Cattell, project officer at the South Yorkshire Local<br />
Heritage List, members are nominating buildings<br />
across the four regions of South Yorkshire to add<br />
to the new list.<br />
For more information about the<br />
Rotherham u3a and the full schedule<br />
of interest groups, visit<br />
u3asites.org.uk/rotherham<br />
or contact the membership secretary<br />
on 01709 374 841<br />
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Thurcroft volunteer wins<br />
national care award<br />
An inspirational 77-year-old volunteer from<br />
Thurcroft has won a national award in recognition<br />
of her tireless voluntary work and fundraising for<br />
people living with dementia.<br />
Sandra Blockley, who volunteers<br />
for adult health and social care<br />
charity, Making Space, was<br />
presented with the Unpaid Carers<br />
Award at the Great British Care<br />
Awards 2021 in November.<br />
The awards celebrate excellence<br />
across the care sector, with the<br />
judges agreeing that Sandra “has<br />
done more to raise dementia<br />
awareness in Rotherham than any<br />
other person or organisation.”<br />
Making Space runs four dementia<br />
cafes in Rotherham and Sandra<br />
began volunteering there after the<br />
death of her husband Charlie who<br />
developed dementia. She was so<br />
grateful for the support she and<br />
Charlie received at the dementia<br />
cafes they attended together, she<br />
decided to raise money for Making<br />
Space. She also became a volunteer<br />
to offer her own support to people<br />
living with dementia and their carers.<br />
She said: “After Charlie passed<br />
away there was never a question that<br />
I would give up. I just said, ‘That’s<br />
it, I’m staying as a volunteer.’ When<br />
Charlie was diagnosed, I didn’t have<br />
a clue about dementia and I learned<br />
so much from the people at the<br />
cafes. They became my lifelines.”<br />
In 2020, she opened her own<br />
space to sell the donations she<br />
received, called Forget Me Not on<br />
Green Arbor Road in Thurcroft.<br />
Sandra spends every day in the shop<br />
and is supported by friends Elaine<br />
and Margaret and her daughter-inlaw<br />
Keeley.<br />
Since opening the shop, Sandra<br />
has raised £25,000 which goes<br />
directly to fund entertainment<br />
activities at the Making Space<br />
dementia cafes. Her goal is to reach<br />
£50,000 to raise enough money for<br />
people with dementia to have fun.<br />
“There’s a lot of money<br />
raised for research, which is<br />
incredibly important, but you can’t<br />
underestimate the impact of fun for<br />
people living with dementia. When<br />
you live with someone who has<br />
dementia and their memory fades,<br />
it’s such a joy to see their face light<br />
up when they see someone perform.<br />
“I won’t be here forever, and I want<br />
my legacy to be to leave enough<br />
money for Making Space to provide<br />
music, entertainment, activities and<br />
Christmas parties for people with<br />
dementia in Rotherham for at least<br />
ten years.”<br />
The Unpaid Carers Award was<br />
Sandra’s fifth in three years, all given<br />
in recognition of her voluntary work.<br />
Sandra began raising money over<br />
three decades ago, when she lost<br />
her daughter Lorraine to cervical<br />
cancer at the age of just 19. She<br />
was awarded an MBE in 2006 in<br />
recognition of her voluntary work<br />
and fundraising.<br />
There are four Making Space<br />
dementia cafes in Rotherham:<br />
Wesley Centre, Maltby; Gordon<br />
Bennett Memorial Centre, Thurcroft;<br />
St James Rooms, Wath-upon-<br />
Dearne and Dalton Parish Hall,<br />
Dalton.<br />
For more information contact<br />
the Making Space team in<br />
Rotherham on 01709 910889.<br />
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FAMILY<br />
Why you should pre-plan<br />
for your funeral<br />
Benjamin Franklin famously<br />
once said, “In this world,<br />
nothing is certain except<br />
death and taxes” - and he<br />
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The thought of planning your own funeral may<br />
seem macabre or daunting to some people, but if<br />
we go on the assumption that nobody lives forever,<br />
then it’s fair to also assume that at some stage<br />
your funeral will need organising and paying for.<br />
From another perspective, arranging your own<br />
funeral often brings with it a great sense of relief<br />
and satisfaction from knowing that everything is<br />
in order and taken care of for when that inevitable<br />
time comes. Not to mention the cost saving benefit<br />
of having arranged it at today’s prices.<br />
According to a report by SunLife, the average<br />
cost of a basic funeral in the UK has risen by 128<br />
percent since 2004 to £4,184. In Yorkshire and<br />
the Humber, the cost is higher than the national<br />
average at £4,270. And there is no reason to<br />
suspect that prices will come down, with basic<br />
funeral costs predicted to top £5,000 by 2025.<br />
Having a pre-paid funeral plan in place is one<br />
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to protect you from future inflation or rising costs.<br />
In the SunLife report, it found that around 65<br />
percent of people already put money away for<br />
a funeral. However, two thirds of those people<br />
don’t put enough aside to cover the whole costs,<br />
turning to savings or investments, credit cards,<br />
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Rather than paying for it all upfront – or leaving<br />
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Of course, the big question most people will<br />
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that any monies paid are most commonly set<br />
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is separate from the plan provider, readily available<br />
when it’s needed.<br />
But it’s not all about reducing the financial cost<br />
of dying. Prepaid funeral plans also take away the<br />
burden from your loved ones after your death.<br />
“Your funeral is ultimately your choice and<br />
having a prepaid plan sets out your final wishes.<br />
If not, it is down to those who are left behind<br />
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And we all know that rising tensions can cause<br />
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“Similarly, just writing down your funeral<br />
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FAMILY<br />
Look to a brighter <strong>2022</strong><br />
Improve your life with<br />
friendship, care and support<br />
RUN BY MEMBERS FOR MEMBERS<br />
EVERYONE WELCOME<br />
Barnsley Social Evening<br />
Thursday 27th January 7.30pm<br />
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giving a free demonstration<br />
and cake samples<br />
Everyone welcome<br />
Boatman’s Rest, Edmonds Road,<br />
Barnsley S70 4TD<br />
