Cannon Hall is a stunning Georgian country house museum with outstanding fine and decorative art collections, set in Museums 70 acres of historic parkland and beautiful landscaped gardens. It is the perfect day out for all the family. is made up of five magnificent Bark House Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4AT [email protected] attractions. All are 01226 772002 • www.cannon-hall.com free to enter and each has its own The Cooper Gallery is a vibrant art gallery in the heart unique identity. of Barnsley town centre. Explore galleries showcasing the beautiful collection of fine art and enjoy our exciting programme of temporary exhibitions, events and arts workshops. Cooper Gallery, Church Street, Barnsley, S70 2AH [email protected] 01226 242905 • www.cooper-gallery.com As well as soaking up the warm, spring as the celebration of one of Barnsley’s sunshine - why not soak up the relaxing influential industries in the exhibition visitors can uncover the incredible Experience Barnsley atmosphere at Barnsley Museums’ five Tins!Tins!Tins! at Experience Barnsley - story of Barnsley told through centuries-old artefacts, fantastic sites. there is something for everyone to enjoy. documents, films and recordings that have been donated by people living and working in the borough. Whether you are hankering after the great So if you are looking for unique outdoors, inspiring local history, a trip out destinations to spend quality time with Town Hall, Church Street, Barnsley, S70 2TA with the family, art exhibitions, fun events, family, friends and loved ones this spring, [email protected] retail therapy or even a bite to eat, then Barnsley’s museums are the perfect place look no further as Barnsley Museums have for you. 01226 772500 • www.experience-barnsley.com something to offer visitors of every age. To purchase tickets for the many With the sun on its way there is no better An Earl’s village of iron and coal for 200 years, events taking place, search for Barnsley time to visit Cannon Hall, the stunning Museums on Eventbrite. Elsecar’s workshops now bustle with shops, studios and cafés. Georgian Country House with scenic park Enjoy the steam railway and events at the Ironworks all year and gardens, Elsecar, a historic village of Sue Thiedeman round. iron and coal, Worsbrough Mill, a 17th Head of Culture and Visitor Economy Barnsley Council Wath Road, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8HJ Century water mill and country park, Experience Barnsley and Discovery Centre [email protected] – with fountains that are the perfect spot 01226 740203 • www.elsecar-heritage.com to cool down and Cooper Gallery, an exciting art gallery with a beautiful garden space outside. Worsbrough Mill is a 17th Century working water mill set in 240 acres of tranquil country park, using traditional milling Spring at the museums is not only a time methods it produces a range of organic flour. It is an amazing of beauty but also bustling activity as an place to visit, have fun and see history come to life. action packed programme of exhibitions and events arrive - and this year is no Worsbrough Bridge, Barnsley, S70 5LJ different. With comic book capers on [email protected] display in the Cooper Gallery as well 01226 774527 • www.worsbrough-mill.com Cannon Hall is a stunning Georgian country house museum with outstanding fine and decorative art collections.

Cannon Hall is the perfect day out for Discover rolling parklands and all the family. beautiful gardens in which to relax, wander or hide away, it’s the perfect Enjoy the sights and sounds of the past place for a stroll. in the wonderful surroundings of the hall and its grounds. In the upper rooms of the hall is a hand-picked selection of artworks Built for the wealthy Spencer-Stanhope from the De Morgan Collection. It is family, you can explore the grand rooms an unparalleled collection of work by filled with wonderful art, as well as visit the late 19th and early 20th Century below stairs and see where all the hard ceramicist William De Morgan and his work happened! artist wife Evelyn Pickering De Morgan.

Cannon Hall Museum, Park and Gardens

April - October | Tuesday - Sunday | 11am - 4pm Barnsley School Holidays | Monday - Sunday | 11am - 4pm

For School Visits, Events, Weddings, Conferences, Booked Guided Tours and Group Visits Open all year round Opening Times All day parking • £3 | 2 hours • £1 All proceeds go direct to the loving upkeep of the hall, park and gardens

Cannon Hall Park and Gardens are open all year round. Please note the Walled Garden is locked from 4pm every day and on some weekends during the winter months and for occasional events. Ian Scott Massie, Northern Soul Saturday 16 February - Exhibitions @ Monday 6 May

Cannon Hall A portrait of an alternative , Northern Soul is artist Ian Scott Massie’s search for the personality of the North. From his home in the Yorkshire Dales, Ian has travelled the length of the North trying to Cracking Ceramics! capture the character of the places he finds. Makers and Making The exhibition comprises of paintings and Until Sunday 23 June screen prints and is accompanied by a book exploring the show’s twin themes of romance Join us for more exciting discoveries and industry. from the amazing ceramics collection at the Museum. In‘Makers and Making’, Free admission. Works for sale. explore materials and decorating techniques, and some of the best known ceramic artists and companies of the last 150 years.

