February 26th
A newly publicised event offers ten practical workshops and a key-note speech from Kate Josephs, CEO Sheffield City Council and Emma Bridge, CEO of Community Energy England
When: Saturday, March 16th, 2024, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM GMT
Where: Cemetery Road Baptist Church, 11 Napier Street Sheffield S11 8HA
If you are concerned about our region's future in the face of the climate emergency and you want to build resilience and empower our community, this event will give you the chance to join with others to set up local sustainable energy projects that will help us move to net zero.
You will hear from and question collaborators from successful community energy projects around the country. Choose from ten workshops where you get to find out the practical steps they took to achieve their goals.
You will meet others from our own community who are keen to get started with some South Yorkshire community energy projects.
Browse stalls and exhibitions showcasing organisations that can help, and explaining how you can get involved.
You don’t even have to be a member of BAG. So whether you are:-
- an individual keen to invest your time or resources in a community energy project,
- a group dreaming of bringing renewable energy to your neighbourhood,
- an organisation looking to support local sustainability initiatives,
go along and join with them to create a greener, more resilient future for Bradway and South Yorkshire.
February 7th - TRANSPORT 17 LTD are currently reviewing the governance of Transport 17. Part of this is the plan to move from a Co-operative and Community Benefit Society structure to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation structure, thereby changing its legal status. A formal meeting to agree and implement this change will be held in March this year.
The management committee are anxious to trace as many original shareholders as is possible, particularly those who may have lost contact with T17 over the years. Perhaps you know of friends, colleagues, or elderly relatives who may have been an original shareholder in the 1980's. If so, please can you ask them to contact T17 either by email or telephone [details below] so that they can update their records and obtain views on their proposals.
If you know of an original shareholder who is unable to contact them for whatever reason, please help them to update their records by contacting them yourself.
Contact T17 via:
Telephone: 0114 236 2962
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Transport17Ltd
February 3rd - A couple of Thursday path clearers were out again yesterday, putting a wooden bench in at the top of the steps down to the railway with ranger Tom and his Friday band of volunteers. They also removed more holly and broken material from the surrounding area to improve the view and ensure no one gets a clunk on the head. The bench is there for everyone to enjoy!
January 26th - BAG has posted a notice at the top of the path that leads down from the bottom of Prospect Place to Mill Lane advising that the footbridge over the stream will be closed from Monday 29th for 5 days while works are being carried out. The Council had posted only a single notice - for those approaching the bridge from Baslow Road.
January 14th - A couple of members of the path clearing team, supported by local Scouts, spent Saturday morning installing 12 bird boxes that had been constructed by the Scouts, at intervals among the trees in Poynton Wood.
January 3rd - The BAG committee bid a Happy New Year to Bradway residents present, past and future.
Our path clearing team in particular are looking forward (probably) to a rain and wind related workload. If there are any specific areas that do not seem to be on their worksheet, please feel free to contact John Sharpe.
Meanwhile, Outram Fields care home has been contacted for their maintenance team to clear the blockage that causes very deep puddles at the corner of the gennel from Kenwell Drive round to the school.
December 18th – An attachment to our bins this morning covers the following information.
The bin collection due on Monday 25th December will take place on Saturday 23 December.
The collection due on Monday 1st January will take place on Saturday 30 December.
Please put your bin out for collection before 7am on your collection day, and make sure your bin lid is closed to ensure collection.
A tag has been placed on black bins and recycling bins on Monday 18th December with details of the changes.
All other bin collections will take place as normal.
Extra festive recycling and waste
Brown bins
Up to two extra bags of tins, cans and plastic bottles will be collected between 27 December and 23rd January. Just put your extra recycling in a carrier bag, tie it, and then put it out for collection next to your brown bin.
Glass bottles and jars must be placed inside your brown bin, otherwise the extra recycling will not be collected.
Blue bins
Small amounts of extra paper and card will be collected. Bundle it together, tie it, and then put it next to your blue bin. (The bundle should be no bigger than your blue bin.)
Black bins
Between 27th December and 23rd January only, up to two bags of extra non-recyclable waste will be collected. Put your extra waste into a black bag, tie it, and then put it out for collection next to your black bin.
Extra waste and recycling can be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre. The opening hours are from 9.30am until 3.30pm, however they will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, and will close at 3pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
December 12th - Storms Elin and Feergus had made their passing felt on quite a few of Sheffield's trees. Here in Bradway a tall fir tree had fallen across the path through the woods behind Rosamond Avenue. The path clearing team cleared the path (!), as pictured below. Along the gennel at the side of the school, a huge branch had detached itself from a tall silver birch, then lodged precariously on a much smaller branch ready to plummet onto the path. This was also removed before it could fall on a passer-by.
December 6th - The Christmas lights are up, around the shops on Twentywell Lane again. No high level trees this year - just one big one and strings of lights above.
Bradway Primary School - Christmas Fair
Saturday 2nd December 11.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m.
Homemade gifts, Turkey sandwiches, loaded chips, Mulled wine, Cakes, Crafts and Games
Choir performance and Santa’s Grotto
£2.00 per adult or free entry with a cake for the cake sale
Bradway Primary School - Giving Tree
This year the school is working with Grace Food Bank to give gifts to those in need in our Community. They would like to receive -
Please bring your gifts to school on Tuesday 5th December. Please do not wrap your gift so Grace Food Bank can see what they are. You can place your gifts under the giving tree in the school office. Alternatively you can bring them to 38 Longford Crescent by Monday 4th December. If we are not in there will be a box in the log store in the back garden.
Thank you so much for your generosity. Every gift makes a difference to those in our community who are struggling.
Outram Fields Care Home - Community Calendar
Places are limited, so please call Claire on 01143 214795
or email [email protected] to reserve a place.
8th December- 10.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
Christmas Coffee Morning
Join us for mince pies, Christmas cake and festive drinks
14th December - 1.45 p.m. - 3.30 p.m.
Dizziness and Falls Talk with Hallamshire Physiotherapy
November 16th - November 1st saw changes to bus fares for young people. The 80p flat fare for children under 11 and Zoom card holders aged 11-15 and 16-18, which is subsidised by SYMCA, increased to £1. This is the first increase in around 6 years. The 80p flat fare for Zoom Beyond card holders aged 18-21 which was introduced by the Mayor 2 years ago has come to an end as funding is no longer available. SYMCA will however continue to issue the cards as First bus, Stagecoach Yorkshire and Supertram are offering a discount fare to holders on a commercial basis: this is £1.50 on buses and £2 on trams. The student single offered commercially by bus operators has also increased to £1.50.
The adult single bus fare cap of £2 subsidised by the Department for Transport has been extended until December 2024. This funding does not include trams. Other tickets such as unlimited travel passes for the day/week/month are expected to increase in price as normal in January.
If anyone still fancies an open top bus ride around the Peak District between Chatsworth, Baslow and Bakewell the Peak Sightseer service continues to operate weekends only until Christmas Eve and bus 218 provides a handy connection from Totley to Baslow. Normal bus fares/passes don't apply on the sightseer service: a hop-on hop-off day ticket costs £6, reduced to £4 for holders of concessionary bus passes and Derbyshire Wayfarer tickets. A group ticket is also available - £15 for up to 5 people.
16th November - 1.45 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. at Outram Fields Care home
Living Well after a Stroke with Hallamshire Physiotherapy -
Coffee Morning
1st December - 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m.
Dementia Talk with Grace Stead from Enrichment for the Elderly
November 13th - We have also been notified of the following event which we would like to share with you -
Transport 17 - Christmas Fayre -
Saturday 25th November 10.00 - 12.00 midday at The Cross Scythes, Totley
Tea, Coffee, cakes and mince pies. Bottle Bonanza, Christmas Raffle and stalls
All proceeds go towards keeping Transport 17 working for the Community.
November 10th - Travel Line now has a free phone number - 0800 952 0002. The old number 01709 51-51-51 will continue to work. These numbers are also on our "Bus and Train information" page.
November 9th – The BAG path clearing team worked on the gennel between the Wollaton estate and Mickley Lane – concentrating initially on the grating at the head of the culvert under Queen Victoria Road. That was blocked to such an extent that even the top was not initially visible. Sandy volunteered (?) to immerse himself and the photo shows what a splendid job he did. Meanwhile, Bob cleared all of the rubble that had been washed out of the bridle path onto the other gratings. The remaining team members swept both paths clear of leaves. But there are plenty more still waiting, up in the trees.
November 1st – A revised timetable for the Stagecoach 25 bus came into force on October 29th and has been added to our “Bus and Train information” page. Very little has changed apart from timings moving a few minutes here and there. But the situation for evenings has not improved: the last bus to Bradway on weekdays and Saturdays leaves Arundel Gate at 20:04 and arrives here at 20:34. Sundays continue to be even worse, with the final bus from Arundel Gate at 18:06, getting to Bradway at 18:44.
Meanwhile at the other end of the route, the lucky residents of Woodhouse have buses from the city centre almost every half hour until the early hours of the following day.
September 11th - a limit of 25 places have been reserved for BAG members at the presentation advertised below, so if you are interested, please contact John Sharpe ([email protected] or 07495 756217).
Greener Greenhill
AND
Bradway Action Group
JOINTLY PRESENT
‘An Evening with Ian Rotherham’
Covering
‘WILDER GARDENS & LOCAL GREENSPACES’
AT
GREENHILL LIBRARY
Thursday 28th September, 7pm for 7.30pm.
Entrance Free but donations welcome. Due to limited space, places must be pre-booked via Greener Greenhill or Bradway Action Group.
Our individual gardens and those which are community owned or managed are those natural green spaces where we can take ownership and take action for the better. This illustrated lecture will take a new look at how we can rewild them both for people and for nature, making a positive difference for all of us.
The talk looks at the issues of why, where, and how we can do this; and who can take part. Touching nature in local greenspaces brings enormous benefits. However large or small your garden is, then you can help by rewilding it for nature and at the same time, enhancing your own mental and physical wellbeing.
Ian Rotherham is Emeritus Professor at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University. Former Principal City Ecologist, Ian has lectured at the Sheffield universities since the 1980s and is an authority on aspects of landscape history, urban ecology, and issues of adapting to climate change. Along with his academic writing, Ian has written and contributed to over 50 books, 100s of academic papers, and 1,000+ popular articles; he contributes to numerous newspapers and magazines, and to both radio and television.
September 10th - The sun shone on yesterday's BAG Fun Day and the crowds rolled up. The forecast thunderstorms failed to turn up but we were delighted by a surprise fire engine, and even more so by the promised Lancaster. No bombs were dropped.
September 4th - Our "Bus and Train Information" page has been updated.
August 3rd - On a fine sunny morning, instead of clearing paths, the path clearing team set about tidying the playground area on the Village Green. That's now been fully weeded and they even took out the unsightly saplings that were breaking up through the beech hedge.
The old picnic table has been removed and taken away for repair and refurbishment. It will return as a movable table alongside the remaining two others.
In its place, a new vandal-proof fixed table with a slab base will be installed shortly. This has cost over £2k in the end, but we were pleased to get £800 allocated towards it following our application for ward pot funds. Thanks again to our councillors for supporting the application.
August 2nd - There are now 34 objections to the latest amendment to the planning application for Outram Fields care home - some of them not even local.
Key objection is that it is contrary to the screening mitigation that was a part of the original approval. Secondary issues are:
(i) they should have no jurisdiction over trees in neighbouring gardens - except of course the usual one we all have re overhanging trees and the ability to trim if we wish (and return the cuttings!)
(ii) that there are errors in the identification of who owns which trees.
We are confident that our councillors are well aware of it all now.
July 13th - After the Bradway Bugle ceased publication, the BAG committee decided, rather than attempt a similar publication, to produce a quarterly newsletter with a focus specifically on Bradway and what is happening here. Our pilot version (which can be viewed here) went out in April, and was well received locally. The Summer edition has been e-mailed to all current BAG members, with a paper copy to those members who don’t have e-mail. It can be viewed here.
This edition contains the latest details of changes to bus services, as well as what is happening to local footpaths & bridleways, the handover of head teacher responsibilities at the primary school, and much else.
June 23rd - Interesting news on the Sheffield Star website.
Pubs operator and brewery Samuel Smiths says the Old Mother Redcap in Bradway, the Cow and Calf in Grenoside, both in Sheffield, and The Royal Oak in Ulley, Rotherham, have all had to close because of difficulties finding landlords to run the venues.
But company spokesman Christian Horton has told The Star that the company is committed to reopening the three venues as soon as possible, and urged anyone interested in running them to get in touch.
“A lot of pubs shut down after Covid, and we are keen to open up all three of them again. It has been difficult generally throughout the industry to recruit – it is an industry wide thing. But we are still committed to reopening them. We are committed to keeping pubs as pubs despite the current difficulties.”
June 20th - The planters outside the shops on Twentywell Lane have been refreshed. In the weeks to come the summer weather should encourage them to become festooned in colour.
June 15th - The path clearing team were amazed to see that the stream that runs down at the other side of the bridle path from the gennel down to the Spitfire was completely dry. This was despite the torrential downpour for an hour or so on Monday evening - a flood that even left a carpet of gravel acrtoss a 20 yard (metre?) stretch of Mickley Lane, just before the bridge over the Sheaf. We are given to understand that the ground had become so dry after more than a month with no rain that it absorbed the rainfall before it could flow down this far.
But at least clearing the gratings was a nice easy job.
June 15th - The path clearing team were amazed to see that the stream that runs down at the other side of the bridle path from the gennel down to the Spitfire was completely dry. This was despite the torrential downpour for an hour or so on Monday evening - a flood that even left a carpet of gravel acrtoss a 20 yard (metre?) stretch of Mickley Lane, just before the bridge over the Sheaf. We are given to understand that the ground had become so dry after more than a month with no rain that it absorbed the rainfall before it could flow down this far.
But at least clearing the gratings was a nice easy job.
May 30th - May seems to have been a quiet month in Bradway. But Bradway Scouts were occupied for much of it in planning a week-end camp over the Spring Bank Holiday week-end, at the Girl Guides' Glenbrook site, between Hathersage and Castleton. This event was for Beavers and Cubs as well as Scouts. Enough energetic activities were organised to ensure that almost every last crumb of the food available was consumed, and everyone slept well despite the proximity of the railway line.
May 11th - The BAG Path Clearing Team have been busy in Poynton Wood. Having recently surveyed the trees in the company of the relevant Council officers, they have been authorised to remove intrusive, self-sown beeches. Many of these have become established among the roots at the base of oak trees and so felling them will benefit the mighty oaks. Others are being removed because they are taking light away from smaller shrubs and other plants. The team are, of course, checking that no birds’ nests are being disturbed.
April 6th - This Saturday (April 8th) there will be a performance by Shelley Walsh (mezzo-soprano) accompanied by Jonathan Bickley (piano) in the Community Hall. The programme will consist of mostly classical pieces. Some spontaneous performance will be allowed, but priority will be given to those who have made prior arrangements and been accepted. Period salon fancy dress is optional for those attending - so there's a challenge!
The full programme can be found at https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/events/2023/2nd-saturday-soir%C3%A9es-1-2, and tickets can be booked at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2nd-saturday-soirees-tickets-461629846297.
March 23rd - It transpires that the strangewhite or yellow images that have appeared on numerous Bradway footpaths are not graffiti but evidence of the roll-out of telecommunications fibre optics.
March 14th - Following all that snow on Friday 10th, the strong winds overnight brought down a lot of branches from local trees. These are the "before" and "after" pictures of one whole tree that temporarily blocked Longford Drive - having also managed to miss all the parked cars - until the BAG path-clearing team reduced it to logs.
The management committee are anxious to trace as many original shareholders as is possible, particularly those who may have lost contact with T17 over the years. Perhaps you know of friends, colleagues, or elderly relatives who may have been an original shareholder in the 1980's. If so, please can you ask them to contact T17 either by email or telephone [details below] so that they can update their records and obtain views on their proposals.
If you know of an original shareholder who is unable to contact them for whatever reason, please help them to update their records by contacting them yourself.
Contact T17 via:
Telephone: 0114 236 2962
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Transport17Ltd
February 3rd - A couple of Thursday path clearers were out again yesterday, putting a wooden bench in at the top of the steps down to the railway with ranger Tom and his Friday band of volunteers. They also removed more holly and broken material from the surrounding area to improve the view and ensure no one gets a clunk on the head. The bench is there for everyone to enjoy!
January 26th - BAG has posted a notice at the top of the path that leads down from the bottom of Prospect Place to Mill Lane advising that the footbridge over the stream will be closed from Monday 29th for 5 days while works are being carried out. The Council had posted only a single notice - for those approaching the bridge from Baslow Road.
January 14th - A couple of members of the path clearing team, supported by local Scouts, spent Saturday morning installing 12 bird boxes that had been constructed by the Scouts, at intervals among the trees in Poynton Wood.
January 3rd - The BAG committee bid a Happy New Year to Bradway residents present, past and future.
Our path clearing team in particular are looking forward (probably) to a rain and wind related workload. If there are any specific areas that do not seem to be on their worksheet, please feel free to contact John Sharpe.
Meanwhile, Outram Fields care home has been contacted for their maintenance team to clear the blockage that causes very deep puddles at the corner of the gennel from Kenwell Drive round to the school.
December 18th – An attachment to our bins this morning covers the following information.
The bin collection due on Monday 25th December will take place on Saturday 23 December.
The collection due on Monday 1st January will take place on Saturday 30 December.
Please put your bin out for collection before 7am on your collection day, and make sure your bin lid is closed to ensure collection.
A tag has been placed on black bins and recycling bins on Monday 18th December with details of the changes.
All other bin collections will take place as normal.
Extra festive recycling and waste
Brown bins
Up to two extra bags of tins, cans and plastic bottles will be collected between 27 December and 23rd January. Just put your extra recycling in a carrier bag, tie it, and then put it out for collection next to your brown bin.
Glass bottles and jars must be placed inside your brown bin, otherwise the extra recycling will not be collected.
Blue bins
Small amounts of extra paper and card will be collected. Bundle it together, tie it, and then put it next to your blue bin. (The bundle should be no bigger than your blue bin.)
Black bins
Between 27th December and 23rd January only, up to two bags of extra non-recyclable waste will be collected. Put your extra waste into a black bag, tie it, and then put it out for collection next to your black bin.
Extra waste and recycling can be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre. The opening hours are from 9.30am until 3.30pm, however they will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, and will close at 3pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
December 12th - Storms Elin and Feergus had made their passing felt on quite a few of Sheffield's trees. Here in Bradway a tall fir tree had fallen across the path through the woods behind Rosamond Avenue. The path clearing team cleared the path (!), as pictured below. Along the gennel at the side of the school, a huge branch had detached itself from a tall silver birch, then lodged precariously on a much smaller branch ready to plummet onto the path. This was also removed before it could fall on a passer-by.
December 6th - The Christmas lights are up, around the shops on Twentywell Lane again. No high level trees this year - just one big one and strings of lights above.
Bradway Primary School - Christmas Fair
Saturday 2nd December 11.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m.
Homemade gifts, Turkey sandwiches, loaded chips, Mulled wine, Cakes, Crafts and Games
Choir performance and Santa’s Grotto
£2.00 per adult or free entry with a cake for the cake sale
Bradway Primary School - Giving Tree
This year the school is working with Grace Food Bank to give gifts to those in need in our Community. They would like to receive -
- Board books for toddlers
- Picture books for 3-5 year olds
Light, funny books for 6-7 and 8-10 year olds (think more David Walliams than Little Lord Fauntleroy) - Colouring books
- Coloured pencils/felt tips
- Chunky crayons suitable for children aged 1+
- Dolls
- Craft sets for girls 8-12
- Toiletry sets for adult women
Toiletry sets for adult men - Toiletry sets for teenagers
- Jigsaws for younger children (not 1000 piece puzzles because most of our clients don't have enough space to keep a puzzle that size)
- Gifts for teenage boys that don't require use of the internet!
- Lego
- Duplo
- Soft toys
- Family box of chocolates
Family box of biscuits - Fluffy socks for teenage girls
- Board games - not too complicated
- Toy cars/diggers
Toy dinosaurs
Please bring your gifts to school on Tuesday 5th December. Please do not wrap your gift so Grace Food Bank can see what they are. You can place your gifts under the giving tree in the school office. Alternatively you can bring them to 38 Longford Crescent by Monday 4th December. If we are not in there will be a box in the log store in the back garden.
Thank you so much for your generosity. Every gift makes a difference to those in our community who are struggling.
Outram Fields Care Home - Community Calendar
Places are limited, so please call Claire on 01143 214795
or email [email protected] to reserve a place.
8th December- 10.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
Christmas Coffee Morning
Join us for mince pies, Christmas cake and festive drinks
14th December - 1.45 p.m. - 3.30 p.m.
Dizziness and Falls Talk with Hallamshire Physiotherapy
- Exploring the balance system
- Why am I dizzy?
- Common causes of vertigo and dizziness
- Falls and how to prevent them, followed by Q&A
November 16th - November 1st saw changes to bus fares for young people. The 80p flat fare for children under 11 and Zoom card holders aged 11-15 and 16-18, which is subsidised by SYMCA, increased to £1. This is the first increase in around 6 years. The 80p flat fare for Zoom Beyond card holders aged 18-21 which was introduced by the Mayor 2 years ago has come to an end as funding is no longer available. SYMCA will however continue to issue the cards as First bus, Stagecoach Yorkshire and Supertram are offering a discount fare to holders on a commercial basis: this is £1.50 on buses and £2 on trams. The student single offered commercially by bus operators has also increased to £1.50.
The adult single bus fare cap of £2 subsidised by the Department for Transport has been extended until December 2024. This funding does not include trams. Other tickets such as unlimited travel passes for the day/week/month are expected to increase in price as normal in January.
If anyone still fancies an open top bus ride around the Peak District between Chatsworth, Baslow and Bakewell the Peak Sightseer service continues to operate weekends only until Christmas Eve and bus 218 provides a handy connection from Totley to Baslow. Normal bus fares/passes don't apply on the sightseer service: a hop-on hop-off day ticket costs £6, reduced to £4 for holders of concessionary bus passes and Derbyshire Wayfarer tickets. A group ticket is also available - £15 for up to 5 people.
16th November - 1.45 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. at Outram Fields Care home
Living Well after a Stroke with Hallamshire Physiotherapy -
- What is CVA?
- Risk factors for CVA.
- Typical problems that you may have?
- Management of CVA
- Physiotherapy following CVA
- Long term strategies for living with CVA
Coffee Morning
- Come and join Donna, Claire and the team at the marketing suite for coffee, cake and a quiz.
1st December - 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m.
Dementia Talk with Grace Stead from Enrichment for the Elderly
- Want to know more about dementia and how to better support a person with dementia?
- Come and talk and explore dementia with Grace.
November 13th - We have also been notified of the following event which we would like to share with you -
Transport 17 - Christmas Fayre -
Saturday 25th November 10.00 - 12.00 midday at The Cross Scythes, Totley
Tea, Coffee, cakes and mince pies. Bottle Bonanza, Christmas Raffle and stalls
All proceeds go towards keeping Transport 17 working for the Community.
November 10th - Travel Line now has a free phone number - 0800 952 0002. The old number 01709 51-51-51 will continue to work. These numbers are also on our "Bus and Train information" page.
November 9th – The BAG path clearing team worked on the gennel between the Wollaton estate and Mickley Lane – concentrating initially on the grating at the head of the culvert under Queen Victoria Road. That was blocked to such an extent that even the top was not initially visible. Sandy volunteered (?) to immerse himself and the photo shows what a splendid job he did. Meanwhile, Bob cleared all of the rubble that had been washed out of the bridle path onto the other gratings. The remaining team members swept both paths clear of leaves. But there are plenty more still waiting, up in the trees.
November 1st – A revised timetable for the Stagecoach 25 bus came into force on October 29th and has been added to our “Bus and Train information” page. Very little has changed apart from timings moving a few minutes here and there. But the situation for evenings has not improved: the last bus to Bradway on weekdays and Saturdays leaves Arundel Gate at 20:04 and arrives here at 20:34. Sundays continue to be even worse, with the final bus from Arundel Gate at 18:06, getting to Bradway at 18:44.
Meanwhile at the other end of the route, the lucky residents of Woodhouse have buses from the city centre almost every half hour until the early hours of the following day.
September 11th - a limit of 25 places have been reserved for BAG members at the presentation advertised below, so if you are interested, please contact John Sharpe ([email protected] or 07495 756217).
Greener Greenhill
AND
Bradway Action Group
JOINTLY PRESENT
‘An Evening with Ian Rotherham’
Covering
‘WILDER GARDENS & LOCAL GREENSPACES’
AT
GREENHILL LIBRARY
Thursday 28th September, 7pm for 7.30pm.
Entrance Free but donations welcome. Due to limited space, places must be pre-booked via Greener Greenhill or Bradway Action Group.
Our individual gardens and those which are community owned or managed are those natural green spaces where we can take ownership and take action for the better. This illustrated lecture will take a new look at how we can rewild them both for people and for nature, making a positive difference for all of us.
The talk looks at the issues of why, where, and how we can do this; and who can take part. Touching nature in local greenspaces brings enormous benefits. However large or small your garden is, then you can help by rewilding it for nature and at the same time, enhancing your own mental and physical wellbeing.
Ian Rotherham is Emeritus Professor at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University. Former Principal City Ecologist, Ian has lectured at the Sheffield universities since the 1980s and is an authority on aspects of landscape history, urban ecology, and issues of adapting to climate change. Along with his academic writing, Ian has written and contributed to over 50 books, 100s of academic papers, and 1,000+ popular articles; he contributes to numerous newspapers and magazines, and to both radio and television.
September 10th - The sun shone on yesterday's BAG Fun Day and the crowds rolled up. The forecast thunderstorms failed to turn up but we were delighted by a surprise fire engine, and even more so by the promised Lancaster. No bombs were dropped.
September 4th - Our "Bus and Train Information" page has been updated.
August 3rd - On a fine sunny morning, instead of clearing paths, the path clearing team set about tidying the playground area on the Village Green. That's now been fully weeded and they even took out the unsightly saplings that were breaking up through the beech hedge.
The old picnic table has been removed and taken away for repair and refurbishment. It will return as a movable table alongside the remaining two others.
In its place, a new vandal-proof fixed table with a slab base will be installed shortly. This has cost over £2k in the end, but we were pleased to get £800 allocated towards it following our application for ward pot funds. Thanks again to our councillors for supporting the application.
August 2nd - There are now 34 objections to the latest amendment to the planning application for Outram Fields care home - some of them not even local.
Key objection is that it is contrary to the screening mitigation that was a part of the original approval. Secondary issues are:
(i) they should have no jurisdiction over trees in neighbouring gardens - except of course the usual one we all have re overhanging trees and the ability to trim if we wish (and return the cuttings!)
(ii) that there are errors in the identification of who owns which trees.
We are confident that our councillors are well aware of it all now.
July 13th - After the Bradway Bugle ceased publication, the BAG committee decided, rather than attempt a similar publication, to produce a quarterly newsletter with a focus specifically on Bradway and what is happening here. Our pilot version (which can be viewed here) went out in April, and was well received locally. The Summer edition has been e-mailed to all current BAG members, with a paper copy to those members who don’t have e-mail. It can be viewed here.
This edition contains the latest details of changes to bus services, as well as what is happening to local footpaths & bridleways, the handover of head teacher responsibilities at the primary school, and much else.
June 23rd - Interesting news on the Sheffield Star website.
Pubs operator and brewery Samuel Smiths says the Old Mother Redcap in Bradway, the Cow and Calf in Grenoside, both in Sheffield, and The Royal Oak in Ulley, Rotherham, have all had to close because of difficulties finding landlords to run the venues.
But company spokesman Christian Horton has told The Star that the company is committed to reopening the three venues as soon as possible, and urged anyone interested in running them to get in touch.
“A lot of pubs shut down after Covid, and we are keen to open up all three of them again. It has been difficult generally throughout the industry to recruit – it is an industry wide thing. But we are still committed to reopening them. We are committed to keeping pubs as pubs despite the current difficulties.”
June 20th - The planters outside the shops on Twentywell Lane have been refreshed. In the weeks to come the summer weather should encourage them to become festooned in colour.
June 15th - The path clearing team were amazed to see that the stream that runs down at the other side of the bridle path from the gennel down to the Spitfire was completely dry. This was despite the torrential downpour for an hour or so on Monday evening - a flood that even left a carpet of gravel acrtoss a 20 yard (metre?) stretch of Mickley Lane, just before the bridge over the Sheaf. We are given to understand that the ground had become so dry after more than a month with no rain that it absorbed the rainfall before it could flow down this far.
But at least clearing the gratings was a nice easy job.
June 15th - The path clearing team were amazed to see that the stream that runs down at the other side of the bridle path from the gennel down to the Spitfire was completely dry. This was despite the torrential downpour for an hour or so on Monday evening - a flood that even left a carpet of gravel acrtoss a 20 yard (metre?) stretch of Mickley Lane, just before the bridge over the Sheaf. We are given to understand that the ground had become so dry after more than a month with no rain that it absorbed the rainfall before it could flow down this far.
But at least clearing the gratings was a nice easy job.
May 30th - May seems to have been a quiet month in Bradway. But Bradway Scouts were occupied for much of it in planning a week-end camp over the Spring Bank Holiday week-end, at the Girl Guides' Glenbrook site, between Hathersage and Castleton. This event was for Beavers and Cubs as well as Scouts. Enough energetic activities were organised to ensure that almost every last crumb of the food available was consumed, and everyone slept well despite the proximity of the railway line.
May 11th - The BAG Path Clearing Team have been busy in Poynton Wood. Having recently surveyed the trees in the company of the relevant Council officers, they have been authorised to remove intrusive, self-sown beeches. Many of these have become established among the roots at the base of oak trees and so felling them will benefit the mighty oaks. Others are being removed because they are taking light away from smaller shrubs and other plants. The team are, of course, checking that no birds’ nests are being disturbed.
April 6th - This Saturday (April 8th) there will be a performance by Shelley Walsh (mezzo-soprano) accompanied by Jonathan Bickley (piano) in the Community Hall. The programme will consist of mostly classical pieces. Some spontaneous performance will be allowed, but priority will be given to those who have made prior arrangements and been accepted. Period salon fancy dress is optional for those attending - so there's a challenge!
The full programme can be found at https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/events/2023/2nd-saturday-soir%C3%A9es-1-2, and tickets can be booked at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2nd-saturday-soirees-tickets-461629846297.
March 23rd - It transpires that the strangewhite or yellow images that have appeared on numerous Bradway footpaths are not graffiti but evidence of the roll-out of telecommunications fibre optics.
March 14th - Following all that snow on Friday 10th, the strong winds overnight brought down a lot of branches from local trees. These are the "before" and "after" pictures of one whole tree that temporarily blocked Longford Drive - having also managed to miss all the parked cars - until the BAG path-clearing team reduced it to logs.
February 7th - The "school" planters at the end of Bradway Drive are now festooned with flowers.
January 19th – The BAG “path clearing team” clear more than paths. This grating is at the mouth of a culvert which carries the unnamed stream under the bottom of Queen Victoria Road and into the Totley Brook. It is frequently blocked by mostly wood and small branches, which leads to Mickley Lane being flooded – as happened on the evening of Saturday 14th. We now have plans to keep it under supervision and, we hope, prevent further flooding.
January 19th – The BAG “path clearing team” clear more than paths. This grating is at the mouth of a culvert which carries the unnamed stream under the bottom of Queen Victoria Road and into the Totley Brook. It is frequently blocked by mostly wood and small branches, which leads to Mickley Lane being flooded – as happened on the evening of Saturday 14th. We now have plans to keep it under supervision and, we hope, prevent further flooding.
January 16th - John Sharpe, the new BAG chairman, has received a lengthy reply from the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Exec to the letter mentioned on this website on November 14th. Essentially, it says that there is not much chance of anything in our bus service changing in the near future. So no replacement for the M17, and no 25 evening seervice after 8pm. The letter ends "We will of course continue to put pressure on the bus operators to provide these services, as their driver recruitment activities continue and progress. However, we cannot give any guarantee that services will be reinstated. Please be assured though that we are moving as fast as we can to assess bringing in more public control to the current bus system; we are also asking government for a funding package that allows us to better support and maintain our public transport network."
January 2nd - With bus fares changing as of today, an updated BAG bus ticket guide can be found here.
This document is expected to be valid until the end of March which is when the government funding for the £2 fare and Covid recovery ends. It is also when the Gold tickets go up in price (they are priced by Stagecoach East Midlands rather than Stagecoach Yorkshire and they do their pricing in April rather than January).
Of interest to some, the £2 maximum fare offer has been available within South Yorkshire since November as a SY Mayor initiative. From today this becomes a national government scheme so more journeys are available: for example you can now go from Sheffield to Bakewell on the 218, Sheffield to Buxton on the 65, Sheffield to Matlock on the X17 or Sheffield to Mansfield on the 53 for just £2! Of course if you have to get a connecting bus from Bradway an all day pass may still be cheaper.
December 7th - It looks as if the new chippy among the Twentywell Lane shops won't be opening for some time yet. There are some planning application conditions on noise and smells to be resolved! The latest this month Ref 21/04996/FUL .
November 18th - The 100th, and final, edition of the Bradway Bugle has been delivered to all homes in the usual wide delivery area. If anyone hasn't received theirs please contact Chris Morgan ([email protected]).
John Baker has single-handedly produced this magazine to his own tight schedule for 25 years. It will be greatly missed by many. There's a challenge for anyone, or a team, to pick up the reins and produce a new quality magazine for Bradway. If you know of anyone who might like to talk about what could be involved please contact Chris Morgan (as above) with your email address or telephone number.
If you'd like to drop John a note of appreciation for 25 years of hard work his contact details are on Page 2 of the magazine.
Copies of this and all Bugles back to 2012 can be found from this website by clicking on Bradway Bugle on the left of this page.
November 14th - Last week, BAG wrote to the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority about the most recent changes in our bus services. We have received an acknowledgement of receipt, but no mention (yet) of any potential follow-up actions. The text of the letter is:-
"As a local community group, we are acutely aware of the recent negative changes to the pattern of bus services in the area and are also worried about the prospects of further cuts once further funding from HMG ceases in March next year.
We appreciate that Bradway is not unique in the situation it finds itself in, similar ‘geographically challenged’ locations such as Worrall are in the same boat and no doubt there have been many such submissions to yourselves over these issues. What is clear though, is that Bradway is now left with a minimum Sunday day time service and no evening service at all after 8pm. This is in stark contrast to our neighbours in Dore, Totley and Low Edges.
It would be fair to say that Bradway on its own would rarely provide enough traffic on simple commercial grounds, but the services have provided clear social and economic benefits over the years. The significant reductions are causing a degree of hardship for those reliant of public transport, as there are no alternative options for many and taxis are not a solution for regular users and/or those with limited income. The prospect of catching a train or bus to Totley and then walking up the hill is physically beyond the capabilities of many, as is the trek from Greenhill or Low Edges. There is also the reality that many do not feel safe undertaking such options at night.
We therefore request that this whole situation is reviewed and at the very least some form of evening service is re-instated. We suggest that at least 1 of the 3 Low Edges services should be extended to cover this.
We also need to re-state that the subsidised M17 provided an important local link – the only bus down to Dore/Totley, the only direct link to the medical centre at Jordanthorpe, used for trips to St James Retail Park and of course since the 25 route was diverted via Low Edges, the M17 was the only bus to Greenhill library/shops. We appreciate that the service doesn't run now simply because no operator bid for the contract, presumably a symptom of the industry wide driver shortages, however we must stress that the service was important and is being missed. We would like to understand what options are being examined to plug this gap.
Finally, the daytime 25 service has seen all services cut back to the Old Mother Redcap, with no provision to lower down Wollaton Road and Longford Road. This has been in place for some 30 years now and its loss has certainly hit a number of the older residents, who are foregoing activities as they are unable to walk up the hill to the terminus. An understanding as to what can be undertaken to alleviate this would be appreciated. Perhaps linked with an M17 revision for example.
We shall look forward to your response and we are always happy to discuss issues and potential solutions."
November 2nd - A reminder that the station car park is to be fully closed from this Friday 4th, until Friday 25th.
October 14th - The committee has decided to take stock at this point as to what BAG is all about, what people understand by it, what people actually want from it and whether they are willing to participate in the achievement of those aims.
We have devised the following questionnaire to help us gather information. The Annual General Meeting has been postponed until Wednesday the 23rd November to allow us to collate the information and provide feedback. Please provide your views so that we can be proactive.
The BAG constitution, which covers what we aim to achieve, can be viewed on the General Archive tab of this site.
The questionnaire can be downloaded here, or it is reproduced in full below.
BRADWAY ACTION GROUP (BAG) QUESTIONNAIRE – Please circle your preferences on the paragraph number and provide further comments as you wish. Responses to be sent to :-
Email – [email protected]
Post – 38 Longford Crescent, Bradway S17 4LL
Membership – The current constitution requires paid membership, whom are eligible to join the committee and elect to that committee. The fee is currently a nominal sum from £2 pa. Yet there are only 100+ members compared with 1400+ on Facebook! So, should there be? :-
Communications - At present BAG (a) administers a Facebook Group, which is very popular; (b) provides a little used Website, despite links to wider services etc; (c) reports to the wider community via the Bugle; (d) reports to the membership via email and post; (e) holds an Annual General Meeting and a minimum of 2 Open Meetings p.a. Which of these do people want to see on-going ? Please circle all those you believe apply.
Events – At present BAG runs the Fun Day at the beginning of September to coincide with the start of the school year to maximise publicity and attendance. Christmas tombolas have been run at the Twentywell Shops in conjunction with activities organised by Tilly’s and Love and Best Wishes in particular. BAG also put up trees and lights on the shops with some contribution from traders. Do people want to see these events continued, changed or added to ? Please circle all those you believe apply.
Activities – At present BAG work with Sheffield City Council (SCC) in maintaining and improving the local public rights of way and public open space. Do you believe we should continue with this and/or should there be other similar actions that should be undertaken? Bear in mind legally we are somewhat restricted in this respect. Please circle all those you believe apply.
Communications Channel with Wider Bodies – BAG has regular informal communication with SCC officers and councillors. There are formal ways for people to make appropriate representation to the SCC representatives, so do you believe that BAG should also play a role in this respect and how ?
Your Participation – As stated this is critical for the on-going functioning of BAG. Please identify what you would be willing and able to participate in. ? Please circle those that apply to you.
Other Ideas or Suggestions – Please add anything else that you feel is important for BAG to be doing to help the Bradway Community:-
Optional - please note your name, address and contact details below.
Thank You, The BAG Committee.
September 27th- Bus News: as from October 2nd
September 21st - While the review of public bus services in South Yorkshire continues, we have been advised of the following.
Stagecoach have published their changes and are waiting for Travel South Yorkshire and First to publish theirs. Two key bits of news so far, to be implemented once the review is complete.
September 18th - More than a week after what some neighbours have described as our best Fun Day yet, not much more needs to be said about it. Although it is not intended primarily as a fund-raising event, we did make a profit of almost £650 which will be used to improve our immediate surroundings.
September 9th. We are all very saddened by the news of the death of our beloved Queen Elizabeth.
After much thought, we have decided to go ahead with tomorrow's Fun Day - 1.30 - 4.30.
As a mark of respect the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight has been grounded due to the period of national mourning, so there'll be no flypast this year.
We will make the best of the day counting it as a celebration of a life of service where joyful children were so often a feature.
August 12th - 5 neatly rolled Covid face coverings are the latest to be found (yesterday) on the gennel between Wollaton Road and Longford Crescent. They have been appearing here fairly regularly for months. Although the risk that they could pose to the litter picker is quite small, we would still hope that whoever is dropping them will now consider either taking them home and popping them into the black bin or disposing of them in one of the litter bins less than a minute’s walk away – at the bus terminal or outside the Wollaton Road shops.
August 4th - The community of Bradway needs more adult volunteer support. We are looking for people who can spare some time to support local Community Groups.
Bradway Action Group and The Friends of Bradway Community Hall have current and upcoming vacancies on their Committees.
Bradway Action Group was established in 2003. We aim to look after the interests of all those people who live, learn, work or play in this leafy Sheffield suburb of S17. We actively organise Community activities - Annual Fun Day and Christmas Events with local traders, work with SCC, e.g. repairing and maintaining footpaths. Funds have recently been used to purchase new playground equipment and picnic tables for the Village Green.
Website - https://bradwayactiongroup.weebly.com
From October 2022, we will need a new treasurer. It is a simple accountancy role, keeping basic income and expenditure records, presenting the accounts at committee meetings and submitting annual accounts for audit purposes. The Committee meets every two months, plus 2 Open Meetings, (to members and general public), and the AGM.
If you are interested, please contact Chris Morgan, (BAG Chair), to discuss -
[email protected] / 07769 213189.
The Friends of Bradway Community Hall are a Registered Charity No 109359. We are responsible for the overall maintenance and improvement of Bradway Community Hall.
The Hall is used by local organisations and businesses for various activities, and is a popular venue for individual hire for parties and events.
Website - https://bradwaycommunity.wixsite.com
There is currently a vacancy for a Chair Person. This role is supported by long standing and very experienced trustees - Secretary, Harry Hunter, Treasurer, John Child and the Booking Officer, Gwen Smithson. Three further trustees complete the Committee.
There will also be a vacancy for the treasurer’s role in the near future, very similar to the role described above for BAG. The committee meets every three months including an AGM.
If you are interested, please contact Harry Hunter, (Secretary), to discuss -
[email protected] / 0114 2364922
August 4th - FOR OUR ANNUAL FUN DAY (ADVERTISED BELOW) WE STILL NEED MORE HELP - PLEASE!
IN ORDER TO BUILD ON THE SUCCESS OF PREVIOUS YEARS, WE
NEED ADULT HELP TO RUN THE STALLS.
WE PLAN TO HAVE TWO ROTAS;
1.30 - 3.00pm AND 3.00 - 4.30pm –
JUST PICK YOUR TIME SLOT!
STALLS NEEDING HELP INCLUDE –
Adult & Children’s Tombolas
Book Stall
Bouncy Castles
Cakes & Refreshments
Dog Show
Electric Wire
Hook-a-Duck
Nail Game
Ping Pong Game
Treasure Map & Sweets in Jar
WE ALSO NEED PRIZES FOR THE ADULT & CHILDREN’S TOMBOLAS AND BOOKS IN GOOD CONDITION FOR THE BOOK STALL.
IF YOU CAN HELP, OR DONATE PRIZES OR BOOKS,
PLEASE CONTACT - ANNE SHARPE -
[email protected] or 0114 2366388
or PM on Facebook to Nancy Maitland or John Sharpe
Thank you for your support.
August 1st - Work on Outram Fields care home is progressing slowly with completion now well behind schedule. A new target in early 2023 may realistically mean no occupants before next Spring or Summer.
Concerns have been expressed that workers from the site are still parking on Twentywell Road, Kenwell Drive and on Twentywell Lane beside and opposite the shops. This should not be happening as all contractors have to provide site management with their registration numbers to get a pass to park at the Golf Driving Range. An email went to all employees and contractors last week reminding that they should be parking there.
If site management is made aware of any vehicle used by persons attending the site who park other than at the Golf Centre, they'll check against their list and remind them of the site conditions for all workers.
August 1st - Last week BAG bought, assembled and positioned a new picnic bench on the Old School Field/Village Green. We hope it will be appreciated over the summer months and for many years to come. The money to make purchases like this comes from annual subscriptions received from BAG paid-up members, from donations, and from any surplus after our Annual Fun Day held each September.
