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Katherine and her husband in Abbeyfield Park

From workshops to bookshops

4th April 2022

Story by Colette Wymer. Local Author Katherine Blessan runs writing workshops at Abbeyfield Park House aimed at people struggling with their mental health – a 10-week programme of workshops structured around a theme – being, belonging, [Read more]

Burngreave Library has reopened with books available for Black History Month

21st October 2021

Burngreave Library is reopened its doors on Monday 18th October and the team look forward to welcoming you back. The library will be open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 10am-1pm until further notice. They are mindful [Read more]

Burngreave Library book giveaway at Abbeyfield Park 19th August

17th August 2021

Get a FREE BOOK at the Book Giveaway with books for ages 0 years to teens and adults. Weather permitting, Burngreave Library will be having a book giveaway on Thursday 19th August 11-2pm in Abbeyfield [Read more]

Book Giveaway at Abbeyfield Park Thursday 22nd July

20th July 2021

Get a FREE BOOK at the Book Giveaway with books for ages 0 years to teens. Burngreave Library will be having a book giveaway on Thursday 22nd July 11-2pm in Abbeyfield Park. There will be [Read more]

Living in Wolf Country

18th March 2019

Story & Photos by Suman Shrestha Tunde Farrand has just published for first novel, ‘Wolf Country’ – a work of dystopian fiction. She moved to the UK from Hungary and settled in Sheffield twelve years [Read more]

Wolf Country review

18th March 2019

Book review by Kevin Stapleton Tunde Farrand’s Wolf Country is a thrilling dystopian novel set in an all too near and all too familiar future. With shades of the Hunger Games and Logan’s Run (teenagers [Read more]

Black History Month at the library

5th November 2018

Story by Erica Patterson | Photos by Marcia Layne Black History Month is a time in the year to focus on the legacy and current day position of people of Black African heritage. It can [Read more]

“Inner City Testament” by John and Grace Vincent

19th March 2018

Story by John Mellor Spanning 100 pages and 90 years this book tells the story of John and Grace’s early lives, as well as their work in Burngreave since arriving in 1970. It is a [Read more]