THE SHARROW CHARACTER Under the umbrella name of ‘Sharrow’, the Sharrow Partnership neighbourhood management pilot reaches more than 14,500 people and incorporates the 3 neighbourhoods of Sharrow, Highfield and Abbeydale.  Sharrow is located immediately south of the city centre and includes major routes both in and out of the city. It has one of the most culturally diverse populations in the city, including many black and ethnic minority groups as well as a high student population.  Sharrow is a melting pot of different cultures, communities and nationalities which is reflected in its character. The hustle and bustle of London Road offers a wide choice of specialist shops and restaurants to shoppers and diners alike, whilst Mount Pleasant Park and the General Cemetery provide quality green open spaces to relax or play. Football fans are also catered for with the famous Sheffield United’s Bramall Lane Football Ground and places like St Mary’s Church Community Centre bring together lots of different groups in exciting community projects.  In terms of housing, the area has a wide mixture of tenures from Sheffield Homes’ Lansdowne and Leverton Garden Estates, to older Victorian and Edwardian properties which are often privately let. New structural developments also form part of the character for Sharrow, with the newly built Wolseley Road Mosque becoming part of the skyline, whilst the 1200 place Unite site for student housing sits beside the Metal Trades Conservation Area. Within this protected area is the musical centre of Stag Works, a bygone location for steelworkers’ workshops, which now provides rehearsal space for budding musicians to practice their music, including in the past, the famous Artic Monkeys! THE AREA OF FOCUS The following boundaries have been identified for the perimeter of the Sharrow Partnership area of focus - Inner Ring Road (from the ‘Waitrose’ Moore Street roundabout to Granville Square) Queens Road (from Granville Square to Broadfield Road) Broadfield Road (from Queens Road to the Abbeydale Road-Sheldon Road junction) Sheldon Road (from Abbeydale Road to Nether Edge shops) Moncrieffe Road (from Nether Edge shops to Montgomery Road mini-roundabout) Rundle Road (from the Montgomery Road mini-roundabout to the ‘Marriott Hotel’ Kenwood Road mini-roundabout) Kenwood Road (from the ‘Marriott Hotel’ Kenwood Road mini-roundabout to the Psalter Lane-Cemetery Road mini-roundabout) Frog Walk (from Psalter Lane to Porter Brook) Cemetery Avenue (from Porter Brook to Ecclesall Road) Ecclesall Road (from Cemetery Avenue back to the ‘Waitrose’ Moore Street roundabout).