Fire safety in our tower blocks – Update

Hanover tower block

You may have seen in the local news that we have started to remove the cladding from Hanover Tower block in Broomhall.

Maintenance teams began to remove the cladding on the block at low level earlier this week. It will take several weeks to remove the cladding. We are removing it because a part of it failed the Government’s new fire safety test.

We have written to all tenants and residents in the tower block. Our neighbourhood officers are onsite this week holding drop in sessions for residents. Our teams will also be available to speak with people in their flats if they are worried or have questions.

Further meetings will be held today (Thursday 29 June) at Hanover tower at 5.15pm to 6.15pm and 6.30pm to 7.30pm.

South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue have agreed with us that it is safe for residents to stay in their homes while the works take place.

We are making sure that security is on site 24 hours a day while the building work is ongoing.
Fire safety in all our tower blocks

We are still having meetings with tenants and leaseholders in each of our tower blocks and we are inviting tenants and leaseholders with a hand delivered letter. Please come along if you have any concerns or questions.

We still don’t know the reasons why the fire spread so quickly in London. We would like to reassure you that once we receive the details, if we need to change any arrangements to keep tenants safe, then we will.

We are also taking samples on all of our aluminium clad tower blocks and sending them off for independent tests. We will let you know the results of the tests when they are complete.

Fire safety advice

We also wanted to remind you about the fire safety advice available, including some steps you can take to minimise fire risk and prevent injury or accident.

You can download a copy of our Fire Safety information booklet and you will also find this information in your tenancy sign up pack.

If you have any further questions or concerns please get in touch with your neighbourhood officer or call us on: 0114 2734567

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Further Fire Safety Information for Sheffield Council Tenants

 

Following the recent fire in at Grenfell tower block in London, we wanted to reassure you about how seriously we take fire safety and what you can do to keep you and your home safe.

We wrote to you last week to advise you that regular Fire Risk assessments take place and each tower block is visited daily to check it is safe. We tackle any issues with tenants, particularly around the removal of waste.

This week we announced that we will be fitting sprinkler systems in 24 tower blocks in the city. You may have seen or heard this news in the newspaper, on the radio or television. Click here to read the article.

We are starting to have meetings with tenants and leaseholders in each of our tower blocks and we are inviting tenants and leaseholders with a hand delivered letter. We will be working closely with tenant and residents associations who have tower blocks in their areas.

We still don’t know the reasons why the fire spread so quickly in London. We would like to reassure you that once we receive the details, if we need to change any arrangements to keep tenants safe, then we will. In the meantime, as a precautionary measure, we are sending samples from all our tower blocks with rain screen cladding to the Building Research Establishment

We also wanted to remind our tenants and leaseholders about the fire safety advice available, including some steps you can take to minimise fire risk and prevent injury or accident.

Please take the time to read our Fire Safety information booklet. A copy of this information is in your tenancy sign up pack.

If you have any further questions or concerns please get in touch with your neighbourhood officer or call us on : 0114 2734567

Janet Sharpe, Director of Housing and Neighbourhood Service
Jayne Dunn, Cabinet member for Neighbourhoods and Community Safety

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A Fun Palaces Workshop will be on held on Thursday 6^th July 2017, from 1.30pm to 4.30pm, at The Crucible and we would love for you to come along! A delicious light lunch will be provided, with refreshments available throughout the afternoon.

This will be an interactive session led by Fun Palaces, a chance to find out about our work, and explore how you can get involved in and contribute to the UK wide campaign for art, science, craft and tech – culture created by, with and for all.  The Fun Palaces movement is based on the belief ‘Everyone an Artist, Everyone a Scientist’ and here at Sheffield Theatres we are excited to be playing such an important role in the campaign, by hosting the Fun Palaces Ambassador role and by throwing open the doors of The Crucible once again this October for our third Fun Palace weekend of free events.

 

The workshop is for absolutely anyone with an interest in Fun Palaces – workers, volunteers, community leaders, activists, artists, scientists, makers, collaborators and supporters – everyone is welcome and the more the merrier!  This will be an opportunity to throw around ideas, stimulate and generate new ones, meet people, share successes, build links, explore partnerships, find solutions (or try!) and get creative in thinking about how to build stronger communities, with our cultural assets at the core.  We are striving to build and strengthen local networks for art and culture across our communities, and we would love for you to be involved.

 

Please contact Beverley Nunn (Fun Places Ambassador) at B.Nunn@sheffieldtheatres.co.uk by Thursday 29^th June to secure a place and to ensure a seat and sandwich has your name on it.

Fire Safety Information Reminder for Sheffield Council Tenants

north east sheffield

Dear tenant or resident,

Following the recent fire in at Grenfell tower block in London, we wanted to reassure you about how seriously we take fire safety and what you can do to keep you and your home safe.

Safety is our main consideration in the design, build and updating of tower blocks. Since the 1990s, significant investment has taken place to all blocks in Sheffield, and millions of pounds have been spent on measures that minimise fire risk.

Regular Fire Risk assessments take place and each tower block is visited daily to check it is safe. We tackle any issues with tenants, particularly around the removal of waste.

We still don’t know the reasons why the fire spread so quickly in London. We would like to reassure you that once we receive the details, if we need to change any arrangements to keep tenants safe, then we will.

We…

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