Pears & Apples: and her work has been published in fifteen Highlights from the excellent Moorcroft The Botanical Illustrations of books, featured on porcelain, in calendars collection celebrate how their unique Elisabeth Dowle and on seed packets. Her paintings, one designs are created, and loans from Saturday 25 May - of which was presented to the Princess the De Morgan Foundation show how Sunday 3 November of Wales, are in many important private William De Morgan developed his collections and institutions, and her techniques with lustre glazes. Also on Elisabeth Dowle is one of the world’s “Ribston Pippin Apple” was selected for show are examples from Doulton, Martin most respected and talented Botanical inclusion in the Highgrove Florilegium. Brothers, Wedgwood, Spode and studio Artists. For the very first time her beautiful potters Eileen Lewenstein, Barbara Cass watercolours of Pears & Apples will be on The exhibition comes at an important and Walter Keeler. We are delighted to display in the elegant exhibition rooms at time in the life of Cannon Hall Parks & welcome on loan a number of pieces by Cannon Hall Museum. The exhibition will Gardens, when indoors meets outdoors. Gordon Baldwin from the Anthony Shaw showcase Elisabeth’s beautiful illustrations Following a successful application to the Collection from The Centre of Ceramic from the Pear & Apple collection. Heritage Lottery Fund as part of the Parks Art at York Art Gallery. for People programme, the gardens have These life size plates were painted from undergone a £2.9 million renovation. fruits from the National Collection and #CrackingCeramics Using archive photographs from the were used to illustrate “The Book of Free admission. Cannon Hall Collection and a specially Pears” by Joan Morgan and “The New commissioned film the exhibition aims to Book of Apples” by Joan Morgan and make the connection with the Cannon Hall Alison Richards. Historic pear collection, walled gardens Elisabeth has been awarded seven Gold and parkland. Medals by the Royal Horticultural Society Free admission. Projected Pottery Curator Tours of the Adults Cookery Club with Wayne Sables De Morgan Collection Tuesday 17 April Events @ Saturdays Tuesdays 1pm - 3.30pm 13 | 20 April 16 April | 14 May Come and experience baking Easter goodies Cannon Hall 11am - 12pm | 1 - 2pm | 2.30 - 3.30pm 11am - 1pm in the unique surroundings of the Victorian Meet the Artist - Ian Scott Massie Create your own ceramic designs and see Curator Tours of the De Morgan Collection. kitchen. Make hot cross scones and simnel Saturday 6 April how they would look in the Museum. Digital Join De Morgan Foundation Curator Sarah cookies to take and enjoy over the Easter 10.30am - 12.30pm artist Wayne will lead this exciting workshop, Hardy, as she discusses key themes in Evelyn holiday De Morgan’s paintings to celebrate the using projection mapping techniques to bring Please bring an apron and a large tin to Ian Scott Massie’s watercolour technique centenary of this radical female artist’s death. your designs to life. 12 places on each 1 hour transport all your baking home. has developed over a number of years to session - please note places include children Free activity. embrace expressive colour washes and sharp- and accompanying adults. Children under 14 Booking not required. £25 per person. edged silhouettes. Here he demonstrates must be accompanied by an adult. Places Booking essential through Eventbrite. how he achieves some of these effects and will be limited so please book early through talks about his approach to creating the Eventbrite. Let’s Go Fly A Kite... pictures for Northern Soul. Thursday 18 April £10 per person, These workshops are free thanks to funding Children’s Easter Cookery Club Friday 26 April Tuesday 16 April including light refreshments. from the Esmee Fairbairn Collections Fund 10am - 12pm | 1pm - 3pm Booking essential through Eventbrite. through the Museums Association. Come and join the cook in the Victorian Make your own kite with artist Bridget Murray Free event. Kitchen for Easter baking fun. Make and inspired by mythical creatures connected to Picturing the Park Booking essential through Eventbrite. decorate chic biscuits and fondant treats to the history of Cannon Hall. Take it outside and Wednesdays take and enjoy at home. watch it soar!!! 10 April | 8 May | 5 June 10am - 1pm Please bring a large tin to transport your Free event. baking home. Booking essential through Eventbrite. Basic materials such as pencils, charcoal and Limited places available. £12.50 per child. paper will be provided, however please feel Suitable for children aged 5-11 years. free to bring your own. Don’t forget to All children to be accompanied by an adult. Families Go Wild at Cannon Hall Kids Go Wild at Cannon Hall wear sturdy footwear and suitable outdoor Tuesday 23 April Monday 15 - Thursday 18 April Booking essential through Eventbrite. clothing - in case the weather is kind to us Morning Session: 10am - 1pm Wednesday 24 - Friday 26 April and we can head outside. Afternoon Session: 1.30pm - 4.30pm 8.30am and 4.30pm If you are keen to find out more, or would For families of all ages in the Cannon Hall like to come along for the first time, please A series of daily play activities for children Parkland and Gardens, delivered by Team Activ. contact the team at aged 7-11 in the Cannon Hall Parkland and A half day of active challenges for families. All [email protected] Gardens, delivered by Team Activ. Plus a participants will receive a ‘Go Wild at Cannon or call 01226 772002. These sessions will be wide range of outdoor games, den building, Hall’ certificate to celebrate their achievements quite informal however we do ask that you sculpture creation, documentary making and and experiences. book a space. exploring. Half Day Session: £20 per child 4 Day Pass: £95 | 3 Day Pass: £70 | Free, donations welcome. (1 free adult per child) 1 Day: £25 | Half Day: £15 per child Easy to book via www.events.teamactiv.org Easy to book via www.events.teamactiv.org Cannon at Cannon! Children’s Cookery Club Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 May Thursday 30 May The Manchester Chorale: 10am - 4pm 1pm - 3pm How Can I Keep From Singing? Spring Concert Join us for our annual Georgian living history Come and join the cook in the Victorian All Saints’ Parish Church, Cawthorne event to celebrate the history of Cannon Kitchen for baking fun. Make treats inspired Saturday 11 May Hall, Park and Gardens. The two-day event by our apple and pears exhibition to take and 7.30pm will include Georgian re-enactment, displays, enjoy at home. demonstrations and stalls. Wander around Come along to a spring concert celebrating Please bring a large tin to transport your the camps and see history come to life! A The Manchester Chorale’s love of music. baking home. wonderful day out for all the family! £10 per person £12.50 per child. Free event, donations welcome to support (price includes a glass of wine, Suitable for children aged 5-11 years. Barnsley Museums Heritage Trust and the for over 18s only) All children to be accompanied by an adult. Friends of Cannon Hall group. Booking essential through Eventbrite. Tickets available from: Cawthorne Post Office, Pearfect Paintings! Cawthorne Village Store, Wednesday 29 & Thursday 30 May John Walker or on the door. 10am - 12pm | 1pm - 3pm To reserve tickets: visit www.manchesterchorale.org.uk Be inspired by Elisabeth Dowle’s amazing or call 01226 790530 botanical paintings, create your own still life and learn amazing artist techniques to wow your family and friends. Cawthorne Open Gardens Free drop-in activity. Cawthorne Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 June 11am - 5pm Archivist’s Talk - Botany Wool to Bri-Nylon: At Cawthorne Open Gardens there will A History of Fashion at M&S be 20 gardens to explore thoughout Thursday 20 June the picturesque village. Home-made 11am - 1pm refreshments, children’s activities and live musical entertainment will accompany this Join the M&S Company Archive to discover great event, which is also dog friendly! the history of fashion at Marks & Spencer. Did you know that French knickers were a Tickets: £5 in advance (from village shops) best seller when M&S opened in Barnsley in £6 on the day (from all gardens, car parks 1937? Or that Twiggy first modelled for M&S and the village green) in the 1960s? Looking at film, documents Children 16 and under go free. and original garments, find out how M&S has clothed customers since 1926. Includes light Tickets include free parking & drop-off refreshments. points, plus courtesy Minibus service if required between gardens. Free event, donations welcome to support Barnsley Museums Heritage Trust. For more info: www.opengardens.co.uk Underneath the Stars Festival is a and meet fellow foodies who family-friendly music festival held are well-catered for with an near Barnsley, Yorkshire. abundance of mouth-watering treats. South Yorkshire’s stellar This year’s musical lineup is music and arts festival brings THE taking shape with headliners people together to build a FEATURING The Proclaimers and Billy Bragg small community for a few PROCLAIMERS performing alongside our patron special days of the summer. Kate Rusby; many more bands are currently being announced. Grab your 3-day weekend BILLY BRAGG tickets and visit a cosy little Surrounded by stunning forestry, corner of rural Yorkshire KATE RUSBY the colourful festival allows underneath the stars, for a people to indulge their craving festival like no other. AND MANY MORE! for international and local music, try new things with various workshops and crafts, discover FOR PRICES CHECK their inner self, make new friends WEBSITE FOR DETAILS: www.underthestarsfest.co.uk