January 2nd - With bus fares changing as of today, an updated BAG bus ticket guide can be found here.
This document is expected to be valid until the end of March which is when the government funding for the £2 fare and Covid recovery ends. It is also when the Gold tickets go up in price (they are priced by Stagecoach East Midlands rather than Stagecoach Yorkshire and they do their pricing in April rather than January).
Of interest to some, the £2 maximum fare offer has been available within South Yorkshire since November as a SY Mayor initiative. From today this becomes a national government scheme so more journeys are available: for example you can now go from Sheffield to Bakewell on the 218, Sheffield to Buxton on the 65, Sheffield to Matlock on the X17 or Sheffield to Mansfield on the 53 for just £2! Of course if you have to get a connecting bus from Bradway an all day pass may still be cheaper.
December 7th - It looks as if the new chippy among the Twentywell Lane shops won't be opening for some time yet. There are some planning application conditions on noise and smells to be resolved! The latest this month Ref 21/04996/FUL .
November 18th - The 100th, and final, edition of the Bradway Bugle has been delivered to all homes in the usual wide delivery area. If anyone hasn't received theirs please contact Chris Morgan ([email protected]).
John Baker has single-handedly produced this magazine to his own tight schedule for 25 years. It will be greatly missed by many. There's a challenge for anyone, or a team, to pick up the reins and produce a new quality magazine for Bradway. If you know of anyone who might like to talk about what could be involved please contact Chris Morgan (as above) with your email address or telephone number.
If you'd like to drop John a note of appreciation for 25 years of hard work his contact details are on Page 2 of the magazine.
Copies of this and all Bugles back to 2012 can be found from this website by clicking on Bradway Bugle on the left of this page.
November 14th - Last week, BAG wrote to the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority about the most recent changes in our bus services. We have received an acknowledgement of receipt, but no mention (yet) of any potential follow-up actions. The text of the letter is:-
"As a local community group, we are acutely aware of the recent negative changes to the pattern of bus services in the area and are also worried about the prospects of further cuts once further funding from HMG ceases in March next year.
We appreciate that Bradway is not unique in the situation it finds itself in, similar ‘geographically challenged’ locations such as Worrall are in the same boat and no doubt there have been many such submissions to yourselves over these issues. What is clear though, is that Bradway is now left with a minimum Sunday day time service and no evening service at all after 8pm. This is in stark contrast to our neighbours in Dore, Totley and Low Edges.
It would be fair to say that Bradway on its own would rarely provide enough traffic on simple commercial grounds, but the services have provided clear social and economic benefits over the years. The significant reductions are causing a degree of hardship for those reliant of public transport, as there are no alternative options for many and taxis are not a solution for regular users and/or those with limited income. The prospect of catching a train or bus to Totley and then walking up the hill is physically beyond the capabilities of many, as is the trek from Greenhill or Low Edges. There is also the reality that many do not feel safe undertaking such options at night.
We therefore request that this whole situation is reviewed and at the very least some form of evening service is re-instated. We suggest that at least 1 of the 3 Low Edges services should be extended to cover this.
We also need to re-state that the subsidised M17 provided an important local link – the only bus down to Dore/Totley, the only direct link to the medical centre at Jordanthorpe, used for trips to St James Retail Park and of course since the 25 route was diverted via Low Edges, the M17 was the only bus to Greenhill library/shops. We appreciate that the service doesn't run now simply because no operator bid for the contract, presumably a symptom of the industry wide driver shortages, however we must stress that the service was important and is being missed. We would like to understand what options are being examined to plug this gap.
Finally, the daytime 25 service has seen all services cut back to the Old Mother Redcap, with no provision to lower down Wollaton Road and Longford Road. This has been in place for some 30 years now and its loss has certainly hit a number of the older residents, who are foregoing activities as they are unable to walk up the hill to the terminus. An understanding as to what can be undertaken to alleviate this would be appreciated. Perhaps linked with an M17 revision for example.
We shall look forward to your response and we are always happy to discuss issues and potential solutions."
November 2nd - A reminder that the station car park is to be fully closed from this Friday 4th, until Friday 25th.
October 14th - The committee has decided to take stock at this point as to what BAG is all about, what people understand by it, what people actually want from it and whether they are willing to participate in the achievement of those aims.
We have devised the following questionnaire to help us gather information. The Annual General Meeting has been postponed until Wednesday the 23rd November to allow us to collate the information and provide feedback. Please provide your views so that we can be proactive.
The BAG constitution, which covers what we aim to achieve, can be viewed on the General Archive tab of this site.
The questionnaire can be downloaded here, or it is reproduced in full below.
BRADWAY ACTION GROUP (BAG) QUESTIONNAIRE – Please circle your preferences on the paragraph number and provide further comments as you wish. Responses to be sent to :-
Email – [email protected]
Post – 38 Longford Crescent, Bradway S17 4LL
Membership – The current constitution requires paid membership, whom are eligible to join the committee and elect to that committee. The fee is currently a nominal sum from £2 pa. Yet there are only 100+ members compared with 1400+ on Facebook! So, should there be? :-
- A continued annual membership fee plus voluntary donations and fund raising events
- Voluntary annual donations and fund raising events
- Funding via specific fund raising events only
Communications - At present BAG (a) administers a Facebook Group, which is very popular; (b) provides a little used Website, despite links to wider services etc; (c) reports to the wider community via the Bugle; (d) reports to the membership via email and post; (e) holds an Annual General Meeting and a minimum of 2 Open Meetings p.a. Which of these do people want to see on-going ? Please circle all those you believe apply.
- Website
- Post
- Regular Meetings
- Meetings on specific issues
- A replacement for the Bugle (which is a significant undertaking)
Events – At present BAG runs the Fun Day at the beginning of September to coincide with the start of the school year to maximise publicity and attendance. Christmas tombolas have been run at the Twentywell Shops in conjunction with activities organised by Tilly’s and Love and Best Wishes in particular. BAG also put up trees and lights on the shops with some contribution from traders. Do people want to see these events continued, changed or added to ? Please circle all those you believe apply.
- Continue with the Fun Day format as it is now.
- A changed Fun Day format (please note any comments below).
- Changed date of the Fun Day.
- Continue with Christmas decorations and tombolas etc.
- Changed Christmas activities (please note any comments below).
- Organise a Scarecrow Festival.
- Organise Open Gardens.
- Facilitate a Bradway Well Dressing.
- Run an Artisan/Traders Market.
Activities – At present BAG work with Sheffield City Council (SCC) in maintaining and improving the local public rights of way and public open space. Do you believe we should continue with this and/or should there be other similar actions that should be undertaken? Bear in mind legally we are somewhat restricted in this respect. Please circle all those you believe apply.
- Maintain and improve public rights of way.
- Maintain and improve the recreation areas (Bradway Old School Field/Village Green and the Recreation Ground behind Sainsburys).
- Organise regular litter picks (Bradway is pretty good in this respect and Sheffield Litter Pickers are excellent).
Communications Channel with Wider Bodies – BAG has regular informal communication with SCC officers and councillors. There are formal ways for people to make appropriate representation to the SCC representatives, so do you believe that BAG should also play a role in this respect and how ?
- No BAG Role.
- BAG to facilitate
- On-line questionnaires like this (and if so state below how often)
- Regular meetings (and if so state below how often)
- Meetings as specific issues arise.
Your Participation – As stated this is critical for the on-going functioning of BAG. Please identify what you would be willing and able to participate in. ? Please circle those that apply to you.
- Join the committee and help shape and run BAG going forward.
- Provide active help to working parties on environmental work.
- Provide active help at Events.
- Revise and maintain the Website.
- Administer the Facebook page.
- Edit a replacement for the Bugle.
Other Ideas or Suggestions – Please add anything else that you feel is important for BAG to be doing to help the Bradway Community:-
Optional - please note your name, address and contact details below.
Thank You, The BAG Committee.
September 27th- Bus News: as from October 2nd
- route 24 has been withdrawn from Bradway leaving us with no buses at night and a much reduced Sunday service
- route 25 will no longer go down the Wollaton estate. Some additional early morning trips are added on weekdays (replacing some of the withdrawn route 24 trips) but otherwise only minor timetable changes.
- although Stagecoach will run late evening journeys on the 25 between Woodhouse and the City Centre, Bradway has not been similarly provided for.
- school bus 725 which was withdrawn by First to be reintroduced by Stagecoach
- route M17 is a tendered service run under contract. No contract has been awarded to any operator as yet, therefore operation may be suspended after Hulley’s last day running the M17 on 1st October.
September 21st - While the review of public bus services in South Yorkshire continues, we have been advised of the following.
Stagecoach have published their changes and are waiting for Travel South Yorkshire and First to publish theirs. Two key bits of news so far, to be implemented once the review is complete.
- 25 will no longer run on Wollaton/Longford, with all buses terminating at the Old Mother Redcap turning circle.
- 725 school bus service, previously withdrawn by First, will be reintroduced by Stagecoach.
September 18th - More than a week after what some neighbours have described as our best Fun Day yet, not much more needs to be said about it. Although it is not intended primarily as a fund-raising event, we did make a profit of almost £650 which will be used to improve our immediate surroundings.
September 9th. We are all very saddened by the news of the death of our beloved Queen Elizabeth.
After much thought, we have decided to go ahead with tomorrow's Fun Day - 1.30 - 4.30.
As a mark of respect the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight has been grounded due to the period of national mourning, so there'll be no flypast this year.
We will make the best of the day counting it as a celebration of a life of service where joyful children were so often a feature.
August 12th - 5 neatly rolled Covid face coverings are the latest to be found (yesterday) on the gennel between Wollaton Road and Longford Crescent. They have been appearing here fairly regularly for months. Although the risk that they could pose to the litter picker is quite small, we would still hope that whoever is dropping them will now consider either taking them home and popping them into the black bin or disposing of them in one of the litter bins less than a minute’s walk away – at the bus terminal or outside the Wollaton Road shops.
August 4th - The community of Bradway needs more adult volunteer support. We are looking for people who can spare some time to support local Community Groups.
Bradway Action Group and The Friends of Bradway Community Hall have current and upcoming vacancies on their Committees.
Bradway Action Group was established in 2003. We aim to look after the interests of all those people who live, learn, work or play in this leafy Sheffield suburb of S17. We actively organise Community activities - Annual Fun Day and Christmas Events with local traders, work with SCC, e.g. repairing and maintaining footpaths. Funds have recently been used to purchase new playground equipment and picnic tables for the Village Green.
Website - https://bradwayactiongroup.weebly.com
From October 2022, we will need a new treasurer. It is a simple accountancy role, keeping basic income and expenditure records, presenting the accounts at committee meetings and submitting annual accounts for audit purposes. The Committee meets every two months, plus 2 Open Meetings, (to members and general public), and the AGM.
If you are interested, please contact Chris Morgan, (BAG Chair), to discuss -
[email protected] / 07769 213189.
The Friends of Bradway Community Hall are a Registered Charity No 109359. We are responsible for the overall maintenance and improvement of Bradway Community Hall.
The Hall is used by local organisations and businesses for various activities, and is a popular venue for individual hire for parties and events.
Website - https://bradwaycommunity.wixsite.com
There is currently a vacancy for a Chair Person. This role is supported by long standing and very experienced trustees - Secretary, Harry Hunter, Treasurer, John Child and the Booking Officer, Gwen Smithson. Three further trustees complete the Committee.
There will also be a vacancy for the treasurer’s role in the near future, very similar to the role described above for BAG. The committee meets every three months including an AGM.
If you are interested, please contact Harry Hunter, (Secretary), to discuss -
[email protected] / 0114 2364922
August 4th - FOR OUR ANNUAL FUN DAY (ADVERTISED BELOW) WE STILL NEED MORE HELP - PLEASE!
IN ORDER TO BUILD ON THE SUCCESS OF PREVIOUS YEARS, WE
NEED ADULT HELP TO RUN THE STALLS.
WE PLAN TO HAVE TWO ROTAS;
1.30 - 3.00pm AND 3.00 - 4.30pm –
JUST PICK YOUR TIME SLOT!
STALLS NEEDING HELP INCLUDE –
Adult & Children’s Tombolas
Book Stall
Bouncy Castles
Cakes & Refreshments
Dog Show
Electric Wire
Hook-a-Duck
Nail Game
Ping Pong Game
Treasure Map & Sweets in Jar
WE ALSO NEED PRIZES FOR THE ADULT & CHILDREN’S TOMBOLAS AND BOOKS IN GOOD CONDITION FOR THE BOOK STALL.
IF YOU CAN HELP, OR DONATE PRIZES OR BOOKS,
PLEASE CONTACT - ANNE SHARPE -
[email protected] or 0114 2366388
or PM on Facebook to Nancy Maitland or John Sharpe
Thank you for your support.
August 1st - Work on Outram Fields care home is progressing slowly with completion now well behind schedule. A new target in early 2023 may realistically mean no occupants before next Spring or Summer.
Concerns have been expressed that workers from the site are still parking on Twentywell Road, Kenwell Drive and on Twentywell Lane beside and opposite the shops. This should not be happening as all contractors have to provide site management with their registration numbers to get a pass to park at the Golf Driving Range. An email went to all employees and contractors last week reminding that they should be parking there.
If site management is made aware of any vehicle used by persons attending the site who park other than at the Golf Centre, they'll check against their list and remind them of the site conditions for all workers.
August 1st - Last week BAG bought, assembled and positioned a new picnic bench on the Old School Field/Village Green. We hope it will be appreciated over the summer months and for many years to come. The money to make purchases like this comes from annual subscriptions received from BAG paid-up members, from donations, and from any surplus after our Annual Fun Day held each September.
Part Closures
- Wednesday 25th (from 5am), Thursday 26th, Friday 27th & Saturday 28th May and every Wednesday (from 5am), Thursday & Friday in June & July.
- Sunday 29th May (from 11pm Saturday). Car park reopens Monday 30th May (6am).
- June: Every Saturday (from 5am). Car park reopens on Sundays (7am).
July 5th - The next BAG Open Meeting will be held on Wednesday 13th July 2022, Bradway Primary School.
7.00 for 7.30 start.
Light refreshments will be served.
Speakers invited to this meeting -
July 5th - This year's BAG Fun Day - 10th September 2022 - event time 1.30 p.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Planning for this event is well underway. This year we will be reinstating the bookstall, adult and children’s tombolas and the cake stall.
If you have anything available now to donate to the bookstall or either of the tombolas, these can be brought along to the Open Meeting on 13/07/2022.
We will also be in the Annexe on Friday 9th September from 6.00 - 8.30 pm to receive any other books, prizes and cakes, plus Saturday morning before the event.
Donations can also be brought to Anne Sharpe at 38 Longford Crescent S17 4LL. If we are not in, please leave them in the back garden by the log store. Thank you.
We also need help to staff the stalls on the day. Last year we managed two shifts 1.15 - 3.00, and 3.00 to 4.30. There will be a sheet at the open meeting to register your interest, or email [email protected] Without support we cannot run the event successfully.
Thank you in anticipation of your support.
May 13th - Some mysterious camera-sized boxes have appeared half-way up lamp-posts (or similar) on Prospect Road by the junction with St. Quentin Drive and at Tinkers Corner. Each one is connected by wire to a solid metal box, a bit like a small safe, shackled to the foot of the post. These are reportedly traffic counting devices – presumably the latest technology that replaces two wires stretched across the tarmac. Why the traffic is being counted remains to be divulged.
April 29th - Bank Holiday buses.
A Sunday timetable operates on Bank Holiday Monday. So that's a combination of bus 24 (First) and 25 (Stagecoach) running from the Old Mother Redcap terminus into town, jointly every 15 minutes in the daytime, hourly in the evening.
A normal service will operate the rest of the weekend.
The timetables can be viewed here.
Tickets are valid on all buses and trams in Sheffield, regardless of operator: https://www.sytravelmaster.com/
April 18th - Catherine McDougall, the manager of Graves Park who also covers adjacent green spaces including the Bradway recreation ground, has arranged for part of the rec to be ploughed for wildflower planting. The field edges have been left unmowed. Y3 pupils from Bradway Primary School will be involved in the seed sowing. This will take place one afternoon, probably in the first week of the new term, and it will involve about 60 children.
An ecology survey will also be carried out on the whole rec, and trees suitable for wet areas will be planted.
The Council’s Public Rights of Way team are waiting for wood for the handrail which will be re-installed on the steps down to the rec. We expect this soon in this new financial year.
The BAG path-clearing team have identified some spare rocks on the Longshaw estate. We have been offered these to make up into stone benches at the far side of the rec, with views across Dore and the hills beyond. We just need to tie up a date with NT to transport them and then get SCC to open up the gate.
April 5th - Details of the work to be carried out around Dore & Totley station were revealed at a Railway Community Event yesterday evening.
This work is now starting in earnest, with the main work site on the triangle being set up over the next few weeks, and work proper due to start in late May. The plan is that by August there will be a second connected track in place through the station. It will probably not be usable by service trains before May 2023 when the Dore loop will all have been connected, but can be used initially by engineering trains constructing the loop. The part of the excavation and levelling work below Poynton Wood up to Westview Lane will probably begin in August.
The railway line will be closed at certain times for intense week-end work, and these closures are being termed “blockades”. During the blockades Northern should run shuttles from Manchester Piccadilly to Edale then mini-bus to Hope, and possibly coach from Chinley to Sheffield. They may be able to run single line shuttle trains from Sheffield to Hope - although there are danger concerns about it passing live engineering works. Trans Pennine Express should divert via Huddersfield. East Midlands Rail may use a bus transfer to Stockport. This is all still in planning.
Dore station car park capacity will be severely reduced until the footbridge and platform work is complete.
It's going to be noisy at times but the contractors are doing what they can to reduce impacts on local people, animals and plants. They have already carefully moved a hedge and small cherry tree in the station car park, to be transplanted back afterwards - which may be an early indication of the consideration they will try to show.
Any concerns about the project can be raised either by using the website www.networkrail.co.uk/contact, or by calling the help line on 0345 711 4141.
It is also possible to monitor progress by using the App which can be downloaded from
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.uk.northern.hopevalley
March 14th - At last, some excitement in Bradway The timetable for the M17 has been, in a manner of speaking, reversed: the bus now leaves for Jordanthorpe just before the half hour, and for Dore just before the hour, whereas previously it has been the other way around.
March 10th - It seems that nothing of interest happened in Bradway during February, and so far nothing in March, although the BAG FaceBook page may prove this wrong.
January 20th - Denise Devoto, the Local Area Committee Manager for the South-West which includes Bradway, has advised us of the final draft of the Adult Social Care Strategy – “Living the life you want to live 2021-2030”, along with the draft high-level plan which describes some of the actions proposed to meet the strategy.
Further information is available using the link below which will take you to a copy of the strategy, the high level action plan and offer an opportunity to comment on these.
Consultation on the document closes on 13th February 2022 and it can be found via this link -
space.com/people-adults/adult-social-care-strategy-2021-2030
The website shows three separate documents which together represent a lot of reading. The main items are covered in the 22-page “ten-year vision”. The vision itself is encapsulated in italics on page 11; there is an interesting support diagram on page 8; and page 16 is the start of the “Next Steps”, although at present these do not include target dates.
January 12th - Bus strike news: Stagecoach Yorkshire seems to have had a good couple of days at ACAS and the strike is suspended from tomorrow. This means that bus 25 from Bradway will return to the current normal timetable from Thursday 13th January with buses up to every 15 minutes in the daytime. First bus 24 and Hulleys bus M17 were unaffected by industrial action at Stagecoach and continue to operate normally.
January 6th - The bus times given below apply on weekdays only. At week-ends, the 24 service should be running as usual.
January 5th - To help residents around S17 and S8 to dispose of our Christmas trees in a dolphin-friendly manner, the Scouts from St. Chad's are offering a shredding facility for a small fee this Saturday 8th from 10am to 3pm outside Abbey Lane school.
January 5th - Another year, with Covid and bus strikes still rolling on. During the Stagecoach strike action, buses are planned to leave the Bradway terminus at:
07:00, 07:29, 07:44
08:14, 08:45
09:18, 09:48
10:18, 10:33
11:03, 11:33
12:03, 12:33
13:03, 13:18, 13:48
14:18, 14:48
15:18, 15:48
16:03, 16:33
17:03, 17:33.
The return service from the city centre will be operating at roughly half hour intervals, with the last one reaching Bradway at 18:34 when, presumably, it will depart to "Sorry - Not In Service".
December 17th - Below are vaccination clinic details as of Wednesday 15th December, with how to access a 1st, 2nd, 3rd or booster vaccination near us.
Our joint efforts are making a difference but there’s still more who need the opportunity to attend for a vaccine.
Please keep the message going - don’t wait, get vaccinated.
Booking only via GP appointments/National Booking Portal for 12-15s, 16+ 1st, 2nd & Boosters, at Meadowgreen Health Centre 1Dyche Close, Jordanthorpe, Sheffield, S8 8DJ, on these dates:-
Sat 18th Dec 9am–1pm
Sun 19th Dec 9am–1pm
Tue 21st Dec 9:30-4:30
Wed 29th Dec 9:30am-4:30pm
for the Pfizer vaccine.
Please note 12-15 year olds 1st dose vaccinations book on NBP. Invitations will be sent out for 16+ 1st & 2nd doses + Booster appointments.
December 17th - Sheffield City Council have announced that there will be no changes to bin collection days over the festive period this year. However, as in previous years these extra items can be picked up:-
Brown bins
Up to two extra bags of tins, cans and plastic bottles will be collected between 27 December and 21 January. Just put your extra recycling in a carrier bag, tie it, and then put it out for collection next to your brown bin.
Glass bottles or jars must be placed inside your brown bin, otherwise the extra recycling will not be collected.
Blue bins
Small amounts of extra paper and card will be collected. Bundle it together, tie it, and then put it next to your blue bin. (The bundle should be no bigger than your blue bin).
Black bins
Between 27 December and 21 January only, up to two bags of extra non-recyclable waste will be collected. Put your extra waste into a black bag, tie it, and then put out for collection next to your black bin.
Household Waste Recycling Centres
Extra waste and recycling can be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre.
The opening hours are from 9.30am until 3.30pm, however they will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, and will close at 3pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
Residents are advised to check site opening days before planning a visit.
December 17th - Sheffield has been awarded £2.6m to deliver the Holiday Activities and Food programme in 2021/22. This programme aims to provide enriching activities and good food to children who are eligible for benefits-based free school meals during the school holidays. Feedback from previous Healthy Holiday programmes is that schools play an integral part in identifying families that would benefit from activities, encouraging them to attend and in some cases delivering activities.
This offer of Winter Holiday Activities with Food is now open to children, young people & families in Sheffield.
Our seven HAF Voluntary Sector Coordinators are working with a range of providers across Sheffield, programming activities (including healthy food) during the school Christmas holidays. These activities are open to children who are eligible for ‘benefits-based’ free school meals. Activities will range from football to arts/craft/cultural activities, cooking, and lots more. Please note children in receipt of universal free school meals are not eligible for this programme.
A healthy meal will be provided at all activities. The HAF programme is a fantastic opportunity for eligible young people to have a fun-filled engaging Christmas break. The nearest locations to Bradway where these activities will be taking place are:-
Beauchief, Gleadless Valley - contact [email protected]
Lowedges, Batemoor and Jordanthorpe - contact [email protected]
Heeley City Farm with The Terminus - contact [email protected]
To register for and book these activities, please go to website https://sheffieldhealthyholidays.org
There is a dedicated phone line 0114 2039303.
For any queries and further information, please contact the HAF Programme on [email protected]
Some families may find accessing the online booking system a challenge, either because of a language barrier or through limited internet provision. We are asking everybody who works with these families to support them through the registration/booking process.
December 13th - Our event yesterday went with a swing. Theresa from Tilly’s had arranged the children's choir (in the photo, below), followed by three young lasses dancing like reindeer in Christmas outfits. They were brilliant. Then Father Chrsitmas arrived on a motorbike, Ho-ho-ho-ing as he came. Kids loved it.
Our tombolas raised a total of £149.41 towards enhancing the facilities in the play area on the village green.
November 29th – The wintry weather has, almost inevitably, disrupted bin collection this morning. Veolia have advised, on their website, that they plan to empty bins as usual today. Despite main roads being clear, in some areas there is a lot of snow and ice on side roads so depending on the condition of roads and footpaths in some areas, they may not complete all scheduled collections. Where it is safe to do so, residents are advised to leave our bins out until they have been emptied. Veolia will continue to monitor the situation, and once it is safe to do so, they will look to clear any missed bins as soon as they can.
Up-to-date information and service alerts about recycling and waste collections, can be found by following @recycle4shef or by visiting www.sheffield.gov.uk/waste.
November 23rd - Meadowgreen Health Centre have published details of an “open letter to all residents to let you know about the challenges facing GPs in Sheffield and what you can do to help us, help you”. This very helpful text can be found at:-
https://www.sheffieldccg.nhs.uk/news/OpenlettertoallSheffieldResidents.htm
It may help to note that CCG stands for Clinical Commissioning Group.
November 19th - The 2021 Winter edition of the Bugle is now on our Bradway Bugle
webpage.
November 12th - Veolia can now confirm that following a meeting with GMB union representatives, the proposed strike action by the GMB union has been suspended. Residents’ waste and recycling collections will operate as usual on Monday 15 November and residents should put their bins out on their scheduled collection day. Crews will be working across this weekend, so where residents’ bins have yet to be emptied Veolia ask that we continue to leave them out until the waste has been collected. Veolia also apologise for any inconvenience caused by the delays in collection.
November 10th - The latest update from Veolia on the industrial actions being taken by the waste collection crews is as follows:-
"Residents whose brown bins have not been emptied should leave their bin out until it is emptied.
If your black, blue or brown bin is due for collection on Monday 15 November, we will attempt to collect your bin on the weekend before your scheduled day. Please put your bin out for collection by 7am on Saturday 13 November and leave it out until it has been emptied."
November 7th - Because of industrial action by the bin-collecting teams, Veolia have issued the following advice which this week applies to Bradway:
"If your blue bin, brown bin or green bin is due for collection on Monday 8 November, please put your bin out for collection as normal by 7am on Monday and leave it out until it has been emptied."
November 5th - After the Bonfire Night week-end, we have been warned that Amey will be back in action in Bradway for a week, starting on Monday 8th. There will be "footway works" around Tinkers Corner, and road works down Everard Avenue. Not much scope for traffic chaos at school arrival and departure times there then.
October 23rd – Sheffield City Council has published the following advice which may be of interest to some voluntary groups in Bradway.
“The pandemic has been an incredibly challenging time for everyone, and Sheffield’s Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) continues to play a vital role in the city’s ongoing response to Covid-19.
The council is exploring ideas around a VCS Covid Recovery Fund to help tackle the financial pressures the sector is facing as it acknowledges the massive role the VCS has played in supporting the city during these unprecedented times. To understand the types of financial pressures and gaps in funding the VCS is facing, the council has set up an Expression of Interest asking the VCS to tell us about their needs arising from Covid.
The Expression of Interest is not an application for funding, but it is essential that groups which think they may benefit from funding of this kind complete it.
If a VCS Covid Recovery Fund is launched, applicants will need to complete the fund’s application form, even if they completed the Expression of Interest.
The Expression of Interest process will run from Wednesday October 20th to Sunday, November 10th and be accessed via:
https://sheffield.citizenspace.com/people-adults/vcs-covid-recovery-fund “
October 16th - The AGM on October 6th saw about 30 members turn out. Issues addressed included:-
September 21st - It's more than a week since the Fun Day, and what a day it was! The sun shone, the crowds rolled up, the Scouts ran their fairground games, there were refreshment stalls selling ice creams, fish& chips and coffees, the dog show attracted a long list of entries, the band played for the first hour and then - suddenly - a Dakota roared overhead, close enough for us to see the pilot waving. Then he came around twice more. Even though we had initially expected a Lancaster, this was an exciting and heart warming replacement.
The Fun Day is aimed at getting Bradway residents out together, and the numbers at times suggested that we might all have been confined to our own homes for the past 18 months. The aim is not to raise money, but a count-up afterwards showed that we have another £460 to put towards local projects. So all in all that was a day well spent.
We may even do it again next year!
August 20th - Dates and times for the SW Local Area Committee have now been published on the Council website, with venues and agenda items to follow. These meetings will be face-to-face rather than on-line. Prior registration will be required. The agenda items will be published one week in advance of the meeting date, with a request for any public questions.
August 16th - The City Council's new SW Local Area Committee has now met for the first time, in private. They have advertised the date and time for their first public meeting - Thursday September 16th at 7pm - but not yet given details of the venue or the agenda items. Once these are made public, they will be added to this website so that any Bradway residents keen to be involved in local democracy can plan to attend.
August 4th - A small BAG working party installed two new picnic benches on the village green/old school field - ready for the fine weather?
July 16th - Twentywell Lane has hit the headlines in today's Star. This issue has been taken up by BAG over many years. The danger hasn't changed. The council's response hasn't either.
Relative to other roads, the recorded number of injuries on Twentywell Lane means it is not one of Sheffield's accident hot spots. If the injury levels increased we'd still have to show how any proposed safety measures would have prevented those accidents, and justify the costs.
The records over 22 years don't show one spot on Twentywell as particularly bad - especially compared with hundreds of other locations across Sheffield. That's the major factor.
It's understood that the latest accident may have been caused by a drunken motorist at about 1.30 am. Another recently hit the railway bridge causing the parapet to move. In many cases the safety built into cars protects the occupants from injury - so the accident doesn't get high attention.
The Star's story may have hit the nail on the head! Until someone is killed and/or there are more human injuries nothing will get done. We don't want any martyrs.
July 10th - Following elections and the Referendum on 6th May, Sheffield City Council set up 7 new 'Local Area Committees', each covering 4 council Wards - similar to the previous Assemblies and Local Area Partnerships: Central, North, North-East, East, South-East, South and South-West
These committees met on 19th May and appointed Cllr Andrew Sangar as the chair of the South-West 'Local Area Committee' for the coming year. Bradway is now covered by this committee, which includes the 4 council Wards of:-
Dore & Totley, Ecclesall, Fulwood, and Crookes & Crosspool.
These new committees, of 12 councillors each, also met on 19th May to appoint a chair, and resolved to hold at least 4 public meetings each year to discuss local issues. These have yet to be arranged and publicised. Agendas and Minutes are now on the Council's website.
A further result of the Referendum on 6th May is that our City Council is now statutorily bound to change its 'top-down' regime within a year, and these Local Area Committees are their first move to achieve this. Each will be allocated resources and funding to enable discussion, and to take some decisions which must be made locally. Some residents fear this may be insufficient, and that most decisions may still be made in the Town Hall, making these new committees little more than talking-shops. So it would depend on how residents and community groups engage with their ward councillors in these new Local Area Committees to make this 'bottom-up' system effective. Otherwise it may be abandoned through lack of interest.
'Sheffield for Democracy' is one of the city-wide groups who will be monitoring this big change, and BAG member Alan Kewley is on their circulation list.
June 18th - BAG members will not be surprised that, following the latestannouncement on Covid-19 restrictions, the next Open Meeting scheduled for July 7th will not take place. We are now planning to hold a combined 2020 nw 2021 AGM on 56th October.
June 16th - BAG member Alam Kewley has alerted us to all the information, including developments within the Council, since the statuary referendum on 6th May, available on the website :-
https://sheffieldfordemocracy.wordpress.com/
Sheffiekld for Democracy is an informal group set up by local campaigners who seek to engage and encourage greater participation of the public in democracy. They are not politically aligned to any party.
June 11th- Beat the Street is a fun, free initiative that will see Sheffield transformed into a giant game!It challemges us to see how far you can walk, cycle, run, scoot and rollin just 6 weeks. There are great challenges to enjoy, and prizes up for grabs. Full details are at :-
https//www.beatthestreet.me/sheffield/
One "clue has already been spotted on Rosamond Avenue.
June 9th - The national Boundaries Commission has issued draft proposals to parliamentary constituency boundaries, which can be viewed at:-
BoundariesCommission initial proposals for consultation
Hallam constituency is mostly preserved unchanged, but would gain a little piece of Lower Bradway which the last review of council wards moved back into Dore & Totley
June 6th - The latest details of bus fares, effective from tomorrow, are now on our "Bus and train information" page alongside the the current timetables
June 4th - BAG member Alan Kewley has suggested that some Bradway residents may welcome an opportunity to hear the latest on how far our City Council had progressed with the revised structures demanded by the referendum result on 6th May. A debate on the topic can be viewed at:-
https://festivalofdebate.com/2021/power-to-the-people-reviving-sheffields-local-democracy
A consultaion process will now follow. At present the BAG committee have no plans to become involved.
If this issue does become a point of political tension at the council then BAG, being non-political, will not comment further.
7.00 for 7.30 start.
Light refreshments will be served.
Speakers invited to this meeting -
- Denise Devoto / Mubarak from LAC
- Age UK
- Volker Storey were invited but were unable to attend. However, there is a drop-in Community Information Event for the Hope Valley Upgrade planned for 20th July. 5.30 - 6.30 p.m. at Christ Church Dore Community Hall, (Main Hall), Townhead Road. - see attached letter.
- Car parking at the station is being more severely restricted than previously advised. If using trains until the end of this month, please be prepared to park some distance away.
- There will also be opportunity for you to raise any issues.
July 5th - This year's BAG Fun Day - 10th September 2022 - event time 1.30 p.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Planning for this event is well underway. This year we will be reinstating the bookstall, adult and children’s tombolas and the cake stall.
If you have anything available now to donate to the bookstall or either of the tombolas, these can be brought along to the Open Meeting on 13/07/2022.
We will also be in the Annexe on Friday 9th September from 6.00 - 8.30 pm to receive any other books, prizes and cakes, plus Saturday morning before the event.
Donations can also be brought to Anne Sharpe at 38 Longford Crescent S17 4LL. If we are not in, please leave them in the back garden by the log store. Thank you.
We also need help to staff the stalls on the day. Last year we managed two shifts 1.15 - 3.00, and 3.00 to 4.30. There will be a sheet at the open meeting to register your interest, or email [email protected] Without support we cannot run the event successfully.
Thank you in anticipation of your support.
May 13th - Some mysterious camera-sized boxes have appeared half-way up lamp-posts (or similar) on Prospect Road by the junction with St. Quentin Drive and at Tinkers Corner. Each one is connected by wire to a solid metal box, a bit like a small safe, shackled to the foot of the post. These are reportedly traffic counting devices – presumably the latest technology that replaces two wires stretched across the tarmac. Why the traffic is being counted remains to be divulged.
April 29th - Bank Holiday buses.
A Sunday timetable operates on Bank Holiday Monday. So that's a combination of bus 24 (First) and 25 (Stagecoach) running from the Old Mother Redcap terminus into town, jointly every 15 minutes in the daytime, hourly in the evening.
A normal service will operate the rest of the weekend.
The timetables can be viewed here.
Tickets are valid on all buses and trams in Sheffield, regardless of operator: https://www.sytravelmaster.com/
April 18th - Catherine McDougall, the manager of Graves Park who also covers adjacent green spaces including the Bradway recreation ground, has arranged for part of the rec to be ploughed for wildflower planting. The field edges have been left unmowed. Y3 pupils from Bradway Primary School will be involved in the seed sowing. This will take place one afternoon, probably in the first week of the new term, and it will involve about 60 children.
An ecology survey will also be carried out on the whole rec, and trees suitable for wet areas will be planted.
The Council’s Public Rights of Way team are waiting for wood for the handrail which will be re-installed on the steps down to the rec. We expect this soon in this new financial year.
The BAG path-clearing team have identified some spare rocks on the Longshaw estate. We have been offered these to make up into stone benches at the far side of the rec, with views across Dore and the hills beyond. We just need to tie up a date with NT to transport them and then get SCC to open up the gate.
April 5th - Details of the work to be carried out around Dore & Totley station were revealed at a Railway Community Event yesterday evening.
This work is now starting in earnest, with the main work site on the triangle being set up over the next few weeks, and work proper due to start in late May. The plan is that by August there will be a second connected track in place through the station. It will probably not be usable by service trains before May 2023 when the Dore loop will all have been connected, but can be used initially by engineering trains constructing the loop. The part of the excavation and levelling work below Poynton Wood up to Westview Lane will probably begin in August.
The railway line will be closed at certain times for intense week-end work, and these closures are being termed “blockades”. During the blockades Northern should run shuttles from Manchester Piccadilly to Edale then mini-bus to Hope, and possibly coach from Chinley to Sheffield. They may be able to run single line shuttle trains from Sheffield to Hope - although there are danger concerns about it passing live engineering works. Trans Pennine Express should divert via Huddersfield. East Midlands Rail may use a bus transfer to Stockport. This is all still in planning.
Dore station car park capacity will be severely reduced until the footbridge and platform work is complete.
It's going to be noisy at times but the contractors are doing what they can to reduce impacts on local people, animals and plants. They have already carefully moved a hedge and small cherry tree in the station car park, to be transplanted back afterwards - which may be an early indication of the consideration they will try to show.
Any concerns about the project can be raised either by using the website www.networkrail.co.uk/contact, or by calling the help line on 0345 711 4141.
It is also possible to monitor progress by using the App which can be downloaded from
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.uk.northern.hopevalley
March 14th - At last, some excitement in Bradway The timetable for the M17 has been, in a manner of speaking, reversed: the bus now leaves for Jordanthorpe just before the half hour, and for Dore just before the hour, whereas previously it has been the other way around.
March 10th - It seems that nothing of interest happened in Bradway during February, and so far nothing in March, although the BAG FaceBook page may prove this wrong.
January 20th - Denise Devoto, the Local Area Committee Manager for the South-West which includes Bradway, has advised us of the final draft of the Adult Social Care Strategy – “Living the life you want to live 2021-2030”, along with the draft high-level plan which describes some of the actions proposed to meet the strategy.
Further information is available using the link below which will take you to a copy of the strategy, the high level action plan and offer an opportunity to comment on these.
Consultation on the document closes on 13th February 2022 and it can be found via this link -
space.com/people-adults/adult-social-care-strategy-2021-2030
The website shows three separate documents which together represent a lot of reading. The main items are covered in the 22-page “ten-year vision”. The vision itself is encapsulated in italics on page 11; there is an interesting support diagram on page 8; and page 16 is the start of the “Next Steps”, although at present these do not include target dates.
January 12th - Bus strike news: Stagecoach Yorkshire seems to have had a good couple of days at ACAS and the strike is suspended from tomorrow. This means that bus 25 from Bradway will return to the current normal timetable from Thursday 13th January with buses up to every 15 minutes in the daytime. First bus 24 and Hulleys bus M17 were unaffected by industrial action at Stagecoach and continue to operate normally.
January 6th - The bus times given below apply on weekdays only. At week-ends, the 24 service should be running as usual.
January 5th - To help residents around S17 and S8 to dispose of our Christmas trees in a dolphin-friendly manner, the Scouts from St. Chad's are offering a shredding facility for a small fee this Saturday 8th from 10am to 3pm outside Abbey Lane school.
January 5th - Another year, with Covid and bus strikes still rolling on. During the Stagecoach strike action, buses are planned to leave the Bradway terminus at:
07:00, 07:29, 07:44
08:14, 08:45
09:18, 09:48
10:18, 10:33
11:03, 11:33
12:03, 12:33
13:03, 13:18, 13:48
14:18, 14:48
15:18, 15:48
16:03, 16:33
17:03, 17:33.
The return service from the city centre will be operating at roughly half hour intervals, with the last one reaching Bradway at 18:34 when, presumably, it will depart to "Sorry - Not In Service".
December 17th - Below are vaccination clinic details as of Wednesday 15th December, with how to access a 1st, 2nd, 3rd or booster vaccination near us.
Our joint efforts are making a difference but there’s still more who need the opportunity to attend for a vaccine.
Please keep the message going - don’t wait, get vaccinated.
Booking only via GP appointments/National Booking Portal for 12-15s, 16+ 1st, 2nd & Boosters, at Meadowgreen Health Centre 1Dyche Close, Jordanthorpe, Sheffield, S8 8DJ, on these dates:-
Sat 18th Dec 9am–1pm
Sun 19th Dec 9am–1pm
Tue 21st Dec 9:30-4:30
Wed 29th Dec 9:30am-4:30pm
for the Pfizer vaccine.
Please note 12-15 year olds 1st dose vaccinations book on NBP. Invitations will be sent out for 16+ 1st & 2nd doses + Booster appointments.
December 17th - Sheffield City Council have announced that there will be no changes to bin collection days over the festive period this year. However, as in previous years these extra items can be picked up:-
Brown bins
Up to two extra bags of tins, cans and plastic bottles will be collected between 27 December and 21 January. Just put your extra recycling in a carrier bag, tie it, and then put it out for collection next to your brown bin.
Glass bottles or jars must be placed inside your brown bin, otherwise the extra recycling will not be collected.
Blue bins
Small amounts of extra paper and card will be collected. Bundle it together, tie it, and then put it next to your blue bin. (The bundle should be no bigger than your blue bin).
Black bins
Between 27 December and 21 January only, up to two bags of extra non-recyclable waste will be collected. Put your extra waste into a black bag, tie it, and then put out for collection next to your black bin.
Household Waste Recycling Centres
Extra waste and recycling can be taken to a Household Waste Recycling Centre.
The opening hours are from 9.30am until 3.30pm, however they will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, and will close at 3pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
Residents are advised to check site opening days before planning a visit.
December 17th - Sheffield has been awarded £2.6m to deliver the Holiday Activities and Food programme in 2021/22. This programme aims to provide enriching activities and good food to children who are eligible for benefits-based free school meals during the school holidays. Feedback from previous Healthy Holiday programmes is that schools play an integral part in identifying families that would benefit from activities, encouraging them to attend and in some cases delivering activities.
This offer of Winter Holiday Activities with Food is now open to children, young people & families in Sheffield.
Our seven HAF Voluntary Sector Coordinators are working with a range of providers across Sheffield, programming activities (including healthy food) during the school Christmas holidays. These activities are open to children who are eligible for ‘benefits-based’ free school meals. Activities will range from football to arts/craft/cultural activities, cooking, and lots more. Please note children in receipt of universal free school meals are not eligible for this programme.
A healthy meal will be provided at all activities. The HAF programme is a fantastic opportunity for eligible young people to have a fun-filled engaging Christmas break. The nearest locations to Bradway where these activities will be taking place are:-
Beauchief, Gleadless Valley - contact [email protected]
Lowedges, Batemoor and Jordanthorpe - contact [email protected]
Heeley City Farm with The Terminus - contact [email protected]
To register for and book these activities, please go to website https://sheffieldhealthyholidays.org
There is a dedicated phone line 0114 2039303.
For any queries and further information, please contact the HAF Programme on [email protected]
Some families may find accessing the online booking system a challenge, either because of a language barrier or through limited internet provision. We are asking everybody who works with these families to support them through the registration/booking process.
December 13th - Our event yesterday went with a swing. Theresa from Tilly’s had arranged the children's choir (in the photo, below), followed by three young lasses dancing like reindeer in Christmas outfits. They were brilliant. Then Father Chrsitmas arrived on a motorbike, Ho-ho-ho-ing as he came. Kids loved it.
Our tombolas raised a total of £149.41 towards enhancing the facilities in the play area on the village green.
