The #Ill_legalhighs campaign launched back in early October by Dr Alan Billings and supported by each of the five South Yorkshire football clubs has proved very successful on social media, reaching over 2.4 million Twitter accounts in its first week. Sheffield Live was at Barnsley football club as the campaign continues…
People from different faith organisations in Sheffield and members of the public were invited to take part in a Peace and Unity walk around the city centre. They were standing in solidarity to remember the one hundred and thirty people who lost their lives in Paris, and those who died in other recent attacks. They went from the Town Hall, towards Tudor Square then back round to the City Hall, stopping on the way for quiet moments of reflection.
Christmas celebrations have officially begun in Sheffield today. The main Christmas lights have been switched on in the Peace Gardens by John Birkhill who takes part in many events to raise money for cancer charity, Mac Millan. This comes after a social media campaign for him to push the plunger on the cities’ lights. Bands have been performing in the Peace Gardens throughout the day. People have been getting involved in the Christmas party, at ‘Christmas Light’s and The Moor.’ The event included rides, Santa, reindeer and a real life nativity.
Junior doctors and members of the public took part in a ‘Meet the Doctors’ event in Barkers Pool today. The grassroots movement says the Government’s proposals for a seven day NHS is not fair and not safe. This comes after plans for a new contract which would implement a seven day service of the NHS. Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt has already offered an eleven percent pay rise for junior doctors, and a number of concessions. As part of a national campaign, Junior Doctors were encouraging the public here in Sheffield to sign the petition, and have a photo taken to share on social media.
Hundreds of people took part in a rally in Sheffield today, to call on the Government to take action and save the British steel industry. The Trade Union Council, steel workers from across the country and their families marched from Tudor Square to the City Hall, where they heard from a number of speakers. Thousands of job cuts have already been announced in Scunthorpe, Teeside and Lanarkshire. The TUC fear more cuts will hit South Yorkshire.
People gathered in the Peace Gardens to mark World Prematurity Day. Around one in ten babies worldwide are born prematurely. Landmarks around the world have turned purple to raise awareness, remember those who have lost babies, and celebrate the children who have survived. Julie Bathie, a Senior sister of the Neo Natal unit at Jessops Wing, organised the event in the Peace Gardens.
Sheffield joins millions of people across the world to have a minute silence at 11am this morning to stand in solidarity with the french people, after the simultaneous terror attacks in Paris on Friday evening that left at least one hundred and twenty nine people dead and more than three hundred and fifty injured.
A women’s football team by the the name of Alternative football club in Sheffield have been donating food on their home matches to various food banks across the city to help tackle food poverty in the city.
For Children in Need, Meadowhall hosted a Skate A Thon to raise money for the charity. The centre invited lots of people including Sheffield’s Lord Mayor, Talib Hussain, retailers and customers to challenge themselves by skating on what they referred to eight hour relay to help raise thousands of pounds. Darren Pearce, the centre director was there to take part…
The Special Olympics will be making it’s way to Sheffield in 2017, it will be the 10th in history of the organisation and the second to be held in Sheffield. It is the largest registered charity providing year-round sports training and competition opportunities for people with learning disabilities. Almost 1.2 million people in the UK which is 2% of the population are affected. Well Sheffield United’s Brammall Lane will be the host of the opening ceremony and Dave McCarthy from the Blades has been speaking about it…