Tickets available for 2016 Children’s Christmas disco
Flower Design evening preview event on Friday 25 November
On Friday 25 November Crosspool florist Flower Design is having a late night opening event.
Between 6 and 8pm you’ll be able to preview their Christmas wreaths and table decorations at their Sandygate Road shop.
Refreshments will be served and you’ll get 10% off everything off everything bought or ordered on the night.
Recycle your Christmas tree in Crosspool on Sunday 10 January 2016
Happy new year to everyone in Crosspool!
You can bring your Christmas tree along to the area outside Direct Travel on Sunday 10 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.
Happy Christmas to everyone in Crosspool
Happy Christmas to all in Crosspool and here’s to a good 2016 for our community.
Here is a clip of a carols on Dransfield Road from last Christmas:
Church services for Christmas 2015 in Crosspool
The four local Crosspool churches have announced their programme of services for the Christmas season.
St Columba’s Church of England
- Sunday 13 December 4pm Christingle Family Service
- Sunday 20 December 4pm Angel Festival Carol Service with The Beacon at Stephen Hill
- Thursday 24 December 4pm Crib Service
- Friday 25 December 10.30am Christmas Day Family Communion
St Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church
- Thursday 24 December 4pm Crib Service (not Mass); 8pm Vigil Mass of Christmas;
- Friday 25 December 10am Christmas Day Mass
Tapton Hill Congregational Church
- Sunday 20 December 2.45pm Carols by Candlelight
- Friday 25 December 10am Christmas Day Service
The Beacon at Stephen Hill Methodist
- Sunday 13 December 6pm Carol Service
- Sunday 20 December 4pm Angel Festival Carol Service at St Columba’s
- Thursday 24 December 4pm Christingle Service; 11.30pm Midnight Communion
- Friday 25 December 10am Christmas Day Service
Crookes Christmas market at The Punchbowl, Saturday 19 December 2015
Pop-up shop then chemist to open in Motor World shop
The former Motor World unit is to become a pop-up shop before the Crosspool chemist moves in next year.
Priceless is due to open on Wednesday 14 October. Like its sister shop in Crookes, it’ll sell halloween and Christmas goods as well as fireworks.
Longer term, Greencross Chemist – currently based on Sandygate Road – is expected to move in.
The premesis on Lydgate Lane has been empty since March 2015 when Motor World closed.
Christmas tree recycling in Crosspool this Sunday
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.
Carols on Dransfield Road
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.
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