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Save the Burngreave Messenger!

2nd June 2022

After 23 years of service to the community, the Burngreave Messenger needs your support. By simply speaking up, you can help show funders why the Messenger matters to you and help keep this vital project [Read more]

Ellesmere Youth Project celebrate the end of an era

23rd June 2022

It’s the end of an era and the start of a new one for the Ellesmere Youth Project. On Thursday 23rd June 2022 they host their end of project celebration event from 6-8pm at St [Read more]

Children for the adventure playground showing off their onions.

Playground kids know their onions

10th June 2022

Burngreave children have been busy celebrating after harvesting a bumper crop of spring onions. The Pitsmoor Adventure Playground team were recipients of training from the Royal Horticultural Society on how to grow vegetables as part [Read more]

Carly and Alex from the Playground, Nico Hall and Nico's dog Ginny with the finished well-dressing. Photo by Sarah Truman

Well-dressing 2022 jubilee celebrations

10th June 2022

Story by Saleema Imam. Photos by Nico Hall, Sarah Truman and Donna Wainman. The Friends of Burngreave Cemetery held their annual well-dressing in conjunction with a community picnic on Saturday 4th June. The theme this [Read more]

Crabtree Drive jubilee celebrations

9th June 2022

Story and photo by Kerry Heath. My lovely neighbours and I on Crabtree Drive held a street party to celebrate the queen’s platinum jubilee on Sunday 5th June. It was fantastic to see so many [Read more]

Springing to action on upgrades

4th April 2022

Story by Robert Almond and Peter Bull. Photos by @sammcqueen.ig for Salt Street productions The Friends of Parkwood Springs and a number of other local groups have been working with the team set up by [Read more]

Jamal meets Bill at international meal

4th April 2022

Story and photos by Victor Mujakachi. Christ Church Pitsmoor hosted its second International Meal on the 3rd of February 2022. This is an event where members of Christ Church Pitsmoor, Burngreave community, volunteers, refugees and [Read more]

Monumental exhibition of burial art

4th April 2022

Story by Saleema Imam | Photo by Victoria Smith. An exhibition about World Burial practices is currently open in the North chapel in Burngreave cemetery until May this year. An informative book about the exhibition [Read more]

Crossword solution from issue 151

4th April 2022

If you had a go at doing the crossword in our Winter 2021 issue and want to check your answers, or you haven’t done it yet and just want to cheat, then we have the [Read more]

Isilda Lang 1953-2022

4th April 2022

Story by Jamito Lang, Isilda’s eldest son | Photos by Stephen and Jamito Lang and Richard Hanson My mum, former childminder and community warrior Isilda Del Carmen Lang (nee Cuevas-Aguilera), died on Monday 21st February [Read more]

The Spital Hill Comm2Unity event in 2018. Photo by Frankie Currie.

Burngreave receives funding to help high-street businesses

4th April 2022

Story by Sheffield City Council We are pleased to say that Sheffield City Council has awarded Burngreave funding to help make improvements to our local high streets. We have received £50,000 funding to work with [Read more]

Save the Burngreave Messenger!

Ellesmere Youth Project celebrate the end of an era

Playground kids know their onions

Well-dressing 2022 jubilee celebrations

Crabtree Drive jubilee celebrations

Spring 2022 Issue 152 online

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Springing to action on upgrades

Jamal meets Bill at international meal

Monumental exhibition of burial art

Crossword solution from issue 151

Isilda Lang 1953-2022

Burngreave receives funding to help high-street businesses