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Portland Works Featured in Sheffield Star Newspaper

21 June 2018

The fifth anniversary of the saving of Portland Works has been featured in the Sheffield Star newspaper. The article included an interview with Stella Howe, education and outreach officer. Read it online at the Sheffield Star Website.

Portland Works “Open Up” 2018

21 May 2018

Saturday 12 May was the first of our open days for the year and we joined our artists to take part in “Open Up!” This annual event gives artists the chance to welcome visitors to their studios, and in some…

Roofing Works Update

16 March 2018

The volunteers continue to work hard to deal with broken windows and damaged pointing, where the scaffolding gives them access. The quality of the pointing work and the speed with which it is carried out is increasing, and the confidence…

Visit the Works on a “First Tuesday” Tour

2 February 2018

There’s an opportunity to see what goes on within the walls of Portland Works as our regular “First Tuesday” tours are scheduled to start again next month. The first tour will be on Tuesday 6 March at 2pm. This is…

The first new slates are on!

30 October 2017

Work has begun re-roofing Portland Works with the aid of Heritage Lottery Funding. After months of planning, the first section of scaffolding was erected this month for Richard the roofer to do his thing… and doesn’t he do it well?…

Over 300 visitors enjoy the Heritage Open Day

12 September 2017

The Heritage Open Day on 10th September drew over 300 visitors, many of them first-timers to Portland Works. It was a great day, and the tenants who opened up reported huge interest and plenty of business too! Around 25 volunteers…

Volunteers Celebrate Newly Restored Windows and Brickwork

15 February 2017

Volunteers on the “Tuesday gang” have just completed a winter working outdoors. Thanks to their hard work and dedication, seven windows and the surrounding brickwork which were previously in awful condition have been returned to good order. Surprisingly the woodwork…

Portland Works Tenant Michael May Featured in The Guardian

3 November 2016

We are delighted to share that Portland Works tenant Michael May has recently been featured in The Guardian. A recent new tenant at the Works, Michael uses a small restored workshop high up on the second floor and is a…

500 People Attend “Open Up” Event

30 April 2016

Almost 500 people came through our gates on Saturday and had a great time! The ‘Open Up’ and “Art Sheffield’ boosted numbers of course, but the 18 open workshops and studios, the forge demonstrations and the fabulous Whirlow barbie all…