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2010 Heeley Festival!

June 9, 2010

What’s On at the Heeley Festival 2010 The spotlight will be shining brightly on local residents on June 19th as Heeley Festival hosts its first ‘Heeleys Got Talent’ event. Pupils from the local schools will be taking part on the day plus the winners and runners up from competitions held previously at pubs […]

Huge Boost for Heeley Millennium Park

June 1, 2010

Heeley Millennium Park has been told it’s going to get a massive boost with funding from the Big Lottery. After 2 years of work by staff at Heeley Development Trust, the Groundwork UK managed Community Spaces programme has agreed to fund improvements on the park to the tune of £450,000. It involved hours of consultations […]

Dear Editor – Heeley Agewell Group

June 1, 2010

I am delighted to let you know that Heeley Agewell has been awarded a grant of £300 from the South Yorkshire Community Foundation (Grassroots). These people were excellent, very helpful and easy to deal with and I thought perhaps you could mention this in the next edition of the Heeley Voice in case anyone else […]

Funds Needed For Heeley Church of the Nazarene’s New Building

June 1, 2010

The Heeley Church of the Nazarene is hoping to raise £1 million pounds for a new building project to improve the old run down building. Architects plans have been drawn up and the money will be used for disabled access, damp proofing, a new roof, new toilets, a proper reception area and for everything to […]

“Variety Is The Spice of Life” Community Meal

June 1, 2010

Monday 28 June marks the first of three community meals funded by the Community Foundation’s Faith in Action fund. This new project is about knowing and understanding your neighbours and has been organised in recognition that Heeley is becoming an increasingly diverse area. The meal will take place during Refugee Week (14 – 21 June) […]

Do You Know About Heeley Advice Centre?

June 1, 2010

The Heeley Advice Centre is a little known service that has helped people in the community since the mid 1980’s. The 3 full time paid advisors and 6 trained volunteered advisors provide help and advice for those seeking welfare rights benefits, income support, child benefits and advice on rent arrears. Sylvia who is the centre’s […]

Happy Birthday Meersbrook Park After School Club!

June 1, 2010

On Wednesday 28th April 2010 we held a party to celebrate the 15th birthday of Meersbrook Park After School Club from 4pm to 7pm in Meersbrook Park Pavilion. The child members suggested having a Bouncy Castle and they helped to organise apple bobbing, a lucky dip Bran Tub, a massive den, dressing up, cake decorating and […]

New Musical Director Needed – Heeley Hoofers

June 1, 2010

The Heeley Hoofers are back together again after an Easter break and looking for some musical direction. Having recovered from the success of ‘Treasure Island’ in February they are beginning rehearsals for their next production; ‘The Robin Hood Files’ will be performed in the autumn. Sadly the previous musical director has had to leave but […]

Finney’s is Moving!

June 1, 2010

Finney’s Are On the Move! After 16 happy years based at Ash Tree Yard on Thirlwell Road, Finney’s Wood Finishes are moving premises. Finney’s is a gem of a shop supplying every kind of wood finish you can imagine plus unusual items such as brassware and special mouldings, not to mention owner Mark Finney’s encyclopaedic […]

International Women’s Day

June 1, 2010

Earlier this year, a group of 7 local women, who met at an English class at Heeley City Farm, attended an International Women’s Day event at the WEA’s Learning Centre in Attercliffe. It was a great day out, with the chance to attend workshops and listen to the experiences of women from around the world. […]

Save Adult Community Courses!

June 1, 2010

The recent national and local budget cuts in adult community learning have meant both fewer local courses and less money to support things like childcare and travel expenses, a situation the Sheffield Learning Champions are campaigning hard to change. A demonstration against the cuts was held on the steps of the Town Hall earlier this […]

Meet Mandy Clarke

June 1, 2010

Meet Mandy Clarke: Informal Learning Advocate Mandy Clarke is an Informal Learning Advocate at Heeley City Farm. Mandy, a mum of 2 and keen adult learner for over 4 years, has been volunteering in Heeley, Abbeydale, Batemoor and Jordanthorpe since January as an Informal Learning Advocate, working with Liz Bowman, the local Learning Champion. Mandy is […]

Heeley Online Centre – Free computer classes!

June 1, 2010

Face your online fears! The internet no longer needs to be an unknown entity in your life. With our UK Online Centre at Heeley Development Trust we can walk you through step by step to help you gain enough confidence to reach to a goal that you want to achieve. And best of all it’s […]

South Community Assembly Update

June 1, 2010

Our next meeting and roadshow is taking place on: Thursday 10th June St Peter’s Church (corner of Woodstock Road and Empire Road), Abbeydale, S7 1GS. 5pm – 6pm Roadshow (information about services and activities) 6.30pm Public Meeting How Do You Want Sheffield to Develop? The Sheffield Development Framework or ‘SDF’ is the Plan that says how […]