Sheffield Pride 2010

Saturday 26 June, Endcliffe park Just a reminder that today sees Sheffield Pride 2010 take place in Endcliffe park. This is the third year that the city has hosted a major Pride event and it continues to grow. With the weather looking good, there is no reason why this year’s won’t be the biggest yet. [...]

Regeneration song

Film about Sheffield’s Stag works To quote the YouTube blurb from Sort of films: Sheffield’s Stag works is a decaying, crumbling curiosity with a fascinating place in the city’s cultural and industrial heritage. As the old workshops and artisans give way to new music studios and artists, the building bears witness to a tapestry of [...]

Sheffield city of culture video

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Shopaholic’s guide to 1970s Sheffield talk and Reel monty screening

More 1970s nostalgia Continuing the 1970s theme from the previous post, an upcoming event will celebrate the recent history of Sheffield with a film screening and illustrated talk in the cathedral. The event on 3 June is organised by Sheffield university as part of a summer art and music festival and includes a screening of [...]

Threads

Sheffield, as devastated by a nuclear attack A few weeks ago I finally got round to watching Threads. If, like me, you are too young to remember it from when originally broadcast, it is a 1984 TV play that depicts the effect of a nuclear attack on the country, and in particular Sheffield. Given the [...]

The big freeze from the air

Aerial shots of Sheffield and beyond This ITN video of  the current snowy conditions includes shots of Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough stadium the Cadbury factory, as well as the Emmerdale set and Harewood house.

Sheffield and Meadowhall Christmas TV ads

Selling shopping The council and Meadowhall have made adverts for the Christmas season. Brace yourselves for the coach-loads of Londoners descending on the Moor to finish their Christmas shopping.

Forgotten Sheffield bands: the Suncharms

Sheffield’s shoegazers The Suncharms were part of Sheffield’s contribution to the shoegazing music scene of the late 80s/early 90s. Shoegazing is characterised spacey tones, a groovy feel and melodic vocals often buried in a wall of fuzzy guitars. Notable bands of the genre include Ride, Catherine wheel and Chapterhouse, and although not as successful, those [...]

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 [...]

Pyjama jump video documentary

Channel 4 documentary of the 1995 event Do you remember the infamous pyjama jump? For one night during November, students from the university would embark on an almighty pub crawl cross-dressed only in nightwear. On the advice of the police and with the safety of students in mind, it was bought to an end in [...]

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