Everyone is invited to attend a new series of yoga classes to take place at the Mechanics Institute, Main Street, Wentworth every Thursday evening (except the second Thursday of the month) from 7-8.30pm.
Using a combination of yoga, relaxation, breathing exercises and simple meditation these sessions aim to refresh your body and still your mind.
Cost £4 per session.
Please contact Nita on 01226 747949 for more information.
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A brand new book is being published this month by a local author. His name is Martyn Johnson and the title is,
‘What’s Tha Up To?’ Memories of an Attercliffe Bobby
Whats Tha Up to? Is the autobiography of an ordinary South Yorkshire working bobby. Brought to life in the mood of a working-class area in a vibrant Northern city.
Martyn patrolled the often unprepossessing streets of the East End of Sheffield when a health and safety risk assessment meant checking your shoelaces before setting out on patrol. Counselling consisted of talking to your mates over a pint after work, and the height of technology was having a torch that worked!
What Martyn Johnson has done, through personal reminiscence, is touch upon many incidents and events, routine and exceptional, funny and sad, which may well have happened to any bobby on the beat in Sheffield during the sixties and early seventies.
Martyn Johnson was born in Darfield, Barnsley. Passionate about local history, Martyn is well known for metal detecting and has appeared on many BBC Radio Sheffield programmes talking about his hobby. A long time resident of Wentworth village, he also assisted and advised Catherine Bailey when she was researching her best-selling book, Black Diamonds.
Our reviewer writes:- "This is an excellent highly readable book taking in the early years of the author’s police career. As well as providing a fascinating insight into the working methods of the force in what now seems like another age, it is full of personal anecdotes written with a sense of great warmth and nostalgia. Mr. Johnson is now based in Wentworth and brings more up to date village life into a number of his tales. All in all this is an excellent collection and I hope that the author is encouraged by its success to bring us more reminiscences of his later years. "
Click here to order this book direct from the Pen and Sword Books web site
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Morley Pond at Night
Specialist carp water – 12 acre carp fishery in an idyllic setting with a good stock of Doubles, Twenties & six confirmed 30lb+ carp. Only a limited number of Treble Rod Permits available. Further details are available from the Estate Office, contact details below.
View over Mill Dam
One of Yorkshire’s premier fisheries offering superb angling in beautiful surroundings. There are 3 Lakes:
- Mill Dam – 13 acre – good stock of coarse fish & carp
- Dog Kennel – 17 acre – largest of the three – good stock of coarse fish & carp
- Morley Pond – 12 acre – 6 confirmed 30lb+ & parking facility
Quality fish to specimen sizes: Perch 4lb+; Tench 6lb+; Roach 3lb+; Bream 7lb+
View over Dog Kennel Pond
Excellent access just off the B6089 Barnsley-Rotherham road. Ample Parking; disabled anglers welcome. Seasonal permits available from the Estate Office, Wentworth.
Permits can be purchased from estate office from late March.
View over Morley Pond
Personal applications by attendance to the Estate Office (valid card required with cheque payments), postal applications must be marked “Wentworth Fishery”, cheques made payable to “The Fitzwilliam Wentworth Amenity Trust” & stamped addressed envelope enclosed.
The Estate Office
Clayfields Lane
Wentworth
Rotherham
S62 7TD
Tel: (01226) 742041
Personal visits Monday – Friday 9:00am – 4:30pm only
Or please contact by email [email protected]
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Wentworth Woodhouse: The Family Seat
Family Tree Introduction
The Wentworth/Fitzwilliam Family Tree provides detailed information about the Wentworth, Watson and Fitzwilliam families who dominated Wentworth Village for generations from the stately home of Wentworth Woodhouse. It brings together hundreds of individuals dating back to the reign of Henry II.
How To Use the Family Tree
There is too much information to display everything at once, so we’ve made the Family Tree interactive. To use it, first choose a Starting Point from the list below. This will show you details for the person you have selected with up to two or three generations above and below (you may need to use the scrollbars to bring the tree into view). You can then:-
- Click on any name to focus on a different person
- Use the Zoom Out (-) button to view more generations
- Use the Zoom In (+) button to view fewer generations
If you’re looking for someone in particular you can select them from the comprehensive Wentworth Family Tree Index. If you’re just browsing then the following are good people to start with:-
- William de Wentworth – one of the earliest ancestors on the Wentworth side of the family
- William Fitzwilliam – one of the earliest Fitzwilliams
- Thomas Wentworth Earl of Strafford – the most famous of the Wentworths
- William Thomas George Fitzwilliam – the 10th (and last) Earl Fitzwilliam
Pictures Wanted
If anyone has any pictures that we can use in the family tree then please contact us with details. Here are a couple we’ve found:-
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Your Feedback is Welcome
We would appreciate any feedback about the family tree, including corrections and additions. Please contact us with any comments. We would be particularly interested in copies of photos/portraits of people in the tree as these can be added in to increase the visual interest.
