Andy Kershaw Media
@andyksheff.bsky.social
Award winning former BBC Journalist, Training Manager with syfab.org.uk (part of sycf.org.uk) Charity Consultant & Funding Adviser, Trustee and Active Citizen in Sheffield
Thanks to everyone who attended our 11th Sheffield Home of Football Blue Plaque unveiling today for 1966 World Cup Goalkeeper Gordon Banks at Jameson's Tea Rooms on Abbeydale Road.
It was unveiled by Gordon’s son Rob in the presence of 6 members of the family and the Lord Mayor of Sheffield.
It was unveiled by Gordon’s son Rob in the presence of 6 members of the family and the Lord Mayor of Sheffield.
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Thanks to everyone who attended our 11th Sheffield Home of Football Blue Plaque unveiling today for 1966 World Cup Goalkeeper Gordon Banks at Jameson's Tea Rooms on Abbeydale Road.
It was unveiled by Gordon’s son Rob in the presence of 6 members of the family and the Lord Mayor of Sheffield.
It was unveiled by Gordon’s son Rob in the presence of 6 members of the family and the Lord Mayor of Sheffield.
It’s the unveiling of our 11th Blue Plaque in Sheffield City Centre on Friday 7th November 2025 marking the birthplace of FIFA World Cup winner Gordon Banks OBE
We are honoured to have Gordon’s nephew Nick Banks, unveiling it for us
Nick is a member of Supergroup PULP
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We are honoured to have Gordon’s nephew Nick Banks, unveiling it for us
Nick is a member of Supergroup PULP
sheffieldhomeoffootball.org
October 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It’s the unveiling of our 11th Blue Plaque in Sheffield City Centre on Friday 7th November 2025 marking the birthplace of FIFA World Cup winner Gordon Banks OBE
We are honoured to have Gordon’s nephew Nick Banks, unveiling it for us
Nick is a member of Supergroup PULP
sheffieldhomeoffootball.org
We are honoured to have Gordon’s nephew Nick Banks, unveiling it for us
Nick is a member of Supergroup PULP
sheffieldhomeoffootball.org
We’re marking the world‘s first football club to emerge from a works or factory Lockwood Brothers FC achieved amazing things in their time and today we erected a blue plaque for them in Sheffield City Centre. We are making Sheffield’s invisible, football history visible!
sheffieldhomeoffootball.org
sheffieldhomeoffootball.org
October 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
We’re marking the world‘s first football club to emerge from a works or factory Lockwood Brothers FC achieved amazing things in their time and today we erected a blue plaque for them in Sheffield City Centre. We are making Sheffield’s invisible, football history visible!
sheffieldhomeoffootball.org
sheffieldhomeoffootball.org
An absolute triumph ‘Dear England’, the @nationaltheatre.org.uk production at the Sheffield’s wonderful Victorian Lyceum Theatre . It’s the story of Gareth Southgate’s tenure as England football manager and his new brand of leadership and team management . Fantastic ! @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
An absolute triumph ‘Dear England’, the @nationaltheatre.org.uk production at the Sheffield’s wonderful Victorian Lyceum Theatre . It’s the story of Gareth Southgate’s tenure as England football manager and his new brand of leadership and team management . Fantastic ! @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social
Happy Birthday to the World’s Oldest Football Club Sheffield FC formed 24th October 1857 sheffieldhomeoffootball.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Happy Birthday to the World’s Oldest Football Club Sheffield FC formed 24th October 1857 sheffieldhomeoffootball.org.uk
We’ve got another of our ‘Meet the Funder’ Events, this time in Penistone, Barnsley on 27th Nov. Join our mailing list at syfab.org.uk it’s free just click on ‘Get Started’ and we are now able to offer voluntary & community groups free places on our training sessions for groups in South Yorkshire.
October 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
We’ve got another of our ‘Meet the Funder’ Events, this time in Penistone, Barnsley on 27th Nov. Join our mailing list at syfab.org.uk it’s free just click on ‘Get Started’ and we are now able to offer voluntary & community groups free places on our training sessions for groups in South Yorkshire.
Good to be at Cast Doncaster for the World Premiere of ‘Fishlake -The true story of a village underwater’. I was one of the first BBC reporters into the village on Nov 2019 when the flood devastated most of the 200 odd homes in the village after the River Don burst its banks. Highly recommended !
October 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Good to be at Cast Doncaster for the World Premiere of ‘Fishlake -The true story of a village underwater’. I was one of the first BBC reporters into the village on Nov 2019 when the flood devastated most of the 200 odd homes in the village after the River Don burst its banks. Highly recommended !
Today’s pictures are from the wonderful Pleasley Colliery Visitor Centre near Mansfield. Great place to cycle to on the ‘Five Pits Trail’ with a lovely cafe and two pit headstocks and other mining machinery intact. Congratulations to all the volunteers who help to keep this going.
