The Convention and Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the youth wing of the Green Party in England and Wales is held this year in Sheffield. Topics include:Keynote speech from Magid Magid, Lord Mayor of SheffieldYoung Greens Roundtable - what inspires them a...
For several weeks the "Rotherham Advertiser" has been printing hugely anti-Palestinian letters from "Rotherham friends of Israel". Whether or not this is a real group, the letters are full of Zionist propaganda and misinformation, including one on the 19th...
Johnny Tyson, former graphic designer and trained cabinet maker, was so appalled by the waste in the furniture industry that he
A quite large shop, newly opened in 2018 at 284 Shalesmoor, by David Granville who previously ran Books on the Park just off Ecc
That feels like change in the making. I feel at home with these sort of initiatives going on all around me.
Sheffield can be proud of the hundreds of activities that make up Sheffield Environment Weeks, which has run for many years. They range from talks on a range of subjects, to projects like urban agriculture and wildlife conservation. In 2016 it won the category ´Small Group, Big Impact´ in the Sheffield ´Make a Difference´ Awards. If you want to volunteer see the timetable on the website.
A reminder that The Real Junk Food Project has various excellent volunteer-run projects, using food which would otherwise go to waste. The following operate on the basis of pay-as-you-feel:
Shareouse Market (49 Carlisle Street, S4 7LJ) open Tuesday–Saturday 12-2pm as a pay-as-you-feel store.
They also run Fuel For School, an educational programme helping primary schools to take direct environmental action and make a positive change in the local community, and they offer catering for conferences, parties, weddings and events from 5 – 350 people, including vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options.
A reminder that Foodhall Café offers food that would have been thrown away, surplus donated by retailers, on a pay-as-you-feel basis. It is run by volunteers and encourages community engagement between the general public including students, homeless people, mental health groups, isolated people, people with addiction problems and people who need to access food.
You can help, whether by just visiting to eat and socialise, or maybe food preparation, or even playing the house piano.
The cafe opens Thursdays to Saturdays, there are also art workshops and reading groups, and some nights it becomes a DIY venue for fundraiser gigs.