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Issue 1039
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Local News
13th December 2018
www.looklocal.org.uk
FORMER COACH HOUSE TO BECOME AGE UK CAFE
THE planned redevelopment of a derelict listed building in Hillsborough Park has received initial National Lottery support, it was announced this week. Age UK Sheffield plans to renovate the 18th Century Old Coach House building into a dementiafriendly older people’s centre, and café open to the entire community.
The project has received development funding of £49,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players this award will enable the local charity to progress the plans and apply for a full National Lottery grant at a later date. The project aims to create a vibrant hub to support dementiafriendly group activities such as singing and dancing, as well as
classroom-based activities and educational classes such as digital drop-ins. The community café will be open to the thousands of local park visitors, including dog-walkers, children’s playground users, and Park runners. It aims to provide local employment and volunteering opportunities in the Hillsborough area and introduce people to the
Walled Garden and other heritage within the park. Age UK Sheffield Chief Executive, Steve Chu, said: “This is absolutely fantastic news. Thanks to National Lottery players we have a real opportunity to develop The Old Coach House into a thriving community venue for older people in Sheffield and local people in Hillsborough.
“Importantly, through this project, we can bring back into use a derelict listed building that would otherwise soon be lost.” The abandoned coach house, last used as a munitions store during the Second World War, could be open for use by the whole community by the end of 2020.
There is currently no dedicated older people’s activity centre in Sheffield. Age UK Sheffield is particularly interested in developing inter-generational learning opportunities and concepts such as a ‘Nana’s Café’, with socially-isolated older people being brought to together to cook for other people.
Marie Curie seeks volunteers in north Sheffield
MARIE Curie is looking to recruit more volunteers to collect in supermarkets, organise collections and events, or manage tins out on shop counters around the north Sheffield area. As collection organiser you would be responsible for co-ordinating on the day of a bucket collection in one of the town’s supermarkets, and being a collection box co-ordinator you would be responsible for contacting sites like post offices, newsagents and petrol stations to encourage them to host collection tins.
You then monitor the tins from time to time and, when it’s full, replace it and bank the money. Marie Curie are also looking for ad hoc collectors to sign up to their Great Daffodil Appeal campaign, as well as always needing more members for our Fundraising Groups organising events in their local areas across Sheffield. All of these roles only involve a small commitment and you would have the full support of the local community fundraiser, Rebecca Bramley.
Rebecca told Look Local: “We rely on local fundraising volunteers to be able to continue our national flagship nursing and support services. Marie Curie provides care and support to patients living with a terminal illness. “If you are interested in helping the charity with volunteering, however much time you have to give, please do get in touch.” You can contact Rebecca Bramley on 07525 392984, 01274 386190 or rebecca.bramley@ mariecurie.org.uk
