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The weather stayed fine for Picnic in the Park the finale to the 2017 Crosspool Festival on Sunday.
The three local churches came together for a community service on Lydgate Green.
BBC Radio Sheffield even paid a surprise visit as part of their Sunday morning Clueless show.
Loxley Brass Band also took part in the service.
The council have proposed plans for 33 allotments at the Spider Park, Lodge Moor, with car parking and access from Blackbrook Road.
A consultation meeting is to be held at St Luke’s church on Monday 14 November at 6:30pm.
For more information contact: Head of Service, Countryside and Environment Section, Chris Heeley on Christopher.Heeley@sheffield.gov.uk or 0114 273 4285.
Rivelin Splash water play area has reopened for bank holiday week and will be open each day until 31 May.
From 6 June to 13 July it’ll open for weekends only and then from 13 July until 7 September it’ll be open seven days a week. Opening times are 11am-5pm.
The water play area was refurbished in 2013.
The spirit of the Tour de France arrived in Crosspool today as handmade bunting, an official flag and a yellow bike were installed in the precinct.
As well as red, white and blue bunting, Crosspool Forum volunteers have also hand-knitted mini Tour de France jerseys which have been draped on the streetlight near GT News.
An official yellow tour flag is hanging above the chemist and a bike sprayed with yellow paint can now be found at the foot of the tree outside Spar.
The new Rivelin Splash water play area will finally open on Saturday 13 July at 11am.
The refurbished water play area is for children of all ages and includes three large splash pads, a new filter system, water play equipment plus ramped access with handrails. One of the pools will still be for paddling
The toilets will be more accessible and new baby changing facilities have been created. Water pistols, nets and buckets will be available from Rivelin Park cafe.
The water splash was originally scheduled to open in May.
The newly-constructed water play area in Rivelin is now due to open on Saturday 13 July.
Rivelin Splash was scheduled to open in time for the bank holiday weekend, but a sign has now gone up to confirm the revised date and a celebration event from 10.30am to mark the opening.
The refurbished water play area will be for children of all ages and is designed to be more accessible and inclusive. The water circulation system will be improved and new features such as water jets and sprays will be installed.
If you have any questions about the project, contact the council’s Parks and Countryside Service on 0114 250 0500 or parksandcountryside@sheffield.gov.uk.
Update 25 May: we’ve just checked and Rivelin water splash isn’t ready yet so won’t be opening this weekend. We’ll let you know if we hear when the revised date is.
Weather permitting, the new Rivelin Splash water play area will open at the start of the bank holiday weekend on Saturday 25 May.
The refurbished water play area is for children of all ages and is designed to be more accessible and inclusive. The water circulation system has been improved and new features such as water jets and sprays have been installed.
One of the pools will still be for paddling, while the other three have been turned into splash pads. Water pistols, nets and buckets will be available from Rivelin Park cafe.
The toilets will be more accessible and new baby changing facilities have been created.
If you’re planning on heading down for the opening, you should contact the council first to double check that the project will be finished in time for Saturday 25 May.
Visitors to Rivelin park cafe and Hillsborough library have given their approval for plans to refurbish the paddling pools at Rivelin.
Some concerns were raised over the need for additional seating, more litter bins and better car parking and these have been fed back to the designers to see how they can be addressed as the final details are developed
The council hopes the contractor will be able to start work in April once the final designs are approved, with the intention that the improvements will be complete in time for the summer holidays.
Local residents are being consulted on details of the upcoming refurbishment of paddling pools in Rivelin valley park.
Funding has become available to improve the water circulation system and install new play features such as water jets and sprays. One of the pools will be kept for paddling, and the other three will be turned into splash pads.
Yesterday, an exhibition inviting people’s views of possible improvements went on display in Rivelin park cafe.
You can find out more about proposed improvements from the Project Officer on 0114 273 4579 or email parksandcountryside@sheffield.gov.uk.
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