I love the Christmas lights in Sheffield this year.

Especially the trees at the top of Fargate and in Leah’s Yard.

Runner Scott Graham with fridge on his back above Sheffield skyline. Photo by Ellen Beardmore

Why run the #Sheffield 10K tomorrow with a fridge on your back? @e-beardmore.bsky.social has the story. Subscribe for all the out there news - open.substack.com/pub/abitblac...

If I had a pound…

No need for Glastonbury FOMO here.
Our final Friday lineup has it all, including brilliant singer-songwriter Nadine Shah before she heads down to Worthy Farm 💅
There's also food, nature, film, performance and a late-night party.
Several events are nearly full so snap up tickets now: bit.ly/3IhrfEV

Our tenth festival is live ⚡
We can’t believe how far we’ve come.
Be part of this extra-special, electrifying celebration of sanctuary in Sheffield with 9 days of incredible arts events, from music to theatre, food to film.
And it all starts tonight, at our opening party.
Tickets: bit.ly/446Ahfl

Cornwall seagull sips man's coffee before stealing his mug Darren Pardoe was installing anti-bird spikes in a Cornish town before the encounter.

Seagull drinks coffee, steals mug of man installing anti-bird spikes
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A wholesome Saturday in Sheffield...

Arts and crafts fans, we have the perfect day for you. On June 21 you can enjoy:

🏺Ceramics workshops
🎨 A Sanctuary Artists Workshop
✂️ Learning the ancient art of Chinese paper-cutting

Free tickets are available for the last two. Tickets: bit.ly/43XB1U3

Spot the giraffe in Sheffield city centre 👀

Thanks for the opportunity to write about the inspirational book Ultra Women: The Trailblazers defying sexism in sport.

Hoping to write about more Sheffield running stories soon!

Everyone wants our brochure this year 👀
Here's @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social browsing our new, tenth-year anniversary festival programme as part of his visit to Sheffield.
The independent MP was at Sadacca - also the home of our opening/closing parties - for We Demand Change: Summit of Resistance.

Love it.

A picture from my run pitstop in Sheffield General Cemetery yesterday.

I think that’s the Royal Hallamshire Hospital peeking out from the foliage.

Powerful, authentic and our headliner! 🌟
After years of admiring her work, we're beyond thrilled to bring singer-songwriter Nadine Shah to our tenth-anniversary Sheffield festival.

Love getting to walk past this gorgeous cherry blossom every day

The annual duck race at Endcliffe Park in Sheffield 🦆

Got to love these quirky Easter traditions.

Migration Matters Events — Migration Matters Festival Welcome to our 8th year celebration of sanctuary in the Steel City. You’re going to love it!

And so many other incredible, international artists.

Tickets for all events are now live!
Visit migrationmattersfestival.co.uk/programme to browse the full programme or book a best-value festival pass to see everything.
This is the big one - don’t miss out.

We’ll be welcoming:

Mercury Prize-nominated singer-songwriter Nadine Shah

Electronic legends Asian Dub Foundation on their 30th anniversary tour
British-Moroccan comedian Fatiha Elghorri

Contemporary art duo Ghost and John

Mesmerising Tanzanian band The Zawose Queens

This is not a drill…

Yup, it’s here.
And we’re gassed to officially drop the phenomenal first lineup for 2025, the big one, our 🌟TENTH-ANNIVERSARY🌟 #Sheffield festival celebrating sanctuary.

Wow well done David! Testament to all your hard work.

Fantastic in-depth read on the Sheffield firm behind Adolescence ⬇️

Ten years of celebrating sanctuary in Sheffield 👀

What a day at the Sheffield Half Marathon!
Our Concerteenies charity team has raised £6K+ so far.

Amazing support all the way round and it definitely felt extra busy this year.

Hillsborough Park looking glorious this afternoon.

You could feel the mood of the nation lifting by about 80 points.

Parrot Paradise: the boom in Sheffield’s parakeet population “They’re from Mick Jagger’s aviary, did you know?”

Latest piece for subscribers to @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social - www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/parrot-parad...

Jet-setting great-great-grandmother Joyce Eileen Slater celebrates 100th birthday She’s travelled all over the world and loves a good social, but great-great grandmother Joyce Eileen Slater, 100, has only ever had eyes for Sheffield.

What a lovely 100th story - happy birthday to jet-setting Sheffielder Joyce!

I wonder how long 100th birthdays will still be news?

Very small! When I was diagnosed, there was also a BBC reporter who’d had an AC so much more common than you might think.

mural of a woman peering over the top of her sunglasses, hair tied into a tight bun

Great to see Graffitiforu back in Sheffield to create this beauty. 😍

Details: streetartsheffield.com/gallery/graf...

#Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #GraffitiArt #SheffieldStreetArt

I also had an acoustic neuroma, which was removed at the Hallamshire, and have been deaf in one ear since.

What an amazing neurology department they have there - we are so lucky in Sheffield to have it.

World hearing day: living with tinnitus I’ve been living with tinnitus since 2005, from the day my son was born

Today is World Hearing Day, and March is also Brain Tumour Awareness Month.

So, here's a personal piece from our editor-in-chief that covers both subjects, and what it's like living with tinnitus!

By Louise Houghton

#AcousticNeuroma #WorldHearingDay #Tinnitus
@louisehoughton.bsky.social