Rotherham Society of Arts and Crafts celebrates a colourful centenary

Rotherham Society of Arts and Crafts celebrates a colourful centenary

Longevity is the defining characteristic of Rotherham Society of Arts and Crafts as it gets set to celebrate its centenary this autumn. Established at a time of innovation and expression in the Roaring Twenties, the society has been shaped by various art movements over the last hundred years, from Art...

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Aroundtown Meets Val Hoyle

Aroundtown Meets Val Hoyle

Trundled in the back of her dad’s green transit van, a 12-year-old schoolgirl captained a bunch of her friends from Swinton to a game of five-a-side football at Rawmarsh baths. While that might sound commonplace by today’s standards of parents ferrying their kids around to after-school sports clubs, this was...

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