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Make Yourself at Home, Sheffield ECO SOFAS Sheffield City Council, has launched ‘Make Yourself at Home’ - a new initiative to help support the businesses and communities of Sheffield.

The aim of the campaign is to give confidence to residents as they begin to interact more with various areas of the city and to support businesses in their economic recovery. It will be used to promote the city as a whole, as well as give businesses a toolkit they can use to communicate to their own customers.

The Council has consulted with private sector organisations through the city’s Sheffield Business Response Group to help

produce ‘Make Yourself at Home’, alongside the council’s own Public Health and City Centre Management in order to align business recovery with essential public health messaging concerning Coronavirus (Covid-19).

Director of Public Health at Sheffield City Council Greg Fell said: “It is great news for the local economy that further businesses will be able to re-open from July 4th. We are confident that businesses have all the necessary safety measures in place to make sure cafés, restaurants, hotels and hairdressers can welcome the return of

customers.

“The further lifting of lockdown restrictions by the Government does not mean a lift to our local safety measures and guidance around the wellbeing of our residents and we will continue to keep a careful eye on the reopening of the city’s businesses to make sure this is done to minimise risk of transmission both indoors and outdoors where people are gathered together.

“If we continue to observe the social distancing measures in place and groups maintain their advised social bubbles, we are confident that the general public will be safe as long as we all remain

cautious and continue to observe the guidelines.

This is essential if we are to prevent any outbreaks in the city.

“It’s important to remember that the virus is still in the community so we will see cases in Sheffield however, businesses have wellprepared plans on how they need to respond to a coronavirus incident. This includes continued plans for testing, self-isolation where appropriate, and deep cleaning advised for affected premises. As is now standard practice, any positive cases will be followed up by NHS Test and Trace, with any close contacts of cases informed and advised to self-isolate.

“The council’s Public Health team continue to work closely with colleagues at Public Health England to manage the safe reopening of the city with appropriate safety measures in place to control any future infections in Sheffield.”

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We send out a massive thank you to all the staff and management that have kept essential stores open and running in our centre during lockdown, and to the other amazing frontline NHS and key workers.

We all need to work together to keep safe, and to adapt to the ‘new normal’. We have introduced a range of measures which you will see as you come into the centre. You can also read about our social distancing etiquette here Not all of our stores are currently able to open and, as those that are may also be subject to change, it’s best to check on our website pages for up-to-date retailer details and opening times before you visit.

The following are now open: Argos Atrium (Ministry of Design) Beres Betfred Blundells Bonmarche Boots Boots Opticians (by appointment only) Boots (Retail Park) Burton CeX Cardzone Clarks Costa (18th June, takeaway only) Domino’s (delivery only) Dorothy Perkins

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TRAMLINES FESTIVAL ANNOUNCE OVER £13K RAISED FOR CHARITY IN 2019 AND LAUNCH ‘CHARI-TEES’ Tramlines Festival 2019 took place from 19 – 21 July last year with the largest crowd ever filling Hillsborough Park to enjoy acts like Two Door Cinema Club, Courteeners, Nile Rodgers with Chic and many more. Amongst the revelry, the festival raised a total of £13.9k which was split between Weston Park Cancer Charity, Cavendish Cancer Care, Sheffield Young Carers, Snowdrop Project and Poppy Appeal.

Although Tramlines 2020 has been officially postponed, the festival is still looking at ways to support local causes and has just announced their new ‘Chari-tees’ initiative. A limited edition designed set of T-Shirts are up for pre-order via the Tramlines website with all profits going to charity.

The cash raised in 2019 brings the total for the last two years to a staggering £40k. 2018 saw huge donations for local cancer charities following the tragic death of festival director Sarah Nulty just weeks before the

event. A large chunk of money raised in the last two years comes from ‘Nulty’s Bar’, a backstage area built, staffed and stocked voluntarily by Sarah’s friends and family.

The ‘Charit-Tees’ project features two brand new and exclusive designs, The ‘Be Reyt’ T-Shirt designed at Tramlines HQ, and the ‘Beautiful Sheffield’ T-Shirt from Sheffield based artist Tom J Newell who also designed the legendary ‘Be More Nulty’ logo. Money raised from this project will go to Roundabout, iForge, Disability Sheffield, Sheffield S6 Foodbank and Cavendish Cancer Care.

the donations and awareness we offer helps in a small way means the world to us. Having met with and seen the work that these folks do, I know that every penny donated helps so many people within Sheffield and the wider region. We will continue to build relationships, raise awareness and money and be in awe of the amazing charities we work with.

