What's on in June, 2016
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Banner Cross Neighbourhood Group: What’s on in June, 2016 Wed Friends of Gillfield Wood: Hoverflies of Gillfield Wood 1st Meet at the scout hut on Aldam Road, Totley at 10.00am Bring a packed lunch. Free to Friends of Gillfield Wood members; we ask for a contribution of £3 for non- members. Wed Ecclesall Woods Wild Play: Wild Pirates 1st Woodland Discovery Centre, Abbey Lane 10.00am – 12noon Suitable for families with children of all ages. All activities take place outdoors so appropriate clothing is essential. £3 per member, £5 per non-member. Booking essential. Please call 2634335 Wed South Pennine Hardy Plant Society: Seedling Exchange 1st Shirley House, Psalter Lane 7.30pm – 9.30pm Our annual seedling exchange. Bring along surplus seedlings to swap. Bring spare plant pots, compost and labels to take home new seedlings to try out. Wed Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet: Make your own stick monster 1st Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Abbeydale Road South 10.00am – 12.30pm Families can join us for a 'make and take' activity during the Spring Bank Holiday. Learn how to make a stick monster to plant in our garden or take home with you. Suitable for ages 3-10 years. The activity is FREE! Normal admission applies (adults £4, concessions £3, children U16 FREE!) Wed Ecclesall Woods Craft Courses: Basic Bushcraft for Kids (for children 8+) 1st J.G.Graves Woodland Discovery Centre, Abbey Lane 10.00am – 3.00pm Could you survive in the woods on your own! Learn bushcraft techniques such as shelter building, basic knots and lashing techniques, how to start a fire effectively, how to use a whittling knife to make traditional wooden pegs. Course fee £35 For more information please contact 0114 235 6348 or book online Thurs Babytime 2nd Ecclesall 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 Fri Tom Jones Tribute Dinner 3rd Napoleon’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 Sheffield Recorded Music Society: Moments with Mahler – a selection of his music 3rd Millennium Hall, The Polish Catholic Centre, 518-520 Ecclesall Road 1.45pm Single Meeting Membership is available at a charge of £3.00 per meeting (refundable on conversion to full membership) Fri General Cemetery: Moths for Breakfast 3rd Meet at the Gatehouse, Cemetery Avenue 9.00am – 11.00am Hawk moth special! Come and see the results of the night’s moth trappings (9am) along with winged inspired crafts (10am). Minimum donation of £3 requested to support the work. Sat Friends of the Porter Valley: Walk – Plants & Mosses 4th Meet at Forge Dam café 10.30am – 12.30pm Ambroise Baker will lead this walk up the valley Sat Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra: Summer Concert 4th Victoria Hall 7.30pm Bantock - Witch of Atlas, Sibelius - Violin Concerto (Sarah Thornett), Prokoviev - Symphony No. 5 Tickets £10, concession £8, students/under 18s £5 See www.sheffieldphilharmonicorchestra.org/ Sat Elizabethan Extravaganza 4th Holy Trinity Church, Grove Road, Millhouses 7.00pm – 9.30pm Celebration of the Queen's 90th birthday and 400 years of Shakespeare's. Tickets are now available from Pat Marshall or Gill Quarrell at HT or Rosie at St J's. There will be a three-course meal, wine and soft drinks, plus entertainment - all for only £10. Sat Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust: Volunteer work day on Blacka Moor 4th 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 please wear suitable outdoor clothes and boots, and bring some lunch and drinking water if you're able to join us for the whole day. The meeting place can vary, so please get in touch before the work day to confirm where we will be starting. Contact details: Tel: 0114 263 4335 Sat Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic: Celebration Concert 4th Sheffield City Hall 7.00pm A celebration concert featuring the music of Vaughan Williams TICKETS from £16 (concessions £5) (subject to booking fees) available online / 0114 2 789 789 / in person at the Sheffield City Hall Box Office. Sat/Sun Sheffield Branch of the British Cactus and Succulent Society: Cactus Show 4th/5th Botanical Gardens Nursery Sat 12noon – 5.00pm; Sun 10.00am – 4.00pm Sun Pedlar’s Corner Car Boot & Flea Market 5th Abbeydale Picture House and car park, Abbeydale Road 10.00am – 3.00pm Entry £1, kids free Sun Walled Garden Party 5th Meersbrook Park 