If any of you fancy a trip over to sunny Sheffield an as yet un-named social centre has just opened in a squatted building in the Broomhill area...
- It's Pisgah House on Pisgah House Road (yes, it's that special), Broomhill, S10 5BJ
- Pretty easy to cycle to from the train station. Or you can take a number 52 bus from the centre of town to just past Broomhill at Hoole Road and it’s a two minute walk from there.
- A programme of workshops, discussions, gigs, tasty food and the like is planned for the first fortnight. Take a look at the events page on the website and if you have any ideas for something you'd like to organise then email //sheffieldsocialcentre [dot] org [dot] uk/info
sheffieldsocialcentre [dot] org [dot] uk" target="_blank">info@sheffieldsocialcentre.org.uk, call 07729575582, or visit. - It's a non-hierarchical, anti-capitalist space based on a number of core principles: co-operation and mutual aid, openness and inclusion, voluntary participation and shared responsibility.
- The place itself (Pisgah House) dates from the 1820s and is amazing and quite special. It's a beautiful building that used to be part of the University's music department and comes complete with stained glass windows, two pianos and an impressive rail of costumes... The area around it is locally referred to as the secret gardens and they're definitely worth exploring. In 2007 local residents defeated a planning application by property developers Miller Homes to demolish all of the buildings on the site (phew).
So that's all for now, have a look at the website for events or just come along! Any questions email //sheffieldsocialcentre [dot] org [dot] uk/infosheffieldsocialcentre [dot] org [dot] uk">info@sheffieldsocialcentre.