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Author Archives: Alex
Building Bridges & Forging Ahead – Community Project At Elsecar
A new community and volunteering project, Building Bridges & Forging Ahead, is celebrating the heritage of Elsecar, with funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and supported by Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust. The project will build a People’s Archive … Continue reading
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Barnsley Christmas Carol Given A New Lease Of Life
You may remember from a previous newsletter that Barnsley Museums uncovered a hidden gem in the form of a traditional Christmas Carol, written back in 1933 when researching the anniversary of the iconic Town Hall. Found in the Archives, it was written … Continue reading
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The Grand Finale Of The Up The Swanee Project
The Swanee is a historic pond and nature reserve in Kendray, just over a mile from Barnsley town centre. It is situated next to Barnsley Cemetery, housing estates and post industrial land. It is a place cherished by local people, … Continue reading
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Know Your Neighbourhood – Next Film Showing
Come and join us at the Parkway Cinema on 16th January for a fabulous free cinema screening, part of our Know Your Neighbourhood project which aims to combat social isolation by bringing people together through interesting activities, as well as encouraging … Continue reading
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Barnsley Main Colliery Day Books
During 2023, Barnsley Archives and Local Studies received over 50 new collections of archives. This included the successful purchase at auction of an important series of Day Books which originated from the former Barnsley Main Colliery. They were compiled by … Continue reading
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Volunteering Success at Barnsley Museums
Volunteering at Barnsley Museums continues to go from strength to strength, and in the latest Barnsley Museums blog, Programme Development Manager for volunteering, Ben Marsh, shares his view on how Barnsley Museums is doing what it can to keep volunteers engaged. … Continue reading
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Art Unlocked Online Talk – January 10th
Art Unlocked is an online event series brought to you by Art UK in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies. Each week, different museum and gallery curators and directors from across the UK will deliver a 30-minute talk on selected works from their collection. On … Continue reading
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Bookshop Supports Barnsley Museums In Tackling Social Isolation
Fosters Book Shop is supporting Barnsley Museums in their aim to combat social isolation by donating a supply of books that will be distributed to local communities through the Museums ‘Know Your Neighbourhood’ project. Through the project, Barnsley Museums has … Continue reading
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Conservation Corner – Portrait of Lady Margaret Hunloke
You may remember that, last year, Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust were raising funds to pay for the conservation of a portrait of Lady Margaret Hunloke by Daniel Gardner (1750 – 1805). We are delighted to say that, thanks to … Continue reading
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Volunteer Hedge Laying at Worsbrough Mill and Country Park
Are you looking for a new challenge in the New Year? One that gets you out in the fresh air and allows you to meet new people? If so, you could join other volunteers and staff at Worsbrough Mill and … Continue reading
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