Home page of the Friends of the Porter Valley (FoPV) a Friends Group in Sheffield. Committed to the Conservation, Protection and Restoration of the Porter and Mayfield Valleys. Amis de la vallée de Porter Conserver - Protéger - Restaurer Connexion des membres Connexion des membres Conservation Préservation Restauration Christmas Items & Wreath Making Workshops Our 2027 Calendars, Christmas Wreaths, and Wreath Starter Kits are now available, along with some stocking fillers. See the shop section below. We have six Wreath Making Workshops this year, Three on 3rd Dec at Forge Dam Cage and Three at Fulwood Old Chapel on Whiteley Lane. Times and tickets for each session are below with further details. Aperçu rapide FoPV Calendar 2027 Prix 10,00 £GB Ajouter au panier Aperçu rapide Christmas Wreath Prix 17,50 £GB Précommander Aperçu rapide Christmas Wreath Starter Kit Prix 7,50 £GB Précommander Aperçu rapide Book Walking the Porter Valley Prix original 8,99 £GB Prix promotionnel 5,00 £GB Ajouter au panier Aperçu rapide Book Memories of the Porter and Mayfield Valleys, c. 1920-1960 Prix 6,00 £GB Ajouter au panier jeu. 03 déc. Family Christmas Wreathmaking 5:30pm to 6:30pm / Forge Dam Cafe Acheter des billets 03 déc. 2026, 17:30 – 18:30 Forge Dam Cafe, Forge Dam, Sheffield S10 3TE, UK Price includes wreath and refreshments. jeu. 03 déc. Family Christmas Wreathmaking 6:30pm to 7:30pm / Forge Dam Cafe Acheter des billets 03 déc. 2026, 18:30 – 19:30 Forge Dam Cafe, Forge Dam, Sheffield S10 3TE, UK Price includes wreath and refreshments. jeu. 03 déc. Family Christmas Wreathmaking 7:30pm to 8:30pm / Forge Dam Cafe Acheter des billets 03 déc. 2026, 19:30 – 20:30 Forge Dam Cafe, Forge Dam, Sheffield S10 3TE, UK Price includes wreath and refreshments. sam. 05 déc. Family Christmas wreathmaking 2pm to 3pm / Fulwood Old Chapel Acheter des billets 05 déc. 2026, 14:00 – 15:00 Fulwood Old Chapel, 8 Whiteley Ln, Sheffield S10 4GL Price includes wreath and refreshments. sam. 05 déc. Family Christmas wreathmaking 3pm to 4pm / Fulwood Old Chapel Acheter des billets 05 déc. 2026, 15:00 – 16:00 Fulwood Old Chapel, 8 Whiteley Ln, Sheffield S10 4GL Price includes wreath and refreshments. sam. 05 déc. Family Christmas wreathmaking 4pm to 5pm / Fulwood Old Chapel Acheter des billets 05 déc. 2026, 16:00 – 17:00 Fulwood Old Chapel, 8 Whiteley Ln, Sheffield S10 4GL Price includes wreath and refreshments. Download our interactive map and guide For more details and instructions Document To find out more about us, and the status of the valley as a Local Nature Reserve, click on the link here About Us Quoi de neuf Les détails de nos événements et activités sont fournis ici. Cliquez sur un événement pour plus d'informations. If you are looking to volunteer with us as part of your Duke of Edinburgh Award, unfortunately, our activities aren’t quite the right fit for DofE volunteering requirements, as they don’t offer the regular weekly commitment needed and usually take place during the school day in midweek. Our latest projects We are currently looking at improvements to The Forge Dam Playground In the Autumn of 2022 we completed a consultation of playground users and everyone with an interest in the Forge Dam area, and were pleased to receive nearly 180 suggestions and comments. We are working with those suggestions and comments, and are implementing as many as posible as and when funds permit. Details of updates that we have made can be found on our blags about the playground. Take a look at that section for up to date information. We are of course accepting donations via our own secure donation page. Donate Promenades guidées About Us About the FoPV Find out who we are and what we do Find Out More The Rivers Trust We are assisting the Rivers Trust in monitoring the sewage being put into the Porter. Nature Counts Your Sightings Contribute to the Nature Counts initiative with your sightings in the Porter Valley Donate Make a Donation Click on the this link for a list of our current projects, or sign up to easyfundraising below to get online shops to donate to us. Help Raise Money for FoPV with..... If you shop online you can get the shops you use to make a small donation to us without any cost to you. By signing up to easyfundraising using the link below, you can download a reminder onto your computer which identifies shops you are about to shop with as ones that will make a donation to FoPV after you place your order. There is also an App for your phone if you prefer. Thank you

The legal documents of the Friends of the Porter Valley in Sheffield. Documents Nos politiques et notre constitution sont répertoriées ici et sont téléchargeables pour que vous puissiez les lire. Constitution Privacy Safety Safeguarding Volunteers Conflict of Interest Finance Complaints Bingham Park Sub Group Insurance - PLI As a registered charity we are required to hold Public Liability Insurance. It provides cover for slips, trips and falls, and injuries suffered by third parties as well as claims made against us for accidental damage caused to someone else's property. The 'blame and claim' culture combined with tough economic times has seen the number of claims (genuine and 'speculative') rise at a fast pace and for many years our trustees have elected to have public liability insurance to protect themselves and the Friends of the Porter Valley against allegations of negligence, including any legal fees or expenses should a case need to be defended in court. Volunteers Importantly however, the cover we have with our insurer also covers our volunteers whilst taking part in any of our organised activities, irrespective of their membership status.

Information about the Endcliffe Park Toad sculpture, in Sheffield. The Endcliffe Park Toad The new iron toad shortly after installation on 5th Dec 2024 The Endcliffe Park Toad, seen above, is a well known piece of public art located a few metres below the Cafe. The latest version was installed on 5th December 2024 after almost a year of fundraising by FoPV, and it is made of iron by a local sculptor called Jason Thompson, who has also designed and made other works of art in Sheffield such as the 'Chair' in the Rivelin Valley. This is the third toad made by Jason to sit on this base. The first toad, in 1997, was jointly funded as a celebration of nature - by the Off the Shelf Literary festival, and Sheffield Wildlife Trust. Both wooden toads eventually deteriorated, returning them to nature, each lasting about 12 years. The remains of the 2012 toad were placed beside the holly bush beside the river. Reflecting the original heritage, the current toad sits on the open pages of a book, as with the previous two wooden toads of 1997 and 2012. Sculptor Jason Thomson, and Glyn Mansell of FoPV, visited Greystones Primary School and talked to pupils in Y2 and Y5 about the Toad project. The pupils were fascinated and later produced art and written work which was displayed in school and the Tropical Pavilion at the Botanical Gardens one Saturday in September 2024 . A selection of this work is inscribed onto the new ‘pages’ supporting the metal 2024 toad, some of which can be seen in the pictures below. The iron toad and its watch after one week. The Watch We are often asked about the watch, so we asked Jason to explain. "It’s about time and the frozen nature of sculpture as the world changes around it. The new iron toad , if left alone, could last for ten or twenty thousand years compared to 12 to 15 years for his two wooden incarnations. The frog Prince of fairy tales also comes into it, but as he’s a common toad (Bufo Bufo ) maybe a nice watch is preferable?" Close-ups of the books