The world’s fastest-growing sport is making its way to Sheffield city centre, with a state-of-the-art indoor padel club now open for business.
Club de Padel, which started life in Manchester in 2023 and has been booked out solidly ever since, will be bouncing its way across the Peak District to Kelham Island.
There'll be five indoor competition-grade courts, open from 7am until 10pm every day, as well as a coffee bar and a club shop (which will be selling the exclusive Club de Padel x UN:IK collection).
Club de Padel is housed within Capital&Centric's Cannon Brewery warehouse, a Neepsend landmark that will be transformed into a diverse neighbourhood of new homes, green community spaces, bars, cafes and workspace.
New to padel? All good - there's a full coaching programme featuring 'intro to padel' sessions, club socials, tournaments and private coaching for groups of up to four.
And throughout September, Club de Padel are teaming up with some friends to celebrate throughout September, kicking off by hosting the inaugural ‘Lick of Paint’ Street Art Festival.
Inside Club de Padel SheffieldClub de Padel merch in partnership with UN:IKClub de Padel is now open in KelhamClub de Padel's reception areaClub de Padel SheffieldThere are five competition-grade courts
Brainchild of Megan ‘Peachzz’ Russell and Alastair Flindall (aka Neck of the Wood Studio), the festival will use the exterior walls of the building on Boyland Street to showcase emerging and established talent across the weekend of 6-7 September.
Then there'll be a one-day festival on 20 September, in partnership with 84 John St and Fix Up Running, with a huge group workout, guided city runs, padel taster sessions, and yoga.
Matt McKinlay, co-Founder of Club de Padel said: "We can’t wait to open our Cannon Brewery site - it’s been a real labour of love and it’s looking brilliant now. From the moment we stepped into the space we knew it had something special and Neepsend has this urban, creative energy that really fits with what we’re about.
"We’re here to create a unique and inclusive club that adds to all the exciting stuff that’s already going on in the city - everyone we’ve spoken to so far has been so welcoming and supportive and we can’t wait to get the doors open."
Tom Wilmot, Joint Managing Director at Capital&Centric, said: "Breathing new life into the old Cannon Brewery site has been a big focus for us, and Club de Padel are the perfect match to bring it back with a bang.
"They’ve got real energy and ambition, and they’ve created something that feels properly fresh for Sheffield in collaboration with some of the city’s creative and wellness communities. We’re buzzing to see it come alive this September."
Bookings for Club de Padel Sheffield will go live on Playtomic on Thursday 4 September with the first court playing on Thursday 11 September.
You'll find it at Boyland Street, Kelham Island - the What Three Words location is ///press.arts.active.
Courts will be priced at £36 per hour during off-peak hours, and £44 per hour at peak times, with balls included in every booking and free parking on site.
Forget your fancy focaccia sandwiches or your American-style hoagies - there's something infinitely more beautiful about a classic ham salad sandwich, served in a soft white breadcake.
And as most of us in Sheffield know, there aren't many places better for such a culinary delight than Roses The Bakers.
This spot has been operating in Sheff since 1940, when Jim Rose opened a modest bakery at the top of Eccleshall Road.
More than eight decades later, the family is still behind the counter, albeit passing down to its third generation, with Jim's granddaughter Seuranie now running the business with her husband.
They've been remarkably consistent with their strategy - good bread, proper baking, and food made with care.
The bakery starts early, with bakers beginning work in the small hours so that fresh loaves are ready each morning.
From those early Ecclesall Road beginnings, Roses expanded across Sheffield, opening shops in Millhouses and Crosspool before moving its main bakery and head office to a purpose-built site at Atlas in 1998. Today there are five Roses shops across the city, including Ecclesall, Millhouses, Crosspool, Fulwood and Atlas.
But perhaps the best way to understand Roses isn't through its timeline. It's through what comes out of the kitchen.
