Autumn 2021 Issue 150

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 Deborah Egan | Photos courtesy of ECC On 3rd July Ellesmere Children’s Centre threw open its doors, celebrating 25 years’ service to our community. Offering great home cooked food and cake, DJs, sound workshops, [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]

For your chance to win one of these lovely coats, just send in your poems, artwork, photographs or articles on the theme of nature, outdoor spaces and local green activities to mail@burngreavemessenger.org The first person [Read more]

A poem by Andrew Hodgson, winning entry in last issue’s Dark Peak jacket arts competition. On our allotment a small community meets with chances to grow Off our allotment fruit or veg the whole year [Read more]

Story and photos by Clare Burnell, volunteer gardener This summer the Abbeyfield Park volunteer gardeners were invited to visit Brodsworth Hall, near Doncaster where they met the head gardener Dan and had a really interesting [Read more]

Story by Ruth Heskin It is with much sadness, that due to a lack of funding, Green City Action (GCA) has closed (temporary, it is hoped) our toolbank at Abbeyfield Park House, where for over [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]

Safiya Saeed 0114 273 5380 (Town Hall) Safiya.Saeed@councillor.sheffield.gov.uk Talib Hussain 07894 413 952 0114 273 5380 (Town Hall) talib.hussain@councillor.sheffield.gov.uk Mark Jones 07472 501 187 0114 273 5380 (Town Hall) mark.jones@councillor.sheffield.gov.uk Surgeries Burngreave surgeries are shared [Read more]

We asked local people at the wonderful Abbeyfield Park open day to write their hopes and dreams for their community on a home and hang it on our community wishing line. What are your hopes [Read more]

George and Brian get their back packs packed to get back to it for September. [Read more]

Story by Graham Jones. Photos by Polly Perkins. Let’s continue our walk up Spital Hill. On the left hand side, you can see that some of these shops here were originally houses but shop premises [Read more]

Obituary by David Kandrac. Photos by Jonathan Turner. The Burngreave Messenger was privileged to be invited to the funeral of Miroslav Kandrac on Thursday 19th of August 2021. The community came out in force to [Read more]