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1 Penistone Line Express Issue 74 Summer 2017

2 From Your Chairman Welcome to our Summer newsletter and it really feels like summer today as the sun is shining! Let s hope the good weather continues; our railway line offers some stunning views when the sun is shining. If you haven t explored the countryside surrounding our line, then now is a great time of year to do it. Our guided walks are great for those who want some company on a walk and this summer we are introducing some slightly shorter guided walks. We are also working with S2R (see page 8) and Team Activ Barnsley to create some self-led guided walks; these will be available on our recently improved website. Thanks go to Sarah Laurel, University of Huddersfield Student who has been working with us on the website. It is very much a work in progress but we are looking for someone who is confident in the use of wordpress to help us keep the website up to date. If you can help, please contact Rowena. Recently we have been contacted by Mark Richards who is working on a book with local Barnsley poet Ian McMillan to produce a book of poetry and drawings. We look forward to the publication of this book later this year. On the topic of poetry we have had some interest shown by a poetry group in Penistone and hope to start a poetry project soon linking all of our stations together! If you have an interest in poetry and would like to get involved please get in touch. Our projects at stations have continued and we are keen to get more and more people involved; if you are a member of a local group or as an individual would like to get involved please get in touch! Back in February we were pleased to be able to handover a cheque to the Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust which was raised on our Christmas Special Train to Skipton (thanks also to the Branch Line Society who contributed too).we are hoping to run another special train next Christmas, and are looking for a local organisation to be our chosen charity. We enjoy involving local communities along the line to have fun and raise funds for those less fortunate. One of the perks of being a volunteer is the fun days out! The Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership (LMCRP) recently made an innovative bid to Northern s (Arriva Rail North s) Seed Corn Fund and has been successful in obtaining funds to develop the Bentham Line as a centre of excellence in the understanding of how community rail can help those people living with dementia, their carers and their supporters, enabling enhanced visit packages and a more positive experience for all involved. One main aim of the project is, along with our partner organisations (including Alzheimer s Research UK) to develop an innovative rail travel and destination toolkit for groups whose members have additional needs. The eventual aim will be to ensure this toolkit is transferable to other lines and train operating companies across the North and around the UK. The Penistone Line Partnership is very supportive of this project and is keen to understand how we can make train journeys easier for those living with dementia. The Kirklees Dementia Café has recently been involved with our Huddersfield Station Project. Please come along and help us to keep your stations an integral part of our community. There are lots of opportunities to get involved, if you would like to help please contact Rowena. We look forward to seeing you on the train! Neil and Rowena

Educating the passengers of the future Over the past few months we have continued to work with local schools and uniformed organisations (The Scout Movement and The Girl Guiding Association).

In addition, we specifically cover the size, weight and speed of trains, and the correct way to use level crossings.

3 Educating the passengers of the future Over the past few months we have continued to work with local schools and uniformed organisations (The Scout Movement and The Girl Guiding Association). Not only do the children learn how to behave safely on the railway, but are encouraged to interact with us through demonstrations and question and answer sessions. In addition, we specifically cover the size, weight and speed of trains, and the correct way to use level crossings. Earlier in the year Rowena visited South Crosland Junior School and led a session on STEM (Science, Technology and Maths) which focused on railways. The children had great fun constructing bridges, viaducts and tunnels from a variety of different materials, including lolly sticks, spaghetti, marshmallows and liquorice allsorts! Needless to say they also enjoyed consuming a few at the end of the session. The children learnt about different roles within the railway in which technology is used, and later visited Huddersfield Station. Scholes Infant and Junior School went on a trip to visit the Springvale Community Garden in Penistone. Prior to their trip Rowena visited the school to talk to them about staying safe on the railway. The children all had a great time, both on the train, and at Springvale garden where they tasted lots of different fruit and vegetables that were new to them, they planted some seeds, and did a trail within the garden. Penistone Line Partnership and Springvale Community Garden are hoping to put together a join education resource to encourage schools to use the Penistone Line to visit the site. Although the majority of our education work is concentrated at primary level, we were pleased to install our art work at Penistone that student Sarah Laurel worked hard on with the children from Busy Bees Nursery, and of course it was nice to see the children at the station again. We look forward to taking them on a trip again soon. We have also begun talks with Honley High School on how we can get involved with the transition from primary to secondary school. Honley Station is well used by school pupils, and we want to ensure that the pupils are behaving responsibly at the station. If you would like to book a talk, presentation or trip along the line to Springvale Community Garden, please Rowena at penistone@gmail.com

