I am starting at Sheffiel Hallam Uni in September. I have looked around the uni and city but where are the supermarkets and clubs?

Is the construction management degree any good?

Will you be in halls or have yo picked somewhere to live?

Try www.yell.com for the supermarkets :thumbsup:
Or if you have a postcode, www.upmysteet.co.uk will give you a wealth of info in your local area.

Sorry - can't fill you in on the clubs - I'm an ageing rocker :( (who should get out more)

hello!

i am also starting at Sheffield Hallam in september, what course will you be doing?
i know sheffield very well, what kind of things are you into? that'll help me to give you the best clubbing advice :)

xx

To Vampy

i will be studying a 4 year degree in construction management. what are you going to study? i am going into hall for year one where will you be staying?

i love all kinds of music mostly r and b and dance when clubin. i like up to date clubs just somthing funky with a good vibe and fit lads. pubs wise when out for a big night somewhere with good music and a busy atmosphere.

Hey you two, I'm a third year student @ SHU (on placement atm).

Can't say I'm impressed with yet more students getting conned into moving in halls ! there really is nothing better than a house !

Clubs in Sheffield are pretty famous and easy to find, supermarket too.

Perhaps if you told WHERE you're living we can actually tell what you need as Sheffield beeing so big there is plenty of choice.

Im in Leadmill point does anyone know the good clubs/bars round there

Originally posted by Captain_Scarlet
Hey you two, I'm a third year student @ SHU (on placement atm).

Can't say I'm impressed with yet more students getting conned into moving in halls ! there really is nothing better than a house !

Clubs in Sheffield are pretty famous and easy to find, supermarket too.

Perhaps if you told WHERE you're living we can actually tell what you need as Sheffield beeing so big there is plenty of choice.

i have to say i disagree CS. imo in your 1st year theres nothing better than halls. A house for your 2nd year yes, but not the 1st. Being in halls lets you meet a wider rnge of people, which is what you want for your 1st year. Then when you know everyone you need to know, a house for the 2nd year makes sense.

Or you could just do what I did and get your own house off the council. I love it, have got my own space, can have people round when i want, and can have no one round when i want, and its much cheaper, for such a larger space to myself.

Originally posted by spyro2000
i have to say i disagree CS. imo in your 1st year theres nothing better than halls. A house for your 2nd year yes, but not the 1st. Being in halls lets you meet a wider rnge of people, which is what you want for your 1st year. Then when you know everyone you need to know, a house for the 2nd year makes sense.


Definitely agree with this, get yourself into Uni halls of residence or the equivalent private sector halls.

I've just finished my first year (stayed in halls just around the corner from Leadmill Point).

As you might have guessed from the name, its just round the corner from the Leadmill but I don't think that'd really be your kinda club. Round the other corner (3 min walk) is GatecrasherOne - probably more your thing. In the way of pubs/bars West St and Division St are best (5 mins walk, 10 min crawl ;) ) There's a pub just across the road called the Royal Standars. They do quizzes and things, and do have some drinks offers, but its a pretty average pub really!

Hope that helps, PM me if you want to know more.

Great where are the nearest supermarkets/shops etc.??

Waitrose is the biggest supermarket close by but its expensive. There's a Sainsbury's Central up on the Moor (5/10 mins walk), and other things like Somerfield on the main shopping street. Other than that, there's also a 24hr Spar and a Jackson's 2 mins walk in either direction.

Will you be bringing a car to uni? If so, there's a 24hr Asda and a big Morrisons on the Parkway (5 min drive).

Roz

ps. I envy you living in Leadmill Point - they look really stunning from the outside!

i can't drive and even if i could i can't afford a car but suppose i could always get the bus or something. I can't wait to get to leadmill point its really nice but damn expensive just ove £3200 and i still don't know how much im getting off the LEA

A few buses run right in front of Leadmill Point, but the main interchange is only like 2 mins away and buses go to all over the country from there!!

To live in Liberty Works this year has cost me a teeny fraction under £3000, and i only got £3070.43 from the LEA (I don't know how much difference the 43p made!!) PLUS had to pay my fees (£1100)

Nope the maths doesnt work out and I'm in a lot of debt because of it!! But I don't worry about it - there's plenty of jobs going and there will ALWAYS be someone in more debt than you ;) but seriously, you can get hardship loans from the uni if you're in serious trouble and I've found that the bank will do their best to help you out - they extended my overdraft for a month when I got into trouble at Christmas until I got my next loan through.

Just have fun :)

Thanks for the advice i really can't wait to get there even if i do get in stupid amounts of debt :help: oh well at least i'll be having a good time :hihi:

heya!

im starting at shu in september and im gonna be living at leadmill point too! does anyone know what its like or when we have to move in coz im feeling pretty clueless about it all!

