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The selection process of the preferred bidder for the Capital Building Programme at Maltby Academy has reached its final stage. After seven submissions were received from contractors in November, a shortlist of two has been drawn up, and a final decision is imminent as we go to press. Governors, stakeholders and student meetings have been taking place to whittle down the candidates.

BAM Construction Ltd and Wates Construction Ltd are now battling it out to secure the contract worth almost £11million. Both submissions share something in common and that is the demolition of the iconic Rotherham Road frontage of the old school. Opened in 1932 the building has a special place in the hearts of many Maltbians. Both

submissions indicated, however, that the cost of refurbishment would not create more teaching space and would be prohibitive in the context of the overall budget. Interestingly the contractors have adopted a different approach to the project with BAM adopting to refurbish 60% of the buildings with a 40% new build, and Wates reversing those figures.

Both proposals create a new entrance off Braithwell Road with new buildings facing the road. Again both proposals include a new sports hall with parking for out of school users. The decision is expected any day and full details will be on our website as soon as possible. KH

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FebruarySupertots Carer& Toddler GroupSt Marys Parish Room, Morell St.9:00-11:00. Tuesdays (Term time only) Everyone Welcome.Tel Pauline: 07817 405255

FebruaryToddler Time Wickersley Library, 10:00-11:00(every Mon incl. school holidays) Fun & games for 2-5yr oldsNo need to book just come along

FebruaryWhite Rose Karate ClubMaltby Community Development Trust, Wesley Centre, Maltby18:30 - 20:30. Every Sunday

FebruaryMaltby Town Council Surgery

Edward Dunn Memorial HallEvery Friday 14:00-15:30Everyone welcome

FebruaryEdward Dunn Dance & Social ClubEdward Dunn Memorial Hall14:00-16:30. Every Friday, Tea Dance £1.50 including refreshments

FebruaryFebruaryFebruaryMaltby MusicalTheatre GroupMaltby Community Development Trust, Wesley Centre, Maltby19:30 - 21:30. Every Thursday

FebruaryFebruaryMaltby CragsWomen’s GroupCrags School Community Room 9:00 - 11:00. Every WednesdayTerm Time. Speakers, Crafts etc.For info: 07817 405255

FebruaryFebruaryFebruaryCitizens Advice BureauStepping Stones Children’s Centre, 10:00-12:00, Every other Wednesday, Appointment only,Tel: 01709 816946

FebruaryMaltby PhoenixSwordTuesday nights (term time),The White Swan, 19:30 - 21:00, FREE, Come and have a go with our adult team

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MarchMarchMarchFebruaryWickersley Writers WorkshopWickersley Community CentreEvery other Tues, 13:00 - 15:00Tel Margaret: 01709 543991Tea, coffee & biscuits

FebruaryMaltby PhoenixSwordTuesdays (term time), Edward Dunn Memorial Hall15:30 - 16:30, FREE,Just turn up and have a go!

Silver Dollar Line Dance ClubTues nights Edward Dunn Memorial Hall,19:30 - 21:30, £2 per session,Tel Tony: 07766 088221

Silver Dollar Line Dance Club2nd & 3rd Thursday of the monthEdward Dunn Memorial Hall,19:30 - 21:30, £2 per session,Tel Tony: 07766 088221

Over 50's FitnessEdward Dunn Memorial HallEvery Monday, £2 per session13:00-14:00Call Chris Young: 07925 177583

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Edward Dunn Memorial Hall19:30. Last Saturday of the month, Contact John: 01709 816445. All Welcome

Stepping Stones Children’s CentreLast Saturday of every month,Saturday Play - 10:00-11:30,Dad’s Group - 11:30-13:00For info: 01709 816946

Gentle Exercise forthe over 50'sMaltby Community Development Trust, Wesley Centre, Maltby14:30-15:30

Rotherham Real AleFestival

Magna, TempleboroughFrom Wed 29th Feb - Sat 3rd MarTickets from £8 - £12.00

Maltby History Society'Mary Queen of Scots - The Captive Queen 1568-845'By David TemplemanFree entry. Contact: 812035

Annie get your gun28th February - 3rd March,Wickersley Musical Theatre,Rotherham Civic Theatre, 19:15,Tickets £11, Concessions £10,Box office: 01709 823621

