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Witnesses to collision after pedestrian suffers serious injury Police are appealing for witnesses, dashcam and those with information to come forward and assist roads policing officers with their investigation, following a road traffic collision in Sheffield.

It is reported that on Friday 20 October at 6:40am a red Nissan Juke collided with a 68 year-old pedestrian on Burncross Road.

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Officers are keen to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision, has dashcam footage or information that can help them progress their inquiry.

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Bradfield Christmas Tractor run route revealed

By James Fletcher

If you find yourself seeking a unique and heartwarming way to embrace the festive spirit in December, consider joining The Bradfield Tractor Run, a unique and festive event, is set to return in the fun, perhaps with a steaming hot chocolate in hand, and bask in the radiant glow of the many tractors gliding for the third consecutive year, and it's evident that it has grown expo- by. The Bradfield Tractor Run promises to be a delightful and heartwarming event, showcasing the true spirit of comnentially in popularity. In the past two years, the event has seen a sub- munity and giving during the holiday season. stantial increase in participants, going from 80 to an impressive 100 individuals eager to take part. Each participant contributes £15 to join in the merriment and decorates their tractors in their own creative and festive manner. Farmers from near and far have been flocking to be a part of this one-of-a-kind spectacle.

The Bradfield Tractor Run made its debut three years ago, raising funds for the local primary school in Dungworth. Unfortunately, due to the constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the event has faced various restrictions. However, since its inaugural year, it has continued to gain momentum, becoming a beloved local Christmas tradition, akin to the iconic Coca-Cola Christmas advert. Many now mark their calendars with the anticipation of this event, signifying that the holiday season has truly arrived.

The tractor run is scheduled to kick off at 5 p.m. on December 10th, beginning its journey on Kirk Edge Road in Worrall. From there, the parade of festively decorated tractors will make its way through Haggstones Road, Oughtibridge, Church Street, Langsett Road/Middlewood Road, and onwards, traversing Wadsley via Worrell Road, Wadsley Lane, Far Lane, and Ben Lane as the convoy heads into Stannington before its final stop at the Plough public house in Low Bradfield.

One of the organisers, overwhelmed with excitement, expressed, "It's a great spectacle for a fabulous cause, so it would be good to see people turn out once again to watch."

This year, all the money raised from the event will be dedicated to supporting two worthy causes: the Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity and the ElysArmy, in honour of a local boy. To add an extra layer of excitement, there will be a prize awarded to the best-decorated tractor.

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...Major new exhibition A major new exhibition has opened at National Coal Mining Museum for England, celebrating the work and career of Martyn Pitt who documented the final years of coal mining in his role as the industry’s photographer.

Retiring in 2012 after over 30 years behind the lens, Pitt’s expansive portfolio chronicles the development and decline of the industry. The exhibition focusses primarily on his underground photography, giving visitors a peek into the hidden world hundreds of metres below our feet.

As the national photographer for the coal industry, the exhibition examines Pitt’s role and responsibilities in documenting the conditions, practices, and stories of the last years of coal mining.

The Museum acquired Pitt’s image archive in 2014 which spans the period of privatisation between 1994-2012 and includes film negatives and digital photographs, taken whilst working for British Coal, RJB Mining and UK Coal. His work was used to illustrate mining reviews, safety posters, newspapers and much more. These images equate to the sole visual record of mining during that period.

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Mark Carlyle, Curator of Industry, said: “We are excited to be celebrating the work of Martyn Pitt, showcasing his career in underground photography through our new exhibition. These photographs are truly unique in that they offer visitors an insight into the working conditions of modern coal mines over the last thirty years”.

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Do you dare take the walk of fire?

The team at Fox Valley shopping centre in Stocksbridge are daring people to join a fiery Halloween fundraiser this Saturday [28 October] from 3pm.

Those who dare will be challenged to walk across flaming hot coals, with a certificate awarded at the end.

The challenge aims to raise funds for the centre’s adopted charity, Sheffield Churches Council for Community Care (SCCCC).

Places can be booked on ‘EventBrite’ for £30 (plus a booking fee) with full training provided. Participants are required to make a pledge to raise a minimum of £150 in sponsorship, raising as much money as possible to support isolated and vulnerable people across Sheffield.

SCCCC is a charitable organisation that helps elderly and vulnerable people throughout Sheffield and Doncaster. They provide services from cleaning to driving people to hospital or doctor’s appointments. This charity relies mostly on donations and fundraising events such as this.

Claire Biltcliffe, Centre Manager at Fox Valley, said: “We are working closely with our charity partner this year to host several great activities and events for all shoppers to get involved in.

