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Events @ Peter Jackson’s Hear My Voice: Hear My Voice:
Kate Fox - The Women of Tin
They Shall Not Grow Old
Ian McMillan Welcomes
Experience Saturday 16 February Saturday 9 March Barnsley’s New Poet Laureate
10.30am - 12.30pm | 1.30pm - 3.30pm
12pm
Monday 25 March
Barnsley They Shall Not Grow Old is a 2018 Stopping off amidst a northern tour of her 6.15pm - 7pm
documentary film directed and produced by funny and thought-provoking show ‘Where Join us for the Laureate’s showcase, where
Portable Antiquities Scheme Peter Jackson. The film was created using There’s Muck, There’s Bras’, stand up poet our current Barnsley Poet Laureate, Ian
Finds Surgery original footage of World War I from the and Radio 4 regular Kate Fox takes residence McMillan, will be handing over his crown to
Thursday 10 January Imperial War Museum’s archives, most of it in the Experience Barnsley Museum, Learning welcome Barnsley’s new Poet Laureate, Eloise
1pm - 3pm previously unseen, alongside audio from BBC Lab, in a quest to celebrate the heritage and Unerman. Eloise has been an apprentice poet
and IWM interviews of British servicemen culture of Northern working-class women. for a while preparing for the role, writing
Drop-in session with your local Archaeological
who fought in the conflict. Inspired by archive materials and the real poems inspired by the Barnsley Museums’
Officer. Bring along your archaeological finds
stories of the women who worked at the sites and collections.
for identification and recording. Free Event
‘Greatest Tin Factory in the World’ Barnsley
Running time: 95 minutes Refreshments served from 5.30pm
Free drop-in activity Canister Company, Kate will lead writing
Rated 15
workshops and conversations to inspire new Free activity.
For more information contact Amy Downes Tickets available via Eventbrite
writing. The end result will form a new poetic To book a place please email
at amy.downes@wyjs.org.uk or visit HearMyVoice@barnsley.gov.uk
www.finds.org.uk Stories Galore! response created exclusively for Barnsley
February Half-Term Museums in honour of the Barnsley Canister
Family History Surgeries Wednesday 20 | Friday 22 | Company Exhibition. Kate returns to Barnsley Hands On History:
Discovery Centre Saturday 23 February at the opening of the exhibition on Saturday Corah’s Factory
Wednesday 16 January 11am | 12pm | 1.30pm | 2.30pm | the 13th of April to share her poem. Discovery Centre
Tuesday 19 February 3.30pm Free activity. Thursday 28 March
Tuesday 19 March To book a place please email 10am - 4pm
10am - 4pm Experience Barnsley as never before, HearMyVoice@barnsley.gov.uk
unlocking the stories in the objects on display Barnsley once had a string of clothing
Uncover the stories in your family tree by with Chris Cade, story teller extraordinaire. factories employing hundreds of local people.
booking onto a free 30 minute session with a Corah’s at Worsbrough Bridge is one of the
Free drop-in activity
member of the Archives team and discover Sessions last approx. 30mins most well-known. Did you work there? Do
how you can start your research. Suitable for all the family. you have memories of the factory? Come
along and explore our photographs and
Free activity
archives relating to the factory.
Booking Essential.
Please call: 01226 773950 Free drop-in activity