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Parish Notes September 2024
Cawthorne Christmas Cards 2024 are now available in our shops and Post Office. The price remains the same as our first card produced in 2007 £6 for a pack of 10 - great value! All proceeds to All Saints' Church.
Wednesday, 23 October 2024 - Games 4 All at Methodist Church 12 noon - 2.00pm - No need to play just come along for a chat and enjoy lunch.
Friday, 11 or Saturday, 12 October between 10am and 12 noon at All Saints' Church - Boxes will be outside for Food Donations to the Barnsley Refuge - Help those in need by donating any dried or tinned food. Ring 780886 if you need anything collecting or to help to decorate the church. Donations of fruit, vegetables & flowers also welcomed to decorate the church.
Sunday, 13 October 2024 at 2.00pm - Harvest Festival Service at All Saint's Church - Come and sing the well-known harvest hymns and enjoy a cuppa and a chat in our beautiful church. Everyone welcome!
Sunday, 13 October 2024 - Open mic at Cawthorne Club at 5pm hosted by Lizzie & Dan
Monday, 14 & 21 October 2024 Crafty Ladies at Methodist Church at 2pm - Help would be appreciated at attaching the many poppies to the netting ready for display in the village.
Monday, 14 October 2024 - 7.30pm in the Parish Room - Cawthorne Jubilee Museum Society presents a talk by Lynn Dunning on National Coal Mining Museum for England - Past, Present and Future - Everyone welcome - Members £3, Non Members £4. Coffee/tea and biscuits will be served and Raffle Tickets will be on sale.
Saturday, 19 October 2024 : 2pm - 5pm Cawthorne Victoria Museum - Visiting Soldier We hope you will visit the museum to see our visiting soldier who will talk to you about the 33rd Foot and the British Army of the 1770's and its connection with the local area. Kit and equipment used during this period will be demonstrated. Don't be surprised or alarmed if you are challenged at the door by a guard in uniform. We dare you to come !!
Friday, 25 October - Casino Night at Cawthorne Club - details TBC
Tues 29, Wed 30 & Thurs 31 October 2024 at Village Hall - Cawthorne Toddler Group & Baby Group - Hallowe'en Party - 9.30am - 11.00am. £5.00 per child. Fancy Dress - nothing scary
Wednesday, 30 October - Halloween Party at Cawthorne Club - DJ, Spooky prizes & Party Bags - details TBC
Monday, 18 November 2024 at the Parish Rooms Antiques Valuation Day by Sheffield Auction Gallery from 10.00am - 2.00pm in aid of Church Roof Repair Fund - Four valuers will be attending covering all manner of items including ceramics, pictures, books, metalware, silver, jewellery, watches, furniture, clocks and works of art. Following valuation if you wish to place your item/s in an auction they can also help with that. You can bring 3 items for £5.00 for valuation and all proceeds will go to the Church Roof Repair Fund. Tea, coffee and cakes will also be on sale.
Saturday, 30 November 2024 - All Saints' Church Christmas Fair in the Village Hall - details TBC
Cawthorne Museum is open 2pm - 5pm Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays until the end of October. Come along and have a look you will be amazed at what is in there! For group bookings please ring Mary 01226 790545 or Peter 01226 790246.
Poppy Appeal - The Crafty Ladies are knitting and crocheting poppies for Remembrance Day 2024. These will be displayed throughout the village 2 weeks on the lead up to Remembrance Day for visitors to come and view. SO WE NEED LOTS OF POPPIES ! If you can help, or know someone who can help knit or crochet, please get in touch. Please call Margaret Cooper on 01226 790838. We can supply wool or needles and a printed pattern.
Sponsor-a-Tile to help the Church - Urgent repairs are needed to repair and replace part of the church roof to make it a safe and watertight building once more. You can make a donation and choose to sponsor a tile in memory of the loved one or to commemorate a special event. Please email Canon Keith for more information on keith.farrow@leeds.anglican.org
Buy A Brick - Celebration Wall - Methodist Church garden - £25 per brick - Inscribe your personal message on an acrylic wall. Sheets available at the Post Office or email Helen on cawthornemethodistchurch@gmail.com
Every Thursday at Methodist Church 10am - 11.30am : Children's Charity Coffee Morning - £1 donation to charity. Refreshments free of charge. Thanks to all who support this event - everyone welcome!
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Cawthorne
Cawthorne is a rural parish in South Yorkshire, three miles to the west of Barnsley. It is an old parish, dating back to at least the late 11th century, with some buildings from the 15th century still in use today. The centre and hub of the parish is the village of Cawthorne, with some 1000 residents living in about 530 households. The remainder of the parish is rural, with a considerable number of working farms. Cannon Hall and park, owned and managed by Barnsley MBC, is open to the public plus Pear Tree Pantry in the walled garden with lovely gluten free cakes. There are a number of small businesses in the village; a Post Office/newsagent/old fashioned sweet shop, Hilary's village store and tea room, the Spencer Arms pub, Beatson House Restaurant and Gallery 2 gift and card shop. The larger businesses in the parish are Naylors who manufacture clay drainage pipes, Cannon Hall Garden Centre & Cafe and Cannon Hall Farm which incorporates a farm shop, café and restaurant and hosts various festivals throughout the year.
The village has a Methodist Chapel and All Saints Parish Church. The Church is open to the public in the summer months on a Saturday from 2.00pm - 5.00pm
to give members of the public the chance to see the very fine Pre-Raphaelite Art in the form of panels by Evelyn de Morgan and Roddam Spencer Stanhope and the fine stained glass windows, including one to a design by Burne-Jones. The Village Hall and church owned Parish Rooms host various activities and both are available to hire. The Cawthorne Victoria Jubilee Museum is a small museum full of an eclectic mix of items.
There are numerous social and recreational groups active in the parish, ranging from the church bell ringers to the Young Farmers, with all manner of other groups catering for toddlers up to and including the most senior of citizens. There is a cricket ground, a football pitch and two social clubs. There is a good community spirit in the parish, evidenced by public events such as the Summer Fete which is held alternate years.
We're sorry to say that Cawthorne Open Gardens won't be returning. Thank you for your support over the years and a big thank you to the gardeners and volunteers who made it possible for so many years. It truly was a wonderful event.
Unfortunately Cawthorne Antiques Centre has now left the village (not their choice) and are now open in premises on the High Street in Dodworth.