“This month we will see the return of the charity fire walk hosted by SCCCC. It is lovely to see the community come together to fundraise for such an amazing cause.”

showcasing a mixture of handmade goods from clothing to woodwork and jewellery to freshly baked goods.

This seasonal market will also welcome new traders such as Cinnammmm who specialise in delicious cinnabons loaded with toppings and Belsini's who serve up delicious toasties and loaded fries.

Customers can also expect to see regular traders such as Flossy’s Dog Goodies with their homemade dog treats, The Pink Flamingo Boutique with their beautiful selection of women’s clothing and accessories and La Fiamma with their delicious wood burnt pizza.

The centre will host free face painting from 11am to 4pm and the centre's buggy will be giving people a scare with its spooky makeover for the event. Free buggy rides will be on offer from 11am to 3pm.

Go Outdoors will also be celebrating their first birthday at Fox Valley offering an extra 15% off for members on Saturday [28 October] as well as 80% off their preloved tents, which is a limited weekend offer making camping affordable whilst helping the environment.

Claire continued: "We'd also like to wish our Go Outdoors store a big happy birthday this weekend."

To find out more information about the Fox Valley Fire Walk visit www.foxvalleysheffield. co.uk.

Alongside this event, there will be a spooky market located on the main walkway from 11am until 5pm with more than 20 traders

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JOURNEY TO MAGICAL MIDDLE-EARTH WITH EXCITING NEW TOLKIEN INSPIRED EXHIBITION

Museum visitors in Barnsley will be transported to a magical world this month “Bringing these specific pieces to Experience Barnsley Museum, to share with fans of ‘The Lord of The Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’ of all ages, is something that means a lot to me. which promises dragons, elves, and haunting soundscapes.

The Magic of Middle-earth exhibition is dedicated to the incredible work of J.R.R “Being able to see the exhibition brought together with a number of family-friendly, fun activities over the Tolkien and the generations of writers, artists, musicians, filmmakers, environ- next few months is going to be incredible.” mentalists, creators, and game designers he influenced.

The exhibition, opened on September 30 at Experience Barnsley Museum, situated in Barnsley Town Hall, allows visitors to go beyond ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ epic fantasy novels to discover the artistic legacy of Tolkien’s incredible fantasy world.

Presenting a magical treasure trove of over 200 rare objects and artworks, The Magic of Middle-earth exhibition will showcase a rare first edition copy of ‘The Hobbit’ from 1937, dramatic models and dioramas including The Battle of Helms Deep, concept artwork, as well as theatre, music and movie-inspired memorabilia and prop replicas.

The FREE exhibition, with donations welcomed, also includes stunning paintings illustrating Tolkien’s deep passion for the natural world, Middle-earth inspired video games and LEGO sets, and a soundscape including music by Howard Shore, Photo Credit: wearebarnsley.com who composed, orchestrated, conducted, and produced the music of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’ films.

Tolkien was an English writer and a professional colleague and friend of Barnsley-born educationalist and Cooper Gallery benefactor Sir Michael Sadler in the 1920’s. During that time, as Vice-Chancellor at The University of Leeds, Sadler created the position of Professor of English Language especially for Tolkien. They would work together in Oxford over the next two decades, during which period Tolkien would write his famed novels.

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation The Magic of Middle-earth will also involve hands-on activities including Dun- Trust said Covid cases had "risen significantly" over geons and Dragons-esque gaming sessions, a clay-making ‘Dragon Eyes’ session the last few weeks, both locally and nationally. on November 3, activities during Barnsley’s Bright Night’s festivities, and much People were also asked to sanitise their hands, keep more. their distance and avoid visiting if they had viral The exhibition kicked off on September 30 with an exciting and jam-packed launch symptoms. party. Matt Fox, Curator of The Magic of Middle-earth exhibition, said: “As a col- Managers said "precautionary measures" were lector of rare objects and curious finds, I often have quite a solitary role. While needed to limit infection spread.

I love what I do, being able to share my collections with likeminded individuals A spokesperson for the trust, which runs sites inmakes it all worth it. cluding Northern General Hospital, said: "Along

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Residents turn out for Tracks and Activities drop-in session

Local residents attended a busy four hour consultation session last week focussed on proposals to invest in the area around the Underbank Reservoir in Stocksbridge.

The Stocksbridge Towns Fund Board and Yorkshire Water are working together on the Tracks and Activities Project and wanted to hear residents’ views on a range of proposals aimed at benefitting the local community as well as visitors to the area.

The drop in consultation session was held at Smithy Moor Community Centre on Thursday October 19th with at least 250 people attending throughout the four hour session.

Board members and representatives from Yorkshire Water were on hand to talk through the proposals which include: ·

A linked up circular walk with a new footbridge

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A crossing point from Bramhall Lane to Underbank Reservoir

Towns Fund Board champion for the project, Cllr Julie Grocutt, said: “We would like to thank everyone who came along to our drop in session about the proposed investment at Underbank Reservoir.

