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The Crosspool community website run by Crosspool Forum
The weather stayed fine for Picnic in the Park the finale to the 2017 Crosspool Festival on Sunday.
The three local churches came together for a community service on Lydgate Green.
BBC Radio Sheffield even paid a surprise visit as part of their Sunday morning Clueless show.
Loxley Brass Band also took part in the service.
Care in Crosspool are looking to welcome more volunteers for befriending in the local community.
You have to be over 18. Their chair will be at the summer fayre with more information or otherwise please contact the office on 0114 267 0045 or email careincrosspool@gmail.com.
Here’s a Q&A with Crosspool butcher Philip James from the most recent edition of the Crosspool Clarion. Don’t miss the video above of Philip getting his legs waxed for charity!
How long have you been in Crosspool?
We are in our 18th year. We opened the shop in the precinct in May 2000.
What do you like about the Crossppol area?
It feels like a village community and has a really nice little shopping centre. The people are lovely and we have some loyal customers who have been with us since we opened.
What are your top sellers at the moment?
Our top sellers at the moment are beef mince, chicken fillets and our homemade sausages.
What are your plans for the future?
We are a family-run business with several generations involved in the running of it, so eventually I would like to hand over the business to the next generation of the family. We are still keen to support local events such as the festival and summer fayre and we like to get involved in local community fundraising where we can.
What do you think people should buy local?
We think people should buy local as all our meat is sourced locally within 20 miles, for example lamb from Bakewell and pork from near Doncaster. This means we can provide locally-sourced meats which have traceability and customers know they are getting good quality products. We can also give customers advice on the best cuts and cooking of produce and we provide a free delivery service if required.
Have you had chance to see the Crosspool Festival 2017 well dressing at the top of Selborne Road in person yet? Here are some behind-the-scenes photos showing the painstaking effort that went into creating it. Well done to all!
Here’s the list of scarecrows on view around Crosspool as part of the 2017 scarecrow competition.
Can you spot them all?
You can also download it as a PDF (31KB).
Our annual community festival begins tonight with the unveiling of the well dressing at the top of Selborne Road at 7pm.
For the full list of things going on over the ten days, download a copy of the programme or view the events on Facebook.
This year the festival proceeds will benefit the Lord Mayor’s Charities:
Sheffield Kidney Institute – Northern General Hospital
Sheffield Young Carers – An independent charity, dedicated to supporting young carers across the city since 1997.
Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind (SRSB) – Mappin Street
Sheffield Dementia Action Alliance (DAA) – making a difference to people living with dementia
ArtWorks  – St Polycarps CC Wisewood Lane
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!
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