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10 Jul, 201112 Jul, 2011

Crosspool Festival Summer Fayre – video and photos

Yesterday hundreds of Crosspool residents turned out in the sunshine for our annual Summer Fayre on the Coldwell Lane CDYST sports field.

You can watch the video and view the photos below to catch a flavour of the day.

Look out for more videos from the festival this week, including dancing from the Street Market and the historic tug-o’-war between South Yorkshire Police and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue!

Summer Fayre, Crosspool Festival

Summer Fayre, Crosspool Festival 2011

9 Jul, 20119 Jul, 2011

Final weekend of Crosspool Festival events

This year’s Crosspool Festival is rounding off this weekend with two big community events.

From 2pm today on Coldwell Lane sports field (CDYST) the Summer Fayre takes place. There is loads going on, including live music, entertainment, dancing, a bouncy castle, side shows, games plus stalls selling crafts, flowers, food and drinks. It’ll be a great afternoon out for all the family.

Lydgate Gardens — Lydgate Green: location for Picnic in the Park on Sunday

And then tomorrow at 12.30pm why not head to Lydgate Green (the junction Lydgate Lane/Lydgate Hall Crescent) for Picnic in the Park? The four Crosspool/Sandygate churches host this event to mark the closing of the festival.

Enjoy music from the Chapeltown Silver Band and a brief talk from Ven. Martyn Snow, Archdeacon of Sheffield. Bring your rugs, picnics and children!

Crosspool Festival 2011

6 Jul, 20116 Jul, 2011

Big turnout for Crosspool street market – photos

People from all over Sheffield flocked to buy local food, drink, gifts and crafts at Sunday’s Crosspool street market on Selborne Road.

The beautiful weather meant that visitors could make an afternoon of it and also enjoy music and dance performances from Lydgate school pupils. Many of the local shops also got behind the event and opened up for the day.

Photos are below in both gallery and slideshow form.

There are plenty more events at Crosspool Festival this week, including the big Summer Fayre on Saturday and Community Picnic on Sunday.

Crosspool Festival street market

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2 Jul, 20112 Jul, 2011

La Dolce Vita restaurant opening party – photos

La Dolce Vita restaurant opening event — La Dolce Vita restaurant: now open

Crosspudlains flocked to a party last night to celebrate the launch of a new local Italian restaurant.

The owners of La Dolce Vita laid on free tasters of pizza, focaccia, bruschetta and a selection of pastries, all washed down with Italian wine.

La Dolce Vita is based in the old A’Villa Caruso unit on Sandygate Road. The restaurant has been completely redecorated with clean white walls and a small drinks bar in the back corner.

It is a family-run affair, with Luciana and Gianpaolo preparing the food and Nirvana managing the restaurant with her husband Matthew.

The pizzeria is now open for bookings on 0114 266 9811.

La Dolce Vita restaurant - locals at the opening event

29 Jun, 201129 Jun, 2011

New restaurant opening in Crosspool this weekend

Italian restaurant La Dolce Vita is opening in the old A'Villa Caruso premisis — Italian restaurant La Dolce Vita is opening in the old A'Villa Caruso premises on Sandygate Road

Crosspool’s new Italian restaurant is celebrating its arrival on Friday night (1 July) with a free food buffet.

La Dolce Vita is opening in the old A’Villa Caruso unit on Sandygate Road.

Friday’s event runs from 5-9pm and includes tasters of their Tuscan-style recipes and a glass of Italian wine.

The restaurant opens properly on Saturday 2 July. Bookings are being taken on 0114 266 9811.

18 Jun, 201118 Jun, 2011

Crosspool Tavern charity car wash with free food

Posters have gone up in the Crosspool Tavern advertising their upcoming charity car wash in aid of Weston Park Hospital.

Pay £5 to get your car washed and get a free breakfast before 11am or free carvery 11am-12pm. It takes place on Saturday 2 July, from 9am-12pm.

5 Jun, 20111 Dec, 2013

Download the Summer 2011 Crosspool Clarion now

The new edition of the Crosspool Clarion is going to press and will soon be falling on the doormats of all Crosspool households.

Download Crosspool Clarion Summer 2011 (PDF, 1.5MB)

The latest issue includes:

HGV Sat Navs
New local Councillor
Tapton Academy
Pupil wins award
Lydgate Lane closure
Centenary Walk
Spring Clean
Hallam FC anniversary match
Mobile Library Service Cut
Royal Wedding Street Parties in Crosspool
Computer Course
Neighbourhood Watch
Open Meeting Minutes

Download Crosspool Clarion Summer 2011 (PDF, 1.5MB)

Some back issues of past editions of the Crosspool Clarion are also available to download.

The Crosspool Clarion is the official newsletter of Crospool Forum. It is a free, quarterly publication, with over 2,500 copies delivered to local households.

If you are a local business then you may wish to consider advertising in the Clarion. It is a great way to reach over local households. Contact Clarion editor Ian Hague for more information.

To read PDFs on your computer, you may need to first download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

21 May, 201112 Jun, 2011

Crosspool Tavern breakfast deal

As well as the ever-popular carvery, Crosspool Tavern is now offering a breakfast deal.

For £2.99, you get a sausage, two rashers of bacon and then can help yourself to hash browns, mushrooms, tomatoes, baked beans plus fried and scrambled eggs. There is also a vegetarian option with Quorn sausages. Tea, coffee and toast is extra.

Breakfast is available from 8-11am Monday to Saturday and 9-11am on Sundays.

Crosspool Tavern breakfast menu (PDF, 1.3MB)

10 May, 2011

Bring and Buy plant and vegetable sales this weekend

Bring and Buy plant sale at Hagg Lane allotments

Hagg Lane and District Gardeners’ Allotments Society are hosting Bring and Buy plant and vegetable sales this weekend.

The events are scheduled for Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 May, 9.30am-2.30pm.

Organised by local volunteers, the sales take place at Back Lane allotments. The non-profit making group hopes to raise funds towards a new trading hut for the benefit of the allotmenting and wider local community Refreshments will be available.

Below are some of our planned surplus fruit, vegetable and flowering plants they hope to have on offer. Hanging baskets will also be on sale.

Vegetables:

Tomatoes (10+ Varieties) Tomatoes-Tumbling Tom Cucumber Lettuce (inc cut and come again) Aubergine Beetroot Broad Beans Broccoli Butternut Squashes Cabbage x4 Cauliflower Chard Chilli Peppers Collard Courgette Fennel French Bean Heritage Cabbage Jerusalem Artichoke Kale Leeks Pak Choi Parsnip Peas Peppers Pumpkins
Rhubarb Runner Beans Spinach Sprouts (3 Varieties) Sprouts (Club Root Resistant) Swede Sweet Corn

Flowers:

Begonia Chrysanthemums Cosmos Dahlia Echinacea Foxgloves Geranium Lavender Lobelia Marigold (4 Varieties) Pansy Petunia Rudbeckia Streptocarpus Sunflowers Sweet Peas Fruit Blackcurrants Blueberries Melons Gooseberries- Red Gooseberries- White Strawberry Plants

Plus various herbs.

Hagg Lane and District Gardeners’ Allotments Society

1 May, 2011