November 29th – The wintry weather has, almost inevitably, disrupted bin collection this morning. Veolia have advised, on their website, that they plan to empty bins as usual today. Despite main roads being clear, in some areas there is a lot of snow and ice on side roads so depending on the condition of roads and footpaths in some areas, they may not complete all scheduled collections. Where it is safe to do so, residents are advised to leave our bins out until they have been emptied. Veolia will continue to monitor the situation, and once it is safe to do so, they will look to clear any missed bins as soon as they can.
Up-to-date information and service alerts about recycling and waste collections, can be found by following @recycle4shef or by visiting www.sheffield.gov.uk/waste.
November 23rd - Meadowgreen Health Centre have published details of an “open letter to all residents to let you know about the challenges facing GPs in Sheffield and what you can do to help us, help you”. This very helpful text can be found at:-
https://www.sheffieldccg.nhs.uk/news/OpenlettertoallSheffieldResidents.htm
It may help to note that CCG stands for Clinical Commissioning Group.
November 19th - The 2021 Winter edition of the Bugle is now on our Bradway Bugle
webpage.
November 12th - Veolia can now confirm that following a meeting with GMB union representatives, the proposed strike action by the GMB union has been suspended. Residents’ waste and recycling collections will operate as usual on Monday 15 November and residents should put their bins out on their scheduled collection day. Crews will be working across this weekend, so where residents’ bins have yet to be emptied Veolia ask that we continue to leave them out until the waste has been collected. Veolia also apologise for any inconvenience caused by the delays in collection.
November 10th - The latest update from Veolia on the industrial actions being taken by the waste collection crews is as follows:-
"Residents whose brown bins have not been emptied should leave their bin out until it is emptied.
If your black, blue or brown bin is due for collection on Monday 15 November, we will attempt to collect your bin on the weekend before your scheduled day. Please put your bin out for collection by 7am on Saturday 13 November and leave it out until it has been emptied."
November 7th - Because of industrial action by the bin-collecting teams, Veolia have issued the following advice which this week applies to Bradway:
"If your blue bin, brown bin or green bin is due for collection on Monday 8 November, please put your bin out for collection as normal by 7am on Monday and leave it out until it has been emptied."
November 5th - After the Bonfire Night week-end, we have been warned that Amey will be back in action in Bradway for a week, starting on Monday 8th. There will be "footway works" around Tinkers Corner, and road works down Everard Avenue. Not much scope for traffic chaos at school arrival and departure times there then.
October 23rd – Sheffield City Council has published the following advice which may be of interest to some voluntary groups in Bradway.
“The pandemic has been an incredibly challenging time for everyone, and Sheffield’s Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) continues to play a vital role in the city’s ongoing response to Covid-19.
The council is exploring ideas around a VCS Covid Recovery Fund to help tackle the financial pressures the sector is facing as it acknowledges the massive role the VCS has played in supporting the city during these unprecedented times. To understand the types of financial pressures and gaps in funding the VCS is facing, the council has set up an Expression of Interest asking the VCS to tell us about their needs arising from Covid.
The Expression of Interest is not an application for funding, but it is essential that groups which think they may benefit from funding of this kind complete it.
If a VCS Covid Recovery Fund is launched, applicants will need to complete the fund’s application form, even if they completed the Expression of Interest.
The Expression of Interest process will run from Wednesday October 20th to Sunday, November 10th and be accessed via:
https://sheffield.citizenspace.com/people-adults/vcs-covid-recovery-fund “
October 16th - The AGM on October 6th saw about 30 members turn out. Issues addressed included:-
- Our aim to install another defibrillator at the Wollaton Road shops. With the one now installed at the Community Hall Bradway we should be well covered.
- Ian Robinson is compiling a list of possible sites to be entered in the South Yorkshire Local Heritage list.
- Our three councilors resigned as BAG members because the new LAC system means membership would compromise their ability to approve grants to BAG.
- The handrail on the steps down to the rec from the gennel from Twentywell Lane will be replaced when a ranger is available to supervise.
- John Sharpe will meet with a representative of the Parks department to discuss the rec, in particular reducing the area mowed, making a pond in the boggy area and planting some suitable trees.
- Volker-Storey, the railway contractors, have a community engagement programme and will help restore the steps down to the railway triangle next spring. The railway works are projected to finish in June 2023.
September 21st - It's more than a week since the Fun Day, and what a day it was! The sun shone, the crowds rolled up, the Scouts ran their fairground games, there were refreshment stalls selling ice creams, fish& chips and coffees, the dog show attracted a long list of entries, the band played for the first hour and then - suddenly - a Dakota roared overhead, close enough for us to see the pilot waving. Then he came around twice more. Even though we had initially expected a Lancaster, this was an exciting and heart warming replacement.
The Fun Day is aimed at getting Bradway residents out together, and the numbers at times suggested that we might all have been confined to our own homes for the past 18 months. The aim is not to raise money, but a count-up afterwards showed that we have another £460 to put towards local projects. So all in all that was a day well spent.
We may even do it again next year!
August 20th - Dates and times for the SW Local Area Committee have now been published on the Council website, with venues and agenda items to follow. These meetings will be face-to-face rather than on-line. Prior registration will be required. The agenda items will be published one week in advance of the meeting date, with a request for any public questions.
August 16th - The City Council's new SW Local Area Committee has now met for the first time, in private. They have advertised the date and time for their first public meeting - Thursday September 16th at 7pm - but not yet given details of the venue or the agenda items. Once these are made public, they will be added to this website so that any Bradway residents keen to be involved in local democracy can plan to attend.
August 4th - A small BAG working party installed two new picnic benches on the village green/old school field - ready for the fine weather?
July 16th - Twentywell Lane has hit the headlines in today's Star. This issue has been taken up by BAG over many years. The danger hasn't changed. The council's response hasn't either.
Relative to other roads, the recorded number of injuries on Twentywell Lane means it is not one of Sheffield's accident hot spots. If the injury levels increased we'd still have to show how any proposed safety measures would have prevented those accidents, and justify the costs.
The records over 22 years don't show one spot on Twentywell as particularly bad - especially compared with hundreds of other locations across Sheffield. That's the major factor.
It's understood that the latest accident may have been caused by a drunken motorist at about 1.30 am. Another recently hit the railway bridge causing the parapet to move. In many cases the safety built into cars protects the occupants from injury - so the accident doesn't get high attention.
The Star's story may have hit the nail on the head! Until someone is killed and/or there are more human injuries nothing will get done. We don't want any martyrs.
July 10th - Following elections and the Referendum on 6th May, Sheffield City Council set up 7 new 'Local Area Committees', each covering 4 council Wards - similar to the previous Assemblies and Local Area Partnerships: Central, North, North-East, East, South-East, South and South-West
These committees met on 19th May and appointed Cllr Andrew Sangar as the chair of the South-West 'Local Area Committee' for the coming year. Bradway is now covered by this committee, which includes the 4 council Wards of:-
Dore & Totley, Ecclesall, Fulwood, and Crookes & Crosspool.
These new committees, of 12 councillors each, also met on 19th May to appoint a chair, and resolved to hold at least 4 public meetings each year to discuss local issues. These have yet to be arranged and publicised. Agendas and Minutes are now on the Council's website.
A further result of the Referendum on 6th May is that our City Council is now statutorily bound to change its 'top-down' regime within a year, and these Local Area Committees are their first move to achieve this. Each will be allocated resources and funding to enable discussion, and to take some decisions which must be made locally. Some residents fear this may be insufficient, and that most decisions may still be made in the Town Hall, making these new committees little more than talking-shops. So it would depend on how residents and community groups engage with their ward councillors in these new Local Area Committees to make this 'bottom-up' system effective. Otherwise it may be abandoned through lack of interest.
'Sheffield for Democracy' is one of the city-wide groups who will be monitoring this big change, and BAG member Alan Kewley is on their circulation list.
June 18th - BAG members will not be surprised that, following the latestannouncement on Covid-19 restrictions, the next Open Meeting scheduled for July 7th will not take place. We are now planning to hold a combined 2020 nw 2021 AGM on 56th October.
June 16th - BAG member Alam Kewley has alerted us to all the information, including developments within the Council, since the statuary referendum on 6th May, available on the website :-
https://sheffieldfordemocracy.wordpress.com/
Sheffiekld for Democracy is an informal group set up by local campaigners who seek to engage and encourage greater participation of the public in democracy. They are not politically aligned to any party.
June 11th- Beat the Street is a fun, free initiative that will see Sheffield transformed into a giant game!It challemges us to see how far you can walk, cycle, run, scoot and rollin just 6 weeks. There are great challenges to enjoy, and prizes up for grabs. Full details are at :-
https//www.beatthestreet.me/sheffield/
One "clue has already been spotted on Rosamond Avenue.
June 9th - The national Boundaries Commission has issued draft proposals to parliamentary constituency boundaries, which can be viewed at:-
BoundariesCommission initial proposals for consultation
Hallam constituency is mostly preserved unchanged, but would gain a little piece of Lower Bradway which the last review of council wards moved back into Dore & Totley
June 6th - The latest details of bus fares, effective from tomorrow, are now on our "Bus and train information" page alongside the the current timetables
June 4th - BAG member Alan Kewley has suggested that some Bradway residents may welcome an opportunity to hear the latest on how far our City Council had progressed with the revised structures demanded by the referendum result on 6th May. A debate on the topic can be viewed at:-
https://festivalofdebate.com/2021/power-to-the-people-reviving-sheffields-local-democracy
A consultaion process will now follow. At present the BAG committee have no plans to become involved.
If this issue does become a point of political tension at the council then BAG, being non-political, will not comment further.
May 26th - Despite many other Sheffield Environment Weeks events having been cancelled, the Bounds of Bradway Walk is going ahead. And all weather forecasts suggest that the sun will shine on it.
May 16th - 24 hours later - job done! Not just fully resurfaced but with complete new line painting. Ready for the Monday morning school run.
May 15th – More roadworks at the top of Prospect Road, and they look more serious than simple corrections to the couple of holes that had appeared. A local resident suggested that they could be to repair some upheaval of the surface caused by water pressure from a burst pipe underground. Apparently this was why there was recent midnight works to correct similar upheaval with the big patch on St. Quentin Drive.
May 16th - 24 hours later - job done! Not just fully resurfaced but with complete new line painting. Ready for the Monday morning school run.
May 15th – More roadworks at the top of Prospect Road, and they look more serious than simple corrections to the couple of holes that had appeared. A local resident suggested that they could be to repair some upheaval of the surface caused by water pressure from a burst pipe underground. Apparently this was why there was recent midnight works to correct similar upheaval with the big patch on St. Quentin Drive.
April 21st - We have received this message from James Blanchard, the Public Relations Manager for Network Rail North-East.
"I’m writing to let you know that we will be working on vegetation alongside the railway between Dore & Totley and Dronfield, including both ends of the Bradway Tunnel.
We need to remove trees and woody vegetation from either side of the track to a distance of 6.5 metres (21 feet). This is for the safety of our track workers and to provide a safe and reliable railway. We will also be removing or cutting back trees within striking distance of the railway if they were to fall.
We will be working between May 2021 and October 2021. We will use a variety of equipment including chainsaws, chippers, flail machines and handsaws. Our team will monitor the amount of noise caused by this, and limit it where possible. Most of this work will be done during the daytime, but some work can only be done when the railway is closed at night for safety reasons. We have written to our railside neighbours to let them know about this work. We’ll write a separate letter to residents when we will be working in their area by night to give them the dates, times and further information.
I recognise that the railway provides a natural wildlife corridor, but it must be carefully managed to keep the railway safe. Before we clear vegetation, an independent ecologist checks the area to see if any protected species are living there. If we find protected species, we put appropriate exclusion zones around them. Where suitable, logs and branches will be left on site, or chipped and spread across the site, to create habitats for wildlife. If this is not suitable, the logs and branches will be completely removed.
We normally hold local information events for the local community to find out more about this kind of work. However, due to Covid-19 we are holding a virtual event using Microsoft Teams instead. This will be on Thursday 22 April from 6pm. To join, please click on https://bit.ly/31AvnYn"
April 5th - Sheffield City Council has launched its community response for Sheffield residents in relation to Covid-19. From 8:45am- 4:45pm, members of the public can call on 0114 273 4567 and have the option to ask any questions or concerns relating to the current Coronavirus situation.
April 2nd - Sheffield City Council have sent the following notice.
Sheffield’s Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs), are open over the Easter Bank Holiday with extended opening hours and the temporary provision of an additional site. To help increase availability over the Easter Bank Holiday all five sites will open at 9.30am, with some closing as late as 8pm. In addition, on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th April only, a temporary HWRC will be operating at Tinsley for certain types of waste. The Council website has full details of sites and opening times.
After removing around 7 tonnes of waste on Wednesday morning from Endcliffe Park alone, we're reminding everyone, if you're out and about this Easter (or any day in fact) please get rid of your waste responsibly.
"I’m writing to let you know that we will be working on vegetation alongside the railway between Dore & Totley and Dronfield, including both ends of the Bradway Tunnel.
We need to remove trees and woody vegetation from either side of the track to a distance of 6.5 metres (21 feet). This is for the safety of our track workers and to provide a safe and reliable railway. We will also be removing or cutting back trees within striking distance of the railway if they were to fall.
We will be working between May 2021 and October 2021. We will use a variety of equipment including chainsaws, chippers, flail machines and handsaws. Our team will monitor the amount of noise caused by this, and limit it where possible. Most of this work will be done during the daytime, but some work can only be done when the railway is closed at night for safety reasons. We have written to our railside neighbours to let them know about this work. We’ll write a separate letter to residents when we will be working in their area by night to give them the dates, times and further information.
I recognise that the railway provides a natural wildlife corridor, but it must be carefully managed to keep the railway safe. Before we clear vegetation, an independent ecologist checks the area to see if any protected species are living there. If we find protected species, we put appropriate exclusion zones around them. Where suitable, logs and branches will be left on site, or chipped and spread across the site, to create habitats for wildlife. If this is not suitable, the logs and branches will be completely removed.
We normally hold local information events for the local community to find out more about this kind of work. However, due to Covid-19 we are holding a virtual event using Microsoft Teams instead. This will be on Thursday 22 April from 6pm. To join, please click on https://bit.ly/31AvnYn"
April 5th - Sheffield City Council has launched its community response for Sheffield residents in relation to Covid-19. From 8:45am- 4:45pm, members of the public can call on 0114 273 4567 and have the option to ask any questions or concerns relating to the current Coronavirus situation.
April 2nd - Sheffield City Council have sent the following notice.
Sheffield’s Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs), are open over the Easter Bank Holiday with extended opening hours and the temporary provision of an additional site. To help increase availability over the Easter Bank Holiday all five sites will open at 9.30am, with some closing as late as 8pm. In addition, on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th April only, a temporary HWRC will be operating at Tinsley for certain types of waste. The Council website has full details of sites and opening times.
After removing around 7 tonnes of waste on Wednesday morning from Endcliffe Park alone, we're reminding everyone, if you're out and about this Easter (or any day in fact) please get rid of your waste responsibly.
February 18th -The Spring 2021 edition of the Bradway Bugle is being eagerly received by many readers - and relished by one dog!
All properties in the distibution area should have their copy delivered by Monday. For more distant readers it's available now on the link at the left side of this webpage.
February 17th - A full description of what is involved in the Great Big Art Exhibition mentioned below can be found at https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/news-and-announcements/great-big-art-exhibition#.
February 16th – A newsletter which went out to Bradway Primary School parents last week included notice of an art exhibition: 'The Great Big Art Exhibition’ is open to everyone in the UK and not just schoolchildren. The vision is that local streets will be turned into art galleries, with windows, balconies or gardens full of pictures, sculptures and other art works for all to see.
The teaching staff believe it would be quite something if we could achieve this in Bradway as well as in the other communities where Bradway Primary children live. It would also be a lovely way to celebrate our community spirit, what Bradway stands for, in a creative way, a spirit which has been so strong during the challenges of the past year.
Once the school has a sense of how many people have participated, and hopefully many families will do, they are planning to collect images of the art works to put together as a presentation for the community. As can be seen on the school website, participants are also encouraged to send images of their art work to the organisers as part of a national 'art gallery.'
The opening theme, chosen by Anthony Gormley the sculptor, will be ‘animals’ and the one after that ‘portraits’. The exhibition will run until March. Visit https://firstsite.uk/ for more details.
February 10th - The advice from Veolia about bins that were not collected on Monday remains that they should be left at the kerbside, and they will be collecetd as soon as the teams find an opportunity.
February 4th - From yesterday (Wednesday 3rd February), Community Transport providers in our region have stepped in to offer a free return journey to a Covid-19 vaccination site to people who cannot access public transport and have no other means to get there.
Community Transport is a subsidised service, funded by SYPT which, for a small charge, normally provides an alternative solution for residents who may find it difficult to access standard public transport. Offering door-to-door 'Dial-a-ride' and 'Shopper bus' services, they are a lifeline for vulnerable members of the public during the national lockdown when everyone has been advised to stay at home wherever possible.
Community Transport operators have only been providing a limited Dial-a-ride service for essential trips. They have therefore decided to use this vital resource to support people in need across South Yorkshire to travel free of charge to vaccination sites.
To book a free ride to and from a vaccination site with Door-to-door services in South Yorkshire, passengers must call their local provider once they have their vaccine appointment. There is a dedicated phone service for each of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield:-
Sheffield Community Transport - 0114 285 9906
Barnsley Dial-a-Ride - 01226 732096
Doncaster Community Transport - 01302 342400
Rotherham Community Transport - 01709 517100
Try to give as much notice as possible, ideally one or two days before the journey itself. Operators will work hard to accommodate as many people as possible, but places are limited and will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis.
January 20th - SYPTE have issued the following advice about changes to bus services in South Yorkshire, with effect from Saturday 23 and Monday 25 January, none of which affect the local Stagecoach 25 service or the evening 24.
Local bus services
A summary of the changes can be found in the attached spreadsheet. Timetables will be available via our website at www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/servicechanges.
South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) will continue working closely with operators and aim to review any issues that are identified and make changes, where possible.
School services
Changes will be made to some school and college services with effect from Monday 25 January.
Further changes may occur as discussions with schools continue regarding their service requirements.
Our website at https://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/en-gb/journeyplanning/school-buses will be updated regularly to ensure the latest information is available for customers.
All timetables will be available on our website at www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/servicechanges, via twitter at https://twitter.com/TSYalerts, or by calling Traveline on 01709 515151. Customer notices will also be posted on bus stops advising of the changes.
The latest information on school bus services is available at https://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/en-gb/journeyplanning/school-buses.
January 13th - We have received the following notification from the City Council.
Sign up for 2021 garden waste collections
It's easy to use - your garden waste will be collected from your home in your green bin every two weeks between March and November.
All of the garden waste we collect is recycled.
The cost of the 2021 green bin service is £56.30.
If you don’t have a green bin or need a replacement, we can deliver one for £26.
Sign up and pay now
To receive all 19 collections, sign up by 4 February (direct debit payments) or 14 February (debit/credit card payments).
If you signed up for the two year service last year, you don’t need to do anything. We will send you further information including your new collection calendar in February
January 7th – Sheffield City Council have published a lot of Covid-19 related information, from which the following details which we hope will be useful have been extracted.
Bin collections in Sheffield will continue as normal throughout the six week national lockdown period and all five of the city's household waste recycling centres will remain open for disposal of waste.
Support is available to help you during lockdown. Visit our website via the button below or call 0114 273 4567.
On 11th January the Hillsborough mobile testing centre will move location to the site of the former Hazlebarrow Primary School (which is a lot nearer to Bradway)
What to do if you have Covid-19 signs or symptoms
If you have any of the main symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), you must self-isolate and get a test as soon as possible.
There are now 6 testing centres in Sheffield at the following locations:
January 5th – The following advertisement for volunteers has been issued by the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to be part of its COVID-19 vaccination programme from January 2021 onwards.
The role
We are looking for Volunteer Stewards to work both at our hospital vaccination centres, and at our large scale site at the Sheffield Arena. This will be a varied role, supporting the vaccine centre with duties including directing and signposting people who attend, informing them about COVID safety measures, handing out information and providing general support to staff working at the site. The role will be an active one and volunteers will need to be mobile/on their feet for the duration of the session. Shifts are likely to be 4 hours long with sites operating 7am-7pm, 7 days a week.
What we are looking for
The project is still in development and therefore we are looking for volunteers who are able to be flexible and respond to the needs of the role as it evolves. Your precise start date is yet to be determined and you may be called upon at short notice. We are looking for individuals who can volunteer for at least 4 hours a week on a regular basis for at least 3 months and who have great interpersonal skills, as this role will be very much about interacting with the public.
Because of the nature of the project and the current national and local restrictions, training and induction will take place online and rotas will be communicated by way of a smartphone app. For this reason we are looking for volunteers who have an email address and access to a computer and smartphone.
If you have additional skills such being able to speak other languages, use of British Sign Language or Basic Life Support Skills, please indicate this on the application form.
At this stage applications are welcomed from those aged 18 and over.
What we can offer
An opportunity to be involved in an important and historic undertaking as well as meeting new people, increasing confidence and the satisfaction of knowing you are doing something worthwhile.
Out of pocket expenses will be provided along with all required training. References will be available for volunteers who attend regularly and commit the required number of hours.
All required PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) will be provided.
We may close the recruitment process if we receive the required number of applications.
On application you will provide your details and indicate your availability. If you are shortlisted you will be asked to provide ID documents for identity and DBS checks. An individual COVID-19 risk assessment will be conducted for each volunteer and you will undertake the Trust’s mandatory training before commencing in role. You will also need to provide details of referees and complete an Occupational Health questionnaire.
January 1st 2021 – A new year, but not much that is different from last year. We remain in Covid Tier 3 – for today at least – with the possibility of witnessing cascades of refugees from the Derbyshire Tier 4 arriving across Tinkers Corner to benefit from e.g. our hairdressers still being open.
BAG will continue to work within the constraints imposed, and as they change. The Christmas lights around the shops on Twentywell Lane will come down; the path clearing team will still do their distanced best; planning applications will still be monitored; and plans will still be prepared for the Fun Day in September.
Let’s hope that we survive to see those plans come to fruition.
All properties in the distibution area should have their copy delivered by Monday. For more distant readers it's available now on the link at the left side of this webpage.
February 17th - A full description of what is involved in the Great Big Art Exhibition mentioned below can be found at https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/news-and-announcements/great-big-art-exhibition#.
February 16th – A newsletter which went out to Bradway Primary School parents last week included notice of an art exhibition: 'The Great Big Art Exhibition’ is open to everyone in the UK and not just schoolchildren. The vision is that local streets will be turned into art galleries, with windows, balconies or gardens full of pictures, sculptures and other art works for all to see.
The teaching staff believe it would be quite something if we could achieve this in Bradway as well as in the other communities where Bradway Primary children live. It would also be a lovely way to celebrate our community spirit, what Bradway stands for, in a creative way, a spirit which has been so strong during the challenges of the past year.
Once the school has a sense of how many people have participated, and hopefully many families will do, they are planning to collect images of the art works to put together as a presentation for the community. As can be seen on the school website, participants are also encouraged to send images of their art work to the organisers as part of a national 'art gallery.'
The opening theme, chosen by Anthony Gormley the sculptor, will be ‘animals’ and the one after that ‘portraits’. The exhibition will run until March. Visit https://firstsite.uk/ for more details.
February 10th - The advice from Veolia about bins that were not collected on Monday remains that they should be left at the kerbside, and they will be collecetd as soon as the teams find an opportunity.
February 4th - From yesterday (Wednesday 3rd February), Community Transport providers in our region have stepped in to offer a free return journey to a Covid-19 vaccination site to people who cannot access public transport and have no other means to get there.
Community Transport is a subsidised service, funded by SYPT which, for a small charge, normally provides an alternative solution for residents who may find it difficult to access standard public transport. Offering door-to-door 'Dial-a-ride' and 'Shopper bus' services, they are a lifeline for vulnerable members of the public during the national lockdown when everyone has been advised to stay at home wherever possible.
Community Transport operators have only been providing a limited Dial-a-ride service for essential trips. They have therefore decided to use this vital resource to support people in need across South Yorkshire to travel free of charge to vaccination sites.
To book a free ride to and from a vaccination site with Door-to-door services in South Yorkshire, passengers must call their local provider once they have their vaccine appointment. There is a dedicated phone service for each of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield:-
Sheffield Community Transport - 0114 285 9906
Barnsley Dial-a-Ride - 01226 732096
Doncaster Community Transport - 01302 342400
Rotherham Community Transport - 01709 517100
Try to give as much notice as possible, ideally one or two days before the journey itself. Operators will work hard to accommodate as many people as possible, but places are limited and will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis.
January 20th - SYPTE have issued the following advice about changes to bus services in South Yorkshire, with effect from Saturday 23 and Monday 25 January, none of which affect the local Stagecoach 25 service or the evening 24.
Local bus services
A summary of the changes can be found in the attached spreadsheet. Timetables will be available via our website at www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/servicechanges.
South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) will continue working closely with operators and aim to review any issues that are identified and make changes, where possible.
School services
Changes will be made to some school and college services with effect from Monday 25 January.
Further changes may occur as discussions with schools continue regarding their service requirements.
Our website at https://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/en-gb/journeyplanning/school-buses will be updated regularly to ensure the latest information is available for customers.
All timetables will be available on our website at www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/servicechanges, via twitter at https://twitter.com/TSYalerts, or by calling Traveline on 01709 515151. Customer notices will also be posted on bus stops advising of the changes.
The latest information on school bus services is available at https://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/en-gb/journeyplanning/school-buses.
January 13th - We have received the following notification from the City Council.
Sign up for 2021 garden waste collections
It's easy to use - your garden waste will be collected from your home in your green bin every two weeks between March and November.
All of the garden waste we collect is recycled.
The cost of the 2021 green bin service is £56.30.
If you don’t have a green bin or need a replacement, we can deliver one for £26.
Sign up and pay now
To receive all 19 collections, sign up by 4 February (direct debit payments) or 14 February (debit/credit card payments).
If you signed up for the two year service last year, you don’t need to do anything. We will send you further information including your new collection calendar in February
January 7th – Sheffield City Council have published a lot of Covid-19 related information, from which the following details which we hope will be useful have been extracted.
Bin collections in Sheffield will continue as normal throughout the six week national lockdown period and all five of the city's household waste recycling centres will remain open for disposal of waste.
Support is available to help you during lockdown. Visit our website via the button below or call 0114 273 4567.
On 11th January the Hillsborough mobile testing centre will move location to the site of the former Hazlebarrow Primary School (which is a lot nearer to Bradway)
What to do if you have Covid-19 signs or symptoms
If you have any of the main symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), you must self-isolate and get a test as soon as possible.
There are now 6 testing centres in Sheffield at the following locations:
- Local Testing Site at Sharrow
- Local Testing Site at Darnall
- Regional Testing Site at Meadowhall
- The Mobile Testing Unit at Parkside Road Car Park in Hillsborough
- Local Testing Site at Burngreave
- Local Testing Site at Upperthorpe
January 5th – The following advertisement for volunteers has been issued by the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to be part of its COVID-19 vaccination programme from January 2021 onwards.
The role
We are looking for Volunteer Stewards to work both at our hospital vaccination centres, and at our large scale site at the Sheffield Arena. This will be a varied role, supporting the vaccine centre with duties including directing and signposting people who attend, informing them about COVID safety measures, handing out information and providing general support to staff working at the site. The role will be an active one and volunteers will need to be mobile/on their feet for the duration of the session. Shifts are likely to be 4 hours long with sites operating 7am-7pm, 7 days a week.
What we are looking for
The project is still in development and therefore we are looking for volunteers who are able to be flexible and respond to the needs of the role as it evolves. Your precise start date is yet to be determined and you may be called upon at short notice. We are looking for individuals who can volunteer for at least 4 hours a week on a regular basis for at least 3 months and who have great interpersonal skills, as this role will be very much about interacting with the public.
Because of the nature of the project and the current national and local restrictions, training and induction will take place online and rotas will be communicated by way of a smartphone app. For this reason we are looking for volunteers who have an email address and access to a computer and smartphone.
If you have additional skills such being able to speak other languages, use of British Sign Language or Basic Life Support Skills, please indicate this on the application form.
At this stage applications are welcomed from those aged 18 and over.
What we can offer
An opportunity to be involved in an important and historic undertaking as well as meeting new people, increasing confidence and the satisfaction of knowing you are doing something worthwhile.
Out of pocket expenses will be provided along with all required training. References will be available for volunteers who attend regularly and commit the required number of hours.
All required PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) will be provided.
We may close the recruitment process if we receive the required number of applications.
On application you will provide your details and indicate your availability. If you are shortlisted you will be asked to provide ID documents for identity and DBS checks. An individual COVID-19 risk assessment will be conducted for each volunteer and you will undertake the Trust’s mandatory training before commencing in role. You will also need to provide details of referees and complete an Occupational Health questionnaire.
January 1st 2021 – A new year, but not much that is different from last year. We remain in Covid Tier 3 – for today at least – with the possibility of witnessing cascades of refugees from the Derbyshire Tier 4 arriving across Tinkers Corner to benefit from e.g. our hairdressers still being open.
BAG will continue to work within the constraints imposed, and as they change. The Christmas lights around the shops on Twentywell Lane will come down; the path clearing team will still do their distanced best; planning applications will still be monitored; and plans will still be prepared for the Fun Day in September.
Let’s hope that we survive to see those plans come to fruition.
December 16th - As the festivities draw to a close, the Council recognises that there may be extra festive waste and recycling produced. Veolia will collect small amounts of additional paper and card, which can be tied in a bundle (no bigger than the size of the bin) and put next to blue bins. Between 27 December and 22 January, they will also collect 2 extra bags of black bin waste or brown bin recycling, if it is left beside the relevant bin on collection day, but these must be correctly bundled for collection.
Waste can also be taken to one of the five Household Waste Recycling Centres located across the city. All HWRCs will be open between Sunday 27 and Thursday 31 December 8am - 4pm.
December 1st - The Christmas lights around the shops at the top of Twentywell Lane are up, switched on and sparkling.
Waste can also be taken to one of the five Household Waste Recycling Centres located across the city. All HWRCs will be open between Sunday 27 and Thursday 31 December 8am - 4pm.
December 1st - The Christmas lights around the shops at the top of Twentywell Lane are up, switched on and sparkling.
November 30th - Official notices have been posted at intervals along Totley Lane all the way down from Tinkers Corner to the Spitfire, advising that work will soon begin on adjacent ash trees which are suffering from die-back. No specific dates are given, but walkers, joggers cyclists and riders should be pprepared to choose an alternative route.
November 14th - There was a burglary on Longford Crescent overnight (just after Friday 13th!) between 4:51am and 5:33am and access was gained by snapping the patio door lock. Can local residents please check their CCTV for any additional views of the offender? Additionally, can we ask all locals and dog walkers on the Wollaton estate area to be on the lookout for a handbag that might have been dumped along the road, plus the damaged half of the euro lock in case it can provide identifying marks from the tool used to snap the lock. It may have been dropped over a wall or fence adjacent to the footpath or even on the footpath itself. Please let Les Day, our Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator, know if anything is found or any more CCTV evidence is seen. Even if the faces have been covered there may be distinctive clothing etc that will help identify the culprits. Les can be contacted on 07985 424363 or [email protected]
November 14th - There was a burglary on Longford Crescent overnight (just after Friday 13th!) between 4:51am and 5:33am and access was gained by snapping the patio door lock. Can local residents please check their CCTV for any additional views of the offender? Additionally, can we ask all locals and dog walkers on the Wollaton estate area to be on the lookout for a handbag that might have been dumped along the road, plus the damaged half of the euro lock in case it can provide identifying marks from the tool used to snap the lock. It may have been dropped over a wall or fence adjacent to the footpath or even on the footpath itself. Please let Les Day, our Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator, know if anything is found or any more CCTV evidence is seen. Even if the faces have been covered there may be distinctive clothing etc that will help identify the culprits. Les can be contacted on 07985 424363 or [email protected]
October 17th - Residents driving up and down Queen Victoria Road may have spotted notices posted that look as if they may forewarn of a planning application. They don't. They are on a very small site between Queen Victoria Road and the Totley Brook, and between Mickley Lane and Back Lane. It's currently covered by well established and mature trees. Sadly several are diseased with ash die back and need to be felled. These are legal notices and if the owner doesn't deal with the trees the council will, and the notices advise that they will bill the owners. (The owner of the unregistered land may be difficult to trace.)
October 13th - The deadline has now passed for commenting on The Emerging Draft Sheffield Plan - a statutory public consultation on the Issues and Options.
October 13th - The deadline has now passed for commenting on The Emerging Draft Sheffield Plan - a statutory public consultation on the Issues and Options.
September 19th The Emerging Draft Sheffield Plan is finally starting to emerge.
A statutory public consultation on the Issues and Options document 2020 is now open and will be available until Tuesday 13 October 2020. This is the first stage of preparing the new Sheffield Plan.
It is very important that as many people as possible submit their views. There's a lot to take in. If we don't say anything now we may find developments are proposed much more easily because they're already in the plan.
https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/.../emerging-sheffield-plan...
The page that may cause the most concern is about the Green Belt. The devil can be in the detail so the more pairs of eyes looking through this the better; https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/.../Green%20Belt%20Review...
A statutory public consultation on the Issues and Options document 2020 is now open and will be available until Tuesday 13 October 2020. This is the first stage of preparing the new Sheffield Plan.
It is very important that as many people as possible submit their views. There's a lot to take in. If we don't say anything now we may find developments are proposed much more easily because they're already in the plan.
https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/.../emerging-sheffield-plan...
The page that may cause the most concern is about the Green Belt. The devil can be in the detail so the more pairs of eyes looking through this the better; https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/.../Green%20Belt%20Review...
August 15th - Our FaceBook page has supplied us with this report.
BAG Facebook group members reacted with horror when they saw the damage to the bench we installed on the Village Green only last July. Harsh words were published and they got through to at least two of the mothers of boys involved. How many there were is open to conjecture but the two now known were probably not the worst. Both have had a roasting and one has been grounded for the rest of the holiday.
We were all young once and may have done things we really shouldn't have done, sometimes egged on in a crowd. To those who've been in contact, your children aren't really bad. Confessing was a brave thing to do. A post on the FaceBook page yesterday has drawn praise for the two who've owned up. Allegedly the main culprits were not from Low Edges but from Dore!
It's really encouraging to hear that more than one who was present when the bench was damaged has confessed. We've had offers to either repair, pay for repairs or to replace the bench. The damage is not as bad as first thought.
BAG Facebook group members reacted with horror when they saw the damage to the bench we installed on the Village Green only last July. Harsh words were published and they got through to at least two of the mothers of boys involved. How many there were is open to conjecture but the two now known were probably not the worst. Both have had a roasting and one has been grounded for the rest of the holiday.
We were all young once and may have done things we really shouldn't have done, sometimes egged on in a crowd. To those who've been in contact, your children aren't really bad. Confessing was a brave thing to do. A post on the FaceBook page yesterday has drawn praise for the two who've owned up. Allegedly the main culprits were not from Low Edges but from Dore!
It's really encouraging to hear that more than one who was present when the bench was damaged has confessed. We've had offers to either repair, pay for repairs or to replace the bench. The damage is not as bad as first thought.
July 29th - With much reluctance, we have decided that it will not be wise to hold the Fun Day in September: the lack of attention in some other parts of the country is causing the virus to flare up dangerously. Consequently, far from seeing controls relaxed it seems we could have unexpected re-impositions at 24 hours’ notice even if the problem were somewhere on the other side of Sheffield. Current general advice remains against mass gatherings and we could expose ourselves to criticism for even trying.
It does all leave us with the determination to organise a better than ever Fun Day in 2021.
July 23rd - A Population Questionnaire has been developed by Sheffield City Council Public Health Team, to understand the Impacts of Covid-19 citywide. It will run for 6 weeks. Its aim is to support our understanding of the positive and negative impacts of Covid-19 in Sheffield within our communities. Click this link to complete the questionnaire.
It asks a range of questions (mainly multiple choice) about how the experience of Covid-19 has been in terms of loneliness, mental health, employment, income, health behaviours, active travel, access to services, where people get their information from on Covid-19, digital inclusion, home schooling, people's experience of shielding or having Covid-19, information about health conditions and managing these during the pandemic, future concerns people may have about the virus.
This questionnaire is really important as it will allow Sheffield City Council’s Public Health Team to gain more information in the areas where we have gaps in data locally. We can then ensure we tailor our response and services to meet the needs described by communities.
It should take around 10-15 min to complete the questionnaire.
July 9th - Jeremy Platts from the council's Woodlands team has been in touch to advise that a tree on the rec behind the bowling club has ash dieback disease. As it's a fungal disease it's highly likely that if one has got it then others will also suffer. The fungus will be present on fallen leaves and will quickly spread to the adjacent trees. There is nothing we can do about it but depending on the gap that will be left we may have a good case for an appropriate replacement tree.
He says it will have to be felled as its branches are in danger of falling off, eventually leaving a dead tree.
It does all leave us with the determination to organise a better than ever Fun Day in 2021.
July 23rd - A Population Questionnaire has been developed by Sheffield City Council Public Health Team, to understand the Impacts of Covid-19 citywide. It will run for 6 weeks. Its aim is to support our understanding of the positive and negative impacts of Covid-19 in Sheffield within our communities. Click this link to complete the questionnaire.
It asks a range of questions (mainly multiple choice) about how the experience of Covid-19 has been in terms of loneliness, mental health, employment, income, health behaviours, active travel, access to services, where people get their information from on Covid-19, digital inclusion, home schooling, people's experience of shielding or having Covid-19, information about health conditions and managing these during the pandemic, future concerns people may have about the virus.
This questionnaire is really important as it will allow Sheffield City Council’s Public Health Team to gain more information in the areas where we have gaps in data locally. We can then ensure we tailor our response and services to meet the needs described by communities.
It should take around 10-15 min to complete the questionnaire.
July 9th - Jeremy Platts from the council's Woodlands team has been in touch to advise that a tree on the rec behind the bowling club has ash dieback disease. As it's a fungal disease it's highly likely that if one has got it then others will also suffer. The fungus will be present on fallen leaves and will quickly spread to the adjacent trees. There is nothing we can do about it but depending on the gap that will be left we may have a good case for an appropriate replacement tree.
He says it will have to be felled as its branches are in danger of falling off, eventually leaving a dead tree.
June 24th - The Show Must Go On! (Probably). The Bradway Fun Day is still planned for Saturday 19th September 1.30 – 4.30pm on The Village Green (formerly The Old School Field).
Covid-19 has a lot to answer for with a number of large events being cancelled because of the social distancing restrictions and other logistical nightmares. But it’s not all doom and gloom. We have looked at our event and feel it can go ahead, albeit in a reduced format. We want to reduce the amount of money handling, so this year, a number of things will be free.
There will still be games to play, (these will be free), food and drink to enjoy from local suppliers (these will have to be paid for), and ..... the DOG SHOW at 3.00 p.m. (free entry).
A flypast by a Hurricane from The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight has been booked - and to date this is still available. Fingers crossed!
So put this date in your diary – Saturday 19th September 2020, 1.30 - 4.30pm.
All we ask of people who turn up is please be responsible and enjoy yourselves.
Keep safe and keep well.
June 6th – As the Corvid lockdown eases, our local retailers are slowly coming back to life:-
Love and Best Wishes plans to open from 15th June and may offer appointments for the vulnerable.
June 2nd - It's hard work keeping up with the bus timetables. Today at least, some of the 25s are going down Wollaton Road, so we may perhaps assume that these are the ones on the "daytime" schedule.
June 1st - New month, new bus timetable - coinciding with a little relaxation of the Covid-19 lockdown. From today, the Monday to Saturday Stagecoach 25 will run every 30 minutes early morning, every 15 minutes daytime and every 20 minutes late afternoon and early evening. The First journeys on service 24/25 will run hourly. And we are back to single deckers. Both services are to/from the Old Mother Redcap, with no service down Wollaton Road.
June 1st - We can only marvel at the mentality of whoever felt it was easier to (presumablty) drive to the primary school to dump a mattress beside the school bins while there was nobody around during half-term rather than to go a little further and dispose of it responsibly at the Blackstock Road site.
May 25th - We have been advised of a problem with our Bradway Bugle webpage: all of the Bugles have disappeared. We have reported this to Weebly, who are investigating and looking for a technical solution that will avoid the need to re-load them all by hand.
May 23rd - What the Transport website (mentioned below) fails to mention is that - according to a yellow sign at the bottom of Queen Victoria Road - Queen Victoria Road itself will also be closed from Tuesday 26th until June 1st. It seems reasonable to assume that this will have an impact on the M17 route, but so far there doesn't appear to be corroborating information on any other website.
May 22nd - When days all seem to be the same, it's difficult to remember that Monday will be a Bank Hioliday. The Transport website advises that from Tuesday 26th until Friday 29th Twentywell Lane will be closed "at all times" for culvert reconstruction work. Whether "at all times" relates only to the operating hours of the M17 is not clear. It will also be interesting to work out if the culvert reconstruction is related to the potential care home.
Meanwhile, half past every hour now sees 2 double-deckers leaving the Old Mother Redcap: the 25 precedes the 24. Then there's a half hour wait until the 24 returns on the hour, when it almost coincides with the M17 towards Lowedges.
May 13th - The Summer Edition of the Bradway Bugle was published today and is available from the Bugle page together with copies of previous editions back to 2012.
May 9th – As with most of the rest of the UK, Bradway’s street parties yesterday to celebrate 75 years since VE Day were held with due observance of the physical distancing that avoids the spread of Covid-19. They did serve to boost our spirits and to emphasise how we really are sub-communities within the Bradway village.
Covid-19 has a lot to answer for with a number of large events being cancelled because of the social distancing restrictions and other logistical nightmares. But it’s not all doom and gloom. We have looked at our event and feel it can go ahead, albeit in a reduced format. We want to reduce the amount of money handling, so this year, a number of things will be free.
There will still be games to play, (these will be free), food and drink to enjoy from local suppliers (these will have to be paid for), and ..... the DOG SHOW at 3.00 p.m. (free entry).
A flypast by a Hurricane from The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight has been booked - and to date this is still available. Fingers crossed!
So put this date in your diary – Saturday 19th September 2020, 1.30 - 4.30pm.
All we ask of people who turn up is please be responsible and enjoy yourselves.
Keep safe and keep well.
June 6th – As the Corvid lockdown eases, our local retailers are slowly coming back to life:-
- Hairy Hounds - open
- Hartleys – open occasionally, serving from the door and still doing deliveries
- Hays - activity in office but working from home
- Tilly's - open for takeaways
- S17 - open for takeaways
Love and Best Wishes plans to open from 15th June and may offer appointments for the vulnerable.
June 2nd - It's hard work keeping up with the bus timetables. Today at least, some of the 25s are going down Wollaton Road, so we may perhaps assume that these are the ones on the "daytime" schedule.
June 1st - New month, new bus timetable - coinciding with a little relaxation of the Covid-19 lockdown. From today, the Monday to Saturday Stagecoach 25 will run every 30 minutes early morning, every 15 minutes daytime and every 20 minutes late afternoon and early evening. The First journeys on service 24/25 will run hourly. And we are back to single deckers. Both services are to/from the Old Mother Redcap, with no service down Wollaton Road.
June 1st - We can only marvel at the mentality of whoever felt it was easier to (presumablty) drive to the primary school to dump a mattress beside the school bins while there was nobody around during half-term rather than to go a little further and dispose of it responsibly at the Blackstock Road site.
