High winds which blew down wall at Sheffield community centre 'have done us a favour'

But managers at Firvale Community Hub say the wind ‘did us a favour’ because the wall was due to come down anyway as part of plans to transform the little-used space and open it up to more people.

The wall at the corner of Popple Street and Hinde Street in Page Hall, was sent tumbling as gusts of more than 50mph buffeted Sheffield

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Thankfully no one was injured and a spokeswoman for the community centre said Sheffield Council had quickly sent someone to make the wall safe before it was demolished completely.

She told how plans were already being drawn up to replace the wall as part of a wider revamp of the centre’s rear yard, known as the Common Ground, and someone had actually been due to visit today to discuss the makeover.

"The wall was going to go anyway so you could say the wind did us a favour and moved things along a bit faster as we try to make the area more accessible,” she said.

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"We’re looking at opening up that area and putting a youth shelter there, and we’re glad the horrible wall's gone because it meant the space was shut off from the community. It was like a prison but now it looks so different.