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]]> false Barnsley Museums info+64590283745be200115798fe@mg-eu.acast.com 64590283745be200115798fe barnsley-museums-natters episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1683554886561-8a4451eaced992abb45ed895a453b1a9.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/barnsley-museums-natters Barnsley Museums Natters <![CDATA[Ep4: International Women's Day]]> Sun, 08 Mar 2026 06:39:03 GMT 35:55 69a69b2506668de720279b19 false https://shows.acast.com/barnsley-museums-natters/episodes/ep4-international-womens-day 69a69b2506668de720279b19 64590283745be200115798fe ep4-international-womens-day full 3 4 We're celebrating International Women's Day 2026 with a selection of interviews from our collection featuring some recognisable Barnsley voices and others we'll introduce you to for the first time: Rita Britton, the Barnsley fashion icon, Dorothy Hyman the Olympic champion, 'Mrs Barnsley' Mel Dyke. Prof Selina Wray, Dana Kubick who designed tins for the Barnsley Canister company and Gail Haimes shares her memories of working at Slazengers.


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]]> Ep3: Stan Richards and Geoffrey Hutchinson Ep3: Stan Richards and Geoffrey Hutchinson Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:53:07 GMT 30:39 69932140b1ca974bbcb966fd false https://shows.acast.com/barnsley-museums-natters/episodes/ep3-stan-richards-and-geoffrey-hutchinson 69932140b1ca974bbcb966fd 64590283745be200115798fe ep3-stan-richards-and-geoffrey-hutchinson full 3 3 After a short break we're back with regular episodes in 2026 as we make more of our oral history interviews available online for the first time. It's been 21 years since Stan Richards passed away but he is still fondly remembered, this interview was recorded by John Kelly for the Second Sight magazine in 1983. You will hear more interviews from these tapes later in the series.


The second half of this episode pays tribute to Geoffrey Hutchinson who died in January 2025, without his hard work and dedication there probably wouldn't be a Maurice Dobson Museum and Heritage Centre here today. Geoff was the first chair of the museum and was responsible along with a small group of volunteers for the first National Lottery Heritage Funding in South Yorkshire. The interview is a longer version which featured in Memories of Maurice


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]]> After a short break we're back with regular episodes in 2026 as we make more of our oral history interviews available online for the first time. It's been 21 years since Stan Richards passed away but he is still fondly remembered, this interview was recorded by John Kelly for the Second Sight magazine in 1983. You will hear more interviews from these tapes later in the series.


The second half of this episode pays tribute to Geoffrey Hutchinson who died in January 2025, without his hard work and dedication there probably wouldn't be a Maurice Dobson Museum and Heritage Centre here today. Geoff was the first chair of the museum and was responsible along with a small group of volunteers for the first National Lottery Heritage Funding in South Yorkshire. The interview is a longer version which featured in Memories of Maurice


Our next episode will be released in time for International Women's Day in March

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]]> Christmas Special - A 1980s Barnsley Christmas Christmas Special - A 1980s Barnsley Christmas Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:50:09 GMT 51:52 6943dc8089ee5e06fd63eeee false https://shows.acast.com/barnsley-museums-natters/episodes/christmas-special-a-1980s-barnsley-christmas 6943dc8089ee5e06fd63eeee 64590283745be200115798fe christmas-special-a-1980s-barnsley-christmas full 3 2 For our Christmas special this year we are taking you back to the 1980s, with a selection of clips from the Second Sight, a talking magazine for the blind and partially sighted that began in December 1982.


These cassette recordings will form the basis of our podcast in 2026 - Future episodes will feature interviews with Stan Richards and Ashley Jackson

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These cassette recordings will form the basis of our podcast in 2026 - Future episodes will feature interviews with Stan Richards and Ashley Jackson

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]]> Ep1: Dickie Bird Ep1: Dickie Bird Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:17:47 GMT 31:38 692db1b2fcd33ebbab52a530 false https://shows.acast.com/barnsley-museums-natters/episodes/dickie-bird 692db1b2fcd33ebbab52a530 64590283745be200115798fe dickie-bird full 3 1 Welcome back to the Barnsley Museums Natters podcast, we're taking you back to the 1980s for the majority of this series and exploring a series of cassette tapes. Second Sight was a talking newspaper which launched in 1982, and for the first time these recordings are being shared online.