May 25th - We have been advised of a problem with our Bradway Bugle webpage: all of the Bugles have disappeared. We have reported this to Weebly, who are investigating and looking for a technical solution that will avoid the need to re-load them all by hand.
May 23rd - What the Transport website (mentioned below) fails to mention is that - according to a yellow sign at the bottom of Queen Victoria Road - Queen Victoria Road itself will also be closed from Tuesday 26th until June 1st. It seems reasonable to assume that this will have an impact on the M17 route, but so far there doesn't appear to be corroborating information on any other website.
May 22nd - When days all seem to be the same, it's difficult to remember that Monday will be a Bank Hioliday. The Transport website advises that from Tuesday 26th until Friday 29th Twentywell Lane will be closed "at all times" for culvert reconstruction work. Whether "at all times" relates only to the operating hours of the M17 is not clear. It will also be interesting to work out if the culvert reconstruction is related to the potential care home.
Meanwhile, half past every hour now sees 2 double-deckers leaving the Old Mother Redcap: the 25 precedes the 24. Then there's a half hour wait until the 24 returns on the hour, when it almost coincides with the M17 towards Lowedges.
May 13th - The Summer Edition of the Bradway Bugle was published today and is available from the Bugle page together with copies of previous editions back to 2012.
May 9th – As with most of the rest of the UK, Bradway’s street parties yesterday to celebrate 75 years since VE Day were held with due observance of the physical distancing that avoids the spread of Covid-19. They did serve to boost our spirits and to emphasise how we really are sub-communities within the Bradway village.
April 16th - We are into week 4 of lockdown. Well done to everyone who has been self-distancing and being considerate at the shops!
At BAG, we wondered if we could up the ante and create 'Thank you' trees - to say thank you not only to our wonderful NHS, but to all the other services that are keeping us as 'normal' as possible - refuse collections of black, blue and brown, bus services, local shops etc., not forgetting friends, family, neighbours and support groups.
Some of us will be bedecking our garden tree; we don't think the council would mind us using the kerbside trees too. A simple 'thank you' poster plus e.g. rainbow shapes could be used to write your message - stick it onto cardboard, or laminate it, or create your own.
April 11th - As we've said, keeping up with changes to the bus timetables is challenging: there's an easily missed note on the South Yorkshire Travel website that advises of a continuing 25 service alternating with the 24 by leaving the Redcap on the half hour. This is as from Wednesday 8th. Its first run is at 5:30 on weekdays, 8:30 on Sundays, with the last one always at 17:30.
Interestingly, both Stagecoach and First are using double-deckers at least some of the time, so there must be some extra views now, from the top deck.
April 9th – Keeping up with public transport has also been difficult lately, but the situation has perhaps settled down. From Sat 28 March a special hourly timetable has been in operation on service 24. From Wed 08 April the 25 service has been suspended and a special 24 service timetable is in operation, leaving the Redcap on the hour every hour from 06:00 until 19:00. This will be in place until further notice.
April 6th - Keeping up with Veolia's plans for bin collections can be at bit tricky at the moment, especially for the green garden waste bins, but the latest advice, from Veolia's own website, is "Sheffield City Council and Veolia are planning to restart garden waste collections from Monday 6th April. This is dependent on availability of collection crews so please check for updates. If your garden waste collection is scheduled for Monday 6th April please put your green bin out on the pavement before 7am."
Presumably, this means that those whose March 31st collection was cancelled should now be dealt with on Tuesday 13th.
April 3rd - Sheffield City Council have issued advice about wheely bin collections. They ask us to help keep both ourselves and the bin crews safe by taking the following simple precautions. Please wash our hands before putting our bins out for collection. Then wipe the bin handles with soap and water, sanitiser or bleach. Repeat this process once our bin has been emptied and we return it to our property. Wipe the handles down well afterwards and wash our hands once again.
All Fools Day - but no tricks being played: there is more than enough to contend with at a national and international level, and Bradway residents do seem to be following the government guidelines on self-isolation.
At BAG, we wondered if we could up the ante and create 'Thank you' trees - to say thank you not only to our wonderful NHS, but to all the other services that are keeping us as 'normal' as possible - refuse collections of black, blue and brown, bus services, local shops etc., not forgetting friends, family, neighbours and support groups.
Some of us will be bedecking our garden tree; we don't think the council would mind us using the kerbside trees too. A simple 'thank you' poster plus e.g. rainbow shapes could be used to write your message - stick it onto cardboard, or laminate it, or create your own.
April 11th - As we've said, keeping up with changes to the bus timetables is challenging: there's an easily missed note on the South Yorkshire Travel website that advises of a continuing 25 service alternating with the 24 by leaving the Redcap on the half hour. This is as from Wednesday 8th. Its first run is at 5:30 on weekdays, 8:30 on Sundays, with the last one always at 17:30.
Interestingly, both Stagecoach and First are using double-deckers at least some of the time, so there must be some extra views now, from the top deck.
April 9th – Keeping up with public transport has also been difficult lately, but the situation has perhaps settled down. From Sat 28 March a special hourly timetable has been in operation on service 24. From Wed 08 April the 25 service has been suspended and a special 24 service timetable is in operation, leaving the Redcap on the hour every hour from 06:00 until 19:00. This will be in place until further notice.
April 6th - Keeping up with Veolia's plans for bin collections can be at bit tricky at the moment, especially for the green garden waste bins, but the latest advice, from Veolia's own website, is "Sheffield City Council and Veolia are planning to restart garden waste collections from Monday 6th April. This is dependent on availability of collection crews so please check for updates. If your garden waste collection is scheduled for Monday 6th April please put your green bin out on the pavement before 7am."
Presumably, this means that those whose March 31st collection was cancelled should now be dealt with on Tuesday 13th.
April 3rd - Sheffield City Council have issued advice about wheely bin collections. They ask us to help keep both ourselves and the bin crews safe by taking the following simple precautions. Please wash our hands before putting our bins out for collection. Then wipe the bin handles with soap and water, sanitiser or bleach. Repeat this process once our bin has been emptied and we return it to our property. Wipe the handles down well afterwards and wash our hands once again.
All Fools Day - but no tricks being played: there is more than enough to contend with at a national and international level, and Bradway residents do seem to be following the government guidelines on self-isolation.
March 24th - Our Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator has passed on the following information from the City Council: a help line is now available and "the number is 0114 273 4567, Monday to Friday, 9am until 5pm for food, gas, electric, medications etc”.
March 23rd - There is a lot of advice around, much of it seemingly contradictory. But if there is one website that can perhaps be viewed as the Oracle it is the one that is kept up to date by the government.
March 17th The COVID-19 Coronavirus situation is developing fast. Our Facebook page (link should work for FB members) will be receiving and displaying messages - currently very frequently.
Please see our special page for useful guidance, information and facts.
Another group on Facebook (S17 COVID-19 Community Support Group) is requesting volunteers to cover nominated streets and we urge as many as possible to contact them. Cards will then be distributed to the residents in those streets informing them of their contact point - address/phone no/email. If you are willing to cover a locality in such a way, then please take the survey from this link
March 16th - Events are happening very fast. We're sure everyone will have noted the latest news on the Coronavirus situation.
In these circumstances we need to take as many steps as possible to reduce all risks in our locality. Consequently our Special Meeting due to be held this Thursday, 19th, and our normal Open Meeting scheduled for 1st April have been called off. There is a link to the Government's advice and guidance at the foot of this message. We face a very tough few months, and the aftermath will prove challenging for years. However, if we all take it very seriously now we may be able to restore a degree of normality more quickly.
The Government page linked here includes further links to a variety of COVID 19 information, including help for small businesses
March 15th - BAG has a regular Open Meeting scheduled for 1st April and Agenda Items were being prepared. It seems very possible that older and vulnerable members will be confined to their homes fairly soon and for a potentially long period. That meeting will be reviewed by the committee on Tuesday evening and may have to be cancelled. Many members are saying that the coronavirus issue is a much greater and more immediate threat to Bradway than the planned Care Home and something needs to be done. We agree, and for that reason we are going to split Thursday's meeting and try to cover both (Covid-19 and care home) subjects. More to follow. - Uptaded 16th - both meetings now cancelled, see above.
March 13th, Friday! BAG will not be submitting any detailed comments to the Local Planning Authority until after our Open Meeting on the19th. However we have felt compelled to submit an objection to the minimal public consultation that has taken place for plans that must have begun over 2 years ago, see here
SORRY, meeting now cancelled, see above. More to follow
March 8th - Feeling is growing stronger about the proposed Care Home on Twentywell Lane. The Community Hall was packed on Sunday afternoon when a group of neighbours made a presentation. The BAG Chairman's Special Newsletter was emailed to paid up members on 5th March and is linked here. See also BAG's special page for more about this intended development.
March 5th - Good news is that we now have our first public defibrillator here in Bradway, available 24/7.
Paid for and arranged by BAG, electricity and site kindly provided by the Castle Inn.
Thanks go to those who helped ensure this happened.
March 23rd - There is a lot of advice around, much of it seemingly contradictory. But if there is one website that can perhaps be viewed as the Oracle it is the one that is kept up to date by the government.
March 17th The COVID-19 Coronavirus situation is developing fast. Our Facebook page (link should work for FB members) will be receiving and displaying messages - currently very frequently.
Please see our special page for useful guidance, information and facts.
Another group on Facebook (S17 COVID-19 Community Support Group) is requesting volunteers to cover nominated streets and we urge as many as possible to contact them. Cards will then be distributed to the residents in those streets informing them of their contact point - address/phone no/email. If you are willing to cover a locality in such a way, then please take the survey from this link
March 16th - Events are happening very fast. We're sure everyone will have noted the latest news on the Coronavirus situation.
In these circumstances we need to take as many steps as possible to reduce all risks in our locality. Consequently our Special Meeting due to be held this Thursday, 19th, and our normal Open Meeting scheduled for 1st April have been called off. There is a link to the Government's advice and guidance at the foot of this message. We face a very tough few months, and the aftermath will prove challenging for years. However, if we all take it very seriously now we may be able to restore a degree of normality more quickly.
The Government page linked here includes further links to a variety of COVID 19 information, including help for small businesses
March 15th - BAG has a regular Open Meeting scheduled for 1st April and Agenda Items were being prepared. It seems very possible that older and vulnerable members will be confined to their homes fairly soon and for a potentially long period. That meeting will be reviewed by the committee on Tuesday evening and may have to be cancelled. Many members are saying that the coronavirus issue is a much greater and more immediate threat to Bradway than the planned Care Home and something needs to be done. We agree, and for that reason we are going to split Thursday's meeting and try to cover both (Covid-19 and care home) subjects. More to follow. - Uptaded 16th - both meetings now cancelled, see above.
March 13th, Friday! BAG will not be submitting any detailed comments to the Local Planning Authority until after our Open Meeting on the19th. However we have felt compelled to submit an objection to the minimal public consultation that has taken place for plans that must have begun over 2 years ago, see here
SORRY, meeting now cancelled, see above. More to follow
March 8th - Feeling is growing stronger about the proposed Care Home on Twentywell Lane. The Community Hall was packed on Sunday afternoon when a group of neighbours made a presentation. The BAG Chairman's Special Newsletter was emailed to paid up members on 5th March and is linked here. See also BAG's special page for more about this intended development.
March 5th - Good news is that we now have our first public defibrillator here in Bradway, available 24/7.
Paid for and arranged by BAG, electricity and site kindly provided by the Castle Inn.
Thanks go to those who helped ensure this happened.
February 29th - BAG committee members are being drawn in to a growing debate about the planning application for an 80-bed nursing home on Twentywell Lane. We have commented on previous planning applications for properties in Bradway, and we may also comment on this one. At present, the full application is taking time to digest, and we need to be fully confident of all the facts before we respond. For now, we remain as neutral as possible. See the separate webpage for more details
February 13th - The Spring Edition of the Bradway Bugle is being delivered to all Bradway homes within the next few days. It's now available online linked to the Bradway Bugle page.
February 11th - News has been received of an imminent Planning Application being submitted by Charterpoint Senior Living to build a large care home facility on Twentywell Lane. A separate BAG webpage is linked here to display as much as we currently know prior to the full details appearing on the Council's Planning Portal.
February 7th - Now it seems that every roadside grate in Bradway has had the cleaning visit. Possibly all in preparation for Storm Ciara.
February 5th - Surprise, surprise! The roadside grates have been cleaned and washed along Prospect Road (one side only), Prospect Drive and Prospect Close. Let it rain!
February 13th - The Spring Edition of the Bradway Bugle is being delivered to all Bradway homes within the next few days. It's now available online linked to the Bradway Bugle page.
February 11th - News has been received of an imminent Planning Application being submitted by Charterpoint Senior Living to build a large care home facility on Twentywell Lane. A separate BAG webpage is linked here to display as much as we currently know prior to the full details appearing on the Council's Planning Portal.
February 7th - Now it seems that every roadside grate in Bradway has had the cleaning visit. Possibly all in preparation for Storm Ciara.
February 5th - Surprise, surprise! The roadside grates have been cleaned and washed along Prospect Road (one side only), Prospect Drive and Prospect Close. Let it rain!
Friday December 20th - Pe-application Consultation, Care Home Development, Twentywell Lane
We've been aware for some time that plans were afoot to build on the long neglected site half way down the hill between the shops and Twentywell Road.
We knew the owner of the site had entered into a conditional legal option to sell the proposed site. We'd confirmed the likely developers to be Charterpoint Senior Living, part of the Nottingham based Charterpoint Group. They look reputable.
We've spoken to a representative (a Bradway resident) of the proposed developers planning agents DLP and now established the development is for operators Cinnamon Luxury Care. They appear to operate high class establishments further south.
He wanted to discuss the pre-application consultation he's arranging. This will help to back the application and ensure as many objections as possible are considered in advance. The background is in the paper copied and attached here. Naturally the developers will want to get on with the project as soon as possible.
Firstly, the land is not green belt and is suitable for building a property of this type under current building and planning regulations.
The site was used about 25-30 years ago to dump spoil from Supertram works. That has now settled and does not contain anything organic or toxic that would preclude development.
There are at least two small streams and potential springs on the site and it is a long way from level. That will require a split level design, with lifts, the main block running north - south with strong foundations away from both streams. It's possible a pedestrian entry could be created onto Kenwell Drive.
Car parking would be around the site. Deliveries would have ample space to turn within the site. Access to the site was previously improved specifically to allow the heavy trucks to dump the spoil. The sight lines for the entry are better than many properties on Twentywell Lane.
We were not able to see the plans but our impression is that they have existed for some time. An 80 bed unit is quite big. It will create employment for maybe 40 people on a variety of shifts 24/7. There certainly is demand for such facilities and the leaflet makes other valid points.
We have commented on the increased traffic that will inevitably be drawn to Twentywell Lane, a road for which we have concerns regarding excess traffic at the top and bottom, as well as speed. Parking will be necessary for staff and visitors to the residents as well as deliveries and a variety of professionals attending the residents.
We made clear that no overflow parking must occur on Twentywell Lane. We suggested that the developers might want to consider making a voluntary contribution to appropriate traffic calming measures on Twentywell Lane as determined by the Highway Authority.
You'll see from the attached that DLP are inviting feedback. Anyone can do so by email or post and the details are at the foot of the third page.
The site is currently unkempt. The developers want to keep most of the trees in a green envelope. Neighbours will have their specific issues. Some form of development has been anticipated for many years.
Until we see the plans as submitted, seemingly likely to be lodged by February, we won't know exactly what is intended so can't comment on them in any more detail.
SUNDAY 15TH IS CHRISTMAS ACTIVITY DAY – SHOPS ARE OPEN ON OTHER SUNDAYS AS WELL.
Age UK Sheffield
Tilly’s –
Sunday 15th December
Love and Best Wishes - Card & Gift Shop
Sunday 15th December
Retail Therapy –
Bradway Meats –
Hartley’s Fruit & Veg Cabin –
Other shops on Twentywell Lane and Bradway Road - will be open normal business hours.
Bradway Pet Shop – Open normal business hours.
S17 Coffee Shop & Bistro-
Bradway Action Group- (11.00 – 1.00 p.m.)Will be supporting the event – come and have a go on the Children’s and Adult Christmas Tombolas.
We've been aware for some time that plans were afoot to build on the long neglected site half way down the hill between the shops and Twentywell Road.
We knew the owner of the site had entered into a conditional legal option to sell the proposed site. We'd confirmed the likely developers to be Charterpoint Senior Living, part of the Nottingham based Charterpoint Group. They look reputable.
We've spoken to a representative (a Bradway resident) of the proposed developers planning agents DLP and now established the development is for operators Cinnamon Luxury Care. They appear to operate high class establishments further south.
He wanted to discuss the pre-application consultation he's arranging. This will help to back the application and ensure as many objections as possible are considered in advance. The background is in the paper copied and attached here. Naturally the developers will want to get on with the project as soon as possible.
Firstly, the land is not green belt and is suitable for building a property of this type under current building and planning regulations.
The site was used about 25-30 years ago to dump spoil from Supertram works. That has now settled and does not contain anything organic or toxic that would preclude development.
There are at least two small streams and potential springs on the site and it is a long way from level. That will require a split level design, with lifts, the main block running north - south with strong foundations away from both streams. It's possible a pedestrian entry could be created onto Kenwell Drive.
Car parking would be around the site. Deliveries would have ample space to turn within the site. Access to the site was previously improved specifically to allow the heavy trucks to dump the spoil. The sight lines for the entry are better than many properties on Twentywell Lane.
We were not able to see the plans but our impression is that they have existed for some time. An 80 bed unit is quite big. It will create employment for maybe 40 people on a variety of shifts 24/7. There certainly is demand for such facilities and the leaflet makes other valid points.
We have commented on the increased traffic that will inevitably be drawn to Twentywell Lane, a road for which we have concerns regarding excess traffic at the top and bottom, as well as speed. Parking will be necessary for staff and visitors to the residents as well as deliveries and a variety of professionals attending the residents.
We made clear that no overflow parking must occur on Twentywell Lane. We suggested that the developers might want to consider making a voluntary contribution to appropriate traffic calming measures on Twentywell Lane as determined by the Highway Authority.
You'll see from the attached that DLP are inviting feedback. Anyone can do so by email or post and the details are at the foot of the third page.
The site is currently unkempt. The developers want to keep most of the trees in a green envelope. Neighbours will have their specific issues. Some form of development has been anticipated for many years.
Until we see the plans as submitted, seemingly likely to be lodged by February, we won't know exactly what is intended so can't comment on them in any more detail.
SUNDAY 15TH IS CHRISTMAS ACTIVITY DAY – SHOPS ARE OPEN ON OTHER SUNDAYS AS WELL.
Age UK Sheffield
- First Christmas at Bradway. The shop will be open normal business hours - Sunday opening – as advertised
Tilly’s –
- Have you been good? It’s time to write that special letter to Santa.
- The post box has arrived at Tilly’s and Santa will be visiting on Sunday 15th December to deliver your personal hand written replies.No generic shizzle here! Santa very kindly takes time to personally reply to all the letters posted in our post box!
- Open normal business hours – serving delicious drinks, snacks and cakes.Sunday opening – 15th & 22nd Dec.
Sunday 15th December
- Come along and listen to the Children’s Choir and visit Father Christmas – arriving about 11.00 a.m.
Love and Best Wishes - Card & Gift Shop
- Reindeer food is now available to buy. There is a huge selection of beautiful cards and gifts to choose from.
- Open normal business hours - Sunday opening – 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd Dec.
Sunday 15th December
- Mince pies and mulled wine, plus the L&BW staff in their Christmas attire. Activities for the children.
Retail Therapy –
- Has a range of beautiful gifts - ideal for the females in your life!
- Open normal business hours - Sunday opening – as advertised
Bradway Meats –
- Great selection of Christmas turkeys and meats, plus drinks and treats. No deadline for ordering.
- Open normal business hours - Sunday opening - 15th & 22nd Dec.
Hartley’s Fruit & Veg Cabin –
- The best choice of Christmas Trees – Potted trees, trees set in wooden blocks and traditional cut trees, plus festive decorations, seasonal fruit & vegetables. Especially for Christmas – delicious hampers decorative wreaths and floral bouquets.No deadline for flower orders
- Pre-order your Christmas fruit and veg. Orders can be collected or delivered. Deadline 14th December
- Open normal business hours - Sunday opening – 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd Dec.
Other shops on Twentywell Lane and Bradway Road - will be open normal business hours.
Bradway Pet Shop – Open normal business hours.
- Rachel has lots of gorgeous festive, Christmas treats for your pets, plus other stock available as normal.
S17 Coffee Shop & Bistro-
- Open normal business hours – includes Sundays - serving a range of delicious food and drinks.
Bradway Action Group- (11.00 – 1.00 p.m.)Will be supporting the event – come and have a go on the Children’s and Adult Christmas Tombolas.
November 29th - Not specifically relevant to Bradway, but Totley is just down the hill so it's worth mentioning.
"Because of unforeseen personal circumstances, both Julie Gay and Neil Bunting have had to resign as the Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinators for Totley South & North respectively. Les Day is therefore looking for two volunteers to take over the roles. This does not involve very much work, mainly forwarding emails, plus committee meetings as required. Anyone interested in taking on either of the positions or who wants more information please contact Les at [email protected]."
There will also be a NHW open meeting next Tuesday 3rd December at the Totley Rise Methodist Church Hall in the coffee lounge. The meeting will start at 7pm.
November 18th - The Big City Conversation - Council services and how future decisions are made.
Sheffield City Council are having a Big City Conversation with citizens, partners, community groups and other stakeholders across the city over the coming months.
We want to hear from Sheffielders from every part of the city about the issues that matter to them, their communities and neighbourhoods, and how the Council serves the city.
November 1st - Once again, Bradway Scouts want to advise local residents that they will be holding a bonfire night, together with their Annual General Meeting on the evening of Friday November 8th. The Scouts appreciate that some dog owners need to make special arrangements for animals which can be alarmed by firework noise..
November 1st - The Cross Scythes public house is not actually within the bounds of Bradway, but this Christmas Fayre may be of interest to to us.
"Because of unforeseen personal circumstances, both Julie Gay and Neil Bunting have had to resign as the Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinators for Totley South & North respectively. Les Day is therefore looking for two volunteers to take over the roles. This does not involve very much work, mainly forwarding emails, plus committee meetings as required. Anyone interested in taking on either of the positions or who wants more information please contact Les at [email protected]."
There will also be a NHW open meeting next Tuesday 3rd December at the Totley Rise Methodist Church Hall in the coffee lounge. The meeting will start at 7pm.
November 18th - The Big City Conversation - Council services and how future decisions are made.
Sheffield City Council are having a Big City Conversation with citizens, partners, community groups and other stakeholders across the city over the coming months.
We want to hear from Sheffielders from every part of the city about the issues that matter to them, their communities and neighbourhoods, and how the Council serves the city.
November 1st - Once again, Bradway Scouts want to advise local residents that they will be holding a bonfire night, together with their Annual General Meeting on the evening of Friday November 8th. The Scouts appreciate that some dog owners need to make special arrangements for animals which can be alarmed by firework noise..
November 1st - The Cross Scythes public house is not actually within the bounds of Bradway, but this Christmas Fayre may be of interest to to us.
October 9th -Do you use buses? Did you use buses? Would you like to use buses? Do you think more people using buses is a good idea? Have you had your say in the current Sheffield City Region Bus Review across South Yorkshire? If we say nothing we can't say they didn't try to listen. We've less frequent buses, unreliable buses and buses that don't run where some might want them. If we don't use them, we lose even more of them.
Have your say before 18th October.
October 4th - Amey's area steward for South West Sheffield recently left the company. She was BAG’s contact, and she had done her best to field our comments and concerns. We have yet to be informed who has replaced her.
Meanwhile, we're currently waiting for resurfacing of Poynton Wood Glade and Bradway Drive, both due to have started in August but now expected by the end of October.
From the 14th of October for up to 3 weeks Amey will be resurfacing Twentywell Lane. The first phase will cover from Bradway Road down to Twentywell Rise and the road could be closed between 9.30 and 3.30 each working day. Golf club and other users will be allowed access on those days from Abbeydale Road South. The second phase will cover from Twentywell Rise down to Abbeydale Road South and access will be permitted from Bradway Road. Although part was resurfaced about 18 months ago, it's understood the entire length will be getting the full treatment.
Drainage on Twentywell Lane is poor: the gullies are frequently blocked by silt. When requested, they're cleared but how thoroughly this is done remains Like the drains themselves?) unclear. BAG continue to monitor this situation.
Street trees, particularly cherries, have suffered badly from the dry start to the year, like last year. It seems the type of cherries in most parts of Bradway don't have deep roots which makes them more vulnerable, and they also disturb pavements more than other trees do. Dead trees will be replaced.
Have your say before 18th October.
October 4th - Amey's area steward for South West Sheffield recently left the company. She was BAG’s contact, and she had done her best to field our comments and concerns. We have yet to be informed who has replaced her.
Meanwhile, we're currently waiting for resurfacing of Poynton Wood Glade and Bradway Drive, both due to have started in August but now expected by the end of October.
From the 14th of October for up to 3 weeks Amey will be resurfacing Twentywell Lane. The first phase will cover from Bradway Road down to Twentywell Rise and the road could be closed between 9.30 and 3.30 each working day. Golf club and other users will be allowed access on those days from Abbeydale Road South. The second phase will cover from Twentywell Rise down to Abbeydale Road South and access will be permitted from Bradway Road. Although part was resurfaced about 18 months ago, it's understood the entire length will be getting the full treatment.
Drainage on Twentywell Lane is poor: the gullies are frequently blocked by silt. When requested, they're cleared but how thoroughly this is done remains Like the drains themselves?) unclear. BAG continue to monitor this situation.
Street trees, particularly cherries, have suffered badly from the dry start to the year, like last year. It seems the type of cherries in most parts of Bradway don't have deep roots which makes them more vulnerable, and they also disturb pavements more than other trees do. Dead trees will be replaced.
September 27th - All the counting up for the Fun Day is now complete and it reveals a profit of £1,180.80. The event is not designed as a fund-raiser, but the money collected will be put towards future projects, all of which will be discussed at next month's AGM.
September 17th -
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (Official) Dakota was expected to fly over the Fun that was happening on the Village Green at 15:38, but it had to make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport because of an engine failure on the number two engine. The aircraft landed without further damage, but emergency services were prepared. The crew have been praised for bringing the stricken aircraft down safely
Unsurprisingly flying a 60+ year-old war plane led to issues and brought Manchester Airport to a temporary standstill. A spokesman for Manchester Airport said the landing had not had an impact on operations.
On Sunday, the Wing Commander rang to apologise to BAG. But there’s no chance of a refund because there was no fee in the first place.
Anyone who missed the Dakota flypast so much that they are prepared to see a video of its landing at Manchester, a 20 minute YouTube film is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xsyXNuse5Q.
September 16th - A Neighbourhood Watch suggestion from our ex Chief Superintendant is very topical in the light of stolen vehicles recently recovered in Lowedges. Often the first that the original owners know about their vehicle having been cloned is when they receive a speeding ticket or other summons including parking. Sometime in the past they may have had their number plates stolen, as was the case recently in the Dore area where a number of plates were taken. The owner buys a replacement set of plates and forgets about it until something happens. The rogues may use the plates for a number of illegal activities after fitting them to a similar vehicle. A quick check on car checker or a similar website will only show the type of vehicle and colour etc. but not if their plates have been stolen.
As a simple method of proving it was not your vehicle being used illegally, our member suggests putting a significant marker or sticker in your rear window that can easily be seen on any speed camera or other type of camera. You have to take a time & date stamped photo of the rear of your car to prove you have had the identifier on the vehicle for some time, and it is unlikely the rogues will notice the identifier whilst stealing your plates, and so the photo of their car will not include this sticker.
September 16th – The sun shone all week-end, not only on the BAG Fun Day but also on the steam train which delighted everyone who saw it puff along the line through Dore & Totley Station.
September 17th -
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (Official) Dakota was expected to fly over the Fun that was happening on the Village Green at 15:38, but it had to make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport because of an engine failure on the number two engine. The aircraft landed without further damage, but emergency services were prepared. The crew have been praised for bringing the stricken aircraft down safely
Unsurprisingly flying a 60+ year-old war plane led to issues and brought Manchester Airport to a temporary standstill. A spokesman for Manchester Airport said the landing had not had an impact on operations.
On Sunday, the Wing Commander rang to apologise to BAG. But there’s no chance of a refund because there was no fee in the first place.
Anyone who missed the Dakota flypast so much that they are prepared to see a video of its landing at Manchester, a 20 minute YouTube film is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xsyXNuse5Q.
September 16th - A Neighbourhood Watch suggestion from our ex Chief Superintendant is very topical in the light of stolen vehicles recently recovered in Lowedges. Often the first that the original owners know about their vehicle having been cloned is when they receive a speeding ticket or other summons including parking. Sometime in the past they may have had their number plates stolen, as was the case recently in the Dore area where a number of plates were taken. The owner buys a replacement set of plates and forgets about it until something happens. The rogues may use the plates for a number of illegal activities after fitting them to a similar vehicle. A quick check on car checker or a similar website will only show the type of vehicle and colour etc. but not if their plates have been stolen.
As a simple method of proving it was not your vehicle being used illegally, our member suggests putting a significant marker or sticker in your rear window that can easily be seen on any speed camera or other type of camera. You have to take a time & date stamped photo of the rear of your car to prove you have had the identifier on the vehicle for some time, and it is unlikely the rogues will notice the identifier whilst stealing your plates, and so the photo of their car will not include this sticker.
September 16th – The sun shone all week-end, not only on the BAG Fun Day but also on the steam train which delighted everyone who saw it puff along the line through Dore & Totley Station.
August 4th - Almost upon us once again - the opportunity to join in with the rest of Bradway to enjoy the fun and frolics organised by BAG. There are a lot more attractions than those listed on the poster below. Many will be free to use, and the others charge only modest fees. This is not a fund-raising exercise: we aim to cover our costs, but any profit will go towards further enhancement of our suburb.
Contributions for the book stall and the cake stall can be brought either between 6pm and 8pm on Friday 13th, or from 9am onwards on Saturday.
August 29th - The BAG Thursday path-clearing team have scoured the gennel at the side of the school field to remove loose debris and leaves and also cut back briars and other prickly obstacles. All that is needed now is for the landowners on the other side to trim and maintain their hedges, and clear up their cuttings.
Contributions for the book stall and the cake stall can be brought either between 6pm and 8pm on Friday 13th, or from 9am onwards on Saturday.
August 29th - The BAG Thursday path-clearing team have scoured the gennel at the side of the school field to remove loose debris and leaves and also cut back briars and other prickly obstacles. All that is needed now is for the landowners on the other side to trim and maintain their hedges, and clear up their cuttings.
August 23rd - The Autumn 2019 Bradway Bugle has just been published and should have been delivered to all Bradway letter boxes by Sunday 25th. If you haven't had copy and you're in the S17 4.. postal area please send us a message through the Contact link in the left hand menu. We know about 3 or 4 houses may have received two copies. If you did please also let us know.
In August we were short of delivery people and many rounds were done by stand ins. If you could spare an hour or two every three months to cover a round please let us know. Some areas are better covered than others, but members of our team can move away, be on holiday, be sick, or otherwise unavailable at the critical time. Our reserve list is currently too short!
The Autumn 2019 issue is now available from the Bradway Bugle link on the left
In August we were short of delivery people and many rounds were done by stand ins. If you could spare an hour or two every three months to cover a round please let us know. Some areas are better covered than others, but members of our team can move away, be on holiday, be sick, or otherwise unavailable at the critical time. Our reserve list is currently too short!
The Autumn 2019 issue is now available from the Bradway Bugle link on the left
July 19th – Amey have supplied this update on the Streets Ahead project in our area.
Twentywell Lane is programmed to be resurfaced in late summer/early autumn. Amey can’t give us an exact date at this time as the work is currently being programmed. They will continue to carry out safety inspections on the road and repair any defects they find.
With micro surfacing (as applied around the Bradway housing estates) there is an element of loose material which is normal. Amey will clear any resultant grit that has fallen into the gullies. However, if Bradway residents have any specific location examples Amey will have these inspected as a matter of course.
Not all sections of the pavements on Everard Avenue and Prospect Road were resurfaced, because at the time of the major works, not all sections were at the levels that required the full treatment, which is why only sections received attention. BAG’s concerns have been passed to Amey’s network team, who will be re-inspecting these areas, and should any works be required, they will be added to a future programme.
Some trees identified by Amey’s Arbs Team have failed the inspection and new trees will be planted in the next planting season of October through to March. Inspections are ongoing across the area. Amey have a watering programme in place for trees, and so far this year they have completed 4 cycles of watering for trees planted over the last 2 seasons. During the watering programme each tree is receiving approximately 20 litres of water. Amey also have a new campaign out to encourage members of the public to water trees in their area should they wish to join in with this within their communit
Twentywell Lane is programmed to be resurfaced in late summer/early autumn. Amey can’t give us an exact date at this time as the work is currently being programmed. They will continue to carry out safety inspections on the road and repair any defects they find.
With micro surfacing (as applied around the Bradway housing estates) there is an element of loose material which is normal. Amey will clear any resultant grit that has fallen into the gullies. However, if Bradway residents have any specific location examples Amey will have these inspected as a matter of course.
Not all sections of the pavements on Everard Avenue and Prospect Road were resurfaced, because at the time of the major works, not all sections were at the levels that required the full treatment, which is why only sections received attention. BAG’s concerns have been passed to Amey’s network team, who will be re-inspecting these areas, and should any works be required, they will be added to a future programme.
Some trees identified by Amey’s Arbs Team have failed the inspection and new trees will be planted in the next planting season of October through to March. Inspections are ongoing across the area. Amey have a watering programme in place for trees, and so far this year they have completed 4 cycles of watering for trees planted over the last 2 seasons. During the watering programme each tree is receiving approximately 20 litres of water. Amey also have a new campaign out to encourage members of the public to water trees in their area should they wish to join in with this within their communit
June 27th - Following a BAG question to the Council about waste bin usage e.g. the possibility of using brown bins for paper and blue bins for bottles, we have received the following very comprehensive reply:-
“As regards the paper and card, we do appreciate that some households may find they have at times an excess of paper and card and need to use our alternative options for disposing of this. We do monitor carefully the tonnages of paper and card we collect. Sheffield like most parts of the country has seen a gradual decline over the last ten years in how much paper and card we collect. In 2018/19 we collected around 25% less in Sheffield than we did in 2008/09. This reflects the national trend of people purchasing fewer papers and magazines as they access these items electronically now. It is worth saying that the blue bins’ original use in Sheffield was for a four weekly collection, so given the reduction in paper and card we now collect we did consider this a reasonable choice to make.
Taking that into account, we do not at this time have any plans to offer residents the chance to swap how they use the two recycling bins. We are looking at what options we may be able to provide to households, to have a larger blue bin. Any such changes will be communicated to households in the future if we are able to offer this.
I appreciate that leaving paper and card next to the bin can sometimes be weather dependent. Our crews will however collect it if it’s wet, so we generally recommend placing the material into small card boxes where possible to help safely contain the extra material and allow for easy collection. We do ask that the extra waste is no larger than the blue bin: people with larger items should try to use the waste-site facilities for that volume/scale of paper and card.
We do continuously review where we have the waste-site facilities. However, we are often limited to finding landowners who are willing to allow us to place our bins on their sites. We try not to place just one container or material into any site now to ensure that those sites have a practical and valuable use in the community, so in general we need space for at least five large containers. This means it’s the large supermarkets that are able to offer us enough space to place containers. We then need to be able to access them safely in large collection vehicles. We do continue to look for alternative sites so may be able to add to the sites in your area in the future.
As regards the materials that we collect at the moment I would like to point out that it is any plastic bottle that we collect in the brown bins. This could be plastic milk bottle, fizzy drink bottle, shampoo bottle, cleaning product bottle etc. As long as it’s a plastic bottle we can take it in the brown bin. We are slightly restricted to what materials we can collect by what the local processing sites are able/willing to receive and process on our behalf. At the moment the market is keen to process plastic bottles as this is a high value material. There is little to no value in many of the other plastic items that can be collected and therefore collecting these in our kerbside brown bin service would make the disposal costs for that material very expensive as the processing site would have to charge for taking a low value material from us.
We do allow all plastics to be recycled in our waste-site facilities to ensure people can send that for recycling if they want to. But at this time placing it into the kerbside collections of the brown bins is not possible. There are plans from central government to try and change this across the country, to ensure all authorities collect the same core key set of materials for recycling so it’s possible that this could change in the near future.”
June 25th - Amey's latest update on works for 2019 includes Bradway Close and Poynton Wood Glade for micro-surfacing in September. No date yet for Twentywell Lane.
“As regards the paper and card, we do appreciate that some households may find they have at times an excess of paper and card and need to use our alternative options for disposing of this. We do monitor carefully the tonnages of paper and card we collect. Sheffield like most parts of the country has seen a gradual decline over the last ten years in how much paper and card we collect. In 2018/19 we collected around 25% less in Sheffield than we did in 2008/09. This reflects the national trend of people purchasing fewer papers and magazines as they access these items electronically now. It is worth saying that the blue bins’ original use in Sheffield was for a four weekly collection, so given the reduction in paper and card we now collect we did consider this a reasonable choice to make.
Taking that into account, we do not at this time have any plans to offer residents the chance to swap how they use the two recycling bins. We are looking at what options we may be able to provide to households, to have a larger blue bin. Any such changes will be communicated to households in the future if we are able to offer this.
I appreciate that leaving paper and card next to the bin can sometimes be weather dependent. Our crews will however collect it if it’s wet, so we generally recommend placing the material into small card boxes where possible to help safely contain the extra material and allow for easy collection. We do ask that the extra waste is no larger than the blue bin: people with larger items should try to use the waste-site facilities for that volume/scale of paper and card.
We do continuously review where we have the waste-site facilities. However, we are often limited to finding landowners who are willing to allow us to place our bins on their sites. We try not to place just one container or material into any site now to ensure that those sites have a practical and valuable use in the community, so in general we need space for at least five large containers. This means it’s the large supermarkets that are able to offer us enough space to place containers. We then need to be able to access them safely in large collection vehicles. We do continue to look for alternative sites so may be able to add to the sites in your area in the future.
As regards the materials that we collect at the moment I would like to point out that it is any plastic bottle that we collect in the brown bins. This could be plastic milk bottle, fizzy drink bottle, shampoo bottle, cleaning product bottle etc. As long as it’s a plastic bottle we can take it in the brown bin. We are slightly restricted to what materials we can collect by what the local processing sites are able/willing to receive and process on our behalf. At the moment the market is keen to process plastic bottles as this is a high value material. There is little to no value in many of the other plastic items that can be collected and therefore collecting these in our kerbside brown bin service would make the disposal costs for that material very expensive as the processing site would have to charge for taking a low value material from us.
We do allow all plastics to be recycled in our waste-site facilities to ensure people can send that for recycling if they want to. But at this time placing it into the kerbside collections of the brown bins is not possible. There are plans from central government to try and change this across the country, to ensure all authorities collect the same core key set of materials for recycling so it’s possible that this could change in the near future.”
June 25th - Amey's latest update on works for 2019 includes Bradway Close and Poynton Wood Glade for micro-surfacing in September. No date yet for Twentywell Lane.
May 31st - Either nothing else of any interest happenend in Bradway during May, or the website updaters were on holiday.
May 8th - Until the perpetrators of the low-level graffiti we are experiencing are identified and discouraged from further activity, it is worth noting that any defacement of “public” sites can be reported to the owners who may do the cleaning up. Unfortunately, graffiti on private property is the responsibility of the property owners but it can be tackled with white spirit (or its equivalent) and elbow grease.
If the graffiti is on road signs, grit boxes and litter bins, the Council can be contacted - there is an online form to fill in. https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/home/pollution-nuisance/report-graffiti
If it is on bus stops, the contact is Transport Executive (again there is an online form). www.sypte.co.uk
If it is on phone boxes or the green cabinets, BT can be contacted on 0800 023 2023 (option 1):
These contacts also appear on our Self help & Local links page.
May 8th - Until the perpetrators of the low-level graffiti we are experiencing are identified and discouraged from further activity, it is worth noting that any defacement of “public” sites can be reported to the owners who may do the cleaning up. Unfortunately, graffiti on private property is the responsibility of the property owners but it can be tackled with white spirit (or its equivalent) and elbow grease.
If the graffiti is on road signs, grit boxes and litter bins, the Council can be contacted - there is an online form to fill in. https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/home/pollution-nuisance/report-graffiti
If it is on bus stops, the contact is Transport Executive (again there is an online form). www.sypte.co.uk
If it is on phone boxes or the green cabinets, BT can be contacted on 0800 023 2023 (option 1):
These contacts also appear on our Self help & Local links page.
April 15th - A reminder that the recycling centres' opening hours can be found here. Another link at the foot of that webpage explains that dumping garden waste into the woods, on roadside verges, beside a field or onto railway land can be construed as fly tipping.
April 1st - Can it be an April Fool's Day prank? Can the perpetrators of the grafitti (above) have been overcome with remorse? Is there a grafitti-cleaning fairy? Whatever the reason the defacement of the bus shelter outside the Old Mother Redcap has been cleaned up.
April 1st - Can it be an April Fool's Day prank? Can the perpetrators of the grafitti (above) have been overcome with remorse? Is there a grafitti-cleaning fairy? Whatever the reason the defacement of the bus shelter outside the Old Mother Redcap has been cleaned up.
March 22nd - CPR Training. BAG are currently finalising the purchase of a defibrillator to be located in Bradway. To support this, and following the recommendation of the British Heart Foundation, we are looking at organising basic CPR (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation) training for local residents, and need to gauge interest. Anyone interested can complete a registration form at the BAG Open Meeting next Wednesday, 27th March 2019 @ 7.30 p.m. Bradway Primary School.
Alternatively, email [email protected] – please make the subject header “BAG – CPR”. We will contact those who are interested when the sessions have been finalised.
March 20th – For those who travel to and from the city centre on the 25 bus, it is worth noting that the return bus-stop at the far end of Arundel Gate (opposite the Mulberry Tavern) has moved temporarily 50 or 60 yards in the direction of Hallam University, to just past the O2 Academy Box Office. There is no bus shelter at this new location, and no panel showing bus times.
The move aims to keep queues clear of some demolition work. If this work goes to schedule, the 25 bus-stop will revert to its original position on Saturday April 13th.
March 25th - A welcome report from Councillor Martin Smith: "HGV weight restrictions in Bradway have taken a step forward with the latest decision from Sheffield City Council. Need to keep the pressure on to ensure the signs go up as soon as possible."
March 21st - News from SYPTE. From September this year, the M17 service will run via Lowedges Road and Gervase Road, instead of along the first half of Greenhill Parkway. The change - in response to local feedback - aims to aid bus travel from Lowedges to the medical centre when it relocates to Jordanthorpe. Passengers using stops on Greenhill Parkway that will no longer be served by a bus will have alternative stops for the M17 on Lowedges Road (210m away) and Gervase Road (140m away). Residents on Lowedges Road will have direct access at their stop onto the M17 or a walking distance to an M17 stop which is shorter than at present. No other stops or sections of route on the M17 will be affected and there will be no change to the timetable.
There is still no confirmed date for the Meadowgreen Surgery’s move to Jordanthorpe.