SCAN THE QR CODE TO BUY YOUR 3-DAY WEEKEND TICKETS The Cooper Gallery opened in 1914 and today is a vibrant venue in the heart of Barnsley town centre

The Cooper Gallery is the perfect place The gallery has undergone a major to discover art and changing exhibitions. re-development and extension thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. It is home to the Cooper Gallery There are now many more art treasures Trustees’ collection of stunning on display alongside film, sound, paintings, watercolours and drawings interactives and resources for visitors of by artists including JMW Turner, Edward all ages to enjoy. Wadsworth, Vanessa Bell and many more. The gallery shop is the perfect place to pick up a gift or treat with a fantastic range of arts and crafts made by Yorkshire artists.

Monday to Saturday 10am - 4pm Opening Closed Sunday and Bank Holidays Times Exhibitions @ Cooper Gallery Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2018 Exhibition Saturday 26 January - Saturday 27 April 2019 KAPOW! ‘Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2018’ exhibition, produced by the Royal Original Comic Book Art Observatory, celebrates the most beautiful and spectacular visions of the cosmos taken from Dean Ormston & by astrophotographers around the world.

The stunning photographs, seen for the first Fiona Stephenson time outside Greenwich include breath-taking Saturday 18 May - 31 August scenes of the Milky Way, the Andromeda Award winning comic book artist Dean Find out more about women’s roles in galaxy and the Running Man Nebula and will Ormston (, , comic books through women illustrators, celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Lucifer, Superman) & artist Fiona Stephenson strong female characters and a young robot lunar landing. are two hugely successful, internationally inventor called Dot, featuring in a video In 2018, the competition entered its 10th renowned illustrators. They are also born, created by Dean and Steve Seagle (Ben 10). year, receiving over 4,200 submissions from bred and based in Barnsley. 91 countries. These extraordinary photos The Cooper Gallery is delighted to bring captured all manner of celestial spectacles: together a collection of their artwork moons, stars, planets, galaxies, nebulae and focusing on the process when creating some of the great astronomical events of the artwork from script, first sketches to finished last year. art. The exhibition also aims to tell the story An exciting events programme has been of the early beginnings of our favourite developed to support the exhibition, comic book Super Heroes to their on-screen come and see a Cosmonaut space suit and counterparts. Tim Peakes’ Space Food on loan from the Visitors will be able to see an additional National Space Centre, take part in cosmos display of original art work from the 1940s crafts and most exciting of all, the silent to present day featuring Batman, Superman, disco! Pick up a headset and experience the Walking Dead, Hellboy, Lucifer, Tank the incredible display of photographs in a Girl, Hellblazer and more by artists such as unique and special way. With two channels Jamie Hewlett, Mike Mignola, Charlie Adlard, to choose from visitors can select playlists . that have been especially curated by the likes of Adrian McNally from The Unthanks, Prof. Joann Fletcher and many more. Image credit: ‘Aurorascape’ by Mikkel Beiter Plot to Print: Matthew Shutt: Barnsley College Escape From Reality Events @ Cooper Gallery Art & Design Students Sadler Room Sadler Room 22 June - 31 August Friday 12 April - 4 May New Voices Wonder Dome After graduating from the University of Saturday 30 March Saturday 13 | Thursday 18 | Each year we welcome students from Huddersfield, Matthew Shutt began to paint Artist Books on display until 6 April Saturday 27 April Barnsley College’s Art & Design department in a hyper realistic style. The subject matter 10am - 4pm Please note that the 1pm - 1.30pm to showcase their talent. For 2019 this of childhood influences, predominantly action timeslot is a relaxed/autism friendly New Voices is an Arts Council England wonderful exhibition is a response to the figures will delight visitors who will discover session funded project. It has the support of three students’ research into the centenary year more than at first observed. This masterfully emerging artists in the development of Explore the wonders of the cosmos in this of The Land Facilities Act, 1919, and The painted exhibition represents a time of their practices by commissioning each to immersive, presenter led experience in an Allotments Act, 1922. Learners have explored innocence and hope, brought to the present produce an artist’s book. These books will inflatable planetarium from Wonder Dome. a variety of print processes. through the context of its surroundings. form a touring exhibition being presented in Each show will last half an hour. Free entry. Free entry. the Gallery following the 22nd International Various timeslots Contemporary Artists’ Book Fair at The (check website for details) Tetley, Leeds. Tickets: £2 per person (adults and children included) The touring series of displays and illustrated Booking essential through Eventbrite. talks will reflect this quality of intimacy but also open up conversations between artist, curator and audience.