Thanks!

Hi,

I am starting at Hallam in September doing Business Property Management. Might bump into each other!

Guy

Hi, im starting at Sheffield Hallam in September too studying Quantity Surveying. Most of my questions have been answered but I was just wondering if anyone knew the best clubs/ pubs for indie music??

Originally posted by starrr
does anyone know what its like or when we have to move in coz im feeling pretty clueless about it all!


Feeling clueless is the fun part! Everyone who you're going to meet in halls will be just as clueless as you so you wont be alone, and looking for the supermarket together is like a team building excercise!



Originally posted by jaybee
Hi, im starting at Sheffield Hallam in September too studying Quantity Surveying. Most of my questions have been answered but I was just wondering if anyone knew the best clubs/ pubs for indie music??

oooh i had some lectures in first year with the surveyors :D they were a joy :D

I like the leadmill, actually, I love the leadmill. It doesn't get better than mondays in the indie room in leadmill :D

Hi,

Room available at the Forge, check out teh below link.

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=54900

Bob

isn't leadmill point opposite the leadmill club?

not been for years but used to go every other night:)

Takes me back to when I was starting at what was Sheffield Poly back then in September 1977 (oops, showing my age!) I remember the Leadmill - great discos on Sat nights. I lived in Ballard and Broomgrove Halls plus Norfolk Park Student Flats. I guess they're pretty ancient now... Good luck at Hallam Uni!

Hey Im also stayin at leadmill point in sept 05! :D Im movin in on 10th, is anybody else?!

Film and Media Production :clap:

see you in september

To all those starting in September and feeling clueless - don't worry! We've all been there, and give it a few days and you start to figure things out, a few weeks and you wonder how you were ever so scared and clueless!

Give it a year and you don't wanna go back home. I love Sheffield so much I've been here all summer and I've properly moved out of home... think my parents are feeling it and wish me back (why on earth?!) but Sheffield's just so great :thumbsup:

hiii im movin to sheffield in sep 05 too! im doing planning studies, so all the guys doin surveying or construction ill be seein ya! im movin into phoenix court on the 17th, an am sooo nervous! im comin up on the 12th though to get my keys ...aaaargh madnesss xxxx

Originally posted by jaybee
I was just wondering if anyone knew the best clubs/ pubs for indie music??
Yeah,
Offbeat (http://www.shef.ac.uk/~offbeat/frames/homepage.htm)
:thumbsup:

I'm at Hallam in September, been itching to go back to uni for years...

It depends what you're looking for clubbing-wise. Sheffield has lots of generic run of the mill nights like any other city, but also has a few underground nights that cater for detroit/acid techno, house, rn'b, electronica, indie, metal etc.

Sheffield is really easy to get around, and it's actually fairly difficult to get lost.

Hi i'm starting at SHU in Sept (french and business).
I'm not living in hall's though i've got a rented house, anyway, i'm living in Netheredge and haven't got a clue apparently according to the land lord and an a to z its not far from the city centre but not knowing the area it took me 45min the other day to get from SHU to there surely thats not right can anyone help?
Also any good pubs/ nights outnear that area really not got a clue. Oh and any jobs near there would be good!
Cheers guys.
Melissa

p.s i do have my car so directions would be great!

Hi, I'm coming to Hallam in Sept! I'm going to be doing English Studies but I don't know where I will be living, as i am coming through clearing.

Originally posted by Moving_Mel
Hi i'm starting at SHU in Sept (french and business).
I'm not living in hall's though i've got a rented house, anyway, i'm living in Netheredge and haven't got a clue apparently according to the land lord and an a to z its not far from the city centre but not knowing the area it took me 45min the other day to get from SHU to there surely thats not right can anyone help?
Also any good pubs/ nights outnear that area really not got a clue. Oh and any jobs near there would be good!
Cheers guys.
Melissa

I lived in nether edge in my first year ( I long time ago now!) It should take you about 30 mins to walk to uni or 10 mins on the bus (22).

It a bit of a pain to get to at night but you can get a bus to abbeydale road then walk into nether edge. I met tons of other students in the area and often the most fun I had was going drinking around their places.

The 3 pubs I used to go to in the area are the Broadfield (quite a young and loud pub) on abbeydale road. Brincliffe oaks (good for pub food) and the Byron, both are just down the road from the post office in nether edge.

Job wise you are quite limited in nether edge, but there is a tesco down abbeydale road or call centres in the town centre, for your bog standard student jobs.

Hope this helps!

Hi, I'm moving in to the royal just off london road apparently anyone know what it's like around there?