4 Love Your Local Station One of our main initiatives is to involve the local community in its local station. We are steadily increasing the amount of activities at stations but of course are always keen to engage with more people. If you would like to see some changes at your local station and would like to really welcome people to your village/town please let us know. We are now working with three local Rotary Clubs to make improvements at local stations (at Lockwood, Honley, Stocksmoor and Denby Dale) and are about to start working with a new group at Shepley. You may well have noticed some of the work that has happened at Huddersfield Station; we are steadily trying to improve the aesthetics of Platform 2, and welcome passengers to the Penistone Line. Local artist Beverley Addy has worked with a variety of community groups through the Yorkshire Children s Centre; they went out on the train and the planters that have been created (thanks to volunteers at Huddersfield Men s Shed) represent what they felt the train ride was like and the landmarks they saw on the journey. Still to come is artwork on the waiting shelter, on which Student Sarah Laurel has been working in conjunction with the Huddersfield Men s Shed volunteers, and a bookcase made by Beverley Addy which will go in the shelter and we hope encourage people to share books, magazines etc. If you have any books you would like to share with others, please donate them. We aim to have a range of books which will entertain both the young and old whilst waiting for the train! There are new planters ready to go in at Penistone Station too! Thanks to funding from Penistone Ward Alliance, some of the pupils at Penistone Grammar School have designed and made some planters to go at the station. These will be planted up by Springvale Community Garden, and we look forward to seeing them on the platform soon! Penistone Station has also seen a few changes at the rear of the station building, where the volunteers from the Trans Pennine Trail Conservation Volunteers and scouts have made terrific progress with the wild flower meadow project. The majority of the self- seeded trees have now been removed, creating lots of homes (habitation piles) for the wildlife in the area! Look out for when the next work day is and come along; they are always posted on our facebook page. URBAN RAMBLINGS Local publisher RJ Nicholls of Denby Dale has commissioned poet Ian McMillan and linescape artist Mark Richards to write Urban Ramblings, a pair of large-format books on the Penistone Line. The first volume, featuring the nine stations from Huddersfield to Penistone, will extol the delight and pleasure the two authors feel as they travel on the Pacer train and then alight at each station to explore with a keen eye for detail. The books are not guides but set out to reveal the authors elation and love of people and places. The first volume will be published at the end of September and Volume 2 from Penistone Sheffield will be prepared next year

Left and Below: Pupils from Penistone Grammar School

planters they have designed and constructed.

Garden volunteers who have grown the plants.

have been busy constructing and installing planters,

a station or indeed get a project off the ground

Opposite and Below: A couple of Mark Richards

5 Left and Below: Pupils from Penistone Grammar School have been putting the finishing touches to the planters they have designed and constructed. The planters will be filled by Springvale Community Garden volunteers who have grown the plants. Below left: Members of Huddersfield s Men s Shed have been busy constructing and installing planters, which will be filled by Totties Garden Centre, on Platform 2 at Huddersfield. If you have green fingers and would like to help at a station or indeed get a project off the ground please get in touch. Opposite and Below: A couple of Mark Richards excellent line drawings of the kind which will illustrate Urban Ramblings: Lockwood station and (below) Lockwood Viaduct from Beaumont Park.

