Month: March 2020

All the articles from the printed copy of issue 147, the March 2020 edition of the Burngreave Messenger, are now online. You can see all the issues collected and listed at March 2020 Issue 147. … [Read more]

Story by the Messenger editorial group These are uncertain times. At the time of writing we don’t know what the next few weeks and months will bring. However, there is one thing we do know.We … [Read more]

Story by Linda Cawley | Photo by Nick Walker It is spring and the queen is laying more, the bees are flying and the time is coming to inspect the hives. It has to be … [Read more]

If you want to spread kindness and help support a neighbour who may be self-isolating during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, you can print and deliver them the form below. A local Facebook group – Burngreave … [Read more]

Our next edition is due to be published early in Ramadam and we hope current events will allow this. We’ll keep our website updated with any changes so do check in at www.burngreavemessenger.org The Messenger … [Read more]

Story and photos by Robin Grey On the afternoon of Saturday 8th February, members of the Firth Park singing group hosted their first ever Big Sing! event at the Clock Tower on Firth Park Road … [Read more]

Story by Graham Jones Oasis Academy Fir Vale have won the prestigious Modeshift Gold Award for demonstrating excellence in supporting cycling, walking and other forms of sustainable travel. On Clean Air day the school had … [Read more]

Story by Jo Eckersley Oasis Gardening, a gardening for wellbeing organisation, are joining Sage Greenfingers at their Grimesthorpe Allotments site. Oasis have been running sessions for eight years, growing vegetables on Sheffield Health and Social … [Read more]

Story by Katie Lee and Deborah Blencowe | Photos by Deborah Blencowe Saturday 1st February 2020 saw in the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rat. As part of what has become an annual … [Read more]

Story by Hopeton Bailey The Aspirers Society was launched to support disadvantaged students and families. The society aims to help students maximise their potential to make informed decisions as to what career paths they would … [Read more]

Story by Tim Neal | Photo by Muhammad Saleh The Messenger spoke to Zia Khan who told us about a visit he made to Kashmir earlier this year in February. He travelled to the Kotli … [Read more]

Story by Nelson Kaggwa, Chair of ACCM Local Community users at the Agency for Culture and Change Management (ACCM) based at All Saints Centre in Ellesmere are excited to be able to fund some mentors … [Read more]

Story and photos by Alan Hancock On Saturday 8th February, representatives from Burngreave, Patrick Meleady, Alan Hancock and Diane Johnson attended the first Youth Conference organised by the Theresa Cave of the Chris Cave Foundation. … [Read more]

Story and photo by Avant Homes Anthony Olaseinde is a security professional who offers his time to raising awareness of knife crime and how communities can help prevent it. He offers free workshops to Sheffield … [Read more]