Events

What's on in the Penistone Area - 2008

Local Events List
Lots of the usual events came and went in 2007 but some outdoor June and August events were cancelled because of unusually heavy rain. Emley Show and Midhopestones Gala were rained off but Penistone show was timed to perfection. Not only because of the weather but it beat an animal movement ban by just a whisker.

This year, lots of food and drink occasions in Holmfirth and Huddersfield and a Jazz festival in Marsden. In Penistone, the 'Emmerdale All Stars' play a return match at Penistone Church Football Club (date to be announced) and, for the first time, Penistone Arts Festival will have interesting events scattered around our town. Art Festival events organised by PDCP, PGS, Huddersfield University, Penistone Historical Society and others.

Regular Activities
Market Day is Thursday. Farmers' Market on the second Saturday of every month. Half-day closing Weds (for some). A few Penistone shops close Saturday afternoon. Organ recitals normally 2.30pm every Sat. at the Paramount (Penistone Town Hall/Cinema) and 1pm every Thurs. at St. Andrews Church. Paramount recital tickets via box office (see below), alternatively tel. 07944 566972. See Penistone Cinema Organ Trust.

Bingo every Sunday Lunchtime and Monday evening at Penistone Church Football Club (PCFC clubhouse) (never been called 'St. John's Church Football Club' and never will be). British Legion Bingo on Monday night. Old Crown quiz night on Wednesday and British Legion 'open mike' evenings (a Karaoke talent show with sequins) on Wednesday.

Paramount Box Office Enquiries & Tickets
Tickets/enquiries for live events listed below; Tel. 01226 767532 or call in 10am - 2pm weekdays or any time when the cinema is open. Credit or debit cards accepted. Film schedule on Tel. 01226 762004 (recorded message) and Paramount website. Film suggestions to manager Brian Barnsley (email), who probably won't reply.

2008:
Jan	Tues 15^th CAMRA Night - The Huntsman, Thurlstone 'Winter Pub of the Season'.
	Thurs 24^th - Sat 2^nd Feb. 'Snow White' Paramount. Panto from Penistone Theatre Group.
Feb	Sat 9^th 'Sharp Stories' Ian McMillan Orchestra, Paramount. First visit from the 'Bard of Barnsley'. (site1 site2)
	25/2/08 - 9/3/08 Fairtrade Fortnight - Various activities for developing countries. Tradecraft stall in Comm. Centre every Thurs morning. (website)
March	Sat 1^st 'Fairtrade Fiesta', St Andrew’s Church, High St. Live music, dance and magic. Lunch and refreshments. Fairtrade tea, coffee or juice. 10.30am Razzmatazz Community Youth Musical Theatre Group 11.00am Suzanne Tomlinson, singer 12 - 1 Nosh 1.00pm Justin Middleton, magician 1.45pm Organ Music 2.30pm La Carpa Dancing School
	Sun 2^nd Dave Cartwright’s Hartcliff Hill Charity Race, for Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association. (web diary)
	Fri 7^th 'All Our Yesterdays' Paramount. Familiar song and dance numbers themed for each decade (website).
	Sat 8^th Millhouse Green MVC Celebrity Concert, Paramount
	Sun 9^th St. Patrick's Parade, Huddersfield so it is. Parade floats, Majorettes, disco, Irish pipe band and ceilidh, Irish dancers to be sure an all, fancy dress, fun, big orror. (website)
	Tues 11^th - Sat 15^th 'The King and I' Paramount. Penistone Centre Stage musical.
	Thurs 27^th - Mon 31^st Roger Tuby's Funfair on the Showground (Website)
April	Thurs 3^rd - Sun 6^th French Continental Market New St. Huddersfield. With a bit of Dutch and German thrown in. Always worth a look. French cheese for American monkeys.
	Weds 16^th 'Virgin Vie' in Rafters Bar (Wagon & Horses), Oxspring 7pm. Ladies get-together to see beauty products and to see who can hold out for the longest. Call Carol on 07876 238749 to attend. (VV. website)
	Fri 18^th 'Sleeping Beauty' Vienna Festival Ballet. Paramount 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets £17.50, £15.50, children £12.50 via the box office
May	Fri 2^th - Sun 4^th Italian Market, Holmfirth Market Hall. Look for the waving arms.
	Mon 5^th - Family day, 10am - 4pm. Scout Dike Activity Centre. Open day introducing this outdoor pursuits school with lots of activities. (Kingswood website)
	Thurs 9^th - Sat 11^th Holmfirth Folk Festival Tel. 01484 222444 (website)
	Sat 10^th 'Tea by the Sea', Pennine Sailing Club open day in aid of 'Sail4cancer', noon - 4pm, Winscar res'r Dunford Bridge. Tea and cakes and the chance of a sail. (website)
	Mon 26^th (Spring Bank holiday) Family Fun Day Cubley Hall. Face painting, music, bouncy kids and fun. (Real Ale gastropub) Tel 01226 766086 (website)
June	Sat 7^th Proms in the Park 1.30pm (wave your flags), £5. Rock Concert 7.30pm with Acoustic Angels and 3D, £8 on the gate, cheaper from Robinson's News. (website)
	Sun 8^th Penistone Parade and Penistone Gala - Showground. Adults £3, under 16s free. Theme is 20th Century Fashion (whey-hey). Stuntman, dogs, Billy Bubbles, Dismal Dearne, fun, classic cars and see the hyphenated new mayor. (website)
	Date T.B.A. Yorkshire's only Well Dressing Ceremony.
	Sat 14^th Honley Show Farnley Moor, Thurstonland Road, Farnley Tyas. (website)
	Sat 28^th The People's Prom, Greenhead Park, Hudds. Huddersfield Choral Society give a free concert (website)
July	Sat 5^th - Sun 6^th Midhopestones Village Charity Gala 2008. Just by the old 'Club Inn'. (now the Mustard Pot eatery). This event was flooded out last year. (website)
	Sat 12^thHuddersfield Carribean Carnival, from Town Hall, Huddersfield (website)
	Sat 12^th - Sun 20^th Penistone Community Arts Festival - Penistone's first ever. Sights and sounds to inspire the imagination. (Remember you read it here first in 2007) If you want to be involved, email the organiser: adampdcp@hotmail.co.uk.
Aug	The 1^st is always 'Yorkshire Day'.
	The 90^th Emley Show Still the 90^th, not the 91^st as previously advertised, seeing as last year's 90^th show was cancelled through flooding. (Website)
Sept	Sat 13^th The 136^th Penistone Show. Pre-show discount tickets from Robinson's News.
	18^th - 21^st Roger Tuby's Funfair, Showground - Print the discount vouchers (Website)
Oct	Fri 10^th- Sub 12^th Marsden Jazz Festival - various venues. (website)
Nov	Bonfire Night
	Remembrance Parade

Other Events Listings
This is by no means the 'Definitive List', as I like to include more. These local websites also maintain event listings: www.thisispenistone.co.uk, www.visitpenistone.co.uk, www.penistone.uk.com. Some more events towards Huddersfield and Holmfirth here: www.virtualhuddersfield.com/events.htm.

Notification of Events
Contact Barnsley Chronicle to notify events or news items to Joanne Wright: 01226 734263, c/o editorial@barnsley-chronicle.co.uk. Messages for the Chronicle can also be left at Robinson's News. Still no Penistone-based reporter as yet but Joanne is doing what she can from Silkstone. Use my guestbook to notify events on this page.

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