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Walton

Oct/Nov 2014 Issue No. 10

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Everyone is welcome to come along and join us at any of our

meetings

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Editor’s letter...

The nights are starting to close in as we prepare for Autumn and once again, we benefit from the glorious colours this time of year brings (apparently this is a sign of me getting old!).

Maybe it is, but I love walking Digger (our Border Terrier) in the woods and seeing the changes Autumn brings!

I am sure there is lots happening in Walton in the run up to Christmas, if you would like to share your community event, please e mail me the information before the deadline below. Remember, The Walton Arrow is delivered to 3000 homes in Walton bi monthly and alternates with the Sandal Arrow.

Last but not least, well done to last month’s Doncaster Racecourse St Leger Winners who won County Enclosure tickets for opening day, Jonathon Hall from Haxey and Joe Williams from Auckley. I hope you had a lucky day!

The deadline for the November issue is Wednesday 22nd October.

Best Wishes

Michelle Sidebottom

Tel: 01302 534256 / 07795 387937 Email: michelle@arrowpublications.co.uk

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TEL ANTON 07946 368 913

P.A.L. FABRICATIONS

Gates (Automated) * Railings Staircases * Structural Steel

Advertise your business here for £15 plus VAT

Call Michelle 07795387937 / 01302534256

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Sandal Community Association is going ahead with the now traditional Christmas tree on Barnsley Road but this year it will have to meet the full cost of £1,600. If you can help defray this with a donation, please get in touch with SCA treasurer Phil Carter at 35 Marriott Grove (tel: 01924 254659). The lights switch-on and social is being planned for Friday, November 28. And make a date in your diary for December 12 when Horbury Youth Brass Band will be playing at the SCA’s Christmas mince pies party at West Yorkshire Sports and Social Club off Walton Lane; 7pm for a 7.30pm start. The Association’s best ever pre-loved handbag auction at Sandal Rugby Club in September raised nearly £3,500 for Yorkshire Air Ambulance. BBC Look North presenter Amy Garcia, who was brought up in Sandal and went to Kettlethorpe High School, set the ball rolling by auctioning the first handbag. The YAA's West Yorkshire fundraiser Kerry Garner emphasised how important events such as this were because it took £10,000 a day to keep the service's two helicopters in the air. Association chairman Les Goddard summed it up later: “Well done to all involved. It’s a great result.” Before bidding started, auctioneer Ian Flint thanked all those who had helped make the event such a success - Barclays Bank for agreeing to match fund whatever was raised on the night up to £1,000, Fujitsu for giving £500, Peter Jones China for donating traded-in handbags and for giving a new Radley bag as a raffle prize, singer Jane Macdonald for giving some of her costume jewellery for sale, Harratts for a raffle prize of a free weekend's use of one of their top model Volvos and the Rugby Club for allowing free use of their premises. SCA secretary Madge Flint said: "The people of Wakefield and especially Sandal gave us a very proud night. The evening was fast, furious and much fun.”   

BBC Look North presenter, Amy Garcia asks for bids on the first handbag, watched by auc oneer Ian Flint, his assistant John Coney, and Jill Coney. 

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Come and join in the fun with

Pontefract Parkrun

What is Pontefract Parkrun?

It is a 5km run - it's you against the clock.

When is it? Every Saturday at 9:00am.

Where is it? It's run in Pontefract Racecourse.

See the website page for more details. www.parkrun.org.uk/Pontefract/

What does it cost to join in? Nothing - it's free! but please register before your first run. Only ever register with parkrun once. You will be issued with a barcode, don't forget to bring a printed copy of your barcode every time you run

If you forget it, you won't get a time.

How fast do I have to be? We all run for our own enjoyment.

Please come along and join in whatever your pace!

Pontefract parkrun needs you! It is entirely organised by volunteers

email pontefracthelpers@parkrun.com to help.

We're friendly! Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Primo's at the nearby

Xscape - please come and join us!

Investing in Grassroots Athletics

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We did it! David Chorlton and I completed the Great North Run for Charity in September. We raised nearly £450 for Cancer Research UK and £300 for Sheffield Hospitals.

Thank you to everyone who supported us and to our respective other halves for team support on the day! It was a great experience (but I am not doing it again!)

There, it’s in black and white :)

Michelle Sidebottom

Kate Chorlton’s photo of David and I from Wardley bridge, only 5 miles in so still smiling!

Great North Run

Do you have a story to share, or need some

support for fund raising? If so, please let me know and we will do our

best to publish your information.

Email michelle@arrowpublications.co.uk

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Wakefield Road Safety Dog Club

Meets Mondays and Wednesdays 7.30 to 9.30

in the 23rd Wakefield Scout Hall (behind Sandal Methodist Church)

No joining fee or obligation... just £2.50 per dog per night.

All ages, all breeds welcome.

For more information contact Walter Turek on 01924 332762,

or find us on Facebook, or website http://www.wakefielddogtraining.co.uk/

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