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City’s leisure venues set for reopening Public leisure facilities in Sheffield will start to welcome customers back through their doors as Sheffield City Council has approved a support package to enable the safe reopening of venues across the city.

Popular centres including Concord, Hillsborough, EISS, Graves and Thorncliffe will be reopened by the 1 September.

Due to coronavirus restrictions all public leisure facilities have been closed since March. After the Government relaxed some restrictions allowing gyms and fitness centres to reopen, Sheffield City Council has been working with its leisure partners to develop a safe, financially viable and accessible to all reopening plan.

Some centres, including swimming pools, will reopen with a phased approach, with limited activities available initially.

By 1 September activities will be available at: • Hillsborough Leisure Centre • Concord Sports Centre • Springs Leisure Centre • EISS (English Institute of Sport Sheffield) • Graves Health and Leisure Centre • Thorncliffe Leisure Centre • Wisewood Sports Centre With memberships frozen and no other source of income to support Sheffield’s public leisure facilities, Sheffield City Council has approved a support

package to both Sheffield City Trust and Places Leisure, responsible for the running and management of facilities.

This includes up to £15m of investment in Sheffield City Trust and up to £1.6m to Places Leisure.

This package of support will enable some leisure facilities to re-open in all parts of the city whilst the Council continues the work to develop a long term strategy for leisure provision in the city.

Richard Cowley, Area Manager for Places Leisure, said: “We’re excited to announce that on 1 September Graves Health & Sports Centre, Thorncliffe Health & Leisure Centre, and Wisewood Sports Centre will be re-opening.

“As we prepare to do that, we are implementing lots of new measures to keep colleagues and customers safe. Changes will include lots of signage to ensure we all respect social distancing, reduced activity capacities, enhanced cleaning regimes, and hand sanitizing and cleaning stations.

“All the information is on our website where customers will also need to pre-book sessions.

We cannot wait to welcome our colleagues and customers back.”

Details of centre opening times and activities will be shared on the provider websites.

Read the full reopening updates from Sheffield City Trust at / www.sheffieldcitytrust.org/ articles/leisure-reopening-plans and Places Leisure at www. placesleisure.org/reopening/ sheffield

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Countdown begins to 17th annual Art in the Gardens Paintings, sculptures, crafts, demonstrations and entertainment are set to fill the Botanical Gardens when the biggest outdoor art and crafts market in the North returns to Sheffield in less than three weeks’ time. 5 – 6 September 2020 2 sessions per day, 10:30am – 14:00pm and 14:00pm – 17:30pm.

Sponsored by Graysons Solicitors, this year’s Art in the Gardens will see premier artists in the pavilions and marquees, sculpture on the lawns, the Open Art Exhibition, ‘Home and Gardens’ area and a host of professional artists and craft makers. Soak up the atmosphere in the beautiful landscaped gardens, meet the artists, enjoy some locally sourced food and drink and see some beautiful artwork.

Art in the Gardens organisers are taking measures to ensure the event is Covid-safe for visitors, following Government guidance to ensure all the requirements are met.

The event will take place over two timed sessions per day and tickets must be booked in advance. There will be a slightly reduced number of exhibitors due to spacing in some of the large marquees.

Councillor Mary Lea, Cabinet Member for Culture, Sport and Leisure at Sheffield City Council said: “It’s great that this event can go ahead, celebrating a wealth of artistic talent. Relevant measures are in place so that people can come and enjoy

this popular cultural experience, which is one of the largest outdoor art shows in the north. Art in the Gardens is a key event in the cultural calendar in Yorkshire, and it is testament to Sheffield’s reputation that it attracts such talented and creative artists to the city.

“The Botanical Gardens is a beautiful setting and with stalls, demonstrations and of course a huge range of art of all kinds, Art in the Gardens offers a great day out for the whole family, so please come along and enjoy the day safely.”

A wide range of Covid-19 measures will be in place at the event, please see https://sheffieldnewsroom.co.uk/news/ countdown-begins-to-17th-annual-art-in-the-gardens/ for a full ist.

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South Yorkshire MPs call on Government to provide more support for the music industry MPs from across South Yorkshire are backing calls from the Sheffield City Region Music Board to provide tailored and flexible financial support for the music industry, after a survey revealed that more than £1.2million in revenue was lost in the first two months of the coronavirus pandemic due to cancelled shows or events, with millions more expected as a total figure.

The survey, conducted in partnership with the University of Sheffield, found that people working in the industry were facing issues with cash flow, overheads, cancelled work, and that uncertainty about the medium to long-term future was putting jobs at risk.

