As it’s likely that staycations will be your holiday option this year, to help bring cheer and give families something to do in these unsettled and confused times, a Scarecrows Competition has been organised.
If you haven’t already entered or if you are still in the process of make a scarecrow, there is still time to complete and display your creation before the final judging takes place next Friday 2nd July.
Pay just £4 to take part; Entry forms are available at “Nest Café” and “Hudson’s Kitchen”. All proceeds will go to Friends of Lydgate Association FOLA.
When making your scarecrow please be sure not to put anything in or on it that could fall off and become harmful to animals and wildlife habitats. Make safety and social distancing the number one priority at all times.
As a result of the covid restriction being extend, this years Crosspool Summer Fayre has had to be cancelled. The winners will now be announced on Saturday 3rd July at Hudson’s Kitchen plaza.
Thanks to local businesses, the winning scarecrow will receive a certificate and a £25 voucher with the two runners up each receiving certificates and vouchers to the value of £12.50.
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, July’s hugely popular Crosspool Summer Fayre has had to be cancelled for the second year running.
This year’s event was due to take place on Saturday 3rd July, but with current government COVID-19 restrictions on mass gathering now having been extended to the 19th July 2021; it is with deep regret and disappointment that we have to cancel the Fayre for the second consecutive year.
This annual event, organised by the Crosspool Forum volunteers would normally attract hundreds of people to the CDYST sports field, Coldwell Lane, to enjoy an afternoon of fun and entertainment for the whole family.
We realise that this will be a huge disappointment to those who usually visit the fayre, and to our loyal stall holders’, entertainers and exhibitors, especially after such a difficult year. However with our NHS and other public services predicted to be under significant pressure and public safety still our top priority, we know that residents and visitors will fully understand that regrettably having to cancel was unavoidable.
There are hopes that there is light at the end of the tunnel and things may get better.
Please keep your eye on this website and the notice board in the precinct as if allowed we hope to hold a smaller event at a venue in Crosspool.
It’s time to vote in our annual festival photography competition!
People were invited to submit a photo on the theme contribution of ‘A Year in Crosspool’..
The judges have now shortlisted the photos from all categories to just three, and would like you to choose the one that you consider most captures the theme.
Choose one photo from these three. Make your choice using the poll under the third photo.
Image 1 of Week 1 of Lockdown
(no) Golf (of) Course
Working from Home
Vote using the three polls below – you have until midnight on Tuesday 29th June 2021 to cast your vote.
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.
Who knows, you might be enthused to share your garden next year!
Brochure Tickets, with details of the gardens entered for this year’s event on Saturday 26th June, are now on sale at Nest café & Hudson’s Kitchen
Admission to all Gardens £4; accompanied children go free.
Refreshments and Table-top sales etc. may be available in most of the garden.
If you visit the open gardens by car, please be considerate of neighbours when parking
Nature photographers are invited to give it their best shot
Amateur nature photographers of all ages are being invited to enter a prestigious competition run by conservation science charity the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT).
“The Julian Gardner Awards allows us to showcase the best images of the UK countryside, from the landscapes and wildlife to the people who live and work there,” said James Swyer, awards judge and press & publications manager at the GWCT. “The competition is in its eighth year,” continued James, “and every time we are amazed by the talent out there. We’d love to see lots of entries of Yorkshire’s beautiful scenery and wildlife.”
The awards are open to amateur photographers only. There is an adult and junior category. Entries must be submitted by 30 June 2021.
“Whether nature photography is a new hobby turned to during lockdown, or something you have been enjoying for many years, we would love to see the results,” said James. “We are looking forward to seeing lots of inspiring images, perhaps taken on a local walk, in a nearby park, or in your own back garden.”
The 2020’s competition was won by Jenny Hibbert from Port Talbot, who has had a lifelong interest in wildlife photography. Her stunning image of an encounter between two hares in the Cairngorms instantly appealed to the judges and won against stiff competition.
Remarkably, 16-year-old Katy Read from Newcastle triumphed in the junior section for the second year in a row, with a photograph capturing a robin fluffing out its feathers against the cold.
Two Hares
Fluffy Robin
The competition was launched in memory of Julian Gardner, a Sussex farmer and lifelong supporter of the GWCT, who was tragically killed while defending his property in October 2010. A donation from Julian’s family and friends funded two trophies, which are presented to the winners to display for the next year, along with prints of their award-winning photos.
The competition is open to all amateur photographers and is related to the GWCT’s research and advisory work – taking in all aspects of the UK countryside, including the people who live and work there, game, wildlife, all the various habitats and of course landscape.
There are two categories:
Adult section – The winner will be awarded the GWCT Julian Gardner trophy – a sculpture of a hare.
16 and under section – The winner will be awarded the GWCT Julian Gardner junior trophy – a sculpture of a leveret
Closing date for entries: 30 June 2021. For more information and to enter please visit gwct.org.uk/photocompetition
These chair-based exercise classes are a great place to meet new people; lots of people come on their own to exercise and leave having made a group of new friends!
A trained instructor will take you through a series of simple, fun exercises to suit your ability to music you’ll love, so If you’re generally fit and have no existing health conditions that affect your mobility, and you’ve been contemplating starting an Exercise Class, please don’t hesitate to come along to the Scout Hall on Benty Lane this Tuesday 8th June at 10.30am and join in. You’ll find that you feel so much better.
Classes run in the Scout Hall Benty lane every Tuesday from 10:45 to 11:45am.
For more information contact the Crosspool Forum: Ian on 07713 687 955 or Steve 07902 022 950
Local communities may soon have control over grass verges and small green spaces.
A few of the 50,,000 Daffs planted by the Crosspool Forum
To support wildlife and protect the natural environment, a Sheffield councillor has campaigned to give residents the power to manage and maintain grass verges and small green spaces.
It is hoped that If residents are prepared to see more of this rather than plain cut grass, wild flowers and the insects that dependant on them will thrive.
This week is your last chance to submit a photograph for the 2021 Crosspool Festival Photography Competition
Don’t miss this last opportunity to submit your photo on the theme of ‘A Year in Crosspool’. Email your photo as a jpg to: crosspoolfestivalphotos@gmail.com
The Judges will shortlist all the photos into categories, before the best three in each category is put on the Crosspool News website (http://www.crosspool.info) asking the public to vote on which photographs they consider really capture this year’s theme, ‘A Year in Crosspool’.
Voting for the winners will start from Friday 11 June and close on Tuesday 29 June. The winners will be announced on Wednesday 30 June.
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