Health, Fitness & Well-being

Story by Fatima | Photos by Safiya Saeed Berberaawii. When I was in Year 5, it was one of my hardest years. I felt completely out of place considering I weighed over 10 stone. As [Read more]

Story by A.M. (18yrs) Anxiety has affected me since I was 15 and had a massive impact on my sleep, appetite and mental health and always finds any chance to creep up on me, especially [Read more]

Photos by Safiya Saeed Berberaawii. We started this project because there were no activities for girls at this age and there was also a lack of BAME female mentors to support local girls, as well [Read more]

Story by Colette Wymer. Local Author Katherine Blessan runs writing workshops at Abbeyfield Park House aimed at people struggling with their mental health –  a 10-week programme of workshops structured around a theme – being, belonging, [Read more]

Space to Breathe are running a free Wellbeing Zone mindfulness course for people in Burngreave on Tuesdays 11am-12pm starting 1st February at The Furnival. Five one hour sessions aim to develop self-care techniques and tools [Read more]

Story by Lyn Brandon. Photo by Nate Dainty. Since the early 2000s, Southey & Owlerton Area Regeneration (SOAR) has supported various projects to meet the needs of the people of Sheffield, Burngreave included. “SOAR is [Read more]

Interview with Dr Charlotte Bryson by Dianne Hancock. Photo by Charlotte Bryson At some time in our lives, we all need to visit the doctor, but over the last 20 months, that has seemed even [Read more]

Story by Corinne Moss. Now based on Floor 3 of the SADACCA building on The Wicker, the staff and volunteers of Sheffield African Caribbean Mental Health Association have been working diligently for over 18 months [Read more]

Story by Benoit with photos by Darren. There are times where life forces us to reconsider what we want to be part of. Call it a mid-life crisis if you wish, but reaching the 40 [Read more]

Words by Dianne Hancock. Picture by Falak Zeb. It’s every parent’s nightmare to have a child diagnosed with a serious condition but Falak Zeb had to face this challenge twice. In 2001 her newborn daughter [Read more]

Words and picture by Hamsa Awil. I embarked on a challenge to run four miles for 40 days. The motive behind this physical and mental quest is to test myself. I lived all my life [Read more]

Story and photos by Mariam Pasha Walking along Herries Road on the wayside plot of Norwood Allotments you may smell wafts of enticing aromas drifting over from an outdoor pizza oven. Close by are a [Read more]

Story by Danielle Fortier. Photo by Adam Park. For at least three years, disgruntled local parents had been calling on Sheffield City Council to replace the slippery and dangerous flooring in the playground at Abbeyfield [Read more]

ASSIST Sheffield provides accommodation, information and support to people who are seeking sanctuary and have been refused asylum. Without legal status, not being allowed to work, or access any form of statutory support, people become homeless and destitute in our city. The eight ASSIST houses in Pitsmoor, Firvale and Firth Park have four bedrooms, each room housing an asylum seeker. The Messenger visited some of the residents in these houses and spoke to a few who have become keen gardeners. [Read more]