Arts & Culture

Story by Stan Burt If you were walking through Pitsmoor this month you may have gotten a fright as strange creatures were seen lurking in people’s front gardens and hedges, but there was nothing to … [Read more]

Story by Sam Holland | Photo by Smart Banda If you’ve been fearful about a coronavirus in the bleak midwinter than perhaps this will be a welcome distraction. In February 2021 (dates to be cconfirmed) … [Read more]

A couple of months ago, we were walking past Abbeyfield House. Around the back are a number of derelict buildings. Doors and windows were sealed by metal and wooden shutters, all evenly spaced out like … [Read more]

Look what George brought back from the grocery store in this month’s cartoon strip by Edgar Lowman.

Brought to you by quizmaster Graham Jones The magnificent Pitsmoor Scarecrow Festival served to highlight how making scarecrows stretches back around the world for thousands of years. Scarecrows feature in many religions and cultures. They … [Read more]

Looking for something to do during lockdown? Local Burngreave resident and puppet maker Patrick Amber has started a series of online YouTube tutorials on building puppets out of household junk like plastic packaging and broken … [Read more]

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]

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 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 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 by Colin Havard As I walk around Page Hall it’s easy to stereotype but also it’s easy to spot people who are here to provide a service, to help as it were. There have … [Read more]