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Crosspool Festival 2011 dates announced

Crosspool Festival will return in 2011 from 2 to 10 July.

Plenty of events are being planned for everyone in the community, so put the dates in your diary and watch this space for details of what is happening. There will also be opportunities to get involved.

One highlight that will definitely return as part of next summer’s festival is Crosspool Open Gardens, a money-raising charity event that sees members of the community open up their gardens for others to enjoy.

If you think that you may be interested in opening up your garden for the day then do get in touch with Roger Kite on 0114 230 6194.

Crosspool Festival 2010

Den Bank Close garden featuring a model railway at Crosspool Open Gardens, July 2010
Den Bank Close garden featuring a model railway at Crosspool Open Gardens, July 2010
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Crosspool wins Sheffield in Bloom award

The photos below, taken over the summer, show some of the dozen hanging baskets and four planters in the precinct at Crosspool.

Entering the Lord Mayor’s Sheffield in Bloom for the first time this year, Crosspool Forum’s impressive displays were successful in winning the Community Silver award.

Our thanks go to Norton Nurseries for making up such vibrant and spectacular displays, and Streetforce for maintaining them so admirably throughout the summer.

Funds allowing, and with the help and support of precinct businesses and shops, Crosspool Forum will be aiming for gold in 2011.

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New Welcome to Crosspool flower box

As you enter Crosspool via Manchester Road, keep an eye out for the new flower box under the Welcome to Crosspool sign.

The £20 box was prepared by Valleyside garden centre and paid for by Crosspool Forum.

New Welcome to Crosspool flower box on Manchester Road
New Welcome to Crosspool flower box on Manchester Road
New Welcome to Crosspool flower box on Manchester Road
New Welcome to Crosspool flower box on Manchester Road
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New green waste collection system announced for Sheffield

A new collection system for green waste has been announced by the council and Veolia.

The city-wide scheme includes Crosspool and will see the introduction of reusable green sacks instead of green plastic bags.

Households can expect delivery of the reusable green sacks and a collection calendar in February and March next year. The collections will run every four weeks.

The new system means that residents will no longer need to collect sacks from distribution outlets or contact Veolia to arrange collection.

Veolia announced new green waste collection system

Final green sack collection of 2010

Crosspool householders are reminded that the final collection of plastic green waste sacks is this week (commencing 8 November 2010) in S10.

After the November collection and before the new system is introduced in 2011, the service will revert back to the previous procedure, where residents are required to to phone Veolia on 0114 2734 567 option 1 and then leave them outside property boundaries for collection on the arranged date.

Green sacks
Green plastic sacks will soon be a thing of the past for the Crosspool green waste collection service
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Green waste collections this week in S10

Crosspool householders are reminded that Veolia are due to collect green waste sacks this week (commencing 11 October 2010) in S10.

The final monthly S10 collection will then be in the week commencing 8 November 2010.

After the November collection, the service will revert back to the previous procedure, where residents are required to to phone Veolia on 0114 2734 567 option 1 and then leave them outside property boundaries for collection on the arranged date.

Council information about green sacks and garden waste

Green sacks
Green waste collections this Autumn in S10
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Spring bulb planting this Saturday

Crosspool Forum is inviting local residents to join in with the planting of 1,000 crocus and 3,000 daffodil bulbs along Manchester Road.

If you can spare an hour and would like to come along, we’ll be meeting at 10am this Saturday, 2nd October, at the top of Hagg Lane, at its junction with Manchester Road.

The local Beaver group also has 1,000 crocuses of their own, which they are planning to plant in the shape of their emblem on the sloping verge which flanks the Manchester Road Pelican crossing’s tactile paved surface.

Pictures of Manchester Road daffodils

Spring flowers
Smith College 2010 Spring Bulb Show by foroyar22 on Flickr. Used under the Creative Commons licence
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Green waste collections this Autumn in S10

Crosspool householders are reminded that Veolia are due to collect green waste sacks this week (commencing 13 September 2010) in S10.

The monthly S10 collections will then continue in the weeks commencing:

  • 11 October 2010
  • 8 November 2010

After the November collection, the service will revert back to the previous procedure, where residents are required to to phone Veolia on 0114 2734 567 option 1 and then leave them outside property boundaries for collection on the arranged date.

Council information about green sacks and garden waste

Green waste sacks
Put your green waste sacks out this week for collection
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Look out for the Autumn 2010 edition of the Crosspool Clarion

Crosspool Clarion Autumn 2010
Crosspool Clarion Autumn 2010 (PDF, 747KB)

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

The latest issue includes:

  • Crosspool Festival report
  • Open Gardens
  • Road safety
  • Chairman’s report
  • Other local news
  • Letters
  • Crosspool quiz

Download Crosspool Clarion Autumn 2010 edition  (PDF, 747KB)

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.

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