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After twelve weeks of lock down another shop in the Crosspool precinct will reopen.
“Charisma” has informed us that it will be reopening from Tuesday 16th June, initially with the following revised opening hours:
Tuesday to Saturday 10am – 5pm;
Closed Sunday & Monday
Home deliveries available every day, except Thursday & Sunday
Carers Week thanks the city’s unpaid carers
From the 8 June, it’s national Carers Week and a special time to thank all the unpaid carers who, young and old, care for someone in their family.
The person they care for may be at home, in hospital or in a care home – they might have a long term illness or a disability, a mental health condition or need extra help as they grow older.
Around 6.5 million people in the UK are carers and every year Carers Week is held to raise awareness and highlight the challenges carers face.
A report from CarersUK published in April states that many unpaid carers are close to burnout because of the extra pressures on them during the COVID- 19 crisis.
In Sheffield, there are two organisations that support carers in the city- Sheffield Carers Centre that does everything it can to support adult carers and Sheffield Young Carers which supports carers who are aged 8 – 25.
If you would like to know more about Carers Week in Sheffield, you can look at: www.doyoucare.co.uk
This is where you can find advice about how you can be involved in supporting and thanking carers everywhere.
Thank you
Crosspool Community Litter Picker picks up loads of rubbish.
To help ensure that our neighbourhood remains healthy and clean, volunteer Crosspool Community Litter Pickers, encouraged by the Sheffield council had, until the governments March lock down/ social distancing directive, regularly come together in the Crosspool Shopping Precinct on the first Saturday in the month, to remove discarded waste from our streets and open spaces.
While some of us may have taken our exercise with the odd walk or bike ride during the Corvid19 Pandemic, one local volunteer Litter Picker went that extra mile, singularly collecting 40 large bags of litter for disposal by the Sheffield cleansing department.
Among the booty of rubbish collected from the Tapton and King Edward lower school fields, shrubberies and undergrowth; were bottles, sweet and crisp packets, broken tennis rackets and umbrellas, discarded school clothing, asthma inhalers, dozens of tennis and golf balls and disappointingly only 17p in coins (donated to charity).
We can only hope that in the interest of everyone’s health and welfare, this volunteer’s tremendous efforts were not in vain and the school grounds remain waste and litter free.
A “Big Thank You” to this local volunteer for their much appreciated hard work.
Take the Kids Scarecrow Spotting in Crosspool
As part of 2020 Crosspool Scarecrow competition, nifty scarecrows have today descended into the Crosspool area.
If you’re out and about around the Crosspool area over the next two or so weeks, you can have lots of fun scarecrow-hunting with the kids. You might be pondering as to where they have all come from.
As a cheery respite from Covid19 pandemic and a big big thank you to all Key workers, homeowners, community groups have been invited to make and display their own imaginative scarecrows.
Competition Scarecrows, judged by LORD COE and MAGID to be First, Second & Third prize winners, will be announced on Wednesday 24th June.
Scarecrows can be found on the following Roads
Lydgate Hall Crescent
Manchester Road from (Sandygate Road to Den Bank Avenue)
Den Bank Avenue
Hagg Lane
Den Bank Crescent
Den Bank Drive
Moorbank Road,
Barnfield Avenue
Barnfield Drive
Ringstead Crescent
Ringstead Ave
Cardoness Road
Dransfield Road
Watt Lane
Cairns Road
Manchester Road Tapton Hill Congregational Church/
Evelyn Road (top)
Sackville Road
Marsh Lane Allotments (last one before gennel)
After ten weeks of lock down, to some extent, four more Crosspool shops will reopen tomorrow.
CROSSPOOL PET SUPPLIES
Following on from our telephone delivery service during the Covid19 Lockdown, I will now be reopening the shop from Monday 1st June.2020.
For the short-term I will be open Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 3pm. Thanks for your continued support!! Rob.
CUORE SICILIANO
We are now reopened for our Take Away Collection Service between 5pm to 8pm, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Different mouth-watering offers available every week.
