Sheffield Council have teamed up with Voluntary Action Sheffield, community organisations, faith groups and businesses to open up libraries, community centres and other buildings to provide warm spaces for people during the day. The aim is to offer a place to drop in and have a hot drink, meet other people and take part in activities during the day without having the cost of putting on home heating. Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jalloh spoke to Councillor Mazher Iqbal.
Sheffield’s National Emergency Services Museum has won a national award as the UK’s most family friendly museum. The independent museum faced closure following the Covid-19 lockdown period and was saved by a crowdfunding campaign. Among its exhibitions and features are historical vehicles and equipment includin a fire pump dating back to 1710. Sheffield Live! reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to Helen Shepherd, marketing coordinator at the National Emergency Services Museum.
A community repair service shop has opened in Abbeyfield Park House, Burngreave, to offer low cost repairs of all sorts of broken items that might otherwise go to waste. Reyt Repairs is a social enterprise set up to support repair and re-use of broken items for just a small repair charge. Sheffield Live! reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to Gareth Coleman, director of Reyt Repairs.
Sharrow’s autumn carnival parade is set to return on 4 November with activities in Highfield Adventure Playground from 4pm and a lantern parade around the streets of Sharrow. The family event, organised by community arts group Ignite Imaginations with Sharrow Community Forum, is free and will feature fire spinners, entertainment and hot food. Sheffield Live! reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to Louisa Golob of Ignite Imaginations.
The Pakistani community in Sheffield have raised over £20,000 to help flood victims in Northern Pakistan whose houses and crops were washed away after a heavy downpour in August. On Sunday a group of community elders gathered at the Pakistan Muslim Centre on Woodburn road, where a cheque for £20,000 was handed to UK charity Edhi International Foundation to continue its work in helping flood victims in Pakistan. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
As-Salaam Foodbank is appealing for volunteer cooks to join the charity and help with the preparation of hot meals to serve the city’s most vulnerable. The charity, formed in 2008 and has been providing fresh food and hot meal packages to families across the city but, as demand for its services has soared due to the cost of living crisis, the group is looking to recruit more cooks. Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jalloh spoke to Shafiq Mohammed, founder of As-Salaam Foodbank.
Sheffield indie band, Little Man Tate, made their Tramlines main stage debut at Hillsborough on Saturday. Ahead of the gig, band members Maz Marriott and Ben Surtees spoke to Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jalloh.
Tramlines Festival has announced an open invitation to new acts who want to perform at the festival this year. Festival organisers are looking to bring in more new talent from the local community. Sheffield Live! reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to Alex Deadman, regional media officer for Tramlines.
The licence to operate a new digital audio broadcasting (DAB) service for Sheffield and Rotherham has been awarded to a partnership of community media organisations including Sheffield Live. Shefcast Digital promises to bring around 25 new local, community and specialist radio services to digital radio audience. Azz Mohammed spoke to Sangita Basudev, chief executive of Sheffield Live and one of the founding directors of Shefcast Digital.
The heavy snow fall on Thursday caused disruption across Sheffield but councillors and local residents got out their shovels to help with snowbound vehicles. Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jalloh spoke to Crookes Councillor Tim Huggan.