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Recycling your money to make a difference to people’s lives! St Mary’s Vintage and Craft Market, on Saturday 4th February, brings together dozens of traders specialising in 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s design alongside talented local artists. The day will be brought to life with a new retro soundtrack playing throughout the day! Stall… [Read more…]
January 20, 2012
by Heeley Online
Heeley MP Meg Munn is backing a Parliamentary Bill which could save lives by moving the clocks forward by one hour. She is backing the Daylight Saving Bill which would start an objective examination of the benefits of moving the clocks. The Bill receives its Third Reading in the House of Commons today (20th January… [Read more…]
January 18, 2012
by Heeley Online
Friends of Newfield have recently received excellent news: the bid they submitted to the South Assembly Positive Activities Small Grant fund was successful… to the tune of nearly £2000! Newfield School with Activity Sheffield, are going to be running a ‘Saturday Club’ making full use of Newfield’s fantastic sports facilities, on Saturday mornings, 11am to 1pm, from… [Read more…]
Smoke Free Home Pledge There are many, many benefits to making your home smoke free in terms of health, child welfare and safety. We know it can be difficult requesting visiting family and friends to smoke outside. Shipshape is ready with some tips to get around those difficult questions. See the Smokefree Web page: www.sharrowcf.org.uk/smokefree-pledge… [Read more…]
Free 1-1 sessions available at ShipShape with fully trained Health Trainers to support you in managing your diabetes. Contact ShipShape (see below). Free Diabetes Education Sessions for Women: Want to be able to manage your own diabetes in a better way? Exercise, cook and eat, foot care, health checks, support with joining swimming sessions and… [Read more…]
January 13, 2012
by Heeley Online
Heeley-based Sheffield Young Carers project had two special guests at their recent celebrations when Children’s Minister Sarah Teather and local MP Meg Munn joined their end of year party. Meg invited the minister to meet the young carers after she heard of their concerns about the support that is currently available to them in schools. The minister… [Read more…]
Gleadless Valley Wildlife Trust Sunday 19th February 10.30am- 12.30pm A Winter Wander led by Dr Paul Ardron Join us for a late winter wander through some of the Gleadless Valley green spaces.Paul will help us to identify birds, trees etc that we spot on the walk. Meet at the ‘Best One ‘shop, Leighton Road info.Tel… [Read more…]
Gleadless Valley Wildlife Trust present a talk on Reedbed Wildlife Monday 19th March 6.30pm- 8.00pm Enjoy a pleasant evening in the company of Richard Ashbee who will give an illustrated talk on the fantastic birds etc that inhabit reedbeds. Fantastic pictures will ‘wet your appetite’ ready for possible summer visits! Meet at the Newfield Green… [Read more…]
January 8, 2012
by Heeley Online
A fun day for all the family to celebrate the start of improvements to the Millennium Park. Come and join the Park Maintenance Team, Sheffield City Councils Community Forester and Tinsley Tree Project in planting dozens of new trees in the Park. Recycle Rides Instructors will also be on hand to guide people around the new mountain bike trail and BMX pump track - Everybody welcome, hope to see you there!
January 4, 2012
by Heeley Online
For the last four and a half years Chieko Kasuya has been weeding, pruning, watering and sweeping the Japanese Garden at Meersbrook Walled Garden every Monday and Friday, making certain that it is beautiful enough for visitors. But her favourite flowers are roses! She loves English rose gardens and has visited at least five this year. Now… [Read more…]
December 22, 2011
by Heeley Online
You may have heard of a new government funding programme called ‘Community First’ which includes a small grant match fund. £30million has been made available nationally. Sheffield has been allocated £1,102,075 until March 2015. There are 13 wards in Sheffield that have been allocated funding. These include - Beauchief & Greenhill – £50,865 Gleadless Valley –… [Read more…]
December 13, 2011
by Heeley Online
The December 2011 Heeley Green Surgery Newsletter gives details of opening times over the Christmas and New Year period and how to order repeat prescriptions online via their website.
