August's Lunch Pop-Ups

From 8:30am every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday our Baristas serve award winning Dark Peak locally roasted at Smith St alongside freshly baked pastries, with independent traders serving lunches from 12 til 2pm;

• Tuesday 5th August: Special Guest Pop-Up by All Things Mammas

• Wednesday 6th August: Internationally Street Food (V & Ve) by Icarus & Apollo

• Thursday 7th August: Authentic Pakistani Cuisine by Azra

• Tues 12th: Nepalese tali plates by Prem

• Wed 13th: Internationally Inspired Street Food (V & Ve) by Icarus & Apollo

• Thurs 14th: Black Heritage Soul Food by Urban Fusion

  
  

• Tues 19th & Wed 20th: New Trader: All Things Mammas - Good Food for the Soul :)

• Thurs 21th: Monthly: Home Cooked Caribbean Food by Spice Cabin 

• Tues 26th - Nepalese tali plates by Prem

• Wed 27th - Internationally Inspired Street Food (V & Ve) by Icarus & Apollo

• Thurs 28th - Black Heritage Soul Food by Urban Fusion

Barista Pete :)

Creative Studio Space at Union St

On the top floor at Union St you’ll find a range of independent organisations, freelancers and creatives, including these favourites:

Sheffield Community Land Trust

Working to create affordable, secure, sustainable, community-owned development for the people of Sheffield.

Ethan and James from Sheffield Community Land Trust. Photo credit: Fraser Havenhand

Sheffield AI

Founder of Sheffield AI, in her spare time Nadine is a keen horticulturist with a growing side-hustle in wild flowers.

Nadine from Sheffield AI. Photo credit: Fraser Havenhand

Matt the photography editor

Matt is an award-winning photographer retoucher who’s worked with some of the UK’s biggest names, including Gary Lineker, David Beckham and… Gogglebox!

Matt the photography editor. Photo credit: Fraser Havenhand

Looking for some creative studio space in Sheffield city centre? Book a tour and free taster session to see what we're all about.

Book a tour with Matt

Co-working: What does ‘getting involved’ really mean?

‘Getting involved’ at Union St gets you 50% refunded from your monthly coworking fee. A solid offer. But what does it actually involve? And why is it priced like this in the first place?

“We wanted to do things differently” says Matt, Co-founder. “People are looking for more than a desk – they’ve got that at home. So the idea of building a community for the benefit of its members was really important”.

So, by getting involved, people can contribute in ways other than just handing over their money? “Exactly. About a third of people ‘get involved’ which is great. It's designed to be easy, and it's designed to be flexible”.

“But I recognise that others are juggling businesses, kids and so on. There’s absolutely no obligation to do it”.

What kind of things do people do then? Well, there’s loads on. Some people choose to

organise groups; this is just a small selection:

• Hot Yoga

• Gardening club

• Book Club

• Tuesday night running group

• Shared lunch crew

• The ADHD group

• After work drinks

• Live music outings

Then there's the practical things, like turning up at 7.45 in the morning to unlock the building and put the coffee on, or locking up in the evening. You could even write an article for the website, I suppose.

So Union Street benefits. And the individual? “I'd like to think that everybody feels that Union St is something that they are part of, rather than something that they’re a customer of. And I think they do... but you should ask them”.

So I did:

Will

Gets involved by... making smoothies for the 3pm break on Wednesdays, and then washes up afterwards. Time dedicated each week: half-an-hour or so.

Refund: 50%, worth £120 per month.

And did you benefit in other ways? “It forced me to be more social, which is a good thing. I felt more integrated sooner. Also, it’s just nice how grateful people are for it.”

Ella

Gets involved by... baking potatoes for everyone on a Monday lunchtime. Everyone brings a different topping, so there’s a whole spread of options (and a free lunch for everyone).

Time dedicated each week: 45 minutes a week.

Refund: 50%, worth £90 per month.

And did you benefit in other ways? “I came to Sheffield 18 months ago and didn't really know anybody. It’s been a really nice way to quickly get to know lots and lots of people.”

Sam

Bruno, Flo and Sam (right)

Gets involved by... running 'Have I Got Views For You': a weekly discussion based on a random topic each week. Could be literally anything (apart from politics).

Time dedicated each week: 45 minutes, an hour maybe.

Refund: 50%, worth £165 per month (Sam is a full time member)

And did you benefit in other ways? “They should call it the fast-track friends scheme.”

Want to get involved, but not sure what you’d do? Don’t worry. There’s always some ideas floating around. Chat to Matt and see if anything takes your fancy.

Still unsure? Really, the best way to suss things out is to book a free trial day.