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News (Updated 30 Jun 2011)

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Jun 2011 - Lowe Stand on the BBC! Barnsley Chronicle 27 May 2011 Click to see larger image Look North correspondant Tom Ingall and his cameraman Edward visited Lowe Stand on We 22 Jun and did almost 2 hours of filming.  The feature on the transfer of Lowe Stand from Barnsley Council to the Trust wa sshown on Look North that same lunchtime and evening.  It was a great day for the Trust to have some very positive publicity across Yorkshire.  On screen with Tom Ingall was Group Secretary Allan Wood who did a great job talking about the history, fund-raising, plans and aspirations of the group for Lowe Stand and it's future.  Thanks to all the group too for their support in getting the project this far!  Allan also featured on the Dean Pepple show on Radio Sheffield that same evening.  See a feature on the BBC News website on Lowe Stand HERE.

May 2011 - Council Hands Over Lowe Stand to Trust Barnsley Chronicle 27 May 2011 Click to see larger image As reported in the Barnsley Chronicle on 27th May.  Hoyland Lowe Stand is to be handed over to the Hoyland Lowe Stand Trust following a cabinet meeting on 25th May.  Details still to be confirmed and exact contract will take a few months to sort - but this is excellent news for the group who have been pushing for something like this since 2008.  This is a major step forward - more details to follow as they become available!

Apr 2011 - Easter Fayre - Fun in the Sun The Easter Fayre was another success for the group - in warm bright sunshine the Fayre was held at St Andrews with stalls inside and out.  Thanks to all the people who came and spent money for Lowe Stand, and thanks to all the helpers and the donators of raffle prizes.  The Winning Raffle Numbers were:- 1st 1683, 2nd 0879, 3rd 1159, 4th 1370, 5th 1365, 6th 0548, 7th 1393, 8th 1660, 9th 0535, 10th 0614, 11th 1602, 12th 0807 The Count the Eggs Number in the plastic rabbitt was 235 - closest was J.Ricket with 246.  Guesses ranged between 93 and 506.

Mar 2011 - New patron - Dickie Bird! We are delighted to report that we have another new patron - it is the local celebrity and former cricket umpire Dickie Bird.  Dickie visited the stall we had at the Barnsley History day in January and took a keen interest in what we were trying to achieve.  Dickie also runs his own charitable foundation - see that at http://www.thedickiebirdfoundation.co.uk/ - this seeks to helps less priviledged young people play sport.

Nov 2010 - CHRISTMAS FAYRE SUCCESS! Following last years successful Christmas Fayre, the 2010 one held on Sat 27th November was also very successful - with star attractions Santa and his live reindeer, attendance was good despite the first ealry snowfall of the winter!  THanks to all who attended, all who helped by donating items for the tomnbola or cake stall or who volunteered their time and effort to help out on the day - we are most grateful.

Oct 2010 - NEW 2011 CALENDAR Following the success of last years calendar - a new 2011 calendar is now available.  Last year's calendar was described as a "real quality calendar but a little highly priced".  With this and many other comments in mind, we have decided this year to go with a cheaper format but hopefully you'll agree still a quality product.  Rather than full A3 sized, this year's is A4 but folds out into an A3 size so effectively the same size as last years.  We have also moved away from having just pictures of Lowe Stand to include other photos of local heritage sites such as an old shot of the original Hoyland Town Hall, St Helen's church, Elsecar Heritage, Wentworth Woodhouse etc. And also for the first time we are featuring the winners of the school (Hoyland Primary School) art competition. We hope you will like this year's one and of course buy it at the very reasonably priced £4.99.  Copies can be purchased at Walkers newsagents in Hoyland Town Centre, Herbal Delights at Hoyland Common and a few other places to be announced.  Or direct from us at one of the events listed right or we can deliver to your door (if local) for £4.99 cash on delivery.  Contact us at info@lowe-stand.org.uk for this option (please allow up to 7 days for delivery this way).

SEP 2010 - New patron - Geoffrey Howse We are delighted to report that we have a new patron - it is the local renowned author, actor and theatrical producer Geoffrey Howse.  Geoffrey has taken a keen interest in the Group since it was formed and now can play a bigger role as a top level supporter and patron.  He is particularly noted within Hoyland for producing the books Around Hoyland, Around Hoyland - a Second Collection, and Around Hoyland - People and Places. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Howse for more details.

