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  • Have Your Say on City Centre Access Plan

    Have Your Say on City Centre Access Plan

    15 August 2025

    Following the first stage of consultation last Winter, Sheffield City Council have produced a first draft of their plan for the City Centre. They are seeking further feedback in a survey before the plan is finalised and holding in person events over the summer in the city centre.

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  • Young Leaders Programme

    Young Leaders Programme

    13 August 2025

    Disability Sport Yorkshire are offering an exciting opportunity aimed at disabled individuals aged 16–25 across Yorkshire. They are recruiting for their Young Leaders Programme, designed to inspire and support the next generation of leaders, providing them with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to become future charity leaders or trustees.

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  • Food Poverty

    Food Poverty

    13 August 2025

    According to research by Sheffield University, many people in the city are unable to access the nourishing food they need to live healthy lives. Read about self organised community food coops and find information on the Sheffood website, including healthy recipes to try at home and details of community food provision.

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  • Drop in at Healthwatch

    Drop in at Healthwatch

    13 August 2025

    Have you any questions about health and social care in Sheffield? Need to know your rights to treatment or how to raise a complaint? Why not pop in to the new Information and Advice drop-in service at Healthwatch Sheffield every Wednesday between 10 am and 1 pm at The Circle.

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  • Free Training for Personal Assistants and Individual Employers

    Free Training for Personal Assistants and Individual Employers

    11 August 2025

    Skills for Care have funded a range of training courses for Individual Employers and Personal Assistants. They are fully funded and have been designed by people with lived experience. They are free to attend and both in person or online sessions are available.

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  • More Electric Cycles for Loan!

    More Electric Cycles for Loan!

    08 August 2025

    Sheffield Cycling 4 All, our inclusive cycling project, has added three new electric cycles to their loan fleet to loan for free for up to three months ! They don’t just hand over the keys – the loan includes a free trial, personalised support and ongoing checks and advice .

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  • Care Workforce Pathway Survey

    Care Workforce Pathway Survey

    29 July 2025

    Disability Positive is working with Skills for Care on research about Personal Assistants. They want to find out whether having PAs as a formal ‘Role Category’ in the ‘Care Workforce Pathway’ is helping PAs to develop as professionals.

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  • Community Transport Consultation

    Community Transport Consultation

    28 July 2025

    South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority are consulting with registered users and non-users of Community Transport to help them and the local Community Transport operators understand how customers use Community Transport and any potential barriers. Sheffield Transport 4 All is also offering an opportunity for more comprehensive feedback.

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  • Direct to Independent Living

    Direct to Independent Living

    28 July 2025

    Sheffield City Council’s public information resource, the Sheffield Directory, has a new ‘Triage Tool’. It’s designed to guide you through a simple self-help assessment to identify areas where you may need support at home.

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  • PIP Survey Impact

    PIP Survey Impact

    17 July 2025

    The main thing we want you to hear from us is a BIG thank you to those individuals who responded to our recent survey on the proposed disability cuts. It was no doubt a sensitive and frustrating topic on which to share your experience so it’s important to share with you a flavour of what happened afterwards. We believe your responses have helped to make a difference!

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