Wentworth woodhouse articles
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Memory Café blooms at Wentworth Woodhouse to support local community
The company’s vision for the Memory Café is to create a safe space for all, especially those living with memory loss conditions such as Dementia, allowing them to experience a bespoke social occasion in a stunning setting. Home Instead is looking to reduce isolation amongst older adults in Sheffield & Rotherham, and the first Memory Café has done just that. The celebration started off with an uplifting performance by the Singing for the Soul Choir from Parson Cross Forum. Their powerful finale...
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Wentworth Woodhouse calls on 100 Big House Heroes to raise £100,000
The Big House Heroes campaign is the latest major fundraising bid to be launched by the charity regenerating the dilapidated stately home known to Rotherham folk as ‘The Big House’. Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust is searching for 100 fundraisers to go above and beyond, and raise £1,000 each by November. Heroes can choose any type of fundraising mission - from staging a fun-filled event to undertaking a physical challenge - and community groups and businesses can also sign up to become a...
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Sheffield City Council elections: Woodhouse is a Labour safe seat
Labour should win in Woodhouse pretty comfortably and incumbent councillor, Cllr Mick Rooney, should prepare for his next couple of years in the chamber at Sheffield town hall. He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “It’s been a privilege to represent the people of Handsworth and Woodhouse. “I enjoy being the voice for people who need someone to help solve a problem that has been difficult to sort. “I will always do my best to help anyone who seeks my support and advice....