Web Links
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UK Genealogy Interests Directory – a Family History site which allows people to contact other people who are researching the same surnames in the UK or Ireland. |
Acknowledgements
Data for the family tree is taken from various sources including research on various genealogy news groups, including soc.genealogy.medieval and soc.genealogy.britain.
The family tree display software is adapted from an original set of Perl scripts by Simon Ward – downloads available at www.simonward.com
An alternative family tree of the Earls Fitzwilliam can be found at http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/index422.htm#FITZWILLIAM_1716_7
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The local history group website for Treeton in Rotherham.
Tankersley Parish Council
The local council for the nearby village of Tankersley and surrounding area.
Hoyland Photos
A local photo website covering Hoyland and beyond – including a section of Wentworth photos…
Hoyland Community Portal
A local site for Wentworth’s neighbour Hoyland, including local information, events, genealogy & landmarks
Past & Present Connections
A local family history site published by R. C. Mollekin and featuring a wealth of local photographs and information including Wentworth, Swinton and South Yorkshire
Project Reveal
A Rotherham-based site for ghost hunters who have carried out some paranormal investigations in the Wentworth area.
thorpe-hesley.co.uk
A community site for the nearby village of Thorpe Hesley.
Harley Horseshoe FC
Harley Horseshoe Football Club
msas.org.uk
The Mexborough and Swinton Astronomical Society – has it’s observertory at Hoober Stand.
ecclesfieldtower.org.uk
An interesting site from the adjacent parish of Ecclesfield by the Ecclesfield Church Bell Ringers
elsecar.org.uk
A comprehesive site covering the nearby village of Elsecar.
ukgid.com
UK Genealogy Interests Directory – a Family History site which allows people to contact other people who are researching the same surnames in the UK or Ireland.
Wath Festival
The South Yorkshire Festival of Music and Dance (AKA Wath Festival) is an annual event boasting a glittering array of renowned performers is usually held in late April or early May.
Jump Folk
Site about the nearby village of Jump.
EPPiC Theatre
EPPiC Theatre are a long-established theatre group in the nearby village of Ecclesfield; this site lists details of the group’s history and forthcoming productions.
tu-cottbus.de
I recently came across this interesting document about Wentworth Woodhouse by Derek Latham which not only gives some interesting historical information about the house but also gives some insights into “what might have been”‘ the last time it was sold…
thorpeandscholes.org
A new site about Holy Trinity Church which serves Thorpe Hesley and Scholes
treetonweb.co.uk
A comprehensive site about Treeton in Rotherham
whistonweb.co.uk
From the people who brought you Treeton web – a site about the nearby village of Whiston
ulleyweb.co.uk
Ulley village web site now up and running
wickersleyweb.co.uk
Yes you’ve guessed it – a Wickersley web site
bootleggersweb.co.uk
The folks who run the above sites asked me to put in a plug for this Sheffield-based band!
Ink Amera
An excellent sites with extensive coverage of the Wentworth follies
ayup.co.uk
Yorkshire’s award-winning online magazine
rotherhamunofficial.co.uk
A very comprehensive site covering most of the Rotherham area, including several pages on Wentworth
scholesvillage.fsnet.co.uk
Scholes Village site
scholescc.org
Scholes Cricket Club
rasociety.org.uk
Rotherham Archaeological Society
rotherhamfhs.co.uk
Rotherham Family History Society
rotherham-pubs.co.uk
A comprehensive site about pubs in the Rotherham area.
south-yorks.net
South-Yorks.Net – Your Local Portal
syfolk.co.uk
South Yorkshire Folk
syfolk.co.uk/lion
Live @the Lion, Wath
realukmusic.co.uk
Real UK Music
bramptonbierlow.co.uk
Site about the nearby village of Brampton Bierlow
ladymabel.org.uk
The Lady Mabel College Old Students’ Association
]]>Actually the constituency covers a much wider area than Wentworth – taking in many parts of Rotherham. We assume that the constituency name has been retained for historical reasons connected with the political activities of the Wentworth family (see History). If anyone can enlighten us as to the reason this name is still used please get in touch.
The Wentworth MP is currently John Healey (Labour). You can contact him at:-
Constituency Office
79 High Street
Wath upon Dearne
Rotherham
S63 7QB
T: (01709) 875943
Also, he can be contacted through the House of Commons:
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
Mr. Healey occasionally holds constituency surgeries in the village.
Further information, including advice surgery times, can be found at johnhealeymp.co.uk
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Walker Place
Rotherham
S65 1UE
T: (01709) 382121
F: (01709) 823626
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