What's on in September, 2015
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Banner Cross Neighbourhood Group: What’s on in September, 2015 Wed Hardy Plant Society: ‘Fabulous Foliage’ – a talk by Andrew Ward of Norwell Nurseries 2nd Shirley House, Psalter Lane 7.30pm – 9.30pm Non-members are welcome (£2 per person). Thurs Longshaw Sheepdog Trials 3rd Longshaw National Trust Estate 7.30am – 5.30pm Entry £5 adults, 50p children Free parking Thurs Babytime 3rd Ecclesall Library 1.30pm – 2.30pm 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 Beyonce Tribute Night 4th Napoleon’s Casino, Ecclesall Road 7.30pm – 10.30pm Tickets for the night cost just £32 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 or for information Fri Seldom Seen Blues Band 4th Nether Edge Bowling Club, Nether Edge Road 8.00pm Tickets £3. Can get tickets from Michelle at [email protected] or call on 0114 281 9563 or collect on the door Fri Sheffield Recorded Music Society: ‘Erich Korngold – a 20C non-Modernist’ 4th Polisg Centre, 520 Ecclesall Road 1.45pm Single meeting membership £3 Sat Festival Decoration Workshop 5th Heeley City Farm Community Room (by the duck pond) 1.00am – 2.00pm We will be making various decorations - banners, tree mobiles and lots of other lovely things in two workshops before each of our main events. If you like to make things would you be able to help??? It doesn't cost anything we just need a few creative people, or people to cut, glitter and stick! Contact Sarah on 0114 2580482 or email [email protected] for more details. Sat-Sun Nether Edge Festival 5th-13th Start of the first annual Nether Edge Festival. See programme for details. Sat/Sun Ecclesall Woods Craft Courses: Longbow Making 5th/6th J.G.Graves Woodland Discovery Centre, Abbey Lane 9.30 – 4.00pm (NB This is a 3-day split course. The third day will be on Saturday, 28 November.) Over the course of the 3 days, you will learn how to make a 5'+ 'self-stave' longbow from green wood, using locally sourced 'Fraxinus Excelsior' [Ash] or 'Acer pseudoplatanus ' Sycamore'. The self stave bow is made from a single piece of wood, rather than laminated strips, and is one of the earliest styles of bow. Course fee: £295 For more information please contact 0114 235 6348 or book online Sat/Sun Art in the Gardens 5th/6th Botanical Gardens 10.30am – 5.30pm There are over 350 artists and crafts’ workers exhibiting more than 4,000 pieces of work. Adults £6, accompanied children free Sun The Big Boulder – Music & Arts Festival 6th Heeley People’s Park, off Gleadless Road 12noon – 6.00pm Arts & Crafts, food stalls, beer tent, family activities and lots of music. Sun Fun Day and Walk for Diabetis 6th Millhouses Park 11.00am – 4.30pm A fun day for all the family with charity stalls, craft stalls, Fairground Organ, Fire Engine etc. Activities include children’s fancy dress and treasure hunt. Entry to the fundraising walk around the park is by donation or sponsorship. Free entry Sun Pedlar’s Corner Car Boot & Flea Market 6th Abbeydale Picture House car park, Abbeydale Road 10.00am – 3.00pm Sun General Cemetery: Historical Tour 6th Discover the history of the Cemetery and learn about some of its residents on this guided walk. If attendance is high, a second tour leaving at 2.15 will take place. There will be free light refreshments at the end of the tour. Suggested minimum donation of £3. Mon Scottish Country Dancing 7th Silverdale School 7.30pm – 9.45pm Royal Scottish Country Dance Society weekly classes begin with a free introductory session. Classes for beginners and intermediate dancers, taught by qualified RSCDS teachers. Ring Norma Hutchinson on 0114 236 6723 and see our web site at: www.rscds-sheffield.org or just turn up with soft shoes. No need for a partner; just come and enjoy. Mon Friends of the Botanical Gardens: ‘Spring Flowers in Southern Turkey’ 7th Talk by Patrick Harding Botanical Gardens Demonstration Centre classroom 7.15pm FOBS members free. Visitors £3 Mon Botanical Gardens: Latest Developments in the Botanical Gardens 7th Botanical Gardens classroom. 