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FREE Sheffield Environment Weeks 2019 th th 27 April to 9 June 2019 Programme of Events www.sheffieldenvironment.org Sheffield Environment Weeks 2019 Welcome to the Sheffield Environment Weeks Programme of events. Our thanks to the many volunteers and community groups in Sheffield who support Environment Weeks and put on wonderful events for us all to enjoy. Special thanks to our sponsors who make the printing of this programme possible: Sheffield Town Trust Friends of Burngreave Norfolk Arms Walking Bradway Action Group Chapel Group Sheffield Conservation and Cemetery Friends of Parkwood Volunteers South Yorkshire Industrial Springs Friends of Botanical History Group Walkley Bank Allotment Gardens Society Key to the symbols ƌƚ >ŽĐĂů,ŝƐƚŽƌǇ ^ƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌ tŚĞĞůĐŚĂŝƌƵƐĞƌƐŽƌ ƵŝůƚŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ EĂƚƵƌĂů,ŝƐƚŽƌǇ ƉƵƐŚĐŚĂŝƌƐ ŝƐƉůĂǇͬĞǆŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶ KƉĞŶĂǇ ^ƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌ &ƵŶ WƌĂĐƚŝĐĂůĐƚŝǀŝƚǇ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐďƵƚŶŽƚĨŽƌ 'ĂƌĚĞŶŝŶŐ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ ǁŚĞĞůĐŚĂŝƌƵƐĞƌƐŽƌ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƉƵƐŚĐŚĂŝƌƐ͘ 'ĞŶĞƌĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ dĂůŬ 'ƵŝĚĞĚǁĂůŬ ^ƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌ&ĂŵŝůŝĞƐ Disclaimer The events in this programme may be subject to change. Please confirm with the organiser of any event before attending. The producers of this programme and the event organisers accept no liability for any personal injury, theft, damage to or loss of property occuring whilst taking part or as a result of taking part in any of the events listed. We appologise for the size of the print in this document. Unfortunately we have to restrict the size because of a limited budget. If you require large print please visit the website where you can check the calender of events online, or download a large print PDF version of the programme.

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Peakland Guardian Autumn and Winter 2020
Peak District and South Yorkshire Peakland Guardian Autumn and Winter 2020 Peaklandguardian 1 In this issue… Notes from the CEO 3 Planning reforms – the wrong answers to the wrong questions 4 Planning Sheffield’s future 6 Success for the Loxley Valley 8 Hollin Busk 10 Owlthorpe Fields 10 Doncaster Local Plan 11 Longdendale – the long game 12 Save our Monsal Trail 13 New OfGEM pylon plans 13 Decarbonising transport 14 Hope Valley Climate Action 15 Hayfield’s solar farm project 16 Greener, Better, Faster 17 Party plans for gothic lodge 18 Britannia Mill, Buxworth 18 Hope Cement Works Quarry ©Tomo Thompson Business Sponsor Focus 19 Right to Roam 19 New trustees 20 We have been the same Welcome from the CEO Ethel’s legacy 21 CPRE branch since 1927 but since 2002 we’ve also Welcome to the latest edition of the Peakland Guardian. The articles in this edition New branding and website 21 been known as Friends cover a very broad range of our work over the last 6 months. The Trustees and I are Obituaries 22 of the Peak District. We’re now very grateful for the work that the staff and volunteers have continued to put in, in very Membership update 23 going back to our roots: Same charity. Same passion for our local difficult circumstances, in order to protect the landscapes of the Peak District and South CPRE Peak District and South Yorkshire promotes the countryside. Yorkshire. beauty, tranquility and diversity of the countryside across the Peak District and South Yorkshire. We work to protect and Over the last 6 months, the pandemic has had little impact on our workload, indeed enhance its unique landscapes for everyone to enjoy now Follow us on social we are exceptionally busy at the moment, however the pandemic has stopped almost and in the future.
