BARNSLEY CHAT ROOMS
Welcome to the south Barnsley room’s page here is a bit of information about Barnsley and the surrounding area.
Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire which lies north of Sheffield, south of Leeds, and West of Doncaster on the river Dearne. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Barnsley is notable as a former industrial town centred on coal mining and glassmaking. Barnsley has a tradition of brass bands, originally created as social clubs for its mining communities, the most famous of which is the Grimethorpe Colliery band which featured in the film, Brassed Off, starring, Ewan McGregor and the late Pete Postlethwaite. Ken Loach’s film, Kes also featured several villages in Barnsley including Lundwood and Monk Bretton, and employed local actors such as Brian Glover. Other famous son’s of Barnsley include Michael Parkinson, Mick McCarthy, ‘Dickie’ Bird, John Duttine, Charlie Williams, Harry Worth, Arthur Scargill, Ian McMillan, Katherine Kelly , Jenni Murray, and Darren Gough. The bands Saxon and The Danse Society also hail from Barnsley. In Barnsley chat rooms you will meet people who live in Rotherham, Athersley, Birdwell, Dodworth, Goldthorpe, Oakwell, Pogmore, Tankersley, Thurgoland, Wombwell and Worsbrough Dale amongst others. Barnsley is twinned with Schwabisch Gmund (Germany) and Horlivka (Ukraine).
See also South Yorkshire chat rooms, Sheffield chat rooms, Doncaster chat rooms, Rotherham chat rooms.
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