6 Guided Walks - Organised by the Penistone Line Partnership (PLP), these walks are promoted by the RAMBLERS ASSOCIATION to encourage use of the train service to visit some of South & West Yorkshire s finest countryside. Walks also take place in North Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire & Lincolnshire. Join us for an enjoyable day out all are welcome. Walks are free but fares apply. Bring along a flask and sandwiches. Suitable footwear and clothing are recommended. Walks are at an easy pace. Take care, walk safe, beware of traffic: walks are carefully planned but you are responsible for your own safety. Saturday 3 June Can t See Wood For Trees A walk linking woodlands to catch the last of the spring flowers. Out via Westwood Country Park, Wortley Park, Finkle Street to Thurgoland Bridge. Following the Don valley through Romtickle, Oxspring over Willow Bridge to end on the Trans Pennine Trail.. Start: 9.20am at Chapeltown. Finish: Penistone Distance: 10 miles. Leader: John Harker Depart: Huddersfield 08.08, Penistone 08.42, Barnsley 08.58, Lincoln 07.00, Sheffield 09.06, Meadowhall to Chapeltown. Saturday 10 June: Short and, Hopefully, Still Smelling Sweet The first in an occasional series of shorter walks. An easy paced walk along the canal to Rotherham for a visit to the Chantry Chapel on the Bridge, returning via Bradgate Park, Kimberworth Cemetery and Blackburn Meadows sewage farm! (rendezvous in Interchange bus station at bottom of the stairs) Start: 10.30am at Meadowhall. Finish: Meadowhall Distance: 7 miles. Leader: John Harker Depart: Huddersfield 09.13, Penistone 09.44, Barnsley 10.00, Doncaster 09.26, Lincoln 08.25,Sheffield to Meadowhall. Park & Ride Free car parking at Meadowhall, Barnsley, Penistone, Dodworth, Wombwell, Elsecar, Denby Dale, Kiveton Park, Swinton and Saxilby. Saturday 17 June: Stately Progress A circular walk through rolling countryside taking in the parklands of Bretton Hall, YSP and Cawthorne. Start: 9.45am at Darton. Finish: Darton Distance: 10 miles. Leader: Judith Parkes Depart: Leeds 08.33, Wakefield Kirkgate to Darton or Huddersfield 08.08, Penistone 08.42, Sheffield 09.06, Barnsley to Darton. (a bus replacement service is operating between Lincoln and Woodhouse: check website for times) Saturday 24 June: Off The Beaten Track A circular walk south towards the Don Valley using some little used footpaths it s use em or lose em (this event is part of the East Peak Outdoors Festival) Start: 10.15am at Silkstone Common. Finish: Silkstone Common Distance: 6 miles. Leader: John Harker Depart: Huddersfield 09.13, Penistone 09.44, Lincoln 07.00, Sheffield 09.36, Meadowhall 09.42, Barnsley to Silkstone Common Saturday 1 July: Dodworth To Silkstone Common A pleasant walk in the lovely countryside surrounding Cannon Hall and Cawthorne. Start: 9.10am at Dodworth. Finish: Silkstone Common Distance: 10 miles. Leader: Joy Rawlings Depart: Huddersfield 08.08, Penistone 08.42, Lincoln 07.00, Sheffield 08.36, Meadowhall 08.42, Barnsley to Dodworth.

