Sheffield History Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 USELESS FACTS ABOUT SHEFFIELD Sheffield is officially Europe's greenest city, having won the 2005 Entente Florale competition. Roughly a third of Sheffield lies in the Peak District National Park - no other English city includes parts of a national park within its boundary The number of people without a religion is above the national average at 17.9%. The largest quinary group is 20- to 24-year-olds The area that is now the City of Sheffield has been occupied since at least the last ice age, Sheffield was granted a city charter in 1893 The Sheffield district of Hallam was the highest ranking area outside London for overall wealth The Sheffield economy is worth £7.4 billion Sheffield is formally twinned with - Anshan, China - Bochum, Germany - Donetsk, Ukraine - Esteli, Nicaragua Sheffield F.C. is the worlds oldest football club formed by a group of cricketers in 1857 Hallam F.C. still play at the world's oldest football ground near Crosspool The International Open Bowls tournament is held in Sheffield at Ponds Forge Don Valley International Athletics Stadium is the largest athletics stadium in the UK The Sheffield Ski Village is the largest artificial ski resort in Europe 7.2% of Sheffield's working population are employed in the creative industries, well above the national average of 4% The Lyceum, Crucible and Studio Theatre make up the largest theatre complex outside London. Sheffield was voted Most Popular UK Student Destination Sheffield College is the largest further education college in Europe Sheffield's Crucible Theatre has hosted the World Professional Snooker Championships every year since 1977 Liquorice Allsorts have been made in sheffield for over 100 years Hendersons Relish has been produced 120 years in Sheffield using a secret recipe for over 120 years Over half of the world's surgical blades are made in Sheffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsavo Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Toothpaste was invented in Sheffield, by Dr Sheffield! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rachy Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 USELESS FACTS ABOUT SHEFFIELD Sheffield is formally twinned with - Anshan, China - Bochum, Germany - Donetsk, Ukraine - Esteli, Nicaragua That explains the Bochum Parkway and Donetsk Way then. Always thought they were strange names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I've never posted here on this link; strange cuz I'm full of useless information - so says Mrs RichardB ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickjj Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 USELESS FACTS ABOUT SHEFFIELD Sheffield is the only city in England to have a proffesional football team named after a day of the week RichardB was born there "The Clash" played their first ever gig at the Black Swan It has the sixth highest population in the country 439,866 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobberd Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 That explains the Bochum Parkway and Donetsk Way then. Always thought they were strange names. This explains why this is in Bochum Useless fact Sheffield holds the record for the longest continuously visible rainbow at 6hrs, 14th march 1994 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 USELESS FACTS ABOUT SHEFFIELD ... Sheffield had quite a lot of Pubs and Beerhouses <Hides> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skeets Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 USELESS FACTS ABOUT SHEFFIELD Sheffield is officially Europe's greenest city, having won the 2005 Entente Florale competition. Roughly a third of Sheffield lies in the Peak District National Park - no other English city includes parts of a national park within its boundary The number of people without a religion is above the national average at 17.9%. The largest quinary group is 20- to 24-year-olds The area that is now the City of Sheffield has been occupied since at least the last ice age, Sheffield was granted a city charter in 1893 The Sheffield district of Hallam was the highest ranking area outside London for overall wealth The Sheffield economy is worth �7.4 billion Sheffield is formally twinned with - Anshan, China - Bochum, Germany - Donetsk, Ukraine - Esteli, Nicaragua Sheffield F.C. is the worlds oldest football club formed by a group of cricketers in 1857 Hallam F.C. still play at the world's oldest football ground near Crosspool The International Open Bowls tournament is held in Sheffield at Ponds Forge Don Valley International Athletics Stadium is the largest athletics stadium in the UK The Sheffield Ski Village is the largest artificial ski resort in Europe 7.2% of Sheffield's working population are employed in the creative industries, well above the national average of 4% The Lyceum, Crucible and Studio Theatre make up the largest theatre complex outside London. Sheffield was voted Most Popular UK Student Destination Sheffield College is the largest further education college in Europe Sheffield's Crucible Theatre has hosted the World Professional Snooker Championships every year since 1977 Liquorice Allsorts have been made in sheffield for over 100 years Hendersons Relish has been produced 120 years in Sheffield using a secret recipe for over 120 years Over half of the world's surgical blades are made in Sheffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skeets Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 l wonder why l left , perhaps yoboism, council, weather,stupid roads system, and the fact that l now live near to my grandkids, also the quality of food in France is superb, These are my reasons anyway Cheers Arthur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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