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Agenda for Crosspool Forum Open Meeting, Thursday 28 July 2011

Open Meeting July 2011
Open Meeting July 2011

A reminder that you are invited to Crosspool Forum’s Open Meeting on Thursday 28 July at St Columba’s Church. It starts at 7pm.

A provisional agenda is below. Come along to give your concerns on local issues to local councillors, the police and council officials.

Agenda for Crosspool Forum Open Meeting, Thursday 28 July 2011 (Word document, 33KB)

Open Meeting, Thursday 28 July 2011, 7pm: provisional agenda

  1. Chairman’s welcome
  2. Apologies
  3. Minutes of last meeting to be approved
    Bullet points
  4. Matters arising:
  5. Chairman’s report:
    New computer course 
starts 9 Sept beginners, also a class for the advanced (spreadsheets)
    Car Boot Sale (10 Sept)
    Fayre/Festival
    Funding for next year’s Queens Jubilee & Olympics, Floral displays
    Clarion; Website
    Hagg Copse
    Hillside Harvest
  6. Treasurer’s report:
  7. Police Liaison: Police update on the area’s crime and concerns.
  8. Councillors: question time
  9. Planning and Highways
  10. Guest Speakers (approx. 7.30pm)
    Two magistrates, Andrew Bentley, Anthea Peers, accompanied by trainee magistrate Grant Laughton, have volunteered, under the “magistrates in the community” scheme, to attend our meeting to explain and enlighten us on the workings and judgments of a magistrates court.
 A number of attendees may be invited to take part in a mock trial.
  11. Any other business
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Meet new councillor Geoff Smith at our Open Meeting tomorrow

Crosspool Forum Open Meeting, Monday 9 May 2011
Crosspool Forum Open Meeting, Monday 9 May 2011 (PDF, 389KB)

Our newly elected local councillor Geoff Smith has his first opportunity since the elections last week to acquaint himself with his constituents when he attends the Crosspool Forum Open Meeting on Monday.

Everyone is invited, so why not come along and have your say? It starts at 7pm at St Columba’s Church.

Agenda for Crosspool Forum Open Meeting, Monday 9 May 2011 (Word document, 33KB)

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Open Meeting, Monday 9 May 2011: provisional agenda

9 May 2011, 7pm

  1. Minutes of last meeting to be approved
    Bullet points
  2. Matters arising:
  3. Chairman’s report:
    New computer course (internet best practice)
    Car Boot sale (Weston Park Hospital)
    Summer Fayre (Full Size light aircraft on site)
    Darwin House open day 18th June (Best of British concert)
    Convenience store latest
    Crosspool Clarion
    Funding
  4. Festival update:
  5. Treasurer’s report:
  6. Police Liaison: Police update on the area’s crime and concerns.
  7. Guest Speakers: Carrie McKenzie (Voluntary Action Sheffield) – a comprehensive awareness of the Digital Switchover, due to take place from 3 August 2011. www.vas.org.uk/services/digitaloutreach/index
  8. Council officials: Due to restructuring , Community Assembly officials are only permitted to attended meetings if there are any relevant items or concerns relating to the assembly’s role within the community.
  9. Planning and Highways: Hopefully councillors will be reporting back on the request, by local residents, to make the Benty lane /Stephen Hill junction
    with Manchester Road safer.
  10. Questions & Answers with Councillors: Invitations have been sent to the current Councillors, Brian Holmes, Sylvia Anginotti and John Hesketh. These may change after the 5th May.
  11. Any other business
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Agenda for Crosspool Forum Open Meeting, Monday 9 May 2011

Crosspool Forum Open Meeting, Monday 9 May 2011
Crosspool Forum Open Meeting, Monday 9 May 2011 (PDF, 389KB)

You are invited to Crosspool Forum’s Open Meeting on Monday 9 May at St Columba’s Church. It starts at 7pm.

A provisional agenda is below. Come along to give your concerns on local issues to local councillors, the police and council officials.

