Ecclesfield Parish Council is a local authority established under the Local Government Act of 1894. The Parish has been part of the City of Sheffield since 1974, although it is a completely independent authority in its policy and decision-making.
The Parish of Ecclesfield covers an area of about 22 square kilometres of north Sheffield and is one of the most highly populated Parishes in the North of England. It c omprises much of Ecclesfield and all of Chapeltown, High Green and Grenoside.
Two of the Parish boundaries are with Barnsley M.B.C. (A61 north of Thorncliffe and Westwood New Road) and Rotherham M.B.C. (M1 Motorway).
There are approximately 40,000 residents with over 14,000 households paying a precept for Parish Council purposes within their Council tax.
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A vacancy has arisen for a Clerk to Ecclesfield Parish Council. Please click below for details.
 ADVERTISEMENT FOR CLERK 2012
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MEETING ROOM FOR HIRE
Do you need a meeting room for your Community Group?
Do you know that you can hire our Community Room (at the side of our Council Offices) for only £10.00 per session (morning, afternoon or evening)? Please contact the office on 0114 2845095 or call in any time between 9.00am and 12.00 noon to arrange to view the facilities available.
   
At the present time the room is used on a regular basis by two art groups and also a group of musicians as a practice venue.
Perhaps you would like to start a book club, a discussion group or a gardening group and are looking for somewhere to meet.
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Following the success of last year’s Macmillan Coffee morning, the Councillors and staff at Ecclesfield Parish Council held a coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support on the 30 September 2011.
The morning was well attended and the Councillors and staff are delighted to announce that the amount raised this year was £510.00 and would like to thank everyone who attended the event and gave their support to this worthy cause.
The Councillors would also like to thank the following local businesses for their kind donations for the event:-
Kevin’s Butchers, High Green
Les Als Plaice Fish Shop, High Green
More than just Cards,Chapeltown
Burncross Nurseries, Chapeltown
1st Choice Photography Chapeltown
Geo Stationers, Chapeltown
Dress Makers Workshop
Café Revolution
Hollies Card Shop
Butterflies
Barrel Inn, Chapeltown
Nisa
Acorn Inn
and also Chapeltown Baths.
It also gave residents of the Parish chance to meet with Councillors and to see where grants have been given throughout the Parish for the benefit of local people.
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The current Chairman of Ecclesfield Parish Council, Mr Jonathan Jones also works at Ecclesfield School, therefore there are close links with the school. A group of children were asked to bake items that could be sold at the coffee morning and they are shown pictured below with their teacher Miss Grice.
  
The Councillors and staff also helped with baking or setting up for the event along with Darren Ward the High Green Development Worker from the Northern Community Assembly, the morning was enjoyed by all.
   
   
   
Mrs Pat Booth is the Manager at Pitstop and she brought along some of the children who attend along with staff and also PC Peter Booth who is the Community Policeman. We have received thank you letters from the children who all say they enjoyed attending.
   
   
The coffee morning was well supported by residents of the Parish and in particular the members of the Thorncliffe Bowling Club who always help to make the morning go well.
   
