This month’s column is as much about the ones I didn’t make as the ones I did.
First up, two Expos - well, one Expo and one Showcase!
Hats off again to the unLTD team and their event at Magna and Cannon Medical Arena proved to be a super venue later in the month for the Sheffield Chamber Showcase.
Inspiring Sheffield panels and speakers plus a half pipe and a racing car both made their event debut.
Bravo, Amy Cooper and the Onboard Skatepark team plus Rowan Campbell-Pilling with his impressive car as he commences his 2025 driving season.
International Women’s Day gave us an inspirational and inclusive event, Leadership Unleashed, at The Showroom with more incredible speeches and insights. Special mention to the Next Generation speakers and attendees from Sheffield College. They wowed us. Bravo to Sheffield Chamber, Sheffield City Council and partners who made this happen.
I also have to highlight the Chuckles for Charity event at The Leadmill where a very brave lineup of standup comedians helped raise a whopping £15,000 for Sheffield Hospital’s Charity Dementia Appeal. Sam Headford, Nigel Short, Joe Gleadall, Phil Turner, Laura Cartwright, Mark Rawson, Ross Musgrove and Alex Dobson, take a bow. You were all awesome and very tough to judge!
Business beyond the Game with SUFC took us to Yard Ball, a Cavendish Cancer Care fundraiser with David Heugh gave us a Day at the Races and a Twilight of Treats and Tales entertained us at Grimm and Co’s first fundraising event. Grimm and tonic, anyone?
What a behind the scenes triumph from the team at Hydracreative who made the event happen, Ryan, Gemma and Alex - you were phantasmagorical!
As were the young entrepreneurs pitching at the Big Challenge Dragons Den event at Sheffield Town Hall, another tough line up to judge. Trust me, the future is safe.
And the ones I didn’t make?
Apologies to Get Up to Speed’s 15th Anniversary Celebration, Wine and Cheese with Andrew Lofthouse, Grappa’s re-opening event and Yard Gallery’s launch of From the City to the Peaks.
The latter show is on for 6 weeks, so maybe next month?
Let’s see...
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