Events

10th Aniversery Abbeyfield Park Multicultural Festival

A full review and photos will be published here in August.

Next Event

In October we will be hosting the Fir Vale Day of Celebration at Fir Vale School, on a date to be confirmed.

The new, income generating projects which compliment our existing raft of events in the Burngreave area represent a move away from being funding dependent in the future. We aim to generate a sustainable income by offering quality entertainment for the family, with an environmental theme.

key to the planing and development is the feedback and support we have received from the community of Burngreave. The team at Green City Events look forward to seeing you there.

PICTURES OF LAST YEARS EVENTS

The photos below were all taken by Caron Bembrick. Both our main festivals were rescheduled from July to September because of the flooding in sheffield. click on the images below to open a larger image.

PHOTOS FROM LAST YEARS ABBEYFIELD PARK MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL – 2nd September 2007

PHOTO'S FROM LAST YEARS FIR VALE FESTIVAL – 9th September 2007

EVENTS PAST AND PRESENT

Green City Action has been producing events in the Burngreave area for over nine years. The first event to be produced was the Award Winning Abbeyfield Park Multicultural Festival in 1999. The development of the festival over the years has led to Green City Action gaining valuable experience that enabled them to apply for additional funding to plan and produce a raft of events for the Burngreave area. These events are as follows:

• Environment Day – May 2003 – 2007

• Theatre in The Park – June / May 2004 – 2006

• Abbeyfield Park Multicultural Festival – July 1999 – 2007

• Wensley Fun Day – July / September 2004 – 2005

• Abbeyfield Park Festival pt2 — September 2005

• Firvale Festival – July / September 2006 – 2007

• Carnival of Lights – December 2004 – 2007

In addition to the above events Green City Action has also co produced the following events / projects over the last two years:

• Baghdaddies Xmas party – December 2005

• Sheffield Live & Unsigned — September 2006

• Lord Mayor’s Parade (Burngreave Schools) – July 2006

• Burngreave Community Art Project – March – July 2006

Local involvement

The Events Department works closely with members of the community to plan, organise and deliver shows and projects for the Burngreave area. Local people have lent their support in the following areas:

• Volunteers before and on the day of the events

• Steering groups for local input

• As performers / artists

• Stall holders / exhibitors

• Attendees

The aim of our events is to provide an opportunity for the community of Burngreave to gather and meet each other in a harmonious environment, where people can share food, experience art and culture, learn new skills and crafts and celebrate the wonderful and diverse community in which they live.

Funding

Funding has come from a variety of sources over the last 10 years. Most notably from the Burngreave Area Panel and the Burngreave New Deal for Communities. These organisations provided the main source of funds for the initial Burngreave Multicultural Events project to produce the main raft of events for the last three-years. The additional funding for this project has come from the following sources:

• Awards for All / Lottery funds

• S.R.B Objective 1 funding

• Esmie Fairbairn