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Church services and carols for Christmas 2014 in Crosspool

The four local Crosspool churches have announced their programme of services for the Christmas season.

St Columba’s Church of England

  • Sunday 14 December 4pm Christingle Service
  • Sunday 21 December 3pm United Carol Service at Stephen Hill
  • Wednesday 24 December 4pm Candlelight Storytelling Nativity
  • Thursday 25 December 10.30am Christmas Day Festive Holy Communion

St Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church

  • Wednesday 24 December 4pm Children’s Nativity Service; 7.30pm Carols; 8pm Christmas Night Mass
  • Thursday 25 December 10am Christmas Day Mass

Tapton Hill Congregational Church

  • Sunday 21 December 2.45pm Carols and Candles
  • Thursday 25 December 10.15am Christmas Day Service

The Beacon at Stephen Hill Methodist

  • Sunday 21 December 3pm United Service with St Columba’s
  • Wednesday 24 December 4pm Christingle Service; 11.30pm Christmas Eve Holy Communion
  • Thursday 25 December 10am Christmas Day Service
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Meet Abbeydale Brewery at The Sportsman – plus other fundraising events this week

The Sportsman, Crosspool
The Sportsman, Crosspool

Sheffield’s Abbeydale Brewery is a featured brewery at Thursday’s Meet the Brewer night at The Sportsman in Crosspool, one of a series of fundraising events this week.

Other brewers that you’ll be able to chat to about their beer at the event include Black Sheep, Timothy Taylor’s and Marston’s.

For £5 you get two pints of your choosing and pie and peas supper. The event starts at 7pm and all proceeds go to Crosspool Forum.

The full programme for remaining events this week is:

Sunday 29 June – Quiz Night
Tuesday 1 July – 5-a-side Football
Wednesday 2 July – Topical Quiz Night
Thursday 3 July – Meet the Brewer Night
Friday 4 July – Race Night

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Crosspool Tavern introduces pay and display parking

The Crosspool Tavern, Crosspool
The Crosspool Tavern, Crosspool

As of today, you will need to pay to park in Crosspool Taven car park.

It costs £1 for a maximum stay of two hours. You’ll receive a £1 refund when you place your first order in the pub.

A sign explains: “For the security and convenience of our customers, it is intended to operate this car park on a pay and display basis. This change is to improve the availability of car park spaces for customers.”

Crosspool Tavern car park is now pay and display
Crosspool Tavern car park is now pay and display

 

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Church services and carols this Christmas in Crosspool

The four local Crosspool churches have announced their programme of services for the Christmas season.

AngelHighlights include St Columba’s Community Angel Festival on 21-22 December, where local community groups are putting their best creative heads together to decorate large willow angel sculptures to be displayed in the church over the weekend. There’s still a few left if your community group would like to decorate one – contact Diane Ryan at st.columbas@hotmail.co.uk. You can see the angels at St Columba’s on Saturday 21 between 10am and noon, or on Sunday 22 between 2pm and 4pm.

In addition to the church services there will be carols, mince pies and mulled wine at Hallam FC’s Sandygate Road stadium on Thursday 19 December in the 1860 Suite. Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start.

Full details of Crosspool church services:

St Columba’s Church of England

Sunday 22 December 10am Family Communion; 4pm Angel Festival Carol Service
Tuesday 24 December 4pm Candlelight Storytelling Nativity
Wednesday 25 December 10am Christmas Day Festive Holy Communion

The Beacon at Stephen Hill Methodist

Tuesday 24 December 4pm Christingle Service; 11.30pm Midnight Communion
Wednesday 25 December 10am Christmas Morning Service

St Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church

Tuesday 24 December 4pm Children’s Navivity Service; 8pm Christmas Night Mass
Wednesday 25 December 10am Christmas Day Mass

Tapton Hill Congregational Church

Sunday 22 December 2.45pm Carol Service
Wednesday 25 December 10.15am Christmas Day Service

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The King’s Head pub reunion, 2 November 2013

The Kings Head pub on Manchester Road, Crosspool (photo by sheffdave, used with permission)
The Kings Head pub on Manchester Road, Crosspool in the 1970s (photo by sheffdave, used with permission)

Did you ever used to visit The King’s Head pub in Crosspool before it was demolished?

On Saturday 2 November, a get together is being organised for anyone who used to be a regular at the pub in the 70s, 80s or 90s.

Go along to the Crosspool Tavern from 8pm to join in the reunion and meet old friends, share memories and have a laugh.

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Update on Bell Hagg Inn tower conversion

The Bell Hagg Inn is being converted to a house
The Bell Hagg Inn is being converted to a house

The former Bell Hagg Inn, which has overlooked the Rivelin Valley from the Manchester Road approach in to Crosspool for well over 100 years, is being converted into a seven-bedroom family home.

For a period the public house was also known as The John Thomas before it finally closed in 2005.

It’s commonly believed that the original building was erected in 1832 as a five-storey house for Dr Hodgeson, who had built it as a folly to antagonise the Vicar of Stannington after he turned down a generous donation because he had made much of his fortune from gambling.

Before becoming a pub at the beginning of the last century, the building was used as a tea room by workers from the quarry across the road (now occupied by the Valleyside Garden Centre) and travellers stopping off between Sheffield and Manchester, and on occasion to secure prisoners destined for the assizes.

The present owner, who bought this vandalised property from the receivers, has started to extensively renovate the main five-storey stone built tower that hides the sheer drop at the back.

The building has stunning views across Rivelin Valley
The building has stunning views across Rivelin Valley

Some of the tower’s small rooms that can be seen from the road are being knocked together and a covered link is being proposed to the already converted four-storey barn at the back. This link is to facilitate the future maintenance of the pub tower and will have a large glazed area and a sedum roof designed to blend into the surrounding green belt landscape.

In securing planning permission for the changes to this historic building, the new owner has had to get a bat licence to ensure bats are not disturbed. This will limit the times at which work can be carried out.

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Church services and carols this Christmas in Crosspool

Tapton Hill Congregational Church, Crosspool
Tapton Hill Congregational Church, Crosspool

The four local Crosspool churches have announced their programme of services for the Christmas season.

In addition to the church services, Loxley Silver Band will be playing local carols and Christmas tunes from 8.30pm at The Sportsman pub on Sunday 9 December, and there are also carols at Sandygate on Thursday 20 December.

St Columba’s Church of England

16 December 10am Family Communion; 4pm Carol Service (with Stephen Hill Methodist Church)
23 December 10am Morning Worship
24 December 4pm Candlelight Nativity Service
25 December 10am Christmas Family Communion

St Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church

24 December 4pm Children’s Nativity Service; 8pm Christmas Night Mass
25 December 10am Christmas Day Mass

Tapton Hill Congregational Church

23 December 2.45pm Candlelight Service
25 December 10.15am Christmas Day Service

The Beacon at Stephen Hill Methodist

24 December 4pm Children’s Service with Christingles; 11.30pm Midnight Communion
25 December 10am Worship for all the family

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King’s Head pub reunion in November

Did you ever used to visit The King’s Head pub in Crosspool before it was demolished?

On Saturday 3 November, Sarah Goodhead and Dave Robinson are hosting a get together for anyone who used to be a regular at the Manchester Road pub.

Go along to the Crosspool Tavern on Saturday 3 November from 8pm to join in the reunion and meet old friends, share memories and have a laugh. There will also be live music from MLC.

MLC play The King's Head reunion
MLC play The King’s Head reunion