7 Summer 2017 Saturday 15 July: Another Windmill on the Hill Supporting the Saturdays-only limited train service on the Brigg Line, we stroll around Barnetby before visiting Wrawby windmill. Explore the delightful town of Brigg during the afternoon. Start: 9.55am at Barnetby. Finish: Brigg Distance: 7 miles. Leader: Stuart Parker Depart: Huddersfield 06.10, Barnsley 06.58, Sheffield 08.03, Gainsborough Central 09.01, Kirton Lindsey 09.15, Brigg to Barnetby. Return train departs: Brigg to Sheffield. Saturday 29 July: From Fossil Fuel to Renewable Energy A walk through sites linked to generating energy by one means or another. From waterpower to coppice woodland that fuelled the Industrial Revolution and from coal mines to wind turbines. Start: 10.00am at Woodhouse Finish: KIVETON BRIDGE Distance: 10 miles. Leader: John Harker Depart: Huddersfield 08.08, Penistone 08.42, Barnsley 08.58, Meadowhall 09.20, Sheffield 09.44, Lincoln to Woodhouse. Saturday 5 August: Going For A Burton A pleasant walk taking in Shelley, Shelley Woodhouse, Kirkburton, Little Lepton, Highburton to finish at Stocksmoor. Start: 9.40am at Shepley. Finish: Stocksmoor Distance: 10 miles. Leader: Judith Parkes Depart: Huddersfield 09.13, Lincoln 07.00, Sheffield 08.36, Meadowhall 08.42, Barnsley 09.01, Penistone to Shepley. On our usual linear walks, which start at one station and finish at another, it is cheaper to buy a return ticket to the more distant station than to buy two single tickets Saturday 19 August: It ll Be A Pule Up This Hill This walk will follow familiar footpaths through The Coates to Thurgoland, Crane Moor Nook, Sim Hill, Bagger Wood and Gilroyd to our destination Dodworth. Start: 9.15am at Silkstone Common Finish: Dodworth Distance: 9 miles. Leader: Geoff Ryder Depart: as 1 July to Silkstone Common. Lincolnshire Wolds Walking Festival 20 May - 4 June over 100 events in lovely Lincolnshire tel: East Peak Outdoors Festival June Denby Dale, Penistone & North Sheffield areas tel: OBITUARY We were sad to learn that Peter Broadbent of Chapeltown had passed away in February. Peter was a regular participant on PLP walks and had been a leader on some walks. A family funeral was held at Grenoside crematorium in March with Eric Green, David Cook and Geoff Ryder attending as friends and on behalf of the PLP.

Support to Recovery Support to Recovery (S2R) are very excited to be partnering up with the Penistone Line Partnership. Who are we? S2R is a Huddersfield based charity serving all of Kirklees.

8 Support to Recovery Support to Recovery (S2R) are very excited to be partnering up with the Penistone Line Partnership. Who are we? S2R is a Huddersfield based charity serving all of Kirklees. We promote positive mental health by providing a safe place and a range of creative and interesting activities. This brings people together so that they can pursue their interests and learn new skills in the company of others. Who is it for? Everyone! We work with all adults in Kirklees because this is about us all making time to look after our wellbeing and keeping ourselves in good mental health - after all, people don t just go to the gym when they feel unfit! What sort of things do we do? We help people in three ways: Creativity and the Gallery - We stage creative activities and have an art gallery to show case work; Well-being, Mindfulness and Meditation- We give people strategies that lead them to feel more mentally, physically and emotionally well; The Great Outdoors - We help people to make the best of the outside environment as a resourse for the mind and body. What are we doing with the Penistone line Partnership? The Great Outdoors Project aims to make people feel at home in their environment but often we struggle to get participants out to all the fantastic countryside around Kirklees. By working with the Penistone line Partnership we can visit some of these places and benefit from the fantastic surroundings. Then we can tell you about what we learn. Look out for some short walks in the future! First stop will be Wednesday 7 June when we visit Spring Vale Community Garden to look at their medicinal plants. How can I get involved with S2R Check out our website for activities, sign up to our facebook or drop in and see us here at S2R create Space. We have a dedicated information session each Tuesday 11:00 till 1pm. 5-7 Brook Street Huddersfield, HD1 1EB (Near Tesco and the Open Market) contact@s2r.org.uk facebook: S2RCreateSpace Are you organising an event this year? Would you like us to help you promote travelling to the event by train? Or would you like us to attend an event to promote what we do? We are also happy to come and talk about what we do. Contact us: penistoneline@gmail.com Tel:

Photographic Competition Photographers both amateur and professional are invited to enter our photographic competition.

