CALENDAR
Mill House Animal Sanctuary. Mayfield Road, Fulwood, Sheffield S10 4PR Open to visitors 365 days a year 10.30 am to 4.00 pm Phone 0114 2302907 Come and see the Guinea Pigs, Rabbits, Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Foxes, Pigs, Goats, Sheep, Cows, Horses and Ponies. Admission free but donations to help care for the animals are most welcome.
Traditional Heritage Museum,
605
Ecclesall Road. (Old Methodist Church Hall). A fascinating mixture of domestic and industrial cameos. See
below for public opening times. School visits weekdays by appointment. 0114
222 6296
Sheffield General Cemetery. (SGC)
email fogc@horton5.freeserve.co.uk
website www.gencem.org
For an illustrated leaflet contact above or write to Friends of the General
Cemetery, Lansdowne Chapel, 104 Cemetery Road, Sheffield, S11 8FP
Volunteers are wanted to join in the conservation work at the cemetery every
Tuesday from 10am and the first Sunday of every month from 10am. No experience
needed. As well as practical work the group also carries out archive research
and is transcribing the burial records onto a database. If you would like to
help please come along or for more information contact Helen on 0114 279 8402
South Yorkshire
Industrial History Society. 2007-08 Winter Programme Programme secretary -
Derek Bayliss 0114 230 7693
Events will be held at Kelham Island Museum and will begin at 7:30pm unless
indicated otherwise
2008
March
23rd. Abbeydale Miniature Railway. 1.00pm to 5.00pm.
24th. Abbeydale Miniature Railway. 1.00pm to 5.00pm.
24th. Traditional Heritage Museum.
10.30am to 4.30pm.
25th. Abbeydale Picture House, Bar Abbey. Keith
Peters Big Band 8.30pm.
29th. Sheffield General Cemetery. Rock around the
Cemetery, A geological tour. www.gencem.org
LANTERN THEATRE. WANTED!!!! Female actors (16 & over) for
the April production of "Be My Baby"
April
6th. Abbeydale Miniature
Railway. 1.00pm to 5.00pm.
20th. Abbeydale Miniature Railway. 1.00pm to 5.00pm.
21st. 'Convince Sheffield
and convert the world', a 150th anniversary celebration of the start of
commercial Bessemer steelmaking. Trevor Lodge.
28th. to 4th May. RSPCA week. If you have an
hour to spare to stand with a collection box in a Tesco Store please phone Karen
on 0114 281 3036
May
4th. Abbeydale Miniature
Railway. 1.00pm to 5.00pm.
5th. Abbeydale Miniature Railway. 1.00pm to 5.00pm.
19th. Mining and
quarrying in Ringinglow and the Porter valley. Peter Kennett.
25th. Abbeydale Miniature
Railway. 1.00pm to 5.00pm.
26th. Abbeydale Miniature Railway. 1.00pm to 5.00pm.
June
8th. Abbeydale Miniature Railway. 1.00pm to 5.00pm.
22nd. Abbeydale Miniature Railway. 1.00pm to 5.00pm.
July
5th. Abbeydale Miniature Railway. 1.00pm to 5.00pm. Open days & exhibition
6th. Abbeydale Miniature Railway. 1.00pm to 5.00pm. Open days & exhibition
20th. Abbeydale Miniature Railway. 1.00pm to 5.00pm.