{"id":60591,"date":"2024-05-09T11:20:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T11:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=60591"},"modified":"2024-05-09T11:20:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T11:20:18","slug":"watch-hillsborough-hosts-annual-sheffield-wednesday-community-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/05\/09\/watch-hillsborough-hosts-annual-sheffield-wednesday-community-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Hillsborough hosts annual Sheffield Wednesday community day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sheffield Wednesday Football Club hosted their annual community day yesterday, with a handful of events taking place throughout the day at Hillsborough.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/photo-wed-1024x658.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/photo-wed-1024x658.png 1024w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/photo-wed-980x629.png 980w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/photo-wed-480x308.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The aim of the event is to increase community engagement with the supporters of the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hundreds took to the pitch throughout the day, ranging from school children to members of the armed forces.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brett Pichers, Head of Integration at the club said: \u201cWe\u2019ve seen such a mix of people playing on the pitch, from younger to older\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe young kids see their idols play on here every Saturday, and now they\u2019ve had that opportunity to play on that same turf.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1009\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-wednesda.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-wednesda.png 1009w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-wednesda-980x566.png 980w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-wednesda-480x277.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1009px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a fantastic chance for them, something they won\u2019t get every year of their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hillsborough College and Sheffield United College also faced off in two fiery Varsity matches, with Sheffield United triumphant in the women\u2019s match and Hillsborough College victorious in the men\u2019s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was Sheffield United who collected the varsity trophy, accumulating the most points throughout the day\u2019s events, and they lifted the trophy with their jubilant fans as the day came to a close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s recent relegation survival further added to the festivity, with everyone in great spirits throughout the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wednesday newsday\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mZQVwWGhZ9Y?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield Wednesday opens Hilsborough up to the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":657,"featured_media":60619,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[415,43,11,18,21,26],"tags":[33,15,38,158,131],"class_list":["post-60591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-culture","category-education","category-health","category-news","category-sport","tag-football","tag-news","tag-sheffield","tag-sheffield-wednesday","tag-south-yorkshire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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