Saturday 12th February saw Hallam take on Sheffield Uni for the annual winter varsity ice hockey match. The atmosphere could have been cut with a knife as University attempted to take victory for the first time in the seven year history of this event. They came very close as well taking an early lead and Hallam not really getting into their stride straight away. Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome to the Pinnacles!
Whether you have moved in or will be moving in shortly we would like to say a big welcome to you all!
We’re planning some great events this year for our residents and to kick it all off next week we have a welcome party AND a bar crawl! Read the rest of this entry »
Being a Fresher is an amazing time in life but it can also be littered with metaphorical landmines! Here’s our guide of what not to do, learn from our embarrassing mistakes (we still have flash backs). Read the rest of this entry »
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Sheffield’s biggest free music festival Tramlines is back next month and we can’t wait!
Following on from its success last year, Sheffield’s free urban music festival is upon us once again and hopes to attract over 50,000 people this time around. With over 50 venues across the city including the main stage on Devonshire Green and new additions Leadmill and o2 Academy confirmed, this summer is set to be a scorcher and will be a guaranteed fix for all you music lovers out there!
Tramlines will take place Friday 23 – Sunday 25 July 2010 and has something to offer for everyone, regardless of your musical tastes with performances covering a range of genres and activities aimed at all ages… so get yourself down!
The acts this year have been confirmed including headliners Echo and the Bunnymen, Mystery Jets, Craig David and Annie Mac. Alongside these stars you will get the opportunity to sample some of Sheffield’s finest unsigned bands and artists and who knows, you may even spot the next Arctic Monkeys!
When Tramlines was first set up in 2009, it gave itself the ambitious task of creating an Urban Glastonbury, a cultural experience for everyone which would celebrate the city’s diverse and individual inhabitants.
Dave Healy, One of the Festival Organisers at Tramlines said: “We have made no secret of our admiration for Glastonbury. One of the things that makes that festival so special is the sheer variety of entertainment on offer. So our mission with Tramlines is to include as many different performing spaces and promoters into the festival as we can. It’s a free music festival so our budgets don’t stretch as far as our ambitions but this is where Sheffield comes into its own. Venues of all shapes and sizes have joined in making this year’s festival bigger, better and more diverse.”
Anyone who went to last year’s Tramlines will agree the guys did good and with promises of an even more exciting and exhilarating party this year, who knows where Tramlines will take us?!
For more information on the festival why not add them on Facebook by clicking here.
See you at the main stage!
**If you like things that are fast or free like Tramlines, check out our new FREE broadband for next year by clicking here
Following on from the theme of “Fast and Free” we got thinking about exactly how much it is that our privilege card holders could save each week, even we were surprised!
Monday; we tottered off to Vodka Revolution to treat ourselves to lunch and take advantage of for 2 for 1 offer. We saved £6.95. Result!
So happy with that off we went to the Common Room for some pre club drinks, £1.80 a pint for four of us, £1.60 in the pocket saved, loverly jubberly!
That got us in the mood for a bit of a boogie and not wanting to queue we wandered down to the Leadmill, walked past the waiting punters with our cards, 25 extra minutes to enjoy the night… thank you!
Tuesday; In need of a little pampering after the night before a hair cut was booked at Toni & Guy, who wants to pay full price? Not us! 20% off please, £3 saved!
A chilled night in front of the TV was in order next, nothing in the fridge? Papis Chinese it is then! 20% off all our order, tasty saving of £3.60.
Wednesday: midweek dawned and Pizza Express for lunch was on the cards, 2 for 1 offers were available to us so we took full advantage! Two starters, two main courses, whopping saving of £11.20!
Chuffed with change in our pockets we decided to head to Riley’s Pool and Snooker hall and paid for 2 hours and got the 3rd free, 3 for 2 on all bottles and we got free membership! Total saved – £8.70.
Thursday; So nearly the weekend it was only right we ended up at the Tequila Bar for 2 for £5 cocktails and 2 shots for £1, cheap as chips! Totaled saved – £5.75
Nipped to SOYO, no queueing here either, excellent! Saved 20 minutes and didn’t have to twiddle our thumbs waiting to get in, cracking!
Of course we then wouldn’t want to queue at Plug for Jump Around either, guess what? We didn’t have to! Straight in! Danced our socks off, slept like a log that night!
