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Crosspool street market is on Sunday 30 June 2013

Crosspool Festival street market
Crosspool Festival street market on Selborne Road

Final preparations are underway for Crosspool’s annual Selborne Road street market on Sunday 30 June.

The event is your opportunity to buy local food, cakes, plants, crafts, jewellery, clothes and books and also enjoy music and dance from local schools and groups. Many of our local shops will also open up for the day.

During the market, Crosspool Art Group will be exhibiting in the garden at 55 Selborne Road. Teas will also be available.

And at this year’s market, Crosspool-based entrepreneur Nick Duggan of Sandygate Park Road will be launching his own range of t-shirts featuring Sheffield street names. The collection includes Carsick Hill Road, Mushroom Lane, Button Hill, Freedom Road and Commonside.

Crosspool Street market runs 12-4pm and is part of Crosspool Festival 2013.

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Crosspool Summer Fayre: Saturday 6 July 2013

Crosspool Summer Fayre 2009
Crosspool Summer Fayre 2009

We’re pleased to confirm some details about Crosspool Summer Fayre, one of the highlights of our annual summer festival.

This year’s fayre takes place from 2pm on Saturday 6 July at CDYST on Coldwell Lane, so do put the date in your diary. A range of activities are being planned for the afternoon, including:

  • Children entertainer Barney Baloney
  • Grinners & Strummers ukelele band
  • Irish dancing
  • Bouncy slide
  • Bouncy castle
  • Coconut shy
  • Lucky dip
  • Tombola
  • Wellie wanging
  • Wet sponge throwing
  • Pirate game
  • Refreshments
  • Craft and cake stalls
  • Books
  • Plants
  • Bric-a-brac
  • Burger bar
  • Cake stall

Entrance is 50p on the gate.

Crosspool Summer Fayre, Saturday 6 July 2013
Crosspool Summer Fayre, Saturday 6 July 2013
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Books and tombola prizes wanted for Crosspool Summer Fayre

Books

Books wanted for Crosspool Summer Fayre
Donations wanted for Crosspool Summer Fayre

Can you spare any unwanted books for Crosspool Summer Fayre book stall?

If you’re able to donate books for the stall, please bring them to 17 Den Bank Drive by 23 June.

This will give the volunteers running the stall the time to categorise the books, making it easier for people to find a title they want on the day.

If you’re having difficulty transporting your books, call 0114 230 9469.

Tombola prizes

Do you have any unwanted prizes or gifts that might be suitable for the Crosspool Forum Summer Fayre Tombola stall? If so, please get in touch on 07713 687 955.

Money from the tombola will be used in promoting and improving the area of Crosspool to the benefit and wellbeing of its residents.

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Crosspool Festival 2013: full programme confirmed

Crosspool Festival 2013 programme cover
Download Crosspool Festival 2013 programme (PDF, 684KB)

The full programme has been confirmed for this year’s Crosspool Festival 2013, which runs 28 June-7 July.

There are events old and new — so please join in, try something new, and come together with neighbours and friends to celebrate and have fun. There should be something here for everyone to enjoy.

This year the festival will be raising money for Weston Park Cancer Information and Support Centre and the 36th Sheffield Scout Group based on Benty Lane.

Crosspool Festival 2013 programme (PDF, 684KB)

Any changes to events will be published on the Crosspool Festival 2013 page, so please check this before you set off for an event.

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Submit your garden for the new-look Crosspool Open Gardens

Crosspool Open Gardens 2011
Open up your garden as part of this year’s Crosspool Open Gardens

The organisers of Crosspool Open Gardens are inviting everyone to share their gardens and raise money for charities as part of a revamped event for this year’s festival.

Traditionally the event has attracted gardens with impressive displays of flowers, fruit and vegetables. This year they’re also looking for Crosspool residents to show their neighbours some of the other ways that people are using gardens.

Organiser Lindsey Beagles explained: “People use their gardens for lots of things as well as flowers and veg. Having a cuppa, looking at the view, BBQs, hobbies such as art, music, restoring cars or mending bikes, football, keeping chickens, bees or fish are all just as valid a reason to share your garden.

“Maybe you have a great play area for the kids, or someone may want to do nail art on the patio for charity. I want people to share their space with their neighbours and raise some money for charity in the process. So it is not just about fantastic gardens although as we have seen, there are plenty of these in Crosspool!”

Crosspool Open Gardens 2013 takes place on Saturday 29 June. Gardens are usually open between 10:30 and 4:30pm, although you don’t have to open all day if you don’t want. Any money you raise from opening up your garden should be donated to a charity of your choice.

Interested in getting involved? Get in touch with Lindsey before the end of May on 0114 230 1041 or lindseybeagles@gmail.com.

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Details of first 2013 Festival events revealed – plus, design help wanted

Crosspool Festival street market
The Selborne Road street market returns on Sunday 30 June

Plans for the fourth Crosspool Festival are progressing well. Make sure you have the dates in your diary: Friday 28 June–Sunday 7 July. The full programme and ticket details will be available in May, but in the meantime the first details from Frances Eccleston and the Festival Committee about some events are below.

  • The well-dressing will be launched on Friday 28 and on Saturday 29 June we hope to have an Open Gardens day
  • The Selborne Road street market will follow on Sunday 30 June
  • There will be morning events at Stephen Hill Church from Monday through to Wednesday
  • Award-winning photographer Paul Hobson will be giving an illustrated talk on Wild Derbyshire at St. Columba’s on Thursday 4 July
  • The Summer Fayre on Coldwell Lane field will be the usual highlight on Saturday 6 July
  • Those with enough energy can follow it with a barn dance and meal at St. Columba’s in the evening – or alternatively relax to the sound of the organ in a recital at Tapton Congregational Church.
  • The closing service will be held at 12.30pm on Sunday 7 July

Lots of other events are in the pipeline too, so look out for the programme in May, and we’ll also keep you posted through this website.

Could you help design posters and fliers?

The organising committee is looking for someone to help design posters and fliers for the festival. This would suit someone with computer skills and a bit of artistic flair, and who could spare a few hours in early May.

For more information contact Frances Eccleston on f.m.eccleston@gmail.com or 0114 267 0006.

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Crosspool Festival 2013: your chance to get involved

Summer Fayre 2011
Fancy getting involved at this year’s festival?

If you haven’t already made a note in your diary then the dates for this year’s Crosspool Festival are 28 June-7 July 2013.

The full programme is being confirmed, but you can be sure that there will be both old and new events to get involved with including a summer fayre, street market, Open Gardens, well dressing, barn dance, folk evening, fun run, open air church service and junior bake-off.

This year the festival will be raising money for the 36th Sheffield Scout Group, which is based in the Benty Lane Scout Hut.

Get involved

This is your chance to get involved with Crosspool’s major annual community event. If you have ideas for the festival or can spare any time to help, please contact the Festival Chair Frances Eccleston on f.m.eccleston@gmail.com or 0114 267 0006.