by | May 30, 2012 · 9:31 pm

Milly Jam 2012 Results

Scooter

1st Luke Frost

2nd Oliver Meads

3rd Oliver Steez Fletcher

Under 12 Skateboard

1st – Matthew Bikoumou

2nd – Harrison Hague

3rd – Matt Gray

Under 12 BMX

1st – Elliot Beeden

2nd – Edward Sweeney

3rd – George Spivey

High hop – flat

Tom Kilcoyne

High Ollie – Flat

Will Lester

High Hop – Bank

Sam Ward

High Ollie – Bank

Will Lester

12-18 Skate

1st – Will Lester

2nd – Jack Wainwright

3rd – Jay Bex

Best trick – Will Lester’s Ollie over the back rail

12-18 BMX

1st – Jamie Shipston

2nd – Jack Wordsworth

3rd – Dan Bellamy

Over 18 Skate

1st – Shaun Currie

2nd – Rowan Murray

3rd – Steve Watson

Over 18 BMX

1st – Ross Jarman

2nd – Jordan Waters

3rd – Lloyd Jones

Best Trick – Oggie’s 3rd way out ‘the park

Credits & Thanks

All the competitors & spectators

Bike Tree, Simple Skate Store, The House Skatepark, Slide Boardstore, Slugger Skate Shop, J E James & Edinburgh Bikes, Custom Built and SW Community Assembly for prizes

James Folkes – PA/Sound System, High Jump & Trophy engineer

Eds Astill – PA & Recycle Bike Doctor

Toby Jenkinson – Registration & fixer

Joe Ward – 2012 T-shirt design, Scooter & High hop/ollie trophies

Sam Ward – BMX trophies, dedication & Marley’s Mellow Mood

House Rob for support, loan of the generator & judging with Joe 90

Tom Blyth for making the trip over to judge BMX

Joel Culf ON THE MIC! & BMX judging

Will ‘Oh my God’ Lester on the Mic & skate judging

Jason Bamford, Tom Peters, Tom Kilcoyne, Steve Watson & Jamie Shipston – input & support

Ross Karime on the Mic

Kate Stow & Friends of Millhouses Park – funding and support

June Burke at Sheffield City Council

Matthew Rush & Tammy Barrass at Sheffield Community Assembly

Everyone else who pitched in to make it an amazing day

Bring on Milly Jam 2013!

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by | May 26, 2012 · 6:14 pm

Playground Regeneration

From a derelict site of many years the awarding of a Community Spaces grant has transformed the area into the busiest place in the park on probably the busiest day I have ever known it.

The Gym, the Cycle Park and Oaks plus a sustainability grant from Community Spaces for Milly Jam has seen a fantastic day, adopted by the SW Community Assembly and supported by our PCSO. Totally transformed with a cross section of ages and backgrounds … One of the best projects we have achieved to date. About 1000 people in one area at one time is quite an achievement within 6 months of the project finishing.

Congratulations to all those involved Kate, Geoff & Cath, Toby and Carolyn, Tammy & Matthew, Nicola ……. Brilliant, just brilliant and thanks on behalf of everyone in the community who has benefitted from your labour.

Please pass on my admiration to the guy on the microphone, how he kept going so long, I will never know.

John Brighton, Friends of Millhouses Park Secretary

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by | May 26, 2012 · 5:25 pm

Milly Jam 2012!

A HUGE success this year – and what amazing weather! Here’s some photos from the event…

About 1000 attendees at Milly Jam encouraged the riders from 11 am though until 5 pm – check this video by Jack James Higgins…

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Another huge success and our thanks go to Geoff Hibbard and his team who organise the event … perhaps in time for next year his voice will be back!

Results will be posted here later in the week – watch this space!

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by | May 26, 2012 · 5:07 pm

Community Assembly Adopted Milly Jam

Tammy Barrass and Matthew Rush from SW Community Assembly adopted Milly Jam 2012 on probably the busiest day we have seen at Millhouses Park. A huge Success.

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by | May 26, 2012 · 2:10 pm

Millhouses Park Splash Re-Opens!

The work on Millhouses Park Splash! Waterplay is now complete and the facility is now open for play!!!

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by | May 8, 2012 · 7:07 pm

Milly Jam 2012

Click HERE for photos of this year’s event!

Milly Jam this year is on 26th May!

Free Entry from 10am

Skate/ride in small groups – no pressured individual runs

11am Scooters and Under 12 Skate and BMX

12:30 High Hop/Ollie

2pm 12-18+ Skate and BMX

Check the SKATE page for full details (PDF).

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by | April 21, 2012 · 5:41 pm

Nick Clegg Thanks Community Champions for First Class Millhouses ‘Park Life’

Nick Clegg meets John Brighton in Millhouses Park

Nick Clegg meets John Brighton in Millhouses Park

During a tour of the award winning Millhouses Park, Sheffield Hallam MP and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg praised the local community for securing exceptional improvements to their park.

Last Friday (April 13) Nick was taken on a tour of the Park’s outstanding facilities by John Brighton and Kate Stow of the ‘Friends of Millhouses Park’ Group.

Over the years the Friend’s work has secured many new attractions, including an outdoor ‘splash’ water play area, a climbing wall, a zip wire, new Oak Avenue, Scooter Roadway, Fish Pass, Sensory Garden and an outdoor gym.

Over a cup of tea in the Café, Nick spoke to local people from across the community, including the ‘Pudding Ladies’ who run the Café , the Bowling Club and others, to personally thank them.

Commenting, Nick Clegg said:

“Millhouses Park is a jewel in the crown of Sheffield’s green spaces. But what makes it even more impressive, is that the first class facilities are as a direct result of an outstanding community spirit.

“It was a pleasure to be able to have a chat about plans for the future, and the Millhouses community generally, over a cup of tea. The Friends and all the other community groups active across the area deserve our thanks for their hard work.”

John Brighton of Friends of Millhouses Park said:

“It was a pleasure to show Nick around the Park and have a chat over a cup of tea in the Café. We are extremely proud of the improvements the Group and others have helped secure for the local community. This was a perfect opportunity to show them off.”

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by | April 21, 2012 · 12:38 am

SPLASH! Waterplay Works Extended

The improvements to the drainage at SPLASH! Waterplay will be continuing for slightly longer than planned. This means that the attraction will remain closed for approximately 10 days. The improvements will mean that the drainage system does not become clogged with silt and debris, so we’ll have cleaner water and the facility will be able to stay open longer without the drains being unblocked – so it’s definitely worth the time being spent here!

SPLASH! should be open in time for the decent weather that we’re all looking forward to! In the mean time, don’t forget to come back here regularly to check for updates!

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by | April 18, 2012 · 3:15 pm

Millhouses Park Café Celebrates 10 Years!

Claire and Diane of the pudding Ladies celebrate 10 years of running the park café. John joined the celebration to add the congratulations of The Friends of Millhouses Park in recognition of their continued help, support and encouragement over those years.

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by | April 18, 2012 · 2:41 pm

It’s back – it’s the Spring Bird Walk!

Saturday April 28th – 8:00am

Meet at the foot of the steps from Archer Road into Millhouses Park at 8.00am. We’ll walk through the Park and return through Ecclesall Woods. The walk will last between two and a half and three hours to give us the opportunity to have a look at the heronry in Ecclesall Woods. All welcome, binoculars available to lend.

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