Photographs must be received digitally, either on a disc, memory stick or email to: Penistone Line Partnership c/o The Old Water Tower, Huddersfield Railway Station, St

Edinburgh return on Monday 28 August 2017 Family Ticket to Kirklees Light Railway Family Ticket on the Northern network for the day Independent family-run garden centre and

1937 The The Olive Tree Bistro Café Train services are operated by ARRIVA RAIL NORTH Ltd a Deutsche Bahn com

9 Photographic Competition Photographers both amateur and professional are invited to enter our photographic competition. We are looking for images that we can use that will promote the Penistone Line area and encourage people to travel by train in the area. Photographs must be received digitally, either on a disc, memory stick or to: Penistone Line Partnership c/o The Old Water Tower, Huddersfield Railway Station, St Georges Square, Huddersfield HD1 1JF Closing Date: Wednesday 19 July 2017 PRIZES Two Standard Class Tickets on the Retro Edinburgh Festival Express from Huddersfield to Edinburgh return on Monday 28 August 2017 Family Ticket to Kirklees Light Railway Family Ticket on the Northern network for the day Independent family-run garden centre and bistro café Gardening... Homeware... Eat... Drink... Relax... Outdoor area... Holiday activities... Private parties Totties Garden Centre Est The The Olive Tree Bistro Café Train services are operated by ARRIVA RAIL NORTH Ltd a Deutsche Bahn company NORTHERN RAILWAY enquiries tel: NATIONAL RAIL enquiries tel: Park & Ride - free car parking at Meadowhall, Penistone, Dodworth, Wombwell, Elsecar and Denby Dale Downshutts Lane, Totties, Holmfirth HD9 1AU (5 mins from Holmfirth) Open 7 days

10 Events Along the Line Summer 2017 Sunday 28 May: The Owl & The Pussy Cat, Barnsley Civic The Owl and the Pussycat are surprised when a storm sweeps them out of the window, SPLASH! Join Kitchen Zoo on an unexpected voyage to a curious land. 1-3 pm Recommended for 3-7yrs 5-11 June: Sheffield Leadmill Comedy Festival Saturday 10 June: Honley Show At Ivy Farm, Farnley Tyas June: Penistone Gala weekend 9 June: Comedy in a tent Penistone Showground 7.30pm 10 June: Family Music Festival at Penistone Showground 2pm 11 June: Penistone Mayors Parade Saturday 30 July: Beaumont Park: Yorkshire Gala Day Saturday 5 August Emley Show at Factory Farm, Emley Moor KIRKLEES LIGHT RAILWAY Days out with Thomas 10/11 June: 15/16 July: August Classic Vehicle Rally 3 September Steam and Diesel Gala weekend 9/10 September Don t forget you can get off the Penistone Line train at Shepley and follow our way-marked walk to the Kirklees Light Railway. BARNSLEY CIVIC EXHIBITIONS June: Open College of The Arts Exhibition Based in Barnsley since 1990, the Open College of the Arts is unique in Europe offering a wholly online MA Fine Art. OCA is delighted that The Civic is able to show the work of this year s graduates. 10am-5pm Saturday 15 July: The Freshly Pressed Print Fair A new independent print fair for South Yorkshire. An excellent opportunity to own affordable fine art prints, textiles and self-published books and zines, by the best of regional artists and designers. 10am-4pm 29 July - 20 October Adele Howitt: Ceramic Landscape and Louise Wright: Organic Forms Inspired by the anatomy of plants and a new perspective on her natural landscape, artist Adele Howitt presents a collection of large ceramics - intricate, seemingly delicate yet robust. Working in ink and watercolour, Barnsley artist Louise Wright is an obsessive drawer, creating incredibly detailed and miniscule drawings inspired by macrobiotics and nature. (Mon-Sat 10am-5pm) Wed 9 August - Sat 12 August: Clay Pinch Pot Workshop Join artist Louise Wright as she guides you though making your own clay pot, engraved with your own nature inspired patterns or make drawings inspired by the nature of the Dearne Valley am-12pm 1pm-2pm 4 For further information on Barnsley Civic Events, please contact: / enquiries@ barnsleycivic.co.uk / August: Huddersfield Food and Drink Festival Fri/Sat 15/16 September: The Ruck, Laurence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield Play inspired by the real life story of the first UK women s rugby league team to tour Australia. 7:30pm. For this and other events at LBT