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Emma Draper, CEO of Cavendish Cancer Care said, ‘We are over the moon at the continued support from Tramlines these past few years. Not only the fantastic fundraising they have done, they have helped us be seen by more families across the region who need our support. Their recent donation will help us continue to provide our therapy services to those who need us now, more than ever, to ensure no one faces cancer alone.’

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Peter Gene Hernandez is the birth name of which Honolulu born American singer-songwriter?

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Which German trance group had a UK number one in April 2000 with ‘Toca’s Miracle’?

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Rafiki, Timon and Zazu are all characters from which Disney musical?

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Which ‘I’ is a thing providing protection against a potential eventuality?

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Which Hollywood actor played Josh in ‘Big’ and Andrew Beckett in ‘Philadelphia’?

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Which English football referee officiated both the 2016 Champions League Final and the UEFA Euro 2016 Final?

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Which painter said ‘Everything you can imagine is real.’?

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From the nursery rhyme ‘One, Two, Buckle My Shoe’ complete the following line: ‘Five, Six... ?’

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01/7/1972 The first Gay Pride march in England takes place.

02/7/1937 Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.

03/7/1996 Stone of Scone is returned to Scotland.

04/7/1776 The United States Declaration of

Independence is adopted by Congress.

05/7/1996 Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.

06/071957 John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles 07/7/1985 Boris Becker becomes the youngest player to win Wimbledon at age 17.

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News, Information and Advice lottery funding for park project

available to the entire community.”

David Renwick, Director, England, North at The National Lottery Heritage Fund, said: “We are really pleased to be able to support Age UK Sheffield’s vision for the Old Coach Hillsborough Park is set for a new House and the Potting Shed become reality. community café and activity centre after The Our funding will not only go towards saving National Lottery Heritage Fund announced these historic buildings from dilapidation, but their support for the project. will ensure that they will become valuable The National Lottery Heritage Fund have community assets providing a space for awarded local charity Age UK Sheffield services for older people and dementia£581,500* to restore the derelict Grade II friendly activities. Here at The National Listed Old Coach House building, next to Lottery Heritage Fund, we are committed to Hillsborough Library. The nearby Potting Shed making investments that will ensure the UK’s will be renovated as a creative Makers’ Shed, heritage sector is strong and resilient, and we whilst Age UK Sheffield will also manage commend the steps that Age UK Sheffield community facilities at the park’s Bowling have taken so that their community café and Pavilion. Age UK Sheffield Chief Executive, activity centre in Hillsborough Park will be a Steve Chu, said: “This is absolutely amazing sustainable business for many years to come.” news. I am so grateful to The National Lottery Councillor Mary Lea, at Sheffield City Council, Heritage Fund and everyone who buys Lottery said: “I am absolutely thrilled that The tickets. This project could not have developed National Lottery Heritage Fund is supporting without National Lottery funding.” He added: this fantastic development. These plans will “We are going to create a beautiful new café bring new life and modern facilities in to what for Hillsborough Park and develop an exciting is already one of our most popular parks, range of activities which will be targeted at serving many local communities. Sheffield City older people, accessible to people with longCouncil is proud to be working with Age UK term health conditions such as dementia, and Sheffield to regenerate this historic building

funeral directors welcome new guidance from churches

opportunities to say a fitting and personal farewell to loved ones, as the scale of the emotional toll taken on families across the UK starts to become apparent.

David Collingwood, Director of Funerals, Co-op Funeralcare, comments: “The latest government announcement and news that the Church of England and Catholic Church have released guidance on reopening funeral services is welcome.