OCT 2010 - Sir Michael shows cash support! One of our 4 patrons, Sir Michael Parkinson has made a significant cash donation to the Groups fighting fund.  Thankyou to Sir Michael!  If you haven't already seen it, see Sir Michael's website at http://www.michaelparkinson.tv

SEP 2010 - B&Q Grant We are delighted to report that B&Q have donated £250 worth of materials to the Lowe Stand Group - this is being used to shelve out our storage container - used for storing all the equipment and tombola prizes etc used for our stalls / fundriaing etc.  Thankyou to B&Q.

SEP 2010 - New Business Plan To have any chance of securing a lease from Barnsley Metropiltan Borough Council and to secure funding from the Heritage Lottery Funding, the group needs to prove that the restore of the Stand is a) wanted by the community (and of course we are convinced it is) and b) is sustainable (ie. can effectively pay for it's own future once restoration complete).  To do this we have had to produce a business plan that demonstrates our ability to achieve all this.  This has been through several iterations but to ensure the best chance possible, we enlisted professional help from an expert in this field - David Kevill FCCA FCMA of Inspire Business Training Limited.  He has helped us produce a very professional looking Buisness Plan.  See www.inspirebuisnesstraining.co.uk for details of the services they can provide.  The Business Plan has been presented to the council and discussions about the lease are now underway.

AUG 2010 - Summer Fayres and Galas This has certainly been a busy season of summer fayres and galas.  We have attended many and been overwhelmed with the support given to the Lowe Stand by the local people and the organisers of the events.  We must single out Hoyland Common Primary School for their particular generosity with regards to their summer fayre. The school offered 3 seperate donations totalling a wonderful £240 from their Sunflower Competition, non-uniform day and from their T-Shirt printing.  A super gesture and we can assure that the money will go towards savinga nd restoring the stand. THANKYOU Hoyland Common Primary School!

May 2010 - Another Great STARS Night! Many thanks to the wonderful STARS IN OUR EYES group for another fanatastic show and a great fundraiser.  The event was held at the Hoyland Nether WMC on Broad St, Hoyland on Sat 15th May and attracted a great crowd.  Many thanks to the club as well for staging the event and helping the group raised over £600 towards restoring the Stand.  Thanks also to the Group members who played their part on the night.

Mar 2010 - Security Fencing in place The security fence around Lowe Stand has now been put in place - well done to Jack Elliott for doing a good job.  See the photos of the fence being put up HERE.

Mar 2010 - Great Donation! We are delighted to report that Hartwood Estates http://hartwoodestates.com/home.html have made a £1,000 donation to Lowe.  Many thanks to this local firm.

Mar 2010 - Easter Fayre Success! click for larger image Despite the poor weather, people still made the effort to come to our first Easter Fayre on Sat 20 March - a big thankyou to all those who came and partcipated in the Easter Crafts, supporting the stalls and taking some refreshments... There are pictures of the event on the Gallery page.  The raffle result numbers will be in the gallery too - The Rabbits name was "JEDI" and the number of Eggs in the Jar was 247 (yes, quite a lot) - the nearest guess was 249.

Feb 2010 - Stars in Our Eyes - Super Night! click to see larger image For the secod time, the Stars in Our Eyes group gave us a night to remember - on Feb 20th in front of a sell-out audience, they performed and we raised a great deal of funds for the Lowe Stand cause. Thanks to everyone who was involved, whether as a volunteer helper, sponosr or attendee - your efforts and cash were most appreciated.  ANd thanks again to the Belmont club for hosting this event. A gallery of pictures can be found on the Gallery page. See a list of thanks from our supporters on the Supporters page.

Nov 09 - Christmas Fayre a great success! Raffle Draw Numbers Click to see larger The Christmas Fayre held at St Andrew's Parish Hall on Saturday 28th November was a huge success.  Thanks to everyone who was involved, whether as a volunteer helper, sponosr or attendee - your efforts and cash were most appreciated.  Special thanks to Clive Smith for bringing the two reindeer, Garrie Dearden for 'supplying' Santa and Granville D Clarke for making an appearance and doing the raffle draw.  The raffle results are in the image right - click to see larger view.  If you think you've won and you haven't been contacted by a Lowe Stand Group member by 9 December, then please contact us at info@lowe-stand.org.uk. The winner of the Name the Reindeer was Madison who correctly chose "Snowflake". A gallery of pictures from the fayre can be seen on the Gallery page. See a list of thanks from our supporters on the Supporters page.

