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Tapton secondary school in Crosspool will break away from the council to become an academy on 1 August.
In the final vote, sixteen governors voted in for the move, one abstained and two more were unable to attend.
Tapton will have new status in time for 2011/12 school year (The Star)
Teams from the local fire brigade and police force were at Saturday’s Summer Fayre, talking to residents about the work they do and allowing children to explore their vehicles.
A tug-o’-war rope had been set up and after watching some the public enjoy a challenge for fun, officers from South Yorkshire Police and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue agreed to take each other on.
Watch a video of the duel below to find out which team ended up on the floor and just how much extra help the winners enlisted!
You can also see a film of local families enjoying a tug-o’-war challenge.
Yesterday hundreds of Crosspool residents turned out in the sunshine for our annual Summer Fayre on the Coldwell Lane CDYST sports field.
You can watch the video and view the photos below to catch a flavour of the day.
Look out for more videos from the festival this week, including dancing from the Street Market and the historic tug-o’-war between South Yorkshire Police and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue!
This year’s Crosspool Festival is rounding off this weekend with two big community events.
From 2pm today on Coldwell Lane sports field (CDYST) the Summer Fayre takes place. There is loads going on, including live music, entertainment, dancing, a bouncy castle, side shows, games plus stalls selling crafts, flowers, food and drinks. It’ll be a great afternoon out for all the family.
And then tomorrow at 12.30pm why not head to Lydgate Green (the junction Lydgate Lane/Lydgate Hall Crescent) for Picnic in the Park? The four Crosspool/Sandygate churches host this event to mark the closing of the festival.
Enjoy music from the Chapeltown Silver Band and a brief talk from Ven. Martyn Snow, Archdeacon of Sheffield. Bring your rugs, picnics and children!
Tonight (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday morning) are your last chances to enjoy the free art exhibition in St Columba’s church on Manchester Road.
The show is open tonight until 7pm and has its final viewing slot 10am-1pm tomorrow. Works on display include those by local artists who live in the Crosspool area or are involved in the Crosspool community.
Entry is free and the organisers are collecting donations to the Soup Run. Many of the paintings are original works and are available to buy. 15% of sales is donated to the Soup Run.
You can also view entries to the Crosspool Festival programme competition. The prize winning cover designs are by Constanza Valdovinos, Lydgate Junior School (front) and Sahar-Lavendar Ali Ahmed, Lydgate Infant School (back).
Make sure you pop in before tomorrow lunchtime to see the full show!
People from all over Sheffield flocked to buy local food, drink, gifts and crafts at Sunday’s Crosspool street market on Selborne Road.
The beautiful weather meant that visitors could make an afternoon of it and also enjoy music and dance performances from Lydgate school pupils. Many of the local shops also got behind the event and opened up for the day.
Photos are below in both gallery and slideshow form.
There are plenty more events at Crosspool Festival this week, including the big Summer Fayre on Saturday and Community Picnic on Sunday.
Crosspool petrol station Jet has rebranded its shop as a Mace store.
Following the recent refurbishment of the forecourt and pumps, the company is looking to relaunch the store. It is still owned by Jet.
The petrol station was previously a BP garage.
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 visitors. Nine gardens were available to look around this year.
You can see some photos below from some of the gardens – and watch a video showing the model railway installed in Dave Mason’s Den Bank Close back garden.
Crosspudlains flocked to a party last night to celebrate the launch of a new local Italian restaurant.
The owners of La Dolce Vita laid on free tasters of pizza, focaccia, bruschetta and a selection of pastries, all washed down with Italian wine.
La Dolce Vita is based in the old A’Villa Caruso unit on Sandygate Road. The restaurant has been completely redecorated with clean white walls and a small drinks bar in the back corner.
It is a family-run affair, with Luciana and Gianpaolo preparing the food and Nirvana managing the restaurant with her husband Matthew.
The pizzeria is now open for bookings on 0114 266 9811.
Anticipation is building and the final preparations are being made for Crosspool’s second festival, which starts on Saturday.
The week is packed with events for all the family. It includes a street market, art show
talent show, comedy night, craft, dancing, a fun run, a picnic, gardening events and of course the big Summer Fayre on Saturday 9 July.
Browse our Crosspool Festival 2011 page to read details of the events and download a copy of the programme so you can plan your week in full.
Craft Angels on Sandygate Road (0114 266 7339) is handling all ticket sales for this year’s festival.
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