National Poetry Day marks the final month of the Hear My Voice 2020 Poetry Competition
The people of Barnsley only have a few more weeks to enter Barnsley Museums’ poetry competition which closes at noon on Saturday, 31 October.
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Elsecar’s Independent Shops and Studios to reopen from Monday 15 June
The shops, studios and workshops at Elsecar Heritage Centre will begin a phased reopening from Monday 15 June. Following government advice on the reopening of non-essential retail, the shop owners have been working hard to ensure they are ready for visitors to return.
More informationElsecar ‘serves’ up a weekend of celebrity chefs and foodie fun
Michelin award-winning chef, Jean-Christophe Novelli, will be making a welcome return to Elsecar’s annual Flavours Food Festival on Saturday, 19 and Sunday, 20 October. The well-loved television personality will be cooking up a storm in the historic South Yorkshire Village as he meets with fans and performs lively cookery demonstrations throughout the action packed weekend. The 5 AA Rosette chef will also showcase a selection of his recipes which people can recreate at home.
More informationNew guidance launched to help local residents look after Elsecar’s historic buildings
Have your say! Following adoption of the Local Plan, Barnsley Council is consulting on a range of new draft guidance documents.
More informationThe internationally famous Caravan Gallery shines a spotlight on Wombwell
Barnsley Museums have invited artists and photographers Jan Williams and Chris Teasdale to bring their unique mobile gallery to the streets of Wombwell. Their bright yellow caravan - a lovingly reincarnated1969 Bluebird Europe - will make its Wombwell debut on the High Street next to Gabby’s Florists on Saturday 14 September during the Heritage Open Day weekend. Further market day appearances will follow over the course of a month.
More informationSouth Yorkshire’s favourite seaside resort to celebrate its remarkable story this September
Visitors to Elsecar are ‘shore’ in for a treat when Elsecar by the Sea, the village’s annual celebration of its unique historic role as the ‘Seaside resort at the heart of the Yorkshire coalfield’, returns on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 September.
More informationDouble win for Barnsley Museums of prestigious Sandford Award
Cannon Hall Museum and Elsecar Heritage Centre, two of Barnsley Museums’ five fantastic free sites have secured a Sandford Award for Heritage Education. This was given for their outstanding learning programme and facilities available to school visits.
More informationRecord Numbers Visit Barnsley Museums
It has been a record breaking year for Barnsley Museums as they have welcomed over 1.2M visitors to their five fantastic sites across the borough.
More informationHeat wave reveals traces of forgotten World War 2 houses
Last summer’s heat wave revealed traces of World War 2 houses in the village of Elsecar and this has now inspired an exciting new research project. Based on the discoveries from last year’s unusually hot weather, a team of researchers are now investigating a row of forgotten post-war prefab houses on Millhouses Street, Hoyland - now the Milton Forge playing field, and would love to hear from the people who lived in them.
More informationBack to the Futurist cinema launches in Elsecar
A pop-up community cinema is being launched in Elsecar this month, 33 years after the Futurist cinema closed its doors in the village. A special screening of the cult classic film Back to the Future will launch the community cinema at The Ironworks at Elsecar Heritage Centre on Thursday 15 November from 7pm – 10.30pm. The launch event is free and open to everyone
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