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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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- [+] July 2016 Issue 121
Content of Issue 121 online
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- [•] 'Thank you’ from Burngreave Foodbank
Tesco helped us with our most successful food collection to date. sive thank you to everyone who
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- [•] A night at the musicals
Musical event at Christ Church.
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- [•] Acts of kindness
Pupils at Owler Brook raise money for Syrian refugees.
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- [•] All change at Firs Hill
Front page, Firs Hill Community Primary School has undergone significant changes since being put into special measures last November.
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- [•] Aspiring to fitness and enterprise
Fir Vale Healthy Living Centre is an all female gym on Earl Marshal Road.
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- [•] Baby elephant spotted in Burngreave Cemetery
On 3rd July 2016, at 12 noon, a baby elephant was depicted on the annual well dressing in Burngreave cemetery.
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- [+] Back to the Blitz
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.
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- [•] Barking mad
Recently trees in Burngreave Cemetery have been viciously chewed by dogs who are reportedly being trained for illegal dog fighting.
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- [•] Bringing back the celebrations
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’.
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- [•] Dear Messenger...
Letter from a local resident and response from Councillor Jackie Drayton.
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- [•] Earl Marshall Juniors - future goals
Euro 2016 may be over, but here in Sheffield the teams of youth football club, Earl Marshall Juniors, are preparing for the new season.
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- [•] Embracing Eid at Tesco
On the morning of Wednesday 6th July, Muslims across Sheffield took to Tesco’s car park to perform Eid prayers.
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- [•] Future of Junior chess in Burngreave
Chess events this summer: Burngreave Library, 10.00am on 30th July 2016.
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- [•] Getting on course
On 17th June, Burngreave Library hosted a Festival of Learning event.
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- [•] Happy 20th Birthday Ellesmere Children’s Centre
On 4th June Ellesmere Children’s Centre hosted a fabulous 20th birthday ‘Sparkle in Colour’ celebration.
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- [•] Hate crime on the rise
Since the EU referendum on 23rd June, there has been a noted rise in hate crime towards people from ethnic minority groups and Muslims.
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- [•] Help for hungry prisoners
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.
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- [•] Income for insects
Green City Action has received £6,261 thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery.
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- [•] Little kids become green giants
Oasis Academy in Fir Vale are motivating student’s minds and inspiring active learners who prefer to work outdoors by installing new garden equipment
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- [•] Memories down Owler Lane
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.
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- [•] Messenger readers’ survey
a consultation of readers opinions
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- [•] Name the Library Community room
This is a competition to name the Burngreave Library Community Room. It will be judged by members of the Friends of Burngreave Library group.
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- [•] News from our local councillors
news from local councillors including sponsorship of the new Pye Bank Academy.
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- [•] On a musical note
Music at Owler Brook School
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- [•] Page sponsored by Sheffield City Council’s Healthy Communities Programme
Sheffield City Council’s Healthy Communities Programme
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- [•] Pedalling through Pitsmoor
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.
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- [•] Photo competition
Photo competition for our readers.
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- [•] Pye Bank careers week
Details of Pye Bank school careers' week
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- [•] Ramadan's plan
People talk about Ramadan.
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- [•] Retirement of Martin Smith
After working in Burngreave for ten years, Martin Smith, a familiar face on the Sorby House front desk, is retiring..
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- [•] Roma Church
In May a new Church of Christian Mission Maranata was founded at the Welcome Centre in Pitsmoor.
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- [•] SAGE at the seaside
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.
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- [•] Scrap Dragon
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
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- [•] Shaped from Burngreave
The ‘Shaped from the Earth’ ceramics exhibition at Millennium Galleries in Sheffield city centre, features some the Burngreave area’s premiere ceramic artists
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- [•] Steelworker at sea
In 1916 the Great War had been raging for two years, with no prospect of it ending soon.
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- [•] Stephanie ‘Rib Cracker’ Astill
On 11th June Stephanie took on the challenge of boxing in a Pink Collar Boxing match to raise money for Victim Support.
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- [•] Tell us about it
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.
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- [•] Test your local knowledge
Quiz
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- [•] The Queen’s Jubilee tea
On Saturday 11th June members and friends of Pitsmoor Methodist Church gathered to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday.
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- [•] The ball’s in their court
In April’s Issue we reported on the state of the basketball courts next to All Saints Youth Club.
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- [•] The future of junior chess in Burngreave?
The future of junior chess in Burngreave
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- [•] Welcome to Pitsmoor-on-Sea
School holiday theme at Pitsmoor Adventure Playground.
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- [•] ‘Somme soldiers’ visit Burngreave
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.