Linda and her husband are doing a tour of the UK, France and Sweden and for one month of that they ended up dog sitting in Beauchief, Sheffield. Whilst they were there Linda posted all about it with a daily, positive, image and wordage on BlueSky (@lindaholman.bsky.social) which we liked so we thought we'd have a chat with her. She also does a blog thewayfaringpath.com and a YouTube (shorts) channel of the same name. with one clip being here https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mzM-GbkFqNA So have a p...
Aug 20, 2025•19 min•Ep. 50
The Tramlines blurb "With debut single ‘You Don’t Want Me Enough’ earning her a top 10 spot in both Song Academy’s Young Songwriter Competition 2024 and Citrus Records Songs of the Year list, Birmingham based, Sheffield born Daisy Peacock is already making waves in the local indie pop scene – having recently supported acts such as Alfie Jukes, daydreamers, and Blondes. For her live shows, Daisy is joined by a 4 piece band to bring her diverse catalogue of relatable and catchy pop music to life! ...
Aug 03, 2025•11 min•Ep. 49
An interview with: Tim, creator of the Love Eccy Road event. Mark, The owner of Craft and Berry, one of the event participants. Why should I listen? Because you will learn how the event works, when it is, what's in it for you and whether you think you want to join in, or not? Why has the @HelpSheffield podcast been gone for so long? Because no one asked to be on it but now they have so BOOM! We are here. Where can I get more info about Love Eccy Road and Craft and Berry? Facebook: https://www.fa...
Jul 08, 2025•11 min•Ep. 48
Lucy Straker is the Campaigns Manager for Brake the road safety charity who are hosting #RoadSafetyWeek from 19-25 November. This years theme is ‘let’s talk about speed’ and Brake is holding a national conversation about why we think it’s ok to speed. You can sign up to Road Safety Week for free at https://www.brake.org.uk/road-safety-week You can also sign up to the #Brake5 challenge on that page too. Follow Brake at @brakecharity on twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. Lucy (she/they) is...
Nov 15, 2023•16 min•Ep. 47
Stephen Mellor is a Sheffield based and raised author who has recently self published his book "Where We Threw Dogs" and is having a charity, book launch event to promote it. The launch will be at The Lescar pub on Sharrow Vale Road and will be raising money for The Sheffield Mind mental health charity. It will be on Thursday the 16th of November from 8pm onwards and tickets can be found here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-from-where-we-threw-dogs-by-stephen-mellor-tickets-731096408037...
Oct 06, 2023•18 min•Ep. 46
A chat about what the newly opened (in it's third incarnation) Theatre Deli is up to with its big boss Daljinder Singh. It's new physical location is Theatre Deli, Cuthbert House, Arley St, Sheffield, S2 4QP Website: https://www.theatredeli.co.uk/sheffield @TheatreDeliShef on Twitter and Instagram. We are still found via @HelpSheffield on Twitter and @HelpSheffield on Twitter.
May 02, 2023•12 min•Ep. 45
This is an interview with the above named about the digital mentoring scheme whereby Sheffield Digital pair those experienced in the world of the digital with those less so. The Elf is has been paired with Mandy from https://www.pocketsforwomen.co.uk/ as she has stacks of experience in making websites but much less so in promoting websites digitally. Mandy was frustrated by the clothing industry and the way it makes so many clothes, for women, that don't have pockets so she has made https://www....
Feb 09, 2023•18 min•Ep. 44
Steph from Framework tells about what they do for the rough sleeping population of Sheffield. Their website can be found here https://www.frameworkha.org/service/street-outreach-sheffield You can use this page to tell them about what's happening with any incidents or any help that is required in the city. https://www.frameworkha.org/get-help/get-help-in-sheffield Twitter https://twitter.com/sheffieldsot Telephone 0800 066 5358 We are still on Twitter @HelpSheffield and our website is www.helpmyc...
Sep 25, 2022•17 min•Ep. 43
Pippa tells us what these illnesses are, a little bit about the charity she works for, what they do, how you can find them and how they have helped Pippa in her fight against illness. Their website https://www.sheffieldmegroup.co.uk/long-covid Facebook - https://en-gb.facebook.com/SheffieldMEandFibromyalgiaGroup/ Twitter https://twitter.com/sheffieldmefm?lang=en We are still on www.helpmycity.co.uk for the website, helpmycityelves@gmail.com for email and @HelpSheffield on Twitter. If there is an...
