Crosspool Forum is hosting a Children’s Christmas Disco on Sunday 4 December, 2011.
The event for children between 3-11 years will run from 1.30-3.30pm in St Columba’s church hall. Father Christmas will bring a present for every child! Refreshments and nibbles will be served.
You can get your ticket from Crosspool Pet Shop – tickets are £5 per child and the accompanying parent or guardian is free. You can also contact the Forum on crosspoolforum@fsmail.netor 0114 335 1674 for tickets and more information.
Children’s Christmas Disco, Sunday 4 December 2011
A limited edition pack of five greetings cards featuring photos of Crosspool in the Spring has gone on sale in Craft Angels.
You can see below some of the local scenes on view in the set, which include daffodils on Manchester Road, the wonderful blossom on Watt Lane and Spring in the precinct.
Envelopes are included and the cards are blank inside so you can use them for general greetings cards, at Christmas, birthdays or other special occasions.
The cards are available now from Craft Angels on Sandygate Road. A pack costs just £2.50 and any money raised will go towards local community group Crosspool Forum.
Crosspool won silver in the Sheffield in Bloom awards
For the second year running, the plants in Crosspool precinct have won silver in the Sheffield in Bloom awards.
The prize was presented to Crosspool Forum chairman Ian Hague at the Town Hall last month.
We’ll be aiming for gold in 2012 and also have plans to feature flags and bunting in the precinct as part of the Olympics and the Queen’s diamond jubilee celebrations.
The silver prize is presented to Crosspool Forum chairman Ian Hague by Lord Mayor Sylvia Dunkley at the Town HallSheffield in Bloom awards at the Town Hall
There is been some good news this week in that the shop is now in the hands of a new owner and will open under a new name, The Farm Shop at Coppice House.
Butcher Mike Kilner is in charge of the business. He has had previous experience of running farm shops and you may also know him as he was once landlord at the Sportsman in Lodge Moor.
Alex Gage Family Optometrist: now open in Crosspool
Optometrist Alex Gage opened his new practice in Crosspool this morning.
Alex said: “We hope to help all members of the family with their vision needs. It is easier if families come together, they only have to remember one appointment and they can get help and support with choosing spectacles as well as advice from us on what suits there needs best.”
A grand launch is planned for Saturday, with entertainment for all the family from 11am.
You’ll notice that there has been a bit of activity in the old Thresher Wine Rack unit recently. As we revealed back in June, a new family optometrist will be opening there in September.
We caught up with Alex Gage, who is opening his new Crosspool practice in September, to find out a bit more about him and his business.
Tell us a bit about the optometrist practices you run in different locations.
We are moving from Broomhill where we had a smaller premises and parking was difficult. We also have branch at Woodseats where I started in 1996.
What are your impressions of Crosspool? Do you live locally?
Crosspool is a lovely place we used to live there when the King’s Head still served beer. We used to sit in there and say “In years to come we can look back and say I remember when all this was fields” but I think the school field is still there, just not the pub.
Why did you decide to open an optometrist in Crosspool?
As I say we lived in Crosspool in a terraced house before my eldest daughter Emma could walk, but wanted to find somewhere with a garden instead of a concrete yard for children to play in. It still has that community feel and with the schools around I think there are lots of families around which we hope to serve well for all there vision needs.
The old off licence unit will open soon as Alex Gage Optometrist
What sort of services will you be offering residents?
We will offer the usual vision services: NHS & Private eye exam, spectacles, contact lenses including Overnight Vision Correction (OVC) where you wear lenses overnight and don’t need to wear them the next day. My wife Sarah started this about 18 months ago and hasn’t looked back.
We’ll sell good quality sunglasses for all the family: you wouldn’t dream of sending your kids out without suncream for their skin but how many make sure their kids protect their eyes from UV as well? We will be providing the choice to help parents and children alike.
We will also be offering Behavioural optometry which I am accredited and a member of BABO. This helps people especially children to understand the world we live and the information their eyes are giving them (more info at www.babo.co.uk).
We are also hoping to provide sports vision to help athletes improve their game, by maximising the efficiency of their vision. I have also been working with a Sheffield-based engineer with hid new putting programme called Break 30 which aims to help golfers get a round with less than 30 puts.
What approach do you have to optometry and what are your plans for the practice in the future?
I think the above gives a good idea of my plans and hope that by attracting families we can help all members of the family with their vision needs. It is easier if families come together, they only have to remember one appointment and they can get help and support with choosing spectacles as well as advice from us on what suits there needs best.
Crosspool’s new optometrist will be opening in early September.
We’re sad to pass on the news that the Coppice House Farm Shop on Rivelin Valley Road yesterday announced it would be shutting up for good this Friday, 29 July.
“It is with great sadness and much regret that we would like to inform you that we are closing coppice house farm shop we are looking to close Friday 29 July at 5pm (depending on stock)
. We would like to thank our loyal customers for all your support and friendship.
 With many thanks,
the team at Coppice House Farm Shop xx.”
The owners state that it hasn’t been doing overly well this last couple of months.
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.
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