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The 3rd March sees a Comedy Evening at the Three Tuns in aid of St Dunston’s. The story of St Dunstan’s is a fascinating one. Founded 96 years ago, the charity still remains true to its original mission to help blind ex-Service men and women lead independent and fulfilling lives. In 2005 a new centre was opened in Sheffield. This is the smallest Centre where up to 12 Trainees can stay at one time for introductory trainee weeks as well as courses in IT, communications, mobility and independent living skills. In the last year alone the organisation admitted 550 new

St Dunstaners. Demand from older veterans losing sight in later life, and young servicemen and women at risk on the battlefield today the charity’s services are in high demand. Alongside residential facilities for nursing, therapy and respite care there is specialist rehabilitation. It remains, however the spirit of mutual support which helps St Dunstaners rediscover their independence and rebuild their lives. Details of the evening are below to learn more visit www.st-dunstans.org.uk

Tenants in Rotherham can expect to pay an average rent of £64.27 per week over 52 weeks for their council properties during the coming financial year as the authority complies with government directives on rent increases. Rotherham Borough councillors agreed today (Wednesday, January 18)to a an average 9.45 % rise, which equates to an average increase of £5.55 per week over a 52 week period. Cabinet members agreed to the increase after hearing of the Government’s plan to align public sector rents with the other sectors by 2015 as part of its intention to replace the existing Housing

Revenue Account subsidy with a new devolved financing system. Coun. Rose McNeely, Cabinet Member for Safe and Attractive Neighbourhoods for Rotherham Borough Council, explained that the authority had little choice but to increase its rents. She said: “We do appreciate that our tenants, like everyone else, are facing hard times at the moment but unfortunately, our hands are tied because of the rent convergence. Historically, Rotherham tenants have always enjoyed low rents but now because of the need to align our rents with other sectors coupled with the changes to the government subsidy, we are having to increase

our rents.” Coun. McNeely added that if the council did not follow the government’s formula, for every 1% deviation the authority would lose £697,000 of rental income, which is required for the proper maintenance of council homes. And while 1% would have a massive impact on the council’s ability to maintain homes, it would only save rent payers 70 pence per week. If we choose not to follow the government’s own formula, Rotherham would suffer and we would be unable to properly maintain homes, but in turn the government would make a significant saving on its housing benefit budget because of the

amount of people who claim housing benefits. “We do need these resources to be able to continue our commitment to help people to live in good quality affordable housing. In recent years we have seen a massive investment of £300 million in our council housing stock and we want to make sure we still provide affordable good quality accommodation for a fair rent.” Coun. McNeely pointed out that the change will not affect those residents whose rent is paid through Housing Benefit payments and local rents are still significantly below national benefit thresholds. She said: “Something like 67% of our tenants

claim partial or full housing benefit and this will obviously continue. We will be including information about Housing Benefit with the notification letters to the tenants of all our 20,000 council properties.” At the same meeting the council decided to only put up heating charges by the rate of inflation measured using the rpi measure, and not higher fuel inflation measures. Coun. McNeely said: “Where the council has more flexibility to keep charges low and does not have to follow a prescribed Government formula we will do our best to try to help local people by keeping any necessary increases as small as possible.”

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Jill Trueman from Altered Images hair salon on Maltby High Street received a certificate from the National Autistic Society marking her help in fundraising for the organisation. “Over the last two years I

have raised over £3.000 for the National Autistic Society.” said Cllr Keith Stringer. Jill has gone that extra mile, donating a number of raffle prizes to help me raise this sum over this same period.” KH

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Wetherspoon has started redevelopment work on the Queens Hotel and aims to have the new-look pub open on March 27. The deveiopment cost is £1.5 million and 45 jobs will be created.   The company flirted with the idea of changing the name but

recognising the historic nature of the name and its iconic landmark status it will remain The Queens Hotel. Wetherspoon spokesman Eddie Gershon said: “ We are delighted to have started building work on the new pub.

“Wetherspoon has been keen to open one of its pubs in Maltby for a number of years and are pleased to have acquired such an excellent site. “We believe that our new pub will be a good addition to the town.”