March 8th - At a monthly meeting of Sheffield 50-plus, which is part of Age UK Sheffield, it was announced that they've agreed a lease to open a new Charity Shop in Bradway. This will be at the top of Twentywell Lane, previously occupied by the convenience store. Final details are still being signed-off, but we should see this shop being refitted soon, and then opening for business. It is expected that this will create vacancies for volunteers, and opportunities for local residents to off-load their surplus items, and browse for second-hand goods to buy, with proceeds going to various charities.
Age UK will make a formal announcement soon, and they'd welcome help from local communities to make this a success.
March 1st - Excellent news from Police Sergeant Dave Cremin of the Neighbourhood Policing team: two men have been arrested and charged with burglaries in our area. Dave's full report is on our Neighbourhood Watch page.
March 1st - Bus times will change, but not by much, from Monday March 4th. For example, the first bus to leave The Redcap after 9:30 will be at 9:36 instead of 9:34.
February 28th - the following outline has been received for the Neighbourhood Watch meeting on Monday March 4th:-
Start at 7pm : Welcome and introduction
7:10 - 7:45pm : Discussion and Q &A by SYP officers
7.45 pm Any other business
8 pm End of Public session.
The Public will be asked to leave at this point.
8.10pm Discussion about the way forward for Sheffield South West NHW Group.
9 pm Meeting closes.
The main entrance to the Omega is under the Bridge between the squash club and the Main building. There are stairs to navigate but there is a disabled access point from the top car park, along the corridor and a lift is available to the upper floor.
February 25th - Bradway, Dore & Totley Neighbourhood Watch will be hosting a Public Meeting. All local residents are invited to come and discuss local crime issues.
South Yorkshire Police will attend a Public Meeting at Abbeydale Sports Club on Monday 4th March at 7pm
Following the numerous incorrect negative comments on Social Media recently regarding the claimed lack of Policing in our area, NHW has arranged a joint meeting with Insp. Colette Fitzgibbons and Sergeant David Cremin of South Yorkshire Police. Residents are welcome to attend this joint meeting to discuss local crime and the actions SYP are taking to combat the perceived problems and learn where NHW can assist them. Come along and meet your neighbours who already benefit from NHW membership and how you could be receiving up to date information of criminal activity in our area.
The event will be held on Monday 4th March at 7pm at the Omega at Abbeydale (kindly hosted by them) in the upstairs room of the Pavilion. ( a lift is available )
Abbeydale Sports Club
Abbeydale Road South
S17 3LJ
February 25th - Belated notification, although this information is on posters ans on the BAG Facebook page.
There will be a free seminar, presented by Andy Foster, Fraud Protection Officer, South Yorkshire Police.
Andy will define what fraud is, giving examples of cases which he has dealt with, where people have been defrauded, some out of significant amounts of money. He will outline methods used, and ways of preventing such crimes happening to yourselves, your friends, relatives and neighbours, and,in particular, why elderly folk are targeted.
The event will be held on MONDAY 25th FEBRUARY (today) at
The Omega at Abbeydale (kindly hosted by them)
Abbeydale Sports Club,
Abbeydale Road South,
S17 3LJ, in the upstairs room of the Pavilion. A lift is available.
Time: 7-00 pm Duration: 1.5 hours
Alternatively, email [email protected] – please make the subject header “BAG – CPR”. We will contact those who are interested when the sessions have been finalised.
March 20th – For those who travel to and from the city centre on the 25 bus, it is worth noting that the return bus-stop at the far end of Arundel Gate (opposite the Mulberry Tavern) has moved temporarily 50 or 60 yards in the direction of Hallam University, to just past the O2 Academy Box Office. There is no bus shelter at this new location, and no panel showing bus times.
The move aims to keep queues clear of some demolition work. If this work goes to schedule, the 25 bus-stop will revert to its original position on Saturday April 13th.
March 25th - A welcome report from Councillor Martin Smith: "HGV weight restrictions in Bradway have taken a step forward with the latest decision from Sheffield City Council. Need to keep the pressure on to ensure the signs go up as soon as possible."
March 21st - News from SYPTE. From September this year, the M17 service will run via Lowedges Road and Gervase Road, instead of along the first half of Greenhill Parkway. The change - in response to local feedback - aims to aid bus travel from Lowedges to the medical centre when it relocates to Jordanthorpe. Passengers using stops on Greenhill Parkway that will no longer be served by a bus will have alternative stops for the M17 on Lowedges Road (210m away) and Gervase Road (140m away). Residents on Lowedges Road will have direct access at their stop onto the M17 or a walking distance to an M17 stop which is shorter than at present. No other stops or sections of route on the M17 will be affected and there will be no change to the timetable.
There is still no confirmed date for the Meadowgreen Surgery’s move to Jordanthorpe.
March 8th - At a monthly meeting of Sheffield 50-plus, which is part of Age UK Sheffield, it was announced that they've agreed a lease to open a new Charity Shop in Bradway. This will be at the top of Twentywell Lane, previously occupied by the convenience store. Final details are still being signed-off, but we should see this shop being refitted soon, and then opening for business. It is expected that this will create vacancies for volunteers, and opportunities for local residents to off-load their surplus items, and browse for second-hand goods to buy, with proceeds going to various charities.
Age UK will make a formal announcement soon, and they'd welcome help from local communities to make this a success.
March 1st - Excellent news from Police Sergeant Dave Cremin of the Neighbourhood Policing team: two men have been arrested and charged with burglaries in our area. Dave's full report is on our Neighbourhood Watch page.
March 1st - Bus times will change, but not by much, from Monday March 4th. For example, the first bus to leave The Redcap after 9:30 will be at 9:36 instead of 9:34.
February 28th - the following outline has been received for the Neighbourhood Watch meeting on Monday March 4th:-
Start at 7pm : Welcome and introduction
7:10 - 7:45pm : Discussion and Q &A by SYP officers
7.45 pm Any other business
8 pm End of Public session.
The Public will be asked to leave at this point.
8.10pm Discussion about the way forward for Sheffield South West NHW Group.
9 pm Meeting closes.
The main entrance to the Omega is under the Bridge between the squash club and the Main building. There are stairs to navigate but there is a disabled access point from the top car park, along the corridor and a lift is available to the upper floor.
February 25th - Bradway, Dore & Totley Neighbourhood Watch will be hosting a Public Meeting. All local residents are invited to come and discuss local crime issues.
South Yorkshire Police will attend a Public Meeting at Abbeydale Sports Club on Monday 4th March at 7pm
Following the numerous incorrect negative comments on Social Media recently regarding the claimed lack of Policing in our area, NHW has arranged a joint meeting with Insp. Colette Fitzgibbons and Sergeant David Cremin of South Yorkshire Police. Residents are welcome to attend this joint meeting to discuss local crime and the actions SYP are taking to combat the perceived problems and learn where NHW can assist them. Come along and meet your neighbours who already benefit from NHW membership and how you could be receiving up to date information of criminal activity in our area.
The event will be held on Monday 4th March at 7pm at the Omega at Abbeydale (kindly hosted by them) in the upstairs room of the Pavilion. ( a lift is available )
Abbeydale Sports Club
Abbeydale Road South
S17 3LJ
February 25th - Belated notification, although this information is on posters ans on the BAG Facebook page.
There will be a free seminar, presented by Andy Foster, Fraud Protection Officer, South Yorkshire Police.
Andy will define what fraud is, giving examples of cases which he has dealt with, where people have been defrauded, some out of significant amounts of money. He will outline methods used, and ways of preventing such crimes happening to yourselves, your friends, relatives and neighbours, and,in particular, why elderly folk are targeted.
The event will be held on MONDAY 25th FEBRUARY (today) at
The Omega at Abbeydale (kindly hosted by them)
Abbeydale Sports Club,
Abbeydale Road South,
S17 3LJ, in the upstairs room of the Pavilion. A lift is available.
Time: 7-00 pm Duration: 1.5 hours
January 22nd - We have received the following helpful update on the Streets Ahead programme from our contact within AMEY:
"Work which was to be done under the “zonal” works is complete, but obviously there will be future programmes to return and resurface any road or pavement which requires a treatment and which wasn’t done as part of the core investment period. We will also continue to inspect roads and pavements across the area and any actionable defects will be treated accordingly.
Everard Avenue received both traditional and micro surfacing treatments, and there were some sections which didn’t receive any treatment as they we not at intervention level at the time of the works. Again, should these require a treatment in the future they will be added to future programmes when required.
It is the case that newly laid footways do have a smoother finish than the old worn footways. Prior to resurfacing by Streets Ahead, the surfaces of many footways had deteriorated. Although a rough surface can sometimes be advantageous during periods of snow and ice, we have to maintain footways in order to ensure that, at any point in the year, they do not provide a trip hazard and they are compliant with national standards. The surfaces we apply are standard materials which are used extensively across the country.
If you can give us some locations of concern with ponding, we will be happy to do some wet weather inspections. If you have any photos then that would be helpful but we will still inspect anyway.
Twentywell Lane will be programmed in to be re-surfaced this year. At this time we don’t have a date for the work but will write to all affected and update BAG when a date is available.
Over the next two to three months we will be concentrating on maintenance work for roads and pavements and will resume full resurfacing in the spring when we’ve finalised the latest phase of the overall programme."
January 17th - The police are asking for help in tracing a car that may help them to find the perpetrators of recent crimes at Totley, Dronfield Woodhouse and Ecclesall Road South convenience stores and Post Offices, amongst others. A full description appears on our Neighbourhood Watch web page.
January 15th - To the consternation of dog walkers who like to let their hounds off the leash on the Village Green, a few sheep had found their way through the hedge beyond where new trees have been planted by the primary school children today, and were safely grazing in one quiet corner. The farmer who owns them has been advised and he is taking appropriate action.
January 15th - Almost two years on from the launch of Clean Sheffield, Sheffield City Council are seeing a real increase in people wanting to support the campaign for a litter-free city. From businesses to groups, lots of people are getting involved in litter-picking activities that are making a real difference to the communities we live and work in. For a full technicolour report on this initiative in Sheffield 17, click here.
January 15th - 20 mph signs have appeared at the Bradway end of Edmund Road. This presumably heralds the safer roads we have been promised, and perhaps needs to be a warning to motorists that the limit now applies throughout most of the "Reney" estate.
January 12th - Sheffield City Council have issued the following winter advice:-
Roads & Gritting
"If freezing temperatures are predicted, we'll begin to prepare our fleet of gritters. Depending on the forecast, we might need to grit all the routes or sometimes only routes in areas where the temperature may be lower. We grit over 60% of the city’s highway network in a priority sequence:-
We can't grit every road in Sheffield, and we can't grit residential pavements or cycle lanes which are not on our priority routes. You can find your nearest grit bin using our online map at https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/winter, where you can also let us know if your local grit bins need re-filling.
Schools
Sheffield schools will always do their utmost to stay open. However, changes to opening times may occur during adverse weather. In the first instance, you should hear from your child’s school via their usual methods if there is a change to normal opening times."
January 10th - AMEY issued a Streets Ahead update for the South West area on January 8th.
Below is an extract of those items relevant to Bradway and our surroundings.
"DORE & TOTLEY – Structural works were ongoing through December on Abbeydale Road South for waterproofing works on the Limb Brook Bridge. This work has now been completed as well as resurfacing some sections of the road, however we will be returning mid to late January to do further works to the pavements and verges in that area. The work will take place using temporary traffic lights and the road will remain open.
Area No. Trees for Total Trees to No. Trees No. Fells Trees Trees left
Replacement be planted Felled Remaining Planted to plant
B51 Millhouses 95 95 73 22 49 46
B52 Dore 168 173 155 13 134 39
B53 Totley 61 61 57 4 54 7"
BAG also understands that the outstanding works on Twentywell Lane will be completed in the spring when the weather is expected to be more suitable.
January 7th - A meeting will take place with Tim Shortland, Parks and Recreation Dept. tomorrow afternoon Tuesday 8th, to discuss the location of new trees at the far end of the Village Green. He has managed to find funding for 5 new trees. BAG will be making a £200 donation towards these. The planting day will be Tuesday 15th January with involvement from the school, as before, and timing to be advised.
January 7th - The Christmas trees and the lights have been taken down. Sadly, the planters had once again been assaulted and a number of plants thrown out onto the pavement. These were summarily replanted, and Jon will now keep an eye on them. Thank you to everyone who supported the Christmas preparations, events and removals. Monies raised from these events have been paid to the Little Princess Trust in memory of Helen Blow. BAG raised £180 and Love & Best Wishes £230 - valiant effort for a worthwhile cause.
January 2nd - If anyone wants to support a good cause while disposing of their Christmas tree, St. Chad's Scout Group are offering a tree-shredding service outside Abbey Lane School on Saturday 12th January from 10am to 3pm. They ask for a donation of at least £2 per tree, which will go towards the Scout Group's funds. If you want to bring your shredding away, please take your own bag for it.
January 1st - The Bradway Action Group committee wish all our members and everyone who lives or works in Bradway a happy and prosperous 2019. Let's see what we can all do to keep using our local shops and to support other local businesses.
"Work which was to be done under the “zonal” works is complete, but obviously there will be future programmes to return and resurface any road or pavement which requires a treatment and which wasn’t done as part of the core investment period. We will also continue to inspect roads and pavements across the area and any actionable defects will be treated accordingly.
Everard Avenue received both traditional and micro surfacing treatments, and there were some sections which didn’t receive any treatment as they we not at intervention level at the time of the works. Again, should these require a treatment in the future they will be added to future programmes when required.
It is the case that newly laid footways do have a smoother finish than the old worn footways. Prior to resurfacing by Streets Ahead, the surfaces of many footways had deteriorated. Although a rough surface can sometimes be advantageous during periods of snow and ice, we have to maintain footways in order to ensure that, at any point in the year, they do not provide a trip hazard and they are compliant with national standards. The surfaces we apply are standard materials which are used extensively across the country.
If you can give us some locations of concern with ponding, we will be happy to do some wet weather inspections. If you have any photos then that would be helpful but we will still inspect anyway.
Twentywell Lane will be programmed in to be re-surfaced this year. At this time we don’t have a date for the work but will write to all affected and update BAG when a date is available.
Over the next two to three months we will be concentrating on maintenance work for roads and pavements and will resume full resurfacing in the spring when we’ve finalised the latest phase of the overall programme."
January 17th - The police are asking for help in tracing a car that may help them to find the perpetrators of recent crimes at Totley, Dronfield Woodhouse and Ecclesall Road South convenience stores and Post Offices, amongst others. A full description appears on our Neighbourhood Watch web page.
January 15th - To the consternation of dog walkers who like to let their hounds off the leash on the Village Green, a few sheep had found their way through the hedge beyond where new trees have been planted by the primary school children today, and were safely grazing in one quiet corner. The farmer who owns them has been advised and he is taking appropriate action.
January 15th - Almost two years on from the launch of Clean Sheffield, Sheffield City Council are seeing a real increase in people wanting to support the campaign for a litter-free city. From businesses to groups, lots of people are getting involved in litter-picking activities that are making a real difference to the communities we live and work in. For a full technicolour report on this initiative in Sheffield 17, click here.
January 15th - 20 mph signs have appeared at the Bradway end of Edmund Road. This presumably heralds the safer roads we have been promised, and perhaps needs to be a warning to motorists that the limit now applies throughout most of the "Reney" estate.
January 12th - Sheffield City Council have issued the following winter advice:-
Roads & Gritting
"If freezing temperatures are predicted, we'll begin to prepare our fleet of gritters. Depending on the forecast, we might need to grit all the routes or sometimes only routes in areas where the temperature may be lower. We grit over 60% of the city’s highway network in a priority sequence:-
- grit and clear snow from the city’s busiest pavements and pedestrian areas, including around the two main hospital sites, the train station and the city centre retail areas.
- grit in a further priority sequence when roads are at their quietest to avoid peak traffic. However, during heavy snow we may need to grit throughout the day.
We can't grit every road in Sheffield, and we can't grit residential pavements or cycle lanes which are not on our priority routes. You can find your nearest grit bin using our online map at https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/winter, where you can also let us know if your local grit bins need re-filling.
Schools
Sheffield schools will always do their utmost to stay open. However, changes to opening times may occur during adverse weather. In the first instance, you should hear from your child’s school via their usual methods if there is a change to normal opening times."
January 10th - AMEY issued a Streets Ahead update for the South West area on January 8th.
Below is an extract of those items relevant to Bradway and our surroundings.
"DORE & TOTLEY – Structural works were ongoing through December on Abbeydale Road South for waterproofing works on the Limb Brook Bridge. This work has now been completed as well as resurfacing some sections of the road, however we will be returning mid to late January to do further works to the pavements and verges in that area. The work will take place using temporary traffic lights and the road will remain open.
Area No. Trees for Total Trees to No. Trees No. Fells Trees Trees left
Replacement be planted Felled Remaining Planted to plant
B51 Millhouses 95 95 73 22 49 46
B52 Dore 168 173 155 13 134 39
B53 Totley 61 61 57 4 54 7"
BAG also understands that the outstanding works on Twentywell Lane will be completed in the spring when the weather is expected to be more suitable.
January 7th - A meeting will take place with Tim Shortland, Parks and Recreation Dept. tomorrow afternoon Tuesday 8th, to discuss the location of new trees at the far end of the Village Green. He has managed to find funding for 5 new trees. BAG will be making a £200 donation towards these. The planting day will be Tuesday 15th January with involvement from the school, as before, and timing to be advised.
January 7th - The Christmas trees and the lights have been taken down. Sadly, the planters had once again been assaulted and a number of plants thrown out onto the pavement. These were summarily replanted, and Jon will now keep an eye on them. Thank you to everyone who supported the Christmas preparations, events and removals. Monies raised from these events have been paid to the Little Princess Trust in memory of Helen Blow. BAG raised £180 and Love & Best Wishes £230 - valiant effort for a worthwhile cause.
January 2nd - If anyone wants to support a good cause while disposing of their Christmas tree, St. Chad's Scout Group are offering a tree-shredding service outside Abbey Lane School on Saturday 12th January from 10am to 3pm. They ask for a donation of at least £2 per tree, which will go towards the Scout Group's funds. If you want to bring your shredding away, please take your own bag for it.
January 1st - The Bradway Action Group committee wish all our members and everyone who lives or works in Bradway a happy and prosperous 2019. Let's see what we can all do to keep using our local shops and to support other local businesses.
December 20th - Here are the details of bus, train and tram services over the Christmas and New Year period
December 5th - The Twentywell Lane shops have suddenly endured a crime wave: the large Christmas tree has been tampered with - lights and baubles and their ribbons removed. The tree had also been moved despite the chain - probably not by the wind. (Updated 19.12 - it had blown over, no crime involved). A Bradway resident picked it up and tried to replace the baubles and ribbons but not well enough for the changed postions not to be noticed!) It has now been further secured with some wiring at the top.
Additionally, the proprietors of the Fruit Cabin were shaken from coming face to face with an intruder. He got in via the back gardens from the "chemist" side and onto the roof of one of their outbuildings. They can see his actions on the CCTV but not him! He was trying, but it's not clear if he had succeded, to open all the padlocks on the outbuildings. He was only on the premises 4-5 mins according to the CCTV, so it was fortunate they appeared when they did.
The intruders' vehicle registration begins RE 05 and there may have been a recent alert about this.
December 3rd - The Christmas trees are up and the lights are twinkling. This is the first year we've added baubles - hope they last. They were previously used to decorate the gazebo, so there are not many - we may have to buy some more. The lights are all on one side of Twentywell Lane this year, now that Love & Best Wishes have closed their establishment on the other side.
Thanks are due to Therese at Tilly's who is once again supplying the electricity, with support from the other traders.
December 5th - The Twentywell Lane shops have suddenly endured a crime wave: the large Christmas tree has been tampered with - lights and baubles and their ribbons removed. The tree had also been moved despite the chain - probably not by the wind. (Updated 19.12 - it had blown over, no crime involved). A Bradway resident picked it up and tried to replace the baubles and ribbons but not well enough for the changed postions not to be noticed!) It has now been further secured with some wiring at the top.
Additionally, the proprietors of the Fruit Cabin were shaken from coming face to face with an intruder. He got in via the back gardens from the "chemist" side and onto the roof of one of their outbuildings. They can see his actions on the CCTV but not him! He was trying, but it's not clear if he had succeded, to open all the padlocks on the outbuildings. He was only on the premises 4-5 mins according to the CCTV, so it was fortunate they appeared when they did.
The intruders' vehicle registration begins RE 05 and there may have been a recent alert about this.
December 3rd - The Christmas trees are up and the lights are twinkling. This is the first year we've added baubles - hope they last. They were previously used to decorate the gazebo, so there are not many - we may have to buy some more. The lights are all on one side of Twentywell Lane this year, now that Love & Best Wishes have closed their establishment on the other side.
Thanks are due to Therese at Tilly's who is once again supplying the electricity, with support from the other traders.
November 29th - The recent civil engineering works in the grounds of Bradway Primary School were installing an all-weather running track. This cost the school a 5-figure sum, most of which has already been raised, and BAG have been pleased to donate £500 towards the outstanding debt. Not all of the BAG committee members are looking forward to making use of this facility ☺.
November 12th – The short ceremony of readings held by Bradway scouts at the top of Twentywell Lane
yesterday to commemorate the 1918 armistice attracted a small audience. Some of those at the back didn’t hear all of the final reading, so the full text is given here. It is taken from a letter home written by Rifleman Ralph Langley, 18th Battalion, (Church Lads Brigade), Kings Royal Rifle Corps.
“Being as how we were in the Church Lads Brigade we were supposed to be very religious. But I don’t know! I got hold of two souvenirs. One was a German belt and it’s got Gott Mit Uns on it - and that means ‘God’s with us’. And I also got hold of one of our English badges with Dieu et mon droit on it, and that more or less meant ‘God’s on my side’. Well, both sides believed that. But it made you think.”
The Scouts also rang their bell after each reading, hoping to form part of the national bell-ringing festival, so it was disappointing that not a single other bell was audible at the time.
November 5th - It's not just the Scouts who are looking back 100 years. We have just learnt that the pupils and staff of Bradway School would like to commemorate the significant historical event.
They will be holding a service of remembrance on the school infant playground on Thursday this week at 10:45. Please arrive promptly if you wish to join them. They would love to see as many parents, grandparents and friends of Bradway as possible. Some of the children will be reciting poems from the War and Mr Stockley will be playing the Last Post which will be followed by the two minutes’ silence.
In addition, the pupils have already produced beautiful poppies in art lessons creating a magnificent display in the school hall. This image has been entered into a competition run by the British Legion and School Art Association. You are more than welcome to pop in to see the display after the event, but the image below gives you a flavour.
PLEASE NOTE
Should the weather be bad, then, unfortunately, the outside event will not take place and the children will just take part in an assembly indoors instead.
November 1st – With the arrival of the new month, Bradway Scouts have asked us to publicise the following:-
November 12th – The short ceremony of readings held by Bradway scouts at the top of Twentywell Lane
yesterday to commemorate the 1918 armistice attracted a small audience. Some of those at the back didn’t hear all of the final reading, so the full text is given here. It is taken from a letter home written by Rifleman Ralph Langley, 18th Battalion, (Church Lads Brigade), Kings Royal Rifle Corps.
“Being as how we were in the Church Lads Brigade we were supposed to be very religious. But I don’t know! I got hold of two souvenirs. One was a German belt and it’s got Gott Mit Uns on it - and that means ‘God’s with us’. And I also got hold of one of our English badges with Dieu et mon droit on it, and that more or less meant ‘God’s on my side’. Well, both sides believed that. But it made you think.”
The Scouts also rang their bell after each reading, hoping to form part of the national bell-ringing festival, so it was disappointing that not a single other bell was audible at the time.
November 5th - It's not just the Scouts who are looking back 100 years. We have just learnt that the pupils and staff of Bradway School would like to commemorate the significant historical event.
They will be holding a service of remembrance on the school infant playground on Thursday this week at 10:45. Please arrive promptly if you wish to join them. They would love to see as many parents, grandparents and friends of Bradway as possible. Some of the children will be reciting poems from the War and Mr Stockley will be playing the Last Post which will be followed by the two minutes’ silence.
In addition, the pupils have already produced beautiful poppies in art lessons creating a magnificent display in the school hall. This image has been entered into a competition run by the British Legion and School Art Association. You are more than welcome to pop in to see the display after the event, but the image below gives you a flavour.
PLEASE NOTE
Should the weather be bad, then, unfortunately, the outside event will not take place and the children will just take part in an assembly indoors instead.
November 1st – With the arrival of the new month, Bradway Scouts have asked us to publicise the following:-
- on Friday November 9th, they will be holding their annual bonfire, for all members of the Scout Group and their relations. In previous years, this has caused some consternation to neighbouring dog owners, and the Scouts are keen to avoid repeating this.
- on Sunday November 11th, they will hold a short ceremony at 12:30 outside the Twentywell Lane shops, to commemorate the Armistice, and to join in with the national bell-ringing celebrations.
October 6th - Next Amey Streets Ahead drop-in session is 1.30 to 2.30 on Monday 15th October at Totley Library. Our chance to raise any matters regarding the pavement and other work now proceeding in Bradway.
September 28th - the final figures are now in for the money raised at (and spent for) the Fun Day earlier this month and we now have almost £1200 to go towards future projects. While accepting that the fine weather played a part in this, most credit has to go to the Bradway residents who turned out and supported a very enjoyable day.
September 18th - BAG Annual General Meeting is on Wednesday 3rd October at Bradway School at 7.15
September 17th - The roaring success of the BAG Fun Day on Saturday kicked off with the roar of the WW2 Hurricane's engine as it made 3 passes over the Village Green before waggling its wings and departing.
We are immensely grateful to the many people, both locals and from farther afield, who came along to enjoy the event.
The aim was not to raise funds but rather to enhance the sense of community in Bradway by getting us all mingling. However, we probably did make money overall and once it's all been counted this website will publish the figure, plus any prospective uses for it that are being considered.
We are, of course, also grateful to the weather for having stayed dry - right until the moment when we'd loaded the last tents into the minibus and delivered the last tables back to the Communuity Hall, at which point we weren't too unhappy to endure some heavy(ish) drizzle.
September 28th - the final figures are now in for the money raised at (and spent for) the Fun Day earlier this month and we now have almost £1200 to go towards future projects. While accepting that the fine weather played a part in this, most credit has to go to the Bradway residents who turned out and supported a very enjoyable day.
September 18th - BAG Annual General Meeting is on Wednesday 3rd October at Bradway School at 7.15
September 17th - The roaring success of the BAG Fun Day on Saturday kicked off with the roar of the WW2 Hurricane's engine as it made 3 passes over the Village Green before waggling its wings and departing.
We are immensely grateful to the many people, both locals and from farther afield, who came along to enjoy the event.
The aim was not to raise funds but rather to enhance the sense of community in Bradway by getting us all mingling. However, we probably did make money overall and once it's all been counted this website will publish the figure, plus any prospective uses for it that are being considered.
We are, of course, also grateful to the weather for having stayed dry - right until the moment when we'd loaded the last tents into the minibus and delivered the last tables back to the Communuity Hall, at which point we weren't too unhappy to endure some heavy(ish) drizzle.
September 10th - An Amey employee who appeared to be in charge of the works this morning advised that today will see phase 1 completed, and that phase 2 will happen on Wednesday 19th.
September 10th - The previous warning about disruption to bus services proved unnecessary when the Amey "works" failed to materialise. However, there are now notices on local bus stops advising that those works will happen today and tomorrow, and that buses will only be running from town as far as the Grennel Mower and back. Bus drivers also believe that this will be the case, despite the South Yorkshire Travel website announcing that the 25 bus from town will turn down Twentywell Lane then come up through the St. Quentin estate to re-join Prospect Road. Somehow, that doesn't seem very likely.
September 4th - Spot on time to help with the smooth running (not) of the children as they return for the first days of the new term, Amey have announced that the top part of Prospect Road will be closed to traffuic "for works" from tomorrow (Wed 5th) until Friday. 25 buses from town will terminate at the Grennel Mower in Lowedges.
September 3rd - a bit of advance warning. For the North of Sheffield, this week is the final blue box collection and also the final blue bin collection for glass, cans and plastic bottles. Please remember to put your blue bin and box out for collection even if they are not full.
For households that don’t receive their brown bin until after the final collection, please use your blue box for glass, cans and plastic bottles and then transfer the contents into the brown bin when it arrives.
For more information on the changes to household recycling collections and what goes in your new brown bin visit www.sheffield.gov.uk/bins
If you live in the South of Sheffield and would like to know when your new brown bin will be delivered please visit bit.ly/2vybRfc
September 10th - The previous warning about disruption to bus services proved unnecessary when the Amey "works" failed to materialise. However, there are now notices on local bus stops advising that those works will happen today and tomorrow, and that buses will only be running from town as far as the Grennel Mower and back. Bus drivers also believe that this will be the case, despite the South Yorkshire Travel website announcing that the 25 bus from town will turn down Twentywell Lane then come up through the St. Quentin estate to re-join Prospect Road. Somehow, that doesn't seem very likely.
September 4th - Spot on time to help with the smooth running (not) of the children as they return for the first days of the new term, Amey have announced that the top part of Prospect Road will be closed to traffuic "for works" from tomorrow (Wed 5th) until Friday. 25 buses from town will terminate at the Grennel Mower in Lowedges.
September 3rd - a bit of advance warning. For the North of Sheffield, this week is the final blue box collection and also the final blue bin collection for glass, cans and plastic bottles. Please remember to put your blue bin and box out for collection even if they are not full.
For households that don’t receive their brown bin until after the final collection, please use your blue box for glass, cans and plastic bottles and then transfer the contents into the brown bin when it arrives.
For more information on the changes to household recycling collections and what goes in your new brown bin visit www.sheffield.gov.uk/bins
If you live in the South of Sheffield and would like to know when your new brown bin will be delivered please visit bit.ly/2vybRfc
August 15th - Sheffield City Council have taken a decision on the top 5 HGV Hot Spots in the city and approved a programme over two years to introduce 7.5tonne Environmental Weight Restrictions to address HGV issues at 4 of them, namely The Wheel, Twentywell Lane, Psalter Lane and Beighton Road (Woodhouse). “Twentywell Lane” includes Prospect Rd, Queen Victoria Rd and surrounding streets.
Further reports will be submitted for a decision by the Cabinet Member for Transport and Development when the legal orders for the weight restrictions are advertised.
The decision means that the findings of the Technical Evaluation of the top 5 HGV Hot Spots 2017 be accepted in full; and that 7.5t Environmental Weight Restrictions schemes be developed and implemented across the period 2018/20.
These programmes will be implemented in the priority:
August 14th - The scaffolding that has been erected around most of the shops at the top of Twentywell Lane is only temporary, while maintenance work is carried out on the guttering and soffits.
Further reports will be submitted for a decision by the Cabinet Member for Transport and Development when the legal orders for the weight restrictions are advertised.
The decision means that the findings of the Technical Evaluation of the top 5 HGV Hot Spots 2017 be accepted in full; and that 7.5t Environmental Weight Restrictions schemes be developed and implemented across the period 2018/20.
These programmes will be implemented in the priority:
- Psalter Lane
- Twentywell Lane
- The Wheel
- Beighton Road
August 14th - The scaffolding that has been erected around most of the shops at the top of Twentywell Lane is only temporary, while maintenance work is carried out on the guttering and soffits.
July 23rd - From Travel South Yorkshire, buses
Prospect Road will be closed between the junctions of Totley Lane and Woodland Place for carriageway resurfacing work during the period Monday 23 July until Friday 3 August 2018 (0930 – 1530 Monday to Friday only). Services to operate as follows:
Services 24 and 25 towards Bradway to operate as normal to Lowedges Road and terminate at The Grennel Mower. Towards Woodhouse to depart from The Grennel Mower and operate normal route.
Service M17 towards Jordanthorpe to operate as normal to Totley Brook Road at the junction of Abbeydale Road South then divert left onto Abbeydale Road South and Twentywell Lane before resuming normal route on Bradway Road. Towards Dore to operate as normal to Bradway Road at the junction of Twentywell Lane then divert via Twentywell Lane and Abbeydale Road South before resuming normal route on Totley Brook Road.
Services affected: 24 /24 /25 /25 /M17
July 13th Two more chances to ask Amey about the Streets Ahead Contract - Monday 1.30 - 2.30 at Totley Library and Stephen Hill Methodist Church 10.30 - 11.30 on Friday.
July 8th - Having arranged our Open Meeting many months ago, and waited over 5 years for Amey to finally start work in Bradway this month, it was fortuitous that the two events coincided. Many residents want to question that work before it's concluded and there's still time for changes to be made. It came as something of a blow to find that as recently as Saturday the England football team has arranged to play a match at the same time and FIFA have declined to move it to the afternoon. So, for those who want to come and speak we'll now start at 6.00 instead of 7.30. We'll deal with Amey first and allow football supporters to leave by 6.45 to get home to watch the first half. Anyone wanting to submit a written question please go to the Contact us page
Those who can forego football can stay and we'll run through the remainder of the agenda as quickly as possible to get home for the second half. I hope this is a fair compromise. Roll on Sunday afternoon. (I'm sure we'll have updates on the score from all the smartphones watching progress.)
July 2nd Most Bradway residents will have received letters advising that Amey and Streets Ahead are to attend to our roads later this month. Not all streets in Bradway are currently down for attention and BAG is trying to discover more. Most roads aren't to get the conventional asphalting treatment given to almost all roads treated under the programme up to now. We, it seems, are the guinea pigs in Sheffield for micro asphalting, a much cheaper treatment that is supposed to last "up to 10 years." They've already started in Totley and it looks like a thick layer of gritty matt dark brown paint! To work properly it should be applied before roads start cracking up - this may be a problem on our streets!
Some roads will get the conventional treatment, mostly those with heaviest traffic. The list of all roads is here.
July 2nd - The latest notice to appear on the door of The Old Mother Redcap, also signed by Callum & Nicole, suggests that they may be re-opening soon. It is encouraging to know that they are at least still in residence.
Prospect Road will be closed between the junctions of Totley Lane and Woodland Place for carriageway resurfacing work during the period Monday 23 July until Friday 3 August 2018 (0930 – 1530 Monday to Friday only). Services to operate as follows:
Services 24 and 25 towards Bradway to operate as normal to Lowedges Road and terminate at The Grennel Mower. Towards Woodhouse to depart from The Grennel Mower and operate normal route.
Service M17 towards Jordanthorpe to operate as normal to Totley Brook Road at the junction of Abbeydale Road South then divert left onto Abbeydale Road South and Twentywell Lane before resuming normal route on Bradway Road. Towards Dore to operate as normal to Bradway Road at the junction of Twentywell Lane then divert via Twentywell Lane and Abbeydale Road South before resuming normal route on Totley Brook Road.
Services affected: 24 /24 /25 /25 /M17
July 13th Two more chances to ask Amey about the Streets Ahead Contract - Monday 1.30 - 2.30 at Totley Library and Stephen Hill Methodist Church 10.30 - 11.30 on Friday.
July 8th - Having arranged our Open Meeting many months ago, and waited over 5 years for Amey to finally start work in Bradway this month, it was fortuitous that the two events coincided. Many residents want to question that work before it's concluded and there's still time for changes to be made. It came as something of a blow to find that as recently as Saturday the England football team has arranged to play a match at the same time and FIFA have declined to move it to the afternoon. So, for those who want to come and speak we'll now start at 6.00 instead of 7.30. We'll deal with Amey first and allow football supporters to leave by 6.45 to get home to watch the first half. Anyone wanting to submit a written question please go to the Contact us page
Those who can forego football can stay and we'll run through the remainder of the agenda as quickly as possible to get home for the second half. I hope this is a fair compromise. Roll on Sunday afternoon. (I'm sure we'll have updates on the score from all the smartphones watching progress.)
July 2nd Most Bradway residents will have received letters advising that Amey and Streets Ahead are to attend to our roads later this month. Not all streets in Bradway are currently down for attention and BAG is trying to discover more. Most roads aren't to get the conventional asphalting treatment given to almost all roads treated under the programme up to now. We, it seems, are the guinea pigs in Sheffield for micro asphalting, a much cheaper treatment that is supposed to last "up to 10 years." They've already started in Totley and it looks like a thick layer of gritty matt dark brown paint! To work properly it should be applied before roads start cracking up - this may be a problem on our streets!
Some roads will get the conventional treatment, mostly those with heaviest traffic. The list of all roads is here.
July 2nd - The latest notice to appear on the door of The Old Mother Redcap, also signed by Callum & Nicole, suggests that they may be re-opening soon. It is encouraging to know that they are at least still in residence.
June 19th - It's all happening at the junction of Prospect Road and Everard Avenue. Traffic lights will be controlling single file traffic on Prospect Road for the rest of this week while Freedom Utilities (for Northern Powergrid) work on the electrical infrastructure. Throughout these works, buses will continue to run down Wollaton Road, or to turn and wait at the top of Wollaton Road.
Meanwhile, this hand-written message has appeared on the door of the Old Mother Redcap: "We are so sorry. Mr. Smith has shut us down for good! There is nothing we can do as he was hell bent on getting rid of us... Callum, Nicole and R"
June 14th - Northern Powergrid are carrying out essential maintenance work on Prospect Road between 10-20th June with traffic lights possible at times.
The bus turning area outside the Old Mother Redcap will be closed on Sunday 17th June between 9.30 and 15.30. Because there is no other suitable turning area, service 25 will only operate as far as the Lowedges terminus at The Grennel Mower and will not serve Bradway Road or Prospect Road between the times stated.
We hope this is all part of work needed to increase the resilience of electricity supplies in our area. Best get it done before Amey start relaying our roads.
June 14th - residents across less than 100 yards of Everard Avenue have had the road and pavements dug up 4 times in the last 14 days. Water was pouring down the road for about 3 days while two other leaks were repaired first, despite there being no surface evidence of them. We are told that the mains and service pipes installed around our area are of a type that's no longer used. They become brittle with age and crack. That can be due to natural earth settlement, heavy traffic overhead, tree root pressure, or a combination of all of these. A specialist from Yorkshire Water is hoping to come down from Bradford next Friday morning to see the problem on the ground and advise what can be done to resolve the issue.
Meanwhile, this hand-written message has appeared on the door of the Old Mother Redcap: "We are so sorry. Mr. Smith has shut us down for good! There is nothing we can do as he was hell bent on getting rid of us... Callum, Nicole and R"
June 14th - Northern Powergrid are carrying out essential maintenance work on Prospect Road between 10-20th June with traffic lights possible at times.
The bus turning area outside the Old Mother Redcap will be closed on Sunday 17th June between 9.30 and 15.30. Because there is no other suitable turning area, service 25 will only operate as far as the Lowedges terminus at The Grennel Mower and will not serve Bradway Road or Prospect Road between the times stated.
We hope this is all part of work needed to increase the resilience of electricity supplies in our area. Best get it done before Amey start relaying our roads.
June 14th - residents across less than 100 yards of Everard Avenue have had the road and pavements dug up 4 times in the last 14 days. Water was pouring down the road for about 3 days while two other leaks were repaired first, despite there being no surface evidence of them. We are told that the mains and service pipes installed around our area are of a type that's no longer used. They become brittle with age and crack. That can be due to natural earth settlement, heavy traffic overhead, tree root pressure, or a combination of all of these. A specialist from Yorkshire Water is hoping to come down from Bradford next Friday morning to see the problem on the ground and advise what can be done to resolve the issue.
May 30th - The Meadowgreen Health centre website offers what it calls “myth-busting” information about the proposed move to Jordanthorpe. This includes the message “We would like to address your concerns and update you on our progress regarding public transport to the Jordanthorpe Health Centre. We have been in contact with South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive for the past three months and they have agreed to look at the route and frequency of the M17 service. We would encourage our patients to make contact with SYPTE themselves to encourage them to make changes. http://www.sypte.co.uk Telephone: 0114 276 7575”
The website also gives a link to a site where local MP Louise Haigh encourages interested parties to add their names to a Petition for “a bus service which runs through Lowedges, is frequent enough to use and runs when people need it.”
May 25th - Amey - Strets Ahead - The latest we have, 21st May 2018, from Amey for B53 TOTLEY section which includes most of Bradway is;
"Street Lighting is complete. Kerbing works continue across the area. We are currently awaiting a programmed date for footway works. Road resurfacing work is currently programmed to start in late July. We will write to all properties affected by these works 10 working days before works start. On street signage will be displayed 5 days before work starts." The full statement for South West Sheffield can be seen by clicking here.
May 24th - A notice on the door of the Old Mother Redcap advises that a grand re-opening will take place on Friday June 1st at 11:00, when "Callum, Nicole and their team" will be in charge - presumably still under the Sam Smith's banner.
May 21st - The Summer edition of the Bradway Bugle is now online, as are issues back to Spring 2012
May 15th - The paths down through Poynton Wood towards the station and the Totley Rise shops were very muddy this winter. A team of BAG members has been in action trying to remove the worst of the mud. In this we have been helped by the weather. Longer warm and dry days are drying them out, but we hope that by removing layers of leaf mould built up over many years we can get back to a stonier surface that existed decades ago. We hope to add more stone to the worst parts with assistance from the council's Public Rights of Way team.
The website also gives a link to a site where local MP Louise Haigh encourages interested parties to add their names to a Petition for “a bus service which runs through Lowedges, is frequent enough to use and runs when people need it.”
May 25th - Amey - Strets Ahead - The latest we have, 21st May 2018, from Amey for B53 TOTLEY section which includes most of Bradway is;
"Street Lighting is complete. Kerbing works continue across the area. We are currently awaiting a programmed date for footway works. Road resurfacing work is currently programmed to start in late July. We will write to all properties affected by these works 10 working days before works start. On street signage will be displayed 5 days before work starts." The full statement for South West Sheffield can be seen by clicking here.
May 24th - A notice on the door of the Old Mother Redcap advises that a grand re-opening will take place on Friday June 1st at 11:00, when "Callum, Nicole and their team" will be in charge - presumably still under the Sam Smith's banner.
May 21st - The Summer edition of the Bradway Bugle is now online, as are issues back to Spring 2012
May 15th - The paths down through Poynton Wood towards the station and the Totley Rise shops were very muddy this winter. A team of BAG members has been in action trying to remove the worst of the mud. In this we have been helped by the weather. Longer warm and dry days are drying them out, but we hope that by removing layers of leaf mould built up over many years we can get back to a stonier surface that existed decades ago. We hope to add more stone to the worst parts with assistance from the council's Public Rights of Way team.
March 26th – Ian, the new owner of the Fruit Cabin, asked BAG if we know of two local charities whose collecting tins he can put beside his till. So now he has one for the Leonard Cheshire Homes and another for Cherry Tree. Both charities are on Mickley Lane, just inside the Bradway boundary with Totley. Leonard Cheshire Homes support physically disabled adults, and Cherry Tree support 16 to 21-year-old single homeless people. We are sure that shoppers in Bradway will be happy to donate to these worthy causes.
March 6th - Bang on (the revised) schedule, the new greengrocer's is now open at the top of Twentywell Lane.
March 6th - Bang on (the revised) schedule, the new greengrocer's is now open at the top of Twentywell Lane.
February 26th - The freezing weather has been the cause of the new flooring in the Fruit Cabin on Twentywell Lane not drying and setting as quickly as was planned, with the result that the opening of the new business has had to be put back to Tuesday March 6th. This will still leave plenty of time to check out not merely the fruit & veg available but also, perhaps more importantly, their bouquet offerings before Mothering Sunday on March 11th.
