ACTIVE


Spring is in the air and there is no better time of year to make a start on an exciting project or two to revitalise your home


Homes &Gardens ‘13 H


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OW’S your house shaping up after taking a battering from our long, cold, wet winter? Spring is the time to take stock and look at how you can get the most out of your home and garden in the year ahead and a great place to look for ideas is the 16-page property improvement section in this copy of Active8. Whether you are looking to tackle a few DIY problems yourself or you need to call in the experts to help you with a major project, we have ideas for every room of your home - and outdoors too!


Elsewhere in this month’s magazine, you can read about the


Woodseats man with an extra special incentive to scale one of the world’s highest peaks, the group of people who are bringing the sport of croquet to Sheffield 8 and the people from a Greenhill pub who have raised £3,250 for their favourite good cause. We drop in on a big night for local ATC members, discover why the Deputy Prime Minister was visiting one of our local parks and John Mitchell tells us what to expect from a bottle of port. Enjoy this month’s Active8!


Eight things to do this month


1 - Celebrate British Pie Week at The Angel, Holmesfield, on Monday, March 4th, when a gluten-free ‘Great Pie and Peas Up’ is to be held in aid of St Luke’s Hospice. There will also be a raffle and pie quiz. Book on 0114 2890336.


2 - See Meersbrook Park Church Operatic Society perform Gilbert and Sullivan’s Ruddigore at Dronfield Civic Hall, from Tuesday, March 5th, to Saturday, March 9th, at 7.30pm. For tickets - £8/ £4 children - call 0114 2557634.


3 - Take part in a Charity Race Night, including comedy races, entertainment and a raffle, at The Big Tree pub, on Thursday, March 7th. All proceeds go to the the ‘Elise for Life’ appeal, to advance a cure for melanoma cancer. Tickets - £5 including pie & peas or chilli and chips - from The Big Tree, 0114 274 9531.


4 - Don’t miss ‘Disney on Ice: Let’s Party!’ when it comes to Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena from Friday, March 8th, to Sunday, 10th. Ticket Hotline: 0114 2565656.


5 - Browse the jumble sale at Beauchief Baptist Church from 10am-12noon on Saturday, March 9th. 20p admission.


6 - Woodseats WMC is holding a charity night on Friday, March 15th, with live music from Jon Alex, a raffle, auction and bingo. Doors open at 7pm, free entry.


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7 - Ellesmere Operatic Society will be performing ‘Oliver!’ at the Montgomery Theatre, Surrey Street, at 7.15pm, from Tuesday, 12th, to Saturday, March 16th. Tickets on 0114 2364487.


8 - Support St Luke’s Hospice on Saturday, March 16th, when Dronfield Handbell Ringers put on a concert at Norton Parish Church, from 7pm. Tickets £5/ £2.50 children. Visit www.dronfieldbells.co.uk


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