My City: By Steve of Sheffield….

Steve Bissell was born on the outskirts of London at the tale end of the 60s and he’s been confused ever since…   Moved to Belgium then back to London, then Stratford, then Canterbury, back to Stratford, then back to Canterbury and finally, in 1991, up to Sheffield as his then girlfriend and now wife was doing a degree at the University of Sheffield. They like the place so never left . Steve has now lived in Sheffield longer than any other place.

We posed these ten questions to him and learned loads about him and the city from his answers…   Sheffield really has got some interesting, unusual and fabulous ‘stuff’ going on

I would take a first-time visitor to my city to the Winter Garden to look at the plants but mostly the amazing building itself and then on to the Botanical Gardens with a bag of peanuts (still in their shells) to feed the Squirrels and then a tour of the city to all the places that I know of where you can see art by Phlegm

The most unusual thing about Sheffield is that more people don’t come and visit because it’s an amazing place packed with things to do, full of friendly people and right next to some of the most spectacular countryside in England.

If you want to splurge I would visit the Devonshire Quarter; plenty of interesting shops to visit and a wide choice of places to have lunch.

If you’re on a budget the best advice for my city is museums, galleries and parks. Sheffield has a huge choice of all three and they are free.

For the best night out, I would go to one of Sheffield many live music venues ranging from the City Hall to the Leadmill, the O2 Academy Sheffield to the Greystones and all the smaller venues like The Red House or The Rude Shipyard because nothing beats live music in my book.

The best season to travel to my city is spring because it is great to see the city, and especially the parks, turn green again after the winter.

You can buy great gifts at John Lewis.

My favourite pub is The Red House because seeing Groanbox play live with support from Sheffield’s own Pete David & the Payroll Union  was a highlight of my year. Plus the staff were friendly and the beer was good. What more could you ask for?

I would describe the people of Sheffield as friendly and down to earth.