alchresearch   210 #385 Posted August 14, 2018 Shows how much notice you take of what’s actually happening in town.  There has been an alive after five initiative running in Sheffield for some time now. Some of the new shops on the Moor open till 7. See: http://www.sheffafter5.com  No, it shows how badly publicised the initiative is, and how many shops still don't do it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Planner1 Â Â 428 #386 Posted August 14, 2018 No, it shows how badly publicised the initiative is, and how many shops still don't do it. The people who are running it (the Business Improvement District ie the city centre retailers) recognise it won't be a quick or easy to get to where they want to be. Â There's been very prominent advertising in the city centre. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Flexo   10 #387 Posted August 14, 2018 There has been an alive after five initiative running in Sheffield for some time now. Some of the new shops on the Moor open till 7. See: http://www.sheffafter5.com  that's interesting, thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
26b-6   16 #388 Posted August 17, 2018 Shows how much notice you take of what’s actually happening in town.  There has been an alive after five initiative running in Sheffield for some time now. Some of the new shops on the Moor open till 7. See: http://www.sheffafter5.com  There's more life in a morgue than Sheffield City Centre.  ---------- Post added 17-08-2018 at 02:30 ----------  BTW - How did Sheffield get city status? Doesn't 'feel' vibrant or appear big enough to be a city. I know a city must have a town hall and a Cathedral, but then this would mean Canterbury is also a city? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cgksheff   44 #389 Posted August 17, 2018 There's more life in a morgue than Sheffield City Centre. ---------- Post added 17-08-2018 at 02:30 ----------  BTW - How did Sheffield get city status? Doesn't 'feel' vibrant or appear big enough to be a city. I know a city must have a town hall and a Cathedral, but then this would mean Canterbury is also a city?  Yes. Canterbury is a city. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
andyofborg   11 #390 Posted August 17, 2018 BTW - How did Sheffield get city status? Doesn't 'feel' vibrant or appear big enough to be a city. I know a city must have a town hall and a Cathedral, but then this would mean Canterbury is also a city?  you don't need a cathedral to be a city Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Dannyno   19 #391 Posted August 17, 2018 That's right, or a town hall. in fact the criteria are not published and there is no automatic route to city status. It's granted by the crown.  Traditionally, cities did have cathedrals, but there's no actual rule. There are some cities which do not have cathedrals, and there are some towns which are not cities which have cathedrals.  So, Blackburn, Rochester, Guildford and Southwell are examples of towns with cathedrals which are not cities.  And Brighton has no cathedral but is a city. Cambridge has no cathedral but is is a city. Same with Hull, Lancaster, Leeds, Nottingham, Plymouth, Preston, Salford, Southampton, Stoke, Sunderland, Swansea and Wolverhampton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
chakademus   10 #392 Posted August 17, 2018 Errr a few new restaurants are opening in the town hall part... Apart from that not much good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cgksheff   44 #393 Posted August 17, 2018 ......... And Brighton has no cathedral but is a city. Cambridge has no cathedral but is is a city. Same with Hull, Lancaster, Leeds, Nottingham, Plymouth, Preston, Salford, Southampton, Stoke, Sunderland, Swansea and Wolverhampton.  Lancaster has a cathedral. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Halibut   12 #394 Posted August 17, 2018 Lancaster has a cathedral.  So does Leeds.  ---------- Post added 17-08-2018 at 09:10 ----------  So does Leeds.  And Nottingham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Cyclone   10 #395 Posted August 17, 2018 BTW - How did Sheffield get city status? Doesn't 'feel' vibrant or appear big enough to be a city. I know a city must have a town hall and a Cathedral, but then this would mean Canterbury is also a city?  4th or 5th biggest city in England doesn't "feel big enough"... Well, I suppose all the smaller cities could be redesignated as towns, or perhaps your "feeling" should be used to assess them for size? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bendix   10 #396 Posted August 17, 2018 Shows how much notice you take of what’s actually happening in town.  There has been an alive after five initiative running in Sheffield for some time now. Some of the new shops on the Moor open till 7. See: http://www.sheffafter5.com   With the greatest of respect, you are shooting yourself in the foot here. This is a list of all the shops that have signed up to this huge initiative. Virtually all of them close by 6. One or two notable exceptions are a Primark and Poundland on the Moor, and TK Maxx. Oh . . and an honorable mention to superdrug at the station.  If you call that an active 'Alive after Five' initiative, I'm a banana. Frankly, it's embarassing and the proof of the pudding is in the fact that there are next to no shoppers in town in the early evening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...