Month: October 2019

When sixteen live traps put out on the previous evening were opened, Friends of Parkwood Springs were delighted to find one bank vole and eleven very lively wood mice. [Read more]

We are pleased to confirm that the Burngreave Messenger project has been awarded funding for a further two years by the The National Lottery Community Fund. Our first issue produced by this round of funding will [Read more]

Local artist Patrick Amber helped deliver another spectacular Beacons Lantern Procession. On Facebook he shared his account of the event. With photos by Patrick Amber and Jackie Jones. [Read more]

For the last few weeks people have been busy making penguins, goldfinches, tortoises and spacecraft lanterns for the Beacons Lantern Procession on Saturday 12th October. Everyone is welcome to join as children and adults parade [Read more]

Burngreave Library celebrated it’s fourth year as a volunteer led service on Saturday 5th October with a get together and meal. On the day Burngreave Library Tweeted to say: “Today marks four years since Burngreave [Read more]

Regeneration charity SOAR have opened up applications for grants of up to £1,000 from their ‘Let’s Build Health Grants’ scheme. The grants are available to help create opportunities and develop local activity that improves health [Read more]

With the cut of a ribbon and a grand party, Astrea Academy Sheffield was declared officially open on Tuesday 1st October. Solicitor and community activist Abtisam Mohamed was invited as the key note speaker, and [Read more]

In the second episode of ‘The YSF Podcast’, Kathryn Mudge and Safiya Saeed Berberaawii from Yorkshire Sport Foundation discuss the asset-based community development approach taken by Active Burngreave in the area. Aimed at those working [Read more]