We begin with an interview with Dickie Bird, take a tour of the Mayor's parlour and hear from the then Mayor Ken Rispin as he and the mayoress look back on the mayoral year. There will be regular episodes of our podcast in 2026 featuring lots of archive interviews that are being shared online for the first time.

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]]> Welcome back to the Barnsley Museums Natters podcast, we're taking you back to the 1980s for the majority of this series and exploring a series of cassette tapes. Second Sight was a talking newspaper which launched in 1982, and for the first time these recordings are being shared online.


We begin with an interview with Dickie Bird, take a tour of the Mayor's parlour and hear from the then Mayor Ken Rispin as he and the mayoress look back on the mayoral year. There will be regular episodes of our podcast in 2026 featuring lots of archive interviews that are being shared online for the first time.

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]]> The Barnsley Carol (Christmas Eve) by Arthur Godfrey The Barnsley Carol (Christmas Eve) by Arthur Godfrey Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:00:11 GMT 17:37 6765321c621cdde43a139317 false https://shows.acast.com/barnsley-museums-natters/episodes/the-barnsley-carol-christmas-eve-by-arthur-godfrey 6765321c621cdde43a139317 64590283745be200115798fe the-barnsley-carol-christmas-eve-by-arthur-godfrey full

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]]> #Strike40 In conversation with.....Arthur Scargill in 1983 #Strike40 In conversation with.....Arthur Scargill in 1983 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:37:34 GMT 15:21 671a236e3064e9425dfd961b false https://www.experience-barnsley.com/strike40 671a236e3064e9425dfd961b 64590283745be200115798fe strike40-in-conversation-witharthur-scargill-in-1983 A pre strike interview where John Kelly chats with Arthur about his life and influences full 2 8 There's lots of interviews online with Arthur Scargill that focus on his involvement in the miners strike. In this interview that pre-dates the strike John Kelly focuses on Arthur's formative years in Barnsley, his interests and influences away from the pit. This is the first time this interview has been shared online, it's from a recently digitised cassette tape from a Barnsley Archives collection.


Recorded in 1983 for the Second Sight magazine created especially for the blind and partially sighted, we are currently working through the collection and will share more interviews in the near future.


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]]> There's lots of interviews online with Arthur Scargill that focus on his involvement in the miners strike. In this interview that pre-dates the strike John Kelly focuses on Arthur's formative years in Barnsley, his interests and influences away from the pit. This is the first time this interview has been shared online, it's from a recently digitised cassette tape from a Barnsley Archives collection.


Recorded in 1983 for the Second Sight magazine created especially for the blind and partially sighted, we are currently working through the collection and will share more interviews in the near future.


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]]> <![CDATA[ #Strike40 Kenneth O’Mara shares his memories of Elsecar and the miners' strike]]> Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:49:04 GMT 18:53 66ed8b60c63b952f9ad67283 false https://shows.acast.com/barnsley-museums-natters/episodes/strike40-kenneth-omara-shares-his-memories-of-elsecar-and-th 66ed8b60c63b952f9ad67283 64590283745be200115798fe strike40-kenneth-omara-shares-his-memories-of-elsecar-and-th full 2 7

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]]> <![CDATA[#Strike40 Gerald O'Brien shares his memories of Elsecar Main Colliery]]> Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:24:47 GMT 16:42 66cf2524798a02eed43fff58 false http://www.experience-barnsley.com/strike40 66cf2524798a02eed43fff58 64590283745be200115798fe strike40-gerald-obrian-shares-his-memoires-of-elsecar-main-c full 2 6

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]]> #Strike40 - Women Against Pit Closures - Rally at Barnsley Civic Hall, May 1984 #Strike40 - Women Against Pit Closures - Rally at Barnsley Civic Hall, May 1984 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:15:21 GMT 20:06 66be1b89844d44515379aa99 false http://www.experience-barnsley.com/strike40 66be1b89844d44515379aa99 64590283745be200115798fe women-against-pit-closures full 2 5 The interviews in this episode were recorded on 12th May 1984 at a large Women Against Pit Closures rally at the Barnsley Civic Hall. The event was much larger than expected with an estimated 10,000 women travelling from all parts of the country to the event at the civic hall and had 40 speakers. You are about to hear speeches by Ann Hunter (chairperson of rally), Lorraine Hunter, two miners' wives from Nottinghamshire and Arthur Scargill. Interviews with Chris Hall (of Barnsley Women Against Pit Closures), various miners' wives, nurses from South Wales raining community, miners' wives from Wales, and Susan Sykes, miner's wife from Grimethorpe.