We hope that other denominations across • Mourners across Yorkshire & Humber the region will start to follow suit and among thousands who have been left take this approach too. It has been a time unable to hold funeral services in places of of great loss for our communities across worship during the lockdown the region and sadly we know first• Funeral directors welcome recent hand that for thousands of families, the guidance from the Church of England restrictions on funeral services have further and the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales on resuming funeral compounded their grief. Approximately a services fifth of all the funerals we conduct involve • Co-op’s Director is encouraging all faiths a Church service. During the lockdown, to follow suit, to allow “families across we estimate therefore that nationally the region the chance to say a fitting and more than 35,000 families may have been personal goodbye” unable to hold funerals in Church, as they Funeral providers have welcomed the government’s announcement that places of would have wished. Sadly, this figure will worship can reopen for prayer and services be significantly higher when also taking all from July 4th. other religious settings into account. We The announcement follows a gradual know that reopening for funeral services reopening of places of worship for private isn’t straightforward and are committed prayer from June 15th and gives faith leaders the ability to allow people to “reflect to working closely with all faiths in the and pray”, while adhering to physical social coming weeks. By sharing our expertise distancing rules. in conducting funerals safely during the The Church of England and the Catholic lockdown, we hope that more families Bishops Conference of England and will start to have the opportunity to say Wales have released guidance on reopening its places of worship across Yorkshire & the goodbye to their loved ones in the way Humber for funerals again, for the first time they wish and to properly grieve. Observing in three months. religious traditions plays such an important With Coronavirus deaths reaching 45,000 role in the emotional wellbeing of many in the UK, and an estimated 40 mourners families at a time of loss. For many, holding per-funeral left unable to pay their last funeral services in a place of worship respects, funeral directors are encouraging provides them with the opportunity to all faiths to follow suit and begin to accept create a personal and fitting tribute to their funerals again. This, they say, is a vital step in providing the bereaved with more loved one and the life they lived.”

as a unique cafe venue for Sheffield. From the beginning, the vision was to transform the historic disused Coach House into a vital community hub, where local people and visitors can meet for drinks and refreshments while enjoying the park’s great recreational and heritage facilities. This will also enable people with dementia, their families, friends and carers, to be more active, more creative and more integrated. This funding means that vision is now becoming a reality.”

The project will revitalise Hillsborough Park, and enhance other improvements planned by the Council, which include a new wheels park and exciting developments for the playground.

The aim is for Hillsborough Park to be a site that helps and encourages people of all ages and abilities to have fun and get active together. Age UK Sheffield are hoping to begin construction work in the autumn, with the aim of opening the café during summer 2021.

In total, the project will cost around £1 million, with Age UK Sheffield contributing £100,000 and over £200,000 in partner funding already secured. Additional local fundraising will also be needed.

Anyone who is interested in supporting the project, through volunteering or fundraising, should e-mail: enquiries@ageuksheffield. org.uk or phoning (0114) 250 2850.

driving lessons to resume from july 4th

Learners can resume driving and riding lessons and tests from 4 July as the government gives the go-ahead to restart driving tests in a Covid secure way.

DVSA will begin a phased resumption of driving tests following the easing of restrictions in Step Three of the government’s plan to rebuild.

Theory tests will restart in England on Saturday 4 July. The tests will take place with social distancing measures in place to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

Car driving tests will restart in England on Wednesday 22 July, which will give learner drivers time to have refresher lessons and practice before taking their test.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: “Driving lessons and tests are vital in helping people get to work and visit loved ones, and provide the skills for a lifetime of safe driving.

As the country recovers from COVID-19 we can now open-up our services to help get the country moving again and I am very pleased to announce the restart of driving tests and lessons in a covid secure way.”

DVSA Chief Executive Gareth Llewellyn said: “It has been vital that lessons and tests only resume when safe to do so and in line with the government’s advice. I am pleased to announce the restart of lessons and theory tests in England from 4 July and car practical tests will restart from 22 July.

“Tests for critical workers have continued during the lockdown and I would like to thank all those instructors and examiners who have continued to work to help deliver tests for those who have done so much to help us during this terrible pandemic.”

DVSA has continued to test critical workers during the lockdown and driving lessons have continued for these workers.

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07504 848323 Compulsory Basic Training to restart (England only) 4 July – theory test restarts for all candidates – including Approved Driving Instructor part 1 tests (England only) 6 July – expanding critical worker driving tests to more applicants (Great Britain) 13 July – motorcycle and vocational tests start (England only) New candidates will be able to book driving tests once DVSA has carried out the tests reserved for critical workers and everyone with a suspended test has had the opportunity to choose a new time and date. DVSA will announce when the system opens to book tests in due course.

DVSA is contacting anyone who has a scheduled test to let them know what will happen next. DVSA will then email them at a later date to invite them to book a test at a time and location that is convenient for them.

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Safety measures will be put in place to protect learners and examiners from COVID-19 and information on how to implement these measures will be published in due course.

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HISTORIC SHEFFIELD CLUB SHOWS THAT ADAPTING TO CHANGE IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS Crookes Club in Sheffield have shown that they are ready to embrace the new way of working following government advice on social distancing. Although customer numbers within the club will be greatly reduced due to social distancing the club have come up with an ingenious idea.

