Banner Cross Neighbourhood Group: What’s on in March, 2018

Sat & Rotherham Wildlife Trust: Volunteer work day on Blacka Moor 3rd Blacka Moor is on the A625 out of Sheffield a few hundred yards on the left before Fox House. 10am – 3pm Practical volunteer days at Blacka Moor are held on the first Saturday and third Thursday every month. Tasks vary from footpath improvements and access work, to habitat and vegetation management. Gloves, tools, and refreshments are provided, but wear suitable outdoor clothes and boots, and bring some lunch and drinking water if you're able to come for the whole day. Please contact beforehand: 0114 263 4335

Sat Woods Craft Courses: Leather Axe and Knife Sheath Making 3rd J.G.Graves Woodland Discovery Centre, Abbey Lane 9.30am – 4.00pm You will make an axe sheath for your own axe and a knife sheath for a standard Mora style 106/120 carving knife. You will learn how to condition leather, how to finish the edges, how to stitch using two needles and how to set rivets among other techniques during the day. You will leave with a set of new skills which you can apply to your own projects at home and hopefully be able to make covers for your other tools in the future. All materials and tools are provided for you on the day. You will need to bring a packed lunch - drinks are provided! Course fee: £100 For more information please contact 0114 235 6348 or book online. [Please note: all other courses in March other than those advertised here are fully booked]

Sat Craft Courses: Charcoal and biochar making 3rd J.G.Graves Woodland Discovery Centre, Abbey Lane 9.30am – 4.00pm A day in the lovely surroundings of Ecclesall Woods Sawmill learning how charcoal and biochar is made Course fee: £85 For more information please contact 0114 235 6348 or book online

Sat Friends of Porter Valley: Walk – Farming in the Porter Valley 3rd Meet at The Clark Farm, Hagram Lane 10.30am – 12.30pm Andrew Clark will lead a tour of his farm in the Porter Valley. He will show his flock of sheep about to lamb and his herd of Mayfield Limousins of which he is justly proud. Contact Ann le Sage at [email protected] or on 07790250087 for details.

Sat Banner Cross Methodist Church: Banner Cross Walking Group 3rd Meet at Banner Cross Methodist Church 9.30am A morning's ramble in the spring countryside.

Sat Royal Scottish Country Dancing Society: Social Dance 3rd St John’s Church Hall, Abbeydale Road South, Sheffield S17 3LE 7.30pm – 11.00pm Bring and Share Supper £4

Sat Friends of Bishop’s House: ‘Antique Valuation Day’ 3rd Bishop’s House, Norton Lees Lane 10.00am – 1.00pm We are happy to welcome back Sheffield Auction Gallery who will be helping us host a free 'Antique Roadshow' style valuation day at the house. We will have three valuers from Sheffield Auction Gallery: Andrew Jameson (Generalist), Sarah Clark (Specialist Silver, Jewellery & Watches) and Janet Webster (Specialist Glass, Ceramics & Textiles).

Sun Pedlar’s Corner Carboot and Community Flea Market 4th Abbeydale Picture House 10.00am – 3.00pm Stalls inside and outside the building. Entry £1 (kids free)

Sun ‘For Those In Peril’ 4th Brearley Room, Kelham Island Museum The start of a narrative exhibition exploring the Arctic convoys 1941-45 Lasts till 14 May Exhibition entry free

Sun Heeley City Farm: Bird Walk 4th Heeley City Farm 6.45am – 9.00am Places are limited so booking and payment in advance will be necessary. The walks are £5 each. Phone 07545 616184 or email [email protected]

Sun General Cemetery: Historical Tour 4th [Please note: this event is SOLD OUT]

Mon Sterndale Singers: French Songs Over a Pint 5th Broadfield Pub, Abbeydale Road 8.00pm – 8.30pm The programme will include music by Duruflé, Rachmaninov, Stanford, Byrd, Tallis and Fauré.

