It feels like summer is flying by once again, but there is plenty happening across Waverley and the surrounding area as we head into the latter part of the holidays.

One of the biggest updates is the news that Waverley Medical Centre is due to open in September. We know this has been eagerly anticipated by residents, so make sure you read the latest update from Gateway Primary Care, including details of how to register your interest in becoming a patient.

Getting around the area is also becoming easier, with more bus routes now serving Waverley, the AMRC and Sheffield Business Park. Whether you are travelling to Sheffield, Rotherham, Meadowhall or further afield, our guide explains the services currently available and some of the improvements being explored for the future.

Elsewhere in the magazine, we share the inspiring story behind Jude and the Book Factory, a local charity spreading kindness by providing books, creative experiences and special moments for children and families. We also look ahead to Oktoberfest at Olive Lane on 9th October, which promises live music, food, drinks and plenty of themed entertainment!

As September approaches and more normal routines begin to return, you can also read Nicola Childs’ thoughts on why this time of year can feel like a fresh start, and why it may be worth taking a moment to pause before the diary fills up again.

As always, thank you to our advertisers, contributors and readers for continuing to support Wave Magazine. We hope you enjoy the issue!

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So here it is, the third and final instalment of TBBYNHIYL! It could be argued that some of these bands border on the progressive side, but therein lies rich depths and overlooked greatness. Enjoy.

Scritti Politti

Underrated Pop pioneers, with Punk, Reggae and Hip-Hop augmentations.

Try: Anomie & Bonhomie (1999)

Oz Urugulu

Swiss instrumental collective. Cinematic and Jazzy with splashes of Metal here and there.

Try: Fashion and Welfare (2016)

Dutch Uncles

Mancunian Art-Pop. Very much below the radar with a consistent backcatalogue.

Try: Out Of Touch In The Wild (2013)

Big Big Train

Folky, pastoral and rural. They have their following, but deserve to be huge.

Try: English Electric Part 1 (2012)

Angine De Poitrine

Hailing from Quebec, this Rock duo are a visual spectacle, don’t let that disctract you from the infectious music though.

Try: Volume 2 (2026)

Meshell N’Dgeocello

R&B/Hip-Hop Funk crossover as well as a singular songwriting voice and a pioneer of the Bass Guitar.

Try: Plantation Lullabies (1993)

Frost

Polished Pop/Prog, like an updated Genesis or Pink Floyd. Glitchy, ambient and catchy.

Try: Falling Satellites (2016)

Work of Art

Swedish AOR. Lars Safsund leads this Pop/Rock time machine, launching the listener back to the 80s whilst delivering completely original songwriting.

Try: In Progress (2011)

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Over a year ago, Harworth Group attended a community meeting at Waverley giving residents an opportunity to share ideas and shape their neighbourhood. There, we met local resident Vinny. A quick chat about local roads soon turned into an exciting conversation about running. What began as a simple idea, quickly grew. Having previously worked with the local running group “Handsworth Hogs”, we linked up with them to create a positive working action group, each person taking on a role to get the parkrun to where we are today.  

A few bumps along the way didn’t deter them and now we are proud to offer Waverley and the wider community a weekly parkrun, offering a fun and free running club catering for all abilities.  

This is Placemaking in action. A collaborative, community-driven process that reimagines and shapes public spaces to maximize shared value, fostering healthier, more social, and sustainable communities. Parkrun offers communities a sense of ownership through community led “hands off” activities, promoting social cohesion, improving physical and mental wellbeing and enhancing community spirit.  

The inaugural event saw a massive 432 runners taking part in the run around the beautiful lakes. It was a great turnout and the busiest first parkrun in Yorkshire since 2019! 

Parkrun cannot run without the help of volunteers and are always grateful for any help. You don’t have to be a parkrun expert or have any experience, you will just need a barcode which can be set up easily by visiting the parkrun website.

So, if you wish to take part as a volunteer, please email waverleylakes@parkrun.com or visit their Facebook page. You can also find them on Instagram by searching @waverleylakesparkrun.

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OBSESSION

The tiny horror film that somehow became one of the year’s biggest success stories. Word-of-mouth has transformed this from a small curiosity into a genuine cultural event. Horror continues to thrive because audiences want experiences that feel unpredictable and communal again and this apparently delivers both. Expect tense atmospheres, deeply uncomfortable moments and probably at least one scene that social media won’t stop talking about for weeks. 

THE BACKROOMS

One of the strangest film concepts to become mainstream in years. Based on the viral internet horror phenomenon involving endless yellow office corridors and the creeping sense that reality itself has broken, this feels like the perfect example of how online culture is beginning to shape cinema itself. The idea sounds faintly ridiculous until you see even a single image from it and immediately feel uncomfortable. Internet horror continues to have a moment. 

GODZILLA MINUS ZERO

The previous film, GODZILLA MINUS ONE,  quietly became one of the best blockbuster films of recent years by remembering that giant monster films work much better when the human characters are actually interesting. Alongside the extraordinary destruction sequences was a surprisingly emotional story about guilt, trauma and survival in post-war Japan. Expect this follow-up to be absolutely enormous in every sense of the word. 

DISCLOSURE DAY

Steven Spielberg making a UFO conspiracy thriller in 2026 feels oddly comforting and also perfectly confusing: early details suggest something darker and stranger than CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, with paranoia and secrecy replacing wonder. Spielberg remains one of the few directors capable of turning people simply standing in a room looking frightened into genuinely gripping cinema. 

