Sheftival 2012 at the Don Vally Bowl and Don Valley Stadium was a great success and with Jessica Ennis winning Gold it was an all round Olympic performance from Sheffield. The 2 day festival was packed full of live bands, artists and entertainers. Following on from Tramlines and replacing Music in the Sun we now have a new Summer Festival to look forward to Sheftival.
We caught up with some of the Bands and Entertainers around Sheftival to learn more about our local talent. Sour Cherry was rocking the main stage and we caught them after the performance.
Sour Cherry (Sheffield)
After watching the amazing performance by Sheffield’s own up and coming band Sour Cherry we caught up with them to see what they are all about. Oozing with chemistry on and off set we wondered just how they came about to be Sour Cherry.
Lead singer Kourntey told us she and Jamie (Bass guitar) met at a jam night at spring vale and originally they did have two other members which have gone now, Aiden (Guitar) knew Jamie through college. They thought Aiden was a must have and funnily enough stole him from another band, to follow they auditioned Ally obviously impressing existing band members as he now plays drums, the fantastic four have been together for just over a year now, but the future looks sweet for Sour Cherry.
Sour Cherry finished off their performance with a track called SuperStar which featured Rapper Smokey Roomz from TMI inc. Superstar song is focused as a message song, all songs Kourtney writes are about real life about people or experiences, cant say too much but about that someone she knew, who was 13 wanted to be a singer, she was always out for attention doing things 13 year olds do and lands up pregnant, wanted to audition for xfactor and be a no1 singer famous, doesn’t go right for her but finds attention she wants from school being pregnant. All songs are out for audience to relate to and are real life. All back in Sheffield, Aiden is at Sheffield uni to study music, Jamie being boring at minute being a mechanic, ally plays music professionally drums, Courtney works at the meadowhall on a yves saint Laurent beauty counter. You can follow the bands progress on twitter @SourCherrySongs
MAX
Following on from Sour Cherry performance a you man from Sheffield called Max from near millhouses in Sheffield playing saxophone and singing to a Beatles track. Max is 15 and has been playing sax from age 6, biggest place that Max preformed recently is party in the park last year at Mansfield, when asked are you nervous?
“I get a bit nervous as everyone does, but we just go out and do our best”
On the world stage we were entertained by a multicultural selection of artists, our personal favorite was Belly Dancing 101 with Sheffield professional dance teacher Jessie Jing. The ladies put on a performance of a Bhangra style that was impressively choreographed and executed. If you wold like to catch up with Jessie and the girls give them a shout on Twitter @Jingley
Steve Brailey, CEO of (SIV), said: “Our commitment is to general participation and raising interest in sports and activities. This event was designed to ignite people’s interest and ability, and encourage everyone to have a go and we should be proud of what we achieved in a short space of time.”
Sheftival 2012 was biggest outdoor party in the UK for the London 2012 Olympics. Tramlines Festival presented The JuJu Club World Music stage line-up which included the legends of reggae, Toots and the Maytals, The Lightning Seeds, Joe McElderry, Dodgy, Misha B, Stooshe, Lemar, Marcus Collins, Noisettes and Ryan O’Shaughnessy also on the world music stage preforming was the Sheffield Belly dancing 101 group of dancers which deferentially lit up the stage entertaining the crowd and really lifting the atmosphere.
The Sheffield Pasta Bar is a family run, independent restaurant, located in the heart of SharrowVale. An area unspoilt by large chains, housing many independently run, bohemian style shops, cafes and restaurants. The extensive menu offers something for everyone with a wide range of fresh pasta, homemade pizza, grilled and pan-fried dishes all cooked to order using only the finest, freshest ingredients.
Attentive, friendly service and a welcoming atmosphere make the Sheffield Pasta Bar the perfect choice for all ages and any occasion.
The food is based predominantly on Italian cuisine and menus are produced seasonally with ingredients sourced locally; fruit and vegetables from ‘Sharrow Marrow’ and fresh fish from ‘J H Mann’ both located on SharrowVale Road. All our dishes are homemade on the premises by our chefs from homemade bread through to our selection of ice creams. What we are most known for is our fresh homemade pasta, which is made on the premises daily.
The menu combines this with our selection of Italian style thin based pizzas, steak, chicken and fish dishes.
