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Two Dronfield people were invited to carry the Olympic Torch as it passed through the streets of Chesterfield
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FTER the success of delivering the D.A.R.E project to Dronfield’s Y6 pupils, the Rotary Club of Drone Valley is hoping to continue the scheme - and its members need your help.
Drug Abuse Resistance Education - D.A.R.E. - aims to improve children’s self-esteem and equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills to make sensible choices as teenagers and later down the line.
Aiming at pupils who will be starting at Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School this September, the programme was delivered by official D.A.R.E. officers to all local primary schools that feed into Henry Fanshawe, including Barlow and Cutthorpe.
While the £6,500 it cost to run the ten-week course was originally funded by Drone Valley Rotary through various events, the club is now looking for local businesses and individuals to sponsor a pupil, a lesson or even a whole class programme.
Said Drone Valley Rotary President Anne Ledbetter, who is a founding member of the Rotary Club and is spearheading the D.A.R.E. project: “The schools think it’s brilliant, the kids have got a lot out of it and all the feedback we have received has been great, but it’s just one year group.
“The schools all want to continue it and everyone knows a child in a Dronfield school.
“We’re working really closely with our future and our young people, who will hopefully benefit in the long term. This programme will help the kids to make good decisions when they’re teenagers.
“It’s not just about drugs. They’re learning about self- esteem, about bullying and peer group pressure. They’re learning about the skills to help them avoid situations and then to get out of them.
“Our point of view is if we don’t do this, the children will be delivered some of this education but it won’t be the same and it won’t be as good.”
If you or your company could donate to the D.A.R.E. project, or help sponsor a child, email
rotary.enquiries@dronevalleyrotary.org.uk to find out more.
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RONFIELD may well have missed out on welcoming the Olympic Torch, but two people from the town were invited to carry the flame as it passed through Chesterfield. Olivia Ford, aged 15, was nominated for the duty by her mother, Sarah, who said: “Olivia is a true inspiration to everyone she meets. She was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis at six weeks old and has developed diabetes and liver disease since then.
“She is currently taking over 60 tablets a day, is on a insulin pump and has to have physio twice a day. Her illness has never stopped Olivia achieving all her goals. She is determined to be an actress and has already appeared on Waterloo Road five times, she has sung on the radio and taken part in lots of shows. “Olivia never complains and she has such a positive outlook on life, a fantastic sense of humour and is the life and soul of any occasion. She represents her school in hockey, rounders, netball and athletics.” Sports coach Shaun Morley was also selected to carry the Torch in Chesterfield. Shaun, aged 46, is a chief inspector for South Yorkshire Police, currently based in Barnsley. However, the dedicated Dronfield father-of-two is also the manager of the GB wrestling team for the London Olympics.
He has served the sport for a number of years, both as a competitor and manager and led the England team at the last Commonwealth Games.
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than 200 entries. Run by Dronfield Town Council, the Cliffe Park Art Competition welcomed photographs, drawings or paintings of the park in three age categories; under 7, 8-12 and 12-18.
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With the majority of entries falling into the youngest category, pupils at Holmesdale, Lenthall and Dronfield Infant Schools, the winners are due to be announced at Dronfield Gala on Sunday, July 15th, when it’s hoped some of the pictures will be on display in the Lodge. Said Town Clerk Liz Boswell: “We’ve recently refurbished the cafe and there was nothing on the walls, so we thought we’d run an art competition and promote the cafe at the same time.” The difficult task of judging the entries went to Ian
Ward, from Dronfield group arts@s18, Mayor of Dronfield, Coun Sue Allsop, and local artist Ann Ward.
HE walls of Gosforth Lodge will soon be adorned with artwork from local children, thanks to a competition that received more
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