Tues Friends of the Botanical Gardens: ‘Plants, Travel and Change in SW China’ 6th Education Centre, Botanical Gardens 10.30am Members free. Visitors welcome £5

Tues Christ Church Dore Ladies Group: ‘The Round The World Clipper Race’ 6th Church Hall, Town Head Road 7.45pm Visitors welcome

Tues Valuation Day 6th Millowner’s Arms, Kelham Island Industrial Museum New monthly Antiques Valuation and Discovery Days with James 'Lionheart' Lewis will feature on the first Tuesday of each month from Tuesday 6 March - Tuesday 4 September 2018. This is a no obligation service provided by Bamfords, one of Britains leading Auctioneers and Valuers. If required, goods can be left with Bamfords to be included in the next appropriate sale. There is also free access to our Steam Hammer Cafe to make the most of your visit. For further information please call 01332 210 000 or visit www.bamfords-auctions.co.uk Suggested £1 donation to Sheffield Industrial Museums Charitable Trust. If you wish to access the main museum normal admission prices apply.

Wed Hardy Plant Society: ‘Winter Edns, Spring Begins’ 7th Shirley House, Psalter Lane 7.30pm – 9.30pm Talk by Julie Ritchie from Tewksbury. Julie runs Hoo House Nursery. Non-members welcome £3.

Thurs The WI on 8th Banner Cross Methodist Church 7.15pm – 9.15pm This month a craft activity. Non-Members (MUST be booked in advance by emailing: [email protected]) Suggested contribution £3.50 per session

Thurs Friends of Porter Valley: Work Day 8th Meet at Forge Dam 10.00am – 1.00pm Tools provided. Wear suitable clothing and footwear. Contact Dave Clegg [email protected] for details.

Sat Circuit Mission Action Group: ‘How Fair Is Fair Trade?’ 10th St. Andrew’s Church, Psalter Lane 9.30am – 1.00pm Sainsbury’s have recently introduced their own fairly-traded brand of tea and there have been recent challenges about the efficacy of ethical consumerism to actually reach the world’s poorest people. This event will take a look at the challenges posed in a book, ‘Doing Good Better’, by William MaCaskill and we will hear from two speakers about their experiences of Fairtrade.

Sat Sheffield Astronomical Society: ‘Stargazing at the Sportsman Inn’ 10th Sportsman Inn, 569 Redmires Road, Lodge Moor 5.00pm – 11.00pm The last observing event of the season. Weather dependent.

Sat Caledonian Society of Sheffield, Arts Group: ‘Well Dressings of Derbyshire’ 10th Holy Trinity Church Hall, Grove Road, 7.30pm – 10.00pm (approx) For Further Information about any of these events please contact our Honorary Secretary, Ian McMaster (01246 417626)

Sat Friends of Gillfield Wood: ‘Surveying Spring Fungi’ 10th Meet at Baslow Road bus terminus 10.00am This will be an exploratory stroll from the west end of the wood toward Totley Hall Lane entrance. Please bring a camera if you wish to have your own record of the fungi we find. Good footwear essential.

Sat Sheffield Beer Week: Indie Beer Festival 10th Abbeydale Picture House, Abbeydale Road For details, do to: www.sheffieldbeerweek.co.uk

Sat Sheffield Music Academy: Spring Concert 10th St. Andrew’s Church, Psalter Lane 7.00pm

Sun General Cemetery: ‘Wives and Relics’ 11th Meet at the Gatehouse, Cemetery Avenue 2.00pm A one hour tour focusing on the lives of some of the cemetery’s women residents.

Mon Friends of the Botanical Gardens: ‘A Chelsea Flower Show Story – the Modern Slavery Garden’ 12th Education Centre, Botanical Gardens 7.15pm Members free. Visitors welcome £5

Tues Dore Methodist Church Ladies: ‘The NHS Then and Now’ 13th Dore Methodist Church Hall 7.30pm Speaker Andrew Rafferty. Visitors welcome.

