September 25, 2025

Newsflash: Sean Bean endorses Save S13 Greenbelt campaign

Hot off the press: The Sheffield Star contains an exclusive interview with Sean Bean about our campaign to save S13’s green belt.

This has gone UK-wide, with many national papers picking up on the Star’s story.

Read all about it, and watch the interview with Sean, at the following links:

• Sheffield Star: Actor Sean Bean backs campaign to save Handsworth Greenbelt, Sheffield saying ‘We will fight this’

• Daily Mail: Hollywood star Sean Bean turns local community hero as he spearheads campaign to stop council building 1,636 homes on greenbelt land

• Daily Mirror: Game of Thrones legend Sean Bean turns people's hero as he leads fight against council

• Independent: Sean Bean says houses plan for land where he played as a child is a ‘tragedy’

• The Telegraph: Sean Bean rides into battle for Britain’s green belt

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Support the cause

🌱 Contribute at GoFundMe

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Recent website updates

• Selected representations from the consultation period

• Local Plan hearings FAQs

• Searchable representation database

  • Use the search box to find a representation, by reference or name.

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Photo competition

Don’t forget our photo competition. We’re looking for photos of our beautiful S13 green belt to include in our 2026 calendar.

See the competition details on the website.

Details about how you can buy the 2026 calendar in local shops in time for Christmas are to follow.

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Related news articles

• The Guardian: Almost 1.5m homes could be built on brownfield sites in England, report finds

Read all news articles about our campaign on the website’s press articles page.

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Contact

If you want to get in touch please email us at either:

info@saves13greenbelt.org.uk - email the working group.

website@saves13greenbelt.org.uk - suggestions/additions to the website.

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