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U.A.E. man sets the 7 Emirates in 7 days Guinness World Record

by joc19md | Mar 18, 2021 | Charity, Culture

A Man from U.A.E. broke the Guinness World Record for ‘fastest crossing of the U.A.E. on foot’ after he walked from one side of the country to the other in seven days whilst fundraising for charity. On 2 March 2021 Sean Alexander Burgess, 33 from Dubai, embarked on a...

Homeless charity in Sheffield launches Easter treasure hunt competition

by ega17ojm | Mar 18, 2021 | Charity, Culture

SHEFFIELD’S Cathedral Archer Project have launched their Virtual Easter Egg Hunt to help raise funds for the service which has seen a surge in demand over the past year. Organisers are encouraging punters from across South Yorkshire to get involved with the...

£5,000 raised to support paralysed Brinsworth man’s recovery

by joa19hb | Mar 11, 2021 | Charity, Culture, Health, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A woman has set up a GoFundMe page in support of her son, who was hospitalised after he started suffering with severe back pain on Christmas Day. Dawn Anderson started the fundraiser ‘Jordan’s wheelchair to make life easier’ just three weeks ago and has...

U.A.E. based students studying in a University in India feel ‘discriminated against’

by joc19md | Mar 11, 2021 | Culture, News

U.A.E residents, studying at the National Institute of Fashion Technology, India reported feeling ‘discriminated against’ after fees for general category students were reduced but theirs was not. Students at NIFT started boycotting classes in August 2020 as a form of...

Watch: Sheffield women’s choir help raise over £3,000 for International Women’s Day

by joa19zz | Mar 11, 2021 | Culture, Watch

A women’s choir from Sheffield starred in an online event to celebrate International Women’s Day and raise money for two charitable organisations. Body of Sound, who formed in 1997, performed alongside a variety of other choirs and poets in an event...

The University of Sheffield first to adopt scheme in conjunction with K-Pop group

by joa19ym | Mar 11, 2021 | Culture, Education, News

The University of Sheffield (TUoS) has become the first British university to adopt the ‘Learn! Korean with BTS’ curriculum. After discussions with the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and Korea Foundation, the one-year project was implemented by TUoS’s...
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