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Rotherham Social Afternoon<br />
Tuesday 8th February 12 noon<br />
Join us for a fun afternoon and buffet<br />
lunch. Sing along to Kevin Draper<br />
and his fantastic ukulele with songs<br />
from the 50s and 60s<br />
Booking Essential<br />
Oddfellows House, 40 Westgate,<br />
Rotherham, S60 1AS<br />
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Pantry Green Lunch<br />
Thursday 10th February 12.15pm<br />
After a spot of shopping in the town<br />
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Wednesday 9th March 11.30am<br />
A visit to one of the finest galleries<br />
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Wednesday 16th February 2pm<br />
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Thursday 24th February 7.30pm<br />
A fascinating and light-hearted insight<br />
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Wednesday 16th March 2pm<br />
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FAMILY<br />
Thanks to the small donations of so many,<br />
one hundred of Rotherham’s elderly and military<br />
community were treated to a festive-themed gettogether<br />
filled with community spirit.<br />
Throughout last year, two Rotherham market<br />
traders, Ann Savage from Ann’s Candy and<br />
Debbie Pearson of Vivid Jewellery, decided to<br />
fundraise to support those in the community who<br />
“<br />
the community came<br />
together to remember those<br />
who gallantry served our<br />
country – and those who<br />
still continue to support the<br />
military community<br />
”<br />
may be isolated. Ann held a weekly bric-a-brac<br />
and jumble sale on her outdoor market stall, and<br />
Debbie sold military and poppy themed badges<br />
and pins on her stall in the indoor market.<br />
Over the year, they raised enough money to<br />
pay for 100 two-course meals at the Fitzwilliam<br />
Arms Hotel in Parkgate, a free bar for the<br />
afternoon, a selection box for each guest, plus 65<br />
Christmas hampers for families and OAPs who<br />
struggled in 2021. Whatever items they had left<br />
from the stalls were donated to a local hostel.<br />
The ladies kindly invited Cheryl and Amber<br />
along for the afternoon to say thanks for<br />
supporting the Wall of Fallen Heroes and poppy<br />
cascade project in our festive <strong>edition</strong>.<br />
It was great to see lots of smiling, happy faces<br />
as the community came together to remember<br />
those who gallantry served our country – and<br />
those who still continue to support the military<br />
community as they reintegrate with society.<br />
Ann and Debbie put on a very special<br />
afternoon, but they didn’t do it for the glory. They<br />
enjoyed nothing more than being able to spread<br />
some festive joy.<br />
But it doesn’t end there. Once again, the ladies<br />
will be working hard throughout <strong>2022</strong> to put on<br />
another event at the end of the year. You can get<br />
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Out in the<br />
garden<br />
with Garden Designer Sally Cunis<br />
After the warmth and<br />
excitement of the festive period,<br />
the idea of gardening in the<br />
New Year is not always the<br />
most tempting prospect.<br />
Rain, winds, ice, snow and short days<br />
encourage us to hibernate, but the garden is not<br />
sleeping and there is a great deal to plan, to enjoy<br />
and to do in the garden whatever the weather.<br />
“<br />
Many early flowering<br />
shrubs have tiny, scented<br />
flowers to attract the few<br />
beneficial insects that are<br />
around at this time of year.<br />
”<br />
Snowdrops, one of the first harbingers of spring,<br />
push their way through frozen ground, tiny white<br />
nodding bells on delicate stems. They will be<br />
followed by crocus, primroses and egg-yellow<br />
aconites before too long. Hellebores in delicate<br />
hues with freckled throats hang their heads to<br />
protect pollen from inclement weather as they<br />
emerge from clumps of deeply divided evergreen<br />
leaves.<br />
Many early flowering shrubs have tiny, scented<br />
flowers to attract the few beneficial insects that<br />
are around at this time of year. Their perfume<br />
is exquisite, intense and to be treasured. Plant<br />
Daphne, Viburnum, Sarcococca, Lonicera<br />
fragrantissima (winter flowering shrubby<br />
honeysuckle) and the early Clematis armandii<br />
close to a doorway or along a footpath where their<br />
scent will be captured, will waft on the breeze and<br />
lift the spirits.<br />
On the terrace or by the front door, place pots<br />
of bulbs, small violas and hardy cyclamen to add<br />
some instant colour to the more sombre winter<br />
palette. More permanent interest at this time of<br />
the year is found in coloured dogwoods (Cornus),<br />
peeling tree bark, the structure of clipped box<br />
and hedges. Choose from a range of variegated<br />
evergreens to lighten the gloom; Euonymus,<br />
Pittosporum and Eleagnus are amongst my<br />
favourites. Hedera (ivy) will climb or create an<br />
effective ground cover through which bulbs and<br />
shrubs can emerge. It has the added benefit of<br />
providing nutrient-rich berries for the birds and<br />
safe places for them to nest and roost.<br />
Snowdrops<br />
If the weather permits,<br />
here is a list of things to<br />
do out in the garden:<br />
• Check tree ties and stakes against<br />
wind rock<br />
• Get on with some winter digging;<br />
cover prepared soil with old carpet/<br />
cardboard/membrane to allow soil to<br />
warm up prior to planting<br />
• If you have neglected to do so,<br />
wrap up any slightly tender plants<br />
and potted plants still in the garden<br />
• Carry on planting bare-root trees,<br />
shrubs and roses until the end of<br />
March (but no later as once they are<br />
in leaf, plants will lose moisture quickly<br />
and are less easy to establish)<br />
• Clear away old rhubarb leaves<br />
and debris and set a rhubarb forcer,<br />
large pot or old dustbin over the crown<br />
to encourage fresh young stems<br />
• <strong>Winter</strong> prune hardy shrubs, such as<br />
Buddleia and Spirea towards the end of<br />
February. In the kitchen garden,<br />
currants, gooseberries and fruit trees<br />
can also be pruned.<br />
Helleborus orientalis<br />
Purple Crocus<br />
Pittosporum edged with frost<br />
Egg-yellow Aconites<br />
If the weather is poor,<br />
here are some ideas for<br />
indoor jobs:<br />
• Tidy and organise the shed including<br />
cleaning pots with a dilute solution of<br />
Jeyes fluid for reuse next season<br />
• Organise a mower service<br />
• Chit first early potatoes in a<br />
frost-free room<br />
• Plant up containers for seasonal colour<br />
with primulas, hardy cyclamen and<br />
variegated foliage to brighten winter days<br />
• Move plants such as Orchids,<br />
Cymbidium and Clivia into a warm<br />
room or conservatory to flower<br />
