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Mayfield Environmental Centre under threat - petition
(cross posted with the dreaded farcebook, apologies for duplication)
The centre is faced with closure due to - guess what - finance. A measly 8 grand, at that!!
Its an important resource, especially for Sheffield school kids - This is the first step in a campaign to save the centre - so calling all Sheffield parents out there, please sign and ( Read more... ) -
Busy weekend
This weekend saw 3 events for Boomshanka. Ages ago we decided on 22nd September for our hafla ( we were all around and there didnt seem to be any other dance events going on....). Then Stannington Carnival was rescheduled to the same day (having been cancelled in July due to godawful weather). Then Nether Edge Famers Market asked us to dance on the ( Read more... ) -
Dear British Gas
I have just tried to submit my meter reading online - this has been an exercise in futility and frustration. Its probably a good thing your telephone helpline has now closed for the night, as otherwise I might have called and been impolite ( Read more... ) -
heads up - jobs at EA
Announced today, another round of recruitment for Customer Service Advisors at the Environment Agency contact centre (Sheffield or Rotherham sites) - applications through the website; www.environment-agency.gov.uk go to Jobs tghen search with al fields blank to get all vacancies. -
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A couple of new things have me being quietly satisfied today ( Read more... ) -
Jewel of Yorkshire
So, Boomshanka are back at JoY again, teaching a workshop for the second time (so we must have done it right last year!). We taught one of our classic choreographies and it seemed to go pretty well - the class seemed to 'get it' and enjoy it and we had some nice comments at the end. Much scarier was taking part in the show and we had our brand new ( Read more... ) -
this might get a bit geeky...
So, I promised more updates thanks to my new toy and then all I got around to was a couple of grumbles about parking! As far as that goes, I sent a very polite but snotty email to the parking dept at the council and my permit turned up a couple of days later, in time for the start of 'proper' enforcement. Has it made any difference to the parking ( Read more... ) -
parking update
Encouraged by all the comments to yesterdays post, I left the car at home today and took the tram to work. Arrived home to find not so much as a letter! So I shall stop worrying about that for the moment. Interested to see what happens on Saturday when everyone comes shopping. -
the parking saga continues
Today I am working from the Sheffield office. Usually I would use the tram to get here but today I used the car - because my parking permit has not arrived, so I cannot leave the car parked at home. Brilliant result there ( Read more... ) -
grrrr!
grudgingly filling in my form to apply for the dreaded parking permit, which has made me grumpy. I now have to pay a tenner to park where I have parked, without much bother, for the last 8 or so years, outside my house. The only time parking is any trouble at all here is on Saturdays and the wretched permit scheme isnt going to help that at all as ( Read more... )