Good piece on ITV News Calendar on the efforts we are taking in Barnsley to tackle the blight of fly-tipping in our communities. ⬇️

Fun for all the family today at Wombwell Park, with entertainment, arts & crafts and refreshments. All part of the free holiday programme Barnsley Council are running through the summer. Thanks to the fabulous Friends of Wombwell Park for their support 👏🏻

Along with Wombwell and Darfield colleagues, attended the PACT meeting tonight at Shipcroft Flats. Issues raised with @BarnsleySouthNPT included off road bikes, antisocial behaviour and partnership working. Message was loud and clear: report, report, report: southyorkshire.police.uk

Pleasure to visit Wombwell Town FC this afternoon and hear about their journey and exciting plans to develop women’s football and junior provision in the community. ⚽️🏟️

Barnsley The Labour Party Councillors and members back on the #Labourdoorstep in Rockingham ward this morning with Sherry Holling, Labour's Councillor elected to represent the ward in May 2024. Barnsley Labour: listening to residents on the issues that matter to them.

Barnsley Labour supporting Mark Slater for next week’s Penistone Town Council by-election. Mark is a local veteran, Community First Responder and foster carer. He’ll be a strong voice for Penistone. 🌹

By-election next Thursday 12th September

Out this morning around Brampton Canal for a community clean up with the South Area Caretaker Team. ♻️ Plenty of litter collected and items fished from the canal. 🎣🛒 We were closely watched by a group of canal residents! 🦢

Wombwell councillors had the great pleasure of presenting medals and certificates to participants in the Summer Reading Challenge at Wombwell Library. 💫 2024 has seen record numbers of children entering and completing the Challenge and today we celebrated their success! 📚

This morning we took part in a Berneslai Homes estate walkabout with Neighbourhood officers Callum and Melissa. 🏡

Pleasure to visit St Mary’s Wombwell this afternoon for the church open day. We enjoyed a Swedish Fika Cafe (coffee with something sweet!) and an art display from GCSE pupils at Netherwood Academy All in aid of raising vital funds to support renovation works at St Mary’s!

I very much enjoyed baking for our Fika style event in Church yesterday, raising £456 for our Chancel renovations, traditionally a choice of 7 cakes or bakes, Fika is the Swedish word for 'coffee with something sweet' The Baking Nanna ❤️karen Mary Elizabeth❤️ Robert Allen #twitterbakealong

Productive Wombwell Ward Alliance meeting in Friends of Wombwell Cemetery Chapel tonight. Good discussion on sporting activities, community gardens, winter wellbeing and - despite the September sun! - planning for Christmas 😁🎄

This morning Barnsley commemorated the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem and Operation Market Garden. We remember those who served with honour and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We Will Remember Them. 🇬🇧

Quick afternoon litter pick on Cemetery Road. ♻️🚯

At today’s South Area Council we received an update on the work of the Environmental Caretaker Team. The team are doing a great job keeping our areas looking their best and supporting a wide range of community groups and volunteers. ♻️🚯👏🏻

Tomorrow, Wombwell councillors will be joining Barnsley Council services & commissioned providers and volunteers in a community clean up day on Blythe Street and surrounding area. Working together for a cleaner, greener Wombwell ♻️🚯 barnsleychronicle.com/article/29562/…

Really productive community clean up this morning on Blythe Street, Barnsley Road and surrounding streets. ✅ Litter picked ✅ Fly tipping cleared ✅ Weeds removed ✅ Engaged with residents Big thanks to all of the council services, partners and volunteers who helped. ♻️🚯

We were at Wentworth Castle Gardens this evening for a celebration of the work everybody has put into their segments in the Union Jack Gardens. While our segment isn’t 100% complete yet as we await some materials & planters, we’ll share a couple of teasers below!