Tues Sheffield Astronomical Society: Speaker’s Evening – ‘The Story of the Fifth Planet’ 13th Ranmoor Parish Centre, 5 Ranmoor Park Road Doors open 7.15pm for 7.45pm start Talk by Dr. Colin Steele

Tues Banner Cross WI 13th Banner Cross Methodist Church 2.30pm Non members welcome - £2 including refreshments.

Tues Dore Mercia Townswomen’s Guild: ‘Baby Basics’ 13th Church Hall, Town Head Road 9.30am for 10.00am start Visitors welcome

Tues Rivelin Valley Conservation Group: ‘Birds of Prey’ 13th Stephen Hill Church, Crosspool 7.30pm Presentation by John Kirkman. Open meeting. There is a small admission and refreshment charge. Non-members especially welcome.

Wed Ecclesall Forum 14th Ecclesall Library Community Room 7.00pm – 9.00pm A meeting for all those interested in the life of the Ecclesall neighbourhood

Wed Totley Men’s Probus Club: ‘A look at Scunthorpe iron and steel’ 14th Totley Rise Methodist Church 10.00am Talk by Bryan Longbone. Visitors welcome.

Wed Friends of the Botanical Gardens: ‘Tour Guides Briefing Day 14th Education Centre, Botanical Gardens 12noon – 2.00pm Members free. Visitors welcome £5

Thurs Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust: Volunteer work day on Blacka Moor 15th Blacka Moor is on the A625 out of Sheffield a few hundred yards on the left before Fox House. 10am – 3pm (See notice for 3 March above) Please contact beforehand: 0114 263 4335

Sat Escafeld Chorale: ‘Gloria in excelsis Deo’ 17th Holy Trinity Church, Grove Road, Millhouses Including Joseph Haydn Missa Brevis No 7, Franz Schubert Mass in G Major, and Butterworth’s A Shropshire Lad A tenor solo song cycle. With Tim Peters (tenor), George Parsons (organ) Tickets £12, concession £10, students £6, accompanied under 16s £3. On the door or from choir members.

Sat Friends of Bishop’s House: ‘Withchcraft, Demons & Imps in Tudor and Stuart ’ 17th Bishop’s House, Norton Lees Lane 7.30pm People once protected their homes with magical inscriptions and objects, which they believed would keep witchcraft and evil spirits at bay. Some magical markings of this kind survive in Bishops' House. This presentation explores the fear of harmful magic and demons in sixteenth and seventeenth-century England, and relates this to the larger history of witchcraft and the Devil. Darren Oldridge is Professor of Early Modern History, University of Worcester Due to huge demand we have made this is a ticketed event. It remains free but please apply for your ticket at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/witchcraft-demons-and-imps-in-tudor-and-stuart-england-tickets-43193746659

Sun Nether Edge Farmers’ Market 18th Nether Edge Road / Glenn Road 12noon – 4.00pm

Sun Friends of Gillfield Wood: Practical Conservation Morning 18th Meet at Baslow Road bus terminus 10.00am Run with the help of the Sheffield Council Ranger Service. Refreshments, tools etc provided. Wear strong footwear and appropriate clothing.. All levels of help required and guidance given.

Tues Hunter Archaeological Society: ‘Philosophical Foundations - The Origins of Sheffield's first Public Museum’. 20th Workroom 1 on the ground floor of the Diamond Building at 32 Leavygreave Road, S3 7RD 7.30pm Non-members are very welcome to attend the talks – a small donation is appreciated. (The AGM is at 6.45pm)

Wed Dore Garden Club: ‘Ten Ways to a Better Garden’ 21st Dore Methodist Church Hall 7.30pm Speaker Doug Stewart. Visitors welcome £3

Wed Friends of Bishop’s House: ‘The Suffragette, the Silversmith and the Novelist – 3 local women’s tales’ 21st Bishop’s House, Norton Lees Lane 7.30pm Hear about three local ladies who contributed to art, literature and politics, but who have now largely been forgotten. Free history talk by Ann Beedham.

