Interviews

Story by Nick Cleeve | Photo courtesy of Simon Roscoe Please tell us a little about yourself, where you grew up, studied, how your personality was formed etc. I grew up in a little village … [Read more]

Story by Emilio Mussi The annual Festival of Debate is calling for more proposals from Burngreave residents for its event next year. The Festival has been growing year on year. In 2018 it attracted audiences … [Read more]

Story by Fran Belbin | Photo by Talib Hussain An unsung war veteran from Burngreave has been recognised by the Lord Lieutenant for South Yorkshire, the Lord Mayor and city councillors. Mr Ghulam Mohammed was … [Read more]

Story and photo by James Woollen Brian trained as a painter at the Chesterfield College of art, then went on to gain his teacher training qualification whilst running an evening pottery class. Brian also had … [Read more]

Story by Kasar Ali | Photo by Kim On hearing about a charity called Suitworks, a charity that helps men into work or training by providing them with a suit, we went to visit them … [Read more]

Story by Deborah Blencowe | Photo courtesy of Mrs Awoko Nora Awoko was born on Alliance Street 1935. Her husband to be, Arthur, originated from Ghana and moved to England in 1950. He worked as … [Read more]

Story by Fran Belbin Ralph Dartford’s Recovery Songs recounts the story of how he spiralled into addiction, using spoken narrative and poetry. In a hugely powerful performance, Ralph tells of an outwardly successful theatrical career, … [Read more]

Story and photo by James Woollen I met Michael Glover, author of ‘111 Places to visit in Sheffield that you shouldn’t miss’ at the Tampers Sellers Wheel, an Artisan café bar located on Arundel Street, … [Read more]

Story by Fran Belbin | Photo by Nico Hall Outside may have been covered with snow and ice, but inside the Hindu Samaj on Buckenham Street was a riot of colour as Hindus from across … [Read more]

Interview by Alex Hodgson | Photos by Jamie Marriott What is your name and when did you start to collect your postcards? My name is Andrew James Hodgson and I started to collect and keep … [Read more]

Story by Graham Jones | Photo by Rev Simon Copley Myrtle Walker says “In my mind I seem to have a whole book of poems” and indeed she has had a book of her poems … [Read more]

Retired and have some spare time? Why not volunteer? Meet members of the Burngreave Library team who did just that throughout this issue. If you’re interested in volunteering at Burngreave Library, just pop in and … [Read more]

Interview and photo by Fran Belbin The Messenger interviewed Sergeant Lee Kayne, who leads the Burngreave Neighbourhood Police Team based at Sorby House on Spital Hill: Tell us a bit about yourself. I’ve got 28 … [Read more]

Interview by Fran Belbin | Photo courtesy of Museums Sheffield. Kim Streets is the Chief Executive of Museums Sheffield, and says: I’m from Selby and came to Sheffield in 1986 to do a history degree. The … [Read more]