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Fundraising event: Sheffield Live! buffet

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……….where radio folk put on aprons and take to the stove

Harry’s prawn curry, Irini’s spinach pie and Dale’s burritos meet Simon’s lentil stew, Paul’s chili and Jill’s wakes cakes on a night set up to share our favourite dishes with you!

This menu is not complete, so do join us on the 4th of March to meet the faces behind the voices and find out what we have been cooking.

On the decks will be Graham Marshall (Spirit of the Wapentake), Chris Welch (Sounds Like this), Kevin Resley (Walk a mile in my shoes) and S. Lee Price (Vancouver Manouever).

Date: Thursday 4th of March at 19.00 

Price: £10.

Do buy your ticket early because the food is delicious and the space limited! Tickets will be available at the venue from next week.

 

Venue: The Wick at Both Ends, 149-151 West Street, Sheffield, S1 4EW

All proceeds go to Sheffield Live! 93.2 FM.

A ‘Political’ Stroll Around the City Centre at Christmas

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Saturday 12 of December: two weeks before Christmas and the city centre is buzzing with activity, full of people out to buy presents for their loved ones. What’s the essence of Christmas? Even if nowadays it has become a little bit of everything, from taking a loan to getting drunk, even if you’re not a Christian yourself, you’ll probably agree that Christmas is also about caring for others as we care for ourselves (and you may go as far as admitting that it is actually in our own *interest* to care for others). That’s why we thought it totally ‘Christmassy’ to make a programme about things that matter to Sheffielders, both at home and away.

This programme will take you for a *political* stroll around the city centre. First we follow the Palestine Solidarity Campaign to the Moor: how do Sheffielders respond to the call for a boycott of Israeli goods? The discussion is there, sharp and live, ranging from a “yes I will” to “No, thank you, I’m shopping now” (why thank me?) and to outright cussing. At the Town Hall the Stop the War Coalition is gathering signatures for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. We ask them where we can find hope for the anti-war movement when the government ignored million-strong rallies; walking down Fargate and past the open-air market, we come upon the Body of Sound choir. They’re singing to raise funds for an asylum seekers support group.

Blah blah blah….Merry Christmas, have a listen, and tell us what you think!

A ‘Political’ Stroll Around the City Centre: PART 1

Stroll at Christmas 1

A ‘Political’ Stroll Around the City Centre: PART 2

Stroll at Christmas 2

Sheffield Live! End of Year Blowout @ the Harley

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Sheffield Live! End of Year Blowout @ the Harley
Monday, 14th December Doors @ 8pm

Join the Sheffield Live! team and some of Sheffield’s best musical talent for an end of year blowout at the Harley.

This is our time to bring on the festive spirit and celebrate another fab year! The gig is also the start of a great new relationship with the good folks at Sheffield’s premier live music venue. Get out your diaries
for a monthly Sheffield Live! night at the Harley in 2010. Don’t miss our showcase of Sheffield’s musical talent every second Monday of the month.

December’s gig has an eclectic line-up as you would expect:

La Folie
Let La Folie be your Alka Seltza. It might taste a little funny at first but you’ll feel better for it later.
http://www.myspace.com/lafolieband

The Deutschmarks
Deutschmarks (f.k.a. Neon Claws) are a musical group, who play classic pop songs with lyrics that are suggestive and names that harbour their love of terrible puns.
http://www.myspace.com/deutschmarkssss

Marmalade Sun
A modern take on sixties pop rock harmonies in a Sheffield stylee.
http://www.myspace.com/marmaladesun

Taylor & Cohen
Jazz Funk and a bit of soul for the new decade.
http://www.myspace.com/ry2kmusic

The night will close with Sheffield Live! DJ sets from Joel and Owen from ‘The Breakdown.’

Doors open at 8pm and £3 gets you in.

Tune in to Sheffield Live! to hear tracks from all the bands and interviews with the music makers!

Regeneration in Burngreave: A Special Radio Series


Conceived in 1998 by the Labour government, New Deal for Communities (NDC) was a scheme aiming to bring about community-led regeneration in the most deprived neighbourhoods of the UK. The Burngreave neighbourhood in Sheffield was identified as one of those areas and has been awarded £52 million, to be spent over a ten year period from 2001 to 2011. Burngreave NDC received extensive coverage in the local press when it announced that its coffers were close to running dry two years earlier than planned. A very controversial subject, the funding crisis overshadowed the work that had (or hadn’t) been done so far.

This seven part series, produced from May to September 2009 by *Eirini Apostolidou, aims to portray the change in Burngreave from the 90s onwards, and to trace the effect of NDC on the local community. As well as streaming the show from this page, you can also download the entire series using this zip file link.

Special thanks for their participation in the programme to:

Fran Belbane (management committee of Burngreave Messenger), Drew Dallen (local artist & social worker), councillor Jackie Drayton, Steve Gayle (BCAF), Rashida Hassanali (project Advancing Together), councillor Ibrar Hussain, Dr. Nelson Kaggwa (chair of BCAF), Ronnie Lewin (chair of BNDfC Partnership Board), Bronwyn McCarthy (project Advocacy Now), Gareth Roberts (organising committee of Abbeyfield Park Festival), councillor Colin Ross, Chris Sissons (member of BNDfC Partnership Board),  Diana Totle (project Sage Greenfingers), John Vincent (member of BNDfC Partnership Board).

