- BMBC Markets Folly -
Before the next themed Saturday market on 25th July, Penistone Market Barn has been deserted on three occasions (this does not affect the busy Thursday markets). Before themes were introduced, a few stalls would turn up, such as Beryl's Bunnies, an antique stall and perhaps a cheese or crafts stall but now they have been told to stay away.
This makes no sense. If traders want to trade and the public want to buy, who gains from stopping them? This does Penistone a disservice and someone at Barnsley Council needs a good talking to.
Better still, let Penistone control it, as in the original plan, and do it better.
Then we might have much more activity in Penistone Market Barn.
There has been a large reaction to this on Penistone Community Action (facebook), the consensus being that Saturday markets ought to continue, however small, when it isn't a themed Saturday. BMBC is being heavy-handed.
Reply From Beryl's Bunnies:
'I would love to come down and do my stall, I asked them if I could come on my own they said I would be breaking the law by illegally street trading, I cannot see a problem with this as it is a public space and what obstruction would I be causing. I am missing it as much as everyone. I want to thank every one for your support and hope it will continue when and if the Saturday market begins again.'
- 'PGS Live' - Thurs 16th July 4pm, Penistone Grammar School. Tickets (on the door, cash or card): Adult £8, Child £5, Family £20. Live music, food, games. Organised by the PGS Music Department. Penistone Grammar School.
- Scout Dyke - Penistone and Stocksbridge MP Marie Tidball has raised the matter in Parliament about losing Scout Dyke outdoor pursuits centre to BMBC development. See 'Wants and Needs' below.
When its gone, its gone.
- Hosepipe Ban? - Restrictions possible from 11th July. Check Yorkshire Water's status
and hosepipe bans at Ofwat.
- Fox Valley Parking Changes - From 7am to 6pm daily, free parking is now limited to just two hours, with £3.50 for up to four hours and £7.50 all day. People now need to shop faster at Fox Valley to avoid parking fines instead of squandering money on impulse buys or wandering into Stocksbridge.
Bring a list. Penistone's Tesco allows three hours. If you spend more than a fiver at:
Zorro Lounge, Ponti's, The Old George or Shackletons Gallery coffee house, you can extend the free parking to a maximum of four hours by validating your vehicle registration. Mistakes could be costly.
- Charity Lion - A multicoloured lion has settled outside Penistone Market Barn to advertise a fund-raising effort on behalf
of Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity, for new equipment, etc. Ours is called 'Gerald' and was made by Si Homfrey as number 149 of 150 across South Yorkshire.
Pride of Yorks.
They are using multi-coloured lions as a focus so that they can empl;oy the word 'Pride' in the campaign. Subtle, eh?
Woke or not, their charitable effort is still a good one.
- PGS-Archive - It looks as though the PGS Virtual Tour is back and being updated. Great work, Mr G.
- The Millennium Patchwork - Penistone Town Council is working on a new History Section of their website, to be ready after the Town Hall building refurb.
They are looking for background to the Millennium Patchwork: 'Can anyone help out? Perhaps you have photos of the work in progress; you're one of the members who worked on it (or a relative)?'
and 'Any help with this would be greatly appreciated,
please pop in to see the Clerk at the Resource Centre or Email with any information pertaining to this matter to the Town Clerk.' Penistone Town Council (Fb).
- Penistone Film Festival 2026 - Are selling tickets for the October 17th - 18th weekend for events at Penistone Paramount and Penistone St John the Baptist Church. 'Two days of silent-style cinema, live music, filmmaker Q&As, heritage exhibitions, workshops and the vintage magic that made our first year such a success.' This is a prestigeous event for our town and will attract visitors from around the world, as in its debut last year. We should support it. See Penistone Film Festival 2026 for how to submit your creative work.
- Penistone Banking Hub - This is a very useful local asset and we must 'use it or lose it.' Open weekdays, 9am to 5pm, Resource Centre, Community Centre car park. Bank customers can pay or withdraw cash more privately than at a Post Office or bank and discuss finances in private. Schedule: Monday & Tuesday - Halifax/Lloyds; Weds - TBC; Thurs - HSBC; Fri - Natwest. Halifax and Lloyds customers have the same representative both days. Basic banking facilities are also available for other banks, as with the Post Office. Cash Access UK staff are on hand to help. They hope to move to a new building in Tesco car park some time this summer. (Penistone Banking Hub) PTC.
- The Knowledge - Penistone is a town, not village, with Sheffield S36 postcodes (our mail is not sorted in Barnsley).
Penistone Paramount is (always was) the Town Hall; Hazlehead is spelt that way; Thurlstone has no 'e' in the middle. Bridge End is two words and dinner is still at dinnertime. You are in God's Own County and the world envies you.
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Visitor Information - Penistone Library and Penistone Church for local leaflets, maps and general information. 