“Music is an important part of South Yorkshire’s culture and economy – and it has suffered badly in the aftermath of this pandemic,” said Dan Jarvis, Mayor of the Sheffield City Region. “We’ve got to get the industry the help it needs to get through the crisis.”

Penny Blackham, Chair of the SCR Music Board, has written to Secretary of State for the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden MP along with Mayor Dan Jarvis and local MPs Louise Haigh, Stephanie Peacock, Gill Furniss, Paul Blomfield, Clive Betts and Sarah Champion. Together, they’re calling on Government to provide more tailored financial support for the music industry to help the thousands of musicians, managers, promoters, production staff, technicians and other people who work in the industry who are struggling during the crisis.

Established in 2018 by Mayor Jarvis, the SCR Music Board represents artists, music venues, music hubs, representatives from festivals, local authorities and more in South Yorkshire. Working with UK Music, the Board champions music makers, music lovers and the music industry to support talent and grow the region’s cultural economy.

Mayor Jarvis said: “I welcome the Government’s £1.57billion support package for the arts, but more is needed to fully support the music industry through

these uncertain and unprecedented times.

“Whilst we have seen pubs, bars and restaurants open up, our music venues remain closed and the economic shockwave is being felt across the industry in South Yorkshire, where the industry was already being shortchanged by Government before the coronavirus hit.

“In our region we receive just £18 of National Lottery Heritage Funding per person each year, compared to an average of £31 per head across England. Similarly, Arts Council England National Portfolio funding (2018/19-2021/22) for South Yorkshire organisations is significantly below the national average.

“As the industry starts to look at what its future looks like, Government must ensure that robust and fair funding is in place for both the industry and the individuals who work around it, to ensure our music industry thrives in a post-covid world, rather than just struggling to survive.”

Chair of the SCR Music Board Penny Blackham said: “Many have fallen through gaps of the Government’s Job Retention and Self-Employment Income Support Schemes, which is putting the fragile and beautifully effective eco-system of the music industry at risk. The Government’s £1.57 billion Arts and Culture package is not answering this problem for many thousands of people who earn their living from the music industry.

“Our industry is a finely tuned machine and a one size fits all rescue package will not work. What helps a venue may not support a festival. A musician will face very different challenges to a music teacher. The support needed for a music-led community project will be different to that needed for an artist development programme. A flexible and sustained programme of funding is essential if the industry is to continue to contribute more than £92million to South Yorkshire’s economy each year. “’The Government needs to support individuals and organisations until the sector is fully up and running.

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“Music has the power to stimulate our recovery and be the soundtrack for economic and societal renewal; but we must make sure it is still there and functioning effectively in a post-Covid-19 world.”

When surveyed in May, just 35% of respondents had received financial support from the Government and a quarter had been rejected for funding. Other concerns raised in the survey included the impact social distancing will have on the financial viability of events, increasing debt for venues and studios, being unable to access recording spaces and a reduction in the number of people engaging in musical education.

UK Music Acting CEO Tom Kiehl said: “Whilst we are beginning to see some live events take place most venues, recording studios, music hubs and festivals are still unable to open. When they are, it could be months before tour managers and production crews

are back on the road, leaving thousands in the industry without an income.

“Not only will this impact emerging artists but it’ll also mean promoters, technicians, bar staff, security, and countless other jobs that support live music will be under threat. Music contributes more than £92million to the economy in South Yorkshire alone, but if the Government do not provide more bespoke support for the industry, we may not have one left when we emerge from the coronavirus crisis.”

To shine a light on the plight of the music industry during the coronavirus crisis the SCR Music Board has spoken to six people from across the region to find out more about their experiences during the pandemic.

Sheffield musician Otis Mensah, Doncaster’s Bang Bang Romeo, venue owner Andy Cook, Emma Holling, who runs a festival in Barnsley, producer, musician and studio owner David Glover and podcast producer Kitty Turner will be sharing their stories on the SCR Music Board website at sheffieldcityregion. org.uk/scr-music-board-blog.

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August 22nd will see a full line up of stand up comedy in the car park of the Arena held together by Sheffield favourite Nina Gilligan. She will host Junior Simpson, BGT’s Steve Royle and comedy superstar Justin Moorhouse from Phoenix Nights.

Foster explains “We’ll be sat outside, socially distanced in our bubbles. We’ll be ordering our drinks and snacks in advance and spraying the loos down after every little wee. We’ll be so

COVID safe, and just enjoying the fact that we are out!”

As Toby says, “ We always knew that we would play The Arena, we just didn’t think that it would be the car park!”.

