2022 - Burngreave Messenger

The Burngreave Messenger invited to discuss the sustainability of local journalism

14th June 2022

As the only news publication in the UK with charity status, the Burngreave Messenger has been invited to give evidence on “the Sustainability of Local Journalism” at the House of Commons in London. Our editor [Read more]

Children for the adventure playground showing off their onions.

Playground kids know their onions

10th June 2022

Burngreave children have been busy celebrating after harvesting a bumper crop of spring onions. The Pitsmoor Adventure Playground team were recipients of training from the Royal Horticultural Society on how to grow vegetables as part [Read more]

Carly and Alex from the Playground, Nico Hall and Nico's dog Ginny with the finished well-dressing. Photo by Sarah Truman

Well-dressing 2022 jubilee celebrations

10th June 2022

Story by Saleema Imam. Photos by Nico Hall, Sarah Truman and Donna Wainman. The Friends of Burngreave Cemetery held their annual well-dressing in conjunction with a community picnic on Saturday 4th June. The theme this [Read more]

Crabtree Drive jubilee celebrations

9th June 2022

Story and photo by Kerry Heath. My lovely neighbours and I on Crabtree Drive held a street party to celebrate the queen’s platinum jubilee on Sunday 5th June. It was fantastic to see so many [Read more]

Save the Burngreave Messenger!

2nd June 2022

After 23 years of service to the community, the Burngreave Messenger needs your support. By simply speaking up, you can help show funders why the Messenger matters to you and help keep this vital project [Read more]

Jeld-Wen staff team with Patrick Meleady

It’s child’s play for a team of volunteers

2nd June 2022

A team of staff from Jeld-Wen, a manufacturer of wooden doors, windows and stairs, took a day out to visit Pitsmoor Adventure Playground and help make a big difference to the local community. The team [Read more]

Abbeyfield Festival 2010 - Emily Haimeed

Abbeyfield Community Festival is back Sunday 31st July

27th May 2022

Story by Lyn Brandon, Friends of Abbeyfield Park The Friends of Abbeyfield Park (FOAP) Committee are organising a community festival to be held on Sunday 31st July, 12noon to 6.00pm. Meetings of the Festival Organising [Read more]

Tell us what you think of the Burngreave Messenger

19th May 2022

We want your feedback! Are we good? Are we bad? Do you find the Burngreave Messenger useful? We’d love to hear from more of Burngreave’s people about how they think the Burngreave Messenger could best [Read more]

Safiya Saeed wins Inspirational Individual of the Year award

10th May 2022

Congratulations are in order for local Burngreave resident Safiya Saeed, the founder of Reach Up and councillor for Burngreave, who has won and collected the Yorkshire Choice Awards Inspirational Individual of the Year Award [Read more]

WiCAT International Women's Day workshop 2020

WiCAT announces closure

13th April 2022

In a statement issued on Monday 10th April 2020 in their email newsletter, WiCAT (Women in Construction, Arts & Technology) has announced that, due to pressures of the pandemic, they have come to the conclusion [Read more]

FREE drama workshop at Burngreave Library

6th April 2022

Great news! Chol Theatre will be running a series of FREE drama workshops during the Easter Break including one at Burngreave Library (Carwood Suite) on Tuesday 12th April 2-3.30pm for 7-12 year olds. They will [Read more]

Royale Johnson making the shortlist for business award

5th April 2022

Story by Saleema Imam. Local businessman Royale Johnson was shortlisted as a finalist for two awards by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), celebrating small businesses and the self-employed: Entrepreneur of the Year (aged 30 [Read more]

Anne Smithies and display at the Crucible.

Textiles on display at The Crucible

4th April 2022

Fabulous textiles work produced at The Furnival and Abbeyfield Park House with local artist Anne Smithies will be on on display in The Crucible foyer at a FREE event for all on Tuesday 5th and [Read more]

Spring 2022 Issue 152 online

4th April 2022

The Spring 2022 issue of the Burngreave Messenger online. All the stories and the Reach Up Sisterhood Mini Messenger from issue 152, with PDFs for download and offline viewing. [Read more]

Reach Up Sisterhood Mini Messenger

4th April 2022

The content for the Spring 2022 Mini Messenger has been written and supplied by women at the Reach Up Youth Sisterhood. As well as being in the middle pages of the printed edition of the [Read more]

Pitsmoor playground awarded “best”

4th April 2022

Story by Patrick Meleady | Photo by Zaqer Mused. Pitsmoor Adventure Playground voted the Best Frontline Play provision in the UK at the 12th Annual Playwork Awards on Tuesday 1st March 2022. Pitsmoor Adventure Playground [Read more]