Children’s Christmas Disco a big success

The Children's Christmas Disco at St Columba's
The Children's Christmas Disco at St Columba's

At the request of one of the younger members of our community, Crosspool Forum was proud to organise a Children’s Christmas Disco party.

As a result  on Sunday 4 December, 35 young children enjoyed a party atmosphere in St Columba’s Church Hall.

Local children danced to the amusing music of Fabio’s Disco, enjoyed the excitement of playing musical chairs and were thrilled to pass-the-parcel, whilst their accompanying relatives relaxed with a cuppa and a bite to eat. With all this exertion, it wasn’t long before the children became thirsty and enthusiastically consumed the refreshments of drinks and nibbles.

At around 3.15 in the afternoon, little faces lit up when Santa arrived with gifts for all the children.

Thank you so very much to those who made the afternoon a great success and in so doing supported our endeavours to ensure that the children of Crosspool had a wonderful time, a smile and above all, happy memories.

Church services this Christmas in Crosspool

The four local Crosspool churches have announced their programme of services for the Christmas season:

St Columba’s Church of England

18 December 10am Family Communion; 4pm Festival of Angels Carol Service
24 December 4pm Candlelight Nativity Service; 11.30pm Midnight Communion (joint service with Beacon Methodist at Stephen Hill church)
25 December 10am Christmas amily Communion

Tapton Hill Congregational Church

18 December 2.45pm Candlelight Service
25 December 10.15am Christmas Day

St Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church

24 December 4pm Children’s Nativity Service (not Mass); 8pm Christmas Night Mass
25 December 10am Christmas Day Mass

Beacon Methodist Church at Stephen Hill

18 December 4pm Carol Service
24 December 4pm Children’s Service with Christingles; 11.30pm Midnight Communion (joint service with St Columba’s)
25 December 10am Worship For All Ages

Angels return to Crosspool this Christmas

St. Columba's church, Crosspool
St. Columba's church, Crosspool

This Christmas, St Columba’s church in Crosspool is celebrating its second Angel Festival, using large willow angel figures created for the church by local artist Lesley Warren.

The word angel means “messenger” and community groups have been invited to create an angel that expresses the message of their group this Christmas. The host of angels will be exhibited at St. Columba’s over the weekend before Christmas. The exhibition is open from 10am-2pm on Saturday 17 December, with hand bell ringers at 11am.

On Sunday 18 December, the exhibition is open 3-4 pm with an Angel Carol Service at 4pm. Refreshments will be served and donations received in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, who have been a huge support to a local family.

Get your tickets now for the Children’s Christmas Disco

The Children’s Christmas Disco on Sunday 4 December has received a boost from generous local Crosspool businesses.

In addition to Spar’s donation of children’s refreshments, the Crosspool Pharmacy has offered to provide a sizable number gifts for each child attending the Crosspool Forum’s community Children’s Christmas Disco.

The event for children between 3-11 years will run from 1.30-3.30pm in St Columba’s church hall. Father Christmas will bring a present for every child! Refreshments and nibbles will be served.

You can get your ticket from Crosspool Pet Shop – tickets are £5 per child and the accompanying parent or guardian is free. You can also contact the Forum on crosspoolforum@fsmail.netor 0114 335 1674 for tickets and more information.

Children’s Christmas Disco, Sunday 4 December 2011
Children’s Christmas Disco, Sunday 4 December 2011

Autumn Fayre at Tapton School on Saturday

The annual Autumn Fayre at Tapton School, run by the PTA, is taking place on Satrday 19 November.

It runs from 11.30am-2.30pm and includes stalls, games, books, CDs, refreshments, gifts, craft stalls and raffle prizes.

Tapton School's Autumn Fayre is on Saturday 19 November
Tapton School's Autumn Fayre is on Saturday 19 November

Children’s Christmas Disco, Sunday 4 December 2011

Crosspool Forum is hosting a Children’s Christmas Disco on Sunday 4 December, 2011.

The event for children between 3-11 years will run from 1.30-3.30pm in St Columba’s church hall. Father Christmas will bring a present for every child! Refreshments and nibbles will be served.

You can get your ticket from Crosspool Pet Shop – tickets are £5 per child and the accompanying parent or guardian is free. You can also contact the Forum on crosspoolforum@fsmail.netor 0114 335 1674 for tickets and more information.

Children’s Christmas Disco, Sunday 4 December 2011
Children’s Christmas Disco, Sunday 4 December 2011

 

Care in Crosspool celebrates 25 years

St. Columba's church, Crosspool
St. Columba's church, Crosspool - venue for the Care in Crosspool 25th anniversary

Care in Crosspool has been helping the vulnerable and isolated in the community for 25 years.

You’re invited to help celebrate this at a social afternoon of tea, coffee and cakes at St Columba’s Church Hall from 2pm-3.30pm on Tuesday 8 November 2011.

If you have concerns about a vulnerable or isolated person, please don’t hesitate to contact Elizabeth at the Care in Crosspool office, located at the back of St Columba’s Church and open Monday-Friday 9.45-11.15am.

You can also get in touch on 0114 267 0045.

Thieves steal wood from scout bonfire

A local scout and cub group was victim to wood thieves last weekend.

Timber pallets were delivered to Stephen Hill Scout Group last Friday afternoon in preparation for their fundraising bonfire on Sunday night in Calver Field, off Hagg Lane.

But between Friday and Sunday the wood went missing, forcing organisers to go ahead with fireworks but no bonfire.

The annual event raises valuable funds for the group.

Stephen Hill Scout Group

4,000 more spring bulbs planted in Crosspool

A big thank you to the volunteers who planted 4,000 bulbs last weekend
A big thank you to the volunteers who planted 4,000 bulbs last weekend

Over the past seven or eight years, Crosspool Forum has planted some thirty thousand spring bulbs in and around Crosspool.

A big thank you to the dozen or so volunteers of all ages and abilities who kindly gave up an hour of their time on a bright sunny Saturday morning last weekend to plant 4,000 crocus and daffodils bulbs on Stephen Hill, Manchester Road and on the Dransfield Road/Watt Lane triangle.

The community of Crosspool can be assured of an even better show of colour next spring.