To place your order call us on 0114 2669811 between 10am – 1pm, Tuesday to Saturday, or send an email at any time to cuoresicilianosheffield@gmail.com.
To customers that can’t get out due to self-isolating, we offer a free delivery service.
Thank you to all our customers past and present!! Antonio and Danila
ELLIE’S SANDWICH BAR
Reopens tomorrow 1st June (Opening times 8:00 -14:00)
Call to order O7926 618011
MEDITERRANEAN FOOD (formally Guido’s)
Reopens tomorrow (Opening times 10:00 until late)
Clap For Our Carers One Last Time Tonight at 8pm
Thanks for sharing your appreciation standing up and applauding for our amazing frontline NHS and key workers every week.
Every Thursday evening at 8pm for the last nine weeks the community of Crosspool have come together to show their gratitude for all those who care for us.
For one last time, we hope you will join with your family and neighbours tonight to show your thanks and appreciation for the front line workers selfless dedication to caring for us with (for now) a final applause.
Even though tonight will see an end to the official weekly Clap for Our Carers and key worker heroes, “Clap-For-Our-Carers” will continue to evolve with an annual national event – “Clap For Our Carers” Day – one year on from the first applause on the 25th March 2021,
Please don’t stop saying thank you in your own way.
Share your stories with #clapforourcarers
Flower planters removed from Broomhill shopping centre to make way for ‘social distancing’
The community of Broomhill were confused and flabbergasted to find that their lovely floral display planters, regularly tended by local residents, has been removed and replaced with squares of Tarmac.
Apparently, the Planters in the Broomhill shopping Centre had been moved to help create more space for pedestrians to safely social distance and as part of the council’s work to create safe active travel routes around the city.
Councillor Bob Johnson, Cabinet Member for Transport and Sustainability at Sheffield City Council, explains why the planters have been moved:
“As we move into the next phase of lockdown and people start to move around their communities more frequently, it is essential that we create the space needed to allow safe social distancing.
“Fulwood Road was identified as one location where extra space could be created to give people an alternative route to the row of shops, which could become congested. “In the first stage of works to create a footpath, planters blocking this pedestrian route have been temporarily moved to Division Street, where they will form part of the road closure in place to encourage active travel in the city centre. The parking meter and sign on the same footpath will also be moved so that the path is unobstructed.
“As the initial temporary road closure measures on Division Street are upgraded, the planters will be reinstated into Broomhill Centre ensuring that space for social distancing can be maintained.”
Crosspool Scarecrow Competition 2020
The competition theme is Key Workers (e.g. NHS, care workers, shop workers, emergency services, postman/woman, teacher etc.
This can be someone you know, your own mind’s creation or someone from TV/Film (e.g. Postman Pat, Fireman Sam, Jonny English, Sidney Poitier from To Sir, with Love, etc. etc.).
However, this is for fun so create a scarecrow of any other theme if you prefer.
Scarecrows should be on display from June 6th until at least June 24th.
Winners will be announced on Sunday, 24th June.
To support local businesses, the winner and runner-up will receive a £50 credit for The Crosspool Tavern or Crosspool Sportsman pub (for food ;-)) when they re-open (this will be arranged and paid for by the competition coordinator). Winner gets first choice out of the two pubs.
2nd runner-up a voucher to spend in Crosspool Pharmacy
3rd runner-up a voucher for two fish & chip suppers from the Crosspool Fish bar,
To Enter, Please Download and Complete this Google Entry Form!!
Details of the Roads with Entries will be posted on Friday, 5th June
Make safety and social distancing the number one priority at all times
Good luck!
Hello everyone! Hope you’re all keeping safe! I’m a journalist at ITV Calendar.
We are looking for a street in Sheffield who are friendly with each other and who have a tight knit sense of community.
We want to speak to a number of houses on the street for a piece we’re doing – looking at how different households are coping with Covid-19.
We’re looking for a range of people to speak to, from families, to the elderly, to single parents or people on their own.
if you think your street might be a good place for us to come and do some filming, or if you know anyone that might be a good candidate!
*Please get in touch with Astrid Quinn and send her a reply
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