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Two local events are taking place this weekend.
Tapton Hill Church is hosting a Spring Fayre on Saturday 9 April. It starts at 2pm and there are stalls and refreshments. Everyone is welcome.
Running both Saturday and Sunday is a Hallam Art Group exhibition. It takes place in Hallam Community Hall on Hallam Grange Crescent and is open 10am-5pm.
Did you ever used to visit The King’s Head pub in Crosspool before it was demolished?
On Saturday 14 May, Sarah Goodhead is organising a get together for anyone who used to be a regular at the pub.
Go along to the Crosspool Tavern on Saturday 14 May from 8pm to join in the reunion and meet old friends, share memories and have a laugh.
Sheffield Forum King’s Head reunion thread
Over the last couple of weeks, it seems that Spring has sprung in Crosspool. These photos, taken over the last few days, show some of the daffodils and blossom on view as you walk around the neighbourhood.
You can view them using the slideshow or gallery below.
The next South West Community Assembly public meeting is taking place on Thursday night in Crosspool.
Items on the agenda include:
The meeting takes place at Tapton School and starts at 7pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
Crosspool football club Hallam FC hauled itself off the foot of the Northern Counties East League Premier division following a 2-1 derby win over Maltby Main at Sandygate on Saturday.
First half goals from Aaron Moxon and Gavin Hunter gave the Countrymen a 2-0 lead, before Greg Mason pulled a goal back for Maltby via a penalty in the 78th minute.
The three points lifts Hallam to 19th in the table, six points behind Arnold Town but the Countrymen have three games in hand.
The next match at Sandygate is Hallam v Thackley tonight, kick off 7:45pm.
As part of Sheffield’s third annual spring clean, Crosspool Forum is arranging for local residents to join together to help to keep where we live clean.
Weather permitting, we initially plan to meet up on the area in front of Direct Travel on Sandygate Road this coming Saturday 2 April at 10am, before moving off to spend a couple of hours cleaning up the neighbourhood.
You don’t need any specialist cleaning skills, just a bit of enthusiasm!
Cleaning materials will be provided. So that we can ensure we have enough materials, please can you let Ian Hague know if you wish to be part of the group: telephone 0114 335 1674 or email crosspoolforum@fs.mail.net.
Sheffield City Council’s Returning Office is communicating with the Crosspool electorate to advise of changes to polling stations for the 2011 local elections and referendum.
Some residents will be moving polling station from Stephen Hill church on Benty Lane to Hallam FC’s ground on Sandygate Road.
The communication reads:
Following the general election in 2010 the Returning Officer held a review which recommended increasing the number of poling stations. In addition some established polling stations are unavailable for this May’s elections.
Full details of where you should vote will be printed on your polling card. The deadline for registering to vote is Thursday 14 April.
Sheffield local elections May 2011
Tapton secondary school in Crosspool is to break away from the council to become an academy.
Governors feel such a move would be in the school’s best interest, earning it a bonus of more than £740,000 a year and allowing them to balance the books by negotiating better value services.
Teachers at Tapton are against the move, fearing that becoming an academy will not raise educational standards.
Two negative responses were received from parents when 2,000 letters were sent out.
You can read more in the newspaper reports below.
Two defeats in seven days have meant Crosspool’s local football club Hallam FC has been unable to lift itself off the bottom of the Northern Counties East Premier League.
The Countrymen lost 4-1 to Nostell Miners Welfare on Saturday 12 March and suffered a 2-0 reverse to Bridlington Town over the weekend.
Hallam’s next game at Sandygate is on Thursday against Hall Road Rangers, kick off 7:45pm.
King Edward VII School are organising a Community Fun Day this Sunday, 20 March from 10am-2pm at their Darwin Lane site.
The day will feature a car boot sale, craft stalls, games, activities, a synthetic ice rink, food and drink. If you would like to get involved please contact Laura Drabble on 0114 268 2477 for more details.
Everyone is welcome on the day so please come along and join the fun!
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