Young voices came back to Utilita arena in Sheffield on Tuesday.
The harmonic sound of choral sung to a wide range of foot-stomping popular songs such as: Walking On The Sunshine, Dance The Night and Crazy What Love Can Do and was the perfect family concert to sing and dance your heart out with loved ones.
The choir also tackled classic genres like: jazz, 90s rave, rap, hiphop, musical theatre (such as Moana and Matilda) and even the twist on Arirang, Korean folk song.
Young Voices is the biggest children's choir, with a collection of thousands of children from various schools across the world.
You could see each small individual singing and dancing their little hearts out as they belted out Coldplay's Sky 'Full Of Stars' that is truly what the arena was full of.
The children perform with talented musicians and get their own little moment to shine. This year the children performed with Nandi Bushell, an amazing 13 year old drummer who showed her impressive drumming skills that are way ahead of her age.
MC Grammar had the children going wild with his educational hip-hop style raps, accompanied by the awesome dancers popping and locking to his songs about the value of reading and many more talented artists.
Each child goes through months of rehearsals to learn the various songs chosen by Musical Director Craig Mcleish. It’s a feel-good show where children can learn confidence, musicality, to perform and work as part of something bigger than them.
Young Voices has had children perform with famous artists such as Alexandra Burke, Gary Barlow and in its first year 1992 with Tom Jones.
Young Voices has previously performed concerts in Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham, Belfast, Cape Town, London and Vatican City. The choirs range from 4,500 to 8,500 children all performing to an arena full of parents, family and friends.
The children are accompanied by a full live orchestra and talented young dancers. They were led by renowned Conductor David Lawrence making it a symphonic masterpiece.
A Sheffield neighbourhood has been crowned one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the UK by Time Out Magazine.
Every year we wait with bated breath to see which UK neighbourhoods make the cut of Time Out's annual list of the world's coolest neighbourhoods.
But, the UK is just so damn cool that they've made us a list of our own.
In their recent guide of '11 Coolest Neighbourhoods in the UK', they set out to decipher the very best places to live in the country that are flourishing with new openings, community spirit and simply oozing 'coolness'.
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And a Sheffield neighbourhood made it onto the list - obviously.
Crookes is infact the only Yorkshire neighbourhood to get a shoutout, and to be honest we're hardly surprised.
We love it for its fantastic foodie offering, bustling independent scene and great people - but let's see what Time Out had to say.
Daniel Wray, contributing writer for Time Out said: "Once considered purely a place for students, Crookes has undergone a shift in its development and demographic in recent years, quietly and subtly morphing into a wonderfully self-contained neighbourhood that is now a go-to food and drink hotspot.
"Much like Sheffield, this little suburb is not flashy or fussy – it’s an under-the-radar residential area – but it packs a lot of punch for its size."
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He then goes on to describe his perfect day out in Sheffield, highlighting spots like Crumb, Pom, Tanaya Wines and Crookes Social Club.
He finishes by suggesting: "Crookes is excellent year-round, but perhaps try a June visit during Sheffield Wine Week when Bole Hills is home to a buzzy outdoor wine festival."
Daniel, we really couldn't agree more.
You can read the full list of the UK's coolest neighbourhoods here.
Inside Proof – Sheffield’s new bookshop, bar and cafe all rolled into one
Clementine Hall
A beloved Sheffield bookshop is back but this time, there's booze.
You may remember back in January when Novel sadly had to close its doors due to circumstances beyond the team’s control.
Since opening in Crookes in 2024, co-owner Katie and the team had experienced ongoing intimidation and harassment, eventually leading to the decision to close the much-loved bookshop and bar indefinitely.
It was a heartbreaking turn of events for a business that had quickly become a much-loved part of the Crookes community.
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At the time, it felt like it might be the end of Novel but thankfully, it wasn't. Because Novel is back - but not quite as you might remember it.
Introducing Proof, your new bookshop/cafe/wine/beer bar.
It's basically everything we love in this world rolled into one, and we're big fans of it along with the rest of Crookes.
Of course the book selection is just as brilliant as it was at Novel, with shelves stacked with some of the hottest books around, all hand-picked by Kate, so you know you’re in safe hands when it comes to the reading recommendations.
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Great coffee is on hand courtesy of Cloud so you can settle in for a brew and a browse, but if that won't quite cut it they've also got a selection of natural wines and beer on offer. Genuinely, what more could you want?
Just grab a brew, pick up a book and settle in for a while. Is this one of the coolest new openings to hit Crookes? We reckon so.
They're open Fridays and Saturdays 12 - 10:30pm, so make sure you swing by and welcome Proof back to Crookes.
Sophie Smith -
12th January 2024 