Free entry.

Kids in Space Silent Disco Tuesday 16 April 12.30pm - 1.30pm

The Silent Disco is a global phenomenon and it comes to The Cooper Gallery this Easter. Adults can enjoy the peace and quiet while the young space cadets go ‘nuts’ to the immersive space related beats! Come along dressed as your favourite space character if you like and boogie on down to some ‘space rocking’ choons!

£3 per child. Booking essential via Eventbrite.

Please note that the Sadler Room is occasionally closed for events. Call 01226 242905 to check opening times before your visit. Mothers Who Make I Spy Super Heroes Thursdays Saturday 25 May - Sunday 2 June 25 April | 30 May | 27 June During Gallery opening times 10am - 11.30am I Spy Super heroes… can you find the hidden Mothers Who Make is a peer support super heroes in the Kapow exhibition? Use group and creative exchange session for your special skills and have lots of adventures mothers who are artists – professional and/ as you scour the Galleries for the characters! or passionate – writers, painters, actors, Free drop-in activity. dancers, filmmakers, photographers; every LEARN WITH US kind of maker welcome, and every kind of Comic Café mother. Barnsley Museums provides Wednesday 12 June innovative ways to explore Please feel free to bring along your children, 5pm - 8pm of any age, whether they are inside you, heritage through vibrant school Join Live Arts Café as part of the KAPOW! beside you or running around the room! programmes which delight, exhibition with Si Smith, an occasionally engage and inspire pupils of all Free event. grumpy illustrator and comic book artist ages. Booking essential for adult places from Leeds. His book ‘How to Disappear via Eventbrite. Completely’ a story of loss and hope, has The five museum sites across Barnsley a focus on men’s mental health. As well as provide unique opportunities for children KAPOW! Animate This! a comic making workshop there will be live to explore extraordinary spaces through Thursday 30 & Friday 31 May music and refreshments. immersive and enriching activities. This 10am - 3pm brochure is where you will discover your This session is brought to you by Creative way into learning with Barnsley Museums. Work with Artist Gareth Sleightholme to Recovery. It will be chilled and sociable and Learning is what we do every day, all year create a “Zine”(homemade magazine). This all are welcome to drop-in and join us. 2 day course will teach comic and “Zine” round. Free activity to book a place email: techniques and is a perfect introduction to All school bookings are taken in advance, [email protected] young people considering a career in the whether you are visiting independently or creative industries. taking part in a pre-planned workshop.

£7 | Suitable for ages 13-20 Please email [email protected] Booking essential through Eventbrite. or call us on 01226 774872 to book your visit. It is recommended that you visit our site prior to your trip in order to familiarise yourself with the venue. You will also receive a detailed information pack which includes risk assessment guidelines.

Please note that teachers and adult helpers are responsible for students’ behaviour and safety at all times. All group leaders should carry out their own risk assessment prior to their visit. Exhibitions @ Experience Barnsley

Tins! Tins! Tins! Lifting the Lid on the Barnsley Canister Company Saturday 13 April - Saturday 28 September

Experience Barnsley Museum and Discovery In 1919, this former munitions factory re-opened its doors to become the Centre is dedicated to the history and ‘Greatest Tin Factory in the World’. people of our proud borough. 100 years on, a bright, new exhibition aims to bring together proud stories from past employees, and showcase Find out more about Barnsley’s Discover something different on every masterful artwork alongside the fascinating past, from Roman times visit, the regular activities and events glorious tins themselves. Visitors will to present day, through centuries- along with the fountains to splash in be amazed to learn how far the tins old artefacts, documents, films and make it the perfect place to visit. travelled and of the many household recordings that have been donated by names they supplied. Join us in The Discovery Centre holds priceless people living and working in the area. celebrating the colourful world of treasures. Uncover family histories, Barnsley Canister Company. The museum is an inspiring place for read documents which are hundreds Find out more about the factory, all the family to visit. There’s lots of fun of years old and explore the Barnsley its workers, the incredible artwork to be had in the interactive galleries Film and Sound archive. that was designed and displayed and exciting exhibition spaces. Try Our on the tins and see the story of this New Cafe! fascinating place and how it impacted Run by our friends at The Old George! on the town decade by decade. Experience Barnsley Museum Monday to Friday • 9am - 4pm Hear the memories of the people who Saturday • 10am - 3.30pm worked there - listen to the stories of the factory floor, their lives and how Experience Barnsley Discovery Centre Opening their hard work and talent produced Times (Archives & Local Studies) Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday • 10am - 4pm such beautiful creations. Tuesday • 10am - 6.30pm Free entry.

