A festival with WOW factor returns to Rotherham
This June, Rotherham town centre will host a festival of colour, conversation and culture as WOW Women of the World Festival Rotherham returns for a second year. After the success of last year’s inaugural event, WOW Rotherham, which celebrates women, girls, and non-binary people, is back with a new location...
The Argonauts have arrived at Wentworth Woodhouse
Just like his latest exhibition’s namesake myth, Jason Wilsher-Mills’ journey to becoming an acclaimed artist is a heroic adventure of epic proportions. Aged 11, Jason caught chickenpox that caused his white blood cells to attack his central nervous system, paralysing him from the neck down. But his recovery surpassed doctors’...
Dame Julie Kenny launches Master Cutler’s Challenge
Big-hearted South Yorkshire businesses are being urged to back a charity challenge set by the second woman in almost 400 years to lead the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire. Dame Julie Kenny DBE DL, who was appointed to the prestigious role in October, has launched her Master Cutler’s Challenge and...
John Carr’s legacy carries on 300 years later
This year marks 300 years since the birth of John Carr of York, one of the north’s finest architects from the 18th century. Three centuries on, his legacy remains in the extensive portfolio of public and private buildings he designed that have shaped the architectural heritage of the north of...
BIADS: offering support for dementia in Barnsley
Caring for someone with dementia can be a 24-hour job and one that often takes over any relationship you both may have had before. But at BIADS – Barnsley Independent Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support – their unique support service helps people diagnosed with dementia and their carers to reconnect with...