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The Show Must Go On. As lockdown eases, yet getting together still seems so hard, Sheffield’s iconic Last Laugh Comedy Club is getting back to work doing what it does best: making people laugh. Whilst indoor concerts are still not happening at the Arena, the team behind the longest running comedy club in the north are taking to the car park of the Fly DSA Arena to bring a star studded night of stand up comedy to laughter starved South Yorkshire folk.

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pinstone street refurbishments under way Sheffield City distancing when shopping, and temporary Work has begun to upgrade temporary changes to Pinstone Street, which is Council appoints trials of a pop-up cycle lane in Shalesmoor as currently closed to traffic to help people well as a low-traffic neighbourhood in Kelham. social distancing as they return to Following these initial schemes, the Council new Chief Executive maintain the city centre’s shops, bars and restaurants.

The project also actively encourages walking and cycling in the area.

Improvements will now be made to make the area more attractive and make sure that the The post became vacant at the end of 2019 city centre is a pleasant and safe environment when John Mothersole retired after 11 years, to visit and enjoy. Work will include replacing before the current Chief Executive, Charlie the current barriers with a high kerb lined with Adan, stepped in on an interim basis in planters, a new crossing connecting Pinstone January 2020.

Street with Cambridge Street and a new full Sheffield’s new Chief Executive will be Kate accessible, step-free pavement. The project Josephs, who will join the Council in January is part of the Council’s response to Covid-19, 2021. Kate is currently Director General in the which has seen widened footways, temporary Number 10 COVID Taskforce and brings with cycle lanes and traffic-free areas introduced in her a wealth of public sector experience from the centre of Sheffield and local communities. senior leadership roles in Government both in The transition to a semi-permanent scheme the UK and United States. on Pinstone Street will take approximately 6 Councillor Julie Dore, Leader of Sheffield weeks to complete. Bus routes that have been City Council said: “We are absolutely thrilled diverted from Pinstone Street will continue to to be recommending Kate as the new Chief instead travel from Charter Square to Arundel Executive of Sheffield City Council.

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“I think I speak on behalf of everyone who met Councillor Bob Johnson said: Kate as part of the recruitment process that “When lockdown was first eased it was a we have been overwhelmed by her energy, priority for us to quickly install emergency passion for Sheffield and her engaging and measures in key areas of the city centre, inspiring demeanour. Her qualities, experience including Pinstone Street, to make it safer for people to visit and have the space to stick and aptitude make her perfectly placed to bring the change we want for Sheffield and she to public health guidance as they travelled stood out as the inspirational, outstanding and around. Social distancing remains essential in our efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19 unique candidate in a very strong field. in Sheffield and is likely to be needed for some “Kate has so much experience she would be time, so it’s important that our city centre can a great addition to any organisation and how support this going forwards. “The upgrading amazing that she has chosen Sheffield. Kate of this scheme will create a safe, attractive is from our region, this is where she is rooted, area in the heart of the city, which is really where her heart is and part of who she is. It comes across clearly and passionately that her important as people start to travel into the centre to return to work and support our local background has shaped her values as well as businesses.” driving her motivation and commitment to Other recent work incorporated in the scheme public service. has included creating additional space on “Having being born and raised in Sheffield, pavements in Broomhill to allow for social living in the city my whole life, serving as a Councillor for 20 years and Leader of the council for the past 9 years, I am so excited by the opportunity this presents for the city that I love. It is a real once in a generational chance to make the changes we want to see and address some of the challenges we face.

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submitted a bid for further active travel funding from the Government earlier this month, which, if successful, would create the opportunity for improving cycling infrastructure to support the long-term health of residents.

This second phase of work would see potential cycle improvements in the Sheaf Valley and more low traffic neighbourhoods in Crookes and Nether Edge, subject to engagement with the local communities.

Meanwhile the Winter Gardens re-opened on Monday this week. The Council have introduced a number of Covid safety measures including: • There will be additional cleaning throughout the day to clean touch-points • Access to the garden will be restricted to a maximum 150 people at any one time, which will be managed by the Ambassador staff. If capacity is reached then the garden will be temporarily closed to further visitors until safe to allow more in.

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Community / Adlington Life These new, high-end, apartments offer Homeowners the privacy of their own peaceful and spacious apartment, with the option of spending time in the gardens (which are maintained by an expert team of gardeners), relaxing in the hair salon, therapy suite or lounge and inviting friends over to enjoy the table service restaurant.

Our Sales and Marketing Suite is now open Tuesday to Saturday from 10am – 5pm, please calls our sales team on 0114 553 9554 to find out more.

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LIVE MUSIC RETURNS We’ve waited nearly five months (and suffered one false start) - but last Saturday saw the return of live music to many of the region’s smaller venues!

