An Interview with Sour Cherry at Sheftival

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 Sheffield

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.

Pasta Bar Sheffield

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.

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WAYNE HEMINGWAY MBE SPEAKER AT MADE FESTIVAL FOR ENTREPRENEURS SHEFFIELD

Wayne Hemingway MBE

Co-founder of Red or Dead and Hemingway Design

Wayne Hemingway MBE is an English fashion designer and co-founder of Red or Dead.

One day he decided to empty his wardrobe and that of his childhood sweetheart (now his wife Gerardine) and took the contents to sell on Camden Market. They did so well that by the end of the year they had 16 stalls at the market, with shipments of second-hand clothing and footwear brought in from all over the world.

By 1983, they had opened a shop in fashionable Kensington. That same year, the first Red or Dead collection was also created, inspired from Russian peasant clothing. It was well received and they obtained a huge order from US department store Macy’s.

After 21 consecutive seasons on the catwalk at London Fashion Week, Wayne and Gerardine sold Red or Dead in a multi-million cash sale.

In 1999, the pair they set up HemingwayDesign, which specialises in affordable and social design.

Wayne is the chairman of Building for Life, a Design Council CABE (Commission for Architecture and The Built Environment) funded organisation that promotes excellence in the quality of design of new housing. He is also a professor in The Built Environment Department of Northumbria University, a Doctor of Design at Wolverhampton, Lancaster and Stafford, a writer for architectural and housing publications and a TV design commentator.

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WILL BUTLER-ADAMS SPEAKER AT MADE FESTIVAL FOR ENTREPRENEURS SHEFFIELD

Will Butler-Adams

Managing director of Brompton Bicycle

Will Butler-Adams joined Brompton Bicycle in 2002 and, since taking over from the firm’s founder Andrew Ritchie as MD in 2008, has seen production rocket from 7,000 to 30,000 bikes per year.

The Brompton Bicycle company doesn’t bother much with marketing. It doesn’t need to. Its iconic folding bikes spread the word far more effectively than any carefully conceived advertising campaign. Vince Cable and Nick Clegg kicked off their recent manufacturing summit with a visit to Brompton’s West London factory, and Will himself has become a regular fixture on industry panels and think tanks aimed at stimulating interest in engineering.

Brought to you courtesy of Sheffield City Guide

Sheffield Green City Award

Sheffield has once again maintained its status as the UK’s Greenest City. Being awarded a total of 22 Green flag awards. Its another great day for the city of Sheffield.

What is a Green Flag Award?

Green Flag Award® applications are judged against eight key criteria. Where certain criteria are not met, applicants can provide justifications that may be taken into account. What’s more, if management practice changes are in progress but not yet fully implemented, transitional phases will be acknowledged and viewed positively.
The judging criteria also considers the fact that each park/green space will offer different kinds of facilities, and will be managed and developed to varying opportunities and constraints. Innovation and the way facilities offered are tailored to the needs of the community will also be taken into account.

Eight key criteria

1. A welcoming place

2. Healthy, safe and secure

3. Clean and well maintained

4. Sustainability

5. Conservation and heritage

6. Community involvement

7. Marketing

8. Management

Sheffield’s 2012 location winners;

• Cholera Monument Ground and Clay Wood
• Ecclesall Woods
• Firth Park
• Norfolk Heritage Park
• Sheffield Botanical Gardens
• The Peace Gardens
• Winter Garden
• Tinsley Green Recreation Ground
• Wheata Woods
• Weston Park
• Meersbrook Park
• Devonshire Green
• Millhouses Park
• Wyming Brook
• Fretson Green
• Community Green Flag Awards: Heeley City Farm, Kettlebridge Doorstep Green, Meersbrook Park Walled Garden, Devon Gardens and Grenoside Green

Locations of local Green Flag Awards

For full information on the Green Flag winning locations please visit GreeenFlag.KeepBritainTidy

 

 

KEEP IT GREEN SHEFF CITY!

WILL KING SPEAKER AT MADE FESTIVAL FOR ENTREPRENEURS SHEFFIELD

Will King

Founder of King of Shaves

Will King is the founder of shaving company King of Shaves. He was made redundant in the early nineties from his job with the marketing agency Fountainhead Communications and had always experienced problems with shaving. In 1992 he created a shaving oil product that eased the pain, rash and burn he experience during shaving.

King approached Harrods, the London department store, and secured the personal agreement of owner Mohamed Al-Fayed to stock the new product. He then hand-filled 9,600 bottles in his kitchen, using a “gunk pump” given to him by a friend in the yacht business.

The King of Shaves brand has overtaken Wilkinson Sword and Nivea to become number two to Gillette in the shaving prep market in the UK, and the products are also taking off in the US.

Ticket Information

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Dale Murray Speaker at MADE Festival for Entrepreneurs Sheffield

Dale Murray

Angel investor

Dale Murray co-founded Omega Logic in 1999 and launched pre-pay mobile “top-ups” in to the UK after winning contracts with all the mobile network operators. She built revenues to £7m within three years of founding the business, then sold to a privately held company, Eposs Limited. Dale later became Eposs’s CEO, doubling revenues within two years.

She left in 2005 and is now an angel investor in early-stage entrepreneurial businesses. She was named Angel Investor of the Year 2011. 

Ticket Information

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Kanya King Speaker at MADE festival for Entrepreneurs Sheffiled

Kanya King MBE

CEO and founder of MOBO

Kanya King MBE is an internationally recognised entrepreneur and innovator in the British music industry. As CEO and founder of MOBO, Kanya is the dynamic force behind the MOBO Awards and has played an instrumental role in elevating urban music and culture to mainstream popular status in the UK.

Kanya’s dedication to MOBO music has since been recognised by a number of influential and prominent bodies. Recent accolades include being listed in The 2011 Guardian Music Power 100 and being honoured as a patron of Music at City of Westminster College.

She has been listed in Real Business Britain’s 100 Most Entrepreneurial Women and the Evening Standard’s 1000 London Most Influential People for a number of years. In addition to this she has received numerous honours for her business and community achievements including an Honorary Fellowship at Goldsmith University and a Doctorate of Business at both London and Leeds Metropolitan Universities.

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Ticket Information

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COSMETIC CAR REPAIR SHEFFIELD

WHAT IS COSMETIC CAR REPAIR?
Superior Paint Finish is Sheffield’s specialises in vehicle preparation including minor body and interior repair work. Using the very best equipment & products available and having over 20 years experience in vehicle refinish. For these reasons Superior Paint Finish can offer a fast turnaround with the best quality available at unbeatable prices.

We all want to take pride in our cars and to keep them gleaming like new……. But how many times do     we find little scratches and dents in the paintwork? It isn’t worth claiming on the insurance due to the   excess but now you can fix these issues at affordable cost from the Cosmetic car repair specialist at Superior Paint Finish.

We can help you keep your current vehicle in ‘as new condition’ at affordable prices or help you prep    your vehicle for sale to give you the best chance of selling quickly and for the maximum value. Note:  We can repair any make of vehicle. Superior Paint Finish offer private & commercial customers in Sheffield paintless dent / ding removal, scuffed/scratched bumper repair.

In driving conditions today it is likely that your car will sustain some sort of damage whether it’s a parking scuff, car park dent or curbed alloy wheel. In the past having this minor damage to your car repaired became a time consuming and often costly trip to your garage, but not anymore as Superior Paint Finish are on hand to simplify things. We are well placed to ensure that the quality of our work matches your expectations.

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