October 2006 Issue 65

This year, schools attended by Burngreave pupils are celebrating their best ever results.

The Council gives green light for Parkwood tip development – but legal action could lead to closure.

David Burton is a second-year student at the Sheffield University studying Orthoptics.

Detailed below are the BNDfC Community Engagement Team’s contributions to this year’s Black History Month. For more information please contact one of the team on 279 6920 or 292 0393.

In November 1965 a woman called Madge Saunders arrived in Burngreave to begin working alongside the minister at St James Church in Burngreave.

Burngreave has always provided a safe haven for people migrating or fleeing from other countries. One of Burngreave’s most recently arrived communities is the Slovaks from Eastern Europe, travelling here for work now that Slovakia is part of the European Union. As with other communities before, their story is one of hopes fulfilled and difficulties still to overcome.

Clare Burnell, local resident and College Governor gives us an update on progress at Longley Park, our own £12 million, purpose-built Sixth Form College.

With memories of Woodside’s demolition still lingering many minds, more Burngreave residents now face the same trauma. The Masterplan, agreed by Council Cabinet in May 2OO5, is now being implemented.

On 6th September a major incident in and around the Gower Arms caused reason for further concerns about local police activity and tactics.

The Pegasus mural still stands defiantly on the side of the last house on Brotherton Street after nearly 3O years.

Local residents, Sia Angela Maturie and Ansumana Rahman Muctaru Sillah, celebarated their wedding on Saturday, 2nd September, in the presence of over 15O guests.

Firshill TARA would like to thank Milton Graham, who was Chairman of the Committee, for all his hard work for the Firshill Estate.

Claire Blencowe, previously of Fir Vale School and now of Longley Park Sixth Form College has just had a successful competition in the Junior World Diving Championships in Malaysia.

There’s a budding talent in Burngreave in the form of amateur boxer Liam James Akers.

Halfway up Rutland Road stands Norton Kitchen showrooms; according to proprietor Marion Sayles, “the last of the old Sheffield firms"

On one beautiful Wednesday, I found myself in a magnificent and incredible hair dressing shop, packed with a multitude of customers from all ages, genders and races awaiting their hair cuts.

The Kenyan Family Forum began in April and provides support for Kenyan immigrants who have moved here from Africa.

Bright and vibrant

I am writing to tell you something about life as an asylum seeker, living between life and death.

Climate change is now with us. Every week there’s another confirmation about how we all have to change the way we live. Below is an extract from a recent report to the Council’s Cabinet:

Articles provided by Burngreave New Deal for Communities.

A reader responds to comments made by Inspector Ekwubiri in our September 2006 issue, regarding the arrest of Jason.

£1000 5 a-side BSN cup on 29th October.

The SADACCA Management Committee invite everyone to an up-date on Immigration Law on Thursday 5th October 2006.

Upcoming events as advertised in the October 2006 printed edition of the Messenger.