• <strong>Winter</strong> is the best time to see the<br />
structure of the garden, any problems<br />
with its layout, gaps in planting and<br />
to plan any changes required<br />
• Finally do some armchair gardening<br />
and relax with seed and plant catalogues<br />
and dream of warmer months!<br />
As for me, our eldest daughter is getting<br />
married in the garden at the end of the<br />
summer so the excitement is mounting and<br />
plans for seeds, planting, pruning and garden<br />
maintenance fill my waking hours!<br />
Wishing you all a happy, healthy gardening<br />
New Year.<br />
Orange Clivia<br />
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FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT<br />
A<br />
festival<br />
for<br />
HEROES<br />
Not all heroes wear capes.<br />
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic,<br />
our heroic frontline workers have served<br />
and cared for our communities through<br />
challenging times.<br />
So let’s raise a glass to their<br />
commitment and bravery at this<br />
year’s Rotherham Real Ale and<br />
Music Festival.<br />
Following last year’s virtual<br />
festival, the popular charity event<br />
returns to Magna in March with<br />
three days of beer, bands and a<br />
barrel of laughs from Thursday 3rd<br />
to Saturday 5th March. Named the<br />
Festival For Heroes, all frontline<br />
workers from the public services or<br />
armed forces will receive a free drink<br />
‘‘ there will be four<br />
bars selling over<br />
150 beers and ciders<br />
from breweries<br />
around Yorkshire for<br />
revellers to navigate<br />
their way through’’<br />
token as a thanks for their efforts.<br />
Thanks to the dedication of<br />
a small number of volunteers,<br />
Rotherham Real Ale and Music<br />
Festival has grown to become the<br />
biggest all hand-pulled beer festival<br />
outside of London.<br />
Some of you may be a seasoned<br />
regular with a glass in the cupboard<br />
from every year, while others might<br />
have fond memories of beer festivals<br />
gone by; some might have met their<br />
significant other over a half pint,<br />
while others may have found a new<br />
true love in what’s inside the glass.<br />
The festival was originally the<br />
idea of Jan Charters who was the<br />
headteacher at Oakwood School in<br />
the early ‘90s. The popular event ran<br />
for almost two decades at the school<br />
before it then moved to Magna in<br />
2011 to cope with the rising number<br />
of punters attending year on year.<br />
And with hoptimism in the air<br />
for <strong>2022</strong>, this year’s festival looks<br />
set to be bigger than ever thanks to<br />
a stellar line up of bands and topquality<br />
ales that are sure to draw in<br />
the crowds.<br />
As usual, there will be four bars<br />
selling over 150 beers and ciders<br />
from breweries around Yorkshire<br />
for revellers to navigate their way<br />
through, with prices set at £1.60 for<br />
half and £3.20 a pint.<br />
Two of the bars will stock beers<br />
from the four subdivisions of<br />
Yorkshire – north, east, south and<br />
west – with cask ales from popular<br />
breweries such as Abbeydale,<br />
Bradfield, Exit 33, and Stancil.<br />
There will also be the Chantry<br />
Boardwalk bar manned by a team of<br />
volunteers comprising of Rotherham<br />
Sitwell Rotary and Rotherham Rotary<br />
members. The Chantry bar will have<br />
the core range of award-winning<br />
cask ales such as New York Pale,<br />
Iron and Steel Bitter, Black Diamond<br />
Stout, and Steelos.<br />
The fourth bar, will be sponsored<br />
and staffed by members of<br />
‘‘ there will be two stages – one in the main<br />
hall and the other in the Chantry Boardwalk<br />
room – which will play host to a range of<br />
bands performing a variety of genres from<br />
heavy rock to soul and funk’’<br />
Rotherham Round Table and<br />
their companies.<br />
If you don’t like beer, there<br />
will also be a range of wines and<br />
prosecco cocktails and the good<br />
news is the gin bar is back again.<br />
There will also be free soft drinks<br />
available for the designated drivers,<br />
so everyone is catered for.<br />
Of course, it is not just about<br />
the beer. The festival also celebrates<br />
the best that South Yorkshire’s<br />
underground music scene has<br />
to offer.<br />
Throughout the event, there will<br />
be two stages – one in the main<br />
hall and the other in the Chantry<br />
Boardwalk room – which will play<br />
host to a range of bands performing<br />
a variety of genres from heavy rock<br />
to soul and funk.<br />
Kicking things off on the<br />
Thursday night is the Beatleg Bootles<br />
who will be bringing some good oldfashioned<br />
rock and roll with hits by<br />
The Beatles.<br />
Then try not to spill your beer<br />
while laughing at the inimitable<br />
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FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT<br />
The Leathernecks<br />
Letz Zep<br />
Matilda Shakes<br />
Papa Soul<br />
Everly Pregnant Brothers who are<br />
performing at the Rovvrum festival<br />
for the very first time. Big Shaun<br />
and the gang will be headlining<br />
the main stage on opening night<br />
with their tongue-in-cheek ballads<br />
about everything from Henderson’s<br />
relish and chip pans to pile cream<br />
and rammel drawers.<br />
On Friday, the main stage will<br />
welcome back two popular indie<br />
bands who both hail from South<br />
Yorkshire. Matilda Shakes will get<br />
the night underway before The<br />
Leathernecks bring their energetic<br />
performance of indie hits from<br />
The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys and<br />
Black Keys.<br />
Saturday’s doors open at 12pm<br />
where there will be a marketplace<br />
in the red hall with stalls from small<br />
independent businesses from<br />
around South Yorkshire.<br />
The main stage begins with a<br />
mid-afternoon heavy rock session<br />
featuring original material from<br />
local talent. One of Rotherham’s<br />
best kept secrets, punk rockers<br />
TowHead bring alternative rock<br />
with a Yorkshire bite featuring<br />
gritty vocals by frontwoman Penny<br />
Cook. Next up is rising metal band,<br />
Dead Romantic, who will be hitting<br />
the beer festival following their UK<br />
tour. Wrapping up the afternoon is<br />
festival favourites, At The Acade,<br />
with a mix of indie rock and blues.<br />
Throughout the weekend,<br />
the Chantry Boardwalk stage will<br />
have a soul and Motown theme<br />
with bands that will be playing<br />
that funky music for you to shuffle<br />
and shake your tail feathers to.<br />
Just some of the soul bands<br />
performing are Funky Business,<br />
The Basement, Magnetics, Soul<br />
Battalion with their brass section,<br />
disco reggae band Papa Soul, and<br />
beer festival regulars, The G Men.<br />
