The Crosspool community website run by Crosspool Forum
Have you had chance to see the Crosspool Festival 2017 well dressing at the top of Selborne Road in person yet? Here are some behind-the-scenes photos showing the painstaking effort that went into creating it. Well done to all!
Here’s the list of scarecrows on view around Crosspool as part of the 2017 scarecrow competition.
Can you spot them all?
You can also download it as a PDF (31KB).
Our annual community festival begins tonight with the unveiling of the well dressing at the top of Selborne Road at 7pm.
For the full list of things going on over the ten days, download a copy of the programme or view the events on Facebook.
This year the festival proceeds will benefit the Lord Mayor’s Charities:
Sheffield Kidney Institute – Northern General Hospital
Sheffield Young Carers – An independent charity, dedicated to supporting young carers across the city since 1997.
Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind (SRSB) – Mappin Street
Sheffield Dementia Action Alliance (DAA) – making a difference to people living with dementia
ArtWorks  – St Polycarps CC Wisewood Lane
It’s your chance to play a couple of songs, unplugged and with no microphone, to a friendly Crosspool Festival crowd – or just turn up and watch!
On Saturday 1 July the annual Summer Fayre takes place on the Coldwell Lane sports field from 1-4pm.
We’re a bit short on volunteers this year so if you can offer to help run a stall then please email crosspoolforum@gmail.com.
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It’s time to vote in our annual festival photography competition!
People were invited to submit a photo on the theme Wild Crosspool.
The judges have shortlisted photos in categories and would like you to choose which ones really capture the theme.
More information about the competition
Vote using the two polls below – you have until midnight on Wednesday 28 June to cast your vote.
Choose one photo from two. Make your choice using the poll under both photos.
As there is only one photo there is no need to vote in this category.
Choose one photo from three. Make your choice using the poll under both photos.
Part of Manchester Road in Crosspool will be closed 7pm-7am from Monday 12 to Friday 16 June for Streets Ahead work.
Buses on service 51 will run between Broomhill and Crosspool along Whitham Road, Crookes Road, Lydgate Lane and Sandygate Road.
South Yorkshire Police are asking Crosspool residents to fill in this survey to help develop their neighbourhood policing and improve the service they provide.