Jul 13, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 42
https://www.migrationmattersfestival.co.uk/ Information about Sheffield's annual Migration Matters Festival which in 2022 will be held between the 17th and 25th of June inclusive. John and Ellen tell us about what and where the festival is, what it is about and what it will bring to the city of Sheffield The event can be found on Twitter https://twitter.com/migmatfest Instagram https://www.instagram.com/migmatfest and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/migrationmattersfestival/ We are @HelpSheffi...
May 30, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 41
This episode is totally unedited as requested by Ant as he doesn;t like podcasts to seem overly polished and unnatural. Saved me loads of work that did. Ant talks about how was involved in some "naughty" stuff earlier in his life, how he saw the error of that lifestyle, what he has done to change it and how he is now trying to help others and lead them away from that same life plan. Ant can be found on the following platforms https://www.facebook.com/antzjourney/ https://twitter.com/antzjourney/...
Jan 05, 2022•24 min•Ep. 40
A great listen for anyone involved in the writing/reading community of #Sheffield. We discuss their podcast Prompety Prompt (available on all your usual platforms) where they tell me (The Elf) what they are doing to entertain, promote and engage with the podcast and writing community at large. Their podcast is part game show, part interview and part a lot of fun. They have a website at https://www.prompetyprompt.co.uk/ and all their social media is Prompety Prompt and available as links from the...
Nov 29, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 39
We chat about what www.sheffieldforum.co.uk is, what it does and how they plan to use it to do some good stuff for Sheffield. They can also be found on Twitter @SheffieldFoum Facebook www.facebook.com/SheffieldForum and Instagram @Sheffield_Forum We are still @HelpSheffield or website is still www.helpmycity@gmail.com Please tell someone else about this podcast.
Nov 01, 2021•19 min•Ep. 38
The Elf asks Kate what her job role involves, how she's getting on, how the people of Sheffield can help her, how she can help us and we have a nice old chinwag. Kate can be found on Twitter @KateJosephs We can be found on Twitter @HelpSheffield and our website can be found at www.helpmycity.co.uk
Sep 15, 2021•40 min•Ep. 37
Really enjoyed recording this one with Aaron. Lots of chat about the Steelmekker Magazine that he produces and lots of meandering into all things Sheffield as well as a fair bit of nonsense. Listen out for the bit where Aaron says that Elf is "a natural" with my Twitter repartee They can be found on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/SteelmekkerMagazine/ Their website is here https://www.steelmekker.co.uk/ Their Twitter here https://twitter.com/steelmekkerm and Instagram here. https://www.in...
May 24, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Kerre talks about their discount card, what Independent Sheffield is and does, how you and your business can get involved and how we have to buy from independent places to keep the city vibrant and interesting. They can be found on Twitter @IndpndntShef On Facebook via https://www.facebook.com/IndependentSheffield/ On that there Insta by clicking https://www.instagram.com/indpndntshef and their website can be found at https://independent-sheffield.co.uk/ We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter an...
May 01, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 35
An interview with Joy, Stuart and Sophie from The Sheffield Region Brass Network, about what they do, how you can join in and how Covid has affected their goings on. They can be found on Twitter @SheffieldBrass Facebook here https://en-gb.facebook.com/sheffieldbrass/ and their website https://www.sheffieldbrass.net/ there We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter and www.helpmycity.co.uk for the other stuff.
May 01, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Here Elf One's interview where Denislav talks about the podcast that he creates, who he speaks to, how it's going and how you can, possibly, help the city of Sheffield. A link to the podcasts can be found here there and everywhere but here's one example. https://open.spotify.com/show/2T3eIscFV8pAPm74cfskZC They can be found on Twitter @ValleySheaf so follow that and also give them a listen. We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter and www.helpmycity.co.uk in the internetweb....