Some of our venues managed to pull together shows last weekend with the very short notice the Government gave but this week many of the region’s pubs & clubs are bringing live music back to the stage.

Two months after the re-opening of pubs, clubs and bars, the next stage of the Govenment’s phased pathway came into effect as live artists are now once again permitted to perform in front of audiences.

Many of the venues

have successfully introduced social distancing over the last few weeks as customers have returned, and of course these measures will be in place along with further precautions before performers can take to the stage, but pilots have been taking place all over the country to ensure that the recommended measures provide a safe and Covid-secure environment for both staff and customers alike.

Volumes will be a little quieter, tables will be further from the stage, and dancing, for now, will not be allowed. In some venues artists will be separated from the audience in “social zones” to prevent

the risk of infection spreading.

We have a number of venues advertising this week, although we would ask readers to check the requirements for each event, as some clubs & pubs are imposing restrictions on who can attend, and may only be open to members.

Nevertheless many of our local artists & acts who have entertained the public for many years - as well as the venues - need your support in these difficult times as we look to return to the “new normal” - and the venues are going to great lengths to ensure your safety whilst enjoying the opportunity once again to hear live music!

Rachel Raynor was one of the artists to perform last weekend as live music returned to the region’s venues

Les and Carolynn Welcome You to...

CHAPELTOWN WMC

SHEFFIELD LANE WMC

45 Hatfield House Lane, Sheffield S5 6HU

The Market Place - Chapeltown • Tel: 0114 246 2570

0114 2457 806

LIVE MUSIC IS BACK

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT RETURNS FROM THIS WEEKEND!!!

SATURDAY 22ND AUGUST

Y LO IN BENJMALAM E VOCALIST

WE’LL BE HOLDING BINGO & RAFFLES COVID-19 MEASURES IN PLACE FOR STAFF & YOUR SAFETY

DON’T FORGET TO SIGN IN!!!

FRIDAY 21ST AUGUST

BROGAN COLLINS SATURDAY 22ND AUGUST

WAYNE ADAMS SUNDAY 23RD AUGUST

JAMES DEBROY TUESDAY 25TH AUGUST

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COLLEY WMC The Best Weekend in Town!!! live entertainment is back

SATURDAY 22ND AUGUST

FORMIDABLE DUO COVERING SEVEN DECADES

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Whiteley Avenue, Monkwood Estate, Rawmarsh, Rotherham, S62 7QS Tel: 01709 522825

VINNI

SATURDAY 22ND AUGUST

POPULAR VOCALIST SORRY BUT STRICTLY MEMBERS ONLY AT THIS TIME

GREASBROUGH WMC Church Street, Greasbrough, Rotherham • 01709 551117

SATURDAY 22ND AUGUST

COOL AS VEGAS SUPERB LIVE BAND

COVID-19 MEASURES IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE CLUB

COVID19 MEASURES IN PLACE WITHIN THE CLUB

2 Margetson Road • Parson Cross • Sheffield S5 9LS 0114 232 1529

FIRTH PARK WMC

Under New Management Committee - Old & New Members Welcome

HARTLEY HOUSE SOCIAL CLUB 239 Bellhouse Road | Sheffield | S5 6HQ | 0114 249 1422

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AT HARTLEY HOUSE SATURDAY 22ND AUGUST

JIMMY ECHO SUPERB GUITAR VOCALIST

Members & Affiliate Members Only • Must show club card

56 Idsworth Road - Sheffield - S5 6UP Telephone: 0114 242 6321

S N R U T E R C I S U M LIVE SATURDAY 22ND AUGUST

GARY PHILLIPS

BINGO & LUCKY 5 ROADHOUSE SUNDAY 23RD AUGUST

SATURDAY NIGHT & SUNDAY LUNCHTIMES

Subject to capacity • Members Only • Maximum of 50 People in the Concert Room

Due to the Covid-19 safety measures we will only admitting members at the moment with no guests or affiliate members due to capacity.

SOCIAL DISTANCING & MEASURES ARE IN PLACE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES

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WOODSEATS WMC

THE DALE, WOODSEATS TEL: 0114 281 2064

Sharon & the team Welcome you to the

THE RETURN OF LIVE MUSIC TO WOODSEATS WMC

Wordsworth Avenue • Sheffield S5

SATURDAY 22ND AUGUST

ASHTON

SATURDAY 22ND AUGUST

SATURDAY 22nd AUGUST

POPULAR MALE VOCALIST

ALL WELCOME • COVID-19 MEASURES IN PLACE • NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME

LA PLATA S.C.