Shrewsbury Road, Penistone S36 6DY Events at the Paramount Sat 22 July at 7pm Sun 30th June at 3pm Andre Rieu's 2017 Maastricht Concert André is joined by his famous Johann Strauss Orchestra, his

11 Shrewsbury Road, Penistone S36 6DY Events at the Paramount Sat 22 July at 7pm Sun 30th June at 3pm Andre Rieu's 2017 Maastricht Concert André is joined by his famous Johann Strauss Orchestra, his Soprano's, Tenors and some very special guests Tickets: 14/ 12 Sun 23 July at 7.30pm The Spooky Men's Chorale A ruthless bunch of larrikins based in the Mountains of Australia are back on with their genial buffoonery and immaculate, testosterone drenched vocals. Tickets: Friday 1st Sept at 7.30pm Roy Orbison & the Travelling Wilburys Tribute Show Celebrating the music of the 80 s super group. Paul Hopkins stars at Roy Orbison Tickets: 20/ 18 Friday 22nd Sept at 8pm Simon & Garfunkel Through the Years A nostalgic journey through the career of the folk rock duo Tickets: 21/ 20 Friday 8th Sept at 8pm Last Laugh Comedy Club With MC Toby Foster & guests Craig Murray James Alderson and Tom Wrigglesworth. Tickets: 12 (adult content) Thursday 28th Sept at 7.30pm And finally.phil Collins (Tribute) Celebrating their '10th Anniversary', the 11 piece 'and finally' band band faithfully re-create the Phil Collins back catalogue. Tickets: MINS WALK PENISTONE STATION - LICENSED BAR - FREE CAR PARKING

Penistone Line Partnership and The Branch Line Society proudly handing over a cheque of 4000 to The Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust. This was raised on our Christmas special train to Skipton.

12 Penistone Line Partnership and The Branch Line Society proudly handing over a cheque of 4000 to The Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust. This was raised on our Christmas special train to Skipton. Thanks go to all the volunteers who gave their time on the day and to the Branch Line Society for the contribution they made with their additional trip on the Rylstone Branch Line. Why not get involved? The Penistone Line Partnership is a voluntary organisation which supports and promotes community involvement along the Huddersfield to Penistone and Sheffield railway and has a good time in the process! We welcome new members and encourage everyone to be involved somehow or other. Membership costs 8.00 ( 5.00 if you re a pensioner or unemployed). Family rate for two people or more at the same address ( 7.00 concessions). Corporate membership Membership Application Form Name... Address... Phone I could help with... Return to Janet Goldsmith, Secretary PLP, 78 Ridings Fields, Brockholes, Holmfirth HD9 7BG Phone: janet.goldsmith@btinternet.com

Barnetby. Habrough. Brigg. Grimsby Town. Meadowhall Interchange. Cleethorpes. Darnall. Woodhouse. Sheffield. Kirton Lindsey.

Barnetby. Habrough. Brigg. Grimsby Town. Meadowhall Interchange. Cleethorpes. Darnall. Woodhouse. Sheffield. Kirton Lindsey. Meadowhall Interchange Parking available Staff in attendance Bicycle store facility Bike & Go Supertram Interchange stations Disabled assistance available Saturday services to Cleethopes Darnall Brigg