The odd shower didn’t deter the twenty-five volunteer Crosspool community litter pickers, including a team from our local Spar, from recovering eighteen full bags of litter from our local streets.
Taking centre stage this month, the hero of the day was 5 years old Daniel, who with the help of his mom, managed to bag the most litter. A big Thanks to all this month’s helpers
June 2019 Litter Pick
If you are interested in being part of future litter picks, turn up outside Archers Estate Agents in the Crosspool precinct at 10am on the First Saturday of the month. All bags and litter picking utensils will be provided.
For more information email: Anne.Murphy@councillor.sheffield.gov.uk
Sheffield Children’s, a dedicated children’s hospital and community Trust which provides an extensive range of regional and national services, is looking for interested and passionate people to put themselves forward to join the Trust as a Governor.
Nominations for the opportunity to join the Council of Governors open on 10 May 2019
Sheffield Children’s Hospital
If you are interested in the role and would like to know more, please come to one of the following sessions:
Wednesday 15 May, 5pm to 6.30pm at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Western Bank
Thursday 23 May, 5pm to 6.30pm at Wilson Carlile Centre, Cavendish Street
If you would like to attend one of the sessions simply contact matthew.kane@sch.nhs.uk or ring 0114 2717593 to register.
On an allotment site not so far far away, the “Hagg Lane and District Gardeners’ Allotments Society” will be holding the first of their Annual Plant Sales this coming weekend at their allotment on Back Lane, between 9.30am and 2.30ish
After a roller coaster of a spring spent in the poly tunnel, seedlings and plants will be seeking new homes. As usual, an eclectic mix of vegetables and flowers will be available for purchase, and, if today’s email from “Dobies” is anything to go by, there should be plenty of bargains. (They will NOT be offering you 22 value beetroot plugs for £7.99 plus postage, tempting though it is!)
You, your friends & family and anyone else that visits at some point, either over the coming weekend, in two weeks’ or indeed at any time, will be made very welcome!
If you have the time to volunteer you will be especially welcome!
Always welcoming the opportunity to catch up with old friends, the kettle should be on until close of play, and if all goes to plan, with a few morsels of cake.
The society depends heavily on the goodwill of a small band of people, and you will appreciate that the Plant Sales are a vital source of income for them. Many of you will also be aware that this has taken a slightly more critical twist this year with the introduction of some unwanted air conditioning, thanks to a visiting pick axe the roof of the hut is no longer watertight, and morale has also taken a bit of a hit.
The Sales can be pretty hectic at times, so if you think that you would be interested in enjoying an hour or two setting up, from about 4.15pm Friday May 3rd (The erection of the gazebos always draws a crowd of flabbergasted onlookers), … Labelling, serving, selling, carrying and advising (yeah, really…) Saturday and Sunday May 4th, 5th and May 18th, 19th, from 8.15am until about 2pm., Just turn up or drop an email to:- hagglaneallotments@hotmail.co.uk
You can make a difference and it would be very much appreciated.
Donations of surplus veg seedlings, plants and cakes, will be welcome at any point during the weekends.
Help Us to Keep Sheffield Stainless.
If you would like to be part of galvanising our previous success of Helping to Keep Our Neighbourhood Clean, be outside Archers Estate Agents, Crosspool Shopping Precinct, this Saturday 6th April 2019 10am.
For more information email: ammurphy124572@gmail.com
Sunday 7th April 2.30pm to 4pm
Sunday 12th May 2.30pm to 4pm
Sunday 9th June 2.30pm to 4pm
Saturday 29th June 10.30am to 4pm
Saturday 6th July 12 Noon
The herd of Alpacas, led by a Llama, will trek up to the Crosspool Summer Fayre to arrive at around 1pm.
Sunday 14th July 2.30pm to 4pm
Sunday 11th August 2.30pm to 4pm
Sunday 15th September 2.30pm to 4pm
The funding would pay for heritage experts to work with library volunteers and the local community over the next 6 months, to produce the detailed, costed plans we need to transform the library: architects to advise on opening up unused floors and providing public toilets and disabled access for the first time; archaeologists to help us finish the excavations; landscape architects to develop restoration plans for the garden, inspired by what was once there, and by what people would like for the future.
The library has recently extended its opening hours. It now opens at 10am on Mondays and is open on Tuesday afternoons until 5:30pm. This is the third extension of opening hours since volunteer staffing commenced in September 2014.
It remains one of the most well-used libraries in the city. More than seventy-five volunteers continue to staff the library, work to improve the facilities or restore the heritage garden.
Encouraging your family, friends and neighbours to join and use their local library will help safeguard its future.
Selborne Road street market, one of the Crosspool Festival events
Do you have any ideas for Crosspool Festival? Would you consider getting involved or helping out in some capacity?
The Crosspool Festival team are meeting in The Sportsman pub, Benty Lane, on Wednesday 8 November at 8pm. They’d welcome anyone interested to join them. Please come along to share your thoughts and ideas and have a drink.
Next year’s Crosspool Festival is due to take place between Friday 29 June to Sunday 8 July 2018.
Sheila Lomas is presented with the 2017 Crosspool Person of the Year award
A local resident who has spent decades helping out in our local community has been rewarded with this year’s Crosspool Person of the Year award.
Sheila Lomas is well known for her voluntary work at Tapton Congregational Church where she has been involved with hosting garden parties, Christmas events and summer fetes and other fundraisers.
Her selfless work in the local community has been truly remarkable and she is a worthy recipient for this award.
In 1997 Sheila started the Soup and a Roll lunch club with 6 guests. Still running today, it has grown to nearly 40 diners, meeting monthly for lunch, a natter and an afternoon of entertainment.
Crosspool Forum had arranged for the Lord Mayor Councillor Anne Murphy to make the presentation at the Open Meeting on Thursday, but due to a last minute reschedule the Lord Mayor was unable to attend and has therefore kindly agreed to officially present Sheila with the award a little later in the year.
The odd shower didn’t deter the twenty-five volunteer Crosspool community litter pickers, including a team from our local Spar, from recovering eighteen full bags of litter from our local streets.
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