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26 Jan, 2016

Hagg Lane allotments: potatoes, seeds and coffee morning for would-be growers

Hagg Lane Allotment Society is holding an open morning on Sunday 31 January to celebrate the new growing season and the arrival of this year’s seed potatoes.

Coffee and cake will be available between 9.30am and 12.30pm, and more than 20 different varieties of potatoes will be available from £1 a bag.

Potatoes can be grown in containers on a sunny patio and new potatoes can be ready to harvest from 10 weeks after planting, weather conditions permitting.

The Allotment Society Hut, on Back Lane, also stocks vegetable and flower seeds, compost and other gardening products, and is now open on both Saturday and Sunday mornings, from 9.30am.

Hagg Lane Allotments Society

24 Jan, 2016

Agenda for Thursday 28 January 2016 Open Meeting

Crosspool Forum Open MeetingCrosspool Forum Open Meeting — Crosspool Forum Open Meeting – click for provisional agenda (PDF, 180KB)

Crosspool Forum’s Open Meeting on Thursday 28 January at St Columba’s will start at 7pm.

Come along and find out about Yorkshire Water’s new Rivelin Valley filtration scheme and give your concerns on local issues to local councillors, the police and First Bus.

Provisional agenda for Crosspool Forum Open Meeting, 28 January 2016 (PDF, 180KB)

Minutes from previous Open Meetings

18 Jan, 201618 Jan, 2016

Food bank collection outside Spar on Saturday 23 January

A collection for the Sheffield S6 Foodbank will take place outside the Spar convenience store in Crosspool on Saturday 23 January.

It is organised by members of Crookes and Crosspool Labour Party, who will be outside from 11am to 3pm.

The food bank provides food for local people in crisis. If you can make a donation they need the following food items:

Fruit Juice
Tinned meat
UHT milk
Sugar
Tinned rice pudding
Tinned fruit
Shower gel
Tinned veg
Toilet roll
Feminine products
Tinned fish
Biscuits
Instant coffee
Pasta sauce

17 Jan, 201617 Jan, 2016

Coffee morning for parents or carers of children with autism on Monday 25 January

15 Jan, 201615 Jan, 2016

Shrub in precinct planter vandalised

One of the planters in the precinct was damaged when vandals snapped off the head of a shrub last weekend.

The plants in the precinct are paid for by Crosspool Forum and maintained by volunteers.

The vandalism follows the post box and bus stop outside Spar being daubed with graffiti just before Christmas.

13 Jan, 201614 Jan, 2016

Crosspool residents bring their trees for shredding and recycling

Shredding Christmas trees this morning — Shredding Christmas trees on Sunday

Thanks to everyone who brought their tree down for recycling on Sunday and made a small donation.

Shredding and recycling was carried out by our local tree specialist and firewood supplier Andy Fisher of Complete Tree Solutions.

The donated money went towards the recycling of the trees and the purchase of the new LED lights which could be seen on the trees in the precinct over Christmas.

A big thank you goes to all our local businesses for their continued support displaying the Christmas trees each year and also to the team of volunteers who helped put them up and take them down.

12 Jan, 201612 Jan, 2016

Sandygate Road markings to be repainted

The off-centre markings on Sandygate Road will be repainted and put back to their previous location following a review by Sheffield city council’s road safety auditors.

The lines were positioned on the newly-resurfaced road with the intention of improving the safety of cyclists being overtaken going up the hill and to slow traffic coming down the hill.

Residents raised concerns over the markings online and at the Crosspool Forum Open a Meeting in October.

Crookes Councillor Geoff Smith took this up and has now confirmed that the lines will be put back back to where they were before. He said: “The auditor has recommended that the centre white line should be put back where it was and this has been accepted by the council and Amey.

“As yet I do not know when the work will be carried out but I have urged that it should be done as soon as possible. Thank you to the residents who pursued this issue.”

11 Jan, 201611 Jan, 2016

Mohammed reunited with his family after six years

Mohammed selling Big Issue in the North outside Crosspool Spar

Crosspool’s friendly Big Issue in the North seller Mohammed Iqbal is to be reunited with his family this week after six years away.

He’s making the long-awaited trip back to Pakistan for eight weeks where he’ll see his wife and 11-year-old son for the first time since he arrived in the UK.

He hopes his family will be able to join him in the UK at some point in the future.

Mohammed is a regular in Crosspool, selling Big Issue in the North from his pitch outside Spar. In 2013 he won a special award for being the magazine’s most dedicated vendor.

11 Jan, 201611 Jan, 2016

Fire at former Hallam Towers hotel started deliberately

Four fire engines put out a fire on the seventh floor of the derelict Hallam Towers hotel at around 6pm last night.

South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue says the fire was started deliberately.

In October it was reported that the building would be knocked down to make way for apartments and serviced building plots.

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— David Cross (@CrossDavidB) January 10, 2016

4 Jan, 20165 Jan, 2016

Your ideas wanted for Crosspool Festival

This year’s Crosspool Festival is scheduled to run Friday 24 June-3 July – and the organisers are looking for your ideas to help make it the best ever.

You’ll find suggestion boxes and comment slips in locals shops and churches. Or you can check out this poster and then use the form below to send in your ideas. You have until Tuesday 12 January to submit them.