LOCAL NEWS
Living with HIV and ending new cases
Author Winnie Sseruma, an HIV activist living with HIV and Ashley Gallant of Sheffield Museums talk to AVP about the upcoming event "How Do We End New Cases of HIV by 2030?" which will be hosted at Millennium Gallery on 18th April.
Sheffield Community Awards: Winners delight to be recognised.
On Thursday, November 2nd 2023, Voluntary Action Sheffield hosted its Community Awards at Sheffield's Cutlers Hall. The event was attended by hundreds of people and it celebrated the collective spirit, outstanding achievements, and unwavering resilience that define the city's community.
In The Cut: Celebrating the Black barbershop as a shop for healing
On Tuesday 28th October 2023, Sheffield University's student union hosted a pop-up barbershop. Over a dozen students and members of the community were given free haircuts and line ups by three Black barbers from Fades and Top Chopper Hair Studio.
Academics, Faith and Community leaders unite for a transformative engagement event.
In a remarkable collaboration aimed at fostering community well-being, Faithstar LLP and the Mayor's Health Equity Advisory Panel have joined forces to organise a community engagement event. This unique partnership brought together diverse voices from grass roots community organisations, educators and healthcare experts to address critical issues affecting the community's health and equity.
Centre for Equity and Inclusion celebrates its second anniversary with new programme launch
The Centre for Equity and Inclusion (CEI) at the University of Sheffield marked its second anniversary by launching its new programme of activities for the 2023/24 academic year.
New mental health alliance launched in Sheffield
A new mental health alliance aiming to improve the health and well-being of the people of Sheffield has been launched in the city. “Synergy” has more than 100 members including voluntary organisations, decision makers from the local authority, GP’s and experts by lived experience all working together to improves the lives of people with mental health issues.