Sheffield training courses and certification

Sheffield is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. The name comes from the Sheaf River, which passes through the city. It was formerly part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and portions of its southern suburbs were transferred to the city council from Derbyshire. It is the most populated town in South Yorkshire.

Sheffield’s rail companies include East Midlands Railway, CrossCountry, TransPennine Express, and Northern. The Midland Main Line (which connects Liverpool and Manchester with Hull and East Anglia) and the Cross Country Route (which connects eastern Scotland and south-west England) all pass through Sheffield station. Sheffield station, historically Pond Street and subsequently Sheffield Midland, is a combination railway station and tram stop in Sheffield, England, and the busiest in South Yorkshire. The station was the 43rd busiest in the UK and the 15th busiest outside of London around 2017-2018.

Road

The city is close to the M1 and M18 roads, and the Sheffield Parkway links the city centre to the highways. The M1 (which connects London to Leeds) runs through the city’s northeast, going over Tinsley Viaduct near Rotherham. The M18 branches off the M1 in Sheffield, linking the city with Doncaster before ending at Goole.

Bus

The city’s main bus interchange is Sheffield Interchange; lesser bus stations can be found in Halfway, Hillsborough, and Meadowhall. After restructuring in 1986, numerous new service providers emerged. The current carriers include First South Yorkshire, Stagecoach Yorkshire, TM Travel, Hulleys of Baslow, Powells, G&J Holmes, and Sheffield Community Transport.

The Lyceum Theatrical and the Crucible Theatre, along with the smaller Studio Theatre, are the biggest theatre complex outside of London, located in Tudor Square. The Crucible Theatre, a grade II listed structure, has been the site of the World Snooker Championships since 1977, with most of Tudor Square and the adjacent Winter Garden being utilised for side events and hosting numerous well-known theatrical performances. The theatre was named ‘Theatre of the Year’ by Barclays.

Sheffield’s museums are managed by two distinct organisations. Weston Park Museum, Millennium Galleries, and Graves Art Gallery are all managed by the Museums Sheffield. The Graves Art Gallery and Weston Park Museum are the city’s oldest museums, having been given to the city by industrialist donors in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Millennium Galleries, one of the city’s newest museums, opened in the early 2000s and is part of the Heart of the City concept, with immediate access to the Winter Garden and Millennium Square.

Sheffield is the greenest city in Europe, with about 4.5 million trees. Sheffield has around 78 public parks and 10 public gardens, with 83 maintained parks located across the city. Sheffield Botanical Gardens was established in 1836 on a 19-acre site southwest of the city centre. The gardens were designed by Robert Marnock and first opened in 1836. The Grade II* listed glass pavilions, which were renovated and reopened in 2003, are the gardens’ most notable feature. Among the noteworthy features are the main entrance, the south entry hall, and a bear pit with an 8′ tall steel statue of an American Black Bear dubbed Robert the Bear.

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