7.00pm Curator Ian Turner will review events in the Gardens and discuss future plans. FOBS members free, visitors £3 (Please check beforehand as cancellation possible) Tues Banner Cross WI 8th Banner Cross Methodist Church 2.30pm Non members welcome - £2 including refreshments. (Please note: this is a different WI group from the one on Thursdays) Wed Friends of Brincliffe Edge Woods: Volunteer Day with Council Ranger 9th Meet at the top entrance by 245 Brincliffe Edge Road. 9.30am Contact Ken Phillip on 07756 891802 for details. Wed Ecclesall Forum 9th Ecclesall Library Community Room 7.00pm – 9.00pm A meeting for all those interested in the life of the Ecclesall neighbourhood Thurs Friends of the Porter Valley: Work Day 10th Forge Dam (garage between playground and café) 10.00am till lunchtime Tools provided. Wear suitable clothing and footwear. * Woodlands management tasks * Access road from Carr Bridge * Repair rising path steps by the wet woodland * Check the terrain is ready for the Autumn Fair. Contact Ann le Sage at [email protected] or on 07790250087 for details. Thurs The WI on Ecclesall Road 10th 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. Refreshments £1.50 Thurs-Sun Heritage Open Days: Beauchief Abbey 10th-13th Beauchief Abbey, off Abbey Lane Thurs-Sat 11.00am-4.00pm; Sun 1.00pm-4.00pm Free entry Fri Bishop’s House: Sieben plus Nick Robinson 11th Bishop’s House, Norton Lees Lane, S8 9BE 7.30pm Sheffield's Matt Howden aka Sieben, makes his debut at the oldest venue in Sheffield. Support is local looper Nick Robinson. Tickets are limited due to the size of the venue. Tickets £5 from: http://www.nickrobinson.info/booking/sieben.php See also: http://www.matthowden.com/ and http://www.looping.me.uk/ Fri Heritage Open Days: Nether Edge Local History Group Walk 11th Start at Sainsbury’s, Machon Bank Road 1.30pm Free activity Sat Dore Show (in aid of the Sheffield Sick Children’s Trust) 12th The Old School and Methodist Church Hall, Dore 2.00pm – 5.00pm Sections include: Fruit & veg., Flowers, domestic, wine, textile & hand craft, photography and visual arts. Entertainment will be provided by Oughtibridge Brass Band and Sheffield City Morris. Sat Party in Chelsea Park (part of the Nether edge Festival) 12th Chelsea Park 2.00pm – 5.00pm Music, games, food & drink, family entertainment and a great deal more Sat Heritage Open Days: Exhibition & Book Launch at Broomhall Centre 12th Broomhall Centre, Broomspring Lane Come and experience this story with 'The Hidden Worlds of Broomhall Revealed' Exhibition and the book launch which unveils the history and foundation of the Mission Room (now the Broomhall centre) on Broomspring Lane since 1904. 1.00- 1.30 Introduction + Book Launch by Paul Blomfield, MP of Sheffield Central 1.30- 2.30 Documentary: People & Images of Broomhall & Exhibition: The Hidden Worlds of Broomhall Revealed 2.30- 4.00 Discovery Trail Booking is not essential but preferred. Email May Seo on [email protected] to book your place. Sat Friends of Whinfell Quarry Gardens working day – general maintenance and gardening work. 12th The entrance to the Gardens is situated on the same road as the entrance to Whirlow Brook Park. Volunteers meet at the main gates to the gardens, 9.30am Sat Blacka Moor Users’ Forum 12th Do you regularly visit Blacka Moor Nature Reserve? If you’d like to find out more about how Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust are managing the site and get involved, come and join us for a walkabout around Blacka Moor. Meet at Strawberry Lee Lane Car park, off Penny Lane 10.00am Finish at 12noon Sat Friends of the Porter Valley: Bat Watch 12th Bingham Park. The lodge off Rustlings Road near the mini-roundabout. 7.45pm – 9.15pm Naturalist Derek Whiteley will help us identify the bats by sight and using bat-detectors. Bring a torch as it will be dark by the time we finish. Free to members, but we ask for a donation of £2 from non-members. Sat/Sun Shepherd’s Wheel: Heritage Open Day 12th/13th Shepherd Wheel Workshop, Whitely Woods 10.00am – 4.00pm Learn about life as a grinder at Shepherd Wheel. See the restored waterwheel and machinery in action and hear stories about the people who worked there. Free admission Sat/Sun Ecclesall Woods Craft Courses: Make a Shave Horse 12th/13th J.G.Graves Woodland Discovery Centre, Abbey Lane 9.30 – 4.00pm This is a 2-day course. A good introduction to green woodworking and many of the processes and tools used, plus you get to take home your own shave horse for using on your own projects. A shave horse is an indispensable tool for many green woodworking projects and the making of one will introduce you to lots of different techniques. Course fee: £240 For more information please contact 0114 235 6348 or book online Sun Abbeydale Miniature Railway 13th Abbeydale Road South (before Dore station on opposite side of road) 1.00pm – 5.00pm £1.50 per ride Sun Heritage Open Days: Madina Masjid Mosque 13th Madina Masjid Mosque, Wolseley Road 11.00am – 3.00pm A guided tour of Madina Mosque which will incorporate the key architectural features of the mosque, explanation of how the building is used for daily prayers, children's education, Eid and funerals.