Fri Sheffield Recorded Music Society: ‘An Introduction to the Operas of Donizetti’ 23rd The Vestry, Millhouses Methodist Church, Millhouses Lane 1.30pm – 3.30pm

Fri Postgraduate Performers from Sheffield University 23rd St, Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Upper Hannover Street 7.00pm – 8.00pm

An hour-long performance featuring four of Sheffield University's star musicians. The concert will have an informal vibe and will be followed by wine and cake. The event is free of charge, although a suggested cash donation of £7 would be welcomed at the door! Performers: Eunice Kayui An Wong (violin), Kai-Ling Mong (violin), Xinyi Zhou (piano) and Shiyu Lei (piano)

Fri-Sun Ecclesall Woods Craft Courses: Introduction to Greenwood Craft 23rd-25th J.G.Graves Woodland Discovery Centre, Abbey Lane 9.30am – 4.00pm A 3 day course to introduce you to Green Wood craft, using a pole lathe, basic craft tools and simple rustic furniture. Course fee: £250 For more information please contact 0114 235 6348 or book online

Sat Hallam Choral Society: Spring Concert 24th St. Mark’s Church, Broomhill 7.30pm Brahms - Geistliches Lied / Zigeunerlieder; Haydn - Insanae et Vanae Curae / Missa in Tempore Belli Tickets are £12, £10 concessions, £5 students, under 16s free

Sat Friends of Whinfell Quarry Garden: Working Day 24th Whinfell Quarry Garden, Bridge (off Ecclesall Road South near Whirlow Grange entrance) 9.30am No expertise in gardening is necessary and tools are provided. If you cannot manage to stay for a complete session an hour or two is helpful. Work includes path clearing, pruning and general tidying. New members always welcome. More information from 0114 2369939 or [email protected]

Sat Sheffield Symphony Orchestra: ‘A Night at the Movies’ 24th All Saints’ Church, Ringinglow Road, Ecclesall 7.30pm Lawrence of Arabia, Magnificent 7, 49th Parallel, Star Wars, Sound of Music, Henry V, Cinema Paradiso & more Tickets: Full £10.50, concession also available. Book online or by phone, please ring 07948 116 427. Tickets reserved on the door.

Sat Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust: Blacka Moor User Forum 24th Totley Athletics Club Pavillion, lane Head Road 10.00am – 12noon Come and find out about what we are up to on Blacka Moor! Blacka Moor User Forum is a way to find out about your local Nature Reserve and how it is managed. It is a great chance to ask questions and find out about future plans for the site. We would love to hear your views and ideas.

Sat The Sheffield Chorale: ‘A Feast of Brass and Voices’ 24th St. Andrew’s Church, Psalter Lane 7.30pm Tickets: Full £10, concession £8, students £6, under 16s free Refreshments included Buy tickets from: [email protected] or call 07816 062905 or on the door Sun Rivelin Valley Conservation Group: Task Day 25th If you would like to participate and are not currently a member please call Keith Kendall on 0114 2307144

Sun Abbeydale Miniature Railway 25th Abbeydale Road South (near Dore station on opposite side of road) 1.00pm – 5.00pm Opening for the new season. All rides £1.50 per ride

Tues Friends of Porter Valley: Work Day 27th Meet at 10.00am – 2.00pm Preparing Endcliffe for the Easter Monday duckrace. Clearance of rubbish from the Porter Brook, checking risks Contact Dave Clegg [email protected] for details

Tues Friends of the Botanical Gardens: ‘Primulas and Auriculas’ 27th Education Centre, Botanical Gardens 10.30am Members free. Visitors welcome £5

Tues Sheffield Astronomical Society: Beginner’s Evening – Black Holes 27th Ranmoor Parish Centre, 5 Ranmoor Park Road Doors open 7.15pm for 7.45pm start We attempt, in our humble way, to reveal the mysteries of these extreme objects.

Wed Totley History Group: ‘Off The Track In Derbyshire’ 28th Totley Library, Baslow Road 7.30pm Illustrated talk by Stephen Gay. We shall find out what hides out of sight alongside the Dore and Chinley railway line. Non-members welcome

Wed Nether Edge Folk Club: Kibitz 28th Nether Edge Bowling Club 8.30pm Brilliant bunch of very talented musicians playing Klezmer and Eastern European music. So much skill and so much fun! Kibitz perform energetic and soulful instrumental material taking influence from traditional Eastern European and Klezmer tunes. Tickets in advance £7 from www.netheredgefolk.club or £9 on the door.

