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It’s a bumper month

Here are this month’s additions to the list of Sheffield people and organisations of interest on  Twitter. The full directory can be found on the Sheffield Twitter users page.

There is also a Twitter list of people and organisations in Sheffield in Twitter.

BBC South Yorkshire news
@BBCSY

North west Sheffield news blog
@nwsheffield

Hantu collective – illustration-based clothing label
@HantuCollective

Arcade – shop in Forum
@ilovethearcade

City of sanctuary – a movement to build a culture of hospitality for people seeking sanctuary in the UK
@CityofSanctuary

Rutland arms – pub
@rutlandarms

Stock room – music venue
@thestockroom

Thee Sheffield photographic corporation – record label
@theespc

Lovebytes – digital art and creativity
@lovebytes

Platillos restaurant/bar
@platillos_sheff

Pictures of Sheffield – Facebook photography group
http://twitter.com/picturesofsheff

Sheffield is my planet – climate change campaign
@sheffismyplanet

Bromheads – band (formerly Bromheads jacket)
@bromheads

Sheffield five-a-side – attempt to break football world record
@Sheffield5aside

Wildago – artist
@wildago

Paul Bell music – singer/songwriter
@paulbellmusic

Boiler room – digital agency
@boilerroomdig

Taptivate – iPhone app creators
@taptivate

Planet terror – record label
@ptrecs

Westside – magazine
@WestsideMag

Digital entrepreneurs – business support programme
@talkelectric

Murmur music
@murmurmusic

Sheffield rock – Sheffield music scene news
@SheffieldRock

Sheffield shop – shopping in town and Meadowhall
@sheffieldshop

Meadowhell – your very own shopping hell
@Meadowhell

High storrs school
@highstorrs

First point for business
@SheffBusiness

Vivid creative – agency
@Vivid_Creative

Danstyled – web design
@Danstyled

Endcliffe church
@endcliffechurch

Graves park
@GravesParkSheff

Birchenall howden ltd – information, communication, technology
@unravellingtech

Regional magazine company
@RegionalMagCo

Sheffield chamber of commerce and industry
@sheffchamber

20TwentyAerials – aerial installations
@20TwentyAerials

Northern lights – performing arts company
@N0RTHERN_LIGHTS

Alpharooms – Sheffield-based travel agent
@alpharooms

SYDataCentre – web hosting
@SYDataCentre

Sheffield walkers – walking group
@Sheffwalkers

Sheffield sci-fi group
@sheffsfgroup

NHS Sheffield
@NHS_Sheffield

Animat – electronic duo
@Animat_music

Happy caffeine – websites
@happycaffeine

Paul Walker – BBC Sheffield’s sports editor
@Walkerpw

Sunflour – cakes, pies and breads
@sunflourhelen

All that promotions – music and event promotion
@atpsheffield

Michael Harding – writer, producer, musician and DJ
@the_only_m

Holmes rentals – accommodation
@HolmesRentals

jessicaennis.net – updates from Jessica’s official site
@JessicaEnnisNet

New leaf salad – Sheffield university’s salad bar
@NewLeafSalad

Kowalski – band
@KowalskiUK

The 10p mixes – band
@the10pmixes

Creative exchange: South Yorkshire (CESY) and the Cube – projects of the Cultural industries quarter (CIQ) agency
@CESYandTheCube

Impact Sheffield – Sheffield university research
@IMPACTSheffield

Pipeten – managed host provider
@pipeten

Event catering
@CocoCatering

Little mischiefs – stuff for babies
@LittleMischiefs

Marmalade sun – band
@marmaladesun

BTCV enterprises
@BessemerHouse

uLetStudents – accommodation for students
@uLetStudents

Joe Whittaker – web design
@hellojoew

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Gumtree wants your help

Classifieds and community website Gumtree has recently launched a local experts section within their forum and they are looking for people to be local community champions, dispensing advice, wisdom and tips to other visitors to the site.

They have been in touch as they are specifically looking for someone to look after the Sheffield section:

How it would work is simple: we would create a new section for Sheffield within the Gumtree Local Experts Forums and would put you in charge of it. We will take care of all the management of it (so you don’t have to) and we’ll work with you to help start conversations, encourage people to discuss local issues and we’ll also be doing a lot of work to drive local residents through to your area of the forum. There’s no commitment, cost or demands on your time – all we ask is that you drop by from time-to-time and join in the discussion.

