Banner Cross Neighbourhood Group:
What’s on in April, 2016
FriGeneral Cemetery: Easter Crafts
1stMeet at the Gatehouse, Cemetery Avenue 11.00am – 1.00pm
Nature crafts with an Easter theme and egg rolling with your own painted egg
FriMichael Jackson Tribute Dinner
1stNapoleon’s Casino, Ecclesall Road
Tickets for the night cost just £33 per person & include a 3 course meal and drink. You'll also get a £5 gaming chip to play with in the casino. Call 266 1115 to book and for information
Fri/SatEcclesall Woods Craft Courses: Whittling & Knife/Chip Carving Skills
1st/2ndJ.G.Graves Woodland Discovery Centre, Abbey Lane 9.30 – 3.30pm
On this exciting new course, learn to use a number of tools safely and effectively to create stunning decorative woodcrafts.
Course fee: £140 For more information please contact 0114 235 6348 or book online
SatFriends of the Porter Valley: Plants of the Porter Valley
2ndForge Dam cafe 10.30am – 1.00pm
A walk led by Ken Balkow
SatSorby Natural History Society: Natural History Book Sale
2ndSt. Augustine’s Church, Brocco Bank 11.00am – 2.00pm
A variety of good condition second-hand books
Entry 50p, accompanied children free. Tea and coffee available
SatHeeley City Farm: Spring Fair
2ndHeeley City Farm, Richards Road 12noon – 4.00pm
Craft and food stalls, live entertainment, kids activities, new animals etc.
Free admission
Sat-SatHeeley Art Club: Spring Exhibition
2nd-9thWinter Gardens, City Centre
This will be a general exhibition, where artists can show any genre they choose.
SunPedlar’s Corner Car Boot & Flea Market
3rdAbbeydale Picture House and car park, Abbeydale Road 10.00am – 3.00pm
Entry £1, kids free
SunGeneral Cemetery: Historical Tour
3rdMeet at the Gatehouse, Cemetery Avenue 2.00pm
Discover the history of the Cemetery and learn about some of its residents on this guided walk.
There will be free light refreshments at the end of the tour.
Free event but suggested minimum donation of £3.
TuesHunter Archaeological Society: ‘ The New Management of Sheffield Moors’
5thHumanities Research Institute, Sheffield University, 34 Gell Street 7.30pm
Non-members are very welcome – a small donation is appreciated
WedSouth Pennine Hardy Plant Society: ‘Hardy Exotics and Creating Microclimates’
6thShirley House, Psalter Lane 7.30pm – 10.00pm
Demonstration by Colin Ward using live plant material. Colin runs Swines Meadow Farm Nursery near Peterborough.
Non-members are welcometo come to one ofour evening meetings in Shirley House (£3 per person).
Wed‘The Story of the Snake Road’
6thEcclesall Library 2.00pm – 3.00pm
An illustrated talk by Howard Smith about the history of the Snake Road and the Sheffield to Glossop Turnpike Trail – one of England’s highest roads from Roman times.
Places are free but must be booked. Please call 0114 2037222
ThursLocal Policing Team
7thSomewhere Else café, 965 Ecclesall Road, Banner Cross 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Meet members of your Local Policing Team to chat about any issues you have.
ThursBabytime
7thEcclesall Library 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Soft play, singing and lots of fun for babies 0 – 18 months plus parents/carers
Please note: this activity now takes place every Thursday
ThursBeginners’ Running Group
7thMeet at the café next to the boating lake 9.30am – 10.30am
Please note: this activity will take place each Thursday morning
FriSheffield Chamber Choir: Concert for Sheffield Music Club
8thSt. Andrew’s Church, Psalter Lane 7.30pm
Charpentier: Ave Maris Stella; Durufle: Four Motets; Martin: Mass for Double Choir; Pearsall: Lay a Garland; Poulenc: Tenebrae Factae Sunt; Purcell: I Was Glad; Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
Fri/SatDore Art Show
8th/9thDore Old School. 2-6pm Friday, 9.30am-5pm Saturday
Exhibition of paintings and artworks by Dore Art Group, many of which for sale. Refreshments available, also a chance to meet the artists.
