- Penistone Film Festival 2026 - Weekend of 17th-18th October with events at Penistone Paramount and 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, it will receive visitors from all around the world and we should support it. See Penistone Film Festival 2026 for details of how to submit your creative work.
- The George Inn -
Top marks to this Upper Denby pub.
Voted the Best
Traditional Pub in West Yorkshire by CAMRA and winner of a Culinary Excellence award for its pies.
The CAMRA Award will be presented on Mon 16th March.
Google Reviews score it 4.7 out of 5.
The George Inn, 114 Denby Lane, Upper Denby, HD8 8UE. The George (Fb).
- Empty Shops - Market Street has three empty shops (butcher's, dress shop and Holme cafe) and two more for sale at the bottom of Shrewsbury Road (former Green Keens and lady's hairdresser). What Penistone needs is variety and interest such as a shoe shop, antique shop, perhaps a charity shop and, please, we have enough cafes.
- RBL Club AGM - Sunday 1st March, Penistone Royal British Legion. About 22 Penistone RBL members attended, sufficient for the Quorum. There being no new nominations received for Committee posts, no ballot has been scheduled and all of the previous Committee posts will continue as before.
- Holme Cafe Penistone -
Opens 2nd March. The cafe with blacked-out windows on Market Street
(former Baked Boutique cake shop) has moved across the road to 22 Market Street, in the former Patties,
Chapeau, Barista & Cuccina, etc., shop.
Now this makes us all ponder what their old shop might become (not another cafe, please).
- Penistone Market Survey -
You won't have heard about this as it was publicised only on a Facebook group, thereby excluding a good many people. 'Fill in our survey to give us your thoughts. Your feedback will help shape what we prioritise next.' Complete the online Penistone Market Survey.
- Thurs 7th May Elections - According to PTC, Nomination Packs for those wishing to stand for May elections to serve on the Town Councilare available from Penistone Town Council's office (Banking Hub).
Nominations will be accepted (at Barnsley) from Tuesday 31st March to 4pm on Thurs 9th April. Barnsley MB Council has details (somewhere) of how to apply to stand for the Penistone Wards in the Barnsley Borough (what they call 'In Barnsley').
The Electoral Commission has Guidance Notes on standing for election.
(We 'stand' but Americans 'run').
- Penistone Festival of Arts - Thurs 19th to Sun 29th March. It's going to be a good one, see 'Penistone Arts Week' for details. Find a Festival booklet in Penistone Co-op, the Library, Cafe Creme or Cubley Hall.
- Anti-social Parking:
- For PCFC - Vehicles of those attending football matches are churning up the grassed area on the corner of Victoria Street. Clearly their convenience outweighs the amenity value to residents of the usually tidy lawn.
- Outside the Spar - Disabled spots are being monopolised by white vans and over-sized 4x4 SUVs.
- Park Avenue - Inconsiderate parking blocks the bus service and limits access to emergency vehicles.
- Church Street - Vehicles parked close to the Community Centre car park entrance make it very difficult for vehicles to leave the car park. Inconsiderate parking limits access to emergency vehicles.
- Castle Lane Play Area -
Barnsley Council should be ashamed of themselves for dishonouring a pledge. This is a proposal to build on an established play area, shown as such on the (definitive) Planning Explorer map. The land was donated to BMBC by a local resident on condition that it would be used exclusively for recreational purposes and it has served that purpose from the fish and chip shop days, but it looks as though efforts were made to quietly pass the plans to build there. The 'Notice of Land Disposal' was posted in an obscure place and Planning Application 2026/0002 was hard to access (I can attest to that). Something smells fishy and it's not the chippie.
The claim that 30+ neighbours were contacted appears to be exaggerated, as most of the chosen addresses were not near the site. Facebook
Group 'Penistone Community Forum'
has discussed it but it seems that those 500+ residents who signed the Change.org Petition to object to this BMBC plan would be seen as just one objection. Individuals should send in their own objections, in their own words and not copy/paste.
- Did You Know? - A green space in use as a recreational area for more than ten years can be declared a 'Village Green' to prevent any other use of it. The BMBC Planning map shows the above plot as a playing field.
- Penistone Banking Hub - Will move in June-July. Currently in the Resource Centre next to the Community Centre, subject to contract, Cash Access UK will open a new, purpose-built hub in a corner of Tesco's car park.
A pre-fabricated building will house the hub and it is expected to take about three weeks to get it up and running.
- Bad Cash Machines - The Tesco one is out of action and the Spar one cannot be trusted (card scams).
You can get £50 'Cashback' from the Co-op or Spar when you buy stuff or withdraw more from the Banking Hub or Post Office.
- Penistone Banking Hub - Use it or Lose it. Open weekdays, 9am to 5pm, Resource Centre, Community Centre car park. Customers can pay and withdraw cash more privately than at a Post Office or bank and discuss banking matters in private. Open: 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. In June it will move to a new building at Tesco car park. This is a very useful local asset and we must support it. (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. 