July 2016 Issue 121

Tesco helped us with our most successful food collection to date. sive thank you to everyone who

Musical event at Christ Church.

Pupils at Owler Brook raise money for Syrian refugees.

Front page, Firs Hill Community Primary School has undergone significant changes since being put into special measures last November.

Fir Vale Healthy Living Centre is an all female gym on Earl Marshal Road.

On Friday 1st July a dozen men dressed in uniforms of soldiers from the First World War walked silently and unexpectedly into Burngreave Library in Sorby House.

On 3rd July 2016, at 12 noon, a baby elephant was depicted on the annual well dressing in Burngreave cemetery.

Children from Whiteways and Owler Brook schools learned about the hardships of life during the Sheffield Blitz which killed over 2,000 people in December 1940.

Recently trees in Burngreave Cemetery have been viciously chewed by dogs who are reportedly being trained for illegal dog fighting.

this year the Messenger has decided to step in and gather together a team of volunteers from across the area to create a community network who will be hosting a ‘Burngreave Hullabaloo’.

Letter from a local resident and response from Councillor Jackie Drayton.

Euro 2016 may be over, but here in Sheffield the teams of youth football club, Earl Marshall Juniors, are preparing for the new season.

On the morning of Wednesday 6th July, Muslims across Sheffield took to Tesco’s car park to perform Eid prayers.

Chess events this summer: Burngreave Library, 10.00am on 30th July 2016.

On 17th June, Burngreave Library hosted a Festival of Learning event.

On 4th June Ellesmere Children’s Centre hosted a fabulous 20th birthday ‘Sparkle in Colour’ celebration.

Since the EU referendum on 23rd June, there has been a noted rise in hate crime towards people from ethnic minority groups and Muslims.

The Malawian government has cut back on food for prisoners, so we bought a lorry load of maize and flour as well as medical items.

Green City Action has received £6,261 thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

Oasis Academy in Fir Vale are motivating student’s minds and inspiring active learners who prefer to work outdoors by installing new garden equipment

Janette Palmer and Jayne Iles went to school together and started work at Owler Brook Infant and Nursery (as then was) School in 1989/1991.

a consultation of readers opinions

This is a competition to name the Burngreave Library Community Room. It will be judged by members of the Friends of Burngreave Library group.

news from local councillors including sponsorship of the new Pye Bank Academy.

Music at Owler Brook School

Sheffield City Council’s Healthy Communities Programme

I started the Sheffield Friday Night Ride in 2008 and have done nearly 90 rides. We are a social cycling group so nobody gets left behind.

Photo competition for our readers.

Details of Pye Bank school careers' week

People talk about Ramadan.

After working in Burngreave for ten years, Martin Smith, a familiar face on the Sorby House front desk, is retiring..

In May a new Church of Christian Mission Maranata was founded at the Welcome Centre in Pitsmoor.

Local charity, SAGE Greenfingers, is having a busy summer on 28th June, 35 SAGE members, volunteers, and staff piled onto a coach for a day trip to Cleethorpes.

I can’t wait to open the new scrapstore. Our mission is to get reusable waste materials used for creative play, art and craft activities

The ‘Shaped from the Earth’ ceramics exhibition at Millennium Galleries in Sheffield city centre, features some the Burngreave area’s premiere ceramic artists

In 1916 the Great War had been raging for two years, with no prospect of it ending soon.

On 11th June Stephanie took on the challenge of boxing in a Pink Collar Boxing match to raise money for Victim Support.

our Y11 class at Fir Vale felt that there wasn’t enough to do for young people in Burngreave. However, it turns out that there is a lot going on we didn’t know about.

Quiz

In April’s Issue we reported on the state of the basketball courts next to All Saints Youth Club.

The future of junior chess in Burngreave

On Saturday 11th June members and friends of Pitsmoor Methodist Church gathered to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday.

School holiday theme at Pitsmoor Adventure Playground.