SatBeauchief Environment Group: Annual Spring Clean and Litter Pick
9thOur usual post-Easter effort to tidy up the Beauchief Environment Group patch, especially clearing the footpaths and the area round about the ponds, but aiming to cover as wide an area as possible.
Meet: 9.30 am at the Barns by Beauchief Abbey to collect tools. Refreshments and equipment provided.
SatEcclesall Woods Craft Courses: Coracle making [1 day Masterclass]
9thJ.G.Graves Woodland Discovery Centre, Abbey Lane 9.30 – 4.00pm
The coracle, along with the log dugout, is among the earliest of waterborne vessels
Course fee: £95 For more information please contact 0114 235 6348 or book online
SatFriends of Whinfell Quarry Gardens: Working Day
9thGeneral maintenance and gardening work. The gardens are next to the entrance to Whirlowbrook Hall.
Volunteers meet at the main gates to the gardens, 9.30am
SatAbbeydale Park Bowls Club Open Days
9th & 23rdAbbeydale Sports Club (at the top of the car park on the right), Abbeydale Road South 10.00am – 12noon
Two open days for those who may be interested in joining or just learning about Crown Green Bowling.
For more information phone: 0114 2891423 or just come along.
SunAbbeydale Miniature Railway
10thAbbeydale Road South (near Dore station on opposite side of road) 1.00pm – 5.00pm
All rides £1.50 per ride
SunSheffield Half Marathon
10thRace start on Arundel Gate at 9.30am
Route goes along Ecclesall Road, Ecclesall Road South, Knowle Lane, Ringinglow Road, Sheephill Road, Hathersage Road, Limb Lane, Ecclesall Road South, Ecclesall Road. Finishes on Pinstone Street.
See:
SunSharrow Lantern Parade
10thLeaves Mount Pleasant Park at 8.00pm and arrives at the General Cemetery’s Montague Street entrance at 9.30pm.
SunIan Roberts & Derek Grover
10thSt John’s Church, Ranmoor 4.00pm – 4.45pm
Duo recital from St John's director of music and assistant director of music launches a weekly series of free admission organ recitals.
MonFriends of the Botanical Gardens: A horticultural history of Renishaw
11thPlease note: this meeting will be held in Broomhill Methodist Church Hall 7.15pm
Speaker David Kesteven, Head Gardener at Renishaw Hall
Members free. Visitors £3
TuesBanner Cross WI
12thBanner Cross Methodist Church 2.30pm
Non members welcome - £2 including refreshments.
WedRSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) : Midweek Walk around Longshaw
13thLongshaw Pay & Display car park (right turn off B6054 Fox House to Owler Bar road).
Meet at 10.00am. No charge for this event.
WedEcclesall Forum
13thEcclesall Library Community Room 7.00pm – 9.00pm
A meeting for all those interested in the life of the Ecclesall neighbourhood
WedFriends of Brincliffe Edge Wood: Volunteer Day
13thMeet at the entrance to the woods outside 245 Brincliffe Edge Road 9.30am – 12.30pm
For details, contact Ken Phillip by email at:
ThursFriends of the Porter Valley: Work Day
14thMeeting place to be announced 10.00am – 1.00pm
Regular work day. Meeting at 10am, working until lunchtime. Tools provided. Wear suitable clothing and footwear. Contact Ann le Sage at .uk or on 07790250087 for details.
ThursThe WI on Ecclesall Road: Easter Crafting
14thBanner Cross Methodist Church 7.15pm – 9.00pm
Non-Members (MUST be booked in advance by emailing )
Suggested contribution £3.50 per session
FriSheffield Recorded Music Society: The bicentenary of Sheffield born William Sterndale Bennett (1816-75) 15th – a beacon of hope for English music?
Millennium Hall, The Polish Catholic Centre, 518-520 Ecclesall Road 1.45pm – 3.45pm
Single Meeting Membership is available at a charge of £3.00 per meeting (refundable on conversion to
full membership)
FriToddlertime
15thEcclesall Library 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Singing, stories, games & craft for toddlers 18 months to 3 years and their parents and carers
SatSterndale Singers: Celebrating William Sterndale Bennett
16thEcclesall Parish Church, Ringinglow Road 7.30pm
A concert to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth in Sheffield of composer William Sterndale Bennett by The Sterndale Singers, Musical Director Robert Webb, and pianist Jonathan Gooing. The programme includes choral music, songs and piano music and will be introduced by Barry Sterndale Bennett.
