Me outside Penistone Paramount
Me in the museum store looking at a horses head
I often say that no two days working in a museum are ever the same but today no two hours were the same: I went from being in a cinema where I'm helping out with an upcoming event, to running for a train before filming myself with a horses head
I always find it amusing that my birthday coincides with #NationalPuzzleDay after spending the last six years sharing #MuseumJigsaws
My lovely card from @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social
Car cheese 😂 #WILTY
I genuinely had that phrase in my head before I took the screenshot but you won't believe that now 🙄
He's finally back where he belongs!
@geofflloyd.bsky.social
on @virginradiouk.bsky.social 📻
The contestants should wear name badges for the first few shows, I've already forgotten most of their names #TheTraitors
The Traitors time!
If I can stay awake long enough I might also watch the final of Stranger Things before I read any spoilers
It genuinely took the smell of Sunday dinners cooking on my walk to remind me that today is in fact Sunday!
And here's the original version @michaelcurates.bsky.social and I put together as a Christmas video for the team, not thinking for a second that it would go viral and end up on the BBC news... 😄 I'd like to think Arthur world have been pleased youtu.be/orlqLBPFnxk?... #ChristmasEve #BarnsleyCarol
On Christmas Eve I'm thinking about the Barnsley Carol, written by Barnsley glass bottle maker Arthur Godfrey in 1933. Rediscovered by @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social in 2023 and now sung by people across the World. So proud to have been part of its journey barnsleymuseums.art.blog/2023/12/12/a...
In 2023 I got sidetracked at work & now a new Christmas tradition was born
From the research I've done Arthur Godfrey sounds like such a fascinating man I tracked down his last Barnsley address which was on the same street my dad grew up on I want to think the Godfrey's and Hardy's were friends
#MusicalAdvent Day 23. Another song that pre-dates Spotify!
Luke Leigfield - I'm so confused by Christmas
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#MusicalAdvent Day 22: @davidfordisdead.bsky.social Have yourself a bitter little Christmas - I had been trying to find a duet with Duke Special but it appears to have slipped down a crack in the internet and it would be Boxing Day by the time I found the CD version
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This is how I would end the news if I was reading the news.
#MusicalAdvent Day 21 One of my all time favourite Christmas songs given the brass treatment: Old Dirty Brasstards - Christmas Wrapping
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My Christmas highlight so far has been a Christmas Singalong at Penistone Paramount which featured The Barnsley Carol.
Ralph Shaw explains how the carol had been lost for 90 years at the start of this video
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#MusicalAdvent Day 20 - Adult Christmas by Moon Moon Moon open.spotify.com/track/5T3yEQ...
I fell asleep while trying to decide what song to share yesterday 😂
#MusicalAdvent Day 18: The Boy Least Likely To - George and Andrew
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#MusicalAdvent Day 19: Joe Carnall Jnr and Ed Cosens - All My Friends Have Come Back Home (For Christmas)
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#MusicalAdvent Day 17: Goodnight Lenin - A Winter's Night
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#MusicalAdvent Day 16: No Christmas Bells by There Will Be Fireworks
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Another band I have discovered through #MusicalAdvent Day 15 - Polish Club: Little Drummer Boy
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#MusicalAdvent Day 14 - Reindeer Reindeer by Prints Jackson. A topical song from years ago that is sadly still relevant 😔
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#MusicalAdvent Day 13 - Turncoat Billy - Snow in Walthamstow open.spotify.com/track/6qIRDC...
I had an unexpected nap and appear to have time travelled back to 2010 with Tinie Tempah on the TV #JingleBellBall
A blue plaque on a beige wall commemorates Maurice Dobson and Fred Halliday, a loving couple who lived and worked together in Darfield from 1957 until their deaths, honored by the Barnsley Civic Trust.
This year the lives of Maurice Dobson and Fred Halliday have been celebrated with a Barnsley Civic Trust blue plaque
Volunteers in the kitchen at the museum, Ian McMillan is uncovering a tray of mince pies
A decorated Christmas tree with colorful lights stands in front of a display case filled with photos, plaques, and memorabilia. Two framed portraits hang on the wall to the right of the display.
A decorated fireplace with a garland of ivy and fairy lights, pinecones, and candles on the hearth. Above the mantel is a white display board with colorful square art pieces arranged in a grid.
Three wooden snowmen decorations with scarves and top hats are displayed on a table near a window. Each snowman has a carrot-shaped nose, a smiling face, and festive holly details on their hats.
For Day 13 of the #BarnsleyChristmas Advent Calendar we'd like to give a shout out to our friends at Darfield Museum
🎅bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025 🎄
It's their last Saturday that they are open this year. BUT this Friday 19 December is the annual Carols on The Patio at 6pm.
A beautiful version of the Barnsley Carol by The Barnsley Singers, if you hear a version of the song somewhere, please let us know! 🎶
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#WeekXForXmas
#MusicalAdvent Day 12: Deco - Christmas is Calling
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