Penistone
A Personal View of Penistone   -    The Town that Thinks it's a Village
Welcome to a personal view of Penistone, a market town in Yorkshire and 'the Cradle of Association Football.' This is a non-commercial website for the world to explore my home town and district. I hope that you will find it interesting. JB.
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Original website launched 23rd July 2000. All rights reserved. Copyright & Disclaimer. No cookies or bad language. Webstats.
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  Website Updates:     ( The Events List and History Timelines are often updated )  
May 2026 June 2026
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  News on the Street:       ( Reload for the latest updates )
  • Penistone Mayor's Parade and Gala - Sun 14th June. Mayor’s Parade sets off from Talbot Road at noon. Penistone Gala (Tickets) follows on, 12:30pm to 4pm, Showground. Pen Gala (Fb) (Fb Event), Penistone Town Council (Fb).
  • Barnsley Gift Cards - These can now be spent in 13 local places, including Cafe Creme and Penistone Tap bar.
    See Barnsley Gift Card for details and a map of participating businesses.
  • 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 any background to the Millenium 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 - Weekend of 17th - 18th October 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.' As before, visitors will arrive from around the world and we should support it. See Penistone Film Festival 2026 for details of how to submit your creative work.
  • Penistone Banking Hub - This is a very useful local asset and we must support it, as in 'use it or lose it.' Open on 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 their 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 available for other banks, as with the Post Office. Cash Access UK staff are on hand to help. In June 2026 they hope to move to a new building in Tesco car park. (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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  Wants and Needs: (Reload this page to see the latest updates)
  • School Crossing Patrol - Looking for a lollipop lady/gent for St John's Junior School, Penistone. P/T term time, £12.85 - £13.05 per hour and can be a job share. Job Ref: 50009348 / 750028. Apply via Barnsley Council Vacancies.
  • Penistone Ward Alliance Volunteer Awards 2026 - Celebrate the volunteers who make Penistone such a brilliant place to live. Nominate a person or group going above and beyond duty, such as a neighbour, young person, local group or a business. (Or 26-year website?). Categories: Volunteer of the Year, Young Volunteer, Community Group, Environmental Awards, and Outstanding Contributions to Health & Wellbeing, Sport, Arts & Culture, Older People, and Younger People. For a nomination form or more info, email penistoneteam@barnsley.gov.uk or call Rebecca on 07741 168 811. Deadline is Friday 11th September 2026. (Fb)
  • Scout Dyke (or Dike) Outdoor Centre - Campaign to re-open the recently-closed outdoor centre, BBC News item. Surveys to fill out, to assess support for re-opening, from Local Community, Schools and Stakeholders.
  • Young Performers Wanted - Auditions 28th June, Junkyard Theatre. Looking for Singers/Dancers/Actors aged 13 to 18, info@junkyardtheatrecompany.com, for Junkyard Theatre Company's 'Newsies' musical at Penistone Paramount.
  • MRT Fund-raiser Wanted - Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team (Woodhead MRT) is a Penistone-based charity supporting blue light services across South Yorkshire and staffed by volunteers responding 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They won the King's Award for Voluntary Service (London Gazette) in 2023. The team is recruiting a Fundraising Lead for grants, corporate and business sponsorship. The MRT is self-funded and relies on generous donations and sponsorship to stay operational. This role is flexible and can be time-limited to suit. If you have experience of fund-raising and time to help, they would like to speak with you. Email: srippon@woodheadmrt.org. Woodhead MRT.
  • Film Festival Sponsors Invited - For Penistone Film Festival, Fri 16th to Sun 18th October 2026. Sponsorships:
    'Host a Missing Buster' - £75, for a life-sized Buster Keaton in your shop window for a month,
    Community Sponsor - £250, for a logo in the Festival programme booklet,
    Festival Sponsor - £500, for your logo on promotional material and social media, and,
    Headline Sponsor - £1,000 plus, for a major branding presence across the event and VIP tickets.
    Or you can Donate by Paypal today. Details from Facebook. See Penistone Film Festival or Email.
  • Repairers Wanted - 'Penistone Repair Cafe' is looking for volunteer fixers at St Andrew’s Church to do their thing on the last Saturday of each month (see Regular Events) in a safe manner. Can you repair small household items? If you would like to join, please call Carmen (Penistone Area Team) on 07391 860 553.
