Welcome!
Hello and welcome to the first Newsletter from the Gleadless Valley Regeneration Team.
Over the last 5 years, Sheffield City Council have been working with the community to put together a Masterplan for Gleadless Valley. You can read the masterplan here: The Gleadless Valley Masterplan.
A masterplan is a future investment plan to make an area work better. It looks at everything to do with an area – including housing, open space, facilities, transport, health and employment; and suggests ways to make things better.
We now have a team in place to work with the community on projects in Gleadless Valley. This team is called the Gleadless Valley Regeneration Team.
We have been busy meeting with community groups and organisations in the Valley to see how we can work with them to deliver projects that the community want to see happen.
The Masterplan does include improvements to homes within the Valley however, before major building works start, a lot needs to be done to make sure we get things right.
The cost of building materials have increased which means we need to review our phasing of works to ensure we reduce costs without compromising the quality. Once we have a new building plan, we will share this with the community.
We will be sending you a newsletter every 4 months with up to date information about the regeneration of Gleadless Valley.
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If you have any questions please get in touch on Tel: 0114 2736 369 or Email: enquiregleadlessvalley@sheffield.gov.uk or drop into our community hub at Callow Place, Sheffield S14 1PL from Thursday 8th June
Graphic Gleadless Valley Community Hub
Gleadless Valley Community Hub
We are delighted to announce the opening of the Gleadless Valley Community Hub on Thursday 8th June at Callow Place, Sheffield S14 1PL.
This hub will be a place where people can drop in and speak to a member of the Gleadless Valley Regeneration team for updates and information on the projects in the Valley.
Opening times (from 8th June):
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Mondays and Tuesdays 1pm-5pm
- Thursdays and Fridays 9am-1pm
We appreciate our opening times are within working hours, if this does not work for you please get in touch with the team!
Please note, these times may change - keep an eye on our website for up to date opening times
Come To One Of Our Open Days
Come to one of our open days to meet the Gleadless Valley Regeneration Team and have a look around the new Community Hub with tea/coffee and cake provided.
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Thursday 8th June 9am-1pm,
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Friday 9th June 9am-1pm
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Monday 12th June 1pm-5pm
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Tuesday 13th June 1pm-5pm
The Gleadless Valley Foodbank
The Gleadless Valley Food Bank, with the support of the Methodist Church, have a number of projects and plans for the local community including; youth sessions, charity shop, shared workspace, and a place for information and advice.
To support the Gleadless Valley Foodbank, the Gleadless Valley Regeneration Team agreed to rent empty units at Gaunt shops 187-189 Blackstock Road to the Foodbank at a cheaper rate. The Foodbank collected the keys for the units on the 22nd May, and we look forward to working with them and seeing their ideas come to life!
Ecology Walk Around
The team had a tour of Gleadless Valley by William of the Gleadless Valley Wildlife Trust and Iren Gleadless Valley Litter Pickers, who talked us through the ecology (how living things interact with their environment) of Herdings and Rollestone Woods. Gleadless Valley has some of the best greenspace across the UK! It's a landscape of ancient woodland with specimens of tree dating back at least 700 years!
The biodiverse landscape is not just beautiful but will play a key role in fighting climate change. Whilst trees play an obvious role in capturing carbon, just as important are rich meadows and healthy soils. There is also evidence about the importance of green spaces in our physical and mental wellbeing. Taking all this together, this is why a central theme of the Gleadless Valley Masterplan will be to enhance this important landscape.
Gleadless Valley Wildlife Trust hold conservation activities most weeks – if you would like to help, email:gvwtwildlife@hotmail.co.uk or phone: 07816 184746 for more details.
Pictures of Gleadless Valley Green Space
Upcoming Events
Gleadless Valley Wildlife Trust Meadow Walk - Sunday 25th June 10.30- 12.30pm
Join Gleadless Valley Wildlife Trust for a stroll through wildflower meadows. The Council and Trust have been looking after the meadows for several years and they now have good numbers of wild orchids and many other flowering species.
Meet 10.30am by former Leighton Road (Premier) Convenience Store, junction of Leighton & Fleury Roads.
Gleadless Valley Wildlife Trust Wednesday Conservation Activities
Gleadless Valley Wildlife Trust hold conservation activities most weeks – if you would like to help, email:gvwtwildlife@hotmail.co.uk or phone 07816 184746 for more details.
SAVTE Gleadless Conversation Groups
Practise speaking English for free in a welcoming and friendly conversation group!
Fridays 1:30-2:30, Woodlands Primary School, Norton Ave, S14 1SL
Wednesday 10:00-11:30 Holy Cross Church, Gleadless Valley, Spotswood Mount, S14 1LG
Friday 11:30 - 13:00 Terry Wright Community Hall, 569 Gleadless Road, S2 2BT this is a women only group
Family Hubs are launching in Sheffield!
As part of the Government’s new Family Hub & Start for Life programme our current Family Centres will be transformed into Family Hubs, building upon the existing services that are in place to support families from pregnancy through a child's early years until they reach adulthood.
Save the date! Wednesday 14th June is launch day!
Come and hear from the services we have available, learn about what's on offer in your local community and have some fun with activities and entertainment. Open to all families in Sheffield with children of any age, as well as expectant parents.
There is no need to book, just turn up at your local Family Hub between 1pm and 5pm.
Thank You!
A huge thank you to everyone who has supported the project so far! Gleadless Valley community is a special one and we are thrilled to be working alongside you. Thanks to the residents who have provided feedback and invaluable insight. Thanks to all our partners, including Holy Cross Church, Gleadless Valley Foodbank, Heeley Trust and Gleadless Valley Wildlife Trust. Thanks also to Donna Fleming, the Estates Team & Neighbourhood Team.
If you have any ideas or feedback on how we can continue to work with the community, please let us know by email / telephone or come and have a chat with us in our community hub from the 8th June at Callow Place, Sheffield S14 1PL.
Tel: 0114 2736 369
Email: enquiregleadlessvalley@sheffield.gov.uk
Keep an eye on our Website and our NextDoor account for updates!
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