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Cracking Ceramics!

Posted on 14th November 2018 by admin

Young people in Barnsley are being given the opportunity to develop their creative and digital skills. Barnsley Museums & Heritage Trust secured £2,500 in funding from Barnsley Better Bond towards the ‘Cracking Ceramics!’ project, part of which works with looked … Continue reading →

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Discovering nature at Worsbrough Country Park

Posted on 7th November 2018 by admin

We are pleased to announce that new learning resources are being developed to encourage families to go outdoors and connect to nature at Worsbrough Mill & Country Park in Barnsley. The park has received funding to develop several free learning … Continue reading →

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Museums in a Box – celebrating innovation at Elsecar

Posted on 15th October 2018 by admin

As part of a pilot project during October half term, families in Barnsley will have the opportunity to try out the Elsecar ‘Museum in a Box’ before anyone else – discovering the magical machine and bringing to life the amazing … Continue reading →

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Baking in the community

Posted on 15th October 2018 by admin

The team at Worsbrough Mill have been out and about in Barnsley over the last few weeks with their new mobile bread oven, engaging children and families in the art of bread making. As well as touring the oven to … Continue reading →

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New Chair of Trustees

Posted on 20th August 2018 by admin

We are delighted to welcome Paul Jagger MBE as Chair of Trustees. Alongside his role with Barnsley Museums & Heritage Trust he is Chair of Thomas Rotherham College and Vice Chair of The Inspire Trust. Paul was Pro-Chancellor of the University of Bradford … Continue reading →

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Transforming Cannon Hall Park

Posted on 17th August 2018 by admin

If you’ve visited Cannon Hall recently you will have noticed that the work on the three million pound transformation of the outside space is well underway. Contractor Ebsford Environmental is carefully desilting the park’s historical Georgian lakes to further improve the water quality and … Continue reading →

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Crowdfunder: Designing a tree sculpture

Posted on 17th August 2018 by admin

Thank you to everyone who came along to our crowdfunder workshop to contribute ideas and designs for a new tree sculpture which will be installed in the grounds of Cannon Hall Park. We gathered lots of ideas during the session ready … Continue reading →

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Buns on the run in Barnsley

Posted on 16th August 2018 by admin

Children and community groups in Barnsley will be given the opportunity to learn traditional baking skills this Autumn thanks to lottery funding. We have secured a £10,000 grant for Worsbrough Mill Museum & Country Park via the National Lottery’s Awards … Continue reading →

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Treasuring the Trees at Cannon Hall

Posted on 13th July 2018 by admin

Following on from our successful Crowdfunder campaign for a nature play trail at Cannon Hall Museum in Barnsley, a wood sculptor will be on-site on Saturday 21st July to deliver two free workshops. The workshops will be delivered by Parks … Continue reading →

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Bard of Barnsley pens special poem for Experience Barnsley Festival

Posted on 20th June 2018 by admin

We’re delighted to share with you this special poem to celebrate Experience Barnsley Festival (23rd to 30th June), penned by the Bard of Barnsley, Ian McMillan. Ian is a trustee of Barnsley Museums & Heritage Trust and we’re really grateful … Continue reading →

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