{"id":67729,"date":"2026-02-27T13:29:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=67729"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:56:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:56:59","slug":"barnsley-groups-planning-to-bid-for-uk-town-of-culture-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/27\/barnsley-groups-planning-to-bid-for-uk-town-of-culture-2028\/","title":{"rendered":"Barnsley groups planning to bid for UK Town of Culture 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A group of organisations local to Barnsley have launched a mutual bid to become the UK\u2019s Town of Culture 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Culture groups such as Barnsley Council, ArtWorks South Yorkshire, Barnsley Civic, Barnsley Community and Voluntary Services, Gary Clarke Company, the National Trust\u2019s Wentworth Castle Gardens, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park have all been involved in the process, demonstrating their commitment to the cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aforementioned parties are collaborating in an effort to construct and submit an \u2018expression of interest\u2019 to the government. This will allow them to begin the bidding process to claim the status of Town of Culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the group&#8217;s bid is successful, they would be set to receive a \u00a33 million imbursement that they could invest into the community in a \u2018transformational cultural programme\u2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The runner-up will also receive some investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edward Naylor, Chairperson of the Barnsley Town Board, said: \u201cTown of Culture presents a fantastic opportunity and it\u2019s important that cultural organisations across Barnsley pull together to help bring this home for the borough\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The council are encouraging the local residents of the town to give them ideas as to what cultural activity makes Barnsley special to them. This is being conducted through a survey that can be accessed here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnsley.gov.uk\/consultations\/barnsley-for-uk-town-of-culture-2028-have-your-say\/\">Barnsley for UK Town of Culture 2028 &#8211; have your say<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The survey will remain open until midnight on Sunday 15 March.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Torri Crapper, General Manager South Yorkshire and Humber, National Trust, said: \u201cThere is something special about Barnsley; from the stories that shaped our past, to the stories which will be shared about our town, culture and people in the future, the National Trust here at Wentworth Castle Gardens are excited to support Barnsley\u2019s bid to become the UK Town of Culture\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barnsley council are also encouraging anyone else who would like to be involved to get in contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Robin Franklin, Cabinet Spokesperson for Regeneration and Culture, said: &#8220;Any other cultural organisations or groups who would like to be involved, kept informed, or simply want to \u2018back the bid\u2019 are encouraged to email culture@barnsley.gov.uk to register their interest\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The town would be set to win a \u00a33 million imbursement if the bid is successful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":773,"featured_media":67730,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[415,43,21,55],"tags":[25,231,241,131],"class_list":["post-67729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-culture","category-news","category-top-story-3","tag-barnsley","tag-community","tag-culture","tag-south-yorkshire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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