Open mic night returns to Nest cafe on Friday 6 July
A special open mic edition of Nest’s popular acoustic night is taking place as part of this year’s Crosspool Festival.
It’s your chance to play a couple of songs, unplugged and with no microphone, to a friendly Crosspool Festival crowd – or just turn up and watch!
To finish the evening there will be a special set of folk and originals from acoustic night favourites The Finch Charmers.
Have you seen the Crosspool well dressing boards?
Last year’s well dressing helpers are being asked to check their garages and garden huts as we are not sure where they were stored after the 2017 festival.
If you have any information please get in touch with Crosspool Forum using crosspoolforum@gmail.com or 07713 687 955.
Bullet points from Crosspool Forum Open Meeting, Thursday 26 April 2018
Download a summary of bullet points from last Thursday’s meeting:
Bullet points from Crosspool Forum Open Meeting, Thursday 26 April 2018 (PDF, 205KB)
Did you lose this pouch and its contents at the 2016 Summer Fayre?
Crosspool Forum committee are trying to reunite this pouch with the owner. It was lost at the 2016 Summer Fayre at CDYST on Coldwell Lane. The contents are quite special and may have some sentimental value. If you think it is yours, please email crosspoolforum@gmail.com.
Fruit, vegetable and plant sales at Hagg Lane allotments
Hagg Lane & District Gardeners’ Allotments Society has plant sales over two weekends this May.
You’ll be able to purchase vegetables, fruit, bedding, herb and perennial plants at the bring and buy-style sales running between 9.30am and 2.30pm on:
- Saturday 5 May 2018
- Sunday 6 May 2018
- Saturday 19 May 2018
- Sunday 20 May 2018
The society is raising funds towards further site improvements, and will also be selling home-made cakes and refreshments. Allotment holders will be on hand to chat and offer friendly advice. Donations of plants are welcome.
Nominate someone for 2018 Crosspool community award
Crosspool Forum is looking for nominations for 2018 Crosspool Person of the Year.
The award was set up in 2013 to acknowledge commitment, accomplishment and achievement by individuals in the neighbourhood.
In 2017 Sheila Lomas picked up the award for her voluntary work at Tapton Congregational Church.
Nominate someone by filling in the form below by Monday 7 May 2018.
All nominees will appear on a voting form in the autumn issue of the Crosspool Clarion.
2018 Crosspool Person of the Year nomination form
Agenda for Thursday 26 April 2018 Open Meeting
Crosspool Forum’s Open Meeting on Thursday 26 April at St Columba’s will start at 7pm.
Come along to give your concerns on local issues to local councillors, the police and Amey.
Provisional agenda for Crosspool Forum Open Meeting, 26 April 2018 (PDF, 757KB)
Minutes from previous Open Meetings
Hallam Art Group free exhibition, 5-7 May 2018
Crosspool – as you’ve never seen it before
An exiled former resident has posted some remarkable pictures of Crosspool online.
In a blog post, the photographer says:
The light was awful, the editing is equally bad; it’s far, far from being a great photo. But I was struck by the fact that despite living here for 17 years, walking these same streets day in, day out, one quick flight with the Mavic and I saw a view of the place that I had never ever seen before.
I love that it gives the impression that the A57 is some near-Parisian tree-lined boulevard, and that my childhood suburb is perched on a cliff overlooking the City Centre. Neither of these things are true, of course, but looking at this here, they could be.
There are further photos from the same shoot on the photographer’s Flickr account.
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