Month: January 2018

Story by Susan Vinall We had a busy, but exciting Christmas at St Cuthbert’s Church on Barnsley Road. Events kicked off with our Carol Singalong on Friday 8th December, an informal evening where we sat … [Read more]

Dial 999 (Free) To report an emergency/crime in progress To enable your phone to text 999, text Register to 999 Dial 101 (15p) or visit www.reportingcrime.uk To: • Report a crime that has happened • … [Read more]

Story by Jackie Higgins Firshill Tenants and Residents Association (TARA) held their Annual General Meeting and Christmas party on 20th December at the Sheffield United Football Club training centre. A great night was had by … [Read more]

Story and photos by Arianne Zajac | Illustration by Saleema Imam For the second time this year the honey extraction process has been carried out by the Burngreave Cemetery Chapel beekeepers. The process involves removing … [Read more]

  Story by Jacob Hutchinson | Photos courtesy of Endeavour   On Wednesday 6th December, Endeavour hosted its first ever Christmas Fayre at their headquarters on Earl Marshal Road. Everybody played their part in making … [Read more]

Story by Safiya Saeed Two years ago I visited my father in Burco, Somaliland for the first time since 1977. It is a simple city, where residents have very little. The neighbourhood suffered from anti-social … [Read more]

Interview by Fran Belbin | Photo courtesy of Museums Sheffield. Kim Streets is the Chief Executive of Museums Sheffield, and says: I’m from Selby and came to Sheffield in 1986 to do a history degree. The … [Read more]

Seventh day celebrations. Story  by Elvina Lee. On 17th December, the members of Burngreave Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church served homeless people of Burngreave and further afield a three-course meal as is a yearly tradition. The … [Read more]

Story by Richard Belbin Pitsmoor Surgery, on Burngreave Road, has announced a proposal to merge with the Flowers Health Centre, on Wincobank Avenue, as a part of an NHS England plan that wants to see … [Read more]

Story by Nathan Standley Returning GCSE students at Fir Vale School were honoured in a ceremony attended by proud parents, former teachers, and the Lord Lieutenant for South Yorkshire, Andrew Coombe. Current students were also … [Read more]

  Story by Graham Booth | Photo courtesy of Endeavour Supporters and beneficiaries of Endeavour – a charity supporting young people out of mainstream education were recently given the opportunity to visit Buckingham Palace in … [Read more]

Story and photo by John Mellor Two recently released films, “Dunkirk” and “Darkest Hour”, both tell the amazing story of the rescue of the British Army from what was thought to be impending disaster on … [Read more]

Story by Deborah Blencowe | Photo by Philip Blencowe I’ve lived in Burngreave for over 25 years and my three children attended Firs Hill and Pye Bank Primary Schools and Fir Vale Secondary School. They … [Read more]