Charity no: BM+H Trust 1164496 Discover Taster Course Friends of Archives Learning Lab Town Hall Coucil Chamber Events @ Experience Barnsley (except final session at Monday 13 May University of Sheffield) 11am - 1pm Portable Antiquities Scheme Screen Printing Worksop Wednesdays 1 | 8 | 15 May Finds Surgery Monday 15 April 10am - 2.30pm Pat McLaughlin joins us for a fascinating Thursday 4 April 10.30am - 12pm | 1pm - 3pm talk to discuss South Yorkshire’s Industrial 1pm - 3pm Discover is an award winning course run Heritage. Find out more about our fascinating by the University of Sheffield, designed to Drop-in session with your local Archaeological collections at this family creative session. support adults considering applying to higher £4 per person (payable on the day). Officer. Bring along your archaeological finds £2 per child. education. Delivered in partnership with for identification and recording. Create A World In A Box Booking essential via Eventbrite. Barnsley Museums, Discover will reintroduce participants to formal learning through Saturday 25 & Friday 31 May Free event. 10am - 12pm | 1pm - 3pm The Curious Tin Emporium practical activities inspired by curating and For more information contact Amy Downes 16 | 20 | 23 | 25 April interpreting local history. at [email protected] or visit Be inspired by our Tins, Tins, Tins exhibition 10am - 12pm | 1pm - 3pm www.finds.org.uk To find out more: to create a diorama in a box. Using materials www.sheffield.ac.uk/dll/courses/discover provided you will have everything you need Barnsley Canister Company created to make your very own miniature model. John Hugh Burland: beautiful and curious containers for all Barnsley Historian, Author, manner of wonderful sweets and treats. TdY Celebrations Free drop-in activity. Teacher and Chartist Come along during the Easter holidays and Friday 3 May Council Chamber - Town Hall help us create an old fashioned emporium During museum opening times Monday 8 April out of paper and card to delight and amaze. Join us for a day of celebrations as we 7pm - 9pm Take away your own fabulous container welcome the Tour de Yorkshire to the inspired by the astounding tins we have in Join the Friends of Barnsley Archives to borough! There will be lots of activity taking our collection. celebrate the bi-centenary of the birth of John place inside and outside the museum – all Burland. Professor Malcolm Chase, Professor Free drop-in activity. linked to our wonderful canister exhibition. of Social History at the University of Leeds, Free drop-in activity. will be joining us to talk about the history of Family History Surgeries Chartism and Burland’s links to the movement. Discovery Centre Professor Chase is a leading historian of 19th Tuesday 16 April century radicalism. Wednesday 15 May Tuesday 18 June £4 per person, payable on the day. 10am - 4pm

Beyond the Box Uncover the stories in your family tree by Saturday 13 April booking onto a free 30 minute session with 10.30am - 12pm | 1pm - 3pm a member of the Archives team and discover how you can start your research. Find out more about our fascinating collections at this family creative session. Free activity Booking Essential. Free drop-in activity. Please call: 01226 773950 Great Engine In Action Sundays Events @ Elsecar 14 | 28 April | 12 | 26 May 11am | 12pm | 1pm Meet at the Newcomen Engine

Elsecar is home to the world’s oldest still in place, a 1795 Newcomen Engine that pumped water from the New Colliery. On these special 45 minute tours, see the engine in action, tour the New Colliery and look down its Georgian mineshaft.