Nov 09 - Christmas Fayre a great success! Raffle Draw Numbers Click to see larger The Christmas Fayre held at St Andrew's Parish Hall on Saturday 28th November was a huge success.  Thanks to everyone who was involved, whether as a volunteer helper, sponosr or attendee - your efforts and cash were most appreciated.  Special thanks to Clive Smith for bringing the two reindeer, Garrie Dearden for 'supplying' Santa and Granville D Clarke for making an appearance and doing the raffle draw.  The raffle results are in the image right - click to see larger view.  If you think you've won and you haven't been contacted by a Lowe Stand Group member by 9 December, then please contact us at info@lowe-stand.org.uk. The winner of the Name the Reindeer was Madison who correctly chose "Snowflake". A gallery of pictures from the fayre can be seen on the Gallery page. See a list of thanks from our supporters on the Supporters page.

Sept 09 - Charity Status Granted! Charity status has now been granted to the Friends group... registered charity number is 1131613.

Jul 09 - Stars in Our Eyes event - A Major Success! click to see larger image An excellent night of entertainment was enjoyed by all who attended the Stars in Our Eyes night at the Hoyland Town Belmont WM Club on Sat 25th July.  The generosity of all who went to the show, and/or bought raffle tickets before and during the show and supported the tombola on the night - this all helped raise nearly nearly £1,100 for Hoyland Lowe Stand, a tremendous amount! Thankyou to all for your support! And thanks to the many buisnesses that helped and contributed gifts for the raffle including The Belmont Club, The Hoyland King St Co-op, Cottage Flowers, Ardsley House Hotel, Barnsley Bowl, M&S, Walkers Newsagents, Spohisticutz etc etc!  See also section on Supporters page. And a real big thanks to the Stars in Our Eyes Group - they were fantastic!  See confirmation of the raffle prizes and winning numbers HERE

Jul 09 - Mayor visits the 'Stand' Not Lowe Stand... but he did visit our gala stand at Tankersley & Pilley gala on July 4th.  The mayor, councillor Ken Sanderson, accompanied by his wife, stopped and chatted a while and took a great interest in what we were doing.  Hopefully, a new supporter for the cause! click for larger image

Apr 09 - Lowe Stand sealed Following further damage inside the stand, agreement was reached with Barnsley council to seal the Stand - this was done by the Friends over the weekend of 4/5 April with some large metal sheets put over the main opening and the small window.

Apr 09 - Charity Registration Application Underway Work is continuing by The Trust to become a Registered Charity. Becoming a Registered Charity will help the Trust apply for more Grants and Funding from various sources, and will obviously show people and businesses that The Hoyland Lowe Stand Trust are a group determined to see through the process of Renovating the stand.

Mar 09 - Grant Received for Feasibility Report Great news, a grant has been received for £633 allowing us to get the feasibility report actioned for saving and restoring Hoyland Lowe Stand.  The report is now underway and hopefully will be ready in early summer!

Website Changes (updated 26 September)

Mar 10 - New Galleries! New galleries featuring the Stars night in Feb, the Easter Fayre in March, and the Fencing of the Stand in March now showing HERE.

Dec 09 - New Gallery! A new gallery showing pictures from the 2009 Christmas Fayre is now showing HERE.

Dec 09 - New Patrons Page! Hoyland Lowe Stand is lucky to have 3 high profile patrons supporting the cause.  See some details of the patrons on our new page HERE.

Sept 09 - New School Sub-Site! Hoyland Common Primary School are our first sub-site - see the new site HERE with details of the first art and poetry competition.

August 09 - New Art gallery added! A new Art gallery has been added to showcase your drawings and paintings of Lowe Stand.  Initially showing are 3 paintings by Barbara Adderley.  Why not send us yours.

July 09 - New gallery added! New gallery added featuring photos from the Stars in Our Eyes event on Saturday 25th July - very successful fund raising event for us, thanks to Belmont Club.

July 09 - New shop now open! See the new SHOP sub-site - featuring all our souvenirs including the new glossy A3 sized calendar!

May 09 - New Gallery and Video added See the Gallery page for a new gallery of computer generated photos of how a restored Lowe Stand might look.  This has been put together by Steve Hyde.  Also a short video is there too showing a quick video trip around the outside of the tower.  Well worth a look all of these.

Apr 09 - New Video added A new video has been added to the Gallery page - featuiring a slideshow to music of the sealing of the stand.  This is now on You Tube.

Apr 09 - New Gallery added A new gallery has been added showing the sealing up of the stand and the initial uncovering of the old floor. See Gallery page.

