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I saw the guy who was Little MO's husband, Trevor in Eastenders over the Bole hills this morning. They're all in a play together at the Lyceum and I can only assume the other two trying to get away from him at Midhopestones as he looked like he was boring his companion to death... Have to admit, though, he looked an awful lot better in real life than on the telly!

Hi does anyone know where we can watch the match tomoro and take a child? Thanks

oh, ok, you learn something new each day! thanks for that-you may ahve saved me a fortune-just need to buy some lids..

Yes, I agree about the washer. The fridge is a very expensive smeg fridge freezer though and water keeps gathering in the bottom of the fridge bit. Do you know what might be causing it? Thanks

Can anyone recommend someone who'll service my fridge and washer drier, do a good job and not rip me off?

Hi Baton good to hear from you. Have you posted enough threads to send me a personal message. If so I will send you my email address so we can communicate better Bev

Red Wizard - yes there are some interesting heritage sites in Sheffield. Our will just be a small affair I exept and just extend the interest of the area. Hopefully it will focus on human interest rather that lots of knives and forks in cases! I've visited Kelham Island and unfortunatley they have nothing in their archives on Sipelia Works. Will keep forum posted of progress. Thanks Flossie

Hi This a message for Baton. It was really interesting to get your post. I know some people visited Sipelia Works from Germany last year and was disappointed not to meet them. We have been wondering what happened to J Sipple - did he return to Germany? We know the B was Benno and he died in England in 1946. He has two grandsons, I believe, one living in Sheffield and the other in London. Really we'd just like to learn more about your family history and the history of the factory. Once you have posted a few times you can send personnal messages and I will give you my email address so we can communicate better if you would like. We hope to have a small heritage centre within the factory - which will be mainly a home for former homeless people - alongside a cafe. Anyone that knows the area will know that the factory is on the edge of the canal and could be made to be really pleasant. Hope to hear from you again soon.

Hi dont know of any bonfires in Crookes but there is a firework display at Crosspool Tavern if that's any help.

Have been told that whoever takes the payments in the council doesn't pass on the information on who's paid etc to the allotments officer nor do they chase up bad payers. Does anyone know if this is true? the result is that people are still down as tenant even if they don't pay anymore it seems and there ends up being loads of untended allotments which very quickly become very difficult to get back into shape. Think Bob would be working forever to sort the ones at Hagg House.

This is what I dont understand. We have been sent a list of available allotments - almost all of which have gone back to woodland. Some of the ones marked as taken are in a very bad state but no-one seems to be doing anything about it. We can't believe that someone would continue paying rent on a plot they haven't tended for years and we don't want one that requires felling trees.

Thanks for posting. The problem is that we have contacted the council and the allotments officer says that the one we have our eye on is taken along with several others that have clearly not been worked on for years. He has offered us others down there but seriously it would take a team of lumber jacks to sort them out! At least we have some hope with this one. We asked him if he could contact the tenant (who hasn't been seen by other for a number of years) to ask if he still wanted it and he said he could be wouldn't!! Sheffield City Council are supposed to have a policy of encouraging people to get allotments!! Mmmm. Anyone else out there that knows anything???

Can anyone help??? We would really like an allotment on this site. We went ot have a look and there seemed to be loads that had been left - many it seems have almost gone back to woodland. However, when we spoke to the Allotments Officer we were told that whilst there are several available the one we had identified (very overgrown and derilict but not as bad as others) was taken and the tenant was still paying rent!! We find this very hard to believe as others we have spoken to down there say it hasn't been tended for years (at least six). Can anyone please cast any light on this. We really want this allotment!!

Thanks Edwin It is really interesting to read your post. It must have been very hard for your father to come to England at that time especially as he didn't know the language. I'm sure a lot of Germans came here in the 30s as I know the depression there was much more severe than here mainly due to the economic contraints put on the country after WW1. I have a very poor picture of Beno Siple which was printed in the Star or Telegraph just after he died in 1947. When we get in contact I will show it to you. Hope to hear from you soon.

Thanks for sharing your memories Edwin. I was really interested to read your reply. I have been trying to contact people who worked for sipples but without much success! i was particularly interested in the part about your father being interned. The Sipples too were German but still managed to create a successful business it seems. I imagine there must but more to it though and would love to find out more. If you would like to talk to me more about your family that would be great. Our aim is to set up a small heritage centre on the site of the factory where people could come and learn more. It would be a real shame if this history was lost.