Santa is heading out around Crosspool, Sandgate at 5pm tonight, 20th December
Here is the route for tonight: bit.ly/20thDecRoute
Crosspool Christmas
Crosspool Community Christmas
Window Decorated for Christmas 
Thanksgiving Tree to remember someone or something you’re thankful for! 
Brass Quartet 
Tapton Church Nights of Light
Observing social distancing, the Joy of Christmas came to Crosspool.A Brass Quartet played Christmas carols in the precinct and thanks to the Crosspool; Forum volunteers, the shops are adorned with decorated festive Christmas trees.
Making their way to a nativity doorway, up a footpath lined with over 80 decorated jam jars for the ‘Nights of Light’, visitors to Tapton Hill Church were just blown away with people’s creativity as they passed a wooden thanksgiving tree festooned with homemade decorated baubles and amazed by the beautifully decorated doors and windows on a small Nativity trail around the Tapton Hill neighbourhood.
If you would like to show your support to our local smaller business community, and haven’t already taken the opportunity to follow the Crosspool Nativity trail around Crosspool shops, you have until the 24th December to take part.
Collect your story sheet from St Columba’s Church; or email: Tara.osborne@stcolumbacrosspool.org.uk otherwise just click on the download.
When you have completed the story sheet; email: children@stcolumacrosspool.org.uk to arrange to collect your gift.
Don’t forget to wave at the shop keepers and make them smile this Christmas
Virtual Carol Singing
Virtual Carol Sing Monday 21st December 10.30am
There will be a Virtual Carol Sing over Zoom this Monday at 10.30am featuring traditional, local and modern carols played. Some from YouTube and some sung live.
Sing along to them as loudly as you like in the privacy of your own home where no-one can hear you.
If you don’t receive a copy of the Stephen Hill/St Columba News sheet, E-mail: TowniesRM@TalkTalk.net for a copy of the words of any of the carols which do not appear on screen,
The link to join the virtual carol sing is:
https://zoom.us/j/98451932379?pwd=QWdhaDBaL1FwdjhJL0JhUmVGdS9Jdz09
Meeting ID: 984 5193 2379 Passcode: 257561
We wish you and your family a Christmas filled with Warmth, Peace and Joy.
Stay safe and take care for a New Year full of hope for better times ahead!
Crosspool Calendar 2021
Crosspool Calendars are still available
Whilst doing your Christmas shopping in Crosspool, don’t miss the opportunity, while stocks remain, to pop along to either GT News, Charisma, Enhance or the Pet Shop for your copy of the 2021 Crosspool Calendar
Monies raised from calendar sales go to help the Crosspool Forum fund local events, improve and promote the well-being of the community.
The Census Is Coming
The census is coming. By taking part, you can help inform decisions on services that shape your community, such as healthcare, education and transport.
The census is a unique survey that happens every 10 years. It gives us a snapshot of all the people and households in England and Wales – the most detailed information we have about our society.
It’s important that you fill in your census questionnaire. Without the information you share, it’d be more difficult to understand your community’s needs and to plan and fund public services.
In one way or another, your information touches the lives of every single person living in England and Wales, whether it’s through using census information to plan new schools, doctors’ surgeries or bike lanes.
Because these things matter to us all, everyone needs to complete the census. Do not worry, government officials dealing with applications you’ve made or payments or services you receive cannot see it.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) runs the census in England and Wales and is independent from government. Your details are protected by law and information published is always anonymous.
Census Day is Sunday 21 March 2021. You can fill yours in online as soon as you get your access code in the post. If your household circumstances change on Census Day, you can let the ONS know.
Everyone should have the support they need to fill in the census. If you, or anyone you know, needs help, there’s a wide range of support services available.
These include a contact centre that can give you help over the phone and guidance in a range of languages and accessible formats, including paper questionnaires and large print.
If you need help or have any questions, visit www.census.gov.uk
Crosspool Businesses Reopen
From today a host of lockdown restrictions are eased
In line with the UK Government guidelines, from today, Wednesday 2nd December, the following Crosspool Shops & Hairdressers will fully reopen their doors again and with restrictions Churches and Restaurants/Inns.
Local restriction tiers: what you need to know
Fully Open:-
“Charisma” Tele: 0114 263 1003 will reopen from Thursday 3rd December, initially with the following revised opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10am – 5pm & Sundays leading up to Christmas. Home deliveries available every day, except Thursday & Sunday.