Maltby Local History Society opened its 2012 programme with an informal afternoon meeting held at Maltby Library on Thursday 19th January. The first part of the meeting was led by Marie Horner who served as Nursing Sister at Maltby Colliery between 1956 and 1978. A member of a mining family who had trained and worked in hospitals in Sheffield and Rotherham, Marie described her experience of nursing patients with serious industrial injuries. On the retirement of the previous incumbent, Marie took the opportunity to apply for the post of Colliery Nursing Sister. She described her specialist

training in Occupational Nursing and her wide-ranging responsibilities at Maltby and at neighbouring collieries. Based in Maltby Colliery’s well-equipped Medical Centre, she could be dressing wounds, syringing the Pit Manager’s ears or helping an employee through a personal crisis. She told of her duties when called to major incidents or underground at Maltby to treat seriously injured men. Marie went on to describe her saddest duty, that of breaking the worst news to wives and families. In his vote of thanks, Jim Wright spoke of the respect and esteem in which Marie was held by all her

former colleagues at Maltby and he thanked her for her years of skill and dedication. Members then moved to examine a range of local photographs brought in by Trevor Whitehouse, Brian Morris, Thomas Best and others. The next meeting of the Society will be a lecture entitled ‘Mary Queen of Scots-The Captive Queen 1568-84’ to be given by David Templeman at Maltby Library at 2pm on Thursday 16th February. Anyone interested is invited to attend free of charge. Further information is available on 812035.

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This is how the Queens will lookMaltby Independent Funeral Services took another step forward this month in their quest to provide the best quality service for clients in Maltby. The Morrell Street company, which recently refurbished and extended its premises, took delivery of new funeral cars. The Mercedes hearse and limousine have replaced the old Volvo fleet at a cost of some £200,000.

“We are delighted to have taken delivery of what is considered the benchmark in funeral vehicles,” said Jeremy Neal. “Although a major investment it is another example of how we are striving to provide the best service we can for our customers.” Jeremy also recently became a member of the British Institute of Funeral Directors.

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One of the region’s best kept secrets can be found on our doorstep on Hellaby Industrial Estate. In the old Solar Glass building the emergency services film-set learning experience Lifewise sees thousands of the county’s school children learn vital life skills, including fire, road and personal safety tips. The new facility replaces Lifewise’s previous site near Magna. The Hellaby centre cost £215,000, with more than £200,000 in goods and services donated to the project by local businesses and the community. Head of Community Safety for South Yorkshire Police, Superintendant Eddie Murphy, said: “It became clear that some work needed to be done on the old Lifewise building and we saw this as an opportunity to put the money we would have spent on repairs to good use by creating a brand new

centre. The result is that we can now deliver so much more in one place.”The new centre’s larger size means it is now home to members of the South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue (SYFR) and South Yorkshire Police community safety teams, allowing them to work in partnership under one roof for the first time. Older people also visit the centre as part of the new ‘Get Lifewise’ course, which aims to equip the county’s older citizens with the key safety information they need to stay safe in later life.  Lifewise is a life-size film set of a small town which is used to deliver safety messages to the public. It has been built in a unique partnership between South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue, South Yorkshire Police and South Yorkshire Safer Roads

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centre. The result is that we can now deliver so much more in one place.”The new centre’s larger size means it is now home to members of the South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue (SYFR) and South Yorkshire Police community safety teams, allowing them to work in partnership under one roof for the first time. Older people also visit the centre as part of the new ‘Get Lifewise’ course, which aims to equip the county’s older citizens with the key safety information they need to stay safe in later life.  Lifewise is a life-size film set of a small town which is used to deliver safety messages to the public. It has been built in a unique partnership between South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue, South Yorkshire Police and South Yorkshire Safer Roads

Partnership. The new building means that not only can more staff be located at the centre to make it the ‘heart’ of Community Safety work, but with the addition of an Internet cafe, a Courthouse and an A&E department there’s whole new areas of advice that are now on offer to the community such as Internet Safety. The new site also offers greater revenue raising opportunities in the future, increasing the sustainability of the centre long term compared to the old site.  Project Officer Andy Foster said “We’ve worked very closely with the community, police and other partners to create a learning space which will more than pay for itself in terms of keeping young people

safe and reducing future crime and emergency incidents. We are very grateful to our many partners who have made this project possible.”