I'm going to do fine art and moving in on the 11th so quite soon...

anyone know when the majority of other people will be moving in to shared housing/ halls etc

make sure to look up the new Hallam Jiu Jitsu club on (I think these are correct) Tue and Sun at the movement studio Collegiate Crescent Campus (Pearson Building).

To all people moving into leadmill point so am i
So a big hello to you all i am moving up on 10th as well so i shall see u amonst all the chaos hehe
Lianne
xxxx

Originally posted by Adventure
Hi, I'm moving in to the royal just off london road apparently anyone know what it's like around there?

I'm going to do fine art and moving in on the 11th so quite soon...

anyone know when the majority of other people will be moving in to shared housing/ halls etc


im moving into the royal too what flat? :clap:

hi, im movin into leadmill point as well but not sure whether to go on 10th or weekend after?flat 72 by the way.wats anyone else doin?is anyone on the building surveying course?
c ya all soon cant wait

Ryan xx

Originally posted by Adventure
Hi, I'm moving in to the royal just off london road apparently anyone know what it's like around there?

I'm going to do fine art and moving in on the 11th so quite soon...

anyone know when the majority of other people will be moving in to shared housing/ halls etc

The Royal's in Highfields which is very close to town and handy for alot of chinese resteraunts! I used to live round the corner from there and it was fine.

Originally posted by jaybee
Hi, im starting at Sheffield Hallam in September too studying Quantity Surveying. Most of my questions have been answered but I was just wondering if anyone knew the best clubs/ pubs for indie music??


Leadmill saturday nites is pretty good for indie.. or Offbeat or Corporation (not been to that for a while tho so don't really know what kind of music they're playing atm)

Originally posted by harleyd
hi, im movin into leadmill point as well but not sure whether to go on 10th or weekend after?flat 72 by the way.wats anyone else doin?is anyone on the building surveying course?
c ya all soon cant wait

Ryan xx


im movin in on 10th either way it seems that theres alot of people movin on both days i hope to see you soon.

Hello those who are moving into leadmill point. I used to live there in my first year at uni, it was nice, small room but everything else seemed fine. Gets very noisy at night when people start to come back from the clubs.

Oh by the way, the walls are very thin! so i wouldnt tick your flatmates off! if u get what i mean!

Very close to hallam uni 5 mins walk so very handy and a crawl away from The Leadmill which was very very very handy!

Hi, I'm coming to shu on the 17th from France, staying at the Exchange Works, hope I'll settle in OK. Cya

Originally posted by xcarlax
Hi, I'm coming to Hallam in Sept! I'm going to be doing English Studies but I don't know where I will be living, as i am coming through clearing.

Hey, I'm doing English Studies, just going into my second year though now. I have a few of my first year books left if you want to get 'em cheap aswel!

If you want any info etc. just let me know but I had a brilliant time last year and managed to get a 2:1 without doing too much work... *ahem* but as a sensible older student this approach is not advised ;)

Originally posted by bubblehat
im moving into the royal too what flat? :clap:

I'm moving in to D5 on the first floor I think it is, going down on the 10th, what about you?

Originally posted by sheff_minx
Hey, I'm doing English Studies, just going into my second year though now. I have a few of my first year books left if you want to get 'em cheap aswel!


Hiya, nice to see someone on this course. When i am on 5 posts i'll send you a pm lol

Originally posted by Adventure
I'm moving in to D5 on the first floor I think it is, going down on the 10th, what about you?

Hehe your ssam i found you already :P :loopy:

I'm moving up the 25th, going to be in the Forge!

YO!!
Movin in2 Leadmill on 17th! Flat 32 if ne1 is nearby!
Gna b studyin English Studies if ne1 on here has dun it cd they let me no wt its like and if ne1 hu has stayd at leadmill cd tel me wt 2 brin it wd b much appreciated!
Big up the Birmingham Crew!

Hey, is anyone who's applied through clearing been told what accomodation they've been given yet? It seems like loads of people have moved in and i dont even know where im supposed to be staying?!

Originally posted by jaybee
Hey, is anyone who's applied through clearing been told what accomodation they've been given yet? It seems like loads of people have moved in and i dont even know where im supposed to be staying?!


I cum in thru clearin bt wz offered the place on results day so managed 2 get my accomadation sorted reasonably early. Gd luck!