“More Posh than Dosh” Tele: 0114 268 4556
“Layers Flooring” Tele: 0114 2669888
“Direct Travel” Tele: 0114 268 7500
“Inspiration Hair Salon” Tele: 0114 266 3996
“Enhance” Tele: 0114 266 5950
“Expert Barbers” Tele: 0114 266 1234
“Ronaldo” Tele: 0114 266 2133
Potentially Open For Takeaway Only:-
“Nest Café” Tele: 07977 737232
“Hudson’s kitchen” Tele: 0114 449 5341
“Sportsman (ember inn) Crosspool – Ember Inns app: Tele: 0114 268 8011
“Crosspool Tavern, Stonehouse” Tele: 0114 266 2113
“Varanasi Inn” Tele: 0114 266 1017
“Papa Ciccios” Tele: 0114 268 4440
Open with Constraints:-
“St Columba’s” Tele: 0114 267 0006
“Stephen Hill Methodist Church” Tele: 0114 230 5676
“Tapton Hill Congregational Church” Tele: 0114 230 8191
“Church of St Francis of Assisi” Tele: 0114 263 0383
The numbers and time permitted at premises may be limited, so to make your visit smoother and more enjoyable; you are strongly advised to contact the service provider’s either by telephone, website, face book, twitter or email.
To ensure you and their staff are protected and Stay Safe at all times, please wear a mask/face covering, social distance and observe their entry service rules.
City Centre Consultation
Tell the council what you think about their travel plans
The more people involved, the better the needs of the whole community will be reflected.
Connecting Sheffield: City Centre focuses on your journey into and around the city centre. Travel is changing and the council need to prepare for the future by offering the right infrastructure for walking, cycling and public transport. The council have launched their consultation on the plans and would like to know what you think.
The proposed changes to the city centre will;
- make it easier and safer to get around on foot and by cycling
- prioritise public transport routes into and across the city centre
- create high quality ‘green streets’ and more pedestrianised areas to improve the environment.
Detailed information and how you can get involved are found above on the Connecting Sheffield website.
Your Garden Waste
Green Bin – final collection in the Crosspool area – Tuesday 1st December.
To ensure your green bin is emptied prior to next years’ service, please put your Green Bin out by 7am this Tuesday.
Carols in Crosspool
Joy Newbould, who works at the Charisma shop in Crosspool, has organised a Brass Quartet to play Christmas carols around the Crosspool shops, on Saturday 5th December.
Observing social distancing at all times, Joy and her co-musicians would love you to take this opportunity to enjoy listening to your favourite Christmas Carols with them.
Having not been permitted to fulfil any engagements this year, they are so excited to have this opportunity to play once again after the lockdown and are looking forward to bringing a bit of cheer to all you lovely people, who, by shopping locally, help keep Crosspool vibrant and inviting. If you would like a particular carol played please don’t hesitate to approach Joy with your request!
To raise money to keep their respective bands afloat (Carlton, Frickley, Hepworth, GUS, Old Silkstone & Bandafloat), on Sunday 6th December, for a donation towards the running costs of these registered charities, they would be happy to play locally your chosen carols for a 20min session outside anyone’s house or in the garden.
Joy promises you that the tempo will be cheerful and the standard high!
Broomhill Community Library
are still open for Orders and Collections in Lockdown, Tuesdays 10.00am to 1.00pm, Wednesdays 1.30 to 4.30pm & Saturdays 10.00am to 1.00pm. You can also take in any of Sheffield Libraries books plus any books to donate for sale. BLS are still collecting food items for Sheffield’s food banks
The loan period is back to three weeks and the exemption of fines for late returns has been extended until the 31st Dec 2020, (but not for lost or damaged books).
BLS request that you wear a mask and observe social distancing when visiting the library.
BLS online reservations system is up and running again. You can request five books plus two DVDs and two music CDs, via Click & Collect from the Sheffield Libraries websites.
You will be contacted by the library of your choice when they are available for collection.
Please feel free to email BCL with any queries.
If you have difficulty using a computer, please don’t hesitate to give BLS a call on 0114 2734276 or collect a paper request form from them and they’ll be pleased to search for books for you.
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