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Church services and carols this Christmas in Crosspool

Tapton Hill Congregational Church, Crosspool
Tapton Hill Congregational Church, Crosspool

The four local Crosspool churches have announced their programme of services for the Christmas season.

In addition to the church services, Loxley Silver Band will be playing local carols and Christmas tunes from 8.30pm at The Sportsman pub on Sunday 9 December, and there are also carols at Sandygate on Thursday 20 December.

St Columba’s Church of England

16 December 10am Family Communion; 4pm Carol Service (with Stephen Hill Methodist Church)
23 December 10am Morning Worship
24 December 4pm Candlelight Nativity Service
25 December 10am Christmas Family Communion

St Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church

24 December 4pm Children’s Nativity Service; 8pm Christmas Night Mass
25 December 10am Christmas Day Mass

Tapton Hill Congregational Church

23 December 2.45pm Candlelight Service
25 December 10.15am Christmas Day Service

The Beacon at Stephen Hill Methodist

24 December 4pm Children’s Service with Christingles; 11.30pm Midnight Communion
25 December 10am Worship for all the family

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Tickets now available for Crosspool Childrens’ Christmas Disco

Crosspool Forum is hosting a Childrens’ Christmas Disco on Sunday 2 December, 2012.

The event for children between 3-11 years will run from 1.30-3.30pm in St Columba’s church hall. Father Christmas will bring a present for every child! Refreshments and nibbles will be served.

You can get your ticket from Crosspool Pet Shop – tickets are £5 per child and the accompanying parent or guardian is free. You can also contact the Forum on crosspoolforum@fsmail.net or 0114 335 1674 for tickets and more information.

Children's Christmas Disco, Sunday 2 December 2012
Children’s Christmas Disco, Sunday 2 December 2012
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Craft Fayre at Stephen Hill on Saturday 10 November

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.

Photos from 2010 craft fayre

Stalls
Craft Fayre at Stephen Hill Methodist Church
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Gareth Hewitt live at St Columba’s on 15 November

Gareth Hewitt live at St Columba's on 15 November
Gareth Hewitt live at St Columba’s on 15 November

Garth Hewitt, founder of the Amos Trust, will be performing in Crosspool as part of his UK tour. You can hear him at St. Columba’s Church, 503 Manchester Road on Thursday, 15 November at 7.30pm.

Garth will be singing songs and telling stories from his new album, Justice like a River. The songs are inspired by Amos’s partners around the world. From surfing street children in South Africa to grassroots educators in India, from frontline farmers in Nicaragua to creative campaigners in Palestine.

The show is described as ‘an evening of entertainment, encouragement and challenge to make the world a better place.’

Tickets from St Columba’s Church Office (0114 267 0006): £7, or £4.50 concessions.

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Beautiful South and Housemartins singer’s Crosspool memory

St. Columba's church, Crosspool
St. Columba’s church, Crosspool: the location of one of Paul Heaton’s first musical memories

Paul Heaton from The Beautiful South and The Housemartins has been recalling memories of St Columba’s youth club in a BBC radio documentary.

In today’s The First Time With…Paul Heaton programme on BBC 6 Music, the singer-songwriter described the youth club disco at St Columba’s on Manchester Road as the location of one of his first musical memories:

“My brother and his mates were allowed to go and I was under 12 at the time so wasn’t allowed in. Me and my middle brother sneaked to the edge of the door and looked underneath it. They were playing The Jean Genie by David Bowie.

“At the time wooden stacked heels were in fashion. My brother and his mates were all doing this dance, banging their stack heels on the floor. It was unbelievable. The noise of them banging their stack heels was louder than the music itself.”

You can listen again to the programme for seven days. St Columba’s is mentioned around 2 minutes, 45 seconds in.

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Hallam Chase 2012 in Crosspool

All eyes are on Crosspool tonight for the 2012 Hallam Chase.

At 8pm, runners will set off from Hallam Football/Cricket Club’s Sandygate ground, go down Den Bank through the Rivelin Valley and up to Stannington church, before returning by the same route. The run 3¼ miles long, with 800 feet of climb.

The Hallam Chase is an annual event organised by Hallamshire Harriers and hosted by the Hallam Cricket Club. Race records go back to 1862. It is open to male and female runners who are a member of a south Yorkshire running club. There is limited entry on the day (subject to places being available) – although you won’t be eligible for prizes.

Nick Spinks and Dean Drabble
Nick Spinks and Dean Drabble

Last year, 48 runners set off to cover the gruelling route on a bright and dry Tuesday night. First to the church was Dark Peak’s Brian Greaves, but he was eventually overhauled by Handsworth Road Hog’s Dean Drabble who won the handicapped event.

A close battle then ensued between two of the city’s best distance runners, Hallamshire Harriers’ pair Rob Baker and Andy Thake. In the end Andy just held on to take the fastest man title in an impressive 22 minutes 7 seconds. Dark Peak Fell Runner Nicky Spinks won both the ladies handicap and fastest female title in a time of 28 minutes 49 seconds.

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Bell of St Columba’s to ring out again

St Columba's: bells to ring out this morning
St Columba’s: bell to ring out this morning

Update 5 June 2012: sadly some technical problems arose, meaning the bell wasn’t able to ring on Sunday. The bell expert has been brought back in to fix it. We’ll let you know when it is working again.

After years of silence, the bell in the tower of St Columba’s church in Crosspool will ring out once again this morning.

The peal will take place just before 10am to mark the queen’s diamond jubilee.

Priest–in-charge at the church Reverend Frances Eccleston is planning on the bell getting more use from now on: “We hope to ring a brief peal on the bell before our 10am service on Sunday morning most weeks.”

The St Columba bell sits in the church tower behind four concrete panels. It was cast in Loughborough in 1901 before being set in the tower in December 1955.

St Columba’s church

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First details of this year’s Crosspool Festival: get involved!

Why not take your mind off the current unseasonal weather with a sneak preview of what is in store for the 2012 Crosspool Festival?

This year’s festival runs 7-15 July. The programme will kick off with Crosspool Open Gardens on Saturday 7 July and it is hoped to repeat the street market and Crosspool’s Got Talent evening.

Plans are also underway for the creation of a well dressing and for Olympics-themed and musical events and there will be a summer fayre on Coldwell Lane on Saturday 14 July.

The local churches will be joining together for a closing services on Lydgate Green on Sunday 15 July, complete with brass band.

This is your chance to get involved with Crosspool’s major annual community event: if you can offer an hour or two to help, please get in touch with St Columba’s church parish office on st.columbas@hotmail.co.uk or 0114 267 0006.

Memories of Crosspool Festival 2011

Summer Fayre, Crosspool Festival 2011
Summer Fayre, Crosspool Festival 2011