LIVE MUSIC IS BACK

353-355 Walkley Lane Sheffield, S6 2PB

SATURDAY 22ND AUGUST

OPENING NOON TILL LATE

AREA NEW BEER GARDEN plenty of seating in the Car Park – with

please comply with Social Distancing

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Live sports shown

COVID-19 MEASURES IN PLACE

NEWLY DECORATED • COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE PLEASE BE AWARE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING & KEEP SAFE

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME FANTASTIC FEMALE VOCALIST

RACHEL SAUNDERS

COVID-19 SECURE GUIDELINES ARE IN PLACE WITHIN THE CLUB

Club Office 07917 063283 / The Bar 07917 063241 1 MINUTE WALK FROM HILLSBOROUGH TRAM STOP, UP FORBES ROAD & YOU’RE THERE!

FARM ROAD

Sports & Social Club PRIVATE MEMBERS CLUB

LIVE MUSIC RETURNS SATURDAY 22ND AUGUST TOP ENTERTAINER

DANNY PAVER NEW OPENING TIMES

SUNDAYS 11AM - 3PM & 7PM - 11PM • MON-FRI 12:30PM - 4PM & 7PM - 11PM SATURDAY 12PM - 4PM & 7PM - 11:30PM

Members Only (with Spouse) • Must carry Card/Fob at all times Sorry No Children allowed at this time We are operating with a reduced capacity and ask all members & guests to respect the current Covid-19 Guidelines when on the premises

Farm Road, Sheffield S2 2TP Tel: 0114 2729947 www.farmrdsocialclub.co.uk

FIND US ON FACEBOOK - FORTY FOOT PUB

LIVE MUSIC IS BACK LET’S KEEP IT THAT WAY

PLEASE TAKE CARE & ADHERE TO PRECAUTIONS WHEN VISITING VENUES SOME VENUES MAY HAVE RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE, IF YOU ARE UNSURE AS TO WHICH MEASURES ARE IN PLACE PLEASE CONTACT THE VENUE BEFORE VISITING

Welcome to the

NOW FULLY REFURBISHED!!!

OUTSIDE DJ // BACKYARD STAGE FRIDAY 28TH AUGUST - FREE ENTRY - 4-11PM

CHART MUSIC & CLUB ANTHEMS SATURDAY 29TH AUGUST & SUNDAY 30TH AUGUST 4 - 11PM • £2.50 ENTRY

MONDAY 31ST AUGUST TBC

CORDONED OFF / SOCIAL DISTANCING APPLIES 710 PENISTONE ROAD • HILLSBOROUGH • S6 2DF

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WADSLEY BRIDGE WMC

SHEFFIELD TRADES & LABOUR CLUB

THE HOME OF LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

LIVE MUSIC IS BACK!

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

200 Duke St • Sheffield S2 5QQ

SATURDAY 22ND AUGUST

SATURDAY 29TH AUGUST

RACHEL RAYNOR

MARTIN GREGORY

QUALITY FEMALE VOCALIST

STAR VOCAL/GUITAR SHOW

NEW OPENING TIMES WEEKDAYS: LUNCHTIME NOON - 3PM • EVENING 7:30PM - 11PM WEEKENDS: SATURDAY 1PM - 4PM SUNDAY NOON - 4PM EVENING 7:30PM - 11PM

BINGO & QUIZZES NO LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

MEMBERS ONLY COVID-19 MEASURES IN PLACE

ARUNDEL

780 City Road Sheffield 0114 239 7151

Ex-Servicemens Club

NOW OPEN • WELCOME BACK

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY 21ST AUGUST • DUO FROM ‘HEROES’

SOUND & VISION

SATURDAY 22ND AUGUST • MALE/FEMALE DUO

THE KING & I

SUNDAY 23RD AUGUST • MALE/FEMALE DUO

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RESTRICTED HOURS / MEMBERS & AFFILIATED MEMBERS ONLY MUST CARRY CLUB BOOKS AT ALL TIMES

SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES IN PLACE BINGO & 5 NUMBER PLAYED DAILY

FULL RANGE OF BEERS • NO PRICE INCREASE

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SATURDAY 22ND AUGUST

SEASIDE RENDEZVOUS SUNDAY 23RD AUGUST

MR COOL

BINGO AS USUAL

large beer gardens • usual opening times

NO LIVE MUSIC•AFFILIATED MEMBERS WELCOME Come and join our club • Full Membership Just £5 per year!

