Aug 2012 – Crosspool News

31 Aug, 2012

Autumn 2012 Crosspool Clarion out soon

The new edition of the Crosspool Clarion has been printed and will soon be falling on the doormats of all Crosspool households.

Download Autumn 2012 Crosspool Clarion (PDF, 1.3MB)

Articles this month include:

Crosspool well dressing
Letters
Precinct Bench
Local house up for design award
Jubilant neighbourhoods
Neighbourhood watch
Crosspool WI
Fearless Philip James
New refuse collection service
Crosspool Summer Fayre
Crosspool Festival 2012
Roadworks on the up
Undertaking further investigation
Open Meeting minutes
Libraries under threat

Download Autumn 2012 Crosspool Clarion (PDF, 1.3MB)

Some back issues of past editions of the Crosspool Clarion are also available to download.

The Crosspool Clarion is the official newsletter of Crospool Forum. It is a free, quarterly publication, with over 2,500 copies delivered to local households.

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30 Aug, 201231 Aug, 2012

Precinct bench to be refurbished

The missing bench in the precinct is being refurbished

You may have noticed that the precinct bench, situated close to the outward bound bus shelter, has disappeared.

After three years wear and tear it has been necessary for it to go for refurbishment. It should be reinstalled soon.

26 Aug, 2012

Photo: Rain causes flooding in Crosspool

Heavy downpours caused flooding in Crosspool on Saturday with the drainage system unable to cope with the volume of rain that fell.

Over a period of just a few minutes, water collected in the area at the bottom of Benty Lane where it joins Sandygate Road.

It doesn’t seem that the flood caused any lasting damage, with most of the water appeared to have drained away by today.

Did the downpour cause flooding problems on your road in Crosspool yesterday?

23 Aug, 2012

Computer courses start again in September

Four new National Open College Network (NOCN) computer courses are starting next month in Crosspool. The topics for this term’s courses are:

Desk top publishing
Computers For Beginners
Internet and Emailing
Computers For Everyday Life – Absolute Beginners

More details are on the poster below, including the start and expected finish dates for each course.

Perhaps you have a friend or relative who would be interested in building their confidence on a computer? Anyone wishing to join any of these courses should contact Ian, Crosspool Forum, on 0114 335 1674 or email crosspoolforum@fsmail.net.

Computer courses start again in September

22 Aug, 2012

Local reservoir sites earmarked for new housing: update

Earlier this year local people had real concerns about proposals to allocate green field sites in the Crookes area for new housing. Two of the sites mentioned were Hadfield Reservoir (behind School Road) and Lydgate Reservoir (off Evelyn Road).

The council has now dropped plans to use the Hadfield site for new houses but the Lydgate site has not been ruled out and remains under consideration. Yorkshire Water has confirmed that they are “undertaking further investigations” at the Lydgate site.

However the council has said in a statement that “to provide advice on the archaeological value and ecological value of the site, an ecological assessment and a desk based archaeological assessment is being carried out.”

Although the council hasn’t made up its mind yet, ostensibly the usually purpose of investigations like these are to see whether a site is suitable for development.

Local residents are concerned at the prospect of losing yet another green and open space and worried about the possible knock-on effect new housing will have on traffic, road safety and local schools.

If you have anxieties regarding this or any other matters, please don’t hesitate to contact your local councillors Sylvia Anginotti, Geoff Smith and Rob Frost.

Contact details for Crookes ward councillors

20 Aug, 201220 Aug, 2012

Library services: Crosspool residents asked to give their views

Crosspool mobile library: the service is to be cut — Local library services could be cut further

Sheffield residents are being asked to give their opinion on local library services ahead of the council’s plan to make savings in this area.

Interim Director of Community Services Jan Fitzgerald has indicated that some services could change due to the amount of money that needs to be saved.

She said: “Some of the savings will have to come from our library services. Whilst trying to protect frontline services, we cannot guarantee that they will be untouched given the scale of the savings which will be required.”

You can give your views at www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraryreview or via a paper form which can be picked up at at any library or First Point. The consultation runs until 8 October.

Crosspool is currently served by two mobile library services and the nearest local lending library is in Broomhill.

17 Aug, 2012

Tapton students celebrate A Level success

Tapton school: to become an academy? — Students celebrated A Level results at Tapton school this week

Students from Tapton school in Crosspool celebrated their A Level results yesterday.

There were 236 candidates with 658 A Level entries between them. 30% of entries were graded A and A*.

The Star newspaper reports on some of the successful students.

15 Aug, 2012

Crosspool house nominated in Sheffield Design Awards

The Crosspool house nominated for the Sheffield Design Awards

A house on Darwin Lane in Crosspool has been nominated for this year’s Sheffield Design Awards.

Ranmoor House is located opposite the King Edward VII Lower School field. It is designed by local architect Coda Studios and includes zinc cladding to reflect the city’s industrial heritage and art deco features.

The Crosspool house is up against other buildings and locations including The Sheffield Tap pub, South Street park, Tudor Square, JG Graves Woodland Discovery Centre in Ecclesall Woods, Park Hill flats and the university’s Arts Tower.

In September last year, the house was featured in BBC TV programme To Build or Not To Build.

Vote in Sheffield Design Awards 2012

14 Aug, 201214 Aug, 2012

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 raise money for The Sick Children’s Trust. There’ll be activities such as football and other sports to get involved with, a healthy BBQ with lots of great ideas for a more nutritional grill, stalls from various health-related traders and a raffle, bouncy castle and games. Smoothies and drinks will be available from the new Hallam clubhouse.

Former Tapton pupil Kate Hill is organising the fun day as part of her FunMeFit initiative. FunMeFit is a central hub for local sports clubs, activity groups and larger organisations to list details about what they’re doing so that families in Sheffield and further afield can choose what activity to try next and get active.

Kate recently moved back to Crosspool after a decade living in other areas of Sheffield. She said: “We’re a family trying to help other families feel like part of a community with support and resources to get healthy and find fun activities to take part in. I organised this free event to make more people aware of what we’re trying to do and to raise money for a very worthy cause. Whatever the weather, there will be lots going on.”

Kate is also looking for any local businesses to support the fun day, for example through raffle prizes or healthy BBQ food. You can get in touch with her using kate@funmefit.com or via the FunMeFit website.

FunMeFit charity fun day – 16 September 2012

FunMe Fit – Twitter

FunMeFit – Facebook

10 Aug, 201210 Aug, 2012

Reward offered for information on stolen rabbit

Did you see Abu the rabbit and his hutch being stolen?

A rabbit and hutch belonging to a six year-old girl was stolen from a garden on Manchester Road last weekend.

The owners are appealing for people to get in touch if they saw anything or know the whereabouts of the grey and white rabbit, who is called Abu.

Abu and his hutch are thought to have been taken between 7 and 9pm on Sunday 5 August. A van or large car was probably used due to the weight and size of the two-story hutch. The vehicle will probably have been parked near or opposite the Jet petrol station around that time.

If you can help then please call 07828 869313. A reward has been offered.