December 2018

Story by Ruby Munson-Hirst Burngreave based mental health charity, SAGE, run a women’s community singing group Singing Through the Seasons every Monday (term time) between 12.30-2.30pm, at The Welcome Centre, Nottingham Street. The group welcomes [Read more]

Story by Tamikka Reid | Photo by Graham Booth Sheffield based youth charity Endeavour is this week unveiling its brand new teaching kitchen at their headquarters in Fir Vale. The kitchen features eight stations with [Read more]

Photo from the 2017 awards by Anwar Suliman We will be hosting Burngreave’s New Year’s Honours early next year, and there is still an opportunity to nominate a worthy person or organisation! If you know [Read more]

As reported elsewhere in the Messenger, your councillors have been keen to help set up a local Universal Credit Working Group. Last year, we agreed that we would ‘work with partners to mitigate the impact [Read more]

Jackie Drayton 0114 243 5388 (Home) jackie.drayton@sheffield.gov.uk 0114 273 5380 (Town Hall) Surgery dates Burngreave Library, Sorby House, 42 Spital Hill. Saturday 12th January 11am – 12.15pm Mark Jones 07500 764 202 (Mobile) mark.jonescllr@sheffield.gov.uk 0114 [Read more]

Story by Carrie Hedderwick | Photos courtesy of Adnan Hussain Meet Adnan Hussain who has recently completed his short novel ‘An Unforgettable Date’ about a gay couple’s love affair. How not only two, but three [Read more]

Story and photos by Jackie Jones Cheap Thrills, the Zero Budget Film Festival, hit Pitsmoor once again, for its eighth successful year. The event organised and hosted by ‘Commander’ Martin Currie attracted a record 1000+ [Read more]

Story and photos by James Woollen On the 26th November, St Catherine’s held their Christmas fair attended by family members of the residents. Glasses of sherry and mince pies were handed out and there were [Read more]

Streets of Light in Fir Vale Story by Kevin Stapleton | Photo by Patrick Moran Hundreds attended this years ‘Streets of Light’ around Fir Vale, with houses joining in from Earl Marshall Road up to [Read more]

Story by Anne Wyatt | Picture by Jonathan Turner I came away from the Sunday Best exhibition at Yorkshire Art Space Exchange Studios full of renewed pride at being part of such a diverse and [Read more]

Story by Graham Jones with invaluable assistance from Barry Swift and other members of St James’ Church Marjorie Prentice ‘Madge’ Saunders lived in Burngreave from 1967 to 1975, during which time she was deaconess at [Read more]

Story by Adrian Lake | Photo by Mustafa Ahmed | Picture by Kate Clark Wensley TARA held their AGM on 7th December, with tenants hearing all about the work they have carried out over the [Read more]

Story and photo by Douglas Johnson Congratulations to Katrina Love and Victoria Smith, who readers may remember from Messenger 134, when they were taking part in the first Concert Band Varsity Battle. Katrina and Victoria [Read more]

Dear Editor, I write in response to the letters which appeared recently in the Burngreave Messenger in support of volunteer libraries. The letter from Martin Jordin states that he takes “issue with his implication that [Read more]