Banner Cross Neighbourhood Group: What’s on in May, 2016 Sun Friends of the Botanical Gardens: Plant Sale 1st Sheffield Botanical Gardens, Clarkehouse Road 11.00am – 3.00pm A great selection of beautiful plants, primarily perennials, propagated and raised by the FOBS team - all at reasonable prices. For details, call 0114 273 0839 Sun General Cemetery: Historical Tour 1st 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. Sun Pedlar’s Corner Car Boot & Flea Market 1st Abbeydale Picture House and car park, Abbeydale Road 10.00am – 3.00pm Entry £1, kids free Sun/Mon Abbeydale Miniature Railway 1st/2nd Abbeydale Road South (near Dore station on opposite side of road) 1.00pm – 5.00pm All rides £1.50 per ride Mon Organic Growing Sessions 2nd Meersbrook Walled Garden, Derbyshire Lane 10.30am – 4.00pm Volunteer and learn how to grow fruit and veg. organically. Organised by Heeley City Farm. Mon Beauchief Environment Group 2nd 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. Mon Highland Fling Country Fair 2nd Graves Park, Hemsworth Road 10.30am – 5.30pm Free admission Mon Friends of the Porter Valley: Morris Dancing 2nd Shepherd Wheel, Whiteley Woods 10.00am – 10.30am Wed Suzanne Bingham - 'The Rise and Fall of Workhouses' 4th Bishop’s House, Norton Lees Lane, S8 9BE What were they really like? An examination of the local workhouse experience For further details please call 0114 2557701 Wed Hardy Plant Society: ‘Derbyshire’s Delights’ 4th Shirley House, Psalter Lane 7.30pm An illustrated talk about Derbyshire's wonderful NGS gardens by Irene Dougan who is the NGS Derbyshire County Organiser. Non-members welcome, admission £3 Wed Friends of the Porter Valley: ‘A walk around Ranmoor – the Land Societies’ 4th Bents Green Methodist Church 7.30pm – 9.00pm A short open meeting followed by a talk by Gerald Eveleigh Thurs Local Policing Team 5th 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 Babytime 5th 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 Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus & Royal Northern Synfonia 6th Sheffield City Hall 7.00pm Haydn: Nelson Mass Royal; Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 See website for booking details: www.sheffieldphil.org Fri Gary Barlow Tribute Dinner 6th 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 Hyelim Kim playing the Taegum 6th Café ♯9, 10 Nether Edge Road 8.00pm – 10.30pm The Taegum is a large bamboo transverse flute used in traditional Korean court, aristocratic and folk music as well as contemporary classical and popular music. Admission £10 Ticket Outlet: www.talkinggigs.co.uk Fri-Sun Ecclesall Woods Craft Courses: Introduction to Greenwood Craft 6th-8th J.G.Graves Woodland Discovery Centre, Abbey Lane 9.30 – 4.00pm A 3 day course to introduce you to Green wood craft, using a Pole Lathe, basic craft tools and making simple rustic furniture. Course fee: £225 For more information please contact 0114 235 6348 or book online Sat Hallam Sinfonia: Passenger Seats 2 –Meet the Symphony 7th High Storrs School, High Storrs Rd, 7:30 pm Balakirev Overture on Three Russian Themes, Mussorgsky Intermezzo in modo classico (arr. Rimsky- Korsakov), Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia, Rimsky-Korsakov Flight of the Bumblebee Tchaikovsky Symphony no.5 (E minor) Tickets: £10.00 (£2 off adult tickets when accompanied by an under 18), £8.00 Concession, Under 25 free Sat Friends of Ecclesall Woods: Bluebell Walk 7th Meet outside the Woodland Discovery Centre, Abbey Lane 10.00am A walk led by Sue Jackson. Bluebells are usually flowering in profusion for this walk, and there are also wood anemones, lesser celandine, stitchwort, flowers on trees and shrubs, and many other flowers. Sat RSPB Weekend Walk 7th General Cemetery 10.00am Meet at the Anglican Chapel, Cemetery Road entrance. No charge RSPB-led walk to see and hear the cemetery’s bird life. Sat Dore Male Voice Choir & Sheffield Oratorio Chamber Choir 7th St. Andrew’s Church, Psalter Lane 7.00pm – 9.00pm A concert in support of the David Clover Festival of Singing and will showcase the growing repertoire of the SOC chamber choir, featuring a selection of folk songs, spirituals, anthems and motets. Admission £10 Sat Friends of Whinfell Quarry Gardens: Working Day 7th General maintenance and gardening work. Volunteers meet at the main gates to the gardens, 9.30am. (The entrance to the gardens is next to the drive up to Whirlowbrook