Library

Dear Editor, In response to the article ‘Express yourself, empower yourself’ featured in the February edition of the Burngreave Messenger, I was very pleased to read that young people from Burngreave are taking part in [Read more]

Dear Editor, Today I have been refused a job interview around an hour away from my home on the grounds that public transport is not reliable enough to get me to work. Politicians from all [Read more]

Story by Erica Patterson | Photos by Marcia Layne Black History Month is a time in the year to focus on the legacy and current day position of people of Black African heritage. It can [Read more]

Dear Messenger, I agree with Mr Vaughan in the last issue of The Messenger that it would be good to have a fully-funded, professionally staffed library in Burngreave. However, I take issue with his implication [Read more]

I was saddened to see the state of the former Burngreave Library building (now the Rock Christian Centre offices) on Spital Hill recently. Burngreave has high numbers of adults and children who speak English as [Read more]

Retired and have some spare time? Why not volunteer? Meet members of the Burngreave Library team who did just that throughout this issue. If you’re interested in volunteering at Burngreave Library, just pop in and [Read more]

Correction: In last issue’s article ‘What the trees tell us’ we printed that students from Fir Vale School took part in environmental activities with Sheffield Environmental Movement. This should in fact have read ESOL students [Read more]

Dear Burngreave Messenger, Thank you for your excellent publication, it is a truly relevant tool for news and for highlighting all the efforts made by local groups and individuals. May I specifically mention the lovely [Read more]

Story by Samuel Humphrey Writing has long been recognised and valued as a very intimate and accessible form of escapism and even therapy. Burngreave Writers’ Group has been running in the library for two months, growing out [Read more]

Story and photo by Osama Magdher Montfort Have you ever wondered about going to a board games club? No? Well, here is your chance. On Wednesdays from 4 to 5.30pm, a board games club is [Read more]

Story by Burngreave Library team | Photos by Marcia Layne It has now been a year since volunteers took over the running of Burngreave Library and with the support of Volunteer Co-ordinator Marcia Layne the [Read more]