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Here's your puzzle for today: Barnsley in the 1960s

Simply follow this link: ➡ https://t.co/Yuy6oxfUbF

We'll share a new puzzle each morning. Let us know your best time & share this post to challenge others!

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2020-11-04

Our post today is a game for you to play!

Developed by Barnsley's Poet Laureate It's a Twine choose your adventure game called

🎮 Play it here: https://t.co/25ET5H42Fm

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2020-10-27

The Cooper Gallery was originally Barnsley Grammar School & became the gallery you all know and love in 1914.

is a co-cuarted exhibition with featuring work from

🕒 We are open Mon-Sat 10am-3pm

https://t.co/qfAUfV7aw5

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2020-10-10

Have you been to see 'Double Passion' at The Cooper Gallery? It's on in the Sadler Room until Saturday, 21 November.

The exhibition combines Barnsley artist Tony Heald's two passions in life – art and education.

https://t.co/xWquGtS8Xo

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2020-10-03

Sadly, museums can't yet host surgeries with (finders please contact Amy.Downes.org.uk), but here are some recent finds from the nine S & W Yorkshire authority areas, starting with



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2020-07-21

A-Z of - Town Centre -

Too many photos & stories to choose from!

Here's a snapshot of Barnsley Town Hall over the years, including construction photo in 1933, pre town hall in 1925, VE Day in 1945 and a view of the town in the 1960s

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2020-07-08

A-Z of - Royston -

in 1927 there was an eclipse and Rosyton celebrated! (we have a photo from Penistone from that eclipse too)

Women Against Pit Closures - Royston Drift & a photo of the march back to work after the 1984 miners' strike

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2020-06-29

The Barnsley Badger map I had to build to plot the most efficient route - didn't save the final thing, but it took longer to create than playing the actual game itself 😉

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2020-06-19

Hand’s up if you are missing your hairdresser!!! We haven’t quite resorted to the clippers yet – here is today’s

George Cattermole (1800-1868)
Queen Mary's Bedchamber, Holyrood Palace, late 19th century
Watercolour
Cooper Gallery Collection

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2020-05-06

More to make you smile and forget all about your wig woes…..

Thomas Appleton (1854 – 1924) after Daniel Gardner
Lady Rushout and Children, late 19th century
Mezzotint on Indian Paper

Cooper Gallery Collection

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2020-05-02



Madeline Moore (nee De Mirimonde) was a Barnsley based artist who had a talent for copying Old Master paintings. Her family were friends with the Cooper's.

These are her paintings of Samuel Joshua & Fanny Cooper

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2020-03-08

Barnsley fans, who else do we need to include in our rubbishly-drawn Tykes disasterpiece?

So far we've done:
Shipperley
Moses
Dyer
Ward
Hristov
De Zeeuq
Fleming
Kay
Nardiello
Barnard
Watson
Howard
Hammill
Hignett
Hassell
Eaden
Hendrie
& Redfearn

18 down. 18 spaces left...

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2020-02-10

Have you visited Barnsley's newest festival yet? is now open!

🕒 Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm

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2019-12-17

Finishing up this UV painting for ahead of the installation launch tomorrow

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2019-11-28

Have you been to see the Pears & Apples exhibition at the yet?

Elisabeth Dowle is one of the world’s most respected and talented Botanical Artists. You definitely won't want to miss her beautiful watercolours of Pears & Apples. https://t.co/2GGpRD1eN9

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2019-07-12

...none other than Giacomo Fromaggio the talented mouse-baritone from Barnsley ;o)

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2019-02-21