Arts & Culture

As you can probably tell from the fact that you are reading this – we have been given more funding! Thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund we will be receiving around £90,000 over two … [Read more]

This issue’s team, plus the deadline and publication date for the next issue in December 2019. … [Read more]

Story by Tim Neal | Photos by Tim Neal and from Ruženka’s personal collection Ruženka Pokutova was 19 years old when Jana Belišová first heard her singing. Jana, a Slovakian ethnographer and musicologist, had been … [Read more]

Story by John Malkin | Photo by Robin Grey Friends of Firth Park are excited to have been awarded funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to continue running their popular weekly singing group. The … [Read more]

Story by Graham Jones | Photos by Patrick Amber, Neill Schofield, Sarah Truman, Deborah Blencowe and Jackie Jones Local people had been preparing for the Beacons Lantern Procession for weeks: making arrangements, fantastic lanterns and … [Read more]

Patrick Amber gives us his account of the Beacons Lantern Procession. With photos by Patrick Amber, Neill Schofield, Sarah Truman, Deborah Blencowe and Jackie Jones: “From my privileged position of workshop leader, I can tell … [Read more]

Story by Zara Suleiman | Photos by Mushtaq Ahmed On the 24th of August 2019 we had an African themed day in Pitsmoor Adventure Playground. It was an amazing experience for the people who came … [Read more]

Story by Zara Suleiman | Photos by Mushtaq Ahmed On Sunday 6th October 2019 Sheffield Crucible Theatre opened the doors to the public. It had been amazingly transformed into a fun palace, a place of … [Read more]

Brought to you by our quizmaster Graham Jones. Over a hundred types of bird and at least a dozen species of wild mammals have been seen in Burngreave. So it is no surprise that, on … [Read more]

Answers to the quiz questions from issue 144. More puzzled by the answers? See Quiz: it was twenty years ago today for the questions! Tony Blair ant Yugoslavia gnat Rolling Stones tit Whitney Houston bath … [Read more]

As a treat for Halloween we bring you the latest of George and Brian’s cartoon escapades in which they head out to a fancy dress party. It’s a special sneak peek at the next issue, which is on its way this coming weekend… … [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]