# Community helps shape art tribute to Uriah Rennie

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/community-helps-shape-art-tribute-to-uriah-rennie/
- Published: 2026-10-29T06:18:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T07:56:10+00:00
- Original publisher: feeds.bbci.co.uk (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c95ynv7d0kk8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Art, Culture, Football, Sheffield, Sport

## Key points

- Sheffield residents are helping shape an artwork honouring Uriah Rennie.
- Rennie was the Premier League’s first black referee.
- The artwork is planned for a leisure centre due in 2028.

## Summary

A community consultation is helping artist Nicole White shape a public artwork honouring Uriah Rennie, the Premier League’s first black referee. The project aims to reflect his influence in Sheffield, including his work supporting equality, inclusion and local communities.

Rennie made his Premier League debut in 1997 and refereed more than 300 top-flight matches over a career spanning two decades. He died aged 65 in June 2025 after being diagnosed with cancer. The finished artwork is planned for the Uriah Rennie Leisure Centre in Arbourthorne, which is due to open by autumn 2028.

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