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Sheffield’s Heritage Open Days 2026 booklet is now available
Wednesday 5 August 2026
Every year in September Heritage Open Days bring people together to celebrate their heritage, community and history. Sheffield’s printed brochure is available to pick up from venues around the city...
Abbeydale Hamlet’s dam and waterwheels repaired
Saturday 25 July 2026
Restoration costing £1.3 million is just coming to an end at Abbeydale Hamlet – to prevent leaks stonework and clay linings have been repaired in the dam, which will be...
Sheffield’s last undergraduate Archaeology student
Friday 24 July 2026
The last undergraduate to complete a degree in Archaeology, our Excursions Secretary Steve Hollings, has just been to Graduation at the University of Sheffield. Congratulations to Steve. He said ‘Today...
Sheffield University’s Arts Tower is 60 years old
Monday 6 July 2026
The iconic Arts Tower has just turned 60 years old. Inside is said to be the world’s largest paternoster lift, a continuously moving lift taking students and staff up and...
Congratulations to Roughbirchworth Community Excavation Group
Sunday 21 June 2026
The Roughbirchworth Community Excavation Group has been nominated for the CBA’s 2026 Marsh Awards Community Project of the Year. The shortlisted nominees will be announced in early July and the...
Friends of Meersbrook Hall formed
Saturday 20 June 2026
A new group has been formed in response to concerns about the deterioration of empty Meersbrook Hall, the 18th century building connected with bankers Benjamin Roebuck and Samuel Shore, and...
River Sheaf can now be seen flowing under Sheffield Station
Monday 8 June 2026
Next time you are catching a train from Sheffield station, pop over to platform 5A to see the new viewing area of the river Sheaf flowing below. Here the river...
Shock of Old Town Hall roof collapse
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Valerie Bayliss, chair of the Friends of the Old Town Hall, shared a photo with the Tribune showing the collapse of a huge section of the roof next to the...
Wessex Archaeology reveals drone footage of the Sheffield Castle well
Friday 22 May 2026
Wessex Archaeology recently lowered a drone within a cage down to the bottom of the medieval Castle well, showing some incredible detail of the construction and quality of the stonework...
National Mills Weekend 9-10 May
Friday 24 April 2026
To celebrate National Mills Weekend, the Friends of Porter Valley are putting on events at Shepherd Wheel Workshop. Sat 9 MayGuided Walk: The Lost Waterwheels of the Porter Valley (book...
PDNPA celebrate their 75th anniversary with tree planting
Tuesday 21 April 2026
On its 75th anniversary this week, our chair Ken Smith, Chair of the Peak District National Park Authority, with Chief Executive Officer Phil Mulligan, planted one of the Sycamore Gap...
CBA Yorkshire’s FORUM 2026 out now
Monday 13 April 2026
CBA Yorkshire is pleased to announce that FORUM 2026 is finally here! With a number of articles covering excavation reports, research projects, publication reviews, and more, FORUM is freely available...