| Poets' Corner 535 |
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| ‘Hello to Spring’
After the long, cold, wintry months
The blustering winds, the freezing snow
It’s nice to see the signs of life
Pushing through the ground to say hello.
The snowdrops with their petals white,
This fragile flower is a welcome sight.
The daffodils raise their golden... |
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| Community Day |
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| How proud those residents of Stocksbridge and District must be of the variety of organisations in the valley. At The Venue on Sunday, 32 groups gave informative displays of what they offer to the community – and what a variety of provision... |
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| Response to 'Power Problem' |
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| I write in response to the letter in Look Local headed ‘Power Problem’ (12/03/09).
Your correspondent states that he has lived in the area for ‘some 20 years’. It seems strange that he, and no doubt many others in the area, have... |
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| Profit, not benefit |
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| Nice of Evelop UK to have its exhibition while most people who will be affected by the monstrous Sheephouse Heights development were out at work.
I think it is disgusting that my local environment can be infringed upon by such massive... |
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| Give turbines the go-ahead |
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| I hope that the proposal for five wind turbines at Sheephouse Heights gets the go-ahead.
I have no connection with the company making the proposals. Part of my family came from Stocksbridge, and I've lived there on a couple of occasions.
I... |
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| Closure of the Don Field play area |
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| I am absolutely disgusted to read that the play equipment, or, should I say, swings, are going to be removed on Don Field.
I am sure the petition to save our playgrounds did not reflect this decision. I am a Deepcar... |
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| My Look Local - a poem |
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| My Look Local
Look Local, Look Local, it keeps my mind focal,
With articles and ads for dead nans and dads,
If you need to thank friends for doing you favours,
Or you need a voucher for a trip to Specsavers,
If your pussy's gone missing,... |
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| The youth of The Venue |
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| I would like to point a few things out regarding The Venue.
The Venue is a great facility but it doesn’t offer anything for people between the ages of 16-30. There seems to be a real sense that if you’re under... |
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| The Mimics |
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| In reply to Lyn of Deepcar (‘Bring back the Mimics’, Look Local issue 533):
A few of the ex-Mimics cast would love to put on another show to raise money for local charities, especially in the new Venue. But to put on... |
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| EPC reply |
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| Ecclesfield Parish Council wishes to inform your readers that the author of the letter printed in Look Local (issue 533) did not give the correct facts.
There certainly was a great deal of traffic chaos at the time mentioned; however, the City... |
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| Thank you, Voyager |
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| Having recently been on holiday to New Zealand and Singapore, I would like to thank all the staff at Voyager Travel for the excellent service and the way in which it was organised. Everything went to plan.
Janet Ellis,
Tankersley
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| Doodlebugs |
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| Reading the opinion in a past Look Local on wartime ‘Doodlebugs’, or V1s, the resident who wrote the letter was correct.
I do not remember the exact date, but I was a child living up Hunshelf Bank at the time.
The V1s flew... |
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| Power problem |
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| I write this letter just after yet another power cut in the Stocksbridge area. How many more years do we have to put up with this shoddy service from the power companies?
I have been living in this area some 20 years now, (yes... |
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| Blooming hopeless |
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| My mates and I spend much of the year secretly preparing to put on a Spring show, building up our strengths towards gradually revealing our displays.
Then, our year-long efforts are dashed as thoughtless parking of cars, tramping of rugby boots and... |
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| Poets' Corner 532 |
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| AIRBORNE
Spirit of the air, speak to me through the birds
With infinite pleasure my eyes befall upon you, no need of words
Your rhythmic heart beats with the pulse of life
Mind takes on wings and delights in swoop and dive
Riding the air; soaring;... |
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| Sheffield Transport |
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| Philip Wood (Look Local Letters, 19/02/09) is quite right to highlight the disgraceful level of services currently provided by the two bus companies.
I would like to pick him up on two points. I see no need for him to make... |
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| Displays of affection |
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| St. Valentine’s Day has passed, but I still think of the crazy things that men will do to win the attention and admiration of the women they love. Animals and birds will display or fight; sometimes incurring serious injuries, and even... |
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| Found purse thanks |
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| Many thanks to the lady who found my purse and handed it in to the bus driver on Monday, February 16. Would the lady who found it please call me on 0114 2882186.
Name and address supplied ... |
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| Iced-up lakes |
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| I would like to thank you on highlighting the danger of going on to iced up lakes (Look Local, issue 531). Fortunately, in this case, it was a false alarm.
On another subject, the final figure raised from our Charity matches in... |
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| Dog mess |
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| To the person that lets your dogs foul all over the pavements on Shay Road:
A few of us are keeping an eye out for you, and when we see you let your dogs foul without cleaning it up we will be... |
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