Castlegate Futures Urban Room

The Castlegate Futures Urban Room was set up to facilitate the engagement of stakeholders and local people with plans for a new public space to be built on the Castle site, and for the future of Castlegate more widely. 

Live Works worked in partnership with Sheffield City Council and the Castlegate Partnership, a collaboration with local community groups, universities, charities, arts organisations and independent businesses, to facilitate a programme of exhibitions, discussions, tours and activities to engage people in the past, present and future of this extraordinary part of our city. The previously co-produced Castlegate Common Manifesto informed directly the public engagement programme. 

The new public space will open up access to the River Sheaf, provide spaces for arts and community events, and reveal the rich heritage of the area, including the remains of the Castle. It should be a place for people from all over Sheffield of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to feel connected to each other and to their city’s history - where everyone can feel welcome. It is hoped that this will catalyse further regeneration of Castlegate that places people, heritage and the environment at its heart.

The Urban Room ran from 12-20th November 2022.

Feedback collected in the Urban Room was collated into the Castlegate Urban Room Public Engagement Report