There is a vacancy for a part-time Personal Assistant to work with a hearing impaired / partially sighted 15 year old boy. Best suited to someone likes the outdoors and physical/adventure and who is alternative - minded with a sense of humour. More info and contact details >
Since 2001, Heeley Green has seen locals gather to mark the beginning of Christmas with a Lantern Parade. Children make lanterns at school, then on the first Friday of December they are lit, the Christmas lights are switched on, and a swarm of Heeley-ites process towards Heeley Parish Church for a carol service. But not… [Read more…]
We have an exciting job vacancy available at Heeley Development Trust for an Events and Involvement Organiser. The post is part of the £500,000 transformation of the Millennium Park. For some background information, please take a look at the press coverage of the project: Community Spaces Announcement Sheffield Telegraph Sheffield Star You can download more… [Read more…]
November 23, 2011
by Heeley Online
Two organisations with a base in Heeley are currently advertising Job Vacancies, Sheffield Young Carers, an organisation dedicated to supporting young carers across the city, have 3 vacancies to fill for a Big Lottery funded project. Here is a link to more information including a Project Summary and Application Forms; http://www.sheffieldyoungcarers.org.uk/job-vacancies-at-syc Community Composting Network… [Read more…]
Local resident Peter York runs fine art print workshops from his home studio/workshop in Meersbrook. The classes run every Tuesday and Thursday evening and half or full days on Fridays. Saturday and weekend classes are held once a month. Learn how to make lino and wood cuts, non-toxic etching and collagraph printing techniques. See www.peterpainterprintmaker.com… [Read more…]
On Friday 4 November, South Yorkshire Police’s non-emergency number changed to 101, replacing the existing 0114 2202020 number which will be gradually phased out. All forces in England and Wales will be using 101 as their non-emergency number by early 2012, as mandated by the Home Office. Every call to 101 will be charged at… [Read more…]
November 4, 2011
by Heeley Online
The excellent news is that Heeley-based Sheffield Renewables have been selected for the ‘Top 10′ vote on energyshare. This means that they could win £100,000 towards development costs for Jordan Dam Hydro. They are in the ‘large’ project category where only one winner will be selected. There are also ‘medium’ and ‘small’ categories. To win the… [Read more…]
November 4, 2011
by Heeley Online
Interested in what’s happening in the Heeley Millennium Park at the moment? Would you like to see pictures of what it will look like when the work is done? Want to talk to the people overseeing the project? Got questions you’d like answering? The public meeting at the Institute, Hartley St, next Tuesday 8th November from… [Read more…]
Next week marks the launch of ‘Go ON Sheffield’, an exciting local initiative to encourage first timers to experience the Internet. The campaign will run from 24th October until to 6th November. It is being organised by UK online centres and Heeley Development Trust and is backed by Sheffield City Council and Sheffield-based broadband company, Plusnet. The campaign has been designed to give the 95,000 people who are currently not online in this City the opportunity to experience both the social and practical benefits of the Internet for the very first time. There are more than 60 FREE drop- in events scheduled during the week with friendly staff and volunteers at each session to help people learn more about computers and the internet. To find out where your local Go ON Sheffield event please give Heeley Development Trust a call on 0114 2500613.
The second Meersbrook Tree Day will be held by Sheffield City Council Community Forestry team on Thursday October 27th. This is a fantastic half-term event for all the family. Come along & take part in an interesting, fun-filled day of activities based around Meersbrook Park’s trees: • Watch as a huge dying beech tree is… [Read more…]
We hold a weeding/clear up session on the first Sunday of each month 10.30am -12pm. All welcome. Bring tools if you have any. If not, there are usually plenty to borrow. Email: naomi@evacon.plus.com
Despite the school being closed for the holiday, it’s been a really busy summer at Carfield. With the beginning of a new term, we have welcomed many children and families new to our school, the local community and to Sheffield. We have also welcomed three new members of staff, following retirements in July. School Face… [Read more…]
It’s been a busy year;- Friends of Newfield Parents and Carers group membership has been growing and we have been helping out at student performances and running information stalls at school open evenings, festivals and fairs. With Mr Brooks we’ve been helping to get the Newfield food growing project off the ground. Huge thanks are… [Read more…]
Anyone who regularly walks up Albert Road will have noticed three giant flying ducks slowly appearing on the side of one house as local artist, Mark Davies, manages to brave the scaffolding between bouts of wind and rain. The mural is the culmination of a pioneering external wall insulation project undertaken by local resident, Izzy… [Read more…]
There is an Apple Day being held on Sunday 23rd October 2011 at Carfield Farm Community Garden on Heeley and Meersbrook allotments (follow signs from gate). We will be pressing apples with our apple press. Come along, bring apples (or pears) if you’ve got any spare, and have fun pressing and tasting the fresh apple… [Read more…]
Coffee Morning: 15th October 10am – 1pm plus various stalls Christmas Fayre: 3rd December 10am – 3pm Featuring refreshments, Bric-a-Brac, new books, toys and games and, of course, that seasonal favourite – Father Christmas!
