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team@syforest.co.uk
0114 2571199
South Yorkshire Forest Partnership
4 Park Square
Newton Chambers Road
Sheffield
S35 2PH
04/10/08 Local artists in Wood Fair carving challenge
This Saturday visitors to the South Yorkshire Wood Fair will see four local artists race against the clock as they attempt to carve off the competition in the Makita Chainsaw Challenge.
24/09/08 Dragon Parade set to fire up Wood Fair
Every year the South Yorkshire Wood Fair marks the end of summer with a dramatic fiery finale. Over the last two years visitors to the Endcliffe Park event have witnessed the burning of a massive Green Man sculpture, the Queen of the Forest's autumn palace and a troop of dancing fire foxes. This year the South Yorkshire Forest Partnership has commissioned Ecclesall Wood based fire sculptors, Scot Fletcher and Graeme Ritchie from Handspring Design, to invoke the mythical Porter Valley Leaf Dragon in her full pyrotechnic glory?
15/07/08 Sheffield City Council to support 7th South Yorkshire Wood Fair
For the past two years the South Yorkshire Wood Fair has been so well received by the people of Sheffield that this year, Sheffield City Council's Parks and Countryside Service have decided to jointly fund the event - evidence of the local authority's commitment to promoting the benefits of trees, woodlands and wood to a wider audience.
11/07/08 World first research provides proof that green-spaces should be vital part of planning decisions
Proof that landscape quality can impact significantly on the economy was the hot topic at the launch of the 'Economic Landscapes' report in London yesterday.
22/05/08 Mike turns in some heavyweight support for Weston Park heritage project
Once at the cutting edge of engineering, Mike Smethurst is now at the cutting edge of Sheffield's timber industries, creating fine woodwork for everyone from Arab sheiks to kitchen designers and timber framers. Thanks to a state-of-the-art computer controlled lathe, purchased with 50% support from a South Yorkshire Forest Partnership Forestry Resource Grant, Mike is now in an even better position to support the work of local wood based businesses as he is the only person in the area equipped to take on large specification turning and routing work.
25/02/08 Tree-mendous turn out at Beighton Tip planting day
The transformation of Beighton Tip into Linley Bank Meadows was given a tree-mendous boost this weekend as over a hundred people braved the weather to plant around 500 native woodland trees on the landfill site.
09/04/08 New growth for Capita as Call Centre goes green
Sheffield's biggest call centre, operated by Capita, is set for a major growth spurt after staff at the Nunnery Square site planted 600 new trees today, creating a brand new area of the South Yorkshire Forest.
04/04/08 Carbon savings and tax breaks for businesses choosing woodfuel
In the current changing climate no business can afford to ignore the rising costs of fossil fuels or the growing need to cut carbon emissions. If you're an SME paying corporation tax, installing a wood-fuelled heating or cooling system could cut your carbon emissions, reduce energy costs and get you a 100% rebate towards the installation cost through the government's Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme (ECA).
20/02/08 South Yorkshire Forest Partnership calls for continued holistic approach to forestry in post Objective 1 economy
The message that came from an event to celebration South Yorkshire's Objective 1 Forestry Resources Grant (FRG) scheme was a resounding call to action; the South Yorkshire Forest Partnership who managed the £5million programme called on local authorities, regeneration agencies, landowners, communities and businesses to collectively seek ways to build on the scheme's environmental and economic achievements in a post Objective 1 South Yorkshire.
18/02/08 Barnsley University Centre joins forces with South Yorkshire Forest to celebrate success of 'total recycling' programme
A crack team of environmental activists from University Centre Barnsley targeted the Potters Hole Plantation at Tankersley this weekend planting 33 new oak trees on the site to celebrate the success of the first period of the centre's commitment to total recycling.
01/02/08 The 'rubbish' date that your valentine will love more than flowers
Following the success of the community tree planting at the ex- tip site in Beighton last year, the South Yorkshire Forest Partnership is planning a similar event this February. People from all over Sheffield have sponsored more than 300 trees through the Gift that Grows scheme run by the South Yorkshire Forest, and there's still time to sponsor a tree in time to take part in the event.
07/01/08 CSI to present hard evidence on landscaping value
Groundbreaking euro-project, Creating a Setting for Investment (CSI), will host a final conference in February. The project led by South Yorkshire Forest Partnership and Sheffield City Council is part of the Interreg IIIb European sustainable development and cohesion programme. Key findings will be presented at the event in Liége (Belgium), which organisers say will prove that high quality landscapes directly stimulate economic growth.