What's On w/c November 5, 2009
THURSDAY CHILDREN: Little Rascals Mother and Toddler Group takes place at the Community Centre, Brodsworth Way, Rossington from 9.30am to 11am. The group is open for 0-4 year olds and the first session is free with tea and coffee for parents with treats for little ones. Contact Cathryne on 761996 for more information.
EVENTS: Weekly floristry workshops take place at Floraria, Queensgate, Waterdale every Thursday, Saturday and Tuesday from 2pm to 5pm. Sessions cost 10 each plus materials. Contact (01302) 341478 for more information.
WALKS: Enjoy a walk for health from 10am to 11.30am around Sandall Beat Wood. The gentle stroll is aimed at people not used to exercise. Participants should meet at the Community Environment Centre.
EVENTS: Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery is hosting a new interactive display of fossils and prehistoric life. The display is programmed to run for a whole year and the Museum and Art Gallery is open Monday to Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 2-5pm. Admission is free.
CHILDREN: Pre-school play groups take place every Thursday for babies and toddlers at Epworth's Thurlow Pavilion. The musical themed events take place from 9am to 10am for toddlers and 10am to 11am for babies.
MEETING: The National Council for Divorced, Separated and Widowed people holds its weekly social meeting at the Catholic Club, Waterdale, from 8pm.
DANCE: Fun, structured tuition in ballet, tap, jazz and street dance for children aged three years and upwards by an experienced and qualified teacher will take place at Blaxton Village Hall, Back Lane, Blaxton from 4.30pm. For further information please contact 07787521700.
EVENTS: A meditation class will be held at Doncaster Women's Centre with Buddhist nun Kelsang Gepel. Everyone is welcome - at the event which runs from 7pm to 8.30pm. Visit www.meditateindoncaster.co.uk or call 0114 2661142 for dates and more information.
DANCE: Social dancing takes place between 8pm and 11pm at the Lonsdale Hotel, Sandringham Road, Intake every Thursday.
Admission is 4. Contact 01924 360449 for further details.
THEATRE: Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance, a magical night at the musicals, comes to the Civic Theatre for one night only from 7.30pm. The show features everything from Gershwin to Grease and Lloyd Webber and beyond. Tickets are available from the box office on 01302 342349.
FRIDAY
DANCING: Enjoy lunchtime ballroom dancing at the Parklands Ballroom, Wheatley Hall Road from 11.30am to 3pm. Dancing to live music from a resident organist with bar refreshments available. Admission is 2 with proceeds to charity. For further details contact Malinda on (01302) 884707.
CLUBS: Its all inclusive night at Trilogy until 2am with 12 entry. Doors open at 10pm with three rooms - pop, dance in and R 'n' B in Bijou with Henry Love.
THEATRE: Fascinating Aida comes to Doncaster's Civic Theatre from 7.30pm. Tickets are available from the box office on 01302 342349.
SATURDAY
OUTDOORS: Woodland adventures, from pond dipping and shelter building to games and crafts, will form the basis of Junior Rangers at Sandall Beat Wood from 10am to noon. To become a member contact (01302) 300798.
CLUBS: Trilogy opens its doors from 10.30pm with music in two rooms - dance and pop, with The Henry Love Show in Chamber from around 12.30 to 1am.
EVENTS: A worship songwriters' club takes place from 10.30am to noon at Hyde Park Methodist Church. For further details contact 07930 212103.
WALK: Digley and Other Resevoirs is the title of a walk organised by Doncaster Ramblers, a 12 mile moderate ramble past the Holme Valley, Holme, Holmfirth, Ramsden and Broomhill Reservoirs. Meet at 10am at Digley Reservoir car park. Contact Doe and Terry Allen for more details on 07929 519042.
SUNDAY
EVENTS: The regular Keepmoat Stadium car boot sale takes place from 6.30am to 12.30pm. Toilet and refreshment facilities will be available and further details are available on (01302) 862480.
EVENTS: Green Guardians, a programme of environmental activities for children and adults to share, takes place at Sandall
Beat Wood from 10am to noon. Children up to 11 years old are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult.
