HelpSheffield's Podcast

Lucy Straker is the Campaigns Manager for Brake the road safety charity who are hosting #RoadSafetyWeek from 19-25 November. This years theme is ‘let’s talk about speed’ and Brake is holding a national conversation about why we think it’s ok to speed. You can sign up to Road Safety Week for free at https://www.brake.org.uk/road-safety-week You can also sign up to the #Brake5 challenge on that page too. Follow Brake at @brakecharity on twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. Lucy (she/they) is also one of the co-founders of Proud Changemakers - a group which celebrates and elevates LGBTQIA+ folks across the voluntary sector and makes noise about issues affecting the LGBTQIA+ community today. Follow @proud_change on twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Or you can reach out at proudchangemakers@gmail.com. We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter and our website (which is not working as of 15 Nov 2023 but will be soon - hopefully.) is available via www.helpmycity.co.uk If you would like to be part of our podcast or write a blog post please contact us there or via helpmycityelves@gmail.com We also run @SheffSocials on Twitter and Instagram. We organise a monthly, usually pub based, no agenda meetup. Our next one is on Thursday the 30th of November from 6.30pm (We stay until everyone leaves usually) at Mesters Tap, Woodseats, S8. It is free but so we know numbers it would be great if you could sign up here > https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-socials-also-on-twitter-and-instagram-tickets-724194353807?aff=oddtdtcreator Cheers The Elf

Stephen Mellor is a Sheffield based and raised author who has recently self published his book "Where We Threw Dogs" and is having a charity, book launch event to promote it. The launch will be at The Lescar pub on Sharrow Vale Road and will be raising money for The Sheffield Mind mental health charity. It will be on Thursday the 16th of November from 8pm onwards and tickets can be found here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-from-where-we-threw-dogs-by-stephen-mellor-tickets-731096408037?aff=oddtdtcreator Stephen can be found on Twitter https://twitter.com/sgmellorwriter Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stephenmellorwriter/ and his website is https://www.stephenmellor.net/ We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter and can be found on our website which is www.helpmycity.co.uk

A chat about what the newly opened (in it's third incarnation) Theatre Deli is up to with its big boss Daljinder Singh. It's new physical location is Theatre Deli, Cuthbert House, Arley St, Sheffield, S2 4QP Website: https://www.theatredeli.co.uk/sheffield @TheatreDeliShef on Twitter and Instagram. We are still found via @HelpSheffield on Twitter and @HelpSheffield on Twitter.

This is an interview with the above named about the digital mentoring scheme whereby Sheffield Digital pair those experienced in the world of the digital with those less so. The Elf is has been paired with Mandy from https://www.pocketsforwomen.co.uk/ as she has stacks of experience in making websites but much less so in promoting websites digitally. Mandy was frustrated by the clothing industry and the way it makes so many clothes, for women, that don't have pockets so she has made https://www.pocketsforwomen.co.uk/ and has linked up with various (many famous) companies to display the products they have that do have such options. They are also available via Twitter https://twitter.com/PocketsWomenUK Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pocketswomenuk/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pocketsforwomenuk/ Sheffield Digital can be found here https://sheffield.digital/ Twitter https://twitter.com/SHFDigital Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shfdigita Facebook https://en-gb.facebook.com/sheffield.digital/ and LinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/company/sheffield-digital-limited That's all folks. If anyone wants to be on our podcast you just have to be involved in something Sheffield based and hopefully that's something helpful.

Steph from Framework tells about what they do for the rough sleeping population of Sheffield. Their website can be found here https://www.frameworkha.org/service/street-outreach-sheffield You can use this page to tell them about what's happening with any incidents or any help that is required in the city. https://www.frameworkha.org/get-help/get-help-in-sheffield Twitter https://twitter.com/sheffieldsot Telephone 0800 066 5358 We are still on Twitter @HelpSheffield and our website is www.helpmycity.co.uk

Pippa tells us what these illnesses are, a little bit about the charity she works for, what they do, how you can find them and how they have helped Pippa in her fight against illness. Their website https://www.sheffieldmegroup.co.uk/long-covid Facebook - https://en-gb.facebook.com/SheffieldMEandFibromyalgiaGroup/ Twitter https://twitter.com/sheffieldmefm?lang=en We are still on www.helpmycity.co.uk for the website, helpmycityelves@gmail.com for email and @HelpSheffield on Twitter. If there is anyone Sheffield based that you'd like us to get onto the podcast please get in touch and tell us who.

https://www.migrationmattersfestival.co.uk/ Information about Sheffield's annual Migration Matters Festival which in 2022 will be held between the 17th and 25th of June inclusive. John and Ellen tell us about what and where the festival is, what it is about and what it will bring to the city of Sheffield The event can be found on Twitter https://twitter.com/migmatfest Instagram https://www.instagram.com/migmatfest and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/migrationmattersfestival/ We are @HelpSheffield and can still be found as such on Twitter or via our website at www.helpmycity.co.uk We also now have a donation page so if you want to stop The Elf from losing the will to give and want to power him up with some coffee (It will actually be tea) then please click here https://ko-fi.com/helpsheffield

This episode is totally unedited as requested by Ant as he doesn;t like podcasts to seem overly polished and unnatural. Saved me loads of work that did. Ant talks about how was involved in some "naughty" stuff earlier in his life, how he saw the error of that lifestyle, what he has done to change it and how he is now trying to help others and lead them away from that same life plan. Ant can be found on the following platforms https://www.facebook.com/antzjourney/ https://twitter.com/antzjourney/status/1319242128304803841 A review of Ant's book can be found here http://soeblog.group.shef.ac.uk/2825-2/ and available here (and possibly elsewhere but I'm looking for an update on that. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Knife-Many-Lives-Anthony-Olaseinde/dp/1838049908 The crowdfunding page for his mobile minibus idea is here https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-to-create-a-mobile-youth-club We are still on Twitter at @HelpSheffield and our website is still www.helpmycity.co.uk

