Strongly encouraged by many organisation and interest groups in the area, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is applying to the Heritage Lottery Fund for a grant towards the establishment of a community heritage centre for the town. 

The Experience Barnsley bid, as it has become known, envisages using the architecturally important Town Hall as a hub for heritage-related activities across the borough.  Under the plans set out in the bid, the Town Hall will house a community museum, historical archives, a local history library, exhibition areas, a learning resource centre, a play area, an art gallery and much more. 

If you wish to see Barnsley at the forefront of urban renaissance in Yorkshire and show your pride in our heritage and people, please support Barnsley’s Heritage Lottery Fund Bid.   With your support we can do something significant to increase quality of facilities in our town and in turn promote confidence and community pride in our town and its people.  Click here to record your support.