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  1. Hi, I know there are a few Barnsley folk on here, but this request is really for anybody with an interest in museums, archives or history generally. We're creating the designs for a new Museum and Archives Centre to be situated within the Town Hall in Barnsley - http://www.experiencebarnsley.co.uk The Heritage Lottery Fund have earmarked funding for the project and we hope to secure this by the end of the year. Your help and ideas are appreciated, Cheers! John What do you think makes a good museum or archives? What should we avoid doing? What topics or themes do you think should be covered? Have you got any objects, documents or memories that could be included?
  2. The Jet garage at Orgreave. They've been having a special weekend, maybe carrying on into the week: 99.9p per litre, free snacks inside, freebies (I got a football for my lad) and,strangely, giving away small glasses of wine.
  3. Ditto to all the above. Also: Include a properly written cover note or letter of application, depending on the method of applying, that shows you are really interested in the job (and haven't applied to fifty with a generic application). A little crafty this one, but if you know from experience that you come across well on the phone, it is sometimes a good idea to find an excuse to give the person a ring before submitting the application. You might end up having a chat for a couple of minutes, really impress the person and they'll be looking out for your CV. Be very careful doing this though, as it could backfire.
  4. http://www.greensheep.co.uk based over in Kiveton Park are excellent - a very impressive combination of young energy and innovation combined with business maturity and excellent client relationships. In short, they create excellent websites, the way you want them to be, with great value.
  5. Ring the NUM Headquarters at Barnsley on 01226 215555, they'll be able to sort you out. What are you interviewing him about (also, who are you doing a dissertation with, out of interest)?
  6. Pinter might be an excellent comparison - his very recent (anti)war poetry reaches very large audiences, and there are some really interesting comparisons to be made technically with the likes of Owen, Sassoon et al. I doubt many of your peers would be looking to him (or I could be totally wrong!) http://www.redpepper.org.uk/article554.html
  7. It is a fantastic museum and very much one of Sheffield's secrets. It's been going for years I think, mainly down to lots of hard work by volunteers.
  8. And not least, the pits were fairly dangerous places too, especially given the pressures of wartime production. I was talking to the Secretary/President of the Bevin Boys' National Association a few weeks ago and there is a very large national membership, organised events and suchlike. I can't remember the name of the regional secretary but I'm sure national officials will put you in touch. JT
  9. Also born in Rochdale, now living in Sharrow after a few other places, and working in Wales (S26).
  10. The charter is in Sheffield Archives - I had the good fortune to be allowed to handle the original a few weeks ago.
  11. There is something about that stretch of road which is very dangerous, as Dick suggests. Not just in recent years but for a very long time it has experienced more than its fair share of accidents. There were discussions about redesigning the road to avoid accidents and fatalities, even in the 1920s. Blaming personal error and/or speeding might explain some of the accidents, but these are clearly made worse by serious structural issues with the road layout, although what these might be I'm not in a position to know.
  12. Sorry, I should have said this wasn't intended as a submission to the December competition.
  13. On the project I've been involved in over the last year a fair few local enthusiasts have written books. Most are orthodox history which you might find interesting; one is a bit different and I find it absolutely captivating. In a model that might be of relevance here, we paired writers up with different strengths and The Pit Ponies of the Barnsley Seam is a collaboration between the principal author Frank, with prose polished by a friend and fellow local historian Keith. I think the result is fantastic, I'll let you make up your own mind. It can be downloaded free on PDF by clicking on the publications link (as can other books). If you want to hear Frank talking about his memories click on Videos/Kiveton Meadows Mining Memories/Frank: http://www.kivetonwaleshistory.co.uk John (I've been on SF for years with another username (and a member of the writing group); with permission of the mods I tend to use this username for work-related things) PS If anybody is near Kiveton Park some hot chips would be good - I'm stuck at the freezing 19th century pit offices with a broken down car!
  14. The General Cemetary has a wonderfully committed group dedicated to restoring it and ensuring public access - they work very hard indeed but I'm guessing they struggle for funding, like all such groups at the moment. I'll find a link for them. I would like to get in touch with John too, as my work is closely linked to some adult ed. work he did in the 1980s, and I would like to get his permission to recopy his booklet and distribute it to various archives. I got an old number for him a while ago but he was no longer there - it was the only number my contact with the Holberry Society had for him. Of course, the Holberry Society was only a small group with very active leading members - the amount and quality of work they turned out was very impressive indeed (most of which is in Local Studies - speaking of which, Doug might have a contact or two, I need to give him a ring later so I'll ask). I'm sure someone on here must know his details.
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