As these pictures show, groups of Sheffield people have worked in Covid vaccine centres, cleaned up the city, stayed active, volunteered to help others and done all manner of activities for charity.
One of the biggest events this year was the Bears of Sheffield sculpture trail, which managed to cheer people up and get them out exploring the city while also raising the money to upgrade the Sheffield Children’s Hospital cancer and leukemia ward.
But there’s lots of small acts of kindness taking place too that often go unnoticed. If you want to celebrate some local heroes, just drop an email to [email protected]
9. Help for homeless
The Archer Project in Sheffield showed in September how it kept going during the pandemic, even coping with an arson attack that gutted part of its Sheffield Cathedral premises, with photographic exhibition To the Gate and Back. As Mark Harvey's pictures showed, that included handing coffee and food to homeless and vulnerable service users through the locked gates for a time. Volunteers also delivered food and supported people in temporary accommodation. The charity went from not knowing if it would survive to thriving again. Photo: Mark Harvey