“It was great to see so many people taking the time to come and share their thoughts and ideas about this lovely part of Stocksbridge. We are going through all the feedback we have received now and that will help us to shape the next stage in our proposals for the project.”

The investment is part of the £24.1m Town Deal investment in Stocksbridge which includes a major regeneration of Manchester Road as well as improvements to Oxley Park where work has started this month.

To keep up to date with news about the Stocksbridge Town Deal visit www.welcometostocksbridge.co.uk

Event October

Wednesday 25 Don Valley Probus will meet on Wednesday 25th October at 10.00AM in Christ Church Hall, Manchester Road, Stocksbridge, with a presentation by Neil Hanson, `Personal Experiences`. Our meetings are always relaxed and we look forward to welcoming visitors and new members. For more information, visit our Website; donvalleyprobus. co.uk or call Stephen Clarke on 07593 792967.

Saturday 28 Macmillan Coffee Morning St. Nicholas Church High Bradfield, Saturday 28th October 10.00am -12.30pm, Coffee, Cakes, Christmas Gifts, Greetings Cards and more, All proceeds for The Palliative Care Unit, Northern General Hospital, Everyone Welcome 28 Saturday, 28th October, Macmillan Coffee Morning 10.00am 12.30pm in St.Nicholas’ Church, Bradfield. Come and enjoy refreshments and perhaps buy gifts from the stalls for a Birthday or Christmas? All proceeds to the Palliative Care Unit, Northern General Hospital.

28 Autumn Fayre at High Green Methodist Church from 11am. Various stalls include cakes, bric-a-brac, gifts, books, tombola

Sunday 29 The service at Bullhouse Chapel on Sunday the 29thof October, at 2.30pm , will be led by Dave McKeown. All are welcome to join us in this act of worship.

November

Wednesday 1 Stocksbridge and District WI are meeting at Christchurch Community Hall Manchester Road Stocksbridge at 7.15 for 7.30 start when we will be crafting poppies for Remembrance Sunday.

Also we will be swishing so bring along any good clothes and accessories to exchange to revamp your wardrobe. Further details on 07939941818.

Saturday 4 Wadsley and Loxley Commoners - Autumn Bird Walk, John and Anne Robinson will take you around the Common looking and listening for birds, perhaps some winter visitors may have started to arrive. Meet at Rural Lane Car Park at 9am, walk will last until around 11am and

What's the future for the Don Valley Railway? Earlier this month it was announced that the government intends to reopen the rail line between Sheffield and Stocksbridge. This talk by Don Valley Rail campaigner Chris Bell will look at the background to this announcement, this history of the line, its success and decline, and whether the promise of 10 minute journeys on this line will revolutionise public transport on Sheffield. Come and join the discussion with Sheffield Civic Trust and find out if this really is the light at the end of the tunnel for the Don Valley line.

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4 Morning of free musical entertainment, COFFEE and CHORDS, from “Welsh John” and guests , at the EPPiC Theatre, Well Lane, off High street, Ecclesfield S35 9TP.This month John will be joined by “Acoustic Roots” aka Jenny and Rob, and Alan Wood, singer/ songwriter, well known to us at EPPiC. All could be subject to late change.

Admission is FREE, but sale of refreshments helps EPPiC Theatre funds. Theatre is open every Saturday from 10am, but entertainment starts at approx 10.45 Come and join us !!

Sunday 5 Wadsley and Loxley Commoners - ‘Muck In’ Day (practical work on the common), 10am-noon, meet at Long Lane Car Park or Rural Lane Car Park www.walc.epizy.com. Tools supplied, bring gloves, families very welcome.

Monday 6 Bradfield Historical Society - a talk, ‘200 Years of Sheffield Water Supplies’ by Tony Ball, 7.30pm, Bradfield Village Hall, The Sands, Low Bradfield. 2337463

6 Monday 6th November @ 2.30pm. Stocksbridge and Deepcar Townswomen’s Guild meeting at Christ Church, Manchester Road.

Speaker is Maureen TaylorHow the Tudors celebrated Christmas.

Visitors welcome -£3 to include refreshments.

Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8th November: Ploughman’s Lunches in Bradfield Village Hall 12noon - 2.00pm. £8.00. Proceeds for the maintenance of St.Nicholas’ Church, Bradfield.

Thursday 9 Chapeltown WI hold their next meeting at 7.30pm in Chapeltown Methodist Church. Angie will come to speak to the group about the Dotting Shed. The competition is for a Sea Shell. Visitors and new members will always be made welcome.