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SHEFFIELD AND ROTHERHA:\1 SUBURBS. BRI c~mprisel& naV'e withcaisle~, chtttlcel with side ch::tpe1~, Fitzwilliam, lJ.S.O., Messrs. Thomas "'~rAgg ·and and a. rower cont"ining six bells and a. clock. The Sons, John S. Roberts, M. D. and Mr. T. Jessop-. d pulpit, three .screens, and the chancel stalls are of The area is 38,369 acres, including 56 acres of finely carved oak; there is also a. fine oak reredos, the water; rateable value, £58,061; the population in carved panels of which were brought over from Nor- 1901 was 9.099. 1 mandy ; the interior is seated with open benches, SEXTON, Jonathan Gillott. a.nd contains an ancient Saxon cross, dug up at a PosT OFFICE at Jonathan Gillott's. Letters place called "The Cross," in Low Bradfielu, and arrive via Sheffield at 7.40 a. m. and are dispatched jplaced in the church in 1886. In 1903 the roofs of the at 5.5 p.m. via Sheffield. No delivery on Sundays. ·chancel and s:de chapels were restored at a cost of WALL LETTER Box at J,ow Bradfield cleared at 4.45 £846. The register dates from 1559. The living is a. p.m. week days only. Oughtibridge (under 3 miles) rectory, net yearly value £246. with residence, in is the nearest Money Order and Telegraph Office. -the gift of the vicar of Ecclesfield. and held since 1888 by the Rev. Arthur Briarly Browne M.A. of At High Bradfield is a CnURCH OF ENGLAND "St. John'$ College, Cambridge. The WESLEYAN ScHOOL, built by Mrs.
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Bradfield Walks Trails & Suggested walk in the area Low Bradfield - “An Awful Thundering...” A short walk from Low Bradfield around Agden Reservoir 2.5 miles, allow 1.5 hours Little evidence can be seen today of the terrible Construction of Filter Station 1913 disaster that took place here almost 150 years ago. Yet the lives of many were ruined by the collapse of Smallfield Lane To Strines Reser the Dale Dyke dam in 1864. voir W indy Bank Although there was only one fatality in Low up buildings between his jaws and filling the Smallfield Bradfield, many buildings were damaged or air with his wrathful hiss. Trees snapped like swept away and livelihoods destroyed. pistols, mills and houses stood and staggered Woods River Mr. Joseph Ibbotson, owner of Bradfield Corn for a moment and then disappeared in the boiling torrent. Within the short space of five Building Agden Motte Mill, described the night of the disaster. Reservoir & minutes the bridge, the triple-storied mill, the Bailey “On hearing a noise and a shout, “The flood Suggested school house and the master’s house had all Walk is coming!” I instantly leaped out of bed and High Bradfield vanished.” Church PH looked out of the window. I could hear the roar and just discern the rushing water up the P You Are Here valley. I ran out of the house down to within fifteen or twenty yards of the flood. Language Low Bradfield cannot convey the awful thundering, crashing roar of the torrent. It seemed as if the bowels The mill was rebuilt, but burned wife was still undressed but I put her out of To Damflask Reservoir of the earth were being torn up, or as if some down in 1940.
