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- [+] Burngreave Messenger 2016 Archive
206 archive of the online version of the monthly news magazine delivered to all households in the Sheffield Burngreave ward. Burngreave Messenger Ltd. is a non-profit making, membership owned community organisation.
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- [+] Archives
Back issues of the Burngreave Messenger community newspaper, along with additional news items exlusive to the website.
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- [+] December 2013 news
Website-exclusive news from the Burngreave Messenger in December 2013.
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- [+] December 2013 Issue 109
Issue 109, the December 2013 edition of the Burngreave Messenger.
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- [+] November 2013 news
Website-exclusive news from the Burngreave Messenger in November 2013. The next printed issue is published on 30th November 2013.
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- [+] October 2013 news
Website-exclusive news from the Burngreave Messenger in October 2013. The next printed issue is published on 30th November 2013.
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- [+] October 2013 Issue 108
Issue 108, the October 2013 edition of the Burngreave Messenger.
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- [+] September 2013 News
Website-exclusive news from the Burngreave Messenger in September 2013. The next printed issue is published on 28th September 2013.
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- [+] August 2013 News
Website-exclusive news from the Burngreave Messenger in August 2013. The next printed issue is published on 28th September 2013.
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- [+] August 2013 Issue 107
Issue 107, the August 2013 edition of the Burngreave Messenger.
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- [+] July 2013 News
Website-exclusive news from the Burngreave Messenger in July 2013. The next printed issue is published on 20th July 2013.
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- [+] June 2013 News
Website-exclusive news from the Burngreave Messenger in June 2013. The next printed issue is published on 20th July 2013.
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- [+] June 2013 Issue 106
Issue 106, the June 2013 edition of the Burngreave Messenger.
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- [+] May 2013 news
Website-exclusive news from the Burngreave Messenger in May 2013. The next printed issue is published on 1st June 2013.
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- [+] April 2013 Issue 105
Issue 105, the April 2013 edition of the Burngreave Messenger.
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- [+] March 2013 News
News exclusive to the website in March 2013. The next printed edition is published on 23rd March 2013.
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- [+] April 2013 news
All the website-exclusive news from the Burngreave Messenger in April 2013. The current printed issue was published on 30th March 2013.
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- [+] February 2013 news
All the website-exclusive news from the Burngreave Messenger in February 2013. The current printed issue was published on 2nd February.
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- [–] February 2013 Issue 104
Issue 104, the February 2013 edition of the Burngreave Messenger.
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- [•] Campaign for Childcare
Parents, childcare workers and children took to the streets on December 12th and January 19th, to let the Council know that cuts to Early Years funding is not acceptable.
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- [•] Fir Vale Primary Academy update
More information about the proposed Primary Academy School in Fir Vale was revealed by the Council at community meetings in December.
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- [•] Messenger Editorial
Putting this issue together has been a grim task as we survey the impending cuts to services in Burngreave in the Council’s budget.
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- [•] Study support campaign continues
Local parents and study support organisations have been campaigning to prevent Burngreave's four study support projects from coming to an end.
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- [•] Budget cuts
The Council has begun releasing details of its budget cuts for April onwards. After two years of Government cuts, the coming financial year will see even bigger changes to services funded through the Council, which has £50 million less to spend this year.
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- [•] Community Assemblies axed
Sheffield Council has been consulting on axing community assemblies to slash spending.
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- [•] Future of Forum House
Forum House is being brought back into use – with a Council grant.
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- [•] Benefits cuts
Benefits will be changing in April due to government cuts. This could affect the Housing Benefit you are entitled to and you may have to pay some Council Tax.
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- [+] Cuts to Libraries
The Council is proposing that 14 of the city's 27 community libraries are to close.
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- [•] Verdon Rec to lose all staff
Under Council budget proposals, Verdon Recreation Centre will lose all its staff from April.
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- [•] Bowling greens
Photo: Saleema Imam
Local bowling clubs will have to pay for the maintenance of their greens from April this year.
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- [•] Council proposes Playground closure
Story: Lisa Swift
The Council is proposing to close Pitsmoor Adventure Playground as part of its budget cuts from April.
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- [•] Scouts Community Challenge
Story: 76th Sheffield Scouts | Photo: Jim Gilbert
On the 3rd of January, 76th Scouts decided to help the community. Lots of Scouts attended a litter picking event as part of trying to earn their Community Challenge Badge where Scouts have to do community service and find out about some aspect of their local community.
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- [•] Litter complaints
Story: Lisa Swift | Photo: Mathew Rajan
Following concerns raised in the last issue of the Messenger about the high levels of litter and dumping in Burngreave and Fir Vale, residents contacted the Messenger to tell us about their experiences.
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- [•] Parkwood Academy awards
Parkwood Academy’s celebration of a year of achievement and success was the finest ever.
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- [•] George & Brian
Brain helps George prepare for a Valentine's date. Could anything possibly go wrong?
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- [•] Parkwood wins design award
Parkwood Academy picked up a Commendation in the Community Design category of the 2012 Sheffield Design Awards.
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- [•] Half Term Activities
Half Term Activities
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- [•] International Womens Day
Celebrating equal rights for women and looking at achievements made by women
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- [•] You might not be getting enough vitamin D
Vitamin D is important as it helps the body absorb calcium for building strong bones and teeth. The majority of this vitamin is made in our body from sunlight. However, due to the weather here in the north of England many of us are not able to get enough vitamin D in this way.
