Category Archives: charity

Craft Fayre at Stephen Hill on Saturday 10 November

A charity Craft Fayre with over 36 stalls is taking place at Stephen Hill Methodist Church on Saturday 10 November. It runs from 10am to 4pm. Food and drink will be served including bacon butties (10-11am), lunches (12 noon-2pm) and … Continue reading

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Crosspool Festival raises over £1,400 for Ryegate Children’s Centre

Members of the Crosspool Festival Committee have handed over a cheque for £1413.50 to Ryegate Children’s Centre. The money was raised during this year’s festival and will be used to transform the parents’ room at the centre from a drab … Continue reading

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FunMeFit charity fun day on 16 September at Hallam FC

A Crosspool-based fitness initiative will be holding a free, charity health and fun day on Sunday 16 September from 12-4pm at Hallam football club on Sandygate Road. The event is being held to promote healthy living in the community and … Continue reading

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Video: Crosspool butcher gets his legs waxed in the precinct

Crosspool butcher Philip James had his legs waxed outside his shop this morning to raise money for children with type one diabetes. Local residents queued up to sponsor Philip in return for the opportunity to remove a wax strip from … Continue reading

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Crosspool butcher Philip James to wax legs as part of community fundraising efforts

From fun runs to leg waxing, the Crosspool community is coming together to help raise money for children with type one diabetes. On Sunday 27 May 2012, 33 children from Crosspool schools Lydgate Infant, Lydgate Junior and Tapton – along … Continue reading

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King Edward VII School Christmas Fair and Car Boot, 4 December 2011

The King Edward VII School Christmas Fair and Car Boot takes place on Sunday 4 December 2011. It runs from 11am-2pm on the lower school site on Darwin Lane. Any profits will go towards King Edward VII School student funds … Continue reading

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Sheffield students hitch hike through Crosspool

You might have seen people dressed up and hitching for lifts yesterday in Crosspool. It was students from the University of Sheffield, who were raising money for charity by hitching lifts all the way to Glasgow. Their route took them … Continue reading

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Care in Crosspool celebrates 25 years

Care in Crosspool has been helping the vulnerable and isolated in the community for 25 years. You’re invited to help celebrate this at a social afternoon of tea, coffee and cakes at St Columba’s Church Hall from 2pm-3.30pm on Tuesday … Continue reading

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Soup Run funds raised by Crosspool Festival Art Exhibition

The first exhibition of artists living in or strongly connected to Crosspool took place as part of this year’s Crosspool Festival. It brought together professionals and amateurs at the week-long show at St Columba’s Church. The lovely light venue was … Continue reading

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Local gardens open up for festival – video and photos

Saturday’s Open Gardens event once again saw proud local residents open up their private gardens to the public to raise money for charities. Green-fingered locals showed off their plants, flowers, vegetables and garden displays and served tea and cake to … Continue reading

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