Five lucky winners

Brinsworth Ward Councillors Adam and Charlotte Carter along with the Brinsworth Parish Council Chair Cheryl Jones attended the ACT Christmas Fayre at Brinsworth Academy to award 5 lucky prize draw winners with a £20 gift voucher.

The pupils had taken part in a survey that aimed to help us find out what is important to young people in the Ward. The vouchers were funded through community leadership funding and awarded at a Christmas Fayre organised and hosted by pupils at the Academy as part of their ACT programme. They were also joined by the deputy Mayor Cllr Tajamal Khan who kindly announced the opening of the Fayre

The programme ‘Academy and Community Together’ (ACT) will provide a number of opportunities for young people to work within the community on projects and activities that benefit their neighbourhood. They will be carrying out several community clean-ups and litter picking sessions around the Ward and are also keen to hear from anyone who could use their help on a community project or activity. Please contact Mandy Ardron if you would like further information. 

Design a Park Sign Competition

Brinsworth Ward Councillors asked the primary schools of Brinsworth to help them design a park sign for each of the Parish Council owned parks. They received lots of wonderful pictures from the children, and it was a difficult task to choose just 4 winners.

They asked the help of Cheryl Jones, Chair of Brinsworth Parish Council and after looking at more than 100 entries they finally decided on the winners. These are Esmé from Brinsworth Howarth whose design will be displayed in Howarth Play area, Aamna from Brinsworth Whitehill Primary, will have a sign in Millennium park and there are two winners from Brinsworth Manor Infant School, Betsy and Lily who will have their signs displayed in Brinsworth Playing field.

Pictured is Lily, aged 4 showing her winning design. The images have now been sent off to be made into the park signs and once completed the children will be invited to a grand unveiling in the Spring. 

CityFibre roll out in Brinsworth 

Earlier this month, Councillors Adam and Charlotte Carter, and Parish Councillor Cheryl Jones attended a ‘dig walk’ with CityFibre in Brinsworth.

They were keen to meet with CityFibre following issues raised by residents elsewhere in Brinsworth during construction works there. They were pleased to hear that since then CityFibre have changed contractor.

Councillors have been assured that while doing these essential works in Brinsworth CityFibre are actively working to minimise disruption, communicate with residents, and get the build done as swiftly as possible.

CityFibre are constructing a full fibre broadband network for Rotherham, which will bring significantly faster broadband speeds to residents. The network connection will be more reliable than legacy or upgraded networks. 

Natalie Ward, CityFibre’s City Manager for Rotherham, said: "As our build progresses across Rotherham, it’s important to us that we work with local councils every step of the way to raise awareness and keep residents up-to-date on what we are doing in their area. It was fantastic to meet with Adam, Charlotte and Cheryl to show them the build and progress made so far.”

To get in touch or keep up to date on the latest news in relation to the project, CityFibre can be reached via:

• A 24 hour helpline number available at: 0330 053 6088
• To keep up to date via social media, follow us on Twitter @CityFibre
• Download Information sheet

Looking for something new to do this year?

Brinsworth Community Library, The Centre and the Parish Council Pavilion have lots of interesting activities on offer this year, there is bound to be something for everyone. The exercise classes cater for all ages and ability with a variety of sessions on offer from Yoga to Zumba, gentle armchair exercise through to dance classes. There are plenty of clubs and activities for young people including Kids Zone Youth Club, Lego Club, Rhyme Time and a range of craft activities.

Ward Councillors Adam and Charlotte Carter have provided funding to the Community Library that will enable them to buy equipment to help them expand the variety and type of activities on offer. There are lots of exciting, themed weeks coming along, starting with National story telling week, Harry Potter week and British Science week just to name a few.

If you would like to find out more here is the information leaflet and contact details or call in and have a chat and a look around.