Pasta Origins
Controversy with regards to the origin of this well-loved comfort food. The history of pasta is in fact as convoluted as a bowl of spaghetti. The romantic legend that Marco Polo brought pasta back to Italy on his return from travels in China is, as can be expected, totally rejected by nationalistic Italians. They claim that Marco Polo returned in 1295 but in 1279, a Genoese soldier listed in the inventory of his estate a basket of dried pasta, thus debunking this particular myth. Most do concede though that the Chinese are known to have been eating a noodle-type food but point out that pasta and noodles are different. Noodles are a starchy product known to have been made from breadfruit and not wheat!
Another theory is that the origin of pasta dates back to an archeological find of Etruscan tombs. Carvings on some of the stucco reliefs in the tombs depicted a knife, board, flour sack and an iron pin. It is interpreted that these instruments were sued to make pasta and the iron pin in particular to shape tubed pasta. However, this is just conjecture as the instruments may have had other uses and there is no further evidence to support the claim that the Etruscans invented pasta
Three golden rules on eating pasta for optimum health:
Use whole wheat pasta. Whole wheat pasta, which is made from 100% whole wheat flour, is far more nutritious than white pasta. It retains more of its nutrient-rich wheat germ and bran, and is a better source of fibre and the B vitamin thiamine which the body requires to produce glycogen. Whole wheat pasta also contains more protein than white pasta, and although it is slightly coarser in texture, the taste is not as different as you might expect.
Use mainly egg free pasta. Most types of pasta are made with just flour, water, and perhaps oil, but some also contain eggs, especially if they are fresh rather than dried. Although it’s fine to eat egg pasta occasionally, your staple pasta should be egg free because the protein in eggs combined with the starch in the pasta can make egg pasta difficult to digest.
Avoid heavy meat sauces. Popular dishes that make use of heavy meat or cheese sauces, such as spaghetti bolognese, should only be eaten in moderation. The animal protein in these sauces makes the starchy pasta difficult to digest, meaning we don’t absorb the nutrients very well and we get uncomfortable symptoms as undigested foods pass through our systems. Food combining experts recommend eating cooked or raw vegetables or vegetable based sauces with pasta at lunchtime, and then eating meat as a separate meal later in the day.
At ‘Forward For Kids’ we recognise that keeping children active plays a key role in their physical development and well being. With this in mind we have developed a fun and exciting environment that will encourage activity levels but also stimulate development in other areas of learning.
Keeping children happy…
The play equipment is seperated into age appropriate areas to encourage physical movement for all ages. This includes sliding, crawling, balancing, swinging, hand eye co-ordination, ball skills and lots more. Children will have opportunities to make new friends, share and take turns when playing. This will also develop their understanding of cause and effect as they explore the play equipment and use it in different ways.
Keep adults happy…
A quality, clean, welcoming environment offering great food from snacks to larger meals as well as a selection of hot and cold drinks. The seating area also has a good line of sight to allow parents to interact with their children or relax knowing their children are safe because they can see them play.
Quality of design…
Our play equipment has been designed and manufactured to the latest highest standard BS8409:2002 by the UK’s leading manufacturer of indoor play equipment, House Of Play Limited.
Have Your Party at ‘Forward For Kids’
Parties
Celebrate in style with one of our excellent party packages. With your own dedicated Party Host, the stress and the mess is taken away meaning that parents and children can enjoy the party! All our parties include free invitations, a hot & cold buffet served by your Party Host, unlimited juice, cake ceremony (cake not included), a party bag and 1 free return pass!
Choose from the following activities…
For Kids ‘Fun Party’
Lots of fun on the play frame before and after a yummy party tea!
Minimum 10 children, £8.25 per child
For Kids ‘Disco Party’
Lots of fun on the play frame then a party tea, followed by the latest dance phenomenon! Children can strut their stuff and try their moves on their very own dance mat playing along to Dance Dance Revolution!
Minimum 10 children, £9.25 per child
‘Totz Fun Party’
(Mon-Fri, 2 hour slots between 10am-3pm, term time only)
Playtime in the toddler area then a party tea followed by games with your Party Host!
Minimum 8 children, £6.95 per child
For Kids ‘Deluxe Party’
Exclusive hire of the upstairs party room with a choice of activities from dancing and games on the Dance mats, pizza making, face painting, arts & crafts and lots more! Followed by a hot & cold buffet and lots of fun on the play frame.
Minimum 10 children, £10.25 per child
For Kids ‘VIP Party’
Exclusive hire of the play centre with lots of fun on the play frame just for you and your guests!
Minimum 20 children, £11.50 per child
Weekday Party
We are also doing a new weekday party 4pm – 6pm including party bags, hot and cold kids buffet and birthday march plus playing on the Frame!
