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You can bring your Christmas tree along to the area outside Direct Travel on Sunday 11 January between 10am and 12 noon for recycling/disposal by Andrew Fisher from Complete Tree Solutions.
Crosspool Forum will be collecting contributions to support the work of the forum in our community and also reimburse Andrew for any expenses. If you would like to give then the suggested donation is £2.
Please don’t leave your tree there after 12pm. Firewood logs will also be on sale.
Crosspool post office will close for two weeks from tomorrow, Monday 5 January.
The closure is so that the post office can be refurbished. It is due to reopen at 1pm on Friday 16 January.
The next closest post office branches are:
Lodge Moor
58 Rochester Road
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S10 4JQ
Broomhill
273 Fulwood Road
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S10 3BD
Crookes
100-102 Crookes
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S10 1UH
Fulwood
5 Brooklands Avenue
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S10 4GA
The Bishop of Sheffield, Right Reverend Steven Croft, will be preaching at St. Columba’s this Sunday, 4 January at the 10.30.a.m. service. Everyone is welcome.
Up to 16cm of snow fell on Crosspool on Boxing day evening, causing delays for drivers and the cancellation of the 51 bus service.
Traffic was moving slowly on roads all over Sheffield as the snow settled into the evening with delays on major roads and some minor roads blocked.
One journey from Crosspool to Millhouses reportedly took two hours. Some drivers abandoned their cars, deciding instead to continue their journey on foot.
As of 8am this morning First announced that the 51 bus service was suspended due to the conditions. It was running again by 4pm.
Many families took advantage of the holiday snow and ventured out for sledging, snowmen and snowball fights.
Here’s a selection of photos from Twitter and some taken this morning.
Some sad news: the body of a dead ginger and white cat has been found this morning on the side of Lydgate Lane next to the corner of Lydgate Hall Crescent.
It has been taken it to a house for safe keeping. If you think it might be yours then please call the person who found it on 0114 266 5492.
Update 27 December: we think the cat might be the same one as in this photo.
Residents of Dransfield Road celebrated the night before Christmas with carols on the street accompanied by brass musical instruments.
It’s the third year running that people living on the road have got together on Christmas eve to sing carols, drink mulled wine and eat mince pies. Despite a couple of rain showers, over 60 people joined in.
Happy Christmas to all in Crosspool and here’s to a good 2015 for our community.
First has announced the timetable for the 51 bus route over Christmas and new year.
It includes special Boxing day and New Year’s day timetables.
Full details are on the First South Yorkshire website:
Christmas and new year First bus services (2014-15) in South Yorkshire
Volunteers from a local neighbourhood watch scheme are warning Crosspool residents to be extra vigilant after a spate of break-ins over the last few days.
There were reports of burglaries on Den Bank Close and others in the Stephen Hill area, all taking place between 1pm and 3pm.
Dransfield Road Neighbourhood Watch is suggesting residents check their homes and vehicles are secure and work with their neighbours to stay safe.
If you see anything suspicious, call 101. If you see a crime taking place, call 999.
An estate and letting agent called Cocker & Carr will open in the former Bargain Booze off licence in Crosspool shopping precinct.
The company website, www.cockerandcarr.co.uk, doesn’t seem to be up and running yet.
Did you see the piece of equipment stuck outside St Columba’s church on Sunday morning? Thanks to Jon for sending us the photo.
The two large wagons were taking a large piece of kit fabricated in Sweden to Hope Valley Cement Works.
A red transit parked opposite the church had halted proceedings, causing some delays on Manchester Road.
https://twitter.com/DrewCrook/status/544590180620193793
It appears that the traffic lights at the crossing were removed to accommodate the two large wagons.
These were due to be removed as part of the S10 corridor project to allow lorries to turn left from Sandygate Road onto Manchester Road, so it’s possible they won’t be reinstated.
For now temporary lights have been put back on the roadside.
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