June 2023. The last day of the in-laws trip “oop north“, and FIL was allowed to speak in a Yorkshire accent as it was HIS birthday. Mrs RM is 1/37th Italian on the maternal side, which almost entitled her to an EU passport post-Brexit (and a place in the Italian national team after their defeat… Continue reading BIRTHDAY BOOZE ON A BIG BENCH
Tag: Sheffield
SHEFFIELD BOOM TOWN
2nd June 2023. Sheffield. According to James our city centre is as busy as he’s seen it since he moved up in 2017. When the in-laws had first visited Sheffield 2 years ago for fourteen (14) days they hadn’t seen the city at its very best, with Covid restrictions still in place or tentatively lifted.… Continue reading SHEFFIELD BOOM TOWN
SHEFFIELD BLOSSOMS
May 2023. The last Tuesday of May, a great day to have responsibility for keeping the in-laws out of the house while Mrs RM worked. A great day to visit Sheffield’s free gardens. I was discussing with Mrs RM how little of Sheffield smart southern suburbs we’d actually visited since we’d moved 2 years ago… Continue reading SHEFFIELD BLOSSOMS
APOLOGISING FOR THE IN-LAW WHO ASKS FOR “A NIP”
Bank Holiday Monday May 2023. On the way back from New Mills the Mrs RM clan and myself stopped in Hathersage, the first honeypot village in the Peak leaving Sheffield. All the pub action involved Madri, and we only lingered over an ice cream while being asked whether the animals being led through the High… Continue reading APOLOGISING FOR THE IN-LAW WHO ASKS FOR “A NIP”
A Kelham Get Together
20th April 2023. Back in Sheffield after 3 days in Waterbeach (1 Chung Hwa, 1 Beach Kebab) for a £35 one day festival in Kelham Island’s newish venues. James joined me; he reckons Sheffield is catching up with Leeds and Manchester in the new music stakes, but I’ll let Chris Dyson be the judge of… Continue reading A Kelham Get Together
THE 2023 CAMRA AGM FRINGE PUB CRAWL
April 2023. Notice how Mrs RM hangs on Paul’s every word. If only she gave me that much rapt attention*. We had the pleasure of Paul’s company during the CAMRA AGM, which started at Sheffield Uni where Paul was able to add a goodie bag I may well have filled myself that week. Now I… Continue reading THE 2023 CAMRA AGM FRINGE PUB CRAWL
RESIST THE BANANA COOKIE-DOUGH CHEESECAKE STOUT, RESIST
April 2023. Attendees at CAMRA’s Sheffield AGM raising some issues with the beer quality at the members bar would have been well advised to take a short walk out towards the town centre, where the University Arms and Bath Hotel offer high quality local cask. Walk another 5 minutes past approx. 372 (excellent) Asian restaurants… Continue reading RESIST THE BANANA COOKIE-DOUGH CHEESECAKE STOUT, RESIST
VOLUNTEERING
April 2023. I’d volunteered to help CAMRA set up the Members Weekend in Sheffield. If ever I was going to help out, I guess it was this week, with it on the doorstep, in the venue where James had his graduation ceremony a year ago. Look ! There’s a What Pub entry for the weekend’s… Continue reading VOLUNTEERING
LEADMILL, LOW-ALCOHOL BEER, LIGETI QUARTET
April 2023. Living in Sheffield gives you unrivalled access to the full spectrum of cultural opportunities, in venues ranging from the famous Crucible to tiny pubs to the iconic Leadmill. Mrs RM hadn’t been to a gig at the Leadmill since we moved, and it was too long to wait for Tommy Cannon, so I… Continue reading LEADMILL, LOW-ALCOHOL BEER, LIGETI QUARTET
WELCOME TO SHEFFIELD
April 2023. Enough of the holiday snaps. Perhaps I’ll put the photos of risotto, Saint Theresa and bus tickets on my Instagram. Back home from Skopje, the mid-stay barriers opened for us first time for a change and were home in Sheffield 3 hours later. Unfortunately that meant 3am, and we had to be up… Continue reading WELCOME TO SHEFFIELD
