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#5 Netherthorpe mural / suicide prevention / Neepsend changes / Peddler Market / Great Sheffield Roast / Neepsend Craft Beer Festival

#5 Netherthorpe mural / suicide prevention / Neepsend changes / Peddler Market / Great Sheffield Roast / Neepsend Craft Beer Festival

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 The February 2025 episode of the NUN Local Podcast highlights recent developments and upcoming events in Netherthorpe, Upperthorpe, and Neepsend.Timings00:00 Welcome01:16 Netherthorpe underpass art02:07 Suicide prevention in tower blocks03:20 Historical photos of Upperthorpe03:41 Neepsend bus gate, The Victoria, and old police cells to micropub conversion06:38 February Events You Can’t Miss08:00 Live Music and Community Gatherings09:30 Culinary Delights and Craft BeerLinks mentioned* Call for action on lack of suicide prevention policy for Sheffield tower blocks* Sheffield retro: 18 of the best photos showing Sheffield suburb of Upperthorpe through the years* Previous episode with Neepsend Social Club & Canteen* Micropub to replace former police cells* Peddler Market Sheffield Nº 90* Cutlery Works events* The Gardeners Rest events* Church: Temple of Fun events* Yellow Arch Studios events* Neepsend Social Club & Canteen events* The Great Sheffield Roast (The Mowbray)* Neepsend Craft Beer FestivalTranscriptPhilippa Willitts:Welcome to the February 2025 episode of the NUN Local Podcast, all about Netherthorpe, Upperthorpe and Neepsend in Sheffield.In this episode, I'm going to go through some of the things that have been happening in Netherthorpe, Upperthorpe and Neepsend in January, and some of the things that are coming up in February that you might want to go to. There's all kinds of different events and bits of news, and if you have any news or events coming up that are relevant to people in Netherthorpe, Upperthorpe and Neepsend, this hyperlocal podcast could be exactly how you need to reach them.So do get in touch if you've got anything you want to share.To find out more about the podcast, you can always head over to nunlocal.news to sign up, to make sure you get an email every time there's a new episode, and all of that good stuff.So in January, the Netherthorpe and Edward Street Tenants and Residents Association had a meeting with artists Peachzz and Alastair Findle, and a group of students who are going to design and paint murals on the underpass to the tram stop in Netherthorpe, which I think is a great idea. It's one of those spots that just could do with cheering up a bit, I think.Now, if the name Peachzz in particular is familiar to you, she is one of the artists who created the gorgeous mural down in Upperthorpe, and also the giant kingfisher in the city centre. Her work is absolutely stunning, and I'm thrilled that she's going to be involved in the Netherthorpe underpass painting.Also in Netherthorpe this month, there is a resident of one of the high-rise blocks called Peter MacLaughlin, and he has been trying to get the council to take more seriously suicide prevention in tower blocks in Sheffield.There have been two deaths in recent years of women in falls from tower blocks, and he has been trying to get the council leader, Tom Hunt, to put a high-rise suicide prevention policy in place.He has been trying to get the council to pay attention for some time, and sent a Freedom of Information request to find that there is still no policy.Peter MacLaughlin has been arguing that the council has not made enough effort to involve tenants, especially those from marginalised groups in the high-rise forum that exists already, especially tenants who don't have internet access.This is based on reporting in the Sheffield Star, and it sounds like a really important issue. If something can be done to prevent suicides in this way, it feels remiss that the council is not yet doing anything.In the Sheffield Star again, they have published 18 photos of Upperthorpe through the years. It's really interesting to see what the area has looked over time.I will link to the article about Peter MacLaughlin, and to the photos of Upperthorpe over the years, and any other link I mention, at nunlocal. news.News in Neepsend this month, there are two things. Well, there's more than that.One is that people are freaking out over a bus gate. That related a bit to the conversation I had with Neepsend Social a few months ago on this podcast, where the traffic changes are being done for good reason, but not everybody believes that they're being done in the best way.And the bus gate, people are starting to get their first fines, basically, for driving through the bus gate, and that is causing some tension.But the two bits of Neepsend news I want to talk about: one is there is a new upmarket events venue in Neepsend. It is called The Victoria, it's on Rowland Street, and it's got multiple rooms with capacity for 500.This is a site that was built in 1884, and has been used for different purposes over the years, but now it is The Victoria.The other bit of Neepsend news I want to talk about is a new micro pub.Permission has been granted for a new micro pub. And what's especially interesting about this is that the building that's going to become this micro pub, will sell specialised bottled beers, the building used to be an ...

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