St Mary’s Coffee Pot

Members of the St Mary’s Coffee Pot at Catcliffe were excited to accept their new gazebo. This was provided through the Councillors Community Leadership funding. The group hold a weekly coffee morning within St Mary’s Church. This is open to everyone and has a lively and vibrant atmosphere in which people can have a chat, grab a cuppa and sample the delicious cakes and savouries on offer.

The group are also part of a wider partnership made up of community groups, Parish Council, Ward Councillors and Rotherham Council officer that come together each year and organise the Nativity scene and carols at the kiln. The gazebo will be part of this event and will be used to ensure the nativity figures are protected from the elements.  Alan Register, one of the group leaders said,  "We are very pleased to receive this piece of equipment as it will not only protect the Nativity Scene from rain and bad weather, but we can also use it to provide a number of community events throughout the year."

Anyone interested in attending the Coffee Pot can drop-in any Tuesday morning between 10am until 12 noon at St Mary’s Church, Catcliffe.

Domestic Crime Prevention Presentation

In recent weeks we have seen several domestic burglaries within our area of Rotherham. This is certainly not an epidemic but we believe people may benefit from some advice around security improvements, preventing any future offences and protecting you and your home.

We would like to invite you to attend one of our presentation events given by John Shillito, Designing Out Crime Officer, who has been serving with South Yorkshire Police for 42 years and has extensive experience within the security field.

Ward Councillors have provided funding to purchase security items that will be given away FREE at the event, however stocks are limited.

The presentations will take place on

·       Friday 14^th February at 10am at The Centre, Brinsworth

·       Friday 28^th February at 6.30pm at Treeton Community Centre.

These are FREE information events. We would like to invite all members of the Public to come along and join us.  

Community Consultation Day 

Catcliffe Parish Council received £29,151 from Rotherham Council in April 2019.  The funds were received as part of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) imposed on Barratt Homes Ltd for the development of The Glassworks estate off Poplar Way. CIL monies can be used to support the development of the local area's infrastructure, which includes physical, social and green features such as highways, cycleways, education facilities, sports and community halls, parks and play areas.

After consulting with local residents, a decision was made to invest the funding on a project to develop the play areas in Catcliffe

At this stage the Parish Council do not have all the funds in place to replace the equipment but they are applying for further funding from Veolia Environmental Trust and FCC Community Foundation.

On the 25 January, the Parish Council held an open day to allow the public the opportunity to look at the designs and vote for their favourite choice. 

The Great Ideas Grant

The Great Ideas Grant supports local people to bring their ideas to life in their neighbourhood, making it a better place to live, work and play. It offers up to £300 start-up support and free training to grassroots projects.

Your project should reach and support your local community to work towards one of the following outcomes:

• My community is a green and pleasant place to be
• My community has lots of things for people to do
• People connect with each other in my community
• Children thrive in my community
• People are healthy and active in my community

If your idea is successful, a project mentor will be on hand to support, advise and guide you along the way. Anyone who lives or works in Waverley, Catcliffe or Treeton can pitch to receive a grant. It’s only available to individual community members or informal groups, and not to constituted groups or larger organisations.

If you’d like to find out more about Well Rotherham, or you’d like to apply for a Great Ideas grant, email Kris Mackay at K.Mackay@syha.co.uk.

To find out more visit the South Yorkshire Housing Association website

Community Skip Day

Funding was provided through the Area Housing Panel for a community skip, which was located on High Field View, Catliffe on Tuesday 28th January. The Funding is raised through Council house rents and is eligable for projects that will benefit Council tenants.

Despite the cold weather it was very well attended and the skip was full within a few hours. The panel hope to provide futher skips over the coming year.