Tickets £12, students £5, under 16s free. To book, telephone 0114 2554962
SatEcclesall Woods Craft Courses: Walking Stick Making
16thJ.G.Graves Woodland Discovery Centre, Abbey Lane 9.30 – 4.00pm
A one day class in the basic skills involved in making your own sticks.Course fee: £95
For more information please contact 0114 235 6348 or book online
SatFriends of Ecclesall Woods: Dawn Chorus Walk
16thMeet at entrance to Wood 3 opposite Beauchief Gardens bus stop, 6.00 am
Led by Paul Medforth. At this time of year the birds are mostly natives who have overwintered here
SatThe Sheffield Chorale: ‘Off the Beaten Track’
16thHoly Trinity Church, Millhouses 7.30pm
Ugis Praulins: Missa Rigensis; Arvo Pärt: Beatitudes; Will Todd: Footprints; Bob Chilcott: A little jazz mass; Eric Whitacre: The Seal Lullaby arr. Erb:Shenandoah
Tickets £10, concessions £8, students £6, under 16s freeCall 07816 062905 or buy on the door.
Sat/SunHallam Art Group: Art Show and Sale
16th/17thHallam Community Hall – Hallam Grange Crescent, S10 4BD 10.00am – 5.00pm
Admission Free
SunSheffield & District Orchid Society: Beginners’ Forum
17thRanmoor Parish Centre, Ranmoor Park Road 1.00am – 12.30pm
SunFriends of Gillfield Wood: Conservation work morning
17thMeet at the bus terminus on Baslow Road 10.00am
(Gillfield Wood is situated off the Baslow Road outside Totley starting at the bus terminus)
Refreshments, tools, etc provided. Please wear strong footwear and appropriate clothing, All levels of help required and guidance given. Details from Paul Hancock, email:
SunSharrow Vale Farmers’ Market
17thSharrow Vale Road, Hunter’s Bar 12noon – 4.00pm
WedHoward Smith – ‘The Snake Road’
20thBishop’s House, Norton Lees Lane, S8 9BE 7.30pm
This talk explains why this most unusual former turnpike road came to be planned and built and why, though it was a feat of highway engineering, it was a commercial failure. Its history post-turnpike is covered up to the present day and its relevance to Sheffield's communications is examined. Copies of Howard Smith's book on 'The Snake Road' will also be for sale.
WedDore Garden Club: ‘Raising Sweet Peas’
20thMethodist Church Hall, High Street. 7.30pm.
Talk by Andy Hubbuck, national exhibitor. Visitors and guests welcome.
ThursTeenage Reading Group (for ages 12 – 15)
21stEcclesall Library, Ecclesall Road South
Meet new friends, chat about what you’re reading and discover some great books and authors.
For details call 2037222 or email
FriSt. Wilfrid’s Centre: BeVox Concert
22ndPlatinum Suite, Bramall Lane 7.00pm for 7.30pm start
You areinvited to a great evening featuring BeVox, a contemporary community choir with a reputation for fun, lively performances. The event will take place at the Platinum Suite, Bramall Lane and will include many favourite musical numbers sung by the choir together with a raffle and an auction run by the one and only Tony Currie, Sheffield United legend! There will be a delicious Pie and Pea supper and the bar will be open late. Please come along and support St Wilfrid’s and help us to provide an even better service to the homeless and vulnerable people who come to our door for help.
Individual tickets available at £22.00 . Tables of 10 available for £200, so come along and bring some friends! Contact St. Wilfrid’s Centre and ask for Helen to book your tickets, or for further information.
FriAn evening of traditional and contemporary folk music
22ndBishop’s House, Norton Lees Lane, S8 9BE 7.30pm
In the company of Pete Garratt, Ken Atkinson & Geoff Heppell, three stalwarts of the local folk scene.
