Santa Claus is coming to town
The magic of Christmas is set to roll through South Yorkshire once again as three charitable organisations prepare to bring Santa and his sleigh to neighbourhoods across the region. With twinkling lights, festive music, and a healthy dose of holiday cheer, Maltby Lions and Penistone and Rotherham Round Table groups’...
Donate new toys to the Rotherham Toy Appeal
Every child deserves to feel the magic of Christmas. You can make sure no child in Rotherham wakes up without a gift on Christmas morning by donating to the Rotherham Toy Appeal. The annual toy appeal has been providing gifts to Rotherham’s most vulnerable children and young people for over...
Buy a Christmas card to support the Rotherham Toy Appeal
Making other children and families happy at Christmas has inspired a teenage girl from Rotherham to design her own range of Christmas cards. This will be the fifth Christmas that 14-year-old Charlotte Oram, from Kimberworth, has raised money to buy gifts for the Rotherham Toy Appeal. She started drawing, making...
Give Barnsley’s care leavers a memorable Christmas dinner
Waking up in matching pyjamas, a festive walk in your Christmas jumpers, and squabbling over board games are all typical components of a family Christmas. But what does December 25th look like for young care leavers? Turkey, tinsel and traditions are often replaced with loneliness, financial hardship and negative memories...
Join in the Elf Run for Barnsley Hospice
Dust off your jingle bells, pull on those pointy eared hats, and lace up your curly-toed shoes – it’s time for Barnsley Hospice’s annual Elf Run! This festive family-friendly event is more than just a dash through tinsel-lined streets; it’s a magical way to support your local hospice and spread...
Art at the Altar returns for Hens Teeth’s 20th year
Two decades ago, someone quipped that artists in this corner of the world were “as rare as hens’ teeth.” That impertinent tongue-in-cheek remark provoked something brilliant in the late Gillian Tyler, an award-winning illustrator from Penistone. Together with ceramist Sarah Jones-Morris, Gillian set up Hens Teeth, a collective of local...
