- Volunteer Awards 2025 - Penistone Ward Alliance has launched their Volunteer Awards 2025, to recognise volunteers working in the BMBC Penistone East and West Wards.
To nominate a worthy group, individual or business for an award, please email Penistone Area Team for a nomination form or call Rebecca on
07741 168 811.
Award categories are shown on their Facebook (image), where this was posted 8th Aug. Closing deadline is Fri 19th Sept 2025.
- Penistone Agricultural Show -
The date is Sat 13th Sept (second Saturday of September). Show tickets are available with cheaper prices before the end of August (online Tickets). Please note that paper ticketswill also be available for cash from the DiY shop on Bridge Street, across from the Cop Shop. Pen Show (Fb), see also Trade Stalls.
- Penistone Library Refurbishment - The Library closes Weds 3rd Sept 2025 for refurbishment and is temporarily removing to the old 'Carnegie Free Library' (top office) in the Town Hall building, to open Mon 8th Sept 2025. They aim to return to the High Street Library in April 2026, as a 'Community Hub' ( = Library). Also, BMBC members claim to be 'incredibly excited' - thereby risking their credibility. Details.
- Parks and Open Spaces - Open spaces in our area are earmarked for funded improvements. BMBC says:
'The parks and open spaces investment programme aims to make high-quality and visible improvements to parks and open spaces across the Barnsley borough.'
Each of the six Area Councils has been allocated £25,000 for improvements in parks and green spaces to make a noticeable difference to local community
spaces. We can expect high-quality and visible improvements
to such as footways, lighting, plants, play equipment, etc.
Some time soon.
- Yorkshire Water - A hosepipe ban is in force and includes you washing the car with a power-washer. I saw you mate.
Yorkshire Water customers must not using hosepipes for such as:
- Watering the garden or plants in your garden at home,
- Cleaning private vehicles or boats (my yacht is staying mucky),
- Filling or maintaining a swimming pool, paddling pool, hot tub or cold-water plunge pool at home,
- Filling or maintaining a domestic pond or ornamental fountain,
- Cleaning your home’s walls or windows yourself,
- Cleaning paths, patios or artificial outdoor surfaces.
But you can do them using water from a bucket or watering can, or water not sourced from the mains, such as bath water, rainwater butt or from private borehole. Yorkshire Water.
- Huddersfield Railway Station Closures -
From Sat 30th August to Sun 7th Sept, and weekend 27th, 28th Sept,
services from Sheffield on the Penistone Line will start and terminate at Penistone station, with rail replacement services between Penistone and Huddersfield (all stops), and between Barnsley and Huddersfield (direct).
From Mon 8th Sept until Fri 26th Sept, the Sheffield service will start and terminate at Berry Brow with rail replacement services between Berry Brow and Huddersfield (all stops).
More Info: Penistone Line Partnership.
Check trains at National Rail.
- Barnsley Borough Activities - See their latest Update. Some are in the Penistone area.
- Crims on the Loose - There have been remarks and photographs about ex-cons touring the district, knocking on doors and claiming to be on a rehabilitation scheme, which the Police denies. Some are very aggressive. Given it is the school holidays, we can guess that they are looking at which homes are unoccupied, points of access and levels of security.
Please be observant and note any suspicious or furtive activities, door cams, CCTV, odd noises in the night, car registrations, descriptions (okay, they all dress the same), etc., for any possible follow-up by the Police.
- Penistone Country Market - Thursday Market Day mornings. This has returned to the Community Centre on Church Street, having been at the Scout Hut for several months. Normal service is resumed.
- Penistone Film Festival - Deadline moved to 1st September. A great new event for Penistone this year. Amateur film-makers are invited to submit their modern, silent short-film creations (and numerous other categories) for this big weekend event 18th/19th October 2025 at the Paramount (24 fps Framerate is best for cinema projection). Interest is good, see website: PenFilmFest and Facebook.
- Trans-Pennine Trail - Based in Barnsley, TPT (Fb) has some Children's Activity Packs for the summer.
- Penistone Banking Hub - Weekdays, 9am to 5pm, Resource Centre, Community Centre car park. Customers can pay or withdraw cash more privately than at a Post Office or typical bank and privately discuss banking matters on these days (subject to change): Monday - Halifax; Tues - Lloyds; Weds - TBC; Thurs - HSBC and Fri - Natwest. NB. Halifax customers can also use Lloyds (same company). Some basic banking facilities are also available for other banks, as with the Post Office, and Cash Access UK staff are on hand to help. This is a very useful asset for Penistone but we must make it work. Get the word out - 'Use it or lose it.'
See PTC.
(Penistone Banking Hub).
- 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 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. 