Admission £7 including free raffle. Bring your own drinks. To book a ticket please call Ken on 0114 2664206 or Ann on 0114 2748331. All profits will go to Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice
Fri‘Curious House – unlocking Bishop’s House through creative practice’
22ndBishop’s House, Norton Lees Lane, S8. April 22nd (Exhibition Opening: 6pm) to May 8th 2016
Curious House will showcase site-specific artwork created by artists Louise Finney, Lyndall Phelps, Rachel Emily Taylor & Caroline Claisse. The artists will use Bishops’ House (Sheffield) asa creative stimulus to create engaging new work in response to the house, its association, and collection. The exhibition will run alongside the 2016 Art Sheffield festival.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: 2pm – 7pm; Saturday & Sunday: 10am – 4pm; Monday & Tuesday: closed Admission is free
SatRSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) : Weekend Walk - Padley Gorge (Famous Birdsong Walk)
23rdGrindleford Station car park (right turn off B6512 Fox House/Grindleford road).
Meet at 8.00am. No charge for this event.
SatThe WI on Ecclesall Road: Jumble Sale
23rdBanner Cross Methodist Church, Glenalmond Road entrance 1.00pm – 3.00pm
Entry 50p. Proceeds to the Archer Project
SatSheffield Music School: Junior Music School Open Day
23rdThe Music Dept., Sheffield High School for Girls, 10 Rutland Park 9.00am – 10.45am
A great opportunity to see what the Junior Music School does. Participants must be at least Grade 1 on an instrument. Please bring your instrument, a music stand, a pencil and a drink.
Free admission but please register your place on;
SatFriends of Ecclesall Woods: Archaeology Walk
23rdMeet outside Woodland Discovery Centre, Abbey Lane, at 10.00am
Led by Geoffrey Hartland. Ecclesall Woods have archaeological remains from the Neolithic through Romano-British to early Sheffield industry. The 100 or so hectares have at least 500 archaeological sites, so this walk can only cover a selection.
SatBaslow Choir
23rdEcclesall Parish Church, Ringinglow Road 7.30pm – 9.30pm
The choir's main concert of the year and celebrate St George's Day. Includes music by Purcell and Britten with soloists from Sheffield Cathedral Choir. Andrew Marples is the conductor.
Tickets £10, children £5.
SatHallam Choral Society: Spring Concert
23rdSt. Mark’s Church, Broomhill 7.30pm
Faure's Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine; Elgar's Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands
Tickets £10 Concessions £8 U16 free Contact Janet Woodcock - 0114 2350969
SunRivelin Valley Conservation Group: Task Day.
24thIf you would like to participate and not currently a member then please give Keith Kendall a call
on 01142 307144
SunVintage Flea Market
24thAbbeydale Picture House, Abbeydale Road 11.00am – 5.00pm
Featuring 70+ Retro, Vintage, local Arts & Crafts and Salvage and Antiques wares, Artisan Food, Pop Up Bar & Café, Live Local Music
Entry £2.50, kids free
TuesFriends of the Porter Valley: Work Day
26thCommon Lane Open Space 10.00am – 1.00pm
Regular work day. Meeting at 10am, working until lunchtime. Tools provided. Wear suitable clothing and footwear. Clearing overgrown brambles and rosebay.
Contact Ann le Sage at .uk or on 07790250087 for details.
TuesFriends of the Botanical Gardens: Plants First
26thPlease note: this meeting will be held in Broomhill Methodist Church Hall 10.00am
Speaker Sarah Price, of Sarah Price Landscapes See:
Members free. Visitors £3
WedNether Edge Folk Club: The Busquitos (from Holland)
27thNether Edge Bowling Club, Nether Edge Road 8.30pm
The Busquito's play a large variety of music that goes back from anywhere as far as the 'roaring twenties' until yesterday. Hot Club, Jazz, Pop Rock&Roll, Classical Music, you’ll hear it all! Songs by Disney, Django Reinhart, the Mills Brothers, Sonny Rollins, and Irving Berlin, just to name a few as well as catchy tunes as Yackety Sax (Benny Hill), The Love Boat, The Flintstones, The Nanny, Bonanza, Rawhide… etc. etc.
