languages

Coronavirus guidance
Advice & Support

Latest coronavirus guidance

19th March 2020
For all the latest advice and guidance on the coronavirus, visit the NHS website. Current Public Health England guidance states that if you have coronavirus symptoms then you should self-isolate and remain at home for [Read more]
Happy New Year December 2019 Issue
Arts & Culture

Happy New Year

16th December 2019
In place of our regular ‘Hello and thank you’ section, for this issue we thought it would be more useful to be able to wish our neighbours a ‘Happy New Year’. We hope all our [Read more]
Hello and thank you
Education & Training

Hello and thank you

19th August 2019
In our ongoing series, we continue to show you how to say ‘hello’ and ‘thank you’ in just some of the many languages spoken in Burngreave (pronunciations are in brackets). Eastern Armenian       [Read more]
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Advice & Support

Tales of learning English

24th June 2019
Story by Liz Allen Held over from the last language themed issue, WEA tutor Liz Allen tells us about some of her Burngreave ESOL class’s experiences of learning English. Language Experiences Ifraax’s story: “I was [Read more]
Hello and thank you
Advice & Support

Hello and thank you

24th June 2019
In our ongoing series, we continue to show you how to say ‘hello’ and ‘thank you’ in just some of the many languages spoken in Burngreave (pronunciations are in brackets). Farsi (Iran and Afghanistan) Hello  [Read more]
Group of women who took part in a short course, run by the Messenger
Advice & Support

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]
Pitsmoor Road - Ray Black
History & Heritage

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]
Hello thank you
Arts & Culture

Hello and thank you

18th March 2019
In our ongoing series, we continue to show you how to say ‘hello’ and ‘thank you’ in just some of the many languages spoken in Burngreave. Tagalog (Philippines) Hello            • [Read more]
Hello and thank you February 2019
Arts & Culture

Hello and thank you

4th February 2019
In our ongoing series, we continue to show you how to say ‘hello’ and ‘thank you’ in just some of the many languages spoken in Burngreave. And as it was Burns Night on 25th January, [Read more]
Hello and thank you
Arts & Culture

Hello and thank you

5th November 2018
Story by Richard Belbin There are over 100 languages, from all parts of the globe, spoken by Burngreave’s schoolchildren, reflecting the rich diversity of our area. As part of the Messenger’s mission to help all [Read more]