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Advice Centre Reaches out for Help!

March 28, 2012

Heeley Advice Centre has secured some major new funding allowing it to employ a new Advice Worker to restart outreach sessions in the Gleadless Valley and Arbourthorne areas. These extra outreach sessions will allow the Centre to give much needed Advice to more local people on their own doorstep. The Advice Worker will give generalist advice […]

Learning Opportunities in Heeley and Abbeydale – Summer Term 2012

March 28, 2012

call us to sign up for a course, or find out what we do, tell us what new courses you would like to see in your local area. Please ring Liz, Saima or Maxine on 0114 2500613 for more information.

Flying Start to Park Redevelopment

March 28, 2012

Heeley Millennium Park Launch day got off to a flying start with Jacob Marsden leaping from one of the new climbing logs. 100s of local people came out in the bright winter’s sun on January 14th to celebrate the launch of the 1st phase of the Community Spaces funded improvement to Heeley Millennium Park. Councillor, […]

Community Garden Events

March 28, 2012

Alexandra Road Community Garden Group is a small group of local residents who use and/or appreciate the community garden space on Alexandra Road (also known as the ‘Top Field’) We meet monthly – usually the first Sunday of the month, in the morning (if it’s bad weather, we usually try to go the following week) […]

Improve Your Composting

March 28, 2012

The Heeley-based Community Composting Network is kicking off their new Big Lottery Local Food project with a series of 9 informative seminars across England. We want to get as many food growers along as possible so we can tell you about the project and get you involved. The aim of the project is to improve […]

St Wilfrids New Housing

March 28, 2012

St Wilfrid’s, a centre for the homeless, vulnerable and socially-excluded, has recently announced plans to build a 50-bed residential unit. The land, donated by the Diocese of Hallam, is nearby on Queens Road. The project needs £1.8m and a fundraising campaign has begun. Supporters so far include local MPs; Paul Blomfield, David Blunkett, Nick Clegg […]