Special thanks to Sheffield Archives for digitising the cassette and allowing us to make it available in this podcast.

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]]> The interviews in this episode were recorded on 12th May 1984 at a large Women Against Pit Closures rally at the Barnsley Civic Hall. The event was much larger than expected with an estimated 10,000 women travelling from all parts of the country to the event at the civic hall and had 40 speakers. You are about to hear speeches by Ann Hunter (chairperson of rally), Lorraine Hunter, two miners' wives from Nottinghamshire and Arthur Scargill. Interviews with Chris Hall (of Barnsley Women Against Pit Closures), various miners' wives, nurses from South Wales raining community, miners' wives from Wales, and Susan Sykes, miner's wife from Grimethorpe.


Special thanks to Sheffield Archives for digitising the cassette and allowing us to make it available in this podcast.

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]]> <![CDATA[#Strike40 Cllr Mick Stowe shares his memories of the 1984 Miners' Strike]]> Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:04:25 GMT 17:50 66a25b698fff78affaf8227f false https://www.elsecar-heritage.com/elsecar-building-bridges-project 66a25b698fff78affaf8227f 64590283745be200115798fe strike40-cllr-mick-stowe-shares-his-memories-of-the-1984-min full 2 4

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]]> #Strike40 Brian Elliott in conversation with Ernest Kaye #Strike40 Brian Elliott in conversation with Ernest Kaye Thu, 02 May 2024 14:22:04 GMT 20:32 6633a18c9ddc270013a7da90 false https://www.barnsley-museums.com/podcast 6633a18c9ddc270013a7da90 64590283745be200115798fe ernest-kaye Recorded in 2004, Brian speaks with Ernest Kaye about his lifetime down the mines, including his striking memories full 2 3

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]]> #Strike40 Brian Elliott in conversation with Michael Taylor about his mining memories #Strike40 Brian Elliott in conversation with Michael Taylor about his mining memories Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:30:21 GMT 24:22 6602b1cd901fca00164c1828 false https://www.experience-barnsley.com/strike40 6602b1cd901fca00164c1828 64590283745be200115798fe strike40-brian-elliott-in-conversation-with-michael-taylor-a full 2 2

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]]> #Strike40 Barnsley Women Against Pit Closures - Betty Cook #Strike40 Barnsley Women Against Pit Closures - Betty Cook Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:12:44 GMT 25:43 65e71a4dd6ce100017662a73 false https://www.experience-barnsley.com/strike40 65e71a4dd6ce100017662a73 64590283745be200115798fe strike40-betty-cook full 2 1 Betty Cook was a founding member of the Barnsley Miners Wives Action Group which led to the formation of The Woman Against Pit Closures in Barnsley. This interview was recorded in 2009 as part of The South Yorkshire Women In Industry lottery funded project.


It is being shared for the first time as part of Barnsley Museums' year-long programme of events marking 40 years since the Miners' Strike. For more details, visit our website

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]]> Betty Cook was a founding member of the Barnsley Miners Wives Action Group which led to the formation of The Woman Against Pit Closures in Barnsley. This interview was recorded in 2009 as part of The South Yorkshire Women In Industry lottery funded project.


It is being shared for the first time as part of Barnsley Museums' year-long programme of events marking 40 years since the Miners' Strike. For more details, visit our website

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]]> The Barnsley Carol - Christmas Eve by Arthur Godfrey (1933) vocals by Tegwen Roberts (2023) The Barnsley Carol - Christmas Eve by Arthur Godfrey (1933) vocals by Tegwen Roberts (2023) Tue, 19 Dec 2023 09:34:47 GMT 3:12 658163ba6a3a580016a1c908 false https://barnsleymuseums.art.blog/2023/12/12/a-barnsley-christmas-eve-carol-1933/ 658163ba6a3a580016a1c908 64590283745be200115798fe the-barnsley-carol bonus 1 7 A Christmas message from Barnsley Museums, featuring a Barnsley carol 'Christmas Eve' written by Arthur Godfrey and published in the Barnsley Chronicle in December 1933. With photographs of Barnsley at Christmas from Barnsley Archives.


