sport - Burngreave Messenger

Learning from football

19th October 2020

Story by Patrick Moran Not only does Christian Vernon work with young people at risk of exclusion from school, he also volunteers his time to run a football team for young people at the weekends. [Read more]

Talking up the Burngreave approach

4th November 2019

Story by Alison Higgins Yorkshire Sport Foundation (YSF) have launched a brilliant series of podcasts aimed at those working, or with an interest in the sport and physical activity sector. The second episode is all [Read more]

JOB: Community Development Officer at Yorkshire Sport Foundation

27th October 2019

CLOSING DATE 4th NOVEMBER: Yorkshire Sport Foundation are looking for someone at the heart of the Burngreave community to help them continue to make a difference for the people who live there. Could that person be you? [Read more]

Happy members of Big Brother Burngreave.

Sports over streets

19th August 2019

Story by Safiya Saeed | Photos by Sarah Zaggers Summertime! Does that mean time to spend in the sun with families or go on a dream holiday? It’s not a possibility for many youths in [Read more]

Weekly Local Physical Activities

17th September 2018

Mondays: Zumba – Term time only • 1.30 – 2.30pm • At Verdon Recreation Centre, Verdon Street, Sheffield S3 9QS • Contact Shahina Hanif 07909 598 018 Tuesdays: Women only swimming • 1.30pm – 2.30pm [Read more]

Weekly local physical activities

6th August 2018

Produced by SOAR volunteers. Please note this is not the whole programme of physical activities in the area. Mondays Zumba – Term time only 1.30 – 2.30pm At Verdon Recreation Centre, Verdon Street, Sheffield S3 [Read more]

Silver for St Catherine’s

6th August 2018

The South Yorkshire Summer Games were held in Sheffield on July 10th, and amongst the 42 medal winners were a team from St Catherine’s primary school. The School Games is a National Lottery funded initiative [Read more]

Active Burngreave celebration event

12th July 2018

Let’s celebrate together! Saturday 14th July, 12pm – 5pm A chance to reward people and groups for what they’ve done in their community. Join Active Burngreave for dance, sport, music and social activities led by [Read more]

Aden Steelers celebrate their cup final win.

Aden Steelers Cup Final win after nail biting end

2nd May 2018

Story by Gamal Abdulla | Photo by Anise Ahmed Aden Steelers U12 played the Sheffield United U12 at Greasborough Junior club in a tense final last Sunday (April 22nd). Manager Anise Ahmed worked hard over [Read more]

Cup glory for Aden Steelers

30th April 2018

Photos by Anise Ahmed Congratulations to Aden Steelers who held their nerve to win their cup final today, with a 4-3 victory on penalties over Sheffield United Girls RTC. Hero of the day was Ameen [Read more]

William Henry “Fatty” Foulke – (12 April 1874 – 1 May 1916)

31st January 2018

William Henry Foulke was the most famous of goalkeepers at the turn of the 20th Century and is buried in Burngreave Cemetery. He was born in Darley, Shropshire and seemed doomed to a life in the coal mines, but his height coupled with his vocation for sport – cricket and football – changed his fate. [Read more]