Who were the Earls of Effingham?
The Earls of Effingham were a junior branch of the House of Howard whose head was the Duke of Norfolk. They were descendants of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham who was an English commander who defeated the Spanish Armada. The Effingham family seat was in Surrey, but they became...
Aroundtown Meets Labre’s Hope
We meet the founders and staff at Labre’s Hope, a community interest company that is ending homelessness – one bar of ethically made soap at a time.
The magic of Maurice Dobson Museum
Museums are more than just gigantic display cabinets where forgotten objects go to be gawped at. The humble museum has the power to reflect and shape our society, providing priceless lessons about the past. Darfield’s Maurice Dobson Museum and Heritage Centre is the epitome of that, giving visitors a lesson...
Aroundtown Meets Ian McMillan
We meet the Bard of Barnsley, Ian McMillan to hear more about how hardly saying no has led to him becoming one of poetry’s most recognisable faces.
His brother’s keeper: remembering George and Ted Robledo
The football league’s history is littered with siblings, from the Charltons to the Nevilles and the Toures. But a footballing family whose careers constantly mirrored each other’s is the Robledos. The Robledo story is that of unity. While not always both in the starting XI, brothers George and Ted played...
Aroundtown Meets Tala Lee-Turton
There’s an admirable fearlessness about Tala Lee-Turton. Her whole life has been spent meticulously moving her body beyond its limits as a classically trained dancer. But now she’s pushing the boundaries of ballet, exercising her creativity to produce performances that defy the customary conventions and boxed in views of the...
Aroundtown Meets Alan Hydes
We meet former table tennis champion Alan Hydes to hear how a 50p bat bought from Barnsley Co-op would enable him to travel the world with the England team.
Barnsley Serves the World: history of the former Slazenger Factory
This April, Experience Barnsley is unveiling a new exhibition, Barnsley Serves the World, dedicated to the former staff at Barnsley’s Slazenger factory.
Remembering 125 years of the Montagu Cup
Ahead of the 125th anniversary of the Montagu Cup final on Easter Monday, we spoke to some past finalists to relive their memories of playing in the Mont.
Aroundtown Meets Professor Dame Hilary Chapman DBE, Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire
She’s a professor, a dame, a Doctor of Medicine, and is now Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire. But when we meet her at her new office in Barnsley town hall, she introduces herself simply as Hilary. We’re in the presence of an extraordinary woman whose outstanding commitment to nursing...