SOUTHEY SOCIAL CLUB

Southey Green Road • Sheffield • S5 7QQ TEL: 0114 2325768 / 0114 2311101

LIVE MUSIC RETURNS

FRI 21ST AUG (TEATIME) VINNI SAT 22ND AUG BEATLEG BOOTLE (60s DUo) SUN 23RD AUG SOUND & VISION (SOUL, MOTOWN, CLASSICS, MODERNS DUo)

OPENING TIMES: SATURDAY 10:30AM - 11PM SUNDAY 11:30AM - 4PM & 7PM - 11PM • MONDAY - FRIDAY 12PM - 11PM

SAT & SUN • BINGO AS USUAL SNOOKER IS ALLOWED! TV SPORT TO BE SHOW ON MUTE

OPEN TO MEMBERS & AFFILIATED MEMBERS ONLY PLEASE CARRY YOUR CLUB BOOK WITH YOU

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DARNALL FISHERIES

For the Original Fish & Chips “Tha’s tried the rest, Na try thee best”

MONDAY OPEN ALL DAY 11.15 - 8.00 TUES - FRI 11.15 - 9.00 SATURDAY 11.15 - 2.00

CALL 0114 2442371

Helen’s

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7Soapwatch Day Filming of soaps is currently suspended as a result of the Corona Virus crisis.

As a result TV Schedules are subject to alteration as the regular showing of the programmes is subject to alteration.

We’ll be back with spoilers from your favourite shows as soon as the schedules return to normal!

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!NEWSFLASH! We have loads of last minute holidays for Summer 2020 at great prices, October breaks available too.

For £60 per person you can also confirm your Summer 2021 holiday and we have free child places available on certain dates.

we are now officially open to our customers from Monday - saturday (closed on wednesdays) Our opening times are Monday - Tuesday 0900- 1730 Wednesday - Closed Thurs - Friday 0900-1730 Saturday 1000 - 1600 if any further information is required please contact us on 01142448556 OR Email US VIA travel@travel-and-more.co.uk or message us via facebook

Tel: 0114 2448556 620 Attercliffe Road, Sheffield S9 3QS

Part of Hays Travel UK’s largest independant Travel Agent Members of ABTA and agents for ATOL protected Operators.

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CARPETS & FLOORING

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as an Operating Centre for 1 goods vehicles and 0 trailers Owners or Occupiers of land (including buildings) near the operating centre(s) who believe that their use or enjoyment of that land would be affected, should make written representations to the Traffic Commissioner at Hillcrest House, 386 Harehills Lane Leeds LS9 6NF, stating their reasons, within 21 Days of this Notice. Representors must at the same time send a copy of their representations to the applicant at the address given at the top of this notice.

A Guide to making Representations is available from the Traffic Commissioner’s Office.

The Licensing Act 2003 Section 34 Notice is hereby given that We: the grind cafe kelham island ltd Have made an application under Section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003 to vary a Premises Licence for the Premises known as grind cafe, cornwall works, 3 green lane, sheffield, south yorkshire s3 8SJ The details of the variation are as follows: To change the licensing hours for the following: To extend the sale by retail of alcohol for consumption ON & OFF the premises: Sunday - Saturday from 11:00 to 23:00 Opening Hours: Sunday - Saturday from 08:00 to 23:00 Interested parties or responsible authorities may make written representations to Licensing Section, Sheffield City Council, Block C Staniforth Road Depot, Staniforth Road, Sheffield S9 3HD about this application by Wednesday 2nd September 2020 For information on representations, please see www.sheffield.gov.uk/ licensinginforesidents For full details and to view a copy of the application please contact the Licensing General Section. Telephone: 0114 2734264 or by e-mail to licensingservice@sheffield. gov.uk It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on conviction for this offence is a fine not exceeding £5,000.

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EAST COAST

CHALETS FOR SALE

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200 yds FROM THE SEA

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Weeks from £215 per couple Weekends from £102 per couple Breaks/Split Week Available Families Welcome

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Rediscover the amazing locations available to enjoy your holiday in the UK this year!

Hotels, B&Bs and Holiday Parks are now open for business with measures in place to keep visitors and staff safe from Covid-19.

Support the UK Holiday Industry!

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CORNWALL

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AWARD WINNING 5 minutes from Mablethorpe Open 12 months of the year, the 5* park is set in tucked away grounds offering a relaxing & peaceful haven for all the family. 2 well stocked fishing lakes. Well behaved dogs welcome. Children’s play area. On site Bar & Restaurant.

Dog exercise paddock. Private hot tubs. Laundry facilities. One night stays. Ground floor accommodation.

COTTAGES, LODGES, LUXURY B&B, PRIVATE HOT TUBS, FREE FISHING Grange Farm Park, Maltby-Le-Marsh, Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 0JP Accommodation sales : 01507 450267 Restaurant reservations: 01507 451061 sales@grangefarmpark.co.uk www.grangefarmpark.co.uk

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Take a Friend Fishing FREE this August Rod licence holding anglers can take a friend fishing for a day between 14th August – 4th October!

