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The coordinators of this year’s Crosspool well dressing are asking for your help.
If you’ve ever wondered how a well is dressed and would like to help dress the Crosspool well with flower petals and seeds, or just come and watch, drop-in to the Stephen Hill Methodist Church (Benty Lane Entrance) from 9:30am onwards on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week.
Further details from Pat on 0114 268 1161 or 07988 455 928.
Crosspool Open Gardens is a chance for you to explore some of the wonderful gardens in our community, get to know your neighbours over a cuppa and cake and raise some money for charity.
Tickets for this year’s event on Saturday 28 June are on sale at Lounge@Crosspool all week and at Crosspool Pets on the day. They cost £4 – children go free.
There are lots of new gardens to explore this year. Refreshments available in nearly all the gardens including Holly Hagg.
Also be aware that some roads may be closed to cars for resurfacing such as Sandygate Park Road on the day, so please park at the top or the bottom and walk to the gardens there.
Who knows, you might be inspired to share your garden next year!
Local Neighbourhood Watch representatives are urging Crosspool teenagers to employ streetwise safety after three boys were threatened with guns and mugged near Calver Fields on Thursday 19 June around 11pm.
The teenagers were among the last to leave an end-of-exams gathering in the field near Hagg Lane. While walking up the hill to go home two men stopped them and threatened them with guns. The men escaped with at least one mobile phone.
The boys called the police, who met them at the junction of Hagg Lane and Manchester Road. You may have heard a police helicopter looking for the perpetrators later on Thursday night.
If you have teenagers celebrating the end of term or passing exams then a reminder to be extra vigilant.
The spirit of the Tour de France arrived in Crosspool today as handmade bunting, an official flag and a yellow bike were installed in the precinct.
As well as red, white and blue bunting, Crosspool Forum volunteers have also hand-knitted mini Tour de France jerseys which have been draped on the streetlight near GT News.
An official yellow tour flag is hanging above the chemist and a bike sprayed with yellow paint can now be found at the foot of the tree outside Spar.
Have you lost your pet parrot ring-necked parakeet? This one was spotted tonight on Stephen Drive today by a resident on Twitter.
It would be great to reunite it with its owner. If anyone has any more sightings then please let us know.
Following the success of previous computer courses Crosspool Forum, together with the Heeley Development Trust and tutor Wendy, will be running a further five-week introductory to Computers for Beginners in the Scout Hall on Benty Lane Crosspool.
Classes start on Monday 23 June 2014, 10am-12pm. Laptops are provided. The full five-week course costs £35, or £10 for concessions.
Anyone wishing to join the course should contact Saima or Yvonne at Heeley Development Trust on 0114 250 0613 or Ian at Crosspool Forum on crosspoolforum@fsmail.net : – Tele 07713 687 955.
A fire at a house on Cardoness Road was reported around 6.40pm last night and subsequently dealt with by the fire service.
There was one minor casualty, with a woman in her 50s treated for minor smoke inhalation but she did not need to attend hospital.
The fire, which involved a motorbike, started in a garage then spread into the kitchen of an adjoining house. The garage and kitchen suffered extensive damaged, and the rest of the house was heavily smoke logged.
Early indications are that the fire started accidentally, involving electrics in the garage.
The road was cordoned off, with three fire engines and police remaining on the scene until around 8.50pm.
Crosspool was awash with colour this week as flags were hung above the shops.
This year’s various flags include the white rose of Yorkshire, to mark the visit of the Tour de France to the county, flags to show support for England (and Italy, if you look above Guido’s!) in the world cup and also Union flags above some of the other shops.
The remaining work on replacing street lights and resurfacing pavements in the Tapton Hill area is finally due to for completion at the end of June/early July, contractor Amey has announced.
Meanwhile, preparation work has started on some streets in and around Sandygate as the Streets Ahead project moves onto the next area of our neighbourhood, with weeds and grass being cleared along curbstones.
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