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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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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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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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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Splash! Waterplay will be undergoing some essential maintenance this week, which will see it closed from Wednesday 18th April – Friday 20th April.
All work should be completed by Friday so the area should be open as usual on Saturday 21st April.
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Dore Gilbert & Sullivan Society presents their 40th Anniversary production of The Pirates of Penzance, University Drama Studio, Glossop Road, Sheffield S10, 17-21 April 2012. Tickets 01246 416364 – for all performances are £10.50 with concessionary rate of £9.00 for Senior Citizens, students and under 14s. Special discounts for groups of 10+. All performances at 7.30pm with additional matinee Saturday 21 April at 2.30pm. Pirate surroundings and flag kindly provided by Mr. Bob Pullin.
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Many of you were involved in the willow den building session last February in Millhouses Park, braving the snow and sleet! Hopefully this time the weather will be kinder, but we will be there rain or shine if you fancy a morning pruning and reweaving the structure so that it will be good for another year. There will be tree planting after lunch too.
Look forward to seeing you on 16th Feb, see flyer for details HERE.
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Here’s a great article in this week’s Sheffield Telegraph! Click here to read it!
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Check out the latest chapter of The Mill Story by John Hill-Wilson! Click the MILL link above – or click HERE!
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The Sheffield Star has published a great article on our new Kid’s Cycleway! See what you think – click here!
The article was also printed on the front page of the Gazette this week – so some decent coverage. The cycleway has certainly been getting some good use since Christmas – it seems that lots of children got bikes this year!
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