Tag: Sheffield

  • Photos: Sheffield at Christmas

    While admiring the decorations in London, it’s always nice to appreciate the ones a bit closer to home. These decorations aren’t new but the variety of lights across the city centre are fun. I especially like the projections of snowflakes across the Town Hall building.

  • Photos: Sheffield skyline

    An afternoon walk is not a usual Easter tradition for me, but this year in between chocolate and a roast we wandered to a new bit of Sheffield for us. I knew the story behind the city’s amphitheatre and the Park Hill flats but I’d never walked up there before. I see them on an…

  • Photos: Tour de Yorkshire

    Since I moved to Sheffield it’s felt that Yorkshire has been very excited by the Tour de France. This year the Grand Depart took place in Yorkshire, the first stage between Leeds and Harrogate and the second stage between York and Sheffield. There were several places in Sheffield celebrating the day, but we went to…

  • Sheffield Doc/Fest

    When I moved to Sheffield I decided to get involved with as much as possible to find out more about the city and the people. One of the first things I did, without realising how big and important the annual event is, was to sign up as a volunteer for Sheffield Doc/Fest. To point out…

  • Sheffield’s Botanical Gardens

    I’ve been discovering more about Sheffield and this week I walked to the Botanical Gardens. There was plenty of pretty flowers, including some Bird of Paradise flowers, and I tried to take lots of arty photos with my smartphone.

  • Sheffield’s fountains turn yellow

    The fountain at Sheffield’s Peace Gardens turned yellow recently to celebrate 100 days until the Tour de France arrives in Sheffield. Yellow was chosen to represent the winning jersey at the Tour de France. In the evening UV lights were set up near the fountain to make them luminous. The water was made yellow by…