HelpSheffield's Podcast

Pete Burchill can be found on this podcast wearing three different hats. He loves hats does Pete. Hat 1 is the first part of the interview where he talks about his told as the organiser of Sheffield's Co-op Member Pioneers. Who do lots of great work in the communities where the Co-op has shops. Find out more information here https://www.coop.co.uk/member-pioneers Hat 2 is where Pete talks about hi...

The Independent Visitor scheme is run by Sheffield City Council and involves adults being paired up with a young person who is currently living within the care system. Details here https://sheffnews.com/news/become-an-independent-visitor Lauren is currently doing a course to become a qualified drama therapist. Listen here to see what that involves. We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter and our we...

Tom French is a man who likes to mess about with numbers and stats and uses them to try and make positive changes to the things around him. i.e. homelessness. To make a greater impact than doing this alone Tom started Sheffield Data for Good which you can read about and join in with via Meetup.com https://www.meetup.com/Sheffield-Data-for-Good/ Tom, as a human man person, can be found on Twitter v...

Luisa has been working to bring art to the people of Sheffield for over a decade woth the specific aim to make it more accessible in for specific folks so we thought we'd have a little chat with her and see how things are going and what plans she has for the future.  Ignite Imaginations can be found on social media at  https://twitter.com/ignite_sheff on Twitter https://www.facebook.com/...

Leonie and her partner (don't think his true identiity is ever revelaed in the podcast) started Amazelb earlier this year. They do science experiments, shows, demonstrations for anyone who needs a science experiment, show or demonstration. Hear how it all began and how it is going stratospheric, literally and etaphorically. Amazelab can be found on Twitter @Amaze_Lab FaceAche https://www.facebook....

A charity that provides individuals with clothing and gets people prepared for job interviews. People who may never have worn a suit before who are referred to the charity by local people.  They can be found on social media at  https://www.facebook.com/thesuitworks/ https://twitter.com/suitwork I am also assured they are on Instagram but I can not find them for some reason. and their own...

A wee chat with Mr Mike Tuck about what is going on in the world of basketball in the wonderful city of Sheffield.  Mike can be find on social media at https://www.facebook.com/miketuck55 https://twitter.com/miketuck15 https://www.instagram.com/miketuck15 Mike will have his testimonial game for his 11 years + of service to the club in June 2021, keep an eye out for details when he knows more....

On this episode, we talk to Daniel from #MentalMate. A group Daniel set up to help others with their mental health through boxing classes and more. They can be found here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/matemental Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hashtagmentalmate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mentalmate And we can be found here @HelpSheffield on Twitter and here www.helpmycity.co.uk Suppor...

On this episode, we talk to Charlotte and Lydia from UnShut festival. We discuss what's on during the festival as well as how they've had to think on their feet due to the current COVID-19 outbreak. UnShut festival will be on 2nd until the 4th of July and will be held virtually. For more information, check out their website and social media sites. Website: https://www.unshutfestival.com/ Twitter:...

John isn't one for social media himself but does run the following page so is probably contactable on here https://www.facebook.com/BessOfHardwick/ We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter www.helpmycity.co.uk on the tinternetweb and our NEW YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvH8sJBBGg-4hgdAuPDUrAA?view_as=subscriber Thanks for listening.  Please leave us a review or two.&nbsp...

His website is http://www.hovaloft.co.uk Twitter: @Hovaloft Instagram: @Hovaloft YouTube:   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLm_tFB0tcZOggeop_FYUEA We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter www.helpmycity.co.uk on the tinternetweb and our NEW YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvH8sJBBGg-4hgdAuPDUrAA?view_as=subscriber Thanks for listening.  Please leave us a review or two...

In his own words, here is what Marcus does. "I’m Marcus Newton and I offer interesting, fun and informative walking tours of Sheffield and its surrounding area. I have improved my tour to include suggestions from customers, making it suitable for people of all ages and wheel chair users, revising the route so my tour does not overun past 90 minutes and including (when available) visits to Sheffiel...

This one has taken us a bit longer to publish than normal. Hope it is still relevant. It's a chat with Jen, a Sheffield HR Manager and her views and news on how COVID19 has affeted the business she works for in Sheffield and others around here and the world.   We, as ever, are on Twitter @HelpSheffield Our webiste can be found at www.helpmycity.co.uk  and  We are now on YouTube witn...