The club’s bowling green has been converted into what we believe is the biggest beer garden in Sheffield. Currently with seating for up to 180 people the Bowling Green Beer Garden has the space to increase this number to up to 360 people if needed.

Historically Bowling Greens have been considered almost hallowed land, but the members of Crookes Club have recognised

the need to the business to adapt to allow it to survive.

The Club first opened its door in 1919 right in the middle of the world Flu epidemic.

It continued to trade successfully through the second world war and has through adaptation and tenacity survived all the other obstacles thrown at the club in the last 100 years. The 2020 Covid epidemic is no different. The club committee and members have taken a long look at the business and identified what we will need to do to allow this historical institution to survive. General Manager Maurice Champeau said “We need to adapt. Things will be very different in the club, we can’t have live entertainment any more and the usual club activities such as bingo may for

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the time being fall by the wayside but we have looked at our facilities to make sure we can safely serve as many customers as possible.”

President of both the club and the Bowling section Pete Lonsdale said “Although a very small minority of members disagreed the vast majority have supported us in the opening of our new beer garden. Currently with over 25 tables seating up to 6 people each we can welcome members old and new back to the club and provide a venue to allow our customers to socialise in safety.”

Maurice said “Since news of our beer garden leaked from the club the phone has been almost ringing off the hook for people wanting to reserve a table for reopening

day on July 4th. So much so that on the 4th and all subsequent Saturdays this summer people will need to book tables in the beer garden in advance. We are all very excited to reopen on Saturday and safely welcome people back to the club.

For any further information of the reopening of Crookes Club please contact Maurice Champeau - General Manager on 07928294828 or at crookesclub@hotmail. co.uk

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Rod licence sales boom!

More than 335,000 rod licences have been sold since May 13, 2020 when lockdown restrictions on angling were finally lifted, according to data released by the Environment Agency this week.

The staggering figure, which represents a hike of 200,000 – or 230 per cent – over the same period last year, is thought to include a significant number of licences

bought by newcomers to angling.

“It’s been encouraging to see not only anglers returning to the sport, but also newcomers trying fishing for the first time amongst those buying licences” said Dr Graeme Storey, EA Acting Deputy Director for Fisheries and the Natural Environment.

“Fishing is an excellent way to engage with nature and the outdoors, which provides much needed positive health and welfare benefits,” he added.

“As a consequence of revenue generated through the sale of rod licences, we are able to protect and improve the things anglers care most about.”

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IMPROVING BLADES DENIED BY LAST GASP WINNER

inviting free-kick was inches from finding Egan’s back post run. Moments later, Robinson started and almost finished a free-flowing move.

The defender played The Blades were in McGoldrick down cruelly denied a the left channel, last four spot in the continued his run and Emirates FA Cup at saw a shot deflected Bramall Lane on wide for a corner. The Sunday afternoon. corner from the right The home side eventually landed dominated and pushed at the back post back the Gunners for where Stevens won long periods in both another, from which halves of a game that United thought they’d was settled by a late taken the lead only Dani Ceballos effort for VAR to intervene after David McGoldrick in the ninth minute. had cancelled out Norwood’s deep Nicolas Pepe’s first-half centre was headed penalty. Boss Wilder towards goal by made three changes Egan, but Lundstram for the last eight tie was adjudged to against the Gunners, have applied the Henderson was eligible finishing touch from again and Egan was an off side position. available following a Three minutes later, suspension. In attack, United could have McBurnie replaced been in front again.

Mousset who was Robinson’s long throw named amongst the was misjudged by a substitutes. retreating Mustafi, United made a but unfortunately positive start and after for the Blades the Xhaka had fouled ball somehow McBurnie, Norwood’s evaded McGoldrick

outstretched leg. But on 25 minutes, the home side fell behind in harsh circumstances, against the run of play. Referee Tierney deemed Basham had upended Lacazette, who went down easily, just inside the box and after a stoppage for treatment for the Arsenal forward, PEPE fired past Henderson from the spot. That goal had given the visitors a foothold in the game and Henderson needed to be quickly down at his near post to deny Pepe from making it two after he had combined with Lacazette. The next action of note saw Fleck yellow carded for a late tackle on Lacazette.

