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9 Jul, 2012

Crosspool Festival continues this week

Crosspool Festival got off to a great start this weekend with events including the well dressing dedication, Crosspool Open Gardens and the street market on Selborne Road.

The festival runs until Sunday 15 July and as you’ll see below, there are activitiess for all ages. Unfortunately, Crosspool’s Got Talent tonight has had to be cancelled.

This year’s programme includes:

A treasure hunt
A film screening of old views of the Rivelin Valley
A coffee evening
A fun run
A book night
Table games
A tea dance and a barn dance
Hillside Harvest Open Day
The annual Crosspool Summer Fayre
Picnic in the park hosted by the Crosspool churches

You can download a PDF of the full programme (676KB) or view it on the Crosspool Festival 2012 web page.

2 Jul, 20126 Jul, 2012

Crosspool Festival starts on Friday

Summer Fayre, Crosspool Festival 2011 — 2011 Summer Fayre

There’s less than a week to the 2012 Crosspool Festival. Have you planned which events you’re going to? Make sure you get any tickets soon to make sure you don’t miss out!

The festival runs 7–15 July and as you’ll see below, there are events for all ages. This year’s programme includes:

A well dressing outside Crosspool Tavern – dedication will take place on Friday at 7pm
The return of Crosspool Open Gardens and Gardeners’ Question Time
Several music events, including a gospel concert, organ recital, songs from the shows, pre-school singalong, Guys and Dolls at Tapton School, a folk concert,
A street market on Selborne Road
An open day at Hallam Cricket Club
Quizzes at Crosspool Tavern and Stephen Hill church
A treasure hunt
A film screening of old views of the Rivelin Valley
A coffee evening
A fun run
A book night
Table games
A tea dance and a barn dance
Hillside Harvest Open Day
The annual Crosspool Summer Fayre
Picnic in the park hosted by the Crosspool churches

You can download a PDF of the full programme (676KB) or view it on the Crosspool Festival 2012 web page.

4 Apr, 20125 Apr, 2012

First details of this year’s Crosspool Festival: get involved!

Why not take your mind off the current unseasonal weather with a sneak preview of what is in store for the 2012 Crosspool Festival?

This year’s festival runs 7-15 July. The programme will kick off with Crosspool Open Gardens on Saturday 7 July and it is hoped to repeat the street market and Crosspool’s Got Talent evening.

Plans are also underway for the creation of a well dressing and for Olympics-themed and musical events and there will be a summer fayre on Coldwell Lane on Saturday 14 July.

The local churches will be joining together for a closing services on Lydgate Green on Sunday 15 July, complete with brass band.

This is your chance to get involved with Crosspool’s major annual community event: if you can offer an hour or two to help, please get in touch with St Columba’s church parish office on st.columbas@hotmail.co.uk or 0114 267 0006.

Memories of Crosspool Festival 2011