Free, donations welcome to support the Elsecar is a remarkable village, The Earl’s Village of Iron & Coal: work of Barnsley Museums Heritage Trust Sunday Guided Tours Please call 01226 740203 or pop into the transformed by Earls Fitzwilliam into Every Sunday Visitor Centre to book your place. a thriving centre of iron and coal. Meet at Visitor Centre at 2pm Each Sunday, join us at 2pm for a Few places in Britain have so many The village is surrounded by beautiful fascinating free guided tour that reveals the reminders of its great industrial age: countryside, sloping hills and ancient story of Elsecar and some of its very special collieries, ironworks, cottages, a canal, woodlands, with plenty of paths and places. Learn about the extraordinary things steam railway, schools, pubs and cycle routes to explore and enjoy, Elsecar made and special moments in our more, all dating back to Georgian and including the . remarkable past. Victorian times. Free, donations welcome to support the At the Elsecar New Colliery, see the work of Barnsley Museums Heritage Trust The Earl’s Workshops are now newly restored 1795 Newcomen packed with a wonderful range of - the oldest steam Elsecar Village History Tour independent retailers, cafés, an engine anywhere still in its original Thursday 20 June antiques centre and indoor children’s location and one of the world’s most Meet at the Visitor Centre at 10am play centre. It is also home to The important monuments to the industrial Ironworks, an exciting event space revolution. Enjoy a ride on the 1850 Join us for a fascinating history tour of the which hosts gigs, craft fairs and much steam railway, which runs alongside. Earl’s industrial village and find out how more. Don’t miss the Visitor Centre Elsecar developed from a small collection with fascinating films and displays of farms in the 1700s to a bustling mix about the history of Elsecar. of collieries, ironworks, workshops and workers’ houses by the middle of the 19th century. Hear about some of the exciting Open 7 days a week • 10am - 4pm archaeology that has been done as part of Opening the Elsecar Heritage Action Zone too. Times Elsecar Workshops are open all year round Please note that individual shops and businesses Free, donations welcome to support the within the Workshops have varying opening times. work of Barnsley Museums Heritage Trust. Plaque For The Memory Steampunk Contraptions Without Malice Or Ill Will Elsecar Park: Spring and Summer The Learning Space Wednesday 29 May Saturday 15 - Sunday 16 June Concerts In The Bandstand Thursday 18 April & Friday 26 April 10am - 12pm | 1pm - 3pm 2pm | Visitor Centre 10am - 12pm | 1pm - 3pm Sunday 12 May | 2.30pm Thorpe Hesley Brass Band Elsecar was once a hub of innovation and ‘Geoff Marsh. First miner, then a copper.’ Whether it’s the stunning nature, terrific invention. Calling all young inventors to A story of love, loss and divided loyalties…. Sunday 16 June | 2.30pm trains or the incredible industrial buildings, create your own contraption inspired by the Barnsley Metropolitan Brass Band Elsecar is stuffed full with inspiring sights history of the once industrial village which £7 per ticket. to discover. Work with artist Sally Storr to you can take home to enjoy. Book your tickets for the play by calling Organised by Friends of Elsecar Park. create a clay tile to take home depicting your 01226 740203 or 07903 684676. Free drop-in activity. favourite part of this amazing place. For ages 7 plus. £2 per child. Booking essential through Eventbrite. The Industrial Heritage of Elsecar : The Coalfield Line Thursday 23 May Steam Trains every Sunday Easter at Elsecar: Kindness Rocks, 2pm | Meet at the Visitor Centre 12pm | 1pm | 2pm Treasure Hunts & Wonderland Fun! This extended tour is for those passionate A must-see on any visit to Elsecar, South Yorkshire’s only about industrial history and archaeology. Saturday 13 - Sunday 28 April steam railway operates on a Victorian line that first opened Join us to explore how Elsecar men, women During opening hours in 1850, linking Earl Fitzwilliam’s model village to the rest of and children made iron, mined coal and the the world. Come down, paint and hide your own Elsecar remarkable archaeology that this has left us Kindness Rock! Keep your eyes peeled, as with. Take a ride and relive the age of steam! hidden around Elsecar will be some very See www.elsecarrailway.co.uk for more information. £5 per person. special golden rocks - find one and you can Places strictly limited. c l a i m y o u r o w n s p e c i a l p r i z e ! Please book via Eventbrite. Alice in Wonderland: Easter Specials Sunday 21 & Monday 22 April Over Easter weekend, take a ride on special See website for details. Alice in Wonderland steam rides at Elsecar Elsecar & Wentworth Wander Heritage Railway, solve a treasure hunt Thursday 6 June Elsecar Footplate around our shops and studios, and look out 4pm | Meet at the Visitor Centre Experience for special activities in John Hartop Square. Available from just £150 Listen out for live music and a craft fair at The Join us for this eight-mile twilight walk Ironworks on Easter Sunday too. around the remarkable landscape of Elsecar Why not drive the train and Wentworth, including astonishing views, yourself? Footplate Free drop-in activity. secret places and stories from the last 300 experiences available from just years. £150. This really is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Wear strong footwear, bring refreshments and please be aware that the walk includes Elsecar Heritage Railway is uneven ground and stiles. entirely run by volunteers and we are always looking for Free, donations welcome to support the people to get involved. work of Barnsley Museums Heritage Trust. See www.elsecarrailway.co.uk for more information. Craft and Gift Fair Little Wolf Events Party Night: Toys, Train and Doll Fair Sunday 21 April Beauty, Shopping and Fizz Night Tuesday 14 May 10am - 4pm Friday 10 May 7pm - 9pm 6pm - 10pm Unique Gift Fairs are pleased to announce Following the huge success of the monthly their popular fair returns on Sunday 19 May Join us for a fun night of shopping, beauty Antique and Collectables Fair, Newcomen in the Ironworks, with over 90 stalls selling and fizz! Fair have broadened their horizons with a wide range of gifts and crafts from local the addition of Toy, Train and Doll Fairs. All kinds of stalls selling everything from Yorkshire businesses. Originally held on Saturdays, the event has clothing, shoes, bags and beauty products, to switched to Tuesday evenings resulting in a Free entry. gin, festival glitter, bath products, perfume, If you would like to hire the very busy two hour fair. make up, foodie treats and everything in Ironworks for your next event email: between. Perfect for treating yourself to [email protected] Spring BBR Adults £1.50 • Concessions £1 • Child 50p some lovely goodies! Try a facial or hand Sunday 28 April Early entry from 5pm - £2 10am - 4pm massage, sample new make-up and watch Gift & Grub Farmers Market demonstrations. You’ll also find some tasty Sundays Elsecar Heritage Centre welcomes back BBR food stalls including take-home treats and 7 April & 26 May Auctions. A weekend perfect for devotees in amazing street food, a catwalk area and bars 10am - 4pm search of antique advertising and collectables selling fizz and cocktails! such as pot lids, Breweriana, bottles, You’ll find over 100 stalls inside the Ironworks Advance Tickets £5 pharmacy ad kitchenalia. Worldwide visitors at Elsecar Heritage Centre, Barnsley, selling (includes a glass of Prosecco on arrival, adore the location offering two action packed everything from pies, cakes and cheese to for over 18’s only) days of stalls inside and outside, displays, handmade crafts and gift items! Come along Tickets on the door £6 competitions and a grand auction finale. and stock up on all your favourite items! For more information contact: For details of price visit: A fun family day out with lots of tasty treats [email protected] and c(text missing) www.onlinebbr.com

Free entry. Unique Gift Fairs For further details email: Monday 6 May [email protected] Sundays 19 May | 23 June 10am - 4pm Antiques Fair Unique Gift Fairs are pleased to announce Sundays 14 April | 12 May | 9 June their popular Craft and Gift Fair is back in the 9am - 5pm Ironworks, with over 90 stalls selling a wide range of gifts and crafts from local Yorkshire Started in the 1990s the Elsecar Antiques businesses Fair has become the largest monthly event Free entry. of its kind in Yorkshire. Visitors will find lots For more information contact: of unique items across the entire collecting [email protected] ranges.

