Vindication Swim seeps into cinemas
A film about a woman who swam for 45 hours straight, seeing in the New Year here in Rotherham in the early 1930s, is being released in cinemas this March. Vindication Swim dives into the world of endurance swimmer Mercedes Gleitze who broke many national and international records. In Rotherham,...
Rotherham Real Ale and Music Festival faces director’s cut
Lights, camera, action! Rotherham Real Ale and Music Festival is back for 2024 with a film-themed festival to celebrate the return of cinema in Rotherham. This year’s blockbuster festival will pay homage to the film industry across three nights from Thursday 7th to Saturday 9th March at Magna. Your favourite...
Penistone Arts Week returns for 2024
Back for another year, the volunteers behind Penistone Arts Week have been hard at work organising yet another brilliant festival based around art, music, literature, drama and film. This year’s event will take place between Friday 15th and Sunday 25th March at various venues across Penistone and the surrounding villages....
Sheffield legends to headline Rock N Roll Circus
Step right up and grab your tickets for the greatest show in town as the spectacular Rock N Roll Circus returns to Sheffield this summer. The big top will be back at Don Valley Bowl with not three, but four days of music, magic and memories at this unique circus...
Eric the donkey set for new-look Thurgoland home
In a quiet corner in Thurgoland, plans are underway to improve the lives of some rare breed animals – and the humans who have sought a moment’s solace there, too. Sunflower Sanctuary is home to Eric the seven-year-old Poitou donkey, Bert the pygmy goat, and 102kg Nellie, dubbed the fattest...
Royal sail of approval for Pearl
South Yorkshire charity, The Ethel Trust, had the pleasure of welcoming the royal family’s ‘trustiest anchor’ Princess Anne to officially launch their second barge, Pearl. The Princess Royal had flown into Sheffield by helicopter to view the new state-of-the-art community barge that will be used by the Ethel Trust for...
Costume and drama at Wentworth Woodhouse? Corset is!
If you love period dramas, then you won’t want to miss the latest exhibition coming to Wentworth Woodhouse this autumn. On Location will include a collection of 24 historically inspired costumes that were worn by actors in popular films and TV shows that have been filmed at Wentworth Woodhouse. From...
An exhibition of epic proportions arrives at Clifton Park Museum
This autumn, step into the world of giants as a new exhibition at Clifton Park Museum celebrates the titans who have had a huge impact on Rotherham’s story. Giants of Rotherham is a free exhibition that runs until January 2024. The upper floor rooms at Clifton Park Museum have been...
Perry exciting exhibition at Wentworth Woodhouse
This summer, Wentworth Woodhouse welcomes an exhibition by one of the UK’s best-known artists, Turner-Prize winning Sir Grayson Perry. The Vanity of Small Differences is a series of six large and exuberant tapestries inspired by 18th century painter William Hogarth’s A Rake’s Progress. Grayson created the tapestries after his 2012...