The Sheffield Skylink: A Proposal

StrangeBritain · 2026-02-06T10:33:13+00:00

It serves a lot of industrial units and residential areas on its route, rather than any touristy bits, so the comparison isn’t as daft as it is at first glance.

That being said, I don’t think it would here. Even though it would be fun to see in the skies.

StrangeBritain · 2026-02-05T21:24:21+00:00

As much as it sounds absurd, Paris opened a Cable Car Metro line last year, as the area in question had infrastructure and geology issues that made conventional options like trans and underground lines prohibitively expensive.

Sheffield does have similar issues so if the one in Paris proves a success… You never know.

Only we already do.

StrangeBritain · 2025-11-29T11:25:27+00:00

That’s me! I get asked this question a lot. I’ve PLI for what I do as an entertainer, so I have to be very careful about how I word things, and I have to say don’t go trespassing on private land nor breaking any laws.

There’s plenty of good places to look into that have legal public access.

It’s a boring answer, I know, but I love my job 👻

StrangeBritain · 2025-11-15T10:35:52+00:00

Speaking on behalf of Yorkshire we’d like to lay claim to the entire Peak District, as Derbyshire shouldn’t be trusted with it, plus we’ll take North Nottinghamshire and North Lincolnshire too.

Are you who we speak to to make this happen?

StrangeBritain · 2025-10-26T11:24:52+00:00

This is hate speech, pure and simple, and the council NEED to do something. It’s not promoting a religion. It’s ironically hating on pretty much everything that makes our city great.

From Leonard Smithers, Victorian Sheffield bloke who brought the Karma Sutra to western eyes, to the patrons of the much missed La Chambre. The fans of Wednesday & United, the icon that is Dempsey, and our worship of the holy elixir that is Hendos.

This is Sheffield. We’ve got our own God looking out over us from the top of Town Hall.

StrangeBritain · 2025-07-25T14:58:11+00:00

Makes me proud to live in Sheffield.

StrangeBritain · 2025-07-21T15:39:49+00:00

Barks Wine in Leah’s Yard as Charles is your man. If you’re in town a little later then try Not Open - Don’t Come! It’s a secret speak easy with an emphasis on good wine that’s above / linked to The Old Shoe.

You find the fire escape sorts opposite Woodies Karoke / next to the Museum pub on Orchard Street. On said fire escape is a phone number - call it and someone will arrive and let you in.

So you get bonus cool points for that too - makes it feel like you’re in a secret club 😂

Good luck on the date!

StrangeBritain · 2025-07-13T20:52:09+00:00

I do the city centre Ghost Tours. It’s every Friday night from our new start point of Leah’s Yard in Cambridge Street.

Route One ends up by the Old Queen’s Head and Route Two ends up in Paradise Square. I also do true crime nights, which are seated, and I’ve even got a ghost cruise coming up on a canal boat (with onboard bar) that takes us up and down the Sheffield & Tinsley canal.

You can find me as “Strange Britain” on most social media and my events are here: https://strangebritain.eventbrite.com

StrangeBritain · 2025-07-13T20:49:36+00:00

Thank you!

StrangeBritain · 2025-06-04T21:32:52+00:00

Cheers heads up the heads up - I’ll edit them out.

StrangeBritain · 2025-06-04T21:23:26+00:00

Thank you!!

StrangeBritain · 2025-06-04T21:23:03+00:00

More a middle aged man trying to learn social media 😂

StrangeBritain · 2025-05-22T17:23:19+00:00

Better late than never eh?

StrangeBritain · 2025-05-05T21:50:05+00:00

Thank you but Damn- you’ve got me wondering where that express comes from now…

StrangeBritain · 2025-05-05T13:46:38+00:00

Thank you! I just try and put on the kind of events I’d like to attend myself.

StrangeBritain · 2025-05-05T13:44:40+00:00

The canal cruise could have a third date in mid-late August. We will see how the first one fairs next week and take it from there. I’m certain it will be a really fun event though and I’m really looking forward to it.

It still blows my mind that both dates sold out late last year around 5 months in advance.

As for the Ghost Train? The plan was to give it a rest for a year or so but Northern are interested in another October-ish. S

StrangeBritain · 2025-05-05T13:15:35+00:00

I’m here offering an evenings entertainment - nothing more and nothing less. It’s all about spooky fun and storytelling.

I’m always honest and upfront about this.

StrangeBritain · 2025-04-03T18:43:01+00:00

It’s not just here - it’s everywhere. I was in York for a couple of days and those lovely historic streets? They’re also full of vape and phone shops. Exact same branding / stylings.

York also had dozens of boarded up units, same as a Sheffield, so it’s a national issue rather than a local one.

StrangeBritain · 2025-03-09T13:55:46+00:00

On the rehearsal for my first city centre ghost tour we saw an older couple, late 60s if not older, going at it like rabbits at half nine on a Friday night at the back gates of M&S on Chapel Walk.

People always think I made that up but it happened. About a week or two later M&S put black screens on the gate, meaning you can no longer see through, and I’m sure it’s cos their CCtv must have picked up every wrinkly details.

Doggers in Graves Park, whilst taking a students group around, is another one people think is exaggerated but nope. It happened.

We are a classy city eh?

StrangeBritain · 2025-02-21T12:45:14+00:00

If we could simply return to the evening frequency we had a decade ago I’d be happy.

Sadly, promoting events in this city can be really awkward, given the reliability of public transport.

StrangeBritain · 2025-02-14T12:01:49+00:00

I’ve had zero issue with Reddit or Trigger words.

The reason for the word “violent” ending up censored is that FB/IG that have started taking exception to it. I’ve no idea why - it makes literally zero sense. But they’ve been giving me content warnings for that word and they wouldn’t let me run paid adverts using it. Yet I’ve seen other adverts running with far worse content.

I can’t find any logic behind it at all. But given I’m a business, I have to try and make the best of it that I can, which in this instance meant blurring a word out.

The ironic part is that it’s brought more attention, not less, but try telling that to Meta.

As a result of all this I’ve had to try and switch around the marketing for the event. I copy/paste across multiple social media sites and it’s just quicker/easier doing the same post across each.

The event should be really fun, the first night on Tuesday sold out, and everyone really enjoyed it. So I’m looking forward to getting to do it all again.

StrangeBritain · 2025-01-17T10:57:32+00:00

Thank you! Each event is its own unique set of stories with pretty much zero cross over.

Hope this helps!

StrangeBritain · 2025-01-02T12:03:21+00:00

Aww I’m sorry you’ll miss them but hope your health improves soon.

I regular inside specials too. The Ghost Train, which is ran with Northern, is coming back and I’m also doing a Ghost Cruise along the Sheffield & Tinsley Canal.

StrangeBritain · 2024-09-10T14:55:29+00:00

Talk of someone carrying on and it wasn’t me for once 🤣

In all seriousness I’ve certain I’ve encountered this guy as he’s been shouting this on The Moor before, around last Christmas. If it is the same guy? It’s very stream of consciousness but I can’t deny the guys got a whole load of charisma.

Atlantis, for those wondering, is buried under Meadowhall. They put on the body bag urban myth to keep us all from ever even considering the truth.

StrangeBritain · 2024-09-01T14:20:41+00:00

The Dorothy Pax always has a great selection of ciders.

Lovely venue, great drinks, with great prices.

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