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Police officers will be dispensing safety and crime prevention advice to members of the Crosspool community on Wednesday 20 June at a Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) stall.
Broomhill SNT will set up outside Spar in Crosspool from 10am-12pm, so pop along if you have any questions about staying safe and reducing crime in our community.
Details of the next few Crosspool WI meetings have been announced:
| Monday 21 May, 7-9pm | Crosspool WI evening group | St Columba’s church. Guest speaker: Alan Sherwood ‘Living in the Antarctic’ |
| Monday 28 May, 1-3pm | Crosspool WI afternoon group | Gardening Q&A with Richard from Valleyside. Meet 12.45pm at Stephen Hill church for a lift or 1pm at Valleyside cafe |
| Monday 18 June, 7-9pm | Crosspool WI evening group | St Columba’s church. Guest speaker: Fibre Arts ‘Jubilee Pottery’ |
For more information, follow Crosspool WI on Facebook, Twitter or call 07894 387406.
Hagg Lane & District Gardeners’ Allotments Society has fundraising fruit, vegetable and plant sales on four days during May, starting this weekend.
You’ll be able to purchase vegetables, fruit, bedding, herb and perennial plants at the bring and buy-style sales. They run between 9.30am and 2.30pm on:
The sales are to raise funds towards their new community hut. They’ll also be selling hot drinks and home-made cake at the sales. If you wish to donate plants or get involved then contact them directly via their website:
Thanks to David Rumsey for sending us this report from this week’s trip to the BBC and Salford Quays, which was organised by Crosspool Forum for some of our older residents.
Fifty friendly followers of the Forum left The Sportsman car park at 8.30 on a cold Monday morning and headed over the Snake in the TM coach expertly controlled by John.
We followed a learner driver at 20 mph from Hollow Meadows to Glossop on the most nerve tingling driving lesson ever known and with the traffic behind tailing back all the way to Sheffield. We made up speed on the motorway however and then into Manchester and Salford Quays arriving about 10am.
The aim of the trip was a conducted tour of the BBC Media Centre, a newly-conceived public relations exercise by the Beeb to demonstrate their increasing presence in the untamed North. We visited the Radio 5 Live studios, the Blue Peter and the Breakfast studios and some brave members of our group had a go at reading the news and weather forecast (just like the real thing).
Finding out how radio dramas are made was also most interesting and none of us will ever listen to The Archers again without remembering how they do the sound effects replicating the birthing of a spring lamb! Sadly we didn’t get a look inside the large sports building where all BBC sport is organised but it was an eye opener to find out that the BBC owned nothing (much) on Salford Quays – it was all rented! Apparently very much the cheaper option.
While we waited for our turn for a tour around the Media Centre we could spend fascinating hours in the Imperial War Museum North or the Lowry Gallery and Theatre. As well as the famous paintings the Lowry included a very striking exhibition on the costumes, albums and career of Annie Lennox; a collaboration between the Lowry and the V&A. A maybe less fascinating time could be spent in the large Lowry Outlet Shopping Mall.
The day was very effectively rounded off with a splendid meal at the Willow Bank Hotel (a Best Western Hotel) on the Wilmslow Road where we all had a chance to catch up on our day before John had the dubious pleasure of driving us back over the Snake.
A special thanks to Ian Hague, our Chairman, for organising such a great day out, for arranging the sponsorship from Sheffield City Council and for the hotel meal at such an extremely modest price! Great value.
A Scout Fair takes place this Saturday (28 April) on Benty Lane.
There will be lots of stalls and games as well as a barbeque. It runs from 11am-2pm.
You are invited to Crosspool Forum’s Open Meeting on Thursday 26 April at St Columba’s Church. It starts at 7pm.
A provisional agenda is below. Come along to give your concerns on Crosspool issues to local councillors, the police and council officials.
Update 21 April: PC Atha will be attending the Open Meeting with new inspector Deborah Pickering.
Agenda for Crosspool Forum Open Meeting, Thursday 26 April 2012 (PDF, 57KB)
Date of next meeting Thursday July 26th.
Agenda for Crosspool Forum Open Meeting, Thursday 26 April 2012 (PDF, 57KB)
Crosspool Open Gardens sees proud local residents open up their private gardens to the public to raise money for charities.
This year’s event is on Saturday 7 July and marks the start of Crosspool Festival 2012. As well as a chance to look round many of the old favourites, the organisers are looking for new gardens to take part.
Participating gardens are featured in a Open Gardens paper programme. Profits from the sale of the programme are shared between charities nominated by participating gardeners, who can also raise funds themselves by selling plants and refreshments.
If you’re interested in putting your garden forward for consideration, contact Roger on 230 6194 and rogerkite40@tiscali.co.uk.
The next Crosspool Women’s Institute meeting takes place on Monday 16 April at St Columba’s Church from 7-9pm. All ladies are welcome – bring £4.50 as there’s wine and nibbles.
Last month Julia Connelly from Crosspool’s Craft Angels explained on Radio Sheffield why the group has been set up: “In Crosspool there is a diverse range of ages, and a WI is something that can bring women together, especially young mums whose children have gone to school. A lot of our population also include professional people who have come to Sheffield for university and then stayed with no family living nearby.”
If you want to find out more then you can turn up on Monday or get in touch on 0114 266 7339 07894 387406.
A contemporary craft market takes place at Wesley Hall Methodist Church in Crookes on Saturday 14 April.
Some of the best local designers and makers will be appearing at the market, which aims to support local crafts. It runs from 10.30am-3.30pm.
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
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