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On Thursday night Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United fans will compete in a match at Sandygate for the Sheffield Fans Derby Trophy.
The competition, which raises money for local charities, has been running since 2008. This year’s chosen charity is Sheffield Hospitals Charity Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Kick off is at 7:30pm.
To raise awareness and donations for the Sheffield S6 Trussell Trust Foodbank, Crookes Community Singers are hosting a screening of the classic film Sound of Music – complete with sing-a-long subtitles so the audience can all join in.
There’s no admission fee – but everyone is asked to bring a suitable donation to the food bank. The event takes place on Saturday 5 April 2014 at St Thomas’ Church in Crookes. Doors open 1.45pm for 2pm start.
There’ll also be an optional fancy dress competition with prizes awarded for best adult and child (no political dress admitted.)
Email crookes.singers@gmail.com or phone 0114 267 1090 for more information.
Well-known local faces from the worlds of sport and music are taking part in a charity fundraiser at Sandygate this afternoon, Sunday 23 March.
Chris Waddle will lead an all-stars team featuring ex-footballers David Hirst, John Sheridan, Carlton Palmer and David Holdsworth, plus Reverend and the Makers frontman Jon McClure.
The day is to raise money for homeless charity the Archer Project. Tickets are £5 and are available on the door. Kick off is at 2pm.
A red box has appeared at The Lounge @ Crosspool this week. It’s not a post box, it’s collecting a different kind of gift for Christmas – food.
Kate Hill, a local mum of two, is encouraging residents of Crosspool and the surrounding area to buy one extra item whilst food shopping to drop into the box.
She explained: “The Red Box idea is a simple way to get the community to come together for a great cause. Christmas is a time to remember that we are part of a community and it’s hard to imagine struggling to buy food for our children but the fact is that an increasing number of families just like ours need the support of the Sheffield Food Banks.
“I set up this appeal to support the food banks across Sheffield, primarily the Firth Park Food Bank because it’s an area that I know well.”
With support from Paula Stacey at The Lounge @ Crosspool and other members of the local community, the appeal is to run until Friday 20 December as the last day to drop food donations in.
Pastor Sam Okerenta, of the Royal Assembly church, who runs Firth Park Food Bank said: “There are 15 food banks around Sheffield run by church volunteers, up from eight a year ago. We are now helping up to 60 people a week, from about 15 when we started.”
According to the local food banks, demand is set to increase massively following various benefit cuts.
“If we can make the Crosspool Christmas Red Box Appeal a success in Crosspool then there’s no reason why this kind of community support cannot be extended the whole year round across Sheffield,” added Kate.
Kate is also the founder of the free community network and directory FunMeFit (www.funmefit.com), which encourages families across the UK to get involved in their community and maintain a healthy, active lifestyle.
To get involved in the appeal or for more information, contact Kate info@funmefit.com or pop into The Lounge @ Crosspool.
On Saturday 7 December between 10am and 2pm, Lounge at Crosspool will hold a home-made/hand-made sale.
On sale will be cakes, cards, baby clothes, gifts, jams, baby toys, candles and refreshments.
All money raised will be given to a local boy who is fighting life threatening illness.
On Saturday 16 November the Yorkshire Wind Orchestra and Sheffield Youth Big Band present an Autumn Spectacular of classical and jazz music.
The evening starts at 7pm at St Luke’s Church in Lodge Moor and is in aid of Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity
Tickets are £8/£5 in advance or on the door subject to availability. Call 07592 068723 to reserve.
Yorkshire Wind Orchestra events
A charity Craft Fayre with over 36 stalls is taking place at Stephen Hill Methodist Church on Saturday 10 November.
It runs from 10am to 4pm. Food and drink will be served including bacon butties (10-11am), lunches (12 noon-2pm) and scones (after 2.30pm). Tea and coffee will be available all day.
Proceeds will go to Ryegate Annexe, Weston Park Cancer Support, W.O.R.K. Ltd and Cairn Home for the Elderly.
Members of the Crosspool Festival Committee have handed over a cheque for £1413.50 to Ryegate Children’s Centre.
The money was raised during this year’s festival and will be used to transform the parents’ room at the centre from a drab and unattractive space into somewhere that is warm, bright and child-friendly.
Frances Eccleston, Priest in Charge at St. Columba’s, and Eileen Kehoe presented the cheque to Dave Threlfall, Head of Therapies at Ryegate last week.
A big thankyou to everyone in Crosspool who supported the festival and helped fundraise this impressive sum.
A Crosspool-based fitness initiative will be holding a free, charity health and fun day on Sunday 16 September from 12-4pm at Hallam football club on Sandygate Road.
The event is being held to promote healthy living in the community and raise money for The Sick Children’s Trust. There’ll be activities such as football and other sports to get involved with, a healthy BBQ with lots of great ideas for a more nutritional grill, stalls from various health-related traders and a raffle, bouncy castle and games. Smoothies and drinks will be available from the new Hallam clubhouse.
Former Tapton pupil Kate Hill is organising the fun day as part of her FunMeFit initiative. FunMeFit is a central hub for local sports clubs, activity groups and larger organisations to list details about what they’re doing so that families in Sheffield and further afield can choose what activity to try next and get active.
Kate recently moved back to Crosspool after a decade living in other areas of Sheffield. She said: “We’re a family trying to help other families feel like part of a community with support and resources to get healthy and find fun activities to take part in. I organised this free event to make more people aware of what we’re trying to do and to raise money for a very worthy cause. Whatever the weather, there will be lots going on.”
Kate is also looking for any local businesses to support the fun day, for example through raffle prizes or healthy BBQ food. You can get in touch with her using kate@funmefit.com or via the FunMeFit website.
FunMeFit charity fun day – 16 September 2012
Crosspool butcher Philip James had his legs waxed outside his shop this morning to raise money for children with type one diabetes.
Local residents queued up to sponsor Philip in return for the opportunity to remove a wax strip from his legs.
Over £8,000 has been raised so far with the help of the Crosspool community. You can donate money to the cause by visiting virginmoneygiving.com/team/supportingchildrenwithtype1diabetes.
No one is sure what causes type one diabetes, but a virus that mainly affects children is believed to be the most likely cause and Crosspool community has been very supportive in raising funds for Sheffield Children’s Hospital.
Find out more about type one diabetes and the ongoing fundraising at www.kidswithtod.blogspot.co.uk.
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