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HALLAM CHASE, TUESDAY 28th May 2024

Runners competing in the 2012 Hallam Chase

Hallam Chase Fell Race is the oldest continuously run Fell Race in the world.
95 Runners will set off from Hallam Football/Cricket Club’s Sandygate ground, Sandygate Road at 7.30 pm this TUESDAY 28th May 2024

The Hallam Chase, a time-honoured tradition dating back to 1862, is a testament to the enduring spirit of community and athletic excellence in Sheffield.
Organized by the Hallamshire Harriers, this challenging 3¼ mile race with an 800-foot climb is a highlight for local runners and spectators alike.

The event, which starts and finishes at the historic Crosspool football ground, home to Hallam Football/Cricket Club, takes participants on a scenic yet demanding route down Coldwell Lane, Den Bank, the Rivelin Valley, and up Tofts Lane. The record to beat, set by Trevor Wright in 1968, stands at a swift 19 minutes and 42 seconds.

This race not only offers a rigorous physical challenge but also serves as a living link to the area’s rich sporting heritage.
For those looking to be part of this celebrated race, whether as competitors or supporters, further details are available on the official Hallam Chase and Hallamshire Harriers website.

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Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Year

To mark Queen Elizabeth’s record-breaking 70 years on the throne and the first British Monarch ever to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, the Crosspool Forum volunteers transformed the Crosspool Shopping Precinct into a sea of patriotic red, white and blue flags, bunting, floral displays, and hanging baskets.

The Heart of Crosspool

Scott Barton was the original person to trim the ivy on the wall of the Hallam football/cricket club in Sandygate Road into a heart..

Since then Jenny H with her very creative friend Jo and her mum Anne and pal Ian Knowles has created some 16 heart changes throughout the seasons, the latest being to celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee. They have really enjoyed doing each one and are grateful for all the wonderful compliments, hoots, thumbs-ups, and smiles as people go past!
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HALLAM CHASE, TUESDAY 31st May 2022

Hallam Chase Fell Race is the oldest continuously run Fell Race in the world.
This annually run race over a 3¼ mile-long course with 800 feet of climb, organised by Hallamshire Harriers and hosted by Hallam Cricket Club, takes place this Tuesday, 31st May.

Runners return up Coldwell Lane

Runners set off from Hallam Football/Cricket Club’s Sandygate ground at 8pm, go down Coldwell Lane, Den Bank through the Rivelin Valley, and up Tofts Lane to Stannington Church gates, before returning by the same route.

This heritage-related event goes back as far as 1862.

The current record time of 19 minutes 42 seconds was set in 1968 by Trevor Wright.

Find out more on the Hallam Chase and Hallamshire Harriers website.

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Heart of Crosspool

“love”

Spreading the love since 2018!
The Ivy Heart of Crosspool currently displays “love” in lights! “Happy Valentine’s”

Scott Barton, the original person to shape the Ivy Heart on the wall of the Hallam football/cricket club wall on Sandygate Road said, “Having driven past the ivy more than once, it struck me that with a bit of trimming it could be turned into a heart. I roped in my pal, Ian Knowles who lives nearby, and did the original trim on Christmas Eve 2018, in the hope that it would make people smile.”

Hearts of Crosspool

When, on Valentine’s night 2019, it was all lit up with red lights, Jenny Hill and her hubby noticed the Ivy Heart and thought how lovely it looked and stopped to take a photo. Then through the pandemic lockdowns, thinking it really needed some love, Jenny contacted Scott, and they set about sprucing it up, giving it some new lights and a positive “Chin up!!

Since then Jenny, joined by her very creative friend Jo and her mum Anne, have had such fun creating every one of the twelve-plus seasonal heart changes they have fashioned up to now.

Jenny, Jo & Anne, love looking after the ivy heart and really appreciate all the wonderful Compliments, Thumbs-ups, Hoots and Smiles people give as they go past!