The Environment Agency, Angling Trust and Angling Trades Association have extended Take a Friend Fishing and the 8 week campaign kicked-off last week on 14th August.

Environment Agency rod fishing licence holding anglers – we encourage you to use this opportunity to introduce a friend, family member or colleague to all of the brilliant aspects our wonderful sport has to offer – all you need to do is register to take a friend fishing on one day throughout the eight-week period between 14th August and 4th October 2020.

We all know that going fishing is an amazing way to spend some well-earned down-time with family and

friends but just cast your mind back to how you got into angling… Most of us started to go fishing with a friend or family member – now, Take a Friend Fishing is your chance to do your bit, have some fun and join in with the buzz around fishing.

5 Simple Steps to Take a Friend Fishing…

Take advantage of this offer to get a free one-day fishing licence worth £6 • Have your Environment Agency fishing licence number handy and visit www.takeafriendfishing.co.uk • Enter your licence number and you and your friend’s email address – you’ll be emailed a confirmation • Your friend will be emailed so they can activate the licence • As soon as the licence is activated you will be emailed the activated licence • If you are asked to show this to an Environment Agency Officer on the day of the fishing trip, simply have a copy on your phone or print one off – it’s that simple!

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ORCHARD PARK

Frampton Lane, Hubberts Bridge, Boston, Lincs PE20 3QU

You will be after a vist to our friendly peaceful self-contained luxury flats on Tansley Moor Disabled friendly • ground floor FLATS ASK ABOUT OUR FISHING LESSONS • CHILDREN WELCOME

Longacre Fishery | Tansley | Matlock Tel: 01629 760631 | Mob: 07747 614878 Email: andrewjnorton52@gmail.com

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Sheffield United have had a bid for goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale accepted by Bournemouth over the weekend.

The Blades are hopeful of solving their goalkeeping position by bringing academy-grown Ramsdale back to Bramall Lane this summer following Bournemouth’s relegation down to the Championship.

Ramsdale spent four years with the Blades between 2013 and 2017 before moving to the Vitality Stadium after making just two FA Cup appearances under Chris Wilder during the 201617 season.

Last season, Ramsdale was the Cherries’ firstchoice goalkeeper, but was unable to keep them in the Premier League. In what was a season to forget under Eddie Howe, Ramsdale was one of the few bright sparks for the Cherries, earning high praise from Howe, who has since left the club. Ramsdale was named as the club’s player of the season last week by supporters.

Last season’s campaign gave everyone connected with the club an insight into what life is like in football’s richest and best league.

It’s a world far removed from anything they had experienced and it certainly whet the appetite for more.

But, as United are finding out in the transfer market right now, it can also go against you.

Nottingham Forest’s valuation of Matty Cash is a prime example of this.

The club has put a £15million tag on their 23-yearold full-back after it was claimed they had rejected United’s £6million offer. When a Premier League team calls, it gives the signal for the target club to instantly add several million more on top of his true valuation.

It is something United may not have experienced too much last season, being a newly promoted team, but after a top 10 finish and the riches that go with that position being well publicised, clubs instantly believe there is more money to be had from the deal.

Given that Chris Wilder has spoken publicly about the money the club lost as a result of lockdown (believed to be in the region of £20 million) it may well be that clibs with players in demand may well have to lower their expoectations as the new season approaches, as the “money no object” culture of previous years may well not be seen in the coming months.

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warne delighted owls to appeal with angus points penalty Rotherham United manager Paul Warne insists his latest summer recruit Angus MacDonald is ready to fight for his place in the side ahead of their 2020/21 Sky Bet Championship campaign.

Warne has made it no secret he likes to meet his players before they put pen-to-paper and has selfconfessed to ‘trying to put players off ’ from signing by outlining the high standards he sets for his side, as well as the high-level of competition for places. He admitted he was looking to add competition amongst his defensive ranks as his defenders return to full fitness. However, he is adamant that the new recruit still has a fight on his hands to nail down a starting place.

“I’m really pleased, it’s been bubbling away for a few weeks now. I spoke to him last week in our usual way, we tried to interrogate him a little bit to try and talk him out of it,” Warne said. “It was ideal, we knew where we were lacking in terms of strength of the squad, we’re pretty solid everywhere else but I do still want to improve it.

MacDonald joins the Rotherham ranks with an array of Sky Bet Championship experience to his name having earned himself a money move to Hull City following a successful stint at South Yorkshire neighbours Barnsley between 2016 and 2018. His desire to play regular first team football for the Tigers was hampered by illness but having recovered from a blood clot and overcoming bowel cancer, Warne insists his new recruit now has the determination to take his Sky Bet Championship chance.