Electric bikes have been getting more popular for years, and ReCycle Bikes have acquired some of the most advanced e-bikes in the world named Haibike, designed and built in Germany. ReCycle Bikes like them that much they recommended them to Heeley Development Trust, who with support from the South Community Assembly Climate Change Fund bought… [Read more…]
Heeley Development Trust have now received a final draft of the lease we need to take on the site to begin work to restore the Spencer Block. If all goes according to plan we should be able to start work this Autumn. We will be organising some meetings and events to let people find out… [Read more…]
Ivan Moore and Christine Ventour from dance and fitness company MoVe are set to introduce the first season of Zumba at the Heeley Institute. Weekly sessions will be offered on Wednesday evenings from 7.00pm to 8.00pm starting on 12th October. What is Zumba? Zumba fitness is a latin inspired dance exercise and fitness programme that… [Read more…]
The new tennis courts in Meersbrook Park were formally opened on the 10th of September by Councillor Cate McDonald. Funds for the tennis courts were raised from the Big Lottery (community spaces fund), Sheffield Town Trust, Graves Charitable Trust, and Section 106 money. Meersbrook Park Users Trust would like to thank Sheffield City Council for… [Read more…]
A mansion known as Newfield Hall was to the left of Newfield Hall Farm, now the site of Gleadless Medical Centre. It was the home Peter Brownell, born 1761. He died in 1828 aged 66 and was buried in St James Church, Norton. His wife Marianne, born 1775, died in 1846 aged 71 and was… [Read more…]
We are Sheffield’s oldest competitive swimming club offering a fun experience of competitive swimming in a family environment. We are based at Heeley Pool and our members come from all over Sheffield and beyond. Our club is divided into four squads – A, B, C and Club Masters, each with its own coach. We host… [Read more…]
Following concerns about the issue of speeding cars raised by people living in the South Assembly Area, the Assembly, in partnership with South Yorkshire Police, have purchased a Unipar Speed Camera and Speed Indicator Display Board This equipment has been deployed on numerous occasions in areas where motorists are known to be exceeding the permitted… [Read more…]
It’s been a right busy summer! We’ve been taking bikes and the ‘Not Shore’ obstacle course all over – including Heeley Festival, Lowedges, Cliffhanger, Ecclesall & Wheata Woods, Parkwood Springs, York, Bradford and Liverpool. As well as all that, the Last Saturday Club has been to both Greenhill and Meersbrook Parks. We’ve really enjoyed riding… [Read more…]
Meersbrook Park Church Operatic Society are looking for new members for The Mikado, rehearsal takes place at Meersbrook Park Church, opposite the retail park on Chesterfield Rd, every Friday at 7.30pm. Email meersbrookparkoperatic@sky.com for further details.
Midsummer music and the smells of barbecue filled the air on Thursday 23rdJune at Meersbrook Bank School summer celebration. Friends of Meersbrook Bank School (FMBS), along with many other parents and helpers, organised the event, which, after a morning of dark clouds and heavy rain drops, was a gloriously sunny and warm evening. Mrs Nailor,… [Read more…]
After the success of a Cheer Up Honey Pie Tearoom in Meersbrook Pavilion, Jo Hardiman plans to open a tearoom on Chesterfield Road in October. For the summer, the Pavilion was transformed into a traditional tearoom with bunting, colourful tablecloths, china crockery, sugar cubes, milk jugs, newspapers and pink-pinny-ed waitresses. Cake displays were a work… [Read more…]
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January 24, 2012
by Heeley Online
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