Apr 09 - Consultation form (page) added The public consultation exercise regarding Lowe Stand is now underway.  Complimenting the paper form excercise being undertaken at the galas, race nights etc, there is an on-line form available now available HERE for a couple of months - please fill in and share your opinions.

Apr 09 - News Page update The news page has been split into a news column and an events column - the events column will show the future events planned by the Friends and be a record of events past.

Calendar of Events (Updated 24 Jul 2011)

Future events (details to follow):- Hoyland Town Centre - Sat 17 Sep Elsecar Gala - Sat 10 Sep Elsecar Herirage Centre - Sun 14 Aug Harley Gala - Sun 17 Jul Hoyland Town Centre - Sat 16 July Hoyland Common Primary School - Tue 12 Jul Elsecar Heritage Centre - Sun 10 Jul Kirk Balk Gala - Sun 3 Jul Tankersley & Pilley Gala - Sat 2 Jul Elsecar Heritage Centre - Sun 12 Jun Hoyland Town Centre - Sat 28 May Birdwell Gala - Sat 16 Apr

LOWE STAND EASTER FAYRE - SAT 9 APRIL click to see larger click to see larger Come join the fun at the 2nd Hoyland Lowe Stand Easter Fayre - at St Andrews Parish Hall, Market St, Hoyland on Sat 9th April 9am to 1pm.  All the usual stalls and lots of Easter things going on.... don't miss the fun!

Barnsley History Day - Sat 8th Jan Being held at the Civic. Over 50 Heritage groups together showing what the community has to offer.

Hoyland Common Primary School  CHRISTMAS FAYRE - FRI 17 DEC Another super event - the Hoyland Common Primary School Christmas Fayre - great atmosphere, great kids!

LOWE STAND CHRISTMAS FAYRE - SAT 27 NOV click to see larger click to see larger Come join the fun at the 2nd Hoyland Lowe Stand Christmas Fayre - at St Andrews Parish Hall, Market St, Hoyland on Sat 27th Nov 9am to 1pm.  All the usual stores plus Santa and live reindeer... don't miss the fun!

Summer 2010 Galas etc Sun 17th Oct - Elsecar Heritage Centre stall Sun 26th Sept - Elsecar Heritage Centre stall (Thomas Weekend) Sat 4th Sept - Elsecar by the Sea Gala Sun 15th Aug - Elsecar Heritage Centre stall Wed 21st July - Hoyland Common Primary School Summer Fayre Sat 17th July - Belmont Summer Fayre Sat 10th Jul - Hoyland Town Centre Stall Sun 4th July - Ecclesfield Fun Day Sat 3rd July - Tankersley & Pilley gala Sun 27th June - Kirk Balk School summer gala Sun 13th June - Elsecar Heritage Centre

Sat 15th May 2010 -Stars in Our Eyes night! click to see larger Join us on a very entertaining night out at Hoyland Nether WMC, Broad St Hoyland with the visit to Hoyland of the fantastic Stars in Our Eyes group. These guys never fail to entertain in a mixed show featuring all types of music and people from 'Elvis' to 'Dusty' and from 'Dolly Parton' to 'Tony Bennett'... There will also be a tombola, raffle and other club activities - it all promises to be a memorable night out.  Doors open at 6.30pm, Stars show starts at 8.00pm.  Tickets available from the club at only £2.00.  See you there on the 15th.   Also Hoyland Town Centre stall - Sat morning 15th May between 8.00am and 12.30pm - outside the Beggar And Gentlemen pub on Market St.

Tues 5th May 2010 - School Visit! Hoyland Common Primary School visit to the stand.

Sat 24th April 2010 -Birdwell Gala! See our stall at the Birdwell Gala on Sat 24th - we shall have a tombola and be able to answer any and all questions about Hoyland Lowe Stand and the group.

Sat 27th Mar 2010 - Lowe Stand Benefit Night at the Monkey Pub! click to see larger Join us on what should be a very entertaining night at the Monkey Pub in Thurgoland.  An evening of fun and entertainment featuring a Quiz, Lowe Stand presentation, raffle, hot food and a magic show by local magician Andy Bedford!

Sat 20th Mar 2010 - EASTER FAYRE! click to see larger Come see the big bunny at our Easter Fayre - St Andrews Church Hall on Saturday 20th March.  Lots of stalls featuring Easter Crafts, collectables, face painting, tombolas - childrens and adults as well as cakes and refreshments.  If you liked our Christmas Fayre - you should like this one!