A further blow for the home side followed as Lundstram was forced off with what looked a shoulder problem and he was replaced

by Berge. As half-time approached it was Arsenal who continued to look a live threat on the break. Henderson palmed away a centre

from Maitland-Niles, before Tierney fired wide. At the other end, United worked an opportunity for themselves, ending with Norwood testing Martinez, but it was Arsenal who came even closer moments later as Pepe sent a first time effort just wide from Tierney’s low cross and that was the last meaningful action of the first period despite seven minutes of added time.

Like the first-half, it was United on the front foot at the beginning of the second, but Martinez waa equal to McBurnie’s header from Robinson’s long throw. The Arsenal goalkeeper was then almost caught out by a long punt forward, before United were denied an equaliser despite a VAR check from Norwood’s low free-kick, which ended with Egan forcing the ball home. On the hour, the Blades should have deservedly

restored parity, having fashioned the best opportunity of the game, which ended with Robinson crossing to the back post only for Basham to head wide with Martinez scrambling across his goal. Two minutes later, Kieron Freeman replaced Baldock, prior to the visitors making a double change. With the Blades pressing forward, Robinson was

PALMER CELEBRATES 300 GAMES

Liam Palmer praised the adaptability of him teammates following Wednesday’s 2-1 win over Bristol City at Ashton Gate.

The defender, who made his 300th career appearance against the Robins, has been playing as part of a back three since the restart and is delighted with how the Owls are looking.

Palmer said: “It’s a big three points today, we desperately needed a win and I think we also deserved one last time out. It was good to see it out today and take some momentum from the last match into this one. I think everyone has used the lockdown to look at how you can improve. We had a good week of just pure fitness and running, which I think was good for the boys. Then we got into our shape and we’re playing a new system now that we’re all buying into and it seems to be going well so far. It’s a

booked for clipping Nketiah as the visitors looked to break, as Sharp took the place of Basham. As the game entered the last ten minutes, it was United throwing everything at Arsenal, but the ball just would drop favourably for McBurnie and then moments later Fleck.

But finally, with three minutes remaining,

the ball did bounce the Blades way and MCGOLDRICK forced the ball home past Martinez after Kolasinac and Holding had failed to clear Robinson’s long throw.

United were now chasing the winner in normal time, but Martinez denied Sharp at his near post after a flurry of bodies had blocked

previous efforts from McGoldrick and Norwood. Five minutes of added time were signalled and it was Arsenal who snatched an undeserved winner on the break, with CEBALLOS sliding the ball past Henderson following a swift counter involving Saka, Nketiah and Pepe and cruelly that was the way it ended.

slightly different position for me personally but we’ve got the personnel in the team to adapt to that. Different lads have filled into certain positions like Jacob and Kadeem on the sides and they’ve done that seamlessly, so I think it suits our style of play.”

Palmer’s 300-game landmark takes into account his loan spell with Tranmere in 2012/13, but the boyhood Wednesdayite is delighted to have reached the milestone whilst playing for the Owls. The Scotland international added: “You look season on season and you just want to play as many games as possible. “I’ve been fortunate in the last couple of seasons to have played a good number of matches, and obviously coming through the academy it makes that extra special.

It’s nice, they are things to look back on when your career is done and I want to reach as many games as possible.”

Meanwhile manager Garry Monk praised the attitude and quality of his team following

Wednesday’s 2-1 victory over Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Sunday.

Goals from Connor Wickham and Massimo Luongo sealed three points for the Owls, and the manager is pleased to see the improvements his side are making since the season restarted last week.

Monk said: “I think overall we are pleased again. We talked about building on last week’s performance where we got a lot right and today we did that. We played against a good side and I think we showed a lot of what we have worked on in training. I spoke about this period being a time for reflection and a renewed attitude, and I think that’s been reflected in these two games. Attitude and quality is what we’ve been working on and in these two games we’ve seen a step in the right direction. “I know it’s only two games, and I know things are going to get harder with the shorter turnaround between matches, but if we can maintain that attitude and quality we’ve

been playing with then hopefully we can do well.

We could maybe have had a couple more today but overall we controlled the game and in the final minutes they were obviously going to throw everything at us, being the home team, but we defended with bodies on the line.”

Crystal Palace loanee Wickham now has two goals from as many games since the restart, and Monk is happy to see the forward looking sharp. He added: “Connor exemplifies what all the players who’ve committed to being here have done, they’ve come back in with a great attitude and worked hard on fitness to be ready. I knew when I brought Connor in that he wouldn’t be at his full match sharpness, he hadn’t played a great deal of football, so he was always going to take time to get back to his usual sharpness. He’s used the lockdown period to get ready, and now you’re seeing what he is capable of.”

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