A group of campaigning mums continue to plea with the council to help set up a youth group

Mums United, a charitable organisation set up by Sahira Irshad, have taken it upon themselves to set up a youth group in Sharrow in the vacant Lansdowne Meeting Room beside the General Grocer.

Sahira Irshad said: “Lansdowne room need to be utilised - they are central to Lansdowne and yet are hardly used.

“We want the youth to come in and use it as a safe place so it’s really important that the rooms are used.”

Sahira Irshad aims to bring mothers of all ages, race, and ethnicities in order to build Sharrow into a safer neighbourhood for children to grow up in.

With Sheffield seeing almost a double in reports of knife crimes in the last nine years, Mums United also aim to provide activities for young people. This in hope to reduce the likelihood of them participating in antisocial behaviour and drug and knife crimes.

Sheffield’s football club, Sheffield Wednesday, have set up a charitable arm Sheffield Wednesday Community Program to ‘support the development of cohesive communities’ around South Yorkshire.

Sheffield Wednesday Community Program provide free weekly hour-long sessions for youths to drop in to on a Monday in Sharrow, giving young people a ‘safe environment’ to take part in sporty activities.

Meanwhile, the organisation, Mums United, also set up a petition asking the council and police to set up more CCTV cameras in Sharrow to tackle the rise in knife and drug related crimes.

Sharia Irshad said: “Jim Steinke gave a response to the petition saying that at the moment they might look at a temporary fixture and not a permanent solution.

“...it’s just a shame it’s taking so long.”