South Yorkshire’s sporting heroes you’ve probably never heard of

South Yorkshire’s sporting heroes you’ve probably never heard of

South Yorkshire’s sporting history is filled with influential names like Gordon Banks, Seb Coe, Prince Naseem and Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill. But for all the Goughs, the Roots and the Brights, there are others whose names have withered into obscurity. Some you might not have heard of. Others you might have...

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Barnsley Serves the World: history of the former Slazenger Factory

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.

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Remembering 125 years of the Montagu Cup

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.

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Montagu Cup: A game changer for the Don and Dearne’s infirm

Montagu Cup: A game changer for the Don and Dearne’s infirm

It might be dubbed South Yorkshire’s ‘little FA Cup’, but the significance of the historic Montagu Cup is anything but small.

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