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Community

Free cuppa for a story

A pop up shop on The Moor is celebrating the people of Sheffield and their stories. You can walk in to the cafe and get a free cuppa in exchange for telling a story or two. The Bare Project is a local theatre company which has temporarily taken over the old Woolworths on The Moor.  They are collecting the stories and memories of people,  who go in to the cafe,  in exchange for a cuppa.  Some of the stories will be turned in to a performance by local playwrights while others will be put in to an archive.

City centre improvements

Businesses in Sheffield City centre who have a rateable value of over £30,000 could end up paying a levy that would go towards making improvements in the area.  The Sheffield Business Improvement District (BID) is a collaboration between the private and public sectors and could see up to four million pounds of investment going in to improving the City Centre over a five year period.

Story telling cloak

People are being given the chance to put images that they have created from their favourite books on to a story telling cloak. The cloak is worn by Genevieve who was created by Jean Compton a local community artisit.

Jenny Newton reports for Sheffield Live!

New enterprise support

A new space has opened in Sheffield city centre aimed at encouraging people to work collaboratively. Union Street is offering hot desking space to enable people who are setting up their own businesses and normally work in isolation to work together.

Hong Kong: Students speak out

A pro democracy student group is holding a peaceful protest in Hong Kong. We talked to two students, Cecilia and Kelvin, who are living and studying in Sheffield. We asked them how the situation is affecting them and their friends and families back in Hong Kong. The protests started when the Chinese Government announced that they were going to vet all candidates who were going to stand for election in Hong Kong.

Green Top Circus

Green Top Circus was set up nearly 20 years ago and since then has been holding workshops for local people to learn how to do everything from juggling to aerial acrobatics.

David Richards reports for Sheffield Live!

Promoting gas safety

Gas safety week was launched today at The Moor Markets in Sheffield. The Road Show promotes gas and appliance safety awareness to the people of Sheffield.

Gas Safety Week is a national event which highlights the importance of checking gas appliances and making sure that people are safe in their homes.

Russell Kramer, CEO of Gas Safe Register, talks about why holding events like this are important.

Rachel Vine and David Richards report.

Wargamers raise thousands for Cancer charity

This weekend a 24 hour Macmillan Cancer charity fundraising event took place in Sheffield. Sheffield Live! went along to speak with organisers and participants, including Chris Murdock of Outpost Wargaming and Dave Wilkinson of Wargamers Against All Cancer (WAAC).

Shot and Edited by Jonathan Harrold. Voiceover: Vicky Kilby

Duke Street centre gets makeover

Last week, a group of youth from Sheffield United FC’s National Citizenship Service programme embarked on a mission to renovate Duke Street Community Centre in Park Hill. Young people aged 15-17 took up the challenge to give the centre a well needed make over, and during the week took part in various fundraisers to raise money for the project.

The NCS is a government-funded scheme, which is being delivered by several Sheffield organisations including Sheffield United FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC. The scheme offers other programmes around the country every year.

Shot and Edited by Jonathan Harrold. Voiceover: Vicky Kilby