To end the festival in style,<br />
Saturday’s main stage will<br />
welcome three of the UK’s best<br />
tribute acts to Rotherham with<br />
a rock and roll hall of fame. Get<br />
ready for dancing in the dark as<br />
the East Street Band recreates<br />
Bruce Springsteen’s iconic backup<br />
band. Don’t be left feeling dazed<br />
and confused as Letz Zep are<br />
next in the line-up with a tribute to<br />
Led Zeppelin.<br />
And finally, in times like these<br />
there’s only one band to round up<br />
a festival about heroes. If I said<br />
they’re not like the others would<br />
you guess who it was? We won’t<br />
leave you waiting everlong, as<br />
Saturday night’s headline act is<br />
the mighty Fu Fighters, the UK’s<br />
premier tribute to Dave Grohl and<br />
the Foos.<br />
With such a lot to pack into<br />
your visit, be sure to keep your<br />
energy up with some grub from the<br />
two street food stalls that will be at<br />
the festival.<br />
Dead Romantic<br />
Whether you’re in it for the<br />
beer, bands of both, by attending<br />
Rotherham’s Real Ale and Music<br />
Festival you’ll be helping support<br />
people in Rotherham living with<br />
the effects of cancer. All proceeds<br />
from the festival will go towards<br />
their chosen charity, Rotherham<br />
Cancer Care Centre at Clifton<br />
which provides counselling and<br />
therapies to cancer patients and<br />
their families.<br />
As a charity festival, the<br />
huge event is organised solely<br />
by volunteers, so remember to<br />
be kind to those behind the bar<br />
who are giving their free time to<br />
pull pints. The team are still on<br />
the lookout for volunteers to help<br />
out before, during and after the<br />
event. So if you have a few hours<br />
to spare to clean the pumps, put<br />
posters up, man the bars, or set<br />
up the stages then your help will<br />
be invaluable.<br />
All volunteers work shifts over<br />
the weekend and will get free food<br />
and drinks, as well as a festival<br />
t-shirt and the chance to see these<br />
amazing live acts perform. You can<br />
apply online where you can find all<br />
the relevant documentation.<br />
A<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
FOR<br />
HEROES<br />
Thursday 3rd –<br />
Saturday 5th March<br />
Over 150 beers and ciders from<br />
local and national breweries<br />
plus wines, prosecco cocktails<br />
and gin<br />
Food stalls, merchandise,<br />
small business marketplace<br />
(Saturday afternoon)<br />
Live music from a host of<br />
local bands and tribute acts<br />
including Everly Pregnant<br />
Brothers, Fu Fighters, Letz Zep,<br />
At The Arcade, and many more<br />
Find the full music line-up on<br />
their Facebook page:<br />
@RothRealAleFest<br />
Thursday 3rd March<br />
6pm-11pm<br />
Friday 4th March<br />
6pm-11pm<br />
Saturday 5th March<br />
12pm-11pm (free re-entry with<br />
the <strong>2022</strong> RRAMF glass)<br />
One free drink token for key<br />
workers (proof required on entry)<br />
Entry: £10<br />
The Basement<br />
On the website you can<br />
also find more details about<br />
sponsorship packages,<br />
the full music line up,<br />
and how to buy tickets.<br />
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Book your tickets online:<br />
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Proceeds will go towards<br />
Rotherham Cancer Care Centre<br />
Magna Science Adventure<br />
Centre, Templeborough,<br />
Rotherham S60<br />
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FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT<br />
what’s on at<br />
Meat free<br />
meal ideas<br />
PEAKY BLINDERS NIGHT<br />
Saturday 12th February<br />
Join us for a themed dinner dance<br />
3 course meal, casino and live music<br />
£30 per person<br />
Stay overnight including breakfast<br />
£75 for two people<br />
VALENTINE’S DINNER<br />
Monday 14th February<br />
Welcome drink on arrival, 3 course romantic<br />
candlelit meal with a rose for the ladies.<br />
£30 per person<br />
Stay overnight including breakfast<br />
£75 for two people<br />
If you don’t already<br />
follow a vegetarian or<br />
plant-based diet, you<br />
may be looking for<br />
ways to cut back on<br />
your meat intake and<br />
add more veg into your<br />
diet for <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
Going meatless at least<br />
once a week is good for the<br />
environment - and your health.<br />
But meat-free doesn’t have<br />
to be boring. These quick<br />
and simple ideas are packed<br />
full of flavour to enhance the<br />
vegetables in them<br />
WEDDING FAYRE<br />
Sunday 6th March 11am-3pm<br />
Browse a selection of stalls from<br />
local wedding suppliers<br />
Free entry<br />
Goody bag on arrival<br />
MOTHER’S DAY<br />
Sunday 27th March<br />
Spoil your mum with a 3 course lunch served at 1pm<br />
£25 per adult and £12.50 per child<br />
0r Afternoon Tea served 3-5pm<br />
£15 per adult £10 per child<br />
Both include a free gift for mum<br />
Reservations essential<br />
Portobello Mushroom Burger<br />
with Stilton, Caramelised<br />
Onions and Wild Rocket<br />
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£45pp<br />
Serves 2 people<br />
Ingredients<br />
2 red onions, finely sliced<br />
Pinch of salt<br />
2 tbsp olive oil<br />
1 tsp caster sugar<br />
1 tsp balsamic vinegar<br />
2 large portobello mushrooms<br />
100g stilton cheese<br />
25g wild rocket<br />
2 brioche buns, toasted<br />
Dijon mustard, for spreading<br />
(optional)<br />
Method<br />
Preheat the grill to high setting.<br />
First start by preparing the<br />
caramelized red onions. In a pan<br />
heat up 2 tbsp olive oil and add the<br />
sliced red onions along with a good<br />
pinch of salt. Turn the heat down low<br />
and allow the onions to slowly cook<br />
down for ten minutes until soft.<br />
While the onions are cooking,<br />
place the two portobello<br />
mushrooms onto a foil lined<br />
baking tray. Remove the stem and<br />
then stuff the mushroom with the<br />
crumbled stilton cheese. Season<br />
with some cracked black pepper<br />
and then place them under the grill<br />
for five minutes until the mushroom<br />
is tender and the cheese is melted<br />
and bubbling.<br />
Going back to the onions,<br />
after they have softened add<br />
the balsamic vinegar and caster<br />
sugar and cook gently for another<br />
five minutes until sticky and<br />
caramelized. Remove from the heat.<br />
Now you can assemble your<br />
burgers. Start with the toasted<br />
brioche bun base, spread a thin<br />
layer of Dijon mustard on, if desired.<br />
Next top with the stilton filled<br />
portobello mushroom, season (if<br />
necessary) and then pile on some<br />
of the caramelized onions. Finally<br />
top with the wild rocket and the<br />
brioche burger lid.<br />
Serve with your favourite<br />
homemade chips or wedges<br />
and some more Dijon mustard if<br />
you’d like.
FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Roasted veggie<br />
tortillas with<br />
avocado sauce,<br />
parsley and red<br />
pesto<br />
Serves 4 people<br />
Ingredients<br />
Red pesto<br />
4 tortillas<br />
1 yellow pepper<br />
2 carrots<br />
2 courgettes<br />
1 onion<br />
Olive oil<br />
Salt and pepper<br />
Fresh parsley<br />
Avocado sauce:<br />
2 ripe avocados<br />
3 tbsp time juice<br />
1 tbsp cider vinegar<br />
1 tbsp olive oil<br />
Salt and pepper<br />
Spanish potato hash<br />
topped with an egg<br />
Serves 4 people<br />
Ingredients<br />
60 ml olive oil, or as needed<br />
4 medium potatoes, or equivalent in<br />
new potatoes (Approx. 1 kg) peeled<br />
and cut into 1cm cubes.<br />
1 white onion, chopped<br />
1 red bell pepper, seeded and<br />
chopped into strips<br />
3 garlic cloves, minced<br />
1 tsp. smoked paprika<br />
1/2 tsp dried chillies<br />
120 ml tomato passata or chopped<br />
tomato.<br />
Fine sea salt and freshly ground<br />
pepper<br />
4 eggs<br />
Handful of chopped fresh flat-leaf<br />
parsley<br />
Method<br />
Heat the olive oil in a large frying<br />
pan then add the potatoes and<br />
sauté, stirring often, until pale gold<br />
Method<br />
Preheat the oven to 190 (fan)<br />
Cut the vegetables in strips<br />
In a large bowl, mix the<br />
vegetables with a tablespoon of<br />
olive oil, salt and pepper. Spread<br />
in a single layer on a baking sheet.<br />
Bake until lightly browned, about<br />
45-50 minutes.<br />
Prepare the avocado sauce:<br />
Add all the ingredients into a<br />
blender. Blend until very smooth<br />
In a dry pan, heat up the tortillas,<br />
flipping them over mid-way<br />
To assemble, spread the<br />
mashed avocado over the tortilla<br />
and top with roasted vegetables.<br />
Serve with red pesto and fresh<br />
parsley.<br />
and soft in the middle (around 10 to<br />
15 minutes). Using a slotted spoon,<br />
transfer to a dish.<br />
Add the chopped onion to the<br />
pan and sauté over medium heat,<br />
stirring occasionally until golden.<br />
Add the garlic, paprika, dried<br />
chilli and sauté until the onion has<br />
absorbed all the spices, then add<br />
tomatoes and simmer for around<br />
ten minutes.<br />
Return the potato to the pan and<br />
bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat<br />
to low, cover tightly and simmer<br />
until the potatoes are tender, about<br />
10-15 minutes.<br />
Season with salt and pepper<br />
and transfer to a large serving dish.<br />
Fry or poach the eggs leaving<br />
the yolk runny.<br />
Sprinkle with the parsley and<br />
serve warm with some crusty bread<br />
for dipping in the egg.<br />
CALENDAR OF EVENTS<br />
VALENTINE’S DAY<br />
Monday 14th February<br />
5.30pm-8.00pm<br />
Romantic 5 course<br />
signature menu<br />
£37 per person or for an<br />
extra £66 per couple add an<br />
overnight stay with breakfast<br />
BACK TO THE ‘80S<br />
Friday 18th February<br />
7.00pm<br />
2 course meal followed by<br />
classic 1980s disco. Fancy<br />
dress is a must!<br />
£25 per person<br />
INTERNATIONAL<br />
WOMEN’S DAY<br />
Wednesday 9th March<br />
1.00pm arrival<br />
Luxury afternoon tea<br />
followed by guest speaker<br />
Milly Johnson<br />
£22 per person<br />
CASINO ROYALE<br />
Friday 25th March 7.00pm<br />
arrival drinks<br />
5 course meal, live singer,<br />
casino tables, charity raffle<br />
and much more. Black tie<br />
event, so dress to impress<br />
£49.95 per person<br />
MOTHER’S DAY<br />
Sunday 27th March<br />
Book between 12.00pm until<br />
2.30pm. 3 course meal with<br />
free gift for mum<br />
£26.50 per adult<br />
£13.95 per child<br />
MAMMA MIA<br />
Friday 20th May 7.00pm<br />
2 course Greek themed<br />
menu. Live performance of<br />
all your ABBA favourites<br />
£35 per person or for an<br />
extra £70 per couple<br />
add an overnight stay with<br />
breakfast<br />
Contact us for further information<br />
and booking for all events<br />
T. 0114 2882100 E. info@wortleyhall.org.uk<br />
www.wortleyhall.org.uk<br />
WORTLEY HALL<br />
Wortley, Sheffield,<br />
South Yorkshire S35 7DB<br />
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FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT<br />
What’s cooking<br />
in Rotherham Town Centre<br />
Whether you’re looking<br />
for laid-back lunching or<br />
a silver service supper,<br />
Rotherham town centre’s<br />
restaurant scene fares<br />
well as a destination<br />
for food lovers with a<br />
hunger to try something<br />
new in <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
Over the last year, there has been<br />
an influx of new eateries that all bring<br />
a different flavour and strengthen<br />
the food offer available. These<br />
newer establishments join the many<br />
independent cafes and bistros that<br />
have become well-loved.<br />
Whatever time of day you visit,<br />
there is always something to take<br />
your fancy. Have coffee and brunch<br />
overlooking the Minster, enjoy<br />
homemade pie or quiche for lunch<br />
in traditional cafes, or try a cheese,<br />
chocolate or Alice in Wonderland<br />
themed afternoon tea. There is even<br />
an a la carte restaurant at the town’s<br />
boutique hotel for a fine dining<br />
experience.<br />
Take a culinary journey around the<br />
world right here in Rotherham town<br />
centre with everything from Italian<br />
antipasti platters to a highly rated<br />
Indian restaurant.<br />
If you follow a plant-based diet,<br />
there are endless choices available<br />
including meat-free burgers, dairy-free<br />
veesecakes and brownies, and vegan<br />
Jamaican patties and curries to eat in<br />
or takeaway.<br />
If you’re looking for something a<br />
little off-piste, there are some cool<br />
and quirky themed restaurants where<br />
you can play retro arcade consoles or<br />
boardgames while you graze, go back<br />
to 1950’s America for scrumptious<br />
desserts and hot dogs, or travel even<br />
further back in time with a Nordic<br />
experience.<br />
Fitzwilliam & Hughes<br />
TEAROOMS & CAFES<br />
FITZWILLIAM & HUGHES<br />
In a picturesque location overlooking the<br />
Minster, Fitzwilliam & Hughes serve breakfast,<br />
brunch and delicious cakes that are a must<br />
try, as well as freshly ground coffee and<br />
specialty teas.<br />
Open Mon-Sat 8am-6pm & Sun 9am-3pm<br />
12-14 Imperial Buildings, S60 1FF<br />
Tel 01709 364236<br />
www.fitzwilliamandhughes.com<br />
KINZO COFFEE BAR<br />
& LOUNGE<br />
Kinzo has become the home of exceptional<br />
afternoon teas including traditional, cheese and<br />
even chocolate!<br />
They also serve all day breakfast and lunches<br />
with hearty meals including lasagne, chicken<br />
curry and burgers.<br />
Open Mon-Sat 9am-5pm & Sun 10am-3pm<br />
29 Douglas Street, S60 2DZ<br />
Tel 01709 431441<br />
Pantry Green<br />
PANTRY GREEN<br />
This family friendly café is renowned for<br />
homemade pies, quiche and delicious scones.<br />
Their light bite menu is only £11 for two<br />
meals and even includes a roast dinner option.<br />
Open Mon-Sat 8am-2pm<br />
35 Red Lion Yard, S60 1PN<br />
Tel 01709 364077<br />
GINGE’S SNAP<br />
With hearty winter warmers including pies<br />
