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"Wheatley Hills is an urban suburb of Doncaster located a mile outside of the town centre in South Yorkshire, England. Wheatley means wheat fields in old English, located at the eastern end of the central ridge that runs through most of the town. The surrounding region was often flooded in the times before the River Don was rerouted and extra drainage channels dug, and lies on the old floodplain of the Don, which peaked at today's Thorne Road. Originally the suburb was part of the Wheatley ward of Doncaster but due to the expansion of housing during the post war era and boundary changes, the area became a separate area in its own right. History The 1930s saw the first houses built in what would become Wheatley Hills. Originally known as the Hills Lane Estate, it centred on The Grove with the eastern edge being marked by Boundary Avenue. Wheatley Hills reached its present size during the 1950s with the development of the Ennerdale Estate to the south of the original Hills Lane Estate, and the Greenleafe Estate east of Boundary Avenue. Sport North 1 East Rugby Union team, Wheatley Hills RUFC are named in conjunction with the suburb. They are based at Brunnel Road in the York Road Industrial Estate just outside Doncaster Town Centre. Notably the training ground is not actually in the Wheatley Hills area. The club was originally formed as Wheatley Secondary Modern Old Boys in the 1960s but very soon became an 'open club' still playing its home games at the school and using the nearby Wheatley Hotel as its headquarters. In the 1970s the club moved to the Pilkington Glassworks Recreation Ground and Social Club before acquiring its present site. Wheatley Hills Tennis Club lies on Greenhouse Road. Established in 1954, the club offers professional coaching to players of all ages.socialtennis.com - Wheatey Hills Tennis Club Retrieved 29 January 2011 The Wheatley Golf club lies nearby on Armthorpe Road. The course itself ranges in length, alongside Leger Way adjacent to the west of Wheatley Hills. Transport In 1902, Wheatley Hills was served by the Doncaster Tramway from the town to the terminus on Thorne Road. A trolleybus service in the 1950s became available further into the suburb when the tram service became defunct in the late 1920s to mid-1930s. Today, Wheatley Hills is well served by public transport links to Doncaster Town Centre. Leading bus company First South Yorkshire operate Service 65 to Wheatley Hills, running regularly every 30 minutes during peak time journeys, via Intake.First South Yorkshire Transport Wheatey Hills Retrieved 29 January 2011 Places of worship *St Aidan's Church of England - located on Central Boulevard. * Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Catholic Church - located off Armthorpe Road Notable people * Julia Mallam - former Emmerdale actress, who played Dawn Woods in the popular ITV soap from 2003 to 2006. * Lindsey Strutt - Glamour model Nuts * Mick McMichael - Professional Wrestler * Mitch Rose - professional footballer with Grimsby Town ReferencesExternal links *Wheatley Golf Club Official Website *Wheatley Hills RUFC Official Website Category:Geography of Doncaster "
"Joël Stephanus Voordewind (born 9 July 1965 in Sleen, Drenthe) is a Dutch politician and former development aid worker. As a member of the Christian Union (ChristenUnie) he has been an MP since 30 November 2006. He focuses on matters of foreign policy, defense, development aid, youth and family. Biography Voordewind, after receiving a degree in political sciences (with a specialization in international relations) at VU University Amsterdam, started working as an assistant for the Dutch Labour parliamentary party. He began in 1991 and left the party in 1994. After this he worked for the European Union, the United Nations and an international Christian aid organisation named Dorcas Aid. For some time he was committed as a spokesman to the Dutch Secretary of Defence. After some time Voordewind came to the conclusion that because of his Christian convictions, it would be better if he switched to a Christian party. He made this decision in 1999 and began to work for the parliamentary group of the Christian Union. In 2001 he became their campaign leader for the Dutch general election in 2002. He also led the campaign towards the general election in 2003. In 2003 he was a member of the States-Provincial of North Holland. Until 2006 he was head of the public relations division of the party. He was chairman of the local Christian Union in the Dutch capital Amsterdam for which in 2002 and 2006 he stood for the local council, but both times the CU gained no seats. Voordewind was elected into the Dutch Parliament in 2006. He was the fourth name on the candidate list of the Christian Union, which doubled its number of seats from three to six. For this party he is the spokesman for all issues concerning the health system, welfare and sports, defence and European Affairs. He is married and the father of two children. He lives in Amsterdam and is a member of a Dutch Vineyard-church. References * Parlement.com biography * Voordewind kent Den Haag al, Reformatorisch Dagblad, 23 November 2006 External links * House of Representatives biography Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:Anti-poverty advocates Category:Christian Union (Netherlands) politicians Category:People in international development Category:Dutch humanitarians Category:Dutch nonprofit directors Category:Dutch political scientists Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Category:People from Coevorden Category:Association of Vineyard Churches Category:Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam alumni Category:21st-century Dutch politicians "
"The Barrel of Butter, formerly known as Carlin Skerry, is a skerry situated in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. Geography and geology The rock is old red sandstone of the Devonian period. There is no soil of any significance on it. Located in Scapa Flow, between Mainland and Cava, it has a section permanently above sea level. It is to the north east of Cava, and south of Orphir. It is also north of Flotta. History Formerly known as Carlin Skerry, the rock gained its strange name, not from its shape, or position, as is often the case, but from the annual rent paid on it, by the residents of Orphir. In return for a barrel of butter per year, they gained permission from the local laird to hunt the seals on it. On 21 June 1919, the waters between the Barrel of Butter and Cava became full of scuttled German ships, including the , , , and . Some of these are still popular with divers. See also * List of lighthouses in Scotland * List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses * Gutter Sound ReferencesExternal links * Northern Lighthouse Board Category:Butter Category:Scapa Flow Category:Uninhabited islands of Orkney "