Agenda for Crosspool Forum Open Meeting, Monday 9 May 2011 (Word document, 33KB)

Open Meeting Facebook event

Open Meeting, Monday 9 May 2011: provisional agenda

9 May 2011, 7pm

  1. Minutes of last meeting to be approved
    Bullet points
  2. Matters arising:
  3. Chairman’s report:
    New computer course (internet best practice)
    Car Boot sale (Weston Park Hospital)
    Summer Fayre (Full Size light aircraft on site)
    Darwin House open day 18th June (Best of British concert)
    Convenience store latest
    Crosspool Clarion
    Funding
  4. Festival update:
  5. Treasurer’s report:
  6. Police Liaison: Police update on the area’s crime and concerns.
  7. Guest Speakers: Carrie McKenzie (Voluntary Action Sheffield) – a comprehensive awareness of the Digital Switchover, due to take place from 3 August 2011. www.vas.org.uk/services/digitaloutreach/index
  8. Council officials: Due to restructuring, Community Assembly officials are only permitted to attended meetings if there are any relevant items or concerns relating to the assembly’s role within the community.
  9. Planning and Highways: Hopefully councillors will be reporting back on the request, by local residents, to make the Benty lane /Stephen Hill junction
    with Manchester Road safer.
  10. Questions & Answers with Councillors: Invitations have been sent to the current Councillors, Brian Holmes, Sylvia Anginotti and John Hesketh. These may change after the 5th May.
  11. Any other business
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New Crosspool Computer Courses start on 6 May

Following in the success of our three previous computer courses, and wishing to build on achievements of the students so far, Crosspool Forum has managed to secure patronage for two further National Open College Network (NOCN) 12-week courses.

The courses are due to commence on Friday 6 May 2011 at St Columba’s Church Hall on Manchester Road. The Internet for Beginners course (9:30am-11:30am) will be followed by Internet for the more Advanced (11:45am-1:45pm). Laptops are provided.

Anyone wishing to join either of the above courses you should contact Ian, Crosspool Forum Chairman on 0114 335 1674 or crosspoolforum@fsmail.net.

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Crosspool Spring clean: get involved

As part of Sheffield’s third annual spring clean, Crosspool Forum is arranging for local residents to join together to help to keep where we live clean.

Weather permitting, we initially plan to meet up on the area in front of Direct Travel on Sandygate Road this coming Saturday 2 April at 10am, before moving off to spend a couple of hours cleaning up the neighbourhood.

You don’t need any specialist cleaning skills, just a bit of enthusiasm!

Cleaning materials will be provided. So that we can ensure we have enough materials, please can you let Ian Hague know if you wish to be part of the group: telephone 0114 335 1674 or email crosspoolforum@fs.mail.net.

Flowers in Crosspool
Help keep Crosspool clean this Spring
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Agenda for Crosspool Forum Open Meeting, Thursday 27 January 2011

You are invited to Crosspool Forum’s Open Meeting tomorrow night at St Columba’s Church. It starts at 7pm.

A provisional agenda is below. Come along to give your concerns on local issues to local councillors, the police and council officials.

Open Meeting, Thursday 27 January 2011: provisional agenda

27 January 2011, 7pm

  1. Chairman’s welcome
  2. Introduction of top table
  3. Apologies for absence
  4. Minutes of last meeting to be approved
  5. Matters arising
  6. Chairman’s report
  7. Police Liaison
    In Louise’s absence, PCSO Garry Hizam will give an update on policing in the area
  8. Guest: Cllr. Brian Holmes (Community Assembly)
    Also hoping to attend: Sylvia Anginotti, John Boyden, Community cohesion Manager
  9. Festival/Fayre report
  10. Planning and highways
    Benty Lane/Stephen Hill junction (Sylvia has arranged for engineers to survey possibilities)
  11. Questions and answer session with councillors
  12. A.O.B

Download provisional agenda 26 January 2011 Open Meeting (Word document, 37KB)

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Computer courses starting in January 2011 in Crosspool

Three computer courses are starting next month in Crosspool, two National Open College Network ones run by Crosspool Forum and one BBC First Click Beginners course run by Tuition Extra. Details are below:

National Open College Network courses

Following in the success of the two previous computer courses, and wishing to build on the student’s achievements, Crosspool Forum has managed to secure patronage for two further National Open College Network (NOCN) 10 week courses.

