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8th May 2012 Some New Testimonials
Check out the comments we have just uploaded onto the site for ShAFF 2012. We're chuffed to bits.
17th Apr 2012 2013 Dates Announced
We're pleased to announce the dates for ShAFF 2013 as March 1st till the 3rd. Lots of new ideas. Put it in your diary!
6th Apr 2012 SHAFF goes from strength to strength, Sheffield Telegraph
The Sheffield Telegraph writes: The Sheffield Adventure Film Festival continues to go from strength to strength. Feedback from the eight annual showcase of adventure, travel and extreme sports films plus talks and activities at the Showroom cinema in March shows it to have been the best ever. “In a nutshell our ticket sales were up 44% despite perfect sunny weather so we’re over the moon,” says main man Matt Heason.
2nd Apr 2012 Fundraising for SAYLs a great Success
Everyone at the Sheffield Academy of Young Leaders would like to thank SHAFF for allowing us to raise money that will help us go to the London 2012 Olympic Games as Volunteers. We would also like to thank everyone that donated towards our cause; it was great to receive so much support from people attending the festival. With the generous contributions that were made by people attending SHAFF, we managed to raise over £200! This money...
27th Mar 2012 Buxton Adventure Festival - A Reality
Just launched the Buxton Adventure Festival website. Inspired by ShAFF. More details coming very soon.
22nd Mar 2012 Patagonia Jacket Winner
We're pleased to announce that the winner of the online competition for a Patagonia Piolet Jacket is George Crooke. Congratulations George and many thanks to presenting sponsors of ShAFF, Patagonia.
21st Mar 2012 Edinburgh Bicycle CoOp Bike Winner
The winner of the 'Win This Bike' competition held by Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative in association with ShAFF was John Mann. Congratulations John. Ged from Edinburgh Bikes also asked me to post this: For all the people who didn't win a bike, you might be interested to hear that Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op are offering the consolation prize of 15% off all their bikes and cycling equipment to launch the start of the summer cycling season.
20th Mar 2012 2012 ShAFF People's Choice Winners
The 2012 ShAFF People's Choice winner was Kadoma. Here are the top ten in order. Kadoma Unbreakable: Western States 100 Journey On The Wild Coast The Art Of Flight Solitaire Red Bull Rampage Reel Rock: Sketchy Andy The Long Hope Route Reel Rock: Ice Revolution The Epic Tri
20th Mar 2012 Feedback Form Prize Draw Winners
We collected a lot of feedback forms at ShAFF. Thanks! Part of the incentive for filling in a form, as well as giving us valuable comments, was to be entered into a prize draw for a Patagonia R2 Jacket, a Patagoniga Re-Tool Hoody, and a Petzl Helmet. Many thanks to Patagonia and Petzl for the prizes. The winners were: Patagonia R2-Jacket - Rory O'Curry Patagonia Re-Tool Hoody - Podmoreben Petzl Helmet - Harry Bowyer For an...
20th Mar 2012 Arc'teryx Adventure Shot AVs
One of the most exciting events at ShAFF each year is the Arc'teryx Adventure Shot. The evening is hosted by Niall Grimes and Alex Ekins. Niall starts things off with a kind of quiz that was described by one audience member as a bus-crash! That's kind of the point. His humour is certainly unusual! With little structure, plenty of prizes, and heaps of hilarity the audience then head into a short break and generally head to the bar. Alex then...