and beef in Guinness stew, this family run café<br />
offers a warm welcome and great coffee with<br />
homemade treats made on site.<br />
Open Mon-Sat 8.30am-2.30pm<br />
(Thurs 9.30am-2.30pm)<br />
17 Eastwood Lane, S65 1EQ<br />
Tel 01709 361776<br />
HYGGE AT RISE CAFÉ &<br />
COMMUNITY STORE<br />
Hygge Café offers a warm and inviting<br />
environment to eat, drink and shop with all<br />
proceeds benefitting the local registered charity,<br />
Rotherham Rise. The all-day breakfast, light bites<br />
and cakes come highly recommended.<br />
Open Tues-Fri 9am-3.30pm & Sat 9am-4.30pm<br />
18A High Street, S60 1PP<br />
www.rotherhamrise.org.uk<br />
Kinzo Coffee Bar & Lounge<br />
Hygge at Rise Cafe & Community Store<br />
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FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Vood Vegan Micro Restaurant & Takeaway<br />
VEGAN<br />
VOOD VEGAN MICRO<br />
RESTAURANT & TAKEAWAY<br />
A mouth-watering range of vegan dishes<br />
await you at VooD including quesadillas,<br />
burgers, fresh mac & veese, hot dogs and<br />
even veese cakes!<br />
Open Wed-Sun 6-10pm<br />
Unit 14 Imperial Buildings, S60 1FF<br />
Tel 07871 153376<br />
FORWARD TO ETHIOPIA<br />
This plant based vegan takeaway serves<br />
wraps, grains, patties and salads. Main dishes<br />
include tasty chickpea curry, salt and pepper<br />
tofu and lentil stew.<br />
Open Mon-Thurs 9am-7pm & Fri 9am-8pm<br />
6A Wellgate, S60 2LR<br />
Tel 01709 207398 or 07495 421648<br />
Miele Delicatessen<br />
FLAVOURS FROM<br />
AROUND THE WORLD<br />
MIELE DELICATESSEN<br />
A continental flavour awaits you with fresh<br />
Italian and French cheeses, meats and salamis.<br />
If you choose to eat in, make sure you<br />
try a made-to-order platter or sandwich<br />
accompanied by their divine coffee.<br />
Open Tues-Sat 9am-4pm<br />
22 High Street, S60 1PT<br />
Tel 01709 828300<br />
NEELAGIREE<br />
This authentic Indian restaurant serves only<br />
the best popular regional dishes from the length<br />
and breadth of India.<br />
NHS staff and students will also receive a<br />
10% discount when dining in the restaurant<br />
Open Tues-Sat 5-11pm & Sun 12-2.30pm<br />
& 5-9.30pm<br />
20 Westgate, S60 1AN<br />
Tel 01709 322322<br />
www.neelagirees.co.uk<br />
Neelaigree<br />
FINE DINING<br />
GEORGE WRIGHT BOUTIQUE<br />
HOTEL, BAR & RESTAURANT<br />
Whether you are looking for fine dining silver<br />
service or a casual gastro experience, enjoy the<br />
very best in hospitality at The Milton and GW<br />
Courtyard restaurants. This stunning venue<br />
provides the perfect backdrop for an intimate<br />
meal, Sunday lunch or cocktails in the tipi.<br />
The Crofts, Snail Hill, S60 2DJ<br />
Tel 01709 372173<br />
www.gwboutique.net<br />
NEW THEMED CAFES<br />
GEEK RETREAT<br />
A new safe place to meet, eat, trade and<br />
game. While you play board games and<br />
arcade consoles, you can also visit the café for<br />
burgers, hotdogs and jacket potatoes.<br />
Open Mon-Sat 10am-10pm & Sun 11am-8pm<br />
18 Howard Street, S60 1QU<br />
Tel 01709 435768<br />
www.geek-retreat.uk<br />
THE LONGHOUSE CAFÉ BAR<br />
& BISTRO<br />
Unleash your inner Viking with a new<br />
experience coming to Rotherham town centre<br />
early <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
Feast on breakfast and lunch options with<br />
rustic platters and banquets for private parties.<br />
Then step outside to enjoy the walled garden<br />
with cosy firepits.<br />
Open daytime and evening.<br />
17 High Street, S60 1PT<br />
www.vikingbar.co.uk<br />
MILO’S DINER DAWGS<br />
& DESSERTS<br />
Milo’s is a bright and colourful 1950s<br />
American style family diner that’s the perfect<br />
place for hot dawgs, nachos and desserts<br />
including freshly made waffles, pancakes and<br />
cookie dough. The milkshakes and Tango ice<br />
blasts are definitely worth a try too.<br />
Open Mon-Sun 5.45-10pm<br />
Unit 1A Imperial Buildings, High Street,<br />
S60 1FF<br />
Tel 07878 837625<br />
Milo’s Diner Dawgs & Desserts<br />
Forward to Ethiopia<br />
George Wright Boutique Hotel, Bar & Restaurant<br />
This feature has been funded by the<br />
European Regional Development Fund<br />
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New<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Tuesday to Friday<br />
Special offer – 2 Course £15.25<br />
+ 3rd course Free<br />
<br />
Homemade fishcake<br />
with a white wine and sweet chilli sauce<br />
Mushroom pancake<br />
in a creamy garlic sauce<br />
Pan fried black pudding<br />
with apples, bacon and a tarragon sauce<br />
Platter of melons, strawberries and pineapple<br />
served with a fruits of the forest coulis<br />
Chef's soup of the day<br />
Served with a warm bread roll<br />
Onion bhajis<br />
on a bed of rice with a curry sauce<br />
<br />
Homemade steak and potato pie<br />
served with Henderson's relish<br />
Deep fried beer battered haddock<br />
with homemade chips, mushy peas and tartar sauce<br />
Vegetable moussaka<br />
sweet potato, spinach, butternut squash, courgettes and<br />
aubergines in a tomato sauce topped with cheese<br />
Chef's roast of the day with Yorkshire pudding<br />
served with roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables<br />
Chicken breast stuffed with pate and mushroom<br />
wrapped in bacon served with a red wine sauce<br />
Lasagne Bolognese<br />
served with garlic bread<br />
Selection of hot and cold desserts<br />
<br />
<br />
Served Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday<br />
Special Offer – 2 Course £19.50<br />
+ 3rd course Free<br />
Celebrate Valentine’s with your<br />
loved one in the beautiful village<br />
of Wentworth<br />
Saturday 12th and<br />
Monday 14th February<br />
4 course menu £35.00<br />
Bookings essential<br />
Celebrate with us…<br />
We cater for all private parties including<br />
Weddings, Birthdays<br />
and Anniversaries<br />
Open Tuesday – Sunday<br />
<br />
Tel: www.lebistrowentworth.com
FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Wines<br />
to try in <strong>2022</strong><br />
With James Ward at the Grape Kitchen<br />
The start of a new year<br />
is an interesting time<br />
and a lot of people use<br />
it to reset, change their<br />
habits and bring things<br />
back to moderation.<br />
After a festive season of drinking<br />
port, sherry and warming red wines,<br />
the last thing you are going to want to<br />
imbibe is something heavy. With this<br />
in mind, these are our three wines<br />
that we recommend trying in <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
White: Lago Vinho Verde, NV,<br />
Vinho Verde DOC, Portugal, 10%<br />
abv, RRP: £9.50<br />
Vinho Verde is known as a summer<br />
drink, but it’s also the perfect winter<br />
reset wine because it is a very light,<br />
crisp and refreshing white wine. The<br />
linguistically astute readers may have<br />
noticed that the literal translation<br />
of Vinho Verde is ‘green wine’. This<br />
doesn’t mean the wine itself is green,<br />
rather the wine is fresh.<br />
This is because Vinho<br />
Verde is bottled very<br />
young and is intended<br />
to be drunk young<br />
(within one to two years<br />