They run on Fridays, starting on 14 January 2011 at St Columba’s Church Hall on Manchester Road. Laptops are provided. The two courses are:

Using ICT Computer Basic
Word, desktop publishing and paint
9:30am-11:30am

Word processing level 1 & level 2
11:45am-1:45pm

The NOCN courses carry a modest charge of £1 per hour for tuition, plus a £6 per term enrolment fee, so a 20 hour course will cost £26. Learners on income-related benefits pay to enrol and nothing else.

Anyone wishing to join either of the above courses should contact Ian, Crosspool Forum, on 0114 335 1674.

BBC First Click Beginners email and internet course

Have you got a new laptop, netbook or smartphone for Christmas and have no idea how to use it? Why not book in for a beginners course at Tuition Extra in Crosspool to help you get started?

Tuition Extra on Sandygate Road has teamed up with the BBC’s First Click initiative which aims to help out people who don’t know how to use the internet. We are planning to cover many topics including:

  • how to open and use an e-mail account
  • how to use a web browser
  • using price comparison sites to get cheaper insurance and utility bills
  • using Facebook and Twitter
  • and anything else you want to learn how to do

If you have your own laptop or other mobile device you can bring it along or you can use one of our computers.

Courses will be starting in the new year from 10-11.30am during the week at a cost of £5 per session. Tuition Extra is located in Crosspool shops in the flat above A Villa Caruso (52 Sandygate Road). Places must be booked in advance by calling Carolyn Sleath on 0114 230 9566 or 07875 039887. When we have five participants, the course will run.

You can also get more information at www.tuitionextra.co.uk or by emailing carolynsleath@tuitionextra.co.uk – but if you can do that, you probably don’t need us!

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Christmas trees go up in precinct

Earlier on today, volunteers and the Crosspool Forum committee met to put up illuminated Christmas trees above shops in the precinct.

It is the sixth year that Crosspool shops have been decorated with Christmas trees. As the photos below show, thankfully the team was blessed with fine weather compared to last year’s driving sleet!

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South West Community Assembly community group review

On Monday representatives from Crosspool Forum will be attending a South West Community Assembly community group review at Sheffield town hall.

The purpose of the get together is to work out how local groups can be more involved in the work that the South West Community Assembly does on behalf of the wider community.

Matthew Rush, South West Community Assembly Officer, explains more:

Since before the official launch of the South West Community Assembly in May 2009 we have been looking at developing engagement with local groups. So far we have achieved mixed success and would now like to review the situation and look at using a model that is fit for purpose across the four wards. The hope is that we can involve groups more in the work that the Assembly does on behalf of the wider community.

Rather that replicating our previous attempts to nurture a formal relationship with community groups through the Partner Panel we would like to hear what your group has to say and what you feel is the best way forward.

It will be chaired by Councillor Mike Reynolds and include workshops as a way of exploring the best way forward.

Also invited to the session are representatives from Dore and Totley Ward Forum, Ecclesall Forum and Hallam Community Youth Association. We’ll report back on how it goes.

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Crosspool wins Sheffield in Bloom award

The photos below, taken over the summer, show some of the dozen hanging baskets and four planters in the precinct at Crosspool.

Entering the Lord Mayor’s Sheffield in Bloom for the first time this year, Crosspool Forum’s impressive displays were successful in winning the Community Silver award.

Our thanks go to Norton Nurseries for making up such vibrant and spectacular displays, and Streetforce for maintaining them so admirably throughout the summer.

Funds allowing, and with the help and support of precinct businesses and shops, Crosspool Forum will be aiming for gold in 2011.

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