  • Helping Pensioners and People on Low Incomes - Check 'Pension Credit' (HMG) for help with living costs (use online form to assess), More Money in your Pocket. Locals can see winter support benefits at BMBC Pension Credit. Barnsley Council has a Cost of Living help page and Warm Homes (Fb). Yorkshire Water customers might be eligible for a Social Tariff if their earnings and savings fit the requirements. For 'Warm Welcome Spaces' visit the map and search for Penistone. The nearest one listed is Denby Dale library !
  • Penistone Traders' Association - Penistone's BMBC-recognised traders' association was launched in July 2023. Local businesses, town centre shops, cafes and market traders are invited to attend their monthly meetings and share ideas. See 'Love Penistone Traders Association' on Facebook or ask Karen about it in Cafe Crème.
 BMBC Planning - BMBC Consultations - Roadwk Map - Telly - Penline walks - Pen Buses - Northern Rail - Penline Trains - Cheap Fares - Co-op Deals - CH Events
Registers - Grants - GDPR - Crime Reports - Who Called? - TelePrefS - Phishing Scams - Action Fraud - Caller Lookup - YW Callback - Highway Code
Penistone
  Local Information:
  • Information CentreVisitor Information - Penistone Library and Penistone Church for local leaflets, maps and general information.
  • Penistone, Peak and Pennine Tourism Group - Promoting the local economy and tourism, PPP&TG.
  • Penistone Shopping - See Penistone High Street (Visit Penistone), Love Penistone (Facebook).
  • Penistone Market Day - Busy market Thursdays, Penistone Market Barn (FaceBook). Adjacent two-hour parking.
  • Penistone Country Market - 10am to Noon, Market Day, Upper Hall, Community Centre, Church Street.
  • Penistone Historic Archives - 10am to 1pm, Market Day, Lower Hall, Community Centre, Church Street.
  • Banking Security Advice - 10am to noon, Market Day, Community Centre. Debbie from Natwest.
  • Saturday Morning Market - Market Barn. Small market with Andy's good fruit & veg. (Email Market Services).
  • Learner Zone - Monday 1pm to 3pm, IT suite, Penistone Library. A quiet space with internet for study, with support for job searches, job applications and interview skills. Also maths, English & IT assessments.
  • 'DIAL' Drop-in Advice - 10am to 1pm, Thurs, Top Office, Town Hall Building. No appointment needed.
    'DIAL' is a charity to help disabled people, part-funded by Penistone Area Council (BMBC).
  • Defibrillators - Call 999 and give the location for a code to open the box, then read the instructions inside.
    Clark's Chemist; Pen Community Centre; Penistone RBL; Julie's Cafe; Penistone Tesco; Spring Vale Garden; Spring Vale Chapel; St Aidan's Church Oxspring; Whitby and Chandler Spring Vale; Pen Leisure Centre; The Huntsman, Thurlstone; Millhouse Institute; Thurgoland Village Hall; Station Inn Silkstone Common; Ingbirchworth; Upper Denby phone box, Hoylandswaine Village Hall; Dog & Partridge, Bord Hill and Crowedge.
  • Scams - Forward all dodgy emails to report@phishing.gov.uk. For scam phone texts, open the message and hold your thumb on it. From the list, tap 'Forward' and send to 7726. They will want the scammer's phone number so write it down. Be wary of Facebook adverts and messages, especially from 'friends' who have passed away as they are often hacked. Avoid friend requests from unknowns to protect your contact details. You can search your own name to see if someone is trying to clone it. A fraudulent account would appear along with your genuine one. Report the fraudster and it will be terminated. See Take Five - Stop Fraud for spam advice.
  • Bank Fraud Hotline - Dial 159, choose your bank and quickly cancel your compromised bank cards.
Penistone
  Webstuff:
free counters
Eskia Computers, Spring Vale.
  'Yorkshire IT Guys' on Youtube
The Navbar BST clock gizmo uses internet time. The country gizmo was added on 25th Feb 2009.
Terry Pratchett:   'In the beginning there was nothing. And the Lord said: "Let there be light" - and there was still nothing, but now you could see it.'