Firvale Community Services and Attitudes

[firvale 10]

I'm thinking of moving to Firvale area with my elderly mother. I have heard good things about the area. I want to know if anyone has any opinions on things like community spirit and what kind of services there are, particularly considering my mum is old and would like to make new friends.

 

If you can help me, that would be wonderful. All opinions - good and bad - would be great!

[craigpugh 10]

Hello,

 

I've lived in fir vale for 4 years and have found it to be very nice. There are some very good local shops so groceries, newsagents etc are close to hand. The chip shop is great, there are lots of takeaways and the shopping areas are usually busy so it feels safer to be around than if it went dead.

 

There are loads of community projects running in the area- community forums and neighborhood groups, the sheffield companions club for bar/ pub type social stuff, a youth centre, the school is very good and getting better, there is a sheffield colleeg site and just up barnsley road the brand new Longley [park 6th form college. There are adult education courses and evening classes, including english classes for people needing to improve their english skills. It is really easy to get to meadowhall, and close to the M1 for those trips out of sheffield. The busses into town are very very regular. We're right next to the hospital which was handy when my partner got bitten by our dog and we ahd to get to A+E!

 

The community is very mixed, with white, asian and african/carribean people all living in harmony- especially compared to som other areas where there can soemtimes be antagonism- we don't seem to get that here in fir vale.

 

There are green spaces to enjoy- crabtree ponds and roe woods, Osgathorpe Park, and other palying fields dotted around.

 

There are two mosques and two churches, both of which have various activities and opportunities to socialise. There are also social activities run from the northern general. Just up the road between fir vale and firth park is the clocktower and the old firth park library, both of which house various community projects and ativities.

 

We're also a short ride away from Concord leisure centre which has gentle exercise classes for older people.

 

We have 2 highly regarded GP surgeries and 2 or three pharmacies.

 

Overall, the council and the various service agencies- police, health, highways etc really seem to be committed to listening to what resdietns say and making improvements. Houses are being done up, roads re-surfaced, parks getting makeovers, the first community festival was this summer and had 4,000 people through the gate.

 

So I think it's o.k.

[viking 10]

The community is very mixed, with white, asian and african/carribean people all living in harmony-

They might one day LOOK.