Part 1: Burngreave in the 90s and the Arrival of New Deal for Communities Part 1

Part 2: Projects Funded by New Deal for Communities Part 2

Part 3: The Riddle of the Finances Part 3

Part 4: Community Coherence Put to the Test Part 4

Part 5: The Relationship Between Burngreave Community Action Forum and New Deal for Communities Part 5

Part 6: BNDfC’s Performance Rated Part 6

Part 7: From Conception to Implementation: General Reflections on New Deal for Communities Part 7

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*Eirini Apostolidou graduated from Panteion University in Athens, Greece, with a B.A. in Political Science & History in 2005. After graduating she worked at newspapers as a journalist and sub-editor. Since November 2008 she volunteers for SheffieldLive! 93.2FM as both a producer and a presenter.

Jeff Halper and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign

On the fourth of September Jeff Halper visited Sheffield to participate at a public meeting organized by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Jeff is the director of the Israeli Committee against House Demolition (ICAHD). In his speech he gave an account of the territorial expansion of the Israeli control and the tools used for this purpose: the construction of new settlements and the demolition of Palestinian homes. He explained that this is no side aspect of the conflict, but a central one, namely the one which most than anything undermines the viability of a future Palestinian state. Jeff also introduced the audience to ICAHD’s work. Musheir El Farra, chair of the Sheffield PSC, opened the meeting.

The team from Communities Live (broadcast every weekday from 12 till 1pm) was at the meeting, and presented the highlights a few days later:

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Carol Ann Duffy Speaks to Sheffield Live!

On the 1st of May 2009 Carol Ann Duffy succeeded Andrew Motion to become Britains first female and openly homosexual poet laureate. She was in Sheffield to read for the New Ground event at the University of Sheffield.

Communities Live!’s Harriet Cross and Lauren Anderson from the Sheffield University Press Office spoke to her earlier this week about her life, her work and the weather!

Carol Ann Duffy

The Lord Mayor Visits Sheffield Live!

Recently, we were very pleased to welcome Sheffield’s new mayor; Cllr Graham Oxley into Sheffield Live! for an interview with Irini Apostolidou from Communities Live!, our daily news programme about Sheffield.

During their discussions, Irini asked Mr Oxley about his involvement in politics, the Lord Mayor’s responsibilities, the city of Sheffield and the council’s overall performance.

The interview was first broadcast on the 9th June, in the Tuesday edition of ‘Communities Live!’ at 12pm and repeated the same day at 5pm.

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Love Lord of the Rings?

The Hunt for Gollum is a 40 minute fan film, inspired by the appendices of JRR Tolkein’s classic trilogy, ‘The Lord of the Rings’.

The film tells the tale of Aragorn as he searches for Gollum, after Gandalf realizes that someone else knows the whereabouts of the ‘one ring’.

Chris Bouchard, the writer-director, assembled a team of dedicated cast and crew and began filming around Wales and Epping Forest. In the process creating an epic 40 minute film which had a total budget of around £3,000 (compared with £190million spent making the three The Lord Of The Rings films). The movie recently had its world premiere at the Sci-Fi Film Festival in London and played to universal praise.

The film is completely non-commercial and can be viewed in full at www.thehuntforgollum.com

Communities Live!’s Fabian Beckett spoke to Sheffield based actor, Adrian Webster about his starring role in the film as Aragorn and what fans can expect from this exciting new independent film.

Fabian Beckett Interviews Adrian Webster

John Higgins Talks to Sheffield Live!

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This year, John Higgins won his third ‘World Snooker Championship’ in front of an excited audience at the Sheffield Crucible. A few days later he spoke to Paul Gregory and Kevin Resley from our flagship news program ‘Communities Live’ and discussed the challenge of winning a third world title and why Sheffield is so important to the sport of snooker.

You can listen back to the full recording now by visiting our brand new interview section.

Communities Live! in the Winter Gardens

Sheffield Live! gets in amongst the public this week in a special outside broadcast from the Winter Garden.

The station’s flagship programme, ‘Communities Live!’ will hit the airwaves every weekday between 12 and 1pm from an open-air studio in the Winter Garden, to support Sheffield Live’s Spring Fundraising appeal.

This is a fantastic opportunity to see Sheffield’s newest radio station in action, as volunteers from the local community put their radio training into practice, in full view of the public. It is also an opportunity to find out more about Sheffield Live! and how you can get involved.

Look out for interviews with local councilors, movers and shakers from Sheffield’s community and voluntary sector, snooker celebrities and performances from local musicians.

Monday’s programme featured Sangita Basudev – Chief Executive of Sheffield Live! 93.2FM, Lee Adams – Deputy Chief Executive of Sheffield City Council, Cllr Sylvia Dunkley – Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Streetscene and Sheffield’s premier Latin American band, ‘Son Para Todos’

Tuesday’s programme will feature Cllr Bob McCann – Cabinet Member for housing and sustainable, safer communities, Colin Humphries – World Snooker Referee, a performance from local band ‘Pink Sharabang’, Kate Hewitt – Head of Programming at The Harley Hotel and Dan Clayton, front man of up and coming band ‘The Yell’

Coming up in the rest of the week are Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed – Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Local Environment, Noel Sharkey – Professor of Robotics at the University of Sheffield and presenter of Sheffield Live’s ‘Sound of Science’ and Cllr Sylvia Anginotti – Cabinet Member for Employment and Enterprise.

If you miss any of the shows live, then you can always listen back to them in our Podcast Section

Monday: Live in the Winter Gardens

Sylvia Dunkley Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure
Latin American band, ‘Son Para Todos’
Lee Adams, Deputy, Chief Executive of Sheffield City Council
The Communities Live! team with Sangita Basudev

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Tuesday: Live in the Winter Gardens

Bob McCann, cabinet member for housing and sustainable
Live music by ‘Pink Sharabang’ in the ‘Winter Gardens’
Colin Humphries, snooker referee at the ‘World Championships’

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