£1.50 Adults • £1 Concessions Accompanied Children Free ELSECAR MAKES!

We’re very proudElsecar of the makers, craftersCreates! and artists based here and there’s plenty for you to get involved in too!

Encaustic Art CIDA Wood Design Get creative in regular fun workshops, See the incredible craftsmanship and PUDDLERS open and accessible to all. skill of the CIDA team during their See www.encausticartplus.co.uk open workshop day on Sunday, 21 and for more details. Monday, 22 April between 10am – 4pm, FAIR pop into their studio next to the Visitor The Craft Box Centre. ELSECAR HERITAGE CENTRE | FREE EVENT One of the biggest and best suppliers The Way Station of craft supplies in the North, The with Gemma Nemer SATURDAY 8 JUNE | 11AM - 4PM Craft Box also run hugely popular craft workshops and courses too. See separate listing for textile Wentworth and Elsecar Great Place are bringing the first workshops and activities with Gemma, Call 01226 350532 Puddlers Fair to Elsecar Heritage Centre - a festival of street for more information our artist in residence as part of the theatre and performance and artisan traders. The day will Great Place Wentworth and Elsecar feature some of the very best acts who regularly perform Hall of Frame project. at Glastonbury Festival, Edinburgh Festival, Covent Garden and major events and festivals around the world. The workshop is open Monday – Saturday and the public are invited Get the family out and about to pop in on Saturdays to see expert this summer, at Elsecar Heritage If you would like more framer Liz at work. Centre’s Free Wellbeing information please see Activities Day on @GreatPlaceWe Facebook Veertreo Glass Wednesday 31 July at page or get in touch via Specialist glassmakers Veetreo run 11am-4pm! [email protected] regular courses and workshops where Visit travelsouthyorkshire.com/ you can try your hand at glass design. Elsecar-Heritage/ Contact them on 07889 856425 to find out more information and for more details about courses to plan your journey to join in on starting this Spring and Summer. the fun! GEMMA NEMER: THE FUTURIST COMMUNITY CINEMA ARTIST IN RESIDENCE MILTON HALL, FITZWILLIAM STREET, ELSECAR COMMON THREADS... TUESDAY 16 APRIL THE FABRIC OF SOCIETY THURSDAYS ELSECAR HERITAGE CENTRE & 16 MAY | 13 JUNE | 18 JULY | 15 AUGUST WENTWORTH MECHANICS INSTITUTE The Futurist Community Cinema has returned to THURSDAY 4 APRIL Elsecar. Come along to these unique events which are much more than a film showing; with A creative textile-arts project uncovering the lost, exciting and fun opportunities to engage local Her-story of Wentworth & Elsecar’s Women. GREAT PLACE WILL DELIVER with heritage and arts included pre-show. FANTASTIC FESTIVALS, EXCITING Celebrating the achievements and endeavours of For more details on upcoming films EVENTS AND LOTS OF ACTIVITIES the women from both villages past and present. see @GreatPlaceWE Facebook page. The grafters, the mothers, the disputes, the passion, TO GET INVOLVED IN. the strength, the infamous, the eccentric, the Are you aged 16-30 years old? IN PARTICULAR, THOUSANDS tenacious and the fluster proof. Then we need your help to run the community cinema. The community cinema need young and OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE Join us to create Stitched Stories & Visible Her- enthusiastic volunteers to market and promote LOCAL AREA WILL CONTRIBUTE, stories of the strong Women behind Wentworth & screenings and choose the films being shown. Elsecar’s rich heritage, industry, tradition & legacy. No previous experience is needed. Please get in CONNECTING AND Be part of a large scale, textile installation that will touch via [email protected] RE-CONNECTING WITH THE showcase on Wentworth Village Day 30th June for more information. PLACES THEY LIVE. 2019. There will be workshops taking place at Elsecar Doors open 7pm and films start at 7.30pm. Great Place is a partnership between Heritage Centre in the Learning Space and at Free entry (apart from special events which may Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust, Wentworth in the Mechanics Institute. incur a small charge) Elsecar Heritage Centre, Rotherham MBC and Booking essential via Eventbrite - places limited Are you an experienced stitcher? Gemma needs Barnsley MBC. The project is funded by the YOUNG ARCHAEOLOGISTS’ CLUB: volunteers who can help her with finishing and Heritage Lottery Fund and the Arts Council. BARNSLEY AND ROTHERHAM installing her installation over June and July. ELSECAR HERITAGE CENTRE TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST PLEASE EMAIL To find out more visit The Button Tin of Facebook SATURDAYS [email protected] or pop into The Way Station at Elsecar Heritage Centre. 4 MAY | 1 JUNE | 13 JULY To register interest or take part in some of the 10AM - 12PM workshops please email: Do you know a young person who loves Horrible [email protected] Histories or is interested in archaeology and history? Come along and have fun by learning some archaeological skills or making crafty history-inspired creations, whilst finding out about different historical topics. There are also opportunities to visit historical sites and take part in fieldwork such as excavation. Please be aware that this is an on-going club and not a one-off event. The club moves monthly between sites at Elsecar Heritage Centre in Barnsley and Clifton Park Museum in Rotherham. 50p per child Suitable for children aged 8 to 16 years Booking essential and must be booked by contacting: [email protected] Get ready for an amazing 2019! An action packed calendar is planned for 2019