Read our blog to learn more about the carol https://barnsleymuseums.art.blog/2023/12/12/a-barnsley-christmas-eve-carol-1933/

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]]> A Christmas message from Barnsley Museums, featuring a Barnsley carol 'Christmas Eve' written by Arthur Godfrey and published in the Barnsley Chronicle in December 1933. With photographs of Barnsley at Christmas from Barnsley Archives.


Read our blog to learn more about the carol https://barnsleymuseums.art.blog/2023/12/12/a-barnsley-christmas-eve-carol-1933/

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]]> <![CDATA[Ep6: In conversation with Dickie Bird, Dorothy Hyman, Mel Dyke & Stanley Race]]> Fri, 10 Nov 2023 20:03:58 GMT 25:41 654e8c6cfd344d001395bb4c false https://shows.acast.com/barnsley-museums-natters/episodes/ep6-in-conversation-with-dickie-bird-dorothy-hyman-mel-dyke- 654e8c6cfd344d001395bb4c 64590283745be200115798fe ep6-in-conversation-with-dickie-bird-dorothy-hyman-mel-dyke- full 1 6

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]]> Ep5: In conversation with Jennifer Robertson from Kyte Photography Ep5: In conversation with Jennifer Robertson from Kyte Photography Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:54:07 GMT 10:31 653ba4e004ed9500125ab9b2 false https://shows.acast.com/barnsley-museums-natters/episodes/ep5-in-conversation-with-jennifer-robertson-from-kyte-photog 653ba4e004ed9500125ab9b2 64590283745be200115798fe ep5-in-conversation-with-jennifer-robertson-from-kyte-photog Award-winning portrait and commercial photographer Jennifer Robertson speaks to us about her career to date and her connections with Experience Barnsley Museum full 1 5

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]]> Ep4: In conversation with....Dave Allemby Ep4: In conversation with....Dave Allemby Sun, 15 Oct 2023 10:19:50 GMT 15:28 652bbccabfc089001232e21c false https://shows.acast.com/barnsley-museums-natters/episodes/ep4-in-conversation-withdave-allemby 652bbccabfc089001232e21c 64590283745be200115798fe ep4-in-conversation-withdave-allemby Dave took part in the Olympic torch relay back in 2012 and donated his torch and other objects to the museum. We talk to him about his love of running and volunteering full

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]]> Ep3: 10 Years of Exhibitions @ Experience Barnsley Museum Ep3: 10 Years of Exhibitions @ Experience Barnsley Museum Thu, 28 Sep 2023 14:40:26 GMT 20:22 6515905a48b6c80011691884 false http://www.experience-barnsley.com/WeAre10 6515905a48b6c80011691884 64590283745be200115798fe ep2-10-years-of-exhibitions-experience-barnsley-museum We also hear from Steven Skelley, Community Heritage Curator full 1 3

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]]> Ep2: Opening of Experience Barnsley Museum Ep2: Opening of Experience Barnsley Museum Thu, 14 Sep 2023 11:11:01 GMT 21:04 6502ea457400c0001141c96e false http://www.experience-barnsley.com/WeAre10 6502ea457400c0001141c96e 64590283745be200115798fe opening-of-experience-barnsley Staff share their memories about opening day and beyond full 1 2

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]]> Ep1: Making A Museum - 10 Years of Experience Barnsley Museum Ep1: Making A Museum - 10 Years of Experience Barnsley Museum Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:34:41 GMT 22:06 64ef99d19a27a500111e520a false http://www.experience-barnsley.com/WeAre10 64ef99d19a27a500111e520a 64590283745be200115798fe episode-one Welcome to a new podcast from Barnsley Museums! This series celebrates 10 years of Experience Barnsley full 1 1 Experience Barnsley Museum & Discovery Centre opened to the public on 27th June 2013. This podcast celebrates 10 years of the museum, looking back at how the museum was created, favourite moments since 2013 as well as looking to the future and in the second half of this series chatting to people who have been with us from the start


We're celebrating 10 years of Experience Barnsley on our website www.experience-barnsley.com/WeAre10

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]]> Experience Barnsley Museum & Discovery Centre opened to the public on 27th June 2013. This podcast celebrates 10 years of the museum, looking back at how the museum was created, favourite moments since 2013 as well as looking to the future and in the second half of this series chatting to people who have been with us from the start


We're celebrating 10 years of Experience Barnsley on our website www.experience-barnsley.com/WeAre10

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