Charity unleashed Sheffield voucher book

Is this the best £50 you could spend in Sheffield? At the Tramlines festival I saw a stall selling a book of Charity unleashed vouchers but was a bit sceptical. I’ve since seen a bit of online and press coverage about the book, but it is only since speaking to friends that I’ve realised just [...]

Sheffield on Twitter – update seven

June 2009 update Here are this month’s additions to the list of Sheffield people and organisations of interest on  Twitter, with perhaps the most notable being the addition of the council (@SCCPressOffice). The full directory can be found on the Sheffield Twitter users page. Sheffield city council press office – the council’s press office @SCCPressOffice [...]

Sheffield daily photo blog

A picture a day from the steel city If you like photos of Sheffield then this new photo blog and Twitter account is worth following. It does what it says on the tin: each day a new photo of the city is posted with accompanying comments giving some background information and related links. Recent entries [...]

Sheffield on Twitter – update six

May 2009 update 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. Rocket – Broomhill-based design agency http://twitter.com/rcktsheffield University of Sheffield – the  university‘s central Twitter account http://twitter.com/sheffielduni Article – pop culture magazine http://twitter.com/articlemagazine Crucible [...]

Sheffield on Twitter – update five

April 2009 update Here are this month’s additions to the list of Sheffield people and organisations of interest on the microblogging site Twitter. The full directory can be found on the Sheffield Twitter users page. Pete McKee – much-loved Sheffield artist http://twitter.com/PeteMcKee Sensoria – annual festival of music and film http://twitter.com/SensoriaFest Capture my life – [...]

What does Sheffield look like at 4am?

Take a photo of the city in the early hours of the morning You may have heard of the Birmingham-based 4am project that aims to gather a collection of photos from around the world that were taken at 4am. The project is building up to 4 April 2009, where the plan is to get people [...]

Pictures of Sheffield in the Design Cities photography competition

Is Sheffield a design city? People have been submitting pictures of Sheffield for the Design Cities photography competition set up by the Design museum, Flickr and magazine Don’t panic. The idea is that people submit urban photos of contemporary design, architecture, furniture, vehicles, technology or fashion to the Design Cities Flickr group. 20 photos from [...]

Photos from a Sheffield crane

What would you risk to get the perfect shot? I stumbled across this wonderful photo of the Peace gardens the other day, taken from an unusual elevation: It is part of a set by a photographer called The Revolution who appears to have scaled one of the cranes adjacent to the Winter gardens in order [...]

Sheffield on Twitter – an update

Who’s new? Back in June I did a round-up of how Sheffield people and organisations are using the micro-blogging site Twitter, which became the basis for the Sheffield Twitter users page. I’ve had another look to see who or what else from the city has popped up in Twitter. Some of these accounts seem a [...]

City of Sheffield walkabout – a photo tour (photos)

A collection of images comparing 1970s Sheffield and the city centre in 2008 I previously wrote about the fascinating 1970s council publication that I got my hands on a few months ago. Produced by the Sheffield City Promotions Committee, it offered visitors a guided tour of the town centre featuring commentary, photos and a map, [...]

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