Mercury Newspaper Issue 885

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WED 26th JAN

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WHO WILL BE THE NEXT SHEFFIELD LEGEND? It’s your chance to have a say in who you would like to join the exclusive ‘walk of fame’ outside Sheffield’s Town Hall. Local people are now being invited to nominate the next Sheffield Legend and join the likes of local heroes Sean Bean, Def Leppard, Seb Coe and Michael Palin, The people of Sheffield are being asked to nominate their favourites, then an independent panel will be given the tough task of choosing this year’s Legend. Sheffield Legends honour the city’s heroes from various walks of life – from the arts to science and from sport to industry. They have a special plaque set into the pavement

‘Hollywood Boulevardstyle’ – believed to be the first of its kind in this country. Those honoured will be invited for an ‘unveiling’ ceremony outside the Town Hall in the heart of the city. When the initiative was launched six years ago hundreds of nominations were received from the public for their heroes to become Sheffield Legends. These were considered by an independent Selection Board representing various sectors in the city - the arts, sport, education, media and business - which was chaired by the Lord Mayor. So far 16 celebrities have been honoured, although not all have unveiled their plaques yet. They represent a

wide cross-section of activities, but all have a strong connection with Sheffield - either being born in the city or having lived here for many years and are strongly associated with the city: · Gordon Banks England’s World Cup winning goalkeeper. · Sean Bean internationally-renown actor. · Jarvis Cocker - iconic lead singer with Pulp. · Joe Cocker internationally-famous musician. · Sebastian Coe Olympic medal winner and Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. · Derek Dooley – Sheffield footballing legend with both United and Wednesday.

· Professor Barry Hancock – cancer treatment specialist. · Brendan Ingle – boxing trainer to world champions. · Def Leppard - topselling rock band. · David Mellor – internationallyacclaimed designer. · Michael Palin - famous film and television personality. · Joe Scarborough – unique Sheffield artist. · Helen Sharman - first British astronaut. · Joe Simpson - one of the world’s premier rock climbers. · Michael Vaughan – Yorkshire and England cricket captain. · Clinton Woods – World Champion boxer. Lord Mayor, Cllr Alan Law JP said: “This is a very special honour that I know the Legends

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really value, as they are nominated by the people of Sheffield and chosen by an independent panel. You now have an opportunity to nominate those who have brought recognition to Sheffield at national or international level. We already have some wonderful Legends in our ‘walk of fame’ and there are several personalities who have a strong claim to join them. “I hope everyone will send in their favourite local heroes to make our Sheffield Legends truly representative of the celebrities from many walks of life associated with this city. The aim is to keep the Legends topical, so we are looking for people who the public can relate to today.”

Those eligible for the awards must either have been born in Sheffield or have a very strong association with the city and must have achieved recognition at national or preferably at international level. Nominees will be required to write a short note of around 50 words to say why their choice should receive the honour. All the nominations will be considered by the Selection Board. Nominations may be sent to the Lord Mayor, Sheffield City Council at the Town Hall, Pinstone Street, Sheffield S1 2HH by post clearly marked ‘Sheffield Legends’ or by e-mail to lordmayor@ sheffield.gov.uk by Friday 11 February.

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