October 14, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Today’s pictures are from the wonderful Pleasley Colliery Visitor Centre near Mansfield. Great place to cycle to on the ‘Five Pits Trail’ with a lovely cafe and two pit headstocks and other mining machinery intact. Congratulations to all the volunteers who help to keep this going.
Chesterfield Canal in the sunshine. Well
Done to all the volunteers who’ve helped to restore it and run these magnificent barge trips @derbyshirecc.bsky.social
Done to all the volunteers who’ve helped to restore it and run these magnificent barge trips @derbyshirecc.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Chesterfield Canal in the sunshine. Well
Done to all the volunteers who’ve helped to restore it and run these magnificent barge trips @derbyshirecc.bsky.social
Done to all the volunteers who’ve helped to restore it and run these magnificent barge trips @derbyshirecc.bsky.social
Come and hear the culmination of Dr Alex Jackson's 8 years of research: 'Football's Great War: Association Football on the English Home Front, 1914-1918' at Sheffield Town Hall, Silver Room Fri 7th Nov 2025 at 6.30pm.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Come and hear the culmination of Dr Alex Jackson's 8 years of research: 'Football's Great War: Association Football on the English Home Front, 1914-1918' at Sheffield Town Hall, Silver Room Fri 7th Nov 2025 at 6.30pm.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1764782294...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1764782294...
Slow mindful stitching in a beautiful little award-winning walled Garden in Sheffield - What could be nicer?
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Buy Tickets – Slow Stitching Workshop – Meersbrook Park Walled Garden
Slow Stitching Workshop – Meersbrook Park Walled Garden, Sat 29 Nov 2025 - Slow Stitching WorkshopSaturday November 29th 2025
11.00am - 4.00pm
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October 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Slow mindful stitching in a beautiful little award-winning walled Garden in Sheffield - What could be nicer?
buytickets.at/meersbrookpa...
buytickets.at/meersbrookpa...
Thrilled to be in Hopetown and Shildon at the weekend for the 200th Anniversary of the Railways. I saw George Stephenson’s original Locomation 1 which was the worlds first passenger railways @thestuteshildon.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Thrilled to be in Hopetown and Shildon at the weekend for the 200th Anniversary of the Railways. I saw George Stephenson’s original Locomation 1 which was the worlds first passenger railways @thestuteshildon.bsky.social
Wonderful to host this amazing event @sheffieldcathedral.bsky.social last night. A gritty, powerful story of addiction, recovery and transformation. An absolutely marvelous venue and 200 guests during National Recovery Month !
September 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Wonderful to host this amazing event @sheffieldcathedral.bsky.social last night. A gritty, powerful story of addiction, recovery and transformation. An absolutely marvelous venue and 200 guests during National Recovery Month !
Graves Park, Sheffield’s largest park and given to the people of Sheffield by Ald J. Graves in 1925. He was Britain’s first mail order millionaire.
September 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Graves Park, Sheffield’s largest park and given to the people of Sheffield by Ald J. Graves in 1925. He was Britain’s first mail order millionaire.
This is a fantastic new Sheffield story. ‘Blood is Thicker than Alcohol’ Tragic, comedic, uplifting, redemptive, powerful and true. A highly recommended read. Order it now via Amazon. It’s an amazing achievement for Tracey Ford
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‘I was pregnant at 16, in a coercive relationship and turned to drugs as comfort’
Sheffield Recovery ‘Champion’s’ powerful new memoir charts her journey through teenage pregnancy, drug addiction, and an aggressive alcoholic father, she was eventually reconciled to.
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September 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This is a fantastic new Sheffield story. ‘Blood is Thicker than Alcohol’ Tragic, comedic, uplifting, redemptive, powerful and true. A highly recommended read. Order it now via Amazon. It’s an amazing achievement for Tracey Ford
www.thestar.co.uk/community/i-...
www.thestar.co.uk/community/i-...
Pleased to be supporting Tracey Ford by compering her book launch next week (Thurs 25th Sept) at 6.30pm at @sheffieldcathedral.bsky.social
‘Blood is Thicker Than Alcohol’ is a memoir about Tracey’s own battle with addiction, teenage pregnancy, a coercive relationship, and her father’s alcoholism.
‘Blood is Thicker Than Alcohol’ is a memoir about Tracey’s own battle with addiction, teenage pregnancy, a coercive relationship, and her father’s alcoholism.
September 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Pleased to be supporting Tracey Ford by compering her book launch next week (Thurs 25th Sept) at 6.30pm at @sheffieldcathedral.bsky.social
‘Blood is Thicker Than Alcohol’ is a memoir about Tracey’s own battle with addiction, teenage pregnancy, a coercive relationship, and her father’s alcoholism.
‘Blood is Thicker Than Alcohol’ is a memoir about Tracey’s own battle with addiction, teenage pregnancy, a coercive relationship, and her father’s alcoholism.
