Sharing the joy of Eid with gifts at Sheffield Children’s Hospital

The Hubb is a grassroots community charity which started June 2019 based in Sharrow and Nether Edge.

It was founded as a safe space for the community, allowing individuals of all ages and backgrounds to visit and feel a sense of warmth and belonging.

The name Hubb comes from the Arabic ‘hubb’ meaning 'love' and the English word ‘hub’ meaning a centre - combined to give a centre established on love.

Hadeel Mohammed, a teacher and one of the co-founders of Hubb, said: “We have a lot going on at The Hubb and we’re planning to do a lot more in our community with the youth.” says

Hadeel and Hubb want to counter crime in the area by reaching out to the young children of the community.

“We know it’s a big task with the big children now. We are looking 10, 15, 20 years ahead and working on the next generation, to make them well rounded individuals of the community,” he said.

Hadeel is also looking to work with people from different backgrounds and communities, forming partnerships and collaborating with local organisations.

“We know this year has been very difficult due to the pandemic and the children not being able to meet lots of family and friends,” he said.

Hadeel believes the sense of community has broken down over time.

He wants to recreate a sense of community similar to the one of his parents' era.

“Our goal is to create a community where you help each other out.

“Just to go back to those times like when my parents came from the sub-content in the 60s there was a view of community then.

“That's kind of broken down now, we want to go back those times,” said Hadeel.

Hubb has also been putting a smile on the faces of youngsters at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, by giving gifts from Eid celebrations.

“The children's hospital ward we’re donating to, have some of the most ill children in Sheffield,” said Hadeel.

He believes there has been a lot of negative press related to Muslims recently including the reaction after a picture of the prophet Muhammad was mistakenly shown at Hunters Bar School.

“For some people that kind of news is going to be taken in the wrong way.

“We want to show that Muslims aren’t like that. If we look at our tradition it tells us, ‘if someone is bad to you, you do good to them’.

“We want to share our joy, that’s it's the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

“It’s a time to be happy, it’s a time for the community to get together.”

Jane Darby, fundraising officer at The Children’s Hospital Charity, thanked Hadeel and the team at The Hubb for their Eid gifts.

“We know that they will brighten the stay of young patients on the wards at Sheffield Children’s and we’re very grateful for their generous support.”

For more information about Hubb go to thehubb.org.uk