//Come and join us for a Halloween Pop-up event in Greasbrough on Friday 31st October 2025.
There will be:
No booking is required, however please be aware that the event is subject to capacity and availability of the activities and venue.
//By the tenant involvement team
On Saturday 31st May 2025 at the Manor Fields in Maltby was the Maltby Community Festival. The focus of the event was to showcase the fantastic community groups and facilities there are in Maltby and showcase support and opportunities that Rotherham offers. The local ward councillors partnered with Flux Rotherham, Children’s Capital of Culture and Rotherham United Community Trust to provide exciting activities to encourage attendance.
Over 1100 people attended from the local area, plus Rotherham’s Mayor, MP Jake Richards and local ward councillors, to see The Great Bullzini and tight wire dancer Ronja Breuk recreate the story of the Alzana Family from Maltby https://www.facebook.com/Rotherham.FLUX/videos/706169079032732
Debra and Karen attended and had a stall that promoted all the Rotherfed projects and services. A shopping hamper was provided by the Money project, which contained typical family shop items purchased from Aldi. People could guess the price of the total shopping, with the closest person winning the shopping. The actual price of the shopping was £28.16 and two people both guessed £28, luckily, they were friends, so both decided to share the items between them.
//By the tenant involvement team
The 80th anniversary of VE Day presented a significant opportunity for communities across the UK to come together in remembrance and celebration. In Swinton, Rotherham, the Swinton Community Focus group took the initiative to lead the local commemorations, aiming to create a memorable and inclusive event for residents.
In preparation for the event day the group undertook a thorough cleaning of the precinct, ensuring a welcoming and tidy environment for attendees. The area was adorned with traditional red, white, and blue bunting and flags, instantly setting a celebratory tone. Local shops actively participated by decorating their windows, further enhancing the festive atmosphere.
A wide array of stalls and activities were organised, offering something for everyone and encouraging active participation from all age groups. Crucially, the event benefited from the strong involvement of key partners, including Rotherham United Community Trust, Early Help, Elected council members, and Fitzwilliam Estate TARA as well as many others.
A diverse program of entertainment was available on the day. This included the Kilnhurst Choir (joined by local schoolchildren), local singer Chantelle performing period hits, the Thorpe Hesley Brass Band, and the Wath Children’s Morris Dancers. There was specific activity created to engage young people that included a fancy dress competition, face painting, and activity sheets.
One of the many highlights was the historical re-enactment through a table-top game that was delivered by a group of locals from a gaming group. This activity gave a unique perspective and insight into how an attack on a coastal town may have looked.
The VE Day 80th Anniversary celebration in Swinton was a resounding success, serving as a powerful example of community spirit and collective remembrance. Approximately 1,500 people attended the event throughout the day, far exceeding initial expectations and demonstrating the strong desire within the community to commemorate this historic occasion.
“Well done Swinton Community Focus Group and for the people of Swinton and surrounding areas for putting Swinton back on the MAP.”
“It’s been fantastic, so good to see the place buzzing.”
“It was fantastic day the children were terrific xxx.”
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//At the Tenants Open Day all Rotherham Federation member groups were put in a draw to win £500 for their group. 3 Winners were drawn by the Mayor of Rotherham, which were:
All the lucky winners will have the money paid into their groups accounts.
Congratulations to the winners.
//By Rachel Cole, Projects Officer
The last 11 months have been very different and difficult for many people and for different reasons. The Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting economic recession have negatively affected many people’s mental health and created new barriers for people already suffering from mental illness. To try and help Thurcroft investigated doing something to help towards mindfulness and health & wellbeing.
Continue reading “Mindfulness and Health & Wellbeing”
//By Dan Barron, Community Organiser
For Pancake Day 2021 Rotherfed decided to create we decided to create a “flipping fun” competition for our communities in order to help keep families engaged and entertained during lockdown. The event managed to engage with over 126 unique members of the communities over the events duration. The competition awarded a winner for each category that was voted by the
Rotherfed Good news online community. So let’s go through the winners!
//By Rob Gooding, Community Organiser
The project began when Winston contacted RotherFed saying he wanted to make the community feel better at Christmas. This was because of the pandemic and children would not get to see Santa Claus at the local amenities and festive attractions due to the COVID restrictions at the time. So we worked with Winston to create a Santa Grotto Online that would be free for all families to enjoy. We sourced Santa a fancy new red suit for the occasion and supported him to catch up on his IT skills. This is because Santa was okay at using technology but needed some support from RotherFed to adapt to the task at hand.
The project had adhered to strict safeguarding procedures and we worked with Winston to ensure that these were followed throughout the 3-day project. We were pleased that there was no incident where the procedures had been broken throughout. Winston’s performance as Santa Claus was great and he really enjoyed playing the part. He was very enthusiastic on each call and he just pleased that he had been able to make some families happy by seeing Santa Claus before Christmas.
This was Winston’s second Christmas event with RotherFed and will probably not be the last. Overall the event managed to engage with 46 individuals in total across East Dene, Dinnington and East Herringthorpe. Most of the community members who participated in the event were all new engagements for the area. The event managed to engage with 12 people from the East Dene area, 21 from Dinnington and 13 from East Herringthorpe. Families enjoyed the online experience and had thanked Santa and his helpful elves for a Christmassy event when Christmas didn’t feel quite the same. A massive thanks to Winston and all his enthusiasm to cheer up his community.
//Bakersfield Court TARA celebrated their 10 year anniversary with an event on Thursday 16th May 2019
The former mayor and his wife attended, one of the last events he attended as Mayor.
Congratulations to Bakersfield court for 10 years of involvement and social inclusion at the centre!
This was taken from our quarterly newsletter for Summer 2019.