Warne summed his new signing up - “He wanted to play in the Championship. He got offered a new deal at Hull after finishing the season in their first team.

He’s an ideal addition for us, a really nice kid and he’s been through a lot.”

shirt auction raises nearly £5k

SUFC have confirmed that an impressive £4,583 has been pledged for mental health charity partners Heads Together, Mind and CALM following the auctioning of the unique match worn shirts from the Blades fixture against AFC Bournemouth in February.

Bids for each of the 18 shirts worn by United’s matchday squad began at £100 and typically it was a real team effort to get to impressive final total.

It was skipper Billy Sharp’s that went for the highest amount at £660, with Dean Henderson’s and Sander Berge’s drawing winning bids of £460 and £390 respectively.

Following publication of the written reasoning of the Disciplinary COmmission, the Owls have issued a clubstatement (below) in which they outline their intention to appeal the verdict.

The Club was disappointed with some of the decisions of the Disciplinary Commission and respectfully disagrees with both the finding that it was in breach of the P&S rules for the 2017/18 season and the sanction of a 12-point deduction to be applied in the 2020/21 season.

It is important to highlight that the Commission did not find that the sale of the stadium was itself prohibited by the P&S rules, nor that the Club acted anything other than in the utmost good faith with respect to that transaction. The Club had been assured by the EFL that the stadium sale could be included in its 2017/18 P&S returns and relied on those assurances. Having discussed the transaction with the EFL, the EFL having approved it and the Club’s auditors having signed off on it, the Club believed, and continues to believe, it was acting properly and in accordance with the rules. It is disappointing, in those circumstances, that the Commission went on to find the Club was nevertheless in breach of Charge 1.

The Club is pleased that Charge 2, which alleged that the Club had deliberately concealed certain matters from the EFL, was dismissed and that it was accepted that the Club acted openly and honestly in its dealings with the EFL. The Club further notes the Disciplinary Commission’s findings that this was a serious allegation that is not to be made lightly and an opportunity should have been afforded to the individuals involved to explain their position before the charge was brought. The Club welcomes the Disciplinary Commission’s suggestion that the EFL should have exercised its power to investigate under Regulations 82.2/3/4 as being a fairer approach rather than to bring the allegations without further investigation.

Despite the EFL’s “sanctioning guidelines” (which it is not accepted apply in this case) providing for any points deduction sanction to take effect in the year following the breach (which in the Club’s case would have been the 2018/19 season when it finished 24 points clear of the relegation zone) and other mitigating factors, the Commission imposed the maximum 12-point deduction for next season.

The EFL sought to have the sanction imposed in the 2019/20 season that has just concluded, which would have seen the Club relegated, in stark contrast to the position it adopted in the Derby County disciplinary proceedings where it was content for any sanction to be imposed next season because Derby would not be relegated. The Club is pleased the Commission rejected such an inconsistent approach to sanctioning by the EFL. Given the findings in respect of Charge 1 and the sanction imposed, the Club shall be appealing the Decision to an EFL League Arbitration Panel, both against the finding with respect to Charge 1 and the sanction. The Club believes its grounds of appeal to be strong. The Club will continue to take all appropriate steps to protect its interests, for the benefit of the Club and its supporters, and looks forward to the appeal being heard by the League Arbitration Panel at the earliest opportunity. While the Club does not set the timetable for the hearing of the appeal it considers it likely that it will take place in autumn 2020.

The Club will make no further comment until the outcome of the appeal is known.

Meanwhile the Owls have confirmed the deadline for 2019/20 Season Ticket rebates as Tuesday 1 September.

Thousands of Wednesdayites have made their selection from a range of options available since games were played behind closed doors upon the season resumption following the COVID-19 pandemic. All Season Ticket holders have been contacted by email to ensure access to the full range of rebate options and a number are still to make their selection.

To ensure the refund process can begin, the deadline has been set in place, after which any unclaimed sums will be designated as a donation to the club’s academy. Telephone support has been in place where possible to assist anyone not conversant with the online rebate system and the Ticket Office reopened earlier this month between 10.00am and 4.00pm Monday to Saturday.

The process of actioning refunds will begin after 1 September in line with the 60-day period previously communicated. Supporters will be contacted individually by a member of the Ticket Office team. Those who opted for rebates in retail points have had their season cards uploaded with the relevant amount which can be redeemed in the Owls Megastore or at the Sheffield Wednesday Online Shop. Supporters who selected ticket vouchers will have their accounts credited accordingly when sales resume.

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