Contact details:Lifewise Kea Park Close Hellaby Industrial Estate Hellaby, Rotherham South Yorkshire S66 8LB Tel: 01709 832 455 Website www.lifewise999.co.uk

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Praktice Legal, formerly Velocity Legal, have moved into their new offices on Maltby High Street close to the library in the former Merryweather building. “It is a great location,” said principal Peter Kuleszka “And much more convenient for our clients.” With his young team Peter is looking forward to continuing the growth of the practice he set up in Maltby just two years ago. His working life began in the Green Howards now the Yorkshire Regiment. After takaing a law degree at Sheffield University he chose to enter private practice with Raleys in Barnsley. There he spent a lot of his time undertaking personal injury claims and industrial claims representing NUM members specialising in white finger and lung disease claims. After nine years he had soon raised his profile to the extent that he was

headhunted by Atteys solicitors to undertake a change of career in commercial property moving to their Doncaster office. He then moved to create his own company in partnership at Velocity Legal working out of Leeds. Keen to strike out on his own with a singular vision of what his law firm should be, he opened an office in Maltby to offer principally a property service but combining that with the span off skills which he has learnt over his career, which has also included spells with Eversheds and Irwin Mitchell. “The client always comes first here,” he says. “I have a vision for the practice, involving young lawyers and staff who share my idea of a modern law firm.” “Where many companies are looking to make savings at the moment, we are in the unique situation of aiming to grow and hire as we develop the company here in Maltby,” said Peter.

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Maltby Environmental Group

The main focus of Maltby Environmental Group’s meeting on Wednesday 1st February was the framing of comment on the local boundary of the proposed RMBC Designated Public Place Order area. The Group viewed copy plans in conjunction with a large scale Ordnance Survey map and members contributed of their knowledge of the areas of Maltby which are vulnerable to alcohol fuelled anti-social behaviour. The Hon Sec was asked to write to RMBC with a detailed proposal for a redefinition of the proposed eastern boundary. Members unanimously endorsed the letters of objection which the Hon Sec had sent to Development Control in respect of the Lilly Hall School Planning Application. Parking issues and the plan to fell trees to route a temporary haul road through the Regionally Important Geological Site were

of particular concern. Members expressed dismay about the state of the Coronation Park pay area and with regard to the persistent rumours that Maltby Academy’s redevelopment plans would involve the demolition of the iconic clock tower frontage. The Hon Sec reported on a helpful response from Kevin Barron MP on the problems of disposing of spent low-energy light bulbs. Further information about the group is available on 01709/812035.

Thomas Rotherham College is Rotherham’s only Sixth Form College situated on Moorgate Road near the centre of the town. The College specializes in offering a wide choice of full-time A level courses, as well as BTECs and a level 2 (GCSE/equivalent) programme - running 56 different courses, including 36 A levels. Overall students at TRC achieve higher grades at A level than statistically predicted by their GCSE results, and the highest achieving students attain as highly as any in the country. In 2011 TRC’s most successful student achieved 4A* and an A and is now studying Mathematics at Oxford University. TRC students progress to a wide range of universities or directly into employment,

including national training scholarships with leading firms. Many level 2 students who originally come to the College to improve their GCSE results progress to higher level study. Thomas Rotherham College offers all its students:• Specialist teaching staff dedicated towards offering additional academic support• Three highly qualified and experienced Careers Advisers who offer year-round, impartial, one-to-one guidance and support and organize a range of events.• A knowledgeable, well-connected Work Placement team, who arrange work experience opportunities to boost university and job applications - over 500 students were placed last year• A mentor team who work with students to encourage, support and help with emotional, social or behavioural difficuties that may be preventing them from maximizing their potential • A full-time, accredited counselling service• A tutorial programme that focuses on individual needs through a series of one-to- one progress interviews• A wide range of extra-curricular activities• Great facilities

The College is introducing new bus services from September 2012 to ease travel for students to TRC. A Bursary Fund is available to all students with a household income of below £21,000. This covers free travel, free meals and free trip costs. For further information about TRC visit www.thomroth.ac.uk

The resurfacing work on Addison Road has not just been an inconvenience for locals and commuters. Businesses on the Laburnum Parade shopping centre have all reported reduced takings over the period of the road closure. Denise Gillott of The Gift Box said “It has been a disaster for small businesses like mine. The footfall of customers has

dropped dramatically. I don’t know if we are likely to be compensated for the loss of earnings but I suspect not.” The Style Station hair salon, Zacs fish and chip shop and the local Spar all have a similar story. Local councillor Jenny Andrews has been to visit the shop owners and is aware of the problems which have resulted from the road closure.

