Deborah Blencowe

Astrea welcomes new students

4th November 2019

Story by Wajid Akhter | Photo by Deborah Blencowe A new academic year has begun at Astrea Academy, which has seen the school welcoming students into Year 1 and Year 8 for the first time. … [Read more]

Countless cute and curious creations

4th November 2019

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]

Taking a dip at Crabtree Pond

24th June 2019

Story and photo by Deborah Blencowe On Tuesday 28th May, a ‘pond dipping’ session took place at Crabtree Ponds, held by Sheffield Wildlife Trust. Pond dipping involves dipping a net into the pond and drawing … [Read more]

St Catherine’s honours veterans

24th June 2019

Story and photos by Deborah Blencowe St Catherine’s Nursing Home commemorated Victory in Europe, with a fine selection of songs and food. Event co-ordinator, Julie, welcomed me into the day room, which was lovely, busy … [Read more]

Fir Vale litterpick. Photo by Patrick Moran

Keeping the streets shining

18th March 2019

Story by Patrick Moran and Deborah Blencowe | Photos by Patrick Moran and Deborah Blencowe Over 70 people braved the cold weather and participated in a litter pick in Fir Vale organised by Fir Vale … [Read more]

Good times at Ellesmere Children’s Centre

18th March 2019

Story by Deborah Blencowe | Photograph provided by Ellesmere Children’s Centre Dr. Sharon Curtis, manager, welcomed me to the Open Day at Ellesmere Children’s Centre on Maxwell Street, Burngreave on Saturday 23rd February. The centre … [Read more]

Fly-tippers waste space

4th February 2019

Story by Deborah Blencowe | Photo by Rachel Stevenson The Wildlife Trust went to tend to Crabtree Ponds and do their monthly clean up at the beginning of January. Once again, we were horrified to … [Read more]

Pye Bank against bullying

17th December 2018

Story and photos by Deborah Blencowe On Monday 19th November I was kindly invited to get involved with an art session at Pye Bank CE Primary School. As part of the work during anti-bullying week … [Read more]

Pushing prams for the playground

17th December 2018

Story by Deborah Blencowe | Photographs provided by Albert Hoult I visited local residents Margaret and Albert Hoult who told me the story of a charity pram push that took place around Pitsmoor in 1976. … [Read more]

My Journey so far with the Burngreave Messenger

31st January 2018

Story by Deborah Blencowe | Photo by Philip Blencowe I’ve lived in Burngreave for over 25 years and my three children attended Firs Hill and Pye Bank Primary Schools and Fir Vale Secondary School. They … [Read more]