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The Crosspool community website run by Crosspool Forum
In light of the current pandemic, the festival team has made the decision to cancel this year’s festival.
All the events planned will be carried forward to late June 2021, when it is hoped that all of Crosspool will be able to come together to celebrate.
Saturday 6th July, the morning started off raining overcast and dank, not a promising start to the day for the annual Crosspool Summer Fayre.
After a last-minute rush erecting the marquees, gazebos and inflating the bouncy castle/slide; the Fayre was officially open by the Rev. Suzanna Nockles. Happily the clouds had moved away to allow the warm sun to shine, on what turned out to be a wonderful afternoon for the many visitors to enjoy an upbeat performance by the ever-popular Scoil Rince Nua Irish Dancers – a rousing dance routine by the LMW Dance troop – Henry the cheeky monkey up to his usual tricks with the children’s favourite entertainer Barney Baloney – the big band sound of Glenn Miller by the Ambassador Swing Band performing to a full audience, enjoying a cream tea provided by the Crosspool WI.
The local Holly Hagg Alpacas and Llama were a big favourite with the children as was the face painting, Henna Tattooed art and the traditional side stalls/attractions – wet sponge. splat the rat, archery, coconut shy, books, bric-a-brac, hot dogs, burgers, ice creams to mention but a few.
Dave Bolsover’s amazing family guitar stall gave budding musicians the chance to have a go at strumming, possibly to stardom.
Later in the afternoon the 2019 Crosspool Festival scarecrow competition winners and raffle winners were presented with their prizes. All the children received a gift for a happy smile.
The Crosspool Forum organisers would like to thank all this year’s sponsors, the team of local people that turned up in the rain to help set up the event and everyone for attending and making this year’s Crosspool Summer Fayre a special day for everyone. Thank you.
We would like to get the following items back to their owners:- 
“SMALL TOOL BATTERY & CHARGER, left at this year’s Crosspool Festival Sunday Market with the baked potato van for charging, but never collected.
“DOOR KEY”, found at the Crosspool Summer Fayre, CDYST Playing field Saturday 6th July 2019
“INLINER ROLLERBLADES” Size 32-35…20-22, handed in after the 2018 Summer Fayre, and still remain unclaimed.
“UMBRELLA” A few weeks ago, a Good Samaritan stopped to help a local lady who had fallen down in the precinct. Staying to give assistance until the ambulance arrived; unfortunately this Good Samaritan left their umbrella by the kerbside. Now fully recovered from her ordeal, the lady would like us to pass on her sincere thanks to this kind person. The umbrella has been left at Bamforth’s Fruit Shop.
Come and enjoy a Magical afternoon of Music, Laughter, and Fun for the Whole Family.
-Traditional Irish Dancing-
-Street Dancing with the LMW Dance School-
-The ever-popular Children’s Entertainer, “Barney Baloney” and monkey-
-The Sound of “Glenn Miller” with the “Ambassador Swing Band” –
-The “Holly Hagg Alpacas” and their friendly Llama-
-Grab a bargain on the Brica-Brac stall, take home a good read from the Book Stalls, or maybe have -a go at playing a Guitar on the Guitar Stall-
-Refreshments provided by the Crosspool WI
-Prizes presented to Scarecrow competition winners-
-Bouncy Castle & Side-
-Many Traditional attractions and side stalls with games to play and many many more-
(Every child goes home with a prize)
CDYST Sports Venue Coldwell Lane Crosspool S10 5TJ
A Magical afternoon of Fun and Laughter with Barney Baloney (Children’s Entertainer),
Traditional Irish 
Dancing — Street Dancing, with the LMW Dance School
The Sound of “Glenn Miller” with the “Ambassador Swing Band”
Traditional Games & Events and many many more attractions for the Whole Family
After standing as a trustee since 1986 Gillian Drinkwater retired this month. So any queries about the trust and the hire of its premises on Coldwell Lane should go to trustee Dave Bolsover (daveb@cdyst.co.uk) or the Booking Secretary Liz Flesher (liz@cdyst.co.uk).
Found in CDYST car park (Coldwell Lane) on Wednesday – one dark blue glasses case – ‘Luxotica’ – with reading glasses inside. Contact Gillian on 0114 229 5670.
A young person’s purse was handed in at last Saturday’s busy Summer Fayre on Coldwell Lane.
If you have lost your purse and think it may be yours then please call 0114 266 3473, or contact the Crosspool Forum via crosspoolforum@fsmail.net giving a brief description and we’ll try to return it to its owner.
Also – if anyone has found a child’s pink rain mac that was lost at the Crosspool Summer Fayre on Saturday, please let us know.
A new camel ride and safety surfacing has been installed in the under 12s playground at Crosspool & District Youth Sports Trust (CDYST) on Coldwell Lane.
Secretary and trustee Gillian Drinkwater said: “Thank you to everyone who contributed to our funds to make this possible.
“Now the warmer weather and lighter evenings are here may we ask parents to ensure their football-mad youngsters do not use the hall walls for practising against? Sadly the permanent goal posts had to be removed, but that does not mean the wall is a suitable alternative as this causes great distress to users inside, and children doing this and refusing to stop have been reported to the police.”
