JUHS bi-monthly meeting - recording available

Thank you to everyone who attended the online bi-monthly meeting on Tuesday 27th January.

Guest speaker Natasha Bramall of Wessex Archaeology, and a member of the JUHS core group, talked about her work on the Sheffield Castle excavations, focusing on outreach and public engagement activities.

We also had an update from Katy Archer, Head of Culture and Place Marketing at Sheffield City Council including recruitment of a Heritage Development Officer, National Lottery Heritage Fund relationships and the Central Library and Graves Gallery.

Click here for a recording of the full meeting which will be available for a short time. You can also access the meeting chat messages.

From sword-dancing to Hendos: City heritage leaders call on Sheffielders to put local traditions on the national map

Heritage champions are calling on Sheffielders to register their folk traditions and customs in a new Government scheme that safeguards 'living heritage'.

Sword-dancing, carol-singing, pantomime, legends about Robin Hood and Little John, festivals and customs, crafts (including green woodworkers and traditional craftspeople/little mesters), sports and games and local foods are all eligible for recognition under the scheme.

Members of Sheffield's Heritage Partnership Board (SHPB) iare urging individuals and groups in the city and neighbouring regions to ensure the city's unique folklore features prominently at a national level.

Following the UK's ratification of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2024, communities across the UK have been invited to submit their living heritage to the new inventory. Examples already listed from elsewhere in the UK include everything from bell ringing to boat-building, ceilidh to carnival, pantomime to pancake day, Highland games and dry-stone walling.

Nominations are invited under seven categories: oral expressions including poetry and storytelling; performing arts; social practices (including festivals and customs); nature, land and spirituality (including folklore, nature and environment); crafts; sports and games and culinary practices, such as regional food and drink.

To be eligible the intangible cultural heritage must be currently practised and nominations must be proposed by the communities themselves. The deadline for submissions is Friday 27th March 2026.

The SHPB can also provide support and advice for individuals and communities who wish to make a submission to the inventory, which is being led by the Department for Media, Culture and Sport. Please contact Jean Simpson at the University of Sheffield, shpb@sheffield.ac.uk.

You can find out more information and see the initial Expressions of Interest on the UNESCO Living Heritage website.

Next batch of nominations for the South Yorkshire Local Heritage List now open for consultation

Before the Assessment Panel meets to consider each round of candidates, there is a period of public consultation where everyone is invited to make comments or submit additional information on any of the assets nominated. These comments can then be taken into account by the members of the assessment panel and used during the meeting to aid in the decision making. These comments will remain visible on the final entry.

Click here for the PDFs of the nominations in each district.

From Sheffield we have:

Crookes Valley Park, Crookesmoor
Sheffield and Tinsley Canal: Tinsley Flight
St. Mark's Church, Grenoside
1904 Primitive Methodist Chapel, Grenoside
Tinsley & Doncaster Turnpike Milestone, Templeborough
1850 Primitive Methodist Chapel, Grenoside
"Never Fear" Dam and Wheel
Cinderhill Quaker Burial Ground, Handsworth
Cinder Hill Green
Grenoside National School (Former)

If you would like to comment or give further information on these assets, but are not a registered user, please use the contact form or email syorks.archservice@sheffield.gov.uk by 20th February 2026.

Portland Works are recruiting a Building and Projects Manager

This is an exciting and unique opportunity for the right person. We are recruiting to the role of Building and Projects Manager here at Portland Works. Play your part in conserving this fabulous Grade II* listed former cutlery works – the birthplace of stainless steel cutlery and now home to nearly 40 tenants who work across a range of creative industries including light manufacturing, blacksmithing, knife making, metal working, leather and wood working, musical instrument making and the visual arts.

The job involves identifying and prioritising repair and maintenance requirements, specifying and costing jobs and commissioning contractors or volunteers to deliver the work, keeping the projects within budget, managing the Building and Maintenance volunteers and ensuring safe working practices.

Click here to download more details. Closing Date 18/02/26.

Scissors Paper Stone - 2026 Events

Scissors Paper Stone is a community history project that explores the origins of St John's Church in Ranmoor: the people who built it, the community which founded it and the people it served.

The Scissors Paper Stone team has been spending the winter building on the work of our first two years. There has been lots of original research. Perhaps the mose surprising is what Margaret Bennett and Val Hewson have discovered about the differences between the two St John's churches: 1879 and 1888 - very different versions of Victorian Gothic.

Join us in 2026 to share our most recent discoveries about:

The connections between the residents of Ranmoor
The influence of Ranmoor on the city of Sheffield
The cultural influences that inspired the design of both Ranmoor churches

Clisk here for the Scissors Paper Stone events flyer for 2026.

£1.5 billion will be invested in projects across the arts, cultural and heritage sectors

Last week, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport announced that £1.5 billion will be invested in capital projects across the arts, cultural and heritage sectors.

The funding includes £230 million for heritage to protect and conserve historic buildings across the country, £75 million is for at-risk heritage, providing grants towards the repair of historic buildings and a further £46 million is for the Heritage Revival Fund, run by The Architectural Heritage Fund.

A new £92 million Places of Worship Renewal Fund will also give these important buildings the same level of financial support as historic houses, monuments and other heritage sites.

Click here for the full government press release.

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