13 Wadsley and Loxley Commoners - Annual General Meeting, Guest speaker will be Malcolm Nunn with some Old Photographs of Wadsley, Wadsley Church Hall, 7.30pm start. Homemade refreshments included.

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Millhouse Green Male Voice Choir practise on Monday evenings (7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.) at Millhouse Green Institute, Manchester Road, Millhouse Green. If you want to join us, come on Monday 2023 to meet us and see if you like us. Bass voices are needed so have a go at singing in the Bath first! Contact 01226 764642 for more information Monday Art Class at The Venue, Manchester Rd, Stocksbridge.

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Wednesdays Everyone is welcome at the Tea and Chat group - 1:003:00pm every Wednesday afternoon at St Leonards Church Wortley. Pop in for a drink and a chat. Contact Joan for more details: 0114 2887435 Thursdays Open House Community Café Everyone is welcome at Open House, our new community café - 1:303:30pm every Thursday at Holy Trinity Thurgoland Church. Pop in for coffee, cakes and a chat. Contact Hannah for more details: hannahosandoval@gmail. com The South Yorkshire Bonsai Society, meeting on the 4th Thursday of the month at Deepcar Village Hall 8 to 10 p.m.

High Green Fitness and Fun Aerobics and Activities Paces campus, High Green Thursday 10am-12:30pm £4 per person. Call Margaret for more info 0114 284 7190 Volunteer Thursdays at Greave House Farm Trust.

Enjoy fresh air, gentle exercise, meeting new

friends. Any time between 10am and 4pm. Bring a packed lunch. Also monthly work days on 2nd Saturday.

For more info contact Barbara: 07724505911or email greavehouse@yahoo. co.uk

Fridays Stocksbridge Community Care Group’s Friday Drop In Service for elderly residents is once again being held weekly at The Venue, between 10am and 3pm.

For a small charge visitors can enjoy a hot drink, company, games, talks and a light lunch. For further information contact Dave Owen on 0114 2864426.

Saturdays Councillors Julie Grocutt & Janet Ridler Surgery 1st Saturday of each Month Stocksbridge Library 1011am. Call in for help advice or a chat. Also contact us on julie.grocutt@councillor. sheffield.gov.uk janet. ridler@councillor.sheffield. gov.uk Councillor Lewis Chinchen’s surgeries will be on the 2nd Saturday of each month (except July and August) from 10.30-11.30am at Stocksbridge Library. Drop by if you require assistance or support. Lewis can also be contacted at lewis. c h i n c h e n @ c o u n c i l l o r. sheffield.gov.uk or on 07766 540328.

Eppic Theatre Ecclesfield is open again every Saturday morning from 10am until 12. Tea, coffee and biscuits are available.

Bullhouse chapel will be open every Saturday until the end of September, from 11am until 2pm, as a Quiet Space. Whilst everyone is welcome, we hope any walkers who have to leave the Trans Pennine Trail, due to the diversion across Millennium Bridge, may like to visit to have their picnic and a cuppa, use the loo! Bullhouse Chapel is a ‘dissenters chapel’ and is the oldest independent chapel in the country to have been in continuous use in the same building since 1692.

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Though your smile has gone forever and your hand we cannot touch still we have so many Memories of the One we loved so much your Memory is our keepsake with which we will never Part God has you in his keeping we have you in our hearts Loved and missed by all

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Your Letters Valuing The Urban Forest In 2012, out of frustration with the low quality of too much recent development and of irrational decision-making, Nicholas Boys-Smith founded a consultancy named ‘Create Streets’. It exists to: research links between urban form and wellbeing, health, sustainability, prosperity, value and popularity;advise communities, landowners, councils and developers;lobby for necessary policy change; help communities and long-term investors develop exemplar schemes and better manage the streets and public spaces they already have.

Mr Boys-Smith is currently Chairman of the Office for Place in Gove’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), which exists to help to ‘create beautiful, successful and enduring places that foster a sense of community, local pride and belonging’. Last month, Create Streets published a report: ‘Greening Up’; its subtitle: ‘From fights to rights: making it the default to re-green our streets and squares’.

In the report, Sheffield’s £2.2bn ‘Streets Ahead’ highway maintenance project features as a case study of malpractice, under the heading: ‘Degreening’, with the sub-heading: ‘What goes wrong when you see trees as a liability not an asset’.

Extracts: “The contract between Sheffield City Council and the contractors was highly prescriptive. It focused purely on highways maintenance. It did not take account of wider issues of air quality, public health and wellbeing. It stipulated requirements, such as the width of pavement and straightness of the kerb, that were incompatible with the existence of mature street trees. Nor did it encourage the contractor to look for alternative solutions to tree felling.

wide tree campaign), the first CAVAT & i-Tree valuations of street trees in Sheffield were done in early 2016 (Feb & July, respectively). It was evident that such were necessary for cost:benefit analyses and balanced risk assessments, to aid decisions about whether to fell or retain any mature street tree.