It isn’t a paid role, but if you’re interested then contact kris_nordgren.gumtree@intelligentconversation.co.uk.

Other platforms are available

If you stumbled across this blog online then you may be interested to know that you can also follow it on Twitter and Facebook.

As well as the main blog posts, both of these sites have quick updates giving links to extra Sheffield bits and bobs on the internet and in the news that are of interest but I haven’t had time to do a proper blog post for.

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You’ve seen the street art, but have you got the tshirt and heard the song?

If you like your local memorabilia then available now from Lex records is this South Yorks tshirt from Sheffield street artist Kid acne.

And have you heard this South Yorks song, too?

Win one of two NYPC tshirts

Bit of an unusual post this, but on 25 February New young pony club are headlining and curating a gig at Bungalows and bears and to mark the occasion I’ve been offered two tshirts to give away.

It is part of a promotional thing where bands take control of the Topman CTRL website and place their music influences on there.

This month is New young pony club’s turn and as well as picking the support line-up for the special Sheffield show (the Invisible, the Laurel collective, Run hide survive and Children for breakfast), they have also designed a tshirt.

I’ve got two to give away, so to be in with a chance to win one, answer the following question using the form below (not the comments box at the bottom of the page):

Before it became Bungalows and bears, what was the Division street pub known as?

I’ll pick two winners at random on Friday 26 February.

You might recognise New young pony club’s most well-known song Ice cream, which was also used in car an advert last year.

The city’s culture debate

A free event is taking place this month at the City hall which will see a panel discuss what makes a city a great cultural destination and why is culture important:

As Sheffield bids to become the first UK city of culture 2013, we bring together a diverse panel of national and international cultural figures to discuss the role of culture in defining a city – both in Sheffield and on an international scale.

The line-up currently includes Jon McClure from Reverend and the makers, Emmy award-winning Jamaican writer and poet Kwame Dawes, the BBC’s Paulette Edwards, Museums Sheffield chair Sandra Newton and Mark Jones, founder of Wall of sound record label. There will be a Q&A afterwards, as well as an acoustic set from the Reverend.

I’m guessing that the outcomes of this debate may go on to inform the detail of our city of culture bid, should we make the shortlist. Last week, a Sheffield Telegraph article gave an indication of some of the creative and cultural assets on which our bid would be based:

• the foundations laid by Sheffield theatres, the Museums and galleries trust and Sheffield international venues
• the city’s festivals – including a possible new festival centre in a landmark location
• our creative population (7.2% of the workforce), including the digital economy and independent film
• mass participation events based on ideas from the people of the city
• established and emerging music artists performing gigs in unusual locations
• a possible resident orchestra for of Sheffield
• a base for visual arts

If shortlisted, does Sheffield have a good chance of becoming the UK’s first city of culture? I’d say we have more chance than Barnsley but I wonder whether some of the culture that Sheffield does best is perhaps not mainstream enough to appeal to the panel that will decide.

For example, I know many people who enjoy the Kid acne artwork around town and the word-of-mouth gig and club nights, but is this the sort of thing they will be looking for? Or will the lottery-funded cultural facilities remain the cornerstone of our bid? The likes of the Millennium galleries undoubtedly make Sheffield a better city but I can’t help thinking the heart and soul of the city’s cultural scene is to be found elsewhere.

Hopefully the ‘ideas from the people of the city’ project would help ensure that our bid does indeed capture the full breadth of Sheffield’s cultural offering, both traditional and non-traditional.

The 14 bids on the table are due to be whittled down to a shortlist of five by Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, free tickets for the Culture debate event are available from the City hall box office.

Developing renewable energy projects across Sheffield

If you’re concerned about maintaining a low carbon future for yourself and the city then Sheffield renewables will be of interest.

This volunteer-led organisation is launching community-funded renewable energy generation projects in and around Sheffield. They are encouraging people to adapt their lifestyles and adopt new technologies to drive the city towards a low carbon future in a way that will bring benefits to both Sheffield and its people.

One of their projects is a hydro power scheme at Kelham island and there are plenty of ways to get involved, whether it is through volunteering, investing or general support.

You can also keep in touch with Sheffield renewables via their website, email newsletter,  Twitter and Facebook.

Sheffield renewables