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27/2/2021 0 Comments

The monolith

A ‘monolith’ appeared (and disappeared very quickly!) at the Beacons Viewpoint in early January. These have apparently been appearing in different parts of the world since the first one appeared in the desert in Utah. Read more about the story in the Sheffield Star. We also featured on ITV Calendar news, you can check it out here.
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We have been thinking about making use of the Beacons viewpoint area as a location for temporary public art, but we imagined that the pieces would remain for longer than two days! Do any of Sheffield’s vibrant artistic community have any ideas they would like to share. If so, please do get in touch. 
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27/2/2021 0 Comments

The Forest Garden has had a trim

Recently the Council brought contractors in to cut back the hedges on either side of the Forest Garden. The hedges had grown so much that they were in danger of becoming belts of trees, and were already shading out parts of the garden.

They have now been cut back to just under 2m high, which will allow us to maintain them properly in the future. They will thicken up pretty quickly and provide sites for nesting birds.
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27/2/2021 1 Comment

An update from our open meeting in February

We had a lovely Open Meeting earlier this week. There was a good turnout via Zoom, so thank you to everyone who came along.

For those of you who couldn’t attend we discussed a number of areas including:
  • The Places to Ride bid for £500,000 was submitted to British Cycling by Sheffield City Council. This bid aims to create an Active Country Park for walkers and runners not just cyclists - we should hear more at the end of March.
  • Viridor’s application for planning permission for the landfill drainage, which did not take account of the need to improve amenity by providing a wetland area. We understand the Council are not happy with Viridor’s proposal and will be discussing changes with them.
  • The plans for improving the footpath from Herries Road to Clubmill Road to close a gap in the Upper Don Trail. We joined many other groups and individuals in supporting the proposals.
  • The latest updates on Extreme’s development of the former ski village. They have reiterated their commitment to the project. We hope to see a planning application in the next four months, which will require us to scrutinise the detail very carefully.
If you have any comments on any of the issues above then please do contact us.

We will be looking to host our annual AGM on Wednesday 9th June.
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27/2/2021 0 Comments

Parkwood Springs Threads

It was great to be sent details of a t-shirt design featuring not only our mountain bike trail, but other Sheffield trails too! Please do go and check out and support SHRALP’s excellent range of local and ethical bike clothing here.

Wouldn’t it be brilliant to see you all wearing these threads around the park?
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