Community spirit in all its glory at Sheffield street party

The Star joined residents on Providence Road, in Walkley, as they held a street party to bring together the community.

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00:00 So this is our 10 year anniversary street party.

00:04 So we first had an event like this 10 years ago.

00:08 Loved by everybody so we thought we'd do it again.

00:11 And you know, here we are and it's turned out to be a lovely day and we've got so many people.

00:16 So we're all having a brilliant time.

00:18 Could you tell me a little bit about your friends here?

00:20 Oh these two? Oh okay.

00:23 Well, I'm going to be doing a show in a bit and we have here Captain Jack Marrow.

00:29 Some of you may recognise him.

00:31 It's not a marrow, I know that, it's a courgette because it's seasonal and the marrow's on our year.

00:35 Anyway, here we have Will Turnip.

00:37 He's a bit wobbly. He's already been to the bar and I've got a host of other characters.

00:44 And hopefully people are going to make vegetable creatures with me at some point today.

00:49 Or just look at them and be glad they don't live near me, probably.

00:54 I've lived here since '99.

00:57 Really friendly people.

01:00 Obviously, not everyone wants to hang out.

01:02 Like I say, during lockdown, well it saved my life, having people to hang out with nearby.

01:07 Lovely round, I would say.

01:09 It's all about getting people to know their neighbours.

01:13 I've met people I've lived on the road for many years but people I've never spoken to before.

01:19 So it's getting people together. We've got some boards about history of Providence Road.

01:24 So finding out about the background. It's a very interesting area.

01:28 As you can hear, we've got music going. We've got children playing.

01:32 And because the street is closed, the kids can run up and down and ride up and down on their bikes and scooters.

01:38 It's just a lovely event to bring everybody together and enjoy the sunshine on a lovely sunny Sunday.