We're off to Scarborough

How would you like to go and dip your feet in the sea, visit the lifeboat station, gather seashells on the seashore or just relax in a pub looking out to the North Sea? Well, the newly-formed Heeley Rise TARA is organizing its first trip this Summer for tenants and residents.

A coach is booked to Scarborough from 8:30am for Saturday 2nd August, leaving the junction of Derby Street and Lichford Road. Price is £7.50 per person, with tickets for under 18’s at £5 for one or two for £7.50. No unaccompanied children under the age of 18 please! For people who do not pay a weekly levy, the cost is £10 per seat booked.

Unfortunately, we cannot give a refund if you cancel or do not turn up on the day! You can pay at the any of the meetings on Thursday 19th June or 17th July taking place at the Heeley Community Centre, from 7.30pm; or come to the Secretary, Céline, at 252 Derby Street on Thursday 26th June between 8-9pm.

If our first trip is a success, we’ll organize another one for Christmas Shopping! What about the bright lights of London? To book your place, please complete the slip below to book as places are limited to 51 people.

Dial 101 for nuisance

There is nothing more frustrating than dealing with nuisance and anti-social behaviour from people around you. The most convenient way to report incidents is by dialing 101. Doing this is not only good for you, it’s also good for your neighbours who just might be suffering in silence. It’s a service provided by the Council who work closely with the Police to prevent nuisance and anti-social behaviour.

Perfect Blossoms

We’re sure you’ll agree that in many places around the Heeley Common area there are some lovely trees that blossom with pink and white leaves at this time of year. We found that the only place that’s missing such blossoms are Derby Street.

We met up with Moira Walker of the Trees and Woodlands section to get us thinking about planting some new trees in this area. Moira has suggested that we could have as many as 30 to 50 trees all along and around Derby Street. With your views and some planning, we could have the chosen trees planted as early as this coming Autumn.

We would like you to have your say in choosing the variety and colour of trees we should go for, do you prefer white, pink, ornamental apples, or something else? We would like you to have a think about the suggestions, and if you can, go and visit the trees in the local area to decide for yourself. To help you make some choices, we have provided a list of trees and the places where they are situated.

If access is a problem, then don’t worry, as we will invite Moira to our general meeting in June/July to bring lots of photos s for everyone to choose the perfect blossom trees for Derby Street.

Where you will find them!

• Amelanchier Trees on Edenhall Road
• Mulberry Trees on Richards Road
• Prunus Pandora on the top of Erskine Road
• Ornamental Blossoms on Myrtle Road
  

Who are we?

The TARA is made up of a small group of volunteers who have formed the first committee. More importantly though, every tenant and resident who is a member of the TARA has an important role to play by taking part in activities and helping to make decisions about our area. The Chair simply makes sure the meetings run well and that everyone has an equal say, whilst the secretary does the running around dealing with the donkey work. The treasurer, well, he looks after our money, and as for the rest of the committee, they keep us all on our toes.

It's all go..!!

Life is going to get much more exciting in the coming months for people living around the Heeley Common area. This is because the all new TARA has just been set up by a group of volunteer committee members. We’re tenants and residents just like you who live locally and who are already buzzing with ideas to make it a better place for everyone to live.

Although it used to be called the Heeley Common TARA, we thought the new name of Heeley Rise would give us a fresh start. It represents the rise up to the top of the hill with its glorious views all around. We decided to get going because we knew there were things we can do to make life better for us all.

To help us achieve this, we would like people to get involved. We want to hear your thoughts and ideas, and start to do good things with your levy money from Sheffield Homes. Did you know that when you add up all the 10p’s that you pay each week into the tenants levy, it all adds up to £1,617.20 each year, and that’s without the grant money we can claim.

To do things right, we have to make sure we represent your views! We have to bring tenants and residents together by doing a regular newsletter and getting people involved in activities, such as tree planting, trips out and anything else that people think of.

We will be campaigning as a local group around issues to do with housing, anti-social behaviour, crime and activities, all helping to bring the whole community together. We are a small group of volunteers and we will struggle to do new things without your help. So why not come along, get involved and get your views heard? Together, we can all make our area in Heeley a better place to live.