Offer for 20 Children, All for £99.99
To book a party or for more information call 0114 2692054
Christianity has been in England for 400 years. England is ruled by Saxon kings, including Ethelred and Canute.
The only thing remaining from the earliest years of the church on the Cathedral site is a stone Saxon cross. Unfortunately we no longer have this in the Cathedral, but it can be seen in the British Museum. Although there was a church here, it would be another 900 years before it turned into a Cathedral.
Circa 1520 AD
The century is dominated by King Henry the 8th, with his six wives. Henry breaks with the Pope and declares himself head of the Church of England. The distinctive thought and worship of the C of E begins here.
George, the 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, had the Shrewsbury chapel built to one side of the Cathedral as a family chapel, with a burial vault beneath. You can see his tomb (with both his wives) there still.
The Chapel also houses a grand monument to the 6th Earl, who, for a while, was the guardian of Mary Queen of Scots during her imprisonment in Sheffield (1570-1584).
In the 16th Century the Lords of the Manor of Sheffield were the Earls of Shrewsbury. The Shrewsbury Chapel in the south-east corner of the church was built circa 1520 by George Talbot, the Fourth Earl, as a family chapel with a burial vault below. The monuments in this chapel have been described by Joseph Hunter as being among the finest in the land.
The Monument to the 4th Earl of Shrewsbury
The monument on the left shows the figure of George Talbot who died in 1538. To the left and right of the Earl are his two countesses: Ann who died in 1520 and Elizabeth who died in 1567.The tomb was erected in the lifetime of the second countess.
George Talbot was born in 1468. At the age of 13 he married Ann and they had 11 children. He became involved in military and diplomatic work and was a commander in the English invasion of France in 1513. He was later made Lt General of the North. In 1530 he entertained Cardinal Wolsey who was travelling south to face trial. In 1536 the Earl was responsible for putting down the rebellion against Henry 8th’s religious policy, known as the Pilgrimage of Grace. His second wife survived him for 29 years.
The Monument to the 6th Earl of Shrewsbury
Against the south wall of the chapel is the massive monument to George, the sixth Earl of Shrewsbury, husband of Bess of Hardwick and custodian of Mary, Queen of Scots, during her fourteen years of imprisonment in Sheffield. He is represented lying on a rush mat on a lofty sarcophagus, wearing elaborately engraved armour, his feet on a Talbot.
The inscription records his faithful military and diplomatic service during the reigns of Mary I and Elizabeth I and his integrity as the guardian of Mary Queen of Scots. Looking after Mary and her retinue nearly ruined him financially.
Recent history
The Chapel became the property of the Dukes of Norfolk who inherited the Manor of Sheffield from the Shrewsbury family through marriage. It remained a Roman Catholic chapel in an Anglican setting until 1933, when it was presented to the Cathedral by the Duke of Norfolk for ‘the use of the parishioners’.
The monument to the Fourth Earl of Shrewsbury has recently undergone extensive conservation work, including laser treatment cleaning of its surface. The costs were met by generous grant aid from the Wolfson Foundation and the Sheffield Church Burgesses.
The Saxon cross of Sheffield (now in the British Museum) tells of a thousand years of Christian history on this site. Stones from a Norman church (11th to 12th Century), with their dog tooth pattern, can be seen set into the east wall. Apart from this, the oldest parts of the church date from the 15th Century: tower, spire and east end. The Cathedral is cruciform (i.e. shaped like a cross) with the nave and transepts intersecting at the tower whose piers and arches dominate the building.
The parish church became a Cathedral in 1914. At the end of World War One, plans were begun to enlarge the building. These involved turning the axis of the church round by 90 degrees, constructing a second tower and spire, and building a new chancel and sanctuary on the north side of the old church and a long nave at right angles to the present one stretching out on to Church Street on the south side. All the work on the north side was completed, but after World War Two the rest of the plans were not carried out. Extensions at the west end with the focal point being the Lantern Tower, were completed in 1966.
The Lantern Tower
At the west end of the nave is the Lantern roof typifying the Crown of Thorns, coming down into the Cathedral, reminding us of the suffering of Christ. The glass (1998) by Amber Hiscott is an abstract interpretation of how resurrection and the Holy Spirit (golds and reds) transforming human conflict and struggles (blues and violets) and leading to healing and growth (greens). The Lantern, with its lively colours, illuminates a joyous pathway to God.
Community Resources Centre
Facing the main entrance to the Cathedral is the stone archway entrance to the new Cathedral Community Resource Centre opened on 6 March 2007 by HRH the Princess Royal. Through this Centre, with its varied state of the art facilities, it is the Cathedral’s mission to give practical support to the most vulnerable in society and to provide educational and cultural resources for the use of the Cathedral, the City and the community of Sheffield. The large 19th Century window above the entrance by Dixon of London depicts St Peter and St Paul preaching and healing.
