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Recently featured in the Sheffield Star, the 3000 members strong local Facebook history group, “S10 & Surrounding Areas Over the Years”, is, when normality returns, looking
to start meet-ups and expand to share their documented stories, photos, and memories with even more like-minded people.
Although a private group, and therefore having to request to join, applicants are very rarely refused membership, so why not take a look at the Group’s Facebook Page and take a trip down memory lane,
Lydgate Junior School in Crosspool has launched a new website at www.lydgatejunior.co.uk.
The school is hoping to use it to better communicate with parents, carers and the local community.
A house on Darwin Lane in Crosspool has been nominated for this year’s Sheffield Design Awards.
Ranmoor House is located opposite the King Edward VII Lower School field. It is designed by local architect Coda Studios and includes zinc cladding to reflect the city’s industrial heritage and art deco features.
The Crosspool house is up against other buildings and locations including The Sheffield Tap pub, South Street park, Tudor Square, JG Graves Woodland Discovery Centre in Ecclesall Woods, Park Hill flats and the university’s Arts Tower.
In September last year, the house was featured in BBC TV programme To Build or Not To Build.
Manchester Road Surgery is to trial an early morning surgery on Mondays.
For three months from 30 April, patients will be able to book advance Monday appointments from 7.30am. The early morning slots are aimed at those with work or other commitments that find attending surgery during our normal hours difficult.
The surgery has asked people not to make an early morning appointment if you can come in during normal surgery hours (from 8.30am).
The news comes as the surgery launches its new website at www.manchesterroadsurgery.org.uk.
Visitors to the website can keep up with all latest surgery news. You’ll also find links to other websites where a wealth of health and wellbeing related information can be accessed.
The surgery website also reports on a newly formed patient group, and how patient power is making a difference at the surgery after the group contributed ideas that were used to develop a patient survey.
You can now also order repeat prescriptions via the internet and will soon be able to book advance appointments.
St Columba’s church in Crosspool has launched a website.
It can be found at stcolumbacrosspool.org.uk and includes details of services, news, and information about its activities in the community.
The launch coincides with a busy programme of Christmas service at Crosspool churches, starting this weekend with candlelight services.
If you’re interested in photography then you’ll be interested to follow – and even contribute to – Crosspool Photographers blog.
It came about following the excellent photography events at Crosspool Festival this year, run by Holdfast Photography.
The new edition of the Crosspool Clarion is going to press and will soon be falling on the doormats of all Crosspool households.
The latest issue includes:
Download Crosspool Clarion Summer 2011 (PDF, 1.5MB)
Some back issues of past editions of the Crosspool Clarion are also available to download.
The Crosspool Clarion is the official newsletter of Crospool Forum. It is a free, quarterly publication, with over 2,500 copies delivered to local households.
If you are a local business then you may wish to consider advertising in the Clarion. It is a great way to reach over local households. Contact Clarion editor Ian Hague for more information.
To read PDFs on your computer, you may need to first download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Over the last couple of weeks, it seems that Spring has sprung in Crosspool. These photos, taken over the last few days, show some of the daffodils and blossom on view as you walk around the neighbourhood.
You can view them using the slideshow or gallery below.
Three computer courses are starting next month in Crosspool, two National Open College Network ones run by Crosspool Forum and one BBC First Click Beginners course run by Tuition Extra. Details are below:
Following in the success of the two previous computer courses, and wishing to build on the student’s achievements, Crosspool Forum has managed to secure patronage for two further National Open College Network (NOCN) 10 week courses.
They run on Fridays, starting on 14 January 2011 at St Columba’s Church Hall on Manchester Road. Laptops are provided. The two courses are:
Using ICT Computer Basic
Word, desktop publishing and paint
9:30am-11:30am
Word processing level 1 & level 2
11:45am-1:45pm
The NOCN courses carry a modest charge of £1 per hour for tuition, plus a £6 per term enrolment fee, so a 20 hour course will cost £26. Learners on income-related benefits pay to enrol and nothing else.
Anyone wishing to join either of the above courses should contact Ian, Crosspool Forum, on 0114 335 1674.
Have you got a new laptop, netbook or smartphone for Christmas and have no idea how to use it? Why not book in for a beginners course at Tuition Extra in Crosspool to help you get started?
Tuition Extra on Sandygate Road has teamed up with the BBC’s First Click initiative which aims to help out people who don’t know how to use the internet. We are planning to cover many topics including:
If you have your own laptop or other mobile device you can bring it along or you can use one of our computers.
Courses will be starting in the new year from 10-11.30am during the week at a cost of £5 per session. Tuition Extra is located in Crosspool shops in the flat above A Villa Caruso (52 Sandygate Road). Places must be booked in advance by calling Carolyn Sleath on 0114 230 9566 or 07875 039887. When we have five participants, the course will run.
You can also get more information at www.tuitionextra.co.uk or by emailing carolynsleath@tuitionextra.co.uk – but if you can do that, you probably don’t need us!
We’re always on the lookout for news stories to feature on this Crosspool commnity website.
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We’d love to hear from you – it could be some local news, an event, a celebration, a lost pet or you may simply be looking for some publicity for your cause.
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