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I remember that a long time ago “when I were a lass” we marked Hallowe’en, which we called ‘Mischief Night’ by dreadful acts of vandalism such as knocking on a door and running away. We even, once, scrumped some fallen apples -from the Thanks to the efforts of SORT & Sheffield Tree garden of a house which, incidentally, we bought Action Groups, separate CAVAT & i-Tree and renovated almost twenty years later, only to assessments have been done for the entire tree have our apples scrumped! population of Sheffield and for the street tree The following night, November 1st, was Kay Kay population. See LookLocal Issues 1273; 1272; 1234; Night when we dressed up as convincingly as 1233 & 1220 (online). we could and went house to house knocking on On 11/8/2023 Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust (SRWT) announced that assessments had begun across 750 randomly selected plots throughout South Yorkshire. To quote Matthew North (South Yorkshire Woodland Partnership):

(possibly the same) doors and singing the Kay Kay song, asking for money which would then go towards fireworks. It seemed to me the two nights were the wrong way round – we should have kept the mischief for those who had turned us away, occasionally less than politely.

“This information is VITAL TO DEVELOPING A TREE AND WOODLAND STRATEGY FOR It is intriguing that Kay Kay Night seems to have been a tradition that was very localised in SOUTH YORKSHIRE.” Stocksbridge and Deepcar. People who grew up The final report, is due to be completed in quite close by, but not in the valley, seem to know December 2023 nothing about it. According to contributors online Stannington, Dungworth, Bradfield and Little The SRWT wrote: Matlock had a similar custom, calling it Cakin’ “The study will help ensure that long-term strategic Night, derived from a pagan tradition of dressing management is an integral part of urban forest up and asking for cake - but it has died out in these management… areas too to be replaced, I expect, by the universal, The results of this study will enable the region to American ‘Trick or Treat’.

make STRATEGIC PLANS for the future of its The song locally was trees, often referred to as the URBAN FOREST”.

Kay Kay Kay. Hole in mi stocking, hole in mi shoe Oddly, Sheffield appears to be excluded. Sheffield Council have informed that the second valuations Please can you spare me a penny or two. of our urban forest will be in 2027.

If you haven’t got a penny, a ha’penny ‘ll do David Long (former Chief Strategist & Advisor to If you haven’t got a ha’penny, God Bless You. SORT) […]

S35 The world moves on. Are we sad to see these traditions come to an end?

Many residents learnt about plans for tree felling on their street only once the removal notices went Maureen Aitken up. It was a shocking example of FECKLESSLY POOR LOCAL LEADERSHIP.” The first of the ‘Key lessons’: “Think big enough picture so that you understand greenery as an asset not a liability.

Sheffield’s large-scale tree-felling has become a case study of how not to do it, and a huge number of lessons can be drawn from the independent inquiry.”

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Romanian Children in Distress receive Christmas ‘Love in a Box’ from Green Moor I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the members and friends of Green Moor Methodist Church for their invaluable assistance in filling and sending 141 shoeboxes to Romania. Your contributions have made a significant impact and are deeply appreciated.

Thank you all so much.

The brightly wrapped boxes will be distributed in plenty of time for Christmas to babies, children and the elderly.

Children in Distress has been running the ‘Love in a Box’ shoebox appeal for over 30 years. The boxes are given out across Bucharest to those in All Saints Senior Care Home; St Sophia’s Children’s Centre; the Residential Centre for Children with Disabilities; St Mary’s Maternal Centre for Young Mothers and Children; the Marie Curie Children’s Hospital specialising in cancer treatment and Children in Distress’ own Casa Maria Children’s Hospice.

Other boxes are distributed to other counties via the Romanian Orthodox Church.

We have also sent large toys for communal play and 100 handmade girl’s dresses for ages 2 to 6 and tee shirts and shorts for little boys.

More are being made in readiness for next year!

Once again, many thanks for your support in this very worthwhile endeavour.

Jennifer Johnson CiD Love in a Box Co-ordinator Green Moor Methodist Church

Penistone Round Table teams wins the Skinflint Rally

Last weekend, the Mario Team from Penistone Round Table took part in and won the national “Skinflint Rally” after completing the 1,500 mile trip “In too many cases, mature, highly valuable trees to Vienna.

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are being cut down in one part of town whilst immature, less valuable saplings are being planted in another, DESTROYING THE VALUABLE URBAN FOREST we already have. THIS HAS BEEN THE STORY IN SHEFFIELD…”

Teams scored points for completing silly challenges along the way, including wearing lederhosen, being photographed with local police officers, swimming in alpine lakes and having their vehicle towed by a breakdown truck.

