The 2018 festival dates are Friday 29 June to Sunday 8 July 2018.


Crosspool News – crosspool.info
The Crosspool community website run by Crosspool Forum
Here’s the list of scarecrows on view around Crosspool as part of the 2017 scarecrow competition.
Can you spot them all?
You can also download it as a PDF (31KB).

Our annual community festival begins tonight with the unveiling of the well dressing at the top of Selborne Road at 7pm.
For the full list of things going on over the ten days, download a copy of the programme or view the events on Facebook.
This year the festival proceeds will benefit the Lord Mayor’s Charities:
Sheffield Kidney Institute – Northern General Hospital
Sheffield Young Carers – An independent charity, dedicated to supporting young carers across the city since 1997.
Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind (SRSB) – Mappin Street
Sheffield Dementia Action Alliance (DAA) – making a difference to people living with dementia
ArtWorks  – St Polycarps CC Wisewood Lane
The 2017 Crosspool Festival programme is out now.
Download and read it online now (PDF, 1MB)!


Do you have any unwanted books, prizes, gifts or bric-a-brac that might be suitable for the Crosspool Forum Summer Fayre tombola or one of the stalls?
The festival organisers are still looking for contributions, so if you can help, please get in touch with Gillian on g.m.drinkwater@btinternet.com or 0114 229 5670.
We can collect if necessary, or they can be dropped off locally.

Do you have any unwanted books, prizes, gifts or bric-a-brac that might be suitable for the Crosspool Forum Summer Fayre tombola or one of the stalls?
If so, please get in touch with Gillian on g.m.drinkwater@btinternet.com or 0114 229 5670. We can collect if necessary, or they can be dropped off locally.
This year’s Crosspool Festival will take place Friday 23 June to Sunday 2 July.
Keep an eye out on this website for all the latest news and announcements, including how you can get involved.
Wanted: books, bric-a-brac or tombola prizes for Crosspool Summer Fayre
Join us on the afternoons of Sunday 5 and Sunday 12 June at 2pm-5pm to learn how to make a beautiful willow lantern.
Materials included in £5 ticket. We will be making simple stars, globes and cone lanterns… but if you feel like being more adventurous we will be on hand to help you make your creation.
Contact Lucy Hughes: lucyehughes@live.co.uk
A message from Crosspool Festival organisers:
Many thanks to all who made bunting for the festival. We have enough lengths for all the shops to have some to decorate their windows during the festival. Crosspool shopping centre should look very attractive!

Do you have any unwanted prizes, gifts or bric-a-brac that might be suitable for the Crosspool Forum Summer Fayre tombola or one of the stalls?
If so, please get in touch on g.m.drinkwater@btinternet.com. We can collect if necessary, or they can be dropped off locally.