Information for Bradway and S17
Bradway Action Group was established in 2003. We aim to look after the interests of all those people who live, learn, work or play in this leafy Sheffield suburb.
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May 2nd - We have been asked to publicise the production - below. Quite a few Bradway residents are active members of TOADS.
April 21st - The patch of land adjacent to the driving range that has been adopted as a flower bed by the primary school pupils has been mown in preparation for being rotavated before the pupils spread this year's seeds on May 23rd.
April 10th - Somehwat short notice, and not exclusively Bradway-related.
A special talk on ‘Magical Meadows’ by Ian Rotherham is open to all. As part of a popular programme of free indoor events with Friends of Graves Park, The Graves Trust, the National Lottery, and supported by Lees Hall Golf Club, a special evening talk will take place on Monday 15th April. This is part of the ‘Finding Lost Norton Park - Digging Deeper for All’ and ‘Graves Park & local people adapting to climate change’. The event is free, and no booking is required.
Venue: The talk will be held at Lees Hall Golf Club, Hemsworth Road, Sheffield, S8 8LL
Timing: 6.30 pm for a 7 pm start, and finishing by 8.45 pm. Monday 15th April and free to attend; everyone is welcome.
For more details: [email protected] or 0114 2724227
March 31st – We have all been saddened to learn that Fiona Vallely died last week, following a long struggle with breast cancer.
Fiona was involved from the very start of BAG in 2003 when she was part of the steering group that Dorothy Astle pulled together, and was a member of the Committee from that day onwards. From November 2004 Fiona was officially BAG’s liaison with what was then Sir Harold Jackson School, a role that she never relinquished.
From 2006, when Peter Stubbs became Chair, Fiona took over as membership secretary, then in 2008 graduated to Secretary. Throughout that time she was one of the sub-committee members who planned the annual Fun Day which has become such a red letter day in the BAG calendar.
She will be sorely missed by all of us.
March 28th - Another busy morning for the BAG path clearing team in Poynton Wood. As well as continuing with the invasive holly and beech clearance, we have been preparing the open glades and commenced seeding these areas with mixed woodland wildflower seeds. We'll continue with the seeding next week and then will have to let nature take its course, so fingers crossed! The mix should see species flowering from spring through to autumn, though we presume it will now be next year before we see some of the spring variants.
The seed mix includes Agrimony, Garlic Mustard, Wild Garlic, Angelica, Bellflower, Foxglove, Meadowsweet, Hedge Bedstraw, Herb Robert, Wood Avens, Bluebell, St John's Wort, Primrose, Self Heal, Red Campion, Betony, Wood Sage and Hedge Parsley.
We made a successful bid for to the LAC to purchase £400 worth of seeds to cover 0.25 acre. Many thanks are due to the LAC and to our councillors for having supported the bid.
Should we get good results then we will repeat this next year as we continue to improve the biodiversity of the wood.
A special talk on ‘Magical Meadows’ by Ian Rotherham is open to all. As part of a popular programme of free indoor events with Friends of Graves Park, The Graves Trust, the National Lottery, and supported by Lees Hall Golf Club, a special evening talk will take place on Monday 15th April. This is part of the ‘Finding Lost Norton Park - Digging Deeper for All’ and ‘Graves Park & local people adapting to climate change’. The event is free, and no booking is required.
Venue: The talk will be held at Lees Hall Golf Club, Hemsworth Road, Sheffield, S8 8LL
Timing: 6.30 pm for a 7 pm start, and finishing by 8.45 pm. Monday 15th April and free to attend; everyone is welcome.
For more details: [email protected] or 0114 2724227
March 31st – We have all been saddened to learn that Fiona Vallely died last week, following a long struggle with breast cancer.
Fiona was involved from the very start of BAG in 2003 when she was part of the steering group that Dorothy Astle pulled together, and was a member of the Committee from that day onwards. From November 2004 Fiona was officially BAG’s liaison with what was then Sir Harold Jackson School, a role that she never relinquished.
From 2006, when Peter Stubbs became Chair, Fiona took over as membership secretary, then in 2008 graduated to Secretary. Throughout that time she was one of the sub-committee members who planned the annual Fun Day which has become such a red letter day in the BAG calendar.
She will be sorely missed by all of us.
March 28th - Another busy morning for the BAG path clearing team in Poynton Wood. As well as continuing with the invasive holly and beech clearance, we have been preparing the open glades and commenced seeding these areas with mixed woodland wildflower seeds. We'll continue with the seeding next week and then will have to let nature take its course, so fingers crossed! The mix should see species flowering from spring through to autumn, though we presume it will now be next year before we see some of the spring variants.
The seed mix includes Agrimony, Garlic Mustard, Wild Garlic, Angelica, Bellflower, Foxglove, Meadowsweet, Hedge Bedstraw, Herb Robert, Wood Avens, Bluebell, St John's Wort, Primrose, Self Heal, Red Campion, Betony, Wood Sage and Hedge Parsley.
We made a successful bid for to the LAC to purchase £400 worth of seeds to cover 0.25 acre. Many thanks are due to the LAC and to our councillors for having supported the bid.
Should we get good results then we will repeat this next year as we continue to improve the biodiversity of the wood.
Health and Well being Profile
This profile gives a snapshot overview of key Health and Well Being indicators in Bradway, with comparisons to the city of Sheffield – 2012 data. You can follow links to compare with other neighbourhoods and see how well Bradway rates against other areas. Details for Dore & Totley Ward are available here for 2013. Sadly, budget cuts have prevented production of more up to date statistics since 2013.