Beyond the glass entrance doors is the 1554 Gallery. In the well in the centre of the Gallery are two beautiful 19th Century memorial windows by Pearce of Birmingham. They show Christ and his Disciples and the Pharisees in the cornfields on the Sabbath and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple. Also within the well are the Heraldic Achievements: these stone panels, taken from the 16th Century tomb probably originally designed for the 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, commemorate our links with the Talbot lords, and the heraldry reflects the armorial bearings of the family.
The Chancel leading to the High Sanctuary
The most notable feature is the angel choir hammer beam roof of 1430. On the north side of the Sanctuary the centre bust of the three is the earliest known work (1805) by the great Sheffield born sculptor, Francis Chantrey. The Bishop’s throne or “cathedra” stands on the south side near the High Altar.
The Shrewsbury Chapel
This was the private Roman Catholic chapel of the Dukes of Norfolk until 1933. The altar top is medieval. The Tudor monuments are of outstanding importance. On the left is the tomb of the Fourth Earl of Shrewsbury, who died in 1538, and the effigies of his two wives on either side. On the right is the elaborate monument commemorating the Sixth Earl who died in1590. He was the fourth husband of Bess of Hardwick and guardian of Mary Queen of Scots during her fourteen years of imprisonment in Sheffield.
St Katharine’s Chapel
This Chapel was dedicated in 1935 to St Katharine and in memory of Mrs Burrows, wife of the first Bishop of Sheffield. It was refurnished in recognition of the work of women in the ministry of the church.
St George’s Chapel
This chapel was originally planned as the high sanctuary of the enlarged cathedral. Now it is a memorial chapel dedicated to those of the York and Lancaster Regiment who gave their lives for their country. The screen of swords and bayonets is unique. The links between the City and the Cathedral with HMS Sheffield are also commemorated – the most recent being the bronze anchor memorial, by sculptor Stephen Broadbent, at the foot of the steps of the Chapel.
The Chapel of the Holy Spirit
The fine stained glass by Christopher Webb (1940) is based on the Te Deum Laudamus canticle “We worship thee, O Lord” – a celebration of the Church on earth and in heaven. Webb also designed the east window and the six Sheffield worthies window near the display of silver plate and a series depicting scenes from the history of Sheffield and its parish church in the Chapter House (permission to view the Chapter House may be obtained from the Vergers).
The Crypt Chapel of All Saints
Underneath the St George’s Chapel is the Crypt, a chapel dedicated to All Saints: a place of peace where the ashes of the departed are interred.
Guided tours of the Cathedral
There is plenty see in and around Sheffield Cathedral and a guided tour will help you get the most from your visit.
You might want to learn more about the history of Sheffield and its Cathedral, or you might be interested in the story of worship here. Or perhaps it is the monuments you are interested in, and the people they commemorate. You may want to explore the story of the York and Lancaster Regiment told in St George’s Chapel with its famous screen of swords, or of HMS Sheffield. Or perhaps you are interested in the colourful windows with their Bible stories. Whatever your interest, one of our trained guides can help you.
Guides are often available during the day, but if you are bringing a group or making a special journey you might like to pre-arrange a tour.
enquiries@sheffield-cathedral.org.uk
Notre Dame High School is a not only just a school that educates their pupils on their core subjects but they engage my pupils into their distinctive catholic education whilst welcoming many other children from different denominations. Notre Dame High School begin and end with a prayer each day and all the students attend regular services and assembly’s this is to encourage the kids in having faith and keeping a wide range of opportunities that the students can do when they are older.
The staff in Notre Dame High School are very committed and friendly and there are over a hundred and fifty staff that work at Notre Dame High School and eight two of them are teaching the pupils on a day-to-day regular basis. The school operates a five one hour period a day and begins at 8.55am finishing at 3.35pm, students attendance is very important to Notre Dame High School and they always have a five-minute registration period at the start and a ten minute registration the lesson before dinner, this is to ensure all staff that the pupils are in school when they need to be.
Notre Dame High School also have their own 6th form which is based in the beautiful oakbrook house for students age 16 to 18 that want to do higher education in a school friendly environment. The 6th form offers a wide range of courses that the students can study different things that they would like to take to university with them. Notre Dame High School has many future plans for developing their 6th form and lower school to improve the education learning of the pupils and students there.
Circa 1000 AD
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