Delicious tartsHot pork breadcakes at Roses The BakersThey get through 300 mince pies a week, even before Christmas
Take the hot roast pork breadcake -a Sheffield staple and one of Roses' best-known offerings. The pork is cooked fresh, then piled into what locals would insist on calling a breadcake.
There is plenty beyond the bread counter, too. Flapjacks, muffins, vanilla slices, quiche and huge scones sitting alongside custard tarts and lemon meringue. Then there are the gingerbread men, made to a recipe passed down from Seuranie's grandmother.
Even the mince pies have become a fixture. Around 300 can be made in a week during the quieter part of the year, before production goes into overdrive as Christmas approaches.
Roses the Bakers has operated on Eccy Road since 1940Roses the Bakers remains in the family
There is something particularly Sheffield about that combination of tradition and practicality. Roses isn't trying to turn the humble bakery into something it isn't. It is doing the everyday things well while quietly carrying more than 80 years of family history along with it.
In 2023, that commitment was recognised when Roses was named Yorkshire and the Humber's Best Bakery at the National Bakery Awards, selected from more than 1,000 entries.
Somewhere between the smell of fresh bread, a warm pork breadcake and a gingerbread man made from Grandma's recipe, the history of one Sheffield family continues to be baked into the city.
Sheffield United to rename stand at Bramall Lane after Andy’s Man Club for the 2026/27 season
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In an important milestone for Andy's Man Club (AMC), they have announced one of their biggest and most important partnerships to date, teaming up with Sheffield United FC, who will be renaming their part of Bramall Lane stadium after them.
That's right, for the duration of the 2026/27 campaign, a key Sheffield United stand will be known as the Andy's Man Club Stand - and not just any old stand, either.
As part of their commitment to AMC helping people struggling up and down the country, they've chosen the most vocal section where fans get behind their club week in, week out: The Kop.
Confirming the collaboration on Thursday evening, 13 August, the much-admired mental health organisation shared the news by reacting the same way many Blades supporters and many others outside the club did, simply stating, "THIS IS HUGE."
Continuing in the caption, they said: "The famous Kop Stand at Bramall Lane is being renamed in support of ANDYSMANCLUB for the season. Thousands of football fans, every home game, seeing one simple message….
"Football has an incredible power to reach men, start conversations and bring people together, and this is exactly what partnership should look like. Massive thank you to everyone at Sheffield United and Datagraphic for making this happen.
"From 9 men in a small room in Halifax to our name on the Kop at Bramall Lane…"
Started a whole decade ago, this equally beloved Club was created by locals Luke Ambler and Elaine Roberts in memory and in honour of 23-year-old Andrew Roberts, who sadly took his own life.
We would encourage you to find out more about their full backstory, but since then they've gone on to save countless lives.
The reaction in the comments has been just overwhelmingly positive too, with one person writing, "This is awesome. How do we get Andy’s Man Club on the shirt?", while another went on to add: "Chuffed to see this, to be honest, even as a Wednesdayite. Great stuff."
Now that's the kind of response we love and expect to see from a city that always looks after its own; we couldn't think of a better fit to help promote AMC's important work up and down the country.
As it happens, you can already see their name hanging proudly above the historic Steel City as we speak.
The charity, which offers multiple male support groups each and every week, may have been founded in Yorkshire, but their vital messaging and efforts have gone truly nationwide over the last few years.
Nothing short of a well-known and game-changing UK movement when it comes to mental health, wellbeing and suicide prevention - especially when it comes to intersecting with the world of sport (where plenty of stigmas around reaching out for help still sadly remain) - we here at The Sheff couldn't be prouder to see the regional success story deepen its ties here in Sheffield.
Whether you sit in the ground yourself, watch the Blades from home, you're an Owl or even a complete neutral, we're sure you'll join us in looking forward to seeing their name sitting in pride of place above The Kop.
And last but not least, if you need to talk to someone, you can find your nearest Andy's Man Club and become one of the hundreds of new people starting meaningful conversations every week right HERE.
Daisy Jackson -
4th September 2025 