February 20th - While the Hartley family are working on the greengrocer’s on Twentywell Lane, just around the corner on Bradway Road there will be similar work going on: the S17 Bistro will be closed from Thursday 22nd while the wall between the Bistro area and the Deli area is knocked through; the business will re-open at 9:30 on Sunday, ready for Sunday breakfasts. Not only will this expand the indoor seating capacity, it will also save the serving staff – and any food they are carrying – from a trip out of doors which they have to take at present if Bistro customers choose to sit in the Deli.
February 17th - Tom Makinson has moved on from his greengrocer's shop at the top of Twentywell Lane, and we hope he enjoys a well-earned rest. The premises have been taken over by Hartley's Fruit Cabin, who already run a similar business in Dore. They are re-fitting the shop and plan to re-open it on March 1st.
February 20th - While the Hartley family are working on the greengrocer’s on Twentywell Lane, just around the corner on Bradway Road there will be similar work going on: the S17 Bistro will be closed from Thursday 22nd while the wall between the Bistro area and the Deli area is knocked through; the business will re-open at 9:30 on Sunday, ready for Sunday breakfasts. Not only will this expand the indoor seating capacity, it will also save the serving staff – and any food they are carrying – from a trip out of doors which they have to take at present if Bistro customers choose to sit in the Deli.
February 17th - Tom Makinson has moved on from his greengrocer's shop at the top of Twentywell Lane, and we hope he enjoys a well-earned rest. The premises have been taken over by Hartley's Fruit Cabin, who already run a similar business in Dore. They are re-fitting the shop and plan to re-open it on March 1st.
January 19th – Latest communication from Amey about work on Bradway roads. The works have now been rescheduled, and kerbing work will be recommencing in late January/early February, and then footway and road resurfacing works will start in Spring 2018.
Regarding kerbing works, Amey do not write to residents but they will write to all affected by the road and pavement resurfacing 10 working days before work begins, and on-street signs will be displayed 5 days before.
January 16th - Advance Notice - On 22nd March 1968 Sir Harold Jackson opened a new Primary School in Bradway. The school will be celebrating the 50th anniversary by opening the school on the afternoon of Thursday March 22nd, then by holding a picnic on the school field on July 13th, Friends of Bradway Primary School will be providing refreshments on both occasions. On March 22nd guided tours around the school will be available and the original ceremony will be re-created. The picnic will have a sixties feel with costumes and music.
Mr Stockley, the current head teacher, would like to invite any ex-pupils, staff, governors or parents to attend these events and asks that we advertise them as widely as possible. On the Bradway Primary School website there is a page talking about the anniversary and a link to a 'just giving' page raising money for a nurture room. Any photos or momentoes that any one has would be appreciated since they intend to set up an exhibition in the school hall for March 22nd and if any ex-pupils have had a successful/interesting life and would like to send in a short piece with photos it will be put on the wall. It is worth remembering that many people still think of the school as Sir Harold Jackson's.
January 7th - (13th Night?) The lights are going out all over Bradway, or at least the Christmas lights that have festooned the Twentywell Lane shops for the last few weeks have now been taken down, along with the Christmas trees. Informal reviews will be held with the traders, to see what can be planned for Christmas 2018. Suggestions can be passed to any of the shops, or to any BAG committee member.
January 5th – After all the hard work during the run-up to Christmas, there followed yet more toiling to bring all the cash collections together and to count the money with these results:-
All the Twentywell Lane traders are very grateful to their customers who braved the inclement weather to join in with the spirit of the events and provide such a Christmassy result.
January 4th – Just when the schools are going back and most adults are returning to work, we get this warning from Howard Civil Engineering, the Amey sub-contractor. The point to note is that the closures will only be overnight.
Full night time closures on Bochum Parkway and Meadowhead Roundabout as from Monday 8th January for 2 to 3 weeks.
Commencing Monday evening 8th January 2018 the final tarmacing of Bochum Parkway will take place. The areas that have been impacted by the road works are to be resurfaced and have new road markings.
This will take place during a series of nights (7pm - 7am) from 8th January 2018 when we will need to completely close Bochum Parkway. Fully signposted road diversions will be in place. The night-time closures will be in place for 2 to 3 weeks depending on whether the temperatures remain above freezing.
There will be 2 phases of carriageway closure:-
Phase 1 Bochum Parkway closure
Phase 2 Partial Meadowhead Roundabout closure
Provision will be made to ensure that customers and employees can access and leave the Graves Health and Sports Centre, St George's Park Football Centre and the Audi Dealership until closing times.
January 3rd - among our greetings for the new year comes the announcement that St. Chad's Scout Group in Woodseats will be offering a Christmas tree shredding service again this year. They will be outside Abbey Lane school from 10 until 3 this Saturday January 6th. They request a minimum donation of £2, which will go towards the Group's funds. Anyone wanting to take away the chippings is asked to bring their own bag.
Regarding kerbing works, Amey do not write to residents but they will write to all affected by the road and pavement resurfacing 10 working days before work begins, and on-street signs will be displayed 5 days before.
January 16th - Advance Notice - On 22nd March 1968 Sir Harold Jackson opened a new Primary School in Bradway. The school will be celebrating the 50th anniversary by opening the school on the afternoon of Thursday March 22nd, then by holding a picnic on the school field on July 13th, Friends of Bradway Primary School will be providing refreshments on both occasions. On March 22nd guided tours around the school will be available and the original ceremony will be re-created. The picnic will have a sixties feel with costumes and music.
Mr Stockley, the current head teacher, would like to invite any ex-pupils, staff, governors or parents to attend these events and asks that we advertise them as widely as possible. On the Bradway Primary School website there is a page talking about the anniversary and a link to a 'just giving' page raising money for a nurture room. Any photos or momentoes that any one has would be appreciated since they intend to set up an exhibition in the school hall for March 22nd and if any ex-pupils have had a successful/interesting life and would like to send in a short piece with photos it will be put on the wall. It is worth remembering that many people still think of the school as Sir Harold Jackson's.
January 7th - (13th Night?) The lights are going out all over Bradway, or at least the Christmas lights that have festooned the Twentywell Lane shops for the last few weeks have now been taken down, along with the Christmas trees. Informal reviews will be held with the traders, to see what can be planned for Christmas 2018. Suggestions can be passed to any of the shops, or to any BAG committee member.
January 5th – After all the hard work during the run-up to Christmas, there followed yet more toiling to bring all the cash collections together and to count the money with these results:-
- Jane at Love & Best Wishes had to contend with staff holidays and staff sickness, but the final total from their many festive activities is a superlative £523.50.
- The Hairy Hounds Dog Show brought in £38
- Theresa at Tilly’s swerved this nicely by handing over a bucketful, from her Santa Claus and film show efforts, directly to a friend who works at the Children’s Hospital,
All the Twentywell Lane traders are very grateful to their customers who braved the inclement weather to join in with the spirit of the events and provide such a Christmassy result.
January 4th – Just when the schools are going back and most adults are returning to work, we get this warning from Howard Civil Engineering, the Amey sub-contractor. The point to note is that the closures will only be overnight.
Full night time closures on Bochum Parkway and Meadowhead Roundabout as from Monday 8th January for 2 to 3 weeks.
Commencing Monday evening 8th January 2018 the final tarmacing of Bochum Parkway will take place. The areas that have been impacted by the road works are to be resurfaced and have new road markings.
This will take place during a series of nights (7pm - 7am) from 8th January 2018 when we will need to completely close Bochum Parkway. Fully signposted road diversions will be in place. The night-time closures will be in place for 2 to 3 weeks depending on whether the temperatures remain above freezing.
There will be 2 phases of carriageway closure:-
Phase 1 Bochum Parkway closure
Phase 2 Partial Meadowhead Roundabout closure
Provision will be made to ensure that customers and employees can access and leave the Graves Health and Sports Centre, St George's Park Football Centre and the Audi Dealership until closing times.
January 3rd - among our greetings for the new year comes the announcement that St. Chad's Scout Group in Woodseats will be offering a Christmas tree shredding service again this year. They will be outside Abbey Lane school from 10 until 3 this Saturday January 6th. They request a minimum donation of £2, which will go towards the Group's funds. Anyone wanting to take away the chippings is asked to bring their own bag.
December 24th - The BAG stalls (adults' and children's tombolas, plus cake sales) outside the Twentywell Lane shops have raised £155.70, to be donated to Sheffield Children's Hospital. We are grateful to everyone who displayed the true spirit of Christmas by supporting us in this venture.
December 20th - Since Monday 11 December, Sheffield people are asked to complete an on-line survey on council services and where council money should be allocated in the next financial year. A printed version of the budget survey is also available on request by emailing [email protected] or by phoning 0114 293 0239. Public events will also be held across the city in the New Year where people can find out more and have their say.
We can take the survey online at www.sheffield.gov.uk/budget. Information about the public events will be publicised in January.
Sheffield City Council’s final budget, including decisions about council tax levels for 2018/19, will be agreed in March 2018.
December 17th – the weather didn’t smile on the Twentywell Lane traders’ plans to enliven our Christmas shopping while also raising money for local charities: mid-morning rain probably deterred some people from venturing out. Despite this, enough did show up to enjoy what was on offer, including a brass band and a Minion. (It was a bit of a surprise when this latter was waiting to cross the road to see him waved over by a car whose front passenger seat contained a skeleton. How Christmassy was that?)
The BAG tombola stalls did steady business, but were left with about half of the prizes on offer, so they will return on Saturday to see if these can all be claimed, on both the children’s and the adults’ stalls. Maybe the possibility of claiming a bottle of Gordon’s gin for the price of a 50p ticket will tempt more people along. Other prizes are also available.
December 10th - Those of us who live on this side of town may be especially affected by the proposals to re-organise emergency health care services. The deadline for comments has been extended to 31st January 2018.
This is a link to the consultation on moving urgent care services from Hallamshire and Broad Lane to the Northern General, if anyone would like to comment:- http://www.sheffieldccg.nhs.uk/get-involved/urgent-care-consultation.htm
December 9th - The workmen appeared on the village green again yesterday as promised and spent a long time digging out the slide. A jack hammer was needed to remove the concrete footings. They were hoping to move the slide into its new position at the same time but this didn't happen and the slide has been removed temporarily. They will return next week.
They very much appreciated a box of M&S biscuits as a small reward. Watch this space although the threatened weather may play a blinder over the weekend / next week.
December 9th - The following message has been sent out by Sheffield City Council - just in case anyone has failed to pick up mention of it in any of the mainstream media.
Snow has been forecast for this weekend, in order to ensure you are prepared, please visit www.sheffield.gov.uk/snow
On here you will find all of the latest information regarding:
Roads
Schools
Bins
Staying well this winter
Council housing repairs.
December 8th - To mark 20 years of stalwart service with Bradway Scouts which ended with his retirement in July, Nick Taylor was presented with a photobook full of scouting memories and a miniature flagpole. The presentations were performed by Deputy District Commissioner Frank Richardson and by one of the current Leaders Mark White. Nick's original Scout Leader from 50 years ago in Dore, who now lives in Bradway, was also in attendance, as were the full current Scout Leadership team and a representative from Sheaf District Swimming where Nick continues to help on Sunday evenings.
December 5th - At last, some progress on the expansion of the play area in the Old School Field/village green: some of the metal fencing has been fitted. Once this has been extended around the whole of the play area, the new slide will be repositioned and additional ground cover matting will be installed.
December 3rd - a little late, but here is some festive news.
Twentywell Lane and Bradway Road Traders 2017 Christmas Extravaganza
Something on every weekend in December!
The Christmas decorations have arrived in Bradway with twinkling lights and more Christmas trees, plus:-
Tilly’s - Sample the delights of Tilly’s cakes and selections of hot and cold drinks.
Sunday opening - 3rd, 10th & 24th December, (closed 17th)
Mid November - Santa’s Christmas Post Box will be available for those all-important letters.
Final date for posting your letter to Father Christmas is Saturday 9th December
Love and Best Wishes - Gift & Card Shop and Home Shop
Reindeer food is now available to buy. There is a huge selection of beautiful cards and gifts to choose from in
both shops - veritable Aladdin's Caves.
Sunday opening - 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th December.
Makinson’s Fruit & Vegetable Shop - Christmas Trees, festive decorations and seasonal fruit & vegetables.
Sunday opening - 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th December
Something on every weekend in December -
Saturday 2nd December - Face painting at Tilly’s from 11.00 a.m.
Sunday 3rd December - Kick off your Christmas shopping on Twentywell Lane.
Love & Best Wishes and Tilly’s will be open - with mince pies, mulled wine and, we hope, a choir.
Sunday 10th December - Christmas Crafts at Tilly’s from 11.00 a.m.
Saturday 16th December - Tilly’s - Cinema afternoon at 3.00 p.m. showing ‘ELF’ the Movie. Tickets £2.00
including popcorn. Then, at 4.30 p.m., Father Christmas will arrive to personally deliver his replies to the
children’s Christmas letters, plus goody bags. Details on Tilly’s Facebook page Tilly’sSheffield
Saturday 16th December - 9.00 - 5.00 p.m. Grand re-opening - Thomas Cook Travel, (formerly Co-Op
Travel). Pop in to meet the staff and see the new travel shop.
Sunday 17th December - lots going on between 12.00 midday - 2.00 p.m.
Love & Best Wishes - Come and meet all the characters, take part in the colouring competition and guess
the name of the bear - you might win it! L&BW staff want to beat their total of £1250.00 raised last year.
Hairy Hounds will once again be strutting their stuff on the doggy red carpet! Event starts at 12.30 p.m.
Categories - cutest puppy, prettiest female, handsomest male, waggiest tail, golden oldie and best dressed pooch.
£2.00 per category / 3 for £5.00. Register at the shop or ASAP on the day.
Retail Therapy - Has a range of beautiful gifts - ideal for the females in your life!
Bradway Meats - Hot food will be available, plus a selection of festive food presents, plus a Brass Band
Bradway Action Group- will be running a Children’s Xmas Tombola, an Adult Xmas Tombola and Name the
Teddy Bear.
Don’t forget the shops around the corner …… ...
Bradway Pet Shop - Rachael will be running a doggy photo competition to post on Facebook.
Call in between Monday 4th December - Monday 18th December and have your pet’s photo taken for £1.00.
The pooch who gets the most ‘likes’ will be announced on 22/12/17. All proceeds to charity.
S17 Coffee Shop & Bistro - will be open, serving a range of food and drinks
Sunday opening - 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th December.
All proceeds to Sheffield Children’s Hospital
The event is supported by BAG, (Bradway Action Group)
WISHING YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
December 20th - Since Monday 11 December, Sheffield people are asked to complete an on-line survey on council services and where council money should be allocated in the next financial year. A printed version of the budget survey is also available on request by emailing [email protected] or by phoning 0114 293 0239. Public events will also be held across the city in the New Year where people can find out more and have their say.
We can take the survey online at www.sheffield.gov.uk/budget. Information about the public events will be publicised in January.
Sheffield City Council’s final budget, including decisions about council tax levels for 2018/19, will be agreed in March 2018.
December 17th – the weather didn’t smile on the Twentywell Lane traders’ plans to enliven our Christmas shopping while also raising money for local charities: mid-morning rain probably deterred some people from venturing out. Despite this, enough did show up to enjoy what was on offer, including a brass band and a Minion. (It was a bit of a surprise when this latter was waiting to cross the road to see him waved over by a car whose front passenger seat contained a skeleton. How Christmassy was that?)
The BAG tombola stalls did steady business, but were left with about half of the prizes on offer, so they will return on Saturday to see if these can all be claimed, on both the children’s and the adults’ stalls. Maybe the possibility of claiming a bottle of Gordon’s gin for the price of a 50p ticket will tempt more people along. Other prizes are also available.
December 10th - Those of us who live on this side of town may be especially affected by the proposals to re-organise emergency health care services. The deadline for comments has been extended to 31st January 2018.
This is a link to the consultation on moving urgent care services from Hallamshire and Broad Lane to the Northern General, if anyone would like to comment:- http://www.sheffieldccg.nhs.uk/get-involved/urgent-care-consultation.htm
December 9th - The workmen appeared on the village green again yesterday as promised and spent a long time digging out the slide. A jack hammer was needed to remove the concrete footings. They were hoping to move the slide into its new position at the same time but this didn't happen and the slide has been removed temporarily. They will return next week.
They very much appreciated a box of M&S biscuits as a small reward. Watch this space although the threatened weather may play a blinder over the weekend / next week.
December 9th - The following message has been sent out by Sheffield City Council - just in case anyone has failed to pick up mention of it in any of the mainstream media.
Snow has been forecast for this weekend, in order to ensure you are prepared, please visit www.sheffield.gov.uk/snow
On here you will find all of the latest information regarding:
Roads
Schools
Bins
Staying well this winter
Council housing repairs.
December 8th - To mark 20 years of stalwart service with Bradway Scouts which ended with his retirement in July, Nick Taylor was presented with a photobook full of scouting memories and a miniature flagpole. The presentations were performed by Deputy District Commissioner Frank Richardson and by one of the current Leaders Mark White. Nick's original Scout Leader from 50 years ago in Dore, who now lives in Bradway, was also in attendance, as were the full current Scout Leadership team and a representative from Sheaf District Swimming where Nick continues to help on Sunday evenings.
December 5th - At last, some progress on the expansion of the play area in the Old School Field/village green: some of the metal fencing has been fitted. Once this has been extended around the whole of the play area, the new slide will be repositioned and additional ground cover matting will be installed.
December 3rd - a little late, but here is some festive news.
Twentywell Lane and Bradway Road Traders 2017 Christmas Extravaganza
Something on every weekend in December!
The Christmas decorations have arrived in Bradway with twinkling lights and more Christmas trees, plus:-
Tilly’s - Sample the delights of Tilly’s cakes and selections of hot and cold drinks.
Sunday opening - 3rd, 10th & 24th December, (closed 17th)
Mid November - Santa’s Christmas Post Box will be available for those all-important letters.
Final date for posting your letter to Father Christmas is Saturday 9th December
Love and Best Wishes - Gift & Card Shop and Home Shop
Reindeer food is now available to buy. There is a huge selection of beautiful cards and gifts to choose from in
both shops - veritable Aladdin's Caves.
Sunday opening - 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th December.
Makinson’s Fruit & Vegetable Shop - Christmas Trees, festive decorations and seasonal fruit & vegetables.
Sunday opening - 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th December
Something on every weekend in December -
Saturday 2nd December - Face painting at Tilly’s from 11.00 a.m.
Sunday 3rd December - Kick off your Christmas shopping on Twentywell Lane.
Love & Best Wishes and Tilly’s will be open - with mince pies, mulled wine and, we hope, a choir.
Sunday 10th December - Christmas Crafts at Tilly’s from 11.00 a.m.
Saturday 16th December - Tilly’s - Cinema afternoon at 3.00 p.m. showing ‘ELF’ the Movie. Tickets £2.00
including popcorn. Then, at 4.30 p.m., Father Christmas will arrive to personally deliver his replies to the
children’s Christmas letters, plus goody bags. Details on Tilly’s Facebook page Tilly’sSheffield
Saturday 16th December - 9.00 - 5.00 p.m. Grand re-opening - Thomas Cook Travel, (formerly Co-Op
Travel). Pop in to meet the staff and see the new travel shop.
Sunday 17th December - lots going on between 12.00 midday - 2.00 p.m.
Love & Best Wishes - Come and meet all the characters, take part in the colouring competition and guess
the name of the bear - you might win it! L&BW staff want to beat their total of £1250.00 raised last year.
Hairy Hounds will once again be strutting their stuff on the doggy red carpet! Event starts at 12.30 p.m.
Categories - cutest puppy, prettiest female, handsomest male, waggiest tail, golden oldie and best dressed pooch.
£2.00 per category / 3 for £5.00. Register at the shop or ASAP on the day.
Retail Therapy - Has a range of beautiful gifts - ideal for the females in your life!
Bradway Meats - Hot food will be available, plus a selection of festive food presents, plus a Brass Band
Bradway Action Group- will be running a Children’s Xmas Tombola, an Adult Xmas Tombola and Name the
Teddy Bear.
Don’t forget the shops around the corner …… ...
Bradway Pet Shop - Rachael will be running a doggy photo competition to post on Facebook.
Call in between Monday 4th December - Monday 18th December and have your pet’s photo taken for £1.00.
The pooch who gets the most ‘likes’ will be announced on 22/12/17. All proceeds to charity.
S17 Coffee Shop & Bistro - will be open, serving a range of food and drinks
Sunday opening - 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th December.
All proceeds to Sheffield Children’s Hospital
The event is supported by BAG, (Bradway Action Group)
WISHING YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
November 14th - Sheffield City Council have announced an offer of cheaper bus travel and free parking in the city this Christmas.
It will be possible to park for free all day (on Sundays only) in Sheffield City Council on-street pay-and-display bays and car parks from Sunday 19 November to Sunday 24 December, so parking will be free for the Christmas lights switch-on this Sunday 19th.
On public transport, a further offer ‘Plus One’ also means anyone with a day, week or month ticket can bring along another person for free on journeys into the city centre after 4.30pm, and out of the city centre after 6.30pm on Thursdays and all day on Sundays in December.
The 'Plus One' offer applies to all First and Stagecoach buses in Sheffield only on the days and hours specified. This offer is valid only for purchased tickets, so it does not extend to “free pass” holders e.g. pensioners.
A CityBus day ticket for use use on all buses in Sheffield costs £4.30 and a weekly ticket just £15, one of the cheapest offers in the UK.
Further information is being sought on whether this offer extends to trams and trains.
November 13th - First Bus will be rolling out new ticket machines across South Yorkshire over the next couple of weeks (w/c 19th November at the Sheffield depot).
In Bradway this will be of interest to those that use bus 24 which comes here early mornings, evenings and Sundays, along with Meadowhead school bus 725 (plus of course those who use the 76, 97 or 98). Bus 25, operated by Stagecoach, is not affected.
A summary of the changes
- Day tickets sold on board as paper tickets and all tickets sold on the smartphone app will have a QR code that passengers need to scan as they board.
- All weekly tickets sold on board will be loaded onto smart cards. Those that do not already hold a smart card need to buy one for 50p which they then retain and reuse. First will however be waiving the 50p charge until 31st December.
- Monthly and annual tickets sold online are expected to change from being scratch cards to smart cards
- All tickets for children aged 11+ (be that single, day or weekly) will be smart card products loaded directly onto their concessionary pass which will need to be scanned when boarding, meaning they will no longer have a separate paper ticket. Children aged 11+ are not entitled to a concessionary fare without a pass.
- Children under 11 that do not require a pass to get a concessionary pass will continue to be issued paper tickets, which will be endorsed as ‘U11’ – issued to and only valid for travel by an under 11 year old. The paper day and week tickets will have a QR code that needs to be scanned when boarding.
In the case of the multi-operator and multi-modal tickets in the Travelmaster range, adult weekly tickets are already issued on smart cards so those passengers will see no change, the adult day tickets issued on paper tickets that will now have QR codes will only need to be scanned on First as other operators do not have bar code readers, on other operators the paper tickets should be shown to the driver/conductor in the current fashion. The Child Getabout tickets will be smartcards (the child’s concessionary pass) which should be scanned on buses and trams. Currently trains do not have the facility to read smartcards so for the Getabout+ tickets that include trains a paper counterpart will be printed to show the train conductor.
Surprisingly it appears that the new ticket machines won’t be doing contactless debit card payments, at least initially, so it remains that Stagecoach is the only Sheffield bus operator offering that facility on board for now.
More information can be found on the First bus website at https://www.firstgroup.com/south-yorkshire/more/new-ticket-machines
November 10th - It seems that our optimistic report (October 19th) on planned progress on the play area of the village green was at best premature. Not only did nothing change by the end of October, but there is still no sign of work starting. BAG Committee members continue to keep the lines of communication open with Sheffield City Council but we appear to be caught between the differing agendas of two council departments. Despite this, we are managing to remain polite in our quest to re-site the new slide, extend the “carpeted” area and to replace the old wooden fence with a new metal one. We now hope to see some real action before the end of this month. It has to be said that patience is beginning to get a little thin!
It will be possible to park for free all day (on Sundays only) in Sheffield City Council on-street pay-and-display bays and car parks from Sunday 19 November to Sunday 24 December, so parking will be free for the Christmas lights switch-on this Sunday 19th.
On public transport, a further offer ‘Plus One’ also means anyone with a day, week or month ticket can bring along another person for free on journeys into the city centre after 4.30pm, and out of the city centre after 6.30pm on Thursdays and all day on Sundays in December.
The 'Plus One' offer applies to all First and Stagecoach buses in Sheffield only on the days and hours specified. This offer is valid only for purchased tickets, so it does not extend to “free pass” holders e.g. pensioners.
A CityBus day ticket for use use on all buses in Sheffield costs £4.30 and a weekly ticket just £15, one of the cheapest offers in the UK.
Further information is being sought on whether this offer extends to trams and trains.
November 13th - First Bus will be rolling out new ticket machines across South Yorkshire over the next couple of weeks (w/c 19th November at the Sheffield depot).
In Bradway this will be of interest to those that use bus 24 which comes here early mornings, evenings and Sundays, along with Meadowhead school bus 725 (plus of course those who use the 76, 97 or 98). Bus 25, operated by Stagecoach, is not affected.
A summary of the changes
- Day tickets sold on board as paper tickets and all tickets sold on the smartphone app will have a QR code that passengers need to scan as they board.
- All weekly tickets sold on board will be loaded onto smart cards. Those that do not already hold a smart card need to buy one for 50p which they then retain and reuse. First will however be waiving the 50p charge until 31st December.
- Monthly and annual tickets sold online are expected to change from being scratch cards to smart cards
- All tickets for children aged 11+ (be that single, day or weekly) will be smart card products loaded directly onto their concessionary pass which will need to be scanned when boarding, meaning they will no longer have a separate paper ticket. Children aged 11+ are not entitled to a concessionary fare without a pass.
- Children under 11 that do not require a pass to get a concessionary pass will continue to be issued paper tickets, which will be endorsed as ‘U11’ – issued to and only valid for travel by an under 11 year old. The paper day and week tickets will have a QR code that needs to be scanned when boarding.
In the case of the multi-operator and multi-modal tickets in the Travelmaster range, adult weekly tickets are already issued on smart cards so those passengers will see no change, the adult day tickets issued on paper tickets that will now have QR codes will only need to be scanned on First as other operators do not have bar code readers, on other operators the paper tickets should be shown to the driver/conductor in the current fashion. The Child Getabout tickets will be smartcards (the child’s concessionary pass) which should be scanned on buses and trams. Currently trains do not have the facility to read smartcards so for the Getabout+ tickets that include trains a paper counterpart will be printed to show the train conductor.
Surprisingly it appears that the new ticket machines won’t be doing contactless debit card payments, at least initially, so it remains that Stagecoach is the only Sheffield bus operator offering that facility on board for now.
More information can be found on the First bus website at https://www.firstgroup.com/south-yorkshire/more/new-ticket-machines
November 10th - It seems that our optimistic report (October 19th) on planned progress on the play area of the village green was at best premature. Not only did nothing change by the end of October, but there is still no sign of work starting. BAG Committee members continue to keep the lines of communication open with Sheffield City Council but we appear to be caught between the differing agendas of two council departments. Despite this, we are managing to remain polite in our quest to re-site the new slide, extend the “carpeted” area and to replace the old wooden fence with a new metal one. We now hope to see some real action before the end of this month. It has to be said that patience is beginning to get a little thin!
October 19th - Playground on Old School Field -
At long last some action. The old railings around the playground have been removed and new steel replacements should arrive next week to enclose a larger area. The new slide has also arrived and is in - the wrong place! Oops, it will have to be repositioned nearer the present plaground and facing towards the road before the fence goes in and the matting laid around it. (Slide must face north to prevent the metal overheating and burning children on the few hot sunny days we may get.) Hopefully the job may be completed before November. Watch that space!
October 18th - Streets Ahead The schedule for road and pavement works in Bradway originally called for completion by the end of 2017. It is being rescheduled and all previously advised dates are to be changed with completion now likely in 2018. See the Streets Ahead page on this website for more information.
October 17th - Boundary Commission for England has announced their latest proposals for revised constituencies. Sheffield Hallam is to be retained and we stay in it. We have until 11th December to tell them what we think, see The Boundary Commission for England
October 6th - New Trees - A team from Tinsley Tree Project (who, as you might expect from their name, are based in Ecclesall Woods) have begun replacing kerbside trees in Bradway on behalf of Amey. They have 40-odd to plant in the next couple of weeks.
At long last some action. The old railings around the playground have been removed and new steel replacements should arrive next week to enclose a larger area. The new slide has also arrived and is in - the wrong place! Oops, it will have to be repositioned nearer the present plaground and facing towards the road before the fence goes in and the matting laid around it. (Slide must face north to prevent the metal overheating and burning children on the few hot sunny days we may get.) Hopefully the job may be completed before November. Watch that space!
October 18th - Streets Ahead The schedule for road and pavement works in Bradway originally called for completion by the end of 2017. It is being rescheduled and all previously advised dates are to be changed with completion now likely in 2018. See the Streets Ahead page on this website for more information.
October 17th - Boundary Commission for England has announced their latest proposals for revised constituencies. Sheffield Hallam is to be retained and we stay in it. We have until 11th December to tell them what we think, see The Boundary Commission for England
October 6th - New Trees - A team from Tinsley Tree Project (who, as you might expect from their name, are based in Ecclesall Woods) have begun replacing kerbside trees in Bradway on behalf of Amey. They have 40-odd to plant in the next couple of weeks.
September 20th – The weather smiled on the BAG Fun Day last Saturday. Crowds rolled up to savour the delights of the games and refreshments on offer. One very minor disappointment was that the Spitfire did not show up: we had however been warned about this, and also that it would be replaced by a Hurricane, and at a later time. So we were treated to the spectacle of this amazing WW2 aircraft making three passes over the Old School Field, from three different angles. Before our event ended, the Wing Commander who had been our contact in the RAF rang to say that the pilot had been impressed by the number of people waving, and by their (our!) enthusiasm.
Although the principal aim of the event is to bring Bradway residents together, it is gratifying to note that a significant sum of money was raised: more than £1,000 was counted at the end of the day, but there are a few costs to be taken from this. The actual total will be advised shortly. This money will go towards projects within Bradway – possibly further improvements to the Old School Field/village green, or maybe to improve the steep path down through the woods to Dore & Totley station.
As a community event, it was good to see the involvement of local businesses, the arrival of the fire engine, the presence of Neighbourhood Watch, and the enthusiasm of the Scouts who organised and ran the ever popular fairground games and also supplied the PA system. Now we can review the suggestions we’ve been given as we start planning for next year.
September 7th - A notice has appeared on the locked door of The Old Mother Redcap, advertising for a young couple to take over the running of the pub. Who knew that was going to happen?
Sept 1st - Our Annual Fun Day will be on Saturday September 16th 2017, 1.30 – 4.30 p.m.
There will be lots of activities - coconut shy, fairground games, adult tombola, children’s tombola, hook-a-duck, beat the goalie, beauty salon-face painting, hair spraying, nail painting, bouncy castle, Meerkats and More; plus the ever popular cake stall, drinks/refreshments, a Bar-B-Q, (by Bradway Quality Meats) and, new for this year, Scrape ice-cream curls.
The RAF Event’s Display Team has been booked and a flypast by a Spitfire has been confirmed (weather and Merlin the magic engine permitting) to coincide with our start time of 1:30.
Come along and have a great family day out and support your community.
Proceeds from the event will be used toward local Community Projects.
Although the principal aim of the event is to bring Bradway residents together, it is gratifying to note that a significant sum of money was raised: more than £1,000 was counted at the end of the day, but there are a few costs to be taken from this. The actual total will be advised shortly. This money will go towards projects within Bradway – possibly further improvements to the Old School Field/village green, or maybe to improve the steep path down through the woods to Dore & Totley station.
As a community event, it was good to see the involvement of local businesses, the arrival of the fire engine, the presence of Neighbourhood Watch, and the enthusiasm of the Scouts who organised and ran the ever popular fairground games and also supplied the PA system. Now we can review the suggestions we’ve been given as we start planning for next year.
September 7th - A notice has appeared on the locked door of The Old Mother Redcap, advertising for a young couple to take over the running of the pub. Who knew that was going to happen?
Sept 1st - Our Annual Fun Day will be on Saturday September 16th 2017, 1.30 – 4.30 p.m.
There will be lots of activities - coconut shy, fairground games, adult tombola, children’s tombola, hook-a-duck, beat the goalie, beauty salon-face painting, hair spraying, nail painting, bouncy castle, Meerkats and More; plus the ever popular cake stall, drinks/refreshments, a Bar-B-Q, (by Bradway Quality Meats) and, new for this year, Scrape ice-cream curls.
The RAF Event’s Display Team has been booked and a flypast by a Spitfire has been confirmed (weather and Merlin the magic engine permitting) to coincide with our start time of 1:30.
Come along and have a great family day out and support your community.
Proceeds from the event will be used toward local Community Projects.
August 25th - Since the demise of the Post Office at the top of Twentywell Lane, many Bradway residents have been relying on the one at Totley Rise. A planning application has been submitted to move that one from its current location to two doors further down the terrace. Full details, including how to comment on this, can be found at:- totley_rise_post_office_consultation.pdf
August 8th - Following correspondence about the removal of a tree from Longford Crescent, this message was received from Amey.
“We can confirm that all the verges on the Longford Crescent will be cut within the next 4 weeks.
We are aware you were recently informed that resurfacing works were due to take place on Longford Crescent in July 2017. Unfortunately this work has had to be reprogrammed due to unforeseen circumstances but we hope to resume resurfacing work in the next few weeks.” This hope is doubtless echoed by most residents on the Wollaton estate.
August 9th - It seems that not everyone has noticed that the bus timetables have changed, for the duration of the school summer holidays. This allows the operating companies greater flexibility to grant holiday time to their staff while also keeping the buses running. In theory, the “old” timetable will be re-instated on September 4th.
Meantime, on week-days the 25 leaves The Old Mother Redcap at 3 minutes past the hour, and then every 15 minutes (i.e. at 18, 33 and 48).
August 8th - Following correspondence about the removal of a tree from Longford Crescent, this message was received from Amey.
“We can confirm that all the verges on the Longford Crescent will be cut within the next 4 weeks.
We are aware you were recently informed that resurfacing works were due to take place on Longford Crescent in July 2017. Unfortunately this work has had to be reprogrammed due to unforeseen circumstances but we hope to resume resurfacing work in the next few weeks.” This hope is doubtless echoed by most residents on the Wollaton estate.
August 9th - It seems that not everyone has noticed that the bus timetables have changed, for the duration of the school summer holidays. This allows the operating companies greater flexibility to grant holiday time to their staff while also keeping the buses running. In theory, the “old” timetable will be re-instated on September 4th.
Meantime, on week-days the 25 leaves The Old Mother Redcap at 3 minutes past the hour, and then every 15 minutes (i.e. at 18, 33 and 48).
July 7th - Twentywell news. The former GT News shop, more recently Select Convenience Store, was taken over a few weeks ago. Having lost the Post Office a year or so ago, from today we've lost newspapers and magazines, including the delivery sevice. We can still collect papers and magazines from Sainsbury's, but those requiring deliveries should arrange this with the newsagency at Totley Rise. They've confirmed they'll deliver to most of Bradway.
As in 2016 some of the plants provided by BAG in the planters on Twentywell Lane have been stolen. You'd wonder why anyone would have wanted to nick blue lobelia plants that were in need of a drink, but seems some can't keep their hands off other people's property.
July 14th - The book stall at the annual Fun Day - advertised below - already has a good stock of potential bargains for adult readers, but is still short of children's books. If you have any that you would like to re-circulate in the community, please either contact a committee member or bring them along on the Friday evening.
As in 2016 some of the plants provided by BAG in the planters on Twentywell Lane have been stolen. You'd wonder why anyone would have wanted to nick blue lobelia plants that were in need of a drink, but seems some can't keep their hands off other people's property.
July 14th - The book stall at the annual Fun Day - advertised below - already has a good stock of potential bargains for adult readers, but is still short of children's books. If you have any that you would like to re-circulate in the community, please either contact a committee member or bring them along on the Friday evening.
June 23rd – Our tree contact at the Council has e-mailed that he will ensure that the willow is maintained at 1 metre height, and the Amelanchier is re-staked. The other trees will be checked, mulched and redundant tree stakes will be removed if necessary. He also asked if we would like a couple of additional Alder trees (wet loving trees) which we can involve the community in planting in the autumn? These will help soak up some of the lying water at the far end of the field.
June 15th - Amey will be holding a Streets Ahead Roadshow on Wednesday, 21st June in the Conservatory at the Shepley Spitfire from 4pm - 7pm. Work is due to start on pavements and roads in July. We'll try to keep our Streets Ahead page updated as soon as we know more.
June 12th – On the Old School Field this morning a stretch of the fencing around the play area was found to have been torn down. Two council parks men arrived to check the playground and tidy litter. They report to Stuart Walton who will be resolving this.
June 7th – Regrettably, we have had some tree damage on the OSF - caused by the recent gales rather than vandalism. One of the Amelanchiers, which had already lost its supports to rotting, has been blown over to about 20 degrees. Its roots are fairly shallow and in the boggy soil following the recent rain the force of the wind has keeled it over. Rachel Smith's memorial willow tree has also suffered damage to the upper parts of the tree with the trunk having shattered and been almost separated above about 8 feet from the ground. BAG will be pursuing with Sheffield City Council what course of action to take, and who will fund it.
June 5th - No More Scout Jumble Sales. A feature of Bradway for many years has been the jumble sales organised by the Scouts. Until recently, these were held twice a year. However, the small number of volunteers who ran this – and most of them were the Scout Leaders themselves – led to them questioning the value of the events now that income from other fund-raising removes the need for them. Russ Wilks, the chairman of the Group Executive Committee publicised a public meeting to be held after the schools’ Easter break, where anyone interested in helping with a revived jumble sale in October could express an interest. The Scouts were prepared to share the proceeds. Only one person turned up, and two others sent their apologies. So, a little reluctantly, the Scouts have decided not to run another one.
OPEN MEETING
Thursday 15th June, Bradway School, 7.15 - please note postponement from Wednesday due to clash with another event in the school hall.
Tales from Bradway Bank
Our speaker can trace the genealogy of his career to Sir Joseph Swan, inventor of the light bulb! His story may start with guineas and sealing wax, but will come right up to date with the introduction of internet banking 20 years ago. Guns may feature, more than once! Farming, academia, slums, multinational business, the wealthy, all are here.
Questions about PPI, endowment mortgages, branch closures and the demise of cash and cheques are anticipated. Captain Mainwaring and Private Pike may get a mention!
This will be followed by our usual Open Forum
All Bradway residents and traders are welcome to join BAG
Have your say on any matter relating to Bradway
Items already on the Agenda include;
Streets Ahead and Amey's forthcoming work in Bradway
A longer walk in the autumn to Grindleford & back by train?
HGVs on local roads
Parking outside Twentywell Lane shops
To add items to the Agenda please use the 'Contact us' link from our website; www.bradwayactiongroup.org/
June 15th - Amey will be holding a Streets Ahead Roadshow on Wednesday, 21st June in the Conservatory at the Shepley Spitfire from 4pm - 7pm. Work is due to start on pavements and roads in July. We'll try to keep our Streets Ahead page updated as soon as we know more.
June 12th – On the Old School Field this morning a stretch of the fencing around the play area was found to have been torn down. Two council parks men arrived to check the playground and tidy litter. They report to Stuart Walton who will be resolving this.
June 7th – Regrettably, we have had some tree damage on the OSF - caused by the recent gales rather than vandalism. One of the Amelanchiers, which had already lost its supports to rotting, has been blown over to about 20 degrees. Its roots are fairly shallow and in the boggy soil following the recent rain the force of the wind has keeled it over. Rachel Smith's memorial willow tree has also suffered damage to the upper parts of the tree with the trunk having shattered and been almost separated above about 8 feet from the ground. BAG will be pursuing with Sheffield City Council what course of action to take, and who will fund it.
June 5th - No More Scout Jumble Sales. A feature of Bradway for many years has been the jumble sales organised by the Scouts. Until recently, these were held twice a year. However, the small number of volunteers who ran this – and most of them were the Scout Leaders themselves – led to them questioning the value of the events now that income from other fund-raising removes the need for them. Russ Wilks, the chairman of the Group Executive Committee publicised a public meeting to be held after the schools’ Easter break, where anyone interested in helping with a revived jumble sale in October could express an interest. The Scouts were prepared to share the proceeds. Only one person turned up, and two others sent their apologies. So, a little reluctantly, the Scouts have decided not to run another one.
OPEN MEETING
Thursday 15th June, Bradway School, 7.15 - please note postponement from Wednesday due to clash with another event in the school hall.
Tales from Bradway Bank
Our speaker can trace the genealogy of his career to Sir Joseph Swan, inventor of the light bulb! His story may start with guineas and sealing wax, but will come right up to date with the introduction of internet banking 20 years ago. Guns may feature, more than once! Farming, academia, slums, multinational business, the wealthy, all are here.
Questions about PPI, endowment mortgages, branch closures and the demise of cash and cheques are anticipated. Captain Mainwaring and Private Pike may get a mention!
This will be followed by our usual Open Forum
All Bradway residents and traders are welcome to join BAG
Have your say on any matter relating to Bradway
Items already on the Agenda include;
Streets Ahead and Amey's forthcoming work in Bradway
A longer walk in the autumn to Grindleford & back by train?
HGVs on local roads
Parking outside Twentywell Lane shops
To add items to the Agenda please use the 'Contact us' link from our website; www.bradwayactiongroup.org/
May 21st - Summer Hope Valley railway timetable starts today, details on our Bus and Train page
May 3rd - It seems that nothing of interest happened in Bradway during April. However, just before the month expired, Bradway Scout Group held a Family Camp - that's one where Beavers, Cubs and parents go along as well as the older Scouts. This took place at Blidworth, near Mansfield, over the May Day bank holiday week-end. It was a success: the weather was fine, the activities were enjoyable and, as a result, some of the parents who went along have volunteered to help out at weekly section meetings. If anyone else has an interest in doing something similar, they will also be welcomed. Beavers meet on Monday evenings, Cubs on Thursdays and Scouts on Fridays.
May 3rd - It seems that nothing of interest happened in Bradway during April. However, just before the month expired, Bradway Scout Group held a Family Camp - that's one where Beavers, Cubs and parents go along as well as the older Scouts. This took place at Blidworth, near Mansfield, over the May Day bank holiday week-end. It was a success: the weather was fine, the activities were enjoyable and, as a result, some of the parents who went along have volunteered to help out at weekly section meetings. If anyone else has an interest in doing something similar, they will also be welcomed. Beavers meet on Monday evenings, Cubs on Thursdays and Scouts on Fridays.
March 16th - Why are we getting more HGVs on Twentywell Lane and Prospect Road? One reason is a number of short term contracts in Dore, including the resurfacing of the streets. They're nearly at an end. However, some kind soul had tinkered with the prohibition sign displayed to drivers turning right from Abbey Lane up Bocking Lane towards Meadowhead. The hours when the prohibition applies are 7pm to 7am, but that plate had been carefully twisted through 90 degrees to be invisible to approaching drivers.
It's now been corrected, but some drivers may be avoiding that route, believing they're totally banned. A petition is being prepared to try and get a ban on HGVs through Bradway. The current advisory signs saying Twentywell is unsuitable for HGVs are totally ignored. Watch this space.