The Flowers of Maltby CragsThe display of Thomas Best’s exquisite photographs celebrating the flowers of the Wood Lee Common Local Wildlife Site is now on display at Maltby Community Library. Staged under the auspices of the Maltby Wood Lee Common and Crags Meadow Steering Group, the display can be viewed in the lending library during normal opening hours. It includes pictures taken on Maltby Crags, Crags Meadow and at Wood Lee.

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Students from Maltby Academy raised money for ‘The Mayor of Rotherham Charity’by holding a non uniform day. They raised a fantastic

A local MP and Shadow Treasury Minister today visited U-Explore to learn more about the company’s work in the careers guidance space following news that youth unemployment figures have hit a record high. Wentworth and Dearne MP John Healey and Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rachel Reeves MP received a first-hand look at how U-Explore is working to ensure that all young people are able to progress into suitable employment and training, regardless of their circumstance, and make informed, educated decisions about their futures. The visit came after recent

figures published showed that over a million young people were out of work in the three months to November. The number of 18 to 24-year-olds in Yorkshire claiming job seekers allowance more than doubled between January and December last year. John Healey said: “U-Explore is making careers advice exciting and inspiring as well as informative. This is more important than it’s ever been because it’s tougher than it’s ever been for young people to make that step into the world of work from school or college. “Unemployment has soared to the highest level for a generation and long-term youth

unemployment has more than doubled since January last year.” Rachel Reeves added: “It’s great that U-Explore is helping young people get on the careers ladder. With unemployment at a 17-year high, they need support now more than ever.” The core U-Explore product - a web-based platform supporting careers and work-related and enterprise learning that has reached over one third of all English secondary schools - was showcased to John and Rachel during their visit. They were also introduced to the work that the Rotherham-based business has been doing to support both foundation learners and young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) - with projects already well underway in Sheffield and Leicestershire, respectively. James Frith, Managing Director of U-Explore, commented: “It is always good to be asked to show off the work we are doing to help improve young people’s chances of finding employment. We are thrilled to do so with such important national figures. Youth unemployment and getting young people ready for work is such an important aspect of the work we do.”

MP and Shadow Treasury Minister visit U-Explore as youth unemployment figures hit record high

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Maltby Town Council News Page

Councillor Mrs J AndrewsTel: 07757287941e-mail: jenniferandrews1@sky.com

Councillor L AstburyTel: 01709 819561e-mail: lozz90@yahoo.co.uk Councillor Mrs K Astbury Tel: 01709 819561/07714028584e-mail: k-astbury@sky.com Councillor C BeaumontTel: 01709 816960e-mail: chrisrosebeaumont@gmail.com Councillor Mrs J BradfordTel: 01709 813409e-mail: joyatmaltby@yahoo.co.uk Councillor J Carratt Tel: 01709 815527 e-mail: joncarratt2679@hotmail.co.uk Councillor A DickinsonTel: 01709 790458/07941671462No e-mail Councillor K DuckmantonTel: 01709 815044e-mail: duckeith@hotmail.com Councillor S JohnsonTel: 01709 815854, 07951237552e-mail: s.johnson101@virgin.net Councillor J C KirkTel: 01709 816445/07748860490e-mail: john@chutney.plus.com Councillor D M Lilleye-mail: donna7972@hotmail.co.uk Councillor S MaxwellTel: 01709 817758e-mail: shaz.maxwell@sky.com Councillor S PlattTel: 01709 210661e-mail: stewartplatt@live.co.uk Councillor Mrs A L RushforthTel: 01709 814894e-mail: amyrushforth@rotherham.gov. Councillor P ScholeyTel: 01709 813630/07721310174e-mail: scholeymaltby@aol.com Councillor A Searsone-mail: andysearson@hotmail.com Councillor Mrs C StringerTel: 01709 816582No e-mail

Councillor Mr K StringerTel: 01709 816582e-mail: kstrngr5@aol.com

COUNCILLORS MAY 2011- APRIL 2012

RMBC Councilllors Surgeries

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CemeteryTown and Borough Councillors Jenny Andrews, Amy Rushforth, Chris Beaumont and Town Councillor Keith Stringer recently met with Georgina Bembridge of Dignity to discuss the improvements to Maltby cemetery.Maltby Town Councillors have been trying to get the improvements and repairs done in the cemetery for over 2 years. They met with Dignity 2 years ago and voiced the complaints passed on by the public and at that time were given assurances that improvements would be made; with no improvements in sight, the Council has been in regular communication with Dignity and have closely monitored the situation.Due to growing concerns of the deterioration of the cemetery, Cllr J Andrews contacted Cllr Ken Wyatt, Cabinet Member for Resources and Commissioning; who kindly arranged a site visit with Dignity and Town Councillors.

