[Scotia] Sheaf Square Opening Celebrations, 21 December

[Rob Unwin]

> Just got this in case anyone hasn't seen it . Doesn't look very  
> ready to me...
> Rob

>  From: Oliver Toby (CEX)
>  Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 11:57 AM
>  Subject: Sheaf Square Opening Celebrations, 21 December
>
>  Enjoy...Sheffield City Centre
>
>  Thursday 21 December 2006, 5.30pm - 7pm
>
>  Sheaf Square Opening Celebrations
>
>  A spectacular and explosive event to celebrate the public opening  
> of Sheaf Square - the new public space outside Sheffield Station -  
> will take place on Thursday 21 December 2006. The fun, family event  
> will include street theatre, music, a dramatic firework display and  
> the first chance to see the finished Sheaf Square with the lighting  
> on and water features running.
>
>  From 5.30pm there will be an entertaining programme of street  
> theatre inside the station, in the new Sheaf Square and on Howard  
> Street. These include comedy Railway Porters; living gargoyles;  
> seasonal stiltwalkers; colourful light jugglers; and festive street  
> theatre. (There
>
>  The Jacks Of Frost are two frosted, glam-dancing elves who  
> interact and melt with the crowd. Bread and Butter Theatre Company  
> will present the amazing Carol-Singing Christmas Crackers. These  
> colourful, festive characters tell the obligatory dodgy cracker- 
> jokes and will entertain the whole family with their "Name the Tune  
> and We'll Sing It" Christmas Special. Curios Cargo Railway Porters  
> are two mad-cap men in search of the railway station. This duo from  
> a silent movie can't resist exploring their cargo and weird and  
> wonderful tales unfold. Expect the unexpected! Lightfantastic will  
> provide a colourful and luminous display of juggling with light  
> that is certain to brighten up even the dullest winter's evening.
>
>  The official opening ceremony will begin with a welcome from the  
> Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Cllr Jackie Drayton at 6.40pm. This will  
> be followed by speeches from Sir Robert Kerslake, Chief Executive,  
> Sheffield City Council, Garry Raven, Managing Director, Midland  
> Mainline and Cllr Jan Wilson, Leader of Sheffield City Council.  
> Then the lights and elegant new water features will be switched on.
>
>  The event will climax with a spectacular firework display above  
> Sheaf Square. The plunger to launch the display will be pushed by  
> Everett Ebanks, one of the longest serving member of staff at  
> Sheffield Station.
>
>  The Sheaf Square Opening Celebrations have been supported by  
> Midland Mainline, Sheffield City Council, Q-Park and Interserve.
>
>  For further information on anything mentioned in this newsletter  
> please contact City Centre Management Team on 2736895, or email  
> citycentre.management at sheffield.gov.uk. If you would like to be  
> removed from the email circulation list please reply to this email  
> (or email citycentre.management at sheffield.gov.uk) with REMOVE in  
> the subject area.


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