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Did you ever used to visit The King’s Head pub in Crosspool before it was demolished?
On Saturday 2 November, a get together is being organised for anyone who used to be a regular at the pub in the 70s, 80s or 90s.
Go along to the Crosspool Tavern from 8pm to join in the reunion and meet old friends, share memories and have a laugh.
The Crosspool branch of World of Wine/Bargain Booze ceased trading last weekend after nearly three years in the precinct.
It opened as usual on Saturday 31 August but was cleared out by Sunday morning on 1 September.
The off license opened in September 2010 following the closure of Oddbins in the same unit.
This leaves two shop units currently empty in the precinct, with Co-op Travel also shutting its Crosspool branch last month.
Local composer Samuel-L-Beagles will be showcasing his work at a concert in Crosspool on Saturday night.
Between 7pm and 10.30pm you can hear string quartet performances of The ‘Childhood’ Quartets. Tickets are £8/£4. Refreshments will be served at the interval.
This brown/ginger dwarf rabbit has gone missing from a house near the bottom of Sandygate Road. If you see it then please let the owner know on 0114 267 0915.
An update from Councillor Geoff Smith following his letter to the Police and Crime Commissioner last month.
Following the Crosspool Forum meeting in July I wrote to the Police and Crime Commissioner, and various Sheffield police commanders about concerns that had been expressed about the future of neighbourhood policing.
I have been contacted by one of those I wrote to, Inspector Deborah Pickering, who is responsible for policing in the south west of Sheffield. She was unable to give me any definite information at this stage but she did make a number of comments.
First she said that South Yorkshire Police is fully committed to neighbourhood policing with local police constables and police and community support officers responsible for a particular area and known in the locality.
Second she referred to the closure of Crewe Flats where our neighbourhood police officers are based at present. She said that because of cuts to the policing budget there was some rationalising of police stations with some closing. She said that it was almost certain that Crewe Flats would close with a likely closure date of early January.
She also said that she was committed to police officers being based within reasonable distances of where they were working but could not at the moment say where police officers for Crookes and Crosspool would be based. She seemed sympathetic to my view that Woodseats would be too far away.
I will be meeting Inspector Pickering in September when I hope to be given some more definite information which I will report.
The band Twice Around are playing music for all ages Crosspool Tavern on Friday night.
The music starts around 9pm. A fundraising raffle will also be drawn at 10pm in aid of Hallam FM Cash for Kids.
Carveries will be available until 9:30pm and the bar is open until midnight.
Former Tapton student Matthew Fitzpatrick is bringing the US Amateur Championship title back to England for the first time in 102 years.
Matthew’s victory this weekend in Brookline, Massachusetts sees him join an illustrious list of former winners of the trophy including names such as Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus. Harold Hilton was the last English winner of the tournament back in 1911.
18-year-old Matthew has just completed his A levels in geography, history and PE at Tapton school in Crosspool. He’ll now join Northwestern University in September for four years where he’ll be taught by Pat Goss, one of the best-regarded golf coaches in the US.
His victory in the US Amateur Championship also means he’ll play in the US Masters and US Open next year.
In July Matthew won silver at The Open at Muirfield.
The new issue of the Crosspool Clarion will soon be landing on your doormat. If you can’t wait, then download and read a PDF of it below.
Download current issue: Autumn 2013, volume 11, issue 3 (PDF, 1MB)
Download current issue: Summer 2013, volume 11, issue 3 (PDF, 1MB)
The Crosspool Clarion is the official newsletter of Crospool Forum. It is a free, quarterly publication, with over 2,500 copies delivered to local households.
Some back issues of past editions of the Crosspool Clarion are also available to download.
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Hallam FC are hosting a race night at Sandygate on Saturday 24 August to raise funds for the club.
Admission is £2 and includes a race card and entry to the raffle. Horses will be on sale for £2 and winner gets £10 plus the normal betting on each race.
Doors are 7.30pm with the first race around 8.15pm. Nibbles will be provided and there’ll be music between races and at the interval.
The Co-operative Travel in Crosspool is to close its doors for the final time on Thursday 15 August.
The closure is a consequence of the Co-operative Travel Thomas Cook partnership reorganisation.
Sadly, all staff at the Crosspool branch will be made redundant. Customer files will be transferred to the Hillsborough branch.