of production).<br />
Expect a light-bodied<br />
wine, full of tropical<br />
fruit flavours and a<br />
slight effervescence<br />
to it. This wine sits at<br />
10% abv, which makes<br />
it ever so drinkable,<br />
and you need not feel<br />
guilty about having that<br />
second (or third) glass.<br />
Red: Odd Lot Sustainable Pinot<br />
Noir, 2017, Monterrey, California,<br />
13.5%, RRP: £9.99<br />
One thing on everyone’s<br />
conscience at the moment is the<br />
effect that we’re having on the planet.<br />
The wine industry, like all industries,<br />
is trying to make its practices more<br />
sustainable and environmentally<br />
friendly. Odd Lot Pinot Noir was<br />
bottled by using clean/renewable<br />
energy; everything on site is powered<br />
by wind turbines.<br />
But not only is this a great wine<br />
to try because of its environmental<br />
practices, it’s also<br />
a really refreshing<br />
wine. Pinot Noir is a<br />
thin-skinned grape<br />
which produces<br />
lighter-bodied yet<br />
complex red wines.<br />
Expect a mouthwatering<br />
red, full of<br />
light notes of red<br />
cherry, red plum and<br />
hints of raspberry.<br />
The wonderful acidity<br />
and very soft tannins<br />
make this the perfect<br />
wine for January.<br />
Rose: Reh Kendermann<br />
Kalkstein Pinot Noir Rosé, 2019,<br />
Pfalz, Germany, RRP: £11.35<br />
This German Pinot Noir Rosé<br />
is delectably light, refreshing and<br />
bursting with flavour. The limestone<br />
(kalkstein) helps the grapes reach full<br />
ripeness. This brings<br />
out lovely mineral<br />
qualities that are<br />
complemented by<br />
flavours of raspberry<br />
and watermelon.<br />
It’s really<br />
expressive, yet light<br />
and very drinkable.<br />
Salads become<br />
popular again in the<br />
new year, so if you’re<br />
drinking this and<br />
want a lighter food<br />
pairing then we would<br />
recommend a goat’s<br />
cheese salad with<br />
pomegranate and a<br />
balsamic glaze.<br />
From the vineyard<br />
to your doorstep<br />
Independent online wine merchant bringing fine and<br />
unusual wines from around the world straight to your door<br />
Shop by country, style or food pairing<br />
Necessity Box £38.95<br />
A mixed case of 6 bottles of red and/or white wines<br />
Order online at www.grapekitchen.co.uk<br />
Or call James on 075081 15181<br />
Free same day delivery to any South Yorkshire postcode<br />
*On orders over £20 when placed before 2pm<br />
WENTWORTH’S TRADITIONAL FAMILY PUB<br />
Food served lunchtime and evenings<br />
Monday to Saturday 12-9.00pm and Sunday 12-6pm<br />
Full menu including pub classics and lighter bites<br />
Pigeon chorizo & saffron paella, trio of lamb cutlets,<br />
fillet steak and duck breast to name a few.<br />
Vegetarian and gluten-free options<br />
Sunday Roasts<br />
from 12-6pm<br />
Served with mash,<br />
roast potatoes, stuffing,<br />
selection of veg, homemade<br />
Yorkshire pudding<br />
George&<br />
Dragon<br />
Monday 14th February<br />
Valentine’s Day<br />
Full menu and<br />
daily specials<br />
Bookings essential<br />
• Upstairs private dining • Outside catering also available<br />
85 Main Street,<br />
Wentworth,<br />
Rotherham S62 7TN<br />
Tel. 01226 742 440<br />
Dog<br />
Friendly<br />
www.georgeanddragonwentworth.com<br />
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FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT<br />
A MODERN RESTAURANT USING ONLY<br />
THE FINEST FRESH INGREDIENTS<br />
Food is served Wednesday to Saturday 12-9pm and Sunday 12-6pm<br />
WE HAVE CREATED<br />
A DIVERSE RANGE OF<br />
DISHES WITH SOMETHING<br />
FOR EVERYONE<br />
NEW WINTER MENU<br />
Steaks, Burgers, Classics and Specials<br />
Baby Bells children’s main and dessert £8<br />
Full menu and tapas available at lunchtimes<br />
Takeaway pizzas Wed to Sat<br />
SUNDAY LUNCH 12-6PM<br />
Try one of our delicious roasts<br />
Gin bar and speciality cocktails<br />
78 HIGH STREET, SILKSTONE, BARNSLEY S75 4LN<br />
01226 792148<br />
WWW.THEBELLSSILKSTONE.CO.UK<br />
Chiming<br />
with culinary charm<br />
For lovers of good food<br />
looking for a country village<br />
pub with a contemporary<br />
twist, The Bells Bar and<br />
Kitchen is just the place to<br />
visit.<br />
Nestled in Silkstone village, The<br />
Bells offers a warm welcome to<br />
those in search of a hearty lunch,<br />
comforting supper, or just a drink by<br />
the roaring log fire.<br />
The food menu has been<br />
designed around using the freshest<br />
produce available and changes with<br />
the seasons. For winter, choose<br />
from classics or specials with dishes<br />
bursting with flavour.<br />
Whether to start or to share, The<br />
Bells has a variety of smaller plates<br />
and nibbles such as thai fish cakes,<br />
mini baked camembert, slow cooked<br />
pork belly bites in a sweet chilli<br />
glaze, or sauteed chorizo and<br />
halloumi cubes.<br />
For mains, try the proper beef<br />
and ale pie or beer battered haddock<br />
served with proper chips and mushy<br />
peas. Or how about one of their<br />
signature steaks which all come with<br />
creamy mushroom, roasted tomato,<br />
pea shoots, chips and sauce of<br />
your choice.<br />
For something a little special,<br />
there are tempting dishes such as<br />
pan-fried salmon in a crème fraiche<br />
and caper sauce, salt and pepper<br />
chicken noodles, or tarragon and<br />
thyme chicken supreme. The Bells<br />
also has a good range of vegetarian<br />
and vegan dishes including<br />
the sweet potato and red onion<br />
marmalade tart, mushroom ravioli or<br />
vegan burger with vegan feta slaw<br />
and pickled onions.<br />
And don’t forget to try one of<br />
their cocktails such as the aptly<br />
named Bellsini.<br />
ROBIN HOOD<br />
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FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT<br />
THE WORTLEY ARMS<br />
Wortley’s<br />
Winning<br />
Team<br />
FINE DINING AND GASTRO-PUB MEALS<br />
Come and try our new seasonal dishes<br />
Extensive choice of gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian dishes<br />
Success is on the menu<br />
for the Wortley Arms as<br />
they have recently been<br />
awarded a prestigious<br />
AA Rosette for culinary<br />
excellence.<br />
The Wortley Arms in Wortley<br />
village has long been renowned<br />
for its fine dining and gastro-pub<br />
cuisine. But since taking over the<br />
reins of the pub a few years ago,<br />
owner Jamie Ellis and his team<br />
have worked tirelessly to enhance<br />
the food offering to a higher level.<br />
The award was announced the<br />
week before Christmas, so a busy<br />
festive period put celebrations on<br />
hold for a little while. But the AA<br />
rosette is a huge endorsement for<br />
the Wortley Arms team and will<br />
help put them on the food map as<br />
a destination location for anyone<br />
searching for AA rosette winning<br />
restaurants in South Yorkshire.<br />
AA rosettes are hard to achieve<br />
and are given to restaurants that<br />
achieve standards that stand<br />
out in their local area. Food is<br />
deemed to be prepared with care,<br />
understanding and skill, using good<br />