Originally posted by harleyd
hi, im movin into leadmill point as well but not sure whether to go on 10th or weekend after?flat 72 by the way.wats anyone else doin?is anyone on the building surveying course?
c ya all soon cant wait

Ryan xx


hi i've just found out im going to leadmill point and saw that everyone seems to be moving in alot earlier then i was planning to...i thought freshers week was the around the 22nd of september? im a bit confused as to when i should come up!!!

hi, does anyone know if tickets are needed for the freshers nights

Originally posted by Alabama_Mike
YO!!
Movin in2 Leadmill on 17th! Flat 32 if ne1 is nearby!
Gna b studyin English Studies if ne1 on here has dun it cd they let me no wt its like and if ne1 hu has stayd at leadmill cd tel me wt 2 brin it wd b much appreciated!
Big up the Birmingham Crew!

Lol English Studies you say. Well I think perhaps you'd best brush up a little beforehand! Reading that's given me a headache!

Got it sorted now, staying in Norfolk Gardens apparantly. Think its private accomodation rather than halls. Anyone know anything about it?

Originally posted by jimmy05
hi, does anyone know if tickets are needed for the freshers nights

Kingdom on the Wednesday possibly (you can get them from the union and a few other bars in town).

The others don't really do tickets, you just queue! I think you can get tickets for Mondays and Thursdays at Gatecrasher but nobody I know has ever bothered! Events at the union don't do tickets.

(I might be wrong though so feel free to correct me)

i move into The Forge next sunday. i cannot wait!!

hey all,

i'm starting sheff hallam soon, coming up on the 23rd to study english studies and stayon the 5th floor of exchange works!

post a reply if i am of interest...

matt

Originally posted by igotlessthan
hey all,

i'm starting sheff hallam soon, coming up on the 23rd to study english studies and stayon the 5th floor of exchange works!

post a reply if i am of interest...

matt

Hi Matt, I'm doing English Studies too! I was just wondering do you know what day we enrol - is it the Tuesday? Thanks

hey all, am starting at shef hall v soon, moving in on friday into liberty works - flat 28 if you fancy saying hi (inviting strangers back to my room already?!)
dont suppose there are any people round here doing communication studies at SHU?

does liberty works have the bar up and running downstairs yet? When they took over 3 years ago from another company they advertised a bar downstairs so i paid loads to live there cos of the bar (alcohol and makin new friends) Yet they never opened it sayin they got turned down 4a licence (or some feeble excuse)

Just be aware!

No bar. And they aint guna get it up and running either because they can't get a license. They won't even open it up as a communal area, yet we got an absolute bollocking if we hung around in the courtyard :loopy:

I moved out of there in July. It was terrible - the staff treated us like absolute s***. And I got charged a stupid amount of money from my bond because one of my flatmates didn't rinse down the shower after I had moved out :loopy:

I'm a second year English Studies student so if anyone has any questions feel free to PM me :)

hello sheff_minx

im starting english studies next week! any tips? and do you have any books you want to sell which i'll need?

what are the lecturers and tutors like?

thanks

m

Originally posted by igotlessthan
hello sheff_minx

im starting english studies next week! any tips? and do you have any books you want to sell which i'll need?

what are the lecturers and tutors like?

thanks

m

One of the English Lecturers has started training at Jiu Jitsu (at Sheffield Uni at the moment, but soon at Hallam hopefully). So i'd recommend joining the club to get browny points (and because it's great fun and we go out drinking lots).

Originally posted by igotlessthan
hello sheff_minx

im starting english studies next week! any tips? and do you have any books you want to sell which i'll need?

what are the lecturers and tutors like?

thanks

m

Most of them are OK, but there are one or two who should be sectioned for being totally insane!!

I've sold off all of my first year books now, but a little hint for you - you don't need to buy Chris Hopkins' book in semester 1, or any of the language books in semester 2 (except for The Frameworks of English by Kim Ballard). Chris Hopkins is a tutor on the course and must make a mint in royalties from that book. he'll tell you to read a chapter or so of it a week but it is pointless, difficult to read, and nobody I know ever touched it!!

My tips would be to read what you can, but don't fret if you don't understand it or if you really don't have time - there are loads of resources on the net which go through the books chapter by chapter and explain what's going on. Not that I am condoning slacking off or anything... Just have fun - that's what the first year is there for!

Originally posted by sheff_minx
Just have fun - that's what the first year is there for! [/B]

surely not. stay in, study & incur no debt.

my daughters just completed yr 2, still got the books from 1& 2 if anyones interested.

still no bar at liberty works, as minx stated, but they have opened up the area as a communal social thing and are supposedly installing sky TV in the corner. shame about the bar though, i also got all excited about it

have a look at www.southyorks.police.uk/students, we have recently updated our site and you may find it useful

Originally posted by fellboy
still no bar at liberty works, as minx stated, but they have opened up the area as a communal social thing and are supposedly installing sky TV in the corner. shame about the bar though, i also got all excited about it

youll have that taken off you soon, if tim the tit gets his way.