Ayup a.k.a. Yorkshire Online
Here's a treat for Tykes and fans of God's Own County. It has a rogue's gallery of famous Yorkshire men and women, although they could have left some of them off and added some others. Lots of interesting articles to read and, affirming the 'best links in Yorkshire' it links to my own website for Penistone.
www.ayup.co.uk/
British Broadcasting Corporation
The BBC has an interesting section for South Yorkshire.
www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/features/wonderful_websites/index.shtml
Barnsley Family History Society
BFHS publish inexpensive little booklets for genealogists - including 1851 census indices for local areas and 'placenames in Barnsley'. Purchase by mail order. Genealogists might be interested to know that the 1901 census is on the Internet at the Public Records Office - but at a price.
www.barnsleyfhs.co.uk/index.htm
Barnsley Life
A splendidly interesting Barnsley website. Turn up the sound and visit 'Tony the Pit Pony' - for some real South Yorkshire dialect.
www.barnsleylife.com/
Barnsley MBC
Barnsley council website includes matters relating to Penistone. Lots of information and worth a visit. See where our Council Tax goes (mostly Barnsley football club and councillor expenses).
www.barnsley.gov.uk
NB. The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (which came into force 2005) gave the public access rights to a wide range of information from all public bodies. This also applied to medical records at the doctor's surgery, although that right of access had already been established under the earlier Data Protection Act.
Barnsley council says that you must put your request for information in writing and a small charge may apply. They've buttoned most of it up. Read the pdf document on what they will not disclose. They give out info on councillors' code of conduct but not expenses! Now isn't that just what we wanted to know?
http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/bguk/Council_Democracy/Your_Right_to_Know/Freedom%20Of%20Information/Freedom_of_Information_Act
Barnsley Town Talk
Lots of interesting bits and bobs for the Barnsley area.
www.barnsley.towntalk.co.uk/
Barnsley 'Yourtown Guide'
Formerly the esteemed 'Sithi' website. A website for Barnsley and district, including Penistone. Lots of info, news, photos and what to do in the area.
Email Scott Simpson with all your latest news items.
www.barnsley.yourtownguide.com
Cannon Hall
A fine stately home, museum and gardens only about four miles from Penistone.
The farm has lots of interest for children; with an adventure playground and they can get close and cuddly with farm animals. Then they can eat them afterwards with meat from the farm shop (not much there for us veggies). They also have a delicatessen, toy and gift shop and a large licenced cafeteria ('tea rooms').
http://www.cannonhallfarm.co.uk
Dearne FM
Barnsley's radio station with some coverage of Penistone. 'Hits and Memories' on 102 and 97.1 MHz
www.dearnefm.co.uk
Denby Dale - the Home of the famous DD Pie
The famous 'pie' village about 6 miles West of Penistone, with a 'Pie Hall'. They have mill shops, a couple of pubs, a big railway viaduct like ours and a Working Men's Club the size of a postage stamp. They are almost as dotty as we are, in t' Dale.
www.denbydale.com
Denby Dale - Windfarm Protest
They don't like it up 'em, you know. The wind, that is. Here's the protest page and examples of things going wrong:
http://rawdenbydale.co.uk/news.htm
Emley Show
This annual event always takes place in August, like a bit of practice for Penistone Show in September.
Follow Wakefield Road from Denby Dale, just after Scissett. Ample parking and plenty of interesting things to see, hear, taste and do.
www.icemleyshow.co.uk/
GENUKI - Penistone
A genealogist's website with an economical history of our town.
www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Penistone
Holmfirth and the Holme Valley
Holmfirth is the main town in the Holme Valley, which stretches about eight miles from the high Pennines near Holme Moss (BBC radio mast) along the River Holme towards Huddersfield. Holmfirth is the photogenic setting of BBC tv comedy 'Last of the Summer Wine' but was previously well known for Bamforth & Co. holiday postcards. Holmfirth had a film industry long before Hollywood was even heard of.
www.area5.co.uk/holmfirth/index.htm
Home FM (Huddersfield) 107.9MHz
Based in Lockwood, this local radio station comes through well in Penistone and plays good music. Light, jolly and breezy in style.