Sorry for the background noise on this one but if you could please pretend you're in a pub, listening to friends speaking then that will probably help the experience along nicely.  500 Together want as many people as possible to sign up and pay £1 per week by standing order to a central pot. When they hit £500 they will give that money out to one or more of the worthy causes that paying membe...

Another interview. This time with Alex Swallow who moved to Sheffield with his wife, Nisha, just under two years ago and they have thrown themselves full length into their adopted home. Alex describes his job role as a social influencer and that role lead to him co-creating  (with Nisha) and organsing @socialgoodsheff which is held bi-monthly in the @hos_sheffield An event that aims to bring...

 Hello Sheffield, it's us again, the Help Sheffield Elves. This is episode 11 and for this episode we are talking to, Sheffield based, CK Goldiing who is a content creator with his own unique and interesting, people focussed, projects as well as guiding numerous businesses in what contect they need to get their businesses seen by the masses. The Bench project can be found here https://www.you...

 Hello Sheffield, it's us again, the Help Sheffield Elves. This is episode 9 and this week we're talking to Joanna who is the founder of Diversity Designs. The idea of which is to try and get more non-mainstream images of athletes out into the world. She focusses on images of differently abled athletes and uses their images on various paraphenalia such as tote bags, postcards, water bottles e...

Hello Sheffield, it's us again, the Help Sheffield Elves. This is episode 10 and this week we're talking to David who is the director of Bloc Projects, an artists' space and gallery in the heart of Sheffield that can be found at 71 Eyre Lane, Sheffield S1 4RB Their website is https://www.blocprojects.co.uk/about and their social media is https://www.facebook.com/BlocProjects/ https://www.instagram...

 Hello Sheffield, it's us again, the Help Sheffield Elves. This is episode 8 and this week we're talking to Sidney and Matilda owner and founder Al Daw. He opened his venue, on the corner of Sidney and Matilda Streets, just over a year ago so we thought we'd talk to him about his art gallery/club/event venue and see how he got to where he is and what plans he has for the venue in the future....

Hello Sheffield, it's us again, the Help Sheffield Elves. This is episode 7 and this week we're talking to Captain Podcast himself - Mr Mark Asquith! Mark has kindly invited us along to the Rebel Base Media studio to record this episode (sorry but we've ditched the amateur audio quality this week) and we get down to talking all things podcasts and of course Sheffield (and a smidge of Barnsley). As...

Welcome to episode 6! Huge apologies for the delay since our last episode, holidays, and other stuff has delayed us a bit. This episode, 2 of the HelpSheffield Elves spend some time with Carl from Network Chilli @keemamadrassive on Twitter, cooking some curry, live on the Podcast! As ever, suggestion and feedback welcome,. Find us on Twitter, @HelpSheffield. The @HelpSheffield Elves :) Support the...

Welcome to episode 5! This week 2 of the HelpSheffield Elves are out and about telling you about new venues that have recently opened in Sheffield, we go to The Old House on Division Street and then The Eagle on Eccy Road. @oldhousesheff & @TheEagleSheff on Twitter. We have some of our usual chat including some of the most popular tweets in and around Sheffield, all recorded on location! The @...

Welcome to episode 4! This week we interview Claire Atkinson from The Village Green about her adventures in cinema in unusual places around Sheffield (and the rest of the UK) and especially her use of social media. We have some of our usual gumph and include chat about: Village Green http://www.thevillagegreenevents.co/service-the-village-screen-pop-up-cinema https://twitter.com/VG_Events https://...

Welcome to episode 3, a bit delayed we know, but here it is!! The theme this week is mental health awareness in support of Mental Health Awareness Week 2019. From the elves @HelpSheffield twitter account. If you love Sheffield and want to keep up to date with news and events, new places opening and updates from the @HelpSheffield twitter account, then this is the place for you! Check the Twitter a...

We made it to episode 2!! From the elves @HelpSheffield twitter account. If you love Sheffield and want to keep up to date with news and events, new places opening and updates from the @HelpSheffield twitter account, then this is the place for you! Check the Twitter account out at https://twitter.com/HelpSheffield The @HelpSheffield Elves :) Support the show (http://www.helpmycity.co.uk/during-the...