- Road Closure - Lee Lane, Millhouse Green, closed
for three days from 14th May,
from Bullhouse Mill to Catshaw Lane, for installing telecoms.
- RBL Club Trip -
Weds 23rd July, 8.15am, to Skegness this year.
Booking forms available at Penistone RBL.
- Spring Fayre - Sat 16th May, 10 - 11.30am, St Mary's RC Church, Talbot Rd. Stalls, refreshments. In aid of CAFOD.
- PTC Annual Meeting - Monday 18th May, 7pm, Spring Vale Room, St John’s Community Centre. Equivalent to an AGM, this meeting has the special power to decide who does what for 2026 to 2027 as in Standing Orders (
 , pp 9-11). The Agenda has much of the following but is laid out differently:
- To elect Penistone Town Mayor, 2026-7 and sign the acceptance form. The new Mayor takes up the Chair to preside over the rest of the meeting. The retiring Mayor passes on the chain of office to the new Mayor.
- To elect the Deputy Mayor, 2026-7, (also to be available as Vice-Chair) and sign the acceptance form.
- To Resolve that any councillors who have not signed paperwork will do so by an agreed date.
- Apologies and reasons for absence.
- Declarations of pecuniary interests, etc.,
- Consider whether excluding the public from items of this meeting would be prejudicial to the public interest (!),
- Nominate a Mayor Elect for 2027-8 (likely to become next year's Town Mayor),
- Review Standing Orders and committee requirements;
- Elect Chairs and Members of PTC sub-committees. The Mayor is automatically ex-officio to all sub-committees.
- Composition of 'Asset Transfer Working Group' relating to an ongoing transfer of assets.
- Composition of various boards and bodies.
These local charities have long histories.
- National School Trustees, two representatives,
- Samuel Wordsworth Charity, one representative,
- Yorkshire Local Councils Association (YLCA), one representative,
- Hoylandswaine Almshouses, two representatives,
- PGS Foundation Trust. five representatives, three-year term with one expiring in June 2026,
- Approve or otherwise various Minutes, including 2025 Annual Meeting (),
- Councillor conduct (Code of Conduct training may be available following the adoption of the LGA Code of Conduct in 2025),
- Report by Town Clerk on PTC operations,
- Banking, expenditure and financial Reports,
- Consideration of grant applications,
- Planning Application recommendations,
- Confirm the time and date of the next Ordinary TC meeting.
Public and Press may observe and record meetings (Openness Guide 2014 , Sec. 4) but may be excluded by Resolution for confidential items with reasons declared, in accordance with Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960. Decisions take immediate effect. The new Mayor will choose the Mayor's charities for 2026 - 2027. On conclusion of PTC business, some sort of 'Mayor-making' gathering might occur. Penistone Town Council (Fb).
- Saturday Markets - New for 2026:
themed Saturday markets in the borough's four market venues. Stall-holders can email them at Place Management to book a place. See BMBC Local Markets for dates. The themes:
- Second Hand Saturdays - (2nd May) Vintage items, second-hand bargains and 'brilliant one-offs.'
- Bites and Brews (aka Food and drink) - (9th May) Artisan, homemade and local produce.
- Little Green Market (aka 'Grown produce and flowers') - (16th May) Growers and traders offer 'sustainable, natural and eco-friendly items,' no doubt fertilised with the very best BS from Barnsley.
- Creators Collective (aka 'Arts and crafts') - (23rd May) Creators, makers, and skilled craftspeople.
Besides the silly theme names, it is a brave attempt to rejuvenate trade at Penistone's Saturday markets, which had been adversely affected by prolonged bad weather. The themed Saturday markets do not affect the usual busy Thursday Market Days in Penistone.
- 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.
- PACT Meetings - Penistone PACT will in future cover Penistone East and West BMBC Wards, and the Dodworth BMBC Ward. Henceforth, meetings will be held in rotation at locations within the area.
The next Penistone PACT meeting is Thurs 2nd July, 6pm, Community Centre.
After that it is in September.
PTC PACT
Meetings
and SY Police.
- Penistone Banking Hub - This is a very useful local asset and we must support it, 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 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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Visitor Information - Penistone Library and Penistone Church for local leaflets, maps and general information. 