Covid-19 Emergency Assistance Grantsare provided to support Sheffield residents who are having difficulties paying for food and other essentials due to Covid-19.
The grant can pay for:
food and housekeeping (groceries, toiletries, baby essentials etc)
essential travel costs (job hunting, starting a new job, medical appointments etc)
telephone and broadband (mobile phones, top-ups, broadband charge etc)
gas and electricity
clothing, including school uniforms
essential furniture / white goods
rent in advance and deposits for new tenancies
rent arrears where this is a risk of eviction
It cannot be used for:
paying loans
statutory activities/requirements that either the Council or another public-sector organisation is responsible for delivering
Who can apply
you need to live in Sheffield
you are struggling to afford food and other essentials due to Covid-19 eg if you had your hours reduced at work
or you are indirectly affected eg someone who you rely on is not able to provide you with essential support
one grant will be issued per household except in very exceptional circumstances
True North Brew Co. who has a long leasehold with Sheffield City Council on the Waggon & Horses pub, have submitted a planning application to extend their outdoor seating area onto the adjacent land in Millhouses Park. If this proposal were to be implemented it would provide additional outdoor space for the Pub (True North Brew) for trading and would include a seating area and the siting of a container unit for use as a servery. The park space (shown in the picture below) would be provided on the basis of a 10 year lease. This proposal would lead to investment into this area of the park and the income from the lease arrangement would be reinvested back into the park. Investment in the pub has the potential to create jobs and training for people in the Millhouses area.
As a consequence of the COVID pandemic, catering operations have been allowed to extend outside seating areas where feasible. The True North Brew proposal to extend the Waggon & Horses seating area into Millhouses Park has similarities with these types of changes and adaptations. Consequently, this is a particularly pertinent proposal at this time that could have real benefits for the community, as the city continues to suffer from the effects of Covid-19.
We’d be really grateful if you would take a few minutes to answer 6 questions about this proposal to extend the outdoor seating area, at the Waggon & Horses Public House in Millhouses Park. Should the Planning Application be approved, your comments will help inform how this space is developed. We would then use your feedback to shape Parks and Countryside’s lease agreement with True North Brew Co. and include features or facilities to incorporate into the area.
Publishing/Privacy Statement
We may choose to use your comments within a press release or online (social media or website). Your responses will remain anonymous, unless you agree at a later date that you are happy for your name to be linked to your comment/s for example Helen T said “The seating area looks great, I can’t wait to eat outside and take in the views of the park”. We may also share the content of your responses (anonymously) with our colleagues in the planning team and representatives from Waggon & Horses, in order to inform the designs.
Updating and removing contact details
If you wish to have your contact details removed or updated at any time, please contact us on 0114 2500500 or email parksandcountryside@sheffield.gov.uk
If you know someone that may like to take part, who requires a paper copy of the survey, please let us know.
All groups can apply, but you will need to be a constituted group along with bank accounts with 2 signatories; however if you do not have the above you can still apply by partnering with another local organisation that has the above requirements. I am more than happy to advise and support all groups within the South West therefore please email me on the address below.
All groups within these wards can apply by emailing,
Removal of Public Payphone: Junction of Tom Lane and Fulwood Road, S10 3GH
BT and the Council have consulted on the proposal to remove this payphone service. This would allow Ant Kids Charity to take ownership of this telephone kiosk under BT’s adopt a kiosk programme.
The Council are now consulting on the “First Notification” which is the Council’s draft decision on whether to object or consent to the removal of the payphone equipment.
The Council’s draft decision is to consent to the removal of the payphone service. Please see attached First Notification for details.
If anyone wishes to comment or object to this proposal, please write to Sheffield City Council as the local planning authority.
to Forward & Area Planning Team, Sheffield City Council, Howden House, 1 Union Street, Sheffield, S1 2SH; or to sheffieldplan@sheffield.gov.uk
Please quote the telephone number of the telephone kiosk (0114 230 2399) or the location (junction of Tom Lane and Fulwood Road)
Come along this Saturday for a free information session for parents of 0-12 year olds. The session will provide positive parenting techniques for parents and carers who want some basic information and advice to take home and try.
No booking necessary – just turn up on the day.
New Parenting Discussion Groups – Support for all parents!
Is this you? Mostly you enjoy being a parent but sometimes wish you knew how to deal with specific problem behaviour. Bedtime problems? Family conflict? Teenage Meltdowns? Sometimes a few small changes can make a big difference.
We are excited to inform you about new parenting Discussion Groups available in your locality.
2 hour discussion Groups are relaxed and friendly. They cover the following topics:
Dealing with disobedience
Developing good bedtime routines
Managing fighting and aggression
Hassle free outings with children
Coping with teenage emotions
Getting teenagers to co-operate
Reducing family conflict
Building teenagers survival skills
Come along to as few or as many as you want.
50 minute seminars on specific topics will also be available soon!
SOUTH YORKSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE, WITH SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE AND THE PRINCE’S TRUST ARE RECRUITING IN SHEFFIELD!
DO YOU HAVE A YOUNG PERSON BETWEEN 16 – 25 WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM OUR AWARD WINNING PROGRAMME?
We are presently recruiting for our first Sheffield Team Programme. We will be holding open mornings on
7 September from 10am
11 September from 10am
13 September from 10am
Please take time to read through our offer below.
South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue and South Yorkshire Police have teamed up with the Prince’s Trust and Barnsley College to deliver our award winning 12 week TEAM programme. The course is open to 16 – 25 year olds and is a life changing 12 week adventure.
So far we have delivered four programmes from Barnsley and three from the Dearne. In that time we have transformed over 75 young people’s lives. Also in this period we have undertaken seven community projects one of which recently won the coveted Prince’s Trust Community impact award for Yorkshire and Humberside for our project in Goldthorpe which was the catalyst for the new ‘embankment project.’
The Prince’s Trust Team programme is based in Dearne Fire Station and Barnsley (Broadway) and in September from our Sheffield (Elm Lane) Fire Station, the young people will get involved in team building activities, a week-long residential trip away to the Peak District, a community project and two weeks of work experience during the course. They will also get advice on employability, as well as gaining nationally recognised qualifications including;
Level 2 HABC Food Hygiene
Level 2 HABC First Aid at Work
IoSH Working Safely
John Muir Discovery Award
Prince’s Trust Qualification in Employment, Teamwork and Community.
Add to this enrichment sessions on
Dementia awareness
Drug awareness
Internet security
Drive for life
Nourishment and nutrition
Sexual health
We push the young people to believe that they can achieve anything, to show them that is just hard work and commitment that can see them succeed. The end of every programme is celebrated with a final presentation in the Town Hall that each programme is tied to. So presently we use Barnsley and Rotherham. The young people can then present themselves and show their family and friends the journey they have been on and how far they have come.
Our programme is without doubt leading the way for its content and delivery and we hope to be able to offer this throughout the South Yorkshire region within the next 12 months. Offering these fantastic opportunities to many more young people in our region for many years to come.
But as we are the emergency services, we will be delivering extra activities to make our programme one of a kind in the Yorkshire area. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvSKmcRN_Qc
South West Sheffield 