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Friends of Chapeltown & High Green Parks – New Playground – Press Release
The new natural playground in Chapeltown Park was open for business on the weekend of Chapeltown Park & Community Gala and hundreds of children and their parents were able to be the first to make use of this wonderful new facility.
The total project cost was £225,000 which was made possible with funding from the government’s Playbuilder scheme £63,000; Sheffield City Council £37,000; Groundwork UK and Big Lottery Funds Community Spaces programme £49,062; The Veolia Trust £36,397 (made through the Landfill Communities Fund) ; plus Sheffield Homes, Sheffield Town Trust, West Riding Masonic Charities & J.G.Graves who started us on the fundraising trail in 2006.
The Friends group would like to thank all the funders as well as the Parks Department for their continued support and Tomlinson’s Contractors for completing the work on time. Thanks are also due to Sheffield City and local Parish Councillors for supporting the scheme last year when the Playbuilder money was in doubt.
There are still a few final things to complete – mainly the decorative metal and glass fencing with archway near the bottom pathway. This has been designed by a local artist and sculptor, Robin Dobson, with the help of pupils from Ecclesfield School Arts Department. There are also some mosaic stepping stones to be installed into the playground made by local primary schools as part of Ecclesfield Community Arts Festival. The schools are: Windmill Hill, Angram Bank, Greengate Lane, High Green, Lound Jnr and Ecclesfield. The planting of a willow tunnel, boundary hedging and plants is planned for the autumn.
An official opening is being planned for Sunday 4th September at 12noon to 2p.m. with food and drinks followed by our annual band concert by Chapeltown Silver Prize Band at 2p.m. |
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SALE OF THE DAVID CHADWICK CENTRE
The Parish Council are in the process of selling the David Chadwick Centre in High Green. The sale is being managed by Shield Estate Agents in Ecclesfield.
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GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE - SUSSEX ROAD/ARUNDEL ROAD, CHAPELTOWN
Ecclesfield Parish Council Service of Remembrance is held on the nearest Saturday to the 11 November each year. Many improvements have been made to the Garden of Remembrance at the corner of Sussex Road and Arundel Road, Chapeltown (near the Asda) to give residents of the Parish an opportunity to remember all those who have lost their lives in wars and conflicts. If you would like to have the name of a relative, friend or loved one who lived in the Parish added to the Book of Remembrance, please call in at the office with the name and inscription you would like or e-mail the office on ecclesfieldPC@aol.com.
SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE 2011
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Cllr Mr Norman Garratt the Chairman of Ecclesfield Parish Council and his dog jet at the launch of the poop-a-scoop campaign
Please see attached article Courtesy of NHS Sheffield.
Free biodegradable bags are now available to dog owners in High Green and can be collected from the Beech House Veterinary Clinic and Abbey Veterinary Clinic in High Green. Bags are also available from the Parish Council Offices on Mortomley Lane - 9.00am - 12.00 noon.
CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY HIGH GREEN RESIDENTS
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| Cllr Mr Norman Garratt has now left the Parish Council after serving as a Councillor for 12 years. At the Annual Parish Council meeting held on the 12 May 2011 the new Chairman Cllr Mr J Jones thanked Mr Garratt for all his service over the years and his work around the Parish. He will be missed by all his fellow Councillors and the staff at the Parish Council offices. |
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Jane's Police Review Awards
The most prestigious event for recognising and rewarding excellence in community policing in the United Kingdom
Now in its nineteenth year the Jane's Police Review Gala Awards are widely known as the most prestigious and high-profile of their kind in the UK. The awards recognise the achievements of police officers involved in community policing across the United Kingdom and promote a positive side of police work, which seldom gets the publicity it deserves - uniting inspirational officers from probationers, to those in their retirement year. The event took place at the London Hilton, Park Lane Hotel on the 4 November 2010 and we are pleased to announce the following, our very own Community Police Officer PC Peter Booth:-
2nd Place PC Peter Booth, South Yorkshire
 Name and Rank: PC Peter Booth
Force: South Yorkshire Police
Career Highlights: PC Peter Booth, of Ecclesfield, is described by his force as an officer who ‘works predominantly on foot’. After more than 30 years on the beat, he has taken on responsibility for all local schools (despite not being an official schools officer), taking on a pastoral role and having a positive effect on crime and disorder over the years, South Yorkshire Police says. He has also taken a lead role in tackling drugs, antisocial behaviour and underage drinking. Despite having completed his 30 years service and worked on the same patch for 17 years, the force says PC Booth still works ‘well in excess’ of the hours he is rostered for, often without having to be asked.
What Others Say: A force spokesman says: ‘PC Booth is a "community treasure" rated by a force that this year named him their community constable of the year, and gave him the chief constable’s award for best overall employee. He is also prized by a community that has raised petitions to keep him in post.
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