A lovely reception for our talk about the legendary Sheffield Cutler Stan Shaw at the former home of the 19th Cutler George Wolstenholm, Kenwood Hall for Heritage Open Days 2025. Great to have a large collection of his knives on show. Genuine Sheffield Craftsmanship.
September 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A lovely reception for our talk about the legendary Sheffield Cutler Stan Shaw at the former home of the 19th Cutler George Wolstenholm, Kenwood Hall for Heritage Open Days 2025. Great to have a large collection of his knives on show. Genuine Sheffield Craftsmanship.
Wonderful place and good to see our rivers bursting again ! @visitnorthyorks.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Wonderful place and good to see our rivers bursting again ! @visitnorthyorks.bsky.social
Skipton Castle today in beautiful @visitnorthyorks.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Skipton Castle today in beautiful @visitnorthyorks.bsky.social
We’re offering free places on our training courses for voluntary and community organisations in South Yorkshire, thanks to funding from @sycf1986.bsky.social
These will help you to acquire the skills, knowledge and confidence to become successful at fundraising
Booking here lnkd.in/eCu_CEYZ
These will help you to acquire the skills, knowledge and confidence to become successful at fundraising
Booking here lnkd.in/eCu_CEYZ
September 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We’re offering free places on our training courses for voluntary and community organisations in South Yorkshire, thanks to funding from @sycf1986.bsky.social
These will help you to acquire the skills, knowledge and confidence to become successful at fundraising
Booking here lnkd.in/eCu_CEYZ
These will help you to acquire the skills, knowledge and confidence to become successful at fundraising
Booking here lnkd.in/eCu_CEYZ
Autumn is coming, and the colours in the park are changing. Meersbrook Park Sheffield. #sheffieldissuper
#loveparks
#loveparks
September 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Autumn is coming, and the colours in the park are changing. Meersbrook Park Sheffield. #sheffieldissuper
#loveparks
#loveparks
We have two great ‘Meet the Funder’ events for South Yorkshire Voluntary & Community Groups coming up with some great funders.
Monday 15th Sept 10-12.30 with The National Lottery Community Fund at Barnsley Town Hall
Thursday 9th October 10-12 at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park @sycf1986.bsky.social
Monday 15th Sept 10-12.30 with The National Lottery Community Fund at Barnsley Town Hall
Thursday 9th October 10-12 at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park @sycf1986.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
We have two great ‘Meet the Funder’ events for South Yorkshire Voluntary & Community Groups coming up with some great funders.
Monday 15th Sept 10-12.30 with The National Lottery Community Fund at Barnsley Town Hall
Thursday 9th October 10-12 at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park @sycf1986.bsky.social
Monday 15th Sept 10-12.30 with The National Lottery Community Fund at Barnsley Town Hall
Thursday 9th October 10-12 at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park @sycf1986.bsky.social
Delighted to be supporting this new production in Sheffield
@eastmidsrailway.bsky.social @barrowhill41.bsky.social
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@eastmidsrailway.bsky.social @barrowhill41.bsky.social
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Theatre Group raises £20,000 to stage new play ‘I am George Stephenson’ to open next month
The premiere by a Sheffield Youth Theatre group about the life of George Stephenson will kick off three days of celebrations in Chesterfield, marking 200 years since the world’s first passenger railwa...
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September 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Delighted to be supporting this new production in Sheffield
@eastmidsrailway.bsky.social @barrowhill41.bsky.social
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@eastmidsrailway.bsky.social @barrowhill41.bsky.social
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Great to see my Union supporting this @nujofficial.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Great to see my Union supporting this @nujofficial.bsky.social
A FREE ‘Drop-In’ event for Voluntary & Community Groups in South Yorkshire with
*The @sycf1986.bsky.social
*The National Lottery Community Fund
*The Co-op Foundation
*The Key Fund
Thurs 9th Oct 10-12.30
Olympic Legacy Park, Sheffield
Book here:
www.syfab.org.uk/event-detail...
*The @sycf1986.bsky.social
*The National Lottery Community Fund
*The Co-op Foundation
*The Key Fund
Thurs 9th Oct 10-12.30
Olympic Legacy Park, Sheffield
Book here:
www.syfab.org.uk/event-detail...
August 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A FREE ‘Drop-In’ event for Voluntary & Community Groups in South Yorkshire with
*The @sycf1986.bsky.social
*The National Lottery Community Fund
*The Co-op Foundation
*The Key Fund
Thurs 9th Oct 10-12.30
Olympic Legacy Park, Sheffield
Book here:
www.syfab.org.uk/event-detail...
*The @sycf1986.bsky.social
*The National Lottery Community Fund
*The Co-op Foundation
*The Key Fund
Thurs 9th Oct 10-12.30
Olympic Legacy Park, Sheffield
Book here:
www.syfab.org.uk/event-detail...