Apr 15, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 33
More information and booking options for Kelham Island Walks can be found on their website here https://www.kelhamislandwalks.com/ Their Twitter handle is @KelhamWalks and their Instangram is @KelhamWalks Apologies for the erratic sound quality on this, we blame Zoom and Virgin Media. We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter and the website www.helpmycity.co.uk
Apr 06, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Mark has been a member of the JCI, Sheffield for almost 10 years. Here all abut their work and find them on the interweb at https://www.jciuk.org.uk/product/join-jci-sheffield/ On Face ache https://www.facebook.com/jcisheffield/ Twitter https://twitter.com/jcisheffield?lang=en and recently relaunched Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jcisheffield/?hl=en Mark's business can be found on Twitter at @MakeYourMUK
Mar 02, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 31
How Lee runs his fitness business and how it has moved mainly online since the pandemic started. Website https://www.boxcampfitness.com/ Book of face https://www.facebook.com/boxcampfitness/ The Twittersphere https://twitter.com/boxcampfitness and the grams of Insta https://www.instagram.com/boxcampfitness/?hl=en We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter, emailable via helpmycityelves@gmail.com and websiteable at ww.helpmycity.co.uk
Mar 01, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 30
FiveTwo Supplies are a Sheffield based foodbank set up and run by husband and wife team Carl and Nicole. This is an interview with Carl about how and why they got this started, how it works and how you can help or benefit from their work. They can be found on Twitter at https://twitter.com/fivetwosupplies Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/fivetwosupplies-101781054873527/ Instagram at https://instagram.com/fivetwosupplies?igshid=x7hbm016wv64 and emailable via fivetwosupplies@gmail.com We are s...
Mar 01, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Dog Friendly Sheffield started in November in 2019 and was going from strength to strength putting out details of dog friendly pubs, restaurants, cafes, shops and other places but then COVID hit. They have had to adapt and change and started included dog walks and even started their annual awards. Listen in for more details. Dog Friendly Sheffield can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DogFriendlySheffield/ Instagram at @dogfriendlysheffield Twitter at https://twitter.com/dogsofshe...
Feb 23, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 28
They can be found here https://scccc.co.uk/ here on Twitter https://twitter.com/sheffield4c here on Facebook https://m.facebook.com/Sheffield4C/ and here on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sheffield4c/ We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter and our website is still at www.helpmycity.co.uk
Feb 10, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Pete Burchill can be found on this podcast wearing three different hats. He loves hats does Pete. Hat 1 is the first part of the interview where he talks about his told as the organiser of Sheffield's Co-op Member Pioneers. Who do lots of great work in the communities where the Co-op has shops. Find out more information here https://www.coop.co.uk/member-pioneers Hat 2 is where Pete talks about his singing in and organising of a number of Sheffield based choirs. These can be found on Twitter, Fa...
Feb 09, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 26
The Independent Visitor scheme is run by Sheffield City Council and involves adults being paired up with a young person who is currently living within the care system. Details here https://sheffnews.com/news/become-an-independent-visitor Lauren is currently doing a course to become a qualified drama therapist. Listen here to see what that involves. We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter and our website is still www.helpmycity.co.uk
Feb 07, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Tom French is a man who likes to mess about with numbers and stats and uses them to try and make positive changes to the things around him. i.e. homelessness. To make a greater impact than doing this alone Tom started Sheffield Data for Good which you can read about and join in with via Meetup.com https://www.meetup.com/Sheffield-Data-for-Good/ Tom, as a human man person, can be found on Twitter via @MrTomFrench and his project at @SheffDataGood also on that there Twitter. Jo Reynolds is more at...
Nov 07, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Luisa has been working to bring art to the people of Sheffield for over a decade woth the specific aim to make it more accessible in for specific folks so we thought we'd have a little chat with her and see how things are going and what plans she has for the future. Ignite Imaginations can be found on social media at https://twitter.com/ignite_sheff on Twitter https://www.facebook.com/ignitesheff/ on Facebook https://www.instagram.com/igniteimaginations/ on Instagram and their website can be fou...
Oct 25, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Leonie and her partner (don't think his true identiity is ever revelaed in the podcast) started Amazelb earlier this year. They do science experiments, shows, demonstrations for anyone who needs a science experiment, show or demonstration. Hear how it all began and how it is going stratospheric, literally and etaphorically. Amazelab can be found on Twitter @Amaze_Lab FaceAche https://www.facebook.com/amazelabLtd/ Instagram https://instagram.com/amaze_lab and website www.amazelab.co.uk We are @He...
Oct 07, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 22
A charity that provides individuals with clothing and gets people prepared for job interviews. People who may never have worn a suit before who are referred to the charity by local people. They can be found on social media at https://www.facebook.com/thesuitworks/ https://twitter.com/suitwork I am also assured they are on Instagram but I can not find them for some reason. and their own website here http://www.thesuitworks.co.uk/ We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter and www.helpmycity.co.uk for...
Sep 25, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 21
