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Update 23 September: it looks like this work and disruption will now continue until Wednesday 30 September.
Resurfacing work on Sandygate Road will have an impact on the 51 bus service this weekend.
The bus route will split into two at Broomhill, with buses going alternately between Crosspool and Lodge Moore every 20 minutes.
Full details are on the First South Yorkshire website:
Get dressed up and come along to meet your favourite characters at this Disney disco for under 10s.
There’ll be crafts, face-painting, nails and Disney tattoos, a fairy cake stall and refreshments for parents.
Tickets are £5 (including a drink and hotdog) can be booked online or obtained from June D Gill School of Dance on Saturdays mornings at Stephen Hill Church
For more infomration call 07958 402788 or check out the Facebook event.
Are you interested in an active Crosspool? Do you have a couple of evening hours a month to spare?
Crosspool and District Youth Sports Trust (CDYST) on Coldwell Lane is seeking a sixth trustee to join us to in managing and developing our resources for the future.
They hold local, informal monthly meetings and would love to get some fresh ideas and skills on the team.
If you’re interested, email g.m.drinkwater@btinternet.com.
Meanwhile, on Sunday 13 September, a door key was found in the car park at the CDYST sports hall on Coldwell Lane. Please email g.m.drinkwater@btinternet.com if you think it is yours.
You’re invited to help with tidying on Hagg Copse Sunday 25 October at 10am.
Wear wellies and if you have gloves then please bring them!
Hagg Copse is a community green area on the corner of Coldwell Lane and Manchester Road, maintained by Crosspool Forum.
Over thirty people walked the streets in drizzly conditions on Wednesday evening this week for the Crosspool Chronicles history walk led by Jan Milward and Lindsey Beagles.
The event was arranged so that people working during the day had opportunity to attend an evening repeat of the original history walk which took place during Crosspool Festival week.
The new issue of the Crosspool Clarion will soon be landing on your doormat. Download and read a PDF of it below.
Current issue: Autumn 2015, volume 12, issue 3
Download Crosspool Clarion Autumn 2015, volume 12, issue 3 (PDF, 3.9MB)
The Crosspool Clarion is the official newsletter of Crospool Forum. It is a free, quarterly publication, with over 2,700 copies delivered to local households.
Some back issues of past editions of the Clarion are also available to download.
To read PDFs on your computer, you may need to download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
There are just over four weeks left to send in any photos you’d like considering for next year’s Crosspool Calendar.
The deadline to submit your pictures is Wednesday 30 September.
If you own any of your own photos – old or new – that you’d like to be considered for inclusion in the 2016 calender, please email them to crosspoolforum@fsmail.net, with the subject line ‘2016 calendar photos’ remembering to include your name, address and telephone number.
We’re after a variety of views, eras and seasons and it doesn’t matter if your photo is taken on a cheap camera or phone.
Remember, you must own the copyright for any photo that you submit. And by sending us the photo you agree that we can use it on the Crosspool Calendar, Crosspool News website, social media and for any other promotional means.
Money raised will help Crosspool Forum funds for local events and improvements to our neighbourhood.
All 300 copies of the 2015 edition sold in a few weeks. The calendar featured Crosspool scenes from over the years. Many of the photos in the calendar were taken by local residents, plus there were some archive shots showing familiar locations looking very different in times gone by.
A guided history walk of Crosspool will depart at 6.45pm from St Columba’s church on Wednesday 2 September.
The walk is led by Jan Millward and will take in historical places of interest in the Crosspool area with interesting stories about the people who lived and worked in the area. It’ll take about an hour and a half, finishing near The Plough pub on Sandygate Road.
If you’re interested in Crosspool History then there are still a few copies of the Crosspool Chronicles walking guide available from local outlets while stocks last.
The walks cover Crosspool, Sandygate, Lydgate, Bell Hagg and Tapton Hill right back to 1695, looking at who lived here and where and what they did. There are lots of old photos and stories to enjoy.
Hatha Yoga classes for beginners and mixed ability start in September.
Melissa Wright will host the sessions at Stephen Hill Methodist Church on five consecutive Sunday’s, 12-1.30pm on:
The cost is £27.50 for all five classes or £6.50 per class.
To book, call 07824 548949 or contact Melissa via her Facebook page.
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