quality ingredients.<br />
Jamie said: “I couldn’t be<br />
prouder of the team for achieving<br />
this. My head chef Jamie Taylor<br />
and his kitchen team have worked<br />
incredibly hard this last year and<br />
it’s great to see it rewarded. A<br />
thank you must also go to Mike<br />
and the front of house team for<br />
delivering great service to our<br />
lovely customers.”<br />
FOOD SERVED<br />
Wed-Fri 12-2.30pm and 5-9pm, Sat 12-9.30pm and Sun 12-5pm<br />
Monday 14th February<br />
Valentine’s Day<br />
Relax by the roaring log fire<br />
and enjoy quality cuisine<br />
Bookings essential from 5pm<br />
We are delighted to have been<br />
awarded a 5-Star food hygiene<br />
AA Rosette Award<br />
2021 – <strong>2022</strong><br />
BOOKINGS advised at busy times, please contact Jamie<br />
EMAIL: enquiries@wortley-arms.co.uk<br />
TELEPHONE: 0114 288 8749<br />
HALIFAX ROAD, WORTLEY, SHEFFIELD S35 7DB<br />
www.wortley-arms.co.uk<br />
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George Wright | Boutique Hotel, Bar and Restaurant<br />
Food served Mon - Sat 7am - 9pm & Sun 8am -6pm<br />
A fine dining experience<br />
Breakfast served from 7am (8am on Sundays)<br />
Lunch and evening menus available Monday to Saturday<br />
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Lunch offer available Monday – Wednesday<br />
2 COURSES £15.50 3 COURSES £20.00<br />
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•Soup of the day, fresh bread roll and house churned butter<br />
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•Cherry tomato and pesto tart with crème fraiche and mixed leaf<br />
•Wild mushroom and Stilton bruschetta<br />
MAINS<br />
•Slow cooked pork belly, cassoulet with courgette ribbons<br />
•Cauliflower risotto, truffle oil and roast cauliflower<br />
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•Pheasant breast with fondant potato, chicken glace,<br />
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•Fillet of Salmon with Mediterranean vegetables and potatoes<br />
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• Eton mess, homemade fruit compote,<br />
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•Seasonal fruit crumble with oat and hazelnut topping, crème anglaise<br />
•Baked lemon cheesecake, limoncello gel with dried raspberries<br />
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Weekend brunch menu<br />
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SUNDAY LUNCH<br />
2 courses £20.00<br />
3 courses £25.00<br />
Available in either restaurant<br />
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AROUNDTOWN BUSINESS<br />
Whatever your<br />
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Mexborough Business & Training Centre has the answer<br />
Whether you knew it as<br />
Mexborough Grammar<br />
or Secondary Modern,<br />
the imposing redbrick<br />
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Road will no doubt<br />
have left a lasting<br />
impact on the lives of<br />
many people who grew<br />
up in Mexborough.<br />
But while the school has since<br />
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thriving community hub filled with<br />
a diverse range of businesses –<br />
including one new tenant which<br />
continues to teach students.<br />
Spalding School of Dance<br />
relocated to Mexborough Business<br />
Centre in November last year<br />
to benefit from the flexibility and<br />
security the centre offers.<br />
Run by former professional<br />
dancer, Helen Spalding, the dance<br />
school has been established for 16<br />
years and offers training in various<br />
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We have various flexible<br />
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jazz to contemporary, musical<br />
theatre and acro dance. They also<br />
teach adults’ Zumba and dance<br />
fitness.<br />
Supported by the Mexborough<br />
Business Centre team, Helen has<br />
transformed two regular office<br />
spaces into two dance studios<br />
including one with mirrors, ballet<br />
barres and a soft sprung floor.<br />
With past Spalding students<br />
having gone on to train at Royal<br />
Ballet and English National Ballet<br />
schools, and the three teachers<br />
all having been with the dance<br />
school from toddlers, the new<br />
studios at Mexborough Business<br />
Centre are setting the stage for<br />
more opportunities for children and<br />
young people in the area.<br />
“It’s a lovely building with<br />
adequate space and the secure<br />
location means we can continue to<br />
put the safety of our students first.<br />
We teach every weeknight plus all<br />
day Saturday and most Sundays<br />
when we’re preparing for festivals<br />
or shows, so being able to access<br />
the building at times convenient to<br />
us is great. The on-site café has<br />
been a great bonus for parents<br />
waiting for their children on a<br />
Saturday,” Helen says.<br />
And while parents or the<br />
public enjoy a bite to eat in the<br />
atrium, they’ll be watched over<br />
by one of Mexborough’s finest<br />
creations – the almighty Iron Man.<br />
A larger-than-life mural has been<br />
commissioned by one of the<br />
centre’s tenants, Doncaster Stories<br />
(National Literacy Trust), in homage<br />
to one of Mexborough Grammar’s<br />
most famous alumni, the poet<br />
Ted Hughes.<br />
The Iron Man is one of Hughes’<br />
most notable works and is still<br />
taught in schools today. The mural<br />
has been painted by The Iron<br />
Man’s most recent illustrator, Chris<br />
Mould. Chris has painted his gothic<br />
reimagining of the scrap metal giant<br />
numerous times, but this version<br />
Virtual offices<br />
Registered business address with<br />
unique regional phone number and<br />
mail holding/forwarding.<br />
Optional call answering and message forwarding<br />
Now offering Hub and Spoke offices<br />
Smaller satellite offices for larger<br />
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Projector and screen available<br />
at Mexborough Business Centre is<br />
five-times bigger than any previous<br />
version and took two days to paint<br />
using a spider lift platform to reach<br />
up to the high arch.<br />
The Iron Man mural is just one<br />
way the centre pays tribute to Ted<br />
Hughes. There is also a statue<br />
on the upper balcony, with new<br />
information boards about his life<br />
set to be installed and plans for<br />
a Ted Hughes trail around his<br />
old stomping ground already in<br />
the pipeline.<br />
With its fascinating academic<br />
history, an assembly of office and<br />
work spaces, plus grade-A facilities,<br />
the answer is clear as to how<br />
Mexborough Business Centre has<br />
continued to flourish to become the<br />
area’s principal community hub.<br />
LOOKING FOR A NEW OFFICE OR WORKSPACE?<br />
Why choose MBC?<br />
24-hour security<br />
On-site café and dining room<br />
Business support<br />
Ample car parking<br />
Close to local amenities<br />
Great transport links<br />
College Road, Mexborough, Doncaster S64 9JP Tel. 01709 590005 Website. www.mexborough.biz<br />
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