Our people
Ruth Bartles
I am the Director of Remember When Sheffield Ltd, and Manager of the Remember When cafe.
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I am Sheffield born and bred, I am proud of, and care deeply about Sheffield. I worked for 18 years in higher education and left to open the cafe.
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In 2015 I gained a distinction in my postgraduate module 'Contemporary issues in brain and behaviour: the biology, psychology and sociology of dementia and psychosis'.
Brenda Bartles
I am the baker for the cafe, as well as helping out when I can.
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I used to be a teacher and enjoyed spending time with my mum Eileen.
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I have many years of baking experience under my belt and my favourite recipe is chocolate cake.
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I'm Ruth's Nan and have been the inspiration for the Remember When cafe.
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I have 2 children, 4 grandchildren and 7 great grand-children. I worked as a civil servant and I spent a lot of time barn-dancing, rambling and doing yoga.
About us
since 2017​
After a full and happy life I sadly passed away in January 2021. I enjoyed going out with my daughters, and I particularly liked going out for meals where the place wasn't too busy and we could get nice food - especially sherry trifle. I played a mean game of scrabble and did lots of crossword puzzles.
Eileen Boam
Eddie Bartles
We're Eddie and Billy, Ruth's sons.
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You used to find us in the cafe during the school holidays, but now we give it a miss!
Eddie liked to be behind the scenes making coffee,
while Billy enjoyed meeting and serving people.
Billy Bartles
I'm Rolo, and I was the official meeter and greeter for the cafe. I loved the fuss that I got from customers and was very well behaved. My favourite thing was cheese, although I retired during the lockdown and passed away in 2022.