DIGGER

Alejandro G. Iñárritu directing Tom Cruise is an enticing prospect in part, because nobody seems entirely certain what the plot actually is yet, but this only makes it even more exciting. Modern blockbuster cinema often feels painfully over-explained before release, so the mystery surrounding this is refreshing. 

THE END OF OAK STREET

Perhaps the most intriguingly odd film on this entire list. Directed by David Robert Mitchell, responsible for IT FOLLOWS, this appears to involve suburban America, mysterious events and dinosaurs. Yes, dinosaurs. The early imagery feels somewhere between Steven Spielberg and a fever dream discovered on Reddit at three in the morning. Which, honestly, is a compliment.

THE ODYSSEY

Christopher Nolan tackling Homer’s epic poem was inevitable really. The man has spent years making films about time, obsession, sacrifice and men staring intensely at large practical effects, so ancient mythology feels like a natural next step. Expect colossal visuals, thunderously loud music and at least one sequence that will make audiences immediately book IMAX tickets. 

DUNE: MESSIAH

The previous DUNE films somehow managed to make giant spaceships landing in sand feel like the most important thing humanity had ever witnessed. Denis Villeneuve’s latest adaptation of the Dune books moves the story into much stranger and darker territory, focusing less on revolution and more on power, religion and consequence. Also: more giant sandworms. 

AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY

Marvel films no longer completely dominate culture in the way they once did, but bringing Robert Downey Jr back as Doctor Doom is such an absurdly enormous swing that curiosity alone will probably make this one of the year’s biggest films. Whether it turns out to be brilliant or an expensive catastrophe, everyone will have an opinion on by the Monday after release. 

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY

There is now an entire generation for whom Spider-Man films simply arriving every few years feels like a law of nature. Thankfully, the character still works because these films usually remember something important: Spider-Man is at his best when he’s awkward, overwhelmed and trying to balance ordinary life with world-ending chaos. 

THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING

Hollywood’s current obsession with revisiting successful franchises continues here, but at least THE HUNGER GAMES series has always had more substance than most blockbuster franchises. The original films balanced spectacle with political commentary surprisingly well and the return to Panem feels timed perfectly given the renewed popularity of dystopian fiction. Also, this cast is stacked full of contemporary talent that are perfectly aligned with the cast of the original film. 

TOY STORY 5

The emotional manipulation continues. Somehow, against all logic, Pixar keeps managing to make audiences deeply emotionally attached to bits of plastic. There’s every chance this won’t reach the heights of the earlier films, but people said that before TOY STORY 3 as well and many of us still haven’t emotionally recovered from that ending. 

MINIONS & MONSTERS

Pure chaos. Bright colours, loud noises, slapstick comedy and small yellow creatures speaking a language that sounds like somebody accidentally sat on a remote control. Yet somehow these films remain weirdly charming. More importantly, they reliably keep children entertained for ninety minutes, which for many parents may be the single most important cinematic achievement of all. 

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So here we are in the penultimate edition of ‘albums released in my lifetime in a year ending with a zero’. I’m sure there’s a catchier title out there, but hey. 2010 was an interesting year and the albums chosen contain two by acts nearing the end of their peak and two by bands emerging and stamping their mark on the music world. Enjoy.

McFly – Above The Noise

A sonic departure for sure. Enlisting producers Dallas Austin and Taio Cruz abandoned the raw pop/punk sound they were best known for and replacing it with a slick 80s sound that allowed them to compete with their contemporaries. It paid off though and songs like ‘Shine a light’ were embraced by their fan base as well as new audiences.

Field Music – Measure

The Brewis brothers from Sunderland to this day remain a well-kept secret, but those in the know couldn’t even predict this sprawling masterpiece. Chamber pop, classic rock and progressive with a small p. Like ‘The White Album’ without being in any sense derivative,  from the concise ‘Them that do nothing’ to the analog disco of ‘Let’s write a book’. Music for thinkers. AND dancers.

Snarky Puppy – Tell Your Friends

Jazz-Fusion was all but dead in the water by 2010, even now, one could be excused for never even hearing this genre even by accident. Enter Snarky Puppy: a Texan jazz collective that gained traction as they crept across to New York, Manchester and into the clubs of Europe in their mini-van. Now they’ve picked up some Grammys and gained the admiration of their heroes, you should check this album out and…Tell Your Friends.

Ozzy Osbourne – Scream

After the storming ‘Black Rain’ Ozzy was showing no sign of flagging and no shortage of confidence either, even to the point of replacing longtime guitarist Zakk Wylde with the unknown but nonetheless explosive Gus G. Once again produced by Kevin Churko, this is an album that doesn’t miss a beat and delivers as consistently as one of his classics. He’s a self-deprecating contradiction is Ozzy, but an astonishing artist with one of the best voices in hard rock, even at his last gig at Villa Park.

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Boston Castle and Moorgate Cemetery

Little known and seldom bothered are these two hidden gems and they’re right next to each other. Okay, Boston Castle is no National Trust property, but the views across our region are well worth writing home about. Combine that with the stark and stony beauty of Moorgate Cemetery and you have two places in which to repose and reflect, far from the hubbub of the town centre.

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