Yorkshire Wind Orchestra Autumn Concert on Saturday in Broomhill
Crosspool restaurant hosts pop-up art gallery
A pop-up gallery opened yesterday in the upstairs room at Artisan restaurant in Crosspool.
The temporary exhibition runs Wednesday 5-Saturday 8 October, although a limited selection of art work will remain on display for a couple for weeks.
Artisan plays host to latest pop-up gallery – Sheffield Telegrsaph
Lydgate Green clean up this Sunday
The Friends of Lydgate Green are organising a day to work on the flower beds.
This Sunday 2 October, volunteers will be weeding, moving plants, litter picking and tidying up.
They’re inviting anyone interested in helping to come along from 10am. It’s a family affair, the more the merrier – bring your forks, spades, barrows & buckets!
There are gaps to be filled so any spare perennials for donation are also very welcome.
Lydgate Green is on the Lydgate Lane/Lydgate Hall Crescent junction in Crosspool.
Monthly writing workshops by local poet and writer
Calling all budding writers and especially those that came to the writing workshop during the Crosspool Festival.
Adrian Scott will be starting a new series of workshops in town at Montgomery Arts Centre on Surrey Street in town. He hopes to encourage and enrich writers to tap into their creative abilities and help them to explore different styles of writing.
The sessions are monthly on Monday nights starting on 26 September from 7pm-9pm. They are open to anyone, costing £7 per session or £20 for three.
Call Margaret or Dawn on 0114 272 0455 for further details or look on the website www.macsheffield.org.uk to get a booking form.
Computer Course Registrations on Friday 6th January 2012
Do you know anyone in Crosspool who is a learner with little confidence or who has not used ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) before?
If you know someone who is having difficulty getting to grips with word processing, presentations, spreadsheets, or using the internet and sending emails, why not suggest that they book a place on one of our two-hourly classes?
A laptop is provided and a projector is used to display lessons on to a large screen.
The Crosspool Forum’s next computer courses, for beginner’s and the more advanced, are scheduled to run for a 10 week term from January 2012. Registrations, 9.30am Friday 6TH January, St Columba’s Church Hall, Manchester Road.
To reserve a place in either class, please contact Ian Hague on 0114 335 1674 or crosspoolforum@fsmail.net
Upcoming events at The Sportsman pub
The Sportsman pub on Benty Lane is hosting three events this month:
- Cheese & Wine night, Monday 15 August, 8pm
- Whisky Tasting, Wednesday 17 August, 9pm
- Summer Cocktails, Thursday 25 Aug, 8pm
For more information, call the pub on 0114 268 8011.
Lydgate Green clean up: your help is required!
The Friends of Lydgate Green are organising a day to work on the flower beds.
On Sunday 2 October volunteers will be weeding, moving plants, litter picking and tidying up.
They’re inviting anyone interested in helping to come along from 10am. It’s a family affair, the more the merrier – bring your forks, spades, barrows & buckets!
There are gaps to be filled so any spare perennials for donation are also very welcome.
Lydgate Green is on the Lydgate Lane/Lydgate Hall Crescent junction in Crosspool.
Agenda for Crosspool Forum Open Meeting, Thursday 28 July 2011
A reminder that you are invited to Crosspool Forum’s Open Meeting on Thursday 28 July at St Columba’s Church. It starts at 7pm.
A provisional agenda is below. Come along to give your concerns on local issues to local councillors, the police and council officials.
Agenda for Crosspool Forum Open Meeting, Thursday 28 July 2011 (Word document, 33KB)
Open Meeting, Thursday 28 July 2011, 7pm: provisional agenda
- Chairman’s welcome
- Apologies
- Minutes of last meeting to be approved
Bullet points - Matters arising:
- Chairman’s report:
New computer course starts 9 Sept beginners, also a class for the advanced (spreadsheets)
Car Boot Sale (10 Sept)
Fayre/Festival
Funding for next year’s Queens Jubilee & Olympics, Floral displays
Clarion; Website
Hagg Copse
Hillside Harvest - Treasurer’s report:
- Police Liaison: Police update on the area’s crime and concerns.
- Councillors: question time
- Planning and Highways
- Guest Speakers (approx. 7.30pm)
Two magistrates, Andrew Bentley, Anthea Peers, accompanied by trainee magistrate Grant Laughton, have volunteered, under the “magistrates in the community” scheme, to attend our meeting to explain and enlighten us on the workings and judgments of a magistrates court. A number of attendees may be invited to take part in a mock trial. - Any other business
Beaver Scouts 25th celebration in September
Local Beaver Scouts will be celebrating their 25th year at a big event in Crosspool this September.
The 25th anniversary community fun day will take place on 10 September at CDYST on Coldwell Lane, the recent venue for Crosspool Fayre.
Expect a bouncy castle, stalls, games, ice cream, arts and crafts, a BBQ, nail bar, face painting, refreshments and a mini garden competition.
The fun runs from 1-3pm and entry is free.
Crosspool Street Market: video of dancing
This video from the recent Crosspool Street Market shows some of the dancing performed on the day.
Crosspool News - crosspool.info 