Things in the Library
The Illingworth Library has now settled in to our new temporary home at 26 Northumberland Road. We have study spaces with laptops for staff use, feel free to email or call to book a study space.
Things in the news
Childhood immunisation rates start to recover
The World Health Organization and UNICEF report that global immunisation services reached 4 million more children in 2022 compared to the previous year, as countries stepped up efforts to address the reduction in immunisation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, the number of 'under-vaccinated' children worldwide is still over two million more than in 2019.
Guidelines for feeding young children
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) at the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities have published their Independent Report Feeding young children aged 1 to 5 years. Recommendations include: “Children aged 1 to 5 years should be presented with unfamiliar vegetables on multiple occasions (as many as 8 to 10 times or more for each vegetable)” Health in 2040
The Health Foundation has published projections of how our ageing population will affect the numbers of people living with severe illness in 2040, finding that much of the pressure that this will create will fall on Primary and Community Care.
The Women’s Health Strategy, one year on
A year on from its Women’s Health Strategy, the UK government has announced a
package of new measures to boost the health and wellbeing of women and girls. New developments include: the first dedicated area for women and girls on an NHS website; support for bereaved parents who have experienced pregnancy loss and £25 million to help create women’s health hubs.
Things to do in August
For food lovers
A new street food market will be launched on the weekend of
5th and 6th August on the concourse outside Sheffield
Station. I would say it’s ‘full steam ahead’ for a weekend of food and live
music, but Exposed magazine got that pun in first.
For fans of dance and music
On the same weekend, as part of South Asian Heritage Month The Sunrit Culture Group present Threads of Unity: South Asian Dance, Music and Fashion in Sheffield City Centre at the Millennium Gallery on Saturday 5th August 3-4pm.
On Bank Holiday Monday, 28th August 3-5pm, the National Universities Brass Band will be giving a free concert in Sheffield Cathedral, as the finale to their summer camp. The programme is best described as eclectic, ranging from Rossini to the theme from 'Thunderbirds'.
It's a Sheffield Thing
Our monthly feature highlighting independent businesses
A real Sheffield institution this month:
Shaw's Ironmongers have been trading in Sheffield for more than a hundred years. Behind this unassuming front on
Duchess Road is a treasure trove of everything you'll ever need for repairs around the home. I turn up with a broken widget or mystery wall-fixing and ask 'Do you have one of these?' I've been asking this question for five years now, so far the answer has always been: yes, they do.
