Barnsley Civic Schedule

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Following the Local Government Act 1972, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council took control of surrounding towns, villages and adopted them as part of Barnsley.

The design has been entered for national and international awards.

Hits include '747 (Strangers In The Night), 'And The Bands Played On', and 'Wheels Of Steel'.Shaun Dooley ActorSimon Hirst (1976-present) Radio presenter, former host of hit40uk on commercial radio throughout the UKStan Richards (1930-2005) ActorStephen Lodge (1952-present) a former Premier League referee, who retired from top-flight officiating at the end of the 2000-2001 season.Stuart Bennett (1959-present) Professional Snooker RefereeThe Danse Society A positive punk group from Barnsley, active from 1981 to 1987.Toby Foster Radio Sheffield presenter, standup comic and actorTommy Taylor (1932-1958) Professional footballer, one of the 'Busby Babes' (or Manchester United under the management of Sir Matt Busby) who was killed in the Munich air disasterWilf Copping (1909-1980) Footballer who played for England 20 times.Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst (1895-1982) Commander-in-Chief Royal Indian Air Force, Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Guernsey Geoffrey Howse (1955-present) actor, local historian and author, was a student at Barnsley School of Art 1973-75. John Arden playwright was born in Barnsley on 26 October 1930.English author Chris Roberts quips that the “small town” of Barnsley is “a couple hundred miles north of London geographically, but several time zones away culturally”.Chris Roberts, Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind Rhyme, Thorndike Press, 2006 (ISBN 0-7862-8517-6)Barnsley is home to a proud tradition of brass bands, which were originally created as social clubs for the mining communities.

The band has performed in Hyde Park during the Last Night of the Proms.The 'Bard of Barnsley' Ian McMillan writes a column in the local paper, the Barnsley Chronicle.

Barnsley also hosts BOMfest which is an outdoor summer music festival which caters for unsigned local and national artists which made the Daily Telegraph top 100 U.K.Summer festivals in 2009.Barnsley Council operates three museums, Cannon Hall, the Cooper Gallery and Worsbrough Mill.

The Domesday village became known as "Old Barnsley", and a town grew up on the new site.David Hey, Medieval South YorkshireThe monks erected a chapel-of-ease dedicated to Saint Mary, which survived intact until 1820 , and established a market.