1.00pm – 5.00pm Music, dancing, food, face painting & children’s crafts Sun Sue’s Perennial Plant 5th 37 Montgomery Road 1.00pm – 4.00pm In aid of Pancreatic Cancer Charity Sun General Cemetery: Historical Tour 5th Meet 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. Mon Friends of the Botanical Gardens: “FOBS from the Eighties: a personal account of places, plants and 6th people” Broomhill Methodist Church Hall 7.15pm A talk by Sue Kohler. FOBS members free. Visitors £3 Wed Ecclesall Forum 8th Ecclesall Library Community Room 7.00pm – 9.00pm A meeting for all those interested in the life of the Ecclesall neighbourhood Wed Ecclesall Woods Craft Courses: Tool Sharpening Course 8th J.G.Graves Woodland Discovery Centre, Abbey Lane 9.30 – 4.00pm Learn to sharpen tools effectively - did you know that many tools are sold blunt? Tool sharpening for green woodworking tools, ie axes, drawknives, billhooks, turning tools, chisels, slashers. Course fee: £65 For more information please contact 0114 235 6348 or book online Wed-Sun Broomhill Festival 8th-19th For full details of this year’s festival, go to www.broomhillfestival.org.uk A varied and exciting programme of events in the Broomhill area. Opening concert on the 8th: Semi Chorus & Kids Chorus 7.00 – 9.00pm £5 - £8 Thurs Local Policing Team 9th Somewhere 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. Thurs Friends of the Porter Valley: Workday 9th Meeting at 10am at entrance off Rustlings Road, Bingham Park 10.00am – 1.00pm Working until lunchtime on Shepherd and Ibbotson Dams. Tools provided. Wear suitable clothing and footwear. Contact Ann le Sage at [email protected] or on 07790250087 for details. Thurs The WI on Ecclesall Road: Easter Crafting 9th Banner Cross Methodist Church 7.15pm – 9.00pm Non-Members (MUST be booked in advance by emailing [email protected]) Suggested contribution £3.50 per session Fri St. Luke’s Hospice event: Golf Day 10th Abbeydale Golf Club Open to teams of four players – from scratch to 24 handicap golfers. The event costs £195.00 for a team of four and includes a complementary dinner and a prize-giving ceremony. Treat your business contacts, colleagues or friends to a day of fun on this popular Sheffield course. For more information, contact: Tel: 0114 235 7561 Email: [email protected] Fri St. Luke’s Hospice event: Walking Football 10th (Venue not indicated) A 15 hour walking football event hosted by St Luke’s patron and former FA football referee, Uriah Rennie. For more information, contact: Tel: 0114 235 7561 Email: [email protected] Sat Sheffield Chorale: Voices and Bells for a Summer Evening (with the Northern Bell Orchestra) 11th St Andrew’s Church, Psalter Lane Tickets £10, concession £8, students £6, under 16s free Tickets from [email protected] or 07816 062905 or on the door Sat Nick Fletcher, classical guitarist 11th Holy Trinity Church, Grove Road, Millhouses 7.00pm – 9.00pm Another recital from Sheffield's classical guitarist of national repute Prices not indicated but likely to be £10 full, £5 concession Sat Sheffield Bach Choir: Edward German Merrie England 11th St. Mark’s Church, Broomhill 7.30pm Tickets £12, concession £10 available from www.sheffieldbachchoir.org.uk or on the door Sun Nether Edge Farmers’ Market 12th Nether Edge Road / Glen Road 12noon – 4.00pm Market stalls, food, entertainment and much more through the afternoon. Sun Ecclesall Woods Craft Courses: Greenwood Spoon Carving 12th Please note: this course is now full Sun Abbeydale Miniature Railway 12th Abbeydale Road South (near Dore station on opposite side of road) 1.00pm – 5.00pm All rides £1.50 per ride Mon Illustrated talk on the Shetland Isles by Richard Ashbee 13th St. Augustine’s Church, Brocco Bank 7.15pm Cost £6 Cheese and wine included. To book, contact: [email protected] or phone 2360200 Tues ‘Our BBC, Our Channel 4: A Future for Public Service Television?’ 14th Crucible Theatre, 55 Norfolk St/Tudor Square 4.00pm BBC Charter Renewal now moves into its final stages with the publication of the Government’s White Paper on 12 May. This, along with the possible privatisation of Channel 4, suggests that the future of these cultural institutions is currently in doubt. This event – open to all and free to members of the public - offers a unique opportunity in Sheffield to voice questions, share opinions and hear a distinguished panel of speakers debate the issues facing public service television in the UK to-day.