Projects

We continue to be part of great local projects that preserve and promote the heritage of Barnsley. In this section you can read an overview of each project and view online resources we have created.

Remotely Digital - digital volunteering

Remotely Digital - digital volunteering

'Remotely Digital' was a remote digital volunteering initiative with the aim of breaking down barriers to opportunities in the heritage sector. Read along to some of the oral history recordings that our volunteers carefully transcribed.

Service Please!

Service Please!

Remembering the Barnsley British Co-Operative Society. This National Lottery Heritage Fund project enabled us to research and exhibit the story of a much-loved local business which was at the heart of our communities.

'Light Lines' - Somme Commemorative Artwork

'Light Lines' - Somme Commemorative Artwork

The 1st of July 2016 marked the centenary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. On that day, around 300 Barnsley men lost their lives. To commemorate this anniversary, a new piece public art was commissioned and is on permanent display in Churchfields Peace Gardens.

Wentworth Castle College of Education

Wentworth Castle College of Education

This project to catalogue the records of Wentworth Castle College of Education was made possible by a joint project between Barnsley Archives and Local Studies and the National Trust.