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Sheffield Ukulele Group

Friday 21 July at 7.30

Sing along, hum to the strum and join Sheffield’s finest ukulele group for an evening of live, toe tapping music from a mix of eras and styles with all the fun and unique sound of the ukulele.

Doors open/refreshments 7.00pm, concert starts 7.30.

Tickets (£8) available from library reception or online using this link.

Poetry Evening

Wednesday 27 September: Poetry Evening

We will be running another evening event for readers of poetry, writers of poetry, and those who are just curious. Our theme this time will be Autumn and we will be sharing and discussing poems of all sorts within a welcoming and informal group. Doors open 7pm, 7.30pm start.

There’s no need to book but it would help us to get an indication of numbers. If you are interested, please email our poetry volunteer, Louise Dore, on poetry@greenhill-library.org, or leave your name at the library.

The Hope Valley Line

Tuesday 14 November

Greenhill Village History Society presents part 2 of a “Now and Then” rail journey from Heeley to Dore and Totley Station. Delivered in memory of Ted Hancock who started this journey. Doors open 7.00, talk starts 7.30. Tickets (£5 for non-members) available from the library (not on-line)

See the GVHS web page for more details.

Jig for a Kiss: Live at the Library

Friday 17 November

Jig For a Kiss play finger-clicking, foot-stomping, heart-warming, uplifting tunes and songs from traditional roots around the world. Five voices and 13 different instruments. 

Doors open/refreshments 7.00pm. Music starts 7.30. Tickets (£8) available from the library or online using this link.

Christmas Wreath-Making Workshop

Wednesday 29 November at 7pm
Christmas Wreath-Making Workshop

An evening of festive craft. Make your own handmade Christmas wreath with local florist Cheryl who will provide everything you need and guide you through the process.

Tickets £40 include the workshop, all materials, and seasonal refreshments. Advance booking essential. Book online at greenhill.bookwhen.com

Demolished Sheffield

Friday 16 June at 7.30
“Demolished Sheffield” with Mike Higginbottom

Sheffield’s historic buildings have been retained or rescued in times past by citizens alert to their value, and energetic groups of present-day individuals work to give future generations links to the city’s long history.
Much has been lost, however, and some of it is regretted. Mike Higginbottom’s presentation draws attention to the reasons why much-loved landmarks bite the dust, and queries whether some of them could have had a future.
In particular, it gives examples of buildings that fall beneath the radar of listing and conservation-area status but can make an important contribution to the townscape and the well-being of the community.
He illustrates sites that have been preserved by a spirit of compromise and draws attention to some buildings in the city which give cause for current concern.

Doors open/refreshments 7.00; talk starts 7.30. Tickets (£5) available from library reception or book online using this link.

About the speaker

Mike Higginbottom has lectured in social and architectural history for university departments of continuing education and for the Workers’ Educational Association since the early 1970s and for the Arts Society (formerly NADFAS) since 2005.
He has conducted leisure-learning residential programmes on country houses, theatres, the seaside, waterways and railways, cemeteries and sewerage, and the cities of Bath, Birmingham, Chester, Chicago, Hull, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, York and New York and in the Isle of Man.
He runs heritage bus tours in Sheffield in conjunction with the South Yorkshire Transport Museum.
He is the author of Demolished Sheffield (2022) and maintains a blog about historic buildings, places and towns on his website, www.mikehigginbottominterestingtimes.co.uk.

Midsummer Poetry

Midsummer poetry evening
Tuesday 20th June

Join on one of those nights when the sun never quite sets to share some of your favourite poems. This will be an informal evening where readers of poetry, writers of poetry and those who just like to listen are very welcome. Blackout poems made by library visitors will be on display.

Doors open 7pm, 7.30pm start.

There’s no need to book but it would help us to get an indication of numbers. If you are interested, please email our poetry volunteer, Louise Dore, on poetry@greenhill-library.org, or leave your name at the library.

Mastering the Menopause

Tuesday 4 July starting at 7.00pm
“Mastering the Menopause”
— physical fitness into old age

Join exercise expert Karen Weir and learn how to improve your physical fitness through the menopause and into later life. The session it relevant to all women, you don’t even need to be close to menopause. If you’re younger you can get a jump start on getting/ staying fit. It’s never too early to know what is ahead of you.

Doors open 6.30; event starts 7.00pm. Tickets (£3) are available online using this link.

The Work of Rhubarb Farm

Friday 21 April
The work of Rhubarb Farm

Come and hear the inspiring story of Rhubarb Farm, as told by its founder, Jennie Street. Rhubarb Farm is a horticultural social enterprise near Bolsover. It supports vulnerable people with a wide range of needs and abilities.

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm; film starts 7.30 Tickets(£5) available from the library or online at greenhill.bookwhen.com