March 10th - John Baker has kindly let us have electronic copies of all the Bugles back to 2012. They're full of interesting articles and are searchable. Many hours could be spent looking to see what pleased or troubled us years ago. Go to the Bradway Bugle page and try for yourself. If there's sufficient interest John might be persuaded to let us host earlier editions.
OPEN MEETING, Bradway School, 7.15 Wednesday 8th March
Tony Harrold and Robert Campbell of Harrold's Locksmiths will be giving a short talk on home security following a number of break-ins to local houses where the owners felt they were already well locked up!
This will be followed by our usual members Open Forum. All Bradway residents and traders are welcome to join BAG
Have your say on any matter relating to Bradway. Items already on the Agenda include;
Streets Ahead and Amey's forthcoming work in Bradway
The Sheffield Plan and Green Belt Review
HGVs on local roads
To add items to the Agenda please use the 'Contact us' form.
2017 Subscriptions may be paid at the meeting.
It's now been corrected, but some drivers may be avoiding that route, believing they're totally banned. A petition is being prepared to try and get a ban on HGVs through Bradway. The current advisory signs saying Twentywell is unsuitable for HGVs are totally ignored. Watch this space.
March 10th - John Baker has kindly let us have electronic copies of all the Bugles back to 2012. They're full of interesting articles and are searchable. Many hours could be spent looking to see what pleased or troubled us years ago. Go to the Bradway Bugle page and try for yourself. If there's sufficient interest John might be persuaded to let us host earlier editions.
OPEN MEETING, Bradway School, 7.15 Wednesday 8th March
Tony Harrold and Robert Campbell of Harrold's Locksmiths will be giving a short talk on home security following a number of break-ins to local houses where the owners felt they were already well locked up!
This will be followed by our usual members Open Forum. All Bradway residents and traders are welcome to join BAG
Have your say on any matter relating to Bradway. Items already on the Agenda include;
Streets Ahead and Amey's forthcoming work in Bradway
The Sheffield Plan and Green Belt Review
HGVs on local roads
To add items to the Agenda please use the 'Contact us' form.
2017 Subscriptions may be paid at the meeting.
February 24th - Green Belt News. Consultation for the Sheffield Plan was supposed to start in January 2017. BAG has received the following from the Council today "There has been some delay to the timetable because elected Members wanted to consider the implications of the recent Government Housing White Paper before publishing the draft plan. The White Paper was published on 6th February. We are currently working up a revised timetable and hope to publish details of that soon. However, it now looks likely that consultation on the Draft Plan will be delayed until the summer."
Meanwhile, North East Derbyshire have published their draft plan that's now open for consultation. Members may be relieved to hear that as far as we can tell there's no intention of releasing any green belt land along the border with Bradway, or outwards from Dronfield towards Bradway.There's a Drop-in session at Dronfield Civic Centre on 14th March from 4pm to 7pm. Anyone wanting to wade through the thousands of pages in the plan please go here. However, a simple map to reassure is here.
February 17th - BAG annual subscriptions for 2017 are now due. Members wishing to renew please go to the Membership page and follow the instructions there. Electronic transfers are preferred, please, to avoid having to collect and bank cash and many small cheques! .
February 15th - CONSULTATION The Council would like to know what people living in Sheffield feel should be the priorities for their ward councillors. Each ward in the city has three councillors who work to improve things for local people and represent them when decisions are made in the Town Hall. If our councillors are better informed about the things that are important to us then they can focus their attention on specific issues in our neighbourhood. The information we provide in this short questionnaire will help them identify the service providers, community organisations and local residents they need to work with. Please follow this link and say what you think.
February 20th - Streets Ahead - Amey update. Today we've been advised that the programmed dates for most of Bradway in the B53 Totley sector have been updated. Kerbing work is to start in May 2017, footways to start in July 2017, and road resurfacing to start in September 2017 and continue into December 2017. These dates are subject to change and are weather dependent.
A roadshow is to be arranged in June to explain things in more detail.
February 17th - Lower Bradway is to become a 20mph zone. Anyone who wishes to object has until 17th March - see posters on lamp posts and notices delivered to householders on the streets involved. We think the rest of Bradway and Totley will be getting the same treatment after the road and pavement improvements are completed (see Streets Ahead page) - so probably early 2018.
February 13th - Further on in the same edition, the Classifieds include a Public Notice from Sheffield City Council advising that the standard parking restrictions for Amey work to the road surfaces may come into force in Bradway at some point in the 18 months from February 16th. See our Streets Ahead page for links indicating all work should be completed by November with kerbing due to start in March.
February 9th Sheffield Telegraph has put Beautiful Bradway on the front page of the Property Guide today, a view over green belt land developers may like to see filled with houses - a possible battle ahead? It goes on to say "Move up to Bradway, a highly sought after suburb of Sheffield, convenient for a host of local amenities."
Meanwhile, North East Derbyshire have published their draft plan that's now open for consultation. Members may be relieved to hear that as far as we can tell there's no intention of releasing any green belt land along the border with Bradway, or outwards from Dronfield towards Bradway.There's a Drop-in session at Dronfield Civic Centre on 14th March from 4pm to 7pm. Anyone wanting to wade through the thousands of pages in the plan please go here. However, a simple map to reassure is here.
February 17th - BAG annual subscriptions for 2017 are now due. Members wishing to renew please go to the Membership page and follow the instructions there. Electronic transfers are preferred, please, to avoid having to collect and bank cash and many small cheques! .
February 15th - CONSULTATION The Council would like to know what people living in Sheffield feel should be the priorities for their ward councillors. Each ward in the city has three councillors who work to improve things for local people and represent them when decisions are made in the Town Hall. If our councillors are better informed about the things that are important to us then they can focus their attention on specific issues in our neighbourhood. The information we provide in this short questionnaire will help them identify the service providers, community organisations and local residents they need to work with. Please follow this link and say what you think.
February 20th - Streets Ahead - Amey update. Today we've been advised that the programmed dates for most of Bradway in the B53 Totley sector have been updated. Kerbing work is to start in May 2017, footways to start in July 2017, and road resurfacing to start in September 2017 and continue into December 2017. These dates are subject to change and are weather dependent.
A roadshow is to be arranged in June to explain things in more detail.
February 17th - Lower Bradway is to become a 20mph zone. Anyone who wishes to object has until 17th March - see posters on lamp posts and notices delivered to householders on the streets involved. We think the rest of Bradway and Totley will be getting the same treatment after the road and pavement improvements are completed (see Streets Ahead page) - so probably early 2018.
February 13th - Further on in the same edition, the Classifieds include a Public Notice from Sheffield City Council advising that the standard parking restrictions for Amey work to the road surfaces may come into force in Bradway at some point in the 18 months from February 16th. See our Streets Ahead page for links indicating all work should be completed by November with kerbing due to start in March.
February 9th Sheffield Telegraph has put Beautiful Bradway on the front page of the Property Guide today, a view over green belt land developers may like to see filled with houses - a possible battle ahead? It goes on to say "Move up to Bradway, a highly sought after suburb of Sheffield, convenient for a host of local amenities."
January 26th. Members of the BAG committee met a representative from Sheffield City Council today on the Old School Field (now Bradway Village Green) to discuss adding a small slide to the range of play equipment. They will supply and install it if we pay for the item itself. We're now researching an appropriate slide and hope to get it installed as soon as possible. It will be paid for from funds raised at previous BAG events.
January 11th. The saga of HGVs on Twentywell Lane continues. Brocklebanks have resumed work on the old King Ecgbert's school site in Dore. We thought this was almost complete. Requests for them to use the correct HGV route via Beauchief crossroads have been ignored. To make it worse at least one of their drivers has decided to use Mickley Lane and Prospect Road to reach Meadowhead from Owler Bar, see picture. None of this is illegal. Residents and shoppers at Woodseats are unhappy about trucks using Abbey Lane beside the school. Residents on Bocking Lane and Greenhill Avenue aren't happy with them going their way. Abbey Lane is a B road and Meadowhead is an A road. Bocking Lane is unclassified, although it's been designated as the Outer Ring Road for at least 60 years. Fortunately most drivers and operators do use common sense and keep to the two more major routes. BAG will keep trying to persuade persistent offenders to do the same. More signage to advise of unsuitabilty may help, but the worst offenders are currently ignoring both signs and requests to stop.
January 8th 2017 - the Christmas decorations around the shops at the top of Twentywell Lane have been taken down and will be safely stored ready for Christmas 2017. It was gratifying to see that the Christmas tree remained unmolested - which may encourage the businesses there to be even more adventurous next time.
January 6th 2017 - Sad to relate that yesterday's warning about a Facebook scam turned out to be a false alarm. However, it was good enough to fool Action Fraud, which serves to underline the message that all internet users need to remain vigilant.
January 5th 2017 - An interesting warning from Les in Neighbourhood Watch to Facebook users.
If someone in your profile or a friend sends you a link that says “VISIT THE NEW FACEBOOK” do not open it. If you do, you’re sure to say goodbye to your Facebook account. This is actually a trap by a hacker who steals your details and removes you permanently from your own page.
Action Fraud have verified this information and advised us to propagate this message.
January 11th. The saga of HGVs on Twentywell Lane continues. Brocklebanks have resumed work on the old King Ecgbert's school site in Dore. We thought this was almost complete. Requests for them to use the correct HGV route via Beauchief crossroads have been ignored. To make it worse at least one of their drivers has decided to use Mickley Lane and Prospect Road to reach Meadowhead from Owler Bar, see picture. None of this is illegal. Residents and shoppers at Woodseats are unhappy about trucks using Abbey Lane beside the school. Residents on Bocking Lane and Greenhill Avenue aren't happy with them going their way. Abbey Lane is a B road and Meadowhead is an A road. Bocking Lane is unclassified, although it's been designated as the Outer Ring Road for at least 60 years. Fortunately most drivers and operators do use common sense and keep to the two more major routes. BAG will keep trying to persuade persistent offenders to do the same. More signage to advise of unsuitabilty may help, but the worst offenders are currently ignoring both signs and requests to stop.
January 8th 2017 - the Christmas decorations around the shops at the top of Twentywell Lane have been taken down and will be safely stored ready for Christmas 2017. It was gratifying to see that the Christmas tree remained unmolested - which may encourage the businesses there to be even more adventurous next time.
January 6th 2017 - Sad to relate that yesterday's warning about a Facebook scam turned out to be a false alarm. However, it was good enough to fool Action Fraud, which serves to underline the message that all internet users need to remain vigilant.
January 5th 2017 - An interesting warning from Les in Neighbourhood Watch to Facebook users.
If someone in your profile or a friend sends you a link that says “VISIT THE NEW FACEBOOK” do not open it. If you do, you’re sure to say goodbye to your Facebook account. This is actually a trap by a hacker who steals your details and removes you permanently from your own page.
Action Fraud have verified this information and advised us to propagate this message.
December 31st - The Bradway Action Group Committee wish the people of Bradway all the very best for a peaceful and prosperous 2017 - the year when we can all look forward to finally having all our roads re-surfaced.
December 18th - Bradway Traders' Christmas Event.
Shops and businesses on Bradway Road and Twentywell Lane will be open from 11.00 until 3.00/ 4.00
Father Christmas with be visiting Tilly's coffee shop.
Face painting and free colouring competition at Love and Best Wishes, plus a chance to name the ENORMOUS Teddy Bear. There will be guest appearances from a number of children's favourite characters.
Hairy Hounds will be strutting their stuff on the doggy red carpet - categories - cutest puppy; prettiest female; handsomest male; waggiest tail; golden oldie and best festive dressed. Register for your chosen event at the shop or on the day. (Starts at 12.30 p.m.)
Christmas trees and festive decorations, plus seasonal fruit and veg will be available from Makinson's.
Food and drink will be available from Tilly's, Bradway Meats and S17 coffee shop & bistro.
Bradway Pet Shop will be holding a Facebook photo competition. There is a Festive doggy bag waiting for each dog visiting on the day.
Bradway Action Group will be selling raffle tickets for the main prize draw and holding a children's tombola.
All proceeds will go to St Luke's and Bluebell Wood Hospices.
Please come along for a great family time and support your local businesses.
December 18th - Bradway Traders' Christmas Event.
Shops and businesses on Bradway Road and Twentywell Lane will be open from 11.00 until 3.00/ 4.00
Father Christmas with be visiting Tilly's coffee shop.
Face painting and free colouring competition at Love and Best Wishes, plus a chance to name the ENORMOUS Teddy Bear. There will be guest appearances from a number of children's favourite characters.
Hairy Hounds will be strutting their stuff on the doggy red carpet - categories - cutest puppy; prettiest female; handsomest male; waggiest tail; golden oldie and best festive dressed. Register for your chosen event at the shop or on the day. (Starts at 12.30 p.m.)
Christmas trees and festive decorations, plus seasonal fruit and veg will be available from Makinson's.
Food and drink will be available from Tilly's, Bradway Meats and S17 coffee shop & bistro.
Bradway Pet Shop will be holding a Facebook photo competition. There is a Festive doggy bag waiting for each dog visiting on the day.
Bradway Action Group will be selling raffle tickets for the main prize draw and holding a children's tombola.
All proceeds will go to St Luke's and Bluebell Wood Hospices.
Please come along for a great family time and support your local businesses.
November 25th - Schedule of trees proposed to be replaced in Bradway and Totley, with new tree types, and reasons for proposed replacement. Residents on roads with trees to be replaced should have had information about a survey whereby if 50% who respond vote against replacement the Independent Tree Panel will review and make recommendations.
November 19th - BAG Chairman's statement regarding Street Trees as related to Bradway
November 17th - As if losing the Post Office, which closed on November 9th, wasn't enough, the shop then suffered a break-in, as reported by our PCSO.
15/11 Commercial burglary at Select Convenience on Twentywell Lane, rear door forced after shop shut, cigs and till taken.
For details of the (very few) other crimes, see our Neighbourhood Watch page.
November 19th - BAG Chairman's statement regarding Street Trees as related to Bradway
November 17th - As if losing the Post Office, which closed on November 9th, wasn't enough, the shop then suffered a break-in, as reported by our PCSO.
15/11 Commercial burglary at Select Convenience on Twentywell Lane, rear door forced after shop shut, cigs and till taken.
For details of the (very few) other crimes, see our Neighbourhood Watch page.
27th September
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - Bradway School, Tuesday 4th October, 7.15
Members, past, present and future welcome.
AGENDA
Speaker - Nick Hetherington, Amey, Streets Ahead, Network Account Manager
Nick will give us an overview of Amey operations and an outline of how the relaying
of our pavements and streets should happen in 2017. Trees anyone?
The essential bits - Minutes from last year, Treasurer's and Chairman's reports
Election of Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, Membership Secretary and committee
members
All paid up members* of the Bradway Action Group at the date of the meeting may stand for
election, nominate officers, and vote in any elections. Transfusions of new blood welcome!
Members then have full opportunity to point the way forward. Introduction of new ideas and
approaches. A time to offer help, to volunteer for a role, or consider getting more involved in
our community? Help may be practical, physical or merely ideas and encouragement.
What should be our priorities? Who can do what? Your community needs YOU!
To add a specific item to the Agenda please go here
*Membership forms will be available at the meeting and can be downloaded from here
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - Bradway School, Tuesday 4th October, 7.15
Members, past, present and future welcome.
AGENDA
Speaker - Nick Hetherington, Amey, Streets Ahead, Network Account Manager
Nick will give us an overview of Amey operations and an outline of how the relaying
of our pavements and streets should happen in 2017. Trees anyone?
The essential bits - Minutes from last year, Treasurer's and Chairman's reports
Election of Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, Membership Secretary and committee
members
All paid up members* of the Bradway Action Group at the date of the meeting may stand for
election, nominate officers, and vote in any elections. Transfusions of new blood welcome!
Members then have full opportunity to point the way forward. Introduction of new ideas and
approaches. A time to offer help, to volunteer for a role, or consider getting more involved in
our community? Help may be practical, physical or merely ideas and encouragement.
What should be our priorities? Who can do what? Your community needs YOU!
To add a specific item to the Agenda please go here
*Membership forms will be available at the meeting and can be downloaded from here
24th September - Another survey, this time on Supertram. Of course most Bradway residents can't use the present system, but some may want to have their say on a possible new line down the Sheaf Valley - as far as D&T station? Just click here
15th September - Despite replies to our enquiries to the Post Office only saying on Tuesday that they couldn't tell us if or when our local office was to close, the rumours have now been confirmed by a notice in the shop window. The office closes on 9th November, after which we should use Greenhill or Low Edges. Local residents might also like to consider Totley Rise or Dore. All are accessible by either the 25 or M17 bus. The latest news is that Select Convenience store is back on the market, but without a Post Office contract, see; http://uk.businessesforsale.com/…/convenience-store-in-shef…. It will continue trading for now. Watch this space....
14th September - LOST PROPERTY FROM BRADWAY FUN DAY.
PINK & GREY STRIPED NIKE HOODIE,(SIZE L)
BLACK SLAZENGER HOODIE,(SIZE 9-10 yrs)
BLUE GAP KIDS HOODIE, (SIZE 10-11yrs)
If you have lost any of these hoodies, or know anyone who has, please contact Anne Sharpe 0114 2366388.
11th September - We hope that the excellent turn-out of local people at yesterday’s Fun Day was not merely based on the expectation of the fly-past by the RAF Events Team: the fact that no aeroplanes appeared was a huge disappointment to us as the organisers, and we are sure that many of those present were at least as dismayed as we were. We had been advised when we made the booking that there were risks that this might happen: the weather could have been against us, or there could have been mechanical problems with one of these ageing aircraft. But a message yesterday morning telling us that the Lancaster needed urgent maintenance in Southampton still left us hopeful.
There was no better news as the day progressed, until we learnt that the Spitfire and the Hurricane were actually in the air. We can only presume that their failure to appear over Bradway was because they had to make a bee-line for their principal fly-past in Southport, and that didn’t allow for any diversions.
The afternoon was a success despite that disappointment: all the stalls and games reported brisk business, and we hope that everyone who came enjoyed the happy atmosphere.
Update, 14th September - We were misinformed! The two fighters were grounded due to bad weather in Lincolnshire.
9th September, update - The secret's out. Aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight are to fly by and waggle their wings en route to the Southport Air Show tomorrow. They should be overhead for Bradway Family Fun Day about 2.55 and scheduled to be at Southport for a full display at 3.45. Three aircraft, a Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster. The Lancaster will approach from Pleasley, timed there at 2.45. The Spitfire and Hurricane are due to leave RAF Waddington at 2.30/35 and all should meet up before passing Bradway for 2.55 For anyone wanting the full published flight details click here.
Last year we got a Dakota returning from Chatsworth, but weren't given a specific time. A triumph for our chief organiser, Anne Sharpe - as long as the weather behaves, of course.
They may fly by in 3 separate passes, so could be spread over several minutes. Come along and join the fun, 1.30 to 4.30.
9th September, update - Yesterday BAG finally received confirmation from the Post Office that our sub-office in the Select Convenience store is to close. They haven't given a date. We've asked for confirmation, but see below..
They say "I am sorry that the pending closure of the branch has inconvenienced you. The provision of Post Office services to our customers in the local community is important to us and I am really sorry that we were not able to provide any advance warning of this closure. We will continue to work hard to restore services in the area as soon as possible........ If you do know of anyone who may be willing to offer our Post Office services, please ask that they contact us directly for consideration."
This suggests they may have tried and failed to find ayone willing to take on the responsibilty for the meagre rewards offered. Constructive ideas welcomed. We don't believe Sainsbury's take on sub-post offices. Sadly, the few who now use Post Offices aren't generating enough business, or often enough, to pay all the overheads - and it's still declining.
Today staff at the shop are able to tell us that the Post Office wil close on 9th November, and they think Lottery ticket sales will cease later that week. They don't know about newspaper deliveries, but it seems highly likely they will stop very soon after. Newspapers aren't a profitable line.Tobacco sales have also fallen, so it seems highly likely the shop will close, possibly to be used for another business. Watch out for updates.
5th September - We've received reports of many LGV/HGVs on Twentywell Lane in recent days. It's legal, but undesirable.
The company concerned was emailed on 1st, but today other HGvs have appeared. It's possible they're all employed on the same contract, so if you know where they're coming from please let us know. They're loaded coming uphill.
15th September - Despite replies to our enquiries to the Post Office only saying on Tuesday that they couldn't tell us if or when our local office was to close, the rumours have now been confirmed by a notice in the shop window. The office closes on 9th November, after which we should use Greenhill or Low Edges. Local residents might also like to consider Totley Rise or Dore. All are accessible by either the 25 or M17 bus. The latest news is that Select Convenience store is back on the market, but without a Post Office contract, see; http://uk.businessesforsale.com/…/convenience-store-in-shef…. It will continue trading for now. Watch this space....
14th September - LOST PROPERTY FROM BRADWAY FUN DAY.
PINK & GREY STRIPED NIKE HOODIE,(SIZE L)
BLACK SLAZENGER HOODIE,(SIZE 9-10 yrs)
BLUE GAP KIDS HOODIE, (SIZE 10-11yrs)
If you have lost any of these hoodies, or know anyone who has, please contact Anne Sharpe 0114 2366388.
11th September - We hope that the excellent turn-out of local people at yesterday’s Fun Day was not merely based on the expectation of the fly-past by the RAF Events Team: the fact that no aeroplanes appeared was a huge disappointment to us as the organisers, and we are sure that many of those present were at least as dismayed as we were. We had been advised when we made the booking that there were risks that this might happen: the weather could have been against us, or there could have been mechanical problems with one of these ageing aircraft. But a message yesterday morning telling us that the Lancaster needed urgent maintenance in Southampton still left us hopeful.
There was no better news as the day progressed, until we learnt that the Spitfire and the Hurricane were actually in the air. We can only presume that their failure to appear over Bradway was because they had to make a bee-line for their principal fly-past in Southport, and that didn’t allow for any diversions.
The afternoon was a success despite that disappointment: all the stalls and games reported brisk business, and we hope that everyone who came enjoyed the happy atmosphere.
Update, 14th September - We were misinformed! The two fighters were grounded due to bad weather in Lincolnshire.
9th September, update - The secret's out. Aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight are to fly by and waggle their wings en route to the Southport Air Show tomorrow. They should be overhead for Bradway Family Fun Day about 2.55 and scheduled to be at Southport for a full display at 3.45. Three aircraft, a Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster. The Lancaster will approach from Pleasley, timed there at 2.45. The Spitfire and Hurricane are due to leave RAF Waddington at 2.30/35 and all should meet up before passing Bradway for 2.55 For anyone wanting the full published flight details click here.
Last year we got a Dakota returning from Chatsworth, but weren't given a specific time. A triumph for our chief organiser, Anne Sharpe - as long as the weather behaves, of course.
They may fly by in 3 separate passes, so could be spread over several minutes. Come along and join the fun, 1.30 to 4.30.
9th September, update - Yesterday BAG finally received confirmation from the Post Office that our sub-office in the Select Convenience store is to close. They haven't given a date. We've asked for confirmation, but see below..
They say "I am sorry that the pending closure of the branch has inconvenienced you. The provision of Post Office services to our customers in the local community is important to us and I am really sorry that we were not able to provide any advance warning of this closure. We will continue to work hard to restore services in the area as soon as possible........ If you do know of anyone who may be willing to offer our Post Office services, please ask that they contact us directly for consideration."
This suggests they may have tried and failed to find ayone willing to take on the responsibilty for the meagre rewards offered. Constructive ideas welcomed. We don't believe Sainsbury's take on sub-post offices. Sadly, the few who now use Post Offices aren't generating enough business, or often enough, to pay all the overheads - and it's still declining.
Today staff at the shop are able to tell us that the Post Office wil close on 9th November, and they think Lottery ticket sales will cease later that week. They don't know about newspaper deliveries, but it seems highly likely they will stop very soon after. Newspapers aren't a profitable line.Tobacco sales have also fallen, so it seems highly likely the shop will close, possibly to be used for another business. Watch out for updates.
5th September - We've received reports of many LGV/HGVs on Twentywell Lane in recent days. It's legal, but undesirable.
The company concerned was emailed on 1st, but today other HGvs have appeared. It's possible they're all employed on the same contract, so if you know where they're coming from please let us know. They're loaded coming uphill.
29th August - All bus services are being slightly revised from 4th September. See our Bus and Train page for details.
23rd August - Whizzo, chocs away and all that...
To our delight, the RAF have advised us that a flight of WW2 aircraft will pass over Bradway at 2:55pm during our annual Fun Day. One Lancaster bomber, one Hurricane fighter and one Spitfire fighter will make 3 passes, and waggle their wings in salute before moving on to their next target.
You don't have to be on the Old School Field to witness them, but we do hope that plenty of locals will turn out, and that the day will be memorable for many reasons.
17th August - Next is a survey about Streets Ahead and Amey. All our street lights have been replaced in Bradway and parts of Lower Bradway have had resurfaced roads and pavements. The rest of us await 2017 for that pleasure. You don't have to give a name, just click here
23rd August - Whizzo, chocs away and all that...
To our delight, the RAF have advised us that a flight of WW2 aircraft will pass over Bradway at 2:55pm during our annual Fun Day. One Lancaster bomber, one Hurricane fighter and one Spitfire fighter will make 3 passes, and waggle their wings in salute before moving on to their next target.
You don't have to be on the Old School Field to witness them, but we do hope that plenty of locals will turn out, and that the day will be memorable for many reasons.
17th August - Next is a survey about Streets Ahead and Amey. All our street lights have been replaced in Bradway and parts of Lower Bradway have had resurfaced roads and pavements. The rest of us await 2017 for that pleasure. You don't have to give a name, just click here
22nd July - There's another consultation on something that is likely to have a major impact on our lives, not least for us in Bradway. Devolution, the Sheffield City Region, including an elected mayor. Go to this page and take part in the survey while you have the chance; Sheffield City Region
11th July - If you use our libraries, and even if you don't, spare a few minutes to complete this survey on library services in Sheffield, particularly thinking of Totley and Greenhill libraries. The existing support package for volunteer-run libraries runs out in March 2017 and the council needs to identify a future package to help them develop into strong and stable organisations. Click here; Libraries Survey
11th July - If you use our libraries, and even if you don't, spare a few minutes to complete this survey on library services in Sheffield, particularly thinking of Totley and Greenhill libraries. The existing support package for volunteer-run libraries runs out in March 2017 and the council needs to identify a future package to help them develop into strong and stable organisations. Click here; Libraries Survey
20th June - Amey Streets Ahead update. The current programmed dates for B53 Totley (including most of Bradway) are for kerbing works to start in March 2017, footways to start in May 2017 and continue into September 2017, and road resurfacing to start in August 2017 and continue into November 2017. These dates are subject to change and weather dependent.
16th June - Local residents may be aware that Select Convenience Store on Twentywell Lane has been for sale for some time. We understand it has now been sold subject to contract and the purchaser is wishing to terminate the Post Office contract. 6 months notice may ned to be given. More information when we have it, but this is what we feared when Sainsbury's opened. The latest sale details are here
14th June - See Bus and train page for reduced 24/25 service timetable during summer holidays. Other services are also likely to be reduced from 17th July and will be added to the page when known.
13th June - Local residents may not be aware that BAG (not the council) maintain the planters outside the shops on Twentywell Lane, Bradway Road, and Wollaton Road. Within the last week all have been replanted for the summer. This morning most of the plants on Twentywell Lane have gone! Apart from the £50 they cost, the member who gives up her time to plant and maintain them is disgusted.
Updated, 16th - boxes have been replanted and rain is watering them in!
6th June - BAG has been pleased to see the reopened Castle doing well. Quite separately the Sheffield branch of CAMRA have sought, and obtained today, registration for the premises as an Asset of Community Value. See; http://sheffielddemocracy.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails…
This does not in itself guarantee the future safety of a public house in the premises, but does make it much harder for the owners to dispose of the property for anything else. Congratulations to Andy Cullen for his leading part in obtaining this registration.
16th June - Local residents may be aware that Select Convenience Store on Twentywell Lane has been for sale for some time. We understand it has now been sold subject to contract and the purchaser is wishing to terminate the Post Office contract. 6 months notice may ned to be given. More information when we have it, but this is what we feared when Sainsbury's opened. The latest sale details are here
14th June - See Bus and train page for reduced 24/25 service timetable during summer holidays. Other services are also likely to be reduced from 17th July and will be added to the page when known.
13th June - Local residents may not be aware that BAG (not the council) maintain the planters outside the shops on Twentywell Lane, Bradway Road, and Wollaton Road. Within the last week all have been replanted for the summer. This morning most of the plants on Twentywell Lane have gone! Apart from the £50 they cost, the member who gives up her time to plant and maintain them is disgusted.
Updated, 16th - boxes have been replanted and rain is watering them in!
6th June - BAG has been pleased to see the reopened Castle doing well. Quite separately the Sheffield branch of CAMRA have sought, and obtained today, registration for the premises as an Asset of Community Value. See; http://sheffielddemocracy.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails…
This does not in itself guarantee the future safety of a public house in the premises, but does make it much harder for the owners to dispose of the property for anything else. Congratulations to Andy Cullen for his leading part in obtaining this registration.
21st May - Members may have missed the article in The Star Retro section about Tedbar Tinker and Bradway. It was a double page spread which I've copied in 4 parts. Apologies for the crude stitching job made for this link.
9th May - BAG is very pleased to to report that Sheffield City Council has voluntarily registered the Old School Field as a Village Green. This is the site of the original Norton School Board's primary school, now known as the Annexe, its playground, and the adjoining playing field. This action ensures that the council owned site is permanently protected from development and will remain a community asset. The council education department remains responsible for the management of the site. The news today comes after over 6 years of pressure from BAG to accept our request. All our thanks must go to the former BAG committee members who instigated this process, most particularly Andrew Tabor, Simon Smith, our solicitor, who has so patiently pursued it to the end, all without payment. Simon's late wife Rachel drafted and collated the necessary witness evidence that enabled us to make the application to begin with, over 6 years ago.
8th May - The Public Inquiry into Network Rail's Hope Valley Capacity Scheme opens at 10.00 on Tuesday 10th May at Abbeydale Sports Centre. It should last for 2 weeks. Work should start in about 12 months time and take about 14-18 months to complete. BAG has worked with Friends of Dore and Totley Station and Dore Village Society to suggest improvements to the scheme to give passengers more cover. We have ensured the footpath down through Poynton Wood will remain open during the construction period.
7th May - Over the last 2 weeks BAG members have removed substantial quantities of litter and detritus that had been left on the Recreation Ground behind Sainsbury's. Some of it had been there for years. Bradway doesn't have a major litter problem, although that's often due to BAG members and others tackling bad areas without waiting for the council to take action.
9th May - BAG is very pleased to to report that Sheffield City Council has voluntarily registered the Old School Field as a Village Green. This is the site of the original Norton School Board's primary school, now known as the Annexe, its playground, and the adjoining playing field. This action ensures that the council owned site is permanently protected from development and will remain a community asset. The council education department remains responsible for the management of the site. The news today comes after over 6 years of pressure from BAG to accept our request. All our thanks must go to the former BAG committee members who instigated this process, most particularly Andrew Tabor, Simon Smith, our solicitor, who has so patiently pursued it to the end, all without payment. Simon's late wife Rachel drafted and collated the necessary witness evidence that enabled us to make the application to begin with, over 6 years ago.
8th May - The Public Inquiry into Network Rail's Hope Valley Capacity Scheme opens at 10.00 on Tuesday 10th May at Abbeydale Sports Centre. It should last for 2 weeks. Work should start in about 12 months time and take about 14-18 months to complete. BAG has worked with Friends of Dore and Totley Station and Dore Village Society to suggest improvements to the scheme to give passengers more cover. We have ensured the footpath down through Poynton Wood will remain open during the construction period.
7th May - Over the last 2 weeks BAG members have removed substantial quantities of litter and detritus that had been left on the Recreation Ground behind Sainsbury's. Some of it had been there for years. Bradway doesn't have a major litter problem, although that's often due to BAG members and others tackling bad areas without waiting for the council to take action.
28th April - Streets Ahead's Spring 2016 Newsletter is available here
26th April - Local elections to elect 3 councillors for Dore & Totley Ward are on 5th May. This is also the day to elect the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire. In case you don't know the candidates they're listed impartially here.
There will be an opportunity to question all 5 candidates for S.Yorkshire's Police & Crime Commissioner at St.Mary's Community Centre, Bramall Lane on Thursday the 28th April at 7pm.
Updated below from Feb 2016 - When the bus changes were announced we noted that the new 25 route through Low Edges didn't have a stop for Greenhill shops. It does now, but is this really how things should be? Hopefully the temporary nature is until they sort out a new pull in on Greenhill Parkway. We have asked more than once, but there are financial priorities. In the meantime bear in mind that the M17 stops nearer the library, church, shops, doctors and dentists - and although it's hourly it's usually on time.
26th April - We've heard today from SYPTE, "I have been advised that a work order has been issued to dig out and lay slabs, size approximately 1200mm x 1200mm to make level the site and provide a suitable surface for passengers to wait at the stops. The temporary stop will remain until something more permanent is decided. A permit to work is required before any works can commence and once this has been granted and we receive a work date from our contractor works will start on site. At this time I cannot give a firm date of completion but I wanted to let you know the matter is being addressed."
26th April - Local elections to elect 3 councillors for Dore & Totley Ward are on 5th May. This is also the day to elect the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire. In case you don't know the candidates they're listed impartially here.
There will be an opportunity to question all 5 candidates for S.Yorkshire's Police & Crime Commissioner at St.Mary's Community Centre, Bramall Lane on Thursday the 28th April at 7pm.
Updated below from Feb 2016 - When the bus changes were announced we noted that the new 25 route through Low Edges didn't have a stop for Greenhill shops. It does now, but is this really how things should be? Hopefully the temporary nature is until they sort out a new pull in on Greenhill Parkway. We have asked more than once, but there are financial priorities. In the meantime bear in mind that the M17 stops nearer the library, church, shops, doctors and dentists - and although it's hourly it's usually on time.
26th April - We've heard today from SYPTE, "I have been advised that a work order has been issued to dig out and lay slabs, size approximately 1200mm x 1200mm to make level the site and provide a suitable surface for passengers to wait at the stops. The temporary stop will remain until something more permanent is decided. A permit to work is required before any works can commence and once this has been granted and we receive a work date from our contractor works will start on site. At this time I cannot give a firm date of completion but I wanted to let you know the matter is being addressed."
7th March - Residents on the Poynton Wood Estate below the Old Mother Redcap were without water for a short time time today after two bursts. The old 4 inch main is asbestos and getting brittle. It really needs replacing, or a 3 inch plastic main drawing through it - so the chap making the repairs said!
10th March - ENCTS Concessionary Travel Card holders can travel free before 9.30am for Hospital appointments on Stagecoach buses in South and West Yorkshire and Chesterfield.
Simply show your valid Hospital appointment letter (this must be for the day you are travelling) to your Stagecoach bus driver along with your ENCTS Concessionary Travel Card any time before 9.30am.
Unfortunately if you do not show your appointment letter before 9.30am you will be charged full fare.
Your Card will continue to work as normal between 9.30am and 11pm.
10th March - ENCTS Concessionary Travel Card holders can travel free before 9.30am for Hospital appointments on Stagecoach buses in South and West Yorkshire and Chesterfield.
Simply show your valid Hospital appointment letter (this must be for the day you are travelling) to your Stagecoach bus driver along with your ENCTS Concessionary Travel Card any time before 9.30am.
Unfortunately if you do not show your appointment letter before 9.30am you will be charged full fare.
Your Card will continue to work as normal between 9.30am and 11pm.
19th February - Litter patrol on Twentywell Lane today must have found almost 50 Stella Artois cans amongst the usual collection of chinese meals, gin bottles, a traffic cone, sundry soft drinks cans, crisp packets, 2 wheel discs and an old broom! Well done Julie and Richard Gay for their stalwart efforts to keep S17 tidy.
15th Feb SYPTE have acknowledged re the bus stop and Stagecoach regarding the service.
12th February- Buses! Your Chairman took a fact finding trip by 25 to Greenhill Library today. The provision of two paving stones dumped into the muddy verge on Gervase Road is not a satisfactory answer to create an adequate stopping place. On the return trip the bus was well filled, but clearly late. It turned into the lay-by outside the Old Mother Redcap causing 3 older passengers to have to cross the road to walk down into the Wollaton Estate. The bus immediately behind was empty and did the full loop. Others may well use stronger language to describe these events. SYPTE have been asked for constructive feedback.
10th February - The forthcoming railway works below Poynton Wood, on the railway triangle and at Dore station are to be the subject of a Public Inquiry on 10th May. BAG has submitted its views and currently intends to attend and give evidence. Work may start next summer for completion by December 2018.
2nd February - Latest news from the Castle Inn. They reopened on Friday 5th at 11.30, all spruced up and ready to serve, see their website
15th Feb SYPTE have acknowledged re the bus stop and Stagecoach regarding the service.
12th February- Buses! Your Chairman took a fact finding trip by 25 to Greenhill Library today. The provision of two paving stones dumped into the muddy verge on Gervase Road is not a satisfactory answer to create an adequate stopping place. On the return trip the bus was well filled, but clearly late. It turned into the lay-by outside the Old Mother Redcap causing 3 older passengers to have to cross the road to walk down into the Wollaton Estate. The bus immediately behind was empty and did the full loop. Others may well use stronger language to describe these events. SYPTE have been asked for constructive feedback.
10th February - The forthcoming railway works below Poynton Wood, on the railway triangle and at Dore station are to be the subject of a Public Inquiry on 10th May. BAG has submitted its views and currently intends to attend and give evidence. Work may start next summer for completion by December 2018.
2nd February - Latest news from the Castle Inn. They reopened on Friday 5th at 11.30, all spruced up and ready to serve, see their website
31st January 2016 - Thanks to representations by BAG to Amey the street name plates at the end of Totley Lane have been replaced by new signs saying "Totley Lane leading to Ox Close Avenue". Visitors to Ox Close were often delayed when they could only see the sign for Totley Lane when turning the corner from Bradway Road.
20th January - More changes to the 24/25. From 7th February the routes at the bottom end of town are amended to improve punctuality. The new timetable is available from the Bus and Train page.
20th January - Stagecoach apologise. They're not sending buses down Wollaton today due to the street lighting work.
12th January 2016 - Bradway Primary School is looking for another Parent Governor to join the Governing Body. If you are interested in standing for election, please notify the school by Friday, 15 January 2016. Further details are available from the School Office. The school website is well worth a look.
3rd January - We all need to look at the SHEFFIELD PLAN and make our views known. It's the blueprint for developing the city in the years ahead. It's up to us to say what we think. Consultation started on 7th December and runs until 16th January. BAG members, and all Sheffield residents, should have their say. They'd like us to respond online. You'll find that challenging, but you can also write in to;
The Sheffield Plan Team, Forward and Area Planning, Sheffield City Council, Howden House, 1 Union Street, Sheffield, S1 2SH
If you're interested in housing and the green belt you should go to page 72 and then Questions 46, 47 and 48.
For transport go to page 74 and then Questions 49, 50 and 51.
20th January - More changes to the 24/25. From 7th February the routes at the bottom end of town are amended to improve punctuality. The new timetable is available from the Bus and Train page.
20th January - Stagecoach apologise. They're not sending buses down Wollaton today due to the street lighting work.
12th January 2016 - Bradway Primary School is looking for another Parent Governor to join the Governing Body. If you are interested in standing for election, please notify the school by Friday, 15 January 2016. Further details are available from the School Office. The school website is well worth a look.
3rd January - We all need to look at the SHEFFIELD PLAN and make our views known. It's the blueprint for developing the city in the years ahead. It's up to us to say what we think. Consultation started on 7th December and runs until 16th January. BAG members, and all Sheffield residents, should have their say. They'd like us to respond online. You'll find that challenging, but you can also write in to;
The Sheffield Plan Team, Forward and Area Planning, Sheffield City Council, Howden House, 1 Union Street, Sheffield, S1 2SH
If you're interested in housing and the green belt you should go to page 72 and then Questions 46, 47 and 48.
For transport go to page 74 and then Questions 49, 50 and 51.
31st December - Thanks to the good people of Bradway, as well as to others who were visiting us earlier this month, the raffle held by the Twentywell Lane shops raised £168 for St. Luke's Hospice; and the face painting at Love & Best Wishes raised a straight £100 for the Bluebell Wood Hospice. That was an excellent result given how cold and wet Sunday 13th was.
All prize winners have been informed of their winnings, most of which have already been delivered.
12th December - The Christmas Post Box is open at Tilly’s, waiting for the children’s Santa letters and Father Christmas will be there on the 13th to deliver the replies and goody bags. There'll be scrummy refreshments.
There's a face painting and colouring competition at Love & Best Wishes, plus mulled wine and mince pies for adults!
Hot food and festive food presents are at Bradway Meats, with Christmas Trees and seasonal fruit & veg at Makinson’s.
There's even a Christmas fancy dress competition for your pooch at Hairy Hounds!
.....and after all that, you can treat yourself to something to eat and drink at the new-look S17.
Although not all of the businesses can be open on the day, all of the Twentywell Lane and Bradway Road businesses have contributed to the Christmas Raffle in aid of St Luke’s and Bluebell Wood Hospices, so please buy your tickets.
The event is supported by BAG, who erected the lights over the Twentywell Lane shops. We hope you'll come along and support your local businesses.
14th December - Thank you to everyone who helped both by selling and by buying raffle tickets yesterday. We took £114.00! The whole event was a huge success and brought the public out to those shops - the only drawback being that Tom Makinson had some problems getting customers’ Christmas trees out through the throng. Hairy Hounds provided prizes for all the dog-owning competitors, plus a winning trophy and goodies for first, second and third places in each category. All the proceeds are going to the hospices appeals.
The ticket for the perishable prize from the butchers was drawn and the prize itself was delivered yesterday. The shops are going to carry on selling raffle tickets for the other, non-perishable prizes during this week and the draw for those will be at Tilly’s next Sunday. With luck, we may raise £100 each for St. Luke’s and Bluebell Woods hospices.
6th December - New street lighting is progressing, although the safety barriers are proving anything but safe as they blow around in the wind! Residents may note that all the lights don't have the new LED tops. Apparently they're awaiting new supplies so we're getting any old lamp as a temporary measure. All will become clear given time!
1st December - The week-end gales broke an anchorage point for a few of the Christmas lights - unfortunately the ones immediately above the chemist's door. Luckily, a repair team was soon recruited to put things right. (Until the next gales?)
All prize winners have been informed of their winnings, most of which have already been delivered.
12th December - The Christmas Post Box is open at Tilly’s, waiting for the children’s Santa letters and Father Christmas will be there on the 13th to deliver the replies and goody bags. There'll be scrummy refreshments.
There's a face painting and colouring competition at Love & Best Wishes, plus mulled wine and mince pies for adults!
Hot food and festive food presents are at Bradway Meats, with Christmas Trees and seasonal fruit & veg at Makinson’s.
There's even a Christmas fancy dress competition for your pooch at Hairy Hounds!
.....and after all that, you can treat yourself to something to eat and drink at the new-look S17.
Although not all of the businesses can be open on the day, all of the Twentywell Lane and Bradway Road businesses have contributed to the Christmas Raffle in aid of St Luke’s and Bluebell Wood Hospices, so please buy your tickets.
The event is supported by BAG, who erected the lights over the Twentywell Lane shops. We hope you'll come along and support your local businesses.