The visit resulted in Dignity agreeing to look at: • Paths to be resurfaced • All trees trimmed back • A row of Poplar trees removed to increase space in the cemetery. • Put in new drainage • Improve the taps and water supply

Recent trends are showing a decline in burials, this has impacted on the time span of the cemetery which has now potentially increased to 5 to 7 years. The Town Council has been given assurances that this work will be completed by Spring 2012.In the near future Maltby Town Council may be looking at sourcing funding to restore the Lnych Gate and improvement s to the frontage of the cemetery, which would give a much needed boost to a facility which is close to the hearts of many Maltby residents.

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My name is Lauren Astbury and I live on Salisbury Road here in Maltby.I was educated at the Maltby Crags Infant, Manor Junior schools and then Maltby Comprehensive School. I then went on to the Thomas Rotherham College in Rotherham where I achieved four ‘A’ level results including Philosophy and Politics. I am now in my third year at the Saint John University in York where I am

studying for an History Degree. My hobbies are reading, listening to music and socialising. I am engaged to Craig and have been for the past three years I get much pleasure from helping people in the community. I am a fundraiser for the National Autistic Society and I am also a Maltby Town Councillor.

• Questions from members of the public at the Chairman’s discretion.• Apologies for absence.• Declarations of personal or prejudicial interest. • Resolutions to exclude the press and public.• Communications received by the Chairman. • Confirmation of the Town Council meeting held on Thursday 15th December 2011 • Minutes from the Queens Jubilee Committee Meetings from 9th November and 23rd November 2011 • Minutes from the Horticultural Show Working Party from 6th December and 13th December 2011 • Working party to look at Allotment leases, rents for 2013- 2014 and all aspects of the workings of the allotments • Approve articles for the January news pages of the Maltby News. • Feedback on the repairs to the Tickhill

Road Boundary Stone • Changes to Parish and Town Council websites • Notification of available training • Update from the Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer. • Items from the National and Local County Associations:

• DIS- Issue No 772 – 18 November 2011 • White Rose Update – Issue 5/11- November 2011

• Planning Lists Nos: 49 & 50 • Routine correspondence.

• South Yorkshire Fire & rescue Authority – December 2011 Briefing note • Parish Matters – Autumn 2011

• Routine RMBC matters.

• Hearts of Steel - DVD

• Exchange information.

Maltby Town Council Meeting held at 6.30pm on Thursday 5th January 2012

Edward Dunn Memorial Hall, Tickhill Road, Maltby

• Questions from members of the public at the Chairman’s discretion.• Apologies for absence.• Declarations of personal or prejudicial interest. • Items for which a resolution may be passed to exclude the press and public.• Communications received by the Chairman. • Confirmation of the minutes of the Town Council Meeting held on Thursday 1st December 2011 • Confirmation of payments schedule for October 2011 • Confirmation of a receipts schedule for October 2011 • Confirmation of a bank reconciliation for

October 2011 • Income and Expenditure Budget up to October 2011 • Grant application from Maltby Musical Theatre Group (attached) • Attendance of the Clerk and Assistant Clerk at the Practitioners Conference • Approval of December payments • Feedback from the meeting with the RMBC Planning Officer in regard re planning applications for Lilly Hall/ Maltby Hall Primary and a Temporary Overland Conveyor and Radial Stacker at Maltby Colliery • Exchange information. • Staffing issues

Maltby Town Council (Finance) held at 6.30 pm Thursday 15th December 2011

Edward Dunn Memorial Hall, Tickhill Road, Maltby

MEDIA RELEASE

Single non-emergency 101 police number launch announced by the Home Office

On Wednesday 11 January, the Home Office officially announced the launch of the national single

police non-emergency number, 101. The 101 number was introduced for the whole of South

Yorkshire on 4 November and during December 43 per cent of the Force’s non-emergency calls were

received on the new 101 number.