A great listen for anyone involved in the writing/reading community of #Sheffield. We discuss their podcast Prompety Prompt (available on all your usual platforms) where they tell me (The Elf) what they are doing to entertain, promote and engage with the podcast and writing community at large. Their podcast is part game show, part interview and part a lot of fun. They have a website at https://www.prompetyprompt.co.uk/ and all their social media is Prompety Prompt and available as links from the website. Please subscribe, listen and join in with the podcast. We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter and our website is www.helpmycity.co.uk

We chat about what www.sheffieldforum.co.uk is, what it does and how they plan to use it to do some good stuff for Sheffield. They can also be found on Twitter @SheffieldFoum Facebook www.facebook.com/SheffieldForum and Instagram @Sheffield_Forum We are still @HelpSheffield or website is still www.helpmycity@gmail.com Please tell someone else about this podcast.

The Elf asks Kate what her job role involves, how she's getting on, how the people of Sheffield can help her, how she can help us and we have a nice old chinwag. Kate can be found on Twitter @KateJosephs We can be found on Twitter @HelpSheffield and our website can be found at www.helpmycity.co.uk

Really enjoyed recording this one with Aaron. Lots of chat about the Steelmekker Magazine that he produces and lots of meandering into all things Sheffield as well as a fair bit of nonsense. Listen out for the bit where Aaron says that Elf is "a natural" with my Twitter repartee They can be found on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/SteelmekkerMagazine/ Their website is here https://www.steelmekker.co.uk/ Their Twitter here https://twitter.com/steelmekkerm and Instagram here. https://www.instagram.com/steelmekkermagazine We are still on Twitter at https://twitter.com/helpsheffield and our website is here http://www.helpmycity.co.uk/

Kerre talks about their discount card, what Independent Sheffield is and does, how you and your business can get involved and how we have to buy from independent places to keep the city vibrant and interesting. They can be found on Twitter @IndpndntShef On Facebook via https://www.facebook.com/IndependentSheffield/ On that there Insta by clicking https://www.instagram.com/indpndntshef and their website can be found at https://independent-sheffield.co.uk/ We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter and www.helpmycity.co.uk for everything else. We might write a blog post on there one day.

An interview with Joy, Stuart and Sophie from The Sheffield Region Brass Network, about what they do, how you can join in and how Covid has affected their goings on. They can be found on Twitter @SheffieldBrass Facebook here https://en-gb.facebook.com/sheffieldbrass/ and their website https://www.sheffieldbrass.net/ there We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter and www.helpmycity.co.uk for the other stuff.

Here Elf One's interview where Denislav talks about the podcast that he creates, who he speaks to, how it's going and how you can, possibly, help the city of Sheffield. A link to the podcasts can be found here there and everywhere but here's one example. https://open.spotify.com/show/2T3eIscFV8pAPm74cfskZC They can be found on Twitter @ValleySheaf so follow that and also give them a listen. We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter and www.helpmycity.co.uk in the internetweb.

More information and booking options for Kelham Island Walks can be found on their website here https://www.kelhamislandwalks.com/ Their Twitter handle is @KelhamWalks and their Instangram is @KelhamWalks Apologies for the erratic sound quality on this, we blame Zoom and Virgin Media. We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter and the website www.helpmycity.co.uk

Mark has been a member of the JCI, Sheffield for almost 10 years. Here all abut their work and find them on the interweb at https://www.jciuk.org.uk/product/join-jci-sheffield/ On Face ache https://www.facebook.com/jcisheffield/ Twitter https://twitter.com/jcisheffield?lang=en and recently relaunched Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jcisheffield/?hl=en Mark's business can be found on Twitter at @MakeYourMUK

How Lee runs his fitness business and how it has moved mainly online since the pandemic started. Website https://www.boxcampfitness.com/ Book of face https://www.facebook.com/boxcampfitness/ The Twittersphere https://twitter.com/boxcampfitness and the grams of Insta https://www.instagram.com/boxcampfitness/?hl=en We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter, emailable via helpmycityelves@gmail.com and websiteable at ww.helpmycity.co.uk

FiveTwo Supplies are a Sheffield based foodbank set up and run by husband and wife team Carl and Nicole. This is an interview with Carl about how and why they got this started, how it works and how you can help or benefit from their work. They can be found on Twitter at https://twitter.com/fivetwosupplies Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/fivetwosupplies-101781054873527/ Instagram at https://instagram.com/fivetwosupplies?igshid=x7hbm016wv64 and emailable via fivetwosupplies@gmail.com We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter, websiteable via www.helpmycity.co.uk and emailable via helpmycityelves@gmail.com

Dog Friendly Sheffield started in November in 2019 and was going from strength to strength putting out details of dog friendly pubs, restaurants, cafes, shops and other places but then COVID hit. They have had to adapt and change and started included dog walks and even started their annual awards. Listen in for more details. Dog Friendly Sheffield can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DogFriendlySheffield/ Instagram at @dogfriendlysheffield Twitter at https://twitter.com/dogsofsheffield and their website is https://www.dogfriendlysheffield.co.uk/ We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter and can be found at www.helpmycity.co.uk also