Burngreave Messenger – Voice of the Burngreave Community

£500 to £5000 grants available to make a difference in Burngreave

19th February 2020

Grants of up to £5000 are available from Yorkshire Sport Foundation to make a difference in Burngreave. Funding is available to any community groups or individuals with an idea which uses sport or activity to ... [Read more]

Local Councillors and surgery dates December 2019

16th December 2019

Jackie Drayton 0114 243 5388 (Home) jackie.drayton@ sheffield.gov.uk 0114 273 5380 (Town Hall) Surgery dates Burngreave Library, Sorby House, 42 Spital Hill. • Saturday 11th January 11am – 12.15pm Mark Jones 07500 764 202 (Mobile) ... [Read more]

Ellesmere cleans up

16th December 2019

Story and photos by Sahdya Ali. Our new litter picking group held our first litter pick at Ellesmere Park on Saturday 16th November. There were sixteen wonderful volunteers on the day. We did get some ... [Read more]

SAGE forced to reduce service

16th December 2019

Story by SAGE | Photo courtesy of SAGE SAGE Sheffield, which has been providing services to adults experiencing mental health problems since 2006, will be radically reducing its services after Christmas 2019. The award winning … [Read more]

Burngreave Academy dragon invasion

16th December 2019

Story and photos by Tim Neal On Tuesday 19th November, students at Astrea Academy came face-to-face with a lifesize, fire-breathing, paper dragon made from 1,200 A4 pieces of paper. Thirteen metres long, with a wingspan … [Read more]

Pye Bank Primary’s potting shed project

16th December 2019

Story by Karen Stanley | Photos courtesy of Pye Bank CE Primary School Pye Bank CE Primary were delighted to be picked by the Wickes DIY stores to take part in a community project. Supported … [Read more]

Lisa Durnie featured image. Photo by Tunde Farrand

Lisa Durnie – I belong to Burngreave

16th December 2019

Story and photo by Tunde Farrand Anyone entering the Burngreave Food Bank is guaranteed to meet Lisa Dernie at the counter, serving hot drinks or cakes, handing out buns and having a kind word to … [Read more]

Celebrating Firvale

16th December 2019

Story by Panni Loh | Photos by Lottie Carter A very successful Celebrating our Firvale event was held at Firvale Community Hub on October 30th with over 200 attending. The event was the result of … [Read more]