Month: April 2022

Story by A.M. (18yrs) Anxiety has affected me since I was 15 and had a massive impact on my sleep, appetite and mental health and always finds any chance to creep up on me, especially [Read more]

Photos by Safiya Saeed Berberaawii. We started this project because there were no activities for girls at this age and there was also a lack of BAME female mentors to support local girls, as well [Read more]

The Mini Messenger needs youth groups, schools and people aged 5-25 to help create a section made by and for young people. Training and support is available. If you would like to get involved please [Read more]

Story and photos by Victor Mujakachi. Christ Church Pitsmoor hosted its second International Meal on the 3rd of February 2022. This is an event where members of Christ Church Pitsmoor, Burngreave community, volunteers, refugees and [Read more]

Story by C21 Chartered Accountants. The increases in National Insurance Contributions (NIC) of 1.25%, first announced last year, will take effect from April 2022. These increases will be ring-fenced to provide funding for the NHS, [Read more]

Story and photos by SCCCC. Wiktoria Abramowicz and George Joseph are relativity new volunteers on local charity, SCCCC’s Inclusive Community Care Project, a befriending scheme for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities across Sheffield. Wiktoria [Read more]

Story by Martin Currie Pitsmoor University, based in Abbeyfield house, is in trouble. Meeting once a month, and based on the concept that everybody is an expert on something, the lectures, talks and conversation, have [Read more]

In Edgar Lowman’s latest cartoon, George for some reason wants to find out how to look cool on the stairs. Apparently there is a book all about doing just that… [Read more]

Story by Deborah Egan | Photo by Emily Haimeed. On 7th March we gathered to discuss the future for a community festival this summer in Abbeyfield Park. Well attended, the meeting included Pitsmoor Adventure Playground, [Read more]

Story by Graham Jones | Photos by Polly Perkins. In the last edition we saw how Pitsmoor Road was part of the original main route from Sheffield to the North. But it was also the [Read more]

Story by Karen Malone | Photos by Karen and Eimear-Rae Hopefully you will have noticed a cleaner looking Pitsmoor over the past year as some local residents stopped moaning about litter and have taken it [Read more]

Story by Sheffield City Council We are pleased to say that Sheffield City Council has awarded Burngreave funding to help make improvements to our local high streets. We have received £50,000 funding to work with [Read more]

Mark Jones 07472 501 187 0114 273 5380 (Town Hall) mark.jones@councillor.sheffield.gov.uk Safiya Saeed 0114 273 5380 (Town Hall) Safiya.Saeed@councillor.sheffield.gov.uk Talib Hussain 07894 413 952 0114 273 5380 (Town Hall) talib.hussain@councillor.sheffield.gov.uk Surgeries Burngreave surgeries are shared [Read more]

Story by Saleema Imam | Photo by Victoria Smith. An exhibition about World Burial practices is currently open in the North chapel in Burngreave cemetery until May this year. An informative book about the exhibition [Read more]