What is Sheffield’s USP?

What should we be known for? @DarrenBristow from Sheffield design agency Quba tweeted a question yesterday: Sheffield is a rich city , but what is it’s USP? What would you like it to be known for? I always thought that in terms of money, Sheffield was quite a poor place. But we have plenty of [...]

Sheffield on Twitter – update nine

August 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. Paul Scriven – leader of Sheffield city council @Paulscriven Jon McClure – Reverend and the Makers front man @JonMcClure Cocoa  – chocolate shop [...]

Tramlines 2009 – looking back

A few thoughts on Sheffield music city So the dust has settled on the first Tramlines festival and the general consensus seems to be that it was one of the best all-round weekends that Sheffield has seen for many years. The atmosphere around town was electric, particularly in the Devonshire quarter where the pubs were [...]

Is Sheffield really the greenest city in England?

Finding the evidence Sheffielders are rightly proud of their city and are always happy to extol its virtues at any opportunity. One thing in particular that we have all heard and seen written countless times before is that Sheffield is England’s – and if not the UK’s or even Europe’s – greenest city. But is [...]

Tramlines 2009, part of Sheffield music city

Finding out what is on where and when I searched online for ‘Sheffield music city’ yesterday and saw that this blog came up first in the results, so thought I’d better post a few more details for anyone who is wanting information. A steady trickle of performers and events are being announced for the festival, [...]

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 [...]

The day that Sheffield moved

Last weekend’s flash mob/fitness event in Sheffield On Saturday people gathered in Barker’s pool for another flash mob-style event, this time with aim of getting the people of Sheffield moving. It was the unofficial follow-up to The day Sheffield stood still, where over 1,000 people stood motionless in the Peace gardens for five minutes back [...]

Sheffield music listings websites

Three more what’s on sites for the city Last October I did a round-up of general what’s on event sites for Sheffield and now there are a further three music listings websites to add to the list: Off the beaten track features gigs and events that you might not know about. It also tries to [...]

The story of Sheffield film for Sheffield storytellers event

Another promotional video commissioned by Creative Sheffield Just thought I would post this in case anyone missed it last summer. It is a two-minute film  for ‘Sheffield Storytellers’ launch event at Sheffield City Hall in June last year. City development company Creative Sheffield commissioned creative agency Human to produce it.

Electric works slide on CBS news

Coverage of the Sheffield office building in Britain and beyond Over the last few days, the Electric works slide has appeared all over the UK media. Although a bit of a gimmick, it looks like the ‘building with a twist’ (as it has been called in most reports) is succeeding in further promoting the city, [...]

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