Sheffield social enterprise Creative Arts Development Space (CADS) has agreed the purchase of Abbeydale Picture House and plan to restore it to its former glory. A dispute with the landlord earlier this year over roof repairs for the main auditorium roof led to an unexpected eviction. Since regaining entry...
Sheffield race equality commissioner poses questions for social enterprise sector
The power of people was picked out as being of paramount importance at a recent conference for social entrepreneurs that was described as “nourishing” and “energising” by attendees. Sonia Gayle was the keynote speaker at the recent Social Enterprise Exchange Conference and spoke plainly and frankly about the findings...
Small Business Saturday – shop local and support small independent firms
Small Business Saturday returned on December 3 – the tenth year of encouraging people to shop local and support small businesses in their communities, both on the day and beyond. The grass-roots campaign began in the US and was conceived and promoted by American Express to complement “Black Friday”...
Social enterprise support in the Sheffield city region
Are you a social enterprise operating in one or more of the South Yorkshire local authority areas of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham or Sheffield; or in one or more of the following local authority areas: Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North East Derbyshire? Social Enterprise Exchange offers a comprehensive programme...
Tramlines funds over 40 local organisations
The Tramlines Trust, created in 2022 and born out of a desire to uplift and give back to the surrounding communities and culture at the very heart of Tramlines Festival, has given out 42 funding grants totalling over £30k. Money has gone to a wide range of businesses who...
Sustainability in focus at social enterprise conference
Social entrepreneurs from across South Yorkshire came together to mark International Social Enterprise Day at a Sheffield conference to address social, economic and environmental sustainability. Social enterprises put people, communities and environment before profit and operate in many sectors of the region’s economy including health and social care, food,...
Save the Abbeydale Picture House
A campaign has been launched to save one of Sheffield’s historic buildings, Abbeydale Picture House, with the aim to restore the building and bring it back into public use. Since 2017, Sheffield arts charity CADS has had a long term lease on the building but a dispute over roofing...
Another milestone for Sheffield Live!
Sheffield Live! is heading to DAB+, another milestone for the radio station that recently celebrated 15 years of continuous broadcasting on FM. Director Steve Buckley spoke to Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jalloh about the history of Sheffield’s longest running community radio station, and its future.
Sustainability and social enterprise in the spotlight at Sheffield conference
Entrepreneurs that are helping to make our society and environment better places to live are gathering in Sheffield this week to discuss a sustainable future. Social Enterprise Exchange Conference 2022 on November 17 is set to cover a host of topics ranging from the cost of living crisis to...
Sheffield Live! marks 15 years on air with DAB launch
Sheffield’s longest running community radio station, Sheffield Live! has joined a growing number of radio services available on DAB in Sheffield and Rotherham. The station was born over two decades ago as a weekend broadcast at Sharrow Festival. It was later awarded the first full-time FM community radio licence...