14th December - Thank you to everyone who helped both by selling and by buying raffle tickets yesterday. We took £114.00! The whole event was a huge success and brought the public out to those shops - the only drawback being that Tom Makinson had some problems getting customers’ Christmas trees out through the throng. Hairy Hounds provided prizes for all the dog-owning competitors, plus a winning trophy and goodies for first, second and third places in each category. All the proceeds are going to the hospices appeals.
The ticket for the perishable prize from the butchers was drawn and the prize itself was delivered yesterday. The shops are going to carry on selling raffle tickets for the other, non-perishable prizes during this week and the draw for those will be at Tilly’s next Sunday. With luck, we may raise £100 each for St. Luke’s and Bluebell Woods hospices.
6th December - New street lighting is progressing, although the safety barriers are proving anything but safe as they blow around in the wind! Residents may note that all the lights don't have the new LED tops. Apparently they're awaiting new supplies so we're getting any old lamp as a temporary measure. All will become clear given time!
1st December - The week-end gales broke an anchorage point for a few of the Christmas lights - unfortunately the ones immediately above the chemist's door. Luckily, a repair team was soon recruited to put things right. (Until the next gales?)
25th November - The bus route changes are not working as well as they should. 25 drivers are confused as to where they should wait. Some aren't going down Wollaton and many aren't turning in at the Old Mother Redcap. Bus users are also confused. Many residents down Wollaton aren't happy with up to 10 bus traverses of their road every hour, mostly empty. We never expected to get an increase in buses per hour when their proposal to replace the 25 with an hourly diverted M17 was rescinded. Cynically we might feel that's what they want - a public outcry to get the 25 down Wollaton stopped altogether. We did warn them it was an excessive number. My next members newsletter will expand on this.
22nd November - The Twentywell Lane Christmas lights are up and lit, thanks to Bradway Action Group activity - look in again for details of events to be held on Sunday 13th December
20th November - See our Bus and Train page for South Sheffield bus route map and local timetables from 1st November, also new train times from 13th December.
22nd November - The Twentywell Lane Christmas lights are up and lit, thanks to Bradway Action Group activity - look in again for details of events to be held on Sunday 13th December
20th November - See our Bus and Train page for South Sheffield bus route map and local timetables from 1st November, also new train times from 13th December.
30th October - See the Streets Ahead page for details and links covering the latest progress in Lower Bradway and what's to come for street lighting over the next 3 months for the remainder of Bradway. Also links for street trees.
17th October - we've had several reports of excessive numbers of HGVs on Twentywell Lane in recent days. Photographs have been provided. The firm concerned were emailed on Saturday morning and replied by the afternoon. They're working on a site half way up Dore Road and should be finished within a few days. They apologise for inconvenience. Turning left out of Dore Road to go via Abbey Lane to Meadowhead isn't easy either. They may try it. Bocking Lane is a legally prohibited route - Twentywell Lane isn't. This is an ongoing issue without an easy solution.
17th October - NEW 24/25 and other local BUS TIMETABLES are available effective from 1st November, see our Bus and Train information page.
12th October The planned improvements to the Sheffield - Manchester Hope Valley Line, including major work at Dore, have been published. For those with a day or 3 to spare here is the main link, but you'll need a lot of clicks to get to details; http://www.networkrail.co.uk/…/northern-hub/doregrindleford/
However, the most important section for us in Bradway is here; The Dore Package
They will cause major disruption for up to 18 months during 2017-18. A printed copy is available in Totley Library, amounting to two large boxes of printed files. It's massive and covers everything - almost. Legally, it's probably what appears in every project of this type.
BAG has made it's response. This may seem muted, however there are very few pegs left to hang objections as so much is already covered after the consultations. That won't prevent us monitoring progress throughout the ensuing planning, construction and implementation phases.
Tuesday 6th October, AGM Reports from year gone, and to come
Elections were held for Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Secretary and Committee Members - Officers elected appear on the Membership page. This was followed by our usual Open Forum
BUS CONSULTATION
We've received news that following the consultation the 25 route will continue to run down Wollaton and Longford Roads. The 25 will also run in evenings and at weekends using the existing 25 route through town. The full timetable details aren't finalised but the base daytime service is to be every 12 minutes. The final changes should be confirmed at a meeting of the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority Transport Committee on 1st September.
This is very like what we've wanted ever since the evening and weekend service changed to the 53 on a different route through town. The small down side is the diversion taking 2 or 3 minutes through Low Edges for all services.
Watch this page for further news and the Travel South Yorkshire/Sheffield Bus Partnership pages at; http://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/sbp/
Full information see; http://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/sbp/
We also have them available here; South Sheffield Bus route map and Bus routes
17th October - we've had several reports of excessive numbers of HGVs on Twentywell Lane in recent days. Photographs have been provided. The firm concerned were emailed on Saturday morning and replied by the afternoon. They're working on a site half way up Dore Road and should be finished within a few days. They apologise for inconvenience. Turning left out of Dore Road to go via Abbey Lane to Meadowhead isn't easy either. They may try it. Bocking Lane is a legally prohibited route - Twentywell Lane isn't. This is an ongoing issue without an easy solution.
17th October - NEW 24/25 and other local BUS TIMETABLES are available effective from 1st November, see our Bus and Train information page.
12th October The planned improvements to the Sheffield - Manchester Hope Valley Line, including major work at Dore, have been published. For those with a day or 3 to spare here is the main link, but you'll need a lot of clicks to get to details; http://www.networkrail.co.uk/…/northern-hub/doregrindleford/
However, the most important section for us in Bradway is here; The Dore Package
They will cause major disruption for up to 18 months during 2017-18. A printed copy is available in Totley Library, amounting to two large boxes of printed files. It's massive and covers everything - almost. Legally, it's probably what appears in every project of this type.
BAG has made it's response. This may seem muted, however there are very few pegs left to hang objections as so much is already covered after the consultations. That won't prevent us monitoring progress throughout the ensuing planning, construction and implementation phases.
Tuesday 6th October, AGM Reports from year gone, and to come
Elections were held for Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Secretary and Committee Members - Officers elected appear on the Membership page. This was followed by our usual Open Forum
BUS CONSULTATION
We've received news that following the consultation the 25 route will continue to run down Wollaton and Longford Roads. The 25 will also run in evenings and at weekends using the existing 25 route through town. The full timetable details aren't finalised but the base daytime service is to be every 12 minutes. The final changes should be confirmed at a meeting of the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority Transport Committee on 1st September.
This is very like what we've wanted ever since the evening and weekend service changed to the 53 on a different route through town. The small down side is the diversion taking 2 or 3 minutes through Low Edges for all services.
Watch this page for further news and the Travel South Yorkshire/Sheffield Bus Partnership pages at; http://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/sbp/
Full information see; http://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/sbp/
We also have them available here; South Sheffield Bus route map and Bus routes
September 5th 2015 - The Family Fun Day today was a huge success. Hundreds of residents, their friends and families showed up on a sunny afternoon to enjoy the many traditional fairground games on offer, as well as a wide variety of refreshments.
8th August 2015 Dore & Totley Ward 2015/16 Priorities have been updated. See; Ward Priorities
"Every year each of the four Wards that make up the South West area will produce Ward Priorities. The South West Ward priorities have been refreshed for 2015/16 and some changes have been made to ensure this years priorities reflect the needs of the area.
The Ward Councillors with the support of the Locality Officer have outlined 3 to 4 local priorities that they will work together on. The priorities have been informed by the local community, advice from service providers and local statistics, which all contribute towards outlining the Ward Priorities for each of the four wards in the South West Area.
The ward priorities will help to provide the legal justification for Councillor decisions about how they allocate the Ward Pot. They will also be used to inform local people about what their local Councillors and partners are working towards. Ward Priorities will be refreshed on an annual basis following local consultation.
If you would like to view some of the statistics that have helped inform the priorities you can look at the Ward Profiles that are produced every two years. The following link provides access to the 2013 Ward Profile for each Ward in the City – https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/sheffield-profile/ward-profiles.html.
If you would like to comment on your ward priorities you can do so by either emailing:[email protected] or contacting your local councillor: http://sheffielddemocracy.moderngov.co.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1 "
"Every year each of the four Wards that make up the South West area will produce Ward Priorities. The South West Ward priorities have been refreshed for 2015/16 and some changes have been made to ensure this years priorities reflect the needs of the area.
The Ward Councillors with the support of the Locality Officer have outlined 3 to 4 local priorities that they will work together on. The priorities have been informed by the local community, advice from service providers and local statistics, which all contribute towards outlining the Ward Priorities for each of the four wards in the South West Area.
The ward priorities will help to provide the legal justification for Councillor decisions about how they allocate the Ward Pot. They will also be used to inform local people about what their local Councillors and partners are working towards. Ward Priorities will be refreshed on an annual basis following local consultation.
If you would like to view some of the statistics that have helped inform the priorities you can look at the Ward Profiles that are produced every two years. The following link provides access to the 2013 Ward Profile for each Ward in the City – https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/sheffield-profile/ward-profiles.html.
If you would like to comment on your ward priorities you can do so by either emailing:[email protected] or contacting your local councillor: http://sheffielddemocracy.moderngov.co.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1 "
1st June 2015 - the Murco filling station is now Texaco.
31st May 2015 Despite persistent forecasts of rain, heavy or light, 25 intrepid souls reported to Twentywell for this year’s Bounds of Bradway Walk. Tony Smith once again led, providing insights into the history of Bradway and the surrounding area as we walked. Peter Stubbs ably assisted, reminding us that Mary Queen of Scots is reputed to have followed the Broadway when her entourage travelled to Chatsworth from Sheffield Manor or Castle. And the sun actually decided to shine!
March 24th 2015 - The Local Government Boundary Commission has accepted the points BAG made: their recommendations to be laid before Parliament include the transfer of Lower Bradway into Dore & Totley Ward. More details are on the News page.
March 24th 2015 - The Spar shop (with Post Office) at the top of Twentywell Lane was renamed Select Convenience from Bargain Booze today. Everything else remains the same, both hours of opening and goods sold.
March 24th 2015 - The Local Government Boundary Commission has accepted the points BAG made. Their recommendations to be laid before Parliament include the transfer of Lower Bradway into Dore & Totley Ward.
BAG’s representations were in addition to those of residents and BAG members, Stephen George, Peter Stubbs and Tony Smith, plus our Liberal Democrat councillors. It is doubtful whether there would have been any change if only the councillor's comments had been taken into account, so well done to the Bradway team!!
William Morrison, the Review Officer, supplied the following links:-
A summary of the Commission’s report, outlining the Commission's final recommendations is available at http://www.lgbce.org.uk/current-reviews/yorkshire-and-the-humber/south-yorkshire/sheffield-fer. A draft Order will provide for new electoral arrangements for Sheffield to be implemented at the local elections in 2016.
The full report and an interactive map of the final recommendations for Sheffield are available at https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/2946.
March 24th 2015 - The Local Government Boundary Commission has accepted the points BAG made. Their recommendations to be laid before Parliament include the transfer of Lower Bradway into Dore & Totley Ward.
BAG’s representations were in addition to those of residents and BAG members, Stephen George, Peter Stubbs and Tony Smith, plus our Liberal Democrat councillors. It is doubtful whether there would have been any change if only the councillor's comments had been taken into account, so well done to the Bradway team!!
William Morrison, the Review Officer, supplied the following links:-
A summary of the Commission’s report, outlining the Commission's final recommendations is available at http://www.lgbce.org.uk/current-reviews/yorkshire-and-the-humber/south-yorkshire/sheffield-fer. A draft Order will provide for new electoral arrangements for Sheffield to be implemented at the local elections in 2016.
The full report and an interactive map of the final recommendations for Sheffield are available at https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/2946.
February 25th 2015 - Forthcoming events.
The Bradway Action Group open meeting will be held on Wednesday 11th March at Bradway Primary School starting at 7.00pm. Headmaster Paul Stockley will speak to us about primary education today . There will be an opportunity to ask him questions. Following his talk there will be an open forum. Any members wishing to place a topic on the agenda should use the ‘Contact’ link on the left side of this page. Topics so far include graffiti, progress with the Dore & Totley Station plans, future of local shops including Post Office, chemists and The Castle Inn.
The Bradway Action Group open meeting will be held on Wednesday 11th March at Bradway Primary School starting at 7.00pm. Headmaster Paul Stockley will speak to us about primary education today . There will be an opportunity to ask him questions. Following his talk there will be an open forum. Any members wishing to place a topic on the agenda should use the ‘Contact’ link on the left side of this page. Topics so far include graffiti, progress with the Dore & Totley Station plans, future of local shops including Post Office, chemists and The Castle Inn.
February 27th 2015 - Graffiti has appeared on the wall above Bradway Tunnel, on Network Rail property. It was reported to Sheffield council by at least 2 residents last week before the yellow was added. Bradway Action Group reported it to the council and Network Rail on Monday, as did another resident. Councillors Martin Smith and Colin Ross are both aware and Martin is trying to help get it removed.
Unfortunately, it's not a priority for the council as it's not offensive! They can also avoid taking action because it's on Network Rail property. Enquiries suggest these bodies may have a 21 working day target to address such matters - by which time even more will appear, as is happening in this case.
Removal discourages further vandalism of this type. However, Network Rail has so much to remove, including around Dore station and beneath the Twentywell Lane bridge - 'work' which has been there, and added to, for many months, despite reports by several local residents.
We all want this stopped. These people have talent of a very dubious nature and must operate when the railway is quiet, probably the early hours when few are about.
Report graffiti to the council at: https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/in-your-area/report_request/graffiti.html
Report graffiti to Network Rail at: http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/1022.aspx?cd=1
Unfortunately, it's not a priority for the council as it's not offensive! They can also avoid taking action because it's on Network Rail property. Enquiries suggest these bodies may have a 21 working day target to address such matters - by which time even more will appear, as is happening in this case.
Removal discourages further vandalism of this type. However, Network Rail has so much to remove, including around Dore station and beneath the Twentywell Lane bridge - 'work' which has been there, and added to, for many months, despite reports by several local residents.
We all want this stopped. These people have talent of a very dubious nature and must operate when the railway is quiet, probably the early hours when few are about.
Report graffiti to the council at: https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/in-your-area/report_request/graffiti.html
Report graffiti to Network Rail at: http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/1022.aspx?cd=1
February 23rd 2015 - Crime prevention advice from the local police can be accessed here, and from the Safer Neighbourhood Area here.
February 23rd 2015 - Thanks to a donation of the wood from the Beauchief Environment Group, the 3rd bench on the Old School Field is now as safe as the others for sitting on.
February 16th 2015 - A new Craft Club has opened at Greenhill Library, for anyone aged 18 to 80 who enjoys crafting. Bookings are now being taken for the following craft workshops:-
For more information about times, costs etc. please contact Sam on 0780 483 4707 or e-mail [email protected].
- Dry felting
- Making a Storystack for your child/grandchild/local school/church
- Vintage upcycling
- Card/gift bag making
- Crocheting
- Make-do-and-mend
- Possibly others
For more information about times, costs etc. please contact Sam on 0780 483 4707 or e-mail [email protected].
January 30th 2015 - Sheffield City Council have issued this weather-related bulletin:-
Risk of ice and further snow
Our gritters have been out again overnight gritting the primary and secondary network. The temperatures are expected to remain low tonight and currently more snow has been forecast for Sheffield. This means that there may be a risk of ice in most places.
Our fleet of 19 gritters are currently working on clearing as many of the side roads as possible. However, due to the forecast temperature fall later today, these teams are likely to have to return to the primary and secondary network. This means that we may not be able to clear the majority of the side roads across the city.
Details of our primary and secondary routes can be found via www.sheffield.gov.uk/winter.
Please check your nearest grit bin and let us know if these need to be filled. Details of the 1,900 grit bins across the city can be found via www.sheffield.gov.uk/winter and these can be reported to be refilled via www.sheffield.gov.uk/winter or via twitter on @sccstreetsahead.
We do not clear all pavements across the city and details of which pavements we do clear are available via www.sheffield.gov.uk/winter.
For regular updates about our gritting service then please follow us on @sccstreetsahead.
Risk of ice and further snow
Our gritters have been out again overnight gritting the primary and secondary network. The temperatures are expected to remain low tonight and currently more snow has been forecast for Sheffield. This means that there may be a risk of ice in most places.
Our fleet of 19 gritters are currently working on clearing as many of the side roads as possible. However, due to the forecast temperature fall later today, these teams are likely to have to return to the primary and secondary network. This means that we may not be able to clear the majority of the side roads across the city.
Details of our primary and secondary routes can be found via www.sheffield.gov.uk/winter.
Please check your nearest grit bin and let us know if these need to be filled. Details of the 1,900 grit bins across the city can be found via www.sheffield.gov.uk/winter and these can be reported to be refilled via www.sheffield.gov.uk/winter or via twitter on @sccstreetsahead.
We do not clear all pavements across the city and details of which pavements we do clear are available via www.sheffield.gov.uk/winter.
For regular updates about our gritting service then please follow us on @sccstreetsahead.
January 23rd 2015 - Leaders at Sheffield City Council are to hold a "Question Time" style session at Abbeydale Sports Club on February 25th from 18:00 to 20:00. The aim is to discuss the issues that matter to residents in the South-West area.
January 17th 2015 - Public consultations will be held at the Abbeydale Sports Centre about the Hope Valley railway improvements on the following dates:
- Thursday 22nd January 5:30 to 8pm
- Friday 23rd January 3 to 6pm
- Saturday 24th January10am to 1:30pm
January 15th 2015 - A Neighbourhood Watch contact in Totley has warned us about 2 events of ‘walk in burglaries’. A man walked into houses whilst people were at home, grabbed things and drove off in a Corsa registration KR 52 KDJ. This has been reported to police but it is worth being aware of.
The advice from Neighbourhood Watch is not only to ensure that doors are kept closed and locked at all times, even when there are people in the property, but also to keep an eye out for the identified vehicle and, if it is seen, notify 101 of the date, time and location – don’t forget to ask for a reference number before hanging up.
The advice from Neighbourhood Watch is not only to ensure that doors are kept closed and locked at all times, even when there are people in the property, but also to keep an eye out for the identified vehicle and, if it is seen, notify 101 of the date, time and location – don’t forget to ask for a reference number before hanging up.
January 14th 2015 - The recent robbery at Sainsbury’s, from where the culprits fled across the Recreation Field behind the store, re-emphasises the need for us all to be vigilant. Anything suspicious, especially in the less well used areas like the Recreation Field or the various gennels, can be reported either by calling 101 or by contacting Les Day of Neighbourhood Watch on 236 2219 or [email protected].
January 14th 2015 - Foreign language night classes will commence at Meadowhead School on Thursday January 15th. Details of which languages will be taught on which evenings can be found here.
January 7th 2015 - Twentywell traders, supported by BAG, are already planning better things for next Christmas. Mulled wine, mince pies and hot chestnuts may well feature.
January 7th 2015 - We spoke too soon - the "Road Closed" signs from the Queen Victoria Road end of Mickley Lane have gone up again. The works were not completed fully before the Christmas & New Year holiday. Previous delays with the gas main gave the revised completion date in January and the road was only re-opened to motorists for the two week Christmas period whilst the contractor was not on site.
December 26th 2014 - The "Road Closed" signs have gone from the Queen Victoria Road end of Mickley Lane, and a drive up there revealed that it really is open - despite the fact that the signs are still there at the Northern Common end. Still, that's a job completed ahead of the predicted end date of "January 2015".
December 14th 2014 - There was a good turn-out for the first Twentywell Lane Christmas Event, with Princess Elsa and Olaf being especially popular. There were also some suggestions for how the event can be built on in 2015. So maybe now is the time to start planning that!
November 15th 2014 - A document produced by the Liberal Democrat councillors outlining their vision for the South-West Ward can be viewed here.
November 14th 2014 - On the evening of Saturday 13th December at 7pm, Greenhill Library will be hosting their first community social and fundraising event. Dave Berry and Mike Firth will be there for “An Evening With Dave Berry - Sheffield's 1960s recording star talks about his glittering career” to help raise funds for the running of the library.
Tickets go on sale at the weekend so spread the word and grab your tickets early if you want to come along. The evening has been a sell-out at other venues and the same is expected here. Tickets, available from the library reception, are priced at £6.50 including a glass of wine and a mince pie.
The library gives us all a great opportunity for a community venue, and the support team really hope this night will mark the start of many social events for the community.
Tickets go on sale at the weekend so spread the word and grab your tickets early if you want to come along. The evening has been a sell-out at other venues and the same is expected here. Tickets, available from the library reception, are priced at £6.50 including a glass of wine and a mince pie.
The library gives us all a great opportunity for a community venue, and the support team really hope this night will mark the start of many social events for the community.
November 5th 2014 - The shops on Twentywell Lane are planning Christmas activities, particularly on Sunday 14th December.
Since 1st November, the North Pole post box is in Tilly's ready to receive letters to Santa. Last year, Santa very kindly sent an elf to personally deliver replies and goody bags. However, after the elf told Santa what a lovely place Bradway was, Santa himself has made time in his busy schedule to personally deliver the replies and goody bags and he will be in Tilly's on Sunday 14th December.
As a result, all the shops on Twentywell Lane on that Sunday will be celebrating, and they all will have something special to offer. Some of the treats in store include an appearance from the characters of the Disney film "Frozen" - Elsa, Anna and Olaf - and an opportunity to have your hair styled like Elsa!
Since 1st November, the North Pole post box is in Tilly's ready to receive letters to Santa. Last year, Santa very kindly sent an elf to personally deliver replies and goody bags. However, after the elf told Santa what a lovely place Bradway was, Santa himself has made time in his busy schedule to personally deliver the replies and goody bags and he will be in Tilly's on Sunday 14th December.
As a result, all the shops on Twentywell Lane on that Sunday will be celebrating, and they all will have something special to offer. Some of the treats in store include an appearance from the characters of the Disney film "Frozen" - Elsa, Anna and Olaf - and an opportunity to have your hair styled like Elsa!
October 31st 2014 - Our local Councillors will be holding a public meeting for the Dore & Totley ward on Thursday November 6th from 19:30 until 21:30 in Totley library. The main agenda items will be:-
- Road safety
- Speeding issues on certain roads
- Parking at various shopping centres
- Bus services
October 24th 2014 - Sheffield City Council is reviewing its current existing school admission policy and wants to hear the views of any parents / carers, head-teachers, governors and school staff who would like to contribute.
The admission policy is the method by which pupils are prioritised and admitted into school. The review is to determine the effectiveness of the current policies and procedures that operate in all of our mainstream schools and academies – and to explore alternative policies. More details can be found at
https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/education/information-for-parentscarers/pupil-admissions/admissions-review.html
The admission policy is the method by which pupils are prioritised and admitted into school. The review is to determine the effectiveness of the current policies and procedures that operate in all of our mainstream schools and academies – and to explore alternative policies. More details can be found at
https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/education/information-for-parentscarers/pupil-admissions/admissions-review.html
October 24th 2014 - Lifelong learning opportunities, some of which are actually within easy reach of Bradway, are currently being advertised:-
“Don’t get stuck at home during the winter months! Come along to one of our friendly classes, meet new people and learn new skills All our courses are for adults, aged 19 – 90+ and are held in convenient local venues, churches and community centres.
If you are interested in any of the courses please ring on 0114 250 0613
Email: [email protected]”
A full list of the courses is at
https://southwestsheffield.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/south-west-courses-flyer.pdf
“Don’t get stuck at home during the winter months! Come along to one of our friendly classes, meet new people and learn new skills All our courses are for adults, aged 19 – 90+ and are held in convenient local venues, churches and community centres.
If you are interested in any of the courses please ring on 0114 250 0613
Email: [email protected]”
A full list of the courses is at
https://southwestsheffield.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/south-west-courses-flyer.pdf
October 23rd 2014 – the Sheffield Star includes a review of the restaurant at the Castle Inn. It can be viewed at http://www.thestar.co.uk/features/food-review-the-castle-inn-in-bradway-1-6909467
Maybe the Star will soon get around to looking at all the other dining out options we enjoy in Bradway.
Maybe the Star will soon get around to looking at all the other dining out options we enjoy in Bradway.
October 20th 2014 - BAG has been advised that South Yorkshire Police and Derbyshire Constabulary are working together on tackling cross-border crime, particularly burglary and auto-crime, and that this might mean increased police activity in Bradway around Tinkers Corner.
October 20th 2014 - The two worst benches in the Old School Field received recycled seats on Sunday 19th. Mike Bloy had located the planks in the Porter Valley, put out for scrap with their rotten legs. He contacted the Friends of the Porter Valley who gave permission for us to remove the scrap. The previous Sunday, a BAG working party went to recover them, after first having removed the rotten legs. This Sunday, they were installed on the Old School Field.
We realise that they are not a long-term solution, and that the 3rd bench also needs a replacement seat. However, the benches should now last another two or three years at least - sufficient time to consider longer term options.
It was also noted that about 10 fence panels had been kicked out of the fence around the play area, next to the beech hedge. The BAG member who keeps an eye on this area is getting fed up with this type of petty vandalism, which has previously been limited to 2 or 3 panels at a time. He can fix them back, but it is happening too often.
We realise that they are not a long-term solution, and that the 3rd bench also needs a replacement seat. However, the benches should now last another two or three years at least - sufficient time to consider longer term options.
It was also noted that about 10 fence panels had been kicked out of the fence around the play area, next to the beech hedge. The BAG member who keeps an eye on this area is getting fed up with this type of petty vandalism, which has previously been limited to 2 or 3 panels at a time. He can fix them back, but it is happening too often.
Posted October 8th 2014 - Bradway Fun Day – Saturday 6th September
Sandwiched between 2 gloriously sunny days, the Saturday of the Fun Day was about as soggy as they get! It rained and drizzled for most of the day, but that didn’t stop our intrepid local community venturing out to show their support and join in the fun.
The Scouts games went down a treat, with everything from a twisty-turny tunnel to climb through, to Bat the Rat and Roll a Penny.
New for this year was the presence of Meerkats & More; a fantastic collection of exotic, captive bred creatures that had the children squealing in delight.
We also had Beat the Goalie, face painting and cakes galore as well as a bouncy castle for the little ones and a bouncy slide for the older children.
All in all, everyone had a lot of fun, despite the weather so many thanks to all those mums and dads who came along and stuck it out in the drizzle!
Thanks also, to all those who helped out on the day, setting up or baking cakes, and to the local businesses who provided prizes for the raffle.
See you again next year!
Sandwiched between 2 gloriously sunny days, the Saturday of the Fun Day was about as soggy as they get! It rained and drizzled for most of the day, but that didn’t stop our intrepid local community venturing out to show their support and join in the fun.
The Scouts games went down a treat, with everything from a twisty-turny tunnel to climb through, to Bat the Rat and Roll a Penny.
New for this year was the presence of Meerkats & More; a fantastic collection of exotic, captive bred creatures that had the children squealing in delight.
We also had Beat the Goalie, face painting and cakes galore as well as a bouncy castle for the little ones and a bouncy slide for the older children.
All in all, everyone had a lot of fun, despite the weather so many thanks to all those mums and dads who came along and stuck it out in the drizzle!
Thanks also, to all those who helped out on the day, setting up or baking cakes, and to the local businesses who provided prizes for the raffle.
See you again next year!
September 17th 2014 - A website containing a blog of events being held in South-west Sheffield is accessible at http://southwestsheffield.wordpress.com
September 7th 2014 - Despite the unfriendly weather, the BAG FUN DAY attracted quite a big crowd from the locality who all seemed to enjoy what was on offer. The Scouts, from Norton and Greenhill as well as from Bradway, supplied just about enough shelter for when the rain became more serious. Our aim was to bring the community together and to raise BAG's profile: we hope that we achieved this, and in addition it looks as if a small profit was made on the day. The Fire Engine was unfortunately unable to turn out for us because it was occupied in helping to dowse the embers at the Ecclesfield plastics factory.
A full report will be ready for our AGM on October 14th.
A full report will be ready for our AGM on October 14th.
August 5th 2014 - A burglar alarm on Everard Avenue has been ringing continuously for almost 24 hours. It’s been reported to the Environmental Services Protection Services Team and it’s audible as far away as Bradway Primary School..
During the summer holidays this is a regular problem with so many empty houses, and BAG can only advise:-
Noise nuisance. Burglar alarms should be set to cut off automatically after about 20 minutes. If a property is unattended a key should be left with a neighbour who is able to switch the alarm off in an emergency. If the alarm continues to sound there is guidance given on Sheffield City Council’s website at; https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/environment/environmental-health/pollution/noise-pollution/domestic/house-car-alarms.html.
To stop an alarm sounding a member of Environmental Services, Protection Services Team must visit the property and confirm the nuisance. An engineer will be called to silence the alarm externally. If unsuccessful a warrant is sought from the Magistrates Court to enter the property so may take 24/48 hours to enforce! The householder will be sent the bill, and could be fined as well.
During the summer holidays this is a regular problem with so many empty houses, and BAG can only advise:-
Noise nuisance. Burglar alarms should be set to cut off automatically after about 20 minutes. If a property is unattended a key should be left with a neighbour who is able to switch the alarm off in an emergency. If the alarm continues to sound there is guidance given on Sheffield City Council’s website at; https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/environment/environmental-health/pollution/noise-pollution/domestic/house-car-alarms.html.
To stop an alarm sounding a member of Environmental Services, Protection Services Team must visit the property and confirm the nuisance. An engineer will be called to silence the alarm externally. If unsuccessful a warrant is sought from the Magistrates Court to enter the property so may take 24/48 hours to enforce! The householder will be sent the bill, and could be fined as well.
Posted 30th July 2014 - Please see message from S & E Copsey Groundworks Ltd which offers an explanation for the closure of Mickley Lane: We have two main sewer pipes to lay from the top of Mickley lane to the bottom; this is work that requires some time. Due to the position of the sewers there is no alternative but to shut Mickley lane. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.
Posted 27th July 2014 - Mickley Lane is to be closed for three months from the 4th August; the section in Derbyshire, not the section that Bradway residents use to get to Totley. It will mean Dronfield residents won’t be able to use it to get to Abbeydale Road, so many may use Twentywell Lane instead.
Posted 27th July 2014 - Mickley Lane is to be closed for three months from the 4th August; the section in Derbyshire, not the section that Bradway residents use to get to Totley. It will mean Dronfield residents won’t be able to use it to get to Abbeydale Road, so many may use Twentywell Lane instead.
July 2nd 2014 - Local people can now enjoy the competition from 3 supermarkets: Spar on Twentywell Lane; the mini-market at Murco on Bradway Road; and now Sainsbury, also on Bradway Road.
July 2nd 2014 - Bird Update. Three buzzards have been observed high above the woods to the south-west of Bradway. Although in recent years the buzzard has become Britain's most populous bird of prey, there has not been much evidence of it around south Sheffield. Until now.
A heron has also taken to patrolling the Everard/Rosamond estate, presumably on the look-out for the contents of fish ponds.
Surprisingly perhaps, South Yorkshire is a world hot-spot for Mandarin ducks, and within the county Sheffield has the highest number.
A heron has also taken to patrolling the Everard/Rosamond estate, presumably on the look-out for the contents of fish ponds.
Surprisingly perhaps, South Yorkshire is a world hot-spot for Mandarin ducks, and within the county Sheffield has the highest number.
June 20th 2014 - Notice has been given of a planning application to convert the former bank premises on Twentywell Lane into "a Dog Grooming Salon". That would certainly be a first for Bradway. The name advised for the new business is Hairy Hounds.
June 13th 2014 - The threat to transfer a part of Bradway from Dore & Totley Ward to Greenhill & Beauchief is receding. BAG members Alan Kewley and Peter Stubbs have followed up councillors’ protestations on our behalf and today Peter has received the following reassurance from Victoria Penman, Polic Improvement Officer, responsible for the Council’s submission to the Electoral Commission; “We had used the definition on the BAG website which I’ve now realised isn’t what correspondents have been referring to. We have managed to make the changes going along Fox Lane and down Edmund Avenue. As always, this is provisional until the Council’s submission goes in, but hopefully provides some reassurance.”
June 12th 2014 - The new Sainsbury's Local on Bradway Road is asking for nominations for a local charity which Sainsburys will support as a partner this year. Nomination forms are on a stand just inside the door. The forms make clear that the charity which is eventually chosen will not necessarily be the one that gains the most votes, because the entries will be judged on the reasons given on the form.
(BAG are happy to publicise this because we are not a registered charity.)
(BAG are happy to publicise this because we are not a registered charity.)
June 12th 2014 - Excavations and research into the history of Poynton Villas by The Time Travellers continues, with fascinating discoveries being made about the history of the site and the people who have lived there over the years.
To give everybody in Bradway a chance to share in these, they will be holding an Open House on Thursday 17th July as part of the Council For British Archaeology’s ‘Festival of Archaeology’ at the car park at The Castle Inn from 3-7pm . This will include guided tours of the site and displays of finds and related historical information. .
In the meantime, if you can help with memories or photographs of Poynton Villas or Twentywell Brickworks, please get in touch via the Bugle on 0114 236 9025 or you can email details via [email protected]
To give everybody in Bradway a chance to share in these, they will be holding an Open House on Thursday 17th July as part of the Council For British Archaeology’s ‘Festival of Archaeology’ at the car park at The Castle Inn from 3-7pm . This will include guided tours of the site and displays of finds and related historical information. .
In the meantime, if you can help with memories or photographs of Poynton Villas or Twentywell Brickworks, please get in touch via the Bugle on 0114 236 9025 or you can email details via [email protected]
June 2nd 2014 - The new Sainsbury’s on the site of the old Bradway Hotel is to open tomorrow Tuesday 3rd June and a few BAG committee members have been given a preview by Manager, Louise Hudson, and Deputy Manager, Kelly Barratt.
The store will be opened by pupils from Bradway Pre-school.
The store will be opened by pupils from Bradway Pre-school.
The bounds walk on June 1st attracted 23 walkers, including visitors to Bradway from Crookes, Millhouses and Australia
Bounds of Bradway Walk
Sunday 1st June, 10.30 am - 1.00 pm. A free Walk of the bounds of Bradway. Originally led by local resident and historian Tony Smith and now becoming an annual tradition. Walkers will learn about the history of our small suburb of Sheffield, formerly part of Derbyshire. They may find corners they hadn’t realised were there; hear explanations of things they’ve passed many times. Part of walk may be on muddy paths. Suitable for families with enquiring minds. MEET: Top of Twentywell Lane, by Spar, S17 4QH
Sunday 1st June, 10.30 am - 1.00 pm. A free Walk of the bounds of Bradway. Originally led by local resident and historian Tony Smith and now becoming an annual tradition. Walkers will learn about the history of our small suburb of Sheffield, formerly part of Derbyshire. They may find corners they hadn’t realised were there; hear explanations of things they’ve passed many times. Part of walk may be on muddy paths. Suitable for families with enquiring minds. MEET: Top of Twentywell Lane, by Spar, S17 4QH
April 15th 2014 - The footpath at the side of the new Sainsbury's was open again yesterday. The new surface is a lot less clarty than the old one was.
April 11th 2014 - Yesterday, three robbers threatened staff at Coral bookmakers, Bradway Road, before escaping with ‘a substantial amount of cash’.
A 19-year-old who started working at the shop only this week was among the staff threatened. A friend said he was ‘shaken up’ but planning to return to work.
An officer was carrying out door-to-door enquiries in Bradway, and detectives want witnesses to come forward.
A South Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said: “Three men entered the shop and threatened staff, before leaving with a substantial amount of cash. No serious injuries were sustained by any staff members.”
Bradway residents said the raid had left them terrified. Young mum Becky Dawes, aged 22, who lives in a flat above the shops, said: “It does not make me feel very safe knowing somebody with a gun was so close to where I live. I saw the police cars and a van outside, and then I saw police pulling over cars further up the road as though they were looking in them. I heard later that whoever did it took off in a car which they dumped at Lowedges.”
A 19-year-old who started working at the shop only this week was among the staff threatened. A friend said he was ‘shaken up’ but planning to return to work.
An officer was carrying out door-to-door enquiries in Bradway, and detectives want witnesses to come forward.
A South Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said: “Three men entered the shop and threatened staff, before leaving with a substantial amount of cash. No serious injuries were sustained by any staff members.”
Bradway residents said the raid had left them terrified. Young mum Becky Dawes, aged 22, who lives in a flat above the shops, said: “It does not make me feel very safe knowing somebody with a gun was so close to where I live. I saw the police cars and a van outside, and then I saw police pulling over cars further up the road as though they were looking in them. I heard later that whoever did it took off in a car which they dumped at Lowedges.”
April 11th 2014 - A resident who lives towards the bottom of Wollaton Road and who, understandably, prefers not to be identified has had some rats cleared very recently. Advice from the Coucil is that all neighbours should be told about this.
April 6th 2014 - The right-of-way footpath between the new Sainsbury's and the Murco petrol station/M&T Garage will be closed for resurfacing between April 7th and April 13th.
April 2014
Pub News - We now have new licensees in residence at The Old Mother Redcap - Richard and Kelly Goodwin. Richard is from Woodseats and Kelly is from Totley Brook. Kelly and Richard are keen to develop the culinary options at the pub! We are excited and extend a warm welcome from BAG. For more exciting news about The Castle pub from Andy C, on the Sheffield forum please click the following link: http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1282324.
Pub News - We now have new licensees in residence at The Old Mother Redcap - Richard and Kelly Goodwin. Richard is from Woodseats and Kelly is from Totley Brook. Kelly and Richard are keen to develop the culinary options at the pub! We are excited and extend a warm welcome from BAG. For more exciting news about The Castle pub from Andy C, on the Sheffield forum please click the following link: http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1282324.
February 23rd 2014 The text below has been received from one of the campaigning groups.
On Monday Feb 24th, there is a “contact Ed Vaizey” event. Ed Vaizey is the minister responsible for ensuring that councils provide the legally mandated library service. Below is a draft letter: if you could copy it, or some variant of it, into an email and send it to the following distribution list at 9.00 AM on Monday morning February 24th:
To: [email protected]
CC: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
which will send it to Ed Vaizey, his immediate boss (Maria Miller) and the six Sheffield M.P.s
On Monday Feb 24th, there is a “contact Ed Vaizey” event. Ed Vaizey is the minister responsible for ensuring that councils provide the legally mandated library service. Below is a draft letter: if you could copy it, or some variant of it, into an email and send it to the following distribution list at 9.00 AM on Monday morning February 24th:
To: [email protected]
CC: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
which will send it to Ed Vaizey, his immediate boss (Maria Miller) and the six Sheffield M.P.s
February 7th 2014 Gatherings, under the banner of "Hands up!", in support of keeping Greenhill library open will be held today (Friday 7th) from 3:30 until 4:00pm, and tomorrow from 10:00 until 12 noon outside the library. All supporters are welcome. The more who turn up, the bigger the impact.
January 29th 2014 - News about the Community Hall
A partial refurbishment of the Small Hall at Bradway Community Hall will be starting on Monday 17 February. See the next issue of the Bugle for more information. The refurbishment will not affect the Main Hall which will remain available for use throughout. Following the closure of the Acorn Pre-School Playgroup in September there are now plenty of opportunities for groups and individuals to use the Hall on weekday mornings or afternoons. The hourly charges are lower than at other local venues. For information about the Hall’s facilities or to make a booking ring Gwen Smithson on 0114 236 9876 or email [email protected]
A partial refurbishment of the Small Hall at Bradway Community Hall will be starting on Monday 17 February. See the next issue of the Bugle for more information. The refurbishment will not affect the Main Hall which will remain available for use throughout. Following the closure of the Acorn Pre-School Playgroup in September there are now plenty of opportunities for groups and individuals to use the Hall on weekday mornings or afternoons. The hourly charges are lower than at other local venues. For information about the Hall’s facilities or to make a booking ring Gwen Smithson on 0114 236 9876 or email [email protected]
January 14th 2014 The following response has been received from Amey to a series of questions put by BAG following the recent open meeting. (Italicised text has been inserted as clarification of the original question.)
With regard to the work on the Twentywell Lane pavement, the area was left in a safe condition in the lead up to Christmas. We were waiting for the street lighting works to be completed before the final layer (wearing course) was replaced. Now that the street lighting works have been completed, the pavements on Twentywell Lane are programmed to be finished in the upcoming weeks. Unfortunately we cannot give a more accurate timescale at this moment in time. All leaves will be removed before the wearing course is placed.
With regard to the street lighting and trees, we can confirm that all the columns are now connected. If any pruning is required to highway trees to maintain the clearance around the street lights this will be scheduled as required on an ongoing routine basis. If the trees at issue are privately owned then the owners will have to undertake the necessary works.
With regard to the positioning of the planter outside the Twentywell Lane shops, we can confirm that this will be placed back into its original position.
With regard to the water running across Twentywell Lane, our drainage manager and supervisor inspect these roads on a continual basis and are aware of the natural springs in this area. Following your enquiry we will conduct a further site visit within the next week to assess the issue, and if necessary will include the determined work as part of programmed works.
We hope this information is helpful to you, however, if you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact customer services at [email protected], via the website www.sheffield.gov.uk/streetsahead or by telephone on (0114) 2734567.
With regard to the work on the Twentywell Lane pavement, the area was left in a safe condition in the lead up to Christmas. We were waiting for the street lighting works to be completed before the final layer (wearing course) was replaced. Now that the street lighting works have been completed, the pavements on Twentywell Lane are programmed to be finished in the upcoming weeks. Unfortunately we cannot give a more accurate timescale at this moment in time. All leaves will be removed before the wearing course is placed.
With regard to the street lighting and trees, we can confirm that all the columns are now connected. If any pruning is required to highway trees to maintain the clearance around the street lights this will be scheduled as required on an ongoing routine basis. If the trees at issue are privately owned then the owners will have to undertake the necessary works.
With regard to the positioning of the planter outside the Twentywell Lane shops, we can confirm that this will be placed back into its original position.
With regard to the water running across Twentywell Lane, our drainage manager and supervisor inspect these roads on a continual basis and are aware of the natural springs in this area. Following your enquiry we will conduct a further site visit within the next week to assess the issue, and if necessary will include the determined work as part of programmed works.
We hope this information is helpful to you, however, if you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact customer services at [email protected], via the website www.sheffield.gov.uk/streetsahead or by telephone on (0114) 2734567.
January 14th 2014 Despite what appears in the advertisement in the free Tito magazine that has been delivered to local households, the Bradway Meats business has not yet changed hands, and Alan Watson continues to offer his traditional service.
January 10th 2014. On December 8th Sheffield City Council received petitions with more than 20,000 signatures, opposing library closures throughout the city, then "debated" the issue. The public gallery was packed, as was the overflow room. The consultation period ended on January 10th.
December 20th 2013 Well done to Grace Savage whose Christmas card design was chosen by Nick Clegg for his personal use this year. The pupils also enjoyed a visit from Malcolm Elliott who further enthused them about the Tour de France. (Full details are on the school's website which is one of our Local Links.)
In 2012 we suffered exceptionally wet weather and the paths thorough Poynton Wood got muddier than ever. Prompted by local users the BAG committee decided something had to be done. Some of the paths are Public Rights of Way and Sheffield City Council has a very small section devoted to their preservation. Funds are severely limited for this work, but assistance from volunteer groups is welcomed and helps to ensure a job will get done.
BAG Committee meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Sheffield Hallam MP, Nick Clegg on the 12th July 2013, please click here for more details
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BAG has planted numerous spring bulbs around the area, any pictures would be welcome. BAG has also helped introduce planters in the area outside Twentywell shops.