The Christmas and New Year holiday is traditionally one of the busiest times of the year for police

control rooms and the recent period was no different with South Yorkshire Police receiving 16,756

999 and 61,350 non-emergency calls during December.

One reason for introducing a single non-emergency number is to reduce the burden on the 999

service. Approximately two thirds of the 999 calls received by South Yorkshire Police are not genuine

emergencies. One such call received on Christmas Day was from a caller seeking police assistance

to retrieve a remote-controlled helicopter from the roof of a local shop after their son had lost control

of the new toy. Other recent inappropriate calls have been to report cold kebabs, a lost kitten and a

broken video recorder.

Commander Ian Dyson, ACPO lead on contact management, said: “Having just two phone numbers - 101 for reporting a crime that has happened, to get advice or to raise local policing issues - or 999 if it's an emergency, makes calling the police a lot easier and makes our services more accessible.

"It's also expected to reduce the number of inappropriate 999 calls the service receives, enabling us to respond to genuine emergencies more effectively.”

The new 101 number is designed to give the public a memorable number for their local police force to report crimes and concerns that do not require an emergency response.

Nick Herbert, Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice, said: “The introduction of the 101 number marks one of the most significant changes in the way people contact the police since 999 was introduced nearly 70 years ago.

“The public now have an easier way to contact their local police force with a memorable number for non-emergencies. “

MEDIA RELEASE

Single non-emergency 101 police number launch announced by the Home Office

On Wednesday 11 January, the Home Office officially announced the launch of the national single

police non-emergency number, 101. The 101 number was introduced for the whole of South

Yorkshire on 4 November and during December 43 per cent of the Force’s non-emergency calls were

received on the new 101 number.

The Christmas and New Year holiday is traditionally one of the busiest times of the year for police

control rooms and the recent period was no different with South Yorkshire Police receiving 16,756

999 and 61,350 non-emergency calls during December.

One reason for introducing a single non-emergency number is to reduce the burden on the 999

service. Approximately two thirds of the 999 calls received by South Yorkshire Police are not genuine

emergencies. One such call received on Christmas Day was from a caller seeking police assistance

to retrieve a remote-controlled helicopter from the roof of a local shop after their son had lost control

of the new toy. Other recent inappropriate calls have been to report cold kebabs, a lost kitten and a

broken video recorder.

Commander Ian Dyson, ACPO lead on contact management, said: “Having just two phone numbers - 101 for reporting a crime that has happened, to get advice or to raise local policing issues - or 999 if it's an emergency, makes calling the police a lot easier and makes our services more accessible.

"It's also expected to reduce the number of inappropriate 999 calls the service receives, enabling us to respond to genuine emergencies more effectively.”

The new 101 number is designed to give the public a memorable number for their local police force to report crimes and concerns that do not require an emergency response.

Nick Herbert, Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice, said: “The introduction of the 101 number marks one of the most significant changes in the way people contact the police since 999 was introduced nearly 70 years ago.

“The public now have an easier way to contact their local police force with a memorable number for non-emergencies. “

Approximately one hundred people gathered in the Edward Dunn Memorial Hall on Friday the twentieth of January to hear the Clairvoyant and Medium Mr PETER IDRIS. The evening was organised by Maltby Town Council.Peter spoke to a number of people and

shared with them his knowledge he had of them. It was a very enjoyable and informative evening. Maltby Town Council are hoping to arrange a further social evening with Peter in the near future. By Carol Stringer.

Maltby Town Councillor

12 www.maltbynews.co.uk February 2012

Sport

Maltby Running Club held their AGM at The Three Tuns recently, and here are some of the winners. Amongst them is Ray Matthews who has a new book out Me and My Shadow on the 23rd February. It can be ordered via Waterstones, WH Smiths, and Amazon at a price of £6.99. Ray will be doing a book signing at the Energie Gym Parkgate Rotherham on the 28th Feb followed by a book launch/ signing at Waterstones Orchard Square Sheffield shortly after, date to be confirmed. And then a date to be arranged for WH Smiths. Ray has also signed up to do a 100km London to Brighton off road race, in aid of St Duntans on June 9th this year, and has been asked to take a blind ex-service man around with him if they can get ready in time.