Lots of exciting things are happening in our Heritage Action Zone, including geophysics, archaeology, Making History drop-ins, history walks and opportunities to find out more about Elsecar has been named the village’s amazing history. Sign up to the a ‘Heritage Action Zone’ Elsecar E-newsletter to keep up to date with by Historic England events and activities. Contact [email protected] One of only a select few places across the to find out more. country to gain this special status, Elsecar has a rich heritage and an incredible Guided Tours story to tell. Sundays | 2pm | Every Week

Over three years, Barnsley Museums Come along for a guided tour to find out more are working with Historic England about the village and all our latest discoveries. and the local community to research, Free, donations welcome. uncover and celebrate the history and archaeology of the village. The Heritage Group tours can be arranged by Action Zone will also help to realise the special request. Please contact village’s potential as part of the region’s [email protected] growing visitor and tourism economy. Fancy a walk? For more information Look out for our walking tours too, taking in contact Tegwen Roberts at miles of the amazing aristocratic and industrial [email protected] or call 01226 740203 landscape that surrounds the village. In the Summer, we’ll be organising more of our famous twilight history wanders! Events @ Worsbrough Mill

National Mills Worsbrough Mill is a 17th Century working water mill set in stunning Weekend parkland Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 May 10am - 3pm Worsbrough Mill is an amazing place Being one of the few remaining to visit, watch wildlife and see history working water mills in Yorkshire it Join us as we celebrate ‘National Mills come alive. makes it a truly unique attraction. Weekend’! Throughout this annual weekend The on-site miller produces a range Discover centuries of milling, learn we will be remembering the fascinating of premium organic flours, which are more about the process and follow it history of our wonderful working water mill available to buy. from beginning to end. through a series of archive photographs that The Mill is set within a 240 acre we will have on display. It is a unique opportunity to see country park and tranquil nature history come to life. Marvel at the We will also be inviting painters and reserve, complete with reservoir, which power of water, be intrigued by clever photographers to join us over the weekend can be explored on foot or by bicycle, engineering and see flour being milled to create their own interpretations of the and don’t forget to buy a bag of in the traditional way. Mill. organic flour to take home! Over the two days our miller will also be demonstrating the fascinating method of Worsbrough Mill Museum producing flour using traditional methods. Weekends only • 10am - 4pm • Local School Holidays • Free event. 7 days a week • 10am - 4pm Opening Worsbrough Country Park & Reservoir Times Open 7 days a week, all year round • 8.30am - 4.30pm Miller’s Tea Room Monday to Sunday • 9.30am - 4pm See the Mill in Action! Brilliant Birds Sundays from 7 April Sunday 26 & Tuesday 28 May (Except Sunday 21 April 2019) 10am - 12pm | 1-3pm During opening times Find out more about the birds that can be Visit us on a Sunday and see our Miller in found living around the mill and make your action! Discover our history of milling and own bird friendly crafts to attract birds into bread making - find out more about the your own garden. fascinating process. Free drop-in activity.

Plan Bee No Limits Sponsored Walk Wednesdays 17 | 24 April Saturday 8 June 10am - 12pm Raising money to support the No Limits Disability Festival in 2020. Join in with As part of Co-op’s Plan Bee initiative, a sponsored walk around Worsbrough Worsbrough Mill is hosting free bee reservoir, walk to RSPB Old Moor or just join workshops over Easter. in the fun and activities we will be planning. Come along to find out more about these fascinating creatures and make your own bee Put the date in your diaries and look out hotel and bee diner to take home. for more information through our website. Accessible to all. Remember to dress for the weather as this workshop will take place outdoors.

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Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 April 11am - 3pm

The National Trust is bringing a Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt to Worsbrough Mill ahead of opening Wentworth Castle Gardens later this summer. Bring the family, follow clues and receive a chocolate treat when you finish.

Drop-in activity. Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt costs £2. Free entry through the car park (charge applies). Some of the many outputs we have achieved over the past 5 years. BUILDINGS 4 PROTECTED/RESTORED 18,074 PEOPLE ATTENDING EXHIBITIONS The Dearne Valley Landscape Partnership (DVLP) is a Heritage 3,255 3,130 Lottery funded scheme. METRES METRES OF VERGES SURVEYED OF paths upgraded Over the past five years the DVLP has focused on the historic buildings and landscapes of the Dearne Valley, working with communities to protect, preserve and enhance the area through various projects such as art, archaeology and ecology. 1,131 VOLUNTEER DAYS The scheme draws to a close at the end of June 2019 so we would like to take this creative opportunity to say a huge thank you to 189 practitioner days everyone who has supported us over the years and all the lovely people we have had the pleasure of working with.

To find more about all the great projects 3,456 we have been involved with visit the DVLP’s website: PEOPLE www.discoverdearne.org.uk PARTICIPATING IN Find us on Twitter and Instagram EVENTS/WORKSHOPS @DiscoverDearne and as Dearne Valley Landscape Partnership on Facebook 31 23 COMMUNITY COMMUNITY TRAINING GRANTS DAYS awarded

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