Burngreave Messenger – Voice of the Burngreave Community

How to make a rubbish puppet

How to make a rubbish puppet with Patrick Amber

Looking for something to do during lockdown? Local Burngreave resident and puppet maker Patrick Amber has started a series of online YouTube tutorials on building puppets out of household junk like plastic packaging and broken ... [Read more]

Where to access support

Where to access support during lockdown and self-isolation

30th March 2020

NHS For medical support, follow NHS guidance: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ Mutual aid If you need help with shopping or prescriptions, and have the resources to pay for what you need, you can join the Burngreave mutual aid group ... [Read more]

Knife crime youth conference

“Don’t use a knife, save a life”

23rd March 2020

Story and photos by Alan Hancock On Saturday 8th February, representatives from Burngreave, Patrick Meleady, Alan Hancock and Diane Johnson attended the first Youth Conference organised by the Theresa Cave of the Chris Cave Foundation. ... [Read more]

Surtag Hack and her decorations

Recycling Decorations by Surtag Hack

23rd March 2020

Story and photo by Deborah Blencowe I spent a lovely morning with one of the Messenger volunteers who is obsessed with recycling. Surtag Hack, who lives in Burngreave, goes completely out of her way to ... [Read more]

March 2020 Issue 147 online

23rd March 2020

All the articles from the printed copy of issue 147, the March 2020 edition of the Burngreave Messenger, are now online. You can see all the issues collected and listed at March 2020 Issue 147. ... [Read more]

Keep Sheffield stainless

23rd March 2020

Story and photo by Avant Homes Anthony Olaseinde is a security professional who offers his time to raising awareness of knife crime and how communities can help prevent it. He offers free workshops to Sheffield ... [Read more]

International Women’s Day with WiCAT

23rd March 2020

Story by Cathy Cain and Claudia Kuntze | Photos by Cathy Cain International Women’s Day with WiCAT (Women in Construction, Arts & Technology) went down a storm on Sunday 8th March. More than 30 women ... [Read more]

Where to access support

Where to access support during lockdown and self-isolation

30th March 2020

NHS For medical support, follow NHS guidance: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ Mutual aid If you need help with shopping or prescriptions, and have the resources to pay for what you need, you can join the Burngreave mutual aid group … [Read more]

Patrick Meleady video screenshot

Patrick Meleady’s plea to “stay at home to save lives”

27th March 2020

Patrick Meleady of Pitsmoor Adventure Playground has made a heartfelt plea to encourage people to be responsible, to stay off the streets and stay at home to save lives during the Coronavirus pandemic. In … [Read more]

self-isolating postcard viralkindness

Help people self-isolating

23rd March 2020

If you want to spread kindness and help support a neighbour who may be self-isolating during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, you can print and deliver them the form below. A local Facebook group – Burngreave … [Read more]

Coronavirus guidance tranlated

Coronavirus guidance in multiple languages

20th March 2020

The latest NHS Coronavirus advice has been translated into many different languages on the Doctors of the World website. Visit: https://www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/coronavirus-information/

Burngreave Mutual Aid coronavirus support group - "We need each other"

Burngreave Mutual Aid coronavirus support group

19th March 2020

A local Facebook group Burngreave Mutual Aid has been set up for people in the Burngreave area to keep in touch and to help each other out over the coming weeks and months. It’s there to … [Read more]

Coronavirus guidance

Latest coronavirus guidance

19th March 2020

For all the latest advice and guidance on the coronavirus, visit the NHS website. Current Public Health England guidance states that if you have coronavirus symptoms then you should self-isolate and remain at home for … [Read more]

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