FAMILY
Celebrating 25 years
the same time, helping to engage more children across Yorkshire.
More space means the Grimm team can also work on their plans to open up their story centre to more people in the community, from tiny sproglets to the more ancient. They are also keen to launch a wizarding school for those who possess supernatural powers.
The magical gift shop and beanstalk slide will be transported to the new site and the offering for human families will be expanded by the opening of an independent bookstore and a café, The Book and Broomstick, which will cater for both magical and mortal beings.
But these plans can’t be created at the flick of a wand; the building needs to be sensitively transformed to preserve its history and heritage. Grimm & Co. are currently working with
architects, Halliday and Clarke, to add a first floor, lifts, and create a large performance space. The roof also needs extensive repairs before any interior development can take place.
The plans are astounding and a stupendous achievement for Rotherham, but Graham and his team need all the help they can get if their fairytale is to become reality.
This festive season, you can help by visiting the current magical store or shopping on the World Wide Wonder Web to stock up on your potion ingredients. You can find eternal ugliness bath crystals, human phlegm soap and even a giant belly button cleaner.
For more information about Grimm & Co. or to visit the online shop, see their website
www.grimmandco.co.uk
Rotherham’s University of the Third Age were proud to mark their 25th anniversary in October with a celebratory lunch at Aston Hall Hotel. On the day, 120 U3A members gathered to commemorate the continued success of the initiative which delivers self-directed hobby groups and activity classes for those over 55 and no longer in full-time employment. To reminisce about their 60s heydays, there was a quiz plus an illustrated presentation by members of the Sheffield U3A and Sheffield University project team.
The event was finished with the cutting of a special cake with a closing speech by their new Chair, Lesley White.
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“Loneliness is prevalent and we want to help the community not to feel so isolated. A lot of people don’t know we’re here which is a shame because we have lots to offer. Our last outing attracted 10 new faces, a lot of them were on their own, they had plucked up the courage to come and they all really enjoyed it.”
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