Month: February 2019

Victor Mujakachi has now been released from detention and granted three months during which he will not be deported to Zimbabwe. ASSIST Sheffield report he is incredibly grateful for all the support he received and he has issued a few words. [Read more]

There are still places available on our ‘Writing stories for children’ workshop, Friday 15th February from 10am till 1pm at Sorby House. Get in touch now if you’d like to attend. The workshops will be [Read more]

Support for the release of Victor Mujakachi has been gathering momentum on social media and through an online petition set up by ASSIST on Change.org. He is being detained by the Home Office and faces [Read more]

Our friend and Messenger volunteer Victor Mujakachi has been detained by the Home Office and awaits deportation. ASSIST Sheffield have started a petition to secure his release. He needs your help. Please sign the petition [Read more]

Issue 140, the February 2019 issue of the Messenger, is now available to view online. Our team of volunteers have been busy transferring all the articles from the current issue onto the website, and they [Read more]

Story and photo by Safiya Saeed On 10th January, local women, community groups and statutory services came together to host a series of workshops around serious issues in the Burngreave area. I hosted the event, [Read more]

Story by Nick Cleeve | Photo by James Woollen Saturday 12th January saw another successful and well attended Burngreave Messenger volunteers get together. It was great to see so many volunteers in attendance, many of [Read more]

The next issue of the Messenger – the last of our current Lottery funded issues – will be based around the theme of ‘Volunteers and Volunteering.’ We want to show the variety of work volunteers [Read more]

Story by Deborah Blencowe | Photo by Rachel Stevenson The Wildlife Trust went to tend to Crabtree Ponds and do their monthly clean up at the beginning of January. Once again, we were horrified to [Read more]

Story by Richard Belbin As reported in the last Messenger, the council recently agreed to ensure Woodbourn Stadium (aka Pitz) remained open following the collapse of owners Powerleague. The council have secured a new national [Read more]

Story by Richard Belbin The judge hearing evidence at Sheffield Count Court, Judge Graham Robinson, has reportedly made his decision as to whether the city council can gain possession of the land near the former [Read more]

Story by Deborah Blencowe | Photo courtesey of Astrea Academy Astrea Academy held a community leader meeting on 22nd January to try to see how local people, groups and the school can help support each [Read more]

Story by Kevin Stapleton | Photo courtesy of Oasis Academy Fir Vale Staff, pupils and parents at a local primary academy in Sheffield celebrated in December, as they become the second school in the area [Read more]

Story by Tim Neal Pamela Horvathova, 16, from Darnall, was last seen on 19th December at an event with her college at iceSheffield. An initial public meeting in Darnall led to a follow up meeting [Read more]