Health, Fitness & Well-being

Story and photos by Mariam Pasha Walking along Herries Road on the wayside plot of Norwood Allotments you may smell wafts of enticing aromas drifting over from an outdoor pizza oven. Close by are a [Read more]

Story by Danielle Fortier. Photo by Adam Park. For at least three years, disgruntled local parents had been calling on Sheffield City Council to replace the slippery and dangerous flooring in the playground at Abbeyfield [Read more]

ASSIST Sheffield provides accommodation, information and support to people who are seeking sanctuary and have been refused asylum. Without legal status, not being allowed to work, or access any form of statutory support, people become homeless and destitute in our city. The eight ASSIST houses in Pitsmoor, Firvale and Firth Park have four bedrooms, each room housing an asylum seeker. The Messenger visited some of the residents in these houses and spoke to a few who have become keen gardeners. [Read more]

A big thank you to everyone who helped set up, run and participate in the Wensley Fun Day, Monday 16th August 2021. There was a great festival atmosphere, and it was amazing to see so [Read more]

To add to our community listings calendar, send your event info (30 words or less) to listings@burngreavemessenger.org Anything we’ve missed can go on our online calendar. Friends of Burngreave Cemetery Sunday 19th September Apple day [Read more]

Bilingual staff from Maan Somali Mental Health are present everyday providing support in English, Somali and Arabic at the Burngreave Vestry Hall drop in vaccination clinics. They are there supporting the health professionals, giving advice [Read more]

The COVID Community Bus will be at additional locations in and around Burngreave, providing lateral flow tests for those without symptoms, free boxes of home testing device kits, vaccination advice, support to book an appointment [Read more]

Commissioned by Burngreave-based Reach Up Youth, Sheffield Rapper Sliime has written and recorded the new single ‘Allow It’, which aims to inform and inspire young people to get their Covid vaccinations. In what could be [Read more]

The Grab the Jab walk-in Covid vaccination clinics will be available at Burngreave Vestry Hall from Tuesday 10th August to Sunday 15th August. It will be open 11.15am – 6.30pm each day for first and [Read more]

The COVID Community Bus will be in Burngreave from 7th – 11th AUGUST providing lateral flow tests for those without symptoms, free boxes of home testing device kits, vaccination advice, support to book an appointment [Read more]

A walk-in Pfizer COVID VACCINATION CLINIC will be available at Christ Church Pitsmoor for both first and second doses of the Pfizer jab on Friday 9th July 2021, 1 – 4pm. No appointment needed. No [Read more]

To add to our community listings calendar, send your event info (30 words or less) to listings@burngreavemessenger.org Anything we’ve missed can go on our online calendar: Saturday 5th June: Annual Well Dressing and Big Lunch [Read more]

Story and photo by Sharmarke Ismail When the restrictions eased MAAN encouraged people to be safely active and socialise in Abbeyfield Park- some elders enjoyed football and others did park walks. Misinformation and disinformation MAAN [Read more]

Story by Victor Mujakachi. Photo by Muhammad Saleh. Burngreave’s own Zia Ul Khan, was awarded the British Empire Medal for his services to the community. The BEM is an award for meritorious service worthy of [Read more]