DANCING: Dance pioneer Malinda Lygo will be staging a themed 1940s dance with live music from Philip Randles at the Parklands Sports and Social Club, Wheatley Hall Road, Doncaster, from 4.30pm. Tickets are priced at 3 and funds will go towards Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Royal Hallamshire Hospital and the Parkinson's Disease Society (Doncaster Branch).
WALK: Enjoy an easy five mile stroll around Daneshill Lakes with Doncaster Ramblers. The walk sets off from Torworth Daneshill Lakes car park at 10am. Contact leader Linda Saxton on 07715 724182.
MONDAY
DANCING: Social, ballroom and sequence dancing takes place at Bentley Pavilion every Monday from 7.30pm to 10.30pm. Contact 875027 for more information.
CHILDREN: A parent and toddler group aimed at Doncaster's Polish community takes place for children aged between 0-5 years at Armthorpe Village Children's Centre between 3pm and 5pm. For more information contact 01302 302090.
EVENTS: The Knit and Knatter Group meets every Monday at The Point, South Parade from 12.30 to 1.30pm. Come and join a group of knitters to share your skills with others, learn new skills and work on joint projects. Admission is free but participants need to provide their own equipment. Contact 01302 341662 for more details.
EVENTS: An art course will take place at Bentley Library, Cooke Street from 9am to 1pm.
EVENTS: A family history course aimed at introducing people to tracing their family tree takes place from 12.15 to 2.15pm at Bentley Library, Cooke Street.
DANCING: A Scottish country dancing club takes place every Monday from 7.45 to 9.45 pm at Kirk Sandall Assembly Hall, Denton's Green Lane, off Breck's Lane, Kirk Sandall. You don't need a partner - why not give it a try! - for more information telephone 01302 851746 or e-mail dixmat@blueyonder.co.uk
TUESDAY
CLUBS: Step back in time with Pop at Trilogy. The fun starts at 11pm with entry 80p and drinks 80p all night. The playlist includes pop, indie, R 'n' B, dance and old skool classics.
EVENTS: Skipping classes take place at Sykehouse Village Hall every Tuesday from 7.30pm. Admission is 4 and more details are available on 01405 785086.
MUSIC: Doncaster Folk Club has a new home - the Masons' Arms pub at Doncaster market place. The club meets every Tuesday evening starting at 9pm. Everyone is welcome to come, whether to sing, play, or just listen.
DANCE: Ballroom, latin and sequence dance classes for beginners are held at Askern Miners Welfare every Tuesday from 7.15pm. Contact 01302 700441 for more details.
WALK: Partly Round, a 10-11 mile moderate walk in Shillito Wood, Dronfield and Millthorpe areas and organised by Doncaster Ramblers, sets off at 10am from the A621 at Millthorpe and Shillito. Contact Hilda Levine on 01302 770989 for more details.
WEDNESDAY
DANCING: Enjoy lunchtime ballroom dancing at the Parklands Ballroom, Wheatley Hall Road from 11.30am to 3pm. Dancing to live music from a resident organist with bar refreshments available. Admission is 2 with proceeds to charity. For further details contact Malinda on (01302) 884707.
CHILDREN: Jack In A Box, a children's play session takes place at the Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Schoolroom, Epworth from 10am to 11.30pm. The event takes place every Wednesday.
DANCE: Ballroom and Latin American dance classes take place at the Hawthorn Club, Goodison Boulevard, Cantley from 8pm to 10.30pm. Contact Jo Copley on 01302 538425 for further details.
THEATRE: Riotous comedy The Weekend, written by Michael Palin and telling the story of a middle-aged cantankerous man whose life is disrupted by a house full of guests, comes to the Little Theatre from tonight until November 14 and then again from November 16-17 at 7.30pm. Tickets are available from the box office on 01302 340422.
THEATRE: Oliver Goldsmith's classic comedy of manners She Stoops To Conquer, is staged for one night only at The Civic Theatre from 7.30pm. Tickets are available from the box office on 01302 342349.
MUSIC: The Doncaster Arts and Museum Society stages its regular lunch hour concert at Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery from 1pm. Students of the William Appleby Music Centre will be performing the concert. Admission is 3 (concessions 2, DAMS members 1).
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