MP joins supermarket workers in campaign against abuse

Worship for Sunday will be Holy Communion with

Parish Eucharist at 11am. On Thursday morning, Holy Communion will be held at 9.45am. Next Sunday there will be Community Carols with Grimethorpe and District Brass Band from 4pm in the Community Centre.

Tomorrow’s mass will be celebrated at the church at 6pm. Mass on Sunday will be held at Holy Rood at 9.30am and at 11am. For times of daily masses or other services you can visit www.catholicbarnsley.co.uk.

Service at the chapel will be held on Sunday at 2.30pm and will be led by Dave McKeown. All are welcome to join us in this act of worship.

Male Voice Choir

A LOCAL MP joined workers at a supermarket as they came together to raise awareness of the Freedom from Fear campaign.

John Healey, who represents Wentworth and Dearne, visited the Wath-upon-Dearne Tesco following new figures from union USDAW.

The statistics show that 71 per cent of workers have experienced verbal abuse in the last year, with almost half also saying they were threatened by a customer.

John said: “The figures released by

USDAW really are shocking.

“People should be able to go to work without the threat of abuse or threatening behaviour.

“Shopworkers from across South Yorkshire say they’ve had things thrown at them and been shouted at over things they have no control over.

“With the busy Christmas period approaching it’s important we respect our shopworkers who provide an important service.

“Abuse should not be part of the job.”

Saint Mary’s Catholic Church will hold their Annual Christmas Fayre on Saturday, December 3 in the church on Talbot Road from 10-11.30am. Refreshments and home made cakes will be available.

Penistone Paramount

Popular performers Elizabeth Harrison and Jon Smith join forces to open the annual ‘Compton Christmas Cracker’ at the Penistone Paramount Cinema on Saturday, December 10 at 2.30pm. There’ll be fun and a great mixture of music for the festive season. What better way to get into the

Christmas spirit. Advanced tickets are available in person at the Paramount Box Office or online at www.penistoneparamount.co.uk or you can call 767532. Paying on the door is also possible for those who’d like to do that. The Penistone Cinema Organ Trust’s full programme of silent film, concerts and dances for 2023 is now printed both for the Penistone Paramount and the Astoria Centre. Details and advanced tickets for concerts and dances at the Astoria Centre which begin with our New Year’s Day concert at 2.30pm are available online at www.astoriacentre.co.uk or you can call 566972.