Month: February 2019

Story by Richard Belbin Spital Hill Works, latterly known as Lion Works or Lyon Works, has been included on a list of sites ‘at risk’ of being lost forever unless they can be brought back … [Read more]

Story by Wajid Akhter Survey conducted by Safwan, Hatib, Mufassar, Danny and Saif | Data analysis by Fran Belbin As part of the partnership between the Messenger and Ellesmere Youth Project, the project designed two … [Read more]

Story and  photos by Graham Jones On 14th December members of the Burngreave Local History group made a visit to the Northern General Hospital to see the amazing collection which has been put together by … [Read more]

Story and photo by Ruby Munson-Hirst Burngreave based mental health charity, SAGE, run a women’s community singing group ‘Singing Through the Seasons’ every Monday (term time) between 12.30- 2.30pm, at The Welcome Centre, Nottingham St. … [Read more]

In our ongoing series, we continue to show you how to say ‘hello’ and ‘thank you’ in just some of the many languages spoken in Burngreave. And as it was Burns Night on 25th January, … [Read more]

Story by Pam Grant One of the key concerns raised at the Universal Credit Working Group meetings has been the lack of digital access many in our community face. This creates a massive problem, not … [Read more]

The Burngreave Honours 2019 will be held at 6pm on Monday 25th March, at the Town Hall. We will be celebrating the work of groups and individuals who have worked hard to have a positive … [Read more]

Story by Richard Belbin New services and support are coming online to help those facing hardship due to the implementation of Universal Credit (UC). As reported in Improving digital access, ‘mapping’ exercises are being carried … [Read more]

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 9th February, • Saturday 9th March 11am – 12.15pm Mark Jones 07500 764 202(Mobile) … [Read more]

Story by Surtag Hack | Food photos by Kim | Shop photo by Graham Jones Situated in the middle of busy and vibrant Spital Hill, An-Naseem is a restaurant serving traditional Yemeni food. We arrived … [Read more]

Story by Patrick Meleady The award winning Pitsmoor Adventure Playground extended their already super cultural calendar this January as families came together and enjoyed an amazing night of all things Scottish on Burns Night. Activities … [Read more]

Story by Graham Jones | Picture courtesy of Woodcraft Folk The Beeches was a building at 519 Barnsley Road. It had seventeen rooms over four storeys, including a stables underneath, and had a chequered history. … [Read more]

Obituary by Sue Wallis On 21st December 2018 one of Burngreave’s well known residents sadly passed away in St Luke’s hospice, after a two year battle with cancer. John was a much-loved father to Lily, … [Read more]

Story and photos by Stan Skinny Abbeyfield Park was a hive of activity on Saturday the 12th January as locals flocked to learn how to make the delicious central and eastern European dish: pierogi, courtesy … [Read more]