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Crosspool Forum’s AGM/Open Meeting on Thursday 29 October at St Columba’s will start at 7pm.
Come along and give your concerns on local issues to local councillors, the police, officials from Streets Ahead contractor Amey and First Bus.
Provisional agenda for Crosspool Forum Open Meeting/AGM, 29 October 2015 2015 (PDF, 549KB)
Minutes from previous Open Meetings
Saturday’s Frozen Family Fun Day raised over £2,500 for the Save the Children child refugee appeal.
The family day out organised by Donna Fyfe took place at Wesley Hall in Crookes. There were live performances from Queen Elsa and Princess Anna, face and nail painting, a bouncy castle, raffle, as well as cake and craft stalls.
Donna said: “Thank you so much to everyone that came along.”
Cash donations for tha cause can still be made for the next week via the Just Giving page at www.justgiving.com/Frozen-Family-Fun-Day.
Non-League Day, the annual, national celebration of grass roots football, is coming to Sandygate for the first time on Saturday 10 October.Â
On international weekend, with no Premiership or Championship games, local non-league clubs take centre stage.
After five consecutive years of away matches on non-league day, Hallam finally get the chance to celebrate the day as Hemsworth Miners Welfare visit for a 3pm kick off.
The match will be free entry for season ticket holders from ALL other clubs, and there will be plenty of fun for all the family, including a crossbar challenge at half time for the chance to win a copy of Football Manager, plus other competition prizes.Â
Crosspool Junior U8s team will be guests for the game and the club will also be supporting non-league day’s partner charity Prostate Cancer UK.
Entry is free to season ticket holders from any club (on production of a 2015-16 season ticket), £5 for adults and £2 for concessions (under-16s, over-65s, students on production of ID).
Well-known local faces from the worlds of sport and music are taking part in a charity fundraiser at Sandygate on Sunday 4 October.
Chris Waddle will lead an all-stars team featuring ex-footballers David Hirst, John Sheridan, Dean Saunders, Jamie Hoyland and plus Reverend and the Makers frontman Jon McClure.
The day is to raise money for charity Prostate Cancer UK. Tickets are £5 and kick off is at 2pm.
A local volunteer is organising a Frozen Family Fun Day in aid of the Save the Children child refugee appeal.
The family day out organised by Donna Fyfe will run 1-4pm on 10 October 2015 at Wesley Hall in Crookes, Sheffield, S10 1UD.
Family tickets priced £5 will be available on the door.
There will be live performances from Queen Elsa and Princess Anna, face and nail painting, a bouncy castle, raffle, as well as cake and craft stalls, other activities and performances will all be manned by a band of willing volunteers.
Cash donations can be made via our Just Giving page at www.justgiving.com/Frozen-Family-Fun-Day or contact Donna on 07885 427076 or donnamayfyfe@gmail.com if you want to contribute to the raffle.
Get dressed up and come along to meet your favourite characters at this Disney disco for under 10s.
There’ll be crafts, face-painting, nails and Disney tattoos, a fairy cake stall and refreshments for parents.
Tickets are £5 (including a drink and hotdog) can be booked online or obtained from June D Gill School of Dance on Saturdays mornings at Stephen Hill Church
For more infomration call 07958 402788 or check out the Facebook event.
You’re invited to help with tidying on Hagg Copse Sunday 25 October at 10am.
Wear wellies and if you have gloves then please bring them!
Hagg Copse is a community green area on the corner of Coldwell Lane and Manchester Road, maintained by Crosspool Forum.
A guided history walk of Crosspool will depart at 6.45pm from St Columba’s church on Wednesday 2 September.
The walk is led by Jan Millward and will take in historical places of interest in the Crosspool area with interesting stories about the people who lived and worked in the area. It’ll take about an hour and a half, finishing near The Plough pub on Sandygate Road.
If you’re interested in Crosspool History then there are still a few copies of the Crosspool Chronicles walking guide available from local outlets while stocks last.
The walks cover Crosspool, Sandygate, Lydgate, Bell Hagg and Tapton Hill right back to 1695, looking at who lived here and where and what they did. There are lots of old photos and stories to enjoy.
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