Friday; Weekend is here!!!! Straight to Freshman’s for some new threads,15% off with our card and saved £3.75 on a new shirt, can’t argue with that!
Looking pretty dapper we headed down to the Old House and the Forum for drinks and saved £2, finished off with a trip to Corporation and with an entrance fee of just a quid we considered ourselves pretty well done by! £4 saved!
Saturday; The folks came up with visit and we were able to take advantage of our discounts at the Holiday Inn Royal Victoria and saved them a tidy sum of £20 on the room as well as 15% off food so we saved £5.34 on our lunch there too.
Sunday; Headed off to the Ski Village today and with 2 for 1 on skiing for four of us skiing for 2 hours we saved a colossal £59.20!!!!!
Two hours on the slopes worked up a massive appetite so before they headed home we nipped to the fantastic Nawaab Indian Restaurant and used our card for the “buy two meals, get the third free” offer saving us £9.90!
Have you been totting up our savings? No? Good job we did then. Drum roll please… in one week of using our privilege card we saved…..
£144.99!
Yes, that’s One Hundred and Forty Four POUNDS and Ninety Nine PENCE!
Need any more persuading to take advantage of your privilege card savings? Thought not!
Apply for student accommodation at the pinnacles here.
Fast and Free, two words we blooming love up here in Sheffield. If there’s something we can get that won’t cost us a penny… we are always after bargains and “owt for nowt” which is why our city is such a great place to live in.
Don’t get us wrong, we aren’t stingy but why shell out loads of dosh when there’s plenty of things to do and see for squat and discounts galore if you know where to look!
At The Pinnacles we offer FAST AND FREE broadband and IPTV, that’s right… ZERO pounds and ZERO pence to you. Not only that but with our amazing offers available to our residents with their privilege cards you’ll be racking up the savings left, right and centre.
Here’s a quick lowdown on a few beauts you can take advantage of this summer:
Creative Sparks Exhibition, Sheffield Hallam – 29th May-20th June (free)
Peace in the park (free music and arts festival) – Sat 12th June
National Bike week. Fast and free! Email travelplans@sheffield.gov.uk for info
SHU racing team. If you’re an engineering student at Sheffield Hallam you could join the team (fast and free, and can help your degree!)
Toast Magazine; great free magazine you can pick up in bars and shops all over town.
The Metro; jump on any public transport and you can nab this informative local rag.
The free Sheffield/Rotherham bus!
Tramlines Festival – 23rd July – 25th July. Gigs all over town, main event on Devonshire Green and completely FREE. Echo & The Bunnymen headlining along with Simian Mobile Disco! http://www.tramlines.org.uk/
And let’s not forget the huge array of savings you can pick up using your privilege card: 20% off with Toni & Guy, 2 for 1 meals at Vodka revolution, 15% off at Freshmans, 2 for 1 at Sheffield Ski Village, £1 entry at Corperation plus much, much more!
There’s fast as well; with your privilege card in hand you can queue jump at SOYO and Plug. Queuing is not for Digs residents!
Sheffield is an amazing city to live in, a fantastic community and a place that keeps on giving. You’ll never be bored, never have nothing to do if you’re skint and always find people that love a bargain just like you. So what are you waiting for? Make our city, your city.
The Pinnacles are offering first year students peace of mind this year, promising to release anyone from their contract if they don’t get a place at a University in Sheffield! No other private accommodation provider is offering this deal and so really sets them apart from the rest.
Sign up at the Pinnacles today without the stress of your forthcoming results. If you don’t get the grades you need, no problem- simply provide the proof and the lovely folks at the Pinnacles will cancel your contract and return your deposit in full! *
For more information on this deal or to book a room, call the team on 0114 275 4659 or visit the website at: http://digpinnacles.co.uk/
* Subject to terms and conditions
The pennies have been counted, figures have been crunched and the marathon team raised a grand total of £1005.64 for our selected charities!
The Pinnacles would like to say a massive thank you to all that took part and donated- it has been for a great cause and we know the charities will really benefit from your efforts.
For those of you who can’t remember, the team ran for:
Sheffield Children’s Hospital
Teenage Cancer Trust
The Archer Project
The Huntington’s Alliance
Steve and Richard are already thinking about running in next year’s race so if any of you out there would like to be a part of a great fundraiser, please contact the office.
As well as the marathon, if you know of any other events you would like us to get involved with, let the team know.
Well done again team!