Hall) Sat Book Sale 7th St. Augustine’s Church, Brocco Bank 11.00am – 3.00pm Tea and cakes available. Sun Wedding Open Day 8th Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet 11.00am – 4.00pm At the very first Wedding Open Day, come and find out more about unique weddings at Abbeydale. Set on the banks of the River Sheaf and tranquil Abbeydale Dam, original stone buildings, waterwheels and grindstones are reminiscent of the hamlet’s industrial past as an 18th century scythe and steelworks with workshops, cottage and Victorian garden. For more information please contact Vanessa by email [email protected] or on 0114 201 0618. Mon Friends of the Botanical Gardens: Much Ado About Mothing – dispelling the myths about moths 9th Broomhill Methodist Church Hall 7.15pm Visitors welcome £3 Tues Banner Cross WI 10th Banner Cross Methodist Church 2.30pm Non members welcome - £2 including refreshments. Tues-Sat "Out of Order", by Ray Cooney 10th-14th Ecclesall Theatre Company, Ecclesall Parish Hall, Ringinglow Road 7.30pm When a Government minister organises an assignation in a swanky London Hotel, events become complicated in ways that he could never imagine. Throw in a suspicious husband, interfering staff, a harassed parliamentary private secretary, an unconscious nurse and a private detective, not to mention the MP's wife, along with something dreadful concealed behind a defective sash window, and things go from bad to worse. See website for booking details: www.ecclesalltheatre.com Wed Ecclesall Forum 11th 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 Ducks 12th Forge Dam café 10.00am – 1.00pm Regular work day. Meeting at 10am, working until lunchtime. Tools provided. Wear suitable clothing and footwear. Clearing overgrown brambles to reveal wild flowers and bluebell banks. Contact Ann le Sage at [email protected] or on 07790250087 for details. Thurs The WI on Ecclesall Road: Easter Crafting 12th 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 Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust: Spring Stroll at Ecclesall Woods 13th Meet at the Woodland Discovery Centre at 9.45am 10.00am – 12noon Come and enjoy the spring flowers, see the trees coming into leaf while looking at and remnants of Sheffield's Industrial history in Ecclesall Woods. Free activity Book by phone: 0114 263 4335 Book by email: [email protected] Sat Sheffield Folk Chorale: "TASTE" Charity Fund-Raiser 14th St Luke's Church, Blackbrook Road, Lodge Moor 6.30pm start For further details, contact: Email: [email protected] Sat All Move Vintage Spring Dance 14th Abbeydale Sports Club, Abbeydale Road South 8.00pm They will be playing some of the best music from the 40s through to current hits so that you will be able to do the Jive, Cha Cha Cha, Swing, Foxtrot and Rock and Roll or just tap your feet to the beat. Pre-Bookable e-tickets only - £8.00 per person Deadline for purchasing your e-ticket(s) is Friday 13th May at 9.00pm. To purchase your tickets please visit the website at: www.all-move.com Sat Friends of the Porter Valley: Dawn Chorus Walk 14th Wire Mill Dam car park 4.30am – 7.30am Annual walk from first light identifying the birds in the valley mainly from bird song. Sat Introduction to Nature Journaling 14th Ecclesall Library 1.30pm – 3.30pm Join Charlie Hill for an interactive nature spotting walk near Ecclesall Library. Gather natural materials, spot signs of summer and learn how to sound map. Using your collection, design and create a number of journal pages using a variety of documentation such as collage, words, drawing and sampling. Your journal can be taken away with you to build and develop throughout the changing seasons. Tickets cost £3.00, to be purchased in advance. www.sheffieldlibraries.eventbrite.co.uk Sat/Sun Amazing Abbeydale 14th/15th Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet 10.00am – 4.00pm Enjoy a lovely day out with family activities including living history, storytelling and youngsters can have a go at heritage crafts and forging. Normal admission prices: Adult £4, Concessions £3, Accompanied Children (U16) FREE Sun Abbeydale Miniature Railway 15th Abbeydale Road South (near Dore station on opposite side of road) 1.00pm – 5.00pm All rides £1.50 per ride Sun General Cemetery: Sudden Death – Mania & Mayhem 15th Meet at The Gatehouse, Cemetery Avenue 2.00pm This year’s tour features sensational stories! Free entry but suggest a minimum donation of £3.