“Recommendation 3. Set clear measures and Over twenty teams took part in this national banger rally to raise money for charity. Each car needed to be bought for less than £500 and then targets.

decorated for the event.

3a) Standardise metrics to ensure all local authorities value urban trees consistently, by Two teams from Penistone Round Table entered in the themes of Super adopting the Capital Asset Value for Amenity Mario Bros and Jurassic Park and they raised over £8,000 for the ChilTrees and the i-Tree methodology.” dren’s Hospital Charity.

“All parts of government, particularly local “It’s such an amazing experience,” explained Jon Gilbert from Penistone Round authorities, need a clear framework for appraising Table. “We drove along some of Europe’s most challenging roads surrounded by the value of urban greenery… breathtaking scenery. But it was having a laugh as part of an amazing team and CAVAT (Capital Asset Value for Amenity Trees is the London Tree Officers Association’s valuation tool that measures the value of trees (based primarily on a tree’s visual benefits to a community).

completing the Top Gear-style challenges along the way that made the trip unforgettable.”

The Mario Team lifted the trophy on Saturday night with the Jurassic Park team finishing only a few places behind them. It’s the second time a team from Penistone has entered the competition, having also won the event in 2021.

…CAVAT should be adopted as the standard tool You can watch videos of the team’s progress at www.fb.com/SkinflintRallyPRT across the country to help councils…

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CAVAT should also be complemented with the i-Tree methodology which measures the The teams’ key sponsors for the event were: Wentworth Pewter, ESAT Safety Sysadditional ‘eco-system’ benefits of trees (such as tems, Eurosafe Solutions Ltd, Conrad Energy and Safety Fabric carbon capture, cooling, pollution removal, water interception) and emerging biodiversity net gain calculation tools.”

Thanks to the efforts of Dr Deepa Shetty (Cofounder of Save Our Rustlings/Roadside Trees [SORT]: the tree group that established the city-

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vOLUNTEERS SUPPORT NHS AND CAR WORKERS 30,000 volunteers stand up to support the NHS and care systems this winter

Unite, the UK's leading union, embarked on a significant campaign alongside Sheffield voters More than 30,000 NHS and Care Volunteer Responders are standing by to boost capacity in to urge politicians of all parties to reverse the decline in the steel industry. health and care this winter and support some of the country’s most vulnerable people.

To kickstart the campaign, Unite, questioned the allegiance of politicians such as Rishi Sunak Volunteers are ready to help the NHS and social care teams with winter priorities, including and Keir Starmer concerning the steel industry and the jobs it sustains. quicker patient discharge from hospital and the expansion of virtual wards enabling people to A billboard launch took place on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at Meadowhall Road, Shef- be cared for at home. Services such as Pick Up and Deliver and Community Response will allow patients who are medically fit to get home sooner rather than wait in hospital for prescripfield. tions and equipment to be prepared.

At the core of this initiative, Unite outlined a Workers' Plan for Steel, outlining crucial deSteward Volunteers are already protecting the health of their communities by playing their mands that, if implemented, could position Britain as a global leader in steel production. part in the autumn COVID 19 vaccination programme. Other Volunteer Responder activities This grassroots campaign primarily targeted communities reliant on the steel industry to exert include: pressure on politicians, compelling them to pledge support for measures aimed at preserving existing employment and generating thousands of new, high-quality jobs for future genera- Check In and Chat: Offering a friendly phone call and a listening ear to those who may be experiencing loneliness or are less able to leave their home to socialise. tions.

A dedicated team of Unite organisers worked full-time in Sheffield, explaining the plan to vot- Pick Up and Deliver: Helping to transport medicines or small items of medical equipment from NHS sites to people’s homes and care settings. ers and encouraging them to join Unite's call for politicians to commit to four key pledges: Changing procurement rules to permit 100 percent use of UK steel in public contracts, poten- · Community Response: Collecting and delivering food shopping and prescriptions to people in the community who are isolated, less mobile, or recovering from illness or treatment. tially creating 8,000 jobs.

Allocating public investment for a Steelworkers' Transition Plan, ensuring no job losses during · Stewarding: Supporting and guiding at vaccination sites to assist the roll-out of the COVID the transition to Green Steel, while simultaneously doubling capacity to revitalize the industry 19 vaccine. The autumn campaign is now up and running and create jobs. This investment, amounting to £1 billion per year over 12 years, was expected to pay for itself through increased revenue.

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Addressing energy prices by implementing electricity price caps and considering public ownership of the grid to enhance the competitiveness of UK steel.

Ensuring public investment in steel comes with solid job guarantees, emphasizing that there should be no more money for nothing.

Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham emphasised, "Sheffield's steel industry can have a bright future, but the time to fight for it is now. Unite's campaign will ensure that politicians of all stripes in Sheffield cannot wriggle free from the critical action needed to save the industry with warm words that never amount to anything."

Graham continued, "Unite's Workers' Plan for Steel shows politicians have the opportunity to make the UK a world leader in steel production – we will be doing everything in our power to make sure they grasp it."

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I’M A NURSE – I WISH I’D SPOTTED MY LEUKAEMIA SYMPTOMS SOONER I cried and hugged him tight as I delivered the devastating news. And then, with a snap of the fingers, we went into organisation mode so I could get to the hospital as soon as possible.

On admittance, I had a bone marrow biopsy that led to the official diagnosis of PCL a few weeks later. It took a while to finally start my treatment; a few bank holidays meant there was some difficulty getting a chemotherapy regime in order. Once we began, it felt impossible to get a good rest; the constant hustle and bustle of being on a ward combined with the steroids meant sleep was next to none.

I began to lose my hair on my second round of chemotherapy; I hated the thought of it falling out bit by bit so I asked my husband to bring clippers in. Ben braved the first cut, right through the middle. It was the hardest thing I have ever had to do. I think it was the hardest thing Ben has had to do, too.

Shaving my head was me taking back the power, but it did also feel incredibly overwhelming.

I did go on to get lots of compliments for my bald head, and I rocked it most of the time as turbans and wigs were just too uncomfortable!

Throughout my treatment, I spent a lot of time alone. Ben had a month off work when I was first diagnosed, but he then had to go back to keep earning. We agreed that keeping as much normality as possible for our son was the priority. My family lives all over the country so we weren’t able to visit very often, but my in-laws were our lifeline - they also did the best laundry and ironing service!

I had two stem cell transplants; my donor was a young German man, who I am incredibly thankful for. I experienced mild graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), amongst other random side effects, but the cells engrafted well and I achieved full remission for one and a half years.

I experienced two relapses, but am now on maintenance treatment and thankfully in remission. I am grateful for all the support I have had around me, and I’m now working towards having this current chemotherapy stabilised.

If I had known the signs and symptoms of leukaemia sooner, I may have seen them for what they were rather than passing them as day to day struggles.

This September, Leukaemia Care are raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of leukaemia. Make sure you know what to look out for by visiting www.leukaemiacare.org.uk

When 30-year-old ITU nurse Elena Gratton, from Sheffield, started feeling tired and experiencing infections and joint pain, she put it down to her long working hours and her busy life as the mum of a toddler…. But it turned out she had a rare form of leukaemia..

Plasma cell leukaemia (PCL) is a rare and aggressive variant of multiple myeloma.

It is estimated that one in a million, or fewer, will be diagnosed with PCL in a year. I happened to be one of those people.

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Over the span of a couple of months, I began to feel like things were going wrong. I had various infections and joint pains - one week it would be my shoulder, the next it would be my hip.

I started to make excuses for my symptoms; as a night shift worker as an ITU nurse who then came home to an energetic two-year-old, it made sense as to why I was feeling so exhausted or why random bruising began to appear.

The Saturday before my diagnosis, my husband Ben, my son and I went for a walk at our local lake. I remember focusing on putting one step in front of the other, just to get me to the end of the walk. Every park bench looked so appealing as if they were almost calling my name. Why was I feeling like this? A 30-year-old should not be needing a rest that is twice as long as the walk. It became clear that something was wrong, so I booked a GP appointment.

I had my bloods taken, and on that same day, just as I had arrived home from picking up my son, I was told I had leukaemia and the local hospital were expecting me.

I parked up on my driveway and sat still; paralysed by shock. My husband arrived home and saw me still sitting in the car. I told him to pick up our son and I would tell him the news inside. I had no intention of telling him outside, with what felt like an audience of passing pedestrians.

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Teammate Majka Kunicka had a good run to finish 11th overall and 3rd in the ladies over35 age category. Kai Sunman had a strong run to place fourth in the men’s race. Heidi Morley claimed ninth place in the girls under11 race in a time of 7-29. Alex Wright placed seventh in the boys under13 race in 16-28.

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Valley Hill Runners participated in the inaugural cross country run of the season at Clifton Park on Sunday. It was an ideal day for running, with the sun shining as the runners embarked on their journey around the park.

The members of the team who took part in the event were Jess Lishman, Harriet Kirk, Jayne Grayson, Steve Sansom, Ash Molloy, Jonny, and Briggs.

The men’s over50 team was made up of Ian Charlesworth, Robin Clough, Chris Hodgson, Steve Sanders, Andy Shelbourne and Steve Storey.