Sat 20th Feb 2010 - Stars in Our Eyes! click to see larger Join us again for another fantastic Stars in Our Eyes show.  This great troupe will be back again at the Hoyland Belmont WM Club (West St Hoyland) on Staurday 20th Feb 2010 looking and sounding like the stars of now and yesteryear!  This is a great night out and only £2 each, with all proceeds going to help save Lowe Stand.

Thu 4 Feb 2010 - Springfield Ladies! Presentation to the Springfield Ladies on the subject of Lowe Stand.

Sat 23 Jan 2010 - History Day! See at at our stall at the Barnsley History Day at the Town Hall, Sat 23 Jan 10am-4pm.

Thu 17th Dec - Christmas Fayre! Join us at the Hoyland Common Primary School Christmas Fayre!

Sat 28th Nov - Christmas Fayre! click to see larger Join us for our very first Christmas Fayre! Come and see Santa and a live reindeer, and enjoy all sorts of festive stalls and fair including a Christmas stall, Sweet Stall, games, cake stall, face painting and much much more.  Also refreshments and festive food available. It will be fun for people of all ages!

Sat 21st Nov - Race Night at the Ship Inn click to see larger Join us for a race night at the Ship Inn Worsbrough - a great evening of fun starting with the first race at 8pm.

Sat 31st Oct - Ghost Walk click to see larger Join Katie Sweetman and look for ghosts in Elsecar on this Halloween Ghost Walk on Sat 31st Oct.  Tickets are £5 and all proceeds will go to the Lowe Stand funds. Tickets are available from Cloud 9 on King St or can be bought at the event on the night.  Anyone can attend and should meet in the Elsecar Heritage Car Park at 7.30pm on 31st Oct.  The walk will begin at 8pm and last til midnight.

Sat 25th July - Stars in Our Eyes click to see larger See the Stars in Our Eyes group perform at the Belmont Club in West St, Hoyland.  Tickets are only £2 and proceeds go towards saving Lowe Stand.  Also big raffle on the night - buy tickets from our galas or Hoyland town centre stalls, from group members or Belmont Club itself.

Sat 4th July - Tankersley & Pilley Gala Come join us at the gala in Pilley Pocket Park from 1pm.  We will have lots of info and a gallery of Lowe Stand shots as well as a tombola, and postcards, badges, and keyfobs for sale - also see our new 2010 calendar!

Sun 28th June - Kirk Balk Gala Come join us at the Kirk Balk gala at Kirk Balk school 11am - 3pm.  We will have lots of info and pictures of Lowe Stand, as well as a tombola, and postcards, badges, and keyfobs for sale - also see our new 2010 calendar!

Sat 27th June - Charisma Bar Race Night click to see larger Join us for another 'race' meeting at the Charisma Bar, Market St, Hoyland. 8 races (at least) with £1 a bet stakes! First race soon after 8pm.  If you haven't done one before come along - it's fun!

Sun 17th May - Birdwell Club Race Afternoon Join us for another 'race' meeting at Birdwell club - this time an afternoon of fun starting at 5.00pm - same format as the race night though - 8 races (at least) with £1 a bet stakes!  If you haven't done one before come along - it's fun!

Sat 16thMay - Hoyland Town Centre Join us in Hoyland Town Centre (opposite the Charisma club, outside the Beggar & Gentleman pub), where we will have a stall, selling souvenirs of the Stand, running a tombola and most importantly getting the community to fill in our consultation forms - come give us your honest views on the Hoyland Lowe Stand!  We are there from 8am until about 1pm.

Sat 25th April - Birdwell Gala We will have a stand at the gala again this year - come see us and buy some souvenirs of Lowe Stand!

Fri 10th April - Market Hotel RACE NIGHT Join us for another Friend's race night - this time at the Market Hotel, Wentworth Road in Elsecar - on Good Friday April 10th - first race at 6pm- early start but will lots of fun...!

Fri 20th March - Hoyland Common RACE NIGHT Come join us for another Lowe Stand Race Night.  The second one this year will be held at The Hoyland Common Working Men's Club, Fitwilliam St in Hoyland Common on Friday 20th March, 2009.  First Race starts around 8pm, so get there in plenty of time to secure bets and good seats!

Fri 6th February - Royal Albert RACE NIGHT The Lowe Stand Race Nights continue into 2009.  The first of many this year, will be held at The Royal Albert public house, Wentworth Road in Blacker Hill, on Friday 6th February, 2009.  First Race starts around 8pm, so get there in plenty of time to secure bets and good seats!