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Crosspool Festival raises £1,300 – plus, watch the Crosspool Summer Fayre video

The Crosspool Festival committee are pleased to announce that this year’s festival raised £1,300 for Weston Park Cancer Information and Support Centre and the 36th Sheffield Scout Group based on Benty Lane.

Jack Todhunter has also made this video about one of the highlights of the festival, the Summer Fayre:

Get involved in future Crosspool Festivals

Why not get involved with Crosspool’s major annual community event? If you have ideas for future festivals or can spare any time to help, please contact the Festival Chair Frances Eccleston on f.m.eccleston@gmail.com or 0114 267 0006.

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Roly Bains entertains at messy church event

Roly Bains entertains children at St Columba's church
Roly Bains entertains children at St Columba’s church

Around 60 children plus mums and dads were entertained by Roly Bains at the messy church event at St. Columba’s on Sunday.

Roly kept the children spellbound for an hour with his clowning around on the slackrope, juggling, balancing tricks, jokes and stories.

The event was part of this year’s Crosspool Festival, which continues this week.

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Writing, poetry, singing and storytelling event at Crosspool Festival

You’re invited to share your writing, poetry, songs and stories at a brand new event for this year’s Crosspool Festival.

The Scribble Storytelling Night is hosted by Sheffield Writer and takes place at St Columba’s church from 7-9pm on Monday 1 July.

Share your work, share your stories, make us laugh, make us cry. Everything and everybody is welcome, whether you want to speak or just listen.

Scribble at Crosspool Festival: find out more

Scribble Storytelling Night at Crosspool Festival 2013
Scribble Storytelling Night at Crosspool Festival 2013
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Details of first 2013 Festival events revealed – plus, design help wanted

Crosspool Festival street market
The Selborne Road street market returns on Sunday 30 June

Plans for the fourth Crosspool Festival are progressing well. Make sure you have the dates in your diary: Friday 28 June–Sunday 7 July. The full programme and ticket details will be available in May, but in the meantime the first details from Frances Eccleston and the Festival Committee about some events are below.

  • The well-dressing will be launched on Friday 28 and on Saturday 29 June we hope to have an Open Gardens day
  • The Selborne Road street market will follow on Sunday 30 June
  • There will be morning events at Stephen Hill Church from Monday through to Wednesday
  • Award-winning photographer Paul Hobson will be giving an illustrated talk on Wild Derbyshire at St. Columba’s on Thursday 4 July
  • The Summer Fayre on Coldwell Lane field will be the usual highlight on Saturday 6 July
  • Those with enough energy can follow it with a barn dance and meal at St. Columba’s in the evening – or alternatively relax to the sound of the organ in a recital at Tapton Congregational Church.
  • The closing service will be held at 12.30pm on Sunday 7 July

Lots of other events are in the pipeline too, so look out for the programme in May, and we’ll also keep you posted through this website.

Could you help design posters and fliers?

The organising committee is looking for someone to help design posters and fliers for the festival. This would suit someone with computer skills and a bit of artistic flair, and who could spare a few hours in early May.

For more information contact Frances Eccleston on f.m.eccleston@gmail.com or 0114 267 0006.

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Crosspool Festival 2013: your chance to get involved

Summer Fayre 2011
Fancy getting involved at this year’s festival?

If you haven’t already made a note in your diary then the dates for this year’s Crosspool Festival are 28 June-7 July 2013.

The full programme is being confirmed, but you can be sure that there will be both old and new events to get involved with including a summer fayre, street market, Open Gardens, well dressing, barn dance, folk evening, fun run, open air church service and junior bake-off.

This year the festival will be raising money for the 36th Sheffield Scout Group, which is based in the Benty Lane Scout Hut.

Get involved

This is your chance to get involved with Crosspool’s major annual community event. If you have ideas for the festival or can spare any time to help, please contact the Festival Chair Frances Eccleston on f.m.eccleston@gmail.com or 0114 267 0006.