Wed Totley Men’s Probus Club: ‘Through Kirton Tunnel – Sheffield to Cleethorpes’ 28th Totley Rise Methodist Church 10.00am Visitors welcome

Thurs Nether Edge History Group: A Walk around Nether Edge 29th Start at Sainsbury’s car park 4.00pm – 6.00pm

Fri Good Friday Vigil 30th St Andrew's Psalter Lane Church, 31 Psalter Lane S11 8YL 12.00 noon – 3.00 pm A service of music and meditation, with readings, poems and reflections and music by Bach, Piazzolla, Vivaldi and Kerll played by the Black Velvet Clarinet Quartet.

Beauchief Abbey Lent Lectures Wednesday 7 March Lecture 3 Sin and forgiveness in the teaching of Jesus Wednesday 14 March Lecture 4 Sin and forgiveness in Paul Wednesday 21 March Lecture 5..Sin and forgiveness: adjusting our theology and reinterpreting our liturgy Lectures will be given in at 7 p.m. by Revd Professor J. W. Rogerson

Beauchief Environment Group The Monday Working Group meets every Monday morning at 9.30 am to undertake a large variety of tasks. They usually meet at Beauchief Abbey Barns. Everyone is welcome, so if you are interested in joining this regular session please telephone 0114 236 9876 for details of the work planned on the following Monday.

Friends of Ecclesall Woods Venue: Meet every Tuesday morning at 9.30 at The Woodland Discovery Centre. From: Dec 1, 2017 - Until: Nov 30, 2018 The group carries out foot path maintenance, ditching, fencing, clearing, planting and many other tasks to help the rangers Please contact Jane Beresford for further information on 01142 368867 or just turn up to find out more about the group.

Ecclesall Library: regular sessions Babytime every Thursday 2.00pm – 3.00pm Babies 0 – 18 months with parents/carers in children’s library Toddlertime third Friday in the month 2.00pm – 3.00pm Toddlers 18months – 3 years with parents/carers Storytime every Monday during term time 2.00pm – 2.45pm Children 3 – 5 years old Chatterbooks third Friday each month 4.30pm – 5.30pm Children aged 8 – 11 Teenage Reading Group third Thursday each month 3.45pm – 5.00pm Aged 12 – 15 Thriller Book Club second Monday of each month 4.15pm Sports Memories every Wednesday 10.30am – 12noon for the over 50s Knit & Natter every Friday 10.30am – 12noon Coffee Morning 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month 10.00am – 12noon (proceeds to W.O.R.K., Bents Green)

For further details, please contact the library on 0114 2037222

Lantern Theatre Kenwood Park Road, Sharrow Sat 3rd We are the lions, Mr. Manager 7.30pm This performance has SOLD OUT on other dates Sat 24th Dave Bainbridge & Sally Minnear 7.30pm Go to: www.lanterntheatre.org.uk for further details. Book online or call 0114 2551776

Jazz at the Lescar Lescar Hotel, Sharrow Vale Road 8.45pm Wed. 7th Jamie Taylor / Richard Iles Quartet £7 Wed.14st Phil Meadows Quartet £7 Wed. 21th Elliot Galvin Trio £7

Health Walks with Step-Out 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 Tuesdays Meet at 10.30am at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet car park Thursdays Meet at 10.30am at the J.G. Graves Woodland Discovery Centre Porter Valley Tuesdays Each Tuesday meet at 1.30pm at Endcliffe Park café

BANNER CROSS NEIGHBOURHOOD GROUP If you would like to join the BXNG (no membership subscription) and receive this monthly calendar by email as well as other local information or if would like to have an event publicised, please contact the Secretary either on: 0114 2557198 or by email at: [email protected] with your name and address.