A warm welcome at Winthrop’s new cafe
After six years in the making, the new café building at Wickersley’s Winthrop Gardens has now opened – and its volunteers are looking forward to an evergreen future. The sensory garden, which has been owned by Wickersley Parish Council since 2016, has become a lifeline for the community. As well...
Celebrating 30 years of Rotherham u3a
If you want to stay active, keep learning and have fun in 2025, now is the perfect time to join Rotherham u3a. The member-led organisation has recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. Since launching in August 1994, it has provided lifelong learning opportunities to scores of people in Rotherham after they’ve...
A purrfect tribute to Charlie the Cat.
A woman with autism from Rotherham has published her debut children’s book and wants to inspire other neurodivergent young people to follow their aspirations. When Lisa Victoria, 32, wrote Charlie the Cat in 2021, she did so without publishing in mind. She had initially written it as a Christmas present...
Teenager’s art-felt donation to Rotherham Christmas Toy Appeal
Making other children and families happy at Christmas has inspired a teenage girl from Rotherham to design her own range of Christmas cards. This will be the fourth Christmas that 13-year-old Charlotte Oram, from Kimberworth, has raised money for the Rotherham Christmas Toy Appeal. She started making and selling cards...
Toy appeal puts Rotherham families first for over 30 years
For over 30 years, Ann Levick, founder of Rotherham Families First, has been co-ordinating the Rotherham Christmas Toy Appeal to ensure that no child goes without a present at Christmas.
First festive fundraiser for Feoffees
Rotherham’s oldest charity is hosting a Christmas charity concert for the first time in its almost-700-year history. The Feoffees of the Common Lands of Rotherham will be presenting their inaugural festive concert on Thursday 5th December at Rotherham Minster to raise funds for their charitable giving. A selection of local...
Smile for miles for Rotherham kids thanks to £899k lottery funding
Children and young people across Rotherham will now have access to more free activities thanks to almost £900,000 in National Lottery Funding. The Children Young People and Families Consortium (CYPF Consortium) has been awarded £899,572 from the National Lottery to support local voluntary and community sector organisations who work with...
A never-ending story at Grimm & Co
Mortals and magical beings assemble! Grimm & Co’s bamboozling new Emporium of Stories is open at long last to let the wild rumpus start. It’s not in a kingdom far, far away or some far flung corner of an undiscovered galaxy. You won’t need a pumpkin coach, flying carpet, portkey,...
Rotherham Minster launches £3 million redevelopment campaign
Rotherham Minster has towered over the town for more than 500 years. But to ensure the town’s oldest and most significant building remains for the next thousand years, its vicar took a leap of faith to launch an ambitious £3 million fundraising campaign. In April, Rev Canon Phil Batchford, together...
