Are you pleased to see Tramlines return? Residents split ahead of big Sheffield festival

Are you pleased to see Tramlines return? Residents split ahead of big Sheffield festival at Hillsborough Park

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00:00Could you tell me what your views as a local are of tramlines coming to Hillsborough this week?

00:05Well, I just don't think a public park in a residential area is an appropriate venue

00:11because it causes too much disruption for local people.

00:15What sort of disruption do you find it causes?

00:18Well, the park's closed off for the duration

00:22and it also has knock-on effects for traffic, public transport

00:27and I don't think it does nearby traders any good

00:31because apparently once you go into it, into the event,

00:34you can't come out to go for a drink or a meal or anything like that.

00:40So I really don't think it benefits the local community at all.

00:45Do you think tramlines is a good thing or a bad thing?

00:49I think it's a good thing for the area.

00:51I think it brings a lot of money into the area and the outlying area as well.

00:55Do you live locally?

00:56Yes, I do, yeah.

00:57And will you be going?

00:58I'm going on Friday.

01:00Are you looking forward to it?

01:01Yes, I am, yeah.

01:02First time I've been, I've been, so I'm looking forward to it.

01:05They put generators within 80 yards of our house, which they have running 24-7.

01:11They're not, they have no interest in local residents really.

01:15Is it a big problem for people living close to the park?

01:19Well, it's a big problem for us. I can't speak for everybody, obviously,

01:22but I can speak for us that we don't enjoy it.

01:26We went it first year that they had it here, but it's too big for the area.

01:30It's too big for the park.

01:32They shut off the park. We can't walk as dogs.

01:35We just have the park taken away from us, which we don't agree with.

01:41Can you tell me what you think of tramlines coming to Hillsborough again this weekend?

01:45I think it's a good idea.

01:47Are you a fan?

01:49Well, I'm a fan. I don't go, but I just think it's good for the area and everything.

01:55Do you think tramlines is a good thing for Hillsborough?

01:58Yeah, I think it's really good. I really enjoy it.

02:01Will you be going yourself?

02:03No, but I'm planning on going next year.

02:06And does it cause much disruption for you living locally?

02:09It did. I used to live there on the end, and it was, like, really bad.

02:13Like, I could hear it a lot, and it wasn't nice, but I live over there now in Middlewood,

02:18and I still hear it, but it's not that loud. It doesn't, like, keep me up at night anymore.