New Hawley Gallery will open at Kelham Island Museum in March
(News release: 08 March 2010)
The Hawley Collection, a unique and internationally important display of tool making, cutlery manufacture and silversmithing tools has been given a permanent home at Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield and will open its doors to the public on Wednesday 17th March 2010.
Thanks to a significant grant of £595,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the former Wheatman and Smith Saw Works building at Kelham Island Museum has been renovated to create the Hawley Gallery, a permanent home for the prestigious collection.
The Collection was assembled over a working lifetime by Sheffield tool retailer Ken Hawley who began collecting the tools in the 1950s.
John Hamshere, Chief Executive of Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust said,
“This is the first time that the entire Hawley Collection has had a gallery dedicated to showing the full scope of the items.
“The Gallery will feature a programme of temporary exhibitions, talks and family activities that will enable the wider community to admire and learn more about the items in the Collection and it will add an interesting dimension to the new Kelham Island Museum.
“We are delighted that the Collection has relocated to Kelham Island as this is a fitting location for it to have a permanent home.”
Gathered mostly from Sheffield and Yorkshire, but also from Britain and the rest of the world, the Collection now contains over 100,000 objects including tools and related catalogues, photographs, films and oral histories.
The new Hawley Gallery has four interconnected areas: Starting the Journey, Investigating Design, Investigating Making and Investigating Selling and has been created to show the range and scope of the Collection as well as to encourage active exploration and discovery of the story of Sheffield’s tool making heritage.
Alison Duce, Head of Curatorial Services for Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust and the Hawley Project Coordinator said,
“We have been extremely busy developing the first exhibition to feature within the Hawley Gallery, which tells of the life and designs of Wallace Smythe who worked for Mappin & Webb and will be 100 years old this February.
“We hope to make all of the exhibitions interactive and encourage new ways for our visitors to explore the site, including trails and workshops.”
For more information see the website www.simt.co.uk or contact Judith Smith or Jenny Bland on 0114 276 2602, or e-mail audiences@simt.co.uk
Pig out at Sheffield gastro pub
(News release: 04 Feb 2010)
Award winning Sheffield Gastro pub The Milestone, has announced the return of their popular ‘Nose to Tail’ weeks and will kick off the 2010 series of events on Monday 22 February with ‘Pig Week’.
The Kelham Island Gastro pub has designed a pig inspired menu with dishes including boned and rolled pigs head, braised pork shoulder with nettle risotto and deep fried pigs tail, using their very own rare breed pigs sourced from local supplier Hallfield Head Farm in Grenoside, Sheffield.
Owner of the Milestone Matt Bigland said;
“We were overwhelmed with the popularity of our Nose to Tail events last year and have brought them back by popular demand. It’s great to see our guests enjoying food produced in Sheffield and eating meat that has been sourced from a farm less than 4 miles away.”
The Gloucester Old Spot pigs live in natural free range surroundings and are reared on nuts, vegetables and fruit, which guarantees the superior quality of the meat.
The Milestone Head Chef Simon Ayes said,
“Pig Week is a fantastic opportunity for us to show off some of our most innovative ideas and encourage our guests to experience creative dishes using forgotten cuts of meat and everything the pig has to offer.”
The Milestone, who have been awarded a prestigious Michelin-recommendation in the latest Michelin guide to eating out in pubs 2010 and last year scooped ‘Restaurant of the Year 2009’ at the eatSheffield Awards, will use Pig Week as a creative way to inspire and introduce guests to new and innovative dishes and less frequently used cuts of meat.
Further details about The Milestone and Pig Week are available at www.the-milestone.co.uk
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Ruby Slippers Win Gold with 2012 Contract!
News item: Sept 2009
Sheffield City Council has re-appointed Ruby Slippers to handle its ongoing communications activities for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games programme.
A Michelin Milestone for Sheffield gastro pub
News item: Sept 2009
One of our more 'tasty' clients, the Kelham Island gasto pub The Milestone, have been awarded a prestigious Michelin recommendation in the latest Michelin guide to eating out in pubs 2012.
Visit them and their website to find out more! www.the-milestone.co.uk
Sheffield Successful in FIFA World CupTM Bid
News item: Weds 16 Dec 2009
England 2018 has today announced that Sheffield has been selected as a Candidate Host City as part of their bid to stage the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World CupTM.
Sheffield is one of 12 cities to be chosen following an intense bid process throughout 2009 where 16 cities battled it out to be part of the England bid. Staging games would see the city benefit from a number of social and economic benefits in the period leading up to and during the event. Sheffield along with other Applicant Host Cities were assessed on a number of criteria including the facilities at the football grounds, locations for FIFA fan fests, public viewing areas, training sites, accommodation and event infrastructure etc.
Sheffield’s bid included both grounds at Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United However in announcing Sheffield, England 2018 have also selected the Sheffield Wednesday Football Stadium as their preferred venue to host games in the city.
Councillor Paul Scriven, Leader of Sheffield City Council, said: “I’m delighted that Sheffield has been chosen as a Candidate Host City but this is tinged with some sadness that only one of our grounds has been selected. There was always a possibility that this would happen and we were well aware that England 2018 might only chose one. We believe that the strength of our bid was our team work and working as a unified force, after all, our bid was a city bid.
“Nevertheless whether you’re a Blade or an Owl, the fact that Sheffield has been chosen is great for the city and we should all now be proud of Sheffield’s achievement and get behind the bid. If England is successful in bringing the World Cup to the nation, Sheffield stands to gain so much and be recognised, yet again, as a city of sport.”
England 2018 / 2022 will deliver their final bid to FIFA in May 2010. FIFA hope to announce the winning destinations in December 2010.