Tickets £8 in advance, £10 on the door
WedTotley History Group: The Story of Sheffield Cathedral – over 900 years of Sheffield history in one building
27thTotley Library, 205 Baslow Road 7.30pm
Janet Ridler tells the story of Sheffield from medieval times to the present day. Learn more about the recent discovery of the Shrewsbury burial vault. (Talk follows our AGM which begins at 7.30 p.m. )
Visitors welcome £3. Group members £2
ThursArt on the Farm & Whirlow Experience Auction
28thWhirlow Hall Farm 6.00pm – 8.30pm
Please join us for an auction of animal created art and unique Whirlow experiences
Tickets £10 (includes wine & nibbles) To book tickets see:
FriSheffield Music Club: Kauru Bingham on Piano
29thShirley House, Psalter Lane 7.30pm
Mozart Sonata K 310 in A Minor; Schumann Kinderszenen; Debussy Preludes
SatOpera on Location
30thSt. Mark’s Church, Broomhill 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Concert double bill of a couple of comic one-acters Offenbach's The Marriage by Lantern-light (Le mariage aux lanternes) Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial by Jury
Tickets £12, £10 concessions on the door or in advance 0113 469 3748
SatBeauchief Environment Group: A Beauchief Bird Walk
30thAn opportunity to walk through the Beauchief Environment Group area and hear and observe some of the many species to be seen. Led by local BEG ornithologist Graham Games. Some early summer visitors, nuthatch, and mandarin ducks are possible sightings. A gentle 2-3 miles.
Meet: 9.30 am at Beauchief Abbey. Please bring your own refreshments, stout footwear, waterproofs, together with camera and binoculars. Aiming to finish by 12.00 noon.
SatThe 4th Sheffield Makers’ Fair
30thSt. Mary’s Community Centre, Bramall Lane 10.00am – 4.00pm
Over 40 Stalls offering contemporary wares for sale & commissions. An impressive collection of Accomplished Northern Artists, Designer’s and Makers showcasinga variety of disciplines, including Textiles, Ceramics, Jewellery, Glass, Painting,Lino Cutting, Potteryand more…
Entry £1, under 16s free
Lantern Theatre
Kenwood Park Road, Sharrow
Fri. 8thScott Doonican: Songs in the key of Tarn – one man show 7.30pm Tickets £10
Wed-SatA Midsummer Night’s Dream 7.30pm
20th-30thUsing song, dance and acrobatics, this is a physical theatre experience inside a living forest. Join us in the woods to discover the torment in the trees, the mischief in the magic, and the chaos in the clearing.
Tickets: £7 - £10
Jazz at the Lescar
Lescar Hotel, Sharrow Vale Road 8.45pm
Wed. 6thJohn Law’s New Congregation£8
Wed. 13thSkint£6
Wed. 20thPreston Glasgow Lowe£6
Wed. 27thAfuriKo£6
Sheffield Jazz
Millenium Hall, 520 Ecclesall Road & Crucible Studio
Fri. 1stMalija Crucible Studio7.15pm
Thurs. 14thTim Garland Electric QuartetThe Foundry, Sheffield Uni. Stu. Union 7.30pm
Fri. 22ndTom Cawley’s CuriosMillenium Hall8.30pm
Entry £14/15, concession £11/12, students with NUS card £7, other prices vary
Millenium Hall is at The Polish Centre, 520 Ecclesall Road
Health Walks with Activity Sheffield
Walks last no longer than one hour and are at your own pace. Ditch the walking boots, this is a gentle way to improve your health, have fun and meet new people in your local environment!
Ecclesall Woods
TuesdaysMeet at 10.30am at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet car park
ThursdaysMeet at 10.30am at the J.G. Graves Woodland Discovery Centre
Porter Valley
TuesdaysEach Tuesday meet at 1.30pm at Endcliffe Park café
Volunteering in the Botanical Gardens every Wednesday 10.00am – 12noon
Join the Wednesday morning volunteers to help maintain the Botanical Gardens at their best. Enter the green metal gate next to the toilet block at the Thompson Road end of the Gardens. Sign in at the greenhouse near the classroom (please check website for change of venue once building work starts). Tools are provided, please wear appropriate clothing including sturdy footwear & gardening gloves. New volunteers will be issued with a handbook and be assigned work under supervision of staff & more experienced members. Contact Alison Hunter on 0114 251 4883