The Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby National Championships were taking place at the English Institute of Sport this weekend. The game began in Canada in 1977, but has become more popular in recent years. 8 rolling substitutes make up squads of 12, with 4 players on court per team at any time. The aim is to get the ball across the opponents goal line.
The public have been able to find out more about discoveries and medical research from the University of Sheffield, and get involved in interactive activities in The Moor market this weekend. It was all part of the ‘Life: A Festival of Health, from Head to Toe,’ which celebrates the medicine, dentistry and health research taking place in Sheffield.
Over this weekend, people in Rotherham have been getting involved in cleaning up the local community. Whilst council staff and partner organisations used specialist technical equipment to clean the streets, volunteers and staff from local businesses picked up litter in the town centre. Community clean ups have already taken place in Maltby, Thurcroft, Eastwood and Wath. They come ahead of the ‘Right Royal Vintage Hop’ event in June, which links with the Queen’s official 90th birthday weekend. It’s all part of a national scheme to keep towns and cities clean.
South Yorkshire’s very own Ray Hearne visited the Sheffield Live! studios. As well as performing a couple of songs he spoke to us about his influences and what inspires him to write.
Now many film makers are making more and more films in Yorkshire. Up North is another but this time it’s a series that’s been filmed by Steve Call Productions. Dean Sills is an actor and writer who wrote the script as well as acted in the production. Azz Mohammed caught up with the Sheffield actor earlier to find out more about it.
The more of these pop-punk gigs I attend at Corporation, the more madly I fall in the love with the genre and all of the wonderful things it has to offer.
Having only listened to Patent Pending in passing previously, I entered the room without any expectations. I sometimes find this is the best method when I’ll be writing a review because it means I don’t wander in already thinking “I am bound to enjoy this.”
Each track encouraged movement and a great sense of ‘togetherness’ flooded the room. The group even covered the theme tune from The Big Bang Theory (originally by the Barenaked Ladies) which went down an absolute treat.
The showmanship was unsurpassable, with heaps of audience interaction (including a crowd swimming competition with Joe Ragosta and his younger brother!) and jokes rolling one after the other, it was such an enthralling atmosphere and there was not a single second I did not feel captivated and excited.
There are very few things that are comparable to the sense of community and belonging at a pop-punk concert with a band like Patent Pending. They speak from the heart and deliver messages that are meaningful and have purpose, that does not mean to say that they are serious – these guys are anything but – however, they are genuine guys who never stray from this which can be so easy to do once you find yourself in the limelight.
Please please follow the guys on Twitter @PTPGOfficial and as always a huge thanks and shout out to my favourite alternative venue in Sheffield Corporation.
Twenty seven years ago today Liverpool were playing Notts Forest in the FA cup semi final. By the time the final whisle should have been blown 82 people had lost their lives 790 were injuried 14 of whom would not make it back home alive. Today we joined with the people of Liverpool to remember the 96 who lost their lives, 776 who were physically injured and the countless who were affected by what has now become known as the Hillsborough disaster.
A female police officer remains in hospital with serious injuries, after an incident in Gleadless last night. The Sheffield PC suffered multiple serious injuries whilst responding to a domestic incident, where a man was armed with an axe. Four other officers were also injured during the incident.
On Sunday, thousands of runners of all ages and abilities waited for the count down to this year’s Plusnet half marathon. One hour later John Franklin the winner arrived through Penistone street to the finish lines and the Sheffield Live crew caught up with the winner and the runner up.
On Saturday, hundreds of protesters marched from Devonshire green to Bakerspool to protest against what they described as the government’s spending cuts and the deliberate attempt to move away jobs from Sheffield to London. They were joined by many local MP’s and Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell.