April 2019 Issue 142 – Burngreave Messenger

Nothing about us without us

29th April 2019

Story and photos by Bibiana Jordan-Horvath 8th April is International Roma Day. Roma culture, heritage, language and traditions are celebrated globally and Sheffield embraced this idea. In these photos are Sheffield activists, educators, mentors and … [Read more]

Future in the balance

29th April 2019

As this edition of the Messenger goes to print, we are awaiting the result of our latest application to the Big Lottery Fund for a further two years’ of funding. Whilst we are waiting to … [Read more]

Arts & Culture

Festival of Debate

29th April 2019

Sheffield Festival of Debate has been running for five years now, organised by Opus Independents, who are otherwise probably best known for producing Now Then magazine. Three events, in particular, stand out for local residents. … [Read more]

Messenger Editorial

29th April 2019

This edition of the Messenger has a theme of ‘Language’. There are so many aspects of the topic, we know we have missed many of them out. If there are any topics you would like … [Read more]

Taking knives off the street

29th April 2019

Story by John Malkin | Photo courtesy of Rock Christian Centre The Words4Weapons bin, located on Handley Street, was emptied for a second time recently, revealing a shocking haul of dangerous articles inside. When it … [Read more]

Men charged with Jarvin Blake murder

29th April 2019

Story by Richard Belbin Three men are currently on trial charged with the murder of Jarvin Blake, a father-of-three who was stabbed and killed in March 2018. A fourth man, Lewis Barker from Parson Cross, … [Read more]

Litter pick dumped on

29th April 2019

Story and photos by Deborah Blencowe Saturday 30th March 2019 I arrived on Earl Marshall Road at 10am for a little pick that had been arranged. The event was well attended and co-ordinated by our … [Read more]

A new headmaster for Watermead

29th April 2019

Story by Kevin Stapelton Oasis Academy, Watermead, announced a new head recently, following the promotion of founding school leader Lynne Goodhand to a regional role with the multi-academy trust. Lynne is replaced by the current … [Read more]

Comic book day at Sheffield Space Centre

29th April 2019

Story and photos by Kasar Ali Originally based in Heeley but now situated in the middle of the Wicker, the Sheffield Space Centre has been going strong for over 40 years. I visited a densely … [Read more]

An Easter parade at St Catherine’s Nursing Home

29th April 2019

Story and photos by Deborah Blencowe Welcomed by activity coordinator Julie, I sat with residents in their lounge to listen to some brilliant singing entertainment provided by Paul Anthony – including my all-time karaoke favourite, … [Read more]

New life in the cemetery

29th April 2019

Story by Saleema Imam | Photos by Alex Giblin Price On Thursday April 11th, children and staff from the adventure playground planted hawthorn saplings in Burngreave cemetery with members of the Friends of Burngreave Cemetery. … [Read more]

Living in the land of ‘sorry’

29th April 2019

Story by Tunde Farrand | Photo courtesy of Jim Dimond We have been talking to a group of women from North Africa and the Middle East. They come from countries from all over the region, … [Read more]

Group of women who took part in a short course, run by the Messenger

Finding your voice

29th April 2019

Story and photo by Carrie Hedderwick Passive? Aggressive? Assertive? Which of these describes the attitude and the method you use to communicate now, and what do you think is the most productive way to communicate? … [Read more]

Tips for helping language development

29th April 2019

Story by Asmaa Chaudhry Whatever your background, research tells us that simple exposure to English in a stimulating environment will create competent speakers of English in a brief period of time. But most parents aren’t … [Read more]

The biggest Arabic school in our community

29th April 2019

Story and photos by Amr Soltan Over two hundred students go to the Arabic school in the Firvale Centre on Earl Marshall Road. I met Mr Musaid Al-Hakam the manager of the school. He said … [Read more]

What’s in a name?

29th April 2019

Story by Saleema Imam | Photos by Ray Black and Graham Jones What is a ‘greave’, and why did we burn it? If you’ve ever wondered how some of our local place names came about, … [Read more]