Good traffic reports, competitions and lively chat, especially the breakfast show. 107.9MHz but it will be forgotten when PFM gets going.
www.home1079.com
Honley Show
An annual June event that has often been rained off.
http://ichuddersfield.icnetwork.co.uk/1200community/community_channel.cfm?community_id=11019700
Huddersfield Examiner
A local newspaper with a wide circulation which includes the Penistone area. Examiner readers were much concerned when our Livestock market was closed, ready for a Tescos to be built.
http://ichuddersfield.icnetwork.co.uk
Huddersfield Penistone & Sheffield Rail Users Association
Railway users' pressure group of interest to anyone who travels by train on the Penistone Line.
www.ichpsrua.co.uk
Huddersfield Pubs (BBC)
Public comments on Huddersfield hostelries:
www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/going_out/clubbing/huddersfield/your_reviews_huddersfield3.shtml
Huddersfield University
Patrick Stewart is the hands-on Chancellor of Huddersfield Uni. and comes from Mirfield, supports Huddersfield Town and pilots the Starship Enterprise. Good to know that, like Captain Cook before him, another great explorer is a Yorkshire lad. Our nearest Uni. has an outpost at Barnsley Tech.
Promo: www.startwithhuddersfield.com/
University Course Listing: http://www.hud.ac.uk/courses/index.html
I Spotted U
A new concept from this commercial website (minimum £8 to join). Something to do with finding lost friends or leaving messages for people that you spot in passing. I think it could have possibilities for people looking for a better social life or to set up a date. Someone handed me a flier for this when I was sunning myself outside the Wentworth. Terms and conditions take up a record-breaking 1,404 words!
www.ispottedu.com
Sheffield Forum
The 'Steel City' is the same distance as Huddersfield but much harder to navigate, so I don't bother going there. It has an interesting forum website here...
www.sheffieldforum.co.uk
Scores on the Doors
A listing of food hygiene inspections, county by county. Some real eye-openers in our area.
www.scoresonthedoors.org.uk/clients.php?area=YH&county=SY
Stocksbridge
Our old rivals have an interesting local website here, at the Case family's 'penguin place'.
http://stocksbridge.penguinplace.net/index.htm
South Yorkshire GB Pages
I'm often surprrised what links I find in the website stats. Here is a directory for South Yorkshire, for all who are interested in self-improvement.
http://south-yorkshire.great-british-pages.co.uk
So You Think You Know Barnsley
This is a different approach to Barnsley. A little picture quiz to see if visitors can recognise parts of Barnsley and district. Sadly, Nick Dalton has stopped updating it but there are plenty of archived pictures to play with.
www.nick.dalton.btinternet.co.uk/barnsley.htm
Trans-pennine Trail
Just what it says:
www.transpenninetrail.org.uk
UK Villages - Penistone
Speculative website, in that nobody has contributed anything useful yet.
www.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvillages.nsf/villages/Penistone-South%20Yorkshire
Yorkshire Ex-pats Forum
Ah, home at last. The fresh air, dry-stone walls, sheep, wellies and the dry wit of Yorkshire is all here in spirit.
www.yorkshireexpatsforum.com
Yorkshire from Afar
International Yorkshire Website for Ex-patriates. They say: 'A special place on the web for all of us Yorkshire folk who, ... well, we love it, but we just don't live there anymore!'. Brings a lump to your throat but we know that they must return sooner or later. Very good for news items from around the county.
www.yorkshirewebsite.com
Yorkshire Net
Another website for the White Rose county. All Yorkshire people have a duty to visit this website, like a religious pilgrimage.
Yorkshire Day is 1st August.each year. Break out the puds.
www.yorkshirenet.co.uk/yorkshireday/index.htm
Yorkshire Ridings Society
We are still in the West Riding as far as I am concerned, or just plain 'Yorkshire'. The etymology of 'Riding' comes from an old norse word 'thriddings' meaning one third. There were (are?) three old divisions within our great county. The three new divisions don't really count for much and never really 'caught on'.
www.keldale.com/ridings
Yorkshire Society
This has been set up under the patronage of the (grand old?) Duke of York. Not much detail on their website.
http://www.yorkshiresociety.org.uk
Well Dressings
"An ancient and unique Derbyshire custom". Our neighbouring county can be proud of its old tradition. Comers-in to Yorkshire have compromised the 'unique' part of that last quote. However, they do dress well. (groan!).
www.welldressing.com/
