10am-1pm

National Playday event at Stanley playground. Lots of activities.

To join in with the National Playday on Wednesday 1st August, there will be a Funday event from 10am-1pm in Stanley playground, hosted by Friends of Stanley Playground and The 2 O'clock Club, the out-door based children's activity group who meet in the playground on Mondays.

It looks like being a very enjoyable day. There will be street games organised by David Hennessey, our local registered children’s fitness instructor, Punch and Judy shows, face painting, skittles, marbles, street football, messy play, fence decorating and numerous crafts for the children to have a go at, as well as the playground to play in. We are hoping that people will bring a picnic along, (and maybe a teddy bear) and join in the fun. All the activities are free; our aim is purely to raise awareness of our plans for the playground and to have fun. Children must be accompanied by an adult in order to take part in the craft activities and street games. Please dress for mess!!

1-4pm

St Peter's School Summer Fair Lake Lock Rd with entertainment, games & stalls

The St Peter’s school summer fair looks to be a fantastic event with lots of entertainment, games and stalls. The Stanley Starlights Majorettes, Christine Popple School of Dance and the Stanley St Peter’s Maypole dancers will be performing in the arena. Elsewhere there will be a coconut shy, bouncy castle, balloons, wet sponge game, face painting, tattoos, penalty shoot-out game, ‘hook-a-fish’, hoopla, ‘spin-a-wheel’, guess the name of the rabbit, lucky boxes, bottle tombola, and ‘win-a-teddy’. For refreshments there will be a BBQ, homemade scones, and hotdogs. In event of rain, the gala will be held inside the school. Please come and support the event.

9:30am

Wakefield District Housing Walk around Moorhouse Estate

Representatives from Wakefield District Housing will be taking part in a walk around the Moorhouse Estate. Residents are invited to join in and take the opportunity to talk about any housing issues. The group will leave from 2 Moorhouse Avenue at 9:30am.

We've put together a page with links to information on
the current discussions about the old Church building.
Click Here to visit

The hall, two rooms and well equipped kitchen are available
for hire.
Contact the Librarian on 01924 303130 to book in advance.

The Friends of Stanley Community Centre is a group which meets to support and raise funds for the centre. Regular events are:

Tea Dance Every week on Tuesdays and Fridays 1.30-4pm. Sequence dancing, refreshments included.

Coffee Morning Every week on Thursdays 10-12 noon. Come and relax with friends over a cuppa.

Social Dance Night On the first Saturday in every month, 7.30-10.30pm. A popular night offering a variety of dancing. Admission £1.75. Refreshments included.

offers a wide selection of books, talking books, music CDs, selected language tapes, videos/DVDs for hire, as well as a photocopier/A4 colour photocopier, fax machine, newspapers and selected magazines. There are also public access computers, offering free internet access, basic computer programs (i.e. word processing) and CD Roms. There are also free Learn Direct computer courses available offering internet training and Introduction to Computers - please ask in the library.

OPENING HOURS
Monday - 10am-1pm and 2pm-7pm
Tuesday - 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm
Wednesday - Closed all day
Thursday - 10am-1pm and 2pm-7pm
Friday - 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm
Saturday - 9am-1pm

The Wakefield Express recently reported that the Stanley Starlights have been named "UK Troupe of the Year". The announcement was made a few weeks ago and the good news comes just months after three of the troupe had been selected to perform at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.

The Stanley Starlights won the "British Isles Baton Twirling Association UK" and "Northern Troupe of the Year" awards. In addition, their trainer, Becky Richardson, was also given the "UK Trainer of the Year" award. She told the newspaper that "It's my first award as a trainer and it was a total shock. It still hasn't sunk in yet. I think my secret is that I’m friends with all the girls and because I was a majorette, I know how to approach them."

Becky's Mum, Donna Richardson, originally founded the group and said "It's great for them to see that other professionals appreciate their talents".

The troupe was formed in 1991 and celebrates 16 years of baton twirling this June. Mrs Richardson told the Wakefield Express about the secret to their success. She said "It has to be teamwork, because if you don't have that, you've got no chance. The girls always pull together, even when new members join. We've even got a few two–year-olds in our troupe which shows how welcome everyone is made to feel"

Anyone interested in joining the majorette group should contact 01924 824497 after 4pm.