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Dale Dyke Reservoir and Ughill Moor
This document was produced by and is copyright to the Bradfield Walkers are Welcome group. It is distributed in association with Sheffield Lakeland Landscape Partnership This walk is sponsored by The Plough, Low Bradfield Walkers are Welcome UK is a nationwide network which aims to encourage towns and villages to be ‘welcoming to walkers.’ Dale Dyke Reservoir and Ughill Moor. • Length 8.0 miles • Time - 4 hours • Grade - A short section on roads, then farm tracks and well defined paths. Boggy in places. Steady ascent of 700 ft over 2.5 miles. • Start - On Mortimer Road, half a mile North of the Strines Inn, Bradfield, Sheffield S6 6JE • Parking – Park on the road, by the track down to Strines Reservoir. SK 22700 90863 • Public transport - none close to the start point. The nearest bus stop is in Low Bradfield. Go up Fair House Lane, Dale Road and pick up the route at the entrance to Dale Dike Reservoir. • Refreshments – none on route. Nearest are the Strines Inn, Mortimer Road; The Post Card Café, Plough Inn, Low Bradfield; Old Horns Inn, High Bradfield. • Public Toilets – Low Bradfield. • Grid Reference - SK22100 90923 Description - A circular walk with a combination of farm lanes around Dale Dike reservoir followed by a climb onto Ughill Moor, with open views across the Peak District National Park. The route has well defined paths and tracks, even across Ughill Moor. The descent back to the Strines dam is steep and can be boggy in wet weather. On Ughill Moor Route Instructions 1. From Mortimer Road (See points of Interest 1) take the farm track down hill.
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Here You Can Check the Calender of Events Online, Or Download a Large Print PDF Version of the Programme
FREE Sheffield Environment Weeks 2018 th th 28 April to 10 June 2018 Programme of Events www.sheffieldenvironment.org Sheffield Environment Weeks 2018 Welcome to the Sheffield Environment Weeks Programme of events. Our thanks to the many volunteers and community groups in Sheffield who support Environment Weeks and put on wonderful events for us all to enjoy. Special thanks to our sponsors who make the printing of this programme possible: People’s Postcode Lottery Hagg Lane and District Gardeners' Sheffield Conservation Volunteers Allotments Society Friends of Burngreave Chapel Friends of Ecclesall Woods and Cemetery Group Friends of the Peak District Friends of the Botanical Gardens South Yorkshire Industrial History Society Beauchief Environment Group Hunter Archaeology Society Walkley Bank Allotment Society Norfolk Arms Walking Group The Victorian Society, South Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Group Yorkshire Group Key to the symbols Art Guided walk Talk Built Environment Local History Suitable for Families Display/exhibition Natural History Suitable for Wheelchair users or pushchairs Fun Open Day Suitable for Gardening Practical Activity families but not for wheelchair users or pushchairs. General interest Sustainable Development Disclaimer The events in this programme may be subject to change. Please confirm with the organiser of any event before attending. The producers of this programme and the event organisers accept no liability for any personal injury, theft, damage to or loss of property occuring whilst taking part or as a result of taking part in any of the events listed. We appologise for the size of the print in this document. Unfortunately we have to restrict the size because of a limited budget.
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Dukes Road to Back Tor
This document was produced by and is copyright to the Bradfield Walkers are Welcome group. It is distributed in association with Sheffield Lakeland Landscape Partnership This walk is sponsored by The Strines Inn Walkers are Welcome UK is a nationwide network which aims to encourage towns and villages to be ‘welcoming to walkers.’ Dukes Road to Back Tor • Length 12.5 miles • Time – 6 hours • Grade – Gentle ascents, some rough ground, can be boggy in place. Exposed to the elements on the moor. Most paths are well defined. • Start – Car park /bus stop, The Sands, Low Bradfield • Parking – Public car park, The Sands, Low Bradfield • Public transport – 61 / 62 bus stops at Fair House Lane / Smithy Bridge Road, Low Bradfield. • Refreshments – Old Horns Inn, High Bradfield & Postcard Café, Low Bradfield. • Public Toilets – Low Bradfield. • Grid Reference – SK 2626 9204 Description - From Low Bradfield the walk climbs through fields to High Bradfield. The route passes the church and Bailey hill, goes through a wood before it crosses more open land. The route follows the old Dukes Road onto the moors to Back Tor. The route then drops down Foulstone Road before returning to Low Bradfield by the side of Dale Dike Reservoir. Guide Stoop near Back Tor Route Instructions 1. From the car park take the path around the back of the car park heding away from the entrance. 2. Do not cross the first bridge. Continue up the left bank of the stream until you reach the narrow wooden bridge. Take care as flagstones are uneven and can be slippery.
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