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Tapton Congregational Church on Manchester Road is hosting two upcoming events.
A short course by St John’s Ambulance providing Basic First Aid advice. The cost is £30 to non-church members. Contact Darryl Lomas 0114 230 8191/ Mobile: 07971 408809 to reserve a place.
Everyone welcome whatever your singing prowess or otherwise, just come along to the church.
Amended proposals for the Pop-Up Shop on Lydgate Lane in Crosspool are now available for viewing and comment on the council planning website.
Last year a planning application was submitted to add a two-storey side extension and alter the roof design to create three flats and extended retail space on the ground floor for a chemist.
The changes to the plans include:
You have until Wednesday 17 February 2016 to comment on application 15/04122/FUL on the council website.
You’re invited to come and support the young people of Crosspool as they perform the 48th annual youth pantomime at Stephen Hill Church next week, The Little Mermaid.
The show promises to be perfect half term holiday fun and includes lots of traditional pantomime laughs – custard pies, comedy sketches, singing, dancing and plenty of audience participation. This is your chance to support the fantastic effort put in by the young people living in and around Crosspool.
Tickets are still available for the Wednesday night show (10 Feb), Thursday night show (11 Feb) and Friday night show (12 Feb) – curtain up at 7.30pm!
Tickets are £5 (£4 for those aged 11 and below) and are available online or from or Bob Hodges on 0114 2303 207.
Do you have any unwanted prizes, gifts or bric-a-brac that might be suitable for the Crosspool Forum Summer Fayre tombola or one of the stalls?
If so, please get in touch on g.m.drinkwater@btinternet.com. We can collect if necessary, or they can be dropped off locally.
The dates for the 2016 festival are Friday 24 June-3 July, with the Summer Fayre scheduled for Saturday 2 July.
Download a summary of bullet points from last Thursday’s meeting:
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:
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,
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.
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.
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