Dawn Broom bounced back from a disappointing Yorkshire Marathon to claim first lady in the over55 category at the Abingdon Marathon. Despite falling down at 21 miles Dawn managed to complete the course in an impressive 3-31-43.

Many parkruns were cancelled around the region due to Storm Babet. Flynn Rogers was first at the Hillsborough junior parkrun and Lauren Lees claimed second girl at the same event. Lee Hopkins notched up his 450th parkrun at Lytham Hall.

British Fell And Hill Relay Champs Open Men 43, Penistone Footpath Runners 4-32-39.

Over40 Ladies 9, Penistone Footpath Runners 7-02-01.

day 11th November, with a 2.15pm kick off, as Winter kick off times come into effect. Given that there will be no further league games during October, the Asphalt Grid Systems Man of Steel award has been nominated early, as three quarter turned back rower Pat O’Leary for his excellent recent performances, ball carrying and tigerish defence off both the scrum and the line out.

The match will have to be replayed at a later date to be agreed by both teams in conjunction with the YRFU. Stocksbridge 1st XV were left kicking their heels, and watching the England versus South Africa World Cup Semi-Final on The enforced break will allow time for Head the big screen in the Clubhouse, as 5 other fix- Coach Andy Lawrence to assess his squad optures in the competition went ahead !! tions, as injuries continue to keep the medical Without a league fixture this weekend either, team busy. Lawrence is expecting to see more the Stocksbridge club are trying to confirm players returning after injury in the coming a friendly fixture with the re-formed Maltby weeks. Off the field, the Club held their anRugby XV for Saturday at Coal Pit Lane with a nual Harvest Festival at the weekend, with 3pm kick off. Stocksbridge will return to com- Chairman Phil ‘donk’ Watts as Chief Auctionpetitive league action for Round 7, hosting eer raising over £2200 for local boy Ely in his Hornsea Rugby from Humberside on Satur- brave fight against illness.

Over50 Men 15, Penistone Footpath Runners 5-44-00.

Barnsley Parkrun 4, Damian Kilpin 19-43; 39, Martyn Goodwin 23-51; 41, Michael Walsh 24-11; 48, Steve Dickinson 24-58; 53, Nick Pepper 25-30; 56, Finn Pepper 25-53; 65, Stuart Smith 26-30; 67, Lisa Hinchliffe 26-47; 120, Raymond Brown 32-36; 124, Sarah Clough 33-02; 141, Steve Dommett 35-18; 157, John Spencer 38-52; 173, Daniel Batty 55-17.

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Stocksbridge Park Steels got back to winning ways in the league after a 2-0 win over Carlton Town.

There won’t be too many words written about the first half as there wasn’t too much action in it to justify the words. The Carlton officials had done a great job to get the game on considering the effect Storm Babet had on the area, but the pitch was a factor in both teams taking their time to feel things out. This meant there were limited chances in the first half with both teams struggling with their final ball. Carlton were the closest to either team scoring as Matthew Ford’s free kick was curled around the wall well but Ben Townsend made a great save to touch it onto the post. The rebound was then blared over.

In the second half, both teams were much improved and showed more in attack than they had in the first half. One big chance for Stocksbridge was when Ross Goodwin showed great physicality to avoid losing the ball to his defender, bulldozing his way through into the box. All it lacked was a finish as he would hit it well over.

The clock was ticking and it was starting to become increasingly likely that it was going to end goalless. However it wasn’t to be. Ben Townsend took a free kick and got it right into the box. Carlton’s keeper Felix Annan

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Church who were still struggling with suspensions and injuries called on the reserves, the under twenty-ones, an emergency loan and assistant manager Brett Lovell who came out of retirement in producing a team to play against Tadcaster Albion on Saturday.

Carlton did start to push to get an equaliser but the next and most important goal would be for the away side. It was good passing from Stocksbridge around the pass as they looked to unlock a Carlton defence which were rushing to get the ball back, and Ollie Nowak’s pass found Kurtis Turner who slammed a powerful shot home to make it 2-0.

Assistant manager and veteran player Brett Lovell had this to say First of all today credit to the groundsman, Carl Roberts and the volunteers. It’s unbelievable the deluge that we’ve had in the last twenty-four hours and I just want to thank them for preparing the pitch which played absolutely perfectly.

The Millers’ evening would get worse. Stocksbridge were trying to get even more goals and it looked likely when leading scorer Luke Rawson burst through onto a good pass. He was having a tussle with Shea ThompsonHarris has he was going through but the defender ended up just wrestling him to the ground before Rawson could get into the box.

As he was the last man, Thompson-Harris was given his marching orders. Turner could only hit the free kick against the wall but it didn’t matter as Stocksbridge had already got three points.

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