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- [•] Know the signs of Ovarian Cancer
When to see your doctor If you are over 50 and you have any of the following symptoms most days for 3 weeks or more.
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- [•] Emotional wellbeing Group Sessions
If you are working with a group of women in Burngreave or Fir Vale, sessions are available on how to improve emotional wellbeing at home, including advice on domestic abuse.
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- [•] Sheffield Mind and Body Project
Promoting positive lifestyle change for physical and mental health
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- [•] Merline Magdoline Brown 1943 - 2012
Lemuel Banton and Shirley Brown remember their mother Merline Brown, who died in November 2012
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- [•] A True Success Story
The story of Alia Akram, a former pupil of Firvale School, by her bruther G. Akram
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- [•] Owler Brook pupils work to improve Wensley open space
Owler Brook Primary School want to add a bit more to the Wensley community starting with wensley open space.
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- [•] Not such a Silent Night!
Firs Hill Primary’s nativity play “Not such a Silent Night!” was performed by Reception, Y1 and Y2 children
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- [•] Free Early Learning for 2 year olds
All children aged 3 or 4 are entitled to 15 hours a week at nursery free of charge. Now this is being extended to 2-year-olds from lowincome families.
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- [•] St Catherine’s Talent Show
! Every class held auditions and one act from each class got through to the grand final that was held in the school hall
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- [•] Our Spital Hill artwork
A new art project run by Sheffield City Council called ‘A Common Thread’ will be installed on the Savile Street hoardings next to Tesco.
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- [•] Holtwood scouts 70th anniversary
This year is the 70th anniversary of the 205th St Catherine's Scout Group. It was affiliated into the Scout Movement on 1st April 1943, during the dark days of World War II.
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- [•] Forest Gardening
With the help of Sheffield Interfaith Group the Parkwood Springs Forest Garden has gone from strength to strength.
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- [•] Harry Brearley:Discoverer of Stainless Steel
2013 marks a century since Pitsmoor-born metallurgist, Harry Brearley, made his historic discovery of stainless steel.This article highlights his connections with our area.
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- [•] Learning English at the Vestry hall
the Yemeni Community Association (YCA) has been supporting refugees at Burngreave Vestry Hall in their quest to learn English.
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- [•] Ski Village Will Not Re-open
Earlier in January, another fire broke out at Sheffield Ski Village, damaging hope of the Ski Centre ever reopening.
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- [•] Landfill restoration plan
Negotiations between Viridor and the City Council continue about how Viridor will restore the Parkwood Springs landfill site when it closes at the end of 2018.
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- [•] Pie and Pea Murder Mystery
On Saturday 19th Jan, despite the poor weather, the DISORIENTATED EXPRESS murder mystery took place at Pitsmoor Methodist Church.
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- [•] Digging Deep into Local History
The Friends of Burngreave Cemetery and Chapel have a new project – ‘Digging Deep under the Cemetery.’
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- [+] Community Assembly
This month's news from our Community Assembly, including Councillor's surgery dates.
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- [•] New Housing on Ellesmere
Despite January's freezing temperatures, the first tenants of the new Ellesmere Road housing scheme received a warm welcome into their highly insulated and energy-efficient homes. Developer, Arches Housing, are likely to complete the remaining properties by the end of February.
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- [•] New Signs for Bressingham
Sheffield Homes are planning to renew some of the signs around Bressingham because some are worn out and others are confusing.
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- [•] Get some help with IT
If you want to learn how to use computers and the internet, then there’s help available in Burngreave with your Tenants and Residents Associations (TARA).
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- [•] Carwood Craft Group
Despite the snow, a determined and lively bunch of crafters gathered on Monday 14th January 2013 at Carwood TARA for the launch of the new Craft Club.
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- [+] Dear Messenger
Letters from our readers.
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- [•] New Police Commissioner
The new South Yorkshire Police Commissioner Shaun Wright, visited Burngreave Vestry Hall on Saturday 26th January, following an invitation from Al-Taqwa mosque.
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- [•] Cobweb Bridge Reopens
The Cobweb footbridge over the River Don at the Wicker Arches reopened in December after Council repairs were made possible by a donation from the Five Weirs Walk Trust.
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- [•] Job: School for Vegetables - Project Assistant
To support the School for Vegetables project by assisting with school site visits to a community allotment, horticultural sessions and general organic gardening
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- [•] Pitsmoor Citizens Advice: Annual Meeting
Invitation to Pitsmoor Citizens Advice AGM
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- [•] St James Parents & Toddlers
Open to everyone Tuesdays & Thursdays at St. James’ Church.
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- [•] Free early learning places for 2 year olds at Watoto
Watoto pre-school is registered with Sheffield City Council to offer up to 15 hours per week free early learning to eligible 2 year olds.
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- [•] Burngreave in the Snow
Readers' photographs of Burngreave in the snow.
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- [•] Photo galleries and website exclusives
Collections of photographs and additional and longer versions of stories from the Messenger. Includes ‘Burngreave in the Snow’, a selections of residents' photos.
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- [+] January 2013 news
All the website-exclusive news from the Burngreave Messenger in January 2013. The next printed issue is published on 2nd February.
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