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National Libraries Day 2016 at Broomhill Community Library

Broomhill library
Broomhill library

Broomhill Community Library will be celebrating National Library Day on Saturday 6 February 2016 with a series of events.

Come along between 10.30am and 4pm to join in celebrations – admission is free:

  • all day: cake stall, refreshments, book stall, Friends of Botanical Gardens stall, Rhyme & Reason books, Children’s activities – face painting, crafts
  • at 11am and 2pm: Berlie Doherty (8-12 year olds); Alan Brown (4 – 7 year olds); Jill Sinclair – illustrated talk on ‘Rediscovering the library garden’.
  • 2.30pm: Ken Thompson – Gardening question time.

Broomhill Community Library

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Crosspool mums host weekday exercise classes for 2-4 year olds

Two Crosspool-based mums of pre-schoolers have set up exercise classes for 2-4 year old girls and boys to help children build confidence, develop key skills, establish healthy habits – and have lots of fun at the same time.

The Minimovez sessions take place every weekday morning in term time. Most classes are held just down the road at Tapton Masonic Hall and are taught by qualified teacher.

The aim is to promote safe, healthy and fun fitness for children. All the activities are carefully designed to encourage children to be energetic, using the full range of skills to develop self-confidence and self-esteem.

You can book a free taster session by calling 07838 81874 or visiting  www.minimovez.com for more information,

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Sandygate Road lines to be repainted week commencing 1 Feburary

The removal of the current Sandygate Road white lines and the painting of a white line in the original position on the road is scheduled for Tuesday 2 February.  Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 February have been allocated as additional work days in case of weather problems.

Residents raised concerns over the markings online and at the Crosspool Forum Open a Meeting in October. Earlier this month Crookes Councillor Geoff Smith confirmed that the lines are to be put back back to where they were before.

 

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Hagg Lane allotments: potatoes, seeds and coffee morning for would-be growers

Hagg Lane Allotment Society is holding an open morning on Sunday 31 January to celebrate the new growing season and the arrival of this year’s seed potatoes.

Coffee and cake will be available between 9.30am and 12.30pm, and more than 20 different varieties of potatoes will be available from £1 a bag.

Potatoes can be grown in containers on a sunny patio and new potatoes can be ready to harvest from 10 weeks after planting, weather conditions permitting.

The Allotment Society Hut, on Back Lane, also stocks vegetable and flower seeds, compost and other gardening products, and is now open on both Saturday and Sunday mornings, from 9.30am.

Hagg Lane Allotments Society

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Agenda for Thursday 28 January 2016 Open Meeting

Crosspool Forum Open MeetingCrosspool Forum Open Meeting
Crosspool Forum Open Meeting – click for provisional agenda (PDF, 180KB)

Crosspool Forum’s Open Meeting on Thursday 28 January at St Columba’s will start at 7pm.

Come along and find out about Yorkshire Water’s new Rivelin Valley filtration scheme and give your concerns on local issues to local councillors, the police and First Bus.

Provisional agenda for Crosspool Forum Open Meeting, 28 January 2016 (PDF, 180KB)

Minutes from previous Open Meetings

 

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Food bank collection outside Spar on Saturday 23 January

A collection for the Sheffield S6 Foodbank will take place outside the Spar convenience store in Crosspool on Saturday 23 January.

It is organised by members of Crookes and Crosspool Labour Party, who will be outside from 11am to 3pm.

The food bank provides food for local people in crisis. If you can make a donation they need the following food items:

  • Fruit Juice
  • Tinned meat
  • UHT milk
  • Sugar
  • Tinned rice pudding
  • Tinned fruit
  • Shower gel
  • Tinned veg
  • Toilet roll
  • Feminine products
  • Tinned fish
  • Biscuits
  • Instant coffee
  • Pasta sauce
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Crosspool residents bring their trees for shredding and recycling

Shredding Christmas trees this morning
Shredding Christmas trees on Sunday

Thanks to everyone who brought their tree down for recycling on Sunday and made a small donation.

Shredding and recycling was carried out by our local tree specialist and firewood supplier Andy Fisher of Complete Tree Solutions.

The donated money went towards the recycling of the trees and the purchase of the new LED lights which could be seen on the trees in the precinct over Christmas.

A big thank you goes to all our local businesses for their continued support displaying the Christmas trees each year and also to the team of volunteers who helped put them up and take them down.

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Sandygate Road markings to be repainted

Sandygate Road white lines
Sandygate Road white lines

The off-centre markings on Sandygate Road will be repainted and put back to their previous location following a review by Sheffield city council’s road safety auditors.

The lines were positioned on the newly-resurfaced road with the intention of improving the safety of cyclists being overtaken going up the hill and to slow traffic coming down the hill.

Residents raised concerns over the markings online and at the Crosspool Forum Open a Meeting in October.

Crookes Councillor Geoff Smith took this up and has now confirmed that the lines will be put back back to where they were before. He said: “The auditor has recommended that the centre white line should be put back where it was and this has been accepted by the council and Amey.

“As yet I do not know when the work will be carried out but I have urged that it should be done as soon as possible. Thank you to the residents who pursued this issue.”