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FOMH in the News
The Friends of Meersbrook Hall have been in the news: BBC News – Sheffield residents launch fundraiser to save Meersbrook Hall – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyq78w271wo One correction that needs to be made clear is that the hall hasn’t been empty since 2016 and the Heeley Trust used it successfully up until 2023. The trust could…
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More Hall News
Great news ! We’ve got our first grant of £1,000 from the Council’s Local Area Committee for items to support our newly revived organisation towards our ambition of reopening the hall to the public, including the publication of our book, ‘The Story of Meersbrook Hall’ by Ken Dash, which will be coming soon with the…
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Meersbrook Hall added to the SAVE Register
SAVE, the campaign to save Britain’s heritage has praised Sheffield City Council’s new approach to heritage which prioritises the reuse of existing buildings over their demolition. This is a pioneering move from the city, which is set to become one of the first places outside of London to make this landmark policy change. Meersbrook Hall…
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Heritage Open Days
Your chance to visit the historic 18th Century Meersbrook Hall in Sheffield which housed the Ruskin Museum in Sheffield for 63 years and Florence Nightingale once stayed here. The Friends group is working to reopen it for public use and enjoyment.This event is part of heritage open days 2026 and booking is essential https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-event/meersbrook-hall-sheffield-tours.html
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Small Park, Big Run!
On Saturday 20th June, we were invited to have a stall at the annual Small Park, Big Run event in Meersbrook Park in aid of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. It was the first time the members of the public and participants in the event learned of the new initiative to reopen the hall. We engaged…
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Hello to the community!
Hello to all new visitors! Plans are afoot and we hope to see some of you at Small Park, Big Run on Saturday.
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New plans for the Hall
Following the disappointing fall-through of the plans for a school at Meersbrook Hall, a new working group has formed to refresh plans for the Hall and see what direction it can take next. In the short term, this means an effort to breathe new life into the building, clean it up for use, running…
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Public’s First Look Inside Hall since 1953
Meersbrook Hall recently saw its first public visitors in over 60 years! Over 150 people have taken tours of the Hall within the first month of us receiving the keys and taking over the running of the building. The Friends of Meersbrook Hall celebrated this important milestone at their first AGM, in what was previously…
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New AGM date and tours for members
We would like to invite registered members of Friends of Meersbrook Hall to an open evening and AGM on Thursday 26th May, 19.45. Unfortunately we were a few members short of a quorate meeting for our AGM in April, so we adjourned the AGM business until our next meeting, (please see minutes here). We will…
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Heeley People’s Park officially an asset of community value
Some great news for our partners, Heeley Development Trust! The park that they manage – Heeley People’s Park (previously known as Millenium Park) – has been designated as an Asset of Community Value. Here is what they’ve said: “Hello People’s Park supporters – we’ve just had some good news! Last year as part of our…
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BRINGING MEERSBROOK HALL BACK TO LIFE