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The Crosspool community website run by Crosspool Forum
A new cafe has opened in Crosspool in the unit previously occupied by Craft Angels on Sandygate Road.
The Lounge @ Crosspool tea room welcomed its first customers on Tuesday. They are serving beverages and light refreshments and will be open 8:30am-4pm during the week and 8:30pm-1pm on Saturdays. The cafe has good disabled access, baby changing facilities and is child friendly.
A new sign above the shop will be going up this week.
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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.
A meeting is taking place in February to discuss the idea of starting a local Women’s Institute (WI).
If you’re interested then come along to The Sportsman pub on Thursday 9 February for a 7pm start. More information is available from Craft Angels – you can pop into the shop or call them on 0114 266 7339.
The Women’s Institute community organisation has existed since 1915 and has over 208,000 members across 7,000 WIs. It has experience a resurgence in recent years, with WIs such as the Seven Hills group in Sheffield being over subscribed.
A limited edition pack of five greetings cards featuring photos of Crosspool in the Spring has gone on sale in Craft Angels.
You can see below some of the local scenes on view in the set, which include daffodils on Manchester Road, the wonderful blossom on Watt Lane and Spring in the precinct.
Envelopes are included and the cards are blank inside so you can use them for general greetings cards, at Christmas, birthdays or other special occasions.
The cards are available now from Craft Angels on Sandygate Road. A pack costs just £2.50 and any money raised will go towards local community group Crosspool Forum.
Anticipation is building and the final preparations are being made for Crosspool’s second festival, which starts on Saturday.
The week is packed with events for all the family. It includes a street market, art show
talent show, comedy night, craft, dancing, a fun run, a picnic, gardening events and of course the big Summer Fayre on Saturday 9 July.
Browse our Crosspool Festival 2011 page to read details of the events and download a copy of the programme so you can plan your week in full.
Craft Angels on Sandygate Road (0114 266 7339) is handling all ticket sales for this year’s festival.
Close enough to the city centre but with easy access to the countryside – that’s how the Sheffield Telegraph has described Crosspool, Fulwood, Ranmoor and Lodge Moor in it’s latest area focus advertising feature.
Artisan and Catch restaurants, Bamforth’s fruit and vegetable shop and Craft Angels are all included in the piece, which appears highlights only the businesses that have bought an advert on the same page of the newspaper.
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