The Crosspool community website run by Crosspool Forum
Happy new year to everyone in Crosspool!
You can bring your Christmas tree along to the area outside Direct Travel on Sunday 10 January between 10am and 12 noon for recycling/disposal by Andrew Fisher from Complete Tree Solutions.
Crosspool Forum will be collecting contributions to support the work of the forum in our community and also reimburse Andrew for any expenses. If you would like to give then the suggested donation is £2.
Please don’t leave your tree there after 12pm.
A new coffee shop opens in Crosspool at 8am on Monday morning.
Nest is located in the old Lounge @ Crosspool shop, next door to the Crosspool Pets and near the Sheffield-bound bus stop.
The owners are promising a new format, including fresh coffee and homemade cakes. The premises has been refurbished over the last few weeks.
To begin with, Nest opening times are Monday-Friday 8am-4pm; Saturday 9am-2pm.
Lounge @ Crosspool closed in June.
Happy Christmas to all in Crosspool and here’s to a good 2016 for our community.
Here is a clip of a carols on Dransfield Road from last Christmas:
A series of incidents have recently been reported in the Tapton Hill district of Crosspool:
If you see anything suspicious please call 999 for emergencies immediately or 101 for non-emergencies.
The incidents follow reports of van thieves operating in the neighbournood in the last few weeks.
Meanwhile, the postbox and bus stop outside Spar have been vandalised over the last couple of days:
Local covers band The Burnt Stones will play their annual Christmas show at The Plough on Sandygate Road this Saturday.
Expect covers, including Christmas songs!
The 48th youth pantomime will take place at The Beacon Stephen Hill church during half term in February 2016.
Performances of The Little Mermaid take place Wednesday 10 to Saturday 13 at 7.30pm each evening and there will be a matinee performance on the Saturday afternoon.
Tickets remain at last years prices: £5 adults and £4 for children of primary school or below. They can be purchased from:
Crosspool residents are invited to visit the new allotment society hut, on Back Lane, on the morning of Sunday 13 December.
Coffee and tea will be available between 9.30am and 12.30pm, along with festive home-baking!
A warm welcome is extended to anyone who fancies a cuppa and a chat, and to look around this new community facility.
Lydgate Junior School is inviting Crosspool residents to donate chocolates and selection boxes to Crookes food bank in the run-up to Christmas.
You can leave contributions at Cocker & Carr estate agent on Sandygate Road from Monday 14 to Thursday 17 December.
A previous food bank collection by parents and friends of the school collected 662kg of food on one week, enough to make 1,576 meals and feed 137 people.
The four local Crosspool churches have announced their programme of services for the Christmas season.
