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Non-league day at Sandgate – free entry for season ticket holders

Sandygate, home of Hallam FC
Sandygate, home of Hallam FC

Non-League Day, the annual, national celebration of grass roots football, is coming to Sandygate for the first time on Saturday 10 October. 

On international weekend, with no Premiership or Championship games, local non-league clubs take centre stage.

After five consecutive years of away matches on non-league day, Hallam finally get the chance to celebrate the day as Hemsworth Miners Welfare visit for a 3pm kick off.

The match will be free entry for season ticket holders from ALL other clubs, and there will be plenty of fun for all the family, including a crossbar challenge at half time for the chance to win a copy of Football Manager, plus other competition prizes. 

Crosspool Junior U8s team will be guests for the game and the club will also be supporting non-league day’s partner charity Prostate Cancer UK.

Entry is free to season ticket holders from any club (on production of a 2015-16 season ticket), £5 for adults and £2 for concessions (under-16s, over-65s, students on production of ID).

Non-league day comes to Sandygate

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Chris Waddle’s charity fundraiser at Hallam FC

Sandygate
Sandygate

Well-known local faces from the worlds of sport and music are taking part in a charity fundraiser at Sandygate on Sunday 4 October.

Chris Waddle will lead an all-stars team featuring ex-footballers David Hirst, John Sheridan, Dean Saunders, Jamie Hoyland and plus Reverend and the Makers frontman Jon McClure.

The day is to raise money for charity Prostate Cancer UK. Tickets are £5 and kick off is at 2pm.

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CDYST cycle track plans halted

CDYST facilities in Crosspool
CDYST facilities in Crosspool – image from http://www.cdyst.co.uk
The trustees at Crosspool and District Youth Sports Trust (CDYST) have decided not to go ahead with plans for a cycle track on the site.

They explain:

For numerous reasons and after careful consideration of all the issues involved, the CDTST trustees have decided that unfortunately it is not feasible for the proposed cycle track to go ahead.

The research that we have done and the negotiations that we have had has lead us to believe that the work is untenable.

We thank everyone who took the time to respond with their comments about the intended project.

Crosspool and District Youth Sports Trust

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Professional rock climber Steve McClure to host Crosspool Festival event

Steve McClure event at Crosspool Festival
Steve McClure event at Crosspool Festival

One of the best rock climbers in the world will be sharing his experiences at a Crosspool Festival event.

Having climbed the hardest sport route in the UK, Steve McClure knew from early childhood encounters with the sandstone outcrops of the North York Moors that he was destined to be a rock climber.

Now Sheffield based, his new book, Beyond Limits, tells the story of a climber and his obsessive exploration of the sport, of finding a true passion, taking it to the limits, and then the careful balancing of this passion against other areas of life to give the greatest rewards.

Steve will be giving his illustrated talk A Life through Rock Climbing on Wednesday 1 July 7.30pm (bar open from 7pm) at Hallam FC clubhouse on Sandygate Road in Crosspool.

Admission is free, but there will be a retiring collection for festival charities. Signed copies of Steve’s book will be on sale.

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Crosspool Juniors FC recruiting Y2s

Crosspool Juniors FC
Crosspool Juniors FC

Crosspool Juniors FC is looking for current Y2s who are looking to join a football club.

They must be available Tuesday evenings for training and Sunday mornings for matches during the upcoming football season. Also, they must not be registered with any other club in the Sheffield & District Junior Football League.

For further details please contact Chris Pryor on cpcjfc@hotmail.com/07941 805917.

Enquiries regarding current Y3 football must now go to Under 9s manager Matt Franklin on 07971 605916/mjfranklin81@gmail.com.

Crosspool Juniors FC is an FA Charter Standard football club, playing in the Sheffield & District Junior League.

www.crosspooljuniors.co.uk

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Update on CDYST cycle track

CDYST facilities in Crosspool
CDYST facilities in Crosspool – image from http://www.cdyst.co.uk

The trustees at Crosspool and District Youth Sports Trust (CDYST) have an update regarding plans to install a cycle track at the facility.

We have received some encouraging news about a possible grant for the
proposed cycling area and cycle track on the CDYST playing field.

To recap briefly, we are proposing tarmacking a flat area, approximately 15m by 16m, to the left of the building, as seen from Coldwell Lane. We would also tarmac a cycling track which would run from the building down to the tennis courts, with a small turning area at the bottom. This would not interfere in any way with the football pitch.

To date people seem to be overwhelmingly in support of the project and welcome a safe, traffic free area where young people can learn to ride a bike and where older people can brush up their cycling skills.

If there is anything you wish the trustees to consider before the plans are finalised, please email akpemberton@hotmail.com by Tuesday 19 May 2015.