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Crosspool Open Gardens is looking for new gardens

Crosspool Open Gardens 2011
Why not open up your garden as part of this year's Crosspool Open Gardens?

Crosspool Open Gardens sees proud local residents open up their private gardens to the public to raise money for charities.

This year’s event is on Saturday 7 July and marks the start of Crosspool Festival 2012. As well as a chance to look round many of the old favourites, the organisers are looking for new gardens to take part.

Participating gardens are featured in a Open Gardens paper programme. Profits from the sale of the programme are shared between charities nominated by participating gardeners, who can also raise funds themselves by selling plants and refreshments.

If you’re interested in putting your garden forward for consideration, contact Roger on 230 6194 and rogerkite40@tiscali.co.uk.

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Electricity returns to Crosspool following power cut

Hundreds of Crosspool homes were left without power tonight for one and a half hours.

The electricity supply went down at about 8:15pm. Although it returned promptly in some areas, homes and businesses on the Ranmoor side of Crosspool were left without electricity for around 90 minutes. Cardoness Drive, Barholm Road, Dransfield Road and the lower end of Watt Lane were affected, with reports of the blackout stretching as far as Broomhill.

Electricity supplier Northern Power Grid promptly announced its engineers were looking at the problem and around 9:50pm electricity started to return to Crosspool houses. By 11pm there were no more reports of power problems.

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Crosspool WI meeting on Monday

The next Crosspool Women’s Institute meeting takes place on Monday 16 April at St Columba’s Church from 7-9pm. All ladies are welcome – bring £4.50 as there’s wine and nibbles.

Last month Julia Connelly from Crosspool’s Craft Angels explained on Radio Sheffield why the group has been set up: “In Crosspool there is a diverse range of ages, and a WI is something that can bring women together, especially young mums whose children have gone to school. A lot of our population also include professional people who have come to Sheffield for university and then stayed with no family living nearby.”

If you want to find out more then you can turn up on Monday or get in touch on 0114 266 7339 07894 387406.

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20 youngsters refused places at Lydgate Infants school

Today’s Sheffield Telegraph reports how pupils are being turned away from their local primary schools, with Lydgate Infants being the worst affected:

…this year there were 148 applications for 120 places at Lydgate, compared with the usual average of 117. To cope education chiefs have created 60 extra places at Westways in Crookes and at Hallam Primary in Lodge Moor.

Tough economic times are believed to be a key factor – read the Sheffield Telegraph article or buy a copy of the paper for the full story.

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King Edward VII school in appeal to Crosspool dog walkers

A Crosspool school is asking dog owners to keep their dogs on leads while they’re on the school site between 8am and 5pm and also think about where their dogs leave their waste.

In recent incidents at King Edward VII middle school on Darwin Lane, teaching staff have experienced dogs running at students and exploring the school’s all-weather pitch during PE lessons.

The school’s Education Manager Laura Drabble commented: “I appreciate that these dogs may only be friendly but to a student who is afraid of dogs this can be quite upsetting.”

Reminding dog owners to think about where they deposit dog waste, Laura explained: “Students have been complaining of dog mess in the bins they use for their litter. In warm weather the smell is very unpleasant. Dog walkers should also only use the red dog bins for their dog mess. We would also respectfully ask that owners do not let their dogs urinate up railings and posts on the school site where students often sit and play.

“We don’t wish to upset residents but we do have a duty of care to our students.”

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First details of this year’s Crosspool Festival: get involved!

Why not take your mind off the current unseasonal weather with a sneak preview of what is in store for the 2012 Crosspool Festival?

This year’s festival runs 7-15 July. The programme will kick off with Crosspool Open Gardens on Saturday 7 July and it is hoped to repeat the street market and Crosspool’s Got Talent evening.

Plans are also underway for the creation of a well dressing and for Olympics-themed and musical events and there will be a summer fayre on Coldwell Lane on Saturday 14 July.

The local churches will be joining together for a closing services on Lydgate Green on Sunday 15 July, complete with brass band.

This is your chance to get involved with Crosspool’s major annual community event: if you can offer an hour or two to help, please get in touch with St Columba’s church parish office on st.columbas@hotmail.co.uk or 0114 267 0006.

Memories of Crosspool Festival 2011

Summer Fayre, Crosspool Festival 2011
Summer Fayre, Crosspool Festival 2011
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Easter at St Columba’s

St. Columba's church, Crosspool
St. Columba's church, Crosspool

St. Columba’s church will be celebrating Easter morning with a bonfire and service held on Carver Fields at 8.30am this Sunday.

Music, views over the Rivelin Valley and sparklers for the kids are all on offer, plus bacon butties in the church hall afterwards.

To join St Columbas for this event, go down Hagg Lane, take the first footpath on your left, and look for the smoke.

St Columba’s, Crosspool